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  Against Yuan Xi's expectations, this time it wasn't about spending money, but rather giving money.

  Jinzi smiled and reported to Yuanchuan, who was a bit dizzy but managed to grasp the key points.

  This money is the annual tax of 9871 Xingyu's affiliated planets. Jinzi detailed the tax payment situation of each habitable planet. Yuanyu couldn't remember which specific planet had how much taxes, but he could roughly calculate the total amount by heart.

  "Is the total tax approximately 1.984 trillion?"

  Yuanchi's words came out, Jinzi was slightly stunned, but he smiled again soon after, only the smile had deepened a lot. He came to report, following Ye Heng's orders, and reported truthfully without hiding anything. However, in his heart, he didn't really care that much.

  Yuanchuan had a doll-like face and looked like she was under twenty years old. Although Jinzi wouldn't have any objections to Ye Heng's decision, he only thought Yuanchuan was a key.

  But Yuanxi's question just now made him startled, the content he reported earlier was complicated and lengthy. Although the 9871 star domain is only a barren remote star domain, there are still thirty-seven habitable planets, which are also divided into three levels of resource stars: secondary resource stars, primary resource stars, and a central business star. The tax payment for each planet is also vastly different, he mentioned thirty-seven different numbers just now, unexpectedly Yuanxi was able to calculate the total amount after he finished speaking.

  Although mental arithmetic is not a particularly powerful skill, Yuanxi's sensitivity truly surprised him, and he was able to accurately summarize the desired information, which is a rare advantage for an outsider.

  He thought of all these things in his heart, and Yuanchuan's heart also had many thoughts.

  1984 billion, at first glance, is a staggering number. If an ordinary person were to hear about such a large sum of money, they would likely be thrilled to the point of fainting. It's not just enough for one lifetime, but two lifetimes, three lifetimes, and still sufficient for a life of indulgence and pleasure.

  But... at this time they faced was the entire star domain.

  He didn't know about the federal situation, and he was even more ignorant of the tax situation and operation of a star domain, but he would think based on the current situation.

  As soon as he thought of the 200 billion that Ye Heng had spent with just a blink of an eye before, Yuan Xi's eyebrows furrowed.

  The financial revenue of a star domain, taxes accounted for 80%, that is to say, this 198.4 billion was the total funds for the entire year of the Xingyu star domain, but it was not enough for Ye Heng to spend money with a wave of his hand...

  Although it shouldn't be said that way, after all, developing Blue Star isn't a small matter, Ye Heng didn't spend money recklessly either. If he hadn't invested heavily back then, there would have been no way to smoothly relocate the residents, and it wouldn't have been easy to operate smoothly afterwards either.

  But no matter what, this harsh reality of income not covering expenditure is starkly laid out before us, and cannot be ignored.

  Jinzi finished his report and transferred the tax money into Yuanyou's ring account before leaving.

  Yuanchuan confirmed that there were now 298.4 billion in his ring, a number that was roughly the same as when he first got the ring. At that time, Yuanchuan thought it was a huge sum of money and believed that even if he spent lavishly, he wouldn't be able to spend it all, but in reality...

  He looked at Ye Heng and said firmly: "We are indeed very poor."

  Ye Heng looked back at Yuan Xi: "I didn't deceive you, did I?"

  Yuanchi's mouth twitched, why did he feel so eerie?

  "But don't worry, once Blue Star is officially launched, we'll be on our way to a moderately prosperous life."

  Yuān Xī: ……This little Kan Pao is really exhausting...

  Just as Ye Heng was about to start talking nonsense, Yuan Xi quickly changed the subject. With a serious face, he said: "We still have 2984 billion credit points, not even three trillion. The area of Blue Star is 26 billion square kilometers, with ocean areas accounting for 80%. That's over 20 billion square kilometers. If we develop it, the profit will be immeasurable, but the difficulty of development is also very high."

  Ye Heng smiled and looked at Yuan Xi, saying: "Xiao Xi, tell me about your thoughts."

  Ye Heng's gaze and voice were both gentle, and he was truly listening attentively. Yuan Xi knew in his heart that for the development of Blue Star, Ye Heng must have had an entire team planning and strategizing, but now he wanted to hear his opinions, which made him feel quite at ease.

  Yuanchi cleared his throat and said, "You've already relocated the residents of Blue Star. That means you're going to take a fully mechanized route. Even though the Federation's research on agricultural equipment is very advanced, such a large area of land would require an enormous amount of equipment for planting. And that equipment will inevitably cost money, so this budget should be astronomical."

