Chapter 432: Symbolic Deprivation, Yang Zhe's Death, Thunder Technology
Yang Zhe's office is about 50 square meters in size, which is not small, but it gives people a crowded feeling.
Because there are a lot of messy things.
In the center of the room is a mahogany desk, and behind the desk is a luxurious leather boss chair.
Mahogany table, office chair.
It's the standard for local bosses.
Xia Lin walked forward and found that there was exquisite embroidery on the back of the boss chair: Sitting in charge.
"Oh……"
Xia Lin smiled and sat on the chair, spinning around in circles while looking at other items in the office.
Directly opposite the desk, there are sofas, tea tables and tea sets.
On the desk surface, there is a jade dragon statue and a retro musket model.
On the right side of the desk, there is a statue of Guan Gong.
On the left wall of the desk hangs an exquisite long sword.
There is also a photo hanging behind the office chair.
In the photo, several people stood side by side, but Yang Zhe was just standing in the most inconspicuous position, and the appearance of the person standing in the C position in the photo was a little blurry.
Xia Lin rubbed his eyes hard and found that the photo was not damaged and his eyesight was normal, but he still couldn't see the appearance of the person in the C position clearly - this might be a kind of cognitive confusion.
This photo has symbolic meaning. However, Xia Lin speculates that the person in the center of the photo may not have been drawn into the dark side, so the person's appearance and features cannot be truly presented.
Xia Lin actually already had some guesses about the person who symbolized the center position in the photo - it was an easy guess.
But this is not a big deal right now.
He turned back to his chair and looked at the coffee table across from his desk.
There were three gold objects on the coffee table: a golden toad, a golden tripod, and a golden lion.
In the corner of the room near the door, there is a blue and white porcelain stand.
In the corner of the wall directly opposite the blue and white porcelain, there is a globe.
In addition, flowers are planted in various pots on the windowsill, and the flowers are colorful and form a beautiful landscape.
To be honest, Xia Lin didn't feel that this office was grand or luxurious, but rather dirty and messy.
The overall design looks like it was created by a designer with extremely poor taste, who just crammed everything in.
Xia Lin was not surprised.
Because symbols do not require taste.
After walking around the office several times, Xia Lin finally came to the photo.
Not caring about the people in the photo, Xia Lin reached out to uncover the photo, looked at the wall behind the photo, and smiled slightly.
An embedded safe caught Xia Lin's eye.
…
Symbolism does not require taste, but it does require logic.
At least from the current perspective, the dark world is not bizarre or abstract, and there must be basic logic.
As a dynamic group in society that makes dirty money, there are always some assets that cannot be seen in public and can only be stored in a safe place in the form of cash or precious metals.
For example, a safe embedded in the office wall.
He took out a small paperclip-shaped gadget from his pocket.
This is the universal lock opener that Xia Lin bought from a plug-in app for 500 yuan.
[Universal Lock Pick (Rank B): A one-time item. Can open any physical lock. This item breaks after a single use.]
Yang Zhe's safe does not have a keyhole and uses a turntable lock.
But it doesn't matter.
As a prop, the universal lock pick can naturally ignore certain physical rules.
The paperclip-shaped lock pick broke automatically as soon as it touched the safe.
Xia Lin picked up the remains of the lock pick and found that the safe in front of him had been opened.
Dazzling golden light flashes.
The neatly stacked little goldfish caught Xia Lin's eye.
Amidst the flashing golden light, Xia Lin's breathing also became rapid!
Because these gold bars represent not only wealth in the dark world, but also power in the real world!
He breathed deeply to suppress the throbbing in his heart.
Xia Lin thought about it, left the office, found an empty suitcase from another room, and returned to the office.
After locking the door, Xia Lin started moving the goods without saying a word.
As much as 50 kilograms of gold were swept away by Xia Lin in a short period of time!
According to the current gold price, the value of this gold is probably more than 35 million yuan.
The heavy weight made it difficult for Xia Lin to take it away.
However, this issue can be discussed later. What Xia Lin cares more about is the impact of the theft of symbols on reality.
Two questions.
