Devouring the Stars: Soul Master

Chapter 117 Getting Rich Quick! Babata: This is all thanks to me!

The Banner of Ten Thousand Souls has an extremely strong thirst for flesh and soul.

To obtain a large amount of life, flesh, and soul, Qin Ming could only think of two methods for the time being: one was to obtain them through methods similar to those used in slaughterhouses.

This method is relatively safe, but the quality of the monster flesh and souls obtained will certainly not be very high.

They couldn't afford the truly valuable monsters either.

Another option is to do it yourself.

With Qin Ming's current strength, relying on his Earth Domain and extremely high mental energy amplitude, ordinary star-level beings are no match for him.

Moreover, there's also the Banner of Ten Thousand Souls.

With his full power unleashed, Qin Ming was confident he could kill even a monster of the eighth or ninth rank at the stellar level.

Unfortunately, it's not easy to kill indiscriminately.

The best way is to join the Cosmic Mercenary Alliance to find suitable missions, but to join the Cosmic Mercenary Alliance, you need at least stellar-level strength.

Taking into account the unexpected situations that might arise in actual combat, Qin Ming did not plan to wander and take risks in space too early.

Given his rate of growth, reaching the stellar level won't be long.

Therefore, the most suitable solution at present is still to open a monster slaughterhouse company.

Although the quality of the monsters' flesh and soul is relatively low, if the quality is poor, quantity can make up for it.

……

three days later.

After spending three days in the hotel and three days in the virtual universe, the group collectively entered the virtual conference space created by Qin Ming.

In the virtual universe, communication is very safe.

Virtual Universe claims that it will never monitor anyone's information or leak anyone's data.

At the very least, what they're discussing now isn't worth monitoring or leaking by Virtual Universe Company.

In the conference room, Qin Mu, Luo Feng, Jia Yi, and the other 20 elite personnel appeared one by one.

"Commanders, I will now report on the intelligence gathering and results of the past three days."

One of the middle-aged men with a square face stood up and spoke respectfully to Qin Ming, Luo Feng, Jia Yi, and the others.

This person is named Zhao Xingguo. Although his strength is only at the first level of the planetary level, he is a genius in administration, business, and scientific research.

He was the leader of this elite team of 20 people.

"Currently, we have achieved our core objectives upon arriving on Qiulong Star: successfully obtaining citizenship of the Black Dragon Mountain Empire, initially accessing the virtual universe system, and completing basic ecological research."

"Regarding the task of establishing a slaughterhouse company assigned by Chief Qin Ming, after on-site due diligence and process simulation, two problems were found in setting up the new company."

First, resource consumption far exceeded expectations; second, the administrative approval process was lengthy.

Based on market research, we recommend shifting towards mergers and acquisitions.

There are currently over 300 large-scale slaughterhouses publicly listed in and around the Milky Way.

After screening, these are five companies that have been included in the key due diligence list, and the relevant information has been sent to several leaders.

As he listened, a virtual screen appeared in front of Qin Ming, showing the funds, expenses, and time required to reopen a large slaughterhouse.

Not to mention the costs involved, it would take at least a year to get it up and running.

Looking at the clearly listed items, Qin Ming nodded. He was indeed not good at these things, but Zhao Xingguo and the others were very adept at them.

On the other side, large slaughterhouses for sale were listed, with details such as purchase price, location, and associated risks clearly displayed.

It makes things clear at a glance.

Among them, five companies that are highlighted have already been contacted and negotiated, and preliminary preparations for acquisition have been completed.

For example, the largest company in the Silver Blue Empire galaxy is priced at 3 trillion Silver Blue coins.

3万亿银蓝币看着多，可银蓝币和黑龙币的官方汇率是1000:1，实际操作更是能够达到1500:1的差距。

According to their estimates, they could acquire the entire operation for a maximum of 20 billion Black Dragon Coins.

This includes a large ranch, factory, equipment, and cold chain equipment on a planet called Anfeng, as well as warehouses and stores on dozens of surrounding planets, small transport ships, qualifications, and so on.

Anfeng Star is not very far from Earth, only a little over 1 light-years away. At the speed of the Heilongshan spaceship, it can travel back and forth between Earth and Anfeng Star in a day.

Qin Ming nodded repeatedly as he watched.

Babata is very efficient at searching for information as an intelligent life form, but it is not good at negotiating, communicating, or doing business with other people.

“Very good. Choose the most suitable one from these five companies and make the acquisition. As for the funds, I will sell some of the treasures later.”

Qin Ming made the decision immediately.

"Yes, sir!"

Zhao Xingguo bowed slightly, and then continued.

"If the leader wants to sell treasures, he can also leave it to us to handle."

