How Do You Know This World Isn't a Giant Cage?

"That's right. I quite like Mixue Ice Cream & Tea's lemonade too. Mainly because it's cheap. That recipe belongs to the Lin Clan Group?"

"That's right. He licensed it to all the major conglomerates in the three Federations, as well as the nobles of the Dou Ling Empire.

The Lin Clan Group had originally planned to expand gradually, but it ended up opening markets across all three continents at once."

After hearing this, someone nearby asked curiously, "So he only made money from this one deal? Wouldn't that be a huge loss? If he'd slowly expanded across the three continents himself, how much money could he have made?"

"Hehe, they switched to selling raw materials and made a fortune. Why are you worrying about a richest man losing money?

The raw materials for every franchise store in all three Federations have to be supplied exclusively by them. Just think about how much that's worth.

Why else do you think he's the richest man?

If I had those recipes, I'd definitely keep them tightly in my hands and develop them bit by bit. In the end, I'd probably lose everything.

But that kid is different. I only just realized that selling raw materials is so profitable. No wonder he's the richest man in Eastsea City."

"So the money he used to build those mechs came from franchise fees? That doesn't seem like much."

"Hehe, he didn't form a mech guard unit of that size because that's all he could afford. It's because the Federation higher-ups only allowed him to have that many. Any more, and he'd be invited in for tea.

That strategic-grade black mech was also exchanged from the military using the company's profits."

"That's awesome. With a unit of that scale, even a Hyper Douluo couldn't kill him, right?"

"No matter how many came, they still couldn't kill him."

"But does he really need to waste so much money hiring so many mech pilots as guards?"

"Once bitten by a snake, afraid of ropes for ten years. That kid doesn't go out often, so steer clear if you run into him."

But he remembered Lin Chen appearing at the Lin Clan Group only yesterday. Why had he returned from the long-distance train today?

Could he have a clone? It was truly puzzling! Still, he did not dwell on it any further.

"He's actually a pretty good person. Many welfare institutions in Eastsea City were built with his donations."

Just as that person finished speaking, Lin Chen had already boarded a Soul Tool car. Under the escort of countless guards, he returned to the area where the Lin Clan Group was located.

Security here was even tighter. White and yellow mechs came and went in an endless stream, led by purple mech pilots.

Countless Soul Tool freight vehicles moved in and out, exporting all kinds of raw materials to the port before shipping them to the Heaven Dou Continent and the Star Luo Continent, while also transporting them inland to cities throughout the Douluo Federation.

Lin Chen lived in the tallest building in this vast district.

After safely delivering Lin Chen home, the black mech pilot left, leaving only purple mech guards stationed around the building.

The black mech pilot was simply an honored guest Lin Chen had hired, fed and housed in comfort. How could he possibly be expected to stand guard over him?

Moreover, the only reason he had been able to hire him was because the old man wanted to return to his hometown.

Still, this black mech pilot lived quite close to him and could serve as protection if needed.

As one of the military's cash cows, Lin Chen was naturally not someone the military would allow to come to harm.

He had invited this great figure over in the first place to protect himself. Worried that the Spirit Pagoda might lash out in desperation, he had used money to buy his life.

After all, you brought nothing with you at birth and took nothing with you in death. Only while he was alive was the money his; once he died, it would be someone else's profit.

Lin Chen understood this principle well, so he did not begrudge spending any amount to ensure his safety. In any case, his mind was full of ways to make money.

Building something from nothing would be extremely difficult, but with a towering foundation to rely on, success would be far too easy!

That was why he was willing to pay this protection fee.

But inviting a god was easy; sending one away was hard.

Now, the first person he had to guard against was Elder Mu, this black-grade mech pilot. After all, he was not one of his own. Still, he could only take things one step at a time.

If he suddenly started behaving abnormally, it would only arouse suspicion.

In any case, he was raising soul beasts in the small world. As long as he remained cautious, there should not be much of a problem.

Leading Di Tian to the door, Lin Chen unlocked it with his fingerprints, then his iris, then a password. Only after multiple layers of authentication did the mechanical door flash with light. With a click, the entire skyscraper began to rotate, unlocking layer by layer until the mechanical door finally swung open.

Di Tian's eyes lit up at the sight. "Human designs truly are ingenious. This door is actually connected to the entire building. To destroy it, one would have to destroy the whole skyscraper."

He was becoming more and more interested in the human world.

"Please, Beast God." Lin Chen stepped aside and made way for Di Tian.

Di Tian did not stand on ceremony and walked straight in. After all, he might be living here for a very long time in the future.

After Di Tian entered, Lin Chen followed him inside. The mechanical door immediately shut, and every light in the room flashed on at once, illuminating the vast space brightly.

Di Tian looked around the highly technological room with great interest and could not help sighing. "Humans really know how to play."

However, Di Tian had no interest in admiring any of this. He immediately asked, "You plan to establish the anchor point over the ocean, then place the portal inside your home?

How will you solve the issue of water and food?"

Lin Chen immediately smiled. "I knew you'd ask that. Come with me."

With that, Lin Chen strode deeper into the room and stopped before a metal wall at the far end.

"There's something else behind this wall?" Di Tian asked.

"Yes, you guessed right. There really is a whole other world behind it."

"You brat, did you come home, or did you return to a prison?"

Lin Chen gave a self-mocking smile. "This place may look like a cage, but once you step outside, how do you know this world itself isn't a giant cage?"

"The world as a cage..." Di Tian was stunned for a moment. This kid was so young, yet he really knew how to act profound.

Click. After another round of fingerprint authentication, the door opened.

This time, there was an extremely long passageway, pitch-black inside.

The two slowly descended the stairs, then boarded a Soul Tool carriage. It sped along the tracks, and they soon reached the other side.

This side was much noisier. Di Tian released his spiritual power to investigate and discovered that they had somehow come outside again.

If he remembered correctly, this was beneath those processing plants from earlier.

Lin Chen soon explained, "The surrounding area is full of slaughterhouses. Transporting pregnant female beasts and food inside is effortless.

Food and water can be transported through storage Soul Tools. As for those pregnant female beasts, they can be transported into the small world through Soul Tools capable of storing living creatures. We only need three a day, so even if there are few of these special storage Soul Tools, it will still be enough.

We'll place the small world out at sea, while the exit will be inside this secret passage, making it convenient for my people to enter and leave."

Lin Chen swept a glance over the people working busily here. "I bought them all from the Heaven Dou Continent. That place is practically a slave society. They even possess spiritual brands that control slaves, allowing them to determine a slave's life or death with a single thought.

I condemn this sort of thing, of course, but I have to admit that certain private matters really do require slaves."