Jiang Ye was delighted. Were robot vacuums this intelligent nowadays?
He reached out and tapped the holographic projection.
As expected, the message from Che Zhen was opened.
Boss, the construction team is here, spraying adhesive on that jumping worm. Since there are fifty breeding farms, should I have them catch forty-nine more jumping worms?
Jiang Ye tried to type a reply, but typing on the holographic projection was a bit unresponsive.
Master, you can use voice input, the robot vacuum said again.
Jiang Ye cleared his throat. "Okay, keep catching them and fill up the breeding farms. Use the spider to record some on-site videos and send them to me. I won't be coming over. Message me if anything comes up."
Che Zhen: Received!
Jiang Ye went downstairs to the hot spring pool.
The hot spring pool he had discovered earlier was just a dirty pool of hot water in the loess.
It had now been artificially renovated. The edges of the hot spring were lined with black artificial stones, and glass panels separated different pools. The bottoms of the pools were raised, with a maximum depth of one meter to reduce the risk of drowning.
There were a total of four separated hot springs, with temperature displays next to each: 30°C, 40°C, 60°C, and 70°C.
The last two pools had visible steam, almost bubbling. Next to the temperatures, there was a red warning sign: [High Temperature Pool, Enter with Caution].
Jiang Ye squatted by the seventy-degree pool and reached out to touch the water.
"Holy cow, this is hot pot!" he exclaimed, retracting his hand in surprise.
A buzzing sound gradually approached.
Jiang Ye turned his head and saw the robot vacuum had come out of the house.
"Master, you have two unread messages from Che Zhen, both are videos. It's not clear outside, so let's watch them indoors!" the robot vacuum said in a milky voice. Da Feng Novel Network
Jiang Ye bent down, picked up the robot vacuum, returned to the room, and drew the curtains to darken the interior.
"Play the videos," Jiang Ye commanded by voice.
The robot vacuum indeed projected a holographic display, quite large, at least forty inches, like watching television.
The videos Che Zhen sent were recordings of the construction site. A ten-meter-long jumping worm lay on a smooth cement platform. Beside it, a large silver vehicle extended a long tube and sprayed adhesive like extinguishing a fire.
The adhesive was orange-yellow, similar in color to egg yolk, and quickly enveloped the entire body of the worm.
The jumping worm could no longer move, firmly stuck to the cement platform. It angrily opened its mouth to inhale, baring its teeth in a threat.
Some workers stood by with their hands on their hips, showing no fear. The stuck jumping worm was nothing more than a big cutie.
Then, cement was sprayed. A large amount of cement was poured, and the entire jumping worm was soon encased in a gray wall, with only its head and tail exposed.
The first video stopped, and the second video began to play.
An inconspicuous factory had already risen on the chalky ground. The first jumping worm breeding farm had been completed. The so-called breeding farm was much like a cement cage.
Spider mechs carried many sandbags inside, hooked them with their mechanical legs, and threw them into the exposed mouths of the jumping worms on the wall.
The jumping worms, lacking backbone, chewed through the sandbags and inhaled them voraciously, quickly clearing the sand from their mouths.
The perspective then shifted to another side of the breeding farm. The tail of a jumping worm twitched, and a few pieces of bright yellow feces fell out.
The feces fell directly into the newly built trading silo, and the deposit information immediately popped up.
The second video ended. It seemed the breeding farms were officially in operation. The next step was to continuously catch jumping worms and build new factories.
Jiang Ye checked his account balance. It increased by tens of thousands every half minute!
"Send a message to Che Zhen," Jiang Ye said to the robot vacuum.
The voice input box immediately popped up.
"Every time a jumping worm breeding farm is completed, report the number to me," Jiang Ye said. "Have the troops go all out to catch them and see how many jumping worms can be caught in a day."
The message was sent, and Che Zhen replied with a "Yes" instantly.
Jiang Ye was very satisfied. He trusted Che Zhen to get things done; he was highly efficient and effective.
Just as he was about to go upstairs for a nap, new messages came in.
The messages were from Yingwu Mobile Company and two App companies.
The sales store of Yingwu Mobile Company in Binhai City had officially opened.
The service bases for the two Apps, Fanpai Zi and Ri Shi Bi, were also officially put into use.
Jiang Ye replied to them: "Congratulations on your prosperity and a successful opening. I'll come and browse when I have time."
