Cosmic Demon

Chapter 196: Almighty Divine Machine, Educational Background!
Even if you are a supernova, you have to be humble when asking for help.

Zhou Yuanchen spoke in a very sincere tone. He has always been like this. Nothing is more important than the pressure of debt. He carefully calculates every expense he makes and never overspends.

It was precisely because of this extraordinary perseverance that he was not crushed to death by the debt of more than one billion.

"These are all trivial matters, Lao Zhou. If you ask me, your thinking is still not broad enough."

Qin Shi threw down the towel and asked Xuanming to bring two bottles of iced, thirst-quenching level 4 energy liquid, which he drank down in gulps.

The high-level resource that once allowed him to increase his vitality by several points can now only be used as a powerful functional drink and cannot bring about a significant improvement.

"Brother Qin, tell me in detail."

Zhou Yuanchen took the sealed level 4 energy liquid and looked at Qin Shi with bright eyes and a fiery look.

This is what he wants to learn most!
"In fact, with your status as the Central City Supernova, the resources you can leverage are definitely more than a few billion."

Qin Shi naturally put on the airs of a senior and imparted his experience:

"Let me ask you, Lao Zhou, what do you think is your relationship with the Central City Education Department? Mutually beneficial partners, or employees who are dependent on the platform?"

Zhou Yuanchen frowned, thought carefully and said:
"The Education Department selects talents from major universities every year to inject new blood into the system and assigns them to various positions to shine.

The reason I became a supernova is, on the one hand, that I am young enough, have unlimited potential and have the hope of becoming a full-time worker; on the other hand, my educational background meets the requirements.

Brother Qin, you may not know that in the central city, especially in the upper city, your "educational background" is more important. "

This was the first time Qin Shi heard this statement, and he couldn't help but ask curiously:

“What does education background mean?”

Zhou Yuanchen answered:

"The Central City covers a huge area and is the largest city in Hengzhou. Its total population has long exceeded hundreds of millions. It adopts a multi-center network structure, divided into the upper city and the lower city. Most people in the lower city live in the underground space with a development depth of three to five kilometers.

It is not easy to maintain normal operation and good order in such a large gathering place. Almost 80% of it depends on the active consciousness provided by the Dongxia Original, 'Taijun'. "

Qin Shi nodded. He was not unfamiliar with this part.

Since the continuous advancement of citizen rights, the information he can browse every time he goes online has become richer.

The New Dongxia's great expedition, which has lasted for nine thousand years and has yet to end, mainly relies on the "original technology" discovered by the Nine Marshals from the ten major ruins in the star sea.

It is said that this great technology came from the artificial star god, the Gear Emperor, who completely dragged the ancient Dongxia Empire into the abyss.

New Dongxia was established and named "Original".

It can be regarded as a high-tech computer that stores countless construction templates of the ancient Dongxia Empire, including but not limited to blueprints of various weapons, building plans, and can even help transform the planetary environment and analyze massive parameters.

No matter which planet the Great Crusade's warbands landed on, as long as they established a base and used this original technology, human settlements would spring up in a very short period of time.

Such as water circulation systems, artificial farms, circular reactors, cosmic energy base stations, ecological domes... and so on.

As long as you collect all the materials, the original text will show its power.

Therefore, professionals in the mechanical field prefer to call themselves by another more metaphysical name in private.

The universal magic machine!

That’s right, many people who believe in rational mechanical approaches believe that Dongxia’s original technology is essentially a universal magical machine that can respond to any request.

It's like a pixel game from old times, where you put the materials in and things will pop up by themselves.

"Taijun is an active consciousness incubated in Hengzhou. It manages the central city. With a large population, education, ecology, and resource allocation are all big issues."

Zhou Yuanchen narrated:
"In terms of education, the central city implements a regional allocation system. As a result, a concept of educational origin emerged. In the upper city, there are 'three primary schools and three middle schools', which means that only those three primary schools and three middle schools are eligible to be selected by the Education Department.

Generally speaking, if you don’t go to three primary schools or three middle schools, it will be difficult to get into Qiguang Hengda or Jiakai University of Science and Technology, let alone enter the system.

My primary school is Blue Sky Affiliated School, and my secondary school is First Experimental School, both of which are among the top three primary schools and three middle schools.”

Qin Shi clicked his tongue, meaning that the Education Department only selects potential stocks with “good family background”?
“The Central City Education Department is very large, with more than 20 million staff, of which less than one-tenth are in the Lower City.

This is what I mean by educational background. Your educational background has already determined your future. Those students in the third grade and third grade middle school will subconsciously form groups and exclude "outsiders."

