As long as the awakeners required financial support from society, they would still need to bond and interact with others and actively integrate into society.
Ning Shi estimated that the authorities would still include the awakeners into the legal system of the society to ensure social stability and harmony.
"What's the price of an A-level spiritual crystal?"
"Each A-level spiritual crystal is a strategic resource. It's impossible to estimate its value because its effect is too great."
"For a Tier 6 awakener to advance to Tier 7, he must have an A-level spiritual crystal. If a Tier 7 awakener obtained an A-level spiritual crystal, it can also greatly strengthen his or her special ability."
Hearing Ning Shi's question about the A-level spiritual crystal, Hao Meng became very sensitive and sensed his interest in the spiritual crystal. She told him, "Brother Shitou, don't get involved in the A-level spiritual crystal incident in Donglin City. I've already prepared resources for you to cultivate your special ability. Give me another ten days and I'll come over to look for you."
After saying that, Hao Meng hurriedly hung up the phone.
Ning Shi rubbed his nose. This Hao Meng was not from an ordinary background. She not only knew a lot of official secrets but also said that she wanted to keep Ning Shi for herself. She sounded like a rich woman.
After the call, Ning Shi happened to see his uncle walking out of the elevator.
"Uncle, you introduced me to a blind date last month. The woman's name is Hao Meng. Do you remember her? What's her background?"
Wang Zhiguo was stunned for a moment and said, "This girl was introduced to me by my comrade-in-arms. She has high educational qualifications and good family background. I saw her photo and found that she was as beautiful as a flower, so I told Big Sister about it. Why? Have you taken a fancy to her?"
"We have a good impression of each other. So, you don't know her father?"
"Of course not. Are you progressing fast, kid? You're going to meet her parents so soon. If you need my help, feel free to tell me."
"No, no, I'm just asking casually. This matter isn't settled yet."
Based on his uncle's words, he did not know Hao Meng's father. Ning Shi clearly remembered what she said during the blind date.
"I knew that your uncle and my father were very close, so I asked to meet you. Who knew that they would misunderstand." This was what Hao Meng said at the time, but her uncle didn't know Hao Meng's father.
Why did Hao Meng lie to him?
For a moment, Hao Meng's identity seemed to be shrouded in mystery.
Ning Shi didn't feel conflicted. Hao Meng would come to Donglin City again in ten days, and he could ask her face to face.
His uncle had an acquaintance in the hospital and the discharge procedure for his aunt went smoothly.
The doctor checked and was baffled at it, but given that his aunt's wound had healed, he still agreed to discharge her from the hospital.
The group of people hurried to his uncle's house at Dragon City Villa No. 1 district.
After his uncle, Wang Zhiguo, was discharged from the army, he came out to start a business. He led a group of his comrades and started a construction company.
After going through hardships, he managed to build a family business. He lived in an independent villa with eight rooms. It was more than enough for Ning Shi and the others to live in.
On the day his aunt was discharged from the hospital and returned home, everything was peaceful. Nothing happened.
At 9 a.m. the next day, the government released a video.
In the video, the first thing they did was to define what awakeners were and introduce them to the public. They also displayed the awakeners' many abilities.
Some of the abilities of the awakeners include flying in the air and conquering the blue sky. Some could wave their hands and set fire to the surroundings. There were also other awakeners whose bodies will emit light or could teleport continuously.
The video also showed the bloody battle between the awakeners. The scene of blood and flesh everywhere was very realistic. It wasn't a game at all. Many people felt physically uncomfortable after seeing it.
Ning Shi felt that the authorities seemed to be under some kind of threat. They were deliberately trying to awaken the public's fighting consciousness.
The entire public was in an uproar and everyone was talking about it.
Who did not have a dream of becoming a hero? Who did not want to become an awakener with special abilities?
Adults above the age of 18 were filled with regret.
"I was born too early. I also want to go back to before the age of 18."
"This is age discrimination. I also want the awakening potion."
"Above, there is a success rate for the awakening potion. The probability of awakening after you take it is less than 5%, while the probability for teenagers is 20%."
"Don't tell the truth, okay? It hurts too much!"
"Work hard and earn money. When you save 500,000 yuan, you can buy a portion of the awakening potion. Although the success rate is not high, you still have to have a dream. What if it comes true?"
When Ning Shi saw the comments on the Internet, most people welcomed the awakening. Everyone was very optimistic and thought that becoming an awakener was a good thing.
There were also a few people who saw the blood behind the awakening, but their comments were drowned in the crowd of ecstatic people.
In just a short morning, Ning Shi had received a few calls. Some were simply sharing the news about the awakeners, while some were more realistic and wanted to borrow money.
"Ning Shi, I want to buy an awakening potion. I still lack 400,000 yuan. Lend it to me, and I'll return it to you after I become an awakener."
Ning Shi was speechless and hung up the phone.
