People in Mondstadt, starting to develop black technology

"Yeah." Seeing that Sister Sugar had no intention of blaming her, Klee's eyes brightened a little. She obediently sat in the passenger seat and allowed Sister Sugar to carefully fasten her seat belt.

Sister Sugar is a good person. She is nice to Klee and has a good temper.

Albedo also sat in the back seat and fastened his seat belt.

Sugar sat back in the driver's seat and steered the behemoth back, but his foot was welded to the accelerator, allowing it to rush around.

She was very angry, but she couldn't take it out on little Kelisa, so she could only vent it by racing.

When Klee saw her driving the Mingguan at its maximum speed with an expressionless face, fear finally showed on her face. Fortunately, when they were about to return to the display area, the speed of the Mingguan slowed down and she returned to her usual gentle self.

Sand Sugar took Klee down from the cockpit and said to her with a smile: "Klee, please forget everything that happened just now, especially don't tell your brother Shen Qin!"

Ke Li trembled a bit, not daring to look her in the eye: "I know, I know!"

It’s so scary! Sister Sandang is so scary! I must never make her angry again!

Sucrose glanced at Albedo, who immediately closed his eyes and raised his hands: "I know nothing."

After walking a few steps, Keli saw an even more terrifying person walking towards her. Her legs suddenly went weak and she knelt down on the ground.

Sandang smiled and waved to Qin: "Captain Qin, I have brought the person to you..."

Violent wind energy burst out from Qin's body. "Keli! Why are you fooling around without considering the situation? The situation!"

After that day, the members of the demolition team didn't see their leader for a long time.

That day, Shen Qin saw a cloud in the sky that looked like a butt split into two pieces.

However, Ke Li's incident still sounded the alarm for Shen Qin. He optimized the intelligent systems of all construction machinery. The operation will only be effective if it is identified that the person operating the machinery is authorized.

Of course, in some emergency or special situations, the system will also make an intelligent judgment whether to open the operating permissions.

The first day of the exhibition was very successful. According to the data submitted by the heads of each exhibition area, the total order amount for that day has reached 4.2 billion Mora! This made all shareholders and employees very excited. The shareholders were excited because they saw the broad prospects of Academy City, and the employees were excited because Diluk announced that everyone would receive a large bonus!

Mondstadt, Liyue and Solstice simultaneously announced that they would soon formulate traffic laws, and only those who had passed the training and assessment of Academy City and obtained the corresponding operating license would be allowed to drive on the road.

At the same time, the three countries will widen and optimize the existing ordinary roads within their borders and set aside an additional expressway specifically for vehicles.

Of course, this is only a temporary arrangement. After all, Shen Qin also told the Three Kingdoms frankly that he might develop a machine specifically for paving roads, and the roads built at that time would be smoother and more convenient to use.

On the second day of the exhibition, the number of people on site increased instead of decreased. Many people who came from faraway areas arrived in Academy City today. After learning about the functions and performance of various machines, they placed an order of 3.9 billion Mora.

But at around eight o'clock in the evening, Qin asked Kaiya to bring some bad news to Shen Qin.

"Here's the thing. There are quite a few people in Mondstadt spreading some unfavorable rumors about us. Some say that Academy City is a fraud group that cheated Mora, and those construction machinery are not worth the price at all."

"There are also rumors that Academy City put all its efforts into producing only a few pieces of engineering machinery, but that there was no way to achieve large-scale mass production afterwards, so they scammed a few deposits and ran away."

Shen Qin asked curiously: "What measures will the Knights take in this regard?"

"No, you know, Mondstadt is a free country, and freedom of speech is considered free." Kaia Bear spread his hands, "Besides, if the Knights overreact, it will make more people believe the truth of the rumor."

"When did you find out about the rumors?"

"It got worse last night and today, so I had to come and inform you."

"That's interesting. Anyway, no customer proposed to breach the contract today." Shen Qin said with a smile, "A wise man would not care about these rumors, and a fool would not be our customer. Let time prove everything. When we deliver the first batch of goods, the rumors will be broken by themselves."

"I told you, this is just a small problem in front of you. Qin even asked me to come all the way here to inform you." Kaiya slumped down in the chair, obviously trusting Shen Qin very much.

