Su Mo was lying on the bed, soundly asleep, with Qian Chengxue leaning on him.
Dong Dong~
There was an urgent knock on the door, accompanied by Sun Duoxiang's urgent shout.
"Boss, wake up, wake up!"
Su Mo opened his eyes suddenly, turned over and got up, reaching for the clothes hanging next to him.
At this time, Su Mo suddenly froze.
"Ah? Su Mo, you can move now."
Qian Chengxue looked at this scene and said in disbelief.
"that is true."
Su Mo couldn't believe it either, but to be conservative, he hurriedly lay back on the bed.
"I'll open the door."
Qian Chengxue immediately tidied up her pajamas, got out of bed and went to the door.
At this time, Su Mo was thinking about things that he could do, so he didn't bother to scold Sun Duoxiang, so he asked: "What happened so early in the morning?"
"This is not Mr. Spade. Wang Hai and the others are here to see you, and they are almost here. I will come over quickly to inform you."
Sun Duoxiang quickly explained to Su Mo.
Upon hearing this, Qian Chengxue quickly picked up her clothes and ran to the bathroom to change.
Su Mo also wanted to change clothes or something, but after thinking about it, he decided not to, so he said to Sun Duoxiang.
"Okay, I understand, you can go and do your work."
"OK."
Sun Duoxiang nodded quickly and left.
Not long after, Qiancheng Yuki quickly changed her clothes, tidied up her appearance and walked out of the bathroom.
Then she tidied the room a little.
A few minutes later, there was a sound of footsteps.
Not long after, Spade took the lead and walked in, followed by Wang Hai, who was wearing the uniform of a federal general, and Wenrose and others who were wearing the uniforms of an admiral.
"Lord Spade, Wang Hai, Wenluosi, you are here."
Su Mo said hello with a smile.
"I heard that you were seriously injured. How are you? Are you feeling better?"
Spade said with a smile.
"much better."
Su Mo responded in a very good mood.
"I just said that if you are so strong, you won't get into trouble easily."
Seeing that Su Mo was in good spirits, Wang Hai said very happily.
"Haha, it's okay, but Wang Hai, you can do it. You've been promoted to general without saying a word. When are you going to treat me?"
Su Mo teased with interest.
"There's nothing to celebrate. If you want it, it's available at any time. You don't want it."
Wang Hai replied nonchalantly.
"Wang Hai, didn't you hear that Su Mo wants to treat you?"
Wenluosi explained to Wang Hai with a smile.
"What did I think? When you feel better, you can eat whatever you want. I'll treat you!"
Wang Hailuo patted his chest generously and promised.
"OK!"
Su Mo was not polite, and he was really happy to meet his old friend.
Then Spade spoke to Su Mo and said, "Take good care of yourself and tell the Federation if you have any difficulties."
"No problem. By the way, Master Spade, aren't you on Ceres? Why are you here?"
Su Mo asked curiously.
"This is not because the star gate has opened. We have transported back the massive resources dug from Ceres and stopped by to see you."
Spade explained casually.
"So that's it."
Su Mo suddenly realized.
"Su Mo, please get well soon. Now that the Star Gate has stabilized, the whole world is very lively. Many people have arrived at Ceres through the Star Gate. The entire Ceres has almost become a paradise for treasure hunters."
Wenluosi introduced the current situation outside to Su Mo.
"Okay, I'll try my best."
Su Mo smiled and replied.
At this time, Spade took out a card from his sleeve and handed it to Su Mo.
"this is for you."
"Ah? This is it?"
Su Mo was slightly startled.
"There are 200 billion star coins here, just take the flowers! If it's not enough, tell us."
Spade gave instructions simply and neatly.
"This isn't appropriate, it's so much money."
Su Mo was also shocked. This is a huge amount of money. In the past, it could have been used to buy a Star Destroyer. Although the price of Star Destroyers is skyrocketing now, it feels a bit like inflation. But that is limited to Star Destroyers.
As for weapons and other items, the purchasing power of star coins is even stronger than when they first arrived.
Thinking of this, Su Mo felt that the Star Destroyer Phantom Flower was really a good deal. He would have bought a few more.
Of course, Su Mo was just thinking about it. How could he have so much money at that time?
