Chapter 15: Planet Planning

"The Luo Ri Star market has successfully concluded. During the event, a total of 76,983 sets of items were sold, and the total transaction value reached..."

Simon was reporting the final market data to Cang Cheng, his face glowing with happiness and energy.

Although the prices of the goods supplied to Luo Ri Star were very low, Simon had originally thought he would take a loss this time. He even expected to have to cover some costs himself to break even. However, the high sales volume resulted in a small profit.

"...The total profit for the chamber of commerce this time is 468,000. I am willing to give you all the profits, sir."

As he spoke, Simon was about to transfer the money to Cang Cheng, but Cang Cheng stopped him.

"Let's split it 50-50. You'll need the funds for future purchases, and I can't let you starve."

Cang Cheng understood the principle of using money to make more money and didn't intend to squeeze Simon dry. After all, he was counting on Simon to bring back more goods for him; he couldn't let Simon go hungry.

"Thank you for your generosity, sir."

Simon immediately pressed his forehead to the floor beside Cang Cheng’s feet, feeling elated.

"Sir, I will set off to other planets tomorrow."

After informing Cang Cheng of his travel plans, Simon rubbed his chubby hands together. "Sir, about your Spirit Runes..."

Cang Cheng handed the Spirit Runes he had drawn over the past two days to Simon.

4 Grade C Wind Blade runes

4 Grade C Wall of Wind runes

4 Grade C Wings of Wind runes

6 Grade B Chain of Wind Blades runes

Cang Cheng considered, "First, auction off a portion in the Canglan World to increase prices, then negotiate with others. Offer 10 pre-order slots for each type of rune and require a deposit from buyers.

By the way, in the Canglan World, I’m known as ANKEN."

Simon, of course, knew ANKEN and suspected that ANKEN was Cang Cheng, especially since the Wind Blades he used were very distinctive.

Simon nearly lost his head to the Wind Blade!

“Your dashing and heroic presence truly awes and inspires me, my lord, I..."

Cang Cheng: “Shut up!”

Simon made a gesture of closing his mouth.

Cang Cheng wasn’t concerned about selling the Spirit Runes; after making money from them, he intended to use the funds to develop Luo Ri Star.

Cang Cheng wasn’t sure how long he would remain on Luo Ri Star, maybe a year, maybe ten, or maybe even permanently. Since Luo Ri Star belonged to him now, he wanted to make it as comfortable as possible.

Cang Cheng had no intention of settling for a life of discomfort.

Cang Cheng asked: [Mo, what do you think I should have Simon purchase? City defense weapons? Command center? Planetary defense systems? Or maybe establish a private cargo route?]

Luo Ri Star was lacking almost everything, and Cang Cheng wanted to buy everything.

Hilmeth: [Let’s hold off on large equipment for now. Not to mention, we definitely don’t have enough money; even if we did, there’s no one on Luo Ri Star capable of operating them.]

Cang Cheng let his head droop in disappointment.

Hilmeth: [You could start by purchasing some patrol robots to enhance the city’s security. Then set up a governance center to handle security, planetary development, external trade, and civil affairs.

If possible, also purchase some heavy weapons.

Outside the central district of Luo Ri Star, there are alien creatures. Allow capable residents to venture out and clear them. The alien creature corpses can be traded with the guild, providing residents with income while making Luo Ri Star safer.]

The entire planetary governance system of Luo Ri Star was essentially an empty shell, currently staffed by Governor Cang Cheng, Butler Philip, five patrol robots, and two prison robots.

We can now add a versatile assistant, Mo, to that list.

Currently, Cang Cheng had to handle everything himself, which clearly indicated an unhealthy structure.

Increasing staff and establishing a healthy governance system is urgent.

[What you said makes a great deal of sense. It’s wonderful to have you around.]

After praising him generously, Cang Cheng instructed Simon to order patrol robots and a governance center building.

Simon began calculating: "Each general-purpose patrol robot costs 3 million. You ordered 5, totaling 15 million, and I can offer you a 10% discount, so that's 13.5 million.

A small governance center costs 55 million. I can also include a commercial street worth 5 million at no extra cost.

Each standard laser gun costs 4 million, and 20 of them would be 8 million, but with a 10% discount, that comes out to 7.2 million.

The total is 75.7 million. A 70% down payment means you'll need to pay 52.99 million star coins upfront."

Cang Cheng swiftly transferred the money to Simon.

His nearly nine-figure savings instantly shrank to only about 20 million, and this 20 million would also be gone in an instant when the final payment was due.

Money doesn't last long; developing a planet is a massive expense.

