Chapter 920 The underlying logic of the city-state

Chapter 920 The underlying logic of the city-state

Chapter 920 The underlying logic of the city-state
In the wilderness, four people and a bear are on their way.

"Did I hear you correctly? You said there are still human tribes out there? There is no oppression and no weirdness there?"

Nia kept chattering on the way and was obviously very curious about the new world outside.

As the strongest humanoid creature in Yuchuan Company, he has lived for more than 20 years. He can be said to be a tyrant in the city, but he has never seen the outside world.

When he heard Lu Li say that there was a fantasy land that theoretically did not exist, he felt that Lu Li was making fun of him again, but he also knew that humans like Lu Li and Aizen looked different from people in the city.

Moreover, the method that Lu Li taught him had nothing to do with modern science and technology in the city. It was the same practice method as the one in the scroll he studied. After learning it, as long as one's personal qualifications met the requirements, one could master extraordinary powers without any technology or hard work.

"There aren't many people, but they still maintain the humanity that humans should have. But don't expect too much, they probably won't welcome you."

Lu Li said that a tall humanoid beast like Nia, who spoke vulgar language, would definitely be intimidating.

However, Nia has already betrayed the company. Lu Li feels that it is unreliable to let someone like Nia, who looks so reckless, go to the commercial city first. He will most likely die in the commercial city within two days.

Then they would lose a guide to the city, and a rough man who possessed powerful supernatural powers but still wanted to be a human being, which was rare in this era.

"Niya, you have to put away all your city habits, or you'll scare the children of the tribe."

Chuchu also said that her body was weak and the energy of the mecha was limited, so she'd better save it when not in combat. At this time, she was riding on Ah Huo.

"Hey, after hearing what you guys said, I think it's better not to go. After all, there's no red-light district there, and there's no Biaozi equipped with the company's new spiral suction modified parts. I won't be able to adapt to it."

Nia said in a muffled voice, "I think I should be able to make a living in a commercial city. I also want to try out the method you taught me as soon as possible. I wonder what the strange taste will taste like."

"Trust me, the first time you eat it, you'll spit it out."

Lu Li smiled and said, "Don't worry, we're just staying for a day. After all, we can't live in Taoyuan. Only strange blood can quench our thirst."

Considering Chuchu, the few of them took a break in the middle. Nia took out a big bottle of Gurugram and started drinking it.

Chuchu sat there and drank a drink produced in the world of gourmet hunters, then looked at Nia, "Big guy, do you know how the golumbake is made?"

"It's some fucking weird bodily fluid, but it tastes good, and it's cheap."

Nia said, "My body needs to consume a lot of energy for daily activities, and the sugar in Guru Syrup is much more efficient than simply taking in water and food."

“Is this drink cheap?”

Lu Li also took out a bottle from Nia's backpack and took a sip. For him who had already swallowed the monster, the Gulu Juice and the like could not be a psychological burden to him at all.

To be fair, although this drink does not taste as good as ordinary cola, and is far inferior to sweet cola, it is sweet and refreshing, and is indeed better than water.

In addition, in Lu Li's understanding, even if it is a strange beverage, it still costs money. Why is this thing cheaper than water?
"That's not right. Isn't there a river upstream of Sex and the City?"

Lu Li remembered looking at the urban divisions and the surrounding geographical environment on the map. There was a river running between the commercial city and the city of desire upstream.

"Companies in the commercial city built a dam and blocked the river, so the only thing that can be discharged is industrial wastewater."

Chuchu explained, "When a small amount of clean water flows into the City of Desire, the price will naturally increase."

"Is that so?"

Apparently, Nia doesn't care about these details on a daily basis. He only knows that the city he lives in is bad, but he doesn't know what caused these bad things. His simple brain makes him think that it's all weird's fault.

Aizen sat aside to rest and drank a sip of water, "It's not that simple. Miss Chuchu only saw the first layer."

"Oh? Then Mr. Aizen, explain it to us."

Chuchu said with a smile, she knew Aizen was very smart.

"As long as we understand the underlying logic of the existence of these human city-states, it will be easy to understand. According to our previous analysis, the current social system of the city-states is designed to make humans have a lot of negative emotions."

