When Jiang Shiliang spoke, the woman immediately had a bad premonition. Was everything Zhao Jie said during the card game true?
"Honey, what's happened?" she asked, panic rising in her voice.
"Our son went out to eat and smashed a restaurant owned by the boss of the Northern Business Association. That restaurant is a top-tier, custom-made restaurant, with antique and valuable tableware. Breaking these is bad enough, and we could pay for them, but this damn kid even insulted and slandered the president of the Northern Business Association. Mr. Ai won't forgive us! The other five families in the Six Great Families have already severed ties with us! Even the Xu family, who needed our help, has issued a statement distancing themselves from us! These wolves, these bastards! The four major banks are pressuring us for repayment! All our business partners have cut ties with us! Our investments in the Atlantic have been forcibly terminated! Wife! The Jiang family is destroyed because of this disaster!"
Jiang Shiliang began to cry as he spoke. Hearing this news at home, the woman collapsed in shock and fainted on the floor.
The next morning, the entire city of Shenhua was abuzz with reports: the Jiang family consortium, valued at nearly two trillion yuan, had collapsed overnight. Multiple banks were demanding repayment, all business partnerships were canceled, factories were ordered to halt production...
At that moment, Jiang Yuanwei was still at the police station, demanding to see a lawyer and to be released. Jiang Shiliang, who had stayed up all night, woke up at 8 a.m. and left the station to hold a press conference at the company. He had made up his mind: he could no longer oppose Ai Hongcheng, or else he would be finished. His abilities, background, and connections were no match for Ai Hongcheng. The only thing left for him to do was to shrink his assets, sell off any stock he could, gather whatever money he could, and find a new place to live, perhaps even start over.
However, when he arrived at the company, he was greeted by officials from the disciplinary committee, tax bureau, and industry and commerce departments, leaving him no time to deal with his own plans. On that day, even the stock exchange suspended trading of Jiang's stock.
At the same time, Shang Yunyan was lying on his bed, chatting with the system.
"System, what exactly is this 'universal land'? I see that the land is getting greener, and it feels like it's brimming with incredible vitality."
"You're absolutely right! The system can't tell you directly, but you need to explore it yourself through your thoughts! Also, you were about to use the technology key just now—why didn't you?"
"I will, but looking at this land, I just have a feeling there's a huge secret in it. My curiosity has only grown stronger! Alright, I'll explore it myself later! System, I want to use the technology key!"
"Please proceed with the operation, host!"
Shang Yunyan opened the control panel and clicked on the technology key.
"Ding! Host has successfully used the technology key. Patent technology is being distributed, please wait! Ding! Distribution successful, please check your system storage space."
Shang Yunyan was ecstatic. The technologies provided by the system were all top-level future technologies, ones he had never even heard of before. Eagerly, he entered the system's storage space. Inside, there was a single seed, no bigger than a fist.
"System, what is this?"
"This is a magical plant seed developed by future humans. It's called the Heavenly Crown Divine Tree. When planted on the universal land, the plant that grows from it has incredibly powerful medicinal properties. It can cure all diseases!"
"I only know about curing diseases, but I don't know what this Heavenly Crown Divine Tree is."
"Host! Are you kidding me? You're talking about a purse that's used to coax women! What I'm talking about is real! The leaves that grow from this plant can improve the human body's functions, turning cells into super-soldiers that are immune to toxins, and it can cure all kinds of diseases! If you keep talking nonsense, I'll take it back!"
"…Thank you, system!"
"Host, you really are hopeless!"
Shang Yunyan held the seed, wondering if this thing was really as amazing as the system claimed.
"System, can I plant it on the universal land?"
"Sure! But don't expect it to multiply into two or three plants. After all, this is future technology provided by the system, and it can't be duplicated or replicated."
"I understand! I'll give it a try!" Shang Yunyan went back to the universal land and, finding a spot where he hadn't placed gold, jade, or money, dug a hole and planted the seed. Then, he covered it with soil.
Suddenly, the universal land seemed to glow with a green light, gathering around the spot where Shang Yunyan had just planted the seed!
In Shang Yunyan's eyes, a small green sprout immediately broke through the soil, and he was thrilled.
"It grew so quickly! Amazing!"
"Host! This is the function of the universal land. You don't need to water it. I believe that in a few days, this Heavenly Crown Divine Tree will fully grow. By then, you can start medical companies, health companies, or even beauty companies. The tree bark of the Heavenly Crown Divine Tree, when ground into powder, can make people's skin incredibly smooth with just a small amount!"
"Is that true?"