Alien Hotel.

Chapter 470 The Revitalization Plan of Shuji
While talking with his retainers, Mo Ran suddenly sensed a familiar presence. He immediately raised his hand to signal the people around him to be quiet, then stood up and bowed respectfully in a certain direction: "Mo Ran greets Mr. Yu."

On the screen wall not far away, a cluster of crystals slowly spread and expanded like a blooming flower, transforming into a screen-like plane. On the translucent crystal, some unstable lines and symbols first appeared, then gradually outlined some shape. After struggling for a while, it finally took shape. Yu Sheng's voice rang out with the vibration of the crystal, slightly distorted: "Sigh, it's always so difficult. It's not easy to get a picture out... By the way, why are you hanging that thing here too!"

Mo Ran paused for a moment before realizing that Yu Sheng was referring to the painting hanging on the wall behind her.

But the city lord fairy's expression was surprisingly serious: "Of course it has to be hung up. The Taixu Spiritual Pivot has already decided on your honorific title, and you are the new Star Guardian of Shuji—not to mention this portrait, once the dust settles, each city will need to build temples and establish residences for you..."

Yu Sheng had only muttered it casually, but upon hearing the other person's words, he was stunned: "...Wait a minute, so this string of 'honor titles' is officially given by the Taixu Lingshu faction!?"

"Yes."

"Yuan Hao chatted with me for ages and never mentioned this... That old scoundrel!"

Upon hearing this, Mo Ran quickly lowered his head, no longer daring to offer any judgment.

Seeing the other party's reaction, Yu Sheng had no choice but to wave his hand and said, "Alright, alright, hang it up if you want, it's your custom anyway—but forget about building temples and establishing government offices in various cities, it's a waste of money and resources, and I don't live there anyway. I came here mainly to check on the situation of the garrison and to talk to you about the future."

Upon hearing this, Mo Ran immediately waved for the unrelated individuals to leave. He then approached the crystal wall with a serious expression and said, "Yes, Mo Ran is also discussing this matter with my retainers. The situation in the city has actually begun to improve. Many facilities that were shut down due to the erosion of the star body have been repaired in the past two days, and the situation in other cities has also stabilized. Thanks to you, as long as the collapse of the sky and the sinkhole can be stopped, everyone can still survive."

"Hmm... Hey, don't be so tense, relax. I'm not going to eat you," Yu Sheng said, feeling awkward looking at the girl's tense posture while reporting her work. He couldn't help but remind her again before continuing, "Let's talk about the future, about the future development of Shuji—let me make it clear, I'm not an expert in this area. As far as I know, Xing Shou isn't in charge of this either. I'm just asking casually. Now that the Shuji mine is gone and the surface is completely destroyed, how do you plan to live in the future?"

Upon hearing Yu Sheng's words, Mo Ran's expression relaxed slightly, but then became serious again. After a moment of contemplation, he slowly spoke: "In the past two days, I have also discussed this issue with the city lords of Tan Yuan, Bai Cheng, and several other major cities. Indeed, it seems that Shu Ji has reached a dead end. As a border planet that has no special value to begin with, let alone its revitalization, it will be difficult for it to even recover some of its vitality in the future."

“Every day now, people are fleeing this planet with their families, mostly those who lost everything in previous disasters and have no hope for the future. We are helpless in the face of these situations…”

"However, after discussing it with Lord Yunshan, I believe that the future of Shuji is not entirely hopeless."

Upon hearing this, Yu Sheng immediately became curious: "Oh?"

"...These are just some immature ideas, and somewhat bold ones at that. If you feel uncomfortable listening to them, please don't take them to heart," Mo Ran said, sounding quite conflicted. She even put on several layers of armor to protect Yu Sheng. After confirming that Yu Sheng nodded, she continued with a somewhat awkward expression, "We think that Shu Ji has nothing right now. If we have to say that it has anything... then the only thing left is that it was 'parasitized by the Dark Angel'."

Yu Sheng raised an eyebrow—unfortunately, the resolution of the interactive screen he created was too low, so Mo Ran probably didn't see it.

The young female city lord continued, "Shuji is the first planet to be completely parasitized by the Star Derivative Entity and yet survive. It is also the surviving planet that has had the deepest contact with the Dark Angels and left the most marks on its surface. We also witnessed your fierce battle with the Star Derivative Entity. Although the Star Derivative Entity fell above the Taixu Spiritual Pivot, it was in the storm of Shuji that it suffered its fatal wound. All of these things are actually 'valuable' in the eyes of those who are interested."

She paused, looking up as if to check Yu Sheng's expression, but couldn't see clearly. So she had to bite the bullet and continue: "We want to promote it and see if we can attract some tourists. We can also build some structures where those crystal tentacles emerge, and turn them into tourist attractions. The universe is vast, and there will always be people with a thirst for novelty who will have the interest and courage."

