Chapter 967

Year 10,430 of the Blue Star Xia calendar, Yuanzai Star

"Waa, waa…"

To the cheerful sound of music, Odebiao’s bicycle raced down the road, and the mountain of bananas piled up on the back seat was particularly striking, just like Odebiao’s bright eyes.

"Eight hundred pounds is the limit of the bicycle, not my limit, Odebiao."

When Odebiao spoke to the documentary camera, he proudly told the reporter that if the limit of the bicycle wasn’t eight hundred pounds, he could carry even more.

The reporter didn’t say much but turned the camera to the road, which was a newly completed road less than a year old. On the fresh road, countless Odebiao raced to transport the bananas, a local specialty, to a port more than a hundred miles away. From there, they would be shipped to another continent thousands of miles away.

"Odebiao is not just one person; it is a spirit."

The reporter instructed the cameraman to remember to include this line; he was moved by the Odebiao, who showed great resilience and hard work.

Shortly after, the reporter arrived at a market over a hundred miles away, where dozens of old trucks, just past their break-in period, were loading cargo. People and goods were mixed together, but no one seemed to mind, and the whole market looked very prosperous.

"This is a reporter from Blue Star Huaxia Jingdu City Television. We are at the famous Yuanzai Star…"

Besides the documentary reporter, there were also some news reporters standing in front of the crowd, broadcasting a news report.

When the report ended, several reporters gathered to chat about the changes in the most remote areas of Yuanzai Star.

Ten years ago, the Blue Star Declaration was signed. Afterwards, Yuanzai Star, as the first planet in the Tianbei Star Domain to actively support the declaration, received strong support from Blue Star.

The Heavenly Court Bank, led by Blue Star, granted Yuanzai Star a batch of interest-free loans to develop public welfare projects. Moreover, Blue Star’s charity organizations raised a large sum of charitable funds, with philanthropists bringing these funds to Yuanzai Star, reaching the most remote and impoverished areas to improve their living conditions and build some basic infrastructure. The road in front of them was constructed with funds from the charity organizations.

These reporters also carried a mission; they needed to record these changes. Later, their reports would be shared across different planets, especially among the students from Blue Star, to increase the influence of the Blue Star Declaration.

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In the capital area of the Yuanzai Star secular government, dozens of construction sites were simultaneously underway, with thousands of engineering robots working busily, in addition to tens of thousands of workers.

The elders of the Transmigration Stage in Yuanzai Star listened to engineers from Blue Star explaining the progress of these construction sites, which are meant to build industrial parks on a grand scale.

Once completed, Yuanzai Star will have a number of large factories for basic industries, potentially bringing in billions of spirit stones in taxes each year.

Yuanzai Star takes this matter very seriously because these industrial parks belong to them, and once completed, they will have a significant impact on Yuanzai Star.

"Taoist Friend Lin"

"Taoist Friend Rong"

Half an hour later, the top Transmigration of Yuanzai Star met Lin Qingwen, who now has a heavy responsibility, managing almost all the affairs of the Tianbei Star Domain.

"The first batch of loans from Heavenly Court Bank is almost used up. When will the second batch be issued?"

"Taoist Friend Rong, the second batch won’t be ready so quickly. The funding for Heavenly Court Bank currently relies entirely on money from various planets. Right now, the unified currency of each planet isn’t fully established, so many things have been delayed."

"Can’t we issue bonds?"

"Yes, but we must have the funds in place first to open it up. This requires a guarantee."

"But Taoist Friend Lin, our development is too slow. We are the first to support Blue Star in the Tianbei Star Domain, and you should support us too! If we do well, others will eagerly support us."

"Taoist Friend Rong, how about this? You can issue a batch of bonds for Yuanzai Star, which can be launched in the Blue Star financial market, but it needs to be secured. Please think about what would be a good collateral."

"Cross-border teleportation array?"