Zhou Yuanchen was quite emotional. If he had not relied on the loan benefits of Entropy Sea Bank to become a rapidly developing academic genius, it would have been difficult for an ordinary family like his to gain a foothold in such an environment.

"Tsk, it seems that I was lucky that I was born in Old Factory Street. If I were born in the Central City, I would have bad luck and become a resident of the Lower City. It would be really difficult to make a name for myself."

Qin Shi thought about it. According to the huge scale of the central city, people in the lower city may not be able to step into the upper city in their lifetime. After all, it is a huge city of nearly 500,000 square kilometers.

The central city has already reached such an unimaginable scale. I wonder how magnificent the four national universities occupying planets and building "college cities" will be.

"Old Zhou, it's really not easy for you either."

Qin Shi sighed, patted Zhou Yuanchen on the shoulder, and said:

"In that case, as a supernova who has broken through the siege of countless students, your value is self-evident. How can a mere tens of billions be enough? Think about it, the Education Department, the Martial Arts Association, and those big companies, all the big projects on the agenda are worth more than tens of billions, or even hundreds of billions?

If we just blindly and passively accept the resources poured into us, we will have no future.”

Zhou Yuanchen seemed to be thinking about something. Qin Shi's words helped him to open up his mind.

Why haven’t I thought about it before?

You are worthy of being a gold-level customer of Entropy Bank!
"How can you catch up with the speed of compounding debt interest if you work hard on your own? Old Zhou, you should also know that the Education Department and I don't get along. I think you can go back to the Central City and apply for a special fund from the Education Department to defeat the supernova of the Tai'an Metropolitan Area and ensure the unshakable position of the Central City!"

Qin Shi's persuasion was like the devil's instigation, and every word penetrated into Zhou Yuanchen's heart.

"Why didn't the Education Department invest much in you in the past? Because you have too many substitutes behind you. If they are not satisfied, they can replace you at any time and support other talents.

But from now on, it will be different. You will be my 'enemy'! Only Zhou Yuanchen can compete with Qin Shi! You become the only irreplaceable choice, and the Education Department must place a heavy bet! "

As Zhou Yuanchen listened, his eyes widened. He felt like a rookie soldier and his admiration for Qin Shi deepened.

"Brother Qin, what you said makes sense. However, with my mere 1.7 billion combat power, how can I defeat you?"

When the excitement in his heart died down, Zhou Yuanchen felt as if a bucket of cold water had been poured on him and he hung his head.

Before he visited the Nanhuang Gym, he thought about the reason why he lost to Qin Shi last time.

The problem is that the account was suddenly frozen and it is impossible to exert its full potential.

But now, after seeing the bright logo of Entropy Sea Bank's gold-level customers with his own eyes, Zhou Yuanchen completely lost his will to fight. He knew too well how terrifying the resources Qin Shi could leverage if he was willing.

"Don't be discouraged, Lao Zhou. After all, you have entered the professional field and are a serious martial arts expert."

Qin Shi consoled him with two words and said:

"We are all brothers. Don't worry. When I am interviewed in the future and the media reporters ask me to comment on the young masters of Hengzhou, I will praise them highly and say that your talent and qualifications are not inferior to mine and that you are definitely my rival!" Zhou Yuanchen was slightly moved and said to himself, Brother Qin is really nice!
"If you and I join forces, it will be no problem to siphon off all the Hengzhou funds."

Qin Shi waved his hand and drew a blueprint for Zhou Yuanchen's future.

"When the time comes, Old Zhou, you and I will fight from the Top 100 to the Star Cup, and then to the Ancient Heavenly Road. The Education Department and Ying's family will have to spend money on you even if they spend all their money!"

Zhou Yuanchen's eyes sparkled and his heart was pounding. He thought Qin Shi was absolutely right.

In the past, even though he was a supernova, he had to bow his head and be obedient when facing the leaders of the Education Department.

But if it becomes the only option to fight against supernovas in the Tai'an area, the meaning will be completely different.

"Brother Qin, how do you want to divide it?"

Zhou Yuanchen is also very smart.

"What's there to share, Lao Zhou? You and I are so familiar with each other. It's just a small matter. Talking about money will hurt our relationship."

Qin Shi waved his hand gently. He understood more and more the real meaning of what Lin Yunqing said, that it is important to control resources.

Under the sea of ​​stars, in Dongxia, which is constantly moving towards the farther reaches of the Milky Way, there are actually only three types of people: those who control resources, those who allocate resources, and those who produce resources.

So geniuses are not valuable because they are just tools for digesting resources and can be created continuously.

