Chapter 221: Chapter 221: Rise of the Commercial Empire, Time to Stir Things Up
Little Pink panned the live broadcast camera to the temporary medical center in Zone B1.
Ah Jin was holding a press conference with the three Holy Females.
A warm Golden Light bloomed from Adela’s palm.
The sores on the radiation sickness patients healed at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Her voice was gentle yet firm:
"From this day forward, the Sisterhood will treat all radiation sickness patients for free."
Not far away, Wen Susu was shouting at the top of her lungs:
"Recruiting High-level Females! Training provided, proficiency guaranteed! Graduates will be hired directly by the hospital and receive a salary."
In the background.
Beastmen from the Black Bull Clan bustled about, carrying metal supports. Some were setting up the roof, others were nailing down the frames.
The outline of the medical tents gradually took shape through their collaborative effort.
The bullet comments instantly exploded:
[The Empire Research Institute is offering double the salary to poach them? And the Holy Females aren’t even tempted. Their solidarity is amazing!]
[I heard Su An’an gave them equity in the hospital business? I’m so green with envy!]
Just as the three Holy Females’ press conference ended, the live feed suddenly cut to the Star Port.
Simon strode into the frame, dragging a special cage. Metal chains rattled and clanked as they dragged across the ground.
He grinned. "Settling the Mad Beasts into their new home. A ’like’ for the effort wouldn’t be too much to ask, right?"
Inside the cage, the semi-berserk Mad Beasts actually raised their paws in unison.
Their claws tapped out crooked characters on a Light Screen: [Zone B1 is my home!]
The camera panned again, and a large crowd of figures suddenly swarmed the entrance to the Star Port.
They were all dressed in silver and violet combat robes—Seville’s official fan colors.
Nicola stood on a hover platform, waving a flag, her voice clear and bright:
"Sisters! Seville is purifying the land, so we’ll purify public opinion!"
The fan club immediately sprang into action.
One group deftly installed purifiers.
The metal casings were prominently engraved with [Specially provided by the Seville Fan Club].
Another group unfurled a giant banner.
It read: [We’re in charge of protecting Zone B1’s good looks!].
Every word practically radiated pride.
Meanwhile, the bay doors of a Federation fleet ship slowly opened.
Inside the transparent hold, pink and blue coral, unique to the Federation’s seas, glowed with a faint blue light, looking like a basin holding a flowing, starry sky.
"My mother said this batch of coral has been cultivated to neutralize the radioactive water underground."
Jin Zhu handed a datapad to Su An’an, her tone softer than when she first arrived.
Having recovered her strength, Su An’an took the datapad and chuckled.
"Thank the President for me."
The bullet comments were instantly flooded with shock:
[Gang Vines absorb surface radiation, and the coral neutralizes underground wastewater. This purification chain is simply unbeatable.]
[Even the President’s daughter is here to show support? Su An’an’s influence is bigger than the entire Star Domain!]
Su An’an saw Jin Zhu off and turned to enter the Star Zone’s Administrative Hall.
Little Pink immediately waved its tentacles to greet her, the text on its light screen filled with anger:
[Your Highness, a bunch of haters are deliberately stirring up trouble!]
She looked up at the floating light screen and saw a torrent of negative comments scrolling by:
[Where’s Jiu Su? Her apprentice is making such a big splash in Zone B1, but the master is hiding and won’t show her face?]
[I bet she’s had a falling out with those Beast Husbands of hers.]
A slight smile touched Su An’an’s lips as her fingertips tapped the light screen a few times.
She deftly switched to the [Jiu Su] account, her fingers flying as she typed out an announcement:
[New Product Announcement]
Blood Frenzy Pill, Supreme Edition.
The accompanying image was a line graph showing its black market price skyrocketing a hundredfold, the steep red curve dizzying to look at.
A comparison chart for the Crystal Meat Potion showed a glaring green line, indicating a 97% surge in fertility for females aged 35 and over.
Hidden Bonus: Repost for a chance to win a Gang Vine Blind Box that can withstand an S Level laser.
