A Guide to Building a Planet [Infrastructure]

To escape persecution by the family that held power over her, Shen Tang signed up for the Planet Building competition. The competition used an elimination system, with the contestants' every move broadcast live across the interstellar network. Each contestant started with an F-rank planet. Other contestants' planets: flowers, grasslands, mineral deposits, beautiful scenery, and abundant resources. Shen Tang's planet: man-eating flowers, beastfolk, and a location right in the war zone between the Zerg and the Empire. It had nothing she needed, and her life was constantly at risk. * After the initial information was announced, the competition forums discussed the contestants who were sure to be eliminated. Shen Tang and her planet were obvious picks. The odds on her in the betting pool were 1:100. Shen Tang loved going against people. Without hesitation, she bet all she had, 100 star coins, on herself winning first place in the finals. Everyone laughed at her for overestimating herself. * After the livestream began: Other planets' streams invited top-tier stars to draw viewers, paid to attract businesses, used their connections to sell goods at a loss, and paid out of pocket to bring in tourists... Everything was bustling and lively. Shen Tang's stream, on the other hand, was utterly peaceful. They farmed and built things during the day, ate three plain meals, then tucked themselves in and slept soundly at night. But for some reason, everyone loved watching Planet Lord Shen's stream. They didn't just love watching it, they wanted to eat the food, too! The Academy of Sciences sold bland, flavorless tomatoes for 1,000 star coins each. Here, they ripened in three days and tasted sweet and sour, a hundred times better. The leading livestock planet had developed the most popular livestock animal from ancient Blue Star. Each one sold for 100,000 credits, and everyone who tried it said it was like chewing sand. In the livestream, pink pigs, black pigs, goats, yellow cattle, and all kinds of livestock were raised in their pens. Even eaten raw, they tasted better than chewing sand. Then there were the quacking, fragrant salted duck eggs, rich with oil. Fresh fish and shrimp caught by the seaside. And even sweet-and-sour ribs, honey-roasted duck, and steamed crab, all made by Planet Lord Shen herself... The interstellar top-tier stars shouted in the comments, begging Planet Lord Shen to marry them, all for a bite of fragrant, crispy meat-stuffed flatbread. The richest man showered the stream with gifts, begging to invest, all for a bowl of noodles with soybean paste. The Empire's general came home from the war zone every day shamelessly, all so he could have dinner with Planet Lord Shen. Countless viewers waved their little hands, begging Planet Lord Shen to open the planet to tourism and allow immigration. Theme: Even in adversity, never give up. Live bravely.