With a dull roar, mechanical grabs the size of a house dug chunks of hard ore out of the heavy rock, kicking up a cloud of dust.

On the side of the hastily paved improvised road, mountains of ore glow with a faint silver glow in the sun, and numerous trucks flood in to load these precious resources away.

Dozens of kilometers away, on the Yunsong Plain, huge metal smelters have been built and put into operation. Countless ores are fed into it, and they are soon turned into shiny metal ingots, which are sent to the warehouse by the handling robot for preservation.

“…… What a great place!"

On the patrol spaceship in mid-air, Xiao Jinlin, the inheritor, looked at the lively and busy scene below, and sighed slightly.

It is an uninhabited planet far from its homeland, in a remote corner of the Milky Way. Except for the lifeless oceans, the continents are basically complex and changeable mountains and landforms, with only a few plains and lakes, and the atmospheric pressure and gravity are similar to those of the earth.

The area of the plain here is not too large, with a radius of less than 100 kilometers. It is surrounded by almost all undulating, rugged mountains, and there is no sign of life.

Of course, in this endless mountain range, there are a large number of rare mineral resources, many of which are high-quality open-pit mines, and the difficulty of mining is extremely low. Even with the current level of technology on Earth, it can easily be competent.

Thousands of unmanned aerial vehicles patrol the surface of the planet, dividing the purple clouds in every region

In the central part of the plain, there are dozens of transport ships with a body length of thousands of meters, and the movable gates on the flat belly of the ship are opened, and a large pile of refined and purified metal ingots is continuously sent into the belly of the ship through a suspended conveyor belt. When it is full, it will retract the conveyor belt, close the gates, and take off, flying to the space wormhole outside the orbit of the planet.

“…… By the standards of a first-class interstellar civilization, the resources on this planet can be used by three billion people for a very wasteful hundred years. It is enough for China to survive the fragile period of the rising stage and successfully have the ability to develop the resources of alien planets on a large scale. ”

In the ship in synchronous orbit, Zhao Xinglan said to Xie Xuan: "Of course, the secrecy work over there must also be done in place, and the things should be used cautiously after they are transported back, so as not to let those disgusting foreign friends learn about the news and shout that they want to get a piece of the pie." ”

"Well, it's a must. Xie Xuan nodded vigorously.

With the rapid development of China, the demand for certain strategic resources is increasing. Although there are many resources in the earth's oceans, if the Chinese government wants to exploit them in large quantities, it will inevitably encounter the overt and covert constraints of European and American countries, and neighboring small and medium-sized countries will also jump out to cheer for them.

"Hate people, laugh people. ”

This maxim of our ancestors applies not only between people, but also between countries. Those countries and forces do not have the technological and financial resources of China, and their own economies and markets are not large enough to follow the example of China in developing and utilizing the seas on a large scale, so they will resort to all kinds of means that cannot be used to make stumbling blocks and cause sabotage.

"What Lao Tzu can't do, don't even think about it!" "Lao Tzu didn't have a good life, don't think about it!"

This is what many high-level governments really think, especially in the eastern island countries. Since the reform and opening up in the last century, the country has been accustomed to mixing in any large-scale commercial investment activities of China overseas, and those who can stir up the yellow will be stirred up, and those who can't be stirred will be disgusted with you.

They have no ability or ability to develop their own economy, so they try every means to drag China's economy back, and spare no effort to attack and smear China in the field of public opinion and propaganda, and this routine has been played by them for decades. It's just that with the increasing national strength of China, these methods are now becoming more and more difficult to achieve.

In order to solve the problem of resource demand in the rise of China once and for all, Xie Xuan tried to ask Zhao Xinglan to expand the import of certain resources.

After consideration, Zhao Xinglan gave two options: one is that the Zilan Empire will provide the Chinese government with various mineral resources worth trillions of dollars every earth year, and the other is to lease a resource planet, a batch of equipment and transport ships at a suitable price, and let the Chinese government send people to organize mining and smelting on the planet itself.

In the end, the top management chose the second option, and so there was a large-scale development operation on this remote planet.

To be honest, this kind of behavior has already crossed the line. If it is really learned by other interstellar civilization powers, Zhao Xinglan's current identity will have to take on some responsibilities.

Of course, the Zilan Empire is initially unified, and the entire galaxy is undergoing large-scale development and construction, and a mere inconspicuous border planet will not attract too much attention from the outside world.

"After these resources are shipped back to Earth, they will only be used for the needs of the national strategic reserve to supply the needs of the military and certain secret departments, and will never be exported to the outside world, so you can rest assured. Xie Xuan said.

Zhao Xinglan nodded, she did not doubt the control ability of the Chinese government, as long as there were no internal problems in herself, those foreign friends would not have any chance to make trouble.

