Scientific Travel

The emperor brought many things with him to Xiye City this time, and he planned not to return for a while. Before leaving, he entrusted the affairs of the court to Zhao Shanglan.

Zhao Shanglan is not ambitious and his desires are easily satisfied.

However, the emperor did not fully trust her. In addition to Zhao Shanglan, he also sent Zuo Nielun to handle political affairs.

Zuo Nielun and Zhao Shanglan are of equal rank; he used to be under the Crown Princess's command.

Although the Crown Princess was dead, Cui Wuji had not completely let go of his worries about her.

The reason for having him supervise Zhao Shanglan was twofold: first, to check and balance Zhao Shanglan, and second, to keep an eye on him and see if he would make any underhanded moves.

A dog that bites doesn't bark.

three days later.

Deng Yinjia.

Cui Wuji did not return to his residence first, but went straight to Deng Yin's place.

Meanwhile, Deng Yin was not at home.

Having finished the tea he had previously acquired, Deng Yin had planted tea trees in his spatial dimension and sprayed them with plant growth hormone, but they hadn't sprouted yet. Deng Yin planned to go and buy some more from that person.

Deng Yin has a gene extractor, which is very expensive, and he made it himself.

The materials used are not very good; they can only query gene sequences and make gene sequences in the data into reality, but cannot recombine gene sequences.

It's not very useful, since the gene extractor is expensive because it can recombine gene sequences. Deng Yin spent a lot of time making it, and it wouldn't be worthwhile to sell it, so he simply kept it.

I didn't expect it to come in handy now.

Gene extractors can only extract natural genes, not artificial ones. For example, the seeds that Deng Yin brought from Hezi Star contain artificial genes, so they cannot be extracted.

To be precise, you can only withdraw, not take.

The screen will display the recombined gene sequence, but it cannot be made into reality.

This was the first time Deng Yin had used a gene extractor since arriving here. Although the seeds produced by the gene extractor were exactly the same as real seeds, they were very expensive.

A triangular prism is needed.

A triangular prism costs 1500 planetary coins. Deng Yin only has two, one of which is on the gene extractor, and he has already used half of it.

No problem. After we get back this time, Deng Yin will be a multi-millionaire with just 1500 planetary coins.

Sprinkle some water.

.......

Deng Yin went straight to Xiye Tower No. 2 in Xiye City this time. He didn't bring Gou Dan with him. He just came to buy some tea, so there was no need to bring him.

Because of the drop in water level, Deng Yin could no longer go up directly from the fourth-floor window this time, and could only go up from the second-floor window.

The temperature is getting lower and lower, and the water might turn into ice soon. Deng Yin quickly made a move, put on the same face he had last time, jumped up, and climbed in through the window.

Deng Yin had been here once before and knew what was going on inside. As soon as she came in, she announced Wang Jiang's name.

Quiet.

Deng looked inside, but there was no one there.

Oh right, there was no one guarding the second floor before. But now the water has receded so much, why is there still no one there?

five days ago.

The people in Building 5 couldn't sit still any longer. They gathered from Buildings 4 and 3 and agreed to attack Building 2 together.

Most of the guards in these three buildings were local thugs, who were initially able to restrain themselves under Zou Guangyu's suppression.

Now they wield immense power, and natural disasters have rendered the law ineffective. They have the strength. And since there are others, why should they remain subservient?

The person who first proposed this idea was Sheng Lanxing. Before the natural disaster, she had 16 sisters, and they were the strongest group in the entire Xiye City.

But in the end, she was not chosen to go to Building No. 2, West Building; instead, those who were far inferior to her went.

Why?

I originally thought Zou Guangyu was a good person, but now it seems she's nothing special.

The world today is not the same as it was before, and those who once held the power of discourse should no longer be the same people.

It wasn't just the guards who thought this way; the other residents living in these three buildings thought the same.

Why is it that even at a time like this, those high-ranking people can still live and eat well, enjoying their privileged lives?

So what if you were born into a good family?

But even being born into a good family is useless now. The power of discourse is in the hands of those in power, and now is the time for a reshuffling.

Originally, every night, the people in these four buildings had to send someone to report to Building No. 2, not only about how much food was left, but also about whether any major events had occurred that day.

But no one from Building 345 came to report for two consecutive days, and Zou Guangyu realized what was going on.

She had long anticipated this day would come. When Zou Guangyu was arranging the people, she only placed one yamen runner in each of the three buildings.

Not to intimidate, but to provide a refuge for those with wavering resolve.

Don't disturb people in other buildings.

Zou Guangyu immediately ordered Building No. 1 to be sealed off, prohibiting anyone from entering or leaving, and even the daily reports were no longer required.

Building No. 2 is also on high alert. Previously, only the fourth floor and above were allowed to be inhabited, but now it has been changed so that only the fifth floor and above are allowed to be inhabited.

The people who originally lived on the fourth floor were only renting rooms on the fourth floor because they couldn't find any on the upper floors, but now that Zou Guangyu has given the order, some people will inevitably have to squeeze in with others.

The guards are fine, but those who have to pay to get a room are probably unwilling.

This is quite normal; one of the reasons many people spend so much money to live here is because they have their own private room.

Zou Guangyu's original purpose was not to break ties with those people, nor did he intend to take the houses. Instead, he had people clean up the patrol area and convert the warehouse into habitable houses.

Fortunately, there aren't many livestock left now, and they're no longer kept separately; they're all herded into one house.

Even so, the newly built houses are still much smaller than before, in order to accommodate so many people.

The people living upstairs paid so much money, so why should these people pay so little to live on the same floor as them?

In order to avoid dissatisfaction among the original upper-floor residents, Zou Guangyu unprecedentedly convened a large meeting.

It's located on the top floor to avoid these people having to make an extra trip.

The meeting went very smoothly. Both Zou Guangyu's own abilities and the Zou family behind her were enough to make these people give her face.

Those who have tasted power are less willing to let it slip away, and they will be much more united than the poor.

However, people who gather for profit will eventually disperse for the same reason.