Wu Haibo told Meng Chao that if he had the time and energy, he could consider staying in the ancient ruins to conduct tests for more advanced technology research projects.
Right now, there were more than one hundred projects in the ancient ruins research center, but they lacked testers, which was why a lot of the research progress was delayed.
Even if the researchers were willing to roll up their sleeves and do the work themselves, most of them were weak scholars who could not even truss a chicken. Their spirit energy was all poured into their brains, so they could not compare to Meng Chao, who was the youngest Heaven Realm superhuman in Dragon City.
In truth, this was not the case in the early days.
Twenty to thirty years ago, exploring and testing the ancient ruins was very popular.
At that time, Dragon Citizens had yet to create a complete spirit energy cultivation system, and their understanding toward supernatural abilities was still very shallow. Most of the time, they could only awaken to a deeper level of supernatural abilities by taking risks in the ancient ruins.
There were dangers, but even if they stayed on the surface, Dragon City was still very dangerous at that time. After all, they had to fight against fierce monsters in the ruins, and they had a slim chance of survival.
Since they were risking their lives, they had to take a big gamble.
Right now, many of the veteran fighters in Dragon City who were over fifty years old were the lucky ones who had walked out of the ancient ruins in the past.
At that time, the projects did not lack researchers, explorers, and testers. In fact, the powerful fighters from all over the world would rack their brains and fight against each other for a spot. They would end up with bruises all over their faces.
But things were different now. As the spirit energy cultivation system became more complete, the strategic situation on the surface became much more beneficial to Dragon City. The new generation of superhumans did not need to enter the ancient ruins. They could receive a complete academic education in the universities, research centers, and the vocational training centers of the mega corporations. After they graduated, they had a clear and stable path to become stronger.
Humans would always seek benefits and avoid harm.
How many people would be like Meng Chao, who was constantly driven by a sense of danger and insisted on going into dangerous places when they could cultivate and fight in a relaxed, glamorous, and relatively safe manner?
Besides, the mega corporations controlled Dragon City.
When the scale of a corporation expanded to a certain extent, they would develop "path dependence" and "large corporation disease". To put it simply, they were afraid of taking risks and did not pay attention to long-term benefits. Instead, they wanted to seize short-term, immediate, and certain benefits.
To be more specific, the mega corporations would rather pour their resources into the perimeter of Dragon City and occupy Monster Mountain Range and the larger Other World instead of pouring their resources into the exploration and development of the ancient ruins.
After all, the former was certain. With every bit of resources invested, they would be able to build a forward operating base and reap more profits for their own companies. It was fair and honest.
The latter's investment cycle and rate of return were full of uncertainty.
If they ran into a huge explosion like Project 109 and lost all their investments, they might even drag down the stock prices of the parent companies, and the mega corporations would suffer a huge blow to their foundations. They would not be able to recover from this setback.
As a result, the best talents of Dragon City's middle generation and new generation would usually join the mega corporations that offered them great benefits and had a lot of resources.
Because the Ruins Research Institute's salary wasn't high, it was difficult for them to attract outstanding talents.
In fact, even the older researchers and testers could not resist the temptation of the era. They jumped to mega corporations or switched from basic research to more practical projects.
Those who clenched their teeth and persevered could only mock themselves, saying that it was all for the sake of "feelings".
In truth, similar things were common on Earth.
At that time, many organizations that developed aerospace technology sounded high-end and could even send astronauts to the dark side of the moon. It made people feel that working in them, even if they were the chefs in the cafeteria, had a monthly salary of at least a hundred or eighty thousand, and they should also be assigned housing or something.
But that wasn't the case at all. The monthly salary of the normal researchers in many of the top-tier organizations was so low that those who heard about it would feel sad. They were also bound by all sorts of rules and confidentiality agreements. When it came to personal benefits, it would be better for them to work in private companies or become small bosses!
In other words, it was better to sell tea eggs than to create atomic bombs.
This was a ridiculous situation that could appear on any planet and in any era.
It was especially so over the past few months.
Once they gained full victory in the pitched battle at the borders of Dragon City, the Survival Committee wanted to maximize the enthusiasm of the mega corporations and superhumans, so they issued a series of orders that were equivalent to Enclosure Orders.
In the next year, as long as any enterprise, organization, civil society, or individual could build a new forward operating base or colonization point in Monster Mountain Range and fend off the remaining monsters' counterattack, based on the size of the base, the rights to develop the area within a circular area of several kilometers and even the underground would belong to the person who built it. The time to develop the area would be set as one hundred years!
This "Enclosure Law" caused a commotion in the entire circle of Transcendents.
All the superhumans looked as if they had been injected with adrenaline. They could not wait to enter the depths of Monster Mountain Range and claim their land. Even the lecturers in Meng Chao's university could not be bothered to teach them. They were eager to try.
How many people in the Relic Research Institute could endure the loneliness?
"In short, there is a huge gap in the testing of various projects in the institute."
Wu Haibo told Meng Chao. "It's not that no one is willing to do it, but the problem is that not every Tom, Dick, or Harry can do it!
