Chapter 1388 - 809: Chamber of Commerce System Reform, Strengthening Military Power (Part 3)

"For non-combat members of the Military Department, participation in the evaluation is not mandatory. If you think you can do it, feel free to try; we encourage Little Warriors to develop comprehensively in multiple directions."

"However, non-combat members of the Military Department should primarily improve their guild position level by acquiring Chamber of Commerce contribution points through work performance."

Ink Orchid twitched its tentacle and said, "That makes sense. But the Chamber of Commerce's expenses will undoubtedly increase significantly!"

Dragon Cypress: "As soon as the number of Flame Spider Warriors and Refinement Assistant Kings increases, our trade in Bee King Honey and Gene Potions can expand to Second Level Origin Points beyond the Sheep Hoof Armor Star System."

"We'll wait for Melde's news. Wherever Melde is assigned, that's where we'll go."

…

Dragon Cypress initially planned to celebrate for half a month.

Ink Orchid was eagerly testing the Starship, constantly urging to eat faster.

The banquet ended hastily after just one day.

Black Birch returned to the Wave Tree Bay Chamber of Commerce station in the northern 4204 district, bringing Shanbai, Kukui, and other Wave Tree Bay Chamber of Commerce stewards, along with One Fruit Bee Queen, Fragrant Orchid Bee Queen, Twin Leaf Ant King, Ant King Diesel, and Stone Cole Ant King, all together.

"Great Leader Dragon Cypress!"

"We heard you traveled far and wide, making a fortune?"

"Are you prepared to bring out a large batch of Primordial Gemstones to help everyone quickly get through the hibernation period?"

One Fruit Bee Queen, being the most senior, asked as a representative.

"Yes——"

Dragon Cypress asked, "One Fruit Bee Queen, is there no problem with my proposed loan and repayment plan?"

"Lending 840 pieces to the Wave Tree Bay Chamber of Commerce is certainly fine..."

One Fruit Bee Queen paused and said, "As for lending to the Ant Kings and Bee Kings, there might be two issues."

"First, the total number of Divine-Given Seeds owned by the Ant Kings and Bee Kings is nearly ten thousand; even 2100 Primordial Gemstones are not enough to divide. How to lend? To whom? Will those who don't get any feel dissatisfied?"

"The second issue is the repayment problem. Great Leader Dragon Cypress, I fear everyone may only be capable of repaying after forty or fifty thousand years have passed."

"Hmm——"

Dragon Cypress twitched its tentacle and said, "For the first issue, the Primordial Gemstones lent are to be used for the Divine-Given Seeds; we don't look at the insects, only the trees. Without a doubt, top-level Divine-Given Seeds are prioritized. Below top-level, Dual Superior Divine-Given Seeds are prioritized. If there are many Dual Superior Divine-Given Seeds, it's based on seniority."

"As for the second issue..."

"For a considerable period, our Xianglan Chamber of Commerce will not need a large amount of Primordial Gemstones and won't take big steps in expansion."

"The 840 Primordial Gemstones lent to the Wave Tree Bay Chamber of Commerce are expected to be repaid over about fifty thousand years. After fifty thousand years, the Bee Kings and Assistant Kings can continue repaying, allowing continuity. These Primordial Gemstones are for self-use from the Divine-Given Seeds produced at our Xianglan Mountain operating Origin Points."

"Great Leader Dragon Cypress is generous!"

One Fruit Bee Queen expressed sincere gratitude and asked, "Then, Chairman Black Birch and I will head to the Fire Fuse Star System first, communicate with the Bee Kings and Ant Kings over there, and make a statistical analysis? We will initially draft an allocation plan for Great Leader Dragon Cypress to review and confirm?"

Dragon Cypress: "That's my intention as well. I have many things to handle, so I won't be joining you immediately."

A brief discussion ensued.

A batch of Primordial Gemstones will first be given to the wild Divine-Given Seeds of the Wave Tree Bay Chamber of Commerce for use.

