Fang Zhao returned to the base a month after the auction. There were many things to do at the outpost. After the 30 million had been allocated, Bie Liao had a big celebration and started arming the outpost team.
Outpost 23 was a key development area in the base's plans. Development teams had already arrived at the outpost and had begun construction. They would build a city within the boundaries of Outpost 23.
As a key development area, the outpost team's 200 people were clearly not enough. Bie Liao applied for an expansion, and the base transferred over another 100 people.
The 100-man team under Yan Biao had now expanded to 300. After the terrorist attack, Bie Liao had been promoted to captain. If everything went smoothly, he would be promoted by the end of the year.
They were both outpost team leaders, but Outpost 23 had more than 300 people. The other outpost teams not listed as key development areas only had a little over 100. Outpost 23 would be renamed the 23rd Battalion in the near future, so Bie Liao's promotion was a given.
As long as Bie Liao did not court disaster or make any major mistakes, the outpost team would continue to expand as the area developed, and Bie Liao would be promoted steadily.
This was why many people felt pity for Yan Biao. If nothing had happened to Yan Biao, based on his resume, he would have been promoted even faster than Bie Liao.
Channel S5's live broadcast clearly recorded the daily changes at Outpost 23. This also confirmed what Baiji military district had said. This was indeed a land of dreams. Youngsters who had not caught up with the development of the first two immigration planets were welcome to join this team and contribute to the immigration cause.
Fang Zhao had come here for his military service, so he naturally would not be idle. He was not someone who would say one thing in front of others and another behind their backs. He was a practical person in front of the camera and behind it.
With this delay, when he returned to the base, it was already a month after the auction. Shanta had even taken the initiative to rush him.
Originally, Shanta had only wanted his secretary to brief Fang Zhao. After all, he was busy every day and did not even have time for lunch breaks. But after some thought, Shanta still decided to meet Fang Zhao personally.
The moment he saw Fang Zhao, Shanta asked, "Do you know who bought your beast tooth at the auction?"
"No idea." Fang Zhao glanced at Shanta and waited for him to continue. Based on Shanta's expression, he probably knew the other party's background.
"You really don't know?" Shanta asked again.
"I really don't know."
Shanta's sharp gaze stared at Fang Zhao for a few seconds before nodding. "I only found out after the fact. The one who bought your musical score beast tooth is someone from the Inter-planetary Fund. "
When Shanta had first found out about the other party's identity, he had spoken to the other party because of the auction. The reason the other party had offered such a high price for the animal tooth was this: Nowadays, there were not many youngsters like Fang Zhao in the circles who were steady and not impetuous. They were worth encouraging.
Shanta did not care whether what the other party said was true or not. In his heart, he thought, Alright, whatever you say is true. In any case, the one who benefits is Baiji military district.
Shanta did not tell Fang Zhao which executive of the Inter-planetary Fund the other party was, but he gave him two important pieces of information. First, the other party's family had established the Inter-planetary Fund. The Inter-planetary Fund was involved in research, military construction, and talent development. When Fiery Bird had first been established, the Inter-planetary Fund had contributed. Therefore, it was not strange for the other party to bid 300 million for the beast tooth. After all, the other party had the financial resources. No matter how willful he was, Shanta would not say a word.
Second, the other party had also said that it was just to encourage youngsters and had no other intentions. Therefore, Fang Zhao could forget about using the Inter-planetary Fund to seek more benefits for himself.
Shanta had said it simply and bluntly so that Fang Zhao would not have any crooked ideas because of this matter.
When Fang Zhao heard this, he only displayed a slight expression of surprise. After that, nothing else. The situation that Shanta had been worried about did not occur.
Seeing Fang Zhao's reaction, Shanta secretly praised him in his heart. Young fellow, your thoughts are rather upright, unlike some small stars in the entertainment circles who wholeheartedly want to hug a big thigh.
Since this was the case, Shanta did not need to worry anymore. He took out a communications device and handed it to Fang Zhao. "The other party wants to speak with you, but I do not know when he will pick up the call. Take it first."
"It's not a big deal. This is just the first thing. The second thing I want to say is, "Shanta said with a smile." You should have seen it when you came over. The construction of the family quarters is almost complete. The first batch of family members on the migration list will be split into three batches. The first batch has already arrived. "
Shanta's wife and parents had been brought over. His son and daughter had jobs on Earth and would be transferred over in the future. In the future, they could be considered to have truly settled down here. This was their future home. In the future, going to Earth for meetings and the like would only be considered a business trip and not a homecoming.
It was no wonder that even though Shanta was as tired as a dog every day, he always had a smile on his face. With a goal and a clear direction, his entire state was completely different from before.
"Congratulations." Fang Zhao was also very satisfied with the current situation on planet Baiji.
