Early in the morning, the sky outside the window was a hazy grey, and fine raindrops blurred the glass.
The phone buzzed and let out a series of frantic beeps.
Jiang Ye rolled over in bed, reached out to grab his phone with his eyes closed, fumbled for it three times before succeeding, and brought it to his ear.
The next second, he yanked the phone away abruptly because the person on the other end was shouting at the top of their lungs.
Che Zhen: "Gold mine! Commander, we've discovered a massive gold mine! A super huge gold mine!"
Jiang Ye was instantly wide awake, sitting up with a look of pleasant surprise. "Don't shout, calm down. Speak seriously, where did you find it? How big is it?"
Che Zhen: "A couple of days ago, the Sophia merchant group was here. They had weapons, so I didn't dare send troops to expand. Now that the Sophia merchant group is gone, I've dispatched all the teams. Unexpectedly, we got results right away. Two hundred kilometers north of the new military base, in a patch of black soil, the ground is full of gold ore! The currently confirmed mining area is already twenty mu, and we're still exploring."
"Good! Excellent news!" Jiang Ye got out of bed, full of energy. "Stop exploring, start digging immediately. Dig up as much as you can, and concentrate all the Spiders there."
"Yes!" Che Zhen asked, "What about the profits from selling the gold ore..."
"Same as always, fifty-fifty. Half goes to me for city construction, and the other half is deposited into the army account. By the way, how much money is in the army account now?"
"2 billion!" Che Zhen's tone was quite proud.
Jiang Ye was stunned. How could there be so much money?
He glanced at his own account balance and then felt relieved.
17-8500-4000 yuan
He spent money like water every day, and he still had nearly 1.8 billion himself.
"Transfer the money to me. I'll add 800 million, and we'll start building the flapping machine factory," Jiang Ye ordered.
"Transferred," Che Zhen said a few seconds later.
Jiang Ye looked at his account balance again, and it had indeed changed.
37-8500-4000 yuan
Thirty-seven billion!
He had never felt so wealthy.
He opened the [Military Factory] and checked the factory information he had been coveting for a long time.
[Factory Type: Military Light Flapping Machine Factory]
[Factory Description: Covers an area of 6,600 mu, including a flapping machine 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 construction and operation rights, the military will dispatch ten specialists to conduct employee training. Daily production capacity: 5 flapping machines, with a profit of 8 million yuan per unit.]
[Weapon Parameters: Light flapping machine, crew of 1, total capacity of 4 people. Primarily for reconnaissance and low-altitude strikes, highly maneuverable, fast, equipped with two energy cannons with a firing rate of 3,000 rounds per minute, and a bomb bay capable of carrying 8 standard 50kg aerial bombs with a blast radius of 48 meters.]
[Construction Cost: 2.8 billion yuan]
Jiang Ye gritted his teeth and placed the order!
A payment successful notification immediately popped up, followed closely by a message from Xu Yan.
Xu Yan: "Finally moving on to the flapping machine factory. I thought you weren't developing an air force anymore. Where are you building it?"
Jiang Ye: "Build it in the chalk land, find a suitable open space. I plan to build another small city near the chalk land in the future. Has the subway line construction started?"
Xu Yan: "The construction site is already bustling. Line 1 is almost completed, Line 2 has a longer route and will take a few more days. The subway train factory will be completed at noon, and we'll be able to produce the first batch of carriages in the afternoon."
Jiang Ye: "Good, very fast!"
Xu Yan: "Oh, and there's one more thing. The New Year is approaching, and you're a key customer. You have a quota for a New Year gift. What do you want?"
Jiang Ye: "The New Year is approaching? It's only autumn, and it hasn't even snowed yet. For the gift... giving money is more practical. Please give me money!"
Xu Yan: "It's not the New Year of this planet, it's based on the orbital period of Node Star. Giving money is so vulgar, and you're not short of money. You can ask for some small gifts that can only be obtained on alien planets, as long as the price isn't too high."
Jiang Ye pondered for a moment, then his eyes suddenly changed.
Jiang Ye: "Can you help me send a letter to Node Star? And bring back a reply to me. That's not difficult, right?"
Xu Yan: "Girlfriend? Tsk tsk tsk, unfortunately, you're not an internal employee of Baiyi Real Estate, so you can't send letters like that."
Jiang Ye was dejected again. Every time he thought of a way to communicate with Cen Yemeng, his hopes were immediately dashed.
Damn Node Star, with more rules than anywhere else, yet it couldn't withstand the firepower of the Mill people!
Xu Yan: "However, there's an opportunity for a trip to Node Star for the annual meeting. Three days before the New Year, Baiyi Real Estate will hold a grand annual meeting in Daze City on Node Star."
Jiang Ye was almost jumping up. "Please! Let me go! Please!"
Xu Yan: "I'm not sure if I can take you. Wait for my news for two days, I'll inquire about it. If it can be arranged, I'll try my best to do it for you. Don't worry."
Jiang Ye: "Thank you so much! I'll kowtow to you directly!"
Xu Yan sent two sweating emojis.
Jiang Ye put down his phone, took a shower in the bathroom, ate breakfast, and went out to get busy.
He got into his newly purchased cavalry, patrolled the entire colony, inspected various construction sites, and conducted surprise checks on the troops.
The colony was doing well. Factories and various enterprises were busy producing and making money. The army was as reliable as ever. More jumping worm farms were being built. Jumping worms were being lured away from the desert, eating and excreting, continuously generating income.
Jiang Ye felt that the time was ripe to gather all the colony governors of the planet!
During lunch, Jiang Ye opened the public chat channel.
The public chat channel was noticeably quieter.
Firstly, most of the colony governors had not survived the various disasters, and their graves were already three meters high.
Secondly, only colony governors scattered outside used the public channel for chat. Those living in Binhai City or Shale Town spoke in their respective town's group chats.
Jiang Ye carefully reviewed the planet's population data, his mood slightly heavy.
Of the original 100,000 colony governors, only 39,000 were still alive!
Among them, 19,000 had gradually migrated to Jiang Ye's territory and integrated into the collective life.
There were about 20,000 solitary individuals scattered in the wilderness.
Jiang Ye edited the immigration absorption announcement for the last time.
[Notice]
[Jiang Ye Colony is unconditionally absorbing immigrants from this planet. Private message me your location to qualify for immigration.]
[Winter is coming, and beasts are on the prowl. Will you shiver in hunger and cold, listening to wolf howls, or will you dine with handsome men and beautiful women in a bright and warm restaurant? Will you continue to be a savage eating raw meat, or a modern person working in a clean factory? Do you wish to die alone, or find your true love amidst the crowd and have a passionate romance?]
At the end of the notice, Jiang Ye also attached many photos of Binhai City, showcasing its prosperity.
The immigration announcement, once released, had the impact of a nuclear bomb!