Chapter 74: Crazy World At daybreak, Chen Ergou carried the furs and headed for the Wazi market in the county wind in late autumn has already begun to show the signs of winter, and it is so unbearable when it blows into the neck! However, compared with previous years, Chen Ergou seems a lot more relaxed this year. There are several online banks in the county, where points can be exchanged for grain. He has been exposed to the Internet for a short time, so he does not have many points, and the amount of grain he can exchange is very small. However, with his recent diligent sign-in, his points have also increased rapidly, looking like wheat in the fields, which is reassuring. According to the current trend, it is estimated that after winter, we will be able to exchange for another bucket of grain. By then, we won’t have to worry about food rations for the whole winter. So he planned to sell the furs, exchange them for some cloth and take them home to buy new clothes for his wife and children. At noon, Chen Ergou finally arrived at the county town. After entering the county town, the online bank at the city gate no longer has the crowds of people it had when it first opened. However, people can still be seen coming in and out of the door. Just no need to queue. At the main entrance of the bank, there is a bronze incense table filled with incense sticks.
——However, some ordinary people always spontaneously burn incense in front of the bank to express their gratitude, forcing the online bank to set up an incense table to avoid incense sticks everywhere. Chen Ergou touched the furs and thought to himself that he should buy some incense to bring back later. When he passed by the bank, he would burn some incense to pray for peace of mind. While daydreaming, he turned a corner and stepped into the Wazi Market. Whatever I saw, I was stunned. I saw a long queue outside the Temple of the God of Wealth at the entrance of the market. "Auntie, what's going on?" Chen Ergou looked at the familiar scene and quickly pulled over an old lady who had just left. "The God of Wealth has made a great wish to save people from suffering and disaster. Burn incense and he will give out food and money!" "Ah? There is also this matter?" Chen Ergou was confused. What's wrong with this world? He was already amazed that the Internet was giving out money and food, so how come the Temple of the God of Wealth was also giving out money and food? When did food become so worthless? Full of doubts, I asked around and found out that burning a stick of incense would give me half a liter of coarse grains. Seeing that the situation was true, Chen Ergou no longer had the heart to sell goods. He hurriedly followed the team and joined the long queue. Compared with the speed of the queue at the online bank, the speed of the queue in front of the Temple of the God of Wealth is much faster. Soon, it was Chen Ergou's turn. Chen Ergou took the incense, chanted something, and placed it on the altar. Then, someone nearby scooped up half a liter of coarse grains in a wooden bowl. He was so happy that he quickly grabbed the furs and took the food, and was overjoyed. After leaving the Temple of the God of Wealth, he looked at the long line, had an idea in his mind, and sneakily lined up at the end of the line. On this day, the county town witnessed the grand opening of an online bank. The Temple of the God of Wealth at the entrance of Wazi Market was so packed with people that no one could get in.
