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Chapter 280 - 199: Paradise

Chapter 280: Chapter 199: Paradise

This time, the Silver Lotus Family showed enough sincerity.

A grand banquet was held, with personal reception by the current family head, and a professional trade consultant was provided for each planet’s director, offering practical advice and assistance based on the condition of the planet.

During the conversations, the Chamber of Commerce’s consultants specifically mentioned the composition of the Shanqi Commerce Association.

The Chamber now consists not only of the descendants of the Shan Clan, but more and more young, outstanding individuals from different civilizations have entered its management layer. The planets the Chamber operates are all economic trade centers of the entire universe, and the people on these planets enjoy abundant material life. In the last vote of stars, these planets ranked among the top "most suitable planets to live on."

The implication was for the directors to set aside their prejudices.

The Chamber of Commerce is fundamentally different from religious corporations; they do not have fanatic beliefs, do not seek to impose their doctrine on every civilization, nor do they intend to become the Cosmic Overlords, imposing tyranny on various planets.

That is all the result of people’s prejudice, borne out of fear and mistaken judgment.

The goal of the Shanqi Commerce Association has always been to unite the entire universe’s trade markets, and this is a win-win situation for every planet. History has proven that prosperous commerce can greatly promote the local economy, technology, and cultural level, helping local people build better homelands.

So why give up these tangible benefits for those baseless concerns?

Becoming an ally of the Chamber of Commerce is to become one of the important parts of the future universal market, and the Chamber has no reason to destroy these important markets.

Even if the directors do not trust the Chamber or the Shan Clan People, they should believe in the benefits in front of them.

The Shan Clan People have always pursued benefits, and this has never changed throughout the ages.

The consultant also explained to the directors that their merger with the corporation had been planned for a long time and that it was all to establish a broader market in the universe. In a decade or so, when the directors look back at this summit, they will realize that it was they who propelled the development of trade throughout the universe.

This would be an achievement worthy of history, requiring courage and far-sighted wisdom.

This win-win rhetoric was very tempting, but after the "Cocoon" transformation of Mechanical Star and the attacks by the Cosmic Pirates, it significantly lowered the credibility of these words—at least the directors had doubts about the Chamber’s intention to "pursue peaceful development."

They were very clear this was the Family’s Plan B.

Plan A was to use the Flesh Curse and the Cosmic Pirates to kill everyone, forcing the summit to end prematurely, after which the Chamber of Commerce could smoothly support some new directors who were politically inclined toward them to take office.

In that case, they would not have to make so many promises.

Plan B was the result of a gamble, or rather it was the "compensation" for their narrow escape from disaster.

However, they could not just flip the table in a fit of pique, but instead, they carefully assessed how much of Plan B they could trust.

Garoya also mentioned her plans for the future of Blue Star, "The Life Energy existing on Blue Star is an untapped resource, and combining it with Mr. Mingyuan’s work today as part of the Medical Health Team has already laid the foundation for Blue Star to become a medical center of the universe."

When it came to work, she put her personal feelings aside, "Food and medical care are extremely important resources in any civilization, and are needs for most people, and Blue Star has great potential in both respects. With a medical center as the benchmark, the subsequent vigorous development of the tourism industry, aerospace industry, means that, barring accidents, Blue Star can become one of the richest planets in the universe within the next decade."

From the perspective of the plan, Garoya was very confident.

Especially with Duan Mingyuan’s medical skills—he could even cure famous Cosmic Level difficult diseases such as the "Flesh Curse," "Red Death," and "Dehydration Syndrome"—even without the urging of the family, she would be interested in the potential market.

The only variable was Duan Mingyuan’s bad luck.

This bad luck was so strong that it could introduce completely unexpected and irrelevant variables to a plan that seemed 100% successful.

Garoya didn’t understand why Duan Mingyuan could cure so many terminal patients, yet he couldn’t cure his own unfortunate physique.

"Mr. Mingyuan, your individual ideal is limited, and by your power alone, you are not enough to support the entire medical system of a planet."

When the news spread, the wealthy of the entire universe would come to Blue Star in droves.

At that time, the number of patients Duan Mingyuan would have to face every day would be tens of thousands of times more than this conference, and even if he stayed awake for twenty-four hours straight, he would not be able to cope with so many patients flocking to him for his reputation.

"You have mastered the core technology, and what we excel at is helping to maximize the use of this core technology to gain the most benefits. For example, we would coordinate the top medical practitioners from various planets and send them to Blue Star. Under your leadership, based on Life Energy, we will develop all kinds of special cures and medical facilities. This will not only bring unimaginable wealth to Blue Star but also benefit all patients in the universe who are plagued by serious diseases."

Garoya paused, then said, "You can’t even imagine how many people will be reborn with your help."

By then, Duan Mingyuan’s name would spread to every corner of the universe in another way.

As the savior, or the father of incurable diseases.

September, sitting at the same dining table, listened carefully. She always felt that Garoya was brainwashing Duan Mingyuan, but after following the other’s words and thinking carefully, she couldn’t identify any problems.

These plans seemed to have no downsides for Mr. Mingyuan.

Mr. Mingyuan was always concerned about not being able to make a lot of money, and even she, who usually didn’t care much about making money, could easily imagine the unimaginable wealth this would bring to Duan Mingyuan.

He might even become one of the wealthiest people in the universe.

"Next, it’s your turn, Miss September."

Garoya turned the topic toward September.

"Me?"

September blinked, responding cautiously.

Garoya nodded and said, "Please forgive the Chamber of Commerce for conducting a certain investigation into your background. Previously in the Imperial Court, you learned culinary arts by following the court chefs and became one of their most proud students. Now you have the experience of serving as a dietary consultant at the summit venue. These experiences can greatly promote the development of Blue Star’s culinary arts... According to the Chamber of Commerce’s statistics, over seventy percent of the guests who come to Blue Star for tourism are very interested in the local cuisine, but as I see it, Blue Star has yet to turn this into a unique selling point."

"After those patients have received medical aid, they will stay on Blue Star for a while, and at that time, they will certainly be willing to pay for tourism and local cuisine, and your skills and image are the best publicity, I mean the kind of publicity that reaches across the universe."

This was her plan for the future of Blue Star.

As long as September agreed, she was confident that she could make the entire universe know of Blue Star’s emergence of such an outstanding chef.

The Chamber of Commerce had enough media platforms and could produce a gourmet food program centered on September.

This is an era that requires publicity. In Garoya’s view, Blue Star was clearly still in a very early stage in the realm of self-promotion.

"My goal is not only to make Blue Star a prosperous planet."

She paused, then added, "But to transform your planet into a paradise on Earth."

A paradise that can cure all diseases, relieve all pain, and allow you to peacefully enjoy life after recovery.