Galaxy Domination Guide

The Atomic Substance Construction factory on Chunshe Star had completely handed over its production line capability to the Welfare Department for all Atomic Substance Construction across the United Empire. What was produced here no longer had anything to do with the Mi Family. The daily goods produced for local supply were withheld by Mi Daojian and not distributed.

What Mi Daojian did was even more extreme—he would take various supplies produced, and re-input them as raw materials into the Atomic Substance Construction equipment, causing them to be produced again, essentially producing nothing.

Subsequently, Mi Daojian also stopped supplying other raw materials to the Atomic Substance Construction equipment. The production system of the Iridium Star was actually a very straightforward production chain. Iridium Star possessed a very large materials transportation platform, in short, a planned economic transaction platform containing extensive data.

Typically, the producer receives an order from above or decides on their own what to produce, creates a production catalog, determines the raw materials based on the product, and then the platform automatically allocates raw material requirements to the nearest, fastest, and most cost-effective supplier. The raw materials for producing supplies were provided for free by the Empire government.

For raw material suppliers, they were freed from their own marketing efforts, focusing instead on following leads provided by the platform to supply the next buyer.

In essence, in the United Empire of Iridium Star where capacity and technology were not issues, the "invisible hand" did not play a significant role. The entire economic model was mainly demand-side economics—first generate demand, then generate economic activity. Anything beyond this scope was not considered essential for normal life.

When Bai Zhongqi reformed and took back control of Atomic Substance Construction, fundamentally, he did not adjust Iridium Star's demand-driven economic model. The suppliers of the ordered raw materials still provided them automatically. However, when Mi Daojian refused to receive them, or simply received but did not invest them, this caused severe disruption in the production and economy of Chunshe Star.

In just two days, because of Chunshe Star's inability to supply, it plunged all the residents on the planet into confusion and panic. Increasingly large petition movements occurred, and even some irrational and radical behaviors began to emerge. This was precisely the scenario Mi Daojian hoped to see.

As Mi Daojian lay back unconcerned and enjoying his luxurious life, he was tasting fine wine purchased from an Administrative Star thousands of light-years away. Just then, his pleasure was disrupted by his son, Mi Gengxi.

"Father, bad news. The Empire Army has dispatched troops. They will land on Chunshe Star in three hours, surely the Chancellor and the cabinet government are preparing to take coercive measures!"

Before Mi Gengxi was seen, his voice had carried over. By the time he ran over, Mi Gengxi was already so anxious that he practically foamed at the mouth.

"What's there to fear, the Chancellor's move is unwise. Does he think he can deal with the Mi Family? And dozens of planets along with hundreds of nobles? From the beginning, we have established our image, letting the public know we stand with them. Now that the Empire Army is coming in force, this is unprecedented. The Empire Army does not use force internally; it is tradition. Now they're letting the people down and planning to suppress them? This move is truly foolish!"

Concerned, Mi Gengxi said, "Even if we have stirred up the people's sentiment against the Empire Army and the Chancellor, the public can't overcome the Mobile Soldiers in Battle Armor. If they want to arrest members of our family, it will be as easy as turning over one's hand."

Mi Daojian put down his wine glass, looking completely relaxed, and approached his son with a smile, saying, "That's why at this time, we should let the leaders of these petition movements fight, and our family members should temporarily avoid the limelight. After all, Chunshe Star is our stronghold, and it will take some time for the Empire Army to find us. When the situation deteriorates completely, the Chancellor and the cabinet will have no choice but to call us, the nobles who have contributed to the Empire, to clean up the mess."

Mi Daojian was confident, feeling assured of victory. The situations on other planets were similar, some perhaps even more severe.

He and his family were preparing to go to a secret hideaway to wait out the changes in the situation, but just as they were about to leave their estate, something unexpected happened.

The white-haired butler scrambled out of the production factory, tears nearly spilling from his eyes, looking very disheveled without knowing what had transpired.

"Master, disaster has struck! The production factory is in complete chaos. We cut off the supply of raw materials for daily goods, but the equipment started mobilizing emergency materials and produced a troop of Bionic Warriors, armed with weapons. These Bionic Warriors have taken over the factory and are heading towards our estate."

Mi Daojian almost stumbled and fell upon hearing this.

"What, how could this happen?"

He had completely forgotten that all Atomic Substance Construction equipment had two safety measures, one being a self-destruct program to prevent such critical technology from falling into the hands of other civilizations; another being the emergency reserve, used to produce weapons or food to maintain safety during periods when it was difficult to replenish raw materials.