The whole world was shocked! The online community was in an uproar. "Oh my god, the God of Wealth is actually giving out money and food?" "Master Yunli has made a good start!" "Although Taoist Yunli's stocks are expensive, there is no doubt that points can be exchanged for food!" "Beautiful. I think it won't be long before other temples join in, right?" "What on earth is incense? It can actually attract all the gods in the world to bow down?" "People fight for a breath, and Buddha accepts a stick of incense. Gu Cheng never lied to me!" As expected, in the face of this unexpected wealth, public opinion was almost unanimously supportive, and many people attributed it to Taoist Yunli. After all, the first one to try something new is a hero! However, while the world was cheering, major online banks were furious. Are you here to steal the business? Just when the major banks were about to get impatient, an oral instruction from Taoist Yunli caused all the major banks to fall silent. …… Taoist priest Liuyunguangu had a gloomy face and hurried to the outside of Tianan Village. Then he pinched his fingers and chanted a spell, and disappeared into the underworld. As far as he could see, the familiar land temple disappeared. The thousand-foot-high peak that came into view startled him so much that his mind and spirit shook. I have heard for a long time that Lord Gu was conferred the title of True Lord of the Internet Realm, and the Immortal Court even built a luxurious palace for him in the underworld. Now that I have seen it, I know that Gu Zhenzai has risen to the top! However, now was not the time to lament about these things. He hurried up the mountain path, and under the guidance of the emissary guarding the mountain, he passed through corridors and alleys and stepped into the tallest building in the Internet Palace - the Star-Picking Tower. The Star-Picking Tower is over a hundred feet high, and the winding stairs leading up to it feel like a ladder ascending to heaven. When you step onto the terrace, in the empty and quiet room, you will see Gu Zhenzai sitting cross-legged with his eyes closed, meditating. "Liuyunguan Gu Kun, meeting Gu Zhenzai!" "You came here in such a hurry, is there something wrong?" "I came here for online banking." Taoist Gu paused, gritted his teeth, and said worriedly: "Outside the God of Wealth Temple, there is a long queue. If this continues, I'm afraid no one will come to redeem points!" Gu Yunli opened his eyes and asked, "Oh, why do you say that?" Taoist Gu said, "Outside the temple of the God of Wealth, if you burn one stick of incense, you will get half a liter of coarse grains. Twenty sticks will give you one bucket of coarse grains, and forty sticks will give you one bucket of refined grains. This is much more cost-effective than the Internet. If this continues, who will come to exchange?" According to Gu Daoren's calculations, an ordinary person can get a bushel of fine grain in the Temple of the God of Wealth in a month and a half at most.
As for the Internet, even if you burn incense and sign in for two months, you may not be able to exchange it for a bucket of fine grain, because the Internet sign-in points are not fixed. There are many people who burn incense every day but only get a few points. Gu Yunli smiled: "So is online banking affected now?" Taoist Gu was silent for a moment and said, "It has not been affected for the time being!" Gu Yunli added: "People don't have to burn only one stick of incense every day. Burning incense on the Internet does not conflict with burning incense at the God of Wealth Temple. You can even accumulate points without going to the God of Wealth Temple. So why don't you continue to burn incense?" The so-called incense comes from a sincere heart, so there is no limit to the number of times one can burn incense. If you just keep burning incense, the effect will become worse and worse, and your piety is ultimately limited. Taoist Gu pursed his lips, as there were some things he didn't know how to say. Gu Yunli seemed to have guessed Taoist Gu's concerns and said directly, "Are you worried that the incense offerings will be divided up and the money from the auction of the business license will be wasted?" People can burn incense continuously. But now that the God of Wealth has become a channel for exchanging money and food, how much piety can we still maintain towards the Internet? There is a world of difference between earning seven or eight points a day and one or two points. The most important thing is that in order to earn these incense offerings, Gu Daoren spent a lot of money to auction his business license. How could he feel comfortable when he saw others not spending a penny, or even using less food, in exchange for a lot of incense offerings? "You, don't panic. In less than a month, the Temple of the God of Wealth will be exhausted and fail." "Does Gu Zhenzai really mean what he said?" "If the God of Wealth Temple does this, it will only attract temples all over the world to follow suit. Guess what, if all temples in the world distribute food, will there be enough food in the world?" "Of course not enough." "What will happen then?" "The world is so big, there is not enough food here, so we can transfer it from other places." "But the whole world is fighting for food?" "Then give me the money." “What should I do if I don’t have enough money to buy food?” "The price is raised. To the immortals, worldly wealth is nothing but external possessions. Any pill can be exchanged for countless." “What a price increase!” Gu Yunli sighed deeply: "If the world's grain is short of 10%, how much do you think the price will increase?" Taoist Gu said without hesitation: "Of course the price will increase by 10%!" Gu Yunli shook his head: "No, the price will be raised until 10% of the population cannot afford to buy food and starve to death." Taoist Gu was startled when he heard this, and then his face changed drastically. (End of this chapter)