Black Birch, One Fruit Bee Queen, and the rest of the insects arranged preparations and set off on the Star Spider.

…

Meanwhile, at Xianglan Mountain,

The Semi-Ant Artist carried Dragon Cypress, Ink Orchid, Fragrant Cypress, and Ghost Fan, traversing space, teleporting continuously, and quickly leaving the Star System's range.

The Semi-Ant Artist subdued and transformed into the Artist, releasing the White Tower No.

All the insects boarded the Starship.

"Taba, activate the space compass for positioning."

Ink Orchid issued the command.

Taba: "Received!"

Taba: "Positioning complete; currently, Taba Number is located in the Sheep Hoof Armor Star System, Origin Force Radiation Zone."

Ink Orchid: "Can you confirm the precise coordinate location of the Azure Star System?"

Taba: "Yes! Currently, Taba Number is 687 light years directly away from the Azure Star System, requiring approximately 112 days of travel."

This is truly a Leader-Level Starship!

Chairman Blackberry's Star Spider requires over two years of travel.

Yet Taba Number only needs less than four months.

Ink Orchid's tentacle fluttered, "Great! Taba, let's set off for the Azure Star System!"

Taba responded coldly, without a trace of emotion, "Invalid command."

Ink Orchid: "..."

Ink Orchid swayed its tentacle, patting Dragon Cypress.

"Great Leader Dragon Cypress! Let's go!"

Dragon Cypress: "Taba, set off for the Azure Star System. Activate living room holographic projection for real-time display of the Starship's exterior scene."

Taba: "Received!"

Taba: "Holographic projection on!"

Taba: "Starship initiating energy storage, estimated ready in 12 hours..."

…

The ceiling of the living room dimmed.

An infinitely deep darkness.

Only one purple-red colored light representing Taba Number, and a firefly-like orange-yellow light representing the star of the Sheep Hoof Armor Star System nearby remain.

In the distant far away, a green dot representing the destination, the Azure Star System.

A straight white line connects them.

…

This was everyone's first time sailing on their own Starship.

It is not unexpected that this is the fastest and most luxurious Leader-Level Starship in the Universe.

Dragon Cypress, Ink Orchid, Fragrant Cypress, and Ghost Fan had no mood for hibernation and stayed in the living room, observing the Universe's splendor through the holographic projection.

After half a day,

The Starship finished energy storage and began the jump transition.

After one transition,

It stopped to store energy, perform self-checks, conduct scouting scans, and re-position.

After half a day, energy storage, checks, scouting, and positioning were completed, and it set off again with a jump transition.

…

In the dark living room,

The orange-yellow light representing the Sheep Hoof Armor Star System gradually dimmed and disappeared in the holographic projection.

Only the purple-red colored light representing the Starship and the green dot representing the destination, the Azure Star System, remained.

There is nothing else to see, nothing else visible.

The Universe is just a barren, material-scarce prison.

Deep space travel is neither exciting, nor romantic, nor fun.

In less than four months of journey,

The time passed amid everyone's sporadic chat.

Taba Number docked at a location one billion kilometers away from the Star System.

Dragon Cypress controlled the Artist, entering the cockpit to connect the crystalline control console for checks.

The Primordial Crystal consumption exceeded 1.23 million points.

This means that a round trip between the Sheep Hoof Armor Star and Azure Star System costs almost 2.5 million.

This is an empty run; carrying cargo would cost even more.

Chairman Blackberry's Star Spider charges only 1 million for a round trip, not transporting heavy cargo like ecological base stations or life bases. Transporting heavy cargo only adds an extra 0.5 million.

The only advantage of the Starship is its freedom from Star Network constraints, capable of traveling anywhere in the Universe.

Within the Star Network's range, the travel still relies on the Star Spider.

Dragon Cypress quickly calculated and called everyone to set off.