Li Ran left the rental house and walked to the alley.
"Although money is not everything, it can indeed solve most problems." Li Ran sighed.
The hundreds of thousands of yuan transferred to Aunt Wu was only the market price of a box of gold coins in the carriage compartment.
However, Aunt Wu had tolerated his kind deeds of delaying rent many times, ensuring that Li Ran had a place to live when he was in financial difficulties, which became a key prerequisite for his success.
What does it mean to repay the kindness of a drop of water in the desert with a spring of spring?
Li Ran was in a happy mood, humming a little tune, and came to the awning where the motorcycle was parked.
He got on the motorcycle, put on his helmet, inserted the key, then turned the accelerator and kicked down the starter lever.
"There is a one-third chance of starting, so don't turn off the engine."
Amidst the huge noise and tremors, the motorcycle started to move slowly.
"Alas!"
Li Ran turned out of the alley, passed through the deserted and dilapidated streets of Nanying Village, and drove onto the road with broken pavement.
After driving for more than ten miles, the front wheel of the motorcycle fell into a pit in the road with a clang, and the car and the person flew out at the same time.
Li Ran stood up dizzily and helped the car up. Sadly, the car had a one-third chance of ignition but failed.
Li Ran was left hanging in the wilderness.
After a while, a gust of wind messed up his hair.
Li Ran said to himself: "Why...don't I buy a jet flying car?"
He turned on the projection bracelet and entered the one-stop sales center of Jet Speeder.
"The Volkswagen Jet Flying Car... sells for 320,000 yuan and is the most popular model in China."
"The Transcendent jet cross-country flying car... is priced at 430,000 yuan. Its advantages are fast instantaneous acceleration and strong performance in ground-effect flight mode."
Li Ran scratched his head and struggled: "Which one is better to buy?"
In the end, Li Ran chose the Beyonder jet cross-country flying vehicle.
This flying car has a more powerful ground-effect flight mode. When flying in the airspace near the ground, the lower surface of the car body is very close to the ground, forming a blockage in the airflow, which increases the thrust and lift of the car body, which can further improve the speed of the flying car.
ultimate speed.
bite!
"Your account has been spent 430,000 yuan, and the current balance is 550,000 yuan."
Ten minutes after Li Ran placed the order, a brand new silver speed car drove up from the sky and hovered in front of him.
This flying car is very technological, with its streamlined body and cool shape making it look like a light cuirassier.
Four powerful small jet engines are evenly distributed on both sides of the car body. The modular device in the middle and rear of the car body is a high-pressure liquid hydrogen fuel pack that can continuously maintain the interior at -252.8°C.
Li Ran came to the car. The sunlight coated the car with a faint halo, and the silver metal door reflected his face like a mirror.
"Hello, Mr. Li Ran," the artificial intelligence of the Beyonder said in a magnetic voice, "Your electronic license plate number is qj1030b. The insurance premium is included in the car purchase price. Please strictly carry out vehicle inspections on schedule."
Li Ran opened the car door and sat in the driver's seat. Some kind of silk-like seat belt wrapped around Li Ran's body like a growing vine.
"It has been verified that your driving level is level C and you can drive this car..."
"Shut up and put that car on the ground in the trunk."
"Good master," Speedy stretched out its mechanical arm and put the dilapidated motorcycle that failed to ignite into the storage space at the rear.
"Start the autonomous driving mode and head to Qingjiang South Second Ring Road and Wanrong Commodity Port as quickly as possible."
"Okay, the autopilot mode has been activated for you, targeting Qingjiang City and Wanrong Commodity Port."
After AI finished speaking, the car still hadn't started.
"What's going on?"
The mechanical sound started: "According to the navigation calculation, according to the fastest time requirement, you need to enter the Qingxin Line Dome Expressway and pay the expressway toll of 72 yuan. Do you want to enter?"
Li Ran covered his forehead and said: "Enter, don't ask me when you take the expressway from now on, just enter."
"Okay, Master."
The flying car slowly increased in height, and four jet engines pushed the body to turn by igniting in different directions.
After adjusting the flight attitude, the engine's nozzle suddenly spurted out a long flame and flew quickly to the northwest.
Li Ran sat in the cockpit of the Beyonder and breathed a sigh of relief.
This is Li Ran's first jet car. He has only taken taxis before. Although he has obtained a manual transmission driver's license, he has never driven on the road.
But now, you just need to turn on automatic driving and there is nothing else to worry about.
Li Ran opened the armrest on the side, which contained a cup of pure water produced after the combustion of liquid hydrogen propellant.
