Volume 2: The Church of Light Chapter 179: Troika
"Why do the Gao people have their own soldiers?"
Xu Shen was a little curious.
The soldiers of the ruins come from ancient corpses, which are the "shells" wandering outside the wall.
Its shape will continue to change as it fuses, and its characteristics will gradually change.
"Of course it's because the soldiers of the Gao clan are all semi-artificial soldiers, all specially forged."
Mo Xiaoxiao said: "The only difference between this kind of Xu Bing and the natural Xu Bing is that no matter how it changes, its characteristics are fixed. The other fused Xu Bing will only become its decoration and will not change its original core appearance."
"And such Xu Bing can be disassembled and returned to its original state. Simply put, for example, if the characteristics of my Mo family's Hanlong Sword are not convenient, such as some fusion routes are sharpness, acceleration, etc., it can be disassembled and other Xu Bing can be found to be fused into other characteristics, such as the ability to manipulate external forces, etc."
"There are many routes for the integration of Xu Bing, and they are not fixed. However, once you choose a route, it will be difficult to take another route."
Mo Xiaoxiao carefully explained the secret of the fusion of Xubing.
The more Xu Shen listened, the more surprised he was. He didn't expect that Xu Bing had so many ways of changing.
Although Mo Xiaoxiao is only in the initial state, he knows more secret information than him in the second state. This is the information gap brought about by status.
After asking, Xu Shen also learned about the situation of the Mohist family. Those who can enter the Xudong Cave are talents that the family is preparing to cultivate, but they are not core sequence people.
Members of the Dragon Guard will not enter the Xu Cave.
After all, the ruins cave is risky and difficult to control, so there are places specifically for training dragon guards.
In addition, the Mohist school has three kings, and their status among the seven noble clans cannot be underestimated.
After leaving Mo Xiaoxiao, Xu Shen had a clearer understanding of the noble families and the Mo family in the inner city. These noble families controlled the economic network of the inner city and occupied the inner city like overlords with tremendous power.
The seven high clans compete with each other, yet they are also united.
The seven noble families all have a share in the business of purifying agents, it is just a matter of how much share. In addition to the seven noble families, other major forces also intervene in it, preventing the seven families from completely monopolizing the business.
Xu Shen returned to the Yanluo neighborhood.
Upon learning the news of his return, Zhang Liyao came up to him eagerly to flatter him. This time Xu Shen did not stop her, but let her into the room.
Zhang Liyao was delighted to see that Xu Shen was finally moved by her charm. If she could rely on a big tree like Xu Shen, it would only take a word from Xu Shen to improve her position in the bureau in the future.
"Please sit down." Xu Shen said.
"Do it?"
Zhang Liyao blushed a little. Is it so direct?
"Okay...right now?" Zhang Liyao said shyly.
"I just happened to have something to ask you." Xu Shen looked puzzled. He didn't understand what she was saying, but he was too lazy to think about it. He just said, "The bureau asked you to be in charge of the accounts. You should have received a good education before, right?"
There are also schools in Dicheng, of two types.
One type is the school where ordinary people study. These ordinary people come from families that have been enlightened, have earned money and saved money, so that their children and grandchildren can be enlightened.
One is the school for the people of Wu.
This type of school is similar to a training center, specializing in training the Fog People in various survival skills.
"Hmm?" Zhang Liyao was a little confused and nodded: "I studied financial management, so I have absolutely no problem with accounting and I won't make any mistakes..."
Unless I want to... she said silently in her heart.
"Then what do you think is the most important resource in Dicheng?" Xu Shen asked.
"resource?"
Zhang Liyao was puzzled, "What do you mean?"
"It's the core resources." Xu Shen said, "To put it simply, they are indispensable."
Zhang Liyao seemed to understand and said, "Are you asking about the three pillars of the bottom city? My teacher once said that economic issues are crucial issues everywhere, whether it is the bottom city or the inner city. Economy, consumption, and minerals are the three pillars of our Termite City."
