Bamboo Pole's commoner car didn't stand out at all in the endless stream of traffic in Xia City. He encountered a weekend traffic jam as expected. He followed the AI's guidance and changed four or five layers of traffic, but it was still difficult for him to move forward. He was only a dozen kilometers away from the Forestwall District.
"As always. In a sense, this is a good... ahhh," Bamboo Pole chatted and yawned in passing.
"Where did you go last night?" Papercut looked askance at him.
"Hehe, I worked hard for Boss Luo."
"Huh? The foundation hasn't started operating yet, right? "
"You don't really think that Boss Luo needs to rely on the foundation to walk, do you?" Bamboo Pole looked askance back at him. Papercut blinked and immediately made a zipping motion with his mouth.
The front row was a bit quiet, but the laughter of the children in the back row was particularly clear. The two little beans were securely tied to their children's seats. They had just been removed from Papercut's car before they came, but it didn't affect their play at all.
Seven or eight lively little paper men had their own special characteristics. They were extraordinarily quick-witted. Plus, they could receive simple commands and obey the director. They were enough to act in an animated film.
It could be said that among the ability users of Xia City, Papercut was number two when it came to playing with children. No one dared to take first place. In the field of toys, aside from the paper men's structure being too simple and the basic requirements for issuing commands being high, the technique of activating soul force had no other weaknesses.
It was also because of the basic requirements that one could easily see the difference in soul force between the two children in the back row from the paper men's reception of commands and the degree to which they could digest them.
There were millions of children in the world. Di Weiwu was certainly the type that had talent for cultivation. After half a year of edification from Dean Wan and Gym Master Xiu, Di Weiwu couldn't be said to have awakened. However, his thoughts were direct and he could form an effective information connection with the activated paper men. He could control this low-end game with ease.
What was most valuable was that when this child was in an excited state of play, his thoughts were very concise and just right. This was a very good habit. In comparison, many Awakened, who were often hot-blooded and blindly tossed and turned, had to go to the corner to wake up.
In comparison, He Yuanzhi did not have much of a foundation to speak of, but his reaction was extremely fast. After realizing that the instructions were too complicated and useless, he immediately focused on the "control" of a single paper doll. He concentrated and was not disturbed by the other paper dolls. He was definitely outstanding among his peers, and people could not help but praise Lady He Yuanzhi for teaching her son well.
"Kids nowadays seem to have a bright future ahead of them."
Children could be praised face to face, but they couldn't be praised like this. It just so happened that Papercut had nothing better to do, so he took a video of the two kids in the back row. He sent it to the group and used it as a conversation topic. "It seems like they have the innate talent of ability users... Over here, the barrier between the mental and the material doesn't seem to be very solid."
"Birds of a feather flock together." Bamboo Pole drove without batting an eyelid. He also quietly flattered everyone, including himself, for once.
Papercut didn't appreciate it. He gave Papercut a push in reality, "Concentrate on driving."
Many people in the group "flattered" Xie Junping. It was clear that he had been absent-minded during the board meeting. He was still emotional. "Then what's the deal with me sitting in the middle of a bunch of stupid birds that are about to choke to death?"
"The market value of Skycrystal Biology has skyrocketed these past few days. What's there to be dissatisfied about as a marketing director?" Bamboo Pole turned a deaf ear to Papercut's warning. For a psychic architect, chatting online while driving wasn't even a distraction.
"Thank you, marketing director of a research and development subsidiary."
"It's all the same. Speaking of which, Director Xie is progressing at lightning speed. Last night, with the collective cooperation of the Ring of Blood and Will, he persisted until the latter half of the journey. He almost killed his way into the first echelon. Crazily earning money while cultivating at the same time, not neglecting either. Amazing. "
"Forget it. In this sort of irrational market, you earn money until you have atrial fibrillation. Any random Tom, Dick, or Harry can say that XX medicine can prevent abnormalities, and the market will immediately be cleared out. Not even dregs will be left. If you say that it can cause... Hehe, don't even think about selling one gram or two. Hu Laosan's ranch hasn't seen blood for almost a week. He might be a living Bodhisattva and set them all free!"
"Can you send me two heads?" Xue Lei popped his head out. "My house hasn't seen any meat or fish for half a month. My mom is adamant that all meat, eggs, and milk products can be contaminated. My dad is guarding the police canteen right now and won't go home."
"Go straight to him. Two heads is too stingy. If you can eat twenty thousand heads, he'll kneel down on the spot and call you daddy." Xie Junping responded in a bad mood. He had a belly full of complaints that he wanted to spit out. "At this time, even if you make a fortune quietly, you should be careful that your son doesn't have anus. These idiots actually want me to increase my marketing efforts... I highly suspect that they want to take advantage of this opportunity to make a fortune and then cash out and leave!"
"The medicine and whatnot is fine. What really made the market value of Skycrystal Biology skyrocket is probably the plantation building. Didn't your dad invest in building a batch in the 90s? It was only built the year before last, right? Back then, there were people who ridiculed him for taking such a big step and pulling his balls. But right now, the Skycrystal plantation has already taken up over 20% of Xia City's food supply. In the future, it might even increase by over 10%. And right now, Xia City's dietary structure is changing in a panic. The ratio of meat, eggs, and milk has plummeted, and food has become the majority. There is no currency that is harder than this right now... Of course, this is just a temporary change in a special period of time and a special environment. A windfall smashed in the face, and it's gone just like that. Only an idiot wouldn't cash out! "
It could be said that the world was seriously fragmented.
