novelraw Chapter 465 - 50: A Certain Personal Maid Says, You Guys Aren’t Really Going to Forget Me, Right?
Chapter 465 - 50: A Certain Personal Maid Says, You Guys Aren’t Really Going to Forget Me, Right?
April 30, 2018
The natural decay of Spirit Stones is a widespread natural phenomenon. Once Spirit Stones are extracted from the mine and separated from the Earth Spirit Vein, the power contained within them gradually diminishes over time. Even when placed in a Spirit Gathering Array for nurturing, they cannot be preserved indefinitely.
Therefore, in general, it’s rare for people to settle large transactions with physical Spirit Stones. However, the current civilization in Xiangzhou has not developed enough to establish a unified credit payment system, so large transactions with physical Spirit Stones are still common. Even a prosperous city like Golden Jade City cannot avoid this trend.
In the audit report, the formula for the natural decay of Spirit Stones was used everywhere to calculate the losses caused by Zhao Chenlu’s embezzlement of public funds. This formula can be said to be the cornerstone of a ten billion embezzlement case.
So when Wang Jiu updated this formula, the report was immediately riddled with errors, with directly related erroneous figures approaching ten thousand. The chain reaction caused by this error led to over ten times more errors.
This single mistake added nearly ninety million Spirit Stones in compensation to Zhao Hongwu, making his face turn pale. Meanwhile, Wang Jiu seemed as if he had just finished a warm-up, pinching a talisman to project its text content while pointing to the top line.
"The base setting of the city’s development index is also incorrect. The geo-factor here does not consider the effect of the millennial Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi tide. The correct formula should incorporate this algorithm..."
Upon hearing this, a group of experts and scholars jumped out from behind the stage.
"What did you say?!"
"A millennial cycle of Spiritual Qi tides? What is that?!"
Wang Jiu patiently explained the law of Spiritual Qi tides and the approximate estimation formula to this group of experts, earning numerous reverent bows.
By now, Zhao Hongwu’s face had gone from pale to steel blue. In the editorial team of this audit report, the two teams with the most technical strength were the algorithm team of Divine Calculation True Master and the Spirit Vein experts now paying homage to the enemy. Yet Zhao Chenlu’s accomplice had used only a few formulas to cause these two teams to collectively defect!
In the past twenty years, Zhao Hongwu had witnessed countless such situations, only before it was Zhao Chenlu who played the role personally, but this time the roles had switched.
"In summary, due to the error in the design of the development index, there are a total of 82,455 data errors in the report..."
"How can there be so many!?"
Wang Jiu said, "Similar to the previous issue, in the report, every time Chenlu’s involved amount was calculated, the city’s development index was used to multiply and amplify her misconduct. Therefore, using the same logic to count error data’s numbers, the more it’s used, the more mistakes there are."
As soon as he finished speaking, Divine Calculation True Master interrupted: "Fairy, I just recalculated the entire report’s data according to your updated formula, please correct it."
Saying this, he respectfully presented a talisman.
Wang Jiu took the talisman and carefully scanned it with the power of Sword World, nodding: "The calculation is correct now."
Divine Calculation True Master beamed with joy: "It’s good that it’s correct. This time it’s all thanks to Fairy’s guidance, giving me a new insight into the path of mathematics."
Zhao Hongwu seemed to finally breathe a sigh of relief, seeing that Wang Jiu might have finished nitpicking: "Have you pointed out all the errors?"
Wang Jiu said, "Although there are also many other minor issues, the main problems in this report are these two."
Zhao Hongwu laughed: "Okay, I won’t argue about whether your rogue calculation that can produce more than ninety thousand errors from one mistake is reasonable, just calculate according to the numbers you reported. Adding the two issues together, this report’s error count is under two hundred thousand. With a thousand Spirit Stones per error, that’s two hundred million Spirit Stones; it truly is an astronomical figure. I can absolutely not compensate that amount, but if you think pointing out errors can fill the ten billion pit left by Zhao Chenlu, that’s a daydream!"
Wang Jiu said, "Indeed, just relying on the first round of corrections, it’s really difficult to make up for ten billion, so the next step can proceed."
"Next step?"
In Zhao Hongwu’s stunned state, Wang Jiu turned to Divine Calculation True Master and said, "Regarding the natural decay of Spirit Stones, aside from considering the spacetime factor, the influence of the millennial Spiritual Qi tides should also be accounted for. Otherwise, there will still be an error of about one in ten million from the accurate value. Similarly, when calculating the city’s development index, the decay formula in the calculations of the Spirit Vein should have corresponding corrections, and the specific calculation formula is here..."
After a round of corrections, Wang Jiu raised his head and said to Zhao Hongwu on stage, "The data that was just corrected now needs to be corrected again, so the compensation amount should naturally be doubled."
"How can you play like this?!"
Wang Jiu said, "If we strictly follow the counting logic of this audit report, this is the only way to play that is reasonable. Alright, next, please complete the second revised draft as soon as possible, then I will tell you where else needs adjustment."
