Worldwide Awakening: My Soul Kinds Are Lost-Chapter 617: Golden Gaseous State, The Second Stage of World’s Primordial Substance_1

Chapter 617: Chapter 617: Golden Gaseous State, The Second Stage of World’s Primordial Substance_1

The collaboration between the New Energy Heavy Industry Group, which existed mostly in name, and the protagonist Sun Rui commenced in full swing. Aided by the Cyborgs, it was not surprising that Sun Rui ended up involved with her; the Cyborg successfully ascended from a supporting female role to become the female lead in his story, now commencing her struggle against other female leads.

The partnership was proceeding smoothly, all thanks to Wang Linchi’s Charging Money.

A reward had been received: a solidified mass of golden gas in his hand.

If what Chu Wen produced was like a check that could only be cashed at a bank—an unfunded check at that—then this mass of golden gas was like directly usable cash.

However, this "cash" was of a small denomination. It wasn’t even worth a dollar; at most, it could be considered a single cent.

This low value was possibly due to Sun Rui’s own nature and the fact that he hadn’t fully matured yet.

Sun Rui, the protagonist, belonged to the third tier, which meant he did not involve the Transcendent.

Admittedly, he did possess a Golden Finger that allowed him to see return rates. However, this ability wasn’t overpowered and was significantly limited; he could only foresee return rates in business, unable to predict anything else.

Thus, Sun Rui was restricted to establishing companies.

Compared to Chu Wen, who involved the Transcendent, Sun Rui’s priority was likely quite low.

Fortunately, with his lower priority, Wang Linchi found him relatively easy to handle. Sun Rui simply couldn’t resist the Cyborg’s Transcendent Charm and was captivated at first sight.

And the time it took Wang Linchi to derive benefits from him was far shorter than with Chu Wen.

Wang Linchi thought, It can now be confirmed that the golden light is graded into different quality levels based on its form.

The lowest grade is a projection that can only be seen but not touched; there’s no benefit in it.

The next level should be gaseous, representing a small denomination and the lowest value.

So, the question is, what is this stuff used for?

Wang Linchi analyzed it further. He could tell this substance was similar to some kind of fundamental origin. Initially, he thought it was Fate or Luck, but tests revealed it was neither, though it possessed a small portion of similar structures.

If an ordinary person possessed this gaseous gold, they would be favored by the world. Their Luck might not improve, but someone would come to their aid at critical moments. Based on the small portion of similar structures, Wang Linchi identified some effects of the golden gas.

This function should be inextricably linked to the ’Turn misfortune into blessing’ ability within Destiny.

The problem is, can ordinary people truly obtain this? Wang Linchi pondered this.

If it were a protagonist, perhaps, but for ordinary people, forget it.

The "ordinary people" Wang Linchi referred to were the teeming masses, not some "Old Ancestor" or "Great Power."

Its positioning is as a high-end product. Does that mean it’s exclusively for the world’s consumption?

Once protagonists mature, this golden fundamental substance within them will be reclaimed by the world as profit. This is the world’s revenue, and the foundation of its confidence in mass-producing so many protagonists.

Since protagonists were leeks, they were definitely meant to be harvested, and repeatedly at that.

I understand the entire harvesting system, but there’s one thing I haven’t figured out: the conversion rate.

Wang Linchi understood one thing: this golden fundamental substance wouldn’t appear out of thin air. Even with an internal cycle, and even if there were no losses, it couldn’t be created from nothing.

If this world had that capability, it wouldn’t need protagonists; it could just produce the substance itself.

Leeks also needed a plot of land; even hydroponic leeks required nutrients. So, where did these nutrients come from?

Therefore, Wang Linchi needed to find the very top of the supply chain to grasp the root of this harvesting system.

How to find it was indeed a difficult task. The two protagonists he monitored, Chu Wen and Sun Rui, certainly showed no corresponding data.

So, some variables are needed to help. The variable Wang Linchi could think of was actually very simple: the convergence of two protagonists.

Otherwise, the development trajectories of all protagonists were restricted. They wouldn’t deviate or break out of their frameworks. A leek that left its designated plot was far more likely to be uprooted entirely than to be transplanted back.

Protagonists here were indeed not very valuable, especially those not involving the Transcendent.

