The Miraculous Incense Making Island, Increasing Comprehension

Of course, all of this did not escape Gao Linzhi's notice.

But he did not stop it.

This is the obstacle on the path to Immortality, or what Daoists often call a calamity.

Human tribulation, heavenly tribulation.

There's no such thing as immortality for Immortality.

Others are the calamities that Immortality.

This honey trap, however, is their downfall.

If they can't hold on, then they'll be eliminated from their peers.

He won't lack companions anyway.

The same applies to scientific research. If you fall behind, only a few people will think of helping you out, but no one can truly make decisions for you.

This incident was precisely used to test the true nature of the Longevity Society.

Speaking nicely doesn't mean you can do a good job.

Faced with enormous profits, countless organizations have betrayed their original aspirations and degenerated into despicable acts.

At this very moment.

Just as Gao Linzhi had predicted, the higher-ups of the Longevity Society were overjoyed to learn through the honey trap that the deserted island had been cracked and that it could successfully record the status of characters and provide the effect of resetting them.

"It's actually true! We must get our hands on this and take control of it."

"That's right, but we must be careful about how we behave. After all, we are here to cultivate the Longevity Society platform, and we have said that we will fully guarantee the rights and safety of our members."

"That's right, we can have those people form a company, then we can acquire other people's shares through a share buyout, send many people into it to control the underlying operations, and finally achieve control."

When it comes to the company's operations, they are all elites among elites, handling everything with ease.

Not long after.

Gao Linzhi, "Wind, Wind Fire Thunder Lightning" and several others were invited to a conference room by Chang Yu, the representative of the Longevity Society and the host of the previous meeting.

"First of all, congratulations to everyone for successfully solving the problem of the uninhabited island and for being willing to open it up to others."

"Of course, of course, all of this is the result of our hard work," Feng said shamelessly.

"Last month, we were willing to pay a very high price to buy this uninhabited island," Chang Yu continued.

The men's expressions immediately changed.

They immediately realized that this so-called Longevity Society was nothing but a charade.

The essence remains the same.

"If you are unwilling, we are also willing to join forces with you to form a company."

"As long as we have priority access to the slots, that's fine."

"We can make significant additional investments while maintaining security on the island as much as possible."

Although he tried to be considerate of everyone's feelings and offered the option to invest when he spoke, everyone still felt very unhappy.

After all, this thing originally belonged to them privately, but now it has become the target of the Longevity Society's covetousness.

Of course, Chang Yu knew that the other party would never sell this item.

He simply used the "broken house theory," offering two options: one very bad, and one slightly worse.

"Of course, everyone who wants to use it will have the highest priority and can come anytime, anywhere."

"Wind" directly refused, saying, "I'm sorry, we've already formed our own company, and the shares have been allocated."

Although he only had a small amount, he was content.

After all, he didn't put in much effort; he just participated and yet he got shares.

"Alright then, the Longevity Society also like to invest in the company you've established."

"In this way, we can cooperate to protect the island safely."

"In this way, it can be made available for use by people in the association."

"Of course, you will definitely receive the compensation you are entitled to."

Gao Linzhi smiled.

"Sorry, we don't need any more people to participate in the investment."

"After all, one more person means one more share of the profits, and one more variable."

Chang Yu shook his head and said, "If you want to achieve Immortality, you have to provide benefits to more people."

"Only if you offer enough benefits will more people be reluctant to kill you."

"For example, even the most brutal feudal monarchs would only kill the poor, not the rich, leaving the rich to continue making money for themselves."

Gao Linzhi immediately smiled.

The other party's words were full of sophistry.

Of course, from the perspective of the Longevity Society, such a person is a good person, but Gao Linzhi just doesn't like him.

Moreover, feudal monarchs rarely only killed the poor.

They kill indiscriminately, regardless of wealth, as long as it benefits them.

Moreover, the other party's words also revealed an air of superiority.

These guys who came from above, every single one of them is a fool, a complete idiot.

This is certainly not to say that they lack intelligence.

On the contrary, they made the stupidest choice in terms of the overall situation and the general trend, even under extremely intelligent circumstances.

They thought they had made the right choice, but the rotten, foul smell of feudal court in their bones was still immediately noticeable.

This is absolutely disgusting.

