The seven of them were indeed fast, clearing the level in half the time Yang Jia and the others had taken. This was due to the absence of Li Bai, the primary combat force, and Yang Jia himself slacking off. With so many people, there was a slight loss of experience. But after some initial adjustments, everyone was able to coordinate with each other, rather than working independently.
In the next few days, Yang Jia and the others were busy clearing dungeons. They finally raised everyone's level to above level ten, and then they stopped.
Feitian Group has secured the loan, and the equipment has been promptly deployed. Perhaps because the recipes and blueprints were originally dropped by the boss, and they are all basic medicines, they can be directly produced using the equipment. Once the production line is established, the rest is simple: as long as the Nirvana Guild provides sufficient materials, they can produce the corresponding items.
So, seemingly overnight, everyone in the Nirvana Guild donned weapons, speed-boosting boots, and two potions, then began frantically grinding dungeons, killing monsters, and leveling up. It's conceivable that their strength would skyrocket again.
But what Yang Jia cares about is the technical staff in his own company.
Once production was underway, no further investment was needed. Yang Jia used the remaining funds to support other people's research. However, they had to submit a project plan first, and she would review and approve it before disbursing any funds or supplies.
Even if something didn't seem particularly useful at the moment, as long as Yang Jia could convince them, they could get investment. This greatly boosted the enthusiasm of these researchers. After all, they had been involved in the game for a while and had more or less figured out their areas of interest. It was just that solo research was difficult before, but now Yang Jia was offering money, materials, and equipment. How could they pass up such an opportunity?
Of course, Yang Jia also had her own criteria for selection. While she had a lot of money, it wasn't enough to justify spending it. So, she had to find a way to steer everyone's research in the direction she desired. However, Qin Yan could coordinate this aspect; she only needed to control the overall direction.
Qin Yan was also a little puzzled by Yang Jia's choice, because in his opinion, some of the projects Yang Jia chose had nothing to do with each other, and seemed to be of no use to the current game progress. He had no idea how she made the choice.
But Yang Jia had his own reasons.
No matter how peaceful the game world appears now, future war is inevitable. Yang Jia's previous exploration and speculation about the game had given him a preliminary understanding of this world. This wasn't a fantasy world that prized individual combat prowess, but a high-tech world that was infinitely close to reality.
So it is more like the strategic games that Yang Jia had played before. Players build various facilities in their bases for production, and finally use the produced troops to attack the enemy, while guarding against the enemy entering the palace, and finally win.
In other words, the true direction of player development isn't to increase combat power or explore beyond the city walls, but to master all available resources. Whether it's combat or exploration, the goal is to find resources. While superficially similar, the difference is a thousand miles apart.
Only by grasping this direction can Yang Jia's arrangements be more in line with the requirements of the game.
To deal with such a war, we need to mobilize everyone's strength, and various infrastructure, scientific and technological achievements, combat equipment, etc. are what are truly worthy of attention.
Although Yang Jia had always lived in a relatively peaceful era, he knew that with the development and advancement of science and technology, warfare today was no longer the same as it was in the past. While bayonet fights might still exist, the use of high-tech weapons was increasingly becoming a battleground. Furthermore, electronic information, reconnaissance and counter-reconnaissance, and intelligence gathering were also indispensable components of modern warfare. And all of this depended on people.
Of course, for now, these are just Yang Jia's personal speculations. Whether they are correct or not will have to be verified later.
So at the moment, she just hopes that everyone's research will be more diverse, explore in all directions, and then slowly continue exploring.
However, there was no need to elaborate on these considerations at this point. After all, Yang Jia didn't know if her guess was correct; she was just preparing for a rainy day.
Sometimes, Yang Jia felt that treating this world like a game was easier than treating it as the real world. In a game, anything was possible, and even if things went wrong, there was always a way to start over. Of course, Yang Jia didn't dare to play around casually now, but she couldn't deny that to achieve what she had once envisioned, to bring about a change in this world that was already doomed, she needed to go a little crazy.
Anyway, if this world is destroyed, she will no longer exist. In this case, why not give it a try?
