The whole weird world is waiting for me to go to heaven

Chapter 994 Instantaneous Speed ​​(Part 9)

"You seem quite confident they'll buy it," "The World" said quietly.

First, thank you to the world for cultivating this habit of charging fees; second, our pricing isn't expensive, and the value for money is quite high.

Indeed, Liu Sheng's plugin is so useful, and its outstanding effects have been personally demonstrated, that it's no wonder many people are interested in it.

More importantly, the fee is only 1 point of KPI per month, with no new currency or even extra revenue sharing.

It's important to know that for Shunfeng Express's couriers, KPI points are used for promotions and can be converted into bonuses, essentially providing them with extra pocket money.

People like Xiao Zhuo who save up and wait for a promotion are extremely rare. Most people immediately convert their KPIs into cash and spend it once they receive them, which explains why there have been almost no promotions in recent years.

Just like Old Zhang said, what difference does it make if you're at headquarters? The path to promotion is blocked, so you might as well live one day at a time.

Anyway, delivering a package will earn me a point or two more, so using that to exchange for the right to use this plugin isn't a big deal. Not to mention Liu Sheng's promise, it couldn't be more generous.

However, it wasn't that no one raised any questions.

"If it weren't for your big truck, how could it go so fast? You might as well sell us your truck!"

Liu Sheng's eyes lit up, and she replied without hesitation:
"Sure! Do you want to buy it? I'll sell it to you for 1000 KPI points!"

"You can order custom-made ones from me. You'll cover the material costs, and I'll handle the modifications and repairs. The price is negotiable!"

It definitely won't be cheap.

As he spoke, Liu Sheng was already eager to try it out, impatient to be the first to try it.

However, this time everyone could only look on with envy.

The main problem is that no one can accumulate that many KPIs.

"My little electric scooter can actually go pretty fast."

"My three-wheeled vehicle is alright, anyway, I don't need to pick up so many goods at once, there's no need to work myself to the bone."

As for this plugin, it's worth a try.

Xiao Zhu was the first to raise his hand.

Once there are pioneers, there will be a first and a second.

As more and more people responded, Liu Sheng quickly earned 106 KPI points.

Adding the 543 points she earned from previous deliveries, her KPI soared to 649 points.

Although it seems far from 10000 points, this speed is still faster than running yourself ragged delivering packages.

Moreover, if she were to take on all the packages, it would likely provoke public outrage. Although she wasn't afraid of these people, there was no need for someone like Old Zhang, who needed money to make a living, to cut off their livelihood.

What she wants is a win-win situation.

The promotional video for the "Run Fast" plugin has been released and distributed to major platforms, while also being precisely pushed to all registered "Instant Delivery" couriers, ensuring full coverage and no delay.

Liu Sheng silently gave "the world" a thumbs up in his heart.

Soon, a few new KPI points started to appear.

Today is the fourth day.

As long as they accelerate the promotion and coordinate with her and Qiao Yu to drive the flying car to conduct offline promotion, even if they can only cover the nearby isolation area grid, at this rate, they can break through 10000 points in less than two days.

Moreover, the burly man also said:
"Your plugin... is indeed a great achievement. After testing it, if it can significantly improve delivery efficiency, I'll immediately report it to the branch office."

"How many days should we try it?" Liu Sheng asked intently.

Under her gaze, the burly man felt a chill run down his spine, and his voice began to stammer:

"Uh... wait, wait a couple of days..."

"Let's do it tomorrow at this time. The effects will be visible very quickly," Liu Sheng said decisively. "I will submit an efficiency improvement report for you."

"You... are you in such a hurry, are you planning to go to the branch office?"

"Of course," Liu Sheng answered crisply.

The burly man remained silent for a moment, then finally nodded.

"……Row."

"Then let's find out the result tomorrow at this time."

……

On the fifth day after Liu Sheng arrived in this world, the backend data showed that she had already earned 4225 KPI points.

And the numbers are still rising sporadically.

Thanks to StarNet's zero-delay global push mechanism, even though couriers around the world were scattered in different quarantine areas and on different continents, they all received the plugin update message immediately, and many people downloaded and tried it out of curiosity.

What many people don't know is that as more and more terminals activate "Run Fast", Skynet will also silently infiltrate "Shunfeng Express" servers, eventually leaving the firewall riddled with holes.

It's like having two options.

This kind of "soft cracking" is much more covert than a forced breakthrough, and it also greatly reduces the risk of triggering an "OOC" error due to the technology being too advanced.