Spade shook his head and said solemnly to Su Mo: "There is nothing inappropriate. This is a decision I made after discussing with the President of the Arles Council. In addition, you don't have to worry about the federal finances. The federation is not what it used to be."
, the finances are also very comfortable, and I am planning to buy a lot of things recently."
"Oh, you're welcome then."
Su Mo also tried to shirk something.
"Take good care of yourself and don't worry about anything."
Spade told Su Mo.
"I will."
"Okay, we have to leave too."
"It's so urgent, why don't you sit down for a while?"
Su Mo was also slightly startled.
"No, there are still many things to deal with. Not to mention the other brothers who sacrificed their lives, the aftermath has not been dealt with properly."
When Spade said this, he also sighed slightly.
"Okay, then walk slowly."
Su Mo didn't try to persuade him to stay.
Spade turned to Qian Chengxue and said, "Qian Chengxue, I'll leave it to you, Su Mo."
"Don't worry, I will take good care of him."
Qian Chengxue nodded heavily and responded.
Not long after, Spade and the others left, leaving only Su Mo and Qian Chengxue in the room.
Qian Chengxue then said to Su Mo with excitement, "Su Mo, why don't you get out of bed and try again?"
"OK."
Su Mo then tried to get out of bed again, and found that he had really regained his mobility.
"How are you doing? Do you feel uncomfortable anywhere?"
Qian Chengxue asked nervously.
"There's no discomfort at all! It's great, I don't have to sit in a wheelchair anymore."
Su Mo was also so happy that even though the doctors told him that he was fine, when he was able to move again, his mood was still very different.
"Very good."
Qian Chengxue's eyes were a little wet.
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Second Ring of Star City, Chenxing Auction Building.
At this time, the entrance was extremely busy.
I saw a large number of people wearing different styles of clothes gathered here, including senior officials of the Imperial Army and senior members of the Alliance.
Among them, you can even see the figures of the Chairman of the Council of Arles and Emperor Moka Jaffa.
They were talking and laughing with their subordinates and allies.
In addition, you can also see a nobleman from the Star Ring City wearing luxurious clothes.
If you look closely, you will find that they are all gathered together in a group, with little communication between them.
"Now that these bumpkins are rich, they all come here to buy land."
"There's nothing I can do. I just made great contributions and was incorporated. I exchanged a lot of ores and scattered merit points for money, and now I'm very wealthy."
"We have to let them snatch up all that land. Finally, Star Ring City released a few pieces of second-ring land."
"It doesn't matter who will win or lose, and even though they are so complacent now, they will gradually realize how difficult the road ahead will be."
"Even a group of juniors dare to compete with their seniors. They are really overestimating their abilities."
...
Several young nobles also muttered in the corner.
Theoretically, merit points cannot be traded, and whoever owns them can only use them.
Therefore, there is no way that one person can get a lot of points and exchange them for high-level things.
But the scattered merit points can be used to exchange the other party for what they want, and then convert them into money.
Countries exchanged many of their scattered meritorious deeds into star coins, and gained extremely rich star coins.
Coupled with the opening of the Star Gate, massive amounts of materials dug from Ceres by various countries were also transported back.
It can be said that everyone has never been so fat.
The reason why we came here to acquire land is also very simple. After various countries have successfully entered the system of the Star Ring City.
All Council Presidents and the Emperor received a formal proclamation.
The City of Star Ring has officially established the No. 3 Breeding Place in the rear area, Dark Foam Star Sea.
And construction of an artificial sun has begun in the central area.
At the same time, Halo City gives leaders of various countries two options. One is to directly purchase modified suitable planets from Halo City, and the other is to spend money to transform their own home planets.
Only planets that meet the standards are eligible to move to Breeding Ground No. 3.
Of course, if you have money, you can also choose to buy a suitable planet and then transform your home planet.
This involves a problem.
Whoever moves into the No. 3 Breeding Ground first will be able to choose the best orbit around the artificial sun.
You can get the most comfortable environment.
Therefore, all countries are now desperately trying to develop and be the first to move into the birthplace.
