The astonishment Gou Feng felt was matched by Jin Chunfeng’s smug satisfaction.
He deliberately adopted an indifferent attitude, saying to Gou Feng, “Now you know that Brother Wang and I are genuinely looking out for you, right?”
Gou Feng, filled with gratitude, repeatedly replied, “Yes, yes. Little brother thanks both elder brothers for their kindness. But Brother Jin, my Gou family is facing an imminent crisis under the pressure from the Han family. Could you lend me a couple of ability-user brothers to ensure my safety for now? If it’s really not possible, name your price, and I’ll buy them!”
Gou Feng’s expression was earnest, and his tone was anxious, likely genuinely worried that the Han family might strike at any moment.
However, Jin Chunfeng refused his request without a second thought.
“What are you thinking? How is that possible?”
Gou Feng was puzzled and asked, “Why? Aren’t ability-users created to be used? How can it be…”
Jin Chunfeng irritably smacked Gou Feng on the back of his head, “You call yourself a businessman, and you can’t even figure this out! Let me ask you, what is our purpose in spending such a great deal of resources to develop ability-users?”
Gou Feng replied without hesitation, “Of course, it’s to counter those cultivators who are above ordinary people! Like Han Lang.”
“Exactly! So, would those high-and-mighty cultivators allow the existence of ability-users? Our research has just begun. Although C and B-class ability-users appear incredibly powerful to us, what about them? If we expose ourselves too early, will those cultivators just stand by and do nothing?”
After Jin Chunfeng’s explanation, Gou Feng finally understood.
It was like commercial competition.
For products of the same quality, one could only rely on manual production, while the other could use machines;
In such a situation, a factory relying on manual labor naturally couldn’t compete with a machine factory.
To prevent the other party from stealing their market, the manual one would naturally spare no effort to restrict the existence of machine factories!
Similarly,
Cultivators were like handcrafted items; their cultivation cycles were long, and the efficiency was naturally much slower compared to ability-user modification.
To prevent ability-users from replacing the cultivator world, they would naturally also spare no effort to suppress the existence of ability-users.
However,
He didn’t know that ability-users were originally products researched by foreign countries to target the cultivators of Xia Country.
Their ultimate goal was to overthrow Xia Country!
And the reason Wang Shan and Jin Chunfeng were so enthusiastic about letting him engage with ability-user technology was not only to strengthen the ability-user forces but also to prevent him from becoming a scapegoat for colluding with the enemy when the matter was exposed!
“Thank you, Brother Jin, for awakening me from my dream! It was my short-sightedness. Please disregard what I just said!”
Gou Feng, still in the dark, not only failed to detect any abnormality but also felt deeply remorseful for his lack of foresight!
Jin Chunfeng, putting on a magnanimous air, not only showed no blame but also comforted him earnestly.
“My dear brother, there’s no need to worry. Please strictly follow the arrangements made by Brother Wang and me regarding ability-users! No matter what, we would never harm you! As for your Gou family’s current situation, you don’t need to worry at all. A few days ago, Brother Wang and I already spent a large sum of money to hire high-level cultivators to deal with the Han family. You were just a bit distracted and didn’t hear it! So, you can rest assured, with that gentleman present, the Han family will absolutely not pose any threat to your Gou family anymore!”
Hearing this, Gou Feng was almost moved to kneel and express his profound gratitude to Jin Chunfeng. He quickly slapped himself lightly, blaming himself.
“Oh dear, look at me… My two elder brothers have already planned so much for me, and yet I’m still here… I’m truly ashamed!”
Seeing his demeanor, Jin Chunfeng sneered inwardly, but his expression was exceptionally kind, “Alright, alright! We brothers don’t need to be so formal. There’s another modification base over there, would you like to visit it?”
Gou Feng was now completely relaxed and immediately replied, “Yes, of course! Please guide me, Brother Jin!”
“You’re too kind, my brother! Haha…”
Saying this, they walked hand-in-hand towards another passage…
Meanwhile,
With the full cooperation of Han Kang and Cao XuRong, the Han Group Construction Company was officially established and began operations.
With the 8.7 billion yuan profit from Ling Yue Mountain Villa as startup capital, the Han Construction Company’s entry into the Le City real estate market was naturally grand and imposing.
They first acquired several unfinished building projects at the fastest possible speed.
To meet the requirements for setting up the spirit gathering array and to better compete with the Wang family, Han Lang specifically called Zhao Tong back from the Shen Nong Bay project and hired him externally as the exclusive designer for Han Construction Company.
After days of intense planning and arrangements, not only did Zhao Tong complete the redesign of several unfinished building projects, but Han Construction Company also rushed to complete the construction of several “feng shui pillars” that Han Lang had specifically instructed.
“These unfinished building projects are merely to compress the Wang family’s market, so even if we set up spirit gathering arrays, they don’t need to reach the level of Ling Yue Mountain Villa.”
“It’s sufficient to place a thousand-year-old evergreen tree at the acupuncture point, and other array talismans can be replaced with other spiritual herbs.”
“Although the effect will be greatly reduced, it should at least achieve fresh air and a pleasant climate!”
As Han Lang planned, he, along with Han Kang, quietly began setting up spirit gathering arrays in several unfinished building projects at night after the construction sites had stopped working.
This time,
He did not intend to sell completed properties like Ling Yue Mountain Villa.
Instead, he decided to sell off-plan properties, like many real estate companies.
Of course, his so-called off-plan properties were all buildings that had already topped out.
As long as construction did not halt, they could be delivered in three to five months, or at most half a year.
The reason he did this was twofold: firstly, he did not want to wait another three to five months to slowly begin competing with the Wang family; secondly, he hoped that through this method, he could at least limit the Wang family’s ability to support the Gou family later on.
“Brother, after setting up the spirit gathering arrays, can these properties of ours be listed for sale? What price do you plan to set?”
Han Lang seemed to have already made plans for this, and he replied without hesitation.
“The real estate market is currently a relatively important foundation of Xia Country, so we cannot disrupt the market balance too much. I plan to price them about ten percent lower than the surrounding Wang family properties, which should be enough!”
Han Kang pondered for a moment and said thoughtfully.
“The price is lower than the Wang family’s, and the environment and quality are better than the Wang family’s. This is more than enough competitiveness! Brother, this move of yours, besides directly targeting the Wang family, is also genuinely providing benefits to the people of Le City. Moreover, the calculated price not only doesn’t result in a loss but also yields some profit! It’s simply killing three birds with one stone!”
Han Lang chuckled awkwardly. Han Kang, having spent years in business, had a calculation ability that he couldn’t match.
If Han Kang hadn’t thought of this so-called killing three birds with one stone, Han Lang would never have thought on such a level.
“I didn’t think that far. As long as I can bring down the Wang family from their pedestal, avenge Uncle Luo and Aunt Fang, and help Xiao Ying vent her anger, I don’t care about other things!”
Han Kang nodded in agreement, “That’s right! As long as we can bring down the Wang family, everything else is secondary!”
Seeing Han Kang’s strong approval, Han Lang couldn’t help but feel a little touched. However, he still earnestly instructed.
“Han Kang, once the spirit gathering array design is completed, the subsequent sales will be handed over to you. With the influence of Brother Cao and Brother Tang, this matter shouldn’t be difficult to handle, right?”
Han Kang replied confidently.
“Don’t worry, it’s a piece of cake!”