Anyway, the "Run Fast" plugin isn't exactly a new thing for older generations like Old Zhang.

Such intelligent delivery systems existed before the cataclysm, but due to power outages, internet speed limitations, regional blockades, satellite failures, and other factors, the original delivery system degenerated into its current primitive form.

So what we're seeing now is just a simple "reproduction," not a technological breakthrough; it's just that young people haven't experienced it before.

However, the difference lies in the fact that the "world" as the main brain has a very strong computing and reasoning ability, and quickly completed a very detailed report - "Report on the Impact of the 'Run Fast' Plugin on the Delivery Service Efficiency of 'Shunfeng Express' Couriers".

When she handed the report to the burly man sitting at the front desk, he was immediately startled by its 123MB file size, his eyes widening like saucers.

Once opened, it was filled with pictures and text, dense data, and even dynamic simulations and overlay comparisons, which made him dizzy.

Liu Sheng was also very considerate: "The beginning is mostly deductive models, so I suggest you go straight to the conclusion section."

The burly man was extremely grateful. He hovered his mouse over the table of contents and clicked on the conclusion. Immediately, sentences that he could finally understand appeared.

"We compared the original delivery time, distance, and load data in the database with the actual data, and then compared the task execution efficiency in the same area after the plugin was enabled. After formula modeling and error correction..."

The burly man stared wide-eyed, hearing a series of technical terms buzzing in his ears, until only one sentence finally reached his ears:

"The final calculation shows that the overall delivery efficiency has improved by 151.48%, and it can be further improved once everyone gets used to it."

Liu Sheng finished speaking.

The burly man instinctively clapped, unsure whether he was celebrating the end of the speech or feeling excited about the achievement.

"I wonder how much KPI such a contribution will earn?" Liu Sheng asked with a smile.

"I'll fill out the form for you and submit it, then we'll wait for the branch headquarters to review it," the burly man said. "But such an achievement is unheard of; there will definitely be a very generous reward!"

How many days will the review process take?

This time, the burly man was stumped and couldn't answer.

Liu Shengyuan didn't intend to rely too much on this mysterious and elusive headquarters, so he could only let the burly man submit the application first.

"Luckily you've already finished the report," the burly man exclaimed. "I can just upload it as an attachment, saving me the trouble of writing a summary by hand. With my skill level, it might take me ten days or half a month to finish it." Liu Sheng smiled: "That's right."

……

After the burly man submitted the application, Liu Sheng prepared to leave Yunshan City with Qiao Yu.

We need to start the on-the-ground promotion.

Speaking of this, we should mention the current regional divisions—

Yunshan City belongs to grid number thirteen of the northern continent and is one of the gathering points for survivors in the northern region. There are eleven other cities on this grid. The transportation is relatively closed, but it is barely passable.

As for the other grids, they are all strictly guarded by the Special Bureau, and you can't get through without a pass. That's why "The World" doesn't recommend that Liu Sheng search directly on the ground.

And the other continents?
The middle has long been separated by the vast ocean, so it's impossible to go there even if you want to.

Therefore, Liu Sheng's goal is very clear:
First, I'll travel around these eleven cities in the north and promote the plugin to those "escaped fish" who haven't downloaded it yet.

Online, the "world" continues to flood the internet with messages.

In addition to releasing the original promotional videos, they also started creating all sorts of strange videos, such as a cabbage being scalded and screaming, a kitten spinning and rising into the air, and a group of three-wheeled vehicles doing a knife-jumping dance together. At the end, a QR code would often pop up, prompting people to download "Run Fast".

Liu Sheng didn't quite understand the logic behind these "world" videos. In StarNet language, he felt they were somewhat abstract, even a bit of mental pollution.

But "The World" says that this is exactly what it learned from the StarNet, and the more confusing it is, the more clicks it gets.

You still don't understand what "traffic" means.

Look at these results!

"World" proudly showed her its backend system, and the number of clicks and views skyrocketed.

[The key point is that you've been pushing the stream, haven't you?]

Of course.

[Hmph, cheating.]

[Well, how can self-promotion by independent media creators be considered cheating?]

Despite her complaints, Liu Sheng realized a fact from the astonishing number of views—

Even though the outside world is desolate, there are far more people who have actually survived on this planet than she imagined.

At this moment, Qiao Yu was piloting the flying car, soaring over the open field.

Liu Sheng leaned against the car window and looked down. All she could see were ruins, deserts, and sandstorms, with hardly any signs of human habitation.

Most of the survivor settlements were built underground or deep in the ruins, both hidden and scattered, and the supplies needed were almost all replenished by couriers on a regular basis.