Shen Qin smiled, finished the work at hand, and then said to him: "By the way, can you help me investigate the source of these rumors."

In a mansion in Mondstadt, Johnston was persuading his companions in the caravan: "You have all seen the transport vehicles in Academy City today. You should understand that they will be the main means of freight on land in the future. Human and animal-powered vehicles will be replaced by them. If our caravan does not seize the opportunity, the market will soon be divided up by those caravans equipped with transport vehicles. By then, there will be no soil for the survival of traditional caravans!"

A gray-haired old man said, "But, many people in Mondstadt are saying that Academy City simply does not have the capacity to produce so many construction machines. It will take them at least a year to deliver all the orders. If we sell all the old cars now, how will the caravan operate this year..."

A short-haired young man expressed his opinion: "Old Gwen, you are confused! Think carefully, who are the people spreading these rumors in Mondstadt now? They are people who have no access to these machines and some old stubborn people who don't know how to adapt. Can you believe what they say?"

"Look at who is behind Academy City? Three of the seven kingdoms, including Liyue, a commercial power! Feiyun Chamber of Commerce, Dawn Winery, Adventurer's Association, and Master Shen Qin! Which one of them is not more convincing than these people?"

"And on our way back from Fontaine, you saw quite a few people using flying skateboards and healing sprays, right? These were brought out of Mondstadt by those scattered merchants. Dawn Winery has never officially entered those markets! Now that so many forces are involved at the same time, aren't they trustworthy?"

“And if we don’t sell the old cars now, they won’t be able to fetch a high price when the transporters appear on the market!”

Old Gwen looked at the enthusiasm of the captain and the young people in the caravan, and recalled the time when he was young and followed Roy to open up a larger market. They were also so high-spirited at that time, and felt that their choice must be correct.

This moment is just like that moment.

So what's there to say? Go for it!

Chapter 133 The Real Terminal Network

Rumors that were unfavorable to Academy City were not only spreading in Mondstadt, but there were also many rumors in Liyue and Winter Solstice. However, the Three Kingdoms, with the instructions of Shen Qin, did not take any action in this regard, but just quietly collected information and investigated the truth behind the rumors.

After receiving the deposits from customers, Academy City immediately worked overtime and delivered the first batch of a total of one thousand construction machinery a week later.

Johnston was confused when he was notified to go to Academy City to pay the balance and pick up the goods. In his expectation, the fastest pickup time should be about one month, three months would be acceptable, and half a year would not be a loss, as he could just treat it as a long vacation.

But he didn't expect that in just one week, their caravan's two Dawn and three Fruit Wine Lake ships had already been stocked with goods, just waiting for them to drive them back.

"Let's go!"

"Hurry up, Boss. Get the car back in the morning so we can start work in the afternoon!"

"It's our own car! I can't wait to drive it for a spin!"

The members of the caravan were all very excited. Except for a few older people who were not prepared to drive, the rest had passed the assessment a day ago and obtained Class B transport vehicle operating licenses, allowing them to drive the Dawn and Fruit Wine Lake.

"Okay! Let's go to the Academy City to pick up the car now!"

Johnston led a large group of people out of the mansion, but ran into old Goss head-on. When Goss saw him, he started to scold him: "You sold all the old cars in the caravan? Stupid! The family property left by your father will be squandered by you sooner or later! I wonder if he will be so angry that he will crawl out of his grave when he sees the caravan he worked so hard to raise turned into such a mess!"

"You may not know this, but I bought back all the cars you sold! By then, my caravan will be the largest in Mondstadt and Liyue! And you - you can only disband your caravan in disgrace and become a complete loser!"

"Just like your father - a loser! An escapist! Look at me now. I will defeat all my competitors. I won't be like Roy, using the ridiculous excuse of 'opening the market' to avoid competition. Pathetic! Pathetic!"

"Let me guess what you are going to do now? Go to Academy City to pick up the car, right? You dare to buy something worth hundreds of thousands or millions of Mora? You must have been fooled! Wait and see, you will definitely suffer a loss. What Academy City sells to you will definitely be inferior to what was displayed that day! Otherwise, how could they have built a thousand cars in just one week?"

