While he was thinking, the powerful veterans had already decided to leave once the countdown reached zero. As for the newcomers...
"I can only wish you good luck."
A senior Samsara said casually, his voice only perfunctory and polite, "As long as you stay away from Konoha and leave here quickly, the chances of you newcomers surviving are quite high."
"Do you think we're in the way?"
Another newcomer asked in a panic, "Brothers, I don't have any other advantages. I'm just very indecisive, so I'm very obedient. I can handle all kinds of heavy physical labor! I definitely won't get in your way."
"Your abilities won't hinder us, but if we take you with us, it will be very difficult to march quickly or operate covertly. The most troublesome thing is that we won't be able to conduct counter-reconnaissance and will easily be tracked by the enemy."
The senior's words were brief and pointed: "Also, don't say we won't help you, because what we are about to teach you is the first lesson of the Lord God Space: 'Don't expect anyone to help you on their own initiative.'"
As soon as he finished speaking, the countdown returned to zero. The veterans immediately turned around and walked into the alley. The newcomers hurriedly chased into the alley, but were shocked to find that the veterans had merged into the darkness and disappeared.
"Is that Six Paths Pain really that powerful?"
Illya looked in confusion at the direction the alley had led them to. "So powerful that they were scared off before they even showed their true strength, leaving so many people in need behind and running away?"
Wang Quan looked at Illya with a strange expression. He felt the same strange feeling as Illya just now.
But he knew very well that the real strange thing was that he was obviously an adult and he obviously understood the logic of senior people not wanting to bring burdens to their actions, but he still felt strange - it could only be said that he had been hanging out with elementary school students for too long, and his heart was full of more and more "extra emotions".
Seeing that the veterans had really abandoned them, the newcomers looked around blankly for a while, gritted their teeth and stomped their feet, and went into the alley to leave here and leave Konoha.
"Eh? Wait a minute! Wait for us!"
Seeing the newcomers running so fast, Illya hurriedly called out loudly, but the newcomers only walked faster after hearing the elementary school students' voices.
"What happened to them?"
Li Xiaolang looked at the 11 newcomers walking away in confusion.
"They're falling prey to the bystander effect."
Wang Quan rubbed his chin and said.
Illya looked at Wang Quan in confusion: "What is that?"
Miyu beside him explained softly, "The bystander effect is that in a group, the sense of responsibility of an individual is constantly diluted. For example, if an elderly person falls in a public place, everyone will think that others will help them, so they don't have to go."
After saying that, Miyu finally realized what was happening and looked at Wang Quan: "You mean, those 11 people thought we were elderly people who needed help?"
"There's nothing we can do about it."
Lihua spread her hands and said helplessly, "I don't know why, but everyone in our elementary school is good at hiding their great achievements in saving the world. That's why they don't even know us, let alone how powerful we are."
"Are you good at hiding your great deeds of saving the world?"
Wang Quan looked at Lihua in astonishment: "This is the first time I've heard of such a thing."
"There are some."
Li Syaoran casually said, "During last winter break, Senbudu used the Dragon Ascending Sword and his friends to seal the Demon Realm. And during last summer break, Haruka Daichi took the Ruyi Divine Sword and went to the moon, dismantling the original Demon King, who had returned the universe to chaos, into its component parts. They both tacitly agreed not to tell anyone about it."
"..."
Wang Quan's mouth twitched. "We didn't tell the outside world about Kaz because he was mainly killed by Xiao Wukong alone. We only killed one of them, so it's inappropriate to take the credit for saving the world. But they didn't, right? Why are they hiding it?"
"Student Wang Quan—"
Illya looked at Wang Quan in confusion: "Being a hero, and an unknown hero who saves humanity - don't you think this is coooooooool!"
Hearing this, Wang Quan breathed a sigh of relief. He didn't think this was cool at all. It just meant that he hadn't completely degenerated into a primary school student. This was cause for celebration.
Elementary School Students and the Business Empire: Chapter 194: Incompetent Royal Power?
"You run so fast..."
Wang Quan raised his eyebrows after taking a look at the newcomers who had disappeared. He could certainly understand why the seniors regarded the newcomers as a burden, and he could also understand why the newcomers, who were very afraid of being abandoned, turned around and abandoned the elementary school students as a burden.
But even though he understood, a strong sense of unhappiness still accumulated in his chest—
Couldn't these guys just come up with a lame lie like 'Wait here, uncle and auntie will be back soon' to fool the kids? Children are the easiest to fool, but they can't even be bothered to fool them.
We can only hope that the actions of these adults who are not worthy of being role models will not teach Illya and Rika bad things, right?
Having made up his mind that no matter how much these newcomers begged him, he would not lend a hand, Wang Quan turned to look at his friends and said with his hands spread out, "Now we should decide where to go."
"How do you decide this?"
