Two Realms: Don’t call me evil!

Eastern Chin State of Zen, on the road leading to Mande City.

Two off-road vehicles drove on a muddy and dilapidated road.

Due to a heavy rain last night, the two cars got stuck in mud pits many times. The people in the cars had to get out to fill the holes and push the carts. They made themselves dirty and made the journey awkward.

In the first off-road vehicle, Wang Xiaotong, Liu Canlin, and Lu Yixin were sitting in the vehicle, and the driver was a local guide and translator.

The car behind them is the bodyguard team they hired to escort them safely throughout the journey.

"This is a broken road, it's not even driven by cars."

Wang Xiaotong was speechless. His trousers and sleeves were still stained with mud and water, which was caused by going to push the cart just now.

"Boss, this is how we are here! But it will be fine once we pass this section and reach the territory of the Mande area."

The guide guessed Geng as he explained with a smile. He was used to this bumpy and muddy road.

In the passenger seat, Lu Yixin, who was the weakest, looked pale and suddenly felt nauseated again. He quickly stuck his head out the window and vomited.

Liu Canlin frowned and looked at the environment with high mountains and dense forests on both sides of the road, a scene of primitive undeveloped jungle.

He now doubted whether the information he had collected was correct.

Is there really a hair growth serum in a place like this?

While thinking about it, a road monument appeared in sight, with the word Mande written on it in Zen characters.

The bumpy feeling suddenly became smooth and smooth, because the car drove onto a cement road, which was a two-lane road in both directions, extending to a place beyond the sight.

Wang Xiaotong finally understood why Chai Geng said that it would be good to enter the Mande area.

"This is Mandeb. It is very different from other places in our country. Except for big cities such as the capital, it is difficult to see this kind of road outside."

Chai Geng spoke with pride. When he saw several military policemen on duty in front of him, he slowed down the car and rolled down the window.

Wang Xiaotong thought that Chai Geng wanted to take money to pass the card. In the past, they had encountered checkpoints similar to checking and setting up cards several times, and each time they had to pay money to pass.

Unexpectedly, Cai Geng just said hello to the military police.

Several military police officers with German shepherd dogs scanned the area with instruments. After finding no contraband, they waved their hands and let him go.

Wang Xiaotong was greatly surprised and couldn't help but ask: "Don't the military and police here actually charge money?"

Cai Geng said with a smile, "We used to collect money. Now that a new person in power has come to power, we no longer collect money randomly. Instead, we check for contraband and don't allow things like opium to be brought over."

Wang Xiaotong and the other three looked at each other in confusion.

Opium is extremely rampant in the Zen Kingdom, and it is also an important source of income for many local warlords. Nowadays, there are still places where crows are banned.

Two off-road vehicles were driving along the cement road, and Wang Xiaotong was surprised to find out.

This place was very different from what he had seen in other places in Zen Kingdom.

In areas controlled by other warlords, you can see many human-powered tricycles, horse-drawn carriages, bullock carts and other means of transportation on the road.

But here, most of them are motorcycles and some cheap cars, which is a bit like the traffic situation in China when the economy just took off.

In some farmlands, Wang Xiaotong also saw modern machine farming, such as harvesters and tractors.

In other parts of the Zen Kingdom, buffaloes are basically used as the main farm laborers.

It was noon when the car drove into the Mande area, which happened to be the time for students to get out of school.

I saw students everywhere carrying schoolbags, having fun, or riding bicycles home. There were so many students that I had never seen before.

You must know that the enrollment rate in Zen is extremely low. The government barely allocates money for education, and education expenditures account for less than 1% of fiscal revenue.

There are only a few students, and they are basically in big cities under the control of the government.

The local warlords would not approve any money for education, and most school-age children had no education.

But in the Mande area, Wang Xiaotong saw groups of students, which made him incredible.

In addition, Wang Xiaotong also saw that the people in the Mande area had a spiritual outlook that was not found in other cities in the Zen Kingdom.

It has a positive and optimistic temperament, unlike other places where people feel like they are just muddle along.

Seemingly seeing the confusion of Wang Xiaotong and others, Chai Geng said: "We people in the Mande area are now rich. Every household has made a lot of money selling insects, so the living environment has become better."

"Selling bugs? Can this kind of industry also become the mainstay of the economy? Aren't you afraid that if you can't sell it, you'll lose it?"

Liu Canlin couldn't figure out how much output would be released if every household in the Mande area raised insects, with a population of 7 to 8 million!

This is not livestock such as pigs, cattle, sheep, etc. Who can digest such a large output.

"Jieco Company carries out guaranteed price purchases. People here think they don't raise enough bugs, so they don't say anything about destroying them. So far, Jeco Company is still increasing its purchase volume every month."

Cai Geng told the news he knew with a hint of envy in his tone.

Although his guide and translator are well paid, some large insect farmers in the Mande area who are talented in raising insects earn more than him and can even afford a car. Unlike his off-road vehicle, which is now a loan repayment It’s not over yet.

"Jacko Company?"

Liu Canlin and Wang Xiaotong were both shocked.

Because according to the collected information, the magical hair growth puree was shipped from a breeding farm owned by Jieke Company.

However, this company is very mysterious and only develops in the Mande area. No more information can be found outside.

As they were talking, two off-road vehicles drove into Mande City.

The streets here are clean and tidy, and there are many buildings with unique local characteristics. It is bustling and prosperous, which is rare in other warlord cities. There are cars and people everywhere.

There are even stadiums, libraries, parks, schools, opera houses, cinemas and other functional buildings that are rarely seen in other warlord-controlled areas.

Wang Xiaotong visited the city accompanied by Cai Geng.

Among them, the most impressive thing for the two was an insect purchasing station opened in the city.

Truckloads of boxed insects were transported in, and employees wearing Jeko company uniforms skillfully weighed and sorted them, and then counted out the money and gave it to the farmers and citizens who came to sell insects, and they gave them Huayuan. These farmers had no objection to this, but were very happy to accept Huayuan.

At the same time, they also found that employees wearing Jeko company uniforms could be seen everywhere here.

Many restaurants in the city are employee cafeterias owned by JECO, and the prices are very cheap.

Many shopping malls are also printed with JECO's logo, selling various scarce goods from the outside world.

Various hospitals are fully managed by JECO, providing medical insurance to people here at low prices.

All kinds of things, you can see many connections related to JECO here, and the influence of this company has penetrated into every aspect of Mander City.