Star Tycoon

Chapter 239 Time flies

Cotton City, within the metropolitan area.

Leona sat in her office in a good mood, handling the recent political affairs.

dong dong~
A woman in a suit walked in and smiled at Leona.

Leona asked the androgynous woman in the suit, "Kleika, what's the matter?"

Coxcliffe walked to the desk and stood there, looking at the woman who wasn't particularly beautiful but wielded a great deal of power.

“I contacted Tian Ersan of Chengbang Group, but that man refused. I heard that he had a falling out with you and didn’t even attend this meeting.”

Tian Ersan seems to have disappeared lately, no longer appearing in internal meetings of the City State Group.

I used to be a homebody like this too, but I would at least go out and get some exercise.

Even if he's not active domestically, he'll still appear in Watermelon Town or Cotton Town to play a few friendly matches with women he likes.

"There was no unpleasantness. He's never short of women, and he's probably busy with space-related matters lately."

That's definitely not the truth. Leona is the one who dislikes Tian Ersan getting in the way the most.

Kleika nodded and said, "I also think he is a capable person, like Duan Tiande and Zheng Zheng of Longguo, as well as the deceased Yi Xiannong and Li Cuihua."

"If he can make friends with these people, he must be quite capable."

Leona didn't want to discuss that man. "Kleika, is there anything else?"

Kleika smiled and said, "Governor, many people want to know about the production of moon iron. Currently, research institutions all over the world are studying this amazing metal."

"Moon iron is amazing! It can be used as a high-level weapon, as a precision machine, and as a high-end piece of jewelry. It may even be a great substitute for gold!"

Moon Iron is a metal field within resource fields, growing underground.

To take Moon Iron in Glory City and Star Kingdom, you must obtain Tian Ersan's consent.

However, once this metal appeared outside, it was no longer under Tian Ersan's control.

Moon iron in someone else's hands is a magical metal!

Tian Ersan agreed that the Smiths could use some of the metal from Glory City, but they had to get permission each time.

The current governor, Yi Xiannong, like Lu Changlin, dislikes these people who take things outside and waste them.

Leona sighed, "Not much, at most twenty tons a year."

The metal production is one cubic meter per day, which is 1500 jin (750 kg) or 0.75 tons.

The main problem with Glory City is that it is currently lacking food, wood, and soil. If it does not conscript soldiers, it will not lack iron, which is why it is willing to let these people take away some of the troublesome metal.

Kleika quickly said, "Twenty tons is a lot, worth at least a billion dollars! If we can continue mining this magical metal, we will possess the greatest wealth!"

Leona looked at the woman coldly.

"If you want wealth, you don't need to rely on Moon Iron at all. I have other things to do, so don't bother me."

Kleika felt hurt by Leona's cold treatment.

Kleika actually disliked this country woman named Leona.

It wasn't just Kleika who disliked her; almost all the women in the socialite circle hated this woman.

But I had no choice but to come and curry favor with her.

That damned woman married a good man, which makes her even more deserving of death!

Kleika smiled and said, "Okay, have a good day at work."

The dashing woman with long, curly hair, dressed in a white suit, left quickly.

Leona said to the office, "Close the door. Don't let her in again."

"OK." The AI ​​system closed the door for her.

Clicar was no ordinary woman; as the daughter of a politician, she assisted Leanna in her campaign to become governor.

But Cleica herself knew that Leona could do these things without her help.

Choosing her to help was merely a way of giving face to some local politicians.

Kleika only showed her face alongside Leanna; she didn't receive any of the other power or resources, which Leanna gave to her other subordinates.

After leaving the office floor, Kleika pondered her future plans.

Unlike those big-breasted, brainless women, the Kleika family had long considered their future development path.

The power structure here in the Lighthouse Country will inevitably be dominated by Cotton City. Unless the Kleika family marries into the upper echelons of Cotton City, they will not be able to withstand their attacks.

Everyone understands that the political families of Lone Star State will be weakened.

However, there is a limit to the reduction. John Smith's character made people feel that there was a safety net, at most his power would be reduced, but it wouldn't escalate to such an extent.

Just as the saying goes, "When a person leaves, the tea cools," political families did not unite to fight back, but instead obediently accepted this inevitable outcome, choosing to parasitize and depend on emerging forces capable of lasting for a century. Now, the president, who has been in office for two years, cannot control NASA, nor can he influence the Smith Corporation.

Lighthouse Space Agency itself doesn't have the capability to go to the moon; it was Smith Corporation that led them on their way, enabling them to reach the moon.

If you can't get promoted, you can't get promoted; no matter how much pressure the president puts on you, you still can't get promoted.

The same applies to other countries. Currently, apart from the Smith Group, it seems that only the Chengbang Group has the capability to go to the moon.

What Kleika was considering was also being considered by many people in the Dragon Kingdom, and they were thinking about it even more deeply.

