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She just never gets involved in anything.
"Lady Baizhi, I have heard some things about your affairs on Yalilo 6. If you don't want to deal with those natives, you can withdraw the Cloud Cavalry and let the people of that planet pay their debts themselves."
Tingyun said with a smile.
"Hmm... It's alright, let's ask Director Toppa what he said first."
Bai Zhi thought about it. The amount of credit points owed must be quite large. The original method in the story might be able to solve the problem, but asking if there were any other options was also a good choice.
"Yes, then I'll help you contact that person?"
“No, I have Director Toppa’s contact information. I’ll talk to her alone.”
227 Toppa: How about I give you a planet?
"Lady Baizhi has such a wide circle of friends. She even knows the director of the Interstellar Peace Company. Although I am a ferryman for the merchant group, I am ashamed of myself."
Tingyun praised him with a smile.
Bai Zhi glanced at Ting Yun and sighed inwardly. She had to admit that Ting Yun was really good at praising people, but unfortunately, the other party was Huan Long in disguise.
Bai Zhi opened her phone, found Toppa in her contacts, and started typing.
Bai Zhi: [Miss Topa, are you there?]
Toppa replied to the message in less than 10 seconds.
Topa: [Yes, Ms. Baizhi. I'm honored to have you contact me.]
Topa: [You contacted me, so it must be something important to discuss. I'm guessing it's about Belloberg?]
Bai Zhi: [Yes, it's about the Belloberg incident. This planet is indeed currently under my name. I've also read the letter Miss Topa sent regarding the debt. May I ask for the specific figures?]
Topa: [I and the company are very sorry that this matter has disturbed your life, but it is my duty. Please understand that you are an honorary senior executive of the company and should know that this is a necessary means for the company to maintain its survival.]
Topa: [As for the debt figure, it's just this much: 17.........]
Bai Zhi's eyes widened as she looked at the numbers Toppa sent her.
This is an astronomical number; even if we use trillions to calculate it, we still can't accurately state the amount.
Bai Zhi: [What kind of outrageous thing is this?]
Topa: [Please understand that back then, Yalilo 6 was a thriving commercial planet, so its annual output was extremely impressive. To resist the antimatter legion, the rulers at the time borrowed money from the company, and with compound interest, it has now reached this figure.]
Bai Zhi rubbed her temples. Although it felt a bit far-fetched, she knew that Toppa was right.
After all, back then, Yalilo 6 was a very prosperous commercial planet, located on a major transportation route, with a large number of interstellar people coming and going. So the population of the entire planet must have been at least seven or eight billion people. With interstellar exchanges, the economy must have been very developed.
This allowed the rulers at the time to borrow a large sum of money to develop resistance forces.
They never imagined that the prosperity of a planet would eventually turn into a situation where only one city remains to hold on.
For this city, that debt is indeed an astronomical figure.
Or maybe we should have Bronya use the technology from that giant Gundam to pay off the debt.
If it were a few hundred million, Bai Zhi would have paid for Belloberg's money, but this staggering amount could probably buy a lot of ordinary habitable planets.
She simply couldn't afford it.
Making the immortal boat pay for it, while it might be a piece of cake for the immortal boat, is still somewhat unethical.
Topa: [I understand how you feel, but besides clearing the debt, there is another way to free your planet from debt while also bringing you substantial profits.]
Upon seeing the message Toppa sent, Bai Zhi raised an eyebrow. Debt forgiveness, and there are benefits too?
Angelica dahurica: [Detailed Explanation]
Topa: [Do you follow the entertainment section of Interstellar Peace?]
Bai Zhi: [I only occasionally watch anime and read novels; I don't follow any celebrities.]
Topa: [Haha, someone like you was born to stand at the top, so naturally you don't need to chase after celebrities. What I'm trying to say is that the entertainment sector has always been a huge source of wealth for interstellar peace.]