It is worth explaining that although the price of purchasing a suitable planet directly is cheaper than a modified one, it is still prohibitive for everyone. So so far, no one has ever purchased a suitable planet directly, even from the first two cradle countries.
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Everyone chose to entrust the Halo City to transform their home planet because it could be done slowly in stages.
Even so, the cost of transformation is staggeringly expensive. In order to minimize costs, countries need to prepare their own materials for transformation.
Except for some of these materials, which can be mined by yourself, many of them need to be obtained by completing Star Ring City missions.
There are a large number of high-quality tasks distributed in the administrative hall of the Second Ring Road.
In the past, they didn't have the capital to come and get a share of the pie, but now of course they have no hesitation in eyeing it.
If you want to accept these tasks, you need to purchase commercial land in the Second Ring Road area. Only in this way can you obtain additional permissions and allow enough people to obtain the qualifications to enter the Second Ring Road and accept the tasks.
Of course, if you just want to buy residential land, you don’t need to be so nervous. Compared with commercial land, residential land is more abundant and the price is relatively cheaper.
However, there are not as many benefits as commercial land. You must know that commercial land, in addition to those messy permissions, can also make huge amounts of money from the people living in the second ring road if you continue to operate here.
To use the most common metaphor, even those who come in by themselves can make a lot of money by working as nannies for people in the Second Ring Road.
Not long after, the auction door opened.
Arles and others walked in chatting and laughing.
"Please give me some respect this time. If I'm lucky enough to land a piece of land first, don't do it for me."
"President of the Assembly of Arles, you can rest assured, don't worry. Do we look like treacherous people? We will only support the land captured by the imperial army."
Mao Duo said righteously.
"Pope Mahodo has a point."
Arles responded with a smile on his face. But he was thinking to himself: "These people really don't have a fuel-saving lamp. They can stand up to the ground that the imperial army shot, but they come over to hit it. What's the difference?"
On the other side, Emperor Hallet and others gathered around Emperor Moka and praised him.
"Emperor Moka Jiafa, we all know that you are very wealthy, but you still have to leave some soup for us. I heard that the amount of land auctioned this time is pitifully small."
"Don't worry, I only need two of the six pieces of land!"
Moka Jiafa Emperor said domineeringly.
"Um, that's fine too."
The smiles on the faces of Hallet's emperors became stiffer and stiffer.
"Huh, that sounds pretty loud."
At this time, Bolin Heim, who was passing by with his elders, said disdainfully.
"Bo Lin, don't talk much. Haven't you heard a sentence? Misfortune comes from the mouth. You are good at everything, but you really need to change your temper."
Bolin's sister Yunlin persuaded in a low voice.
"It's not like these guys are too crazy. Little do they know that they are just enjoying the dividends given by the Lord of the City."
Bolin said still a little unconvinced.
"We have enjoyed it before, and this is how we got here, so let's not talk about that."
Yunlin pulled Bo Lin inside.
...
Soon everyone entered the auction venue. The entire venue was very simple.
It is somewhat similar to a T-shaped classroom, with a large platform at the front.
All auction items will appear in the form of holographic projections. Everyone has his or her own seat, and after taking a seat, a small virtual bidding interface can be summoned.
Just operate the bidding on it, it's very simple.
Soon an old man wearing work clothes, quite old but energetic, walked onto the stage.
He bowed to everyone and said.
"Introduce myself, I am the auctioneer, Laughley. The model of this auction is also very simple, the highest bidder wins! It is strictly forbidden to raise the price maliciously. Once the bid is made, it will be deemed valid. Anyone who raises the price without paying will
Will be severely punished. Therefore, I hope everyone can be rational and cautious when bidding. Now I announce that the auction has begun!"
"The first auction is for residential land located in the Second Ring Road, Hakata Street, with a total area of 50,000 square meters and a starting price of 10 billion star coins."
"120!"
"150!"
...
Arles sat quietly in his seat and watched others bidding.
"President of the Assembly of Arles, don't we take some pictures?"
Haiyue asked curiously.
"The land is for immigrants. Why take pictures of it? Enjoy it? Now that the Federation is at a critical moment, there is no use taking pictures of it."
Arles replied very rationally.
"It seems so."
Haiyue suddenly understood.
