Song Xu was a top student at White Dragon High School.
He was also the 'boss' in Mo Tianyi's words, the founder of the Poor Genius Alliance.
At the same time, his family was from the Song family, one of the sixteen prominent families in Songyang City.
But Song Xu didn't think there was any contradiction between the two. After all, who said that people with Song family blood couldn't be poor?
For example, in every generation of the Song family, many people were eliminated and went to work to pay off debts. Their descendants naturally gradually became poor after several generations.
It is said that Song Xu's great-grandfather could still kneel in front of the Song family's main family, but by his generation, he didn't even have friends of Song Hailong.
And in the eyes of most outsiders, they didn't even know that Song Xu's ancestors were also from the wealthy Song family, and thought they just shared the same surname.
But fortunately, their family ultimately knew to leverage the power of blood ties. Each generation tried their best to drain their parents' wallets, investing in themselves and bravely climbing to the peak of immortality.
Just like a famous saying from a Song family senior: 'Instead of complaining about the environment, complain about your family.'
Song Xu's grandfather鞭策 his elders in this way, draining their wallets all the way to college, becoming an employee of a company, supporting his entire family with his own strength, and becoming a role model in Song Xu's eyes.
Song Xu's father was a little short. Although he also heavily drained his parents' wallets, he didn't invest in himself, but instead invested in gambling, directly exhausting the power of the family ties in one go.
When he learned that the pension left by his grandfather had been completely exhausted, and the family's house had also been sold off by his father, and all kinds of assets had been lost...
Song Xu felt like he was sitting on a big slide, but his father, who slid down in front of him, left a big pile of diarrhea, and Song Xu could only watch in despair as he slid all the way down.
The only fortunate thing was that when his father wanted to mortgage Song Xu as well, to once again leverage a wave of family ties, Song Xu preemptively mortgaged his father to the Song family's main family, earning his first pot of gold.
Then Song Xu sold off the final legacy left by his grandfather.
"Grandpa, there's no time to wait for the tomb and your corpse to appreciate in value."
"I need you to exert your last bit of heat now."
"Please bless your grandson in heaven, bless me to be brave and diligent on the path of immortality and get into a good university."
Digging Palm level 3, activate! Grandpa! Emerge from the earth for me!
After selling his grandfather's tomb and corpse, Song Xu obtained his second pot of gold.
Unfortunately, this was the last tomb and corpse left in their family.
No matter how carefully Song Xu calculated, he knew that the money he had wouldn't last until he graduated from high school.
Fortunately, he then encountered an opportunity that changed his life.
He encountered a being called an Evil God.
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Spirit Realm, in front of the Hall of Inquiry.
Song Xu, who concealed his identity, came here this time for Zhang Yu's matter.
"If there really is an Evil God behind this Zhang Yu, then as long as I hunt him down, I can improve my potential again..."
"Then wanting to get into the Top Ten in the future will be a certainty."
While the thought flashed through Song Xu's mind, he heard Mo Tianyi say, "Boss, what's the purpose of looking for Zhang Yu this time?"
Song Xu explained indifferently: "According to my investigation, the rapid growth of these two people in the past six months is due to some reason."
"If I can understand this reason, I will be more confident in getting into the Top Ten next year."
Hearing this, Mo Tianyi nodded secretly. Since it was a matter of whether the boss could get into the Top Ten, he would naturally do his best to help, even if he didn't get overtime pay for working overtime for free in this Hall of Inquiry, even if the company found out that he had leaked customer information, he would accompany him to the end.
Song Xu continued to watch the images sent by Mo Tianyi.
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The security guards and a large number of workers engaged in a fierce battle. Yu Xinghan was in the middle of it, as small as a drop of water in the sea.
Various fists, sticks, knives, and guns surged from all directions. His martial arts strength could only barely ensure that he didn't crash.
However, the Heavenly Martial Tempering Heart Technique ran more and more smoothly in this battle-filled environment.
At the same time, a broadcast came from the factory gate.
Only a female voice was heard shouting: "Give me your full strength! No matter if you kill or injure someone, the factory will help you pay! All medical expenses are also covered!"
Hearing these words, Yu Xinghan only felt a burst of joy in his heart. The mental technique in his mind ran with all its strength, and the moves of the Heavenly Martial Tempering Heart Technique were also displayed by him on the spot, repelling several workers in a row.
"No need to consider holding back."
"No need to consider compensation."
"Even less need to consider medical expenses... just fight to your heart's content!"
At this moment, Yu Xinghan only felt his mind surging, his fighting spirit soaring, and the power all over his body constantly surged out. He had become more and more comfortable in this battlefield.
...
Mo Tianyi introduced: "The illusion will make them temporarily forget everything in the real world, wholeheartedly devote themselves to the current situation. The more their thoughts are in line with the mental technique, the stronger the effect of the mental technique."
"Like this Yu Xinghan, cultivating the Heavenly Martial Tempering Heart Technique on the battlefield to improve his Dao Heart, the effect is many times better than cultivating in reality..."
Song Xu nodded casually and said, "What about the other two?"
Mo Tianyi apologized: "The owner of this illusion is Yu Xinghan, I can't adjust the perspective at will."
