Chapter 227: A horse cannot grow fat without wild grass! The Matthew Effect among civilizations!
"Ideal City, Science Hub, Matter Decompressor, Ring World, Moon of War..."

In his mind, Le Ang counted the huge buildings that the giant company now had, and made a simple inventory of the world he already controlled.

Pandora in the main universe, 001 "Underworld" Earth, 002 "Pacific Rim" Earth, and the legacy of the pioneers.

003 "Edge of Tomorrow" Earth, the Reaper civilization, dozens of alien civilization vassals, and colonies in hundreds of galaxies!
Although most of the galaxy colonies are relatively desolate and deserted, they are not as rich in resources as the solar system.

However, there are still a lot of common mineral resources, but a large amount of labor is needed to mine the minerals.

Fortunately, the labor force for mining minerals is basically all contracted by the alien vassals who have joined the Universal Alliance. They are responsible for providing cheap labor and raw materials.

In exchange for various weapons, super dream devices, industrial products, genetic monsters and other items produced by giant companies.

What the world's giant companies have to do is to acquire these resources at a very low cost, use them as raw materials for factories, and then continue to produce goods and sell them at high prices.

If you lose money, you can earn more money, but if you lose your conscience... you can earn more!

Of course, Leon is a kind-hearted official after all, and an executive of a giant company who came to the 003 universe to implement "love and peace".

He also couldn't bear to see the aliens suffer, having to transport resources long distances after mining every day, so the giant companies would provide them with some extra superluminal engine devices.

As for the exchange price of these tools, their people or other trading rights will be used as a "reasonable" exchange between the two parties.

In order to improve the efficiency of transporting resources, most alien vassals will still choose to exchange for superluminal engine devices.

After all, they have no bargaining rights.

In addition, these newly added colonies, territories and giant buildings that are part of the world's giant corporate power map also brought Leon a large amount of corporate currency.

At present, the corporate currency produced by various resource areas of the world's giant companies has soared 10 times compared to five years ago!
This is a typical example of "a horse cannot grow fat without night grass, and a man cannot become rich without unexpected wealth." Relying on playing high-level copies and plundering the resources and production areas of alien civilizations is much faster than developing on one's own!

With these corporate coins, Li Ang's operational options suddenly increased.

Today, the second matter decompressor megastructure has been built in the 003 universe, and has been officially completed and entered the use stage.

With the existence of this megastructure, the development of human civilization on Earth 003 will be greatly advanced!

Li Ang's idea is still the same as before, that is, when resources are tight, help the good rather than the bad, and let the rich lead the poor.

After establishing two Earths with complete colonization systems, we can carry out a series of assistance actions for Earths 001 and 002.

In addition, Li Ang also used the corporate currency in his hand to upgrade the [Science Hub] megastructure, speeding up the research and development of science and technology.

After the giant structure upgrade, he finally got the superluminal engine technology he wanted - [Hyperspace Navigation Engine Device].

With this engine device, Leon can build Infinity-class warships at will and create his own superluminal fleet!
From now on, the shipyard for the Infinity-class giant ships will also be built.

"I hope the antimatter cloud barrier can be developed as soon as possible. It will be like having an extra life-saving defense technology point in my hands."

Li Ang switched to the science hub panel on the system interface and looked at the [Antimatter Cloud Barrier] technology point that was under development.

After mastering the FTL engine technology, he was not in a hurry to continue developing the [Planetary FTL Inhibitor], but instead focused on the cloud barrier in the antimatter technology.

This is what the world's giant companies urgently need!

After all, the superluminal suppressor is too high-end a luxury item that giant companies cannot afford.

The research and development is difficult and time-consuming, and it is also very expensive to build. If you don't have colonies in hundreds of galaxies, you probably can't afford such a high-end product.

In contrast, the antimatter cloud barrier, which does not take long and is low in cost, can not only set up a defense line for the resource areas of giant enterprises, but also guard against interstellar pirates.

It can also establish a strategic buffer zone during wartime, effectively delaying the advance of the enemy fleet.

After using the Enterprise Coins to unlock the [War Moon] megastructure, build a [Matter Decompressor], and upgrade the Science Hub, the remaining Enterprise Coins are actually quite valuable.

However, Li Ang habitually kept the remaining corporate currency and did not choose to spend it all immediately.

The reason is very simple. No matter when, decision makers must leave themselves some room for maneuver.

Especially resources!
As time goes by, more and more enterprise coins will be needed for the development of the giant enterprise. It is definitely better to save more enterprise coins to unlock key props or giant structures than to spend them all.

What's more, in many cases, enterprise coins are not just consumable props used to unlock or upgrade megastructures.

It's a strategic resource reserve!

Because enterprise coins can be exchanged for large military weapons such as endless-class battleships or cruisers.

