Picking Up Supreme Treasures in the Dream Realm-Chapter 499 - 342, Great Xia’s Luck Is Really Good_2
Lev was momentarily silent.
Everyone knows that Cold Night Syndrome is a unique condition triggered by cold wave disasters, where patients’ body temperatures gradually decrease, leading to a significant probability of sudden death while sleeping at night.
According to media reports, Cold Night Syndrome is becoming more prevalent globally.
He had personally seen someone die from Cold Night Syndrome, the deceased’s body covered in pale blue ice patterns, which looked very eerie.
The worst part is that modern medical methods cannot treat Cold Night Syndrome at all.
Only Life Potion produced in Great Xia can effectively treat Cold Night Syndrome.
However, the production of this potion is limited, and the price exported by Great Xia is exorbitant, reaching 50,000 Xia Yuan per vial.
How could ordinary people afford it?
Fortunately, Great Xia has announced another simple treatment method, soaking the entire body in 50-degree hot water.
But this method cannot guarantee a complete cure for Cold Night Syndrome; young and physically strong individuals might barely get through it.
Elderly and weak individuals have less than a 5% chance of surviving.
Aleksey asked: "Little Ivan, are you saying that Cold Night Syndrome has affected the computing chips of the Carmenians?"
Little Ivan nodded: "That’s right!"
He began to speak eloquently: "The largest computing chip company in the Carmenia Federation, and the world’s most powerful computing chip company, ’Wisda Group,’ is headquartered in Carmenia’s Fuyani State.
"Fuyani State happens to be the hardest-hit area by the cold wave impact, reportedly with over a thousand civilians frozen to death and over 100,000 people diagnosed with Cold Night Syndrome.
"Wisda Group is quite unlucky; nearly a quarter of its employees have contracted Cold Night Syndrome, causing the entire company to be completely paralyzed."
Aleksey was a bit shocked: "Is it that serious?"
Little Ivan continued: "With a quarter of the staff absent, many of them being core personnel, this is enough to bring Wisda Group’s development to a halt.
"Even if they recruit new employees immediately, it will take a long time for the company to resume normal operations; it’s estimated that Wisda Group won’t recover within two years.
"Meanwhile, Great Xia’s computing chips have a chance to catch up, and may even surpass the Carmenia Federation."
Aleksey sighed: "Great Xia is indeed lucky."
In fact.
No one knows that the extreme cold impact hitting the Carmenia Federation, is closely related to Yang Fan.
This doesn’t mean he orchestrated the disaster of the extreme cold impact.
Rather — he helped it along.
Initially, the extreme cold impact wasn’t as severe, but Yang Fan managed to stimulate the Cold Qi of the Arctic Icefield, directly increasing the disaster’s power by a tier.
Fuyani State, where Wisda Group is located, was especially impacted by the extreme cold.
Because this state is the most industrialized in all of Carmenia, Yang Fan targeted it.
Aleksey had another question: "A company as large as Wisda Group, have they not considered ways to provide treatment for their core employees?"
Little Ivan explained: "From what I’ve learned, the Carmenia Federation has urgently requested to purchase Life Potion from Great Xia.
"However, Great Xia stated they will prioritize supplying their allies in the Pioneer Alliance, and can only allocate 500 vials to the Carmenians.
"Great Xia has also deliberately marked a price three times as high, making each vial 150,000 Xia Yuan, demanding payment in Xia Yuan only, and not accepting Carmenia Dollar.
"Now Cold Night Syndrome has sparked panic in the Carmenia Federation, with the wealthy rushing to hoard Life Potion.
"Even 500 vials are far from enough for the wealthy, let alone 50,000 vials; how could Wisda Group’s employees get the potion?"
Aleksey chuckled: "Looks like Great Xia is intentionally making things difficult for the Carmenians."
This approach indeed seems spiteful.
Either don’t sell at all, or sell more potion; deliberately providing only a few hundred vials seems like a direct humiliation of the Carmenians.
