Chapter 522: Prepared to Reap the Benefits

Translator: Tim Editor: GlobeGlotter

“Should we send a document to the Commonwealth?” Xu Yuehua looked at Ye Mo worriedly. “Although construction has begun, it will take a few years to finish.”

Ye Mo smiled. “Don’t worry. All we need to do now is earn money and build Luo Yue. We don’t need to worry about anything else. Even if we gave them a document, do you think they would just accept us? Of course not. Since the U.S. wants this place, they won’t let us stay forever, no matter what.”

“I’m also afraid the U.S. would find an excuse to solve the matter through war,” Xu Yuehua said with concern.

Ye Mo hesitated before nodding. “Although documents like that are useless, maybe send one over after all, so that we have an excuse.”

Ye Mo planned to go to the desert to find Luo Yue when he was free. If he could, that would be great; if not, he would find those four crystals and try to reach stage 5. Once he did, even radars wouldn’t be able to detect him. The U.S. Navy and Air Force would be nothing to him.

…

Although they were tight on money, Xu Yuehua still bought ten ships through various channels, along with a large quantity of weapons. She couldn’t rely on Ye Mo to solve everything. She also started expanding Luo Yue’s airport.

They also began building a port, the foundation of Luo Yue’s wealth.

Li Sandao brought his men, and they joined the construction of Luo Yue City. Food, supplies, and machinery were shipped incessantly to Luo Yue. Ye Mo realized that even with a money-printing business like Luo Yue, it still wouldn’t be enough.

Ye Mo felt he was going through really tough times. He needed to borrow or earn money; otherwise, Luo Yue would become the biggest joke on Earth. At that time, Mo Kang brought his Hong Kong Mo Corporation to Luo Yue, providing 5 billion USD in funds.

But that still wasn’t enough!

Thus, Luo Yue issued a third notice. Luo Yue formed the “Luo Yue Immortal Treatment Hospital,” promising to cure any disease, scaring the world. However, their price was also scary: 100 million USD minimum. They wouldn’t treat anyone for less.

They had three rules: First, as long as the person wasn’t dead and you had the money, you could regain your health at Luo Yue. Second, if you were close to death, you could ask to live longer—100 million USD per year for a maximum of ten years. Third, if you wanted eternal youth, you could get a face-preserving pill for 1 billion USD.

Ye Mo knew this was practically robbing money, but he couldn’t help but invent such stringent requirements. If everyone went to the hospital for treatment, he wouldn’t have enough time.

He planned to find Luo Ying after prospecting Sai Na, but because of the Americans, he had to stay until he officially owned the place.

The route to Luo Yue from Sri Lanka’s airport reopened, but the conditions had changed. In Qian Longtou’s time, the planes were rented; now, they belonged to Luo Yue. There was only one flight a day, for people seeking help at Luo Yue’s hospital.

The news was like falling bombshells, catching the world’s attention and causing more astonishment than the beauty pill.

Ye Mo stayed in Sai Na, fearing the Americans, or perhaps Kenya and Ethiopia, might act, but even after a month, nothing happened. Even other countries found it strange.

However, the Americans had indeed submitted a document to the Commonwealth as soon as possible, rejecting Luo Yue’s seizure of Sai Na.

Meanwhile, Ye Mo got his first patient.

…

In the White House, the president, congressmen from both parties, and other institute members had gathered. They were surprised by how quickly Luo Yue had taken over Sai Na. Now, they needed a good solution.

Luo Yue had seized Sai Na before they could react, renaming it Luo Yue and declaring independence.

If the Americans let that happen, they wouldn’t be Americans. Without U.S. intervention, Sai Na would have long been taken over.

No one dared take food from the U.S.’s mouth, yet Luo Yue had slapped their face.

“We should drop the matter of the prospector team’s deaths and take back Sai Na first,” the head of the NSA, Johnston, said. Hearing that a small corporation had taken over Sai Na, disregarding subtle international rules, displeased him. If he were a Navy general, he would have ordered an attack already.

No one answered. Although everyone agreed with his opinion, Sai Na was no one’s property. Attacking now would be unjustified.

Luo Yue was different from Nan Qing. Nan Qing were like natives to the U.S. When the U.S. needed to excavate Nan Qing, they would send an army to remove them. But now Luo Yue had declared independence.

Everyone knew Luo Yue would eventually leave under U.S. pressure, but it was a matter of how that pressure was applied. They couldn’t just send their army. After all, the U.S. had to care about its reputation.

The president looked at Congressman Bills, who walked to a large map and pointed at Luo Yue. “I believe everyone knows where this is. We wanted this place because we found a uranium mine there. But even without that, it would be a good tourist area.”

Bills paused. “This is a great port location and good for export. But no matter what we build there, it would still be quite far from the U.S. Luo Yue is different. Once they build their factories there and export their products, wouldn’t it be like printing dollars?”

“So you mean to say Luo Yue suits the place more than us, and we should just let them take it?” Johnston sneered.

Bills ignored him. “A few days ago, our prospector team encountered an eerie event. More than ten men died for no reason. I think God is just. Since Luo Yue took over Sai Na, why not let them find out what that thing was.”

“Congressman Bills, if that’s your conclusion after saying that much, we might as well have asked a random citizen. Perhaps they could provide more constructive ideas,” Johnston said.

After a silence, someone said, “I agree with Congressman Bill’s words. Let them stay and build their factories. After they prepare everything and start shipping their products, we can go have our ‘holiday’ there. But before that, we should send something to the Commonwealth for our future plans.”

His words woke everyone up. They could let Luo Yue build everything and then take it all! What could earn more money in the world than Luo Yue?