Ouyang Chen's question was a bit abrupt, but it didn't bother Ronan.
He made an inventory on the spot: "Right now, there are about 194 million people, including satellite cities."
Ouyang Chencai didn't know how Ronan got the result, and continued: "We can generally calculate a ratio: In order to promote the Lingbo Network project, we have established 5 companies successively for technology development, engineering construction and daily maintenance. The carrier, even excluding ability users, has more than 2,000 employees, one for every 10,000 people in Xia City.
"Not counting the investment companies that share risks, the continuous construction, maintenance, and updating of projects require a large number of equipment suppliers. There are probably forty or fifty industrial companies in total, and most of them are local. Counting ten or twenty thousand people, there are still It’s not an exaggeration. In other words, one in every thousand people in Xiacheng relies on our project for at least part of their livelihood.
"Lingbo Network has more than 100,000 nodes in Xia City. Each node actually has to pay some fees. In addition to energy consumption, there is also compensation for the uncertainty caused by the nodes. The scope of this impact is even wider, 100%. One? One-tenth? Unknown."
Ronan reminded: "There is also the connection of the spiritual ocean."
Ouyang Chen said "Yes": "Yes, everyone has a share in this - Lingbo Network is such a project. Although it is hidden beyond the scope of most people's understanding, it is related to almost everyone in Xia City. So I I can understand the pressure and difficulty it brings back to me, as well as the convenience and influence it brings me.”
Master Gao Tianshi said "haha" twice, stuffed dried peaches into his mouth, and sarcastically said: "I think my family is quite influential, and it's quite convenient to do things."
Ouyang Chen looked at Master Gao Tianshi, half-smiling: "You only care about the convenience of President Gao, why don't you say that he secretly communicated with Nick, the Northern Alliance Tiger, stabbed An Baizhan in the back, and corrupted the middle and lower reaches of the river? What about his operations? Regardless of whether these actions were appropriate or not, the pressure and backlash caused are no less than mine."
Ronan blinked, it turned out that the guy from Hucheng had done a great job!
What Ouyang Chen said, some things Ronan knew, some things he didn't know; similarly, Ronan also had some information in his heart that Ouyang Chen hadn't mentioned and probably didn't understand either.
Taken together, it is necessary to adjust the evaluation of Gao Wenfu.
Ouyang Chen turned to Ronan again: "But whether it's Lingbo.com or the one in Hucheng, it seems to be nothing compared to your '10 billion' declaration."
The so-called "tens of billions" are exactly what Ronan made during a live broadcast on the smuggling freighter to the other world at the end of last month - it was actually a warning against "distortion out of control", but in the general perception of the other world, This is Ronan's "Declaration of Salvation," or "Confessions of Ambition."
Ouyang Chen also mentioned "ambition": "This may be the most ambitious project plan on the planet at present. If it is really implemented, the entire earth, tens of billions of people, their surrounding environment, their thinking, and of course All your wealth and life are your realm of construction, and they will all change according to your will."
Ronan scratched his head: "Maybe, I hope there will be a good result."
At this stage, Ronan has no intention of being humble and excuses himself. He just tells the truth: "The slogan is very loud, but it is not very clear how to do it. At present, I am still more interested in Levi. Well, then This position can be regarded as a stumbling block for the project." Ouyang Chen smiled calmly: "This is just the beginning. When you really start to do it, there will only be more stumbling blocks. What you will face in the future will be more difficult situations."
Master Gao Tian became a little impatient when he heard this: "I say Ouyang, it's not you, nor is it Gao Wenfu, it's Luo Wusha. He must have his own way, and the situation is completely different. You don't want to be a teacher."
Before Ouyang Chen responded, Ronan smiled: "I really want to hear the president preach the scriptures and send treasures."
"I don't want to be a teacher, let alone teach scriptures and give away treasures." Ouyang Chen spoke in a leisurely manner, "I am a researcher and an engineer; I would like to have an ideal state, but I also know that in most cases it is impossible to achieve it. Many times, Working on a project means struggling in a quagmire, amidst all the chaos, guarding the little bit of hope, keeping the original direction and seeing if other factors and forces can be added to give you a chance to breathe."
"Just say Martial Emperor!" This is Master Gao Tianshi.
"You mean His Majesty the Martial Emperor?" Ronan also responded casually.
The two of them bumped into each other and couldn't help but find it funny.
Ouyang Chen also smiled: "Let's just say that. The problem is that although Xia City is big, it is still limited to one area, and there is still room for moving around. I can finally survive until Emperor Wu comes to help you with your 'tens of billions' project Covering the whole world, everyone is in the whirlpool, and no one can escape. If things go wrong, and we look outward, who can we count on?"
