Kingdom of Corrosion
Chapter 1014 - 439 Wedding

Chapter 1014: Chapter 439 Wedding

Homeland City, whose terrain is similar to Day After Tomorrow City. The urban area spans 3,000 square kilometers, inclusive of the suburbs, the total area amounts to 100,000 square kilometers. Outside of this 100,000 square kilometers lies a barren wilderness, awaiting human future development.

After looking for a while, Lin Wu, who knew nothing about shopping, was completely puzzled. So, Lin Wu approached Stone, who while browsing said, "Don’t buy residences first, the good ones aren’t on the free trade list. The city is big, but a population of one million is quite small. Considering those who live in the suburbs, I think both house and land prices are too high. It’s a pity hospitals, a high-profit business, aren’t available, and the funeral industry is in a long downturn. Just pick any high-rise apartment in central city."

Lin Wu asked, "One set? Or one building?"

"I’ll kill you."

"Oh, one set." With this fortune, why am I still counting by the set when buying a house?

Stone continued, "Farms, factories, though profitable, require management, don’t consider them. I’ve bought a floor of an office building here, planning to set up an investment management company. I believe most people will keep some money for protection, leave a billion with me, and you can also invest some."

Stone said, "Kindergartens will be profitable after a few years and will continue indefinitely but they aren’t suitable for you. You might consider it. Lin Wu, this office building is excellent, five kilometers from the hospital, in a commercial center, three kilometers from Fortress Company, within ten kilometers there are high-end residential districts and villa areas. Buy the whole building."

Lin Wu exclaimed, "Ten billion."

Stone said, "The only better ones are Building A and B, but they aren’t available for free trade, they must be auctioned. If the whole building is auctioned, you’ll surely want A and B. But I think it will be sold by floors. Trust me, there will definitely be businesses or companies growing substantially, and definitely not just a few. The future will definitely involve interstellar trade, and Homeland City will be the Earth’s center for the next hundred years. An entire office building is very hard to find. Look at this layout, there’s no unplanned land inside the city, any new buildings have to be constructed in the suburban areas."

Stone said, "An entire office building greatly impacts brand influence."

Lin Wu: "Purchased. Spent ten billion, why don’t I feel anything?"

Stone said, "Other businesses you can’t handle or that have small profits, keep the remaining cash in hand, see if you can snag a bargain at tomorrow’s auction. Don’t be stupid enough to spend five hundred million on a shuttle, and other such things. Buy small items at will, like cars."

Stone speculated that early economy would be especially booming, believing most people will work hard for property ownership. Initially, entertainment and services won’t do well. Food, clothing, shoes—such basic necessities’ raw materials and finished products will definitely be booming. The only concern is the inability to hire workers, but Dawn has opened up a twenty-five year usage right for robots, in case hiring people is not feasible. However, the taxes are very high, something for everyone to carefully consider. "In twenty-five years, the first group of Earth people will reach adulthood, and at that time Dawn will consider whether to extend the machine workers’ usage rights based on actual circumstances."

This was the first time all Shadow People saw Stone as a boss, and they all looked to him for direction. Stone offered everyone advice and then thought, it might be better to keep the money himself and handle the Shadow assets himself. Thus, Shadow Group was established with Maya as the first shareholder investing ten billion, Lin Wu as the second shareholder investing five billion, and others investing millions varying amounts.

Stone also had a condition; he didn’t want silent shares nor extra dividends. His condition was to serve as the CEO himself, handling all business operations personally. Unless all the shareholders of Shadow Group agreed, Shadow Group would be entirely under his control, nobody else allowed to interfere.

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Two days later, a million immigrants safely arrived on Earth, settling in the super city. After a month of initial chaos of visiting friends and relatives, life gradually stabilized. Six months after migration, along with the end of professional training, Dawn orderly withdrew AI judges, labor forces, police, etc. A year into the migration, humans essentially took over the entire city and also experienced the first wave of a baby boom.

Time quickly passed, and two years went by.

The most frustrated among the Shadow People was Lin Meng, who earned player points but didn’t receive tens of millions of points, just obtained a well-paying job: Life-Long Director of Special Services Department at Earth Fortress Company. Lin Meng persisted in filing complaints daily, to which Dawn’s only response was: "You originally had no immigration qualifications."

Indeed, in the end Lin Meng’s points barely surpassed nightmare scenarios, ascending to the number one secret agent position, thus also becoming the Special Services Department Director at Fortress Earth. During a year’s work, Fortress Company discovered Lin Meng was incompetent, frequently colluding with Shadow Group. Since there was an agreement with Dawn, after consulting with Lin Meng, Lin Meng was promoted to Honorary Director and also received a 1% share in Earth Fortress, thereby becoming one of the directors of Fortress Company.

The chief director of Fortress Company naturally went to Maya who held The Ring of the Fortress, with Starlight only second to her. Logically, in the business field, Maya was no match for Starlight, but Maya handed over all management to Stone. Stone, shedding his simpleton farmer persona, became masterful in plotting and ruthless in execution, not only forcing Starlight to cede territory for peace but also completely controlling the board of Earth Fortress.

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