Chapter 1431: Technology Is the Primary Productive Force

"It looks like she's not picking a fight, but in reality she's mocked everyone else."

"Focusing solely on providing users with better products — meaning everyone else's products are no good, right?"

"The fact is indeed so; Nicola's cars just are better."

"That was when they first came out; look how fast EVs are developing now."

"So Luo Bao is bringing out a new model for a launch event."

"I already placed a firm order for a Dami S77, but now Luo Bao is launching a new car, so I'm cancelling my order directly."

"Huh? You can cancel a firm order too?"

"Don't know, but Lei Zong said during a livestream there's a seven-day no-questions-asked return, and real-world tests confirm it works."

"Redefining 'firm order' — now I know the true value of that '100,000 firm orders in one day'."

"A buddy in my Moments placed a firm order and wants to cancel but can't; he's asking everyone what to do, nearly going crazy."

"Haha, act all high and mighty then want a return — where's such an easy deal? That 5,000 yuan is probably gone."

"Hope Luo Bao's launch event doesn't stir up so many shenanigans."

"No, we need more of exactly that — let everyone witness the diversity of internet humanity; entertainment this good, you'd be a fool to miss it."

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Judging from the barrage comments, not many people are willing to spend money on a car, but there are still plenty — and quite a few — who happily act as water armies to provide heat just for the spectacle.

After all, traffic doesn't cost much, and for those with home Wi-Fi it's completely carefree.

Moreover, Bilibili users are famously stingy; relatively more spend on games and figures, but buying a phone requires half a day of cost-performance research — buying a car is even more impossible.

Although there are some rich guys, the proportion should be the smallest among all platforms.

But at least in terms of providing heat, it's still very good.

Haven't you seen that when phone and car brands hold launch events, Bilibili gets the most viewers? The main draw is purely the liveliness.

In short, while domestic NEVs were fighting tooth and nail in the first half of the year, Luo Quan suddenly entered the arena in a way no one expected.

One moment she was in Xia Weiyi shooting swimwear, granting welfare to otaku worldwide.

The next moment she announced a new car launch — and four models at that — and from her tone the cars' performance isn't just top-tier, it's extraordinary.

It's foreseeable that when this launch event ends, the EV market at home and even worldwide will face a massive shock.

For every major manufacturer, this is absolutely not good news.

Right now they only wish Luo Quan would stay in Xia Weiyi a few more days, giving them enough time to prepare countermeasures.

Meanwhile fans are itching for Luo Quan to hurry back and declare war; fearing the world isn't chaotic enough, they hope she'll stir this EV pool even muddier, bringing more entertainment to their lives.

The car doesn't have to be bought, but the entertainment must be entertaining enough.

But no matter what the outside world hopes, Luo Quan arranges her schedule according to plan.

The Xia Weiyi trip was set for one week, so there's no reason to return early.

After all, she didn't come out to travel alone; Wen Xia and the others are having a great time, and if she suddenly proposes going home, what about them?

Luo Quan has no intention of being such a killjoy.

Over the next few days Luo Quan basically just went around taking photos with the girls — the "Beach Volleyball" series, the "Jungle Exploration" series, the "Undersea Mermaid" series.

Basically shot everything the seaside could offer, even did a few sets of the cosplay fans had been longing for — "grant every request" would not be an exaggeration.

The result: Luo Quan stayed on the hot search every day these past few days, and her heat value skyrocketed.

"How about it? This time you can't say I'm like a salted fish anymore, right?"

Facing the camera, Luo Quan told the fans: "This year I hope not to hear 'salted fish', 'lazy', or the like again; albums and such will naturally be released when the time comes, but everyone, don't rush me.

Actually, me alone handling so many things, sometimes the pressure is quite big when I think about it; you all urge me fixedly every day, and seeing it really makes my heart ache."

Luo Quan spoke, feigning sadness as she pressed her forehead, while simultaneously raising her eyes to glance at the barrage.

"If you hadn't lifted your eyes just now, I might've actually believed it."

