This game is so weird!

In general, the work of establishing a base can be divided into three aspects: adaptation, resource development, and planetary exploration.

The suitability improvement mainly involves beautifying the area around the planetary base and improving the living comfort. Applications can be submitted through the Department of Culture and Tourism to develop the alien tourism industry.

It is recommended to open on planets with distinctive scenery or relatively rugged terrain. With the advancement of technology, the interests of the empire's residents are now polarized between the virtual world and real-world scenery, and the tourism industry on newly developed planets has a great market.

Resource development is centered on mineral extraction, with secondary smelting and manufacturing as subsequent support, and free trade is carried out under the supervision of the Commerce Department.

There is a long table of minerals and their corresponding prices, with gold ranking first at 1g for 100 Star Coins. Due to high transportation costs, newly developed planets often struggle to compete with established manufacturing giants. As a result, the base is only equipped with small transport pods, mainly used for selling rare metals and discovered artifacts.

The final planetary exploration is the exploration work managed by the Expeditionary Division. It mainly involves investigating the distribution of mineral and biological resources on the planet. In special cases, it also includes the exploration of remnants of cosmic civilizations or local civilizations. If the existence of a civilization in the enlightenment stage below level 1 is discovered, the Natural Affairs Division may take over and change the focus from planetary development to observation.

Z, who is in contact with Li Ang, comes from the Third Division of the Development Bureau, whose core task is to explore the remains of ancient civilizations.

For pioneering bases, all three directions offer Star Coins and unique technology licenses, job title upgrades, and authority enhancements. Pioneers who perform well can obtain independent licenses, enabling them to leap from workers to capitalists.

Of course, if you encounter a planet that has already developed an enlightened civilization, then you can only consider yourself unlucky.

The Empire and the Human Council's attention to the Enlightened Planet can be described as pathological, prohibiting any form of contact, including but not limited to direct communication and trade. It is rumored that the Department of Nature also has unique technology to monitor and audit this, and if problems are found, the penalty may be 100 years of computational labor or even death.

emmmm....

Li Ang could only say that he was impressed but didn't understand, and he studied it deeply.

Further investigation revealed that computational labor is a new punitive measure recently introduced by the Empire.

Based on the consciousness transmission technology mentioned by Z, after being imprisoned, prisoners are immersed in biological culture chambers to maintain their activity and are forced into a 24-hour continuous sleep. During the sleep period, their brains are extracted as biological brain computing power to carry out cross-space work.

It is said that in the core star system of the Empire, there exists an entire planet developed into a labor prison, providing 30% of the universe's biological computing power.

Of course, this technology also has many advantages, otherwise it wouldn't have won the Cosmic Award.

While reviewing the materials, Li Ang also glanced at the information. The first winner of the Cosmic Prize was the Galaxy Decomposer, and the third winner was the Controlled Black Hole Generator.

Based on consciousness transfer technology, and the recently added biological multithreading technology, most of the Empire's workers can enjoy 14 hours of free life, and then freely choose to go to the biological computing center for 10 hours to work, providing computing power in their sleep, without having to operate it themselves.

For more demanding tasks, such as experimental research and administrative management, staff can operate the biological carriers remotely without spatial limitations. They can simply wear the relevant equipment at home or in a computing center, ensuring safety to a great extent. However, these tasks are more tiring than the previous ones, and staff will need to rest after get off work.

Li Ang gave a thumbs up below the introductory video.

What a perfect invention! I'll start working from home.

The comments section wasn't without dissenting voices, such as those claiming that the Galactic Capital Federation enslaves its people to work 22-hour days and that the arms consortium uses live actors to conduct weapons power tests and biological and chemical weapons tests.

In other words, they no longer need Gundams, as they can produce them themselves. But it's hard to say whether this is a good thing or a bad thing.

Despite its flaws, the overall performance is still quite good, at least within the empire's borders.

The only pity is that because the Empire's working environment is too friendly, high-risk and tiring jobs like alien exploration have become completely inferior professions.

A simple look at the matchmaking market reveals that successful pioneers who have been promoted to governor are still very popular, but newly appointed pioneers are ignored by everyone.

AI computing power also exists beneath biological computing power. The reason it is defeated by biological computing power is mainly because the quality of computing power is not stable enough and it lacks the ability to improve itself. Of course, as the video commentary said, the main reason may be that the construction cost is too high and the demand for resources and energy is explosive.

With a biological brain that can gradually upgrade over time by feeding it protein powder, carbohydrates, and water, who needs that thing!

Therefore, the development of AI computing power-related technologies has been relatively slow in recent years, which can be considered a natural choice of technological path.

Returning to the pioneering base on Scar Planet, Li Ang's exploration has provided a relatively complete understanding of the overall situation of the base.

First, the base's energy supply is not inexhaustible. The built-in solar panels can only power the main modules of the base and three optional internal modules in the hall. Adding even one more could cause overload and power outage. The solar panels on the top of the base can supplement the power during the day.

Secondly, the base's food cannot be generated by itself. It lacks any technology for synthesizing flour from carbon dioxide. It needs to collect biomass to synthesize the food, or it can be simply grilled or fried using a worktable after hunting or fishing.

Survival is not a big problem, but living well is out of the question.

