In just three short days, the number of applicants had surged to over fourteen thousand.
However, many of the applicants were penniless, and only ten thousand two hundred people had paid the full 200,000 immigration fee. Therefore, the actual number of valid applicants was ten thousand two hundred, requiring the construction of thirteen entire towns!
From immigration fees alone, Jiang Ye had received a staggering two billion and forty million yuan.
For three consecutive nights, Jiang Ye was in a state of extreme excitement. He would lie down at eleven o'clock but couldn't sleep until one in the morning due to his elation.
Lying on the bed on the second floor of the base vehicle, he could hear the constant transfer notifications from the base panel on the first floor: 200,000, 200,000, 200,000. It was impossible to sleep.
This immigration project was more profitable than all the hard work he had done since arriving on this planet.
The total cost for thirteen towns was nine hundred and ten million yuan, all of which had been paid to Xu Yan, leaving eleven hundred and thirty million yuan.
Adding various miscellaneous incomes and subtracting various miscellaneous expenses, by the morning of the fourth day after the immigration policy was announced, Jiang Ye's account balance was fixed at an impressive string of numbers:
12-1000-0000 yuan
Looking at the long string of zeros, he was ecstatic. Having lived two lives and worked hard, he had finally achieved financial freedom!
This money was more than enough to live a life of leisure for a lifetime, no, even for two or three lifetimes.
However, ambition tends to expand, and Jiang Ye decided to continue growing the towns.
After washing up and drinking some water, he sat down in front of the base panel.
First, he opened [Construct Factory].
Two new military factories awaited his construction:
Spider Light Armored Vehicle Factory, costing 180 million yuan.
Personal Shielding Bracelet Factory, costing 100 million yuan.
Without a second thought, Jiang Ye placed orders for both!
The massive sum of 280 million yuan was spent in an instant, leaving his account balance at 930 million yuan, still abundantly wealthy.
After placing the orders, he waited for two seconds and received notification of the factory construction and operation rights being granted. The construction contractor was still Xu Yan of the Termite Group.
At the same time, a new entry for a military factory popped up, with only one item:
[Factory Type: Military Light Ornithopter Factory]
[Factory Description: Occupies an area of 6,600 mu, comprising three main parts: an ornithopter assembly park, a photovoltaic power plant, and an aerospace parts manufacturing plant. Requires a total of 430 workers, each requiring one week of training before starting. Upon obtaining the factory construction and operation rights, the military will dispatch ten professionals to conduct employee training. The factory can produce 5 ornithopters per day, with each ornithopter yielding a profit of 8 million yuan.]
[Weapon Parameters: Light Ornithopter, crew of 1, can carry a total of 4 people. Primarily used for reconnaissance and low-altitude strikes, highly maneuverable, fast, equipped with two energy cannons firing at a rate of 3,000 rounds per minute, and a bomb bay capable of carrying 8 standard 50kg aerial bombs with an explosion radius of 48 meters.]
[Construction Cost: 2.8 billion yuan]
Jiang Ye was greatly taken aback by this factory.
Occupying 6,600 mu, it was enormous!
The construction cost was also prohibitively expensive at 2.8 billion yuan, more than Jiang Ye had ever earned in total up to this point.
However, once this factory was built, its daily profit of 40 million yuan was quite considerable. It would take only a few months to recoup the investment, after which it would generate immense wealth daily.
Most importantly, this was the foundation for aerial combat. With such a factory, an air force could be established.
Currently, he lacked the funds, so Jiang Ye exited the military factory module.
He clicked on [Commercial Factory].
Regrettably, it was still empty. Commercial factories were a matter of luck and were often unavailable.
Jiang Ye then clicked on [Investment Attraction], but there was still nothing.
He closed everything and returned to the basic panel.
He clicked on [Base Upgrade]!
It had been a while since he had upgraded his base. Since he had money, he decided to do so.
His current base level was 22. Without hesitation, Jiang Ye spent 100 million yuan and confirmed the payment.
His account balance dropped to 830 million yuan.
[Congratulations! Your base level has been upgraded to Level 23!]
[New features added with this upgrade:]
[New Satellite Authority function]
[Galaxy Mall has added 2 new items]
Jiang Ye immediately returned to the base panel and clicked on the newly displayed [Satellite Authority].
Lines of prompt messages popped up:
[Congratulations, you can now call upon satellites and establish contact with other planets.]
[You can choose to rent a satellite, purchase a satellite, or launch a satellite. Regardless of the method, you will be able to enjoy the internal network services of the M78 Nebula.]
[The connection of information will completely change the world you are in.]
Jiang Ye tapped the screen twice, and the prompt messages disappeared, replaced by three options.
He first clicked on [Rent Satellite].
An image of the entire planet was displayed, with some small white dots floating in orbit, some moving faster, some slower, like flies circling an apple. Jiang Ye counted them; there were not many, a total of 10.
There were also four small red dots, quietly suspended in different positions above the planet.
He reached out and moved his cursor over them, and information about each satellite popped up.
The red satellites were displayed as:
[Military Satellite, belonging to the Air Force, not available for rent.]
The white satellites were displayed with a long string of text:
[Type: Mini Commercial Satellite]
[Function: Global Network Service]
[Rental Fee: 40 million yuan/month]
[Purchase Price: 500 million yuan]
[Ownership: M78 Nebula Tianchi Satellite Co., Ltd.]
Jiang Ye looked at all the white dots; they all had the same content. They were all from Tianchi Satellite Co., Ltd.
Perhaps the company's business model was to send small satellites to newly developed planets, and once the planet developed, they would offer them for rent or purchase.
The rental fee was forty million a month, and the purchase price was three hundred million. In comparison, purchasing was more cost-effective. Once bought, it could be used indefinitely, and within a little over a year, the cost would be offset by the rental fees.
However, he did not rashly purchase it. Instead, he backed out and clicked on the second function, [Purchase Satellite].
A page similar to online shopping popped up, filled with satellite images, marked with prices and sellers.
Jiang Ye clicked to browse. They were all different types of satellites, with significant differences in functionality and lifespan.
Some satellites could take high-altitude photos, some could predict the weather, some could provide network services, and some could even analyze mineral distribution. He didn't know what technology was used to analyze them while floating in space, but the accuracy was only 10%. In short, there were all sorts of miscellaneous functions, a dazzling array.
Some had a warranty of one year, some ten years, and the longest was eighty years.
However, the prices were all outrageously expensive.
For example, Jiang Ye took a liking to an economical planetary satellite, with a 10-year warranty, capable of providing extremely powerful network services, and taking high-definition pictures that could distinguish objects on the ground 10 centimeters in length.
If Jiang Ye stood on the ground and looked up at the sky, the satellite could capture his face, though his features would be blurred, only indicating that it was a person.
However, the price of this satellite was 3.6 billion yuan.
Jiang Ye silently closed the [Purchase Satellite] function. The results found in this function were simply unaffordable.