Becoming a Capitalist!

"Aunt Lin, let's go with this. Hurry and expand the production line—don't let it affect future sales!"

Lin Hao played with the Tier 1 Soul Tool in his hand and spoke with a smile.

With this production line, even if some extraordinarily gifted person reverse-engineered the method of making Soul Tools, they would still be nothing compared to him!

As the saying went, the beginning was always the hardest. With this pearl leading the way, all that remained was to have the Soul Tool engraving pens inscribe more complex formations!

He believed that even without his reminder, Xian Lin'er, Cai Meier, and the others would research that on their own.

"Understood, Young Master. Also, the bicycles and automobiles you mentioned—the various components have already been made.

Would you like us to assemble them so you can see the finished products?"

Xian Lin'er nodded, then brought up another matter.

"So soon? Then let's go take a look. I happened to draw out the assembly process during this time. Have someone make copies later and show them to the others!"

A trace of surprise flashed across Lin Hao's face. He had not expected Xian Lin'er and the others to be so efficient!

If the Tier 1, 2, and 3 Soul Tools were research projects Lin Hao had developed for military use,

then in the civilian sector, he had come up with automobiles and bicycles!

Automobiles were aimed at wealthy Soul Masters, while bicycles were aimed at ordinary people.

After all, with this foundation in place, he might as well earn whatever money he could. Summoning subordinates cost him a great deal of money, and he also wanted to experience the life of a capitalist!

Lin Hao did not need them to be exquisitely made, nor did they need many functions. As long as they could move, that was enough.

With that as the starting point, Xian Lin'er and the others found them relatively easy to develop—easier even than setting up the Soul Tool production line!

As for the automobile's power source, it was simply a miniature version of the production line's power source. Depending on the grade of the Soul Tool, it could reach different maximum speeds!

For now, he planned to make only Tier 1 models. The main reason was that Tier 2 and Tier 3 models had higher requirements for road conditions, and the current Douluo Continent was not very suitable!

If someone got into an accident while driving, it would have quite an impact on the Heaven and Earth Commerce Association, just like a certain Tesla in his previous life!

The only unresolved issue now was that the power source might be reverse-engineered and imitated. That was troublesome!

After all, selling automobiles was only one part of Lin Hao's plans. He also wanted to sell power sources, and that was a massive profit!

This was different from Soul Tools. Once others reverse-engineered this thing, it would directly affect several of his later plans!

Although he had Xian Lin'er add a formation to both the Soul Tools sold externally and the power sources that would destroy them if they were dismantled, there was never any shortage of clever people in the world!

The fact that Soul Tool technology on the Douluo Continent became so advanced tens of thousands of years later had already proven the Douluo people's talent for technology!

He was not worried about internal leaks, because everyone in the production base would be one of his own subordinates.

After thinking it over, Lin Hao felt that perhaps only by making examples of a few could he reduce the losses!

After all, this was not the peaceful era of his previous life. If Lin Hao discovered that someone dared compete with him for money, he could just send people to kill them. It was not as if they would be innocent!

"The items themselves aren't difficult, and your explanations were very detailed. Lingji also came up with quite a few ideas."

Xian Lin'er led Lin Hao and the other person toward another workshop, where the finished car frames, iron wheels, steering wheels, and a pile of parts had been placed!

"Oh, right. Lingji should know quite a bit about this sort of thing too—mechanisms and such!"

Lin Hao nodded in realization, then called over all the subordinates who would be handling the practical work later.

"I'll demonstrate it once first. There will be specialized instruction afterward as well, so watch carefully how I assemble it."

Lin Hao greeted them and went straight to the point.

"Understood, Young Master!"

These subordinates all came from ancient worlds, so naturally none of them had ever seen an automobile before. Every one of them was curious.

Lin Hao introduced each step as he went, explaining the entire process in detail. Once the frame had been installed, the first Soul Guidance Automobile on the Douluo Continent was complete.

"Young Master, can this thing really move?"

Even though Xian Lin'er thought the principles made perfect sense, she still asked somewhat incredulously.

It was clearly the question everyone else wanted to ask as well. Even Yan Lingji looked toward Lin Hao, awaiting his answer.

"Of course. I'll show you!"

Lin Hao smiled and nodded. He opened the door and sat directly in the driver's seat, feeling deeply moved inside!

In his previous life, he had not even owned a car. Other than occasionally driving the company car on business trips, the driver's license he had obtained had been practically useless.

He had never expected that after transmigrating into a quasi-ancient world, he would own his first car at just over twelve years old. Fate truly played tricks on people!

This car was somewhat similar to an old-fashioned car from his previous life, but it had only two seats. The Tier 1 power source was not particularly powerful, so Lin Hao had to take speed into consideration.

According to his design, with two people sitting inside, it had to be at least twice as fast as riding a horse to qualify!

Moreover, unlike automobiles from his previous life, this Soul Guidance Automobile used a hand brake. There was a button on each side of the steering wheel: the left one started and stopped it, while the right one was the brake!

As Lin Hao pressed the start button, he immediately felt pushed back into his seat.

Having not driven for so long, he was briefly unaccustomed to the sensation and nearly embarrassed himself in front of his subordinates!

After adjusting, Lin Hao saw that the workshop was quite spacious and even performed a drift.

Although it was the first time the many subordinates had seen such a thing, they simply thought it looked cool. They immediately began applauding!

Lin Hao soon pressed the start button again, and the power source immediately stopped supplying Soul Power.

He then pressed the brake button. The four wheels instantly stopped turning, and the car slid less than a meter!

"Young Master, this is too amazing!"

"Exactly! Young Master is truly incredible to have designed something like this!"

Looking like country bumpkins who had never seen the world, Xian Lin'er and the others hurriedly surrounded the automobile, exclaiming in amazement.

"Haha, Aunt Lin, Lingji, get in and try it. This is for changing direction!"

Lin Hao roughly taught them how to drive, then had Xian Lin'er get in and give it a try.

As a Titled Douluo, her reaction speed and learning ability were exceptional, and she quickly learned how to do it.

Hearing her cheers, Lin Hao was delighted as well. Once automobiles hit the market, they would definitely be extremely popular!

While they practiced driving, Lin Hao assembled the bicycle as well.

This one did not need a power source at all. It was purely a one-time sale!

However, that also meant it would be easy to imitate. But if he added a power source, the cost would become too high, making it similar to an electric bicycle—something ordinary people would find difficult to afford.

After wrestling with the matter, Lin Hao ultimately chose bicycles. Moreover, he planned to fire the first shot against piracy with bicycles!

He would engrave every bicycle with the Heaven and Earth Commerce Association's unique anti-counterfeiting mark. When the time came, he would be able to identify fakes at a glance!

As long as he dealt ruthlessly with them then, things would surely stay quiet for a while.

After that, he would carry out a few more crackdowns from time to time, each harsher than the last. He believed fewer people would dare do such things!

One clarification: after Gold Coins were used to summon subordinates, they did not simply disappear. Instead, the system redistributed them into markets across the Douluo Continent through various means.

Resources, on the other hand, were directly consumed. Use one batch, and there was one batch less!