Picking Up Supreme Treasures in the Dream Realm

Looking at people like me, I’m afraid that in the not-too-distant future, we’ll be completely abandoned by the times.

Alice posted another image: "Honey, I heard this is the third potion soon to be launched by Celestial Star Pharmaceutical. A lot of people say it’s a lifesaver for new parents."

Meng Xiaochuan glanced at the image and saw something resembling a droplet, with a line of text next to it—Anying Treasure Nutrient.

He curiously asked, "Why is it called a lifesaver?"

Alice responded, "There’s a rumor online that if you add a few drops to the baby’s milk, the little one can sleep soundly through the night."

Meng Xiaochuan instantly understood the benefit of this product.

For new parents, the most painful thing is waking up in the middle of the night every day to feed the baby.

Waking up two or three times in one night leaves you listless for the day; waking up at midnight every day for six months can make anyone feel mentally exhausted.

Meng Xiaochuan thought of another question: "What if the baby poops?"

Letting the baby sleep with a diaper full of poop all night—is that a humane thing to do?

Alice replied, "Anying Treasure can regulate the baby’s intestines; the most they might poop at night is once. We’ll take turns getting up to change the diaper, which lightens the load quite a bit."

Meng Xiaochuan thought it through and felt this plan was good: "Let’s do it."

He finally acknowledged Anying Treasure: "This really is a lifesaving divine artifact."

Alice sent a smiley face: "As long as we have Anying Treasure, I’m okay with having ten babies!"

Meng Xiaochuan firmly refused: "Three is enough!"

Alice tried to bargain: "Honey, can we make it five?"

She also sent a pitiful image: "Having babies in Great Xia is really profitable now. I just want to make a living by having babies."

Meng Xiaochuan couldn’t help but laugh.

The couple tugged and pulled for quite a while.

He reluctantly compromised, agreeing to have four kids in the future.

Currently, Great Xia’s welfare is very good; having a child gets you a direct subsidy of 20,000 Xia Yuan, plus monthly child-rearing subsidies, and the more kids you have, the more subsidies you receive.

According to the latest subsidy scheme, four kids can generate a subsidy totaling up to 4,800 Xia Yuan per month.

Plus, the government now provides hefty subsidies for baby products like diapers and formula, so spending in this area is genuinely not high.

Honestly speaking, as long as you’re a bit economical and don’t splurge, 4,800 Xia Yuan is enough to raise four kids with some leftover.

Looking at the "Love you muah muah" sent by his wife, Meng Xiaochuan muttered: "Four is better than being the dad of the gourd kids."

The couple chatted a bit more and then ended the conversation.

Meng Xiaochuan opened the smart AI search to look up information about Celestial Star Pharmaceutical.

The search results surprised him slightly.

Established three months ago, Celestial Star Pharmaceutical launched two Foundation Stabilizing Potions last month and promptly listed on Tianfu Sea Exchange last week.

Based on the latest stock price, Celestial Star Pharmaceutical’s total market value has reached 856 billion Xia Yuan.

This data clearly shows how optimistic the capital market is about Celestial Star Pharmaceutical’s future.

He also checked the company’s share structure; Great Xia National Capital held 40% of the shares, while Chairman Yang held 38%.

Meng Xiaochuan quickly calculated Chairman Yang’s current net worth: "856 billion times 38% equals 325 billion, plus the share value of Celestial Star Agriculture—that’s clearly over 1 trillion!"

He took a deep breath and burst out with a swear: "That’s freaking awesome!"

He really couldn’t comprehend how someone younger by six or seven years easily built a trillion-dollar fortune from scratch.

"That’s what a real winner in life looks like!"

Meng Xiaochuan quietly sighed.

He scrolled through his phone for a while, feeling a bit bored, then looked up to watch the TV in the VIP lounge.

On the TV screen, the program was still a live broadcast from Eastern City’s World Gate.

A month ago, the live streaming of the mining of the Energy Copper Ore Vein from the Primordial World commenced.

At that time, the broadcast drew the attention of all Canglan Star, with viewership far ahead of any other program.

Initially, according to Great Xia’s official estimates, the plan was to mine 8 million tons of Energy Copper Ore within 20 days and then consider the next mining operation.

The ore contains approximately 6% Energy Copper, which calculates to 500,000 tons of Energy Copper.

Compared to this ore vein’s huge reserves, 500,000 tons of Energy Copper account for only about 1%.

After all, this was a trial mining operation, and the Pioneer Alliance hadn’t planned to mine it all at once.

According to the plan, the entire mining project would last a year.

However.

The plan didn’t adapt to changes quickly enough.

Iron Fist Civilization suddenly proactively proposed to send a batch of "Ore Mining Masters," or Superpower Users highly suitable for mining, to help Canglan Civilization mine the Energy Copper Ore Vein.

They also promised to extract nearly 8 billion tons of Energy Copper Ore within half a month.

In exchange, the Pioneer Alliance only needed to provide Iron Fist Civilization with 100 tons of First level Exotic Material Silent Gel.

From the Iron Fist people’s perspective, investing a bit of labor to exchange for a batch of highly useful First level Exotic Material was well worth it.

From Great Xia’s perspective, 100 tons of gel, valued at 25 billion Xia Yuan, was a minimal cost for speeding up ore mining, practically a deal with incredible returns.

In short, a win-win!

The only concern for Celestial Star Agriculture was the increasing gel order, adding another layer of trouble.

Thus.

The mining project for this Energy Copper Ore vein continued until today.

At the same time, it set a record—the longest Otherworld live broadcast to date.

But now, the novelty for ordinary people is diminishing, and the number of viewers is gradually declining.