On Earth, there was a very strange phenomenon.
Many rich people always hoped that their money could be used to build schools, libraries, and so on when they donated money, instead of giving it directly to the poor who were in need of money.
It was only at this moment that Shen Lian understood the intentions of those rich people.
Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day, teach a man to fish and you feed him for a day!
Jack Ma once said that poverty alleviation, poverty alleviation, and wealth alleviation were three different things. Poverty alleviation gave a man a fish and you feed him for a day, poverty alleviation taught a man to fish and you feed him for a day, and wealth alleviation was to build fish ponds and fish ponds for everyone. These were three completely different things.
To change a person's life trajectory, it was not about giving them money, but about giving them a chance and hope.
Shen Lian was deeply influencing the life trajectory of these orphans.
He could even change the fate of these orphans with a single thought!
"Yue Xiao Qi, do you want to stay? You will have food and clothes if you stay. "
The little boy in front of him was somewhat different. He exuded a fresh aura of vitality and his eyes were unusually bright. He was like an unpolished jade that would stand out and amaze the world with a little bit of polishing.
"Young Master, Xiao Qi wants to stay." Yue Xiao Qi bowed respectfully, showing a maturity that did not match her age.
"Successfully bewitched Yue Xiao Qi. You have gained 15 confusion points."
The strange voice sounded in Shen Lian's mind, which moved him a little. He stared deeply at the child for a while before speaking again.
"Xiao Qi, if you choose to leave, you will get five taels of silver. You can buy a lot of delicious food and you can even buy toys."
Yue Xiao Qi hesitated for a moment.
"Young Master, it's freezing outside. I am a child. It makes no difference whether I have five taels of silver or not."
She was rational and determined!
"Then I will give you one thousand taels of silver! I will also help you find a rich family to adopt you. They will love you like your biological parents. How about that? "
Yue Xiao Qi's face lit up when she heard that. Such an offer was tantamount to a pie falling from the sky.
"If that is the case, Xiao Qi will naturally be willing to leave."
Shen Lian's breath suddenly stopped, and his face was full of anticipation.
"Successfully bewitched Yue Xiao Qi. You have gained 0 confusion points."
0 points?!
This was the first time this happened. This child seemed to represent an extreme situation.
Shen Lian smiled and gently rubbed Yue Xiao Qi's head, saying, "You should stay."
"Thank you, Young Master, for taking me in."
Yue Xiao Qi was overjoyed and smiled so widely that her eyebrows curved.
Of the 109 orphans, one by one, the Shen Lian repeatedly bewitched them. In the end, only 36 of them were selected. The rest of the orphans were dismissed, but each of them received a reward of five taels.
"Fan Li, order people to take good care of them. This is especially so for Yue Xiaoqi, Wu Yingying, Sun Dabao, Wang Baole, and Lin Xiao. These five children need to be groomed, "Shen Lian instructed.
Fan Li bowed his head and acknowledged.
After that, he sent the thirty-six orphans to the hidden house in the outskirts of the city, and the sacrificial soldier training program was officially launched.
Shen Lian returned to his room and looked at the interface. He was overjoyed.
Confusion: 1096 points
"I'm rich! I'm rich!"
In the past, it would take a lot of effort to gain 1 Bewitchment Point from others. Now, he only needed to use a different method to instantly become a nouveau riche.
At the same time, the information on the interface changed.
Iron Skin Gu, Bronze Level One, Special Effect, Iron Skin, Strengthens Physical Strength
[Consume 100 Bewitchment Points to evolve the Iron Skin Gu by one level. Do you wish to evolve?]
Milk Cow Gu, Bronze Level One, Special Effect, Condenses True Essence
[Consume 60 Bewitchment Points to evolve the Milk Cow Gu by one level. Do you wish to evolve?]
