Chapter 1503 Meat-Eater
The veins on Gao Chuang’s forehead resembled two crawling venomous snakes that were about to escape his temples.
His lack of consideration for other choices disappointed and disgusted Meng Chao even more.
“What about the others?” Meng Chao said coldly.
“The other disciples from humble families have fought side by side with you and even sacrificed their lives to save your comrades.
“When you controlled the black market, when you increased the price of their essential gene drugs by four to five times, seven to eight times, or even more than ten times, did you consider their feelings and their situation?
“Like you, they were all wounded in the Monster War. Many of them suffered irreversible internal injuries for the rest of their lives.
“Just like you, they rolled on the ground in pain in the dead of night. They had no choice but to give up all their savings for ointments, potions, and pills.
“Just like you, they didn’t have any prominent family that they could rely on. They could only rely on their own hands to fight and risk their lives.
“On the other hand, you managed to live the life that you wanted by h.o.a.rding and manipulating the price. What about them? Did they deserve to be slaughtered by you like lambs and pigs on the black market?
“You should know that the people who paid a high price to buy the gene reagents on the black market are most likely the people who fought side by side with you in the past. They lived in the same narrow cave, ate, drank, defecated, hibernated in the same swamp for three days and three nights, and faced the surging beast tide together.
“How could you have the heart to squeeze the last bit of money out of their pockets
“Even if I don’t have the heart, what use is
it?”
Gao Chuang’s face revealed a mocking expression as he said, “You can’t possibly think that I’m some kind of powerful black market boss that can control the wind and rain, that all the gene medicines on the market are all stockpiled by a black market boss like me. That’s why the price has risen so much, increasing by five, six, seven, eight times, or even ten to twenty times, right?
“Since you have a way to sneak into my office without anyone knowing, of course, you have a way to sneak into my warehouse.
“You can go to the warehouse and see how many gene reagents I’ve stockpiled. How can you monopolize the market and manipulate the price with just this amount?
“Even if you arrest all the black market bosses in dragon city and force us to spit out all the gene reagents we’ve stockpiled, that’s only the tip of the iceberg. It Won’t solve the problem at all.
“To put it bluntly, we are nothing more than a front, a middleman, a rag that is specially used to do dirty work, a smelly rag that can be thrown out as a scapegoat when necessary, an insignificant little character who can be thrown out as a scapegoat when others have a big bowl of meat to eat and then lick the leftovers and drink a mouthful of soup.
“The price of the gene reagents on the black market is not set by me. How many gene reagents can flow into the market every day is also not set by me.
“Of course, I can stand up straight and persist to the end of the pride and bottom line of an extraordinary being and a battle hero, but that’s meaningless. I don’t want to be a black market boss, a career with boundless prospects. There are plenty of people who are willing to do it.
“If I were to be the black market boss, I can still do my best to defend the interests of my former comrades within the scope of my authority. At the very least, I only seek wealth and don’t harm my life. Purchasing gene reagents and cultivation resources in my black market would at most cost a little more, but the items are definitely genuine. The original products are genuine and authentic.
“If there is a dispute or something goes wrong, I will protect the interests of the consumers even if I have to risk my life.
“Can the other black markets do this?
“You have to know that the water of the gene reagent is too deep. The blood concentration of the h.e.l.lbeast in the same gene reagent is one percentage point higher or one percentage point lower. The appearance can not be seen at all, but the effects can be vastly different. If I am greedy and buy fake and inferior products, not only will I waste money, I might even go crazy and die on the spot.
“Therefore, I have a clear conscience. I have never harmed anyone. On the contrary, I am helping people, and I am helping those old friends who fought alongside me!”
Meng Chao stared at Gao Chuang and said, “Others eat meat, but you drink soup?”
“Or what?”
The mockery on Gao Chuang’s face became even more intense.
He raised his thumb and pointed at the tip of his nose, saying, “Even if a humble scion like me is willing to give up all his dignity and bottom line, does he have the right to eat meat? It’s already good enough to have a mouthful of soup to drink!”
Meng Chao asked, “Then, who is eating meat?”
