Big Data Cultivation

Chapter 2555: Chapter 2547: Journey to Youjing (Third Update)

Chen Jiu navigates the gray area, while Xuan Gao isn’t entirely clean either, but their scales differ by more than just one level.

Xuan Gao’s focus is on his shipping industry, with some connections to the military, whereas Chen Jiu purely roams Xingzheng Star. The Chen Clan Association’s influence spans the entire star system, allowing them to converse as equals.

The initial contact was through a Chen family introduction from the association, saying Boss Xuan heard Ninth Brother has goods, could he sell some?

Chen Jiu expressed that since Boss Xuan is asking, he should show some respect, but he must send someone to Xiajing to pick up the goods, delivery is not his responsibility.

Xuan Gao didn’t want energy stones; he wanted medicine and food. As the owner of the Largest Star System Shipping Company, he couldn’t possibly lack reserves of energy stones.

At the time, Xuan Gao took note and discreetly inquired, how did you get these things to the planet?

Chen Jiu didn’t bother to respond: just a little respect, being polite doesn’t mean you can ask anything.

Xuan Gao chuckled and said, many of my goods can’t be shipped inside, Ninth Brother, if you can help bring them in, I’ll give you seventy percent of the cargo as a fee... anyway, I’m just saying it casually, and you can listen casually.

Given the situation on Xingzheng Star then, a seventy percent fee wasn’t high, but not low either. Considering Xuan Gao his involvement in the transport industry, this sincerity was rather high, Chen Jiu didn’t want to offend him, so he said, I understand.

Later, as the Insect Race intensified their attack, Chen Jiu had received Feng Jun’s "energy stone loan," and felt embarrassed to ask for more, so he took a chance and discreetly contacted Xuan Gao: can your energy stones be transported to Xiajing?

If it were a year ago or even half a year ago, Xuan Gao would not have agreed, the distance from Xiajing to Youjing is quite far, right?

But now things are different, Xuan Gao said, transport them to Youjing instead, I’ll give you eighty percent of the cargo as a fee.

Chen Jiu expressed, this matter I can’t decide on my own, and I may not even be able to connect with this route, just trying to understand your thoughts.

Xuan Gao replied, as long as they can be shipped onto the planet, everything is negotiable. Old Chen, you know, my "Splendid Starry Sky" still has some inventory, I’m genuinely not doing this for myself, but for the comrades on this planet.

Based on Chen Jiu’s understanding of Boss Xuan, he knew this was the truth, this person is ruthless with little flaws, but maintains integrity in major matters.

So even without contacting Xuan Gao, he dared to accept, using ships as payment for transport fees.

After Feng Jun left yesterday, he contacted Xuan Gao again, to finalize this payment method.

Xuan Gao, focusing on major cargo transport and tracking industry trends, had limited intelligence abilities on Xingzheng Star.

Nevertheless, he knew Hesheng received a large batch of energy stones, and naturally, he noticed that Xiajing experienced this strange rainfall.

He even asked around for information on Chen Jiu, finding out that the guy was near death, without needing to articulate his regret.

Upon receiving Chen Jiu’s message, his first reaction was disbelief, "Wasn’t your father in a severe coma?"

Chen Xiao Er said, my dad is handling these affairs now. You know the kind of people he’s dealing with, isn’t waking up normal? The key is whether you’re satisfied with their transaction method, Boss Xuan?

Xuan Gao was certainly satisfied but said, my cargo isn’t just three ships of energy stones, there’s much more... of course, if they can be shipped to Youjing, then that’s best.

Chen Xiao Er discussed with his father, thinking they should assist Xuan Gao in transporting all the cargo to Xiajing. Firstly, there’s no place to store it, secondly, it might not withstand military pressure—when Boss Xuan comes to collect, can he say the goods were confiscated?

Feng Jun actually knew of such a person. He even knew that the Splendid Starry Sky Company has its own yards and docks, much larger in scale than Hesheng, many of which are underground and hence less susceptible to damage.

Storing the goods there, not only two million tons but even ten million tons could fit.

Moreover, this person’s actions indeed possess a certain noble spirit of sacrificing family for the nation, which is why Feng Jun valued him so much, "Can you and your father ascertain whether he acted under military directives?"

"This shouldn’t be the case... but we can’t be certain," Chen Xiao Er, ultimately young, dared to subjectively judge that the opposite party wouldn’t do certain things, though he quickly stated he couldn’t be sure, "I don’t think he’d do that."

"Is that so?" Feng Jun looked at him with interest, "The reasons?"

Chen Xiao Er tilted his head to ponder, "Offending the military, at most his business would suffer, offending you guys not only could his family business not be protected, but even lives might be at stake... if you guys suspect him, could he still run shipments?"

This was the most practical reason, similar to Earth Realm’s long-distance bus drivers or mall salespeople who, upon discovering thieves, dare not easily alert them because they still need to earn a living in this industry.

