boyutpedia Chapter 31 The Lost Crystallization of Emotions
Chapter 31 The Lost Crystallization of Emotions
This whole thing was orchestrated by Su Fan, since the more workers the better.
Before Su Fan could speak, Chen Yang interrupted, saying, "Sister Jiang, I've understood a principle since I was young: you have to learn to take more than you can handle, and those who don't plan for the long term can't plan for the short term."
"We should always be eating what's in our bowls, eyeing what's in the pot, and thinking about what's in the refrigerator. The more we eat, the more we take. I used to think that entering the Mountain and Sea Realm was the greatest opportunity of my life, but after obtaining the divine beast inheritance, I realized it wasn't. Before, coming to Bright Island and seeing the Mountain and Sea Wonders Ranking was the greatest opportunity of my life. Now I think that we have a world, and the Mountain and Sea Realm is our greatest opportunity. The bold get rich, and the timid starve. Sister Jiang, don't be so stubborn."
Su Fan stepped in to smooth things over: "The four of us are, in a way, a community of shared destiny, natural allies. This is feasible, but let's not rush it, let's work out the specifics."
Su Fan naturally wouldn't object; this was exactly what he wanted to do. The only concern was whether it would be too ostentatious.
After all, doing things this way in the real world could attract the attention of those with ulterior motives, and there could be trouble. If you get involved and the trail leads back to you, that wouldn't be good.
However, on the surface, Su Fan has integrated into this small circle, and it wouldn't be very reasonable for him not to participate, which would only raise suspicions.
As the saying goes, one person's plan is short-sighted, but two people's plans are long-sighted. It's better for several people to work together to find and fill in the gaps. Even three cobblers can outwit one Zhuge Liang.
Using the Mountain and Sea Realm as the base, and then spreading like a plague, is the most suitable approach. However, due to the "sharing" characteristic of the "Shared Dream Pillow," only five consciousnesses can be gathered to enter the dream.
This is quite frustrating, so Su Fan has no choice but to change his strategy. Even Tokugawa Koji might become a wage earner.
After all, the so-called divine beast inheritance was originally just an experiment, and Tokugawa Koji's tragic fate was purely due to bad luck.
Ideally, in a city with a population of over 100,000, there should be at least one person collecting emotional crystals.
But reality has its own immense power; Su Fan's idea was certainly good, but it was somewhat unrealistic.
Expanding the working class is not a bad thing at the moment. In fact, the one who most wants this is not Chen Yang but Wang Jianguo.
Chen Yang is only going through a phase of chuunibyou (middle school syndrome). Although he is a college student, not a middle school student, his chuunibyou is still absurd.
But at its core, chuunibyou (middle school syndrome) is nothing more than believing that you have a special mission to save the world, liking to immerse yourself in a fictional world or identity to resist some of the pressures in reality, and craving attention.
Therefore, the desire to stir up trouble can be understood to some extent as a desire to prove oneself, or a yearning for attention but also a fear of being rejected.
Therefore, Chen Yang showed great enthusiasm in causing trouble and was very proactive in collecting emotional crystals.
However, Wang Jianguo was the kind of person who was simple and shrewd, so he was happy to accept Jiang He's offer of a salary to acquire his emotional crystallization, and he also agreed to pay Tokugawa Koji.
While it's true that his actual circumstances were not great, it was also due to his pragmatism and shrewdness.
What are the benefits of partnering up? The most direct benefit is that you can win without lifting a finger. Wang Jianguo doesn't consider himself a smart person, but the others are all smart people. You can't lose by following smart people.
Secondly, does everyone really have to work together? Of course, a team is more powerful, but does this mean it can't be done if someone is missing? It's not that difficult. At least even without Wang Jianguo, he believes the others can still get the job done.
If you know there's a 99% chance of making money from a particular trade, and you don't need it, then choosing to join in and be carried along is the best option.
Putting aside the potential benefits, Wang Jianguo is honest but not foolish. Even if we were to cooperate, what would I need to give up? The initial investment in the crystallization of our emotions!
It seems so, but even without cooperation or this plan, a portion of his emotional crystallization had already been sold to Jiang He. So what happens after cooperation?
Jiang He's attitude wasn't one of opposition to making this happen, after all, she understood the power of a group better than anyone else.
She simply likes to prepare for the worst in advance, considering failure before victory. Her cautious nature always encourages her to anticipate various unforeseen events and minimize avoidable difficulties.
"By the way, this incense stick is almost burned out. Do you want to exchange it for something? Or are you planning to stay a little longer?" Yingzhao said from the side.
Reminded by this, the group realized what was happening.
"Why don't we go back first? After all, staying here costs money," Wang Jianguo suggested. He was the one who paid for Tokugawa Koji's stay, so there was no benefit in staying, and it was time to leave.
"Let's go! The items on the Mountain and Sea Wonders List are good, but we're broke right now and can't afford them. Let's pay off our debts first. There's no need to waste our emotional crystals here." Chen Yang also spoke up. He was drooling over the various magical treasures, artifacts, bloodlines, and cultivation techniques on the Mountain and Sea Wonders List, but he had no money. Nothing was more painful than this.
"Staying on Bright Island right now isn't really that interesting. How about we go take a look at the Seventy-ninth Island?" Jiang He suddenly asked.
"Forget it, Sister Jiang! Everything costs money here in the Mountain and Sea Realm, and we're all broke right now. If you want to go, you should wait a few more days!" Chen Yang rejected Jiang He's suggestion.
In his view, everyone's current task is to work hard to pay off their debts, then exchange for the Emotional Gourd to use the world's resources to strengthen themselves, and then exchange for various cool abilities to reach the pinnacle of life.
Finally, considering their own circumstances, everyone was taken back to Jade Island by Yingzhao's Rainbow Bridge.
Su Fan, considering that he still had other arrangements to make, began to shoo people away.
Everyone felt a familiar sense of detachment, their bodies becoming lighter, and they understood what was happening, bidding each other farewell.
In the blink of an eye, only Su Fan remained in the Mountain and Sea Realm.
"Alright, hand over my emotional crystallization!" Su Fan said to Ying Zhao, his previous fearful expression gone.
After all, in the world of mountains and seas, Su Fan is the creator god and an omniscient and omnipotent being.
Upon hearing this, Yingzhao quickly spat out the emotional crystal, which Su Fan then stored using the Seven Emotions Gourd.
Su Fan quickly noticed something was wrong: Wang Jianguo had collected 874 emotion crystals, Jiang He had collected 976 emotion crystals, and Chen Yang had collected 1091 emotion crystals.
According to the contract, they needed to repay 90% of the emotional crystals they collected. So Wang Jianguo handed over 787 emotional crystals, Jiang He handed over 879 emotional crystals, and Chen Yang handed over 982 emotional crystals.
Adding the forty emotion crystals for travel expenses and four emotion crystals for lodging fees, the total would be two thousand six hundred and ninety-two emotion crystals, but the current count doesn't match up.