When the interstellar war enters a white-hot stage and both sides have emptied their fleets, Leon consumes enterprise coins from the system to pull out a new fleet array, then he will be the winner who holds on to the end!

Although the Universal Corporation is already able to mass-produce Infinity-class warships, it still requires a lot of manpower and material resources.

Once a war breaks out, it may not be possible to mobilize a large fleet so quickly.

Therefore, it is quite necessary to have some enterprise coins ready for emergencies. "I didn't expect that the 200 Infinity-class warships I exchanged for more than years ago are not enough now!"

Thinking of this, Li Ang smiled helplessly and shook his head.

He could clearly see the layout of the power of the world's giant companies displayed on the holographic screen.

Whether it is a colony, a resource area, a defense force to protect a megastructure, or a garrison guarding the ideal city of the universal metropolis, a large number of fleets must be stationed here.

Normally, there are only 20 Infinite-class battleships that can be deployed for use, which is only one tenth!

There is no other way. There are too many places that need to be defended, and to ensure safety, we must leave enough troops behind.

However, 10 Infinity-class battleships, plus a War Moon battleship, are enough for Leon to suppress the alien vassal forces in the 003 universe.

Although with the current military capabilities of the Universal Corporation, it is entirely possible to send out an expeditionary force to wipe out all the alien forces on the list one by one and eliminate future troubles.

But once this massive and lengthy interstellar war begins, it will inevitably hinder the development pace of giant companies.

The extremely long logistical supply lines will also fill up the ideal city and the factory areas on various Earths just to supply the soldiers on the front line.

Doing so is absolutely detrimental to the long-term development of giant enterprises.

The global giant company founded by Leon has indeed become a giant company far beyond the world by selling weapons, controlling wars, and relying on repeated military operations and strikes.

But Li Ang never regarded war as his main means. Even if he had an absolute advantage, his first reaction was to talk and communicate first.

Because the truth is so simple.

War is just the continuation of politics. If something can be obtained through negotiation or the threat of force, there is no need to use fists to settle it or solve the problem.

After all, the cost of war is there.

Whether it is the consumption of personnel or materials, post-war pensions, the appeasement of all parties and the redistribution of interests, all require a lot of energy and time.

Instead of spending this money, it would be better to invest it in development.

As a top Paradox war criminal who pursues high efficiency and is always shrewd, Leon is best at cost calculation.

He knew exactly when to start a real war and when to win over, intimidate, or suppress.

With the existing military strength and scale of the Universal Corporation, it is just enough to suppress alien heretics and garrison its own core industrial areas.

Some time ago, many alien envoys expressed that their civilization would always be loyal to the giant corporation, but Leon also understood.

True loyalty is only based on interests and deterrence. Both benefits and military force must be sufficient in order to lead a group of loyal brothers to follow you.

Li Ang was not worried about whether his younger brothers would stab him in the back, or whether he would endure humiliation and try to pull off an inspirational counterattack like "Three Thousand Vietnamese Soldiers Can Conquer Wu".

In fact, among true civilizations, there is almost no such thing as overtaking on a curve or making a comeback.

The strong will always be strong, it’s that simple.

The advantage of the first mover lies in the accumulation of sufficient resources, whether it is technological advantage or development advantage.

As long as you keep the rhythm, even if you are leading by just a little bit, you will be leading the whole time!
The Matthew effect, where the winner takes all, is not only applicable in the human world, but also in the vast universe and among all civilizations.

A true high-end Civilization game is actually the same as a professional match in the game, with a very low tolerance for error!
One wrong step will lead to many wrong steps, and then the enemy will use the advantage in their hands to snowball, starting from a slight lead and infinitely magnifying it.

In the later stages, you will just be crushed and there is no hope at all!
Only in low-end games can you find inspirational stories of enduring humiliation and then making a comeback.

Of course, even in low-end games, there is no comeback most of the time, because the advantage of the first mover is so great that it is unimaginable!

Even in the human world, ten years of hard study is not as good as three generations of management, let alone the competition between interstellar civilizations.

In a war between civilizations, once one falls into a disadvantageous position, it will truly be an endless abyss with no hope at all.

Because the enemy civilization only needs to avoid making mistakes in order to crush them throughout the entire process and win the war!
It's cold and cruel, but it's the truth.

The reason why Li Ang takes every step so cautiously is because he understands the importance of accumulating advantages and avoiding mistakes!
Fortunately, the overall situation has been decided now.

After completing his first level 2 stargate mission and performing so many operational operations, it is time for Leon to unlock a new megacorporation template and take a look at the next megastructure!

[The third phase of the Universal Giant Enterprise - the material decompressor has been completed, the current number: 2. 】

[The fourth phase of the Universal Corporation - the Month of War has been completed. 】

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(End of this chapter)