Toppa: [By broadcasting customized programs to various civilizations throughout the universe, we can obtain enormous amounts of advertising revenue and other fees.]
Bai Zhi: [What you're trying to say is? To save a planet from bankruptcy, I'm debuting as an idol? That's not really appropriate...]
Topa: [Of course we don't need you to pursue a career like an idol. You're the future Dragon Lord, a high-ranking member of the Immortal Ship. How could we possibly make such a decision?]
Bai Zhi: [So what does mentioning this mean?]
Topa: [Hmm... Our entertainment department recently came up with a really great idea: we'll be teaming up with the Black Tower Space Station for a small survival event.]
Bai Zhi:?
Upon seeing what Toppa had sent, Bai Zhi had a huge question mark above her head. Interstellar Peace Company, in conjunction with Black Tower Space Station, was conducting a small survival activity. Wasn't something a little off?
The entertainment division, Black Tower Space Station, and Interstellar Peace Corporation—aside from the entertainment division, what do the others have to do with wilderness survival?
It's not like we're suggesting the scientists on the Black Tower space station play a wilderness survival game.
The program planner's thought process is a bit too wild.
Topa: [You may have many questions, and I will answer them for you here. First, you know that there are many underdeveloped planets in the entire universe, right?]
Bai Zhi: [Of course I know that.]
This is common knowledge among all cosmic powers. Not every civilization has a Celestial Ship, possessing all the blessings of the Star God, and having the unparalleled good fortune of having the Star God at its beck and call.
For many planets, their planet has no value other than their inhabitants.
But even people, if the planet is too remote, probably no one will want them.
For these planets, Bai Zhi's billion credits could easily buy them outright.
Topa: [This is the foundation of the wilderness survival show. We will collaborate with the Black Tower Space Station to create a small simulated universe, where people from some underdeveloped planets will be invited to remotely enter and encounter various challenges.]
Toppa: [Complete the simulated universe events and withstand the dangers. If successful, the planet will gain resources; if unsuccessful, the betting agreements signed by those planets will take effect, resulting in a small loss of credits.]
Bai Zhi: [Have your program planners been reading too many novels about the fate of the nation?]
Topa: [You really know your stuff!!]
Topa: [Recently, sports-themed novels have become incredibly popular, so our program planners are going to collaborate with the Black Tower Space Station to do this and broadcast the program throughout the universe.]
Bai Zhi: [So, what does this have to do with me?]
Topa: [Giovanni from The Fool in the Mask also participated in this program. He said he received instructions from the Pleasure Star God Aha, hoping you could participate. Our program planners also think this is a great idea. The future Dragon Lord of the Immortal Boat participating in this program is a very exciting prospect.]
Topa: [Of course, your participation in this show and the forgiveness of Belloberg's debts are not enough. So, if you win the final victory, you will gain ownership of a vacation planet located on a major transportation route.]
Topa: [This vacation planet was recently built by the company using planetary terraforming technology. Its future profits are very promising. You might want to consider participating in the activities.]
Is the person who came 228 a marshal?
"Hmm... it still feels too troublesome."
After seeing all of Topah's products, it would be a lie to say Bai Zhi wasn't tempted.
After all, it's a vacation planet.
However, this plan is a bit clichéd and a waste of time.
It's nothing more than fighting and killing, showing off and slapping faces in a series of moves.
Credits are good, but the power of the talisman is the real key.
She is currently serving as a deputy general, and has a lot of work to do. Although Jing Yuan said that in order to ensure that she can properly awaken her powers, after she becomes familiar with the department in the next two days, all the documents will be sent to her clinic for processing, without any delay.
The saying goes, "Sharpening the axe won't delay the work of chopping wood," and in any case, people from other worlds don't come very often.
However, we still need to confirm the specifics of this plan.
Bai Zhi: [Miss Topa, I'd like to confirm the theme and background of the competition in the simulated universe.]
As a player who has been playing Star Iron for so long, Bai Zhi is very clear that most scenarios in the simulated universe have a background.
