At the end of August in the third year of Shenyuan, the summer was hot, but in the farm villa of Knight A, the temperature was suitable, as if it was equipped with central air conditioning, it was cool and pleasant.
This is naturally due to the formations surrounding it. It is strange to say that although the concentration of external energy is rapidly decreasing, the hidden formations that were helped to set up before the truth can still operate as usual.
However, the employees working here are not relaxed because of the comfortable working environment. On the contrary, many of them are listless, especially young people.
"Oh, it's really unlucky. When the concentration of vitality outside has dropped, how can we practice every day? What vitality nodes are there? How can those of us who have to work every day have the time to practice in those places?" Wang Wenqing lowered his head to serve the flowers and plants. He complained to the co-worker next to him.
"That's true, but what's the use of complaining? My arms can't twist my thighs. If God wants to do this, who can do anything?" The worker shook his head and sighed.
"God? Humph, I'm afraid someone deliberately pushed it to God's side, right?" Wang Wenqing is a young man with a lot of thoughts, and he doesn't believe what he said above.
Years of experience on the Internet have made him form a deep-rooted habit. As long as he understands everything contrary to what is said above, he will not go wrong.
"Uh, what do you mean?"
"What do you mean? Who do you think will benefit the most when the vitality node comes out?" Wang Wenqing asked.
"Uh..." The young worker frowned and thought for a moment, then said tentatively, "There are those who have money and leisure, and there are those who are professional practitioners."
There may be many guys who don't have the ability to think for themselves and just follow what others say, but these two are not the same. They both have the ability to think independently...
"By the way, these people are all elites!" Wang Wenqing said angrily, "Finally, another upward passage appeared, and it was blocked for us again. They talked about planning to manage vitality, but they clearly didn't want us, Diaosi, to control the power. .”
"Keep your voice down, you are easily re-educated when you say this," the worker said kindly.
"Huh, this is where the dragon is. Every square meter of the place costs 500,000 yuan. I'm just speaking out. How dare they come here to catch me?" Wang Wenqing said disdainfully.
"However, it is a bit strange. It is said on the Internet that the concentration of vitality in various places is declining, but why don't I feel it? It seems that it is rising instead of falling? Could it be that our place is a vitality node?" The young worker was afraid that his friend would cause trouble. Quickly change the subject.
"Hey, you're right. It seems that my worries are in vain." Wang Wenqing suddenly turned from worry to joy, "With the help of the big tree of Shenlong, no matter how they plan, they can't beat us. It’s not a node, they have to come up with one.”
The worker shook his head when he saw this. What this brother said about "speaking out for justice" was nothing more than harming his own interests. If his own interests were not concerned, the other party would probably be happy that others could not practice, which would make it easier to stand out.
But this is also human nature. After all, those who can care about the world like the Dragon Warrior have always been a minority among the minority.
At this time, Knight A was coming back from outside, so he naturally heard all the complaints of the workers at his feet.
"Hey, rich people, their complaints are justified. How can ordinary people have time to cultivate at any vitality node?" The uncle said with some sympathy.
"Don't worry. The truth about this kind of thing is unimaginable. The energy bottle, the energy bottle... you deserve it." Fang Ning was playing a game and said casually.
"Well, you have so many ideas. Did Zheng Dao tell you that?" the uncle said in surprise.
"Nonsense, anyone who plays a lot of games can think of it. It's just whether there is a fee or not. I think there is a fee." Fang Ning shook his head.
"Well, it used to be free to inhale vitality, but now you have to pay for it. Can you guys agree?" The uncle didn't believe it.
"They have made it very clear that the arm cannot twist the thigh, so what if you disagree? There are also forms of fees. You can say that they only charge filling fees, material fees, and transportation fees... Yuan Qi itself is still provided for free as before. ." Fang Ning said eloquently.
"Well, the rich man is so clever. You have too many tricks. A simple and honest system like mine cannot keep up with your thinking." The uncle said with sincere admiration.
"But as they said, it is inevitable that classes will solidify in the future... families, clans, and sects will reappear in the world." Fang Ning shook his head.
"Then I can't control so much, as long as I have monsters to kill. If you want to control it, you can do it. Anyway, you are just like a normal person now, and you have two monuments to protect you. As long as you don't leave the earth, you can do whatever you want. ." The uncle said plausibly.
