Meng Chao said, "The foundations under the Nine Super Enterprises are, bluntly speaking, still tools for making money. In the eyes of ordinary citizens, how are they any different from the corporations themselves?"
Shen Yuanbao said, "Then what would the foundations you're talking about do?"
"The foundations I envision would primarily carry out five major functions."
Counting on his fingers, Meng Chao said, "First, they would provide all kinds of support to Dragon City's primary and secondary schools and preschool educational institutions, including but not limited to supplying cultivation equipment, improving campus environments, directly providing teachers or improving teachers' compensation, offering grants to impoverished students, covering the costs of nutritious lunches, and so on."
Shen Yuanbao frowned. "The Nine Corporations already have quite a few educational institutions under their names."
"The educational institutions under your names are either elite schools designed specifically for the wealthy, or all manner of profit-driven training classes."
Meng Chao replied, "In my view, while elite schools and training classes are not some flood or ferocious beast, those who can truly defend Dragon City must be the countless students who emerge from ordinary schools located in the Slums and old residential districts.
"Many far-sighted people in Dragon City are now calling for improvements to the quality of education in ordinary schools, so that every child can have the chance to awaken Superhuman Power. Yet they lack sufficient funds and resources.
"If the Nine Super Enterprises could establish an educational foundation and play a role in this regard, they would surely earn the welcome and support of most ordinary citizens. To a certain extent, it could also wash away the negative impact caused by the Underground Black Market."
Shen Yuanbao neither agreed nor disagreed. "Go on. What's second?"
"Second, this foundation could be used to discover new