Liu Sheng had actually thought about a question long ago:
"Most of these survivors, isolated in the settlement, are unable to leave their homes and are in poor health... So how do they earn money to buy these supplies?"

"It's through shooting videos and live streaming!" Qiao Yu answered lightly and confidently.

"you know?"

"Okay," Qiao Yu said, gesturing for Liu Sheng to get her phone, which was stuck to the air conditioner vent and playing a video. "Open my backend."

Following Liu Sheng's instructions, she opened the account and saw a profit of 10.23 yuan in Qiao Yu's account.

She was startled.

I've been busy with promotions, modifying racing cars, and developing plugins lately, so I haven't had time to study these entertainment applications. I really don't know much about them, and I was quite surprised when I saw them.

"Where did this money come from?"

"I watch videos every day. If I watch for a certain amount of time, I can draw coins, but the amount varies." Qiao Yu grinned, showing her white teeth. "Also, a few days ago when I was delivering goods, I bumped into something eerie on the road, and I remembered Old Zhang saying there are streamers who specialize in filming strange things, so I started a live stream—"

"To my surprise, there were actually viewers, and several people gave me tips!"

"Even..." Qiao Yu's voice trailed off, her dark face flushing red with embarrassment, "cough cough, someone complimented my looks!"

"Of course, you're naturally beautiful," Liu Sheng affirmed without blinking or skipping a beat.

Given that 80% of the population in this world suffers from radiation sickness, Qiao Yu is indeed a very retro beauty in this story.

Retro, of course, refers to the period before the Great Cataclysm.

In this way, Liu Sheng finally understood:
The survivors in those settlements earn money by accumulating traffic, exchanging likes, views, and tips for gold coins, then exchanging gold coins for new coins, and finally using the new coins to buy supplies.

I also understand why the world has such a rich and diverse range of entertainment options.

People are unable to leave their homes; reality has already locked them down, so they can only stay in small spaces and devote all their energy to the infinite world of the StarNet.

No wonder everyone's always looking down at their phones, they're making money from them!

But then another problem arose.

"...But who is actually paying these payments? Where does this money come from? And who is responsible for honoring them?"

Liu Sheng couldn't understand it.

I have a feeling there's a huge trap here.

Qiao Yu was momentarily speechless. "Perhaps, emotional value is also a commodity here?"

“But the key is that what we got in return were real supplies,” Liu Sheng said in a deep voice. “Those rice, flour, medicine, clean water, canned food, and so on are all real things that can be eaten and used, not virtual numbers.”

"Currently, judging from the platform, the sources of goods seem to come from different sellers around the world—mostly investigators from the Special Affairs Bureau, or capable and daring survivors who scavenge supplies from the ruins and then list them on the platform for trading."

"But no matter how much you search and plunder over the past thirty years, the supplies you can find are always limited, right? And after being exposed to radiation for so long, and with their expiration dates past, are these things still safe to eat and use?"

Liu Sheng sighed.

"So we tried to trace the sellers, but found that many sellers' information was vague, some didn't even have profile pictures, and their names seemed to be randomly generated. When we tried to infiltrate the server to confirm, we encountered the same quantum firewall, which made it impossible to trace them."

Upon hearing this, Qiao Yu's expression gradually became serious.

“...Unless, new things are being produced continuously. But…” she paused, “where would a factory come from? Who’s operating it? We’ve never heard of anyone working in a factory!”

Liu Sheng continued, "Moreover, production means costs. Even an unmanned factory needs raw materials, energy, and maintenance."

"But where does the money for these costs come from? Why should people be able to exchange real money and supplies just by watching videos, saying a few nice words, singing a song, and dancing?"

"To give an example—if I give you a bottle of water in a water-scarce desert, and you only reply with 'thank you,' do you think this transaction is reasonable?"

Qiao Yu thought for a moment and replied seriously, "If it's you, Sheng Sheng, then of course it makes sense."

“But if someone else did that…” she paused, clenching her fist, “…of course, absolutely not!”

“Ahem, yes… so this doesn’t make any sense at all.” Liu Sheng’s face flushed slightly, and she coughed lightly to quickly change the subject. “Unless—there’s an unseen hand behind this, transferring goods from one hand to the other, producing and selling them all, deliberately creating a closed loop.”

She looked into the distance, towards the horizon at the edge of the wasteland.

It was a dark and silent place.

"That is to say..."

"The real profits are hidden where we can't see them, enough to cover the current costs. And the world we see may just be a facade."

(End of this chapter)