The caption was only a single line, yet it radiated undeniable confidence:
[Supporting my apprentice’s development of Zone B1. Products by me are guaranteed to be of the highest quality. —Jiu Su.]
After posting, she looked at the still-pouting Little Pink and gently tapped its tentacles.
"Don’t pay any attention to those rumors. There’s no need to respond."
A glint of cunning flashed in her eyes.
’Leaving some things to their imagination makes it more interesting.’
Just an hour after Jiu Su’s announcement went up, it was like a bomb had gone off on the Star Network.
Discussion topics instantly shot to the top of the trending charts.
After all, she was the legendary Divine Female; her every move had the force of a hurricane.
Little Pink was so excited it practically glowed:
"Your Highness, orders for the Blood Frenzy Pill have surpassed 500 million! And the waiting list for the Crystal Meat Potion is already past the ten million mark!"
Su An’an tapped the light screen, pulling up a dense list of partnership applications.
"Notify the commerce department to screen partners based on their qualifications. Prioritize those who can offer technology in exchange for equity."
No sooner had she spoken than a new string of messages popped up on the light screen:
The ten great noble houses of the Empire jointly applied for tenancy rights in the commercial district.
The merchant guild proactively offered a 30% tax break.
Even the Empire Academy sent a letter, requesting to establish a branch campus in Zone B1 dedicated to training Gang Vine Cultivators.
The live broadcast’s bullet comments exploded on the spot, with comments scrolling faster than a light rail:
[This isn’t a Star Zone, it’s a moving gold mine!]
[All you people who were mocking Zone B1, come take a look now! The threshold to get in is probably worn flat from all the visitors!]
On the Holographic Screen in the center of the Administrative Hall, a new announcement was scrolling:
For those who cut corners:
1. A fine of 10 times the order amount.
2. Permanent addition to the Interstellar Blacklist.
3. Transferred to the Empire Prison to serve a sentence.
The excitement in Zone B1 had only just begun.
Aboard the Rebel Army Mother Ship, in the hall of the Crimson Throne, the light from the crystal chandeliers was tinged with an eerie violet glow.
Lord Red’s fingertips tapped lightly on the armrest of his throne, his gaze firmly fixed on the light screen.
In the holographic image of Zone B1, the Gang Vine forest pulsed with life, and the neon lights of the commercial street were lighting up one by one.
That abandoned laboratory, which had once belonged to him, had now become Su An’an’s domain.
"How lively," he chuckled, his voice as soft as poisoned honey.
"The site I chose for my laboratory... she’s actually gone and turned it into a commercial empire?"
The wine glass in his palm suddenly shattered without a sound. Crimson liquid trickled between his fingers, tracing blood-like patterns down his pale wrist.
"Louis."
He looked up, his pupils glacially cold. "It’s time to go congratulate Duke Su."
The sound of shifting, dislocating joints, CRACK CRACK, came from the shadows.
Louis slowly stepped out.
An airtight shell like Obsidian encased his entire body. Beneath each piece of Scale Armor, scarlet, blood-like threads seemed to flow.
His pupils were completely vertical slits, glowing with a bloodthirsty red light, and his whole body trembled slightly with excitement.
"Finally... finally, I can tear her to shreds!"
Lord Red tapped his fingers lightly on the tabletop, and a hidden door behind him slid open.
Three grotesquely-shaped Blood Erosion Beasts walked out with a low growl.
"These three were cultivated from fragments of your genes."
His tone was flat, as if he were introducing an object.
"Their venom can corrode Gang Vines, they are resistant to the Purification Power, and they are bloodthirsty and violent. They will obey only your commands."
Louis reached out and stroked the horn of one of the Blood Erosion Beasts, his own fangs glinting coldly in the violet light.
"My darlings, tonight we feast on Gang Vines!"
The Blood Erosion Beasts threw their heads back and roared. The sound waves slammed into the laboratory’s glass, instantly creating a web of cracks.
Lord Red’s gaze fell back upon the monitoring screen.
Su An’an was standing in front of a Gang Vine cultivation pod, her fingertips gently touching a tender green sprout.
He murmured to the figure in the image, his voice laced with cruel anticipation:
"Let her hope... become her tomb."