Lihua scratched her head in distress and said, "According to the original plan, Captain Zero was going to send us directly to the Akatsuki organization, and then we would deliver the books, and then we could take our hard-earned errand money back to the school to hold a snack party. But now where is Captain Zero?"
"I don't know, although I don't know..."
Wang Quan shook his head and said, "But Captain Zero can freely travel between worlds, and his flying speed easily exceeds the speed of the expansion of the universe. There is another inexplicably strong person in Yuanshen Elementary School. I happen to know of an enemy who can make such a strong person suddenly lose contact."
Recalling the person that Little Wukong had solemnly mentioned to him, the 'mastermind' who was hiding in the campus and playing with many powerful people in the multiverse, Wang Quan muttered thoughtfully.
Perhaps the reason he and his companions were inexplicably led into that divine dimension was related to that 'mastermind'? However, he couldn't figure out what it meant by doing all this.
"In short, Captain Zero can't be relied upon for the time being. We can only find a way to deliver the package ourselves now."
After hearing what Wang Quan said, Lihua gave a thumbs up, said she understood, and strode towards the villagers.
Fortunately, Wang Quan had predicted the girl's reaction in advance and quickly grabbed Lihua's wrist, which prevented things from getting out of control.
"Eh? What's wrong, Wang Quan?"
Lihua looked at Wang Quan in confusion: "If we don't ask for directions, we won't even know where to go."
"I understand the reason."
Wang Quan squinted at Lihua and asked, "But how are you going to ask?"
"Hello, uncles and aunts over there, can I ask how to get to the Akatsuki organization? That's all I need to know."
Lihua said as a matter of course. Li Xiaolang looked at Wang Quan in confusion. "I was going to ask that too. Any questions?"
"It's a huge problem."
Wang Quan shook his head and said, "The Dean of Studies is a super villain who plans to build nuclear bombs, drop a few on the human world, and then use nuclear deterrence to create peace! The Akatsuki organization, which is obviously closely related to the Dean of Studies, is definitely a terrorist organization. What is he trying to do by rashly inquiring about the whereabouts of a terrorist organization?"
Lihua, startled, belatedly covered her mouth and asked in a low voice, "What should we do now?"
"For now—let's find a way to make money first."
Wang Quan rubbed his chin and said, "I didn't even think about staying here, so I only brought some bread and Pepsi. But if we're going to the Rain Village, whose location is still unknown, then this amount is far from enough. We don't even know the way there, so we need to make preparations in advance. We need to prepare at least enough food, drinking water, and milk for five people for several days."
"really."
Li Xiaolang stroked his chin and said, "I've been fasting for a long time and don't need to eat, but you four can't stand it - except that we're in an unfamiliar place, how are we going to make money?"
Wang Quan raised his lips and said, "With me here, you don't need to worry about that at all."
After saying that, he snapped his fingers, and Mana appeared behind him and transformed into a magic box, from which she took out a primary school student's schoolbag. Then Wang Quan opened the schoolbag, revealing the leftover instant milk powder inside.
"Uh... could it be milk tea again..."
Illya looked at the packets of white powder in her schoolbag awkwardly. "Wang Quan, I know you had a grudge against mushrooms in your past life, and that blood feud has continued to haunt you until now. But what about milk tea? Does milk tea have a grudge against you, too?"
"Aside from the occasional sugar high, it's not a big deal."
Wang Quan put on his schoolbag and squinted at his friends: "Of course, besides selling milk tea, I also know a few ways to make money. Give me some time, and I can hollow out the entire Konoha for you to see."
"Mmm...really?"
Lihua looked at Wang Quan suspiciously. "This is a different world we know nothing about. Reincarnators can't make use of their information advantage. Mr. Wang Quan, you want to make money by relying on your foresight like before, it won't work."
"Tsk, I didn't expect you to look down on me, Lihua."
Wang Quan rolled up his sleeves and snatched the magic box from Mana. "You all think selling milk tea is boring, right? I think so too. Wait, I'm going to show you something interesting!"
"Eh!"
Mana stared dumbfoundedly at Wang Quan running away with the magic box in his arms, then looked at Lihua in horror: "What did you say to the Master?!"
"Mmm...I'm telling the truth."
Lihua said weakly, "There's no stock market here, let alone a return foundation. The information advantage of a fifth-grader on Wall Street is completely useless here."
“There weren’t even cars yet.”
Illya, standing by, couldn't help but grumble, "Now he can't even use his best business tactics, 'taking advantage of the night to secretly deflate the competitor's tires.'"
"I think so."
Miyu nodded thoughtfully and said, "Besides selling milk tea, I can't think of any other way to raise the money for the trip so quickly... Unless I sell the books that the dean repeatedly instructed me to send to the local area."
“What’s wrong with selling milk tea?”
