"There's one more thing," Belna asked cautiously through Psionic Energy. "AI Blue Whale isn't Lord Holy Song in disguise, is it?"
"Of course not." Su Yu answered truthfully. "Blue Whale is Lord Holy Song's creation, a reward for our victory in the Civilization Ascension War."
"Good, then." Belna's gaze was clear as he visibly breathed a sigh of relief.
Thank goodness she wasn't pretending to be someone else. That would have been truly awkward.
He paused for a moment before continuing, "That should be all for now. If you need anything in the future, come to me! As long as it's something I can help with, I'll do everything I can."
"Thank you, Lord Belna!" Su Yu immediately expressed his gratitude.
"No need to thank me. From now on, we're one of our own... Oh, right, young friend Su Yu, do you have any needs at the moment?" Belna was eager to do something for Su Yu and show his loyalty to Lord Holy Song.
"As for what I need..." Su Yu tilted his head and thought for a moment.
He had just advanced, so he did not have any major needs when it came to strength. The only thing he wanted was probably to expand the reach of Blue Star's food products throughout the Hub.
So Su Yu said, "What I want most right now is to increase our food sales channels. The food produced by the industries under my control is selling fairly well, but our market share is still too small. I'd like to raise it further."
"What? Food?" Belna froze.
What was Su Yu talking about? Food? What even was food?
After reaching the sixth rank, cultivators no longer needed to eat. Food provided little energy and had low energy density. What everyone consumed daily was