I am a demonic cultivator, not a capitalist with a conscience.

Chapter 139 Father (36)

Although he didn't understand, he still felt somewhat relieved when he saw the message Luo Tong sent back.

Luo Tong: [Mr. Chen, we've found an investment target. We won't go into details about who it is; those who know, know; and we don't need to make those who don't know.]

Chen Yu: Do you understand or not?
However, he was quite at ease with Luo Tong's work.

The four members all have high moral standards and will not waste their money on nefarious purposes.

Moreover, if he had the chance, he would like to see what kind of wicked path Tianyuan could take.

The people here are all righteous yet wicked; it's hard to imagine that they've gone down the wrong path.

When the bandaged man heard that Luo Tong was going to invest, he was stunned for a long time.

I thought it was already weird enough that a pirate like me had to pay patent fees to the legitimate sellers, but I never expected you guys to be even weirder.

Are those who make legitimate products investing in pirated products?

How could you even think of that!
But if you think about it carefully, it seems normal.

Tianyuan's trade restrictions prevent them from making normal investments, so it's quite normal for them to seek out irregular investments from us.

A negative is a positive.

The initial 600,000 mana, at the current exchange rate of 18:1, is equivalent to 10.8 million, enough to buy six second-hand CNC magic machine tools.

In this way, the production capacity of his small factory will be directly increased to three times the original capacity, and he can buy more if he needs to make further investments.

However, according to Luo Tong's analysis, the excess production capacity needs to be stored up first, and then fully unleashed after Wang Ma awakens.

After reading Luo Tong and the others' analysis, the bandaged man stroked his chin and couldn't help but sigh, "What amazing people! How come everyone in Tianyuan is so much more capable than the last?"

Having secured the investment, the bandaged man immediately began purchasing used lathes, preparing to make a fortune.

Since the money isn't his own, failure doesn't matter, but success would elevate his social standing and make him a large factory owner.

Thinking of this, the bandaged man was filled with energy and worked hard.

As the Wang Ma incident escalated further, the Xu Group found itself in an increasingly passive position.

The media lock within the trade blockade is starting to become uncontrollable.

The video of "Bai Ze in 30 Seconds" is still spreading, and the more the Xu Group tries to suppress it, the faster it spreads.

In Sangmu City, where the Xu Group's influence wasn't as strong, almost every cultivator had a "Bai Ze in 30 seconds" video on their phone, which was more effective than any dream promotional video.

The voices of the public are growing, and the methods of deleting posts and controlling comments are becoming less effective. Many players are asking, "Which dream does this Bai Ze belong to? How come he's so cute?"

In response to this voice, the Xu Group's media and public relations department began releasing a large number of smokescreens.

[Wang Ma was actually arranged by Tianyuan; he didn't faint at all.]

The whole thing was just a show.

[How could I possibly be rescued at just the right moment? This is clearly just Chenguang promoting his dream.]

If Chen Yu's dream had been just a little bit off, it might have worked.

But Bai Ze's quality is truly solid, and the dream quality of "The Record of Mountains and Seas" is also very impressive.

Therefore, after watching the video, netizens' reactions were surprisingly consistent:
[Fine, let's advertise it. This character is so cute, but in which dream can I actually play it?] [I don't care if it's advertising or not, I know Bai Ze is adorable, and I want to play in this dream.]

The suppression by the Xu Group has only fueled netizens' interest in the dream, as their previously invincible tactics have failed for the first time, leaving the entire Xu Group's public relations department in a state of confusion.

The supervisor here is in a state of incompetent rage every day, and he has given every intern a severe dressing-down. The situation with the media is out of control.

Unless the Xu family's ancestral god intervenes, the current situation will only escalate.

But will the ancestral god intervene?
Looking at the intelligence gathered from all sides, Xu Zilong had a feeling that a great building was about to collapse.

Since he initiated the trade lock, he has the obligation and responsibility to maintain its existence and not to tarnish the reputation of the Xu Group.

In the age of capital, confidence is more important than ever. A mob can lift up a group with confidence, but it can also completely abandon a group when it loses confidence.

Trade locks are an important means of demonstrating a group's power, a crucial trump card. Each time they are used, the target must be left with a life of misery, corpses strewn across the land, and collapse from within.

Instead of thriving like Tianyuan, it began to challenge the authority of the Xu Group.

Sitting upright in the Emperor's Banner, Xu Zilong wanted to ask Zhang Yun about the progress of his dream several times, but he held back each time.

The other party is currently conducting closed-loop development and has taken advantage of the power of the Star Lord, who enters my dreams every day to accelerate the progress.

Now, Zhang Yun only sends himself daily reports and work progress before resting each day. Judging from the progress, the dream world is gradually developing according to plan, so there is no need to pay too much attention to them or put pressure on them.

But Xu Zilong knew that he was already at his limit.

The doubts from all sides are growing louder, the old guard within the group is constantly denouncing him, his former allies are turning their backs on him, and he is about to be abandoned by everyone.

But these are not the worst things.

What's terrifying is the "father".

To outsiders, the Xu Group appears to be composed of multiple generations, with each generation vying for the position of family head, hoping to reach the pinnacle of power and wealth.

But only those within the family knew that things were not like that.

They have always had only two generations.

Father God, and them.

Every generation of Xu family members is their father's child. This Golden Core cultivator sits at the center of the Xu Group, controlling the entire Xu Group through blood ties, hiding in the heart of the layered Xu Family Central City like an emperor emeritus.

In order to uncover the secrets of the Nascent Soul, the other party remained out of the public eye for a long time, only continuously drawing blood from the Xu Group to nourish his physical body so that he could understand what the Nascent Soul was.

Now that trade restrictions are being curbed and media restrictions are showing signs of failing, what will happen to the all-knowing father?
Will they laugh it off, or will they hold themselves accountable?
As Xu Zilong nervously stared at the internal communication channel of his company, his sense of foreboding grew stronger.

Finally, a black command appeared before him. Trembling, he opened it and saw only a simple sentence:

"Come see me." — Father.

At this moment, the long-standing worries finally came to an end, followed by intense panic and helplessness.

He desperately wanted to end his life, but he was also well aware of the terror of a Golden Core cultivator. Such a being was comparable to a minor Star Lord, and was the Xu Group's greatest trump card, allowing them to stand firm in Changsheng Prefecture.

As long as my father lives, the Xu Group will not fall. Even if the Xu Group has become bloated to its limit, my father can get rid of everyone and rebuild the Xu Group.

Filled with immense fear, Xu Zilong stood up like a puppet on strings and floated towards the center.

(End of this chapter)