"You still earn commission, as long as you bring out one piece of Level 9 iron ore, you'll be rewarded with 1000 Fixed Star Coupons."

"1000?"

Old Pig was slightly taken aback. This number might be inconspicuous in Neon City, but on the Fixed Star, it's an astronomical amount... Just bringing out one piece is basically equivalent to several months of work.

"Yes, I'll go down and inform them immediately."

Soon—

The 10 residents who were originally a bit apprehensive instantly became excited and eagerly walked to the 10 beds in succession. However, due to their excitement and the large crowd gathered around them, they had difficulty falling asleep.

They tossed and turned, finding it hard to sleep.

Each single bed was embedded with a Dream Stone.

"Train Captain."

Standing nearby, Ai whispered, "Why don't you all leave first, and I'll help them fall asleep?"

"Alright."

Chen Mang and the others immediately left this Gate of Space, and as the oxygen level quickly decreased, the 10 residents at the Cyber Mine simultaneously fell into slumber.

Every one of them had the same dream.

At a Level 9 iron mine, mining with a Level 9 pickaxe, and nothing else existed in the entire dream.

...

Inside the train cabin.

Chen Mang looked at the screen displaying the Cyber Mine's monitoring footage. Creating dreams consumes the capacity of the Dream Stone, though very little, it's nearly undetectable in percentage, not visible even in the decimal points.

He roughly calculated.

The cost of producing such a Cyber Mining Machine, including a "Level 100 Single Bed" and a Dream Stone, is 1,010,000 units of iron ore.

This doesn't include daily living expenses for residents and the minor cost of the Fixed Star Coupons reward.

1,010,000 is just the cost of one Cyber Mining Machine.

Bringing out one piece of Level 9 ore yields a return of 100 million units of iron ore.

Though it's just a small probability event.

However, maintaining and using the Cyber Mining Machine does not incur costs. There's only a cost when it's crafted, which means as long as time is stretched indefinitely, it will eventually break even, it's just a question of when it will profit.

"Train Captain."

Ai's voice echoed in the cabin: "All ten residents in the Cyber Mine have successfully fallen asleep, and the dreams have all been implanted successfully. According to the rules, as long as they dream, there is a chance to bring out an item from the dream. There is no specified duration for dreaming."

"Which means even if they dream for an hour, there's a small probability to bring an item from the dream."

"And the time to mine one unit of iron ore is exactly one hour."

"Our residents are quite diligent. It usually takes them around 50 minutes to mine one unit of iron ore."

"The mechanical structures you just crafted with the Mechanical Heart, I modified them a bit and named them 'Pricking Thorns' according to your instructions, Train Captain."

"When residents fall asleep, every hour, the mechanical structure will trigger, inserting a steel needle into the resident's buttock to awaken them."

"Then, lower the oxygen level again to make them quickly fall asleep."

"Repeat once every hour."

"Each resident works for 12 hours a day, meaning they can dream 12 times, significantly increasing the probability. With 10 residents asleep, it translates to 120 opportunities daily to obtain a unit of Level 9 iron ore."

"That's perfect!"

Chen Mang grinned and nodded. Once he gets a piece of Level 9 ore, he can use the money to produce more Cyber Mining Machines, allowing more residents to settle in, and continue to snowball.

Unemployment?

Impossible.

The residents of the Fixed Star are not fully aware of themselves, always worrying about unemployment, but how could there be unemployment?

"The probability should be one in ten, right?"

"I roughly had ten dreams and brought out a piece of Level 9 iron ore that time, without even using Dream Manufacturing."

"Train Captain, you are the chosen one, you are different."

"Next time, drop the 'one' part."

"Certainly, Train Captain, you are destined."

"Hmm..."

Chen Mang paused for a moment before continuing, "Next time when Neon City opens, go acquire some components that help people fall asleep quickly, because lowering oxygen levels does have its drawbacks."

"Actually, it's no big deal. We have the 'Medical Chamber,' any problem can be directly repaired, and the repair cost is negligible compared to the profit."

"It's better to reduce costs where possible, though. Your frequent alternation between oxygen deprivation and oxygen generation is exhausting for the Oxygen Generator."

"Understood, next time Neon City opens, I will go make the purchase."

...

Another seven days passed.

Neon City welcomed its fourth opening, and the number of attendees increased each time. At this rate, Neon City will soon operate daily.

Today—

Neon City witnessed a highlight event.

Almost every guest stepping out from the starting point was stunned by the scene before them; an advertisement for a product appeared on every screen throughout the city.

"Mining Robot!"

"Not 39,998, not 29,998, only 9,998!"

"A mining robot that can work continuously for 24 hours, take it home!"

"Can mine, can log!"

"The only one worldwide!"

"Don't miss the chance, limited sale of 5,000 units, until sold out!"

"It's been a long time since I've seen such a bustling scene..."

A Train Captain entering Neon City for the first time murmured as he looked at the scene, with outdoor giant screens hanging on skyscrapers uniformly displaying the product's posters and copy.

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