The pot was placed on the ground, and the two sat cross-legged facing each other, using long chopsticks made from apple branches to pick food from the pot.
"You were a colony governor, do you have any experience to teach me?" Jiang Ye looked at her expectantly, Teacher Isabelle.
Isabelle chuckled, "Don't call me teacher, it sounds strange. Actually, there's nothing much to teach. What do you want to know?"
"How to survive? How to ensure safety?" Jiang Ye asked about his most pressing concerns first.
"Aren't you doing quite well now?" Isabelle's tone was calm. "This planet of yours was only recently developed, and you've already reached Level 8 base. You must be one of the top on this planet, right? Others are still worrying about having enough to eat, and you're already buying a hovercraft. Survival isn't a problem for you."
"Money doesn't seem to be a big problem, but safety is still a headache," Jiang Ye frowned. "I won't mention the beasts; with a few guns, I'm not afraid. It's the spy robots that are too dangerous. I've already killed three spy robots."
"Spy robots?" Isabelle's eyes showed confusion. "The ones made by the Mil people? Your planet has them too?"
"A new batch arrived recently, about ten thousand," Jiang Ye said.
Isabelle suddenly leaned back, scrutinizing Jiang Ye.
Jiang Ye blinked, "What's wrong?"
"Are you a living person?" Isabelle blinked. "Not a robot, are you?"
Jiang Ye chuckled, "If I were a robot, could you still be eating here?"
"Not necessarily. I heard those spy robots are super cunning. Is there any way to identify them?"
"Look at the back of their heads and the inner thighs. If it's a spy robot, there will be a small metal plate," Jiang Ye said. "The one on the back of the head can be removed, but the one on the inner thigh cannot."
"Oh! So that's why you looked at the back of my head earlier!" Isabelle realized with a sudden understanding.
She suddenly stood up and looked down at her thigh. "See, I don't have a metal plate. You can trust me."
"Mmm, I trust you," Jiang Ye blushed. Isabelle was quite open, showing her thigh without any hesitation.
"What about you?" Isabelle hopped over and cupped his head, looking at the back of his head.
"No, I'm a proper living person," Jiang Ye said. "I don't have any metal parts on me, except for my strong bones!"
"Let me see your leg," Isabelle stood beside him.
Jiang Ye froze, looking up at her helplessly.
"Quickly! The metal plate on the back of your head can be removed, right? Looking at your leg will confirm it," Isabelle said, crossing her arms and starting to unbutton her pants.
"It's a bit embarrassing, isn't it?" Jiang Ye's face turned red all the way to his ears.
"What are you embarrassed about, you big man? Hurry up, let me take a look and be at ease," Isabelle patted his shoulder.
"I really can't," Jiang Ye was flustered and didn't know what to do.
"Don't make me grab you! That would be even more undignified. I learned grappling and combat in the army, and I can pin you down and make you unable to move in two seconds," Isabelle said fiercely.
Jiang Ye sighed, feeling extremely embarrassed, and slowly took off his cotton pants.
Isabelle bent down, took a glance, and said, "Alright, you're cleared. Let's eat!"
Isabelle sat back down opposite the pot and picked up her chopsticks to eat. Her face was flushed.
Jiang Ye felt the atmosphere was incredibly awkward and quickly spoke to ease it:
"As this colonial planet develops, what will it become? Just a bunch of survivors carving out territories and becoming warlords?"
"Not necessarily," Isabelle chewed on a piece of bear meat. "All sorts of situations can occur. Some colonial planets eventually became extinct, with no survivors left. Others lost their development value, and the governors, after upgrading their bases to a certain level, all retired and left. Some will gradually develop, even giving rise to cities, countries, and civilizations, becoming prosperous planets."
"Retire and leave, what level base would that require?"
"It's not fixed; it changes every year. I retired at Level 25."
"Then, for development, how should it proceed? Should we rally other colony governors and form a city?" Jiang Ye asked.
"I'm not sure about that. The planet I was on didn't have cities; it was all small tribes," Isabelle said. "The fate of your planet might be in your hands."
"Me?" Jiang Ye was surprised.
"Yes, you're the first person on the entire planet to buy a hovercraft. If nothing unexpected happens, you'll eventually be the highest leveled. Colony development is basically based on two things: money and level. If you have money, you're the boss; if you have a high level, you're the father. High levels often have overwhelming power over low levels."
Jiang Ye nodded. So far, it seemed to be the case.
If his level was high, and he wanted to commit slaughter, he could fly a hovercraft over others and drop bombs.
Those with lower levels would have almost no way to resist, only able to beg for mercy!
It's important to know that most colony governors so far don't even have guns. They are in a completely vulnerable state, even worse than lambs, because at least lambs have border collies for protection.
As he continues to upgrade in the future, more new things will be unlocked, and this overwhelming advantage will surely persist.
"What are your plans? Will you retire and become a company employee, or will you carve out territory and become a king on this planet?" Isabelle looked at him curiously.
"I'll take it one step at a time," Jiang Ye thought. "Plans change quickly; we'll see when the time comes. I'll focus on upgrading my base steadily."
The two soon finished eating.
Jiang Ye stood up and opened the chat channel on his panel, checking private messages from Cao County citizens as usual.
Today, she only requested four warehouses and a first-aid kit, nothing else.
Jiang Ye quickly completed the transaction, receiving the payment and profit share.
A total of eighty-eight thousand yuan!
The balance in his personal account rose to 2,228,000 yuan.
After looking at the chat channel for a while, there was no useful information. Everyone was just chatting idly.
Jiang Ye opened the [Logistics Information], and the logistics status had already been updated:
[Your cargo has been delivered to the target planet and is en route to the receiving base, courier Isabelle]
[We sincerely apologize, but the courier spaceship's signal has been lost, suspected to be a crash. Cargo will be re-sent within three working days.]
At the bottom, there was also a complaint button where he could rate and review the courier, Isabelle.
Jiang Ye turned around. Isabelle had already crawled into bed and was sleeping, her eyes closed, her eyelashes long and slender.
"Can I complain about you, Isabelle?" Jiang Ye asked.
"No," Isabelle mumbled with her eyes closed. She was clearly very tired and had entered a semi-sleep state.
Jiang Ye was also sleepy and had nothing else to do. After hesitating for a moment, he decided to get into bed.
He took off his cotton jacket and changed into a thin colonial governor's uniform.
Normally, he slept only in his underwear, but this time there was a woman in the bed, which was not appropriate, so he kept his clothes on.
Jiang Ye's heart pounded, and he nervously walked to the bedside.
Isabelle was sleeping on the inside, curled up in the bearskin quilt, motionless.
Jiang Ye took a deep breath, gently lifted the quilt, and lay down on the bed.
He moved as slowly as possible to avoid waking the sleeping Isabelle.
Closing his eyes, he went to sleep!