Through the virtual universe, we have contacted many companies, such as Qibaoge and Wanbaoxuan, and there are also many things in China that we want to sell.

Selling them together allows us to negotiate the best price.

When Huaxia was clearing out many relics, they discovered a lot of luxury goods and antiques, and asked Babata to help them appraise them.

Although there are no telekinetic weapons like the Sun and Moon Wheel, there are still quite a few valuable items.

After all, it represents the entire fleet's assets, with a value estimated at around 300-400 billion Black Dragon Coins.

This is definitely a considerable fortune.

"Okay, then I'll leave it to you."

Qin Ming nodded in satisfaction. Bringing this group of Chinese elites seemed to be the right choice. It not only saved him a lot of energy, but also saved him a lot of money.

"You can handle the curved cutter head I have."

Luo Feng also spoke up, saying that he wasn't good at these things either, and it would be better to leave them to professionals.

"no problem."

Zhao Xingguo nodded, and then continued.

"In addition, we have also discovered many business opportunities in the virtual universe, which can generate a lot of wealth. I will report this in detail to the leaders later."

Now I'll first report on the issues related to Earth's management.

Our investigation revealed that the universe is vast and boundless, offering countless opportunities, but also numerous dangers.

Once Earth is discovered, the entire planet could potentially be enslaved.

Qin Ming and Luo Feng both nodded slightly. This was a problem they had discussed before setting off, and it was one that needed to be addressed as a priority.

"According to Lord Babata and the intelligence we have gathered, there are two options for buying Earth."

"The first option is to buy the planet directly. According to the laws of the Black Dragon Mountain Empire, there is a right of first refusal upon discovering an unclaimed planet."

Depending on the planet's level, purchasing a planet requires a minimum payment of 3000 billion Black Dragon Coins and a maximum of 3 trillion Black Dragon Coins.

Earth, on the other hand, is the most advanced planet capable of supporting life.

"The second option is to cooperate with the Black Dragon Mountain Empire to manage the planet."

This method only requires a payment of 1 trillion Black Dragon Coins.

Under this cooperative management, the Black Dragon Mountain Empire will not interfere in the planet's internal administration; they will only collect import and export tariffs and will not concern themselves with anything else.

"For the development of China, we must choose the first option, which means we need to prepare 3 trillion Heilong coins."

3 trillion Black Dragon Coins!
Qin Ming had expected this and wasn't surprised, but Luo Feng was different; he couldn't help but gasp.

Too expensive!!!
Even if the Arc Blade Disc were sold, it would only fetch a little over 100 billion Black Dragon Coins, less than a fraction of the cost of buying Earth. Of course, Luo Feng also knew that buying and selling planets was different from buying and selling companies; the amounts involved were often enormous.

The land acquired by purchasing slaughterhouses is usually leased, typically for a period of several decades or even hundreds of years.

However, buying a planet is different; it's a long-term holding. A planet has a very long lifespan, measured in hundreds of millions of years.

It could absolutely be passed down as a family heirloom.

"It's not just a matter of money. The Earth's 'cosmic coordinates' corresponding to nearly a thousand light-years around it have been concealed by the Earth's master through a spatial secret technique."

Other spaceships cannot approach these coordinates and can only reach Earth by slowly flying for thousands of years.

Babata also spoke up.

"That's right, price is one aspect, but even if we had the money, we couldn't buy it right away."

That would expose our acquisition of the Meteorite Star's inheritance, attracting the covetousness of powerful beings in the universe.

Zhao Xingguo said.

On Earth, he frequently interacted with Babata, and the two were not strangers.

"Lord Babata is right. With the protection of the Meteorite Star Space Secret Technique, we are still quite safe for the time being."

However, considering the uncertainties of the future, it is essential to prepare sufficient funds.

We already have some solutions for this.

"A plan? Can our Earth afford to come up with that much funding?"

Luo Feng asked, somewhat puzzled.

He also had ideas about Earth, which was to work hard to cultivate and break through to the star level as soon as possible.

The first of the three accounts left by the owner of Meteorite Star is a stellar-level account that can be opened, and the wealth within might be enough to buy the Earth.

"Commander Luo Feng, we only lack funds, but with the technological heritage of Meteorite Star given to us by Lord Babata, we are not poor."

Zhao Xingguo shook his head.

"Lack of funds? Not poor?"

Luo Feng was immediately puzzled; these words sounded contradictory.

Seeing that Luo Feng and Qin Ming were looking over, Zhao Xingguo thought for a moment and then explained.

"From an economic perspective, whether it is Earth's currency, or Silver Blue Coins and Black Dragon Coins, they are all special commodities that serve as a fixed general equivalent."

There is no essential difference.

