Sir! Don't close the net!

Li Yili raised an eyebrow, sat up straight, and took out a notebook from her inner pocket, turning to the first page.

Do you feel that your current life is not good?

"This……"

The coachman hesitated for a moment, his fingers lightly rubbing the reins.

He's having a tough time now, working long hours, but it's definitely better than before. More and more goods and new concepts are flooding into Guoweidun, breaking the mundane and narrow living circles of the Guoweidun residents. They suddenly realize that Guoweidun is actually very big. If they want to buy a certain piece of clothing, they have to go to the East District. If they want to buy a certain cane, they have to go to the West District. It takes a long time to travel back and forth.

Not everyone can afford a private carriage, but with economic development, hiring a carriage is no longer so unbelievable. In fact, for some reason, residents of Gowerton would even shout insults at each other in the streets over the right to use a carriage.

While drivers like him, who had been working as coachmen before the economy took off and were very familiar with the roads of Guweiton and had extensive driving experience, didn't experience an overnight success, their income did see a dramatic reversal. Before, they might not have a single customer all day, but now…

My wife nags me every day, telling me not to be so busy and that my health is the most important thing.

"It's fine, but..."

The more fulfilling his life was, the more energy he had to think about things outside of his life, and the more empty and uneasy he felt. Guo Weidun was big, but also small, because his workplace was near the sheep village, so he could often hear about other cities from his customers.

Each time, he was so surprised that his mouth dropped open, but each time he managed to suppress the envy in his heart.

Envy of the impossible will only invite ridicule from others.

Anyway, people from Guoweiton can only stay in Guoweiton for the rest of their lives.

"I want to know how big the world is."

“You want yourself and your descendants to enjoy the same treatment as those cities, right?” Li Yili’s voice suddenly turned cold, bluntly exposing the coachman’s true thoughts. “You… despise your hometown, even though it is developing, you want to take your whole family to another place that you think is better.”

The coachman, intending to take advantage of the situation, grabbed Li Yili by the collar and roared.

Can't I? I just want my family to have a better life!

But such courage burned out all its fuel the moment it was ignited, leaving only a wisp of smoke.

"Can't you do it...?"

After a brief silence, Li Yili let out a long sigh, rested her left hand on her forehead, and shook the notebook in her right hand. "Do you know what the most valuable thing in this world is?"

Seeing that Li Yili didn't deny his ideas as before, the coachman perked up. "Land? Status? Money?"

“No, it’s the [Legacy], the legacy from the gods that could exist in any corner of this world,” Li Yili said, her right thumb lightly tracing the words on the first page of her notebook. “The legacy of the gods can do anything. The gold notes we use now are made from the [Legacy] Rhine gold.”

"That's a gold mine that can never be used up."

"How amazing!" the coachman couldn't help but exclaim. He never dreamed that he would have a piece of gold that he could use up.

“But use is not the greatest use of heritage,” Li Yili’s eyes narrowed slightly. “There are people favored by the gods in this world. Of course, although they claim to be favored by the gods, what they actually do is dig up other people’s tombs without permission, take the contents for themselves, and call other people’s tombs relics and their own actions archaeology.”

"Searching for and exploring ruins is also the most dangerous, most lucrative, and most popular profession in the world: archaeology."

"Wait a minute..." The coachman felt a sudden throbbing in his head. Li Yili was speaking as if she were talking about common sense from another world. He could understand every word, but when put together, he was full of questions.

But Li Yili continued speaking as if she hadn't heard the coachman's voice.

"They obtain the magical power contained in the heritage through methods such as consumption, transplantation, and rituals, and become so-called God-chosen ones. However, this is not an easy process, and there is no safe way to become a God-chosen one in this world."

"Whether it's through direct consumption, transplantation, or a ritual that extracts the power of heritage through a long and complex process of filtration, one issue cannot be avoided: a person's capacity to bear it. This refers not only to physical endurance but also to mental endurance."

"The official heritage classification ranges from ten to one. Tenth-level heritage can only cause some trivial phenomena, but first-level heritage possesses incredibly magical abilities, including but not limited to..."

"Wait a moment!"

Before Li Yili could finish speaking, she was interrupted by the coachman's loud shout, which sounded like a dying cry for help.

“Wait a minute… let me catch my breath,” the coachman gasped for breath, clutching his forehead. “I… have never heard of any of this before. Official? Which official? Archaeology? Why have I never seen any archaeologists or any kind of divine favored ones?”

