Chapter 179 Molly's Letter for Help
Sometimes, having good hearing is not a good thing.
Yang Ming was sitting in a virtual hall made up of holographic projections. In the intervals between changing the music, he could clearly hear the loud conspiracies of the hostesses outside the door.
"A handsome guy has arrived in King's Suite No. 3!"
"Wow, he's really rich. I just sang a song and got 20,000 Falling Wind Coins!"
"Who is this sad prince who comes here to save the world? Damn it! I'm going to drain his wallet dry today!"
That’s it?
Yang Ming curled his lips slightly.
A group of young ladies with heavy makeup and good figures were already sitting around him, but his mood did not improve. He was still immersed in the sorrow brought about by Hera's 'departure'.
Yang Ming even developed a sense of guilt.
There are so many important things waiting for him to do - the interstellar politics of the Milky Way, the national defense construction of the Luofeng Empire, the inheritance of the heritage of the higher-dimensional civilization, the crusade against the ancient god life forms, causing trouble for the New Federation, and so on.
But now, he just wants to sit in this happy place full of soft music and waste his precious time.
However, it is quite comfortable to waste time occasionally.
Yang Ming sat on the sofa with his legs crossed. Several beauties around him tried to get close to him in order to earn more money, but they felt inexplicably guilty and did not dare to get too close to Yang Ming.
This is actually very unprofessional for them.
They have been through many battles and have mastered the professional skills of touching, leaning and acting coquettishly.
But when faced with this man who looked no more than 20 years old, they felt that they could not get close to him and that he was very dangerous.
Not the kind of lovey-dovey danger, but... a kind of...
A danger of having your neck broken.
"Aren't there many customers here?" Yang Ming suddenly asked.
The girl next to him quickly replied: "Recently, there are quite a lot, but we have to wait until the evening, because most of the customers have to work during the day..."
"This is my first time on this administrative planet," Yang Ming turned his head and looked at Big Wave Sister next to him, "Is the income of the people here really that low?"
One of the older women smiled and asked, “Are you here to do research?”
Yang Ming just stared at her quietly, and the latter began to feel anxious for some reason.
A woman with a mature and charming look and heavy makeup answered the question in a familiar voice:
"Look at what you asked, it feels like an official undercover investigation. Although our Fifth Planet is notoriously poor, with a large population and a small total value, there are also many rich people. However, most of the rich people will move to Yilando or other wealthy planets after saving enough money. Over time, there will not be so many rich people left."
"That's the truth," Yang Ming slid his finger and transferred money to the woman.
The women immediately started talking about sex and began to take the initiative:
"Our place is a high-end place on the five-star planet. However, compared to the nightclubs on other planets in Luofeng, our average profit is only a fraction of theirs."
"That's right. I heard that the tips at Yilanduo's nightclub are three times higher than our average."
"Among the guests who come to our place, the wealthiest ones are still civil servants, followed by businessmen and high-income elites."
Yang Ming gave each of the women in the room a tip.
The sisters spoke one by one, outlining the marginal political ecology of the fifth administrative planet of the Luofeng Empire.
Yang Ming did not ask about the privacy of any specific guest.
For them, this is just talking about some daily gossip and news, which is pure free money.
"Brother, did you come here just to ask these questions?"
"Of course not."
Yang Ming opened his arms, and two beauties on his left and right immediately came up to him.
"The rest of you continue to sing and dance. Do you want to make money by just sitting there in a daze? Call your managers over to talk to me."
An older sister hurriedly said, "Our manager doesn't receive guests."
Yang Ming threw a stack of virtually projected digital currencies onto the physical coffee table beside him.
Several managers came running.
He asked questions while playing, and after about an hour or two, he had figured out the edge environment of the fifth administrative planet.
It is slightly different from the investigation done by the law firm.
Lu attributed the causes of poverty on the fifth administrative planet to three reasons: political instability, systemic corruption, and industrial backwardness.
But Yang Ming heard different opinions from these young ladies who were working legally.
"In fact, many people here are too lazy. They just want to get by. They spend whatever money they have and do odd jobs when they have no money. My family is like this."
"Everyone thinks that as long as they save up some money and move to another planet, they can live a good life... In fact, many times, it is difficult to live on other planets."
"I dropped out of school at the age of seventeen and went to work in a factory. I worked in mineral screening for several years. I just stood by the instrument and pressed a few buttons every day. The salary was barely enough to survive. Later, I couldn't stand it anymore and wanted to come here to earn more money. When I saved enough money, I would go to other planets and find a factory or open a restaurant."
Yang Ming thought carefully.
The Fifth Administrative Planet is essentially the Luofeng Empire's own "dumping ground" and blood-sucking machine.
The overall social atmosphere here is lax, there is absolutely no room for advancement, wealth is constantly flowing out, and the society itself is constantly being drained away.