  He looked into Ye Heng's eyes, and Ye Heng nodded and said: "Yes, the money in our hands is currently only enough to develop one percent of Blue Star."

  Yuanchuan was taken aback for a moment, but his heart was shocked again. He thought that 300 billion would be enough to develop at least one-tenth of it, but unexpectedly, it was only one percent...

  The total development cost is, wow... a staggering amount beyond imagination!

  Of course, from another perspective, the benefits that this blue planet can bring are also incredibly stunning.

  But then Yuanxi thought of another problem: "We need a large amount of White Crystal Stone, is the supply of this resource purchased externally or produced internally? If it's production, Blue Star can't be self-sufficient."

  Ye Heng said: "Yes, let alone the blue star, even if the entire 9871 star domain is mobilized, the output will definitely not keep up, so white crystal stone must be purchased from outside."

  Yuanchi paused for a moment, looking at Ye Heng, and said in a low voice: "Procuring such a large quantity of White Crystal Stones from outside will inevitably attract the attention of some people."

  He didn't say it clearly, but he had already sensed that Ye Heng didn't want the secret of Blue Star to be exposed to the world. Moreover, based on what Ye Heng introduced earlier, the reason he chose this star domain was precisely to avoid trouble.

  Ye Heng smiled and said: "Indeed, there are some concerns, but with such a big commotion, if you really want to hide it, the cost is too high, not worth it."

  Yuanchuan was somewhat bewildered, what does this mean?

  Ye Heng narrowed his eyes and smiled slightly: "As long as you've done enough surface work, that's all."

  Yuanyu still lacked some experience after all. As for the extended meaning of Ye Heng, he had a vague outline, but the specifics were beyond his grasp.

  Seeing him like this, Ye Heng patiently explained: "You know, I came here to avoid the storm. But what is my own personality?"

  Personality? As if? Yuan Xi blinked, Ye Heng didn't say it out loud, but he had a number in his mind. The youngest lieutenant general in the history of the Federation, Ye Heng's abilities were already well-known throughout the Federation. And his personality was extremely calm and composed, never arrogant or impatient, with his own way of handling things, it could be said that he was the best among the young generation of the Federation. It was because of his outstanding performance that choosing 9871 star domain would shock the world so much.

  Jian Yuanxi was deep in thought when Ye Heng added another sentence: "The sharp blade returns to its scabbard, but its sharpness will not be reduced by a single fraction."

  Yuanyu suddenly looked at him intensely.

  Ye Heng smiled and said, "Everyone understands this truth, so if I want to be truly low-key, I can't be overly low-key. If this star domain is really devoid of any strengths, and I'm content with staying here, then what's revealed is true ambition. Even if it means staking my own future, I must lie in wait - but what exactly am I waiting for?"

  At this point, Yuan Xi finally understood. After understanding, he was a little frightened, Ye Heng's thoughts were actually so deep...

  To put it bluntly, what Ye Heng is wary of is none other than the newly appointed Su Mingyu, so he needs to guard against the new President of the Federation. From Ye Heng's words, Yuan Xi can hear that Ye Heng has the ability to completely hide the secrets of Blue Star, making Su Mingyu not even notice a bit, but he cannot do so.

  Because Ye Heng understood Su Mingyu's character, Su Mingyu was extremely intelligent and suspicious. Ye Heng pretended to be weak, but he could see clearly. He also believed that Ye Heng was hiding something from him, but he would think more deeply. Ye Heng was too outstanding, too excellent, such a person couldn't be content with being ordinary. The poorer the 9871 star domain was, the more it would make Su Mingyu's heart tremble, make him suspicious, and make him think that Ye Heng was secretly plotting an even bigger conspiracy. The ambition hidden beneath the poor appearance would keep Su Mingyu awake all night.

  So, Ye Heng had to expose himself, let Su Mingyu's undercover investigation get to the bottom of the secrets of Blue Star, and find out what Ye Heng was doing in secret, letting Su Mingyu know that the 9871 star field wasn't a complete loss, Ye Heng was just avoiding the storm on one side while secretly developing his own power.

  Only by knowing such 'truth', Su Mingyu would be at ease. He had determined Ye Heng's ambition, so he said that if he couldn't see Ye Heng's ambition, he would be even more suspicious. However, once he saw it, he would calm down. As long as everything developed under his eyes, he could tolerate it, because he could control it!