"Dream on!" Zhao Hongwu certainly didn’t agree to cooperate in such a farce. Changing it once would add nearly two hundred thousand erroneous data entries. After changing it five times, he would still need to give the other party billions of Spirit Stones. How could he possibly do such a stupid thing!
Wang Jiu said, "So, are you sure you’re not going to change it?"
"Of course not! If you think you can cover the accounts with compensation, dream on!"
Wang Jiu said, "If you don’t change it, it means you want to use a report with nearly two hundred thousand erroneous data entries to prove that a leader who has rapidly developed Golden Jade City for twenty years has a corruption problem involving a billion Spirit Stones?"
Upon hearing this, Zhao Hongwu was instantly stunned on the spot.
"This..."
Wang Jiu said, "Among these two hundred thousand data entries, the smallest amount is fifty Spirit Stones, and the largest is one million Spirit Stones, with the average being forty-three thousand Spirit Stones. A simple multiplication will show that the erroneous amount in this report is eighty-six billion Spirit Stones! May I ask how you intend to use a report with an erroneous amount of eighty-six billion Spirit Stones to accuse Zhao Chenlu of a ten billion corruption problem!?"
Upon hearing this rogue calculation, Zhao Hongwu was even more speechless.
And Divine Calculation True Master, who was skilled in algorithm logic, was now shaking his head beside Wang Jiu, saying, "Fairy, truly a master of calculation! Such a marvelous algorithm is eye-opening."
A group of technical experts on the side all chimed in, "Indeed, indeed, this algorithm is so creative yet logical, truly amazing, truly amazing!"
Zhao Hongwu instantly glared with anger: You shameless bastards calling black white, your shameless faces are also eye-opening, truly amazing!
However, he was not meeting these so-called technical elites for the first time and knew very well that the so-called arrogance of this group was only aimed at outsiders. For insiders truly deserving of their admiration, they could display much shamelessness, especially if the other party was an exceptionally beautiful woman almost comparable to Zhao Chenlu...
Feeling helpless, Zhao Hongwu had to use his ultimate skill.
"Hmph, I don’t have time to argue with you. The evidence of Zhao Chenlu’s illegal appropriation of public assets is solid; a few words from you can’t clear her name! Those of Golden Jade City whose tangible interests have been harmed will never accept your absurd arguments!"
Unable to win in a debate, Zhao Hongwu immediately turned to inflame emotions. As long as he could continue to incite the public’s resentment of the wealthy, he was still holding the winning card.
However, when it came to stirring emotions, Wang Jiu also had his own trump card.
"Speaking of tangible interests being harmed, in the past 20 years, the per capita income of Golden Jade City has grown at a rate of over 25% per year. And for the entire 30 years before Zhao Chenlu, this rate was at most 10%, with an average of 5%."
Zhao Hongwu quickly said, "I do admit Zhao Chenlu’s capabilities, but this doesn’t cover up her harm to public interest. If you divide ten billion Spirit Stones by two million people in Golden Jade City..."
Wang Jiu then said, "So, suppressing Zhao Chenlu under the City Lord’s Mansion will enable Golden Jade City to distribute these ten billion Spirit Stones?"
"Eh?"
Wang Jiu said, "If you can distribute ten billion Spirit Stones, letting each person in Golden Jade City get nearly five hundred Spirit Stones, then your sanction against Zhao Chenlu might be reasonable and credible, and you might also gain support. But if not, your sanction against Zhao Chenlu would only reduce the annual per capita income growth rate from 25% back to 5% for most people."
At this statement, the audience was instantly abuzz with discussion.
After all, whether it’s ten billion Spirit Stones or five hundred Spirit Stones, it’s too distant for the common people. Even with Golden Jade City’s wealth, the average person’s asset level merely remains at the Gold and Silver Level, far from Spirit Stones, and doesn’t feel real.
But the income growth difference between 25% and 5% is something people can truly experience. Anyone old enough in Golden Jade City clearly remembers the significant changes in living standards during the reigns of City Lord Zhao Hongxue and Zhao Chenlu. Truly going back to the previous times would indeed be something...
Zhao Hongwu immediately sensed the change in public opinion and knew that if he couldn’t quickly make a decision and play an equally powerful card, he would lose the public trial terribly today. He gritted his teeth and prepared to use his killing move.
As long as everyone supported his permanent suppression of Zhao Chenlu, he promised to distribute Zhao Chenlu’s privately accumulated wealth over the years equally to all of Golden Jade City!
With recent statistics, in her twenty years as City Lord, Zhao Chenlu has undoubtedly been the richest in Golden Jade City, with known assets exceeding tens of millions of Spirit Stones—though far from the publicly announced ten billion of massive corruption, if divided among the people of Golden Jade City, it would still be a considerable fortune.
As the saying goes, heavy rewards attract brave individuals, and with such a wealth incentive, who would truly care about the 25% and 5% difference?
However, before Zhao Hongwu could use this card, he felt the ground beneath him suddenly tremble violently, as if some terrifying monster was breaking free from its cage!