Lev suddenly interjected: "Can’t the Carmenians just replicate Life Potion?"
Little Ivan shook his head: "If it were that simple, it wouldn’t be that only Great Xia possesses Life Potion."
He paused and said: "Great Xia once mentioned that the core raw material of Life Potion is extracted from mutated coal ’Fire Coal Mine.’
"But many countries have acquired Life Potions, attempting to analyze its secrets, but found no components from Fire Coal Mine."
Lev guessed: "Great Xia might be deliberately deceiving other nations to delay their efforts to crack Life Potion; the core component must be something else."
If this were not Great Xia’s territory, with potential monitoring devices present, he would certainly make some unpleasant remarks, like "Great Xia just wants to profit from disasters, monopolizing Life Potion to reap the world."
Little Ivan disagreed with this: "Great Xia doesn’t need to play such tricks; the core raw material of Life Potion definitely comes from Fire Coal Mine, and Great Xia has acquired many Fire Coal Mines at high prices."
Lev argued: "Great Xia wrote ’Sun Wu’s Art of War’ thousands of years ago; they are very skilled in using strategy."
The implication being — Great Xia is simply deceiving!
Little Ivan retorted directly: "Lev, if you studied more supernatural knowledge, you’d understand that some supernatural materials possess a peculiar ’mutation’ characteristic.
"Under specific conditions, their physical form undergoes significant changes, with atomic nuclei losing or gaining neutrons, transforming into isotopes.
"Great Xia must have specially treated the Fire Coal extract, inducing a mutation reaction, which is the fundamental reason why Life Potion is difficult to replicate.
"The mutation reaction is a phenomenon discovered by Great Xia, and apart from them, no country in the world has experience in this area, so Great Xia is candidly announcing that the core material for Life Potion comes from Fire Coal Mine."
Lev was somewhat red-faced from hearing that.
He knew that much of what Little Ivan said was likely true, but he still stubbornly refused to admit it: "This is merely your malicious speculation."
Aleksey gave his opinion: "I think Little Ivan is right."
Lev fell silent.
Little Ivan sneered quietly, not bothering with the idiot further: "I’m going to the restroom."
Lack of sufficient knowledge often makes it difficult to make correct judgments; Lev is a typical example.
And someone like him can become a leader in the Eastern Bering Region?
*
In the afternoon.
The Eastern Bering people left Glory City, eagerly starting their most anticipated journey — a visit to the World Gate in Eastern City.
This arrangement was primarily to fulfill Little Ivan’s wish.
Little Ivan was willing to help Great Xia acquire over 12 million square kilometers of land in the Eastern Bering Region, so this small wish naturally had to be fulfilled.
Nowadays, in various countries’ media, this World Gate has become one of the miracles of Canglan Star.
Little Ivan came all the way to Shapudian, naturally wanting to take a look.
There are real reasons for his desire to see it: firstly, genuine curiosity about the "miracle," and secondly, it facilitates bragging in the future.
Just like many people who travel, they must take photos at scenic spots to post on social media.
Showing off is, indeed, human nature.
When Qin Deguang said, "Up ahead is the elevator, and you can see the World Gate once you take the elevator down to the bottom."
Little Ivan’s mood instantly grew excited.
Qin Deguang listened to the sound from the miniature earpiece and smiled: "I just received a message that Mr. Ghost and the guests from the Iron Fist Race are down there, and we can witness the opening of the World Gate."
Little Ivan paused, his expression becoming even more excited: "Mr. Ghost is there too?"
Qin Deguang nodded vigorously: "Mr. Ghost and the guests from the Mysterious Race are preparing to enter the Sea of Death Black Sand."
Not only Little Ivan, but also Aleksey and others were thrilled.
Although Lev was not fond of Great Xia, he knew that the chance to see the Great Xia Ghost in person filled his old eyes with anticipation.
After all, witnessing a super strong entity like Mr. Ghost crossing the World Gate in person, bragging about it for ten years wouldn’t be an exaggeration.
