It's as if they were a dried-up sponge.
Xiangnai frantically siphoned and drained knowledge from Lin Ke that she had never encountered before.
No, it's not entirely that she had never encountered it.
In fact, she's been in contact with it, but she couldn't grasp the essence!
First, on a micro level, after the tribal era, when private ownership economies developed, and people had surplus wealth, the meaning of value emerged.
In a situation where survival could not be guaranteed, the only value of anything was to keep intelligent beings alive.
Whether it was bark or fat, whether it was gold coins or divinity, the only difference was whether it could satisfy hunger.
There were also other survival needs such as rest and warmth.
But once survival needs were met, the needs of intelligent beings became diversified.
Some like beef, some like pork, some like cilantro, and some do not...
In this context, everyone would trade their surplus value for someone else's surplus value.
