Chapter 19 - 17: Seizing the Opportunities of the New Era

Old Zhao’s ten million arrived quickly.Pang Dahai carefully counted the zeros eight times.

He still couldn’t believe this mind-blowing fact!

"Hey, are you really the broke Hang I’ve been sleeping with for four years? Come clean, did you secretly find a rich woman to support you?"

"Yeah!" Hang Yu answered irritably, "She’s a 36D long-legged beauty, seductive, skilled, and not clingy. Want me to introduce her to you? She might be interested in trying out something heavy-handed."

"Pah, filthy! Is Fatty someone who relies on his body to get ahead?"

"Hehe, with your looks and figure, you really don’t seem like it."

Pang Dahai didn’t care in the slightest where Hang Yu’s money came from.

He was concerned about something else: "With this money, things will be much easier to handle, but good friends have clear accounts. Let’s first differentiate the shares in the studio."

Hang Yu said, "Nothing much to say. You take four, I take six."

"What did you say?" Pang Dahai was shocked: "A four to six split!"

Hang Yu glanced at him and said, "You wouldn’t consider it too little, would you?"

Fatty shook his head vigorously: "It’s not too little—it’s too much! I can’t take it!"

Hang Yu invested five million first, and Pang Dahai would directly take forty percent of the shares, essentially gaining millions for free?

Despite being sneaky and lecherous, always liking to take small advantages, this Fatty never lets his brothers suffer losses at critical moments, which is why Hang Yu chose to cooperate with him.

Currently, Fatty’s money outlook can’t be turned around overnight.

To his regular family, several million is unquestionably an undeserved, huge sum.

"It’s not like you’re taking it for nothing!" Hang Yu said, "I’ll be busy with many things and can’t focus all my energy here. So, you’ll be the boss in the open and will be responsible for managing all the affairs, understand?"

"Even with that, forty percent is still too much."

"Damn, Pang Dahai, since when did you become so fussy? Do you think I’m someone who’d suffer losses?" Hang Yu spoke in a tone that would brook no contradiction: "This is settled. If you don’t want to do it, then scram!"

Even putting that aside.

Fatty’s innate skill in culinary arts is top-grade.

Just this alone is enough to qualify Hang Yu’s investment.

Having been friends with Hang Yu for many years, how could Pang Dahai not know Hang Yu’s temperament? He stopped dawdling!

"Alright! Let’s do it!" Pang Dahai clapped his hands, his face full of fighting spirit, "What do we do next?"

"I’m hungry, let’s make something to eat first, then we’ll talk as we eat."

"Got it! Watch me!"

Pang Dahai’s skill in cooking was getting more proficient.

The culinary art was flexible, allowing for frying, boiling, steaming, and roasting, and this time he used real-world seasonings to make the Spirit Realm ingredients, which were already top-grade, even more delicious.

The two opened a box of chilled beer.

They ate heartily and let the oil drip from their mouths, enjoying it immensely.

Hang Yu’s weakened state was quickly relieved, and he felt his body brimming with strength.

The feeling was like just having swallowed twenty Viagra, energetic and vigorous.

The Spirit Realm assistant showed that the spiritual qi in his body had risen slightly.

Currently, defeating monsters in the real world doesn’t grant experience, but Spirit Realm food contains spiritual energy!

During the cooking process, some of this spiritual energy can be converted into spiritual qi, so consuming it can provide spiritual qi, which is one of the future values of Spirit Realm food.

Hang Yu explained his plan in detail during dinner.

"Leader Lei said, as long as you stand at the right spot, even pigs can fly."

"Nowadays, everyone is basically level 1; although there’s an increase in appetite, regular daily food can still replenish strength, so the importance of Spirit Realm food is temporarily unrecognized."

"Precisely because the importance of Spirit Realm food cannot be recognized, the local chickens and wild rabbits running all over the city won’t attract attention, and those with culinary collection skills won’t be sufficiently valued either."

"And this is exactly our opportunity!"