1: The gold was taken away by himself, symbolizing the shrinking of Yang Zhe's family property in the dark side. What does this batch of gold symbolize? What impact and changes will this bring to Yang Zhe in reality?
2: These golds were transferred from Yang Zhe's hands to my own hands. What kind of changes will this bring to my real self?
The answer will soon be revealed.
…
In the reality of the right eye, the immortal light suddenly became stronger and the dragon energy quickly faded away.
Xia Lin raised his head and found that the battle between Yang Zhe and the fake Immortal Emperor outside the star had suddenly taken a turn.
Yang Zhe's power suddenly dropped strangely!
The total amount of dragon energy plummeted, the attributes declined drastically, and even the innate skills seemed to have disappeared inexplicably, and the individual strength dropped by more than 20%!
This kind of weakening is fatal when facing an evenly matched opponent!
Yang Zhe was caught off guard and retreated in a panic, hiding back in the dragon boat.
When he adjusted his breath and looked at the Immortal Emperor again, besides the murderous rage in his eyes, there was also clear confusion on his face.
He didn't understand why his strength had been suddenly weakened, but after thinking about it, he simply thought it was the work of the fake Immortal Emperor and there was no way he could connect this to Xia Lin...
At this moment, Yang Zhe was confused. He thought about it over and over again but couldn't figure out what skill had hit him.
Yang Zhe's weakness caused a chain reaction.
Once Yang Zhe becomes weak, the benefits he provides to his subordinates will weaken, and the weakening of his subordinates will in turn lead to the weakening of Yang Zhe's individual power - the military leader and his subordinates have always complemented each other.
The changes in the actual battle situation were synchronized with the dark side.
In the dark side, Xia Lin is unknown.
The Brotherhood Alliance has already engaged in a head-on fight with the Xianze Group.
Originally, one side had more money and the other had more people. Yang Zhe suddenly attacked and the fight between the two sides ended in a draw.
However, the change in the actual battle situation also had an impact on the fighting in the dark.
In the middle of the fight, the Xianze Group's security team pulled out their guns...
Amid the "bang bang bang" sounds of gunfire, the Brotherhood was beaten to the ground - this exactly corresponds to the advantage that the Immortal Emperor has over Yang Zhe in reality.
The dark side affects reality, and reality in turn affects the dark side...
On the dark side, the theft of a batch of gold has sounded the death knell for Yang Zhe, but he himself knows nothing about it.
Only Xia Lin found the answer to the first question.
"Gold, or money, or assets in the dark side, is a symbol of individual power in reality. It is the sum of energy, attributes, and innate skills."
The theft of 50 kilograms of gold caused Yang Zhe's strength to plummet.
From this perspective, the dark side can indeed destroy the strength of people in reality by depriving them of symbols.
But the second question made Xia Lin feel troubled...
Because after getting this batch of gold, Xia Lin in reality did not change at all.
"Perhaps nothing will change? After all, while reality and the dark side are closely connected, that doesn't necessarily mean everything is connected... If this assumption is true, then it seems I can't achieve absolute balance by stealing the symbol of connection."
At present, the arrival of the Old Ones and the dark world that emerged from it are still new things to Xia Lin, and he has not explored this place to a great extent.
Xia Lin currently doesn’t understand many of the secrets and rules of the dark side.
"But perhaps... this batch of gold doesn't really belong to me yet."
Thinking of this, Xia Lin looked down at the suitcase in his hand.
Originally, these were dirty money that could not be seen in public.
Xia Lin stole again, and selling the stolen goods became an essential step.
Not to mention that the gold is only in Xia Lin's hands now and has not even been taken out of the door. To say that the gold already belongs to Xia Lin is simply opening the champagne in advance.
But there is no rush to run away with the money.
Instead, Xia Lin put down his suitcase and went to the desk.
With a sweep of his big hand, he swept away the debris including the jade dragon statue and the retro gun model to the ground.
The whole room echoed with a loud "bang".
Without saying a word, Xia Lin picked up the retro long sword on the wall, and while chopping everything in the office with the long sword, he stepped on everything he saw, as if he was manic!
At this moment, Xia Lin transforms into a Husky, whose only mission is to destroy the house!
