166: Unknown but powerful

Recently, residents of the Tianlong Republic discovered something strange.

Large fans were set up on many mountains. Looking at the huge fans on the distant mountains, everyone suddenly felt the temperature and thought that nothing had changed.

At this time, many people were also suspicious, wondering if it was a conspiracy by some cults.

After all, this matter was too unusual, causing everyone to discuss it animatedly.

Many people reported it to the Guard Team or relevant Government agencies, but they all received the answer that it was done by the Government.

People nowadays are still very vigilant; when they see something amiss, they suspect it's a cult and report it.

After learning that it wasn't a cult, everyone was relieved. Some curious people even organized groups to climb the mountains and see the big fans up close... “Dad, it’s so cool standing under the big fan.”

The father didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

“No, son, it’s just cool like this in the mountains. This is the mountain wind.”

The son looked at his father, then at the fan above his head.

“Then what is a big fan doing here?”

“Your dad doesn't know either.”

This father and son were among the crowd who climbed the mountain to visit the big fans.

There were quite a few people on this mountain, all coming to join the fun... Meanwhile.

In the black market, cultists were also inquiring about this matter.

“Which sect did this, with such a grand scale? Aren’t they worried about being discovered by the Government?” After exclaiming, he pretended to look around and then asked in a low voice.

“Hey, do you think it could be the Divine Card Sect?”

“I heard it doesn't seem to be a cult.”

“Not a cult? I thought some cult was making a big move.”

“With so many people seeing this, this action can't be hidden. Cults aren't stupid. Anyway, if my sect asked me to do this, I wouldn't.”

Hearing this, the person at the next table replied to him.

“That's because they didn't give you enough. If they gave me a lot, I would dare to do it.”

“Alright, I heard it was done by the Government. I don’t know what it’s for. Is it related to us?”

Someone with a wild imagination proposed a theory.

“Everyone should behave themselves recently. What if this thing can detect us? That would be bad.”

However, someone quickly retorted.

“We don't have any marks, how could it detect us? Do you have any marks on you?”

Cults differ from each other. Some cults have certain marks, but some cultists are not stupid. Some timid people who join cults are afraid of being discovered and would never put marks on themselves.

The crowd in the black market continued their discussions... Thus, the construction of large wind turbines attracted great attention from everyone.

Two days later, the truth was revealed in the newspapers.

It turned out that the large fans on the mountain were not for blowing wind to cool down, but for generating electricity.

Wind power generator!

For a time, these five words were uttered by different people.

At the same time, the Tianlong Republic also issued a document, requiring official personnel in all provinces and cities to survey whether each household needed electricity to be connected.

They also specifically assigned people to explain the uses of electricity and electricity costs to people... Somewhere.

Under a huge banyan tree, some elderly men and women were enjoying the cool shade.

A fan was placed nearby; its wind could reach more than ten people, saving a lot of energy.

The elderly men and women chatted about recent events while enjoying the fan.

“Aunt Li, do you want to get electricity connected to your house?”

“Of course! I've already bought cardss, so I can charge them and use them then.”

“Really? Then do you know how electricity prices are calculated? I don't know if my family should get it connected.”

“Yeah, I'm also wondering whether to get electricity connected. I'm a bit worried it might be a waste of money.”

“I currently think batteries are enough for me. My family probably won't get electricity connected.”

Aunt Li's son was a Government employee, and he was specifically assigned to help others explain issues related to computers, so Aunt Li was very well-informed about electricity recently.

“Ahem.”

Aunt Li coughed twice to attract everyone's attention.

“Let me tell you, the current electricity price is two yuan per kilowatt-hour, but this won't always be two yuan. Look at how many power stations the Government has built now. There will be more and more electricity, and the electricity price will become cheaper later on.”

“Really? Then how many kilowatt-hours would our electric fan use if it ran all night?”

Some people currently don't understand the method of calculating electrical energy, so they can only estimate their monthly household electricity expenses this way.

“Didn't you read the newspaper? The newspaper says that most electric fans currently use only 3 kilowatt-hours of electricity even if they run continuously for two days and two nights. Think about it, you won't be blowing it all the time, so you'll use even less electricity.”

“It seems this isn't expensive either. After two days, it only saves 50 cents compared to using dry batteries. But connecting electricity also requires laying power lines and hiring workers. I calculated it, and it will cost about 230 yuan. This is not a small expense; it would take 920 days to break even.”

Don't underestimate these elderly men and women; while they may not be good at calculating large sums, they might be faster at calculating small sums than young people.

At this moment, Aunt Li remembered some things her son had told her. Although she pretended not to care at the time, she secretly memorized them, planning to show off in front of her sisters.

And now was her time to show off.

“My son told me that electricity is just starting to develop now. Later, more and more cards products that use electricity will appear. When there are more of these products, we will save even more.

We shouldn't just look at short-term benefits now; we should look at long-term benefits in the future.

Also, household electricity can support most electrical appliances, while dry batteries can only support low-power items, which have limitations.

And when using household electricity, you basically don't have to worry about running out of power. If you use dry batteries and it suddenly runs out while you're blowing it, won't you feel uncomfortable?

The electricity being connected now is for sustainable development; you don't have to worry about purchase limits like cardss.”

After Aunt Li finished speaking, she thought about whether she had said anything wrong.

Oh, this 'limitation' she had only just managed to understand with great difficulty. At first, she hadn't understood it, she just thought it sounded very impressive. Now, do they think what she said is very impressive?

It made her feel incredibly proud.

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The few people around her were indeed stunned by her words; it sounded profound without being fully understood.

They hadn't expected that not only was Aunt Li's son impressive, able to work for the Government, but Aunt Li herself was also so impressive.

After hearing these words, many people decided to get electricity connected to their homes.

The scene that unfolded under this large banyan tree was being played out in many places across the Tianlong Republic.