The raw material warehouse of the emergency reserve was completely sealed, automatically replaced by the system's equipment, always kept up to date, and something beyond the management of the production plant to interfere with or open.

Mi Daojian had cut off the raw material input to the production equipment, but he had never anticipated that the Chancellor would take such a decisive move, directly utilizing its emergency resources to produce Bionic Warriors equipped for combat, and initiating a counterattack.

At this moment in the square, a bionic warrior clad in Individual Armor declared to the gathered petitioning crowd:

"...The incidents on Chunshe Star and other planets were orchestrated and incited by some reactionary nobles. The production arrangements for the supply goods have never changed; it was Mi Daojian and other reactionary elements who tampered with them—hoarding and destroying supplies in an attempt to incite the public for their vile schemes and to safeguard their interests. The Chancellor and the Cabinet will not tolerate such actions. The criminal facts concerning Mi Daojian and others are clear and the evidence is irrefutable; Mi Daojian is now being arrested. At the same time, the Chancellor and Prime Minister call on all misled citizens to return to their homes and workplaces. Chunshe Star's production plant has completely returned to normal, and the production and logistics of supply goods will resume immediately today, fulfilling all the daily needs of the Empire's citizens. Additionally, the Chancellor has decided to issue a compensation to those who have suffered losses..."

Faced with undeniable facts and evidence, the public's opinion shifted swiftly.

"Damn Mi Daojian, he actually deceived us!"

"Exactly, how could the Chancellor ever do anything against us Iridium Star people? The Chancellor is a wise and powerful leader, the spiritual pillar of the United Empire."

"It's all those parasites of the Empire! They all deserve to die!"

The originally petitioning crowd quickly dispersed amid the guidance.

Mi Daojian's face turned ashen; he could not accept the fact that despite having orchestrated such a clever scheme, he was still defeated.

A squad of bionic soldiers took over his house directly; the expressionless bionic humans did not show any contempt, but it made Mi Daojian feel as though he had been slapped hard across the face.

Mi Gengxi looked completely lost, dazedly handcuffed.

At this time, Governor Hai Chen also arrived at the Mi Family's house, wearing a smile that seemed very satisfied.

"So you were involved in this as well?" Mi Daojian asked darkly.

With hands behind his back, Hai Chen appeared nonchalant: "This kind of issue, if you fail to recognize the situation, it's akin to seeking death. I never understood how there could still be fools like you in the world. Iridium Star was established by the Chancellor himself, and everything it has achieved is based on the Supreme Command. Did you really think that by controlling a few Atomic Substance Construction devices, you could sway the Chancellor's will?"

Mi Daojian snorted coldly: "This is perverse action; there will always be someone who objects."

Hai Chen nodded, saying, "Exactly, many object, all fools like you. The Chancellor's decree has also arrived; all reactionary nobles involved in this incident will have their family assets confiscated, their noble titles revoked, and be exiled as punishment. I'm not sure about others, but your Mi Family will be exiled to nine different planets, mostly situated on the frontier of the Empire in remote and impoverished areas. You will not possess complete citizenship of the Empire; bearing criminal identity, your personal freedom will be restricted, and you will be subjected to forced labor."

Mi Gengxi's face grew even paler upon hearing this sentence.

And Mi Daojian, who had never done any work since birth, was furious: "It cannot be so! The law does not apply to the nobility; this is a tradition of Iridium Star."

Hai Chen looked at him as if he was looking at an idiot, saying: "That rule was established by the original Twelve Knights of Destiny to win over the lords who submitted to them. But the Empire is the Chancellor's empire; what tradition, what rules, none are greater than the Supreme Command, none override a word from His Majesty."

Hai Chen, long dissatisfied with the greedy nobility that constantly hindered him, said triumphantly: "Perhaps the nobility will continue to exist within the United Empire, but power and glory will forever belong to the omnipotent Chancellor, and fools like you who aspire to usurp power and status have only one way out—death."

Having said that, Governor Hai Chen did not waste any more words with him. He waved his hand and several bionic soldiers took Mi Daojian onto a newly arrived detention airship, which had also just been built.

An hour later, the Empire Army stationed itself on Chunshe Star, and similarly, squads of Mobile Soldiers entered factories and the mansions of nobles on other planets, dragging out any shortsighted nobles. From that moment, they were not nobles, but criminals of the Empire.

This farce, which lasted no more than three days, was completely ended.