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Chapter 288 The Yuan Family Consortium: Abundant Funds and Vast Industries!

In the Garden of Disease, Yuan Zhu was happily letting loose. With an eyeball fruit in her left hand and a flask of fallen marks in her right, she was toying with the eggplant spirit to her heart's content. In her extreme joy, she also noticed the situation in the attic.

At this moment, a dutiful "eggplant-headed ghost" was baring its fangs and claws in front of the full-length mirror, blocking Nie Yin and his siblings from peeping.

Unfortunately, Yuan Zhu granted the three core members extremely high privileges (anti-law), so even a personal guard like 'Eggplant Ghost' had no right to intercept or attack them. They could only awkwardly spread out their dozen or so arms and use their bodies to block them.

Upon noticing this, Yuan Zhu couldn't help but praise, "Little Biezhi is quite clever!"

Snake said proudly, "That's right! It's all thanks to my [Artificial Idiot Program]!"

The snake tail that holds partial access to the [Immortal Scripture] is Yuan Zhu's personal 'Data-Driven Soul Program Engineer'.

The Tiger Demon is responsible for refining and creating the 'Brain Eggplant CPU' using the [Inner Universe + Ghostly Abilities]. The Snake is responsible for issuing commands, instructing the Eggplant Ghost to implant the 'Brain Eggplant' onto the tops of the skulls of sleeping eggplant spirits, extracting their memories and common sense, and uploading the feedback to the [Boss Template].

Next, the engineering snake obtained a large number of scattered data samples, and according to its boss's preferences, deleted unreasonable values ​​and beliefs. Finally, through big data verification, it established an 'artificial intelligence model' of the 'intelligent goblin behavior pattern'.

While this place is called "Intelligent Goblins," it has actually removed the bad habits of a large number of sewer goblins and artificially instilled a lot of high-quality qualities such as morality, intelligence, physical fitness, aesthetics, labor, excellent self-management ability, hard work, and genuine dedication to overtime.

Unfortunately, the seemingly perfect "Intellectual Disability Model" generated through the "Immortal Scripture" lacked practical application. Therefore, Snake infused the extracted "Artificial Intellectual Disability Program" into the brains of the "Eggplant-Headed Ghosts," giving them brains and enhancing their intelligence. Data was periodically collected for adjustments and optimizations.

Nowadays, the four eggplant-headed ghosts have become incredibly intelligent, able to understand many simple logical commands and respond accordingly. They look almost like children with higher intelligence, and even know how to make a troubled appearance while intercepting others.

However, upon closer examination, these sophisticated 'behavioral patterns' are actually the same set of [artificial intelligence/disability programs] that, after matching the user's (Eggplant Ghost's) physical data, make feedback based on the loaded 'virtual personality'.

Eggplant Demon's intelligence didn't improve; instead, it was 'possessed by a cyber demon,' endowed with the intelligence of an 'artificial idiot' by Snake!

Yuan Zhu received everyone's praise for this and encouraged Snake to continue, collect more data from more 'users', and strive to develop an [artificial intelligence program] that could be loaded onto hundreds or thousands of 'eggplant spirit laborers' to simulate thousands of different personalities, each with corresponding knowledge, skills, and manual abilities, to perform different high-end assembly line jobs.

That scene was simply wonderful. As a 'factory owner,' I would no longer need to spend a lot of money to hire highly educated workers, nor would I need to spend years training a large number of highly skilled personnel.

By simply changing the body of a 'healthy goblin' frequently, one can instantly acquire '20 years' of work experience and become a skilled worker. The acquired 'mature worker intelligence' can then further enhance its work experience and learn to evolve through the new body.

The five hybrid orc users of [Anti-Law Group A] are now also equipped with this [Artificial Idiot]. They just don't share [Eggplant Ghost's] database.

Because the two sides are different in race, physical structure, and ability system, these orcs only need to adapt for a period of time to adjust their [Soul Data Program] to a state that suits their own race.

At that time, Snake will develop the optimized program into a brand new "Orc Warrior Intelligent Combat Program," a dedicated program for the future "Frog-type Ultimate Warrior." She will even create more dedicated "Idiot Programs" for different races, domains, and power systems.

This is a blue ocean that belongs solely to him (the Great Wilderness Immortal Scripture), a truly unique and exclusive skill. Yuan Zhuyuan calls it: [Data-Driven Cultivation, One-Click Inheritance Mode]

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After admiring the spontaneous obstruction by the 'Eggplant Ghost', Yuan Zhu remotely ordered the Eggplant Ghost to clear the 'spatial passage' and lead the three into the garden.

The eggplant-headed demon, who had been obstructing them from the outside (attic), suddenly jolted, retracting its numerous arms and standing respectfully to the side. While bowing deeply, it didn't forget to raise seven or eight haphazard arms on its right side. Some were its own, some were plucked from goblins, and several were puppet-like wooden arms wrapped in vines…

Then, the eggplant-headed ghost, who usually only said "Buddha Buddha Buddha, eggplant eggplant," suddenly spoke in human language as if possessed by a ghost, shouting the standard KTV greeting to Nie Yin: "Welcome, three guests! Please come in."

