Chapter 2359 - 2170: Two Bosses_5
Chapter 2359: Chapter 2170: Two Bosses_5
"What’s wrong? Did the car break down or run out of gas?" The driver was a very young and handsome man. He parked his SUV next to Song Xiaodong’s car, rolled down the window, and asked Song Xiaodong.
"Ran out of gas," Dragon Three said.
"Uncle, we’ve got a full tank of gas in the back!"
The SUV’s windows were completely tinted, making it impossible to see inside, but voices could be heard from within.
"Alright, give it to them. It’s not like there are any villages or shops around here anyway, and we’re almost there."
"Okay then!"
The SUV driver got down and went to the back of the SUV. It turned out that besides a spare tire, they had also modified the vehicle to include an extra gas tank.
It seems this kind of SUV is indeed very fuel-consuming. Without modification, the gas tank capacity would definitely be insufficient.
The young man detached the entire gas tank and handed it to Dragon Three.
"Thank you so much!" Dragon Three said, pulling out his wallet.
"Oh, no need! Just pour the gas in and return the tank to me." The young man refused the money.
Dragon Three took a rubber hose from his car’s trunk, poured the gas into his own tank, thanked the young man repeatedly, and the young man then drove off with the tank.
"Oh, there are still many good people in this world!" Dragon Three couldn’t help but exclaim.
"Alright, let’s go quickly. We need to find a suitable spot to set up the tent before nightfall."
Longpan Mountain is a nature reserve and a crucial water source for Minghe City. Many tap water companies and mineral water brands choose it as a source because it’s an extinct volcano. Although you can no longer tell from its surface, underground activity hasn’t stopped. It has rich geothermal resources with numerous hot springs, and the water is full of minerals, making it the best water environment around Minghe City.
Dragon Three drove Song Xiaodong through the Longpan Mountain area, turning left and right, and soon it was afternoon. Song Xiaodong finally found an ideal campsite by a small creek, in a dried-up autumn forest near a small riverbank, and they parked the car and unloaded all the luggage.
"Help me organize the luggage, set up the tent, prepare the bonfire, and then take out my Alchemy Furnace. Place it here." Song Xiaodong instructed Dragon Three to work, while he stood by the creek, surveying the surroundings.
The mountain terrain of Longpan Mountain is steep. The location where Song Xiaodong and Dragon Three stopped was probably halfway up the mountain. A small creek flowed down between the mountains, the spring water gurgling. The 3 PM sun was already orange, casting sunlight among the dry, rigid branches of the forest, making the creek water more crystal clear. Looking around, the peak of Longpan Mountain still seems insurmountable, and the homes at the foot of the mountain are barely visible.
"What a beautiful scene! The Feng Shui of this place is really excellent. It’s a pity it’s so remote. Otherwise, I would definitely buy this place and build a villa to enjoy the summer." Song Xiaodong couldn’t help but sigh.
"Sect Leader, this place isn’t so easy to buy. It’s already registered as a national nature reserve, so development is not allowed." Dragon Three said to Song Xiaodong.
"Hmm, that’s also good. It prevents the environment here from being damaged. More people would bring trash and pollution. Dragon Three, when we leave, we must remember to take our trash and everything with us." Song Xiaodong told Dragon Three.
"Got it."
"Let me taste the water here first." Song Xiaodong said, squatting by the creek, gently scooping up a handful of water to taste, savoring it carefully.
"Hmm..." Song Xiaodong nodded.
Dragon Three, curious, also squatted beside Song Xiaodong, scooped up a little water like him, took a sip, and found nothing special aside from it being particularly cool.
"Sect Leader, water is just water. At most, it’s a matter of whether it’s clean or not. What’s so good about this water here?" Dragon Three asked Song Xiaodong, puzzled.
"You may not know this, but although they are all water, why is some mineral water one yuan a bottle, some two yuan a bottle, some six yuan a bottle, and some two thousand yuan a bottle?" Song Xiaodong asked Dragon Three.
"Sect Leader, if you ask me, I think one yuan water is still water, and two thousand yuan a bottle is still water. It’s just that two thousand yuan water has good advertising, making people feel it’s worth spending two thousand yuan for a bottle of mineral water. In other words, it’s the same water, but when bottled, it can sell for one yuan, and in another bottle, it can sell for two thousand yuan." Dragon Three replied.
"Do you really think all consumers are fools? Two thousand yuan water definitely has its merits. Let me explain this to you today. You know the difference between living water and dead water, right?" Song Xiaodong asked.
"I know." Dragon Three nodded in response.
"Then do you know why it’s called dead water?" Song Xiaodong asked Dragon Three.
"Dead water is water without a source or flow, like water in a stagnant pool." Dragon Three said.
"Then let me ask you, in a desert, a subterranean river surfaces in a low-lying area, forms a lake, and then disappears underground again. This lake water seems to have no source or flow. Is such water also dead water?" Song Xiaodong asked Dragon Three.