Returned from the 900th Floor
Chapter 345

Birds of a feather flock together

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Some people climb towers to make a living, because they can earn money from it.

So once they've made money, they stop taking risks; after all, survival is the only goal.

Some people climb the tower for fame, because a higher level signifies greater power.

So once they've climbed high enough, they stop taking risks; after all, it's just about saving face.

In her past life, Wang Wen devoted all her time and energy to climbing towers, causing her to miss out on many precious things.

Ultimately, he could not escape the fate of failure.

When he first emerged from the nine hundredth cycle of Reincarnation in this life, he didn't want to have so many regrets anymore and wanted to live a more relaxed life.

As a result, this broken world forced him to enter the tower.

Since that's the case, then let's grant its wish. Not only shall it enter the tower, but it shall also climb to the thousandth floor!

Wang Wen is now determined to achieve this.

Therefore, he cannot tolerate any uncontrollable hidden dangers around him.

Any issues that could potentially hinder his tower-climbing ability must be eliminated.

The [Oath Scepter] was his greatest reliance, but also his greatest hidden danger. Originally, using Fox as the spirit of the artifact would have been the best solution, but unfortunately, he wasn't ruthless enough.

The Fox has now become the spirit of other treasures, so we need to find another way to deal with the Scepter Wang Wen.

The group left the tower.

Plans can't keep up with changes.

This is the most accurate description of Wang Wen's current situation.

He had previously left behind the thirty most reliable members of the Resource Team, with the aim of making money by playing the Four Squares Formation.

To address this, a plan was specifically proposed for staggered shifts of soldiers to work as enforcers in the tower.

Later, thanks to a reminder from He Jiong, a He Jiong veteran from the lower tower levels, it was discovered that a large number of people could be sent into the Insect Chamber to farm money by returning to the lingering area, so the Four Squares Formation plan was temporarily shelved.

Later on...

He Jiong drew [The Their Own Way] from the rewards for the 500th floor.

Wang Wen's mind started working again.

In fact, it's not accurate to say that one of the Four Squares Formation or the Insect Chamber scheme is necessarily better than the other.

Each method has its own advantages and disadvantages in actual operation.

The number of people in the Four Squares Formation is fixed and rotates weekly, so it's not complicated.

But the money-making speed is slow.

The larger the Insect Chamber's capacity and the higher its upper limit, the more people there are, and the more money they make.

However, progress was slow in the early stages.

The ideal solution would be to take people in each week to fight in the Four Squares Formation for six days, and then send them to the Insect Chamber to stay and fight insects.

This way, it seems like we can do both without any problems.

But people aren't machines; they get tired, hungry, homesick, and even go on strike.

Wang Wen does not want to be a vampire who enslaves others and forces them to work for a living.

So he decided to use bribery.

By linking everyone with shared interests, a standard win-win cooperation model can be formed.

Let's assume there are one hundred people staying in the Insect Chamber to help kill the insects.

According to the agreement signed at the beginning, each person would receive one ten-thousandth of the profits.

Even if all one hundred people combined took away one percent of the total, Wang Wen would still get the remaining ninety-nine percent.

What Wang Wen needs to do is to improve the strength of these one hundred people as much as possible.

This will allow them to produce more and faster.

The more output, the greater the benefits for both parties.

This results in a stable and mutually beneficial win-win situation.

Furthermore, because Wang Wen held the right to enter the Insect Chamber, others who wanted to join this cooperative and mutually beneficial model could only rely on Wang Wen.

In contrast, Wang Wen is not bound by any particular group of people.

They can freely choose who stays.

In any case, the outcome depends on having more people to win.

To achieve this goal.

Wang Wen's first task was to offer the bait needed to entice people, letting them taste a little bit of sweetness first.

Just a little bit.

"Ninety million?????????" The usually taciturn Song Ping'an was completely dumbfounded.

Even the Resource Team members who never said a word voice expressed their disbelief and doubt, "Even someone like me, who did nothing from beginning to end but still managed to reach the 500th floor, can get paid?"

Wang Wen said with certainty, "It was agreed from the beginning that one in ten thousand would be the allocation ratio for those who enter the tower with me. You didn't object then, and it's pointless to object now."

The person who filled the numbers. "..."

He was shocked and wondered, "Doesn't this sound like I'm opposing anything?"

Wang Wen continued, "Now that you've seen the Insect Chamber, it will be like this from now on. I'll lead people in in batches to kill the insects."

"This is a stable job; you can stay for an extended period, and you'll receive a share of the profits generated in the Insect Chamber during your stay."

"The profit-sharing ratio is based on 0.01%, but it will be adjusted later based on each person's level of effort, such as the length of stay or the efficiency of pest control."

"In principle, there is no limit to the number of people who can leave the tower, but I will only bring them in once a month for free. Any additional entries will incur a handling fee, the specific amount of which will be calculated based on the real-time pest control revenue."

He paused for a moment.

He explained, "Since this project is relatively new, some rules may not be entirely satisfactory. Please feel free to communicate any issues you may have, and we will gradually optimize and adjust them as needed."