"You might not think that the benefits aren't high, but the requirements are really high. You have to have a certain amount of strength and fighting experience so that you can remain calm no matter what happens. You also have to have a strong willpower so that you can withstand the ancient summoning and the risk of spirit energy deviation. You also have to be loyal and reliable. You can't reveal the secrets of the ancient technology that is being tested. It'll be best if you have the endorsement of someone important and a certain amount of wealth to ensure your stability so that you won't be tempted by the temptations of the outside world.
"Isn't such a person an existence as rare as phoenix feathers and qilin horns?
"So, Meng Chao, as long as you're willing, you will definitely become a hot commodity in the institute. You'll be a hot commodity that all the projects will fight over!"
Meng Chao thought about it. If he could increase the speed at which Dragon City analyzed and replicated the ancient technology, he could increase Dragon City's overall technological abilities and fighting strength.
Since his cultivation was guaranteed, it was fine for him to test a few more projects.
But there was one thing that he had to understand. "Um, Captain Wu, just how bad is the 'treatment isn't too good'?"
"This is the main point I want to talk about. To other test-takers, the treatment isn't too good, but to you, Meng Chao, the situation is completely different. If it weren't for the great benefits, I would be too embarrassed to introduce this path to you," Wu Haibo told Meng Chao.
First, he was the youngest Heaven Realm superhuman in Dragon City and a blood medal bearer. This meant that there was an unbelievable power hidden in the depths of his cells. At the very least, he could say that when he was haggling. The price he offered for testing was definitely not the same as that of a normal test-taker.
Of course, when he considered that the budgets and resources for the various projects were really tight, it would be too tacky to talk about money, crystals, monster materials, and other things.
But he could talk about technology, connections, and business!
The workers in the ruins research center usually held temporary positions in universities, other research centers, and related research departments of mega corporations. They had a lot of connections and business opportunities.
Many of the former researchers who left the ruins research center to look for better jobs felt great affection and guilt toward the center, and they were willing to do things to make up for it.
They would definitely create a lot of sparks when they clashed with Superstar, Broken Star Club, Blue Home, and the Lair Reconstruction Committee, and they would send a lot of benefits to each other.
The researchers themselves might not have great fighting strength, but they were skilled in all sorts of support-type skills. They could give Meng Chao a massage, create gene medicine, modify his weapons, customize a few sets of motorized armor, or give him a few runic symbol machines with ancient advanced technology. It would not be a problem for them to give him a few of them.
Next, the most crucial thing was that Meng Chao could ask the project teams to use the time they used to use the large research equipment to pay for his test work.
The project teams in the ruins research center might have a high degree of independence and confidentiality, but there were only one or two large research equipment in the entire center.
They had to share it. There were only one or two large research equipment in the entire center, and they had to share it.
For example, the super large spirit particle accelerator that surrounded the entire underground space. It was said that it took a total of ten years to build it, and they had to add more construction resources every year, which caused two politicians to suffer heart attacks. They also had to insert dozens of key units that were excavated from the ancient ruins and could not be analyzed or replicated for the time being before they completed it.
In the face of such a divine weapon, there were nearly one hundred research projects that were waiting to be fed.
Who could be the first to use the super large spirit particle accelerator and how long they could use it became a fatal problem.
There were quite a number of researchers who were willing to throw away their manners and hug the other party's thighs to fight for the order and time to use the large research equipment.
Later on, the order and time to use the large research equipment became the common currency used in the transactions in the ruins research center.
After all, the value of a lot of the advanced technology that was being analyzed, researched, and replicated could not be measured with money or crystals. Every single one of them was a priceless treasure.
If the project was stuck at a critical point, no matter how much money and crystals they had, it would be useless.
It was just like Project 101. If they could get more time and priority on the super large spirit particle accelerator and other large research equipment, forget about short-distance teleportation on the surface of a planet, they might even be able to create a complete transmigration technology that allowed them to travel across the universe.
How could they calculate this value with money?
Of course, Project 101 would definitely not let Meng Chao work for free.
Wu Haibo told Meng Chao that if he could really help the project team get more priority on using the large research equipment and more time to use it, he could use it as a deposit for the teleportation equipment and the right to first purchase it.
"With Superstar's development speed and the many fields you've invested in, the forces of power under you will definitely be limitless in the future. In fact, they might even be able to compare to the nine great mega corporations, right?"
Wu Haibo was very confident in Meng Chao. "If you want to extend Superstar's reach to the Other World, the teleportation equipment will definitely make you even more powerful.
"The market is like a battlefield. Whoever is the first to build a super logistics network for instant teleportation will be able to seize the initiative and stand in an invincible position.
"Due to the limitations of raw materials and production methods, our initial production capacity is rather limited. The first batch of commercialized teleportation equipment has long since been bought by the Red Dragon Army and the mega corporations. The other small and medium-sized enterprises can forget about it for the next three to five years.
"But if your help can speed up the progress of the project, we will have a very good and legitimate reason for us to insert Superstar between the Red Dragon Army and the nine great mega corporations."
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