481: Buy Planet

Li Yang, with steps that were slightly weary yet tinged with emotion, slowly walked into his office.

Inside the office, everything was just as he had left it: familiar desks and chairs, neatly arranged documents.

He softly closed the door, leaned back in his chair, and let out a long sigh, a feeling of emotion welling up in his heart.

“I'm finally back here again.”

However, before his emotions could fully subside, his intelligent assistant emitted a series of crisp beeps, and call requests came in one after another.

The light screen on his desk also popped up automatically, flashing lights and urgent sounds.

Li Yang quickly walked to the desk and rapidly checked these call requests.

What greeted his eyes were all familiar faces: Xia Quan, Xiao Ran, Anno, Ou Ben, and so on... all old acquaintances or his own people.

It seemed they had received news of his return and were preparing to inquire about the situation.

Li Yang took a deep breath, adjusted his demeanor, and then answered these calls one by one.

After exchanging greetings on each call, Li Yang finally concluded the lively exchange.

He leaned back in his chair, closed his eyes, and gently relaxed his tense nerves.

Through this series of calls, he learned about the recent developments of these old acquaintances.

Among them, Xiao Ran's situation was particularly noteworthy.

He had now successfully completed his advanced studies at the academy and, through his own efforts and talent, had been promoted to an eight-level Lieutenant.

Although compared to his own rocket-like promotion speed, Xiao Ran's promotion seemed somewhat inferior, in the eyes of most Imperial Military Officers, this was already an extremely fast pace.

For this, he was genuinely happy for Xiao Ran and full of expectations for this young junior... Time quietly slipped away amidst busyness and fulfillment; a few days passed in the blink of an eye.

On this day, Li Yang was focused on the mountain of work piled before him, his gaze fixed on the data and documents on the light screen, his brows slightly furrowed as he pondered the challenges of his work.

Suddenly, his intelligent assistant emitted a crisp notification sound.

“Beep... The Galaxy you are following has been listed on the Imperial Bureau of Territory transaction center.”

This sound was like a giant stone dropped into a calm lake, instantly breaking the tranquility of the office.

Li Yang's body jolted; he quickly put down his work, his eyes gleaming with excitement and anticipation, and swiftly opened the light screen, his fingers rapidly sliding across it to enter the Imperial Bureau of Territory transaction center.

What appeared before him was a dazzling world of transactions.

The goods traded here were so numerous they made one dizzy, like a vast starry sky, each star representing a unique commodity.

From an entire Galaxy down to a plot of land on a single planet, various pieces of information scrolled and flashed across the light screen.

Li Yang eagerly searched among the many goods for the planet he had been following.

Finally, his gaze fell upon the familiar planet icon.

However, when he saw the information related to the planet's selling price, he couldn't help but be slightly stunned, a look of surprise on his face.

“Only available for military merit purchase?”

Li Yang murmured softly, a hint of confusion flashing in his eyes.

He had originally thought he could buy this planet with conventional currency or resources, but he hadn't expected the rules to be so special.

Not only that, but below were also various dense restrictive conditions.

The light screen clearly stated that this planet was only allowed for purchase by the human race.

This regulation made Li Yang's heart stir, realizing that this might be a special arrangement by the Empire for the human race, as it was entirely populated by Imperial Citizens.

At the same time, the purchase only included the ownership of the planet; the residents on it, those Imperial Citizens, were not included in the scope of the transaction.

After all, these residents had already joined the Empire and become Imperial Citizens; they possessed their own rights and freedoms, no longer like the previous Blue Star, which was rewarded to Li Yang before joining the Empire.

However, for these residents, they also had their own choices.

They could choose to leave the planet and move to other planets to live, seeking new lives and opportunities.

Or they could choose to continue living on this planet, but would need to pay an additional fee.

For these newly joined Imperial Citizens, especially humans, the Empire provided considerable welfare benefits.

This demonstrated the Empire's emphasis and care for the human race.

Li Yang continued to look at the regulations on the light screen regarding the purchase of this planet, his brows slightly furrowed, his eyes full of surprise.

These regulations not only required the buyer to be human but also an Imperial Military Officer, and to have served in positions such as the former Inspector or the current Secretary of the Disciplinary Committee, or supervision director.

At the same time, the buyer could not have any record of illegal or disorderly conduct, which was like a strict threshold, blocking many people out.

What surprised Li Yang even more was that purchasing this planet required a full 100,000 military merit points.

Looking at this series of regulations, a peculiar feeling surged in Li Yang's heart; he always felt that it was tailor-made for him.

In the Empire, Imperial Military Officers generally transferred to politics, while cases of transferring from politics to the military were very rare.

Although the Empire was vast and populous, and there must be many people transferring from politics to the military, those who had served in important positions such as Inspector or Secretary of the Disciplinary Committee, or supervision director, would generally not transfer to the military, as they would have great prospects in politics if they could hold such positions.

After all, why would those who had already achieved certain accomplishments in politics abandon a stable career path to join the military?

However he looked at it, this series of regulations seemed to be specially customized for Li Yang.

Thinking of this, Li Yang couldn't help but feel a bit exasperated.

He knew in his heart that this must be special care from the two military commanders, who had specifically pulled strings to have the Imperial Bureau of Territory arrange it this way.

They were afraid that this planet would be bought by others, which was why they set such stringent conditions.

As for the 100,000 military merit points, for ordinary Imperial Military Officers, spending 100,000 military merit to buy an ordinary planet, even if it was inhabited by Imperial Citizens, would feel somewhat unworthy.

After all, military merit was very precious in the Empire; accumulating a lot of it could directly exchange for priority promotion quotas.

But Li Yang was indifferent to this, as his current military merit had already reached over 400,000.

He previously had 300,000 military merit, then gained another 100,000 military merit for his great contributions during the infection incident, plus the military merit attached to medals, so he had more military merit points than he could spend.

“Since that's the case, I'll buy it.”

Li Yang made up his mind; with a wave of his hand, he decisively confirmed the purchase information on the light screen.

Instantly, 100,000 military merit points were deducted from his account, but at the same time, the ownership of the planet officially belonged to him.

Seeing the successful transaction notification, Li Yang's face showed a satisfied smile.

He quickly asked Pal to call Qi Yu and her younger brother.

These past few days, Qi Yu and Qi Fang had been familiarizing themselves with everything about the Empire in the 19th Division.

Especially Qi Fang, he was full of yearning for military life and had been diligently studying the Empire's rules and regulations and military knowledge, as he was to become an excellent Imperial Military Officer in the future.

Li Yang believed that this planet would be a new beginning for Qi Yu and her younger brother.