Galaxy Domination Guide

Bai Zhongqi's dinner was indeed had inside the Governor's Mansion of Infia, and was prepared by the Governor's chef in the Shangduohan style. On a planet that was not particularly rich in resources, the culinary culture could not be very superior. Shangduohan cuisine mainly consisted of meat preserved with salt, sauces, and various spices, roasted and served with hard biscuits as the staple food.

Bai Zhongqi was not very satisfied with this meal. The spices on the roasted meat were very strange and unacceptable to someone used to Earth's spices. Moreover, the main staple, hard biscuits, were terribly hard and very difficult to chew.

After asking around, Bai Zhongqi learned that the Emerald Sea Star did not have yeast, or had not discovered yeast, so it was impossible to ferment grains, and naturally, there was no alcohol on this planet either.

Last night, the city of Infia was still very bright, but not a single person was on the streets. Bai Zhongqi had decreed a curfew upon entering the city, prohibiting residents from leaving their homes without permission. On the streets, Iridium Star soldiers patrolled in twos and threes, and all six city gates remained firmly closed.

After the Shangduohan army in the city was defeated, they were all captured and confined in their camps. Besides this, Bai Zhongqi did not interfere with the large households in the city as long as they did not deploy troops in the streets. However, one could imagine that the nobles and wealthy merchants in the city were very uneasy.

They did not know who had taken down Infia, nor did they know what fate they would face. Some people tried to bribe the patrolling Iridium Star soldiers, but the Iridium people did not accept the bribes. Instead, they would kick the bribers back.

Nan Ma had already verified that the two mages in the city were indeed Star Warriors. The one claiming to be a Fire Element Mage, Ousaisi, wasn't even at the level of a junior Star Warrior. Reeldzer, being more sensible, pledged allegiance to the Iridium Star people immediately upon learning they came from beyond the stars.

"This young man seems to have potential, at least better than his foolish teacher," Nan Ma judged.

Bai Zhongqi was in a good mood. It was his first visit to the Emerald Sea Star, and he had already subdued two Star Warriors. Once he brought more forces to topple the Mage Tower on the Northern Continent, and forced the Star Warriors there to surrender, he might be able to convert the Star Warriors into strategic forces under his control.

"Master Nan Ma, these two Star Warrior apprentices still need your guidance," Bai Zhongqi said.

Upon hearing this, Nan Ma shook his head continuously, "I am supposed to start a company and become a CEO, how can I let such trivial matters tie me down? At this stage, they don't need any enlightenment, just put them into deep sleep learning.

After all, the Empire has educational materials for Star Warriors, and let them learn Iridium Star language and cultural knowledge all at once, no need for me, right?"

Although Bai Zhongqi knew that Nan Ma was trying to dodge responsibility, his method was indeed effective. He called Hasan, Reeldzer, Liv, Yize, and others together and had them put on virtual reality deep sleep learning devices.

Even in deep sleep, where one hour equals 8 hours, it would still take these people some time to quickly learn Mandarin and become familiar with the various affairs of the Empire.

At this moment, Bai Zhongqi received a communication from Xiang Fei. The Secretary-General had an obviously urgent look and inquired when His Excellency the Chancellor would return to Earth.

Bai Zhongqi had no intention of staying longer either. After declaring his plans to return following his arrival at Su'ao, he would start his journey back. He knew well why Xiang Fei was eager to return to Earth—to report to the Chinese authorities the immense potential and benefits of the Emerald Sea Star, which would greatly promote China's entry into the Star Alliance.

Upon hearing of the return, Nan Ma was also very pleased.

Bai Zhongqi summoned Xiao Yu and said, "Colonel Xiao, I plan to return to Ruyi City tomorrow and begin preparations for establishing an Empire colony on the Emerald Sea Star. The United Empire needs a capable officer to stay on the Emerald Sea Star, in charge of relevant affairs here."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yu's mouth twitched involuntarily. He had planned to perform well in front of Bai Zhongqi this time, but instead, Bai Zhongqi, seeing his decent performance, straightaway decided to leave him on the Emerald Sea Star.

"Once the Administrative Star is established, I will appoint you as the Governor of the Administrative Star."

Had this been before Xiao Yu's transmigration, it would have been a highly desired position. Any Governor of an Imperial Administrative Star held significant power and could bring endless benefits to his own family and the forces behind him.
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Of course, the Emerald Sea Star was still a planet waiting to be developed. The Empire had only built an agricultural city there and captured a city from the Feudal Era.

"You will be stationed in Infia, though there aren't any decent facilities here, but everything belonging to the Shangduohan can still be used. You will command the soldiers here, and I will leave the Giant Que Number Escort Ship in the planet's orbit as a precaution."

Xiao Yu put on an excited demeanor and loudly saluted, "I will not fail Your Majesty's trust!"

Bai Zhongqi didn't make much of it, leaving Xiao Yu on the Emerald Sea Star simply because the forces Iridium Star left here needed someone to command them. Xu Lanzhou was too important; he did not want to leave his Commander of the Universe Army here.

Xiao Yu seemed usable for the time being, and with the Strong Assault Corps stationed here, and all the Iridium Star equipment controlled by Supreme Command, even if Xiao Yu caused trouble, he would know and be able to stop it.

By this time, Bai Zhongqi had already planned how to develop this planet and clear out the forces that did not obey him. In the short term, he could not invest as many resources in development as he had done with the Star Alliance on Earth.

However, he was eager to harness the power of the Star Warriors of the Emerald Sea Star, even as Xu Lanzhou had suggested, turning them into an unprecedented tactical force.

Although in direct confrontation of interstellar civilizations, the role of Star Warriors was somewhat limited, the research on Star Energy from a scientific perspective concerned the future of civilization; and from the perspective of behind-enemy-lines and special operations, a force purely consisting of Star Warriors, if used well, could match the effectiveness of an Interstellar Fleet built at great expense.

Bai Zhongqi planned to also begin constructing necessary orbital facilities above the orbit of the Emerald Sea Star, including orbital factories, trade ports, and shipyards. The strength of the Iridium Star Civilization lay in its replication ability. The more they replicated, the stronger the Iridium Star Civilization became.

People from the Emerald Sea might not be as usable as those from Earth, but Bai Zhongqi, while establishing a colonial administrative star here, did not have to consider various factors as on Earth.

Moreover, Bai Zhongqi was not very satisfied with the speed of the ship construction only on the orbital shipyard above Earth. Also, constructing a shipyard on a planet with no inhabitants was indeed insecure, thus shipyards generally followed administrative stars. With the Emerald Sea Star, Bai Zhongqi could also start building ships here, expanding his fleet size.