Star Iron: Cat Renaissance Abundance

Chapter 289 Bai Ling: Too much profit!!!

(It's been a day since Shen He was here. Shen He is too strict. I can't write about the large-scale army battles anymore, otherwise the book will be banned. I can only jump back in time, and there's no way to split the plot. The cats were originally written, but I had to delete them all and rewrite them.)

In the middle of the Amber Era 2058, the Plenty Alliance shrunk its territory to the Orion Arm and the Norma Arm of the Milky Way, reducing its total territory from 48.29% to 37.28%.

After investing millions of people and nearly 400,000 starships to continuously bombard uninhabited galaxies with imaginary collapse bombs for three years and two months, the Harvest Alliance created a 230-light-year-long and 30-light-year-wide galaxy-free isolation zone. The Harvest Alliance now has a natural barrier in the northwest, with the galactic center black hole to the north and the edge of the Milky Way to the south, where resources are scarce.

Now the main defense line and army of the Harvest Alliance are responsible for defending the alliance's eastern defense line, which is about light years long in total.

In September of the same year, the sun still blazed down on the earth, yet the entire universe was plunged into tension and anxiety due to a single order from Bai Ling. The ruler of the Harvest Alliance, with decisive and resolute gesture, declared to the world: she would once and for all end this protracted war within just seven years!

This news, like a bombshell, spread instantly to every corner. People speculated wildly about how the Xianzhou Alliance would respond to such harsh conditions. Amidst this debate, in mid-September, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Plenty Alliance officially announced Bai Ling's decision to the entire galaxy, detailing the remarkable surrender agreement—a staggering 32 clauses.

The first thing that caught my eye was this: All pharmacist miracles within the Immortal Boat Alliance would be ruthlessly eradicated. These miracles, once symbols of hope and healing, were now facing destruction, undoubtedly dealing a heavy blow to the Immortal Boat Alliance.

The second provision immediately followed, which doubled the pressure on the Xianzhou Alliance. Not only did they need to significantly reduce tariffs on the Fengzao Alliance, but it also involved a wide range of resource and energy trade, covering as many as 28 items, including basic mineral resources, precious metal resources, and rare earth resources.

The third clause clearly limits the total number of troops on the Immortal Ship Alliance, excluding the Yaoqing Immortal Ship, to no more than 200 million. This will greatly weaken the military strength of the Immortal Ship Alliance.

Article 4 required the Immortal Boat Alliance not to interfere with the Abundant Harvest Alliance's absorption of other Abundant Harvest people or its handling of Abundant Harvest miracles (of course, this did not include powerful Star Gods). This meant that the Abundant Harvest Alliance would have greater autonomy in expanding its influence.

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The final and most crucial clause: the Xianzhou Alliance must assume responsibility for compensating the Fengrao Alliance for all losses incurred as a result of the war. This massive indemnity can only be settled in Fengrao coins and must be repaid in installments over the next 12 long Amber Epochs. Even more astonishing, the interest rate per Amber Epoch is a staggering 0.35%!

According to Bai Ling's estimation, if the Xianzhou Alliance chose to sign this agreement, it would no longer be able to fight for at least the next 400 years. However, Bai Ling made a concession, leaving the Xianzhou Alliance room for development out of humanitarianism. If we were to truly discuss the impact, it would probably mean that life would be a little harder, but it would be far from a disaster.

After all, you can't be too ruthless when cutting leeks; you have to take your time. Some things can't be done too drastically. Although everyone knows it, they all pretend to be ignorant. They just save face.

According to Bai Ling's estimation, as of today, the casualties of the Abundant Alliance are approximately 500 million people, and the loss of approximately 320 million starships.

According to the current alliance productivity, each planetary starship costs about 200 million abundance coins, and each stellar starship costs about 2800 million abundance coins.

The cost of fully arming a planet-class starship is approximately 4000 million Harvest Coins, and the cost of fully arming a star-class starship is approximately 2 million Harvest Coins.

The amount of the last item was finalized because Bai Ling had the Minister of Finance do the math on a whim a few days ago. Previously, Feng Tang had finalized all the alliance bills. Bai Ling's order to her was that as long as there was no loss, she just had to stamp it, and if she really couldn't figure it out, she could come and ask me.

When the Finance Minister presented the report to Bai Ling, Bai Ling felt dizzy just looking at the strings of numbers using scientific notation.

"Are you sure you calculated correctly?"

"My subordinate is sure."

"10 to the power of 20?"

"10 to the power of 20."

"Are you sure you used the Abundance Coin?"

"Yes. This sum is equivalent to approximately 20% of the Union's net profit GDP. This represents 13% of the total GDP."

"Ah? We are so rich?"

"Yes, Master. Our military spending is only 13% of GDP."

"How much of the total GDP of the Interstellar Peace Corporation is equivalent to?"

“About 8%.”

"What about the Immortal Boat Alliance?"

"2.78 times the total GDP over the past 200 years."

Bai Ling was silent. In his impression, the alliance's annual GDP was less than 20% of the company's annual GDP.

"Minister of Finance, is healthcare still the main source of our income?"

"Yes, it accounts for 34% of the Union's total GDP, with basic industrial products accounting for 12% and high-end industrial products accounting for 24%."

"Alliance leader, we have a monopoly on medical technology, including but not limited to mind uploading technology, life extension technology, and treatment of difficult and complicated diseases."

"Oh, this is horrible. As expected, medical care is really a money grab."

The Minister of Finance continued, "Ever since you announced the end of the Pharmacist's Miracle Appearance Plan, we've already relied on the Pharmacist's glory to take the top spot in Galaxy Medical, far surpassing everyone else. Even if the Life Geniuses of the Genius Club published their research, they wouldn't be able to bring the price down."

"That's true. Even though their results are better than ours, we produce in larger quantities."

"Minister, how much did you sell a pill that extends life by three hundred years for?"

"Reporting to the leader, 3000 Abundance Coins."

"cost."

"10 Abundance Coins."

"300% profit?"

"It's actually 432%. 10 Abundance Coins is the price of making one individually. Batch production will only make it cheaper."

"Minister, tell me the truth, what is the most profitable elixir in the alliance?"

"It's a 20-year life extension pill. It only costs 1000 credits. I'll sell it for 10 Abundance Coins."

"You're selling something that costs one cent for 10 yuan?" Bai Ling couldn't help but smile bitterly. She hadn't been in charge for a few years, and you were just playing with her like this?!

"Yes, our technicians have made a breakthrough. A 20-year-old pill can extend lifespan by up to 480 years. And it has no side effects. According to the rules you established a few years ago, we strictly limit sales, so it's always sold out as soon as it's put on the shelves."

Bai Ling held his forehead, not knowing what to say. Others lost money in war, but he made money.

"Minister, let me ask you again, has the total medical GDP decreased since the war began?"

"No, it has increased by 300% instead. Most of it comes from basic pills such as first aid and prevention of common diseases."

"That's true. After all, we might be affected by the war."

"How much money is left in the treasury?"

"Alliance leader, I don't know, because the Alliance has already earned enough money to buy two Stellar-class starships as we speak."

"What's the exchange rate?"

"Exchange credit points for 1 Abundance Coin."

"Okay, you can go now. Oh, and remember to tell the Minister of Public Welfare to change the working hours back to 6 hours, 5 days a week.

"Yes. I'll take my leave."

Bai Ling was stunned. He didn't expect the wartime economy to be so profitable. He could earn enough money to build a stellar starship in just five minutes. I'm rich. This medical industry is pure profiteering.