1084: means

"Su Liang, are you truly foolish or just pretending?" Wyatt looked at Su Liang within the shattered Holy Light Array: "You really think you invented the Enhancement Potion yourself? You stole something, and now you think you have a monopoly?"

"What do you mean?" Hearing the other party's words, Su Liang couldn't help but furrow his brow.

"Still pretending." Someone next to Wyatt couldn't stand it anymore: "In the matter of dispelling Darkness, Li Village is the true origin!"

"You were from Li Village before, and your current Enhancement Potion must have been stolen from Li Village!"

"Li Village? Ridiculous!" Su Liang only felt that the other party was using Li Village to belittle and insult him.

"What? You still won't admit it?" Wyatt took over the conversation and then directly revealed: "It seems you still don't know, these electric lights we have were all bought from Li Village!"

"No wonder they say you secretly learned from Li Village; compared to the electric lights invented by the villagers of Li Village that continuously provide Holy Light, your potion is like a defective product!"

As these words fell, Su Liang's expression completely froze.

"Li Village? Li Village!?" As these words came out of his mouth, his face twisted visibly.

"Stop the nonsense, let's do it."

A Man whose face was mostly hidden by a Magician's robe spoke.

Immediately after, he decisively attacked Su Liang!

The other Magicians also took action one after another.

And on the few retreat paths Su Liang had, there were powerful Knights guarding!

As expected, Su Liang was ultimately captured alive.

Even though he had progressed rapidly during this time, he had only been studying magic for a short period and was still at the level of an Apprentice Magician, equivalent to a Formal Knight.

...

On the wall of Busen City.

Maurice looked at Busen City below, which displayed a refreshing new style under the streetlights, and felt a sense of relief.

After all the streetlights were successfully lit, he finally relaxed.

Although the light only roughly covered Busen City, it was enough to ensure everyone's safety!

When there were more black crystals later, more electric lights could be added.

"I just don't know how Li Village will charge for electricity." Looking at the city full of light, Maurice also understood that there was another area where money needed to be spent.

Because he had attended Li Changkong's lecture before.

He and the current high-level officials of Busen City all knew that lighting the electric lights required electrical energy.

And electrical energy also required production costs; there was no free electricity in the World.

It was normal for Li Village to charge for electricity.

This was also thanks to Li Changkong's previous knowledge popularization; otherwise, bringing up the matter of needing electricity and charging for it now would inevitably be another point of conflict.

...

Li Village.

Li Changkong was holding the energized iron net outside the Village wall, receiving electrotherapy for Body Tempering.

He finally had the chance to take time to experience this special Physique rewarded by the System earlier.

The moment his palm touched the electric wall, it felt the same as the first time Li Changkong touched the net wall: a powerful force directly acted on his body!

However, the difference was that this force did not cause direct harm to him like the very first time.

The current flowing into his body now was more like a nourishing medicine.

Li Changkong could clearly feel that the excess fat in his body and the food in his stomach were slowly transforming into solid muscle under the tempering of the lightning!

After a long while.

When Li Changkong opened his eyes, his stomach rumbled with hunger.

He touched his flat stomach, and the muscles on his body had clearly increased!

"I knew this thing was good stuff." Li Changkong nodded inwardly.

He turned his head and glanced at the electric meter.

It had jumped ten thousand grids, indicating that ten thousand kilowatt-hours of electricity had been consumed.

"Ten thousand kilowatt-hours of electricity, should this be considered a lot or a little?" Since the System wasn't charging for electricity at this stage, Li Changkong didn't quite understand what these electricity values represented.

After going home and eating, Li Changkong's gaze, like most people in the Village, subconsciously drifted towards the visible electric tower outside the Village.

Many electric lights were hung around the electric tower to dispel the Darkness monsters.

And near the electric tower, there were also five or six Knight squads from Busen City.

They were sent to guard the electric tower and prevent human damage.

Clearly, the power facilities built by Li Village were considered important by Busen City!

"Village Chief, the Lord from Busen City is here!" Just as Li Changkong was about to continue with his electrotherapy, a villager came with the news.

...

A moment later.

"Hahaha, Li Chieftain's way of doing things is truly reassuring; your electric lights have been successfully lit in our Busen City!"

"Now, we no longer have to worry about Busen City being invaded by Darkness monsters!"

This trip was still personally led by Acting City Lord of Busen, Maurice.

However, there were far fewer followers compared to the beginning.

"It's a business concerning so many lives, of course, we can't make mistakes." Facing the praise, Li Changkong replied neither humbly nor arrogantly.

"Mm, well said!" Maurice nodded heavily, looking at Li Changkong with an expression of high regard: "Li Chieftain, our Busen City is currently deeply trapped in the Dark World, isolated and without aid, and this is the time when we most lack talent."

"I see that so many people in Li Village are skilled individuals proficient in electricity. How about everyone joins Busen City?"

"You don't have to worry about the treatment; I will definitely arrange everything for the people of your Li Village according to the specifications of High-Level Citizens!"

After these words came out of Maurice's mouth, Li Changkong did not answer immediately.

Many of the surrounding Li Village villagers, however, showed expressions of fanaticism and longing in their eyes.

"King Vog Country never accepts people like us, and High-Level Citizens require even stricter conditions, Lord Maurice, please don't make such a joke." Li Changkong's answer was a direct refusal.

