Jade City, No. 3101.

Today we welcome an esteemed special guest.

Zhou Yi smiled and said, "Your Majesty Black Emperor II, your visit truly graces us."

The visitor responded with a polite smile, "Mr. Zhou, you're too kind. The Wasteland Development Company is now driving the expansion of consciousness to the outer seas, and the Heavenly Kingdom certainly has to catch up with this wave."

Black Emperor II was dressed in a simple black coat, accompanied by two people.

He said, "These two are our Minister of Commerce, Kapen, and Minister of Agriculture, Destan."

"Nice to meet you, Mr. Zhou."

Both ministers greeted him.

Zhou Yi nodded, "Please, everyone, take a seat."

Everyone settled on the sofas, and Yuan Xiao poured the tea one by one.

Black Emperor II skipped the small talk and said directly, "Mr. Zhou, my visit this time is to discuss the large-scale rollout of the Monster Radish farms."

"The Heavenly Kingdom has 3.3 million square kilometers of vast land, covering various latitude regions, with most suitable for farming, allowing for large-scale concentrated planting that guarantees output."

"We have over 80 million permanent residents, with 78% being farmers, providing abundant and ample labor force to immediately kick start the large-scale cultivation of the Monster Radish industry..."

"We are very confident about connecting with this industry and are full of sincerity. Your company needs to increase the number of Monster Radishes, and we should be the biggest and best partners in this world."

"Mass production will spread the cost. We hope to establish a factory in the Heavenly Kingdom to process the Monster Radish into consciousness nerves. The delivery price will be lower than if you produce them yourself."

Zhou Yixin thought, so this is about initial processing.

No wonder Black Emperor II came directly to talk to me; he hopes the Heavenly Kingdom can secure a larger ecological niche in the entire consciousness nerve industry.

With such a large population in the Heavenly Kingdom, gaining more industry means more employment opportunities, more tax revenue, and greater economic vitality.

The processing of Monster Radish into consciousness nerves is not complicated. As long as the fully matured Monster Radish is split into radish tendons and simply dried, it becomes a rough ready-to-use product.

It's just that the outside world doesn't know this. Luo Bo could teach this in two days, and any ordinary person could do it.

Zhou Yi answered directly, "Yes."

The counterpart was initially stunned, seemingly not expecting such a smooth agreement.

Black Emperor II was still a bit uncertain and tested, "So it's settled then?"

"Settled."

Zhou Yi nodded, "Actually, I have an even bigger idea."

"Please tell."

"Your Majesty Black Emperor II, in your view, where is the greatest value of the consciousness nerve industry?"

The counterpart answered frankly, "Of course, it's the first tool that can stably touch the consciousness side. It's like crafting the first boat on an isolated island; people are no longer trapped on land and can explore the sea."

"Exactly. And what about for the vast majority of ordinary people?"

"Naturally, it's about making money."

Black Emperor II pondered for a moment, "In this world, over 99.99% are ordinary people without enhanced abilities. Survival is still the main theme. Making money and obtaining a better life is what the masses pursue."

"True."

Zhou Yi smiled and said, "That's why the idea of overnight riches is so alluring, right?"

"That's so, but most overnight riches are just scams and traps. The core is actually gambling, to gain that incredibly small chance of luck."

Black Emperor II appeared extremely calm and rational.

"With a ruler like you, the Heavenly Kingdom is unlikely to implement any outrageous policies."

Zhou Yi complimented and then proceeded with the main discussion, "However, sometimes good opportunities do come; individual efforts ultimately don't compare to the ups and downs of eras themselves."

"If born in times of war and turmoil, even if one makes no mistakes, they might still die of hunger and cold. But if luck is good, if the hometown is rich in minerals and being developed, then even being idle, one can live easily."

"There's a very precious mineral in this world that ordinary people had no chance to access because the threshold was too high, too far away from them."

"Only Skywalkers could touch that domain. But even Skywalkers had to laboriously mine and work hard in it to find minerals useful to themselves, even if this process consumed money and tools cost money... Now we have discovered that specialized equipment made through consciousness nerves can actually participate in mining."

Across from him, Black Emperor II's initially composed face suddenly changed, his eyes filled with shock.

"You mean to mine consciousness fragments... to take on the Great Holy Spirit?"

Zhou Yi smiled slightly, "It's not about taking on. Just mining the consciousness side, those consciousness fragments are so wasted, so numerous. However, Light Core Bodies and Skywalkers are too few and can't engage in such long-term and arduous mining."

"Then let's leave it to ordinary people. Now that we have the Wasteland Armor equipped with the Consciousness Nerve, we can use our enhanced and improved Jade Eye Pro to survey the state of Consciousness Fragments."

"Our Evil Brain Motor can capture fragments, store those Consciousness Fragments categorically, and then sell them to the Skywalkers and even the Light Core Bodies who need them."

"What does Your Majesty think?"

This deepening development of the industry was only brought up because Black Emperor II was coming for a face-to-face meeting, and Zhou Yi had discussed it with Canghai-jun and Turing, confirming that collaboration on this aspect was feasible.