"But as long as you keep watching, Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen will definitely appear."
At the same time, a great battle in the illusion temporarily ended.
Yu Xinghan seized the time to return to the factory to rest, and saw the boss personally came to them for a round of condolences.
Bai Zhenzhen shook Yu Xinghan's hand and said, "You did a great job, I'll give you a raise next month."
"Come, accompany me to inspect the factory."
"There are still many workers in the factory who are unconvinced, help me teach them a lesson later."
Watching this scene, Song Xu asked curiously: "Is this Bai Zhenzhen the boss? What mental technique does she cultivate?"
Mo Tianyi replied: "She registered the Glacial Soul Ice Heart Technique, a mental technique very suitable for investors to cultivate."
"It can strip away distracting thoughts, stabilize the mind, and maintain a calm and composed state at all times, calculating gains and losses with a detached and cold perspective."
"Many stockholders will cultivate this mental technique to assist in investment."
"It seems that this place wants her, as the boss, to maintain an ice heart in the face of various internal and external pressures, to improve her understanding of the Glacial Soul Ice Heart Technique and enhance her Dao Heart..."
Song Xu nodded slightly, but he also knew that when this Glacial Soul Ice Heart Technique was first created, it was not for investment or stocks.
"This is a pure mental technique used for combat, especially for assassination."
"It emphasizes always keeping one's mind as clear as ice before and after the attack, not being surprised by the collapse of the sky, ignoring all the disturbances from the outside world, concentrating all one's mind on the battle in front of one, and calculating the gains and losses in the battle from the perspective of an observer."
"However, compared to combat and assassination, the various mists, scams, and internal and external pressures encountered when running a factory, and the emotional stimulation brought by various changes in the situation, the calculation of gains and losses... that is much more complicated than combat."
"If one can maintain an ice heart in such a complex environment and still be able to calmly calculate gains and losses, then the understanding of the Glacial Soul Ice Heart Technique will inevitably be deeper, and the tempering of the Dao Heart will also be extremely effective."
Song Xu knew that the deeper the cultivator's understanding of the mental technique and the more compatible their thoughts were, the more they could exert the effect of the mental technique, and the faster the improvement of the Dao Heart.
"Heh, this cultivation scenario is just right."
At the same time, Bai Zhenzhen in the factory was already taking Yu Xinghan around the factory, suppressing all unconvinced employees.
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On the factory's assembly line.
Zhang Yu's face was pale, his body was weak, and he was weakly doing the work on the assembly line.
Because of years of assembly line work, not only was his body weak, but he also contracted lung disease. Every breath he took felt like a piercing pain.
Under the operation of the Crippled Ox Sacrificing Body Heart Technique, the pain in his body was slightly concealed, but it was still not enough...
"Why?"
"Why am I... why am I working here?"
"I remember, for wages, to earn money to treat the disease..."
After thinking of this glimmer of hope, a trace of light seemed to gradually appear in Zhang Yu's eyes, and the operation of the Crippled Ox Sacrificing Body Heart Technique became more and more intense, gradually suppressing the pain on his body.
But just then, a female voice came: "The company's benefits are not good. It is time for everyone to coexist and die with the company. Starting this month, salaries will be reduced by 20%..."
Zhang Yu turned his head and saw that the one speaking was the high and cold boss Bai Zhenzhen.
With this notice of salary reduction, Zhang Yu only felt that the hope that had just surged in his heart gradually disappeared, and the suppressed injuries and illnesses also ached again.
"Think... think about what other ways there are?"
"At least let me rest for a few days to recuperate, take a few days off..."
Just as Zhang Yu was thinking this, an employee next to him said to Bai Zhenzhen: "Boss, it's almost the New Year, I haven't been home to see my parents for several years, can I take a few days off..."
Bai Zhenzhen's face was as cold as frost, and she didn't seem to see any emotions in her eyes. In her calm brain, there was only the calculation of various profits, data, and benefits.
She patted the shoulder of the employee who asked for leave and said, "Your parents want to see you for the New Year? No problem, you can call your parents over, and we can work overtime together in the factory during the New Year."
Another employee said: "Boss, my family has relatives who have passed away..."
Bai Zhenzhen said indifferently: "If someone dies in your family, let them stink first, arrange your work, and then deal with personal matters."
Zhang Yu's heart darkened again, and he thought about whether he could get some wages in advance.
Another employee next to him said: "Boss, wages have been in arrears for several months, can you pay them this month?"
Bai Zhenzhen smiled, but her eyes were icy cold and said: "The factory has indeed encountered some troubles recently, and it is a bit difficult to pay wages on time."
"But as the boss, I also understand that it is not easy for you workers."
"So I specially borrowed some money using your ID cards, and I will definitely be able to pay wages on time this month. Remember to repay the loans on time."
Zhang Yu's heart sank again, and the thing called hope in his heart seemed to be constantly heading towards destruction, causing the pain that had been suppressed by the mental technique all over his body to intensify.
And Bai Zhenzhen's mind became more and more smooth. In this situation where all emotions were stripped away, she calmly calculated all gains and losses, squeezing out every bit of benefit she could get, and only felt that the Glacial Soul Ice Heart Technique was running more and more smoothly.