Finally, the base's security is somewhat guaranteed, but only within and around the base. The base itself is equipped with an electroshock module of unknown origin, capable of everything from electric shocks and kicks to electrotherapy massages; it's quite adept at internal operations.

Based on this, the pioneering base currently consists of only 6 functional rooms and 2 modules. The first floor has a core hall, biological culture chamber, biomass and mineral collector, workshop, and workers' dormitory. The second floor has pioneers' dormitory and office area. The underground has storage space and two AI core modules. The outdoor area has the base's transport warehouse and communication hub installed in a hidden manner.

This leaves only one module that can be selected.

Having no good ideas for the time being, Li Ang closed the base management page and went to the core hall to get something to eat.

Descending the spiral staircase in the corner and entering the lobby, you can see a food and beverage bar and a large advertising screen at a glance. Some round tables and chairs are scattered in front of the glass curtain wall, and there is a worktable embedded in the wall at the entrance of the base. A few lamps decorate the lobby, making it look particularly bright.

These decorative lights don't need electricity, right?

Unable to find a separate switch for the lights, Li Ang walked helplessly to the bar and picked up a preheated fish fillet to eat.

It has a slightly fishy taste and is crispy on the outside and tender on the inside.

Li Ang was initially a bit disgusted with the synthetic fish meat, but the taste was surprisingly good.

Although there were other options such as steak, bacon, and roasted chicken legs, Li Ang, after checking the base's inventory and finding no trace of chickens, ducks, cattle, or sheep, decided to pass on them and wait until he raised cattle and sheep in the future.

Suffering is always temporary; only by enduring the bitterest of hardships can one continue to endure them!

After lunch, Li Ang excitedly headed towards the sea with his fishing rod, a small piece of leftover fish fillet clutched in his left hand, ready to try his hand at catching a big fish.

An hour later, Li Ang stormed into the collection room carrying a small white fish and threw it into the feed inlet of a biomass collector that looked like a food mixer.

"Buzz—"

As the four blades rotated rapidly, a small white fish, along with its scales and internal organs, quickly turned into white minced meat and disappeared along the hole at the bottom of the collector.

[Biomass raw material +1]

"Tsk, I still can't accept this synthetic fish fillet."

Who in their right mind would eat fish gills too? Li Ang rubbed his stiff chin and walked back to his office with a slightly disgusted expression. "The most urgent thing is to find a few employees to solve the problem of food and resources."

I lay back in my office chair and tapped my headphones.

A blue light screen appeared in front of Li Ang, gradually changing from a simple blue to a spectrum of colors.

"The effect inside the base is just different!"

After an afternoon of research, Li Ang successfully connected the headphones to the base, upgrading the projection function inside the base from the built-in youth version of the headphones to the base's own holographic projection, with significantly improved effects and picture quality.

It's like upgrading from a black-and-white TV to a 2K color screen.

[Base Construction - Staff Recruitment]

[Base Capacity: 20 (Based on the current base situation, the core of the base can only support the information transmission of 20 people simultaneously. This can be increased through signal tower expansion.)]

Total employee computing power: 0+; Real-time employee computing power: 0+

Total number of employees: 0

[System prompt: It is recommended to select employee carriers after purchasing employee computing power. Currently, the base only has biological culture chambers, which only support the production of biological carriers.]

Follow the link provided to enter the computing power purchase store, and in an instant, a dazzling array of products will appear, accompanied by a deluge of noise.

"Ultimate biological computing power, the perfect choice for off-peak computing power!"

"Snotty Technology, Snotty Bio-Workshop, when used together, triggers a link effect, making one person equivalent to ten!"

"The Heavenly Court AI ignores working hours and works 24/7!!!"

After much effort, Li Ang finally closed all the GG (Google Play services) and was able to calmly look at the specific prices.

[Empire Official Computing Power Flagship Store]

[Advanced Biocomputing Power: 20 Star Coins/person/day; Off-peak Biocomputing Power: 13 Star Coins/person/day; AI Computing Power: 10 people/day]

Hmm, looking at the glaring balance in the upper right corner, Li Ang's heart, which had just relaxed, started to clench again.

Gold: 0, Coins: 200

Hey ex, where the hell did you spend all that money?! You're gone now, and you didn't even leave me any money.

After giving a thorough rant about his time-space counterpart, Li Ang closed the shop and returned to the base information interface.

At this moment, the plus sign after the total computing power of the employees caught Li Ang's attention.

"This is……"

With a tap of his finger, a brand new interface popped up.

[User detected as being from Earth]

[Activate Home Star Assist Mode]

[Ding! You can now connect to the Earth Internet.]

[Ding! You can now use Earth's computing power. Since there are currently no companies on Earth with usable computing power, you may recruit employees yourself. Note: Please recruit in accordance with Imperial law. Please consult relevant laws yourself.]

"Alas! My dear family, I have arrived!"

In the 21st century, talent is our most valuable asset.

My dear Palu... no, my family! A new life is about to begin!

Li Ang's lips curled slightly. After downloading a beach video of a famous blonde actress from the empire, he operated the base's surveillance drone to fly over the beach and film the area around the base.

"System, begin compiling the promotional video. We need to start recruiting!"

"drop!"