"As city lords, becoming proficient in using the Main Base's functions is a basic lesson. Aside from Hua Xia City, which has already taken shape, the other Five Great Cities will temporarily need their city lords to operate them personally. Of course, the lord of Hua Xia City should also know the basic operating principles. After all, whether it's management reforms later on or the establishment of Hua Xia's subordinate cities, you'll need to understand the functions of the Multi-functional Base!"
Everyone perked up at this. Judging from what she had said, the Multi-functional Base seemed to be extremely useful.
Yu Nv Wu Gua continued, "The first is teleportation rights. This is an extremely important function. In the early stages, whether it's Earth players teleporting to the Star Sea, Star Sea players teleporting to the New World, or establishing Teleportation Points after new planets are developed in the future, all such decisions will ultimately be issued by the city bases. But take note: teleportation costs are extremely high. It isn't advisable to use them recklessly, much less allow private monopolization. Otherwise, the higher-ups may forcibly intervene!"
"Costs?" Song Zaiyi frowned. "The financial system here is entirely new. What exactly do you mean by costs?"
"Energy!" Yu Nv Wu Gua explained. "Every teleportation consumes a considerable amount of energy, and producing that energy requires converting a large amount of matter. It can be organic matter, or even basic elements, but the efficiency is very low. At present, the primary energy source for all the base's technology is a compressed Energy Ore found on Mars. Mars has extremely large reserves of this ore, and it's extraordinarily valuable. According to regulations, the Six Major Cities, including all the current Private Lords, are forbidden from mining or using it recklessly. Opening new mines must