“Because this is Guoweidun, Guoweidun with only a nearly ruined temple,” Li Yili tilted her head, “it’s impossible to find any heritage here, not even the lowest level ten heritage.”

The coachman's breath hitched, but an idea began to form in his mind.

He didn't understand what Li Yili meant by "chosen one," but he did understand one sentence: archaeology is the most popular profession in the world, and if he could become a chosen one, it wouldn't be impossible for him to leave Guoweidun and live in Hagen.

As if he had the ability to read minds, the moment the groom had the idea of ​​becoming a chosen one of the gods, Li Yili's voice rang in his ears.

"You can't become one of the chosen ones, and don't even think about becoming one."

Chapter Twelve: Frugality or Sex – You Can Only Choose One

"Why!"

This time, the groom couldn't help but stand up, startling the black horse that was happily wagging its tail as they approached the pasture.

Li Yili calmly turned to the next page of her notebook.

"You didn't understand what I just said at all, did you?"

"Whether it's the Chosen Ones, the ruins, or the heritage, you feel confused and genuinely feel there's no need to understand them, or even feel annoyed and wish you could just skip them. Because in the past few decades, you've never even heard of these things, let alone come into contact with them. All you know is that becoming a Chosen One can give you the opportunity to obtain a Hagen residency permit."

"I told you before, becoming a chosen one of the gods requires not only physical endurance but also mental endurance. It is the legacy of the gods. Even the ability to ignite a spark is completely unknown knowledge. Once you try to become a chosen one of the gods, it means that everything you know will collapse."

"You don't even understand common sense. Do you think you can easily enter that kind of world and get what you want?"

Li Yili doesn't like to speak in such an aggressive tone, and she dislikes denying what others want to do right away, unless they want to become God's chosen ones, especially people from places like Guoweidun.

The power and knowledge contained in the heritage are completely unknown to humankind. Power can be gradually adapted to, but knowledge requires understanding and absorption into bodily instincts within an extreme timeframe.

Using the human body as an analogy, the moment one becomes a chosen one, all the muscles and nervous system in the body will undergo earth-shattering changes. Sooner or later, the human body will adapt to the new muscles and nervous system, but the brain may break down because it cannot accept the sudden surge of feedback.

The power contained within the legacy is not as simple as refreshing muscles and the nervous system; failing to become a chosen one of the gods is not as merciful as losing one's brain.

Those with exceptionally good luck will become madmen favored by the gods, constantly muttering strange words and causing bizarre phenomena.

Normally, in a state where one is unsure whether they are alive or dead, their body mutates due to an inability to control the power of their inherited legacy, becoming...

[Pollutants].

At first, he also wanted to become a chosen one of the gods, but after witnessing a person under the starlight howling and swelling up syllables that were not human-like and compressing into a fleshy mass full of eyeballs, he clearly understood one thing: people should have reverence for the unknown.

But the world is full of people who know they are ignorant, but don't know how ignorant they are. So there was a constant stream of pollutants in the past, so much so that even places like Guoweidun could be polluted. And he increasingly understood how right it was to be cautious back then.

The coachman plopped back down, head bowed, and after a long silence, struggled to speak, "Then, the people of Hagen..."

"Do you think the people living in Hagen need to be chosen by God? They... are themselves people who are favored by God."

The carriage came to a halt with a clatter. Li Yili let out a breath, reached out to open the carriage door, got out, and stuffed the notebook back into her pocket.

"Although Guo Weidun is poor and has many flaws, he is not without the opportunity to change."

The séance ceremony for the black goat's cub will be officially held a month later.

Bankruptcy will soon be a problem, as the large amount of pollutants and offerings mobilized to complete the séance will quickly become uncontrollable. If the séance succeeds, all will be well, but if it fails, the ancients will not care about the fate of the black goat's offspring. At most, the black goat's offspring will leave on their own in three months, and even if Eden or Nibelungen is unwilling, they will send people to manage it.

The economy is in a period of development, but because there is only one nearly abandoned temple, the future Guoweidun will not be an ideal place. It will still have all sorts of problems, but it will be safe and freer than other places. He plans to settle down in Guoweidun after the black goat calves leave and live a carefree life with his ranch.

Li Yili paused, then turned to look at the coachman.

The coachman kept his head down and remained silent.

Li Yili couldn't help but sigh. Clearly, the groom hadn't given up on the idea of ​​becoming a chosen one of the gods, or rather, obtaining a Hagen household registration.

This is normal. It is precisely to make the residents of Guoweiton realize how big the world is, to let the prosperity outside cloud their minds, and to make the residents of Guoweiton rely on the young black goats. The young black goats will help Guoweiton like a charity, after all, only the young black goats can help the residents of Guoweiton go to a bigger world.

