Psychics don't die from gunfire

Chapter 446 [Trade Network]

"Mr. Inspector, do you know the essence of trade?"

While Song Shi was reading the message, Shi Qianfeng casually pinched a spot of light, then gently let go, letting it drift away.

Before the other party could speak, the man calmly gave the answer: "It's 'information'. Information is the essence of trade."

"Since the beginning of time, when barter was first carried out, the nature of trade has been determined." His voice was so clear: "Fruits and animal meat are both food, and the same exchange ratio comes from tribal traditions: ten fruits for a small piece of meat."

"Picking fruits is less risky than hunting animals, and meat is more filling than fruit, so several times the amount of fruit is needed to exchange for meat. It's a balance between risk and benefit."

Shi Qianfeng snapped his fingers, and countless points of light swarmed in, forming an image of a shrub full of fruits. "But what if a tribe member accidentally found a shrub full of fruits?"

"Obviously, he chose to conceal it, and his life changed completely - he took less risk than others in picking the fruit, and he spent less labor than others."

"However, he was able to have more fruits than the others, and even used the excess fruits to exchange for meat as a reserve for the winter."

"Did he pay anything that could be called a price during the whole process?" Shi Qianfeng shook his head: "Obviously not. The only thing that allowed him to have this new life was 'information', the information about the location of the bush."

"A sudden plague will cause the price of targeted drugs in that area to soar; extreme weather that occurs only once in a century will cause crops in a region to fail, making wheat and grain as valuable as gold."

"If we can know the coming of plagues and natural disasters in advance, we can earn thousands of times more profit than usual." Shi Qianfeng said calmly: "But not everyone is [Revelation]. Most of the time, we can't predict the future. The only time we can go all out is now."

“So, you created this place.”

Song Shi stretched out a hand and passed through the sea of ​​light spots. This action caused a large amount of information to flood into his mind.

The account of balloons that a boy bought casually in a supermarket thousands of miles away; the stock market opened this morning and the increase in the share price of a cutting-edge technology company; the list of the last batch of containers entering the warehouse at the dock that is about to be demolished.
Although he had already guessed what this place was, Song Shi still couldn't help but sigh: "You remind me of someone I know."

"I guess you're referring to the Donglu Republic's [Monitoring Network]." Shi Qianfeng smiled slightly: "We must admit that we have referenced that thing."

"However, compared to that, our [Trade Network] focuses more on the 'utilization' of information."

Shi Qianfeng waved his hand, and two spots of light broke away from the ocean, flew in front of him, and hovered quietly.

"Price, payment method, delivery period, liability for breach of contract, market fluctuations... every kind of 'information' can easily affect the operation of trade."

"The simplest example is that two businesses in a region whose industries could fully complement each other may miss the opportunity to complement each other because they are unfamiliar with each other or fail to realize this."

"Or, due to a mistake in the docking work or the exchange of private interests, the costs that both parties need to pay for trading will increase significantly."

The man picked up two spots of light with his hands, then gently pushed them together. The two naturally blended like water droplets and merged into a slightly larger spot of light.

"But under the control of the Trade Network, these will no longer be a problem."

“We control all the information. Trade will no longer be an uncontrollable chaotic system, but an orderly, huge organism.”

In the center of Shi Qianfeng's palm, with that spot of light as the center, a line spread out -

No, to be precise, the light spot extends into dozens of lines, each of which is invested in another light spot. Every light spot in the ocean of light is connected together by countless lines.

"Once the [Trade Network] is fully operational, the utilization rate of Yenan's resources will reach an unprecedented level, and all redundant errors will be minimized."

".Trade Network?" Song Shi listened quietly for a while, and finally spoke: "Why do I feel that compared to the Trade Network, 'Yenan Resource Integration System' is a more suitable name for your system?"

“I’m not totally against it.”

Shi Qianfeng clapped his hands, and the web of lines that were enough to make a phobia patient faint dissipated and returned to their original appearance of light spots.

"—— Pull down the culprits who caused the disaster in this world, make them pay the absolute price, take back what belongs to us, and let the new world be led in a more ideal direction."

The smile on Shi Qianfeng's face faded away without him noticing.

That clear voice also became a little more solemn at this moment.

"Mr. Supervisor, please report back to the chairman."

"Haita Trade has never dared to forget the 'Glorious Righteous Path'." The man said word by word, "Since the first day of the Seven Lands War, we have not had a moment, a minute, or a second without preparing for this."

"The Patrol is his eyes, his blade and sword. You are here as he is here."

Shi Qianfeng had a solemn expression. He looked at Song Shi, but his sight seemed to pass through the young man and see some kind of personified existence in the distance.

His voice rose slightly, "When war is declared again, Haita Trade will provide him with an efficient, powerful, functioning Yenan."

Song Shi stared at the ocean of light for a while, then said, "How complete is your [Trade Network] now?"

"The main frame and the base branches have been erected." Shi Qianfeng replied loudly, "There are still a few details left to be polished, which is not a problem."

"call"

Song Shi slowly exhaled: "It's fine if I'm just patrolling the border, but Anthony and Lapis Lazuli, are you willing to reveal such a secret?"

"Both sides."

Shi Qianfeng restrained his solemnity, and his face was filled with a calm smile again.

He first raised his index finger and smiled at the two people beside the young man: "First, with Anthony Sally's qualifications and potential, he will be qualified to touch the existence of the trade network sooner or later. I am not violating the confidentiality regulations. I can only say that I have made a small advance."

"And Mr. Lapis Lazuli, you are a core follower of Meteor, Attar, and [Legion] Yaoxing III. Now you have been reborn from the dead, and your future is unpredictable and limitless. We are very interested and look forward to you leading the omnics to a new life."

Lapis Lazuli showed no surprise.

Since waking up in Zhuguang City, as Song Shi's companion, he has done so many things and has been the subject of countless attention and research.

Given the power of Haita Trade, it is not impossible to deduce its true identity.

"Second thing"

Master Qianfeng said so.

"In the final analysis, after so many years, everyone has a pretty good guess about what each other is preparing for."

(End of this chapter)