Zhao Feixuan said that he had already mobilized the members of Blue Home and was determined to expose the truth to the world.
But the owner of the warehouse was definitely someone powerful, and Blue Home's strength alone was not enough.
He hoped that Meng Chao and the Broken Star Club could help him so that justice could be served and the normal cultivation order in Dragon City could be maintained.
Meng Chao did not agree to it recklessly.
Instead, he found a small forum that did not have a lot of traffic and applied for an anonymous account. Then, he posted the photos, videos, and the cause and effect that Zhao Feixuan had given him.
[The Fire Relayer exposed the illegal behavior of high-grade superhumans hoarding resources and protected the harmony of Dragon City. Increased contribution points by 7.]
He tapped "Send" lightly. At the moment the post appeared on the forum, a notification popped up at the corner of Meng Chao's eyes.
Besides, as the netizens read and left comments, his contribution points kept increasing.
This meant that the information Zhao Feixuan provided was real.
If that was the case, Meng Chao would not let go of the chance to promote the righteous spirit of society and get rid of the unhealthy tendencies.
During one of the Broken Star Club's gatherings, he brought out all the materials Zhao Feixuan provided and swore with his reputation that the materials were real.
Meng Chao originally just wanted to see whether there were any members in the Broken Star Club who worked in related departments so that they could protect them when they investigated the truth.
He did not expect that his words would cause a huge commotion. All the members in the Broken Star Club hated and were indignant toward this sort of hoarding.
But when he thought about it carefully, it made sense.
The normal people's demand for cultivation resources was not high, regardless of whether it was in terms of quantity or quality.
The increase in the price of cultivation resources just meant that the normal people would have to spend less time cultivating. In any case, they just wanted to strengthen their bodies and did not hope to awaken to supernatural abilities.
But it was different for broken-star superhumans.
With the help of the Ultimate Style, they had just opened up a brand new path of cultivation, and they needed to take in a large amount of cultivation resources to reach higher realms.
But during this period of time, the prices of a lot of crucial cultivation resources increased by a lot. In just a short month, they increased by 50% to 80%.
Even Meng Chao, who had multiple direct sales channels from factories and could get the goods at cost price, found it hard to bear.
Normal broken-star superhumans were the pillars of the frontline businesses in various fields. Their annual income ranged from two to three hundred thousand to three hundred thousand to five hundred thousand. They might even get a small share in their companies. To a normal person, they were considered well-dressed gold-collar workers who had reached the peak of their lives.
That's right, with an annual salary of three to five hundred thousand, he would naturally be able to afford basic necessities.
However, if he wanted to purchase expensive cultivation resources and provide a good cultivation environment for his descendants, he would not be able to do so.
However, cultivation was like rowing a boat against the current. If one didn't advance, one would fall back. If one didn't devour a certain amount of cultivation resources every month, one's cultivation realm and combat strength would decline.
Over the years, the competition in various industries was incredibly fierce, especially for those who could stay comfortably in Dragon City and did not have to risk their lives against monsters in the wild. There were countless pairs of eyes staring at them.
One month was fine, but if he couldn't devour enough cultivation resources for three to five months, he wouldn't be able to cope with the working hours of fourteen to fifteen hours a day, more than six days a week, and having to answer the boss's calls at any time, let alone work efficiency.
In the long run, they would definitely be eliminated from the high-end job market.
"My monthly salary is twenty-eight thousand. That sounds like a lot, right?"
One of the broken-star superhumans said angrily during the gathering where Meng Chao exposed the materials. "But I have to fork out at least eight to ten thousand to buy cultivation resources to maintain my current cultivation realm.
"Since my working hours are too long and I don't have time to go to the Supernatural Tower to take on missions to earn Supernatural Coins, I have to buy most of my cultivation resources in the black market.
"Over the past month, the price of resources in the black market has increased by at least 50%. The price of a brain cell activation fluid I usually take has even increased by 100%. Because of that, my cultivation expenses have increased to around fifteen thousand, and that's more than half of my salary!
"But over this period of time, since the monsters have become smarter and know how to destroy certain areas, they've caused a huge commotion in the city. Everyone is panicking, and many companies are shrinking their business lines. My company is no exception. They said that they'll either have to reduce their salaries or lay off their employees.
"If this continues, even if I have the Ultimate Style, I won't have enough crystals, gene medicine, and high-calorie nutritional fluid. I'm just a broken-star superhuman. When will I ever be able to stand out?
"I originally thought that the lack of resources was because of the monster invasion, so we gritted our teeth and endured it. Then, we got through it.
"But when I think about it carefully, that's not right. Didn't we win a huge victory in the northern frontlines? We should have been able to mine more resources, so where did all the resources go?
"Today, when Leader Meng brought out the evidence, I finally understood that these bad people were hoarding resources and profiting from the disaster!
"These people are using all sorts of methods to get their resources. Once they become high-grade superhumans, they cut off the cultivation chances of us who came after them. If we can tolerate this, we can't!"
The broken-star superhuman voiced the thoughts of the majority of the members.
Hence, there was no need for Meng Chao to add fuel to the fire. The evidence spread among the hundreds of thousands of members in the Broken Star Club.
