Chapter 168 Psychic Control
Li Bo's noodle shop was closed, with a sign hanging inside: Storefront for rent.
Chen Ke looked inside through the glass window. The tables in the hall had been dismantled, and the plastic chairs were piled up in the corner. It seemed that after the Toad incident, Li Bo's noodle shop did not turn around.
The Rolling Iron District of Opportunity City now has no prospects at all. It is the poorest and most depressed place in the entire city.
When this former world car factory declined, many spiritual enterprises moved in, occupying the best location on Lafite Road, and bought wasteland in other urban areas, leaving it vacant as spiritual explosion space.
This practice squeezed out the development of other industries, and these spiritual enterprises did not provide employment opportunities for laid-off auto workers. It was like a large group of blood-sucking worms, sucking the life of Opportunity City.
"Brother, are you interested in buying a storefront?" A familiar voice sounded behind him. Chen Ke turned around and saw that it was Li Bo.
Li Bo saw Chen Ke roaring, and a hint of disappointment flashed across his face, but he soon laughed. It seemed that he really wanted to sell the storefront.
"Hey! It's you! Alas, I haven't seen you for a week. Are you carrying out the commission of the demon hunter again?" Li Bo asked with a smile.
"Ah... No, I'm still relatively idle today. Your shop... is still not open?" Chen Ke replied.
"Alas! Let's not talk about it!" Li Bo sighed.
He wanted to pass a cigarette to Chen Ke, but remembered that he didn't smoke, so he put it in his mouth, lit it and slowly talked about his hardships in the past two weeks.
After Chen Ke solved the toad in the sewer, Li Bo's noodle shop was no longer invaded by alienated homeless people. At the same time, because the alienation process was interrupted by Chen Ke, those people developed various strange diseases.
The Administration and the hospital took over these people. No one saw these patients again, but no one cared, and the matter was settled.
The remaining normal homeless people still had no place to live.
Li Bo tried to get the noodle shop back to the operating status of a few years ago, but also tried to help these poor people in a way that he could afford.
He hired homeless people in turn with one-third of the salary of regular employees, and provided the remaining noodles to the poor for free every night. While reducing staff expenses, more people were hired and a lot of food that was about to expire was processed.
However, the customer flow in the Rolling Iron District was too small. Most Rolling Iron people chose to find work in Lafite Road, eat there all day, or leave the Opportunity City directly to look for opportunities in other cities.
"This city seems to be hopeless. The only ones who can make money are spiritual enterprises. Even the famous Arthur Sword Hall in the Federation has closed the Rolling Iron branch..." Chen Ke commented.
"Yes, they bought the land but didn't develop it. In the end, they cultivated monster boxes and asked the Administration to clean up their butts. The higher-ups didn't care." Li Bo said angrily.
"Population is just a resource for the rulers. At present, the importance of the spiritual energy industry is self-evident. The Administration is happy to clean up its butts, and the spiritual energy is also happy to hold the land, so don't think that the current situation will change." Chen Ke spread his hands.
"Yes, fuck capitalism... I will return to my country to develop after I sell the storefront." Li Bo was helpless.
"The Phoenix Republic... what's the situation there?" Chen Ke asked indirectly.
If he had the chance, he would also like to go there and take a look.
"How should I put it... It's hard to explain, otherwise why did I come to the United Federation in the first place?" Li Bo sighed.
"How should I put it?" Chen Ke asked.
"First of all, the development is not as good as here, that's for sure. Although there are all kinds of industries, they are not mature, and you can only make money by messing around. Those who do things well will be troubled. But here in the United Federation, if you do things well, you will also be troubled if you are yellow-skinned. Damn, all kinds of depression." Li Bo took a deep breath and said angrily.
Chen Ke sighed without saying anything.
"But at least, you won't be discriminated against after you go back, and the management of monsters there is better than here. There are no black boxes and no investigators, so it's more stable." Li Bo said.
"No black boxes and investigators? Then how do they deal with it..." Chen Ke was stunned.
"I can see that you are a native Asian, not from the Phoenix Republic. First of all, it is impossible to buy guns there, and it is illegal for civilians and private companies to be involved in the extraordinary. It is strictly controlled, so it is very safe." Li Bo smiled.
Chen Ke had a subtle expression on his face.
It sounds like the Phoenix Republic fully controls psychic power, unlike the United Federation, which is so open that it has formed an industry.
"But in comparison, they don't have a psychic industry over there. Only state-owned enterprises are qualified to produce psychic products, and ordinary people can't get involved. I don't do that business, so I don't care. If you want to go to the Phoenix Republic, you have to leak your psychic energy first, otherwise it will be difficult to get a visa." Li Bo smiled.
"Oh, so strict... If I want to go there one day, I really have to study the situation there first." Chen Ke nodded.
"I heard that you can have psychic power when you go to the star port over there. The situation in the star port is different, but you can only stay for 3 days. After 3 days, you have to apply for a new visa. The visa over there seems to be called a temporary stay permit for psychic personnel..." Li Bo reminded.
"Star port... I know, I didn't expect it to be so complicated." Chen Ke silently turned his head back.
"There's nothing we can do. The system is different. After all, it's not capitalism over there. You have to adapt to a lot of things. There are good sides and bad sides. Overall, it's still better than here." Li Bo said with a smile.
"Oh, then you go ahead and do your work. I just want to come and see when I pass by occasionally..." Chen Ke said.
"It's okay. I'll wait a few more days. If it doesn't work out, I'll sell the store to an agent. At least I won't have to worry about being provoked by monsters when I go back." Li Bo smiled.
After saying goodbye to Li Bo, Chen Ke began to carefully consider going to the Scarlet Phoenix Republic in the future.
The attitude towards psychic energy there is now fully controlled. Although he is not afraid of various physical examinations when using psychic energy now, he can't bring those holy objects in.
For civilians to carry holy objects, it may be equivalent to concealing guns in the Scarlet Phoenix Republic, which is a crime. And in that kind of place, don't expect to be able to touch the extraordinary and find clues.
Unless everything is over and you go back to buy a mansion to enjoy life, otherwise, there is no point in going back to the Scarlet Phoenix Republic under the current situation.
But then again... since you have money, isn't it the same to enjoy life anywhere? There is no need to go back...
Chen Ke sighed. Maybe in the eyes of many rich people, the concept of the country is also very thin, right?
The opportunity to make money, the attitude of the country towards the industry, the overall environment, the maturity of the market, the purchasing power of residents, the intervention of the ruling class in the market... the rich only consider these things.
After all, capital has no nationality.
Slow down the pace. The updates have been slow in the past few days. I have been stuck in the writing recently. I want to sort out the outline of this volume. This volume will involve the extraordinary. Chen Ke’s opponent is no longer an ordinary psychic killer. Some settings and worldviews will also be expanded. Please bear with me...