HPDBC Chapter 71 A Few More Experts!
Chapter 71 A Few More Experts!
"It's time to buy land!"
Chen You's clear and powerful voice rang out in the silent conference room.
All the experts' eyes snapped away from the huge map of China and fixed on Chen You.
Those eyes were burning, eager, and full of expectation.
Li Guoan took a deep breath, suppressing his excitement, and strode up to Chen You, his voice steady: "Tell me, what's going on?"
Chen You wasted no time and repeated the three territory options shown by the Origin Realm exactly as they were presented.
"The first option is [Pioneer Manor], which is twice the size of Echo Valley and costs 1,000 gold coins."
"The second option is the Lord's City, which is five times larger, nestled against the mountains and beside the water, and costs five thousand gold coins."
"The third type..."
Chen You paused.
"【Chosen Land】, ten times larger. The NPC's original words are 'the foundation of the world,' possessing near-divine authority, able to edit the terrain and design unique buildings."
A collective gasp filled the conference room.
Edit the terrain?
Architectural design?
This is no longer just a simple guild headquarters; this is... a sandbox!
A custom sandbox with endless possibilities!
"What about the price?" Sun Feng, the data team leader, adjusted his glasses and asked eagerly.
"Ten thousand gold coins," Chen You announced.
10 billion Chinese Yuan.
This number brought the uproar to an abrupt halt, but only for a moment.
Immediately afterwards, all the experts' eyes became even more fervent.
Those present were all shrewd individuals, and they instantly understood the immeasurable strategic value behind this "chosen land."
In comparison...
Ten billion?
Too cheap!
"Xiao Chen," Li Guoan's gaze was as sharp as a hawk's.
He didn't even look at anyone else, staring directly at Chen You.
He pointed to a point in the void, as if there were three scrolls of parchment placed there.
"That 'Chosen Land'."
"Ten thousand gold coins, we'll buy it!"
Without the slightest hesitation or doubt.
This is the decision made by the Chinese people.
"Very good!"
"Director Li is brilliant!"
The experts were overjoyed, as if they could already see a brand new era unfolding before their eyes.
However, Li Guoan raised his hand and pressed it down.
The noisy conference room fell silent once again.
His expression became more serious than ever before, and his gaze swept over everyone present before finally settling on Chen You.
"Everyone, from the start of this project until now, have you noticed anything...?"
"The Origin Realm... seems to be constantly tempting us to spend money!"
His voice wasn't loud, but it struck everyone's heart like a heavy hammer.
"I've been thinking about something lately."
"Why would the Origin Realm, or rather the entity that created it, need us to 'pay to play'?"
"What it wants is the Huaxia Coin? A credit currency circulating within our borders?"
"You are all top experts, tell me."
"What use is money to a great being that can create extraordinary power, distort the laws of physics, and construct a real world?"
The room fell silent as soon as the question was posed.
Yes.
Why?
This problem is so fundamental that they have been subconsciously ignoring it.
Just like breathing air, spending money on in-game purchases is perfectly natural.
But now that Li Guoan had pointed it out, that deep-seated sense of eeriness instantly swept over everyone.
Does a god need you to burn waste paper for him?
This is unreasonable!
"Could it be... a selection mechanism? A test of a civilization's cohesion and execution capabilities?"
Sociologist Pan Yu broke the silence by offering a conjecture.
"Possibly," said Sun Feng, the data team leader.
"Or, the act of 'recharging' itself is a ritual of energy exchange."
"The Huaxia coin represents the credit and 'fortune' of our entire national system. It doesn't want money; it wants this."
Various speculations arose, but none of them were supported by any evidence.
Chen You stood to the side, feeling a chill run down his spine.
He had had this question before, but never thought about it this deeply.
Now, after being analyzed by this group of top minds, he felt that the truth behind it was simply unimaginable.
"All speculation is just speculation."
Li Guoan interrupted the discussion, his eyes sharp as knives.
"Theories that have not been verified are castles in the air."
"So, this time, we'll conduct an experiment."
He looked at Chen You.
"Xiao Chen, don't rush to top up. I'll coordinate with the bank immediately to have them modify the electronic data of your bank card account directly from the back end and add 10 billion to your account."
"At the same time, I will have the Ministry of Finance transfer another 20 billion yuan of real funds into this account for you."
"Then you enter the game and make a recharge."
Li Guoan lowered his voice.
"Let's see if you can eventually exchange for 30,000 gold coins, or... only 20,000 gold coins."
"Let's test whether the Source Boundary System is actually verifying a string of numbers in the bank's database."
"It's still the 'money' that actually circulates in our real society and carries the credit of the state!"
"I...I understand."
Chen You swallowed hard and nodded.
The results of this experiment will directly reveal part of the truth about the "Source Realm" pay-to-win system.
If virtual data can also be recharged, it means that the Source World system has a huge vulnerability, or that it simply doesn't care about money.
If it doesn't work, it means it can accurately identify the value of every bit of "genuine credit".
Regardless of the outcome, its strategic significance is immeasurable.
"Okay, wait a moment." Li Guoan was swift and decisive. "I'll make the call right now."
About five minutes later.
Everything was then taken care of.
Chen You received a text message notification from the bank. Seeing the extra 300 billion, he couldn't help but want to log into the game to verify it immediately.
"Xiao Chen, go ahead. Verification is one thing, but besides buying land, see what else you can buy with that 200 billion."
"If that's not enough, I'll transfer more to you right away."
Chen You nodded in agreement.
He won't hold back now.
Watching Chen You enter the transparent isolation space, Li Guoan seemed to remember something and turned to his assistant, instructing:
"Immediately contact several experts and I need them to report to the base as quickly as possible."
"Academician Liu Sicheng of the National Academy of Building Research."
"Zhang Bai, chief designer of the space station structural design team of the aerospace engineering project."
"besides……"
Li Guoan paused for a moment, then uttered the last name.
"Professor Wang Qiuci from the Central Academy of Fine Arts."
Wang Qiuci!
A leading figure in contemporary Chinese aesthetic design!
His works are hailed as "an oriental myth that integrates the spirit of the Tang Dynasty with the stars and the universe".
Hearing these names, everyone was once again deeply shocked.
This is no longer a simple expert panel.
This is a lineup of China's top infrastructure whizzes, spatial masters, and aesthetic gurus... a divine lineup!
What they're building isn't just a simple guild base.
What they want to build is a true city of heaven and man!