These people are always used to keeping all the good things to themselves and are unwilling to give any resources to outsiders.

This aligns with the practices of real-world companies.

In reality, companies also strive for monopolies.

They won't let go of any place where there's profit to be made.

Fortunately, there are anti-monopoly and anti-dumping measures in reality, and there are people who will enforce them.

Only in this way can the trade order continue to improve and market competition continue to thrive.

This prevents it from falling into a highly monopolistic situation and becoming stagnant.

The Great Ying Empire died because of its high degree of monopoly. By monopolizing the colonial market, it lost the incentive to improve machinery and expand production.

No matter how difficult or outdated a product is, there are always markets in colonies to absorb it.

Gao Linzhi will not cooperate with people from these companies, nor with people from the United Association.

He won't give up what he's worked so hard to get.

Don't be fooled by how easily he got it; he earned it by spending real money.

Moreover, it's meant to be used to win over more people.

However, if the Longevity Society intervenes, they have a hundred ways to gradually squeeze out the founder, and eventually the giant statue on the deserted island, with its ability to record life states, will become their property.

No one else would even think of them.

So he shook his head and said, "Impossible."

"We'll only keep this island?"

"If you want to use it, you can exchange it for something."

Upon hearing this, Chang Yu knew that the cooperation was impossible.

He sighed inwardly.

This is normal.

Who would offer their golden goose to others as a stake in?

Always remember this investment adage: if someone is eagerly seeking you out, there's almost certainly a trap.

There might be one or two lucrative projects, but you're unlikely to get a chance.

You have to take the initiative to seek it out.

"So what do you need?"

As Chang Yu spoke, he began to take out a list of items.

These are all Rare Tier and precious items.

It can be said that it cannot be bought with silver or gold alone.

You'd have to spend a lot of time and effort to gain the right to buy it.

In this Skyfall World, the common way of trading is to use precious metals such as gold, silver, and copper as currency, but for rare items, a kind of talisman for warding off evil must be used.

These "exorcising jade talismans" are used to protect against strange occurrences; they are difficult to manufacture and can be used continuously.

It can be stored for a long time, and you never have to worry about it depreciating.

After all, as long as the strangeness exists, it will always have value.

Moreover, it is often bought up in large quantities, so there is no need to worry about not being able to spend it.

Gao Linzhi glanced at the list and shook his head in disappointment.

"It seems we need to offer something truly valuable before you'll even consider it," Chang Yu said helplessly.

That's it.

In any case, since they have raised the banner of peace and harmony of the Longevity Society, they cannot use force to threaten the other side.

If they did that, once word got out, their Longevity Society be useless.

It's the same old routine again.

As someone once said, "Some feudal officials attract everyone's attention by uttering a few fashionable new words."

"But when they stood up, their feudalistic ways were exposed, and everyone burst into laughter and left."

Chang Yu left in disappointment.

They need to come up with something comparable to this uninhabited island that records its status.

Only in this way can you get the other party to sell to them willingly.

After all, this is a long-term business.

They convened an emergency high-level meeting.

Someone suggested, "Why don't we just give him a few gold mines?"

"Gold is the most important thing right now."

"They all understood the value of gold."

"Now many people are starting to collect gold, but it's not easy for them to acquire large quantities."

"We've discovered that temples in the offline world are beginning to flourish."

"They produced a large number of new statues, all made of gold."

"Even without enough gold, they'll still apply a half-centimeter-thick layer of gold leaf."

"Clearly, they knew that the supernatural power was resisted by gold."

"But what they don't know is that this gold is meant to repel the supernatural, not suppress it. Using gold on statues is utterly useless."

The group began to think about what to do.

At this moment, someone said, "I remember the imperial court levies tributes, doesn't it?"

"The offering, which takes place once every ten years, is less than a year away."

"I remember a place where they could offer a strange fragrance that could enhance one's understanding."

"Once this incense is burned, it can rapidly enhance a person's comprehension, making learning twice as effective with half the effort."

"I'm sure that guy wants something like that."

"Coincidentally, we know the location of that place."

"We can use this to make a deal."

Sure enough, when Chang Yu found Gao Linzhi again...

Gao Linzhi was fairly satisfied with the terms of the deal.

He decided to sell 10 spots in exchange for this information.

"Ten places a year is already very good."

Chang Yu readily agreed.