The news of Ha City and Xi City's mutant infection going out of control had a completely different effect on every major city in the world. The conservative cultural circles of East Asia were basically fearful of it like a tiger. But the New World, Old Europe, and other places had already set off wave after wave of revelry. The resulting social problems were also completely different.
Bamboo Pole also poured out relevant information links to the group aside from his speech. He started with financial news from seven or eight years ago all the way to recent market analysis. He clearly explained the cause and effect of the situation. It also made Xie Junping, who was in the middle of the situation, dumbstruck.
"So it turns out that my old man is this awesome. He already foresaw today's situation?"
"Yeah. I really want to praise him, but truthfully speaking, Big Boss Xie probably made this decision back then when he saw the birth of the Deep Blue Platform. It was accompanied by the progenitor energy source and the increasingly matured miniature fusion reactor technology... He used this project to wantonly hoard related minerals and make technological reserves."
Bamboo Pole began to send out relevant information, "Whether it is the progenitor energy source box of the Deep Blue Platform or the ambient temperature superconducting specter ore necessary for the miniature fusion reactor, they are all unique products of the Deep Blue World. They are standard strategic resources. It was only in the early 90's that the Deep Blue Platform released them for a short period of time, allowing everyone to taste a bit of sweetness. Then Big Boss Xie caught them. From this point of view, it wouldn't be wrong to say that he had foresight. "
Papercut clicked his tongue twice in the car, "If that's the case, then no matter what, Erping's family is going to make a huge profit this time!"
Bamboo Pole nodded and then shook his head, "It's not that simple. It's true that the Sky Crystal Corporation was able to smoothly develop strategic resource reserves by starting with a basic public welfare project like the Cultivation Building. The angle was excellent, but it was inevitable that they would have the support of the military and government. The entanglement of interests is very complicated..."
Out of consideration for the child behind them, Bamboo Pole and Papercut didn't say too much.
At this time, Bamboo Pole's family car finally found a relatively unobstructed route. It began to move from the midair traffic layer between the high-rise buildings to the bottom of the recycling layer.
The closer they got to the recycling layer, the narrower the road became. The flow of traffic also became fewer and fewer. A considerable portion of the traffic was made up of crude public transportation vehicles. The lights on both sides of the road seemed to have dimmed. Instead, the powerful headlights of modified motorcycles would flash across the road from time to time, roaring to and fro. It reflected a different style of the city.
In his friend group, Xie Junping was no longer in the mood for the board of directors. He began to chat with Xue Lei. Soon, the focus was on cultivation, and the discussion was in full swing.
Bamboo Pole and Papercut would occasionally chime in with a few words, but they weren't idle.
The car had already entered the Forestwall District. It followed the old-fashioned road that led outside the city, moving forward at a pace that was neither too fast nor too slow.
Bamboo Pole suddenly discovered a problem. "The number of people talking in the group has decreased these past two days, right? Crag Burst and Cat Eyes were hired by the military to clear out mutant lairs... What about Yingying, that chatterbox? "
"Studying, of course." Papercut replied as he left a message in the group. "Not only did she want to compare notes with me, she also sends study notes to Nanster every day. I didn't see her so active when she was with Her Majesty Empress Wu. "
"Oh, that's right. She's learning super configurations."
"To be precise, it's configurations and super configurations. That's right. The knowledge involved is much more interesting than her straightforward White Rainbow. Not to mention, she has her adopted son in the middle. "
Bamboo Pole laughed at these words that were full of 'personal bias'.
After driving on the old-fashioned road for a dozen or so minutes, the Orchid Town Welfare Institute came into view. The car's AI spoke at this time.
"The road ahead is congested..."
Bamboo Pole furrowed his brows and suddenly stepped on the brakes. He turned off the headlights of the car and stopped at the side of the road.
"What's going on... Oh, it's a parade!" Papercut also saw the abnormal situation ahead.
Large amounts of car lights, colorful lights, and smoke interweaved and radiated chaotic rays of light. It painted the gloomy area with a disorderly color. Through the car window, a clamor of noise could be heard. They could hear the roar of old-fashioned engines from far away.
"Uh-huh. Looking at this direction, it's..."
"It's the convoy from Trigate District! I see Grandpa Shi's big pickup truck! " Di Weiwu's eyes were very sharp in the back. He immediately identified the most conspicuous element of the parade ahead.
He did his best to poke his head out from the child seat. He wanted to undo the safety lock, but he was scolded by Papercut.
"Be obedient and stay here!"
As they spoke, the low-speed convoy slowly pressed forward. Bamboo Pole pressed down on the car window. The seemingly orderly chants, each louder than the last, pushed through the air and faced them head-on.
"We want... an investigation!"
"We want... a name list!"
"Release the source of the information!"
"Break the SCA!"
Bamboo Pole looked out the window and watched the parade. He used the HexaEar to secretly record and synchronize the video to the group chat. "The vagrant residential area of Trigate District is moving. The organization is simple and crude. The chants aren't unified and powerful enough. There's a high chance that it's spontaneous... Should we rejoice? "
Papercut grunted and suddenly slapped his thigh. "Oh, this is directed at the SCA and social welfare organizations. The welfare institute is in front!"
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