Chapter 174: The Luxurious Federation

"Actually, I've already been planning the economic aspect."

"You don't understand this aspect, it's actually very easy for the Federation to save resources."

Ella's face showed some hesitation, as if she was considering whether to tell Yan Xia the root cause of the Federation's economic disaster.

"Oh?"

"How can we save resources?"

Yan Xia was very curious, as economics has always been a problem since ancient times. Economics determines many things, such as the strength of the Civilized Federation. Without a strong economy, the Federation's combat power would be insufficient.

"Hmm..."

Ella paused for a long time but couldn't bring herself to say it. Yan Xia instantly understood what she was hesitating about.

"Is it your problem? You seem so reluctant to talk about it."

"Don't worry, I won't blame you."

Ella rarely hid anything from him, no matter how disastrous it was, except for one type of matter...matters related to Ella herself.

As expected, after Yan Xia said this, Ella asked suspiciously, "Really?"

"Of course!"

Ella took a deep breath and gathered the courage to speak, "Actually, Yan Xia, have you ever felt that the Federation isn't as poor as its economy suggests?"

Yan Xia thought about it and found it to be true.

No matter where you went in the Federation, it was incredibly prosperous, at least on the surface. Sometimes, Yan Xia even felt it was too prosperous.

Moreover, the Federation was also very beautiful, as if it had an endless supply of resources.

It was only at this moment that Yan Xia suddenly realized that all of this was an illusion.

But why did these illusions exist?

"It's due to excessive investment."

"I've invested too much in various parts of the Federation, and these excessive investments are all in infrastructure."

"Infrastructure is 100% controlled by the Federation, not individuals."

"This has led to the current situation, where Federation citizens enjoy benefits beyond their imagination."

"For example, a building that should cost 100 million to construct in the 21st century, with a total return of 120 million after selling, giving the real estate developer a 20% return."

"But in the Federation, it costs 100 million to construct, but the recovered funds after selling are only 1 million. The Federation bears the loss of the remaining 99 million."

"If a citizen were to investigate, they would discover this issue. Even without an investigation, a visit to the Hengxing System controlled by those companies would reveal the problem. Those places are like slums compared to the Federal Star City we built, yet they have emptied the pockets of those companies."

In other words, Federation citizens are living a very luxurious life.

They are enjoying services worth 100 or even more energy coins for just one energy coin.

Ella spoke with a sense of shame, lowering her head.

"Do you mean that the Federation is filled with vanity projects?"

Yan Xia could imagine that the current Federation was too developed, and he himself had invested a lot in this aspect, such as the Genius Arena and the Scholar Ranking.

What is the foundation for these things that benefit the citizens?

It must be the citizens' own qualities and culture.

What do these qualities and culture bring?

A wealthy life!

Only the construction of basic infrastructure can satisfy all of this.

Yan Xia had to admit that his thinking was still like that of a teenager, as he had always lived in a society with abundant basic infrastructure.

In 2037, China also demonstrated the importance of basic infrastructure through its success.

The Federation's current peace and stability are built upon Ella's excessive consumption.

"If the Federation were as dilapidated as the Earth in science fiction movies like 'Starship Troopers' and 'Guardians of the Galaxy', then we could easily possess 100 billion energy coins, enough to support not just 10,000 battleships but even 100 million battleships."

This was the point that made Ella feel guilty.

Yan Xia compared it in his mind. Although he couldn't remember the scenes from those science fiction movies, they seemed incomparable, even with the improved special effects in later science fiction films. The Federation was vastly different.

Only some science fiction works could describe the Federal Star City.

Countless skyscrapers over 100,000 meters tall rose from the ground, with millions of neon lights flashing, countless spaceships flying at ground level, 10-meter ultra-low altitude, 100-meter low altitude, 1,000-meter low altitude, 10,000-meter mid-altitude, and 100,000-meter mid-high altitude, crisscrossing the six levels of space. Above the city, an upside-down forest and lake were constructed, making it difficult to distinguish between the sky and the ground.

All of this was maintained by gravitational devices.

Some star cities even had entertainment facilities like giant Ferris wheels with diameters exceeding 100,000 kilometers. Each seat was not just a seat but a small park.

These facilities were not just one or two but were widely distributed across countless star cities.

Luxurious!

Extravagant!

"So, your plan is to reduce these extravagant parts?"

Ella nodded.

However, Yan Xia said, "There's no need for that."

"The Federation is good enough as it is, and we are not a civilization that desires war."

"In the beginning, the Civilized Federation was just our deception, and later, we made this deception a reality, partly for self-preservation. Now, I'm enjoying the process of building a civilization."

"We have plenty of time; there's no need to be so anxious."

"What the Federation brings now is something we won't have after reducing it. Such a vast number of citizens, such a vast star field, such a wealthy and happy citizenry—all of this is very beautiful."

"Ella, if you want to make up for it, focus on developing the Triangle Region."

"I think that plan should be put on the agenda."

"Perhaps we shouldn't be naturalists but destroyers of nature."

Ella searched for a moment and instantly understood what Yan Xia was referring to.

The Destructive Energy Utilization Plan

As the name suggests, this is a destructive act.

Its essence is to collect energy by destroying objects, and these objects can be anything, but primarily—stars.

The energy released by stars is limited. How can we make a star release more energy in a very short time?

We must make the star enter the giant star stage ahead of time, entering the destruction stage ahead of time.

Therefore, the Destructive Energy Utilization Plan is also known as the Star Destruction Plan.

"Do we really need to start this plan?"

Ella initially didn't plan to use this plan because using it meant permanently losing some stars.

Stars themselves are resources, and these resources are not just energy.

"That's right."

"There must be sacrifice for gain. The universe is vast, and we don't need so many stars." Yan Xia spoke with determination.