Although Pang Dahai appeared foolish, in reality, he was quite shrewd and quickly realized what he needed to do now... Manically collect ingredients! Manically stockpile food!

Relying on just Hang Yu and Pang Dahai isn’t enough.

He needs to recruit more people to help.

The five million must be spent quickly on renting warehouses, buying equipment, recruiting talent—exploiting the advantage of information asymmetry before anyone else can react, to make a huge profit!

"Let’s do it!" Pang Dahai’s face flushed red with enthusiasm, and he gulped down the whole bottle of beer at once, "If we ride this momentum and build a strong foundation, we might even overtake competitors with a shortcut, becoming Jiang City’s new culinary tycoon; when that happens, won’t money just pour into our pockets?"

Hang Yu nonchalantly replied: "Although the future holds great opportunities, the challenges are equally significant. Our main advantage is information and intelligence, but we mustn’t get complacent!"

"Remember, in this world, there are countless people who are smarter, more ambitious, more capable, and better-connected than us. I suggest hiring people from within our circle and alumni groups initially to ensure each person is trustworthy and of noble character, and exercise extreme caution!"

"Heh, don’t worry." Pang Dahai patted his chest, "I’ve got it under control!"

Once Hang Yu finished, he returned to his apartment to rest.

He lay in bed and picked up his phone to browse news and forums online.

It’s only the first day of upheaval, yet many chaotic situations have already emerged, such as major transportation like high-speed trains and planes being halted, even highways being blocked, leading to a complete halt in social logistics.

Many casualties occurred in major cities within a single day.

Some were caused by Spirit Realm monsters, while others were man-made malicious incidents.

This upheaval struck unexpectedly, making everyone feel threatened, as supermarket grains and oils were almost looted.

Yet, the efficiency and response of the national machine are not to be underestimated, as relevant departments declared a wartime emergency state, stating that anyone disrupting social order or endangering others’ lives and property could be executed on sight.

As the saying goes, harsh measures in times of chaos!

When this information was widely circulated by major news apps, TV stations, and radio broadcasts, it indeed had a considerable deterrent effect, causing many who gained some powers to restrain their restless urges.

There’s no other way.

The arm still can’t overpower the thigh.

In the initial phase, people’s abilities are generally weak.

Zhang Xiaoqiang, with his explosive fireball, is already a strong skill in current times, but due to limitations of spiritual power and cooldown, he might not be able to face off against a handgun directly.

However, people won’t always be weak chicks.

As everyone continually gains abilities and equipment in the Spirit Realm, when people are capable of kicking down a war axe-size cruise missile, who knows if the relevant departments can still control matters then?

The discussions on Jiang City’s local forum are increasingly heated.

People’s speculations, theories, and strategies about the Spirit Realm fill the screen, and from them, you can perceive their confusion, panic, excitement, and surprise, while simultaneously, many Spirit Realm news was being revealed on the forum.

This includes the various monsters people have encountered and stories such as some lucky individuals having extraordinary encounters and obtaining good treasures in the Spirit Realm.

Of course.

The hottest topic remains the discussion of innate skills.

Some can walk through walls directly, some can leap up four stories, some can lift a car with bare hands, some can ward off chainsaws with bare hands.

Different abilities continuously emerge.

It’s believed that even elders’ conversations may now revolve around whose child has what ability and how some relative acquired some extraordinary skill.

Those without "good skills" are inevitably disappointed.

Those with "good skills" are in high demand.

Hang Yu opened his communication app, and all the groups were bustling with conversation. One message caught Hang Yu’s attention.

University class monitor Cao Rui: "Important notice @All members: Teacher Su has established a new company and is recruiting across the school. Wouldn’t any of you like to give it a try?"

"Which Teacher Su?"

"Duh! Of course, Goddess Su! (heart drooling emoji)"

"Wow, Goddess Su, sign me up quick; I want to hang out with the teacher! (heart drooling emoji)"

"If I can see Teacher Su every day, I don’t need any salary!"

"Ahhh! I only regret not being in Jiang City!"

The group chat members were like they collectively consumed aphrodisiacs, exploding instantly.