"Well, I would like to take care of it, but I'm very busy and really don't have the time." Fang Ning said confidently.
"Yes, you are always very busy. You are busy reading novels, playing games, sleeping in..." the uncle said bitterly.
"..." Fang Ning ignored it and continued to play his own game.
As the uncle said, although Fang Ning also felt that something was wrong, it was impossible for him to take care of it even if the sun came out from the west.
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Three days later, a company called "Yuanqi Filling Co., Ltd." was first established in the New Netherland City of Rice. At the opening ceremony that day, countless big-name celebrities and experts in the cultivation world came.
Then all kinds of advertisements began to be overwhelming.
"In order to solve the problem of vitality shrinking into nodes, our company has rented three vitality nodes at a high price to ensure that it can provide the purest vitality. Compared with the vitality absorbed naturally before, we have used special processes to filter and purify it, and have successively gone through The 21-layer process ensures that every trace of vitality you absorb is pure and does not contain any ingredients that are harmful to the body. Each jar of vitality is 100 liters and only costs $5.”
This company's grasp of business opportunities can be said to be extremely accurate, but it has attracted the greatest resentment from the public.
Countless satirical jokes are circulating on the Internet.
"21 layers of process, pure vitality, you deserve it."
"It's five yuan for a jar of vitality. You can't buy it and you won't suffer. You can't be fooled. It's definitely a clearance sale."
"Pure vs natural, elephant vs donkey, which one do you support?"
Irony is irony, but the other party's internal stock price is rising steadily, and it is considered by the investment community to be another unicorn company.
There are countless vitality nodes. This is the monopoly of resources. Think about the high monopoly profits of previous oil companies and how many wars broke out for oil. You can know the background and prospects of this company.
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China Truth Office Headquarters.
A meeting is being held.
"As expected, if it were to be operated commercially, it would cause a great loss of public sentiment." Ren Ruofeng looked at a report and shook his head.
"But isn't it said that allocating resources through the market is the best way?" said an officer.
"Those are ordinary resources. Vitality directly involves the cultivation of strength. Although it must be managed, it cannot rely entirely on market allocation. We have to use two models." Ren Ruofeng said seriously.
"Two-track system? This is going backwards." Dean Xu smiled "haha".
At his age, he has naturally experienced the economic reforms of that year. Buying and selling is the product of the two-track system. On the one hand, it is market allocation, and on the other hand, it is planned management. The materials in the former are expensive, while the materials in the management of the latter are cheap.
"What I mean is that through the selection of special affairs offices in various places, those who have a firm stance and outstanding qualifications will be given free vitality for cultivation. This part cannot be used for trading. The other part will be allocated through the market to ensure its maximum efficiency. Use." Of course Ren Ruofeng understood what the other party meant, so he explained in detail.
"How can we ensure that this selection is fair? This is the most likely place for problems." Ebi shook his head and was not optimistic about this model.
"Now is not the past. It's simple. That boy Xie Dong can tell the truth from lies, and let him judge whether the selected characters really meet the conditions." Ren Ruofeng said casually.
"Impossible, how can he be so busy with only one person?" Hong Yunjiao was still somewhat sympathetic.
"Then we can only monitor the selection process through Skynet and let Xie Dong only identify the top selectors to ensure that they will not engage in malpractice for personal gain." Ren Ruofeng gave a new plan.
"Let's do this for the time being. I hope this turmoil will subside soon. What are the intentions of those people in the upper world who want to interfere with us so forcefully?" Dean Xu sighed.
One wave has not subsided, and another wave has arisen. It is really tiring to run, and a string is always tightened in my heart. I really don't know when one day, this string will break.
"Hmph, they are planning this for themselves. Countless sects, sacred immortals and Buddhas in the upper world are all waiting to come down. How can they hope to see the loss of vitality? Now that they have come down only limitedly, their power is also limited, so they use this roundabout method. If their power far exceeds ours, I'm afraid they won't be able to use this method now. By then, not to mention the vitality nodes, I'm afraid there won't be any scraps left for us." Ren Ruofeng said coldly.
Everyone felt a chill in their hearts. The people outside had limited knowledge and still had the intention to complain. However, they probably didn’t know that the situation in the future would be a hundred times more terrifying than the present.