I open a restaurant in Mysterious Recovery

Chapter 700 The Future Through the Eyes of the Seven Elders
Don't slap people in the face when you hit them, don't expose their shortcomings when you scold them!
Luo Wensong couldn't possibly be unaware of such a simple principle, yet he said it so bluntly, which made the people present feel uneasy.

Li Qingzhi didn't even retort directly.

This puzzled Luo Wensong. "What's wrong? Have you just regained your senses and haven't quite come to your senses yet? You'd better seize the opportunity, because I might not have another chance like this."

He spoke quite frankly, and after a brief silence, the others did not show any signs of sadness.

At their age... no, it should be said that when they reached this point, they had already seen through everything and wouldn't act like children because of life and death.

On the contrary, the reason they gathered here is more because of the future!
The absence of Meng Xiaodong, Luo Qian, and even the fact that only half of Zhang Youhong was present was not a major problem. Everyone present was well aware that the future had begun to change at this moment.

Otherwise, these people wouldn't have gathered here, nor would they have had the opportunity to gather here.

"At least in the future I've ever known, there was no situation like this today," Old Qin sighed softly.

Everything was once under his control. He considered everything and, for the sake of the world's future, chose the only one among countless flawed timelines that could be considered the end of the supernatural era.

Unfortunately, everything changed the moment the Peace Hotel appeared.

He lost control of the future, which seriously challenged the foundation of his existence. If he hadn't been unable to defeat Lin Yuan, he would never have allowed the Peace Hotel to exist.

Unless, of course, he can foresee the future of the Peace Hotel and take control of its development.

Unfortunately, all of this has become a pipe dream.

“Today’s situation may not be so bad. At least I think it’s more suitable than the Peach Blossom Spring that Zhang Xianguang chose,” Li Qingzhi said slowly.

He has gradually adapted to his new body.

Unlike Luo Wensong, his corpse was resurrected as a vengeful ghost after death. Although he also ate some food from the Peace Hotel, he did not "binge eat" like Luo Wensong.

Of course, this doesn't mean he wasn't buffed.

The erosion of the White Mist Ghost Domain, in addition to its influence on consciousness, also has a physical enhancement, and this enhancement is even more natural and harmonious.

It's like the difference between gentle treatment and strong medicine.

Zhang Xianguang, whom Li Qingzhi mentioned, was somewhat unconvinced. He originally didn't want to speak, but now he had to defend his ideas. "I lost because I lacked strength, not because of my ideology. Just like the world we live in now, it may not be a huge paradise. It's just that the supernatural phenomena that are comparable to the Ghost Painting have problems, which has led to the evil spirits that were blocked from the outside world invading again. Or rather, it's because the ghost tamer who controls the supernatural phenomena of this world died that this problem occurred."

His beliefs have never changed.

As he said, he believed he lost only because of his ability, not because of his ideology.

Even now that he has admitted defeat, he has not given up on his Peach Blossom Spring plan. He has simply modified the plan and integrated it with Lin Yuan's Peace Hotel.

Luo Wensong was on Zhang Xianguang's side; otherwise, he wouldn't have risked his life to cooperate with Zhang Xianguang. But now, his stance has changed.

"Even if what you say is true, times are changing. If there is a better way, why give up everything that was originally there? In a war between two countries, giving up territory can allow one to survive for a while, but if it becomes a common practice, what will be the final result? Territory will fall, people will be ruined, and eventually they will disappear without a trace."

These words made the people who had lived through the Republican era all look serious.

They are not only ghost controllers, but also ordinary people on this land. They have the deepest feelings about what happened back then. Otherwise, it would be a real coincidence and accident if the door-knocking ghost really ran to the island country to wreak havoc.

Zhang Xianguang was speechless for a moment.

It wasn't that he lacked a better theory to refute Luo Wensong, but rather that he knew very well that he could no longer continue speaking after going to this point.

At least, these people in front of me would never agree with me.