Having explained all that...

Wang Wen then announced the disbandment of the group.

He had a lot of preparatory work and testing to do in the following week, so he couldn't start the project directly yet.

Furthermore, the bait that is thrown out needs time to ferment slowly.

Everything takes time.

As Wang Wen often says: Take your time, there's no rush.

The Resource Team member who was just there to make up the numbers left with Song Ping'an.

Both of them live in Fourth Region.

Although not as developed as Third Region, it is at least slightly more lively and bustling than Fifth Region.

Even though it was late at night, supermarkets, clinics, bars, restaurants, food stalls, and barbecue stands were still lit up outside the residential areas of the Fourth Region.

The person who filled the quota was named Jia Zixin, an ordinary, taciturn young man in his twenties.

But after that trip to the tower, he was no longer an ordinary person.

Putting everything else aside, just look at how the tower's floors have increased from an ordinary regional level of two hundred floors to a level comparable to a terrestrial deity of five hundred floors.

This is not progress.

It evolved directly.

Three hundred layers of overall physical enhancement and repair of injuries and diseases throughout the body.

Instantly upgrade your basic skills to Mastery with a 400-layer free selection.

One extraordinary skill will be randomly selected from the 500th floor.

She was completely transformed, as if she had been reborn.

A series of awards enabled an ordinary young man to overcome stages that countless people cannot reach in their entire lives and reach the top.

He even Point 90 million points on his very first run with the tower!

I can continue doing this job in the future!

Whenever he thinks about these things, Jia Zixin feels dizzy and lightheaded, as if he's dreaming.

He pulled Song Ping'an to an open-air seat in front of a food stall and they sat down.

The taciturn young man spoke up, "Brother Song, thanks to your persistence back then, we're rich now! Putting everything else aside, this meal is on me today! Let's have a good feast!"

Song Ping'an asked in a muffled voice, "What did I do?"

"You didn't do anything! Hahaha." Jia Zixin, now flush with cash, ordered a random meal, grabbed a large case of low-alcohol liquor, and laughed loudly, "It's because you didn't do anything that we brothers have such good jobs today! Let's have a drink!"

Seeing that he was in high spirits, Song Ping'an didn't want to spoil the mood, so he obediently clinked glasses with him.

After finishing a large glass of refreshingly cold, low-alcohol liquor, seeing that Jia Zixin was about to drink more, Song Ping'an quickly grabbed the glass and said, "We have to go home later. Your wife is strict, so don't drink too much."

Jia Zixin didn't force himself, poured himself a glass, and then gulped it down.

He drank two large glasses of ice-cold liquor, and his diet and rest were not regular.

He felt a little tipsy.

He hiccuped, his eyes red-rimmed, and said to Song Ping'an, "Those guys are going too far! Do you know what they've been saying about us behind our backs?"

Song Ping'an asked, puzzled, "Who?"

"Who else could it be?" Jia Zixin sneered, "Those clever people who got fired for trying to be cunning! I feel so good just thinking about their faces!"

Upon learning the target the other party was referring to, Song Ping'an nodded without saying anything more.

Even without Jia Zixin continuing, Song Ping'an already understood.

Those intelligent people, in the later stages, go beyond simply talking behind people's backs.

They mostly just pretended to care and mocked him to his face.

Those who think they can't eat the fat meat that's already in their mouths are either pretending to be noble or are simply stubborn.

Key bystanders will also agree with their views.

This is the tragedy of reality.

When most people are doing the wrong thing.

The few who insist on being right are often ridiculed or have their humanity misinterpreted.

Song Ping'an is an honest man, and a "middle-aged man" who is already married at thirty.

Therefore, he rarely argued or resisted.

They rarely even think about it; they just silently do what they believe is right.

Jia Zixin is different; he's young and his blood is still hot.

Seeing the distorted values around me fills me with indignation.

This indignation becomes even more intense when so many close people fail to understand one's behavior.

He was in a lot of pain.

My heart aches.

It's heartbreaking to see so many people pretending to be asleep dragging normal people into their dreams as well.

This has led to a minority of clear-headed individuals being unreasonably labeled as outcasts and wrongdoers.

At some point, he also became confused, wondering if he shouldn't have stuck to those so-called principles.

Shouldn't we adhere to those seemingly correct bottom lines of public order and good morals?

Until the Resource Team's end-of-month summary.

He saw Song Ping'an, who had always insisted on "non-action," and was the first to sign up for the job that seemed even more foolish.

Jia Zixin became more confident.

Because he found companions.

So without hesitation, I followed suit and signed up.

now.

The clearly displayed Point in his account told him that his choice that day was correct!

Sticking to principles doesn't always guarantee a wonderful outcome.

But if one day something wonderful truly comes to embrace you, the feeling will be something that opportunistic and clever people can never experience or imagine in their entire lives.

Jia Zixin was so excited that his eyes welled up with tears.

Grabbing Song Ping'an, he excitedly exclaimed, "What kind of faces do you think those smart people would have if they knew our current situation? I bet it would be quite a sight!"