"No, half of the future profits from the cross-border teleportation array for the next five hundred and eighty years have already been mortgaged, so it cannot be mortgaged again. Look and see if Yuanzai Star has anything else."

Lin Qingwen directly refused. Half of the future profits from the Yuanzai Star cross-border teleportation array for the next five hundred and eighty years already belong to Blue Star. How could they allow a second mortgage? If they want to, they should use some minerals as collateral.

"Then let’s use minerals. Yuanzai Star’s Qingyuan Mountain minerals should work; this mine has many rare metals."

"This is fine. Also, you need to complete the currency system for Yuanzai Star as soon as possible. Once it’s done, Blue Star will send a team of experts to assess it and then establish an exchange rate system, so direct trade can begin."

Lin Qingwen said that before, trade between the planets was conducted using spirit stones, but now everyone has concerns because over the years, spirit stones have been continuously flowing into Blue Star, even leading to a shortage of spirit stones for each family.

Therefore, Blue Star agreed to let them establish their own currency, which will be linked to spirit stones, creating a spirit-backed currency system. Under this modern financial system, Blue Star will not lose but will gain more.

Taoist friend nodded. So far, he saw no disadvantage for Yuanzai Star; all he saw were bargains, big bargains. The abundant funds and supplies from Blue Star are rushing into Yuanzai Star, while they are currently only giving credit, and their actual payments are minimal.

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Mahayana Star

Zhu Bin was called back by Lin Jiang. After the defense project at Yinli Star was completed, Zhu Bin didn’t have many tasks left.

"Zhu Bin, your new task has arrived. This is the Star Chart. Right now, all the teleportation arrays are connected in a single line. For example, if we want to return to Tiannan Star Domain, we must pass through Taibai Star, which makes the journey very complicated, and if a war breaks out, it is very dangerous. Previously, the teleportation array at Taibai Star was destroyed, affecting the arrival of reinforcements; otherwise, Taibai Star would not be in such a bad situation."

"Does Ancestor Lin mean to establish a three-dimensional transportation system?"

"Yes, Mahayana Star needs to become the core of Tianbei Star Domain. Therefore, Mahayana Star must become a transportation hub. The starry sky is different from the surface of a planet; there are no spatial and geographical restrictions, so we can plan freely. First, you should build a teleportation array from Mahayana Star to Yuanfeng Star. In the future, once the supplies from Tiannan Star Domain enter Tianbei Star Domain, they can go directly to Mahayana Star, reducing transportation costs and tariffs; otherwise, the costs are too high. The interstellar financial system has already begun to improve."

"That works. Since we are doing this, let’s build all the teleportation arrays from Mahayana Star to the various planets in Tianbei."

"Yes, how long do you expect it will take?"

"It won’t take more than a hundred years. Our technical team is very large now; we can split into four teams and work simultaneously."

"That’s great. In the next three hundred years, I want to double the strength of both Tiannan and Tianbei. Do you have confidence?"

"I must have it. After I finish, can I transmigrate?"

"I personally advise you not to transmigrate so early. Your lifespan is no longer a problem. I can make you live for one hundred thousand years, and then I will let you rule a planet."

Lin Jiang said that once Xia Qingshan had promised him he could make Lin Ying and the others live for a hundred thousand years. This kind of mystical technique Lin Jiang also learned, so Zhu Bin’s lifespan, being such an important person, was not a problem.

Lin Jiang would find them a life planet in the future, trying to ensure everyone had one. Lin Jiang and the others did not need to become two-star or three-star masters; just one planet would be enough. This way, it would also lower the Heavenly Emperor’s vigilance against them.

Blue Star was already strong enough. If Lin Jiang and the others were still very powerful, the Heavenly Emperor would definitely not be at ease, so this arrangement was quite good. Cao Ying and the others agreed, and Blue Star still needed to continue developing quietly.

"Okay, I will listen to you."

Zhu Bin didn’t think too much and immediately agreed. They still trusted Lin Jiang as their leader. Over the years, Lin Jiang had never treated them poorly.

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