After all, all they provided was a message.

"That place is not far from here, about 700 li away."

"However, it's quite remote, and you'll need detailed nautical charts to get there."

As he spoke, he handed a nautical chart to Gao Linzhi.

Gao Linzhi was taken aback upon seeing this.

These big companies are indeed impressive.

They had already clearly mapped out the waters around Wolf Snake Island.

It's fair to say that if it weren't for the strange obstruction, the imperial court would probably have launched a large-scale attack long ago.

Of course, players don't need a sea map; they can reach Wolf Snake Island by switching their online and offline locations.

Therefore, players are unlikely to launch a large-scale attack, and besides, there would be no benefit in doing so.

Because players know that the items here come from their own in-game purchases.

Even if they conquer this place, it will be of no use.

For the imperial court, without flying boats, even though the distance is only 700 li, it would be virtually impossible to travel by air.

Crossing the sea would be suicidal.

Of course, even for players, getting there is quite a hassle.

Switching to a different online method is not so easy.

The prerequisite for switching online is that there are already other players there, and they can provide the corresponding real-world location.

Just like the previous deserted island, where no players ever appeared, they could only get there by airship.

Looking at it this way, they'd be best off using the system's flying boat to fly directly there.

Of course, others have to pay to ride in this flying boat.

And it would cost a lot of money; the tickets were all paid for in gold.

Gao Linzhi prepared to set off again.

I must say, even though he was nearby, he really didn't know about this news.

It seems that the United Association is behind this Longevity Society.

The United Association truly has a deep-rooted history.

Although the Four Village Trading Company he established had a wide network of connections.

However, some confidential information could not be obtained.

After all, its activity area is mainly limited to Wolf Snake Island.

After all, there are strange things at sea, and normally transactions are conducted offline through players.

The Four Village Trading Company was established too recently.

We have a lot of information and manpower, but we still don't have enough.

Things like the Incense Making Island are highly confidential.

Only a small number of people who have had access to it will know.

Besides, this is a relatively unknown place.

However, this also served as a reminder to Gao Linzhi.

He should use the rebel Daoist Academy's channels to check on the tributes collected by the imperial court.

Many of them are definitely useful to me.

I could easily have snatched it from them.

He is learning this Way of Petrification and certainly needs to increase his understanding.

If he could increase his comprehension, he could learn it quickly.

Not long after, Gao Linzhi, alone, once again boarded the system's flying boat and arrived directly at the Incense Making Island.

Of course, Gao Linzhi didn't ride the system's flying boat for nothing.

He needs to pay directly for the Skyfall Stone, and the amount depends on the distance.

However, there's no way for others to make the payment.

They could only rely on his channels—which meant he had gained another way to earn gold.

Being the sole middleman is, to say the least, a very comfortable job.

Making money while lying down is truly easy.

Upon arriving, he looked directly down.

There are two villages on this Incense Making Island.

These two villages are located to the south and to the north, Gao Linzhi simply calls them North Village and South Village.

After reading it, Gao Linzhi disembarked from the flying boat and went undercover to investigate.

He soon learned that North Village was growing and producing spices.

South Village was responsible for manufacturing and processing.

The village to the north has 4,000 people, while the village to the south has only 500 people.

These 500 people are living much better lives than the other 4,000.

These 4,000 people work hard every day, but in the end, 500 people take all the profits.

With 500 people, you can easily make a lot of money.

They made their money from the trade of tributes to the imperial court.

The imperial court would take away a large amount of incense, and then reward them with a lot of silver, grain, cloth, medicine, metal and other items.

These things cannot be produced on the island.

The imperial court has no good intentions.

Instead, we should let them reproduce.

The main reason is that this Incense Making Island is quite important.

To prevent these villagers from going hungry or from directly destroying the spice plants.

Therefore, it's still necessary to give some of the benefits that are due.

If they don't give them that, these people definitely won't be able to reproduce.

If it were a feudal dynasty, they wouldn't give you so many benefits.

They will only intensify their extortion and persecution.

Until the people here chose to flee, this place of worship fell into disrepair.

Of course, if the value is very high, they will also offer some benefits.

Just like the Snake Catcher's Tale, households skilled in catching venomous snakes have the privilege of being exempt from taxes, provided that they regularly pay a certain number of venomous snakes.