105: Chapter 105 Eliminating Some People

"I can understand that. In all seriousness, my original intention in opening this Commission Temple was actually to contribute a modest effort to the county."

"But now it seems that pure good intentions do not necessarily receive positive feedback. No one understands my sincere heart; they are only speculating about my motives."

"They mock me for having too many divine power points with nowhere to spend them. At this juncture, I naturally dare not cause you any trouble, Magistrate."

"Therefore, starting tomorrow, all registered members can enjoy the resources I promised on a daily basis."

"Do not blame me, my young friend. The impact of this matter is truly too great. Everyone in the entire county is watching us, but this method of yours is indeed a good solution."

Deep down, Magistrate Mei Fang actually did not want anything unexpected to happen here at Lin Xiao's place. He could only blame the fact that the impact of the matter had exceeded his expectations.

With over a million registered people, if they were to cause an uproar, even he, as the county magistrate, would be unable to handle it. This was the reason he repeatedly sought confirmation from Lin Xiao.

"Since you approve of this method, Magistrate, I will go issue an announcement in a moment. However..."

"If you have any requests, young friend, feel free to bring them up. If it is within my power, I will certainly help you. Even if it is difficult, I will find a way to assist you."

"It is nothing major. I do not consider myself a Saint. Regardless of what is planned for the future, the current benefits provided by the Commission Temple should certainly live up to everyone's expectations!"

"No one wants to spend money to suffer. With hundreds of millions of divine power points spent every month, the result now is that people outside either think I am a fool with too much money, or they think there is a conspiracy behind this."

"Therefore, I feel that some things were indeed not considered carefully enough before. In a moment, I will state in the announcement that for those who maliciously speculate without cause, the Commission Temple will revoke their registration qualifications."

Lin Xiao created this Commission Temple partly to harvest more resources. On the other hand, he actually also intended to win people's hearts.

As a force, he also needed his own source of talent.

It is said that one who takes things becomes short-handed, and one who eats things becomes soft-mouthed. But looking at some of the comments online now, those registered members not only showed no gratitude, but instead viewed him as a foolish kid, a second-generation rich heir throwing money around. This made Lin Xiao feel very displeased, and he also realized that throwing money around seemed to require some skill.

After much thought, he felt it was necessary to let everyone make a proper comparison.

"Filtering out some people? That is indeed a method. However, you should also mind your discretion, young friend. Try to filter them slowly; do not take too drastic an action at once."

Clearly, the county magistrate felt that Lin Xiao could not bear the resources required for these millions of people, so he was deliberately finding an excuse to weed out a portion of them.

Although he felt it was a pity—after all, with fewer people, the resources he received would also be much less—the county magistrate still expressed his understanding.

As for whether Lin Xiao's actions were to win people's hearts, Magistrate Mei Fang did not care. In the end, the Divine Realm still depended on strength to speak. Once he was promoted to a Intermediate God, he would immediately be transferred away from Anping County. What happened here in the future would have nothing to do with him anymore.

After greeting the county magistrate, Lin Xiao called over some reporters.

Inside the shop, dozens of reporters held recording jade tablets, looking at Lin Xiao above with faces full of excitement. They had long wanted to interview this figure at the center of the storm.

"Everyone present here is an influential person in the news section. I presume you have many questions you want to ask me. It just so happens that I also have something I want to tell those people outside through you..."

Lin Xiao briefly explained his decision. When they heard he was going to filter out some people, these reporters were like sharks smelling blood. One by one, they raised their hands high, signaling that they had questions to ask.

Lin Xiao casually pointed to a reporter. After this person stood up, he unceremoniously asked the question that everyone was most concerned about.

"Mr. Lin, you have suddenly announced that you want to filter out some people. May I interpret this as you also feeling the pressure, wishing to exclude most people through this method to reduce your Commission Temple's expenditure on benefits?"

"Does this indicate that your Commission Temple actually underestimated the situation this time, and therefore can only avoid your previous promises through this method?"

"Since you can negate previous promises because of some words this time, can it be understood that next time you will continue to negate your own promises because of some other matters? If promises can be arbitrarily negated, how can everyone believe what your Commission Temple says now?"

Lin Xiao did not show any anger because of the other party's words. He picked up a cup of spiritual tea beside him and took a sip. Only then did he answer unhurriedly.

"Perhaps I did not explain it clearly, which caused everyone some misunderstanding. When I said to filter out some people, this does not include what everyone said before. I did not anticipate that things would develop into what they are now; I thought what I was doing was a good deed."

"Since it is a good deed, there certainly shouldn't be any negative feedback. But reality tells me that these were all just my wishful thinking. I spent real divine power points, not to have people attack me. Therefore, the Commission Temple will not pursue what happened before."

"But from now on, under the condition that the Commission Temple has clearly stated not to speculate maliciously, if there are still people holding ulterior motives and splashing dirty water on the Commission Temple, then when they are rejected by our Commission Temple, they should not feel wronged!"

The recording jade tablets below faithfully recorded all of this. Soon, another reporter raised their hand high, indicating they wanted to ask a question.

"We all know that any force or organization, their ultimate goal must be to make a profit. So, Mr. Lin, can you tell us where the profit point of the Commission Temple lies? After all, based on your current scale and benefits, the Commission Temple needs to provide hundreds of millions or even over a billion divine power points as benefits every month. With such a large expenditure, how can the Commission Temple achieve a balance of payments? After all, if it is one-sided payment, nothing can last long."

For this question, Lin Xiao was clearly prepared. He smiled and nodded at the reporter below.

"This question is very realistic. Regarding profit points, I actually have some ideas. For example, normal task commissions, and for another example, advertising revenue. The members currently registered in our Commission Temple are all of the highest quality. With millions of high-quality members, I believe there will be forces that can see the opportunities within this."

"By then, advertising revenue and task commissions should be able to cover most of the Commission Temple's expenditures. As for the rest, every force that wants to rise will throw resources into the early stages. I will not shy away from my thoughts; establishing this Commission Temple is precisely because I want to absorb some talent from it. Therefore, this investment is, in my view, worthwhile and necessary!"

After everyone asked a few more questions, they left the Commission Temple satisfied. Soon, this news appeared on the front page of the news section.