Grandmaster Gu, Bronze Level Three, Special Effect, Moves Mountains and Rivers, Tempers Tendons and Bones, Strengthens Organs, Eye-Catching and Refreshing
[Consume 24 Bewitchment Points to evolve the Grandmaster Gu by one level. Do you wish to evolve?]
"F * ck, the Iron Skin Gu actually needs 100 Bewitchment Points to evolve. Its potential is really terrible."
"The Milk Cow Gu is slightly better than the Iron Skin Gu."
"The Grandmaster Gu's potential is indeed huge. It is only Bronze Level Three, but it only needs 24 Bewitchment Points to evolve!"
Shen Lian muttered. Even though he had suddenly become a nouveau riche, he still had to plan carefully and use the most optimal method to obtain the most ideal results.
"Lin Xiu Ping is still plotting something in Snow Ridge City. That danger might not be completely resolved yet. I have to quickly increase my strength."
"The Grandmaster Gu brings attack power, the Iron Skin Gu brings defense, and the Milk Cow Gu is a support type, it is indispensable."
Shen Lian muttered to himself, his gaze locked onto the Grandmaster Gu. Evolving this Gu with the most potential would greatly increase his attack power!
Next was the Milk Cow Gu. Evolving it would increase the efficiency of refining primeval essence, complementing the Grandmaster Gu.
Lastly was the Iron Skin Gu. The path of purebred evolution was not suitable for it. Fusion was the best strategy, he could not waste his Bewitchment Points on it.
After thinking for a while, Shen Lian found the most cost-effective evolution strategy.
"Haha, evolve the Grandmaster Gu!"
As soon as he said that, the interface flashed with light.
Almost at the next moment, the Grandmaster Gu trembled excitedly. The light of dawn also burst out with an illusory radiance, surging and surging, covering its entire body.
This continued for four to five hours before the light faded away. The grandmaster Gu that resembled a woodman shook its body and had clearly become stronger. There were four bronze stripes on its chest, shining brightly like colorful ribbons in the sky, it was extremely dazzling.
Evolution successful!
On the interface, the information was updated:
Grandmaster Gu, Bronze Rank Four, special effect, Martial Moving Mountains and Rivers, Extreme Enhancement
[Using 48 Bewitchment Points to evolve the Grandmaster Gu by one level, do you want to evolve?]
"Eh, only two special effects are left. The original three, Bone Tempering, Inner Organs Strengthening, Eye-Catching and Mind Raising, are all gone, becoming Extreme Enhancement?!"
Shen Lian was slightly surprised, immediately feeling that the Extreme Enhancement special effect had a high level of grandeur, it was very grand!
"Great, the Grandmaster Gu has evolved to Bronze Rank Four, then it's time for me to evolve." Shen Lian moved ten jars of medicinal wine from the corner of the room, drinking heartily.
In the aperture, the Grandmaster Gu was like an old monk meditating, endlessly breathing, refining, extracting, and sucking in primeval essence.
The Milk Cow Gu assisted from the side, continuously refining primeval essence into Bronze Primeval Essence.
It could be seen that the Milk Cow Gu's efficiency had already fallen behind the Grandmaster Gu, causing the primeval essence accumulated in the aperture to not be converted into Primeval Essence in time.
Half a day later, the Bronze Primeval Essence at the bottom of the aperture rose by a bit, occupying forty percent of the space. This signified that Shen Lian had successfully advanced to Bronze Rank Four.
"Hmm, next I should evolve the Milk Cow Gu!"
Shen Lian's thoughts moved, and immediately, the interface flickered rapidly.
A moment later, the Milk Cow Gu froze as if it was struck by lightning, shrinking into a ball, its extended head trembling intensely. A white hazy halo surrounded the head, gradually covering its whole body.
After waiting like this for two days, the Milk Cow Gu finally stretched its body and retracted its light. It was still in the form of a mini earth toad, but the lumps all over its body were much larger and denser, making it look even uglier and more terrifying.
Evolution successful!
