Li Yi has been wandering in the universe for several years and has witnessed many strange events, but this time is undoubtedly one of the most magical things that Li Yi has ever experienced. A tree actually spoke!
Regardless of the fact that this tree is very tall, more than three thousand meters in height, it is extremely magical, but even if it is magical, it is still a tree, so you shouldn’t speak!?
Perhaps seeing Li Yi open his mouth in surprise, this magical old tree began to gradually become smaller, just like the arrival of autumn, with golden leaves dancing all over the world, until finally a magical tree with a height of more than 3,000 meters
The tree turned into an old man, about three meters tall...
The white dandelion flowers no longer touch the ridiculous body. The little guy turned over and squinted his eyes, seeming to be sleeping soundly.
The old man transformed from the big tree lowered his head and looked ridiculous, and sighed: "Loyal and great star soul, it is a pity that the star soul eaten by him was contaminated by dark elements. This is just like what you humans will do if you eat unclean food.
Just like having a stomachache, the power of the stars that is not pure enough will kill a star soul."
"But don't worry, I have purified the impure substances from his body, and it won't take long for this little guy to recover."
Li Yi still didn't speak, staring stupidly at the incredible scene in front of him.
The old man slowly stretched out a hand and said in a deep voice: "Nice to meet you. My name is Mu."
Shen Ningyu lightly poked Li Yi on the shoulder. Li Yi woke up as if from a dream. He stretched out his hand and shook it with the old man's strong hand. This feeling was very strange. It didn't feel like shaking hands with a human being at all.
It was like holding a rough tree root.
"Don't blame me for speaking slowly. It's precisely because our race is slow in everything we do that we have longer lifespans and stronger vitality." Mu explained: "In fact, I have increased the frequency of my speaking to adapt.
Are you okay?"
After saying these words, ten minutes have passed...
Li Yi nodded repeatedly and frowned: "It's okay, it's okay. In fact, we humans do things quickly and speak quickly, which may not be a good thing. Sometimes I also wonder if I should calm down and see the universe more clearly.
Clear? Unfortunately, there are always a lot of troubles pushing me. So I developed the habit of speaking and doing things very quickly."
Mu was surprised. He thought about Li Yi's words for a long time and said to himself: "You are young, but you speak very philosophically. Not bad, really good. Although you can't stop, at least you still have a calm mind, and we
This clan is just too slow, and even if we want to go fast, we can’t get up fast.”
"Last time, Shen Ningyu was arrested by the royal family. If you hadn't arrived in time, there would have been a big problem. This shows that you humans are used to being fast. We are used to being slow. We all have our own shortcomings and advantages."
Li Yi smiled and said: "You are still telling me that your words are more philosophical. Forgive me for being presumptuous, but I wonder which clan you are from?"
Shen Ningyu said from the side: "My foster father comes from the Lingzhi clan, which is one of the oldest intelligent races in the universe. Its history is much longer than that of humans."
The Lingzhi clan?
Li Yi muttered to himself. The name seemed to be related to plants. No wonder they loved plants so much.
Li Yi thought for a while and said to Shen Ningyu: "What about you, are you a human or..."
Shen Ningyu was startled. She turned her head in panic, and Mu said: "Xiaoyu is a human being, but a special kind of human being."
Shen Ningyu looked at her adoptive father with some gratitude, while Li Yi nodded slightly and said nothing.
Shen Ningyu and Leng Xiaoya, one of these two girls is his friend and the other is a fatal enemy, but they both bring some incomprehensible mystery to Li Yi, so he has always had doubts about Shen Ningyu's identity. doubted.
Li Yi smiled slightly and said to Mu: "I didn't expect you to be from the oldest intelligent race in the universe. It's ridiculous that I always regarded you as obsessed businessmen. I'm really sorry."
Mu Dao: "We are indeed businessmen. We have gathered the strength of the entire race to run the Interstellar Engineering Company with all our heart. I am just a member of the company. I was sent to your human territory to develop new businesses and collect local resources. Plant samples.”
Mu said it seriously, and Li Yi asked curiously: "Forgive me for being stupid, but your Lingzhi clan exists in the universe as a company? This doesn't seem very logical?"
Mu calmly said: "Logic? It is because we, the old families, understand the word logic that we have decided to continue to exist as a company."
Li Yi saluted and said, "I would like to hear the details."
Mu sorted out his thoughts and said: "Look, now in your territory, the human race and the ghost race are both intelligent beings, but because of past grievances and competition for territory, a war broke out."