Feng Jun tilted his head in thought, then asked, "Have you explained my taboos to him?"

"Certainly," Chen Xiao Er nodded, specifying things he discussed with Xuan Gao; his father prompted through a quantum handset in the ward, "Turn off all surveillance, leave no personnel on-site, no malicious observation allowed."

"Even benevolent observation is not allowed!"

"Apologies, my wording was incorrect," Chen Xiao Er promptly apologized, "In summary, they mustn’t harbor wrongful intentions."

"That’s right," Feng Jun nodded, "It should be nighttime in Youjing now. Can you contact Xuan Gao? We need to send someone to meet with him and make the final decision."

"At this time..." Chen Xiao Er looked around, "I feel it’s not very safe, there are too many people spying on us around here."

"Then just tell me his home address," Feng Jun replied casually, "I’ll go find him."

"Let me check his social media activities," Chen Xiao Er fiddled with his watch for a while, "He’s setting up new defense lines in the dock’s basement and overseeing personally... It looks like he won’t be leaving anytime soon."

Feng Jun also saw the social media updates and found that the other party even shared his location, so he smiled slightly, "Seems like they’re waiting for us."

"Is that the case?" Chen Xiao Er, who appeared to be in his forties, seemed a bit puzzled. It seems people from Frontier Star are really focused on combat, not great at reading minds, but not foolish either, "That might be possible."

"It’s not possible; it definitely is," Feng Jun smiled and didn’t bother explaining further, "Is there a code phrase for meeting?"

"Code phrase... That hasn’t been decided yet," Chen Xiao Er thought for a moment, tentatively suggesting, "How about you say you are Xiajing Xiao Er?"

"Sure," Feng Jun nodded, turned around, and walked away, "Let’s go."

Chen Xiao Er wanted to say more but noticed the curious gazes around him, so he lit a cigarette and aimlessly looked around.

There was still a military observer who silently followed Feng Jun, while someone else approached Chen Xiao Er, "Who was that just now?"

"Wasn’t he one of yours?" Chen Xiao Er glared at him disdainfully and laughed, "He said he wanted to buy energy stones from my dad, but actually just wanted to know if my dad is dead yet."

The military personnel were silent; they were well aware that in Xiajing City, there are countless people wanting to buy energy stones from Chen Jiu.

These people would go to some lengths to recognize Chen Family’s second, and the military couldn’t possibly apprehend everyone who makes inquiries.

However, regrettably, the sleuth trailing Feng Jun lost him.

The process of losing him was simple; the person ahead turned a corner at the street, and there was a small patch of white mist at the corner. The person trailing him instinctively paused, and by the time he realized it was just white mist stirred by raindrops, Feng Jun had vanished by the time he caught up.

Feng Jun went straight to Youjing, only to discover that the situation there was also quite dire, with ruins everywhere. Although it was midnight, the Insect Race continued to attack.

The intensity of the attack was low, scattered, mainly consisted of out-of-the-dust insects, with few Golden Core ones, seemingly just harassment.

However, the defense was also sparse; insects flew in the sky with few people attacking them. Only when they dive-bombed did the guns on the ground fire, the scarcity was visible to the naked eye — there weren’t many energy stones left.

Actually, compared to Left Jing and Right Jing, Youjing’s resources were a bit richer, because it had the largest spaceport in the entire star system.

While Left Jing also had a spaceport, it directly connected to fewer places, most requiring transit — not going through the Space Fortress or Youjing’s port. The controls for freight or passenger transport in and out of Frontier Star were stringent.

Youjing stored a large volume of goods but supplied other places considerably during the early stages of the war. Plus, it was a primary target for the Insect Race’s attacks, so as the war dragged on, its stored goods lost their advantage.

In contrast, Left Jing didn’t have many goods, but how much goods has Feng Jun alone supplied to Left Jing?

Therefore, Youjing’s current strained situation is quite normal, and it’s no surprise that Big Boss Xuan would want to go out looking for goods.

Interestingly, when Feng Jun arrived, Youjing was... raining!

Without thinking much, under the cloak of night, he sneaked in and began looking for Xuan Gao’s location.

Brilliant Starry Sky’s headquarters was in the outskirts of Youjing; the shipping company occupied too large an area to be located downtown.

Feng Jun found the place and realized it was in no way inferior to Hesheng’s production base.

Hesheng has a large area because it includes both a production zone and a living area, with space reserved for industrial upgrades, while Brilliant Starry Sky’s large area is purely due to a plethora of depots and docks.

Originally planning to call Xuan Gao from outside, Big Boss indicated the defense network was full of loopholes, so he went straight in.

Thus, Feng Jun went straight into Brilliant Starry Sky until he was within three hundred meters of Xuan Gao, finding nothing but defensive fortresses. Advancing further might cause misunderstandings, so he stopped.

"Boss Xuan, I heard you want to discuss a big deal with me. Now I’m here; are you coming out or should I go in?"

As soon as he finished speaking, a bright searchlight scanned over.

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