But in reality, Yang Zhe only felt his soul tremble.
The connection between the military leader and the main world fed back to Yang Zhe several pieces of information.
——His national guardian deity: the Five-phase Dragon Lord, died suddenly and inexplicably.
——His national treasures: the National Tripod, the life-size statue of the King of Kings, the Horn of Power, etc., suddenly shattered.
——Chaos broke out in the five provinces of Central and South China, and his brother inexplicably rebelled.
——A huge fire broke out in the four eastern provinces, known as the granary of the empire, and all the stored grain and grass were burned to ashes.
Chaos broke out suddenly and unexpectedly.
The damage to the artifact caused Yang Zhe's strength to drop further!
The chaos in people's livelihood led to poor circulation of dragon energy, which further weakened Yang Zhe's strength.
At this moment, the battle is in progress, and it is the time for Yang Zhe to give it his all.
The sudden drop in strength even caused Yang Zhe to spit out a mouthful of blood, and he was severely injured on the spot by the backlash of the power!
Just in the dark, when Xia Lin smashed a flowerpot, the dragon boat under Yang Zhe's feet suddenly disintegrated for no reason and collapsed instantly.
The Immortal Emperor appeared in front of Yang Zhe in an instant, with his right hand opening up to the sky and grabbing Yang Zhe's face.
"you……"
Yang Zhe had a lot of swear words in his mind.
What the hell did you do to me?
In this battle, Yang Zhe's defeat was too unfair and too inexplicable.
He didn't even realize at first that his death was approaching, and wanted to die knowingly, but the Immortal Emperor crushed his head with one claw!
In the dark, accompanied by the last gunshot.
Xianze put down the pistol in his hand and looked at Yang Zhe, who was lying on the ground with his eyes open, expressionlessly.
He raised the corner of his mouth and sneered: "Want to fight with me? You are still a little naive."
Suddenly, I heard the sound of slapping from not far away.
At night, at the construction site, in the darkness, vehicles came speeding and stopped nearby.
Wen Yu got out of the car and walked slowly towards him, clapping his hands.
"Well done, well done!"
In reality, the power of the soul suddenly burst out, and the figure of the Demon Emperor instantly appeared near the Immortal Emperor.
It goes without saying that enemies meet each other.
At this time, the Immortal Emperor had been severely exhausted by Yang Zhe, and it was the time for the Demon Emperor to come on the scene and take advantage of the situation.
On the planet below, Xia Lin smiled even more happily when he saw this scene.
Although he could not see the situation of Xianze Wenyu in the dark world with his left eye, the scene happening in reality with his right eye was enough to provide a reference for the dark world.
Xianze and Wenyu in the dark must have also started fighting.
Light and dark complement each other, and the positive and the odd complement each other.
The skill of the Old Ones' Descent is simply amazing!
In the dark world, Xia Lin finally poured gasoline into Yang Zhe's office, then set it on fire and walked out dragging his suitcase.
As soon as he walked out of the building, he saw eight thugs in the courtyard holding weapons and surrounding him with unfriendly faces.
"You're not our boss, who are you?!"
The leader roared angrily, but Xia Lin ignored him and just shrugged slightly.
"you guess?"
He raised his hand and sent out a rapid nourishing shot to fatten one person. Xia Lin took out his mobile phone and operated it quickly, and soon found his third skill.
[Eight Fighting Fist (B-rank skill): Passive skill. Suitable for mortals, it includes both bodybuilding and combat techniques. Long-term practice of the bodybuilding technique increases strength, agility, and physical attributes. The combat technique is also profound and mystical, with extremely powerful destructive power!]
A limit-breaking skill from the dark side?
I don't know if there's such a thing as breaking limits in the dark world...
But Xia Lin liked the skill that could be used for both fighting and training, so he simply took it into his possession.
Looking up again, Xia Lin grinned at the others who were shocked by the rapid nourishment.
"Seven isn't enough! I want ten!"
…
The battle in the dark is about to break out.
But what puzzled Xia Lin was that these hooligans didn't seem to represent anything - at least Xia Lin encountered trouble in the dark world, but nothing happened in reality...
Soon, the battle in the dark began.