Gao Chuang snorted coldly. “We both know very well. Why do you have to make it so clear?”
“I’m not sure.”
Meng Chao said, “I want you to tell me clearly that if you drink soup, who eats meat and who is a meat eater?”
“The elephant is in the room, yet you insist on pretending not to see it. Even if I point out the elephant, what can you do?” Gao Chuang sneered and suddenly raised his eyebrows as he said, “Alright, since you want to know the answer so badly, I’ll explain it clearly — the nine great cultivation families eat meat, the upper echelons of the nine great enterprises eat meat, the G.o.dly state experts eat meat, the sons and grandsons of G.o.dly state experts eat meat, the senior councilors of the survival committee eat meat, the builders of the transcendental tower eat meat, and the strongest experts who ruled Dragon City for thirty years after the collapse of the Blood Union eat meat!
“If I say it out loud, what will happen next? You’ll be able to rush to the nine great families, rush to those G.o.d-level powerhouses who have outstanding battle achievements and can cover up the sky with one hand. You’ll be able to find out their biological sons and grandsons and interrogate them?”
Meng Chao was silent.
“Hey, old friend, you’re from the Azure Alliance, Right?”
Gao Chuang suddenly said. “Azure Alliance?”
Meng Chao was slightly startled.
“Why are you so secretive? I’ve heard about it long ago.”
Gao Chuang said, “The martial G.o.d Temple, the remnant star a.s.sociation, the Blue Homeland, the Superstar Group, the Five Schools Alliance, the Red Dragon Army, and the Monster Investigation Bureau. In the current investigation bureau, many extraordinaires who were not from the nine great cultivation families, or even within the nine great cultivation families, were ostracized and marginalized. They jointly formed the Azure Alliance and specifically fought against the nine great cultivation families.
“In broad daylight, you set up such a big show and then directly rushed into my office to seize the core transaction data related to the nine great cultivation aristocratic families. Who else besides the people of the Azure Alliance would have such courage?
“I should have guessed it long ago, really. I should have guessed that you would definitely take action in the next two days.
“Recently, your Azure Alliance has been in the limelight. You have created so many huge movements and gained the support of more than half of Dragon City.
“Once the national cultivation law that you’ve pushed forward with all your strength is pa.s.sed by the survival committee, this will be the first time in the past twenty to thirty years that Dragon City’s direction has left the control of the nine great cultivation families.
“However, at this critical moment, outside of the monster mountain range, in the crystal mines controlled by the nine great cultivation families, there was a beast ambush. The explosion of the Crystal Warehouse gave the nine great cultivation families a perfect reason to send out troops. It also gave them the upper hand in the ‘advancement law’once again.
“I originally thought that the Azure Alliance would have no choice but to give up in the face of the nine great families.
“I never expected that I would still underestimate you.
“Indeed, the chaos in the genetic medicine market is a hot topic that many low-and mid-level consumers, as well as tens of millions of ordinary citizens, are most concerned about.
“Exposing the inside story of the black market might not shake the foundations of the nine great cultivation families, but it will at least stir up the waters and make the nine great corporations tired of dealing with it. It Won’t be so easy to shake off the transcendental tower and the survival committee and launch a war outside the monster mountain range alone.
“And the various shocking chaos in the black market, once it was revealed to the world, would further prove the necessity and urgency of implementing the ‘Universal Cultivation Act’.
“In fact, when I heard the news of the crystal warehouse explosion in the morning, I had a bad premonition.
“At that time, although I had not linked the crystal warehouse explosion, the ‘Advance Act’, the ‘Universal Cultivation Act’, and the exposure of the black market transactions, I could already smell the scent of danger.
“It was a pity that I hadn’t hunted monsters in the wilderness for a long time. My alertness had been greatly lowered. “Besides, I had prepared for today’s auction for a long time and poured too much effort and resources into it. I couldn’t bear to cancel it at the last minute.
“One word, greed.
“Just like those guys who were determined to die in the stomachs of the monsters in the wilderness because of their wishful thinking.
“I died because of my own greed. I deserve no pity at all