How Am I Still Alive?
Chapter 1985 - 1979: The Era

Chapter 1985: Chapter 1979: The Era

Lu Ping’an didn’t expect that his accompanying actions would activate his essence as a Deity.

But now, he also had his work that required immediate attention.

"Need to select a batch of Divine Envoys?"

"What are the conditions?"

"Directly elevate to Rule-level... To be precise, integrate part of the Courtyard’s rules, becoming almost eternal elite mercenaries, but can operate within the Divine Realm."

"A bit of a chicken rib... Ordinary professionals can’t get promoted, but those with control over rules might break through this bottleneck sooner or later with your support."

"Not necessarily, they can use part of my abilities, in a sense, they can be considered as executors of my will..."

After the discussion, Lu Ping’an still "enlightened" a batch of Divine Envoys.

However, his Divine Envoys were obviously different from what most people were conscious of.

"Bank managers... Executors of the Life Bank?"

These Divine Envoys, in terms of power, were roughly at the bottom among the Divine Envoys, they didn’t receive an apparent enhancement in "combat power".

They only received "privileges"... they could be regarded as mobile Trading Lands, even able to provide ordinary people with "Courtyard Account Cards".

This doesn’t mean they have no combat power, to some extent, they could manipulate and use Life-points... Thus, mostly manifesting as beneficial effects.

But for Lu Ping’an, these elevated Divine Envoys were quite useful.

"It’s like more perspectives, some Mortal perspectives..."

On Lu Ping’an’s "map", the specific coordinates of the Divine Envoys were pretty clear, and he could communicate with them and give various orders anytime.

On the other hand, Lu Ping’an specifically selected some "Ancient City University students" this time.

They originally only had the strength of the second and third tier, being admitted to Ancient City University already proved their extraordinary potential, Lu Ping’an asked if they were willing to be "forcefully elevated"... If it were a normal advancement, they would refuse, but directly skyrocketing to Rule-level? Impossible to refuse.

Moreover, the TV regarded this as a "cultivation result" to show the achievements of Lu Ping’an’s education reform.

This indeed was deceit... Back then, as long as he could win, Lu Ping’an didn’t really care about the means.

He already used the Life Points of the Courtyard to accelerate the maturity of new recruits continuously, allowing them to leap quickly while packaging several new Star Warriors, making them become "models" for special agents, civilian offices, and the military.

It’s worth mentioning that with the implementation of the Nirvana Plan, the Extraordinary World, which was once dominated by the Proper God Church and official forces, gradually got rewritten.

Previously, it was really hard to progress without relying on major forces like the Proper God Church or the Eastern Country officials, but now, as long as one is willing to fight and work hard, they can become Explorers and obtain everything in the Exotic Realm.

Back then, Hua Xueyi planned to take the civilian enterprise route also because of the burden from her hometown and had no alternative choice, and over the years, civilian Extraordinary combat power continuously increased.

Demand promoted the market, the continuously increasing Extraordinary crime brought about a higher demand for security, with the rising demand, the official forces of the Eastern Country became increasingly insufficient, and civilian mercenaries and civilian offices gradually emerged... A rather inappropriate analogy, in times of needing lifesaving, "private fire brigades" that charge for services responded the quickest.

Where there is market demand, naturally there is production, especially around the Ancient City, various civilian offices thrived..... This actually was Lu Ping’an’s doing, his Courtyard continuously produced new professionals, and they needed employment and funds.

"My life was changed by the Trading Land, I really didn’t expect to earn an annual salary of three million before the age of thirty... Although it’s dangerous and exhausting, as you understand, I think it’s quite worth it."

Various "Star Warriors" had actually long stepped into the torrent of the market economy, some even operated their own personas and websites in the internet era.

But their methods, still quite amateur... Lu Ping’an directly built a platform, brought them together, and let Fang Wen supervise them.

Live streaming their "office life", live streaming their combat experiences, live streaming their crazy flaunting of wealth... Although subtle, after these civilian warriors received money, most of them would squander it immediately.

"Do we need to guide them? Or just prohibit it?"

"No, increase the promotion flow... I mean, let them appear more on the promotion pages, we want more wealthy people flaunting their wealth."

"... Okay, you’re the BOSS."

Although against the mainstream, experiences on some world lines have proven that these negative characters might be far more effective in attracting attention than formulaic propaganda heroes.

Lu Ping’an had his people actively contact a few of them, inviting them to join the "training class"... After just a few weeks of training, visibly doubling in strength, indirectly proving the effect of the "reform".

But only those who really understood the industry knew that throwing these people into the Courtyard and lending them a large number of Life Points, even a pig could fly.

But for the main audience, the ordinary people who were tempted, the fact was that in such a short time, those who "joined the class" seemed like different people with a significant increase in strength, and more directly reflected in the skyrocketing income... Those flaunting acts, under normal circumstances, were already suppressed, but this time, they met with all kinds of eerie neglect.

Not only did Lu Ping’an understand, but everyone was keenly aware of the "charm of money".

Streaming platforms inexplicably rapidly exploded in popularity, especially those warriors live-streaming the Exotic Realm strategies under the military region’s guard.... Their battlefield live streams, like adventures in an Exotic Realm, were quite thrilling.

But what truly made this program explode was still a newcomer shaking things up.

"Come! Our No. 1 team is back, let’s see if their earnings this time can surpass ten million...."

Watching the returning team, taking out materials from their backpacks one by one and letting experts appraise them on-site, that ever-increasing number brought excitement and... desire to the viewers!

"If even an uneducated ruffian like him can earn big money, why can’t we..." With such Seeds planted, germination was just a matter of time.

During this live broadcast process, not only good things got exposed.

Many teams went out and didn’t return; some painstakingly came back... After calculating the income, medical expenses, and losses on weapons and equipment, bankrupt.

And during this process, citizens also accepted the reality of high risks and high rewards for professionals.

They, under Lu Ping’an’s behind-the-scenes guidance, took over the Extraordinary World quietly and effortlessly.

"The hostility towards Foreign Domain guests continues to decline, the proportion of extreme conservatives is also decreasing.... When they admitted this era, they naturally understood they couldn’t return to the past. Simply put, their dream of returning to the past has shattered, they accepted their fate, and began trying to earn a living in the new era."