Goss's lips and beard were trembling, and his saliva was spurting out. He pointed his finger at Johnston's face and cursed.

Some young men in the caravan couldn't hold back and clenched their fists, ready to charge forward, but were stopped by the experienced old men next to them.

Johnston looked at him with pity, ignored him, and led the caravan around him.

Old Gwen stopped walking as he passed by him and said, "Goss... I know you've been taking the lead in belittling Academy City recently. Stop it as soon as possible! Aren't you worried that they will settle accounts with you later?"

"Afterwards? What afterward? Afterwards, they will lose their reputation and credibility!" Goss pointed at himself, "And I, I will make the Goss Caravan glorious again!"

Old Gwen shook his head and walked away, thinking that this man was hopelessly paranoid.

In the afternoon, Roy's caravan returned to Mond City in five brand-new transport trucks. Because the roads in the city had not been widened yet, all vehicles were not allowed to enter and could only park in the temporary parking lot outside the city.

When they arrived here, there were already quite a few cars parked here and there, and many curious Mond people were surrounding them, touching and looking at them. Many car owners did not chase them away, but happily introduced some data about their cars to them. Some car owners even took the curious onlookers out for a ride.

After all, this car does not consume oil, so the owner does not have to worry about not being able to afford the car but not being able to fill up the gas tank. So why not share the joy of picking up the car with everyone?

"Okay, guys, we haven't had lunch yet! Let's go to the Deer Hunter to eat first, and then we'll start working." Johnston clapped his hands and greeted the team members who were obsessed with the car.

"This Dawn is so cool!"

Old Gwen, who had previously complained about the purchase of the transport truck, stroked the steel skin of the truck, his eyes unable to stop revealing his love for it.

If he were ten years younger, he would definitely get a license and drive this big guy himself, but now he is old and learning to drive is a bit beyond his ability.

"That's because you've never ridden on the Mingguan. It's such a magnificent car!" Johnston said with regret, "It's a pity that even if we sold our entire caravan, we wouldn't be able to get as much as a Mingguan."

Old Gwen turned to him and said confidently, "Now I believe we will be able to afford it soon."

One thousand pieces of construction machinery came from Academy City into the hands of customers and were driven to various areas of Teyvat. This was the best advertisement for Academy City. One day, the Academy City's logo of two stars orbiting a tower would become a household name in Teyvat.

After the first batch of goods was delivered, the orders for various types of construction machinery increased dramatically again. Diluk was so busy collecting Mora that he was tired every day. Of course, he also spent Mora on her. The construction of Academy City was a bottomless pit, and he could only make ends meet by selling construction machinery as a sideline.

However, Dawn Winery still has a good income. The several products launched before do not belong to Academy City. After switching to an automated production line, the output has increased several times. Coupled with the two new markets of Liyue and Winter Solstice, a steady stream of Mora falls into his pocket every minute.

The factory in Liyue is already under construction, which will save the transportation cost of transporting goods there, and the profit from products such as flying skateboards will only increase.

That day, Diluk came to the research base. When Shen Qin was surprised, he mentioned the personal terminal they had talked about before and thought that now was the best time to launch it.

Shen Qin thought for a moment and nodded, "Indeed, many departments have reported to me recently that many people want to take leave to return to Mondstadt. They haven't been home to see their families for more than 20 days."

"What does this have to do with the personal terminal?" Diluk asked puzzled.

"Of course!" Shen Qin smiled, "The relationship between personal terminals and terminal networks is inseparable. Now the three areas of Academy City, Mondstadt and Qingquan Town all have their own independent terminal networks. If you want to truly realize the full functions of personal terminals, you must connect these three terminal networks, or even connect the entire Mondstadt to the terminal network!"

"That way, even if we are in Academy City and Mondstadt, we can still use our personal terminals to make video calls."

Shen Qin is thinking about whether to charge a "monthly Internet access fee" at that time. After all, this is also a long-term project that can bring huge profits.

Listening to Shen Qin's proposal of the concept of connecting all of Mondstadt, for some reason, Diluk was not surprised at all.

Maybe I'm used to Shen Qin.

Chapter 134: Goodbye, Master Di!

