Moling City was worlds apart from what it had been ten years ago. The filthy, cramped old streets from his memories had been completely renewed, and the old ox- and horse-drawn wooden carts had vanished without a trace.
It had been lively in the past, and it was lively now as well—only the form that liveliness took had changed.
Everyone's bearing had changed considerably too, as though a spring breeze had brushed over them and breathed new life into them.
That was the charm of "change." Change allowed people to feel enough novelty with every encounter, and wasn't novelty one of the nutrients that kept the mind alive? Maintaining the same old state would eventually leave everything lifeless and stagnant, devoid of vitality. It was the same principle as the saying: if you did not advance, you fell behind.
As they walked, Ashan explained in a low voice, "Boss Wei, Moling City was the first city to be transformed. It is temporarily serving as the headquarters of the Star Commerce Guild, so the changes you see here are rather drastic. The cities farther from Moling City have not changed nearly as much.
"The cargo trucks you see now are all privately owned by the guild and are used to transport goods.
"At present, the vast majority of spiritual-energy products are still mainly serving to improve the guild's productivity. They have not truly entered every household.
"To achieve that goal—to popularize spirit-energy products and completely alter the social structure—will probably take another five years."
Su Hao wore a smile as he replied, "Very good. There's no rush. Are all the cultivators inside and outside the city their people?"
"Not necessarily," Ashan said. "But none of our people are cultivators."
That made things easy! After making a round through the city and