"In addition, we can try to contact other planets or even other forces to establish some research projects on 'angelic remains'. As far as I know, Terra's Academy and the Borderlands Special Operations Bureau are definitely interested in this. If they are willing to come, Shuji will have another way out."

"Furthermore, we also plan to study those crystals to see what use they can be. Although many people are deeply afraid of those things, there's nothing else left on this planet besides crystals..."

"The people here today are filled with anxiety and uncertainty. What everyone fears is having nowhere to go in the future. Otherwise, who would be willing to leave their homeland? So no matter what the future holds, we must first find some way to develop, even if it means breaking some taboos..."

Yu Sheng listened to Mo Ran's endless chatter (he noticed that this "fairy" usually seemed aloof, but once she started talking, she really did become quite talkative), and finally couldn't help but say, "Then your plans are pretty good, I hardly have to worry about anything." Mo Ran, who had been feeling uneasy, was taken aback by this answer: "Huh?"

“I said all your plans are great,” Yu Sheng laughed, “Why are you so nervous?”

Mo Ran opened his mouth: "Uh, that's because turning places contaminated by angels into tourist attractions and studying angel remains with outsiders is somewhat taboo..."

“What’s so taboo about this?” Yu Shengle said. “I even think you could broaden your thinking a bit more. After all, this is where the Dark Angel was killed. You can promote the place as a place of outstanding people and spiritual energy, and that the crystals mined from the ground can ward off disasters if carried with you—but only those that you have blessed will work, and those that haven’t won’t.”

"And those useless surface crystals, you can export them. If you really don't know what to do with them, cut them into pieces and use them as ornaments or as raw gemstones. Angel remains are such rare stuff. Although they are not core materials like 'angel catalysts,' they are still non-renewable resources. You can make up some stories about them, give them some effects like warding off evil, prolonging life, tonifying the kidneys, strengthening virility, whitening the skin, and anti-aging, and add some cultural value... Just don't make it too outrageous. I've seen all those things, at least they're not poisonous or harmful."

"And then there's your cultural tourism project. Don't just focus on building attractions. Also, create some moving backstories and build a few battlefield relics where the Garrison bravely fought against the star system... Not enough relics? Who told you to build real ones! Just build two fake ones in each city, and I'll certify them as real ones. Then you can advertise on Terra—but don't go to the border areas. Although that place is a transportation hub, the locals don't know what's going on outside, so there aren't many visitors."

"And then? And then you can create a celestial body concept stock... By the way, do they have these things in the Flying Feather Star Region?"

As Mo Ran listened to this string of words, her eyes had already started to look a little off when she heard the second paragraph. After Sheng finally finished speaking, she paused for two or three seconds before finally speaking: "...it can be like this?"

“Why not?” Yu Sheng said casually, glancing at Mo Ran again. “You can’t be rigid in your thinking; you have to be flexible at times like this…”

Mo Ran was at a loss for words for a moment. Heaven and earth bear witness that she really hadn't dared to think about such outrageous actions before. One of the main reasons was that this matter was related to the Dark Angel. Anyone with a normal mind would not be as carefree as Yu Sheng when dealing with the Dark Angel. The psychological barrier was there, which made her not dare to think too deeply.

The other reason is even simpler—

The people of Shuji have made a living by mining for generations. The entire planet is severely lacking in people with Mr. Yu's... fresh, unconventional, insightful, bold, and meticulous thinking.

However, the city lord is the city lord after all. Although Mo Ran hadn't thought that much about it at first, she was quickly inspired by Yu Sheng and caught up with the pace. Realizing that the "expert" in front of her was quite supportive of this matter, she suddenly became bolder, and a whole bunch of feasible plans began to brew in her mind—the first feasible plan was to first fence off the ruins of those refining towers on the outskirts of the city, and then find two novelists...

Just as she was brainstorming, Yu Sheng's voice suddenly came through again: "Also, I came here for another matter, which is also related to the future development of Shuji—it's different from the projects we just discussed, and you might be more familiar with this one."

Mo Ran: "You mean..."

"Wait a moment, I'll bring it to you directly."

As soon as Yu Sheng finished speaking, a small door suddenly appeared in front of Mo Ran. The door opened, and a small crystal that looked bumpy and had a texture between crystal and metal fell out.

Mo Ran looked at the crystal with some confusion, bent down to pick it up, and examined it carefully for a while: "...What is this?"

"What was dug out from near the mantle should be a 'semi-finished product' left over from the process of using a star to construct an ascendant—it has a lot of impurities, and I haven't found a way to refine it further yet. Unlike those 'concept products' we were just discussing, this thing... seems to have some real significance."

(End of this chapter)