Soon, all the websites, forums, media outlets, social media, and chat groups of various sizes in Dragon City were lit up by the flames of anger.
The tens of millions of citizens in the city saw more and more detailed evidence through various channels.
Now that things had progressed to this state, there was no longer any power that could suppress this matter.
The important people in the Survival Committee and the Supernatural Tower were enraged and demanded that they investigate this matter thoroughly.
After investigating for a long time, they finally found out that the Thundercloud Group was the one that was responsible for it.
Thundercloud Corporation was the same as Sky Pillar Corporation and Universe Corporation. They were one of the nine great mega corporations that formed the Survival Committee under Battle God Lei Zongchao's call to rebuild the order of civilization.
Thundercloud Corporation's businesses ranged from metal refinement, martial art research, weapon creation, finance, and real estate. They covered all sorts of fields in Dragon City, and they lived up to their name as a giant.
The Yun family, which controlled Thundercloud Corporation, was a cultivation family whose might shook Dragon City. They had three Deity Realm superhumans with the surname Yun in their family, and they were all outstanding people who could shake all of Monster Mountain Range with just a stomp.
But even such a giant could not withstand the wrath of the citizens in the city.
Even though the investigation was still ongoing, one of the vice presidents of Thundercloud Corporation had already taken the blame and resigned.
The master of the Yun family also publicly stated that he would fully cooperate with the Survival Committee and the Supernatural Tower to carry out the most serious investigation. Regardless of how high the ranks of Thundercloud Corporation were involved, even if it involved him, the Yun family would uphold the ideals of superhumans and give the citizens an explanation. At the same time, they would punish the shameless person who ruined the reputation of the Yun family, Thundercloud Corporation, and all superhumans with the harshest punishment.
"The person who did this isn't a superhuman at all," the master of the Yun family said with a pained expression.
"Instead, he was bewitched by monsters and fell into the evil path. He's a complete lost person!" the master of the Yun family said with a pained expression.
The scandal continued growing, and it was no longer limited to just Thundercloud Corporation. The scope of the investigation gradually expanded to the nine great mega corporations.
The people with sharp senses noticed that this was not an isolated incident or an accident. Instead, it was a storm that was about to sweep through Dragon City, and it was roaring at the horizon.
Even Lu Siya came to Meng Chao to ask him what was going on and how the Broken Star Club ended up working with Blue Home to cause such a major incident.
"You should know that it's to gain Blue Home's trust," Meng Chao said.
"Besides, the results of the investigation show that the evidence in the past is real. Some of the people in Thundercloud Corporation are indeed the black sheep of the superhuman circle. Their hoarding not only harms the interests of a large number of broken-star superhumans and middle-grade and low-grade superhumans who don't have any connections, but also indirectly harms the interests of tens of millions of Dragon Citizens. It might cause us to lose the war, so shouldn't we expose it?
"Or are you saying that Sky Pillar Corporation and the Lu family are also doing something similar? They're worried that the fire will grow bigger and burn their own tails?"
"That depends on how you define hoarding. Regardless of whether it's Thundercloud Corporation's Yun family or Sky Pillar Corporation's Lu family, they're both big families with huge businesses. Even the core of their circle has thousands of superhumans. If they want to satisfy these people's cultivation needs, it wouldn't be a problem for them to hoard more resources."
Lu Siya pursed her lips. "Cultivation isn't just a science, it's also an art. It's an art that can't be accurately measured with data.
"Some people only need ten sets of resources to reach Heaven Realm, while some people use one hundred sets of resources for nothing and are still at the peak of Earth Realm.
"Here's the problem. Before they start cultivating, who knows just how many resources they'll need to spend?
"The Survival Committee mentioned that each superhuman can only store cultivation resources for half a month. It sounds nice, but in truth, it's bullsh * t. It's not practical at all.
"Oh well, it's pointless telling you all this. In any case, you're already sitting firmly on the side of normal people.
"In any case, even if Sky Pillar Corporation and the Lu family are really found to be hoarding resources, they won't be able to burn my tail. I'm just the third generation of a family that's been sent to the borders, and the Red Radiance Jade mine has been snatched away. Now that I think about it, it's a blessing in disguise!
"I'm mainly worried about you."
"Worried about me?" Meng Chao was a little stunned.
"Duh. You're an idiot who doesn't even know that you're being used as cannon fodder," Lu Siya said a little impatiently.
"This matter caused such a huge ruckus. Don't tell me that you think that Blue Home and the Broken Star Club are the only ones responsible for this?" Lu Siya asked impatiently.
Meng Chao's mind raced, and he immediately understood what Lu Siya meant.
The warehouse that Thundercloud Corporation used to hoard resources was naturally not something that could be "accidentally" discovered by Tom, Dick, or Harry.
The investigation had been carried out swiftly and forcefully, and it had even forced the master of the Yun family to apologize to the public. It was not just because Blue Home and the Broken Star Club had been exposed.
There was a lot going on in this matter.
But Meng Chao did not turn back.
Because the contribution points that shone nonstop at the corner of his eyes told him that he was doing the right thing, and he could push Dragon City to a better future.
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