Although only the family members of military personnel were migrating over, the first step in the great migration project had already been taken. Fang Zhao was very gratified. He had not personally witnessed the Founding Era, but he had witnessed the process of the Outer Space Migration.
"Hahaha, congratulations to you too!" Shanta also did not put on the airs of a commanding officer. After all, Fang Zhao was different from others. Although he would not let Fang Zhao interfere with military deployments and personnel transfers, he would give Fang Zhao some other benefits.
"A suite has been reserved for you in building number five for military family members. During your military service, you can stay there by yourself or let your family members come over. Once you have decided, report the identity of the other party. If there are no problems with the verification, let them join the third batch of transportation teams. "
Fang Zhao's identity information had already been entered. All he had to do was swipe his ID and he would be able to move in.
"Other than this, there is a third thing I want to tell you. I told you before that a few other planets want you to make a trip over. You can decide when you want to go over. This can also be considered a matter of military service. What do you think? "
"Sure." Fang Zhao did not have any objections.
"Then go back and make arrangements. After all, you all still have live broadcasts. Speaking of this, I still have a fourth matter to tell you today. I just received news that Leizhou's Zaro Renault is coming over. "
At the mention of Zaro, the smile on Shanta's face faded quite a bit. With his current status, he did not need to worry about this. If it had been someone else, he would not have bothered at all. Naturally, his subordinates would have taken care of it. However, the Leizhou governor had personally spoken to him and asked him to take care of Zaro. For the sake of the Leizhou governor, Shanta could not ignore it.
"You also know that Zaro bought something from Professor Fan Lin at the auction. This time, he will definitely be looking for Professor Fan. He will probably arrive in the next two days. Go back and get the people at the outpost to make preparations."
When Fang Zhao left Shanta's place, he was still thinking about what Shanta had said. All four matters were worth pondering. He did not return to the outpost immediately. Instead, he went to the military family district. The newly constructed building there was already occupied.
He found building number five and took the elevator to the 10th floor according to the room number Shanta had given him. He swiped his ID card and went in to take a look.
There were two bedrooms and two living rooms, and the area was close to 100 square meters. The furnishings were all ready. It was simple and practical, with a hint of a military style.
As for the family members that Shanta had mentioned, Fang Zhao planned to give Great-Grandfather and Great-Grandmother a call and ask if they were willing to stay here for a period of time as a vacation.
As he was thinking, the communications device that Shanta had given him rang. The moment the call connected, Fang Zhao heard the tune of a musical instrument coming from the other end. He could tell that it was not a music program but a live performance by a band.
They were playing the score he had engraved on the animal tooth.
After the call connected, the other side was not in a hurry to speak. Instead, they waited for about 10 seconds, as if letting Fang Zhao identify the tune being performed.
When the performance stopped, a voice came from the other end. "Fang Zhao?"
The other side's voice was clear and gentle. It was probably a very young lady.
"I am," Fang Zhao replied.
"Good work. Good attitude. Keep it up."
After that, the call was cut off.
Fang Zhao looked at the notification on the communications device and could not understand. The other party had come all the way to make a call, and in the end, this was all she had said? But this simple sentence made Fang Zhao feel strange.
Was this praise and encouragement, or did it mean something else?
Fang Zhao shook his head. Young ladies these days were getting harder and harder to understand.
After leaving the building, Fang Zhao walked around the military family district. The elementary school in the district had already been built. There was also a kindergarten, and the teachers there were also military family members.
As Fang Zhao passed by, he saw a kindergarten teacher praising a child. "You did very well on your exams this time. Keep it up and continue to work hard. Come, teacher will reward you with a big red flower ~"
Fang Zhao: "..."
He finally remembered. Why had the other side's attitude during the call made him feel strange and a little familiar? It was similar to the scene before him.
After understanding it, Fang Zhao felt rather happy.
After leaving the military family district, Fang Zhao returned to Outpost 23 and looked for Kevin Lin.
"Two pieces of news," Fang Zhao told Kevin Lin.
Kevin Lin, who was editing a video, jolted. He stopped what he was doing and asked, "One good and one bad?"
"Sort of."
"Then I'll listen to the bad one first." Kevin Lin prepared himself mentally.
"I will be leaving planet Baiji for a period of time. I have a mission," Fang Zhao said.
"Leaving planet Baiji? Aren't you still on your military service? Why are you leaving? Can't I tag along? "Kevin Lin was unwilling to give up. Letting him tag along and film was good too.
"Nope."
"Then what about our channel S5? What about the daily live broadcast? I'm just a specially assigned reporter in charge of interviews, commentary, and filming. I can't do the live broadcast alone. You have to find someone to coordinate with me! For Project Starlight, it should at least be a celebrity, right? "Kevin Lin strongly condemned the news.
"That's another piece of news," Fang Zhao said.
"Speak."
"Zaro is coming."
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