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

Chapter 652 Is this also part of your plan? (26)

When Chen Yu rushed into the third-floor office, he saw Principal Liu and the Dean of Students hanging in mid-air, with a helpless-looking Teacher Zhao next to them, as well as Zhuge Xingjun, Sun Lei, Shen Lang, Xu Youran and Lian Qu gathered there.

Upon seeing Lian Qu and the others, Chen Yu asked in surprise, "What are you all doing here?"

"Why are you here? That's why we're here too," Zhuge Xingjun sighed, resting his chin on his hand.

"Oh, I understand."

Tianyuan is in a bad situation right now, so it would be best to find a powerful backer to rely on, which would make him much safer.

Compared to other options, I feel most at ease being with Teacher Zhao.

As soon as Wang Chuyun was put down, the other person immediately leaned close and asked in an arc, "If you don't like it here, how about here?"

Although the eccentric Wang Chuyun is still very cute, now is not the time to relax with her.

To give Wang Chuyun a moment to quiet down, Chen Yu pointed at her and asked, "Then guess which seat I like best? If you guess wrong, wait five minutes before guessing again."

"Isn't it the neck under the curled ponytail?"

"...And what's your second favorite?"

"Um……"

Let Wang Chuyun guess slowly. Chen Yu pointed to Principal Liu, who was hanging there, and asked, "Teacher Zhao, let's stop playing with stress-relieving toys now."

Glancing at Chen Yu, Teacher Zhao said helplessly, "It was Principal Liu's own choice."

"...What kind of game is this?"

“He said he had wronged us and that he had done things that were unfair to everyone, so he cried and begged me to beat him up. Even though he was beaten half to death, he still said it wasn’t enough.”

Seeing Principal Liu and the Dean of Students weeping bitterly, Chen Yu's last bit of anger towards them dissipated.

Although I don't know why this happened, the fact that he willingly came over to be beaten means he must be a good person.

But despite the感慨 (feelings of regret/reflection), the matter still needs to be addressed.

Looking around at everyone, Chen Yu asked, "Can anyone explain the current situation? I don't understand."

“I’ll handle this,” Lian Qu said as he came over. “We’ve been attacked.”

"Isn't this normal? When is Tianyuan not attacked? I'm still the ultimate demon king online, and I get a lot of attacks. I'm so happy about it."

Lian Qu glanced at Chen Yu, wondering if the child had been driven crazy.

Telling Chen Yu to be quiet, Lian Qu said, "This attack is different; the opponent is attacking using special abilities."

"This is something new."

"According to our Four Virtues Star Lord's examination, the Real Estate Star Lord abandoned the [Morality] attribute, then polluted and released it. Afterwards, the Morality attribute returned directly to the Earth Virtue Star Lord's body, bringing the pollution with it."

"Wait, then this must be the Earth Deity being corrupted. What does this have to do with Tianyuan?"

Lian Qu looked at the others and then said, "The Earth Virtue Star Lord is reviving in Tianyuan, so the other side will use Tianyuan as a stronghold."

"I see. But why do I feel like the people around me are more severely contaminated?"

"...Because you have the deepest relationship with the Earth Deity, you are now practically his temporary chief temple priest, and therefore you are the most affected."

Rubbing Xiao Hei's head, Chen Yu roughly understood.

“This Earth Deity is truly ungrateful. Little Black, why did you bite me?” Lian Qu took Little Black from him, while Wang Chuyun tenderly rubbed Chen Yu’s fingers and tried to heal them by licking them.

Withdrawing his hand, Chen Yu let Wang Chuyun continue guessing, then asked, "But I still don't understand, how was the [moral] characteristic corrupted?"

“It’s related to the dream you introduced,” Sun Lei explained. “The Real Estate Star Lord must have purchased a large number of Buddha statues, then given them to his followers to play with, and the followers then contaminated them. After the contamination was complete, they were separated and returned to the Earth Virtue Star Lord’s body.”

"That's it..."

Recalling the dream of the Buddha image, Chen Yu felt something was wrong and frowned, saying, "Something's not right. I remember that dream was about encouraging employees to ask their boss for a raise, but the current situation at Tianyuan is clearly not right."

"Indeed, this is the moral antinomy. When morality is corrupted, new elements will emerge, but there is a limit. If the boss pays employees far less than their contributions, the employees will be dissatisfied. However, if the boss pays employees more than they expect, the employees will feel guilty and will try to make up for that guilt by working harder."

Chen Yu clapped his hands.

understood!

They felt I was giving too much!

Staring at Chen Yu's expression, Sun Lei, after confirming that Chen Yu understood, continued to explain, "It seems you understand as well. This characteristic is more effective for those with higher morality and weaker Dao heart. The average morality level in Tianyuan is quite high, so it all comes down to this. But Chen Yu, how much salary do you usually show people?"

"The base salary is five thousand, and with all the miscellaneous expenses, it adds up to over ten thousand."

"Executives? There are quite a few, but it's alright."

"No, they are workers. When things are good, Luo and his team can earn over a million a month."

Sun Lei's eyes widened, and Shen Lang's hand began to tremble as he drank water.

"You're lying, you're lying."

Xu Youran nodded calmly: "It's true. I worry about welfare issues every day, and I can vouch for it."

“I assure you it’s true,” Lian Qu replied. “My current salary and bonuses are outrageously high; I never even dared to dream of them before.”

"...Chen Yu, then you are not wronged."

After learning about the actual wages of Tianyuan workers, Sun Lei drooled with envy and said, "Now that you understand the situation, the question is how to solve this problem. Fortunately, all the temple priests of Side Temple are here, so we can communicate quickly and it will be easier to resolve the issue."

Sun Lei paused for a moment, then looked at Chen Yu and asked, "Doesn't this seem a bit too coincidental? This happened right after we gathered here... Chen Yu, did you plan this?"

"Can you stop overthinking this?" Chen Yu said, displeased. "Let's get down to business."

Sun Lei clearly didn't believe him, but he continued, "Too much of a good thing is bad. Right now, all of Tianyuan's employees are thinking about how to make up for your losses, which will actually reduce their work efficiency and cause them to get caught up in internal friction."

"Will it have any effect on my health?" Chen Yu asked.

"No, it won't. It's not as bad as going to work. Going to work is the most harmful thing to your health."

"Then there's no problem, continue."

"One solution is to directly sever [morality] and discard this part of [morality]. However, the consequence is that the Earth Virtue Star Lord will be temporarily removed from the list, and his revival will be delayed for a long time."

"Um……"

Hearing this solution, Chen Yu felt troubled.

Lian Qu patted Chen Yu on the shoulder and said, "Take your time. You can make the decision about this. You are now the temporary Grand Temple Keeper of the Earth Virtue Star Lord, so whatever you do will be agreed to by him."

(End of this chapter)