If it weren't for this experience, Yang Jia wouldn't have known she had the courage and determination to risk her life. But she preferred herself now, as if she could always feel alive, even her blood boiling.
Yang Jia no longer considered such philosophical questions as whether she was a human being or not. She felt that if she could exist once, live a meaningful life, and do something great, she would have no regrets.
Who can say that she is any different from other people?
…
Yang Jia received his third task a few days later.
This time, she wasn't distributing flyers. Apparently, there weren't that many flyers to distribute in the game, so this time, she was tasked with delivering a letter. And it wasn't a trek across mountains and hills; both parties were living in Phoenix. The task was so simple that Yang Jia was almost incredulous that it appeared on her ID card.
After all, judging from her two previous experiences, these missions weren't something anyone could take on, and the rewards offered were truly eye-watering. The first time, she'd received enough mango sago to save her life, while the second time, she'd directly secured the initial capital, which enabled her to establish her current position and partner with Phoenix City by establishing an independent company.
So this third task shouldn’t be so simple. Maybe there is some other hidden secret?
Finally, Yang Jia decided to wait and see. After all, it was such a simple task that didn't require much effort, so he decided to see if there was any follow-up.
So after returning from outside the city that day, Yang Jia took a shower and changed clothes as usual before going to take on the mission. As soon as she left the house, she ran into Li Bai.
They no longer lived in the hotel where the Nirvana Guild was located, but had moved to the factory. The factory was in the suburbs, making it convenient for venturing out of town. Although Zheng Yizhao had repeatedly invited Li Bai to move there, she had stayed put.
This suburban area was very desolate. Li Bai was sitting at the factory gate. When she saw Yang Jia, she asked, "What are you going to do?"
Yang Jia showed her his ID card and said, "There's a new mission. I'll go check it out."
Li Bai stood up consciously.
This meant that he wanted to go along. Yang Jia was surprised for a moment, but did not refute.
The two of them arrived at the location where they were supposed to receive the quest. It was a residential complex at the gates of Phoenix City, and from the outside, it looked unremarkable. The person they were looking for was sitting in the grove of trees in the community square. There were several chessboards set up there, and sooner or later, many old men would come here to play chess. The NPC who had issued the quest was one of them.
The NPC's surname was Wang. After looking at the two of them and checking Yang Jia's ID card, she directly handed the letter to her. She didn't seem to care much about the letter and waved her hand to indicate that they could leave. She wanted to continue playing chess.
Yang Jia did not leave immediately. He stood behind Old Man Wang and watched him play chess.
They were playing chess. Although Li Bai was clever, his energy was limited, so he couldn't possibly learn everything. He only knew it existed, but didn't know the specific rules, let alone how to play. But Yang Jia clearly knew, and was even observing the situation on the board.
After a while, it was Old Man Wang's turn, and she whispered, "Move."
Old Man Wang, already clutching his cannon and poised for checkmate, paused, then ignored Yang Jia and continued with his cannon. But his opponent immediately moved his king, countering the move. Soon, Old Man Wang lost.
Li Bai turned to look at Yang Jia, but there was no sign of discouragement on her face. On the contrary, her expression was very gentle.
Li Bai couldn't describe the feeling. She felt that Yang Jia must have thought of something very good, but she couldn't understand it. Because looking back, in her unremarkable life, there wasn't a single good thing that made her smile when she thought about it.
At this moment, Li Bai suddenly felt an impulse she had never felt before. She really wanted to ask Yang Jia what she was thinking about that made her feel so happy, so happy that others would envy her.
Then Yang Jia gave him another hint, but Old Man Wang still ignored it and lost the game as expected. So when Yang Jia reminded him of the "flying elephant" again, he hesitated slightly, and finally put down the horse in his hand and picked up the elephant next to it.
Then the game is won.
This time, Old Man Wang finally looked Yang Jia in the eye and said, "You're a good young man."
Yang Jia smiled modestly.
Old Man Wang pointed at the letter in her hand and said, "Although I'm not in a hurry to get this letter, it won't do you any good if I keep it in my hand. Go and deliver it."
Yang Jia agreed and then turned to leave. But after leaving the residential area, she immediately took out the letter and opened it directly and neatly.
Li Bai: “…”
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