After a solid night's sleep, the long journey was indeed tiring.
At five in the morning, Jiang Ye woke up and began a new day on the colony.
First, he opened his suitcase and organized his belongings.
Before returning from the node star, Cen Yemeng had taken him to the supermarket, where he bought a box of daily necessities.
Facial cleanser, toothbrush and toothpaste, hand cream, band-aids...
All cheap but very useful items.
The colony had entered the peak of summer, with temperatures reaching thirty degrees Celsius and the sun scorching hot enough to melt a person.
Jiang Ye applied some sunscreen and sat down in front of the base panel.
He hadn't used it for many days, and a layer of dust had accumulated on the base panel. He wiped it away with his hand, and it automatically powered on.
A prompt immediately popped up:
[Your identity has been imported, Upper Citizen of the Galactic Empire, Jiang Ye!]
[Your identity has been imported, General of Colony M78 Nebula, Planet 6, Jiang Ye!]
[You are now protected by the laws of the Galactic Empire, and your identity has been broadcast to this planet's chat channel.]
Jiang Ye was taken aback and quickly opened the chat channel.
As expected, a red, pinned message had appeared, with the font all bolded, so conspicuous that even a blind person could see it:
[Attention all colony officers, an Upper Citizen of the Galactic Empire, named Jiang Ye, has appeared on this planet!]
[Effective immediately, Jiang Ye is protected by the laws of the Galactic Empire. Any act that infringes upon his life or property will result in arrest by the Interstellar Police.]
[The highest military officer on this planet is now: General of the Colony, Jiang Ye!]
[According to the Constitution of the Galactic Empire and the Constitution of Humanity, General Jiang Ye has the right to establish armed forces on this planet.]
Jiang Ye was shocked at first.
How could this message be sent out so quickly? Without even asking for my consent?
After all this time of quietly making a fortune, isn't it all exposed now?
How can I remain hidden now?
But after a moment, he realized.
Things are different now.
I don't need to hide anymore!
With money, an arsenal, weapons, and status, backed by the military, my strength is more than enough to show off!
The announcement rolled through the chat channel, causing a seismic shift, as expected.
Everyone was discussing Jiang Ye, and messages were flooding in like crazy.
What the heck? Upper Citizen? General? How did they achieve this, by upgrading the base? How many levels to become a General?
Where did this great god come from? I've never heard of them before!
@Jiang Ye, congratulations, congratulations! Please let me latch onto your coattails!
What does General mean? Are they the ruler?
I know Brother Jiang. When I was sick, he gave me antibiotics for free. He's a truly benevolent person. I support him becoming General with both hands and feet!
Same here, I also received free antibiotics from him, which saved my life. I support him becoming General one thousand percent!
Jiang Ye silently watched the screen.
The vast majority of people were congratulating him or trying to curry favor, given his status.
There were a few contemptuous nobodies, but Jiang Ye couldn't be bothered to respond.
The key thing was that everyone realized one thing: this planet was about to undergo a change!
After watching for a long time, he closed the chat channel.
He returned to the base panel and clicked on [Construct Factory].
As expected, as soon as he clicked it, a message popped up:
[Your Military Support Agreement has taken effect.]
[Two new categories have been added within this function. The first category is [Military Factory], which can be built without limit. The second category is [Commercial Factory], which can be built based on the quotas provided by enterprises.]
Jiang Ye reached out and tapped the screen.
As expected, two options popped up: [Military Factory] and [Commercial Factory].
He clicked on the first one.
Currently, there were two factories that could be built:
[Factory Type: 12.7mm Anti-Aircraft Machine Gun Factory]
[Factory Description: Occupies an area of 30,000 square meters, includes two anti-aircraft machine gun assembly lines and one bullet assembly line. Requires a total of 20 workers, operation is simple, and workers can be trained quickly. It can produce 10 anti-aircraft machine guns per day, with a profit of 100,000 yuan each. It can produce 10,000 rounds of machine gun bullets per day, with a profit of 10 yuan per round, for a total daily profit of 1.1 million yuan.]
[Construction Cost: 250 million yuan]
The second factory produced something very familiar:
[Factory Type: Kai Xi Assault Rifle Factory]
[Factory Description: Occupies an area of 30,000 square meters, includes one assault rifle assembly line, one magazine assembly line, and one bullet assembly line. Requires a total of 30 workers, operation is simple, and workers can be trained quickly. It can produce 100 Kai Xi assault rifles, 1,000 standard magazines, and 35,000 rounds of ammunition per day. The profit per rifle is 1,000 yuan, the profit per magazine is 10 yuan, and there is no profit for bullets, for a total daily profit of 110,000 yuan.]
[Construction Cost: 50 million yuan]
The first factory, with a construction cost of over 200 million, was definitely unaffordable for now. But the second one could be started soon!
Jiang Ye glanced at his account balance.
41,505,800 yuan.
He was still short about 8.5 million.
No problem, he could raise it in minutes.
He sent a message in the chat channel to summon the miners.
It was still early, and the 20 miners who had worked with him before all replied, saying they would be there soon.
Jiang Ye pushed open the base door and headed for the dock.
This time, he didn't call Sheriff Shao Wan. He had initially asked Shao Wan to accompany him for fear that the miners would rebel. But after so much time had passed, trust had been established, and there was no need to maintain order with assault rifles.
As soon as he reached the dock, he saw familiar faces lined up.
Jiang Ye counted everyone and took them aboard the ship.
They set sail quickly!
At eleven in the morning, they arrived at the miscellaneous ore mine on the other side of the strait.
The mine was the same as before, except that the dirt piles had been washed lower by the rain, and mud was everywhere.
The miners were already familiar with the work process and started working as soon as they disembarked.
Jiang Ye took down the two assault rifles that were stored on the fishing boat and handed them to the miners, telling them to fire if they encountered any wild beasts.
After giving instructions, he returned to the fishing boat and headed north.
He had to continue searching for mines.
Mining was still a very profitable business, and he had to persist until he was so wealthy that he wouldn't care about tens of millions.
He set the autopilot and stood at the bow of the ship, enjoying the wind.
The summer sea breeze was quite refreshing, with strong winds and rough waves. Occasionally, a splash of water would fly up, making it particularly cool.
Suddenly, he twitched his nose.
A strange smell drifted from ahead.
A honey scent, mixed with a strong sourness.
After the ship had sailed for a while, the smell became unbearable. The sourness kept rushing into his nostrils, like squeezing lemons.
Jiang Ye stopped the ship and went ashore with his shovel.
He was very curious, what could be so sour?
Most of the mines he had encountered before, while not necessarily sweet, were not unpleasant to smell. But this time, the smell of the ore was truly pungent.
He dug at his feet with his shovel, excavating with all his might.
After digging less than two meters, he hit ore.
On the brownish-yellow rock, many pale yellow crystals grew like plants.
The luster of the crystals was not like metal, but like resin. From a distance, they looked like plastic toys.
Jiang Ye felt that he might have guessed what it was.