Aizen explained, "It is obvious which one has a higher production and transportation cost, water or Gulu pulp. Even if they are both imported from the commercial capital, the cost of water must be lower."

After listening to this, several people were thoughtful. This is a simple truth. Water exists naturally and can be obtained directly from the river, but Gulu Juice has to be produced by monsters, and at least consumes soul coins.

Moreover, the preservation of Gulu Juice also requires some care. If it is not packed in a sealed bottle, the bubbles will disappear quickly. Without the refreshing bubbles, only the taste of sweet water will remain, which will be much worse. Therefore, the packaging and transportation costs of Gulu Juice are also higher than water.

According to Aizen's investigation, more than 90% of the Gulu Juice in the City of Desire is imported from the City of Commerce. Since the two cities are adjacent to each other, the transportation between them is actually very convenient.

A small portion of the Gulu Juice is produced locally in the City of Desire, and their OEM brands are also different. Yuchuan Company has no advantage in this regard in the market. The Gulu Juice imported from the City of Commerce is more popular among the public.

"To put it simply, it's not normal for Gulu Juice to be sold cheaper than water. This is because neither the capitalists in the commercial capital nor the weirdos at the top have any reason to do charity. Moreover, they were the ones who took the initiative to cut off the main channel of the river."

Aizen continued, "So this incident has a deeper meaning. Guru Syrup is cheaper than water, tastes better, and can replenish sugar energy. Sugar is a very addictive substance. Once you drink Guru Syrup for a long time, you can't quit. Due to various reasons, people will give up buying water and only drink Guru Syrup."

"To destroy the health of the people of Sex and the City?"

Chuchu said that she had always thought that it was unhealthy for those people to drink Gurugram all the time.

Aizen nodded, "That's it."

"That's not right. There is no war between city-states. Some of the products produced by Sex and the City are also needed by the Commercial City. I work in the company, so I know. What good will it do for them to destroy the health of the people in Sex and the City?"

Nia scratched her head and said, "There is no reason for the company's top management to watch the Commercial City make money with the Gulu Juice and do nothing about it. They can obviously put an end to this kind of transaction and seize the market themselves."

“Niya, so you are the company’s security, not the company’s decision-making.”

Aizen smiled and said, "What's the benefit? As I said before, you don't understand the basic logic of the city-state. The existence of the city-state is to make the human community generate a large amount of negative emotions, and negative emotions also need positive emotions to be set off in order to produce more efficiently."

"Also, negative emotions can be high or low. The negative emotions you feel when you trip over a rock and fall cannot be as high as the negative emotions you feel when you are seriously ill and dying. If you can be cured but don't have the money to pay for it, the negative emotions you feel should be even higher."

Aizen continued, "So in essence, Sex and the City is the real beneficiary. The reason why they allow the commercial city's Guru Syrup to flow into the market in large quantities is because the commercial city makes little money, and in the medical field, the Yuchuan Company makes far more profit than them."

"They are working with those rotten ass businessmen to murder the humans in their own city!?"

Nia was a little surprised. He was aware of the company's filthiness, but he was still surprised when such macro-strategic issues were analyzed.

"The top executives of your Yuchuan Company are also businessmen. A lot of soul coins go into their pockets in this way. As for the health of the citizens, do you think they care?" Aizen said, "They make money, establish a good interest relationship with the commercial city, and make more people have a lot of negative emotions, completing the targets of the weird masters. This is a three-birds-with-one-stone thing."

"Fuck, I told you that Philen looked like he had bad intentions. Some time ago, that bastard from the ranch asked me if my blood sugar was high!"

Nia pounded her fist into the sand and then drank the bottle of Gulu Syrup in her hand in two gulps.

"You still drink knowing that?"

Chuchu complained.

"I'm not an ordinary person. I already have a tail. Why would I be afraid of high blood sugar?"

Nia said nonchalantly that in fact, with his extraordinary physique, he would not get ordinary human diseases at all.

He cursed under his breath and pulled out something like a cigar from his clothes. Inside was a high-quality love grass that only high-income people like him in the city could afford.