Just last month, the Chinese government completed a manned lunar landing operation and set up the first manned lunar ground research base. Although it is partly with the help of the achievements of prehistoric civilization technology, it is undeniable that European and American countries have been left behind.

Although European and American countries announced joint plans to return to the moon almost simultaneously, the progress is far inferior to that of China due to financial and technical constraints. And the gap will only get bigger and bigger in the future.

"The kingdom will not be left without an owner for a day, and then I will be gone for a while, and maybe I will come back again at least a year later. Of course, if you have any major business, you can also contact me. I'll leave you a set of hyperspace communication equipment," Zhao Xinglan said again.

"Okay, Ji Meng and Yu Menghua will go with you, come back when you are free. Xie Xuan gently rubbed her cloud-like hair, reluctantly speaking.

Zhao Xinglan admonished for a while, and finally sent Xie Xuan away from the ship. This planet is the strategic lifeblood of Huaguo, so she must sit here to avoid accidents.

Moments later, the Empress's ship, protected by a number of Guardships, passed through the wormhole, appearing hundreds of light-years away, continuing to the next one.

In the main control room, with the announcement of the palace ladies, Nikolai, the Count of the Empire and Minister of the Interior, walked in.

“…… Your Majesty, there is something I have to remind you of. ”

After saluting, he said solemnly: "Although the earth is your homeland, it is human nature to take care of your mother. But there is no real friendship between countries, and interests always come first! Now that you are helping this country openly and secretly, are you not afraid that in the future, when they develop, they will compete with you for the right to rule the galaxy?"

"This is still a very distant thing, right? From the primary interstellar civilization to the fourth-level interstellar civilization, the road to be taken in the middle is too long, and hundreds or thousands of years may not be enough. Zhao Xinglan said disappreciatively.

Nikolai said: "But this day will come sooner or later." Now you have given them a resource planet, if in the future they need more and better planets, more resources, more advanced technology, will you give it or not?"

He is well aware of the rapid development of human civilization in this era, especially in China. Now with Zhao Xinglan's unsparing help, it is conceivable that this civilization will definitely leave the earth and become a real interstellar civilization in just a few decades.

However, the entire galaxy now belongs to the territory of the Zilan Empire, and if the future Hua Kingdom wants to continue to expand its territory, it can only leave the galaxy and go to the distant dark and barbaric galaxy to develop, otherwise there will definitely be a conflict of interest with the Zilan Empire.

"There's something troublesome about this...... But it's not inevitable, I already have a plan, so I don't have to worry about it. Zhao Xinglan said gently.

"Since Your Majesty knows it in his heart, the minister will not say much. ”

Nikolai said: "It's just that His Royal Highness Ying Hao of the Blue Dome Empire is about to ascend the throne, do you want to go to the imperial capital to make a pilgrimage to congratulate you? This matter is related to the future of the empire, and Your Majesty must make a prudent decision." ”

Zhao Xinglan frowned and was silent, according to Ying Yuyan, Ying Hao's succession is getting closer and closer. Once crowned emperor, a national audition will be held, canonizing his queen and a series of important concubines, and she will definitely be among them, which is precisely what she finds difficult to accept.

So the best thing to do is not to go, or if you have to go on a trip for the sake of your own country, you can't accept the other party's request.

This matter is related to his core interests, and even if he has to ask the great being to intervene at a critical moment, he cannot compromise and make concessions.

"Okay, the new emperor of the Qingqiong Empire has ascended the throne, and our Zilan Empire still has to go to congratulate, so you will arrange to prepare a congratulatory gift, and the palace will go there in person at that time. However, you can ask the diplomatic department to communicate with the other side in advance, and there is no need to mention the marriage. Zhao Xinglan said.

"Understood, the minister will start to prepare. Nikolai knew what to expect, so he quit and withdrew.

After he left, Qin Yuanjun behind the screen slowly walked out, looking at the goddess sister on the throne with a complicated expression, and was speechless for a long time.

Zhao Xinglan's eyes had a hint of softness, and she said gently: "You have been out with me for the past few days, you have seen everything you should see, and you should understand that it is impossible between us." So...... When you go back, find a girl you like and get married. I will help you develop on Earth, and it will not be difficult to get that supreme position in a few decades. ”

"It seems like I'm running out of bargains,"

Qin Yuanjun smiled helplessly, walked over and leaned against her and said, "But for the sake of the past feelings, can I make one more request?"

"What requirements?" asked Zhao Xinglan as he turned to the side.

Qin Yuanjun grabbed her jade hand violently: "Since you are not interested in that Ying Hao, why don't you give it to me once before leaving?"

“……”

(PS: Will the goddess agree?)

(End of chapter)