Startled, the three stepped through the glass mirror and onto the soft, fleshy ground that felt like it was gently wriggling.

...

Nie Yin was the first to appear. The moment he entered the [Garden of Disease], he felt an intense sense of impending death, an instinctive resistance, and fear.

Almost instinctively, she activated the [Shadow Uniform], transforming into a fully enclosed laboratory isolation suit, wrapping herself up to isolate herself from the 'disease environment' outside.

Then, the younger brother took the lead, paving the way for his sister, and entered the garden. His previously astonished expression immediately turned tense and wary. His thick, righteous-looking eyebrows furrowed deeply.

Finally, the little girl stepped over the threshold of the mirror, landing on the fleshy soil of the Garden of Disease. She let out a disgusted sigh, then became alarmed. The dormant 'True Qi' within her body quickly activated, spreading slowly throughout her meridians.

Watching from a distance through a mirror is entirely different from experiencing it firsthand. At this moment, all three of them displayed a deep-seated resistance, aversion, and vigilance towards 'disease-related pollution'. It was an instinctive aversion and wariness.

After realizing that her employer was not only a deeply hidden "Anti-Law Master," but also secretly harbored an even more evil "Emergency Contamination Space" in Running City, the Frog Killer Girl...

She suddenly became short of breath and her face flushed. A chilling sense of horror, as if she had discovered a 'silencing-level' secret, swept over her, making her hair stand on end and her scalp tingle. At the same time, she felt inexplicably excited for having glimpsed a secret of this level.

She never imagined that her employer would hide such an evil and blasphemous place! Without even needing to feel anything, simply scanning every inch of the blasphemous and distorted imagery in the [Garden of Disease] was enough to cause a kind of 'mental pollution' that pierced her eyes and reached her brain and soul.

If she had previously discovered the secret of Zhu Zi's ability to transform into the [Tiger Demon], which was both evil and powerful and incredibly cool, it would have given her a 5-star surprise, and she would have been quite fascinated by the [Tiger Demon's] evil and powerful appearance.

The impact of this "garden of disease" far exceeded the limits of her mental illness, which was characterized by a mildly malevolent personality.

It was too wicked, too blasphemous. Every scene here brought her no pleasure. Instead, her favorability towards them plummeted, quickly turning into disgust and hostility.

If her employer's true identity is a hidden demon of this level (disease-related), then she must consider switching jobs as soon as possible, severing ties with the Anti-Law, joining the Hell faction or another, and then fleeing to the Spirit Realm at lightning speed to find new protection, while paying off the Anti-Law loan at all costs.

Damn it! She'd signed double confidentiality agreements (Anti-Law + Legal System), meaning she couldn't and had no way of revealing the evil secrets here. She was truly trapped in a den of iniquity! How could she save herself? How could she keep her employer in check and avoid arousing suspicion? And how could she escape?!
Nie Yin's inner monologue exploded as he deeply regretted his "curiosity killed the cat" behavior.

Why not just stay on the first floor of the haunted house? Why insist on going up to the attic? Why not refuse Yuan Zhu's offer of employment in the first place? Why sign a contract just for 'independent experimentation qualification'? The world outside the academy is indeed too treacherous!
Her two siblings beside her were much more composed.

The two were originally shocked and curious about every piece of furniture, kitchenware, mural, eggplant spirit, etc. in the Upper Realm (the haunted house), and would often exclaim in admiration.

Now, faced with the diseased plants around them and the blood and flesh clouds in space, they acted as if facing a formidable enemy, no longer experiencing the joy and amazement they felt when constantly exploring and discovering in their dreamlike wonderland.

Everything within the [Garden of Disease] only instilled in them a deep sense of fear, resistance, hostility, and tension...

Younger brother: "Sister, be careful. This place is extremely dangerous and evil. It's even more terrifying than the 'Miasma Forbidden Zone' we passed through on our way to the surface to worship the moon."

A-Tang nodded solemnly: "Yes!"

It seems that the Upper Realm isn't as wonderful as legend has it. The high concentration of 'disease pollution' in the air made her feel extremely uncomfortable, so she focused all her energy on circulating her true qi within her body to fight against and counteract the disease's erosion.

Guided by the Eggplant Demon, the three quickly arrived at Yuan Zhu's side, where they saw three [flasks] emitting a faint holy aura flying towards them.

Nie Yin instinctively reached out and grabbed the [Holy Light Flask], and the siblings breathed a sigh of relief after sensing the familiar [Holy Cough Particles].

At this moment, Yuan Zhu's voice entered their ears: "[Disease-related] is the natural enemy of all healthy life. It is normal to feel fear and discomfort. Nie Yin, you can use the 'holy light' emitted by the [holy bottle] in your hand to counteract it. You two, stop consuming your true qi and directly embrace the [holy cough particles]. The [holy cough] can effectively suppress the invasion of diseases."

Because "Holy Cough" is a byproduct of disease pollution caused by burning. At the same level, Tianke Garden's environment...

