At exactly midnight, the first round of the colonial leaderboard was finalized, and the ten billion prize money was deposited into Jiang Ye's account.
The second round of the colonial leaderboard immediately began, lasting for ten days, with no change in the prize money system.
Of course, the rankings on the list were constantly changing!
All major colonies were striving for the prize money, especially those at the boundaries of different prize tiers. The competition was so fierce that they were biting at each other's heels for development indices, with rankings changing several times a day.
Jiang Ye's colony was still ranked very low, far from the boundary. Therefore, the pressure was not particularly high.
However, he was still in a hurry.
The reason was simple: he wanted to go to the Nexus Star.
With over a billion in prize money and no outstanding debts, Jiang Ye decided to level up.
Returning to Binhai City from Shale Town, he went back to his base vehicle, sat in front of the console, and clicked on [Base Upgrade].
A prompt popped up, and Jiang Ye was instantly overjoyed:
[According to the latest policy of the Galactic Empire,
He glanced at the conditions for upgrading to level 26, which were simple and crude: a payment of six hundred million was required.
No more upgrades for now, he'd deal with it later.
Jiang Ye first opened the Galactic Mall. The moment he saw the new product, he was genuinely stunned, his eyes lighting up slightly.
[Product Name: Sex Doll Manufacturing Machine]
[Product Description: A sex doll is a humanoid doll made of silicone and skin-like materials, designed to satisfy certain needs. This manufacturing machine boasts fine-tuned appearance editing, fast production speed, and high-quality products with realistic appearances and intricate details. Design your dream lover with your own hands!]
[Price: 80 million yuan]
Jiang Ye glanced at his account balance and decisively placed the order!
An eighty-million-yuan machine should be delivered in bulk.
As expected, a private message popped up:
Isabelle: Oh my, why did you buy this thing? Sending it to your home?
Jiang Ye: Sending it to my home. Don't misunderstand, I plan to do business. This thing should be highly profitable. There are so many single men in the city, they should all want to buy a sex doll.
Isabelle: You're thinking too much. The dolls made by this machine are not interesting at all. Not many people will buy them.
Jiang Ye: Why? Are the dolls made not realistic enough?
Isabelle: Quite the opposite, they are too realistic, which makes them a bit terrifying. They're fine during the day, but at night they're simply ghastly. You know, like dead people. The uncanny valley effect, who would like dead people?
Jiang Ye: Really?
Isabelle: How could it be fake? The goods have arrived, I'll bring them to you, and you'll see for yourself.