A Thousandfold Price Difference-Who Could Possibly Resist?

However, it's true that this body currently lacks power; otherwise, it wouldn't be constantly being toyed with by women.

Xi blushed and swallowed hard. "It feels like drinking plain water porridge with only a hint of sweetness."

That's right!

To ensure sufficient entertainment value, Huang Cao's body can only sustain itself for one cycle. However, after eating its fill, it recovers after a while and can fight again.

After completing all the levels once, Huang Cao is no longer viable, but the real battle often begins at this point.

It's like painting with white paint. At first, the color is indeed very concentrated, but later it runs out, so you have to add water. Eventually, it becomes lighter and lighter until you can no longer paint any color at all.

It's like drinking porridge. Because there are so many people, you have to keep adding water to ensure everyone gets a sip, which inevitably makes the flavor bland.

After lying on the ground and dozing off for a while, Huang Cao had a sudden thought, and his originally tired body was instantly revitalized.

I, the King of Terra, am back!

Because Master Huang's battery life had decreased significantly before, the women were only full, not stuffed, so they didn't go to sleep on the spot like before.

Huang Cao approached Xi with a mischievous grin and said, "I should tell you, you really like round things."

Xi blushed, after all, there were so many people, and if she couldn't get any porridge, she could only eat some Feathered Beast eggs.

The taste is still as good as before, with a slightly elastic and firm texture when you bite into it. Especially every time I do this, Huang Cao's face will have a mysterious expression.

It was almost like a plea, and that pitiful look gave Xi a great deal of satisfaction.

After they finished playing, the Cyber Ghost and the Doctor on the other side of the beach also had their match.

The weary-looking Doctor held up a sand sword, proclaiming his victory.

The Cyber Ghost patted the sand off her clothes, looking helpless.

Actually, she had already lost interest shortly after the fight started, because she also wanted to see how exhausted that guy felt.

Under the night sky, people gathered together to enjoy a barbecue, bidding farewell to the hot summer.

Huang Cao was cooking at full speed, and he still managed to chat with the women while cooking.

Even the Cyber Ghost couldn't help but exclaim: He's practically Superman!

Anyway, whenever the Cyber Ghost cooks, she has to be completely focused, otherwise the kitchen will easily go to heaven.

Back in their rooms that evening, since the women had already eaten, they decided to "let" Master Huang off the hook.

Of course, this is not the main reason.

Because I bullied Ah Cao so badly today, I might get my revenge tonight.

Although most people harbored a sliver of hope, upon closer reflection, they decided against it.

If things go wrong, I'll probably be lying in bed all day.

It wasn't physical injury, but mental exhaustion.

After spending about two weeks on the beach, everyone reluctantly ended their vacation.

After all, life is life, and work is work.

Half a month after Master Huang abandoned the project, Utopia remained unchanged.

During this period, nothing major happened in the world that required Master Huang's personal attention.

If I had to name one thing, it would be that one piece of news was particularly eye-catching.

The Karlan Trade brought the Black Knight to his homeland.

By the way, how has that young Great Beast been doing these past few years?

Enia should have become an excellent Saintess by now.

Back in his office, Huang Cao decided to first test the waters with Siergrag in a very civilized manner, teasing the snow leopard, Silver Ash.

So Huang Cao wrote a petition demanding that Siergrag be incorporated into Utopia.

A few minutes later, the letter arrived on Silver Ash's desk.

That afternoon, Silver Ash returned to his office after finishing a social engagement. When he saw the letter on his desk, he felt as if his breath had stopped for a few seconds.

With trembling hands, he opened the letter, took a deep breath, and silently placed it in the most secret place.

To be honest, Silver Ash did want Siergrag to be incorporated into Utopia, and Master Huang had done him a favor.

Without Master Huang's investment, he would never have been able to gain admission to a prestigious university as a foreigner.

It is both morally and logically right to repay them.

And he didn't want to engage in any strange or unusual resistance, because those were completely meaningless.

If there are several countries surrounding Siergrag, Silver Ash is confident he can navigate those countries with ease.

However, half of the planet's land area has now become a province of Utopia.

In the area surrounding Siergrag, there are only a handful of countries left that haven't joined Utopia.

Faced with such a terrifying disparity in strength, Silver Ash had already changed his strategy.

In his earlier years, he wanted to introduce advanced foreign technology to make Siergrag a prosperous and powerful nation.

But the influence of utopia was so great that it extinguished even the slightest thought of resistance.

This is no longer the difference between a small country and a large country; it's the difference between indigenous people and aliens.

Silver Ash thought about it for a long, long time at his desk, and finally decided to leave the letter there until Master Huang asked about it. This was not out of arrogance, but because there were many deeper reasons.

Because he and the people he knew were all nobles of Siergrag had been corrupt in the past, but the three major families were generally of good heart.

However, forcibly stripping these nobles of their status could cause considerable unrest and incite their resistance.

There's no need to worry about resistance; sending a few Abundance Warrior will easily suppress it.

But many of these people shouldn't have died, and many people's thinking hasn't changed.

Forcing change will only cause greater casualties.

Utopia's methods are far too radical and somewhat unsuitable for the country of Siergrag, at least that's what Silver Ash thinks.

So, before he had finished dealing with matters in his own country, he wanted the lord of Utopia to come slowly.

Yelagond bless, if you truly exist.

Silver Ash, who didn't particularly believe in Yelagond, was also silently praying, hoping that everything would go as he wished.