"Brother shares true feelings with you, and you play mind games with brother?"

"Nice one, Luo Bao — acting all pitiful, yet still sneaking a peek at the barrage."

"Hahaha, that little glance nearly killed me with laughter."

"Although that last glance deducted major points, I still agree with what Luo Bao said before — I won't rush you this year."

"Still have to rush, but I'm rushing Luo Bao to hurry back home; stay in Xia Weiyi too long and if you get tanned it won't look good."

"Just like dark skin — never seen what Luo Bao looks like with dark skin."

"Didn't she cosplay Dr. Mundo before?"

"That was purple skin, and the styling looked like a maniac — really not good-looking."

"Dark-skinned gyaru — next time if you cosplay, consider this one."

"Seconded, seconded!"

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Luo Quan had just finished saying not to rush her, turned her head, and the barrage started its classic replay.

At this she could only shake her head helplessly: "Later, later — right now my mind is full of how to sell the new cars to the family at the launch event in a few days.

These past few days my inbox is full of people asking what the cars are really like; can't tell if they genuinely want to buy or are just joining the fun."

As she spoke, Luo Quan posted a countdown dynamic.

Ever since announcing the launch event, she posts a countdown on Bilibili dynamics every day, reminding everyone how many days until the new car launch.

Today's number is 3, meaning three days left.

"Let's chat until here today; I have to catch a flight soon — Gao Liang and the others are having one last seafood barbecue here, and I'll shoot a vlog to upload later.

Although you can't taste the barbecue, letting you see how happy we're eating is still possible — counts as sharing happiness."

Luo Quan looked at the camera and said with a straight face.

"Look, is that even human speech?!"

"You've changed, Luo Bao—now you're backstabbing your brothers, right?"

"If you can't finish it, can you pack it to go? Promise me you won't waste it."

"Hahaha, you're still pretty positive."

"These past few days, every meal's been seafood—you're not sick of it, but I'm getting tired of seeing it."

"Nonsense—by the sea, if you're not eating seafood, what are you eating? Want river delicacies and mountain treasures? You can't even get those."

"We could air-freight them domestically."

"Hahaha, when it comes to being funny, you're definitely serious about it."

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The barrage was still teasing, but Luo Quan had already shut down her stream on this end.

The seaside barbecue here hasn't started yet, but Fleurica actually appeared in Luo Quan's room.

"When did you get here?"

Luo Quan saw Fleurica sitting on the windowsill and quickly pulled the curtains shut, lest someone discover she suddenly had a pocket-sized person in her room.

"I came when your stream ended—don't worry, no one saw me."

Fleurica said while scanning the room, then immediately spotted Luo Ning in the cradle.

"Is this your daughter?" Fleurica pointed at Luo Ning, asking curiously.

"You're online all the time—how could you not know? My fame doesn't need me to elaborate, does it?"

Luo Quan asked almost boastfully, and Fleurica shrugged: "I naturally know your fame—I just wanted to confirm."

Perhaps realizing her own attempt at finding a topic was truly lacking, Fleurica dropped the act and said seriously: "Actually, I came this time with official business—I've already reported your matter to the Eya Fleet. The fleet commander said he could consider your suggestions, but you must prove to them you can protect Earth."

Luo Quan laughed: "How am I supposed to prove that? Should I first play a friendly match with your fleet?"

"Not impossible." Fleurica said noncommittally: "You said you want to build a base on Mars, but as far as I know, there are only a few engineering vehicles operating there right now—won't this progress be a bit too slow?"

Luo Quan said proudly: "That's outdated info from several days ago—now there are already fifty-nine engineering vehicles!"

"Fifty-nine?" Fleurica looked utterly incredulous: "No way—I checked just a few days ago and there were clearly only four. There's no way they could produce that fast—did you send another batch from Earth?"

After saying that, Fleurica immediately used a solar-system-capable observation satellite to look at Mars, and indeed found that the area where the engineering vehicles had been active now had several dozen more—Luo Quan wasn't lying.

