Chapter 1179: New Human Era

The distribution of benefits was discussed.

Next, we just need to sign the contract, which are minor matters.

Xu Shaochen warmly hosted the international guests from far away and then arranged for someone to see them onto their return flight.

Time is like sand slipping through fingers, unconsciously passing by. Soon, it was almost Chinese New Year.

The women at home returned to their respective families for the holidays since they hadn’t been home in a long time.

Xu Shaochen, along with Song Xinran, Zhou Suxian, Du Ruyan, and Tang Silin, returned to Xu Village, his hometown.

The road he invested in back then was completed, greatly saving his travel time home.

When Xu Shaochen returned home, everyone in Xu Village gathered at the village entrance to greet him.

“Shaochen is back, Shaochen brought his wife back, he even brought four!”

Xu Shaochen couldn’t help but twitch the corner of his mouth at these words, and the four women behind him blushed with embarrassment.

“Shaochen, you really have the demeanor of a big boss now.”

“This girl is so pretty…”

“Third Aunt, you’re still in such good health.”

“We’ll catch up later, I’m heading home first, Mom is waiting for us to eat.”

After exchanging greetings at the village entrance, Xu Shaochen and the four women went home.

“Mom, we’re back.”

“Oh my, my girls are back. Come in quickly.”

Li Xiaoli bypassed Xu Shaochen with a big smile and headed straight for Du Ruyan and the others.

Xu Shaochen’s smile froze on his face. She’s really his biological mom.

Meanwhile, in America.

Wang Kun put on the mask that originally belonged to his father Wang Lan and organized his first meeting.

Well, it was also the last.

“Wang Kun, do you still need to wear that mask?”

A person wearing a Spider-Man mask looked at Wang Kun and teased.

“Yeah, Wang Kun, I think you might as well take off the mask…”

“Hahaha…”

The six casually teased Wang Kun, showing no respect in their words.

“Are you done yet?”

Wang Kun took off the mask as they wished and looked at them, speaking calmly.

Everyone was momentarily stunned because they sensed something off in Wang Kun’s words.

They didn’t expect him to really take off the mask.

“Done talking? Then get going.”

As Wang Kun finished speaking, a group of armed bodyguards rushed in.

“Wang Kun! What do you mean by this!”

“What are you trying to do?! Do you even know what you’re doing?!”

“Wang Kun…”

All six people in the conference room stood up in anger, glaring at Wang Kun both shocked and furious.

Nobody expected Wang Kun to pull such a move.

“What am I doing? Isn’t it obvious by now?”

Wang Kun smirked with a faint hint of mockery and then turned to walk out the door.

“You stop right there!”

Someone tried to stop Wang Kun, but the bodyguards held them back.

Wang Kun walked out of the conference room without looking back.

“Bang! Bang! Bang…”

Soon after, several gunshots were heard in the conference room, and everything returned to silence.

Wang Kun took a deep breath and sent a message to Xu Shaochen, informing him that the task was completed.

As for the families behind those six, Wang Kun wasn’t worried.

They were wealthy but couldn’t compare to Xu Corporation, let alone the alliance between Xu Corporation and Tianqing.

So, if they were smart, they would pretend those six didn’t die. Otherwise, they’d face unprecedented retaliation.

That’s the way this world works. The weak can only choose to stay silent.

Of course, you could choose to stand up and resist, but the result would inevitably be death.

………

In Dragon Country.

After the Chinese New Year, Xu Shaochen brought his mother Li Xiaoli to Jiangzhou.

The women who went home for the holidays also returned.

After everyone returned, Xu Shaochen took the whole family and moved to Paradise Island.

Today’s Paradise Island is vastly different from the past.

On the island, buildings have risen, along with shopping malls, cinemas, and hospitals. Anything you find in a modern city you can find on the island.

The Xu Corporation’s building is the tallest on the island, also serving as its landmark.

