Jian Changsheng seeing this, his complexion changed, rapidly walking forward.
His fingers felt towards the auntie's nose. There was still a weak breathing, but the body temperature was slowly dropping... The other few aunties seeing this scene, their eyes were full of numbness. They stiffly moved their bodies, continuing to walk towards other streets.
They were not seeing death and not saving, it was just they basically had no way to save her... Furthermore their own situations, were also not much better than the fallen auntie. Not knowing when they would also plant down, and in their homes, there were still people bitterly waiting for them.
"Hey... hey?" Jian Changsheng tried calling out twice. The fallen auntie didn't have the slightest response, still comatose.
Jian Changsheng looked all around for a circle, no longer seeing any other figures. Letting her be without caring like this, was almost certain death without a doubt... After tangling for a long time, he still gritted his teeth, carrying the auntie on his back and turning around walking towards the direction of the Courtyard.
Creak——
He pushed open the main gate of the Courtyard anew.
Chu Muyun and Bai Ye seeing Jian Changsheng suddenly return again, both blanked out for a bit. After seeing the figure on his back, looks of doubt emerged in their eyes.
"You are..."
Chu Muyun's both eyes narrowed slightly. His fingertips pasted onto the comatose auntie's body, then slowly speaking:
"It's hypothermia. When the human body is exposed to extreme cold conditions for a long time, its own temperature will drop along with it, and it might even conversely feel the surroundings are very hot, beginning to actively take off one's own clothes defending against the cold, and finally be thoroughly frozen to death..."
"Can you cure it?"
"...This isn't a problem of curing or not curing. As long as the human body can be made to regain temperature, it will naturally get well, but if it is always unable to regain temperature..." Chu Muyun didn't continue speaking. "Right, where did you bring her back from?"
"The entrance."
"You know her?"
"...Don't know her."
Jian Changsheng lowered his head slightly, seeming somewhat guilty... He knew this was after all Chu Muyun's residence, for him to do this, was truly somewhat inappropriate.
Fortunately Chu Muyun didn't get angry, but calmly nodded,
"Understood."
Bai Ye from beginning to end lowered his head, not speaking.
Jian Changsheng breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. Just as he was about to turn around and leave, Chu Muyun's voice rang out again.
"Little Jian."
"...Mm?"
"You know, we have no way to save everyone... right?"
Jian Changsheng was silent for a long time, muffledly uttering an 'mm', and then pushed the door going out...
Chu Muyun looked at his departing back figure, letting out a long sigh.
...
Goya Hotel.
"President, our shops are already almost being squeezed to bursting by the people coming to buy Coal!"
The Squinting Man followed beside the Stars Chamber of Commerce's President Yan Shang, rapidly walking in the brightly lit corridor, speaking in a deep voice,
"Now almost the people of the entire city are all seeking Coal, and in the hands of our Stars Chamber of Commerce, we also occupy sixty percent of the Aurora City's Coal reserves. Our Boiler Factories are now already blocked to the point not even a drop of water could leak through by the people coming to buy Coal, the people lining up are already almost fighting... What should we do next?"
"Scientific regression... it just has to be at this time?" Fine glints flickered in Yan Shang's eyes. "It seems, this is the heavens not destroying my Stars Chamber of Commerce!"
"Your meaning is..."
"Have the Presidents of the other two Chambers of Commerce arrived?"
"Arrived, waiting for you right in the lounge."
Yan Shang walked straight to the entrance of the lounge. Just as he was about to push the door, suddenly seeming to have thought of something, he turned his head saying to the Squinting Man: "Is 'Strong Laborer' activated?"
"Yuzi has already gone."
"Good."
Yan Shang pushed open the main gate of the lounge with both hands.
In the resplendent and magnificent room, two figures were currently sitting on the snow-white sofas, only wearing two thin shirts, seemingly conversing about something. Seeing Yan Shang walk in, the two immediately got up smiling in welcome:
"President Yan, right now in the entire Aurora City, it's the warmest exactly here at your place."
"Hearing your invitation, I immediately rushed over from the Chamber of Commerce. According to what you said, those Coals in our Warehouses, are all still being pressed down on."
Yan Shang took off the coat on his body, sitting down on the sofa on the other side, unhurriedly speaking:
"Won't say much nonsense... Now for the Coal reserves inside the Aurora City, my Stars Chamber of Commerce occupies sixty percent, your two major Chambers of Commerce Silver Moon and Cold Spring combined occupy thirty percent, and the Enforcers occupy ten percent... How do the two of you view the current situation?"
The two Presidents spoke thoughtfully:
"The heating system suddenly collapsing, means the Coal in our hands has become the Aurora City's most scarce resource. Perhaps... we can appropriately raise the price?"
"Yes ah, this time is that time... Doing business, what is stressed is exactly a favorable timing, geographical advantage, and human harmony. Now is exactly our opportunity to get rich... Us coming over, is also wanting to discuss with President Yan a bit, the problem of how much to increase..."
Yan Shang spoke faintly: "Oh? How much do you guys feel is suitable to increase?"
The two Presidents exchanged glances, simultaneously extending two fingers, crossing horizontally and vertically in front of their chests. "...Ten times?"
"Ten times?" Yan Shang shook his head. "It seems, the two of yours news is not very well-informed ah..."
"What does President Yan mean?"
"Just a few minutes ago, news transmitted from over at the Aurora Base, saying that the Lord of the Aurora went missing..."
"What???" The two Presidents turned pale with fright.
"The Lord of the Aurora going missing, means the Aurora City's destruction enters the countdown... and also means, those commoners scrambling to buy our Coal now, won't be long before they die." Yan Shang pointed at the two people. "But you and I are different. Our industries are spread all over the other few major Realms, so we obtained Train Tickets for the last Realm Train, we can retreat completely unscathed... So, this will be the last sum of business we do inside the Aurora Domain."
"Then... your meaning is... what price is more suitable?"
Yan Shang smiled slightly, slowly raising five fingers.
"Fifty times?"
"No, five hundred thousand times."
"Five hundred thousand times????" The two Presidents opened their eyes wide in disbelief. "Currently the market price of Coal, is probably one Copper Coin per kilogram... Five hundred thousand times, then that is five hundred thousand Copper Coins per kilogram?! That is already the income of a middle-class family in the Aurora City not eating or drinking for a few years!"
"Five hundred thousand Copper Coins... is already enough to buy half an apartment in the Aurora City, now it can only buy one kilogram of Coal? This... this isn't even enough to burn for a day ah?!"
Even if it was the two Presidents who believed they were sufficiently black-hearted, at this moment they were also startled by the astronomical price thrown out by Yan Shang. What difference did this have from directly wanting the lives of those residents?
"Coal? You guys feel, what we are selling now is Coal?"
Yan Shang scoffed,
"What we are selling... are the lives of that group of Ordinary Persons."