Chapter 217: Military District Established


    Trantor: BeetleBarker Editor: Tennesh


    "Fang Zhao style" had exploded to prominence on the inte. Silver Wing’s operations team had yed a part, as had merchants who had seized the opportunity to make more profits, and there had also been assistance from the government. When many brands saw this, they were envious and also wished to coborate with Fang Zhao, but they could not get ahold of him.


    Baiji had restored itsmunicationswork, but there were emergency measures in ce, so contacting Baiji was rather difficult. Nobody outside knew what was going on. There were rumors online that the twelve continents had sent a fleet over to establish a military district, but there had been no official announcement yet and these rumors could only be considered guesses.


    However, themon folk did not really care much about arge military district or military affairs, as those were too far away to impact their lives. So what if Baiji became arge military district? Their wages wouldn’t rise and their taxes wouldn’t be cut. Everyone would just go about their daily lives as normal. Thus, they preferred watching meaningful entertainment gossip. In the case of Baiji, their attention was on Fang Zhao.


    Anyone browsing online was very clear on the level of Fang Zhao’s poprity right now. Because of this, Shanta once again came looking for Fang Zhao.


    "We will be coborating with the the Interary Fund to organize an online auction and will bring out a few items to be auctioned off. You can contribute an item too. I heard that the item you celebrities bring out will be highly coveted. You don’t have to spend too long thinking about it, just something simple like clothes or daily necessities will do just fine."


    Although Baiji had emergency measures, as the highest-ranking officer on Baiji, Shanta had special privileges. He had seen the poprity of "Fang Zhao Style" online.


    Shanta told Fang Zhao that, for this sort of auction, all the money earned would be used for Baiji’s construction. Therefore, Fang Zhao did not need to provide something of value; a token item would be enough.


    "Don’t worry. Even if you auction of a piece of paper, it won’t fetch a low price."


    Shanta did not borate much, but Fang Zhao could still guess the reasons.


    As of now, Baiji’s position in the development sequence was fifth, and the spot was near the front.


    Were theycking investors?


    No.


    Lacking money?


    Not anymore.


    As for the auction Shanta had spoken about, simply put, it was actually another chance forpanies or investors that had not been able to squeeze into Baiji’s construction efforts. This auction would provide a means for them to spend money to purchase a spot, and it was being publicly announced by Baiji, meaning it was highly reliable.


    For thosecking connections or who did not have enough status or ability to get a spot investing in Baiji, this was indeed a really good opportunity, perhaps even their only chance in the near future.


    Shanta had approved this sort of method to attract even more teams. Whether it was for bnce or external power, to canvass more funds, or for a whole range of other reasons, Shanta would not disclose these reasons and Fang Zhao would not ask.


    Shanta had looked for Fang Zhao to bank on his poprity and get the ordinary audiences to ce their attention on and understand Baiji’s development. The views of the masses could not be ignored.


    Although Shanta had told Fang Zhao that any item was fine, Fang Zhao would not just randomly produce an item. He did not pay much attention to the happenings online, but he had learned quite a bit from Kevin Lin. Nowadays, news about him was under the scrutiny of the public. Putting forward a random item might seem half-hearted andcking in sincerity. This could easily turn into fodder for gossip. The auction would not be soon, so Fang Zhao still had time to make preparations.


    Soon, teams from every continent’s military district arrived in session. Hong Lou had brought men from Yanzhou and had arrived on Baiji base.


    If not for the continuous construction on Baiji over this period, there would not have been enough space for so many people arriving all at once.


    Hong Lou was 70 years old. In the New Era, this was considered the prime of one’s life. His rank was major general, and he already held considerable authority. He had a lot of room for growth in the future.


    When Fang Zhao saw Hong Lou, Hong Lou looked tired, probably from all the bustling, but he was in a good mood.


    When he noticed Fang Zhao, a smile appeared on Hong Lou’s face. His originally imposing manner of a leader dissipated somewhat.


    "Haha, Fang Zhao, I really have to thank you this time. However, recently there have just been too many matters. After this busy period is over, let’s have a good chat. Are you serving at Outpost 23’s district?" As he spoke, he pointed to the other three people in the room. "These three will be following you temporarily."


    Fang Zhao nced over. To the side were three men standing silently. From their epaulets, there was one major and two captains. They had probably been lectured by Hong Lou, but whatever was going through their minds was not disyed on their faces. One of them even grinned when Fang Zhao looked over.


    Fang Zhao looked at Hong Lou suspiciously. "They are?"


    "My wife... Your director Duan feels that it is not safe enough for you here. In the future, there will surely be more peopleing to Baiji, and with so many personnel, things can getplicated. There is also no telling what else might happen. You have a special status, and it’s better to have a few extra men protecting you. Don’t worry, I have instructed them not to appear in the live broadcasts; nobody will know about it," Hong Lou replied.


    In short, he meant that he was assigning men to protect Fang Zhao.


    Fang Zhao wanted to say it was not needed, but from Hong Lou’s manner, it looked like it had been arranged for some time already and he had discussed with Duan Qianji before making this decision. Fang Zhao remained silent and did not reject it.


    Hong Lou had a lot of stuff to attend to. Every day, he would be summoned by Shanta to discuss important matters, so he did not say much to Fang Zhao. He just told Fang Zhao to look for him if he encountered any troubles. After that, he hastily rushed off toward the base’s conference room.


    Fang Zhao then brought along his three new bodyguards and headed toward Outpost 23.


    Seven days after the teams from all twelve continents’ military districts arrived, the alliance announced the establishment of Baiji’s military district, which was also the fourthrge off-world military district.


    Baiji was ranked fifth on the development sequence. Of the first fours, three already had established military districts set up and were what everyone knew as the threerge off-world military district. But now, the big three had be the big four. At the same time, Baiji was officially included in the immigration n and became the key area of development for the immigration n.


    Arge military district and a key area of development. These twobels proimed the splendid future of Baiji.


    Since Baiji Military District was being established, the duties and ranks of many people originally at Baiji base would change as well. Shanta was promoted from a lieutenant general to a general and so remained the highest-rankingmander in this military district.


    Establishing a military district and getting promoted to general was double happiness for Shanta. It could even be said that Shanta was recently flushed with sess. When he was pleased, he could not help but recall all the past grievances he had suffered and he could not help but contact some old acquaintances to share his sentiments. Whether he was on good terms or bad with them, he contacted them all the same.


    Connected to exploratory spaceship Arcturus,mander Luo Sha.


    "Old Luo, what are you so busy with nowadays. If you have the time,e over to my Baiji for a gathering, ha!"


    Arcturusmander Luo Sha remained expressionless and gave an ice-cold reply, "Get lost! No time for you!"


    Connected to exploratory spaceship Formalhault, Commander Ma Jika.


    "Old Ma Ji, when will you have time toe over to Baiji~ Military District. We can all catch up..."


    Ma Jika’s temperament was not as straightforward as Luo Sha’s. When he heard Shanta’s words, he paused momentarily andughingly replied, "Okay, but we have to discuss something first. Transfer Fang Zhao’s military service record over here—"


    "Scram!" Before the other party had finished talking, Shanta had already severed thems.


    After ending the call, Shanta thought back to when he had first received Fang Zhao’s military service application. It was funny, but at the same time, Shanta was d. Back then, if any of those two had decided to ept Fang Zhao’s application, Baiji would never have gotten to see this day.


    A single person could really change the fate of an entire.