The Nutrition Supplement Crisis – Part 2

The Interstellar Alliance is now a complete embarrassment. When they questioned General Mo of the Eighth District, they made a huge scene, and soon the entire galaxy knew about it. They were aware that they couldn’t take down Mo Mo on their own, so they decided to use the collective power of the galaxy to pressure him.

However, Mo Mo’s response was equally grand, making sure his reply reached every corner of the galaxy. This prompted everyone to start testing their own nutrition supplements, and the results were shocking. The root cause of their deteriorating genetic health was traced back to these supplements—something as critical as nutrition, and the Interstellar Alliance had failed to maintain its quality.

Soon, other districts began reaching out to the Eighth District, seeking to place orders for safer supplements. However, the production Mo Mo had established was only sufficient for the soldiers of his district. Expanding production would require significant resources.

To be honest, Mo Mo already felt that he was taking advantage of Ye Mo’s generosity. Expanding production further would feel even more unfair to her. Besides, he was still waiting for Ye Mo’s response regarding their personal matters. The chaos from this crisis seemed to have overshadowed that, and he was growing more frustrated. After all, she already knew that the child she was carrying was his. Why hadn’t she given him a proper status yet?

Mo Mo felt deeply conflicted. He sat on the rooftop of Ye Mo’s house, knowing that she had gone to rest. These days, if there was no official business, she would almost entirely avoid interacting with him.

He sighed; she didn’t want to see him, but he couldn’t force her to. At least she hadn’t completely shut him out yet. Mo Mo hadn’t stayed at Ye Mo’s house in a while. After two days without seeing her, he missed her and shamelessly moved into the room she had once prepared for him.

Everything in the room was as it had always been, and Mo Mo smiled. She might be angry with him, but she hadn’t completely shut him out. That was a good sign. He quietly stayed in his room until he heard Ye Mo’s footsteps upstairs. Only then did he step out.

“Mo Mo, I need to talk to you,” he said.

Ye Mo glanced at him, then walked up to the rooftop. Mo Mo quickly followed her. Was it just his imagination, or did she look even more beautiful?

Once they were seated, Ye Mo asked, “What’s going on?”

Mo Mo explained what had been happening on the Star Network. Ye Mo hadn’t checked the network for two days and was surprised to learn about the situation. She looked at Mo Mo. “Do you want to expand the factory?”

“I think you should build your own!” Mo Mo suggested. “You’re providing all the materials, and without your contribution, this factory wouldn’t exist. I initially built it to address the issues faced by my soldiers, and at the current scale, it’s perfect for my needs. As for further business opportunities, I believe you should handle that yourself.”

Ye Mo shook her head. “I’m pregnant now, and I don’t have the energy for it. Plus, I’m not in need of money, and this whole situation has too many eyes on it.” She knew the factory for producing nutritional supplements was like a piece of meat everyone in the galaxy was eyeing, and she didn’t want that attention on her.

“You…” Mo Mo realized he couldn’t just hand over such a massive task to Ye Mo, especially with so much scrutiny from across the galaxy. Given her current condition, keeping a low profile was the best course of action.

Mo Mo also thought about the broader issue: the production of nutrition supplements should involve diverse contributions to promote progress. The Interstellar Alliance’s desire to monopolize the profits had led them to tightly control supplement production, and that’s why the crisis occurred. If they had allowed more competition, this might have been avoided altogether.

Having figured this out, Mo Mo rejected the additional orders. He suggested that other regions establish their own nutrition supplement factories, as the basic formulas were publicly available. Despite the Alliance’s tight grip on the market, some small, under-the-radar operations had been selling affordable supplements to the public, and interestingly, these cheap supplements had no reported issues.

The Interstellar Alliance’s reputation was now in ruins. Not only were their supplements not selling, but they were also facing mass returns. Large families, military districts, and major markets all preferred to stockpile supplements, but now, with the supplements proven harmful, everyone was demanding refunds.

Upon discovering that nutrition supplements were damaging their genetic health, people went wild, storming Alliance outposts across various planets to demand compensation. The pressure from the galaxy’s citizens was overwhelming, and the Alliance officials were now in hiding, with no one daring to show their face. As for holding Mo Mo accountable, that was laughable; they were now the ones facing the galaxy’s wrath.

The Interstellar Alliance was on the brink of collapse. Initially established to combat the Zerg threat, the Alliance continued to exist even after the Zerg were defeated, mainly because of their control over nutrition supplements. Now that this aspect was compromised, the organization was falling apart. With widespread discontent, not even the military, who are typically stationed near Alliance headquarters, were willing to help.

Military leaders were enjoying the spectacle; after all, the Alliance had long sat arrogantly above them. Now, with the Alliance in trouble, the military was content to watch them fall apart. The Alliance’s downfall was well-deserved.

Everyone, including the Alliance, was eager to understand how such a critical product could fail so disastrously. Even Ye Mo was curious about how something as essential as nutrition supplements could go wrong. Although she wasn’t planning to sell supplements herself, she had listed plenty of grains, vegetables, and fruits in her online store—ordinary items that she had stored in her spatial warehouse. With a vast quantity on hand, Ye Mo saw this as a good opportunity to offload them.

(End of Chapter)