Planet of Sand and Oasis of Iron

Chapter 317 316. At least in a place like this, this level of sophistry is still a bit...

While Seifer was busy with other things, the technical department gave him a big job.

Strictly speaking, it was Xiaotao (her self-proclaimed name) who made the suggestions, Ramu (her sister) who did the calculations, and then the minister and the leader of the working group, as well as external aid, worked together to produce various equipment.

The entire technical department distributes work in an orderly manner, and everyone who comes in will give a thumbs up and say "That's amazing!"

If what is made is a serious thing.

However, the reality is that Xiaotao's thinking is too unique. She thinks that if she wants to make money quickly, the easiest way is to turn money into a necessary item for circulation.

Therefore, the best way is to learn from some of the money circulation methods in other node cities and manufacture game consoles... After all, game consoles require money to play.

Slot machines, pinball machines, horse racing machines... and even fully automatic blackjack machines were produced and developed by the technical department in just two days. In order to quickly recover funds, the purchase and delivery rates of all machines were carefully adjusted.

Cypher crossed his arms. "Isn't this just gambling?"

Xiao Tao then stood up in defiance—but was held down by the student union members on both sides. "No way! We only provide entertainment. If you want to activate these machines, you need to buy game tokens from us!"

Hmm... sounds like purchasing game qualifications, so what then?
"Those who bought game tokens can go in and enjoy it. It would be a shame if they didn't sell it, but if they did, they would only get tokens!"

That being said, it was indeed not so bad. Seifer nodded slightly and looked at the student council president. The other party hummed twice and motioned him to continue asking.

Seifer praised: "That's a good choice. I think there's nothing wrong with making money by collecting tickets and chances."

"Right! I think so too! And besides, we don't just want students to spend money. If they just want to spend money to play video games, then no one will come, right?"

Hold on?

"So, for those who earn game coins, we'll provide a wealth of prizes as souvenirs! For example, super beautiful cups, rare small appliances, and decorations made by the technical department!"

Seifer was silent for a few seconds, then suddenly pressed the issue, "You're not going to tell me... that those who receive these small prizes can actually sell them, right?"

"Yeah, yeah, after all, it's impossible for people to invest all their food money in this! So we opened a gift recycling center next door, and we use money to recycle them!"

Xiao Tao smiled excitedly: "This way, students can play the game without spending too much money, and we can also quickly earn the target amount of money!"

Whenever I try to show you respect, you speak.

For some reason, these words emerged in Seifer's mind. He closed his eyes and thought for a moment, then turned to the student council president and asked, "What are you going to do with them?"

"They will be confined for at least 15 days. If the subsequent impact is too great, we will consider having their parents come and take them away."

Simply put, it means dropping out of school.

"Why?! We just invented a new way to play the game—and it's not gambling at all!"

Seifer put his hand on her head, applied a little force, and slowly twisted her neck to his accomplice beside her as Xiaotao cried out in pain, "Neck... neck..."

Except for her, everyone else was either covering their faces or curled up in their chairs, looking sad and wondering, "How can I work with such an idiot?"

"Putting aside all the fancy settings, isn't this just a disguised way of recycling funds, a 'reasonable' exchange channel designed to make a huge profit?" Saifu said with a look of disappointment. "Even if you were going to do this, you shouldn't use the name of the technical department. Just pull in a few irrelevant people and open a Widow's shop next to it... Well, wouldn't it be better if the convenience store also had a recycling function?"

"Teacher, you are so knowledgeable! Please teach me!"

Xiao Tao answered loudly, but then the ruthless iron hand pinched her skull causing severe pain. She had no choice but to scream "Ahhhhh" and then tried hard to close her mouth.

Seeing that the farce was finally coming to an end, the student union president slowly said, "Since you already know what happened, please leave these people to us."

"I called you here just to be a witness. Please forgive me."

That being said... but of course Seifer couldn't just sit there and watch the plan fall through. After a brief thought, he decided to let the student council president temporarily suspend the execution of the punishment.

"I don't think it's necessary to be so serious about putting them in solitary confinement or expelling them from school. After all, their intentions were good, but there were some minor problems along the way."

Hearing him say this, the student council president's tone became somewhat dangerous: "Are you planning to protect the people in the technical department?"

"Of course not. How can it be called shielding? We should say we are making some bold attempts to let students who are on the verge of going astray know that they have done something wrong and correct it."

While saying this, Sefer asked the student council president to calm down and turned around to ask the minister who had put on headphones and closed his eyes, pretending to be resigned to his fate.

"From the time the program was launched until it was shut down by the student union, how much money did you make? From your... um, classmates."

The minister blinked and replied in a tired voice, "One hundred... one hundred and fifty thousand..."

Hearing this number, Seifer's eyelids twitched. In just a short while, not only did you guys take out so much money, but the students in the school haven't rioted yet?
He called Feldrich on the comms line, and as soon as the call was connected, Sefer said, "It's been less than a week, just three days, and the technical department has earned you $150,000."

"Oh...? So capable? But why are you contacting me so hastily... Hmm, is something wrong?"

Well said, what happened is neither big nor small.

"In the worst case, the technical department might drop out because of this. In the worst case, all it takes is a nod from you, and the problem will be solved. How about you, Afu, give me a favor?"

Perhaps it was because he had been advising her over the past two days that he had regained some of his ground and confidence. Feldrich only thought about it for a moment and confirmed that the technical department had indeed earned the target amount of money within the specified time limit.

She answered casually that it was okay, and even said that the current environment in the technical department was too bad, so she asked them to move to another place to start their activities. She would submit the initial funds and renovation plan later and let Sefer pass it on to the school.

After saying this, the communication ended, and Seifer said carefully: "Someone is planning to add a building to your school for the technical department."

"She's very interested in the technical department and plans to invest in them... indirectly, she's also planning to invest in your school's facilities. Does this investment attempt count as making amends?"

The student union president had never expected this kind of development. In her opinion, it was difficult for the technical department to produce anything while staying in that shabby factory building every day. Now they had actually attracted investment for the first time?

As we all know, any group in the college that can attract investment from companies and achieve off-campus profits will receive various preferential treatments.

So after weighing the pros and cons, the student union president waved his hand and signaled the student union members to let them go.

Then he said helplessly, "...I will leave the relevant punishments aside for now. You can leave now. But the Student Union will always keep an eye on you. Don't cause any trouble."

(End of this chapter)