Connecting the industry through consciousness fragment development with the Wasteland Armor and Evil Brain Motor.

This creates a complete industry chain of Monster Radish-Consciousness Nerve-Wasteland Armor-Evil Brain Motor. From agricultural production to raw material processing, all the way to complete machine assembly, mineral extraction, and sales are integrated.

Among them, the Evil Brain Motor is firmly controlled by the company, representing the highest level of technology and core value in the entire system.

The Wasteland Armor, on the other hand, can be deployed on a large scale, becoming work machinery.

Using armor in the Dead Sea requires certain physical fitness for operators. But on land, any ordinary person can operate this humanoid vehicle, simpler than driving a car.

According to Canghai-jun, normally, Consciousness Fragments are more active on land. This is because the human consciousness group is continuously generating new fragments and absorbing free fragments, maintaining its own system cycle.

Operating and collecting on land alone is already sufficient.

Zhou Yi had Red Kestrel do the accounting.

Accessing the consciousness node of the Great Holy Spirit costs 1,000 Light Seeds per hour.

And to excavate Consciousness Fragments, to find the necessary parts by hand is difficult, requiring the purchase of tools provided by the Great Holy Spirit.

The price of a pickaxe that can be used 33 times is 3,300 Light Seeds, and a shovel with 25 uses is 2,500 Light Seeds, both extremely expensive monopolized consumables.

Even for Skywalkers, this expenditure is very high.

This is a way for the Dream Demon Clan to accumulate wealth, where they play the role of the Spirit Interface to exploit the Skywalkers who have no choice but to enter the consciousness side to acquire Consciousness Fragments.

A massive flow of Light Seeds continuously pours into the hands of the Dream Demon group.

Just a small leakage from this would be enough to support a large number of ordinary people.

What Zhou Yi is doing this time is opening up a new channel on the material side, excavating many fragments from the consciousness side from bottom to top, breaking the years-long monopoly and the Great Holy Spirit's blockade by the Dream Demon Clan.

Sitting opposite, Black Emperor's face was cloudy and uncertain, seemingly weighing the pros and cons repeatedly.

He asked, "You want to act against the Dream Demon Clan?"

Zhou Yi waved his hand, "Your Majesty misunderstands. It's just that with new technology, we need to find new profit points and involve more people. The most essential new blood in this world is provided by ordinary people, so they must be involved to ensure a healthy cycle for the entire tech industry."

"We need to create some well-paying new jobs for them, and our new technology also requires extensive practice feedback before gradual optimization."

"In fact, Skywalkers are also troubled by mining on the consciousness side."

Zhou Yi spread his hands, "The company's Outer Sea Affairs Department conducted market research among Skywalkers from the Outer Sea. Over 120 Skywalkers participated in our survey. They find it troublesome too, as the mining on the consciousness side is laborious, costly, time-consuming, and often fails to yield the desired parts."

"This need led to the Firewood Mound-based Heavenly Pearl business. The Freedom Army categorizes and sells Heavenly Pearls to clients who need them."

"But now, with Wasteland Armor, we can perform survey and reading tasks. We've tested it; it's simple repetitive work that even children and elders can do. Operating Wasteland Armor, the problem of physical fitness and strength is no longer a disadvantage."

"After collecting Consciousness Fragments, they can be encapsulated using the existing Heavenly Pearl technology from Mirror City for large-scale selling. We can sell them cheaper than the Outer Sea, and without the need for blind boxes, one can buy exactly the category required."

"The Heavenly Kingdom is vast, and if this kind of surveying and mining is conducted on land, I believe it has great potential and can generate considerable profits."

Zhou Yi paused, looking at the Heavenly Emperor before him, "What does Your Majesty think?"

Black Emperor II fell silent.

Zhou Yi waited quietly.

This industry is bound to harm the interests of the Dream Demon Clan, breaking their Great Holy Spirit monopoly. Black Emperor II, as a surrogate placed by the Dream Demon Clan, must weigh the risks.

Black Emperor asked, "What are the profits?"

Zhou Yi told him, "According to our closed testing, one Wasteland Armor, within the radiation range of the Evil Brain Motor, can excavate at least 3 Heavenly Pearl Consciousness Fragments daily."

"Currently, in the Outer Sea, the price of a Heavenly Pearl is 2.2 Light Seeds each, discarding the decimal, meaning one armor can acquire 120 Light Seeds monthly, and after costs, there's still a profit of 100 Light Seeds."

Black Emperor II's pupils slightly contracted, and he immediately declared without hesitation, "Good! The Heavenly Kingdom will do it!"

"The Dream Demon Clan might cause some trouble for Your Majesty,"

Zhou Yi teased.

"I am the Heavenly Emperor, representing the most fundamental interests of the Heavenly Kingdom."

The other party said calmly, "Aside from the Heavenly People, everything else must make way for this."

Zhou Yi smiled slightly, "Your Majesty is indeed the successor of the Black Emperor, what courage and foresight. Let's eat first, and we can discuss as we dine."

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