I guarded the Wuhun Hall in Douluo for 30 years

After Bibi Dong finished speaking, she looked around at everyone and added with a smile: "The employees of the institute will be rewarded with half-year bonuses!"

You know, not all soul masters are in the institute.

There are many civilians who stand out from the test questions given by Zhang San because of their talents and intelligence. They do not have the monthly subsidy of a soul master.

For a few elders, this half-year bonus is not too much money, but for those civilian researchers, it is a huge sum of money.

As soon as these words fell, huge cheers erupted on the scene.

"Long live the truth!"

"Long live Master Zhang!"

"Long live His Majesty the Pope!"

In a fantasy world where strength is valued, the resistance to spreading ideas such as equality and freedom is unimaginable.

Bibi Dong gives them equal opportunities to communicate.

Regardless of whether the other party is the Titled Douluo Elder of Wuhun Palace, or she, the Pope, they are all equals among researchers, and everyone is a pursuer of truth.

For this purpose, a hall of truth was specially built inside the institute.

Everyone can express their opinions on it and even debate with others.

It is difficult to realize "everyone is equal before the law", but it is extremely easy to achieve that everyone is equal before the knowledge.

Zhang San also smiled and said:

"The crystal stone financial plan has already begun. Those nobles are particularly fond of this kind of strange gemstone. Both the Tiandou and Xingluo royal families have made many reservations."

"These stones are the product of ordinary stones mutating due to the leakage of the soul power from the cubic crystals. They are no different from the stones on the street."

Bibi Dong closed the data report on his hand, put it aside, and then took out a file bag marked "Top Secret" from the drawer.

“Is there really any money to be made from these rocks?”

Zhang San did not answer directly, but told about the "Tulip Financial Crisis" on Blue Star.

On Blue Star, an auction was held in the Netherlands in 1637. After fierce bidding, 99 golden tulips were finally sold for 9 Dutch guilders.

You know, at that time, 9 Dutch guilders was the total income of an average family for 300 years!

Ordinary tulips, after various packaging and labeling, have finally evolved into a symbol of status and nobility.

Attracting countless people to follow.

The current situation on the mainland is exactly the same as that of the Netherlands at that time.

The two empires have been at peace for many years without war, and the wealth of the nobles and clans continues to rise.

Now, if they can talk about the mutated stones caused by cubic crystals and package them into various prominent symbols of the nobility, it will definitely arouse people's desire to compare.

They can use this to harvest the wealth of the two empires.

A financial crisis that no one expected began quietly.

In the Wuhun Hall, apart from Zhang San and Bibi Dong, only Jin Crocodile and Gu Yuena knew about this matter.

The soul power crystal stones created for the first time were buried in a mine in advance in order to turn them into "strange gems that are rare to find in a thousand years."

There is no carbon 4 identification technology now, so it is very easy to fool people.

Related plans, gem market price control and publicity are all controlled by Jin Crocodile himself.

If this thing can be done, Wuhun Palace can swallow up the wealth of the two empires without even a single soldier!

Three days after the celebration, Bibi Dong handed over the work to Gu Yuena again, and then headed to the Star Luo Empire with Zhang San.

The first destination of the two people was the previously planned city of Kangxin.

Tai Tai, the leader of the Force Clan who was stranded in Wuhun City, volunteered to lead the way for the two of them.

Gengxin City is located in the southwest of the Star Luo Empire, closer to the inland area of ​​the Star Luo Empire.

This journey was not short. At full speed, it took them almost a month to arrive at Gengxin City.

After all, you also need to visit small villages in various places on the road to understand the people's conditions.

Gengxin City is one of the main cities of the Star Luo Empire, but it is not a famous city on the mainland.

In this world dominated by soul masters, the status of blacksmiths is no different from that of ordinary people.

The influence of the Blacksmiths Association only has some status in this city.

After Zhang San saved Tang Chen, Tai Tan would no longer be angry about his son's embarrassing incident, and instead apologized to the two of them.

Bibi Dong didn't pay attention, nodded and revealed the matter.

Soon, a shadow loomed on the horizon.

Titan raced hard and soon arrived at Kangxin City.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Kangxin City is coming soon!" Tai Tan reminded.

Bibi Dong asked, opening the curtain and looking out.

The tall city wall appeared in the field of vision. When Li Jin took a look, the entire city wall was iron-grey and felt like it was made of metal.

Although they haven't reached the city yet, just looking at the city walls, there is a strong aura of metal and machinery.

When approaching the city gate, the three of them got out of the car, and the Titan carefully introduced them to them:

“Gengxin City is the city with the most blacksmith shops.

“As an ordinary blacksmith, only in this city will he be valued.

“When I came to work, there were thousands of blacksmith shops in this city alone.

“There are tens of thousands of blacksmiths—and many blacksmiths from other cities come here specifically to take the blacksmith assessment.

“If you can pass the senior blacksmith examination, you can stay in this city.

"Simply put, this is a blacksmith's paradise..."

After entering the city, Bibi Dong looked around and saw that there were so many ordinary people on the street.

In Wuhun City and Tiandou City, although there are ordinary people on the streets, they are far less numerous than in Kangxin City.

"There are so many blacksmiths, it would be great if we could recruit them all to Wuhun City."

Tai Tan laughed loudly and said:

"Everything is a bit reluctant. I am one of the three great masters in the mainland. The other master is my good friend, Lou Gao, and the remaining master is Tang Hao, my little master of the Haotian Sect.

"With our three great master craftsmen here, we can let some of the blacksmiths follow your Majesty to Wuhun City.

"However, these people are obsessed with forging. They don't have many pursuits on weekdays, but they are particularly picky about the forging environment.

"If Your Majesty can build a place specifically for them to forge, I, Taitan, dare to guarantee that two-thirds of the blacksmiths will move to Wuhun City together!"

Bibi Dong nodded, "Such a small matter is of course possible - Titan, do you know where to find rare metals in Kangxin City?"

"In the Gravel Shop on Northeast Street, it is the largest ore and metal trading market in Kangxin City. You can even find a few pieces of Wannian Bingsui."

Tai Tan pointed to the huge plaque in the distance. Although the writing on that plaque could not be seen clearly, it could be seen that it was particularly tall and not far from here.

With Tai Tan, an old acquaintance, leading the way, the three of them walked into an alley, turned three more turns, and arrived at the location of the plaque.