Xu Shaochen’s residence, a luxurious sea view castle, is built on the southernmost tip of the island, backed by the sea.

“Wow, this will be our new home. It’s so big and beautiful.”

Du Ruyan jumped around on the huge lawn, as excited as a child.

“Yeah, and the air here is great, perfect for pregnancy.” Liu Ruxue’s face was full of smiles too.

“Go pick a room you like, it’s yours.”

Looking at the happy scene before him, Xu Shaochen couldn’t help but smile.

After Xu Shaochen moved to Paradise Island, wealthy individuals from Dragon Country gradually followed.

To put it bluntly, if a bomb leveled Paradise Island, Dragon Country’s major enterprises would collapse.

The mass migration of these wealthy elites caused a global sensation. Many people tried desperately to acquire residency on Paradise Island.

Outside the island, residency on Paradise Island was fetching astronomical prices.

At this time, Xu Corporation dropped another bombshell.

Shortly after Chinese New Year, Xu Shaochen held a global press conference, announcing that the Genetic Serum was developed by Xu Corporation.

This news shocked the world.

Many countries were eager, yet they dared not act hastily, fearing Xu Shaochen might destroy the core production data of the Genetic Serum.

So, each country sent representatives to contact Xu Shaochen attempting to exchange benefits for the core technology of the Genetic Serum.

Xu Shaochen refused and invited them all to negotiate together.

No one knew what they discussed.

Subsequently, each country issued comprehensive implementation plans for the Genetic Serum with price subsidies, ensuring all households could afford it.

Thus, humanity worldwide entered a new era, led by Xu Corporation.

Unbeknownst to anyone, while Xu Corporation released the first generation of the Genetic Serum, the second generation was already produced.

Xu Shaochen and his relatives were the first beneficiaries.

The second generation of Genetic Serum truly extended lifespan and delayed aging.

Concurrently, the third generation entered the research phase, promising a qualitative leap over the second.

Xu Corporation became an unparalleled giant, and Tianyu Game Company was famed as the creator of the second world.

Xu Shaochen became the indisputable world leader, known as the father of the virtual world and the guide of the new era, the miracle creator.

Five years later…

At the Paradise Island’s Elite Kindergarten.

Xu Shaochen waited anxiously at the entrance, occasionally glancing at his watch.

Suddenly, he smiled and quickly walked forward.

“Daddy.”

“Daddy…”

A group of children swarmed towards him, excitedly sharing stories from kindergarten…

It’s finished.

Initially, I planned to finish at three million words, but due to some policy reasons, I cut the outline.

Old readers might know the book originally wasn’t called ‘The Great Noble’ but ‘I Became the World’s Richest Man.’ Due to policy changes, I renamed it and cut out a lot of the plot I had planned. It was modified and reduced significantly.

It’s a purely urban novel, everything takes place in the city, on Earth. There are no super extraordinary forces, so the word count wouldn’t be very long, and the scale wouldn’t be huge.

I could continue to drag it out, the book’s data is still good. Even if I carelessly wrote, I’d still make money daily. But it wouldn’t make sense because if I continued, it would turn into a sci-fi or cultivation novel, changing its nature entirely.

Normally, it should have ended in over a dozen more chapters. But since our town is changing power lines, I will have no electricity for two days, leaving me no time to write. So I simplified and concluded all the storylines in one chapter.

I wrote the book for eight months. Until today, there wasn’t a single day with less than ten thousand words, nor a day without updates. This high-intensity writing schedule exhausted me, so I want to take a break and enjoy New Year.

The biggest loose ends in the book are probably those pieces of jade and the alien’s corpse. I’ve explained they’re extraterrestrial products, so I won’t write them in detail. Otherwise, it’d turn into sci-fi.

When writing the book, many readers asked if I’d switch to a cultivation theme. I firmly promised it’s purely urban. I said it would be purely urban, and it is!

Thanks to my supportive readers. Thank you.