"Ghosts are a resource. This is a resource I've gleaned from the shopkeeper's current actions, and indeed it is. If we can utilize these invincible ghosts and mitigate the harm they cause, they will become a crucial resource, much like the perpetual motion machine proposed by a younger generation. In fact, judging from the current situation, this trend is already evident. At least within the White Mist Ghost Domain, ghosts are being transformed into beasts and can even be suppressed by ordinary people. When ghosts are no longer invincible to most, the future is already predetermined."

Luo Wensong continued with his new theory, and Li Qingzhi nodded in agreement. "At the Peace Hotel, I could roughly sense His thoughts. Just as you said, making vengeful ghosts a regular resource is indeed His idea. If it can be successful, it will be more useful than ending the supernatural era at its source, and it can also bring about a qualitative leap in reality."

If it's really possible.

Then the Ghost Realm can be used as a means of transportation, which is a way of moving faster than the fastest airplanes today. It is even like Ghost Lake. As long as you leave a ghost in the two places, you can travel freely and easily. How is this different from a space portal?
Even if it's just about using ferocious ghosts to pull the cart, like a supernatural bus, it can save most of the resources, prevent the oil crisis from affecting human development, and allow humans to focus more on developing technology, or even develop new technologies that integrate with ghosts, thus achieving a leap forward in ghost technology.

And the medical industry.

It has the supernatural power to deceive people, and it can replicate any organ. When performing surgery, there is no need to worry about a lack of donors, so that the patient's life will not end because they cannot find a suitable donor.

There's not even a need for surgery. Just use supernatural tricks to deceive people and restore their bodies to normal. Then there will be no more diseases in the world!
With careful consideration, one can achieve many results.

People must have thought of this before, but the danger posed by vengeful ghosts is too great. Humans do not have the absolute confidence to suppress vengeful ghosts, and therefore do not have the means to utilize them.

In comparison, it is simpler and more pleasant to drive away the evil spirits directly than to use them.

Even figures like the Seven Elders of the Republic of China only wanted to drive away evil spirits and restore the human world to normalcy, rather than using them for development and to achieve a leap forward in human technology.

Only now, with Lin Yuan's display of power to transform vengeful spirits into wild beasts, have the Seven Elders of the Republic of China begun to have some extra thoughts.

Although their bodies have aged, their consciousness has not.

They had given considerable thought to the future, just as they were now, just as they had… in the past. Zhang Bohua remained silent, and it sounded as if only two of the seven elders who had already joined the Peace Hotel were discussing something. Their perspectives might have differed slightly, but their closeness to the Peace Hotel was crystal clear.

But upon closer reflection, four of the five elders of the Republic of China present had an inexplicable relationship with the Peace Hotel.

There were also two elders from the Republic of China era. One stood outside the door, adhering to their past agreement, unwilling to meet Zhang Dong, who was still alive, even once. However, she also stayed at the Peace Hotel for a long time.

The other is that he has even moved his "home," the Endless Graveyard, to the Peace Hotel, and has become part of the Peace Hotel, even if it was not of his own volition.

Just like...

Zhangdong!

This man, who once defined an era in the Republic of China and was regarded by everyone as a god among men, what will become of him in the future? Is he really going to die?

Judging from the "store manager's" attitude just now, things are definitely not that simple.

The "manager" would never waste the ghost on Zhang Dong's body. He said he would hold a grand funeral for Zhang Dong, but wasn't it also a grand welcoming ceremony to welcome Zhang Dong to the Peace Hotel?
It's "entering the area," not "moving in."

After death, Zhang Dong will only have vengeful ghosts; there will be no other existences, nor will any other existences be permitted.

His power will also become a part of the Peace Hotel, a part of the "manager", a part of Him. And by then, He, who has already made the seven elders of the Republic of China look up to Him and cannot touch His floor, will have grown to what extent?
Only the voices of Li Qingzhi and Luo Wensong could be heard at the scene, with occasional voices of Qin Lao and Zhang Xianguang.