Chapter 632 A price difference of a thousand times—who can withstand it?

"Brother, you don't seem too happy."

When Enshia returned home that evening, she looked at the exhausted Silver Ash and asked him with concern.

My older sister is still Saintess on the mountain and can't come down freely, so there are only the two of us in the house now.

Silver Ash, aka Enshiodis, touched his sister's ear, his voice carrying a hint of composure.

"Don't worry, it's just a little problem with the project. I'll have Gnosis work overtime a bit later."

Silver Ash never lets his work affect his family; he's willing to shoulder even the most dire consequences.

But now he really wishes there was someone who could share his burden.

Back in the room, Silver Ash's prayer, carried by the wind and snow, reached Yelagond's ears.

He was powerless to do anything about it.

When Master Huang first visited Siergrag, the Great Beast didn't have any real sense of the strength of either side.

But so much time has passed, and through continuous learning, He has come to understand just how enormous Utopia truly is.

In this world, in the land of Utopia, there is always a place illuminated by the sun, whether it is day or night.

Everyone greedily absorbed the warmth brought by the sun, for this was the true flame of civilization, not something gained through colonization and slaughter.

Such a country is terrifying because it makes no mistakes, and the vast majority of people have no reason to condemn it from their moral high ground.

They are no match for others, either morally or practically.

But the situation in Siergrag was very different. The country, governed by the three families, could be described as ignorant, but their hearts were certainly not bad.

Master Huang does not allow any nobles other than himself to exist, therefore no matter how good a family is, it must be eradicated.

But these people were all her followers, so how could she ask Yela to abandon them? This was a situation where there was no other choice.

Silver Ash didn't want to push things too far, but the external situation forced him to consider what to do next.

Time is really tight.

Meanwhile, Huang Cao re-established contact with True Dragon, who had obtained a leaf-shaped telephone after completing his investigation.

Unlike the Black Serpent, the True Dragon's phone has the right to make calls proactively.

True Dragon: "I have already discussed this with my trusted ministers. If you can truly fulfill your promise, then I am willing to join Utopia for ten years. I need to see Utopia's support for Yan Country during this time. In return, I will cooperate with you in carrying out institutional reforms."

Huang Cao: "Do you need me to lend you someone? This should be the last time the imperial power will be unleashed."

True Dragon: "I've basically sent out the entire Imperial Guard to collect evidence of those people's crimes. After all, these people are my relatives. I'm already prepared to do this, and I don't mind being criticized a few more times. As long as my people praise me, that's enough."

True Dragon was also a ruthless man; his eyes were filled with nothing but viciousness.

The reform plan he and Master Huang discussed would inevitably affect the interests of local powerful families, most of whom were relatives of the emperor.

When his father, the emperor, carried out educational reforms, he actually touched upon the interests of powerful families, but he still didn't get to the root of the problem.

The reforms I intend to undertake will address the very essence of land ownership, resolving the land assets of powerful families before dismantling their own.

What situation will the True Dragon face?

More than 70% of the land in China belongs to the nobility, while less than 30% belongs to the lowest-class farmers.

But most people weren't doing too badly, after all, he was the emperor with real power, and now we live in an information society, where a powerful family can't fight against the emperor.

However, this system's disaster resilience is far too low.

Without a truly effective system to unify national resources, although we are currently enjoying a prosperous era, it will inevitably suffer backlash in the long run.

This is why the True Dragon sought cooperation with Utopia.

The True Dragon decided to use force to seize all the land of the nobles in the country, and the remaining 10% of the land owned by Master Huang promised him that he would not make things difficult for these ordinary people.

Utopia is not so incompatible with having about 30% of the land, and besides, it only refers to arable land.

Arable land and total land area are completely different concepts; Huang Cao wouldn't be so petty as to be that narrow-minded.

"However, since these lands do not belong to me, I will not grant them any of the benefits under Utopian law, but of course, I will not exclude them from joining."

The True Dragon still understood the implied meaning.

The other party wasn't petty, but there's no such thing as a free lunch.

If you want to preserve the land, then keep planting. The Huang Cao won't stop these people from buying fertilizer and good Seed.

The price isn't expensive, but it's definitely not far below market price.

Utopia's Seed and fertilizers are available at three different prices on the market.

Subsidized price, entertainment price, international price.

The three prices increase sequentially, and the meaning is very easy to understand.

As the name suggests, the subsidy plus is an agricultural subsidy price that only applies to the Utopia. Fertilizer purchased with this subsidy can only be used in the agricultural sector, and the larger the quantity, the more generous the subsidy.

The entertainment price applies to private spaces used for things like growing flowers and plants; since the quantity is small, they are sold to the public.

The price is about 50% higher than the subsidized price, but since growing flowers and plants doesn't require a lot of fertilizer, the price is still reasonable.

The "large amount" mentioned here is truly an enormous amount, definitely not something that can be achieved easily.

There is a very strict definition here, because the fertilizer in Utopia has a very long effect time, so it is impossible for entertainment to buy a lot of fertilizer. Once the cultivated area exceeds this, it falls into the category of agriculture.

Once it falls under the agricultural category, you can apply for a subsidy price.

Crops using Utopia fertilizer only need to be fertilized once every two cycles. In fact, in the core area of Utopia's main city in the Kazdel region, crops do not need fertilization at all.

The other price is easier to understand; it's the price sold to other countries, which is roughly 1000 times the subsidized price.