Pretending To Be A Boss-Chapter 351 - 41: Two Sacred Places (Major Section)_4

But in the last thirty years, it was as if a miracle had occurred, almost as if a saint had manifested. Although the fortress hasn’t opened up a seventh layer yet, the economic value of its mining production is exceedingly high.

The lower-class citizens no longer rioted.

Even in strongholds like the thirty-ninth fortress, there had been several large-scale disturbances.

But the Saint Guro Fortress hadn’t experienced a single one.

Song Que used a series of methods, both reasonable and unreasonable.

The feedback received, however, was very scarce.

Yu Xiaozhe and Lin Sen had once visited Saint Guro Fortress and said it was a very strange fortress. Its lord seemed to have no concept of hierarchy, with the bottom layer being as prosperous as the second layer, so prosperous that there was no difference between them.

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It’s hard to imagine that the service industry on the lower levels is so abundant, as if these people didn’t need to mine at all.

Everyone lives a wealthy life. This wealth pertains to both economy and time.

On ordinary days, they just drink tea, chat, and play mahjong.

The fortress is truly like its name, a holy land.

It is said that the people on the lower levels all wear happy and content smiles on their faces.

When Song Que heard this from Yu Xiaozhe, his first reaction was disbelief.

But after inquiries from multiple sources, it all seemed to match what Yu Xiaozhe had said.

The people of Saint Guro Fortress, especially those on the lower levels, have an extraordinarily high quality of life, although still not comparable to the higher echelons.

Compared to other fortresses, the lower-class people of Saint Guro Fortress indeed live too happily.

This left him feeling astonished.

How could such a fortress exist?

It’s not that he held any malice towards this fortress. Song Que even hoped that it was true, that the lord of the fortress had some sort of miraculous management strategy that could turn decay into a miracle.

But years of learning about management told Song Que that when something defies the norm, there must be a trick to it.

Perhaps the fortress had some special method that made the tertiary service industry extremely developed.

But the lower level is the economic powerhouse.

No fortress could generate high economic revenue under the condition of scarce mining resources.

But if the lower levels did create a lot of value, how could they possibly feel happy and satisfied?

The economic base of the lower levels could only be exchanged with high-intensity mining workloads.

And high-intensity operations are bound to be uncomfortable for people.

This is a dilemma that numerous fortress lords have studied for a lifetime without solving.

How did Saint Guro Fortress solve it?

Tang Xian had asked Song Que to investigate the fortresses with the worst conditions on the lower levels.

But due to a mix-up, Song Que found the fortress that probably has the highest happiness index amongst the lower-class people in the world.

Song Que is a very efficient man.

Once he decided to go to Saint Guro Fortress, he quickly took care of the visa procedures. As one of the top three families, he had considerable influence across the Federation, which made it very convenient for him to do these things.

However, Song Que did not disclose this matter.

He just made all the necessary preparations, supplies, equipment, and masks.

After getting all these ready, Song Que flew directly to Saint Guro Fortress.

Ready to lift the veil of its mystery.

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The mining area, March Marsh.

Liu Buding, upon seeing Liu Lang, had not forgiven Tang Xian for packing her into a box.

Not until Tang Xian made a pot of fish soup.

She suddenly thought that one shouldn’t be so petty, that if there was someone to blame, it was Liu Lang for not making things clear. How could Tang Xian be blamed for this? Your journey continues at novelbuddy

She decided to go back and give Liu Lang a good beating.

With this thought, Liu Buding found the fish soup even tastier.

Tang Xian sent both Liu Buding and Liu Lang to Baichuan City.

But he himself did not return; he took Yuan Wu and Tang Feiji to visit Bai Mansheng.

Their last conversation had made Tang Xian feel he should be nicer to Bai Mansheng.

So before returning to the mining area, he brought her several books.

But this time, they were educational books, basic human language texts that included literary components.

After all, the library in Baichuan City mostly housed books that couldn’t be listened to, only read, making it necessary to teach Bai Mansheng these things.

Bai Mansheng, as always, sat quietly by the small stream on the Tianque Plains without any makeup on, simply sitting there with a serene and untroubled demeanor as if time stood still around her.

In reality, she’d just run out of makeup and had none to apply.

When she saw that Tang Xian had brought a young man with him this time, she furrowed her brows and said,

"Why is it that every time you come, you’re accompanied by someone different?"

"Fate, wonderfully indescribable. I’ve brought you some books."

"Books?"

"Yes, reading makes a person wise."

"Novels?" Bai Mansheng was currently more interested in studying cosmetics, but stories wouldn’t be bad either.

"Not novels, but things that can improve your ability to express yourself and your reading comprehension levels."

"What are those?"

"For example, teaching you how to analyze why curtains are blue, why the sky is gloomy, why a hat is green, and so on."

"Why do I need to understand this? The author probably didn’t give much thought as to why the curtains are blue or the sky is gloomy."

Bai Mansheng immediately lost interest.

"Good stories and text can always withstand interpretation from various perspectives. In fact, whether the author truly thought about these things at the time is not that important. Many sentences that provoke deep thought and reflection might indeed just be a stroke of brilliance rather than the result of deep contemplation," Tang Xian shook his head and said,

"But what we interpret is both the intention of the author and the charm brought by the text. This can greatly enhance your enjoyment and understanding of reading. Only with such a reading habit and mindset will you, in the future, be able to churn out witty remarks that are not only spontaneous but also worthy of deep reflection."