If we want the fifth administrative planet to develop rapidly, we need not only to upgrade the industry, stabilize the political situation, and purge corrupt officials, but we also need to use other means.
For example, migration taxes, the establishment of state-owned enterprises to drive industrial supporting upgrades, the development of labor-intensive technology industries, and the re-education of residents, etc.
Yang Ming was not very good at these things, so he listened to music and watched dance while editing information on his watch and sent a message to Edwang.
A few seconds later, Adwant sent a reply.
[Your Majesty: Wow, Ming, you actually went to the Fifth Administrative Planet to do research! This completely overturned my perception of you! ]
Yang Ming sneered, called out to those around him, turned off all the virtual devices in this 100-square-meter suite, asked a dozen girls to gather around him, took a group photo and sent it to Edwang.
[Your Majesty: ...That's enough. I'm so busy that I'm almost vomiting blood, and you're still having fun! Where is the location? Is it convenient for me to go over? ]
Yang Ming took out his watch and quickly replied.
[Yang Ming: I'm on the Fifth Administrative Planet. I came here on a whim. Do you need me to help you solve any problems? Assassinate some officials or nobles.]
[Your Majesty: There is one thing I would like you to help me with. I will send you the detailed information. It is about the selection of the governor of the fifth administrative planet. I am a little undecided.]
Ding ding!
Edwang sent an email, and Lu quickly sorted out the information in it.
Adwant selected three officials, all of whom, judging from their superficial information, were young and energetic with outstanding political achievements.
The governor of a planet is a local official, so Adwang is naturally very cautious, let alone selecting the next governor for the complicated fifth administrative planet.
Yang Ming asked the girls around him to go to the dance floor to dance, while he sat there alone reading documents.
The lawyer quickly provided supplementary materials.
Among the three officials, two of them were involved in corruption, and the ability index of the remaining official was the least prominent among the three.
Yang Ming struggled for a while, but finally chose the one who was honest and upright.
He felt that the Fifth Administrative Planet needed an official like this to rectify the bad habits in the officialdom.
Lack of ability can be made up;
Officials who have committed acts of corruption cannot curb their desires.
By the time Yang Ming sent a message to Edwang, the dance floor had become empty.
It was already night falling outside the window, and this nightclub had become more lively, with more singing and dancing in the private rooms. High-income people who came to relax or socialize were looking for bodies to carry their desires.
Sexual resources have become commodities here, with clear prices and being consumed at will.
Yang Ming still couldn't make up his mind to spend the night here.
He threw down a few stacks of virtual coins and calmly left the nightclub.
…
Where to go next?
Yang Ming wanted to see the night view here, have a special dinner, and feel the hustle and bustle of city life.
"Boss," Lu's voice came out of the watch, quietly reminding, "026 has been waiting for you in the parking lot for a long time."
"She's in the parking lot?" Yang Ming wondered, "Didn't she go home?"
"Something unpleasant happened," Lu said with a sigh. "Hasn't 026 been sending most of her salary home in the past two years? Her parents and siblings are all living a good life. They have bought two properties and some businesses."
Yang Ming frowned and said, "Are they repaying kindness with enmity and wanting to exploit the surplus value of 026? What kind of plot is this from a TV drama?"
"That's not the case."
Lu Wei sighed:
"They suspected that 026's money was not clean, and many neighbors and relatives said that she earned so much money by selling sex.
"026 couldn't even get into the house at first, and finally her mother came back from the factory and opened the door for her.
"Her father even politely asked her not to come back casually. Her family was very cautious when dealing with her, fearing that they would offend her and be cut off from their financial support, and also fearing that she would affect their own reputation.
"I just learned a new term today - gossip."
Yang Ming frowned and asked, "Did you explain it to her?"
Lu sighed, "026 didn't let me explain. She said it was good this way and everyone's life would be better. That's just her personality."
Yang Ming turned into the parking lot and walked towards the hover car he had ridden in before.
He thought 026 would be particularly depressed right now, but as soon as he approached the hovercraft, he heard intense drum beats coming from inside.
Yang Ming gestured to the window of the floating car, and Lu quietly lowered the driver's window. Immediately, a burst of powerful music came from inside. 026 shook his head to the drum beats, and on the projection screen in front of him was a dazzling array of shopping interfaces.
She has a pretty good attitude.
Boom boom!
Yang Ming knocked on the car door. 026 turned his head to look, then let out a light cry, hurriedly turned off the music, pushed open the car door and jumped out.
"Boss! You're done!"
"How can you talk like that? What do you mean it's done? Drive to find a hotel with a better environment. Stop when you see a good restaurant on the roadside and recommend some local specialties to me," Yang Ming yawned. "Take these few days as a public-funded tour. You accompany me to visit the attractions on the Fifth Administrative Planet."
"Okay!"
026 opened the car door and bowed, "Boss, please come in."