He picked up the cup and drank it in one gulp.
In autonomous driving mode, the interior of the speed car does not have any buttons and is as flat and comfortable as a bedroom.
The soft passenger seats are arranged front to back and can also be combined into a large bed. Passengers can do whatever they like in the car.
In the dynamic music, the mechanical sound sounded again: "Now I will broadcast the current news for you."
"Jiadelaomi-style robot fast food launches new products, and the stock price breaks a new high..."
"Xianshiji, a leading traditional Chinese restaurant, has recently declared bankruptcy, and a large number of employees have become unemployed..."
"In accordance with the relevant provisions of the "Virtual Reality Restricted Use Agreement," the Robotic Police Department launched a large-scale investigation and bottom-up operation targeting underground virtual reality services..."
"The energy supply of the Qingjiang City Sea Barrage Dam is stable, the dynamic protection computing power storage is sufficient, and the height of the sea level during high tide does not break the warning line..."
"An employee went missing in the computing storage area of the Xin'an Biochip Data Center..."
"The King of Erathia of the Broken Star European Server was assassinated, and Queen Catherine of the Iron Fist Kingdom has gone to attend the funeral..."
The news suddenly stopped broadcasting.
The speeding car arrived at the top of the dome-shaped expressway of Qingxin Line.
The fully enclosed dome can protect against falling objects, wild birds, and natural disasters in ecological collapse areas, and can also automatically identify registered jets.
The dome opens automatically, absorbing the car into the internal traffic flow.
In front of Li Ran's eyes, the scenery of the Qionglong Expressway was panoramic.
The inner wall of the closed corridor is staged with constantly changing beautiful scenery, and the densely packed flying cars are like blood cells flowing in the blood vessels, carrying countless passengers, flying quickly from Xin'an City to Qingjiang City.
Soon, Li Ran's flying car jumped out of the station on the South Second Ring Road of Qingjiang City and arrived at the parking lot of the Wanrong Commodity Port.
Li Ran opened the car door and walked into this ancient building.
He came to Han Feibai this time not only to pay back the 50,000 yuan in person, but also for a more important purpose.
Li Ran wanted to win her over to the Broken Star to help him.
Although he has deputies such as Eureka, Maren, and Jamil to help him manage Starwind Leader and implement plans, Li Ran's team still lacks an important link.
All this time, in reality, Li Ran was alone and weak.
Lu Xiao and Grand Duke Ron can only be regarded as partners. Neither the Xiaoyao Sanren Guild nor the Bad Wolf Principality is within Li Ran's sphere of influence. The current cooperation situation is that all parties have consistent interests and each takes what they need.
Li Ran's core sphere of influence is still only Xingfeng Ling.
Although the Star Wind Territory is developing rapidly, it is still unable to compare with the size of the principality and guild giants.
Before the Star Wind Territory is exposed to the demons and people of Talengard, Li Ran must do his best to continue to strengthen the power of Star Wind City.
Li Ran urgently needs a real-life helper and a new start to establish his own core descendant force outside of the Xiaoyao Sanren Guild.
If things can develop according to Li Ran's imagination, his personal safety in reality can also be guaranteed to a certain extent.
Otherwise, if a person stays alone in a rental house in Nanying, once his identity is exposed, he may not even know how he died.
Li Ran looked around and saw that in the huge Qingjiang City, the only person he could trust from the bottom of his heart was Han Feibai, the beautiful chairman of Future Technology.
Although Future Technology Co., Ltd. is on the verge of bankruptcy, it still has a loyal team thanks to Han Feibai's extremely high personality charm and the unique corporate culture in the company's history.
Therefore, it is not an easy task to persuade this geeky woman who is dedicated to making underground independent games to join Broken Star, which she has always despised.
Li Ran was mentally prepared to be rejected.
He arrived at the store of Future Technology Co., Ltd. on the third floor of Wanrong Commodity Port.
To his surprise, the company's brand was reduced to pieces on the ground, and the fence gate was damaged and hung in mid-air.
On the wall next to it, there is a notice from the Robotic Police Station that "Illegal manufacturing of virtual reality products, this den has been revoked and sealed."
Li Ran frowned, picked up a long alloy steel pipe from the ground as a weapon, bent down, and got under the drooping rolling shutter door.
The hall was in a mess.
The spliced version of the immersion cabin that Han Feibai had worked so hard to buy from underground channels was all smashed to pieces, leaving only a piece of steel ruins.