Master Gao Tian rolled his eyes: "You have said so much, but you can teach people a way to get things done."
"If I had my way, wouldn't the Lingbo Network be spread all over the world?"
"Well, I kind of understand. President, you are probably recommending this current working situation to me."
"No, I want you to be wary of this state, which is almost bound to come." Ouyang Chen also said, "I hope you will keep a normal mind and face it, and don't give others an opportunity to take advantage of you because of your temporary irritability. Don’t overdo it easily. When you are working on a project, you can lack room for maneuver, but after that, in the not-too-distant future, who knows what kind of situation we will face?”
"How do you call it excessive?" Master Gao Tianshi is undoubtedly the best compliment today.
Ouyang Chen thought for a while: "Probably the level of a world war?"
"Isn't this inevitable?" Gao Tianshi's matter-of-fact tone made it unclear whether this was a joke or not. And his statement is consistent with the common worries in the world.
Ronan's focus was on Ouyang Chen's words of "the near future", and it could be connected with the previous words of "looking outward".
As an "insider" to advanced extraterrestrial civilizations such as the Tianyuan Empire, Ronan could understand what Ouyang Chen was worried about.
Excessive internal friction will damage the future of the earth.
This is an increasingly unfavorable confidence in the face of unpredictable deep space threats.
It may also be a scene that Levi, an extraterrestrial visitor, would like to see.
Although this kind of worry is somewhat unfounded and even self-defeating, Ouyang Chen has such a temperament and such a sense of responsibility.
If not, Xia Cheng would not be like this.
If it were another city, Ronan would have been sent to the Apocalypse Laboratory in the Deep Blue World for slices when he was emerging.
Ronan and Ouyang Chen have different ways of thinking. He respects Ouyang Chen's opinion, but the specific approach is just like the "10 billion" project has not really been implemented. What to do next has to wait for him to be as prepared as possible, and A decision will be made after more contact and testing with Levi.
Before that, he wouldn't promise anything.
But at this moment, looking at Ouyang Chen's exceptionally pure and clear eyes behind his plain glasses, Ronan still smiled: "I'm actually quite narrow-minded. What I'm thinking about right now is my personal feud with Li Wei, the world war and so on. It's quite... Unreliable”
"Private feud?" Gao Tianshi frowned, not understanding.
Ronan didn't explain. He was silent for two seconds and suddenly asked: "President, I actually care about your comment about 'constructive ability' just now."
"You must have 'construction power'. You may be the only one in the world who can implement the '10 billion' project."
"I still have this kind of confidence." Ronan was not polite and smiled at Ouyang Chen's high praise, but then shook his head, "But according to your standards, President, my man who worked hard for half a life ended up being The grandfather whose project was out of control and the father whose life and death were unknown ended up on the same level as Yan Hong."
This statement came out of the blue, and both Ouyang Chen and Gao Tianshi were startled:
Is this considered unreasonable
Of course Ronan had his own ideas when he said this. He looked at Ouyang Chen: "President, I would like to ask one more question. Did my grandfather and father's research on format theory gain any attention or even recognition in the world back then?"
This question is a bit childish and completely distorts the previous topic. But out of respect for Ronan, Ouyang Chen thought for a while before answering seriously:
"Probably not."
"Isn't it supposed to be?"
Ouyang Chen glanced at Gao Tianshi, who lowered his head to eat dried peaches and pretended not to see or hear. In response, Ouyang Chen just smiled:
"Your grandfather and father's work circle is mainly in Spring City. Qiu Wanshan is a boring gourd, and even the Spring City branch rarely communicates with the outside world. But because of this, Spring City is relatively the quietest, and many scientific research teams are happy to Go there and the aberrant ecology there is indeed extremely diverse, and it’s safer than the Greater Golden Triangle.”
Ouyang Chen's reason was a bit far-reaching. It was more of a recollection than a reason: "When your grandfather was doing research in the 1960s and 1970s, I was just a young boy. I woke up a few years earlier than my peers. , immersed in the fantasy of 'undiscovered before' every day
“At that time, it was true that the wilderness was chaotic, but in the nascent urban society, the barrier between the inner world and the secular world was actually higher and thicker than it is now.
"President Abner, Chairman Pehao, these first-generation extraordinary beings, established laws and rules for the other world early on. At that time, they were not rated as 'conservative and rigid', but they were rational and restrained. synonym.
"They suppressed the group of ability users that had just developed at that time, and the signs of competing with the military and political forces in the secular world to seize power, leaving some extremely immature ability users who thought they were superior to others no room for their ambitions to flourish. , preventing a more deadly conflict from breaking out, and also giving everyone an opportunity to work together for development. Of course, later on, they cooperated deeply with the secular world, turned around and became the de facto consul, which is another story."