"Where they came from isn't your concern—bottom line, the number of engineering vehicles will only keep increasing, and construction will indeed double. In less than half a year, you'll see the prototype of an airbase!"

Luo Quan said with the tone of a guaranteed promise, so confident that Fleurica momentarily didn't know how to rebut.

After a long while, Fleurica lightly nodded: "Alright, I'll admit you have some skill—you're indeed different from other Earthlings. Maybe you really can save Earth, but we also have to consider what happens if we fail."

"So you're here to help?"

"If you need it, the Eya people will definitely lend a hand—after all, the enemy of our enemy is our friend."

Fleurica paused, then added: "At least before we destroy the Staibok people, our alliance will definitely be unbreakable."

"An unbreakable alliance?" Luo Quan rubbed her temples: "The last time I heard those words, this alliance didn't last long before breaking—both sides' wars killed many, many people."

Fleurica smiled: "Then I can only wish this situation never happens between Earth and the Eya people."

"Wish away—actually, Earthlings have always been very peaceful toward outsiders. We even sent out Voyager to show the way—you'll see how warm and hospitable we are."

Luo Quan said with a self-mocking tone, and Fleurica, after hearing it, also couldn't help but smile: "If this joke gets out, it'll definitely become a top10 in the Southern Star Domain this year."

"Some think it's a joke, but others take goodwill as their license to do evil." Luo Quan's eyes narrowed slightly: "But it doesn't matter—I'll make those people know what the consequences of targeting Earth will be."

"Hope you're not just all talk." Fleurica gave Luo Quan a deep look, then pulled open the curtains, preparing to leave.

But before leaving, she turned back and asked: "By the way—what's with the wings behind you?"

"What wings?" Luo Quan hadn't reacted at first.

"White wings—you weren't flying away flapping your wings when you left earlier?"

Luo Quan smiled and replied: "Oh, you mean that? I've practiced some Liming Sect arts—one of them lets me take on an angelic form."

"Six wings… your level is higher than I imagined." After saying that, Fleurica left the room.

Although I don't know why Fleurica suddenly came back to chat with me as she was leaving, from her words it seems the Eya people really aren't here to cause trouble for Earth.

So Luo Quan's tone is also more relaxed—better to have one more friend than one more enemy.

As for the Staibok civilization, she also can't just treat them as enemies on sight.

After all, that civilization's purpose is something the Eya people are saying unilaterally—she doesn't know the full picture.

What if the Eya people are deceiving her?

In any case, all possibilities need consideration—she definitely can't believe just one side's word.

As for why the engineering vehicles suddenly multiplied like that—of course it's the system's doing.

More precisely, it's half her effort and half the system's.

These past few days, it's been swimsuits one moment, new vehicles the next—domestic and international hot searches never stop, and the heat index is rising so fast she can barely keep count.

Then she took all that heat index and used it to buy tech related to troop production.

After all, building a space battleship isn't enough with just these basic robots—you also need related tech, and every step in between requires tech she must redeem, and time to build.

Although she could directly redeem a space battleship, the price compared to building it on a production line is simply too high.

In emergencies, this method can urgently supplement forces—but now time is still sufficient, so it's better to honestly build the production line.

After all, her heat index isn't this abundant every moment.

In a few days, with nothing to do, growth will slow down—she might not even be able to redeem one battleship.

Although she could turn to cosmic shenanigans for heat index, the returns from the universe are too low, and converting to Earth would cause significant loss—really not worth it.

In short, core tech must be mastered by oneself—just buying without building is definitely not enough.

This saying actually applies just as well to China's current smartphone and EV markets.

So even if chrysanthemums sell for a fortune, Luo Quan won't complain.

I think something being expensive doesn't mean you shouldn't buy it, but you shouldn't criticize it just because it's expensive.

Of course, if some money-draining junk product appears, purely harvesting the leeks, then it should be criticized and must be criticized.

But if you criticize it just because it's self-developed and tied to patriotism, that's somewhat completely unreasonable.

After all, if chrysanthemums really disappeared, then how domestic phones would sell in the future would depend on others' faces.