194: travel?

Before he left, his Roommate was fair and clean, but when he returned, his Roommate was tanned dark, looking just like a farmhand who had just crawled out of the fields.

He still remembered that although his Roommate had returned by then, he was even more frugal than before.

Sometimes, he would even send some items to the place where he had previously volunteered to teach.

Sometimes, he would also receive letters sent by the students he had taught.

Recalling this, Ye Bai sighed.

Since transmigrating, he had been making games, creating animations, filming TV series, and so on.

It seemed he had never really taken the time to understand the place he was in.

Recalling the original body's memories, he had only obtained information through books and the internet, but had never gone out to see it with his own eyes.

This world had encountered a disaster over a thousand years ago that had nearly wiped out humanity.

Later, humanity began to rebuild their home, going through various wars of all sizes in the process.

Even now, it had only been a little over fifty years since the war ended.

The Blue Star had been completely unified, and although every continent was striving to make their home better, there were always places they couldn't help.

This planet had a population of over twenty billion, and even if the impoverished population was only one hundred million.

If you count four people as one family, that would still be twenty-five million families.

If one were to subsidize each family with one thousand units of currency, that would be twenty-five billion.

And it wasn't just the impoverished mountain areas that needed money; there was scientific research, diseases, construction...

The authorities were indeed trying their best to help, but there was always a priority order.

Otherwise, no amount of funding would be enough.

The region where Xie Xiangxiang lived was even more remote; according to the map, one had to cross a continuous stretch of mountains in the Central Continent to reach it.

Ye Bai glanced at the balance in his bank account.

The amount was enough for him to squander for several lifetimes, and he wondered if he might be able to do something.

He sat in his chair and looked at Vilan, who had just crawled out of the holographic pod, "Do you want to go out for a trip?"

Vilan: "Go where?"

Ye Bai smiled and pointed to the address on his phone.

Vilan rubbed his eyes, "What's fun there?"

Grom also crawled out of the holographic pod, "It would be better to go see the snow-capped mountains. I've wanted to see them for a long time, and we could go during this summer break."

Ye Bai explained his thoughts to them, and Vilan and Grom fell silent for a moment.

Later, Grom spoke up, "My grandfather used to live in the big mountains. He said that back then, their house was made of mud. Later, when my dad made some money, we moved to the city. I don't have deep memories of that time."

Vilan, however, found it hard to imagine what Ye Bai was saying, "Is it really that poor?"

"Since you want to go, we'll leave tomorrow."

As he said this, he took out his phone, "We might as well bring Li Ce and the others along. They've been out drinking and partying every day lately; they're about to develop fatty livers."

Li Ce and the others were indeed living it up, with the live streaming software providing them with a steady stream of money.

Their families were also paying more and more attention to them, either buying them delicious food or yachts.

Going out to party for a night could cost them hundreds of thousands or even millions.

To Vilan, he felt that Ye Bai was a person with a lot of ideas.

Moreover, one only gets to be young once in a lifetime, and he might not have the time to go out with friends later on.

So, he would do what he wanted to do immediately, without leaving himself any regrets.

"Then should I call Chen Chen?" Grom looked at Ye Bai.

The great qin empire Part 2 was about to start filming, and Chen Chen rarely returned to the dormitory.

Ye Bai hesitated for a moment, "I'll call him."

He had originally thought that since they were about to start filming, he shouldn't call Chen Chen.

But then he thought, how was he any different from those parents who always tell their children, "You have your final exams, middle school entrance exams, or college entrance exams coming up soon... so you must just study obediently."

He absolutely could not understand some parents who, after a child's grandparents passed away, chose not to inform the child so as not to disrupt their exams.

He still remembered that in his previous life, a female classmate's grandmother passed away, but her family kept it from her until she went home on break.

And that time, it was only a midterm exam.

And later, when he was in high school, a classmate's grandfather passed away, and when he went to ask the head teacher for leave, the teacher slapped him directly, "Come back when your dad dies!"

It seemed that as long as a child was still in school, everything else had to give way.

This was too oppressive and too heavy.

He called Chen Chen to tell him to come back and rest, but unexpectedly, he also heard Jiang Nan's voice.

Chen Chen occasionally mentioned Jiang Nan to him, saying that the girl was quite hardworking.

Although sometimes she would chatter on about hoping to study at the company every day so she wouldn't have to worry about acting poorly and getting scolded.

But she would always practice with Chen Chen until late at night.

"In that case, have Jiang Nan pack up, and bring her along tomorrow."

Chen Chen: "Go where?"

Ye Bai: "Into the mountains."

"The mountains?" Chen Chen was stunned, "How long will we be gone?"

Ye Bai pondered for a moment, "At most a month, you're coming too."

After hanging up, Chen Chen looked at Jiang Nan, "You heard it all, right."

Jiang Nan scratched her head, "Why are we going into the mountains?"

Chen Chen shook his head, "I don't know. You should go back and pack first."

Early the next morning, Ye Bai and this large group of people boarded a private jet.

Vilan's assistant was saying, "We will first take a plane to Nan'an City, rest for one night after landing, and then take a business car to Xiashu Town tomorrow morning..."

The rest of the journey would also be by car, though he recalled that they would likely have to hike the rest of the way inside.

At this moment, Ye Bai counted the people to make sure everyone had arrived.

This trip included not only Yellow, Pink, and Green, but also the four from the dorm, plus Jiang Nan, as well as Bao Zan and others.

Because Ye Bai suddenly felt that opportunities like this were rare, and perhaps he could film it.

Of course, this time he only brought two cameramen; he didn't bring any set designers, makeup artists, or anything like that.

As for Zhong Yan, she didn't come because she was busy with business collaborations.

"So far? Where on earth are we going?" Raphael didn't seem to understand the situation yet.

"You aren't planning to sell me off, are you!"

"Yeah, how come I've never heard of any tourist attractions there," Du Xihou also chimed in.

"Tourist attractions?" Ye Bai raised an eyebrow and smiled.

Li Ce yelled, "Vilan told us last night that it was for travel! Don't tell me you brat tricked us."

Vilan laughed, "Yeah, who told you guys to be so gullible."

"To tell you the truth, we are going to a very remote mountain area. According to the data, the average annual per capita income is less than ten thousand. I'm taking you there to broaden your horizons."

"What?!" Du Xihou blurted out, "Did you get that wrong? Average annual income less than ten thousand? You've got to be kidding."

He spent more than ten thousand every day he went out.

Raphael also shouted, "Why are you guys bored enough to go to a place like that? Are there any bars there?"

Vilan looked speechless, "That is exactly the reason why I'm taking you there."

"You two idiots!"