"Bang, bump into someone and claim credit?" The woman kneeling on the ground was surprised. She had anticipated several possible reactions from Xu Le before, but could a normal person just say that she was committing a fraud
"What? Still want to extort money?" Xu Le became more and more arrogant. In sage mode, he was fearless.
He finally understood why Moren wanted him to get rid of his virginity as soon as possible. It was because of this long-lasting sage mode that his lustful energy did not even increase. How powerful was that
Xu Le felt that even if he faced a succubus now, he could not activate the Tree of Souls and fight the opponent head-on 1V1.
What's more, she is just an ordinary woman.
"I didn't, don't slander me." The woman sitting on the ground was obviously confused, mainly because she was upset by Xu Le's unconventional way of playing.
"You're not scamming me? Why don't you just get up?"
"You bumped into me, shouldn't you apologize to me?"
Xu Le raised his hand, pointed at his legs, and said coldly:
"I can't even lift a chicken right now. If anyone pushes me, I'll probably fall down. How can I knock you down? Get out of the way and don't interfere with my work."
Xu Le's attitude was extremely bad, and Wang Shu, who was following behind him, also had a ferocious look on his face and looked very difficult to deal with.
The woman, who had no one to protect her, suddenly became timid.
"Okay, all right."
After the woman moved aside, Xu Le walked straight past her and headed towards the elevator.
While walking on the road, Wang Shu suddenly said:
"It was you who bumped into her just now."
Xu Le nodded, his expression unchanged:
"Yes, I did it on purpose."
Wang Shu frowned, nodded thoughtfully, followed Xu Le, and came to Li Wen's office.
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"Uncle Li, are you drinking tea? How is my tea? Isn't it good? Let me tell you..."
As soon as Xu Le entered the room, he started to talk a lot. While Li Wen's mouth twitched, he also praised Xu Le's thick skin:
"I didn't expect you to be able to blow up a 60-cent cup of tea. You've blown it up so well, why don't you drink some yourself?"
"Sorry, I don't drink tea." Xu Le waved his hand simply because he was afraid there would be dust in it.
"OK."
Li Wen didn't think there was anything wrong with it. His living requirements were not high, just cigarettes, alcohol, and tea.
Of course, on the surface he has quit smoking, but most of the time he can "borrow" cigarettes from others. If he can't borrow them, he will steal them.
"There was quite a stir last night. Two city gates were opened. What was the harvest?"
"It's okay, it's 22 yuan."
Hearing this number, Li Wen was still slightly shocked. After all, he already had a detailed understanding of the energy strength of the ancient Yinduo technology core.
3-4 pieces are enough to meet Zion's basic daily energy consumption. If calculated based on the output of this thing, they may even be able to export it one day.
"I didn't expect your production to be so large. This is a good thing."
Xu Le nodded, but he still raised some of his own opinions and concerns:
"The specific situation will depend on the next Kuroshio situation."
"Tell me about it." Li Wen motioned Xu Le to sit down.
“The furnace actually has no experience in dealing with Level 4 or higher monsters, and as of now, it has no problem dealing with regular nighttime furnaces.
But the number and strength of the monsters during the Kuroshio have not been specifically verified. Even if we can handle a Level 4 monster, how long will it take? How many can we handle at most? These are all unknown things. "
There was some worry hidden in Xu Le's words. These were not just casual remarks, but his real thoughts and problems that needed to be faced.
After Xu Le asked the question, Li Wen was silent for a while.
Xu Le’s worries are easy to understand, after all, the black tide is the real problem.
"This is indeed a problem. Do you want to apply for support?"
"Yes, I need the furnace to be adequately secured."
"What kind of security do you need?"
"Master." Xu Le spoke directly.
Judging from the situation where Wang Shu was killed instantly when he encountered a slime monster, Zion definitely has hidden masters. It is not clear how many there are, but it would be best if we could get them.
Xu Le was full of expectations, but he didn't expect that Li Wen's words would dash his hopes.
"Don't even think about being a master, think about something else."
"Why? Is there something more important than the furnace?" Xu Le didn't understand.
Li Wen shook his head and did not answer Xu Le's question.
Is there anything more important than the furnace? Of course there is, but he doesn't even know what it is.
