Becoming an Emperor Starting from the World of The Wandering Earth

Although things have calmed down in Houston, the storm created by Murphy has not stopped.

The media outreach department continued its efforts, and Wilson's arms sales did not stop; they simply moved from Houston to other cities.

Despite the combined efforts of various parties, Houston and Texas remain under relatively high pressure.

The most obvious manifestation of this is that energy prices have not decreased much.

Lone Star Agriculture, to which Carl and his team belong, discovered the newly emerging behemoth, Mo's Energy, and thus came specifically to cooperate, hoping to purchase energy from it at a low price.

After organizing his thoughts, Carl met Murphy's gaze again.

"Mr. Murphy, the terms of cooperation we previously proposed were already very generous. In return, as long as you can guarantee the power supply to several of our key facilities, we can supply food to Murphy Energy on a long-term basis at prices far below market value, and also open some logistics channels to you."

The office was silent for a few seconds.

Murphy's gaze shifted from Carl's face to the document, then back to Carl's face.

"Mr. Davis, your terms sound good. But if that's all there is to it, I'm just a middleman in this deal. You offer the price, I provide the work; it solves your immediate problem, but for me, it's just extra income."

Karl paused for a moment, his expression changing slightly.

"Mr. Murphy, you mean...?"

"As I just mentioned, the conditions you proposed need to be revised. Of course, I won't make things difficult for you; I simply hope to send some technical personnel to your vertical farm to learn from your operational experience."

Upon hearing this, Carl's expression changed, but Murphy didn't give him a chance to interrupt.

"In addition, I want a share of your agricultural product distribution rights, but don't worry, I will pay according to the market price."

The office fell completely silent.

Carl stared at Murphy, his expression extremely complex.

He understood that Murphy was actually taking advantage of the situation.

Sending technical personnel is just a way to steal their technology.

Although some things cannot be learned just by watching, everyone knows that Mo's energy is powerful.

Putting aside everything else, just look at the security personnel patrolling the streets of Houston in exoskeletons—who dares to speak loudly in front of them?

But what can they do if they disagree?

In this day and age, food is indeed a hard currency, but relying on farming to produce food in the same way as before is simply unrealistic.

This awful weather! It's sunny today, but it might hail tomorrow.

Without vertical farming, nothing can survive.

However, maintaining such a large-scale farm requires a huge amount of energy.

In the entire city of Houston, only Mo's Energy can still maintain relatively low prices.

As for other businesses in Texas, the prices are simply outrageous.

"Mr. Murphy, we simply cannot accept these two conditions of yours."

Murphy looked at him without saying anything, just quietly watching him.

He spoke after a few seconds.

"Mr. Davis, to be honest, I have already investigated your company's situation. If things continue as they are now, Lone Star Agriculture will have to shut down more than 20% of its production capacity in less than two months."

"What happens after the shutdown? The farm closes down, the workers are laid off, what are you going to do then?"

Karl's lips moved, but he didn't say anything.

"And I didn't intend to take it for free."

Murphy leaned back, his tone softening slightly.

"Go back and discuss it with your board of directors. As long as you agree to my conditions, I can guarantee that I can sell your electricity supply at the price before the price increase."

"In addition, I can sign a contract guaranteeing that there will be no price increase or power outages for three years. If we breach the contract, we will compensate you according to the agreed price."

Karl's Adam's apple bobbed.

Three years.

They will supply electricity at the price before the price increase, and will also compensate customers at that price.

If this deal can actually be settled, Lone Star Agriculture will not lose out in the long run.

If you don't agree...

Carl took a deep breath and stood up.

"Mr. Murphy, I will relay your words verbatim, but I cannot guarantee what the board will decide."

Murphy also stood up and extended his hand.

"Mr. Davis, I look forward to your good news."

Carl grasped his hand, shook it vigorously, then turned and followed Garcia out of the office.

Murphy believed that Carl could see through his intentions.

Taking a 10% share of agricultural products is not a big deal; the key is to send people to visit and learn from them.

This is obviously stealing someone else's skills.

But do Carl and his group have the power to refuse?

Unless they want the company to go bankrupt, there's no way to refuse.

I believe the board members know what to do.

three days later.

Garcia pushed open the office door, holding a document he had just received.

"Sir, Lone Star Agriculture has replied."

Murphy took the document, opened it, and scanned the clauses one by one.

Finally, at the end of the document, there were two signatures and two red stamps.

One is the signature of the president of Lone Star Agriculture, and the other is the signature position of Murphy.

Murphy picked up the pen and signed his name in that spot.

The collaboration between Mo's Energy and Lone Star Agriculture is now finalized.

The partnership between the two companies, coupled with Moss Energy's lightning-fast crackdown in Houston, finally caught the attention of other major Texas corporations.

The first company to approach us was a company called Dezhou Heavy Industry.

This company is openly known as a heavy machinery manufacturer, producing large excavators, mining trucks, and engineering breakers, and is quite famous in southern Texas.

But anyone with a little knowledge knows that the real source of profit for Texas Heavy Industry has never been civilian machinery.

Their boss is Howard Wade, whose ancestors were notorious redneck tycoons in Texas.

Before the solar helium flash crisis was confirmed, they were a Tier 2 supplier to the Pentagon, specializing in the modification of armored vehicles and the production of some weapon components.

Later, the solar helium flash crisis was confirmed, and the US military scaled back its operations. Although the number of orders decreased, the core business remained the same.

The large five-axis machine tools in the workshop, the military-grade special steel, and the group of veteran engineers who retired from the army and have real skills are all solid assets.

The people from Texas Heavy Industries also saw the force Murphy displayed when quelling the unrest in Houston, especially those swift and well-protected exoskeletons, and immediately came looking for him.

The other party was very direct, stating that they could exchange their domestically produced heavy-duty truck chassis, light armored personnel carriers, and several high-precision five-axis machining centers for the production technology of the A1-1 exoskeleton.

However, Murphy rejected the collaboration proposal.

But Texas Heavy Industries did not give up.