Chapter 209 Unclaimed Planet
Different people started coming to Xi Yue's restaurant to inquire about the source of their ingredients and their suppliers.
Some well-informed and influential people knew that some gathering mercenaries were supplying ingredients to Xi Yue's restaurant, and they used their connections to directly stop these gathering mercenaries from supplying ingredients to Xi Yue.
Xi Yue only discovered the problem after not receiving any local ingredients from the interstellar region for several days in a row.
Fortunately, she didn't actually rely on the mercenaries' supplies to maintain her business, otherwise she would have been at a real loss.
However, this also reminded her that she had to go out more and pretend to collect ingredients. Fortunately, it was more suitable for her to cultivate on Star 69, so she has been going to Star 69 frequently lately.
After some time, once her cultivation level has increased further, she plans to go to the outer ring stars, to those planets with larger energy storms, to see how effective her cultivation is.
At the same time, she also had the idea of opening a branch store, but this had to be done step by step.
However, the new dishes were priced at almost twice as high as the old regular dishes, but their sales quickly surpassed those of the old dishes.
The restaurant's revenue has increased several times over, bringing it one step closer to being able to purchase mining robots.
Mining robots in the Federation's interstellar space require certain qualifications to purchase. Apart from the official channels, there are two main ways for private individuals to purchase mining robots: one is to open a mining company and then undertake mining tasks.
Another option is to buy a planet and become its owner. A planet owner can buy as many mining planets as they want.
Other less formal methods involve buying from other people, but the Federal Interstellar Security Bureau is quite strict about this.
Although there are many planets in interstellar space that produce minerals, private mining is not allowed, and privately mined minerals cannot be sold in large quantities.
Xi Yue originally planned to buy it directly from a private individual at a high price, since she could always find a channel on these personal computers.
However, considering that she has been targeted recently because of the restaurant's booming business, she is worried that if she is reported for secretly buying mining robots, although she can pay a fine to resolve the issue, who knows if those who are watching her will use it as an excuse to cause trouble.
So Xi Yue thought about it and realized that with the speed at which Zi was earning star coins, it seemed entirely possible to buy an unclaimed planet.
The cheapest private planet in the interstellar world starts at 10 billion star coins, while she earns hundreds of millions of star coins every day.
However, taxes still need to be deducted, so she needs to set aside enough Star Coins first. But if things go smoothly, it will only take about a week for her to have more than 10 billion Star Coins.
However, you can't just prepare 10 billion star coins, because the purchase of unclaimed planets is done through an auction system. Citizens who are willing to buy can place a bid directly on the planet's main network. If no one raises the bid within 30 seconds, then the bidder can successfully acquire ownership of the planet and become a private planet owner.
After becoming a planetary owner, the planetary owner sets the taxes within the planet. However, the planetary owner is required to pay taxes to the interstellar tax bureau on an annual basis. The tax system for planetary owners is different from that for individual citizens. When the annual income of the planet reaches a certain level, certain tax incentives can be enjoyed.
Therefore, major interstellar corporations often have their own private planets to avoid taxes. So, although the starting price for a private planet is 10 billion, the actual transaction price is uncertain.
If it's a popular planet with abundant mineral resources, is habitable, or has profitable resources, then the transaction price will be relatively high.
Xi Yue has already collected several unclaimed planets that are publicly available for auction on the planet's main website. Fortunately, there are still a few days until the auction this month, so she can have more time to accumulate funds.
These past few days, she has been taking the express spaceship back and forth between planets 66 and 69 every day. During the day, she cultivates on planet 69 and takes the opportunity to explore the planet and collect resources.
However, she hasn't found suitable ingredients yet, so she continues to focus on cultivation.
Finally, a few more days passed, and the number of star coins in her hands finally exceeded 50 billion star coins. Then the auction day for the unclaimed planet arrived.
The auction can actually be accessed through the planet's main network on the quantum computer, or you can activate holographic mode to experience live buying and selling in the interstellar auction hall.
Meanwhile, the Interstellar Auction House will also launch a live broadcast on the Interstellar Video Platform, but viewers can only watch on the video platform and cannot participate in the auction.
Xi Yue had already registered and secured a spot.
To prevent some citizens from just watching the spectacle or deliberately causing trouble by arbitrarily raising prices and then not buying, resulting in failed auctions, the Interstellar Auction Exchange requires verification of funds for its quotas. Only those who pass the verification can obtain a quota.
Furthermore, during the auction process, if the bid price approaches the value of the assets to be verified, the auction exchange will send a message to the citizen through the backend to remind him that his current bid is close to his bank account balance. If other people raise the bid, he will no longer be able to participate in the bidding for that item.
Before the auction began, Xi Yue updated her verified assets on the exchange's backend, raising them from the original registration threshold of 10 billion Star Coins to 66.6 billion Star Coins.
With so many star coins, she figured she could at least acquire one of the unclaimed planets she had her eye on today.
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The interstellar auction exchange hall was filled with bidders who had come to the scene using holographic technology and virtual avatars.
At 9:00 a.m. sharp, an auction host with a stunning figure, wearing a striking bright red, form-fitting protective suit and diamond-encrusted high heels, took the stage.
"Welcome everyone to the Interstellar Auction Exchange, and friends from video platforms, welcome to this auction of unclaimed planets. A total of 11 unclaimed planets will be auctioned in this auction."
As always, the highest bidder wins. If no one raises the bid within 30 seconds, the highest bidder wins the right to purchase. Raising the bid is considered an intention to purchase. Once a bid is won, no one may withdraw without a valid reason. Those who withdraw for the first time will be blacklisted by the exchange for 10 years. A second withdrawal will extend the blacklist to 50 years. A third withdrawal will result in a lifetime blacklist, during which the person will be banned from participating in any auction.
Therefore, registered bidders should carefully consider their options before participating in the bidding.
Alright, now for the thing we've all been waiting for: the auction for the unclaimed planet! Let's begin!
The first unclaimed planet auctioned was Planet 1261 of the Central Ring Star. The planet's owner had gone bankrupt due to gambling addiction, causing his reputation to plummet and resulting in the planet losing its owner status. As a result, the planet was released and became unclaimed again.
This planet produces ores used in many interstellar construction materials, making it a highly valuable investment. Similarly, the bidding is fierce.
The starting price was 10 billion, but the first price increase jumped directly to 20 billion.
30 billion!
60 billion!
Bidding was going up and down, doubling and doubling. Watching the fierce bidding, Xi Yue sighed at the sheer number of wealthy people in the interstellar world; her 60 billion was practically nothing compared to this.
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