"I'm just an ordinary logistics administrator. You shouldn't ask me such core secrets about Zion."
"An ordinary logistics administrator, eh? OK."
Xu Le curled his lips and did not comment on Li Wen's statement. Since he was unwilling to say it, then forget it.
If he really holds a high position in Zion one day, he will naturally know.
Xu Le pondered for a while. If the expert couldn't come, what should he do to ensure the safety of the furnace
army
It's not impossible, but too much population might attract more weirdness.
By then, the gate of Area 3 will most likely be partially or fully opened. In this case, the defensive strength of the Black Tide will be different from the normal city wall defense.
So after a brief thought, Xu Le put forward his own needs and ideas:
"I need three teams equipped with new Moonstone technology weapons. I need their obedience. Also, I need some of Old Morn's products."
"That's fine, but there's no such thing as Moonstone technology weapons now. They'll all be replaced with Ancient Sound Multi-Tech weapons in the future."
Li Wen emphasized that as the head of the logistics department, being able to free the Zion Progressors from the shackles of the Moonstone was something he was looking forward to, so he was more active than Xu Le in changing the name.
It’s no wonder, Li Wen is already numb from being forced to ask for moonstone every day.
Especially when Xu Le asked him for 200 kilograms at once last time, he really wanted to kill Xu Le on the spot.
"Names and such are not important." Xu Le waved his hand.
"No, it's too important, because the Moonstone belongs to the public, and Guyinduo Technology is yours."
After hearing this, Xu Le was thoughtful. He felt that Li Wen had other intentions, but he did not continue to guess.
After recording some data on the paper, Li Wen asked:
"Weapons and equipment are all available to you, even some modified ancient Yinduo weapons, but the specific usage and so on..."
"I have Xia Libo. Xia Libo is really a talented person." Xu Le said directly.
Li Wen was stunned for a moment, then nodded:
"Yes, you have Xia Libo. In that case, I won't say much. No one knows what will happen during the black tide or what kind of situation will arise.
Although the Fourth Era has been going on for more than 300 years, humans still know too little about the darkness.
And during the Black Tide, Zion needs to take into account the overall situation, not just the Crucible."
Li Wen's words were full of earnestness, and Xu Le understood what he meant, that is, in the black tide, it would be difficult to take care of the furnace from above, after all, the furnace was only inside the gate of area No. 3.
Zion is divided into six major areas, and during the black tide, comprehensive defense is required instead of just defending one place.
After all, the strangeness during the Kuroshio Tide impacted the city from all directions.
"I understand what Uncle Li means. I will take good care of myself, and so will Uncle Li."
"Also, starting today, the Zion Morning Post and some advertising promotions will begin to arrange your publicity. The people of Zion will gradually become aware of your existence. You have to pay attention to this."
"Ah, it seems that I can no longer hide the fact that I have become a big boss behind the scenes, but I really don't like this kind of thing, and I think too much publicity will affect my nature as a pure scientific researcher."
Li Wen resisted the urge to punch him, and he also agreed with what Xu Le said about a researcher's pure interest.
If a researcher often comes out to make appearances, stand on the platform, and often speaks too much in public.
There will always be some people who question them. Most of these people claim to be "clear-headed people". In fact, even these people themselves don't know whether they are clear-headed or not, or whether they are being led by the rhythm.
Therefore, while promoting Xu Le's scientific research success and enhancing his reputation, it is also very important to maintain his mystery.
"I know you don't like this kind of thing, so while promoting you, I've basically avoided you appearing in public, but..."
Li Wen kept it a secret when he said this, and Xu Le also asked sensibly:
"But what?"
"Is that really what you think?"
"What does Uncle Li mean?"
"Last night you mentioned the idea of free energy for all. I thought it was very interesting. Can you continue to talk about it?"
Hearing Li Wen say this, Xu Le was slightly stunned. He recalled Li Wen's attitude last night.
He did show surprise at the time, but he did not express a direct denial like Moen did.
So, was Li Wen testing Moen today, or did he really want to ask himself
Xu Le was silent for a moment.
As if Li Wen had guessed what he was thinking, he spoke directly:
"Don't worry, no one will know about our conversation today, including Old Moen."