The Dark Magician Girl said bitterly, "Isn't it just a little bit high in sugar that's unhealthy for a child? It's much healthier than being exploded by a lever tens of thousands of times stronger!"
After saying that, Mana chased after the Master worriedly. At this point, she could only hope that the Master would not forget his original intention of selling milk tea and let this small village go.
Elementary School Students and Business Empires: Chapter 2: Time Travel: I'm Doing PP in Flame
At the entrance to the alley...
Returning to this spot once again, the young man looked around anxiously. Where were all those children who had been abducted by the Lord God like them? Where had they gone?
"It's been so long, the children must have left."
Another young woman nearby sighed, "If I had known that you men would be so irresponsible and would run away without even looking back, I would have stayed to take care of those elementary school students."
The young man retorted bluntly, "Didn't you run too? And your speed was no slower than ours."
"I...I didn't expect that no one would come out to help these poor elementary school students."
"What a coincidence, I thought so too."
Hearing this, the young woman bit her lip and said, "When I first left school to work, my mom called me every night to check on me. That was how I managed to suppress the anxiety I felt entering society. But these kids... the tallest is only 1.3 meters tall, and the shortest is only 1.2 meters! How scared and uneasy would those kids be facing this completely unfamiliar place?"
"So we must find them quickly!"
The young man scratched his head and said helplessly, "Although we newcomers are also in a difficult situation, our situation is still better than that of elementary school students. At least we have a few more years of experience in society. I really can't imagine how those children who have never stepped into society survive in this world... Uh..."
The sudden silence made the young woman look at her teammates in confusion, and then followed his gaze to look into the distance.
The elementary school student she wanted to find and protect was currently sitting cross-legged on the ground with a box beside him. He was saying something to the people passing by, and some people took out money and put it into the box with an interested look on their faces.
"This...this is begging!"
The young woman looked at the scene in astonishment, then clenched her fists in grief: "You and I are so shameless. We actually let such a kind child fall to this state!"
"Has it fallen to this point?"
The young man stared blankly at the elementary school student in front of him, his eloquence making passersby chuckle and gamble, "This kind elementary school student you're talking about is now bullying P2P in broad daylight on the street..."
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The elementary school student, who had no idea that he had unknowingly ruined the three views of two young people, was still shouting with all his might.
"Don't miss it if you pass by, everyone. Come and take a look, take a look at this 'treasure chest' that my parents passed down to me. It's so magical."
Wang Quan vividly described to the villagers who came and went how powerful the "heirloom" in his hand was.
"Once upon a time, my parents, desperate after failing in business, discovered this treasure passed down from my grandfather, along with ten thousand yuan lying next to it. At first, my parents only wanted to use the ten thousand yuan to meet their immediate needs, but my grandfather left instructions on the ten thousand yuan, telling them to put it in the treasure chest. Then something magical happened! They found one thousand yuan in the chest!"
"At first, my parents were confused. Why did only one thousand yuan appear in the box after ten thousand yuan was thrown in? Where did the remaining nine thousand yuan go? The answer was revealed three days later. The magical treasure chest unexpectedly contained another thousand yuan! Three days after that, another thousand yuan poured out of it. Soon, the amount of money in the treasure chest exceeded the original ten thousand yuan, and it kept increasing! Hundreds of thousands! Millions! It kept increasing!"
At this point, Wang Quan patted the treasure chest and said, amidst the villagers' suspicious, bewildered, and amused gazes, "One hundred million! Whoever can come up with one hundred million will own my ancestral treasure chest. Of course, I know none of you 'smart people' would believe such a thing, not even if I swear on my parents' lives. So, you can try it out first. Who wants to go first? Who wants to experience the power of my treasure chest?"
"..."
Hiding in the distance, Rika looked at Mana with confusion and anticipation: "Does that magic box have such magical powers? Then can I put the chocolate cake in it?"
"No…that box doesn't have the power to violate the law of conservation of energy."
Mana watched with trepidation as passersby tossed coins and change into the box with a playful air. "It's really just a magic box I use to perform tricks and amuse children."
"In other words, Wang Quan is a liar?"
Illya looked at the scene in front of her with a bewildered look on her face. "Using magic to make money, tricking people into paying 100 million to buy that magic box?"
"One hundred million?"
Miyu silently shook her head and said in a serious tone, "Illya, you underestimate the value of something that even the Somersault Cloud would avoid. What he wants is not just one hundred million, but the wealth accumulated by generations of the entire village..."
Under Illya's bewildered gaze, Miyu shook her head and softly explained to the three puzzled people, "Selling the box for 100 million is just a cover to attract attention, so that others will not pay attention to Wang Quan's real purpose - to get people to put money into the magic box."
"its not right."
Lihua counted on her fingers, "Don't we have to pay back the money others invested?"
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