Become a citizen of Vog Country? Enjoy the rights of High-Level Citizens?

In the past, Li Changkong might have truly been tempted, and he would even fight for it even if there were only a few spots.

But now, what this Old Man said nicely was inviting them to become citizens of Vog Country; to put it harshly, wasn't it just taking them as subordinates!

If this operation succeeded, the black crystals owed to Li Village before, as well as the future electricity bills, would not need to be paid.

They could even continue to free-load on Li Village's power equipment later.

This seemingly friendly guy, Maurice, had many calculations in his heart.

"Li Chieftain, I'm not joking." Maurice said with a chuckle: "As long as you nod, I can make an exception and let Busen City accept you!"

"And guarantee that you will not suffer discrimination!"

These words, spoken by Acting City Lord of Busen, Maurice, were solemn and powerful.

They also made people yearn for it even more!

Li Changkong glanced at the Li Village people behind him.

He found that among them, those with lower sense of belonging were already showing obvious restlessness.

Their eyes were all focused on Li Changkong, with pleading, expectation, and also warning!

They all hoped Li Changkong would nod and agree.

After all, that was citizenship of Vog Country!

A status they had only been able to look up to since childhood, now within reach, how could they remain calm!

"It seems Li Chieftain is not very willing." Maurice could also see some of his attitude through Li Changkong's gaze.

Regarding this, the Old Man did not continue to question Li Changkong but looked at the Li Village villagers behind Li Changkong: "Who wants to join Busen City? Everyone, don't worry about anything, as long as you raise your hand to join Busen City, we will definitely grant you the status of High-Level Citizens!"

"Don't worry that your Village Chief will blame you; I think Li Village should be democratic and fair. By joining Busen City and becoming High-Level Citizens, you can repay Li Village and even back up Li Village!"

Maurice's tone raised significantly.

And at this moment, he deliberately ignored Li Changkong.

"Me, me, me! I want to join Busen City!" In the crowd, Zhang Yang was the first to raise his hand.

His state was like a camel in heat, afraid of the opportunity escaping!

Besides him, there were also two other Li Village people who raised their hands along with Zhang Yang!

"Good, you are all citizens of Vog Country, High-Level Citizens of Vog Country!" Seeing that three people immediately joined Busen City, a smile instantly appeared on Maurice's Old Man face.

He knew that only Li Village knew the knowledge related to electricity, and poaching people from Li Village was the best way to obtain this electric light technology!

"Maurice, your vision is very short-sighted." Li Changkong suddenly spoke, directly calling the other party by name.

His words made the Old Man turn his head and look.

"Haha, Li Chieftain, don't be angry, the villagers of Li Village will enjoy better treatment when they come to our Busen City."

"You are the Village Chief, that's true, but you can't stop your villagers from pursuing a better life, can you?"

Speaking of this, Maurice might have also realized that Li Changkong was a bit angry at this moment. Seeing that it was a good time to stop, he said to the Li Village villagers behind him: "Those who want to join Busen City can still go to Busen City to find me later!"

After saying this, the White-Haired Old Man turned to leave.

However, the next moment, as Maurice turned and walked towards the outside of Li Village, his steps paused.

Because as he looked into the distance, he could see that the electric lights around the electric towers extending towards Busen City were going out section by section!

There was only one reason for this state: the power was cut off!

"Maurice, I think you should take a few minutes to clear your head and think about who, at this moment, cannot do without whom!"

Li Changkong's voice came from behind.

"You cut off the power to Busen City?!" As Maurice turned around, his tone was filled with disbelief.

"Yes."

"Are you crazy?! Busen City is surrounded by monsters right now; if you turn off the lights, the entire City will be plunged into misery!" Maurice restrained the urge to strike, powerful magical power fluctuations surged around him, and he stared intently at Li Changkong: "Quickly restore the power! Otherwise..."

"Otherwise what? Kill me?" Li Changkong was not in a hurry at all, and asked back with a strong and cold tone.

This sentence made Maurice's face twitch violently.

Killing the other party was definitely not an option; if Li Changkong died, Busen City would be completely finished!

"I just want Busen City to have talented people with electricity technology, is that wrong?"

"From your perspective, it's not wrong, and you could even say it's great."

"But from my perspective, you are openly robbing us of the very foundation of our survival."

"You need to know, we can be your partners, and we can also be the second Su Liang who holds your lifeline!"

"Don't push us to that point!"

Li Changkong finished speaking, looking directly into Maurice's eyes word by word, and behind him, the electric lights on the electric tower also began to light up section by section, reconnecting to the power source and dispelling the Darkness.

And after hearing these words, Maurice's eyes widened slightly, and his heart trembled slightly.

Initially, he was indeed very cautious in communicating and cooperating with these people, afraid of offending them.

But as Li Village proactively suggested the concession of only paying part of the cost, as well as the envious looks from these villagers towards him, and the efficiency with which Li Village completed things, Maurice mistakenly thought that these people from Li Village were still like the previous Alien (Yi Ren), with a mindset of fawning over them.

It was precisely because of this that he had just performed the action, thinking of taking in all these fawning guys.

However, now, under the other party's words, he finally realized as if waking from a dream that these seemingly kind guys in front of him also had a crazy side!

Yes, a lunatic like Su Liang himself came from Li Village; if the people in this Village went crazy, not to mention in quality, but in terms of quantity alone, they would definitely be more terrifying than Su Liang!