Chapter 34: Chapter 34: Visit to the Farmlands
(Jayden's PoV)
It had crossed noon when we arrived at Naboo.
So, the first thing we did was to have lunch. As we ate, I described to my parents what exactly I did at the temple.
Of course, I skipped the Kashyyyk mission part. I only said that there was a small mission there, which we completed before arriving here and where we would be going next after leaving Naboo.
My parents were surprised when they heard where my master and I would be staying, unless a need arises, Pantora.
It was at the edges of the galaxy. They wondered why we were sent there, but they didn't ask, chalking it up to some Jedi Way.
I spent the afternoon chatting with my family and looking around the mansion. There were not many changes from what I remember from when I was young, before Jedi took me to the temple.
Like every wealthy family's mansion, there is a vast lake in the grounds. It was so peaceful here. I assume that it would be wonderful at night here.
Unlike Coruscant, this world still has nature.
That world, I don't know how it became like that. The people destroyed nature there. There are a few worlds where such things have happened sooner or later.
Why is there no birth control here?
I mean, there are a lot of droids in the world that can do most of the work, making it impossible for everyone to hold a job. It's no wonder that most of the capital, which was supposed to be the heart of the galaxy, has a lot of filth settled under the cover of the Republic and the rich on the surface.
Hmm, I can find many uses in those filth-riden floors, as most floors are not even surveilled. Unless there was a danger to the upper floors, the lower floors were ignored. Anyway, that's for the future to think about, not for now.
I should return to the lake at night; it would be wonderful.
In the evening, we went out, all of us, but my master and I changed our clothes. Jedi were easily recognised, and it could disrupt the flow of the place.
My father brought a pair for me to wear, while my mother loaned her dress for my master.
We strolled through the streets of Theed, enjoying everything that it could offer. It's too bad that Palpatine was born in this world. If he hadn't, there wouldn't have been the trouble from the Federation in the first place.
Palpatine used the horrors that occurred on his planet to secure the final step of becoming the chancellor.
To fulfil his goals, the planet had to suffer a lot.
While we were strolling, we came upon a meeting taking place in the streets. The Speaker was recognisable. She was in the media too many times recently. It was Padme, future Queen of Naboo, and later Senator, and wife of the Chosen One.
Palpatine was behind her, too. So, it's best to avoid her for now. Maybe in the future we can become acquaintances, but not now.
We left the area and continued to tour the city until it was almost night, when we returned home and had a good dinner, which my mother ordered for us.
After that, sleep invaded us easily.
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Early the next morning, my father and I went to visit the farmlands that he had bought in my name.
"It seems construction is moving faster than I expected", I said.
This is a technologically advanced galaxy, where farming doesn't just happen on land, and that would be it.
Sure, if the world is still primitive or the people farming have no money to use the technological advantages, then that is what they would do, but that was not the case for my family.
They are constructing farming buildings, where there would be farms on different floors. There would be a lot of machines that can simulate the normal growing climate as if the seeds were planted on normal agricultural land.
This way, the productivity would be very high, and the rewards that I gain would also be very high.
"Yeah, after you asked, I prepared every way to have the most productive path", my father spoke, "Also, I already transferred some pharma production companies to your name, but they are going through an upgrade as per your request".
"Thank you, Father", I replied.
My father, when I told him what would happen in the future, believed me without a doubt, and when I asked to have production houses in my name, he agreed immediately.
He even said that he would transfer everything that was under his and my mother's name to me, but I refused. Sure, in the future, they would become mine, but for now, I would only need industries that produce, not do sales.
If I knew that I would be born into a Trading family, I would have asked for the Trade Multiplication as a gift, rather than production, but it is what it is.
"Hmm, so, when would the production start, Father?" I asked.
"The farms, they would be ready to operate in a few days at most, but the products have to be grown, which takes a lot of time. The Pharma lines, on the other hand, are undergoing a full overhaul, and it would take at least two weeks before they can start production. The problem with them was that parts are not available at the same place and have to be delivered from different places", my father replied.
It was quite a problem to start any industry. Not every part was produced by the same company or in the same place. Sure, some worlds were turned into Industrial Zones, but every one has its own policy of delivery and sometimes, goods would be lost to pirates, which makes delivery longer.
We should start our own industrial zone, but that takes a lot, which we don't have the resources or time to invest in for now. That is for a later date, once I get the multiplied produce, which can propel my fortune to the front of the galaxy in a few years.
After checking that everything was going according to plan on Naboo, my father and I returned to the mansion.