This is also the reason why Zhou Yuanchen, despite being the supernova of the central city, still does not have as high a status as imagined.

The reason why Qin Shi rejected the door to the upper world and the olive branch extended by the four major countries was that he had figured it out.

With a background like his, no matter how far he goes or how high he stands, he still cannot escape the constraints of resources and will always be restricted by the system.

"Brother Qin, how can I be so embarrassed? You have done your best to help me, so I have to give you something back..."

Zhou Yuanchen looked at Qin Shi and could tell from the other person's expression that he was not joking but was very serious.

"Old Zhou, if you really want to repay me, just provide me with some information about the central city in the future."

Qin Shi's tone was calm, but it seemed to contain unusual power:

“We can’t always be called ‘geniuses’. Paying off debts requires more than just becoming a master. If one day you have the power of distribution, you will find that the interest that once weighed you down will disappear with just a few seconds of quiet breathing.”

Zhou Yuanchen's throat rolled subconsciously, and his palms clenched the sealed iron tank of energy liquid.

"Can I?"

he asked in a hoarse voice.

"If it's us, then it can definitely be done."

Qin Shi smiled.

……

……

An hour later, Zhou Yuanchen stepped out of the gate of Nanhuang Taoist Gym.

Zhou Shu, who was anxiously waiting outside, hurried forward and confirmed that the supernova from the Education Department was not injured, then he breathed a sigh of relief.

Then he asked curiously:

"What did you and Qin Shi talk about? Did you have any arguments?"

Zhou Yuanchen had a cold face and his eyes exuded chill:

"One thing has been confirmed. I have entered the professional field. The faster I am on the path of martial arts, the faster I am. I will wash away the shame of this failure with my own hands!"

It's burning up!

Feeling Zhou Yuanchen's surging fighting spirit, Zhou Shu was overjoyed.

What he worried about most was that the former would be unable to recover and lose confidence.

"Okay, okay! Xiao Zhou, when we return to the central city, I will apply for a higher subsidy for you..."

"No need. I have already spoken to the director. After careful consideration, he agreed to set up a special fund to help me consolidate my strength as a professional ninth-level official! The great expansion is imminent. I will defeat Qin Shi and restore the reputation of the Central City!"

Zhou Yuanchen spoke with great force. He turned his head to look at the sign of Nanhuang Dojo and thought:

"Brother Qin is right. Only by being the one who allocates resources can you make it to shore."

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"Xiao Qin, what do you want to do by helping Zhou Yuanchen like this?"

Old Zhang pushed his wheelchair out into the spacious backyard with blue brick pavement. He had seen and heard everything that had just happened.

"I'm about to head to Central City, and it's good to have an 'informant' who can provide information. Old Zhou has a good temper. He was at the top of the Copper Mountain during the Top 100 competition, and he has just stepped into the professional field. If he wants to kill someone, the chances are good."

Qin Shi naturally walked to the back of the wheelchair, held the handle with both hands, and said with a smile:
"Anyway, we are taking money from the Education Department, so we can let Old Zhou build as much as he wants, which can also be considered as consuming enemy resources."

Old Zhang smiled, as if he could see through Qin Shi’s inner thoughts:
"You plan to establish a 'circle' with yourself as the core. This is a good idea. Under the sea of ​​stars, even gods may not walk alone, let alone ordinary creatures. The nine generals are all heroes, and they worked together to overthrow the empire."

Qin Shi chuckled and showed a shy expression. He had this idea, but it was just a rough draft, so he would take it one step at a time.

"Don't worry if you go to Central City. I'll let Xiaoyuer protect you."

Old Zhang's eyelids drooped. The hot summer had long passed, and the autumn was getting heavier day by day. The leader of the Nanhuang Taoist Temple seemed to be a little afraid of the cold.

Qin Shi stopped, walked to the side, bent down, and picked up the warm blanket.

"Xiao Qin."

Old Zhang's dry hand slowly held Qin Shi.

"You will be the heir of Nanhuang Gym in the future."

Something hard, like iron, was stuffed into Qin Shi's palm. It was very cold.

"According to the rules of the older generation, I have to hold a banquet, post notices, and inform everyone. I am old now and I am too lazy to make it, so let's keep it simple."

Old Zhang lowered his head, his deep, turbid eyes staring at the shocked Qin Shi, and then he said seriously, word by word:

"From now on, you are the Young Master of Nanhuang. Like me, you have the power to wear armor and carry weapons, and to kill first and report later!
The laws of Hengzhou and even Dongxia must yield to you!"

(End of this chapter)