Chapter 1144: 326: Solving the Case at the Speed of Light!
Chapter 1144: Chapter 326: Solving the Case at the Speed of Light!
After so much experience, Fang Ze could be considered a clever person. So even though he didn’t understand what Bai Ling’s father was doing, it didn’t stop him from taking the item without showing any emotion.
Then, accompanied by Bai Ling’s father and the Chairperson of East State, Fang Ze began to tour the large shopping mall in front of them.
During the tour, Fang Ze also used his spiritual power to check the item that Bai Ling’s father handed him.
It was a piece of paper crumpled into a ball. As his spiritual power swept over it, the handwriting slowly surfaced in Fang Ze’s mind:
The maglev train that is supposed to transport you has mysteriously disappeared. East State is urgently blocking the news, delaying time, and dealing with this matter.
After reading the information on the paper, Fang Ze moved his hand slightly, turning the paper into ash, and began to think over the matter.
The information Bai Ling’s father gave him finally made him understand the strange atmosphere along the way. It turned out such a big event had happened.
However, following that, he also started to ponder: the mysterious disappearance of his train, surely it wasn’t that simple. Was someone targeting him? Targeting the few chairpersons of East State? Or targeting the few elder of the Federation?
It’s not without reason that Fang Ze thought this way. Establishing dominion in the currently united human race environment was indeed a very taboo thing. So there were definitely many people who disliked Fang Ze or who were upset with him.
And in this matter, the big-picture consideration shown by the few elder of the Federation could very well be interpreted as weakness by some with ulterior motives.
Therefore, it is very possible that someone is using this matter to test Fang Ze and the few elder.
Apart from the internal struggles of the human race, demigods from the Outer Realm and their vassals might also take the opportunity to sow discord among the human race.
So after analyzing the whole situation, Fang Ze suddenly felt that his train being stolen didn’t seem too surprising.
As for the approach taken by the few chairpersons of the East State after his train was stolen, Fang Ze understood even more: Government officials, their first reaction after an incident is to cover it up, try to minimize the impact, and secretly resolve it. It’s no different anywhere in the world.
However, Fang Ze couldn’t give them unlimited time.
His spiritual power silently swept over the clock, checking the time. It was now 3 PM.
Though his meeting with the few elder of the Federation was scheduled for tomorrow morning, according to the itinerary given by the Federation, he should arrive at Central State tonight, and foreign affairs personnel would conduct the relevant reception, so if the issue wasn’t resolved by 4 PM, he would have to take action himself.
With this in mind, having understood all the insider details, Fang Ze, who regained control of the situation, also relaxed and started strolling through the specialty mall with Bai Ling’s father, the Chairperson of East State, and their entourage.
Although it was called a specialty mall, in fact, the products here covered everything from Awakening materials, Awakening Reagents, to fruits and vegetables native to the Eastern Administrative Region, all available in abundance.
As for the prices, of course, they are relatively more expensive than the Eastern Administrative Region. This is understandable.
And it was during this mall inspection that Fang Ze discovered there were so many interesting items in the Seven States of the Eastern Region.
For example, the Shake Light Grass. It is a type of Extraordinary Plant native to Tuoya State. It looks like a palm-sized dandelion. In the evening, if you shake it, it will emit a bright light that illuminates the whole room, and this light is soft and non-dazzling, suitable for reading and lighting.
Combined with its easy upbringing trait and lifespan of three to five years, it is a very suitable Extraordinary Plant for home use.
For instance, the specialty of Yingfeng State: Flame Milk. Yingfeng State is located in the northwest of the Eastern Administrative Region, in a harsh cold environment, so the people of Yingfeng State have domesticated a special Extraordinary Creature: the Fire Bulls.
The appearance of these bulls is very unique, with a single horn, long tail, but no hair, and they are fiery red all over. They live by consuming saltpeter and flames.
The milk produced, once consumed, makes the head feel woozy, the whole body heat up, eyes turn red, and sparks come from the nose. If consumed in large quantities, one can even spit fire out of the mouth. It’s considered a popular beverage in all regions. Often people from other regions buy it to try it out or keep warm. Some even replace it for fine wine.
According to those who love alcohol, this milk drinks like wine but doesn’t harm the body.
And for instance, Love Red Beans, these are a specialty of Yunlan State…..
In general, the Eastern Administrative Region has a lot of interesting specialties, and the wisdom and creativity of humans further developed all sorts of strange uses for these specialties. It’s just because Fang Ze hadn’t managed the economy before, that he wasn’t aware of these.
While wandering around, Fang Ze also asked Bai Ling’s father whether closing the Eastern Administrative Region temporarily affected merchants like him.
Bai Ling’s father’s response was also quite interesting. He smiled and said, “There are definitely impacts. Orders might expire, leading to cancellations; materials harvested in our administrative region are time-sensitive and might spoil, etc.”
“But… now it’s just half a month, so the impact is limited. Besides, which region hasn’t experienced turmoil? Our Eastern Administrative Region is already the least troubled of all eight regions.”
“Take the Northwest Region, they experience warfare for more than half of the 365 days a year. The situation for merchants in their region is much tougher than ours, yet they manage to keep going, don’t they?”