  It was precisely because of this that Ye Heng spent a large sum of money to relocate the residents of Blue Star, seemingly to conceal the secrets of Blue Star, but in reality leaving clues for Su Mingyuan, allowing Su Mingyuan's informants to move over.

  This desire to cover up is actually not difficult to operate, but the real difficulty lies in considering it so thoroughly.

  Yuanxi suddenly came to a realization, but he spaced out instead. He stared at Ye Heng, his mind wandering with a question that lingered for half the day, yet ultimately remained unspoken: Ye Heng, what is it that you truly desire?

  He closed his eyes again and looked at Ye Heng, asking: "Why are you so sure of me?"

  Ye Heng's expression didn't change at all, he just said softly: "Xiao Xi, we are a family."

  Yuanyu's gaze suddenly deepened, and the impact of this sentence on him was possibly even stronger than a declaration of "I love you".

  He didn't understand love, but he yearned for a family. The loneliness of his past life made him desperately hope that he could have a home, so it was said that he would easily accept the fact that he was a man who had given birth to a child. Xiao Yu Zhe was his family, and later he was fortunate enough to have Yuan Yu Cheng and Lin Su Yun, and now... he had met Ye Heng again.

  Ye Heng is Xiao Yuanzhe's father, just like him.

  They are Xiao Yuan Zhe's family, they can create a home for Xiao Yuan Zhe, only they can.

  Yuanyu looked at Ye Heng and smiled slightly.

  Ye Heng kept staring at Yuan Xi, he deeply understood the principle of striking while the iron is hot, so he decisively brought it up: "Xiao Xi, I've already taken care of Beijing Star's matter, now we need to start developing Blue Star. Tomorrow I'm going to procure the first batch of equipment, can you come with me?"

  Yuanchi came back to his senses, and his heart was still warm. He hesitated for a moment before responding to Ye Heng's proposal: "Okay."

  So he regretted it the next day...

  Beijing Star

  Ye Fu counted the days, Ye Heng should have gone to purchase equipment these days. The two had discussed it before they left, because of the large quantity, they would go directly to the Benis star domain to purchase and buy everything in one stop, which could save cost, time and effort.

  Earlier, he had promised Xu Ruoxin to visit Yuanxi, thinking that they would meet directly in Venice and then head to Blue Star together to visit Yuan Yuchen and Lin Suyun, and formally meet their precious grandson.

  Xu Ruoxin and the others had been waiting anxiously for this day, with gifts and attire all prepared in advance. They were just waiting for Ye Zhen's order to rush out of the door.

  Just at this critical moment, someone came knocking on the door.

  Ye Zhen and Xu Ruoxin exchanged a glance after seeing the image, then stood up together and personally went out to welcome the person in.

  The newcomer was an old man in his seventies, whose hair had been light-colored since he was young and was now completely white. However, his face was ruddy and his body was still robust, with a hint of a smile on his face as he narrowed his eyes slightly.

  However, those who knew the old man were aware that the Federation's first marshal, Sally Alf, was a ruthless and bloodthirsty war god. He had a strong and fierce personality, with no connection to the words "gentle" or "harmonious".

  The Alf family and the Ye family have no kinship, nor do they socialize with each other, but Sally Alf has a favor to ask of Ye Zhen.

  Few people know about this matter. Sally didn't want to make it public, and Ye Zhen and Xu Ruoxin had never told anyone either. Because of the close relationship between the two families, it was actually not good to be too intimate.

  So even if there was a favor, Sally had never taken the initiative to contact Ye Zhen, but only Ye Zhen would privately greet Sally and send her gifts on holidays.

  Today Sari appeared at Ye's residence, how could Ye Zhen and Xu Ruoxin not be surprised.

  At this time, they shifted their gaze to Sally's side. She was a young girl with golden long hair that was soft and fluffy, gently scattered behind her back. Although the color was dazzling, it looked very warm. Her skin was fair, her facial features were delicate, and she was extremely beautiful, but her expression was very humble. She wore a simple one-piece dress, and the whole person looked very quiet.

  She looked at Ye Zhen and Xu Ruoxin, bowed slightly, and asked softly: "Uncle, Auntie, I am Vivian Alf."

  Although Vivian doesn't have a bit of Sally's appearance, her signature blonde hair has already revealed her identity as Sally Alf's most beloved and only granddaughter.