On the interface, the information was updated:
Milk Cow Gu, Bronze Rank Two, special effect, Condensing Primeval Essence, Purifying Purity
[Using 150 Bewitchment Points to evolve the Milk Cow Gu by one level, do you want to evolve?]
"Oh, there is an additional purification effect, this effect should be able to improve the quality of the Bronze Primeval Essence."
Shen Lian's heart was slightly happy, but he heaved a long sigh.
"Sigh, I need 150 Bewitchment Points to evolve, the Milk Cow Gu's potential has already been excavated to the limit, I can't continue on the path of pure evolution."
Shen Lian shook his head with some regret, before calming down and placing his attention on the Grandmaster Gu.
"Come, I will let you evolve to the next level in one breath!"
Following this domineering thought, the interface flickered intensely, and the information changed:
Grandmaster Gu, Bronze Rank Four, Special Effect, Martial Moving Mountains and Rivers, Extreme Strengthening
[Using 48 Bewitchment Points to evolve the Grandmaster Gu by one level, do you want to evolve?]
[Using 144 Bewitchment Points to evolve the Grandmaster Gu by two levels, do you want to evolve?]
[Using 336 Bewitchment Points to evolve the Grandmaster Gu by three levels, do you want to evolve?]
[Using 720 Bewitchment Points to evolve the Grandmaster Gu by four levels, do you want to evolve?]
Seeing this, Shen Lian could not help but chuckle, "So it can be done so easily, what are we waiting for, evolve the Grandmaster Gu, charge!"
With a swoosh, the Bewitchment Points immediately decreased, leaving only 292 Bewitchment Points.
Grandmaster Gu's body was trembling intensely like never before, as it let out countless rays of light, it was a beautiful sight. Those rays of light did not spread out, instead, they revolved around grandmaster Gu's body, forming a thick layer of light, like a camouflage cocoon, it was extremely beautiful.
Several days later, with a burst of cracking sounds, the Grandmaster Gu broke out of its cocoon!
The Grandmaster Gu that resembled a woodman had a layer of cuticle on its body, and at first glance, it looked like a layer of fingernails had been embedded on its skin. It looked more like a martial arts grandmaster wearing a layer of armor, with eight bronze stripes coiling around its chest, giving off a majestic and domineering aura!
Grandmaster Gu, Bronze Rank Eight, Special Effect, Martial Moving Mountains and Rivers, Extreme Strengthening
"Haha, Bronze Rank Eight!!"
Shen Lian was overjoyed, his heart was surging with emotions.
"There are still only these two special effects, but they are all-encompassing. I will raise my own attainment level to Bronze Rank Eight! " Shen Lian's will was firm, and after being happy for a while, he quickly calmed his mind and began to replenish his body's primeval energy.
In one day, he drank eighteen jars of ten complete tonic wine and had six extra meals.
The Grandmaster Gu's aperture's green copper primeval essence continued to increase and rise.
Another day passed, and this growth gradually stopped.
"I finally advanced to Bronze Rank Eight." Shen Lian let out a long breath, but when he looked at the information on the interface, he was stunned.
The interface wrote:
Shen Lian, Bronze Rank Seven Gu Master.
"What is this situation?"
Gu Masters were constantly advancing in the footsteps of Gu's evolution. The Grandmaster Gu was Bronze Rank Eight, but he was Bronze Rank Seven, one rank behind.
"Could it be that I did not drink enough medicinal wine?"
For the next two days, Shen Lian continued to drink medicinal wine, but the green copper primeval essence in the Grandmaster Gu's aperture did not rise, only occupying seventy percent of the space.
He carefully flipped through Lin Xiu Ping's book five to six times, but did not find any relevant description.
Despite encountering this difficulty and not being able to resolve it for the time being, Shen Lian's body was changing at an astonishing rate, becoming stronger day by day. His muscles were as hard as steel, and had great explosive strength. He could even lift a thousand jin stone block with one hand.
This was simply extraordinary strength!