Over the next two days, all transactions at the auction were completed without incident.
Other cities tried to replicate Chen An's approach, but received little attention.
Feiyi saw a business opportunity and simply rented out the idle auction venue to cities that needed auctions.
With the popularity and attention, these auctions were not sold out but were relatively successful. Chen An took a commission and earned energy crystals for free.
In a blink of an eye, a month passed, and one day something big and small happened.
Two cities on the other side of the Liuli Continent lost their temper and drove trains into each other, destroying one city to pieces and causing countless casualties.
You bombed my city and I bombed yours, resulting in both cities being reduced to ruins. Out of a total population of more than two billion, only less than one hundred million survived.
The Tourism Bureau came out to mediate and took back the Super Stars from both parties.
That’s not all. The Tourism Bureau has also sent out law enforcement fleets to patrol everywhere and stationed in the starry sky.
These fleets have fourth-level guns, which are very intimidating and have calmed down many train conductors who were ready to make moves.
But only the starry sky was quiet. Wars were still raging on the Liuli Continent, and cities were often captured.
The train conductors further tested the bottom line of the Tourism Bureau: trains cannot kill each other, cities cannot be destroyed, anything else is acceptable.
…
"Sir, how about you become emperor?"
Chen An was just relaxing that day when Lin Hao suddenly said this in a thunderous voice.
"Did you eat something wrong?"
Lin Hao said righteously, "You already own two cities, which qualifies you for the title of emperor. If you become emperor, you will have more power and control over the lives of more people."
Chen An shrugged and sneered: "Isn't it different now? If you have nothing to do, you can go and supervise the mining of Jinshan's mineral deposits."
After driving Lin Hao away, Chen An entered the Liuli main network and observed carefully. He was shocked to find that there really were train conductors who claimed to be emperors, and there were more than one case.
Platinum City occupied three cities and established the Platinum Empire.
The city of Koso captured both cities and established the Empire of Koso.
There were even people from Purple Star who established the Snow Lotus Empire and brought over the ancient systems of Purple Star, which surprised Chen An.
“What’s the point of doing this?”
[More orthodox power, enjoyment, and a desire for conquest. The master should have discovered that any train conductor who builds an empire has the ambition of crazy external expansion.]
Chen An was not interested. His status had already reached the top and no one could challenge him.
He held an internal meeting in the evening and analyzed the current situation with core members including Fuyao and Nifu.
It was finally concluded that the Tourism Bureau continued to corrupt the trains.
"It's time to start doing something."
Three days later, a trial took place at the Academy of Sciences.
"Abel has oppressed newcomers and embezzled research funds. Starting today, his position as dean will be abolished and he will be exiled to Super Star."
"Soto has failed in his research and has not made any breakthroughs. Starting today, his position as Vice President will be abolished and he will be exiled to Super Star."
"Zhou Zhenfeng has indulged in pleasure and deceived his superiors and subordinates. Effective today, his position as chairman will be abolished and he will be exiled to Chaoxing."
…
The trial of the Academy of Sciences not only confused scientists but also frightened others.
The train's internal network exploded, it hadn't been so lively in a long time.
"What do you mean, boss? Take down all the train scientists."
"Both the dean and vice dean have replaced local scientists. Is there something wrong with the boss?"
"Could it be that even the boss has been replaced?"
The passengers were anxious and worried. Their long period of comfortable life had greatly reduced their ability to withstand pressure, and they were in a state of panic.
The more terrifying thing is yet to come, because in the second half of the day, judgment will come to various departments.
"Chen Guoliang appointed people based on personal connections, hindered urban development, abolished the position of chief urban construction designer, and exiled Chaoxing."
"Yang Yuan is guilty of corruption and bribery, a heinous crime. His position as Minister of Finance is dismissed, and he is exiled to Chaoxing. He is also required to write a 50,000-word self-criticism."
"Xia Feng neglected military training, engaged in corruption, abolished the position of Chief Instructor of the City Guard, and exiled Chao Xing."
…
What happened that day had no impact on the outside world, but it caused a huge storm within Purple City.
What made the passengers even more terrified was that Chen An did not explain the reason at all. He just gave orders coldly and asked the robot to take Chen Guoliang and the others away.
But some passengers were jubilant because they took over the management positions and paid homage to Chen An.
Lin Hao was also confused. He didn't understand why Chen An did this.
"But it doesn't matter. The people who come in are just passengers, and even less capable. Haha, if we let these rubbish run the city, it's bound to collapse within three years."
Lin Hao didn't think much about it and just treated it as a normal personnel replacement.
In the Glazed Tower, Chen An looked at the account data on the screen with a dark face, and slammed the table in anger.
"Everyone else is just making excuses. That bastard Yang Yuan is truly corrupt. He's been in office for three years, and he's taken away 40 million Liubi in bits and pieces."
[Master, I reminded you before, but you didn’t pay attention]
"I definitely don't mind tens of thousands of Ryūkyū each time."
After looking at it for a while, Chen An said, "Although I don't care about the money, Yang Yuan's behavior is definitely wrong. We can't indulge him anymore. Revoke the 50,000-word self-criticism, build a prison specifically for him, and let him go in solitary for a few months to experience it."
Putting Yang Yuan’s matter aside for the moment, Chen An looked through other people’s information and shook his head repeatedly.
"I was distracted by the city's affairs. My level is too low."
"This time when we go to the Super Star, we must make them train like crazy and not stop until they reach the level of Star Steppers."
Our scientific research will therefore be suspended.
"There's no major need right now. Their level is more important, after all, level is directly correlated with lifespan. Furthermore, I'm worried they'll become corrupted if they continue to stay in the city. Quite a few have already shown signs of depravity."
Chen An attaches great importance to these people and must send them all out before anything happens.
The turmoil did not last long because Chen An never came out to explain.
Half a month later, the Tourism Bureau issued an announcement that all the remaining superstars had superstar cores.
The Liuli Continent was once again in turmoil, and the disputes among the cities were temporarily slowed down or stopped in order to find the super star core.
【Master, don’t we take it seriously? 】
Chen An did not assign any tasks, so the passengers were free to act.
"We now have four superstars and don't need more."
The resources are full and there are enough trial venues. There is no benefit in getting a super star except attracting attention.
Moreover, Chen An didn't want to divide his troops to garrison, as the current situation was already the best.
Ten days later.
Baru: "Chen An, you are going too far. Polly doesn't have that long of a lifespan."
Chen An: "How dare you say that? What a useless disruptor. At least you used the prophet for a while."
Baru: "Since the Prophet and the Disruptor are both useless, wouldn't it be inappropriate for you to charge me another 500,000 Blackwater people?"
Chen An: "If you have any opinions, you can come to Zicheng to see me and we can have a good talk."
After arguing for a while, the two parted on bad terms.
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