He hoped the Spirit Runes would fetch a good price, as there were still numerous expenses to come.

After receiving the payment, Simon patted his chest and assured: "My lord, rest assured, I will handle your affairs properly."

After Simon left, Philip reported that Mu Xing's experiment had produced results, so Cang Cheng decided to check it out on the way.

The group arrived at the temporary laboratory adjacent to the Central Mansion.

As they approached, they heard an argument.

"Oh~ Our little Mu Xing has latched onto the new governor's leg, hasn't he? How did you manage to get housed here? And receive so much experimental equipment?"

'Scratch'—the sound of glass breaking.

"Oh? Sorry, I broke your petri dish. But... your spirit core has been removed, so how can you still conduct experiments?"

"Get lost."

"Tell me to leave? You've got some nerve. Should I remind you of the time you knelt at my feet and begged for mercy in prison?"

"Don't think that just because you're out of prison, you can start over. My buddies and I came all the way to this desolate Luo Ri Star to find you. If you don't want anything to happen to your precious little brother, you'd better obey us."

"Kneel down and lie on the ground."

Mu Mu sobbed, "Wuu... Brother, it hurts..."

Mu Xing had never imagined that even after moving to Luo Ri Star and no longer selling any potions or participating in any experiments, they still wouldn't leave him alone. Why... why were these people still hounding him? Why were they determined to exterminate him?

If it were in the past... if he still possessed his mental energy, he wouldn't have cared about these people at all. A simple potion storm would have reduced them to nothing but corpses, leaving no trace behind.

Unfortunately, his mental core had been removed, and now he was nothing more than an extremely weak ordinary person.

Mu Xing clenched his fists tightly by his side, his eyes, hidden behind his glasses, filled with humiliation and defiance.

"Aren't you going to follow my orders? I'll cut off your brother's ear!"

Under the urging, Mu Xing was about to kneel down... when a clear, cold voice pierced through the malicious, suffocating air.

"Oh, what a lively scene!"

Cang Cheng stood at the door, his posture tall and composed, a faint smile on his face.

He looked as if he were taking a leisurely stroll in his own backyard.

The leader, Scarface, and his underlings turned around, disgruntled. They had been enjoying tormenting Mu Xing, but upon seeing Cang Cheng, their eyes lit up.

Mu Xing's appearance could only be considered refined, but Cang Cheng's... he was a rare beauty, unmatched among ten thousand.

With his fair skin and eyes brimming with laughter, and an air of fragility, as if he might burst into tears at any moment, Cang Cheng was unlike anyone Scarface had ever seen.

Scarface didn’t recognize him as Prince Cang Cheng, the newly appointed planetary governor.

Cang Cheng rarely appeared in reports, and when he did, it was mostly in a meek, head-bowed manner, a stark contrast to his current appearance.

"Oh, are you here for Mu Xing?"

Scarface said, giving a nod to his two subordinates. The two men moved behind Cang Cheng, cutting off his escape route.

Mu Mu, who was being held by the neck by Scarface, struggled desperately against the hold. "Brother... go..."

Scarface tightened his grip on Mu Mu's neck, causing Mu Mu’s face to turn red from the pain.

"Release him."

Cang Cheng frowned.

"Oh, you’ve got some guts," said the scarred man, appraising Cang Cheng with a gaze filled with malice. "Let him go, sure, but only if you take his place."

Philip stepped in front of Cang Cheng, blocking the scarred man’s line of sight. "Starfield Law states that Awakened beings who harm civilians can, in severe cases, be sentenced to life imprisonment and have their spirit cores extracted."

The civilians Philip referred to were Mu Mu and Mu Xing.

The scarred man laughed loudly. "Law! Hah! You’re talking to me about the law? You’re joking! On this desolate frontier planet, isn’t it the one with the biggest fists who makes the rules?"

Mu Xing spoke up. "Let him and Mu Mu leave, and I’ll do whatever you want."

The scarred man elbowed Mu Xing. "You don’t have the right to bargain!"

Mu Xing coughed a few times, holding his stomach.

The scarred man arrogantly said, "I’m telling you, even if the governor of this planet were here today, you two will kneel before me today!"

"Is that right?"

Cang Cheng’s patience had reached its limit.

His black eyes were slightly upturned at the corners, but there was no emotion in them, as calm as if he were looking at a corpse.

Magic gathered at his index finger, forming a fluorescent blue glow, and quickly drew three Wind Blade runes in the air.

"In the name of the Governor of Luo Ri."

Cang Cheng’s tone was calm and indifferent.

"I find you guilty."

In an instant, the wind picked up.