There were now three major projects under construction: the jumping worm breeding farms, the industrial park for Dai Zong's flying cars, and the new military base and arsenal on the chalky land.
These three projects were all massive and would not be completed anytime soon. However, once these three major projects were completed, the development index would surely leap to a new level.
"Open the leaderboard!" Jiang Ye said loudly.
The robot vacuum immediately projected the leaderboard interface:
[Jiang Ye Autonomous Region / Development Index 3600 / Rank 9561]
The increase was gratifying. The development index had jumped by two hundred in just a few days, and the ranking had also advanced significantly.
Calculating the time, tomorrow was the settlement day, and another substantial bonus would be credited.
Jiang Ye was very pleased and went upstairs to sleep.
The new bed was incredibly soft and large, allowing him to roll around freely.
He expected to wake up around two or three in the afternoon, once he had slept enough.
However, when Jiang Ye opened his eyes, the room was completely dark, and the starry sky outside was already clearly visible.
The villa was silent, with only the faint buzzing of the robot vacuum in the hallway.
"Hey," Jiang Ye called out, looking up. "You, the one cleaning outside!"
The buzzing sound gradually approached, and the robot with its small green light entered from the doorway. "Master, did you call me?"
Jiang Ye chuckled. This thing was quite smart.
"When I was sleeping, were there any new messages?" Jiang Ye asked.
"There are 14 unread messages from Che Zhen," the robot vacuum projected a holographic display.
Jiang Ye reached out and tapped it, checking the messages from Che Zhen.
They were all reports on the construction progress of the jumping worm breeding farms. Che Zhen was very honest, reporting each time a farm was completed. In one day, a total of 15 jumping worm breeding farms had been built.
In the last report, Che Zhen also provided some new information:
"According to today's observations, the jumping worms don't eat as much as they are fed. They have about seven hours of sleep per day, eating a lot before and after sleeping, and eating the least around noon."
"Currently, the profit generated by one jumping worm per day is approximately 2 million yuan."
"I will report any new developments to you immediately. I have already assigned people to monitor the feeding of these jumping worms 24 hours a day."
Jiang Ye did some mental calculations.
Half of the profit from the jumping worms went to him, and half to the troops.
With fifteen jumping worm breeding farms now, that meant a daily profit of 15 million yuan.
Adding the existing 70 million yuan in income, Jiang Ye's current passive income had reached 85 million yuan per day!
He was only one step away from earning 100 million yuan a day. If all went well, building another fifteen jumping worm breeding farms tomorrow would achieve this goal.
Jiang Ye happily bounced on the bed. The mattress was as soft as a trampoline, and his head almost hit the ceiling.
After bouncing a couple of times, he thought of something else.
He lay down, looked at the robot vacuum, and said:
"Send a message to Che Zhen with the following content:"
"The military base being built on the chalky ground is an air force type, with hangars and aprons."
"I'll be upfront with you now. The next step for the army is to build a flapping-wing aircraft factory, which is very expensive."
"So, try to save up as much profit as possible from the jumping worms. Report to me every time you save up 100 million, so it's convenient to build the flapping-wing aircraft factory. Also, you can start selecting good candidates now to become air force pilots later."
After sending the message, Jiang Ye grinned slyly.
This way, most of the profits generated by the jumping worms would belong to him!
And it was all legitimate, as the flapping-wing aircraft factory was for the army.
Instead of giving large sums of money to the soldiers as bonuses, it was better to purchase new weapons and improve combat effectiveness.
"You, can you go get me some dinner?" Jiang Ye pointed at the robot vacuum.
"Master, I don't have that function," the robot vacuum said pitifully.
Jiang Ye sighed, got out of bed, and walked barefoot on the cold tiled floor towards the kitchen.
He entered the recipes into the food printer: Fermented Bean Curd Fried Chicken, Kung Pao Chicken Cubes, Imperial Concubine Chicken Wings, Crispy Fried Chicken Cartilage, Crispy Fried Lamb.
He made over a dozen dishes and soups at once, clicked confirm, and the food printer started working with a hum.
Jiang Ye yawned and stood by, waiting silently.
The robot vacuum came over again. "Master, you have an unread message from Li Nannan."
Jiang Ye froze, and a bad premonition surged in his heart.