Chapter Five: Give the Talent Back

The valuation leaped from 3.01 million to six million, then twelve. Lu and Su owned not the talent but the discovery return generated by its reconstruction. Their joint account received 4.49 million each; the remaining value went to Zhou. For half a second, the Shopkeeper stopped smiling. 【Profitless loop recorded. This exploit may not be repeated.】 “Markets don’t fear unfairness,” Lu said. “They fear proof that value can grow without rent.” A retired teacher nearby asked, “Are they trading things that belong to us?” Lu told the truth. “Someone wants to pledge the futures of all 287 people aboard to buy that city.” Fear spread again. He raised the computer so its camera could see them.