But everyone knows that this era will undergo a qualitative change from this day forward, and perhaps the true god will also descend completely at this moment.

"Your presence today has exceeded my expectations. But it's good that you're here, so let's all witness the arrival of a new era. From now on, the path to godhood that He spoke of will be fully opened. Not only Him, but everyone will be qualified to walk this path."

Zhang Dong spoke in a low, somber tone, his gaze slowly sweeping over everyone present before finally settling on Elder Qin, "Little Qin."

Old Qin immediately and solemnly replied, "I am here."

“You are still young, and although you are about to die... the new path to godhood has a great advantage for you. As long as you can see further into the future, there may be a day when you surpass Him.”

Zhang Dong's words made Old Qin, who was already halfway to his grave, suddenly feel incredibly excited, as if he had been injected with adrenaline.

But he failed to notice that the pitying looks in the eyes of Zhang Youhong and the other seven elders of the Republic of China were not a questioning of Zhang Dong's judgment.

In fact, Zhang Dong was not lying. The path to godhood that Lin Yuan had taken was not a secret to them, which was also because Lin Yuan had never hidden it from them.

Therefore, they all clearly understood that Lin Yuan's path to godhood was to unite the past, present, and future.

Ultimately, there needs to be someone who can move from the present to the future, like a great river that flows downstream. First, it needs to flow further to turn more of the "future" into the "past" and then it can gather more of the "past".

The more powerful, the more ancient!
The path to godhood that Lin Yuan is taking requires such "ancient" methods.

Old Qin has a natural advantage in this regard because he can communicate with the future. So as long as he can ensure his survival and communicate with the even more distant future, a future so distant that Lin Yuan is no longer there, if Old Qin can then follow Lin Yuan's path, he can surpass Lin Yuan and become a new Him!

It sounds like a bright path, but unfortunately, it's destined to be a dead end.

This gives Qin Lao the greatest hope now, but when he truly understands this in the future, he will fall into even deeper despair.

So, what exactly does Zhang Dong want to do?
Old Qin is a tool they created, a tool that can select the best future for the younger generation of the new era.

Since the future can no longer be chosen, Elder Qin's existence is no longer so important.

Even if someone is a useless tool, they shouldn't be treated like a fool or even abandoned. So, Zhang Dong must have had another plan before he died.
At this moment, even the other seven elders couldn't understand it.

Fortunately, this is something we've gotten used to. After all, the "Seven Elders of the Republic of China" is just a general term; in reality, it's divided into two parts: Zhang Dong and the other seven elders.

They've been used to this situation since the Republican era, and now... it's not a big problem.

Qin Lao, who seemed to have been tricked and crippled, retreated outside the door with agitated feelings. Li Qingzhi, Zhang Bohua, and Luo Wensong also left.

The situation inside the main hall was left to Zhang Dong, his sister, and his son.

The air grew heavy. Zhang Dong's calm gaze fell on Zhang Youhong, causing her to tense up and her eyes to become wary. She retorted sarcastically, "What, trying to scheme against me again? Like a hundred years ago? But you'll be disappointed. I'm not whole now, and I belong to the Peace Hotel. If you want to scheme against me, go fight against Boss Lin first. Whoever wins will have the right to use me."

Using Zhang Youhong's power?

Even though Zhang Xianguang had lived for decades, upon hearing this, he couldn't help but secretly give a thumbs up: "My aunt is truly remarkable."

"Your time is still in the past, so it's understandable that you hate me."

Zhang Dong's tone revealed a sense of relief about everything; even Zhang Youhong's anger and defiance seemed unable to stir much emotion in him.

This made Zhang Youhong even angrier.

Memories of her past life kept flooding her mind. With no one else around, she gradually became somewhat intoxicated, even losing her rationality. "Zhang Dong, you still have some self-awareness, huh? So, are you planning to use your life to let me vent my anger before you die?"

(End of this chapter)