Chapter 425 All of This Makes Me Sick

North Langdon, a luxurious mansion built on a hillside.

In front of the fourth-floor window, two people are looking at the carriages and pedestrians coming and going on the street.

The factory chimneys in the distance emit black smoke, dyeing the early morning sky yellow-gray.

One of the two people is Asian, wearing a suit, about 30 years old, with a half-smile on his face, holding a cane in his right hand.

The other person is a pure Langdon person, about 50 years old, wearing a 19th-century gentleman's suit, which is expensive enough to match this luxurious office, and there is a tuft of goatee between his lips and nose.

"What do you think, Mr. Chen Ke? In the most developed country in the world, the most developed city. It is no exaggeration to say that we are witnessing history." Goatee said.

"It's really impressive, Mr. Sean, the city is full of factories, people shuttle on the muddy streets, the air is full of the smell of iron filings and coal, and it seems that everyone is very busy." Chen Ke smiled.

"What you see is a dirty environment and tired people, but what I see is extreme efficiency. Chen Ke, we are in a great era, and there has never been an era that is more efficient than now." Sean smiled.

"This city is like a machine, and you use human lives as fuel." Chen Ke also replied.

"Yes, I like your metaphor. What other fuel has a higher conversion rate than humans? In my words, under the sun, all beings are different. Those who don't have unique talents like you and me at least have the opportunity to become fuel in this era." Sean laughed.

He walked around the table, took out two glasses and a bottle of wine from the cabinet next to him, put them on the table and filled them up.

"Here, this is 1812 fine wine. I won't take it out to entertain ordinary guests." Sean handed the wine glass to Chen Ke.

Chen Ke took the wine, and the amber liquid rolled in the glass. Looking at Sean through the wine glass, his face was twisted and crooked, like a demon.

"A piece of coal can only burn for 30 minutes, but a person can be used for 30 years. Langdon has more than 1 million permanent residents. With the influx of more foreigners, plus they will have children, you know Mr. Chen Ke, we will not lack fuel. Through the appropriate wage adjustment and working hours arrangement, we can have great efficiency at a little cost, and the busy life will greatly weaken the workers' mood to make trouble. I really love this social system." Sean looked out the window and poured the wine into his mouth while talking.

"Can I use the words exploitation and oppression to describe this behavior?" Chen Ke asked.

"I prefer to use efficiency and economy to describe this behavior. This system supports the greatest city of this era. At least they fill their stomachs, can have children, and have houses to live in. Otherwise? Do they want to beg on the street?" Sean laughed.

"You are right." Chen Ke raised his glass and made a clinking gesture, then drank it in one gulp.

"Have you seen Marx? The thinker from the German Union." Sean said.

"Not yet, I don't care about him." Chen Ke shook his head.

"His crazy talk bothers me, and it seems to have affected some people. One day I will find a way to deal with him. But today, let's focus on the business between you and me." Sean put the quilt on the table.

"What I promised you is far beyond the steam and gears of this era, and you have already seen its potential." Chen Ke said.

"Yes, that's why you can stand in my office. You know, I rarely meet strangers, let alone people from the Phoenix Republic. Of course, there is no other meaning..." Sean waved his hand.

"Sean Raikkonen, 80% of the factories in Langdon are yours. In the tide of steam, this city is the center of the world. I know what your position means." Chen Ke smiled.

"Whoever controls Langdon can control the world. Chen Ke, theocracy is about to fall, and the world will be ruled by small coins in the future. I have foreseen the future, and all I have to do now is to seize the opportunity firmly." Sean looked determined.

"Do you want to replace the queen?" Chen Ke smiled.

"I'm just telling you, Chen Ke. Right now, at this moment, what Langdon needs is an entrepreneur like me, not Queen Victoria. Hehehe... plus the thing you're about to give me, not only Ingram, but the whole world is bound to get it, you know what I mean." Sean smiled, showing his gold teeth.

"I hope you don't forget your promise. Whether you can get it depends on whether you can help me find the diamond." Chen Ke reminded.

"Of course... of course, green diamond, I don't understand, you have such a magical treasure, but you are looking for an ordinary green diamond. If you like diamonds, I can give you a lot." Sean was puzzled.

"That diamond has a different meaning to me, just help me find it." Chen Ke said.

"No problem, no problem. My people are all over Browntown, and I will notify you immediately as soon as there is news." Sean said.

Chen Ke bowed slightly and left Sean's office. After Chen Ke left, Sean called his servant.

"Sir, please give me your orders." The servant said.

"Help me prepare the carriage, I want to see the queen." Sean said coldly.

A steam train that circles the city is running on the track with a wheezing sound, passing through the city and the fields.

It is noon now. Chen Ke, wearing a suit, walks in the carriage, followed by several people in suits.

No one talks in the carriage. They are all busy. They use dozens of notebooks and large workstations to build a temporary local area network.

Chen Ke's assistants sorted out a lot of information about Langdon in the 19th century and transferred it to Chen Ke's personal tablet. Since there were no satellites in the 19th century, they could not establish a wireless network that can be connected remotely. Therefore, in this era, Chen Ke and his party still have to rely on their legs to solve the communication problem.

"Everything is arranged properly. I have also established cooperative relations with some pretentious guys in this world. The rats have also been cleaned up. What is valuable is that in this era, not only the whereabouts of the green holy diamond are known, but also the predecessor of the Foundation's mortal enemy, the Advent Sect. Maybe there is a chance to kill two birds with one stone." Chen Ke said.

"For the sacrificed comrades." The people in the carriage looked at Chen Ke.

"For the sacrificed comrades." Chen Ke also echoed.

He came to a cargo compartment alone. In the dark cargo compartment, a woman was mumbling in a low voice.

Chen Ke turned on the light, and a rack appeared in front of him. An Asian woman with her limbs cut off was hung on the rack with a bloody iron hook through her collarbone.

That was Xu Jing. Her hair was shaved, her skull was cut in half, revealing her red brain, and dozens of tubes were inserted behind her head.

She was naked, her front was cut open, and her internal organs were exposed. However, even so, she was not dead.

Because a huge life-support tank was standing next to Xu Jing, and many tubes directly supplied nutrient solution to her liver and intestines, and her heart was equipped with something like a pacemaker.

However, there was no painkiller.

"Today I went to see the richest man in this city. Do you know how I feel?" Chen Ke walked to Xu Jing and said coldly.

"I just feel disgusted. Whether it is him or this era, everything makes me feel disgusted." Chen Ke showed a look of contempt on his face.

"I will destroy your future. In my future, mankind will become one again. There will be no more oppression and exploitation, only eternal fairness!" Chen Ke said.