Capítulo 3946: Chapter 3965: Plundering Plan
“Secretary Bai…”
After Mo Shuyan left, Lin Chen stopped Bai Jing and straightforwardly asked, “Was that Lei family head just now?”
Bai Jing shook her head: “He wasn’t. He’s the head of the business expansion departnt of the Lei family. He’s the nephew of the Lei family head and counts as one of the core senior managent of the Lei family.”
Lin Chen nodded and asked again: “What is the situation with the 235 Lost Ball developnt project he ntioned earlier? Is it convenient to disclose a bit?”
Bai Jing nodded: “The Lei family and the He family first sought out a few of your companions and learned about your holand from them. Therefore, the Lei family and the He family plan to seize the 235 Lost Ball before the purification process.”
“This approach is allowed, after all, Lost Balls are to be purified, and if there are resources of sufficient value, pre-emptive exploitation won’t affect the purification of the Lost Ball and will add resources to the Federation.”
Lin Chen listened calmly, without anger in his eyes.
The exploitation of resources by the powerful over the weak is the standard manifestation of survival of the fittest, isn’t it?
The invasion, looting, or annexation by powerful forces of the Immortal Realm against weaker ones is truly common.
Bai Jing looked at Lin Chen’s calm expression and continued, “This matter could have proceeded through normal procedures. Basically, the Lei family and the He family filed an application with the City Hall to sweep the resources of the 235 Lost Ball. They would bear all the costs of the action themselves, and after the resource sweep, the City Hall would take a certain share of the profits.”
Lin Chen nodded, following the procedure.
If this procedure wasn’t followed, then the Lei family and the He family would be looting privately, and such behavior is not allowed by the Federation’s law, given it involves not only costs but also risks.
If you loot elsewhere, it would inevitably trigger resistance from the natives, and if the opposing party is strong enough, they might co to the Federation planet to unleash mad vengeance due to your looting.
The trouble you caused, you take all the benefits, but when sothing goes wrong and the Federation is implicated, how would that be acceptable?
Hence, the Federation has developed a procedural model for resource looting.
For planets not under the Federation’s jurisdiction, everyone can apply to the Federation governnt for resource developnt, report the detailed situation of the planets to be developed to the Federation, and confirm the division of interests with them. The Federation would grant legality, allowing you to openly conduct resource developnt.
Even if sothing happens during resource developnt, since you followed the procedure and it is legal, the Federation will help you handle the subsequent trouble.
“Has their application been approved?”
Bai Jing shook her head and said: “Not yet. According to the initial plan, the application would surely be approved, but your cooperation with the Science Council and the capabilities you all have shown have attracted the attention of the City Hall.”
“Now, the City Hall and the Science Council are jointly investigating your holand to explore its greater value. Under such preconditions, launching a resource plunder now is evidently inappropriate, so the City Lord has temporarily put on hold the applications from the Lei family and the He family.”
“The Lei family and the He family have been eager to complete the process quickly. As soon as the City Lord signs, they will imdiately send a team to the 235 Lost Ball for a comprehensive looting.”
“If it were another Lost Ball, looting might need considering for transportation, but in your area, the application of various space technologies and magical treasures is quite refined, and no matter how many resources there are, they can all be stored.”
“Under such a precondition, even if it’s just one Star River Battleship, as long as it carries enough powerhouses to suppress all the powerhouses in your holand, it would be sufficient.”
Upon hearing this, Lin Chen fully understood.
One can’t deny that the Lei family and the He family have a pretty clever plan.
Conquering other resource planets, the re transportation of those resources is a huge problem. Piled-up mountains of ore, how do you transport it?
What about the transportation cost?
This is a hurdle that can’t be overco. If these resources aren’t sufficiently valuable, transporting them back to the Federation with warships generates enormous transport costs, so how much can you profit after deducting expenses?
This results in an effect like a chicken rib, tasteless to eat, and a pity to discard, but in the world of the 235 Lost Ball, the use of Spatial Rings and Space Magic Treasures perfectly avoids the high transportation costs.
Even with just one ship, as long as it reaches the Heavenly God Realm, what they need to do is conquer all the powerhouses, replace the original Eighteen Heavenly Gods, then collect countless Space Magic Treasures, enslave everyone, and extract all resources to be stored and taken away in Space Magic Treasures.
How many Space Magic Treasures can one ship carry, how much resources can it hold?
Not to ntion a magical treasure like Lin Chen’s Linglong Tower, even an ordinary space-type magical treasure could store an extrely large amount of stuff.
Lin Chen asked, “What about now, what is the City Lord’s opinion?”
Bai Jing replied: “The City Lord is still delaying and won’t approve their applications temporarily. After all, the comprehensive scientific investigation has to be completed, and final conclusions should be drawn.”
Lin Chen’s heart sank: “After the scientific investigation is over, I fear that the value of my hotown will greatly diminish?”
Bai Jing was silent for two seconds, naturally aware of Lin Chen’s concern, and, candidly responded: “The final results of the scientific investigation will be brought up for higher-level evaluation. If after evaluation, the Federation has largely mastered your systems and abilities, and that your people hold little valuable, it’s indeed very likely to pursue the resource plunder mode prior to purification.”
“If the final evaluation shows you have unique value, then the resource plunder mode might be shelved. The final decision on how to proceed would depend on the final result.”
Lin Chen frowned: “Regardless if the 235 Lost Ball is preserved, the resources within are still there. The Federation certainly won’t miss it, right?”
“That’s right.”
Bai Jing calmly said, “The resources in the Lost Ball are basically acquired through plunder, that’s a fact, but if you possess considerable and irreplaceable value, the approach might be more gentle.”
Lin Chen sighed and bitterly laughed: “It seems no matter how we delay, the final outco is unavoidable, it’s just a matter of ti.”
Bai Jing’s gaze carried a hint of sympathy: “The handling of Lost Balls usually follows this approach unless you can persuade so Big Shot to keep the 235 Lost Ball…”
Lin Chen nodded, knowing this matter well.
The purification of Lost Balls is a major policy, but there is a standard among various paraters, which can be maneuvered within.
It’s like raising a hundred chickens, now that they’ve grown and there’s not enough grain, so you need to kill eighty chickens to ensure the grain is within the safe line. Who exactly to keep among the twenty chickens is decided by the Master’s word, right?
Killing who isn’t killing, and keeping who isn’t keeping?
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