Chapter 76 The Company's Encroachment
Cold weather always makes people want to stay in bed, and Mingzhao is no exception.
She unusually lingered in bed for a full half hour before reluctantly crawling out of her warm blankets.
The formula for frostbite medicine, the blueprint for a down vest, the blueprint for a brewing jar, and the blueprint for double-glazed glass have been copied.
The prescription for the frostbite medicine that was prepared was given to Lu Chanyi, and the rest was given to the beautiful young woman and the strong man.
They are all smart people, and they must know that they need to produce as many of these supplies as possible in the early stages of the frozen sea.
Today's breakfast was a spicy soup with lots of pepper and pan-fried buns filled with shrimp.
One bite, and the spiciness of the pepper instantly dispelled the cold, making me break out in a sweat.
The temperature isn't high enough to require placing the Flame Diamond into the Diamond Energy Diffuser, but the clothes are definitely a bit too thin right now.
A down vest alone won't be enough to keep up with the coming cold.
Mingzhao opened the panel, intending to check the trading market for items like cotton-padded coat blueprints.
As soon as Mingzhao opened the store, he was blinded by the screen full of red.
The screen was filled with red product brochures, all bearing the large logo of Genesis Future Biotechnology Co., Ltd.
[Activation Potion: After use, it activates cells in the body, accelerates the burning of carbohydrates, generates a large amount of heat, and resists the cold. Price: 10 Ship Upgrade Cards.]
[Antifreeze proteins: These are proteins within cells modified by drugs to prevent liquid ice crystallization, greatly increasing the probability of survival at extremely low temperatures.]
[Extreme Cold Ice Worm Gene Enhancement Agent: After use, it adds an antifreeze DNA fragment of the Extreme Cold Ice Worm to the gene sequence, enabling the body to withstand temperatures as low as -20°C. Price: 100 Ship Upgrade Cards.]
Genesis Future Biotechnology Co., Ltd. only has these two products, but they are sold by more than one person.
The first three pages of the trading mall were filled with these two products. Mingzhao flipped to the fourth page and finally saw a few pitiful other supplies crammed at the very bottom.
This price made Mingzhao feel very uneasy.
In the game "Uncharted Waters," the most important thing is the ship's level.
In some catastrophic tests, even the strongest individual physical fitness is useless; if the ship is not up to standard, it will be swallowed by the sea in an instant.
The ocean in the Great Voyage game is no ordinary ocean; no matter how strong you are, falling into the ocean means certain death.
According to what those people from the company said in private messages and in the group, after joining the company, you can exchange contribution points for these potions.
These upgrade cards are likely for people in their district who haven't yet joined the company.
Even if the calculation is based on contribution points, completing tasks that earn contribution points requires a lot of time and effort, which means there isn't enough time and effort to collect resources.
Therefore, whether you exchange contribution points or purchase ship upgrade cards, it means sacrificing the ship upgrade speed.
What is Genesis Future Biotechnology Co., Ltd.'s purpose in doing this? Mingzhao fell into deep thought.
It doesn't seem reasonable to just acquire more upgrade cards.
Upgrading ships requires not only upgrade cards but also corresponding materials. Some of these materials are introduced as the game progresses.
In other words, even if they collect 10,000 upgrade cards, they still won't be able to obtain the materials to upgrade their ships to level four and five.
Could it be... that their goal is to control the players' leveling speed, thereby ensuring their monopoly?
This idea didn't come about because Mingzhao's thoughts were too dark. In the past, many people tried to control players' minds in various ways, making them believe that upgrading ships was useless.
It is easier to control the masses if they remain ignorant.
But in my past life, no organization could have done things so flawlessly as Genesis Future Biotechnology Co., Ltd.
Judging from the chat logs in the group and the sales of these medicines, many people in her original service area have been won over by the company's philosophy.
They seem to genuinely believe that the company's actions are for the common good of all players.
This is bad news. Before long, their service area will be completely taken over by the company.
Mingzhao was having a headache when he suddenly saw a private message from a follower of the Little Butter Latte Cult.
Little Butter Latte Cult member: "Brother Long, what do you think of this company? Many people on my side are very interested, and some have already joined them."
Mingzhao knew all along that the Little Butter Latte Cult members had drawn a large group card, which included a large group of 500 people.
She had previously offered to join, but Mingzhao felt that too many people would inevitably lead to various disputes, so she refused.
She had given her another chain card earlier for the same purpose.
But now... Mingzhao has an idea.
Cosmic Invincible Tyrannomon: "We all think this company is not very good. How many people in your group have joined the company now?"
Little Butter Latte Cult member: "There are 425 people in my group now. 27 people have changed their names to include the company prefix. There are 40 to 50 people who plan to join. About 200 people are hesitating. Only a little over 100 people have no intention of joining yet."
Mingzhao frowned even more deeply; it seemed the intrusion into the company was far more serious than she had imagined.
If it were Mingzhao from her past life, she would definitely choose to protect herself in this situation. What do these people who chose the company have to do with her? She only needs to save her own life.
However, Mingzhao in this life has a new mission.
With the previous two server-wide rewards, she has rightfully become the spiritual leader of Rabbit Kingdom Server 14380.
When the national-level dungeon arrives, she hopes that those standing behind her will be a group of normally developed teammates, not a group of monsters that have been transformed into neither human nor ghost by the company.
Or it could be a behemoth with severe class divisions.
She couldn't let this go unpunished for the rest of her life.
Cosmic Invincible Greymon: "Can you add me to this group? And also the members of my other small group?"
Little Butter Latte Cult member: "No problem, Brother Long, we've been looking forward to you guys opening. There are too many people now, and whatever I say will be refuted by those companies. Nobody listens to me."
After turning off private chat, Mingzhao discovered that he and his fellow members of the Milk Dragon Gang had been added to a large group called "Sailing Forward".
The group has 430 members.
Mingzhao glanced at the member list. Most of the names were familiar. As the Little Butter Latte Cult members said, there were more than twenty people whose names had the company prefix.
The names of these people have also been changed from the previous online novel style to names like Manager Huang and Lab Technician Liu.
Little Butter Latte Cult Follower: "Welcome to the Invincible Greymon! Everyone has seen the contributions you've made in our area. With you joining, our group's activities will definitely flourish even more!"
Lord-level Wobbuffet: "Wow, isn't this Greymon? Welcome, welcome!"
However, before anyone else could speak, someone who had joined the company jumped out first.
Wang Li, a lab technician in the Genesis Future Gene Research Department: "Everyone, times have changed. This is no longer the era of you Tyrannosaurus Rex bosses. No matter how powerful mortals are, how can they resist the power of technology? Abandon those laughable personality cults and follow the power of technology with me!"
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