"If you feel that your current income is not enough, I can give you an idea. Guoweidun will only become more and more prosperous in the future, and expansion is only a matter of time. Even if everyone has a carriage, it is impossible for everyone to have a coachman. After all, there are traffic laws. You can find a few people you know and take advantage of the low level of competition to form a carriage company, absorb other individual owners, and make the company bigger."

"Of course, you might lose money in the early stages, but that's how business is. Only continuous investment can solidify your foundation. But don't worry, I can help with the funding. After all, I'm the owner of this large ranch. You don't have to worry about going hungry. I have a lot of cattle, sheep, and chickens here, and I also grow a lot of vegetables."

Li Yili counted on his fingers. He wasn't a business genius, but this wasn't the crowded market he knew either. Everything was in its infancy, lacking only a forward-thinking mindset. While he wasn't a genius with a forward-thinking mindset who could find business opportunities, he was standing on the shoulders of giants.

"Ah, um, I'll consider it..."

The coachman, head bowed, pulled on the reins, controlling the carriage as it slowly moved toward Gowerton, bathed in starlight.

Watching the carriage disappear into the distance, Li Yili scratched the back of her head. After returning home, she repeated what she had said to the coachman to Valhou Lei.

“Why does he even need to consider it?” Li Yili couldn’t help but complain. “I already said I would take care of the financial issues.”

Valkyrie blinked and slapped her snow-white thigh with a loud thud.

"Are you stupid?!"

“Uh…” Li Yili leaned back.

"Why let others do this good thing! Can't you do it yourself? You're the trusted confidant of the Sheep Village branch leader! You have to seize this opportunity to make big money! You don't even need to prepare any venue, just a title is enough for you to sit at home and collect money!"

"..."

Li Yili couldn't help but rub his forehead; consulting this woman was his mistake.

"By the way, you need to be more frugal for the next month, and don't wear any jewelry when you go out. There's a troublesome guy who's found out about my expenses. It's not a big deal, but it would be troublesome if he tried to link my expenses to something else."

"Huh? Frugal? Everything I spend on you is more than worth it! Don't you know that?!" Valkyrie put her hands on her hips and proudly raised her chin. "That's what you promised! If you don't keep your word, don't even think about sleeping with me!"

Li Yili felt a subtle, unpleasant ache, and then she remembered what El-Qiong had said.

Men always stumble over women in unexpected ways.

Chapter Thirteen: You're just desperately trying to make up for your mistakes, understand?

The next morning, Li Yili yawned and pushed open the door to go out.

Valkyrie was a much more difficult woman to deal with than he had imagined. Although he did not believe Valkyrie would actually do what she said—that if she didn't let him wear those jewelry, she would go out naked—he could never be sure what else she might do.

The result was that he had to promise a bunch of conditions that even he found painful to accept before he could persuade Valkyrie to stay home for a month, such as shares in the carriage company.

It's practically getting something for nothing, and they have an insatiable appetite.

Fortunately, Valkyrie would behave herself for a long time once she was full.

There's no other way. After giving the shares to Valkyrie, let the company issue a new batch of shares.

Li Yili smiled brightly.

Good morning, Mr. Richard.

The coachman, pressing his hat to his head, greeted the passengers with a stiff expression, clearly still reeling from the conflict they had when they parted yesterday.

The black horse, on the other hand, happily shook its head at Li Yili.

"It's Mr. Li Yili. How's it going? What do you think about starting a company that I told you about yesterday?" Li Yili shrugged and didn't want to make a fool of himself by asking if the groom had given up on the idea of ​​moving to Hagen.

The idea of ​​wanting a better life is not wrong. A man can be passionate and ambitious, but a husband and a father cannot. However, far too many people take advantage of this idea, and the idea itself is no different from being wrong.

Li Yili wasn't worried that the groom would try to become a chosen one of the gods. Becoming a chosen one of the gods required the legacy of the gods, and Guo Weidun, with only a nearly ruined temple left, was no longer related to the legacy of the gods. It was impossible to excavate even the lowest level of the legacy, which was why the groom had never heard of terms like archaeology or chosen one of the gods.

While it's possible to purchase the estate directly, the price is far beyond what the residents of Gowerton can afford.

In short, it all boils down to wanting a better life. Once the black goat calves leave Guoweidun, the standard of living in Guoweidun will naturally and safely improve. They'll eat well, drink well, and live well, whether it's in Hagen or not.