Although the foundation of the terminal network existed before, its principle was to convert digital signals into energy fluctuations, send them to the designated terminal through the shield generator, and then convert them into digital signals.

Shen Qin can't plant shield generators all over Mondstadt, right?

But it’s not impossible…

Looking at Shen Qin who was lost in thought, Diluk felt helpless. He had to cough to bring Shen Qin's thoughts back to reality.

"Please take some time to research the personal terminals and terminal networks. I have another matter. Didn't you ask the Knights to investigate the rumors? Now there is a result. The source of the rumors is a small group led by the Goss Caravan. They took the initiative to belittle Academy City on various occasions. It is not clear what their purpose is."

"Goss Caravan... this name sounds familiar." Shen Qin frowned.

"Well, it is a caravan ranked tenth in terms of comprehensive strength between Mondstadt and Liyue. It has been declining in recent years. It was also one of the customers we invited on the day of the press conference, but so far, it has not placed any orders from Academy City."

Shen Qin was puzzled: "Oh? It means it is not interested in our products, so there is no need to target us specifically, right?"

"No, it's quite interested in our products, or rather, in earning Mora. It was also a partner of our Dawn Winery before, and bought a lot of the alchemical products you developed from me, and then shipped them to Liyue and sold them at a high price."

"It's a pity that its leader is a short-sighted coward. He only came to do this business after the price of flying skateboards in Liyue began to drop. At that time, other merchants had fled to Zhidong, Xumi, and Fontaine, and he belatedly took a fancy to the Liyue market."

Diluk made no secret of his disdain for the leader of the Goss caravan.

Shen Qin listened to his words and laughed: "I think I should know the reason why he hates us - after we opened a store in Liyue, the products there returned to the market price. There is no place for speculators like them to survive, unless they go to other countries."

"I guess there is still a lot of inventory of our products piled up in its warehouse. Now there is no place to sell them. If we move them out of the warehouse, we will lose money. If we keep them in the warehouse, we will also lose money. Although this reason is very abstract, it is indeed tenable."

"Yes, your analysis is spot on." Diluk gave him an admiring look. "And I said before that its leader is a coward who only dares to do business between Mondstadt and Liyue. The goods rotted in the warehouse. This is probably why he has a problem with us."

It’s still very abstract!

Business activities are inherently risky. Since you have encountered risks, you should find ways to solve them yourself. I don’t understand why it would cause trouble for its partners.

Diluk asked, “So what are we going to do with these people?”

Shen Qin looked up at his calm eyes and complained in his heart: You must be testing me, right? You must be!

He considered it for a moment and said, "Blacklist all forces within the small group, as well as the top leaders of each force and those who participated in spreading rumors."

"What does blacklisting mean?"

"Uh...from now on, Academy City will never welcome their visits, and will never cooperate with them."

"Is that enough?" Diluk seemed to think that this punishment was too light.

"What else?" Shen Qin didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "Academy City is a business group, not a hegemonic organization. I hope that Academy City will be a powerful, fair, but not overbearing organization in the hearts of the Teyvat people. This will help us gain public recognition."

"Compared to the forces behind Academy City, the Goss Caravan is the weaker party. If we are unforgiving and impose very severe punishment on them, what will the public think? They will put themselves in the shoes of the weaker party and think that Academy City is bullying the weak and is standing against them."

"We must always stand on the same front with the public. After all, Academy City is not only a business group, but also bears part of the responsibility for improving the living standards of the people of Tewat - this is also the real purpose of my building Academy City."

Shen Qin has always been very conscious. Although he has now earned hundreds of billions of Mora, he has not become arrogant and extravagant, but has always maintained his original intention.

On the one hand, it is because of the guidance of the system tasks, and on the other hand, it is because it is so cool and fulfilling to transform the world into a better one!

"So what were you originally planning to do with those people?" he asked Diluk curiously.

"We only need to investigate their business partners, and then enter into conditional cooperation with them, completely blocking their way out, and finally swallowing up their assets, digging up their dirty laundry, and making them spend the rest of their lives in the Knights' prison or wandering the streets."

Diluk said calmly.

Shen Qin gave him two thumbs up: "Master Di is still the most ruthless."