When Wang Linchi chose Sun Rui, it wasn’t just because he saw him as a harem-building stallion protagonist. More importantly, in Sun Rui’s geographical location, there was another protagonist of the same type. Next, with just a few small tricks, he could guide the two protagonists to an encounter.

The Cyborg would, of course, conduct the convergence.

Actually, there was one difference: the protagonist in the area neighboring Sun Rui was female, and a female CEO at that.

Her rise to fortune was a bit peculiar. She paid lip service to self-reliance but actually depended entirely on men. Her self-portrayal was somewhat problematic.

For example, she would start a company, secure a partnership, mess it up, and then could only rely on her sycophantic admirers to fix things.

Essentially, her storyline still revolved around the female lead and male lead falling in love, unlike Sun Rui, who was very rational in business and never involved romance.

Moreover, this female CEO mostly relied on Luck. For instance, when a project was about to fail, an elderly woman she had helped cross the street that morning would coincidentally provide crucial assistance.

Such instances were innumerable. Apart from being somewhat unstable, she could be considered a lesser version of Wang Linchi.

After all, Wang Linchi’s Luck was very stable. Accidents, troubles, and the like were all kept at bay, never reaching a point where they could vex him.

Those two definitely can’t stand each other, so the New Energy Heavy Industry Group will have to go over and ’help.’

A male Cyborg must also be created and sent over. Otherwise, there won’t even be a pot-stirrer, let alone a simp for a second male lead. Wang Linchi actually wanted to create a primary male lead to romance that female CEO.

But the problem was, her primary male lead was already in place, and it was a one-on-one type of relationship. The difficulty of poaching her was simply too great.

So, he could only opt for the simp second male lead.

But a simp second male lead still seems a bit insufficient...

According to his investigation, the female lead might not be very capable, and the male lead was a love-struck fool, but he was genuinely competent. The female lead’s company had managed to survive to this day largely thanks to the male lead’s help; otherwise, it would have collapsed long ago.

So, a villainous second female lead needs to be introduced to help. Only by coordinating internally and externally can the narrative’s direction be controlled.

As Wang Linchi thought this, he couldn’t help but feel he was inadvertently adding fuel to the fire of their romance plot.

This inexplicable sense of déjà vu made him momentarily feel like he had become the mastermind behind the scenes. If discovered, he wouldn’t be facing a single protagonist, but a group beatdown from a mob of them.

Fortunately, this bunch of protagonists was a disorganized mess, and those with Extraordinary Power were a minority. He didn’t need to worry about being beaten to death on his way home someday.

Moreover, he was on good terms with Chu Wen, so he had at least one protagonist friend.

Let’s first test an indirect conflict between protagonists. If there are no issues, then we’ll make a big move.

In the respective regions where Sun Rui and the neighboring female CEO operated, there were also Great Families and Secret Organizations. The only difference was that because these protagonists didn’t possess any Extraordinary Power, these two types of forces were mandatorily prevented from interfering. They could only amuse themselves within their own domains.

Actually, Wang Linchi felt it wasn’t that they didn’t want to interfere, but rather that they were recovering. After all, they had been steamrolled by the previous protagonist who possessed Extraordinary Power; they couldn’t even muster the strength to reach out.

By the time they recovered, the next protagonist with Extraordinary Power would have already debuted.

Thus, when these forces would recover enough to interfere in their respective cities depended on when a protagonist possessing Extraordinary Power was born.

To these "leek" protagonists, such forces were fertilizer. Who would apply fertilizer before the leeks were even planted? Fertilizing too early might just burn other varieties of "leeks" to death.

In terms of order, among the worlds I’ve experienced, this one is the most meticulous.

It couldn’t be called harsh, but it was exceptionally orderly. Overall, one didn’t need to worry about any bugs; even if they appeared, they would likely be repaired immediately.

It also possessed high-end combat forces, unlike the previous game world where, despite a high energy level, most of the combat power was isolated in the subterranean world.

Here, various systems flourished, serving as defensive forces. There might even be transactions with other worlds, giving rise to phenomena like Cultivators’ Ascension and Martial Artists’ Shattering the Void.

Trading away protagonists whose value had been completely squeezed out could also yield a sum of resources.

Wang Linchi even speculated that the world might have Transmigrator services, selling them to other worlds as mercenaries or support personnel.

Mainly, with these methods, plus the golden fundamental substance that resembled currency, it was difficult for him not to think so.