But before he could light it, the cigarette was flicked away by Lu Li's fingers.

"Fuck, what are you doing!? That's a hundred-dollar stick of top-quality stuff!"

Nia cursed.

"If you want to join us, you have to give up that stuff."

Lu Li said coldly.

"Then how can I relieve my irritable mood!?"

While Nia was talking, she wanted to pick up the cigarette, but Lu Li was one step faster and stepped on it, rubbing it left and right a few times.

The knife in Lu Li's hand was already on Nia's neck. "I don't like to repeat myself. If you want to release your irritable emotions, please aim at weirdness, not fantasy."

Anger welled up in Nia's eyes, but it eventually faded away and she raised her hands, "Okay, hunting those weirdos is the first goal."

He turned his pockets inside out, threw the other cigarettes on the ground, and stomped them into the dirt. "You're right, fantasy can't kill monsters."

After resting, they set off again. This time they went very fast and reached their destination in less than two hours.

"who!?"

Prost, who had just returned from hunting, was delighted at first when he saw the sacred beast, but then he was surprised and alert, because he saw that in addition to the sacred beast, there were several more people.

Aizen and Chuchu look harmless and friendly, but a humanoid beast like Near looks very hostile.

"Don't be nervous. These two are friends I made during my previous adventures in the wilderness. This big, stupid guy who likes to spew shit is a rebel in the city. We are currently hunting monsters together."

Lu Li gave a brief introduction.

"Hey man, you guys look like a nice place."

Nia greeted him with a grin, thinking that her smile was very hearty.

In fact, his charm was already hovering at zero point, and with his restless tail still behind him, he looked like a cruel and fierce ghost.

"Prost, calm down. Your arrows can't hurt a transcendent. This guy just looks scary. We won't stay here for long. After settling my partner who has no fighting ability, I will continue to complete the trial given to me by the Sword Keeper."

Lu Li explained.

But what surprised him was that Prost's arrow was not aimed at Nia, but at him.

"Hey, brother, you seem to be even less popular than me."

Nia teased, because he also realized that Prost's arrow was not aimed at him.

“I’m not afraid of comparing goods, I’m afraid of comparing people.”

Chu Chu chuckled beside her.

Lu Li's face turned black. "Prost, it's me, wake up!"

Prost was so frightened that he trembled and almost let the arrow slip out of his hand. He only came to his senses slightly after Lu Li's shouting. At that moment, he felt as if he had been strongly mentally polluted because his eyes met Lu Li's.

"Mr. Lu...Mr. Lu?"

Prost was a little suspicious. "Ancestors, how long have you been out? How did you become like this?!"

He originally thought that Lu Li's temperament was very unfriendly, but now it has reached the point where just looking at Lu Li will cause him to be mentally polluted.

"Maybe it's because I hunted too many monsters."

Lu Li said weakly, "Where is Elder Ji? I need to see him and trouble him with something."

Seeing that Lu Li and his companions were very calm and had no hostility, Prost led them into the tribe and arrived at Ji Hong's residence before the sun set.

Ji Hong was also surprised when he saw Lu Li and the others, but he was much calmer than Prost. He even asked Emily, who had just finished a day's work, to pour tea for them.

"Oh, this refreshing taste is simply the best water I have ever drunk! Old man, how many soul coins are there for a cup of this water?"

Nia just took a sip of tea and felt refreshed. He had never drunk natural mountain spring water before. After drinking it, he praised it highly and was taking out his wallet at the same time.

Ji Hong obviously knew something about the city. He just smiled tolerantly and said, "We don't use soul coins here. You are our guest, and we don't charge any fees when we entertain guests."

Nia was stunned when he heard this. Obviously, he had never thought that there was such a thing. If you abide by the law in the city, you have to pay to do various things.

Even if you get water from the water dispenser inside the company, soul coins will be deducted from your personal employee card.

Unlike Nia who was concerned about tea and expenses, Chuchu was very interested in the ore for boiling water. "Isn't this the Sunny Star Mine? Is there a mining area nearby?"

(End of this chapter)