While it was true that crude oil was more expensive than electricity as an energy resource, the scale of the market for electricity far exceeded that of crude oil!

In terms of the number of people using the two energy resources, electricity had crude oil comprehensively beaten.

Even if the total annual profits for electricity were only eighty trillion, 0.00000001% would still be eight million! Compared with the patent usage fees that they were receiving, which amounted to less than 10,000 a month on average, this was such a massive improvement that it scarcely seemed real!

They were all completely immersed in the shock factor of the massive profits they were going to be earning, but they failed to realize that every time they tried to ask about the state of the new energy resource, their questions were always skilfully diverted.

"Ghost King Zhao will stay here to hold the contract signing ceremony, I'll be going on ahead. If you're interested, I suggest you stick around to witness the birth of this grand contract. This is going to be a monumental moment in history. Trust me, the underworld's technology boom is going to start from this contract."

"Of course!" There wasn't even the slightest hint of anger to be seen on all of the scientists' faces at this point. All of them were smiling like sunflowers looking up at the sun, and all of their indignation and fury had faded away like snow under a scorching summer sun.

"We will be fully...