Lin Qi returned to the Federation in mid-January, by which time the State Government framework for Maliro's five states had already been established.
Actually, this matter had little to do with him, but the Federal Government now regarded him as an "expert on the Maliro problem."
Just as he had once been an "expert on the Nagaril problem," a title that, strictly speaking, had not brought him much value or use.
But the title did have some purpose.
As people's level of education began to rise, society clearly developed an inexplicable trust in "authority."
The more knowledge people gained, the more insignificant they felt. In the eyes of most people, an authority on knowledge represented one of the few individuals who had pushed research in a certain field to its limits.
They held the truths governing how the world worked. Therefore, whatever these people said was trusted unconditionally by many! But not all authoritative experts were genuine experts. Society also contained some fraudulent ones.
Their goal was simple: to put other people's money into their own pockets.
The "super pumpkin incident" in the western Federation had caused quite a stir not long ago. An agricultural expert claimed to possess a variety of pumpkins that each weighed more than five hundred pounds.
Their extremely high yields and resistance to pests and drought quickly attracted the attention of countless farms.
"One pumpkin per family per month" became the slogan he used to promote his new product.
Since transportation in the Federation was still somewhat convenient, yet farmers could not possibly afford plane tickets, most people's knowledge of these pumpkins was limited to a few promotional brochures.
People saw the expert's many "honorary titles" in the brochures and ultimately chose to believe him.
But no one had expected that photographs could be faked,