In order to have peace and quiet, Ning Shi turned his phone on flight mode.
After a while, Wang Yan held her phone and walked into Ning Shi's room.
"Xiao Shi, Yang Yunzhi is looking for you. Child, did you turn off your phone?"
Ning Shi took his mother's phone.
"Dazhi, what's the matter? You actually called my mother's phone."
"Shitou, today is the day of the monthly gathering. We're going to have roasted sheep at the West Mountain Pavilion tonight."
Ning Shi thought for a moment. He felt that the Pantheon of Gods wouldn't do anything for the time being. With Zhu Daniu around, it wouldn't be too dangerous, so he said.
"Alright, I'll see you at 7 p.m."
Hearing that Ning Shi was going out, Wang Yan was a little worried, "Son, you have to be careful when you go out."
"Don't worry, Mom, I'm an awakener. I'm just going to have a meal and I'll be back before 10 p.m. Didn't cousin go out as well? It'll be fine."
This time, for the National Awakening, the officials were fully prepared. After the video was released, the awakening potion was transported to the schools and was directly given to the students of the right age to take.
Wang Yuwei had originally asked for leave today, but he also received a call from his teacher, informing him to return to the school to take the potion.
After the video of the National Awakening was released, the major media outlets in the government shifted their focus to the scientists.
"Thank you, Scientist H, it was he who developed the awakening potion."
"For the safety of the scientists, we are not able to find out about his true identity, but we will never forget his contribution!"
"In modern society, Newton discovered universal gravitation and Einstein put forward the theory of relativity. These great discoveries made the development of Kingdom of Mies and Mieln Federation ahead of us."
"And now, Scientist H has developed the awakening potion. This research and development will allow Yunmeng Kingdom to lead the West and also the future of the world."
Ning Shi casually turned on Weibo, TikTok, and other social platforms. The hot topics were all about Scientist H.
"Who is Scientist H?"
"I'm thankful to the greatest scientist of the 21st century, Scientist H."
"The great significance of the awakening potion!"
Even his WeChat moments were filled with all kinds of praise and gratitude for H.
It had to be said that H was indeed a great scientist. No matter what kind of path the awakener would lead to the development of human society, the great significance of the awakening potion was indelible.
At his uncle's house, Ning Shi did not use his first perspective to play the game. When he saw his avatar diligently farming monsters in the hack mode, Ning Shi did not want to interfere.
At 6 p.m., Ning Shi drove his uncle's Mercedes out the door.
Along the way, there were cheering crowds everywhere. There were already stores selling awakening potions and spiritual crystals by the roadside.
Through the car window, Ning Shi saw that the stores selling awakening potions were crowded with people.
There were still a lot of rich people in Yunmeng Kingdom. 500,000 yuan might not be an amount that the poor could save in a lifetime, but for the rich, it was just a drop of water in the bucket.
In less than a day, Yunmeng Kingdom had entered the era of National Awakening.
West Mountain Pavilion was located in the Jiayi district of Donglin City, in a relatively remote location.
The roasted lamb in this restaurant was all salted lamb from Ningxia region. They were fresh, tender and juicy. There was no smell of mutton at all.
When Ning Shi arrived, the place was already full of people.
The architectural and decorative style of the West Mountain Pavilion retained the characteristics of the northwest. It was built with a brick structure to form a closed courtyard. At this moment, Yang Yunzhi and Chen Wei were sitting at a table in the southeast corner of the courtyard.
Compared to the gloominess from the last gathering, the two of them were brimming with cheerful smiles this time.
As soon as Ning Shi sat down, Chen Wei couldn't wait to say, "Shitou, the five-grain juice is too awesome! Whether it's the taste or the effect, it's far better than coffee. In just a month, we've opened 11 branches in Donglin City."
"So fast. It's better to start a business slowly and steadily. Open more stores if the benefits are good. Don't expand blindly."
Hearing Ning Shi's words, Yang Yunzhi smiled and said, "Don't worry. The benefits are very good. We set the price of the five-grain juice at 15 yuan per cup. After deducting the cost of raw materials, labor and store rental, we can earn a net profit of around 8 yuan per cup.".
"There's a long line in every store. Each store sells more than 1000 cups a day."
Ning Shi gave him a thumbs up. "Awesome. My brothers are awesome. No wonder so many people want to open a milk tea shop. The profit is indeed very high."
"Recently, there are people related to the industry who want to join our brand. Chen Wei and I are not sure. Do you think we should follow the franchise route?".
"According to the franchise route's business plan, we can open 1000 stores across the country in a year's time."
"If you want to make quick money, you can join. If you really want to make five-grain juice a business, it's best to expand slowly.".
"There are too many franchisees and the quality of the products is difficult to control. It's very harmful to the brand."
Yang Yunzhi nodded. "Then we won't follow the franchise route. We'll first gain a foothold in Donglin City and then slowly expand to other big cities."