"For ancient races like us, war has accompanied us all the way. It is a mark that is deeply imprinted on our minds and is a scar that cannot be opened."
"It took us a long, long time to look for a solution to the war, and finally we found it, which is to continue to exist as a company."
"A race is like a company. It is easy for the race to form a whole and rely on its own strength to strive for a place to settle down in the universe. If there are any disputes, we ancient races will resolve them in the form of a trade war. "
"The original intention of the company system is to avoid war and turn cruel wars into trade wars. This more civilized method. After many years of experiments, we have found that it is actually impossible for wars to occur between major races. Even trade wars It has never happened because we all have our own strengths."
"To give a simple example, our Lingzhi family are experts in the plant system and in transforming the planet. No one can compete with us in this project. However, Virtual World Company is a master in simulated battlefields, and no one can compete with us in the same way. However, not to mention Starlink Network Company, our companies are all dependent on this huge network for existence, information exchange and trade, all of which are inseparable, so Starlink Network Company also has its own value of existence."
"At least now, there are no longer wars among our ancient intelligent races, and they have entered a stage of division of labor and cooperation. Each race is doing what they are good at. The ultimate goal is to explore the entire world in a commercial situation. universe."
"Explore the entire universe in a commercial situation!?" Li Yi said in surprise.
Mu De proudly said: "Yes, after establishing the company, the speed of exploring the universe has far exceeded our previous judgment. The reason is very simple, because there are interests."
"Take our Interstellar Engineering Company as an example. Do you know how much money we have made since we entered these 303 star fields?"
"I don't know." Li Yi said honestly.
Mu smiled and said: "I don't know either, because there are too many. Just the earth where you are, has reached a trade volume of several trillion stars with our company. As for Starlink Network Company, everything that happens on the network
For every transaction, he has to extract fees from it, and the numbers are so huge that they require supercomputers to calculate them."
"Of course, for our Lingzhi clan, money is never the most important thing. The most important thing is the discovery of new plant species. These are the real wealth!"
"The huge trade has made our Lingzhi clan rich, and the wealthy Lingzhi clan has more time and confidence to carry out the explorations we like. Now we, the Lingzhi clan, have extended our tentacles to all directions in the universe.
The achievements we have achieved are much higher than when we relied on war to conquer the universe!"
"So we Lingzhi family will firmly follow our own path, continue to develop and explore according to the company's situation. Starlink Network Company will spread its network across the entire universe, and Virtual World Company will also spread its own virtual cabin and
Virtual helmets are sold all over the universe.”
Li Yi was inspired by Mu's words, and he said to himself: "So in today's universe, those powerful ancient intelligent races are no longer there, there are only some giant super companies, developing and exploring in all walks of life.
, no longer involved in the disputes of the universe."
"You no longer need to compete for territory, because you have extended your trade to the entire universe! The entire universe is your territory!?"
Mu nodded slightly and said happily: "Yes, you are really smart, and you understood our true intention so quickly. War is the fastest and most effective way to solve problems, but when you are strong enough, stand high enough, and see enough
When you get far away, you will find that many things cannot be solved by relying solely on war."
"Don't you people on earth often say that the goal of a truly strong man is always the stars and the sea, but the universe is too big, can you really reach the end of the universe by relying on war?"
"We, the ancient intelligent races, feel that this is not possible, so we will no longer try to conquer by force, but will use trade to eventually reach the end of the universe."
Li Yi curled his lips, what Mu said was great wisdom.
The wisdom of a child is to cry to force his parents to buy a piece of chocolate. The wisdom of ordinary adults is how to make more money and hook up with more beautiful girls. The wisdom of the earth is how to drive away the forces of darkness and become the leader of the universe.
A dignified member, the wisdom of mankind is to kill all the exorcists and regain their homeland.
And Mu’s words are the wisdom of the universe!
These ancient intelligent races are already looking at problems from the perspective of the universe, so they can find the answers they need and achieve the goals they want in a smarter way.
Li Yi's focused look fascinated Shen Ningyu and Mu. No one disturbed him, allowing Li Yi to think excitedly.
With a chuckle, Li Yidao said: "I have to admit that the vision of you ancient intelligent race is really admirable. However, what I want to ask is, you have been avoiding me for so long, why are you suddenly willing to show up and speak out?
"
Mu's eyes swept across the curious Li Yi and said calmly: "First of all, it is out of hope for mankind. Your family has great potential. I think you may go further."
"Furthermore, we have completed collecting plant samples from this starry sky and are leaving soon, so we are not afraid to tell you the truth. And you happen to have no prejudice and are willing to be friends with any intelligent race."