They merely reflect the socio-economic relations between commodity producers and are used to measure the value of commodities.

This includes the division of commodity exchange into two independent stages: "buying" and "selling." While it appears to be an exchange of goods, it actually reflects the connections between commodity producers.

In other words, the exchange of labor products through money is essentially an exchange of labor between the parties.

A hint of understanding appeared in Qin Ming's eyes.

Whether in his past or present life, he had attended university and had some understanding of economics, so he roughly understood what Zhao Xingguo wanted to say.

However, Luo Feng joined the army directly in his senior year of high school, and focused most of his attention on cultivation, so he was completely bewildered.

Seeing that the two were still somewhat confused, Zhao Xingguo continued.

"Through Lord Babata, we obtained a large amount of Meteorite Star technology, including Class A and Class B spaceships, Force suits, auxiliary optical computers, and other related technologies."

For example, the original Ruins No. 9 contained a small auxiliary optical computer production line and a Black God Suit production line.

The Mars base also has a super-large black iron mine and a large base capable of supporting three million people.

We have complete control of this base, which possesses production lines for various industrial products, including small spacecraft, and production has already resumed.

"In other words, we have sufficient technological reserves, resources, and production equipment that can quickly monetize these technologies!"

This is all 'money'!
As long as we can sell the goods we produce, we can obtain a large amount of 'money' in a short period of time!

At this point, the doubt in Luo Feng's eyes gradually disappeared, and he understood what Zhao Xingguo meant.

"With Lord Babata's guidance, we have successfully overcome one technical challenge after another and have already manufactured a batch of products."

For example, consciousness-sensing helmets and assistive AI systems.

This is essentially no different from mobile phones and computers on Earth, except that it has a higher level of technology.

The price of this batch of consciousness-sensing helmets we purchased when opening our account was 10 Black Dragon Coins.

However, based on our assessment, the cost of producing it on Earth would not exceed 0.1 Black Dragon Coins.

Even including transportation costs, the cost will not exceed 0.3 Black Dragon Coins as long as the quantity is large.

The profit margin would be even greater if it were an auxiliary AI, with each unit worth 5 Black Dragon Coins. The cost of manufacturing it on Earth would not exceed 100 Black Dragon Coins.

This is mainly thanks to Lord Babata; without his guidance, we couldn't have mastered it in such a short time.

As he spoke, Zhao Xingguo habitually showered Babata with flattery.

They had already mastered the skills to communicate with Babata.

When Luo Feng looked at Babata, Babata's little face was practically pointing to the sky, with a bright smile and eyes full of pride.

"That's right! With the great Babata here, it's a piece of cake for you to master this technology, isn't it?"
It just means you guys are too stupid.

Otherwise, I could build even a Class C spaceship with laser cannons!

Babata said smugly.

"Great!"

Luo Feng gave a thumbs up, and Qin Ming also praised him.

"The consciousness-sensing helmet and the auxiliary AI are just some of them. In addition, there are the Black God Suit, laser guns, laser cannons, and so on."

The Black God Set is a Tier 1 Force Armor, and it is very popular in the Planetary Realm.

And they are even more expensive than ordinary ninth-tier planetary slaves!

A set could easily sell for 10 Black Dragon Coins, but our manufacturing cost wouldn't exceed 3000 Black Dragon Coins.

At this point, Zhao Xingguo became somewhat excited.

“Several of our business-savvy members have had preliminary discussions with a group of people in the virtual universe over the past three days, and we have already secured some potential orders.”

"For example, there are more than a dozen planetary lords who want to order consciousness-sensing helmets. Our prices are relatively more favorable than other companies, so securing orders for millions or even tens of millions of units shouldn't be a problem."

Several faction leaders also want to arm their troops with laser cannons and Force suits; we can ship them in large quantities as long as we can provide them.

These are all exorbitant profits!

Besides these orders, there are some others.

If the leader approves, we can proceed with the contract signing immediately.

Under the guarantee of the Black Dragon Mountain Empire, the transaction is relatively safe.

After the contract was signed, the total transaction amount exceeded 1 trillion, and the deposit alone exceeded 2000 billion Black Dragon Coins.

As soon as he finished speaking, Qin Ming and Luo Feng were both shocked.

It's only been three days!
In other words, while the two of them and Babata were strolling around the virtual universe, this group of Chinese elites had already secured business worth trillions of Black Dragon Coins in the virtual universe.
What kind of geniuses are these!
If they just nod, they can get 2000 billion Black Dragon Coins?

This is practically instant wealth!
Even Babata looked at Zhao Xingguo and the others with some surprise.

But soon, Babata raised his little face and laughed.

"This is all thanks to me!"

(End of this chapter)