Chapter 436 141 Road Management
Chapter 436 141. Road Management
Out of caution and not wanting to let go of a suspected fake person, Li Aozi chose to go to the target location of the meeting one day in advance to check it out.
He wore a plaid shirt and jeans, a hat, and a scarf around his neck, just like a Red Arrow farm worker. In order to avoid being detected, Li Aozi also put on makeup and painted his face into an inconspicuous sallow middle-aged man.
When he drove the tractor to the destination, the crowds of people around him surprised Li Aozi.
"I didn't expect it to be here."
The white obelisk standing between heaven and earth was right in front of him. It was obviously the off-season for tourism, but it was full of tourists. The farms and houses of the local residents were transformed into homestays and hotels.
Because there were too many foreign populations, the city of Erjia had to transfer its own police officers to allow tourists to visit and tour in an orderly manner under the police's dispatch. Although Li Aozi could switch to the main body to view the data at any time, it was far less shocking than direct observation.
Li Aozi parked the tractor and mixed into the crowd. In addition to checking out the site, he could also get a close look at the specific situation of the road building.
After half a year of construction, there are already some simple amusement facilities here. A viewing platform has been set up on the high hillside. The original farmland has also been pushed away. Surrounding the white obelisk, a sunken square has been dug out, which can accommodate up to 3,000 people to watch. It is not small in scale.
The height of the obelisk is not low and can be seen from a distance. In order to highlight its holy miraculous atmosphere, the person in charge of the facility raises several cages of pigeons, which are released and retrieved regularly.
The construction of water conservancy facilities is also very complete. The villagers bypassed the river and decorated this place more beautifully. They also dug an artificial lake for tourists to rent boats for fun and viewing.
But Li Aozi looked for a long time and found a problem.
He thought that the main force of tourists coming here should be mostly extraordinary people, or at least mortals who have an urgent desire to become extraordinary people, but after a round of looking, Li Aozi found that the most were families traveling with children.
Li Aoz found a photographer who had a family with him, and asked curiously: "Hey, man, what are you doing here?"
"Of course I'll tell you. We all come here to bring our children here to bathe in the grace of God."
As the photographer said this, he occasionally raised his SLR camera to take pictures of his family.
"Are you talking about bringing your children here to awaken their mystical powers?" Li Aoz asked.
"Awakening mystical powers? I haven't thought about it, but such an obvious miracle must have been arranged by God."
The photographer said as a matter of course:
"Mystical powers are secondary. People are still willing to believe that this is a blessing from the gods to the Red Arrows, symbolizing that we will surely overcome suffering. The merciful Father God blesses everyone, and this white obelisk is the best evidence of His appearance."
Li Aoz suddenly realized.
[I'm sorry, I forgot that the Red Arrows are different from other countries. They are a religious country. 】
The main purpose of tourists coming to the White Obelisk is not only to admire the magnificent sight of the White Obelisk, but also to worship and believe in the gods of the Red Arrows.
From the tone of these tourists, Li Aoz roughly guessed why the White Obelisk attracted so many people. I am afraid that even the Red Arrows officials tacitly assume that this obelisk is a gift from the gods.
Attributing all this to the religion that the Red Arrows believe in will help improve national cohesion and self-confidence, and can also drive the development of local tourism. Why not do it?
There are many people who are willing to burn incense and worship Buddha for good luck and spend a lot of money, not to mention that living near the White Obelisk will actually increase the chance of becoming a [mutant].
Li Aoz was a little dissatisfied at first. The Red Arrows were equivalent to pulling the naming rights and ownership rights to themselves without saying a word.
However, Li Aoz thought about it and thought that this might not be a bad thing.
If the authorities take the lead, the [Domination] system of arcane users should have the opportunity to become extraordinary users like [Warriors], but in this case, the cost that Li Aoz invested in the early stage will eventually be equivalent to giving part of it to the empire.
[You can't take the fruits of my labor for free...]
Li Aoz thought to himself.
After walking around, Li Aoz didn't find anything wrong. Maybe those players just gathered at a random location.
In the spirit of coming here, Li Aoz personally walked to the white obelisk, raised his hand, and touched it.
This thing is a permanent building, and the person in charge of the facility has no intention of stopping it, but everyone has a limited time to contact it, and there is still a long queue behind.
He felt it quietly, closed his eyes, took the opportunity to switch to the main body, and quickly operated it, giving himself the authority of a [Path Guardian], which allows him to rent the arcane that the main body once had.
Although Li Aoz crushed those arcane powers, they are still stored in the path. All the blue star people who embark on the path of [mutant] will eventually be affected by Li Aoz and awaken the arcane powers that Li Aoz once possessed.
This is how the previous [Eye of Truth] came about, but it was too troublesome to switch back to the main body to operate the path system every time, so it was better to do it in one step.
As the leader of the Blue Star Path, Li Aoz's main body cannot use those arcane powers for the time being, but his players are using them happily.
Taking this opportunity, Li Aozi got close to the road buildings and checked the recent road operation status. Now that he has the authority, he can still perform certain operations when encountering the buildings without switching back to the main body.
The good news is that the rental fee of [Eye of Truth] alone will bring Li Aozi at least 4 million experience points in revenue every month.
The remaining ones are scattered, and the relatively simple and easy-to-understand ones such as [Eternal Blood] and [Natural Fire] are easier to rent. [Gravity] can basically only be rented out four or five times a month, and the sales volume is extremely bleak.
But this does not mean that there are so few [Gravity] holders among players.
