When they last met Lin Zhao, the desolate planet they landed on was within the territory of the Federation's fourth star, so they happened to run into Lin Zhao, who was there to exterminate the mutated plants.

I gave them a ride back to the capital city.

“You should know the three sons of the Lin family,” Murong Zaiye added.

"Well, a lot of people know him. No, I should say a lot of people are his little fans and stuff. Look, see that billboard over there? That's the third son of the Lin family, our movie star Lin Zaifei. He owns the largest film and television company in the entire Federation: Star Path. They practically monopolize the entire film and television industry, and have also spawned many subsidiary brands and products. Their businesses span the entire interstellar space. Eighty percent of the food, clothing, jewelry, and other daily necessities we are familiar with now are from the Lin family's businesses. Of course, the rest are just some insignificant small businesses, which can't compete with them."

Lin Yiran was thinking: If she were to enter the food industry in the future, wouldn't she be going to clash with them?

"The Lin family's main income comes from the money he makes from his company."

"But the second son of the Lin family is different. His path is related to politics. He is also the most famous geneticist in our Federation. He works for the federal government, but at the same time, he also runs several private hospitals. Among the services he sells are mental strength testing and genetic identification. His hospitals are all connected to our Federation's gene bank. They are very powerful, and the identification results are very credible."

"The genetic test Lin Fei did back then was very likely done by someone from his hospital. Because currently all the private genetic testing laboratories and the genetic testing laboratories in the entire Federation are under his control, and they are all staffed by his people. If the results are wrong, there must be something wrong with them. If you get close to him, it will be easier to find out the answers you want."

"His name is Lin Zaiqing, the second son of the Lin family, a workaholic. I haven't had much contact with him."

Lin Yiran: "It's okay, I'll investigate myself later."

Unfortunately, things didn't go as planned.

When Lin Yiran followed Murong Zaiye to the Lin family home, she discovered that Lin Zaiqing had not returned at all.

According to his family, they don't know which laboratory he's hiding in to do research again.

Lin Yiran felt it was a pity, but since she was already there, she decided to go in and take a look, so she stepped onto the flying car.

The Lin family's old mansion is built halfway up a mountain. It's nighttime, making the mansion brightly lit. Above the mansion float several balloon-like space stations, each with a large interior space housing the Lin family's private starships, flying vehicles, mechs, and other military equipment—a complete defensive system. In the event of an attack, the space stations above can react instantly and eliminate all enemies. As for the people, they all live in the old mansion halfway up the mountain.

There aren't many fancy things here. Ordinary people in the interstellar world pursue a higher quality of life, so the style of this old house is the same as the villas that cost hundreds of millions during the apocalypse: brick and tile houses, warm in winter and cool in summer, painted with warm white paint and stone bricks on the outside, and filled with flowers, plants, and hot springs.

These are the true symbols of interstellar wealth.

Unlike the Ninth Star System, where the main streets of the city are devoid of any vegetation and even the paving stones are made of composite metal materials, the Ninth Star System resembles an iron castle from afar.

But the capital city is different.

On the way here in the flying car, Lin Yiran saw many private villas, the kind that are very large and luxurious. Most of them are located within the protective shield of the main city. A small number of mansions worth hundreds of billions, like the Lin family's, occupy an entire mountain or plain, with a land area of ​​tens of thousands of acres. There are also private villas by the sea, facing the ocean, surrounded by coconut trees, where spring is warm and flowers bloom.

Lin Yiran loves the sea. She fell in love with the seaside villa the moment she saw it from the flying car, but unfortunately she couldn't afford it. Such a house must be very expensive.

Every inch of land in the capital is incredibly valuable.

She can only look at it for now.

With her bank account holding a meager 16 billion, she could only afford to buy a toilet.

Perhaps in three or four months, when all the branches of her 'Food Flavors' restaurant have opened, she might be able to buy a small house and a flying car in the capital city.

However, it will still be several months. Judging from her current income, she would need to save for ten years to afford a villa by the sea.

And this is all without any other expenses.

This is reality.

On the Ninth Star System, Lin Yiran's restaurant's profits were enough to make her a big merchant, the kind who could do whatever she wanted. But on this Imperial Capital Star, she probably wouldn't even be considered a third-rate small merchant. She would bet that 80% of the people on this Imperial Capital Star were richer than her!

It's frustrating to compare yourself to others; she still needs to work harder.

The banquet was held in a large garden with a fountain in the center and several thousand square meters of lawn on both sides. On the lawn, servants set up a ten-meter-long barbecue grill and some kitchen utensils, so guests could cook their own food.

There were too many people over there, so Lin Yiran didn't go over. Anyway, since Lin Zaiqing wasn't here, she was just attending the banquet to relax.

There are guards all around, so she can't go anywhere. She'd better stay here obediently and leave after she's eaten.

She saw that there were some dishes prepared by the chef on the other side, which she could help herself.

There was a buffet, and Lin Yiran was curious about the taste of the food, so she walked over.

I wonder what the food tastes like on the capital planet.

The Lin family is one of the fourteen major families. The person who can work as a chef in their household must be a culinary master. The food they make must be delicious, right? Lin Yiran thought.

You can also take the opportunity to assess the chef's skills.

Lin Yiran carried the plate over and took a look. She found that the food on the self-service table was dazzling. The table, which was more than ten meters long, was filled with all kinds of cream cakes, drinks and various snacks.

However, she took a closer look.

The variety of dishes was still a bit limited.

The table, which is over ten meters long, only has some fried food on it, such as onion rings, potato chunks, meatballs, and chicken pieces—things that don't require much seasoning. There are also stir-fried dishes, all very simple home-style fare. There aren't any of the hearty dishes like braised pork, roast goose, stewed chicken, crayfish, or steamed tuna that you'd find at Lin Yiran's restaurant, probably due to dietary habits.

She glanced around and found only some cooked meat, chicken wraps, beef patties, caviar with various sauces, drinks, and various raw vegetables on a table in the corner.

There aren't many varieties anyway.