"Our target is commercial land with special privileges, but judging from the people who came to the scene, it is probably not an ordinary difficulty if we want to successfully photograph it. We must be prepared for a lot of bleeding."
Arles also had a headache when he thought about this.
Although the finances are very good now, there are still many things to purchase.
Not to mention the upgrade of other cutting-edge weapons, it is a big deal. Now the Federation is discussing the procurement of V-generation biological mechas in the Star Ring City.
Of course, this situation is not just encountered by the federation, the situation is similar in all countries.
Therefore, in the first half of the civil land auctions, almost no one from the twelve countries participated in the auctions.
Everyone is prepared to spend their money on the back of their mind.
Half an hour later, the auction of residential land was completed, and all buyers were from the countries of the first and second birthplaces.
Auctioneer Laughley then announced.
"Next, we will auction a piece of commercial land located on the west side of Vincent Street in the Second Ring Road area, with a total area of 100,000 square meters, and a reserve price of 500 billion."
"500 billion!"
At this time, a man wearing gray V-generation armor, with sharp eyes and a domineering body raised his hand.
"The Machinery Empire bids 500 billion! Is there anything higher?"
Loakley asked.
The entire auction was silent, no one spoke.
Haiyue asked Arles in a low voice with some confusion.
"President of the Assembly of Arles, why is no one bidding for such a low price? This is far lower than the market price."
"That man is Emperor Winters of the Birthplace No. 1 Machinery Empire. His country is very powerful and can be said to be the strongest among all the dependent countries. That piece of land is not public, it is privately put up for auction.
, and he was interested in it, so it was an informal decision. Before I came to participate in the auction, I received a notice from the other party that I was not allowed to snatch it from him! Although we have joined the Star Ring City system, if we forcefully snatch this
A piece of land is equivalent to breaking up with the other party, which is unnecessary!"
"Then the land below must have been reserved, right?"
Haiyue said slightly surprised.
"No, there are only two pieces of land designated for private auction, and the rest of the land belongs to the public, so everyone can do it according to their own abilities."
Arles replied calmly.
Soon Laughley made the final announcement.
"Congratulations to the Carcass Empire for winning the second piece of commercial land for auction. This piece of land is located on the east side of Maple Leaf Avenue in the Second Ring Road. It covers a total area of 150,000 square meters and has a reserve price of 800 billion star coins."
"800 billion."
At this time, an old woman sitting in the front row, holding a black mechanical crutch and wearing a gorgeous robe, raised her hand.
"The Laurel Kingdom offered 800 billion! Is there anything higher?
asked Rookley Routine.
The entire auction was still very quiet, and in the end, Laurel Kingdom successfully purchased this piece of commercial land.
At this time, Emperor Mokarjafa, Arles and others were sitting upright, and everyone's eyes became very serious. The main event was about to begin, and their stage was next.
However, at this moment, Laukeli bowed to everyone.
"Thank you for participating. The auction has ended."
As soon as these words came out, the quiet auction venue immediately exploded.
Emperor Moka Jiafa slapped the armrest, stood up suddenly, and said angrily: "Are you kidding us? Isn't there still public land that has not been auctioned in the future? What do you mean it's over?"
"Sorry, before the auction started, I received a temporary notice that all six plots of land originally planned for auction have been sold out."
Laukeli explained calmly.
"It's interesting, someone actually bought them all."
Machine Empire Winster showed a playful smile.
"How is it possible that the items at auction can still be purchased without reservation?"
Emperor Mokajia asked violently.
"It is redeemed with merit. You can look at the rules of the auction venue or the rules of the Star Ring City. The priority of merit redemption is the highest. I understand that everyone has some complaints, but there is no way that rules are rules, and so are we.
I only got the news before the auction started.”
Luo Keli replied calmly. Of course, he actually deliberately did not tell everyone in advance.
Because if this matter were told as soon as the auction started, there would be no guarantee that anyone would snatch the two unofficial lands from the Machinery Empire and the Laurel Kingdom.
"Here, what should we do? Who is it? He has so many meritorious deeds and has exchanged all the land."
"I don't know, but one thing I know very well is that the person who can use so many meritorious deeds to exchange all the land has an absolutely powerful identity and strength. It's useless to know who it is. Is it possible that you really want to trouble him?"
