Chapter 256: Relax
Hilda and Wim were stunned for at least half a minute without speaking, until Hao Ren waved his hand in front of their eyes before coming back to his senses, if Shilda at least had some understanding of Hao Ren's background, then Wim was really confused, he felt that what he had just heard was not even an auditory hallucination, not even a fantasy!
"You say...... A planet? Wim looked at the mysterious stranger in front of him in a frustrated manner, "Can you give it to us?" And you have a way to transfer a billion people at once? I'm sorry...... I don't know if I'm right, do you mean that? β
Hao Ren had long known that the other party would react in this way, so he nodded very seriously, and explained the details: "I do plan to do this, you don't have to doubt anything." It's just that there are some details I want to explain first: because of some procedural problems, that planet is not a gift, but leased to you, of course, this is just a formality, you can use the resources on the new home at will, I transfer the right to use that planet to you in my personal name, anyway, that place is of little use to me. After that, you will take refuge in another universe as a sojourn, but once you have developed true faster-than-light spacecraft, the first colony you have developed will become your true possession, and you will be a legal resident from that point on. Also, the fleet I've arranged for you isn't free, but you should be able to afford it......"
Hilda nodded as she listened, these details were just a formality, she knew that the other party was already doing their best to get the Elim elves out of the mire, so she didn't care about some of the restrictions at all. But she still stood in the position of the ruler of Erim and asked cautiously: "Then Hao Ren, the price...... What is it? β
"I just said that. On the one hand, you have to give up the inheritance here, which is a hurdle for your psychology. On the other hand, you have to bear your own travel expenses," Hao Ren spread his hands, "It is a private company that undertakes this migration mission, they can't work in vain, they offer the conditions that you have these floating islands and the large equipment you can't take with you, these things seem to have some value in the thrift market and some black market, and after conversion, it is enough to transport a billion of you to another universe." In addition, this is a family price, and I agreed to use resources to offset the account with the person who knew him for the long distance. β
Hilda's eyes widened in surprise: "Just these things?" β
"Is it difficult?" Vivien, who was next to her, couldn't help but come in, "When you get to your new home, you'll have plenty of land and resources." And you have a billion people left, so if you squeeze it, you should live on the new planet, and it doesn't make sense to save these floating islands, right? β
"It's not that I'm reluctant to give up these floating islands, it's just that I didn't expect anyone to want them," Hilda's face was a little embarrassed, "I thought our depleted and obsolete facilities were worthless in the eyes of the higher civilizations......
The number jΓΉ terminal made a cavity on the side: "You can't say that, scrap iron has value, it just depends on how to use it." Your floating islands are indeed worthless in themselves, and are full of celestial debris that does not cost money to civilizations that have the ability to go to space. Naturally, they don't like it, but the equipment you make - there are people who want it in some markets, and the depletion of resources has pushed your technology in the material cycle and the ecological dome to the limit, and the equipment you make is valuable in this regard. Advanced civilizations may not be needed, but some of the technology is mediocre, and young civilizations that have just gone into space like to go to the second-hand market to exchange such off-the-shelf cheap equipment. β
"You seem to know a lot?" Hao Ren looked at the number of terminals in surprise.
"I just understood. I just checked the database and found that the pan-universe economic circle is a very interesting thing. The old antique equipment of the Elim Elves will be converted into cheap colonial components by some professional refurbisters, combined with other compatible second-hand equipment, repackaged and sold to the unsavvy novice civilization. This business is a big part of interstellar trade. Maybe in a few years you might see the shadow of the Isle of the Rising Sun somewhere in the galaxy - the universe is too big for all kinds of industries. And it doesn't matter if it's a dilapidated piece of equipment that can't be recycled, it's sent to a furnace or becomes the personal collection of some unique interstellar scholar and collector, and it always comes in handy anyway, 'nothing made by the intelligent race will be worth zero', is a famous quote from the head of the Fiali Consortium, and all interstellar profiteers believe in it. β
Hao Ren thought for a moment: "...... Don't talk about this yet, how much did that 883 probably pit me? β
"No more, no less, probably just as much as a half-cooked and broad-minded business partner should have." The number of JΓΉ's tone was very disapproving, "And strictly speaking, he is taking advantage of the Elim Elf, after all, he is a businessman, you can't expect him to be as noble as Yitzax." β
Hao Ren: "......"