Fighting one against seven, Xia Lin was not at a disadvantage at all!
After being promoted to level 11, the attribute symbolizing his dark side has reached 8 points - this is basically the physical level of an Olympic athlete.
With Badouquan in hand, Xia Lin mastered fighting techniques beyond the professional level.
It is based on more realistic combat experience.
Although these little thugs in the dark world look fierce, their level is just like that of ordinary people.
Beat seven?
Easy as pie.
Fists are like hammers and legs are like whips.
The wind whistled and the small fish scattered like birds and beasts.
In reality, Yang Zhe is dead.
This led to a sharp drop in the morale of the members of the Brotherhood in the dark world - even though, in theory, they had not yet learned of Yang Zhe's death.
In the firelight, Xia Lin dragged the suitcase with great effort and quickly walked out of the urban village and disappeared into the hazy night.
It was almost midnight when Xia Lin returned to his rental house.
The left eye reflected the desolate and narrow scenery of the rental house and a suitcase of gold.
In the right eye, the battle between immortals and demons has already broken out, and the Demon Emperor has the upper hand, but if Xia Lin had not interfered, this battle might have continued.
Xia Lin ignored the battle between immortals and demons, but just reviewed everything that happened today, his eyes gradually becoming deep.
He lamented the strange power that had descended upon him from the Old Ones.
But I felt a little uneasy, as if there was a thorn in my heart.
The eight of Leiting Technology Co., Ltd. emerged from my mind.
He instinctively felt that the company he worked for must be a symbol of a certain reality, but Xia Lin had no idea at all.
"Two things."
After lying down to rest for a while, Xia Lin stood up again, took out his cell phone, and muttered to himself.
"First, let's investigate the legal person behind Thunder Company..."
"Secondly, we have to find a way to sell the stolen goods."
The second question raised earlier: Will the acquisition of this gold bring any changes to reality? There is no answer to this question at the moment.
Selling stolen goods is Xia Lin's way of finding the answer.
Regardless of whether it can bring about changes in reality, it is always good to have more money in the dark side - in the plug-in app, money can indeed be transformed into power in the dark side.
And this is also related to whether absolute balance depth can be achieved.
Selling stolen goods was difficult, and Xia Lin couldn't find a safe channel for a while.
But the background of Leiting Technology Co., Ltd. is easy to find.
As the webpage refreshed, Xia Lin's eyes slowly widened, with a look of clear astonishment in his eyes.
"What the hell is going on here!?"
…
The main business of Lei Ting Technology Co., Ltd. is software programming.
This is very common.
The company is not large, with insignificant registered capital and an average number of employees.
This is also very common.
Moreover, this company has no relationship with Xianze Group - the owner of the CBD building is Xianze Group, and the relationship with Lei Ting Technology is just that of landlord and tenant.
However, in the company profile, four big words are placed at the forefront.
Joint investment!
The company has no specific legal person.
The shareholders are two parties: the world government and???
This inconspicuous small company is actually half a state-owned enterprise!
But what Xia Lin was more concerned about was that question mark...
The other party of the joint investment has no background, no source, and no information can be found. It seems like a mystery.
In addition to this, another piece of news also made Xia Lin's heart move.
Half a year ago - Xia Lin had already joined Leiting Technology.
At that time, the boss of Thunder Technology was someone else, not the World Government or any of the other parties.
During this period, Leiting Technology underwent mergers and acquisitions and restructuring, forming the current inconspicuous small state-owned enterprise.
But Xia Lin searched the internet and couldn't find out who the legal representative of Thunder Company was six months ago...
Time flies and it is already sunrise.
The morning sun cast its orange light through the window onto Xia Lin's cheek, making his expression change from gloomy to bright.
The scant clues swirled back and forth in the brain, constructing a comparison group between reality and the dark side.
In reality, his time travel was the work of the Immortal Emperor.
This probably corresponds to the situation of Thunder Technology half a year ago - at that time, Xia Lin, whether actively or passively, was a pawn of the Immortal Emperor.
At the moment, the legal representative of Thunder Technology has changed from unknown to the world government and the other party.
This may imply that one still has calculations and plans at the six-pillar level.