"That makes sense."
...
The entire auction venue suddenly became extremely lively, and everyone was discussing it.
"President of the Parliament, what should I do?"
The officials following Arles asked in confusion.
"Let me think about this."
Arles was also caught off guard by the sudden change. If he had known about this earlier, he would definitely fight for the commercial land with Laurel Kingdom.
You must know that all the land in the second ring of the Star Ring City can only be sold with the approval of the Lord of Ikaroa.
There is no such shop after passing this village.
Or you can buy it from private hands, but the quantity released is already pitifully small, and there is no excess at all.
"President of the Parliament, please think of a way quickly. How about we ask the auctioneer who bought it and see if we can buy back a piece."
"It's not that easy. The redemption of meritorious service is kept confidential. This matter will be discussed in the long term. But don't worry, it's not just us who haven't bought it, but other countries haven't bought it either."
Arras calmly comforted everyone behind him.
"clear."
Everyone responded one after another.
...
Shadow number.
Su Mo was lying on the bed, browsing the Star Ring Forum in a bored manner.
Although he can move freely now, Su Mo is still too lazy to move, mainly because he has no strength and feels exhausted.
At this time, Su Mo saw a popular post on a forum.
"The mysterious buyer pulled out all the stops, and all the countries gathered at the auction and came back defeated!"
Su Mo clicked and looked at it with interest.
As a result, the expressions become more exciting the more you look at them.
The owner of the forgery, Devourer, saw that Su Mo looked so abnormal, so he asked, "What's wrong with you?"
"I have good news for you. We seem to have won the bet, and there is hope for your next meal."
Su Mo said excitedly.
"Oh? You want to say that those lands are going to appreciate in value?"
"It will definitely increase in value. What we are sweeping is the only inventory. Now all the countries are going crazy and looking for us."
"A big black mark!"
The owner of the forgery, the Devourer, said in a low voice.
"That's necessary, and I have a better plan, but I won't implement this plan for the time being. Let them worry about the hot pot for a while."
Su Mo couldn't help but reveal a smirk.
"It's time to take medicine."
Qian Chengxue brought over a glass of warm water.
"OK."
Su Mo put the phone aside and said with a smile.
"Seeing that you seem very happy, is there something good going on?"
Qian Chengxue saw the evil smile Su Mo showed just now.
"Do you still remember the land I exchanged?"
"remember."
"It's going to appreciate in value."
Su Mo was in a very good mood and swallowed both medicines.
"That's a good thing, but don't put too much energy on it. The most important thing is to take medicine on time and take good care of your body. The stains of contaminated blood on your body have faded a lot recently."
Qian Chengxue told Su Mo.
"It's a lot lighter? Is it?"
Su Mo was stunned for a moment, then lowered his head to check his body.
"Of course, if you don't believe me, just look in the mirror."
Qian Chengxue replied with a smile.
Su Mo quickly walked to the floor-length mirror, took off his shirt, and began to carefully look at the contaminated blood stains on his body, although these contaminated blood stains were still very hideous.
But if you look closely, it seems to be a bit lighter.
"It seems that taking these two medicines is really effective."
Su Mo sighed slightly.
"That's for sure."
Qian Chengxue replied in a normal manner, in her mind the medicine should be effective, otherwise why would she take it?
Su Mo stood there, his expression constantly changing, not knowing what he was thinking.
"Su Mo, what's wrong with you?"
Seeing that Su Mo was motionless, Qian Chengxue asked quickly.
"It's okay, I'm just thinking about something. By the way, I have something to do tonight and I have to go out."
Su Mo said to Qian Chengxue.
"You have recovered a little from your injury. Do you want to go out? How about I accompany you?"
Qian Chengxue said with some worry.
"It's okay. I can do it myself. I'll come back as soon as I go. Besides, this is the Ring City and it's very safe."
Su Mo smiled and said to Qian Chengxue.
"Then keep your phone open and call me as soon as possible if anything happens."
Qian Chengxue finally agreed, but she still asked uneasily.
"OK, no problem."
Su Mo responded with a smile.
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ps: Sorry, I have something to do today, I will update more tomorrow, thank you!