"After racking their brains and putting in so much effort to earn a few million, they still ended up being fired from the Universal Love and losing their jobs."

"And what about us 'dumb' people? We work honestly and effortlessly, and easily make hundreds of millions!"

"Back then, those people were laughing and saying anyone who took a 'one in ten thousand' chance was a fool. I wonder if they'll regret it now that they've heard the total amount split from that 'one in ten thousand'!"

"Oh no, I can't wait until tomorrow! I have to show off in the group chat tonight!"

As they talked...

The young man took out his newly turned-on phone and started operating it.

A short while later.

Song Ping'an then felt his phone vibrate.

He opened his phone and saw the Resource Team's main group chat, which had been created long ago when the Resource Team team was first established.

Despite the fact that more than half of the members were dismissed.

This group is still active and has not been disbanded.

It's just that the bustling atmosphere has gradually turned quiet.

A large group of nearly five hundred people.

Mr. Chen, the general manager of Philanthropy Group, and his top team were all inside.

It's estimated that as long as they don't back down and don't kick anyone out...

Others wouldn't be willing to leave the group voluntarily either.

now.

The Resource Team's main group, which had been quiet for a long time, was suddenly bombarded with a barrage of red envelopes.

The taciturn young man, Jia Zixin, was frantically sending red envelopes to the group chat with bloodshot eyes and lightning-fast hand movements.

The amounts in the red envelopes were staggering.

It was so terrifying that it made your hands and feet feel cold and your scalp tingle.

According to the rules of red envelopes, the maximum value of a single red envelope can only be set to two hundred times the number of people in the group.

However, there is no upper limit to the amount of red envelopes that each person can receive.

In other words, if there are ten people in a group, the maximum Point points that can be sent in a red envelope is 2000.

The sender of the red envelope can set the 2000 Point into different numbers of random packets.

Those who grab the red envelopes can receive an unlimited amount of random value from them.

It's possible to grab 1999 points, or it's possible to grab 1 point.

It mainly depends on the number of random packets.

Jia's Jia Zixin move was...

He set the red envelope to have 18 randomly selected shares to be claimed.

The total amount in the red envelopes is two hundred times that of 500 people.

Full!

A full 100,000 Point!

The main group, which had been quiet for a long time, suddenly exploded with activity.

At first, some people habitually sent red envelopes and expressed their gratitude to the big spender.

After you have clearly seen the amount you have received.

The former Resource Team member, who had been fired by the Philanthropy Group and was now unemployed at home waiting to find a job, was dumbfounded.

He stammered, "Over six thousand?? I didn't read that wrong, did I?"

The sentence didn't even linger for more than a second.

The second person to grab the red envelope exclaimed in ecstasy, "Holy crap! Holy crap! Holy crap! Holy crap! Holy crap!! Could it be a red envelope with a total value of 100,000?! I got over 30,000!! Which boss did this? Is he a relative of President Chen?"

The third one. "Something's not right, the amount in the red envelope is too big. I recognize the guy who sent it, isn't it Xiao Jia? @Jia Zixin, are you okay? Was your account hacked or your phone stolen?"

Fourth: "It really was Xiao Jia who posted this! I also know he went to Teacher Wang's place with Lao Song. He hasn't had any missions for several weeks, so he's probably only getting his basic salary now."

Fifth, sixth, and seventh. "Don't just talk! Anyone have his contact information? Ask him right away! He's probably robbed all his savings! Hey guys, calm down, don't rob him yet, we'll have to return it later."

Jia Zixin: "It's nothing. I just finished working with Teacher Wang for a week and got my share settled, so I'm quite happy. I'm having a late-night snack with Brother Song right now, just hanging out with everyone."

I spoke.

The atmosphere in the group changed.

Countless people who had already claimed the red envelopes were still screaming in despair, "Holy crap, over 800!! This is the biggest red envelope I've ever received in my life! Thank you, boss!"

The first comment. "Wait, you're just throwing away 100,000 Point from one trip to the tower? If I remember correctly, Teacher Wang said the profit-sharing ratio was one ten-thousandth, right? One ten-thousandth is 100,000 points, doesn't that mean you made a billion from this trip? Are you kidding me?"

The second one. "Oh my, judging from this, are you trying to tell us that it was a mistake not to sign up?"

Judging from his tone, this person must also be a smart person who was fired.

The third one. "Xiao Jia, don't be impulsive. It's not worth doing this to the money you worked so hard to earn. Keep it safe for yourself."

The fourth one said, "That's right, everyone, let's disperse. I'll return the money first, you can do as you please."

The moment this person uttered those words...

New red envelopes will then be generated.

Everyone assumed he had sent the refunded red envelope and laughed, saying, "If you wanted a refund, just message me privately! Sending it in the group makes you look bad!"

The fourth person was dumbfounded. "I haven't sent it yet!"

He no longer needed to explain anything further.

New red envelopes are being generated continuously.

One after another.

You can receive tens of thousands of dollars by clicking on any of them.

It can be inferred that each one could potentially be at full capacity!

This completely enraged the members of the group.

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