You Call This A D-Level Ability?

Qin Ze took a sip of tea and said slowly.

"First, they used their influence in Lincheng to significantly adjust the housing prices in Lincheng. Ordinary people can't even match this even if they work for a lifetime."

"Secondly, they bribed the media and built various facilities. They claimed that they wanted to build Lincheng into the commercial center of the Dragon Kingdom."

"After that, the overall salary of Lincheng residents increased significantly, and in conjunction with the advancement of public opinion, it attracted a large number of foreign residents to move in."

"But even if wages are increased, compared with the sharp increase in housing prices in Lincheng, it is still dwarfed and not worth mentioning."

"If you want to buy a house in Lincheng, you must have a local household registration."

"Under their exaggeration, Lincheng's household registration has become a symbol of 'nobility'."

"If you want to have a household registration, you need to own a property and work in Lincheng."

"If you go to other cities with only real estate, you must also pay various insurances in Lincheng."

"Under the exaggeration of various media they bought, Lincheng people themselves have an inexplicable sense of pride and superiority."

"What do you think the original residents of Lincheng would do under such circumstances?"

"Ha..." Xu Ye already knew the Qin family's methods and couldn't help but sneered, "They will continue to contribute their labor and productivity in Lincheng for this meaningless conceptual identity."

"And since housing prices are controlled by the Qin family, almost all of them are working for the Qin family."

"They will probably fight from birth to death for this illusory 'noble status'."

"That's right." Qin Ze's eyes revealed a hint of sadness, "But even so, under the influence of the Qin family, these civilians will still have a sense of superiority and jealousy among themselves due to 'class differentiation'."

“They don’t want to give up their ‘noble’ status as [Lincheng people], so they won’t choose to leave Lincheng.”

"Even people from other cities will continue to flock to Lincheng, wanting to be transformed into [Lincheng people]."

"Over time, this became a cycle. A large amount of labor was used by the Qin family at will, making them stronger and stronger."

"The original conflicts with the Qin family have all turned into conflicts between the people."

"After this, there is the third conspiracy of the Qin family." He continued, "They recorded and supervised all the awakened people in Lincheng."

"Anyone with abilities will be brought into the Qin family at a high price and trained to become the Qin family's [army]."

"Because of this, even though Lincheng is so prosperous, no Awakened College exists."

"Even the proportion of people entering the Awakened Academy in Lincheng is the lowest among all cities."

"The government has tried to intervene in this situation several times, but Qin Jiayang has always been perfunctory and prevaricated, and the situation has never improved."

"In addition to the Qin family, the other major family consortiums also have similar methods."

"It's... such a vicious method." Xu Ye narrowed his eyes slightly and couldn't help but recall the previous [bodyguard sales plan] with Master Qi Gong.

After that, he also tried to contact the puppets and observe the situation of several major families and consortiums from the inside.

Among several major families and financial groups, although most of the outside awakened people have been dismissed, they still have a large number of self-trained awakened people within them.

Through the monopolized virtual realm, they cultivated members of their own family or some young awakened people for their own use.

The number of puppets can only occupy 3-4% at most compared to the number of awakened people they cultivate.

And these awakened people they have personally cultivated are the real capital of several major families!

"But by using this method, they can indeed have a large number of awakened people, but the strength of these awakened people..." Xu Ye pondered.

"That's right." Qin Ze nodded, "The strength of these awakened ones is generally not as good as those cultivated by the Hunters and the Awakened Academy."

"Because within the academy, various cultivation methods and techniques are almost always taught to students unconditionally."

"In addition, the daily tasks are also actual combat exercises, which can greatly increase their control and development of their own abilities."

"But most of the awakened people who are attracted by several major families will not be fully nurtured."

"Take the Qin family as an example. They lure newly awakened ones to join the Qin family by offering houses in Lincheng, household registration, dragon coins, etc."

"Most of these students were born in Lincheng. They have been instilled in them the importance of these things since they were young. Coupled with the praise of their parents, they are easily beguiled and choose to join the Qin family."

"But to the Qin family, these awakened ones are nothing more than a group of [guards] or [cannon fodder]."

"Their main role is to serve as followers and cannon fodder for the various young men, ladies and various heirs of the Qin family."

"For example, in the several virtual realms owned by the Qin family, there are virtual beasts around where there are a lot of resources."

"Just like the outer garden and inner garden of Biluo Garden, these virtual beasts are very powerful. If you want to get resources, you must find a way to kill them."

"And most of the awakened people lured by the Qin family will accompany the Qin family's own heirs into the virtual realm for training."

"They are responsible for the most dangerous guarding and fighting work, while the awakened ones of the Qin family are trained and tested under relatively safe conditions."

"For example, some advanced physical skills, means of ability development, and advanced skills of ability application, these ordinary awakened ones are not qualified to know at all."

"Because of this, the strength of these awakened ones is generally not too strong, so they will hire some [Former Hunters] or foreign awakened ones with good strength as guards."

"Among these awakened ones, there are occasionally a few who can break through to the mountain realm, and then the Qin family will spend resources to cultivate them."

"And when they find out about this, they can no longer leave the Qin family and can only work for the Qin family for the rest of their lives."

After listening to Qin Ze's narration, Xu Ye's disdain for the four major families rose again.

For him, whether it is the four major families or the three major consortiums, they are all termites of the Dragon Country, constantly eroding this country for their own selfish desires.

"So, you chose to leave the family because you can't stand these practices of the Qin family?" He looked at Qin Ze and asked.

"More than that." Qin Ze had a complicated expression. "My father is the current head of the Qin family, Qin Lan."

"He killed my mother and my master, and also prompted me to choose to leave the Qin family."

"I originally thought that I would have nothing to do with them in this life."

"But what I didn't expect was that they actually kidnapped Xiao Zhu, who was very important to me, in order to force me to come back."

"And this is why I asked you to accompany me back here."