"We can prepare an official gameplay for early players."
[Mutants] are too random, and the road buildings can exert some influence on the roads of the [Dominator] system.
At present, the number of followers attracted by the white obelisk has reached 1567, which is quite a lot. After a slight upgrade, the white obelisk can now be the [Dominator] path followers of the Blue Star, and more will be added. Two acquired arcane powers are awakened.
This is a good ability. Not all players have superpower pods in the early stage, and not everyone is as exaggerated as Li Ozi and can directly steal other arcane powers. Most players slowly awaken by taking drugs, mutating, and completing mission rewards. .
Now, if you join the [Mutants] under Li Ozi's command, you can get two arcana powers as long as you upgrade to lv.5 and lv15.
In addition, Li Ozi slightly modified the attributes of the core arcana. He had to first increase the overall number of people in the dominance system.
For new players, you can choose one of two initial arcane powers: [Gravity] or [Eye of Truth]. For early players, [Gravity] is definitely not as useful as [Eye of Truth]. Most of them The player's initial charm can only exert one to two times gravity, which is relatively average for hard control.
But [Eye of Truth] can be used whether it is finding a way, exploring a maze, investigating a case, or fighting with someone. Most players will definitely choose this.
It doesn’t matter even if the player doesn’t choose [Gravity] at the beginning. Li Ozi’s place is very friendly to [Domination] players. If you stay here for a while, you can awaken [Gravity] for free.
It is naturally impossible to have prostitution for free.
If you live here, you have to have a place to live, right? There is a B&B hotel here run by the farmer Uncle Hongjian, with affordable prices and exquisite houses.
Living alone is not enough, players also need to eat, and most of them are extraordinary people with amazing appetites, so they have to consume, right? There are local pastoral delicacies here to ensure your beauty.
After eating and drinking for a while, I found that I didn’t have enough money. If I need to spend money, I have to have a job, right? There are already more than 1,500 resident NPCs here. When Li Ozi releases another copy in the future, the player traffic will definitely explode.
"Strange, why does it feel like I'm not here to collect talents, but to help the poor?"
Li Ozi muttered.
He hasn't made much yet, but Elga City certainly has.
Afterwards, Li Ozi thought about it and chose two arcane powers that would be awakened the day after tomorrow for the players.
[The super gene sequence has been modified]
[[Dominator] system·Path followers will receive the following bonuses:]
A. When upgraded to lv.5, the arcane energy is awakened - [Physical Strengthening·Kappa]
B. When upgraded to lv.15, the arcane energy is awakened - [Natural Fire·Secret Kelong]
"That's almost it."
[Physical Strengthening] at the Kappa level is the most cost-effective, providing gains in [Strength] and HP, but there is no future for further development. It's just right for transition.
And [Natural Fire] is the beginning of a qualitative change for players. This arcana is full of destructive power and is very suitable for players to upgrade monsters.
Li Aozi took a look at the capital pool and saw that it was not bad. Thanks to the villagers' simplicity and respect for miracles, the current local corruption index was only 13 points, and the highest period was only 26 points.
This equates to only 13 corruption cases per 100,000 people.
Companies and units are very down-to-earth and can be said to be fair and honest.
There are a total of 2.1 million galen in the capital pool. The combination of religion and supernatural power has brought considerable tourism benefits.
These funds were directly used by Li Aozi to build a large-scale farmhouse-style complex.
A sub-building called the 'Altar' was also expanded, which continues to increase immigration appeal for fifty years.
This is used to keep the foreign population as much as possible.
The person in charge of the construction quickly received instructions from the white obelisk and immediately began to plan and take action. The ultra-low corruption index gave Li Aozi an ultra-high speed of action. It only took 9 days in total to complete the construction. .
Just that the corruption index is too low is not perfect. Li Aozi noticed that to activate the [rapid development] state, the corruption index needs to be higher than 55 points for one year, which can provide a considerable development rate bonus. Li Aozi has some points. Heartbeat.
Considering that the corruption index reduces happiness and reduces the number of births, Li Aozi gave up.
The number of people is too important to him. Even if he loses money, he has to increase the birth rate.
One generation takes 10 years, and if nothing unexpected happens in a version, it usually lasts for 20 to 40 years. In other words, before the Esha crisis broke out in version 2.5, Li Ozi had at least two and a half generations of [Dominator] line reserve population.
And by then, the first generation of domination-type newborns will have become warriors of appropriate age.
When players are promoted to the Gamma level, Li Oz can consider adding advanced arcanes such as [Bloodline] and [Misfortune].
The number of immigrants is still increasing, but the trend is very slow. Li Oz listed a trend chart. If it goes normally, the population of Erjia City, where the white obelisk is located, will grow to 4 million in 20 years.
At least 500,000 of them will live or have lived in the influence range of the white obelisk.
500,000, warriors of the right age, extraordinary people.
Among them, 30,000 to 40,000 will enter the Alpha level, and there will be about 3,000 Beta level. It is hard to say about the Gamma level, which may or may not appear at all.
This number is almost the same as the extraordinary people owned by the Frost-plated Federation.
At this point, Li Oz felt how unshakable those narrative-level civilizations are.
Just one obelisk can bring such a strong impact.
On average, there are at least 6 paths for each narrative level of narrative civilization, and the number of people affected is often calculated at the galaxy level.
But no matter what, Li Oz has finally stepped into the same field as them, and the Azure Star will also have the potential to become a narrative.
"Give me 20 years, and I will give the Azure Star a prosperous and powerful dominant system!"