The end of the world is approaching, I'm handing myself over to the country.

A sparrow landed in front of Lin Mo, its two claws touching the transparent glass.

It made two crisp "click" sounds.

It turned around, its small head tilted slightly upwards, looking at Lin Mo as if he were a fool.

Did you blow your brain out while formulating the advanced gene serum?

【You really do have a short memory, don't you? Have you forgotten again that the pharmaceutical factory can't keep up with the demand?】

How could your level 1 factories possibly supply the needs of 500 million people?

The sparrow flapped its right wing outward.

A brand new attribute panel forcibly pushed aside the transaction details in front of Lin Mo and was displayed directly in the air.

Lin Mo's gaze followed.

Those are several line trend charts.

The red line represents the inventory quantity, the green line represents the player's demand, and the yellow line represents the player's purchase quantity.

Sparrow chimed in, "While level 1 factories are the most cost-effective, their production capacity is extremely limited."

[It's simply impossible to spread the costs among five million employees and meet their expenses.]

[If this is truly a top-tier factory, then most people can't even get their hands on a single basic life-saving potion.]

Without potion supplies, being severely injured while exploring or fighting monsters is essentially a slow death.

[Once you die, the only way to recover is to wait for the free resurrection at 6 AM the next day. After all, not everyone is willing to spend 100 Source Crystals to resurrect.]

Sparrow glared at Lin Mo resentfully.

[And most importantly! Those willing to use basic life potions are all elite-level players.]

Their premature death severely slows down the acquisition of Source Crystals.

So, I made some decisions for you.

As it spoke, the sparrow flapped its wings again.

Use your wings to quickly swipe left twice across the pale blue light screen in mid-air.

The permissions logs of the general store's underlying console were retrieved.

Rows of green records of fund flows scrolled down the screen.

Each record is followed by a breakdown of deductions for turnover ranging from tens of thousands to tens of millions.

Lin Mo's gaze fell on this.

The once densely packed list of Level 1 pharmaceutical and weapons factories has now been drastically altered.

The edges of all the miniature icons representing the factory were plated with a dark gold solid texture.

Below one half of the icon, a huge Arabic numeral "4" floats.

The remaining half is also displayed as the number "3".

Not only that, but the biological laboratories have also been fully completed.

The destination of the revenue is completely clear.

Seeing this, he suddenly remembered something.

A few days ago, he was working day and night at the pharmaceutical factory researching advanced gene-based drugs.

To prevent interruptions during the preparation process and to keep the grocery store running.

The secondary permissions for the daily maintenance of the grocery store were directly transferred to Sparrow.

The reason for the meager turnover in the account was that the sparrow used it to upgrade the factory.

"Forehead......"

Lin Mo pushed the light screen to the side.

I turned to look at the sparrow on the cashier's counter.

The sparrow immediately caught the movement.

Its small head was held high, the feathers on its chest stood up, and its whole body looked much larger.

Why are you looking at me like that?

If it weren't for me, your remote store would have been out of stock long ago.

The sparrow spread its right wing, pointing directly at the light screen that Lin Mo had pushed aside.

[And your employees, if the medication doesn't keep up, at least a third of them will have to shut down.]

The sparrow folded its wings and chirped twice: "This is all thanks to me."

So, praise me.

Praise me as much as you like; I deserve it.

I deserve the highest praise.

Lin Mo looked at the arrogant sparrow and finally chuckled softly.

"Yes, yes, you're the best."

sparrow:【......】

It was done perfunctorily and lacked any technical sophistication.

I suspect you're using a double entendre against me.

Sparrow took half a step back, shook its body, and corrected Lin Mo.

At this point, simply saying "yes" is sufficient.

But you mentioned three of them!

Don't think I'm clueless. Analysis of human language logic databases shows that saying "yes" three times in a row indicates extreme perfunctoriness.

This is a defensive strategy aimed at quickly ending the conversation!

You didn't approve of my decision at all!

Lin Mo's lips curled up in a smile as he rested his chin on one hand and leaned forward.

The distance between the two was reduced to less than half a meter.

"Look closely." Lin Mo pointed to his eyes. "Look into my eyes. What's inside?"

The sparrow tilted its head.

He took a small step forward and stared intently at Lin Mo's face.

Three seconds of silence.

Eye boogers.

Lin Mo: "..."

Lin Mo's expression froze instantly: "Pah! It's sincerity!"

Lin Mo vigorously wiped his face, straightened up, and looked down at the fluffy ball on the table.

"My eyes are full of sincerity, can't you see that?"

"Honestly, I genuinely think you're amazing!"

Lin Mo gave a thumbs up.

The sparrow flapped its wings twice, flew off the table, and hovered at eye level with Lin Mo.

[Turns out, eye boogers are a sign of sincerity.]

Your sincerity is truly remarkable.

Lin Mo: "..."

Lin Mo grabbed a rag from the table and threw it directly at the sparrow in mid-air.

The sparrow nimbly somersaulted in the air, dodging the physical impact of the rag, and landed steadily back on the table.

【hey-hey.】

The sparrow chuckled, abandoning its playful mood, and with a flick of its wings, the scene in front of Lin Mo changed once again.

The trend chart on the panel has been changed to a pie chart showing percentage changes.

The smaller portion represents player spending in remote shops, while the vast majority is accounted for by private player transactions.

Sparrow: [Based on recent data statistics, I've also discovered another problem.]

[A very serious problem.]

Players nowadays don't seem to have much desire to spend money in remote general stores.

Most of the trading is between players, and some players don't even trade.

To put it bluntly, players nowadays all understand the importance of Source Crystals and are consciously or unconsciously hoarding them.

They adhere to the principle of saving wherever possible and are hoarding their goods.

[You see them earning Source Crystals every day, but in reality, only a small portion of them are actually being consumed.]

Sparrow rolled her eyes at Lin Mo, then said sarcastically, "I know you've been busy concocting advanced gene-enhancing drugs lately, so I shouldn't have bothered you with such a small matter."

But since we've already come this far, I might as well not hold back.

Lin Mo: "..."

This is a roundabout way of saying that they are not involved.

Lin Mo gave an awkward smile.

However, Lin Mo understood what the sparrow was saying.

In this environment, Source Crystals are not only currency, but also the only resource for upgrading and becoming stronger.

Especially after enabling players to withdraw their items for cash, they clearly understood the importance of Source Crystals.

Many people are used to being frugal and try to save money wherever they can.

I'm afraid that when I need to use the Source Crystal, I won't be able to get it out myself.

That's what led to this situation.

Therefore, until an absolutely attractive product appears, this group of people would rather let the Source Crystals sit in their accounts and rot than spend even one extra one.