Li Wen's words dispelled Xu Le's doubts.
Would he doubt Li Wen? Yes, but Xu Le would not create any trust rifts because of this slight suspicion of Li Wen.
There is nothing to say about Li Wen’s help to him. It is not just huge, he is simply a noble person.
The relationship between him and Li Wen is definitely not the same as that between him and Moen, so Xu Le also expressed some of his inner thoughts.
“While basic energy consumption is free, I also want to implement tiered energy prices.”
"Tiered energy pricing? Tell me more about it." Li Wen showed interest and waited for Xu Le's response.
“First, we can set a base value for Zion residents’ energy consumption based on quarterly changes, and then use the base value as a benchmark to fully free energy consumption.
For the part that exceeds the basic value, the first-stage energy price is set. The energy span price in this stage can be set very low, so low that people feel it is unscientific. It is the kind that ordinary people can consume casually, but it cannot be free.
Then the energy consumption span at this stage is as large as possible, which can meet the needs of heating, lighting, living energy, and entertainment in normal household consumption. "
The more Xu Le spoke, the smoother his words became. However, Li Wen, who was standing by, was surprised at the completeness of Xu Le's plan, but also couldn't remember the specific content, so he interrupted him quickly:
"Wait a minute, I'll take note. I'm old and my memory isn't very good."
Obviously, without the assistance of Secretary Liu, Li Wen needs to take notes on many things himself, which seems a bit troublesome.
Xu Le was not in a hurry and waved his hand:
"It's okay, Uncle Li, just remember it slowly."
"Okay, go on."
“After free energy and phase one low-price energy, there will be phase two energy at regular prices, priced below current coal energy consumption.
The energy consumption range at this stage is also very large, so large that a normal household simply cannot consume so much energy.”
When Li Wen heard Xu Le say this, his eyes flickered noticeably.
The second-stage energy set up by Xu Le seems to have other uses. This guy...
Although Zion is now a major energy city, its energy consumption is very chaotic. There are various energy companies, coal companies, wind power companies, water conservancy companies, and the big-name Moonstone Energy Technology, etc.
Therefore, there is no way to count the energy consumption in various places in Zion.
But after the subsequent energy integration, according to the profit-seeking nature of businessmen, with convenient Guyinduo Technology energy and a price lower than coal, most factories will use new energy.
In this way, most of the factories and small workshops in Zion are very easy to count.
Certain hidden things will also be completely exposed, this should be Xu Le’s real purpose.
"From your design, there should be a third stage, right? To replace the moonstone?"
Li Wen was naturally very smart, so he thought of Xu Le's third stage in advance.
Xu Le smiled and did not deny it. He said directly:
“Yes, after the second phase of energy, there is a third phase, which I will divide into two modes.
The first is direct channel energy delivery, which is the normal Zion energy circuit. The energy price of this method will be very high. 1 gram of moonstone unit of energy is set at 3 yuan. "
Li Wen blinked. One third of the price of moonstone, this was a price that no one could refuse.
"What about the second mode?"
When mentioning the second mode, Xu Le took out a small blue crystal from his pocket.
"The second mode is direct purchase. I will sell the Ancient Sound Multi-Tech Core Energy Blocks directly at a price of 0.5 cents per moonstone unit, but you must contact the Zion Progressive for direct purchase."
When Li Wen heard the price, his eyes narrowed instantly.
The price of Moonstone is 9 yuan. If the price of Guyin Multi-core is 50 cents, then the result is that Moonstone will be killed with one punch, and there will be almost no possibility of recovery.
After all, no one is stupid enough to use moonstone at 18 times the price. The stability, energy density and price are incomparable.
If the Ancient Sound Multi-Core can be produced stably, then the price of Moonstone... will basically collapse.
"That's probably it." Xu Le spread his hands.
"This is no longer about interests, but power," Li Wen said slowly.
"I really haven't thought about it that much. I'm just a researcher who knows nothing, Uncle Li."
Li Wen nodded and suddenly asked:
"Would you like to have dinner together later? Come to my house."
Xu Le thought for a moment and replied:
"I'm afraid not. I'm afraid I have to go back and take care of Xiaobei during the day. After all, it's new here."
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