Jiang Ye sat down in front of the base panel.
Click [Base Upgrade].
Confirm!
With forty million spent on the upgrade, his account balance was 80.33 million.
[Congratulations! Your base level has been upgraded to Level 21.]
[New items added with this upgrade:]
[Two new items added to the Galactic Mall.]
That's it.
Jiang Ye was dejected. He had spent forty million, and all he got were two new items? Was it really that unrewarding?
He checked the conditions for upgrading to Level 22: pay an upgrade fee of sixty million.
Gritting his teeth, he clicked confirm again.
Sixty million was spent, leaving him with only 20.33 million.
[Congratulations! Your base level has been upgraded to Level 22.]
[New items added with this upgrade:]
[The basic function panel has a new Investment Attraction feature, allowing for investment attraction from across the entire galaxy.]
[Two new items added to the Galactic Mall.]
Jiang Ye's eyes lit up instantly.
Investment Attraction?
That sounded like a path to riches!
The continuous upgrades had finally paid off, yielding something exciting.
His account balance was still over twenty million, definitely not enough for the next level. However, Jiang Ye still glanced at the conditions for upgrading to Level 23: pay one hundred million.
He clicked the screen and returned to the basic panel. The newly added [Investment Attraction] feature was very prominent.
Taking a deep breath, he clicked it!
A prompt immediately appeared, explaining everything clearly:
[This feature is for all enterprises in the M78 Nebula.]
[You will first need to fill in a series of detailed information, including various commercial conditions, such as water and electricity facilities, number of workers, resident population, etc.]
[This information will be viewed by various enterprises. Once an enterprise deems your region suitable for establishment, they will send you their company profile.]
[Once both parties reach an agreement, an investment attraction will be completed.]
Jiang Ye read it through twice cautiously, then clicked the "X" in the upper right corner to close the prompt.
A simple interface popped up.
There were only two options: My Information, and Company Profiles Received. It was very clear.
Jiang Ye clicked on My Information first to start filling it out.
The first item was [My Location], which had already been automatically positioned and filled in by the base panel.
The rest had to be filled in step by step.
Jiang Ye typed item by item, completing the information. The form became more and more substantial:
[Resident Population of Location: 300]
[Base Vehicle Level: Level 22]
[Sufficient Water Supply: Yes]
[Road Network: Yes]
[Rocket Launchpad or Spaceport: No]
[Power Supply System: No]
[Connected to Galactic Empire Satellite Network: No]
[Financial System: No]
[Military Garrison: No]
No, no, no, no, no, a string of "No"s.
As Jiang Ye filled it out, he felt a bit discouraged.
He had thought his town was quite presentable, but filling in this information made him realize that many things were indeed still missing.
It seemed that attracting investment still had a long way to go.
After filling in all the small items on the form, there was one last major item: a paragraph of up to three hundred characters to write for the various enterprises.
Jiang Ye pondered for a moment, then quickly typed out a paragraph:
[This town is backed by the sea and faces a plain, with a large amount of undeveloped, leveled land. The average daily income of the townspeople is in the four digits, with strong purchasing power. Small catering businesses and small factories are most suitable, with huge profit potential. All enterprises are welcome to establish themselves here.]
After finishing, he clicked confirm.
A prompt message popped up:
[Your information has been successfully completed and will be distributed to various enterprises in the M78 Nebula.]
[Please check the Company Profiles Received regularly. After the information is published, you will receive a large number of company profiles, each representing a potential cooperation.]
Jiang Ye directly clicked on Company Profiles Received. A ruthless prompt appeared:
[You have not received any company profiles yet. Please try again later!]
Well, all he could do was wait.
Jiang Ye wasn't idle. He opened the Galactic Mall.
After leveling up twice, he had unlocked four new items.
He had to admit, some of the items unlocked in the mall this time were quite interesting.
[Item: Multifunctional Watch]
[Item Description: A popular watch among colony officers, a bestseller for ten years. This watch is waterproof, dustproof, and shock-resistant. It can monitor heart rate, blood pressure, and blood oxygen saturation levels in real-time. When blood pressure is abnormal, heart rate exceeds 150 bpm, or blood oxygen saturation is below 80%, the watch will emit a warning sound. It is suitable for high-altitude or extreme environment operations. Time setting is flexible and can be adjusted according to the rotation period of different planets. It also has an alarm function. No battery replacement needed, can be used for 1 year.]
[Price: 30,000 yuan]
Jiang Ye didn't hesitate and placed an order!
The transaction bay flashed, and a black watch box appeared.
Jiang Ye opened the watch box and put the watch on his wrist.
Beep beep! Detecting your physical condition!
Detection complete. Your heart rate is 55 bpm, showing signs of sinus bradycardia. Blood pressure is normal. Blood oxygen saturation is normal.
According to your location, the rotation period of your planet is 24 hours, 12 minutes, and 48 seconds. Time has been automatically synchronized.
On the dark watch face, bright blue text floated, displaying various information clearly.
Jiang Ye nodded with satisfaction. The functions were quite good!
He then spent another nine hundred thousand yuan in one go, ordering thirty watches and sending them to the police station via the transaction bay.
He sent a message to Shao Wan:
Each police officer and auxiliary police will receive a watch. This is a small benefit.
Shao Wan replied: Received.
Jiang Ye continued to look at the other three new items.
[Item: Portable Air Conditioner]
[Item Description: A small air conditioner weighing ten pounds, which can be placed anywhere. It only requires a small amount of water and a power line to control the temperature of an indoor space within a 50-square-meter area. Essential for hot summers.]
[Price: 100,000 yuan]
Jiang Ye's spirits lifted again.
Summer had arrived, and the outdoor temperature at noon could reach over thirty degrees Celsius.
The town was filled with men with bare chests and women showing their legs. The beach was crowded with people, all sweating.
In some crowded areas, there was a distinct smell of human bodies.
If there was an air conditioner, the tolerance for the scorching heat would be relieved by more than half!
However, there was a crucial problem.
The town had no power or tap water system.
He couldn't use this air conditioner.
Jiang Ye wiped the sweat from his forehead and continued to look at the newly unlocked items.
[Item: Refrigerator]
[Item Description: A double-door large refrigerator with a sterilization function, low power consumption, and can store a large amount of refrigerated and frozen food. Essential for household life.]
[Price: 100,000 yuan]
Jiang Ye's forehead was covered in black lines.
This was also a good item.
But without electricity, it was still unusable.
[Item: Universal Ice Cream Machine]
[Item Description: Advanced ice cream technology. After powering on, fill in ingredients in proportion to produce ice cream of different flavors. Any ingredient you can think of can be made into ice cream: milk, chocolate, fruit, grains, even stone ice cream and poop ice cream.]
[Price: 500,000 yuan]
Jiang Ye couldn't take it anymore.
He had to build a power plant!