"Well, you have the potential to be a doorman," Yang Ming commented with a smile, then he sat down and closed his eyes to rest.
The hovercraft slowly drove out of the parking lot and headed towards the nearby food street.
Yang Ming had rested for less than five minutes when his watch began to vibrate continuously.
This made him a little irritated.
He came here to relax, not to work.
After being busy in the nightclub for a long time, helping Emperor Luofeng decide on the governor of this administrative planet, he has already ruined his interest in pursuing women. Now who is going to cause trouble for him?
'Boss, Molly sent a letter asking for help.'
Mimi Li?
What happened to Starry Widow?
Yang Ming immediately perked up and asked directly, "What problem did my niece encounter?"
Lu's projection appeared on the center console, and then floated in front of Yang Ming with a strange expression.
“Boss, as you know, Mimili has been active on the outskirts of the Luofeng Empire . Under Molly’s guidance, she will help us do some dirty work.
"For example, Kolev's main competitor in the chemical industry was almost bankrupted because of Mimi's repeated visits to his cargo ship..."
"Let's get to the point," Yang Ming said, "about asking for help."
Lu Yan said succinctly: "Mimili wants to fall in love."
"Hmm?" Yang Ming said with a smile, "Then let's talk. Mimi is not a child anymore. She is now an outstanding pirate leader."
"Yes, she has a great talent for piracy, although it is not legal."
Lu blinked at Yang Ming and whispered:
"So, if Mimili calls you and mentions this matter later, you will help her, right?"
A question mark hung on Yang Ming's forehead: "What does this have to do with me?"
"It seems that you are the first person Mimili thinks of."
"I can't accept her...that way for now," Yang Ming immediately shook his head.
026, who was driving, pricked up his ears.
Yang Ming suddenly thought of something and stared at Lu for a while.
Lu remained calm and looked at Yang Ming.
"Did you arrange it?" Yang Ming asked with a frown.
Lu: "Of course not. How could I possibly publicize your emotional status, boss? This is your privacy. But Miss Mimi is beautiful and handsome, and has excellent fighting ability. She also has a deep bond with you, and she is Kolev's daughter."
"Shut down the lie system," Yang Ming asked, "Did you arrange this?"
Lu: "Okay, yes, boss. Molly and I discussed it and thought it would be a good idea to bring you two together."
After she finished speaking, she covered her mouth, her eyes full of guilt.
Yang Ming scolded: "I think your main brain is overpowered!"
The lawyer's committee member pouted in grievance.
Ding ding!
A communication request popped up on Yang Ming's watch and he clicked to agree; the blonde girl, who looked almost the same as she was two or three years ago, popped up in the dialog box.
Those maintenance equipment purchased at high prices have begun to show their value.
She was wearing a loose shirt and black-framed glasses. She should be sitting behind the desk in the cabin at the moment. Her long burgundy hair was tied into two ponytails, and her fair and translucent skin looked like she had a high-power beauty filter turned on.
"Hi!"
Mimi Li raised her hand somewhat stiffly, her voice a little nervous, and said straight to the point:
"I heard you were heartbroken, right, Uncle Hamton."
Yang Ming shrugged: "It's not a broken heart, just a little emotional ups and downs."
"Are you free recently?" Mimi Li smiled, "I just need to take a break. I've been doing too much business recently and I feel a little tired. If you have time, how about we go out and play together for a few days?"
Yang Ming smiled and said, "My spaceship has a problem, so I can't go too far for now. Besides, I have to go on a long trip in a few days, so I may not be able to accompany you."
Mimili shrugged and muttered, "Well, we all have a lot to do, I can just go and relax by myself."
"Well, have you been concerned about your father recently?"
"Of course, I contact him once a week," Mimi Li hesitated, "Uncle Hanton, I will continue to study. If you need someone to talk to, you can call me anytime."
Yang Ming waved his hand and the communication ended.
He breathed a sigh of relief, grabbed the simulated projection of Lu in his hand, and rubbed it vigorously more than ten times.
Which "Abyss" player can resist the charm of the young version of Star Widow?
"Behave yourself," Yang Ming scolded with a straight face, "If you have time to think about these things, you might as well look for a 400-meter battleship!"
"Yes, boss," Lu agreed weakly.
Yang Ming shook his head and stared at the night scene passing by outside the window, but his mood inexplicably improved a lot.
I have to say, my niece Mimili has become more beautiful recently.
…
At about the same time.
In a remote star region of the Sherman Empire, a survey ship belonging to the Mollymis Mining Group was hovering near a rocky planet, searching for something at full power.
There are more than sixty crew members on board, and their job is to search for mineral veins.
The survey ship carries many self-operating instruments. Most crew members will not notice the existence of these instruments. Even if they do, they will not ask too many questions, let alone interfere.
At this moment, the captain and several senior crew members were analyzing the mineral vein perspective of the planet and obtained some unexpected gains.