Nie Yin, whom Yuan Zhu had already imagined as the mastermind of the [Garden of Diseases], the ultimate mastermind, and the great demon of [Forbidden Contamination. Disease System], saw that Zhu Zi was also very afraid of losing his life and used multiple layers of 'Holy Light Force Fields' to protect himself.

Through verbal commands, he ordered three eggplant-headed demons to diligently harvest 'eyeball fruits' and feed them to the 'eggplant spirits' remotely without getting their hands dirty. The 'eggplant spirits' that had not yet been corrupted and tortured to the point of being half-dead underwent a blood purification surgery, after which the 'holy flask' was roughly sutured in the abdominal cavity.

Her initial aversion, resistance, and apprehension towards the candle quickly vanished, and she thought to herself, 'Huh? Could this guy be the mastermind behind this? Judging from his behavior, he's clearly also very wary of disease contamination, yet he still couldn't resist using the eggplant essence for contamination experiments.'

The lost favorability will now be compensated with double the amount.

She realized that her greedy and evil boss was secretly researching, exploiting, and even appropriating the 'disease contamination' for himself with a cautious and prudent approach.

As Nie Yin calmed down, he noticed more details he had previously overlooked. His boss hadn't actively embraced or integrated into the 'forbidden pollution,' nor was he hostile or destructive.

Instead, it maintained restraint, using the 'Shadow Eggplant Essence' as a medium to indirectly absorb and integrate the pollution of the disease, and continuously consuming the 'Eyeball Fruit' to undergo deep mutation and distortion; but at the same time, it also implanted the Holy Light system's [Flavor] to resist the pollution distortion and deepen the strengthening effect.

This practice is 100% illegal and against regulations, and it involves the abuse and torture of goblins... a desecration of life. It's all so wicked, yet so adorable!
The plummeting favorability not only stopped its decline but began to rise rapidly. While secretly observing, she considered Candle a kindred spirit. Although they didn't belong to the same school (the Frog School and the Holy Light School), they shared the same ideals: 100% illegal operations, disregard for life, a passion for torture, a thirst for knowledge and exploration, and respect for knowledge…

At this moment, the thought of running away was completely dispelled, and she was very willing to work for such an employer.

When she first signed the contract with Yuan Zhu, she didn't have a high opinion of her employer and had no expectations for [Frog Factory]. She simply regarded this job as her first foothold after leaving [Academy], to save money to pay off her tuition, adapt to society, and find her future path.

Then, after coming into contact with [Shadow. Antinomy], glimpsing [Tiger Demon], and learning about the [Frog-type Modification Project] based on 'goblins and orcs', he only felt that the employer had some ability and thought highly of this job, but it was still on par with other [Frog-type Potions Workshops].

But tonight, she was brought to the [Shadow Haunted House], where she saw a large number of 'eggplant spirits'. She met two dangerous stowaways from the [Foam Layer], and now she's witnessed the even more outrageous [Disease Garden].

She was certain of one thing: her employer had powerful connections! And he was definitely in the evil camp, everything he did was illegal and against the rules. But at the same time, he maintained some principles; he wasn't beyond redemption. Working with him would definitely be interesting and promising.

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Yuan Zhu was unaware of Nie Yin's inner thoughts, only knowing that her emotional fluctuations remained 'unpredictable and erratic'. Upon entering the garden, they nearly became enemies. However, before he could use manipulative tactics to raise their favorability, she manipulated herself, becoming emotionally invested, and her favorability surged again, reaching new heights.

She had no idea what action she had just performed or what 'masterpiece' she had frozen in time with, but it had struck a chord with her girlish heart.

At this moment, Yuan Tang spoke up: "Brother, is this the real 'Upper Realm'? It's so evil and dangerous! It's so similar to the legendary 'Garden of Reversal' and the 'Inner World' of our pastoral village!"

Yuan Zhu nodded: "This place is somewhat similar to the [Inner World], but it is not the so-called [Upper Realm]. When I was carrying out 'exorcism work' in Running, I accidentally discovered the conspiracy hidden here. So I became the guardian of the secret, silently guarding this 'polluted and dangerous place', fighting against the evil forces here, and preventing the 'disease pollution' from spreading to the present world."

The following sentence was clearly meant for Nie Yin.

The Frog-Killing Girl nodded to herself; it was roughly what she had guessed, but she still had some questions. Since you're making it sound so good, why not report the address to the [Security Bureau] in order to protect Running City?

As if sensing the frog-killing girl's disdain and doubt, Yuan Zhu glanced at her. His eyes conveyed the message: heroes shouldn't be allowed to make sacrifices in silence, gaining neither fame nor any benefit.

What's wrong with me guarding this demon's lair and secretly burning some trash to replenish my [Soul Imprint]? I've protected the peace of Running City, so is it too much to feed the goblins some 'Disease Fruit' and conduct some biological experiments?

Nie Yin: Of course not! I love your genuine and unpretentious style! Employer, you are the real hero!

In a daze, the tacit understanding between the two began to increase rapidly, and their compatibility improved.

(End of this chapter)