The sticky protective fluid in the cabin was like blood squeezed out of the internal organs, splattering on the broken parts and the walls of the room.
These immersion cabins cannot be connected to the Internet and can only store the game world carefully woven and created by Han Feibai locally.
Li Ran passed by the corpses in the dead world and came to the innermost office.
Fortunately, the place is still as peaceful as when Li Ran left.
The room was not destroyed by the mechanical police because it did not have an immersion chamber.
A woman with short black hair and a black shirt lay on the table and fell asleep quietly.
There was still a tear in the corner of her eye.
"Sister Fei..."
The woman gradually opened her beautiful eyes, raised her head from the table, wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes with her slender hands, and asked doubtfully: "Li Ran?"
She showed an uncomfortable smile, looked at her old friend and asked, "You've spent the 50,000 yuan, so you came to me to work to pay off your debt, right?"
Li Ran frowned and said coldly: "What happened to the company while I was away?"
Han Feibai lowered her head slightly, her short black hair hanging down by her ears. She whispered: "There is no future technology anymore. The mechanical police discovered our modified immersion chamber and destroyed it."
Li Ran's heart was throbbing.
The game world that Han Feibai carefully constructed was left with only scraps of steel, and the last bit of entity and hope of the company was gone.
He couldn't help but take a step forward and said with concern: "Sister Fei, don't be sad..."
"It doesn't matter," Han Feibai showed a beautiful smile, "I lost this gamble."
She said solemnly: "In fact, after so much effort, even those independent games cannot be sold. The underground market of virtual reality products has also been severely cracked down. This road has been blocked from the beginning."
Li Ran pressed his hand on the table and asked, "Nothing happened in the past. Why was it suddenly discovered?"
"It was Wanrong Group that did it. Liang Xingwei reported it," Han Feibai's voice carried a hint of hatred, "Future Technology once had a conflict of interest with them in Qingjiang City. Shopping malls are like battlefields. Ever since Future Technology failed, it has been in ruins.
, they just think our death is not thorough enough."
Li Ran searched for this name in his mind.
Wanrong Group has a monopoly and dominant position in many industries in Qingjiang City. It has also achieved great success by leveraging its powerful economic resources in Broken Star.
The Blood Angel Guild, which ranks sixth in the national server guild rankings and is based in Falkenridge, was founded by Wanrong Group.
Li Ran mustered up the courage to say what he wanted to say:
"Sister Fei, since the future technology is gone, why not come to Broken Star with me..."
Han Feibai smiled and said: "Is this an invitation to me? It's just you and me?"
She shook her head and sighed: "I will not accept a deformed game like Broken Star. The person who created such a real world is a great man and the biggest sinner in history. Do you think Broken Star is still a game?"
Li Ran said slowly: "No matter what it is, we have to face it. The existence of Broken Star is a fact as hard as iron. No one can escape..."
Han Feibai sighed softly.
"Sister Fei, let me return the money to you."
"No need, even if you give me the fifty thousand, it won't help..."
bite!
"Your account has received 500,000 yuan, and Li Ran will transfer the money in person."
Han Feibai looked at the projected information sent by the bracelet, raised her eyebrows, and said doubtfully: "Li Ran, you seem to have given me too much."
Later, after realizing what happened, Han Feibai's beautiful eyes looked at Li Ran in surprise.
"The big gamble you mentioned...succeeded?"
"Yes, Sister Fei, I succeeded."
"You made money on Broken Star?"
"I made money, lots and lots of money - probably more than I would have in the tech heyday of the future."
"What are you going to do...?"
Li Ran stood in front of the table, and the orange light outside the window shone on his resolute face. In Han Feibai's eyes, it was completely different from the image of the tester in her mind that was a bit reckless but never gave up. He looked like a mature and reliable tester.
big man.
Li Ran stretched out his hand to her and said with a straight face: "Sister Fei, join me. Maybe together we can really change the world."
Having just experienced the abyss of despair, she wished she could just lean on his shoulder.
"Li Ran," Han Feibai showed a beautiful smile, "I am willing to help you and join your career, but you may be a little late..."
There was a bang at the door of the hall, and the mechanical police swarmed in.
The cold mechanical voice sounded: "For violating Article 3, Paragraph 7 of the Virtual Reality Restricted Use Agreement, Ms. Han Feibai, you have been arrested and will be sentenced to three years and seven months in prison."
"Goodbye, Li Ran..." Han Feibai passed by him, "Maybe in four years we can..."
"No..." Li Ran pulled the woman behind him and said with a smile, "Why wait so long?"