For the vast majority of players, there was a stirring in their hearts, a desire to attain immortality in the game.
But everyone knew immortality was hard to come by. Even though Phantom Immortal Technology had explicitly stated that evolution could be achieved in "Firmament," there probably would not be many who could actually obtain it.
The astronomical prices of Hundred-Year Ginseng—billions or even tens of billions—offered a glimpse of that reality.
So what would they do if they obtained a heavenly treasure that could extend their lives? The overwhelming majority would choose to sell it.
Once they had the money, aside from spending some of it to strengthen their in-game characters, using it to cover their everyday needs was a good option too.
Flying Cars, Intelligent Robots, things like that. They were not expensive anyway...
In Kyoto, within that cluster of traditional buildings.
Shen Bing was rather surprised by the scene before him. He had thought he would be meeting only the Chief, but all seven leaders were present, and they were seated in a round-table conference room.
"Little Shen, I originally just wanted to have a private chat with you. But Old Zhou and the others heard you were coming, and they happened to have a few things they wanted to discuss with you. You don't mind, do you?" the Chief asked with a smile.
"Of course not! It's my honor," Shen Bing said at once.
"You don't mean a word of that!" Chief Zhou laughed. "Still, you're usually so elusive. We're afraid of holding up your research, so we don't like to disturb you. Since you were coming this time, we thought we'd take the opportunity to meet."
Shen Bing felt a little embarrassed.
Had this been six months ago, he really would have been spending