For example, global locust plagues, gold, and machinery.
Toppa: [You must have many questions about this, so I'll just give a brief explanation. This simulated universe is mainly for studying the planetary deity of abundance.]
Topa: [Therefore, the background setting is limited to the time period before and after the planet was summoned by the planet Goddess of Abundance and bestowed her blessing upon it.]
Topa: [In the early stages of this show, we play people who are searching for life in a gradually decaying and collapsing world, and later, we play people who are hiding from lives distorted by the power of abundance, and who are trying to preserve the spark of civilization.]
Topa: [Inevitably, there will be different paths and events along the way, and the human conflicts involved are very dramatic and interesting.]
"Is that so?"
Bai Zhi touched her chin; this wasn't quite what she had expected.
She thought that survival in the wilderness was like a mindless novel, full of mockery, pretentiousness, and face-slapping.
It really was a struggle for survival in every sense of the word.
Topa: [You might be thinking of the intense conflicts in the novel, and I don't deny that such a situation is possible, after all, this event represents the future of some backward planets.]
Toppa: [However, the Black Tower space station has imposed limitations on us. The simulated universe is primarily for scientific research, so this mission also includes a research objective: to study the various scenarios humanity might face when confronted with the Abundant Star Gods as the world gradually crumbles.]
Topa: [Moreover, the people who came are all elites involved in the planetary project. They're not fools like in novels. While not 100%, it should be a healthy competition.]
Topa: [Education through entertainment is more suitable for viewers of all ages. What are your thoughts on this activity?]
Topa: [By the way, each faction will have two participants this time. Besides yourself, you can also choose one companion.]
Bai Zhi thought for a moment, and was about to reply, "I'll think about it," when...
The system suddenly popped up a message.
[Ding, quest activated: True Abundance and Healing]
Invite a patient to travel with you to the simulated universe. Upon completion, you will receive a large number of Horse Charm unlock points.
[Accept or not?]
.....
Bai Zhi fell silent. Was it absolutely necessary for her to participate?
Although she could refuse, the points for unlocking the Horse Charm were just too tempting.
Based on the points she currently earns from healing patients—one point for each cure—and the refresh rate of patients in the other world is not fixed, it would take at least a year to unlock two levels of the talisman.
Even considering the lifespan of the Vidyadhara race, her speed is already ridiculously fast.
However, if it could be done faster, she really wouldn't mind giving it a try.
Bai Zhi: [So, how did you participate?]
Topa: [You've agreed? Participating is very simple. We have remote equipment, so you can be online during the day and rest at night. You can also temporarily leave if you need to, without interfering with your work. Our production team is very considerate, which is why we've arranged two people for each faction.]
Bai Zhi: [Is this even possible? This is so un-survival-oriented, it makes it feel like there's no urgency at all.]
Toppa: [Haha, do you really think we're going to replicate the plot of the novel? While the company can be a bit unreasonable in some ways, we still believe in the Amber King and wouldn't go so far as to do something outrageous like in the novel.]
Topa: [Deliberately creating conflict makes one seem intellectually deficient, so it's not a good choice.]
Topa: [And sometimes, appropriate editing can highlight subtle contradictions without actually doing it that way; you should understand.]
After reading this, Bai Zhi understood; so that's how it works.
Bai Zhi: [Okay then, I'll participate in this activity.]
Toppa: [We'll prepare the remote access equipment for simulating the universe for you shortly. Just wait for good news in the next few days.]
"It's done. We can leave this matter alone."
Bai Zhi put down her phone and spoke to the diplomats.
"As expected of Lady Baizhi, she got things sorted out so quickly. She has a vast network of connections!"
Tingyun moved closer to Baizhi and said in a sweet voice.
"I still have a lot to learn from you."
"Ding Ding Ding"
Suddenly, Bai Zhi's phone rang again. She picked it up and saw that it was Bai Lu calling.
Could it be that a new patient has arrived?