"Three horses?" Xu Shen was very interested and asked, "Tell me about it in detail."
Although he learned to read in the Xumi Bureau, he read very little information himself and lacked such intelligent talents around him.
"In other Underworld cities, the economy and consumption remain unchanged, but in some Underworld cities, there are a large number of fog people and a surplus of labor, so their three pillars are economy, consumption, and exports, and the economy is transformed by converting surplus labor into exports..."
"We have many mineral resources in Termite City, which is one of our core industries..."
Under Xu Shen's questioning, Zhang Liyao told the story.
The two chatted until late at night without realizing it.
After hearing Zhang Liyao quoting from classics and talking about many cases, Xu Shen felt that he benefited a lot, as if he had attended a lesson.
"Roche's scam is this kind of..."
Zhang Liyao yawned and looked at Xu Shen with anticipation in her eyes.
Xu Shen looked at the time and it was indeed getting late, so he stood up and said, "You go back first. I'll visit your teacher next time I'm free."
Zhang Liyao was stunned, and immediately revealed a weak look: "It's so late, I'm a little scared to go back alone."
"It's okay, there are street lights here at night." Xu Shen said.
"This is not a problem with the street lights..." Zhang Liyao looked pitiful: "Can I sleep here for one night?"
"cannot."
"..." Seeing Xu Shen's decisive refusal, Zhang Liyao was stunned: "Why?"
"Because I want to sleep."
“…”
Under Xu Shen's pushing, Zhang Liyao was driven out of the room. She opened her mouth, a little confused.
A man and a woman talked about economics for several hours late at night... Who would believe this?
"The three horses..."
After Zhang Liyao left, Xu Shen was still thinking about what she had said. If the economy, consumption and minerals are the three carriages of Termite City, then the people carrying these carriages are the nobles and the queen ant of Termite City.
But...the real golden chariot should be power, wealth, and strength.
These three things are the three horses that Xu Shen needs, because they carry him to the real peak.
"The power of the Light Chasing Society and the Ruins Secret Bureau...are only upper-middle class in the Lower City, and have not yet entered the centralized power level of the Mother Queen District...In the eyes of the Inner City, they are worthless!"
“Power… but not enough power.”
"Because the interests in their own hands are too few, rights are rights, rights and interests go hand in hand and complement each other."
"If we can monopolize the city's purifying agent, that would be a benefit. Such a benefit would bring unparalleled power."
"Then Chen Yong can only get orders from the inner city. With this profit, he can get power close to ..."
"Having power but no benefits will only make you empty talk, which is equivalent to having no real power..."
"Only when you find the benefit that you have absolute control over can you have absolute power..."
Xu Shen muttered to himself.
Zhang Liyao's words about the three horses inspired him greatly.
late at night.
Xu Shen contacted Da Lili and asked her in detail about the light-chasing party.
After learning more about it, Xu Shen also had a clear understanding of the many industries controlled by the Light Chasing Club.
The Light Chaser Club has infiltrated all walks of life, but it is just mixed in and shares profits with others.
Although this method can make money, without monopoly, there is no absolute profit and it is impossible to form power.
When there are so many fish in the pond that one more or one less of you doesn't make much difference, you naturally have no say, because you are just one of the beneficiaries.
But if you are the one in charge of this fish pond, you have the final say on who can enter and who can leave, so everyone needs to look at your face.
On the contrary, the Daytime Gang did a better job in this area than the Light Chaser.
The reason why they can dominate the Sleepless District and become the local boss is due to the monopoly of the Daytime Gang.
Although the Daytime Gang makes a profit by selling meat, selling meat only allows the Gang to expand its network and win over wealthy people. The real core industry of the Daytime Gang is to dominate all the food markets in the Sleepless Zone.
Yes, a vegetable market, it sounds low-end, but it is this very point that allows the Daytime Gang to strangle the throat of the entire Sleepless District.
