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Li Yao noticed that the Yuanying Cultivators and the Divinity Transformation Stage Cultivators were all listening carefully. He could not help but grow anxious. He chuckled and said, "The bottom line is that you are asking the Cultivators of the Ancient Sages Sector to work for the Imperium of True Human Beings!"
"That's right."
Heiye Lan admitted it again. There was no telling whether she was honest or shameless. "It is indeed asking you to work for us! However, who is not fighting for a slim chance of survival at the risk of their own life in the dark universe and bleeding stars? If the Cultivators of the Ancient Sages Sector are working for us, aren't the Cultivators of the Black Wind Sector, too?
"It is good that you are qualified to work for us. At least, it means that your life is still worth something. If you don't have a single buyer when you want to work for us, that will be the worst case scenario. You can only wait to be killed!
"Remember what I said. In the universe that we live in, 'life' is not a valuable thing. There are not many 'experts' who are qualified to sell their lives. Most of them are the poor guys who don't even have the chance to sell their lives!"
Li Yao frowned hard.
At first, he had thought that Heiye Lan would be easier to deal with. He did not know that the woman's real face would be so frank and shameless that he was rendered speechless.
Meng Chixin's eyes suddenly shone. He asked, "If — and I'm saying if — we do surrender to the Imperium and help the Imperium conquer many new planets, will those places all belong to us? Will the Imperium really not interfere at all?"
"It depends," Heiye Lan replied honestly.
"If there are strategic assets that are very important to the Imperium in the Ancient Sages Sector or the worlds that you have just conquered, such as the super fuel that can increase the cruising speed of starships or the rare metals that can improve the hardness of Crystal Suits and Colossi, you will not be able to swallow them all. The Imperium will certainly take most of them.
"However, the odds of such things happening are not high. You don't seem to be very lucky, either.
"Under normal circumstances, as long as you pay a certain proportion of taxes to the Imperium to ensure the continuous and stable output of resources, the Imperium will not bother with the trivia in the remote worlds. After all, our greatest enemy is the Alliance of the Holy Covenant!"
"Do I have to pay taxes?"
Meng Chixin nodded. "It does make sense. How can you not pay taxes after you surrender? I wonder what kind of taxes the empire has, and how much is it? "
"It varies from place to place."
"Every Sector has different environments and features, and the resources they produce are different, too," Heiye Lan said. "So, you will have to ask the tax officers from the capital city to survey, calculate, and classify them. They are just crystals, minerals, and slaves. Compared to the benefits you can get from the Imperium, the tax is certainly not high."
"Amitabha!"
Master Bitter Cicada's voice was somewhat cold. "Does the Imperium want us to capture the people of the Ancient Sages Sector like pigs and ship them to the depths of the sea of stars billions of kilometers away as slaves?
Observing his face, Heiye Lan replied quickly, "Not necessarily, not necessarily. All taxes can be adjusted and converted according to the actual situation. For example, if your world has a lot of crystals and a small population, you can pay more crystals and not provide slaves. It doesn't matter at all. Even if you make a lot of military credits, you can directly offset the tax with your military credits! Also, for the underdeveloped and remote worlds such as yours, the Imperium has a lot of preferential tax policies. Some development funds will even be invested in your development!
"After all, the Imperium is the strongest superpower of mankind that will last for ten thousand, a hundred thousand, or even a million years. Sustainable development is of the utmost importance. We will not do such stupid things as killing the goose that lays the golden eggs!"
Master Bitter Cicada finally closed his eyes and recited the scriptures in silence before he retreated.
Meng Chixin looked at Heiye Lan with great interest. He seemed to be more and more interested in the Imperium. "So far, there is not much that does not make sense. I am quite interested in cooperating with the Imperium, too. However, there is still a minor problem.
"The first bucket of gold is a very vivid term. As long as we make great military credits, we will be able to exchange for tremendous starships, Crystal Suits, and techniques from the Imperium. Then, we will expand like a rolling snowball and gradually dominate a part of the boundless sea of stars!
"However, with the current situation, we do not even have our own starships. How are we going to get the first bucket of gold? We will still be at your mercy as cannon fodder, won't we?"
"If you do not want to be cannon fodder, you can always take a loan!"
Heiye Lan said quickly. "The Black Wind Sector has its own bank named 'Black Wind War Bank', which specializes in such war loans. After the Black Wind Sector was destroyed, the headquarters of the bank were moved to the fleet and marched all the way to this place!
"You can take a loan from the Black Wind War Bank. After the evaluation, the bank will tailor-make a 'cross-space expedition plan' for you. However many starships, Crystal Suits, small assault shuttles, and so on are needed, they will all be taken care of for you!"
"Huh?" Meng Chixin exclaimed.
"Huh?" Li Yao exclaimed.