The Interstellar Alliance has seven seats, but it is clearly dominated by the Smith Group.

The Smith Corporation is the head, and the US space program is the deputy. These two can be considered as one entity, but because the Smiths are not yet presidents, the two cannot be completely aligned.

This means that the United States now has two star levels: a primary star and a secondary star.

There are two Dragon Kingdoms, one for external affairs and one for internal affairs.

Domestically, it's Longguo Aerospace; internationally, it's Chengbang.

Chengbang not only conducts aerospace research in Northwest China with state-owned enterprises, but also collaborates with Canada, the United States, Europe, and Zambia.

Neither of them currently possesses the capability for manned lunar landings, so they are both considered sub-star systems.

The rest are all minor star systems that rely on the Smith Corporation for their livelihood. Basically, all six factions are just riding on the Smith Corporation's ships and technology.

Now that the interstellar era has begun, the Dragon Kingdom naturally refuses to fall behind in this great era.

Tao County was upgraded to a city-level city. Because Tao County was known for its many demons and monsters, the county decided to change its name to bring good fortune and say goodbye to the past.

Chai Meirong found Tian Ersan.

"The county is holding a vote to choose a new name. Which of these names do you think is the best?"

Chai Meirong handed a list to Tian Ersan, which contained the ten most popular candidates.

Chengbang City, Xinbang City, Tiantian City, Ersan City, Sansan City, Xiannong City, Yijiazhuang, Sanhe City, Xintao City, Zhongbang City.

When Tian Ersan saw Cheng Bang's name rise sharply ahead, he knew it was the work of a group of female technical workers under his command.

"I think Star City is better, when humanity shines like a constellation of stars."

Tian Ersan took a pen and wrote the two characters "Qunxing" (群星, meaning "stars"), then said, "From now on, you can just contact Mu Xiuying for these kinds of things. I've also arranged for people to handle the business of each company, so there's no need to contact me anymore. I plan to quietly focus on my own affairs. You should also get some rest. Once you've resigned, don't bother with those useless things."

Chai Meirong nodded, "Okay, but someone always needs to be outside, otherwise poor communication will cause more problems."

Tian Ersan thought for a moment about which idle men he had under his command, and quickly thought of the archer hero Yang Shuming.

"I'll arrange it."

"it is good."

Chai Mei-mei has added the "All Stars" option to its official website and allows everyone to choose again fairly and impartially.

The name Qunxing City has no connection whatsoever with Chengbang, no historical background, and little to do with Tao County.

However, after a second vote by a large group of people, they still used this name.

Tao County is a thing of the past; now it's Qunxing City!
Tian Ersan kept his word and indeed stayed indoors most of the time, developing technological buildings in the space. He also delegated some external tasks to idle people inside to pass the time.

Several years have passed in the blink of an eye, and the world has undergone many changes.

As Leona and her allies grow stronger, monsters and demons roam the east and west coasts of the United States.

In the United States, declining community safety can lead to the departure of wealthy people, which in turn can cause housing prices to fall. Furthermore, the influx of middle-class and immigrant people into wealthy communities can further contribute to the decline in housing prices, leading to the departure of the middle class and a further drop in housing prices.

This is the case on the East and West Coasts. The wealthy have special places to keep the poor out, while when a middle-class person finds that their neighbors are a bunch of incommunicative idiots, moving becomes the wisest choice.

Large numbers of intellectuals and technicians fled to Lone Star State with their families, flooding into the Cotton City metropolitan area.

The Cotton City metropolitan area attracts talents from all over the world, and the hierarchy is distinct. The further in you go, the closer you are to the core area, and the four directions of east, west, south and north also represent different ethnic groups.

The Northeast neighborhood, a predominantly white community, is home to high-tech companies, book publishers, advertising agencies, and computer companies, which are interspersed among art-house apartments, creating an atmosphere similar to Silicon Valley.

The Northwest Community is an industrial area, predominantly populated by whites and Asians. The main part is Industrial Zone 1, where the Smith Corporation is located. Closer to the city are the city branches of some chemical companies, responsible for after-sales service and testing.

Southeast Community is a hub for clothing markets and light industry, with a large number of migrant workers. It primarily processes cash crops such as vegetables, fruits, and cotton provided by watermelon farms outside the city.

The Southwest Community is a traditional agricultural area with buildings such as cold storage warehouses and large slaughterhouses. The residents are mainly urban workers and civil servants.

In terms of housing prices, the Northeast community has the highest prices, followed by the Northwest, Southwest, and Southeast communities.

At the center of the four regions lies the core area where the towns of watermelon and cotton are located, which is a metropolis. The four directions outside are metropolitan areas.

World-class banks, research institutions, and exchanges rent space here to establish branches, and every year world-class scientists come here for academic exchanges.

Leona was re-elected governor and gave birth to three more children during that time, bringing the couple's total to four, ensuring the future of the Smith Corporation.

(End of this chapter)