Hilda understood the meaning of the number of terminals, and she hurriedly said, "It's okay, we can't take these things with us anyway......"
Everyone has no opinion, so of course Hao Ren is even more difficult to say, but he took this opportunity to have a deeper understanding of the era of the stars and the sea. And he also understands that the development of a civilization's technology tree is often uneven: the Elim Elves are indeed a civilization trapped in the home planetary circle, but this is a bad environment, and their technology in other aspects, such as material circulation and artificial ecology, has actually reached the standard of going to the interstellar stage - as long as they are given a faster-than-light engine, they can blossom all over the galaxy.
It is foreseeable what kind of vigorous development Elrim Elf will enter after getting rid of the current quagmire, and their potential is not a joke.
"Then you don't have a problem with this migration plan, do you?" Hao Ren looked at Hilda, "Do you need to find your elders and ministers to confirm?" β
The expression on Hilda's face made it impossible to tell what was going on, the overexcitement and consternation, coupled with the barely maintained composure, made her lips tremble a little, and she just nodded vigorously: "Of course I don't have any opinion!" It's a big ...... Surprise, but will you really give us a planet? Don't you want us to do anything else besides the cost of travel? I don't quite understand...... Could it be that a planet is such an insignificant thing to you? β
Hao Ren scratched his hair: "How can I say this, from a person's worldview, I really can't imagine what it is like to have such a large piece of land in my hands, the house I live in has not been renovated for decades, and the property of this planet is too big for me to imagine, but I am now doing this as a censor - that planet is just a nominal property to me, I can't use it at all, what do you say I personally use it for?" Bolted rope round and smashed the sun? It's better to give you a personal favor. β
"It's such a useless thing to you," Wim's expression was wonderful, "but our whole race has struggled for thousands of years......
"Wim, go and inform the Council of Elders and my council," said Hilda quickly, "and issue a royal supreme proclamation at once, and announce to the people that there is a very important matter, but don't announce what it is for now, just let them pay attention to all the sources of information, and I will announce the details when the Council of Elders is overβsuspend your work, they don't matter." β
Wim Huoran got up: "Yes! Mother-sama! β
Then the young elven regent turned around and walked towards the entrance of the hall, but after taking two steps, he couldn't help but turn around, the expression on his face was strange to a little funny, he looked at Hao Ren and his own mother: "Wait a minute...... I'm still a little confused...... You're not actually talking about storytelling, are you? I really accept it......"
Hilda's face sank: "Go!" β
The young regent hurried out, and Hilda shouted behind him, "Don't forget to make the announcement that it's 'good news'βthe people can't stand the fright!" β
Wim trotted out of the living room, and Hao Ren looked at his back and sighed, "You have a good way of educating your son." β
"He's not mature enough," Hilda shook her head, "He's just barely qualified as a regent, there's no way, after all, he's just coming of age...... I'm getting a little impatient with his education. β
Hao Ren felt that discussing the issue of educating his son with a beautiful sister who looked a year or two older than him was simply a slumbering scene, and he quickly interrupted the topic: "Don't talk about this - now that the biggest problem of the Elrim Elf has been solved, then social problems such as the Paradise Organization should not be a problem, right?" β
Hilda was stunned as if she had just reacted, and then smiled, "Ah, yes...... Suddenly feel ...... Easy ......"
Shirda's voice was getting lower and lower, and Hao Ren didn't notice it at first, and when he felt something was wrong, he realized that the queen was already lying on the table, without a sound. (To be continued......)