Wu Suiyun, Han Baling, Qi Zhongdao, Ba Xiaoyu, Qi Changsheng, Wan Mingzhu, Yan Liren, Long Yangjun, Emperor Phoenix, and Master Bitter Cicada exclaimed, "Huh?"
"I am not an expert in bank loans, but I am at least adept at fighting!"
Heiye Lan said solemnly. "Although your Sector is underdeveloped in terms of civilization and technology, and you lack enough cross-space attack abilities, your soldiers have a high combat ability, and you boast a considerable number of Yuanying. You even have super experts in the Divinity Transformation Stage. Overall, your war potential is very high. I believe that you can certainly borrow a large sum of money from the Black Wind War Bank and purchase a lot of starships from the Black Wind Fleet. Or you can rent some of the starships as carriers and hire some Cultivators from the Black Wind Fleet as tutors. You will definitely be able to transform your soldiers and Cultivators into real modern war machines in a couple of years, if not a year and a half!
"In such a way, all the starships will belong to you. You will be able to establish your own 'fleet of the Ancient Sages Sector', which will be partners with the Black Wind Fleet. The best that we will do is to send a team of tutors to guide you in the battle. You will not need to worry about being treated as cannon fodder, right?"
"Wait," Meng Chixin said. "My head is in a mess. I need to think about it."
"Yes, that's right," Li Yao said. "I need to think about it, too."
Wu Suiyun, Han Baling, Qi Zhongdao, and the rest of them all said, "We all need to think about it. Think about it carefully!"
The two Divinity Transformation Stage Cultivators and the ten super Yuanying Cultivators were all deep in thought.
After half an hour, Meng Chixin took a deep breath and mumbled, "Well … a loan is equivalent to borrowing money and printing money, right? Using the method of depositing money to quickly arm himself, and then going out to rob others, this is really unheard of, a whimsical method! "
"It was exactly in such a way that the Imperium of True Human Beings was able to recover most of the territory of the Star Ocean Imperium in the past in only a thousand years," Heiye Lan said proudly.
Frowning, Meng Chixin said, "However, in the Ancient Sages Sector, borrowing money comes with interest. Money breeds money, and interest accumulates. If you borrow one coin, you will have to pay ten coins back. If you roll on the ground, you will never be able to get rid of the debt!
"Of course, you will have to pay the interest. The Black Wind natives are not losers, either. Getting to the bottom of it, it is just a deal!"
Heiye Lan said. "However, the interest rate is definitely not as unbelievable as that of a loan shark. It is certainly within the range that you can afford. You can even pay it back slowly in decades. We have a special term called 'mortgage'. You can mortgage a batch of starships, Crystal Suits, and modern Cultivation arts and techniques first. After you occupy a new planet, you can pay off the mortgage with your trophies.
"One more thing. The desolate worlds that are willing to surrender to the Imperium voluntarily are examples for many other worlds. You will enjoy a lot of war benefits in the Imperium.
"The central bank of the Imperium and the local commercial banks such as the Black Wind War Bank have reached a package agreement that will subsidize the interest of your loans. That is to say, thirty percent of the interest that you are supposed to pay will be paid by the central bank of the Imperium. It's like a discount on the interest rate.
Meng Chixin and the rest of the locals of the Ancient Sages Sector were all stunned.
Even the Divinity Transformation Stage Cultivators had craned their necks for a long time and could not retract them.
It took Heiye Lan a long time to explain the meaning of mortgage, central bank, and preferential interest rate.
Meng Chixin frowned deeply. "Why is that? Why is the central bank of the Imperium playing the good guy for no reason?"
"Isn't it simple?"
Heiye Lan said. "The central bank of the Imperium is not established for profit but for the prosperous development of the entire civilization of mankind! For the long-term peace of the Imperium!
"It is doing so to stimulate the enthusiasm of the desolate worlds to take loans so that you can purchase more weapons and expand outward to claim more territory for the Imperium!
"To this day, the prosperous lands of the Star Ocean Imperium in the past have all been developed by the Imperium of True Human Beings. Expansion has become a thankless, dirty job. The Immortal Cultivators at the central areas of the Imperium are unwilling to engage in such work. Besides, they are also shouldering the more arduous task of resisting the Holy League.
"Therefore, the desolate worlds at the border of the Imperium can be reorganized into 'Class-C legions' so that they can continue expanding outward!
"That's why the Imperium proposed such a policy. Our purpose is to expand the territory of the Imperium at the lowest cost. Everything is open and honest. There is no scheme at all. Like I said at the beginning, it's a win-win situation!"
Meng Chixin narrowed his eyes and hesitated for a long time. Then, he sniffed and said, "It seems that the Imperium of True Human Beings is a country born for war. All the policies and the operations of the country are for war!
"War is survival.
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