"The Original Lord and the King of Kings..."
This is actually not difficult to guess.
Now is the time when the six pillars are beginning to fight for the throne. The Original Ruler and the King of Kings are the only pillar-level beings who can take action and cause trouble.
The fact that Xia Lin possessed the Spirit World Book was no secret to the two parties, so it was natural for them to pay some attention to Xia Lin - of course, the attention was not great, and the investment was not large either, which was reflected in the dark world, that is, the scale of Thunder Technology was really average.
The only thing that Xia Lin couldn't understand was that the two parties, who should theoretically be in conflict, were secretly investing together.
——This inevitably reflects a tendency towards cooperation, which is seriously inconsistent with reality.
"Is the dark side symbol wrong, or am I not aware enough?"
Xia Lin prefers the latter...
After a moment of silence, Xia Lin took a deep breath and realized that this dark world was full of secrets and had great potential to be tapped.
Considering that activating the Old Ones' Advent in the Dark Realm does not require any consumption, it actually has benefits.
This made Xia Lin make a decision: during this trip to the Dark Realm, he must keep the Old Ones on all the time.
Putting aside the issue regarding Thunder Technology for the moment, the problem facing Xia Lin is how to deal with the gold in his hands.
This problem originally had no answer - how could he, a mere office worker, handle such a large amount of dirty stuff?
However, after realizing the composition of Thunder Technology, Xia Lin came up with an idea.
Open the WeChat chat software and click on the avatar of your female leader.
Only then did Xia Lin see the female leader's note: Wang Siyuan.
Xia Lin: Leader, I have a personal matter I would like to ask you for help.
Wang Siyuan: Say it.
Xia Lin grinned and was a little hesitant for a moment, but finally sent the edited text.
Xia Lin: Today I went back to my hometown and inherited some inheritance.
Wang Siyuan: Oh, that's great. So you want to resign? Okay, I'll handle the paperwork for you when I get back.
Xia Lin: ???
Xia Lin: No, no, no, that’s not the case… This is my inheritance, they are all little goldfish, little goldfish, you know what I mean, right?
Wang Siyuan: ...I understand.
Xia Lin: Mr. Wang, my inheritance is difficult to liquidate, and I don't want to hand it over to the government. After much deliberation, I realize you might be the most powerful friend I know. Do you have any connections?
Wang Siyuan didn't say anything this time...
Xia Lin also had no idea what was going on in the mind of this beautiful manager.
After waiting for about five minutes, Wang Siyuan replied.
Wang Siyuan: I do have the channel, but the handling fee may be quite high.
Xia Lin: How much is not low?
Wang Siyuan: Maybe, the market fluctuates at any time, and you may even have to take the risk of being hacked.
Wang Siyuan: [Business Card]
Wang Siyuan: If you think it’s okay, just add this person and you can chat privately. If you think it’s not okay, then forget it. I won’t take today’s conversation to heart.
Xia Lin: Thank you, manager!
In the dark, Xia Lin breathed a sigh of relief and chewed over the words "the risk of being hacked" in detail.
In reality, Xia Lin raised his head and looked at the hyperspace transmission channel on this planet that had not yet been destroyed.
Somehow Xia Lin realized what he should do.
Bullshit "risk of being hacked".
How much production can be achieved depends entirely on Xia Lin’s own actions in reality.
Wang Siyuan: Oh, by the way, you don’t have any thoughts of resigning, right?
Xia Lin: How is that possible?! I belong to Lei Ting in life and will be his ghost in death! I can't bear to part with my beautiful leader (love).
Wang Siyuan: Tut tut tut (scumbag).
Wang Siyuan: When you are done with your work, you will have another task to do. You may get a promotion and a raise.
Xia Lin's heart moved.
A promotion and a raise in salary may also be a symbol...
But never mind that.
In reality, Xia Lin quietly stood up, concealed his breath and figure, and headed straight for the trans-time and space transmission channel.
In the dark, Xia Lin clicked on WeChat, opened the business card, and a WeChat number came into Xia Lin's sight.
[Mr. Zhang, the wholesaler of AAA Tobacco and Liquor]
(End of this chapter)
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