Why machinery...

Han Li woke up the next morning feeling better than ever. Ever since he got the [Extreme Physique] from the system, he had never truly felt fatigue and exhaustion. It was not that he did not get tired, but his recovery rate was out of this world.

He could press 400+ kg and feel sore for a maximum of five minutes. But he could get right back to it right after. It was sick now that he thought about it.

Who could handle him with such stamina? *Blush*

Throwing those thoughts away, Han Li cleared his mind as he once again felt the marvels of the system. The [Extreme Competence] that he had gained yesterday seemed to have adjusted his mind to keep up with his body.

The Extreme Physique gave him superhuman physiology, but his mind could hardly keep up with it. It was like a 2000's OS on the latest flagship computer. It always made him feel like something was missing but he could not point it out at that time.

That was also the reason that he got into working out because he thought that he was just not used to his new transformation. But now that he had received the Extreme Competence, he immediately understood what was going on.

The changes were even more clear after a night's sleep. The knowledge he had bought from the ETS Store last night had blended with him seamlessly. Even he could hardly tell that it was something he had acquired just last night.

His initial thoughts on many things had gone through a transformation that was hard to describe. He could now think a thousand steps ahead given a variable. It was like he had a Bayesian calculator or something and it changed his very foundation.

Han Li could not help but sigh at all this.

He felt how overpowered the system was and how much advantage it could give him. He had a healthy and youthful body and a sharp and analytical mind, changing everything about him. The advantage of his current state compared to his initial state was unfathomable.

Han Li did not continue thinking about these things. He had already changed and it was a waste of time thinking about it as he could no longer do anything about them.

What he could do however was start completing his second mission.

He had previously wanted to buy property and other assets that everybody wanted to buy to feel rich, but he had to say that that was the dumbest idea one could have.

Was it wrong to own property and real estate? No, it was an amazing idea. With the rate of population increase in Shangwei, the value of the real estate was bound to rise at an insane rate.

Owning some real estate was a good thing. But it was a good thing for the moderately rich who were only satisfied with a return rate increase of 5 to 12%.

Han Li was sure there was no way the government would allow the rates to go any higher. What made Han Li even more confident was the five-year plan the government was already working on.

For someone as 'rich' as Han Li, investing in natural resources and things like that was better, but 10 billion yuan was too little to make a dent in such a market. But he was not worried. The system gave him 10 billion this time, what about next time?

And even if the system did not give him the money later on, with his current ability, he only needed time to turn 10 billion to 10 trillion. Maybe five years? That was the maximum time he'd need.

His current issue, however, was to acquire non-current assets.

Non-current assets were assets that could not be liquidated in a year. Things like land and machinery. Since he was not going to buy land, he could only concentrate on machinery.

Now, buying land was dumb because he was thinking ahead, like when he had so much money that the government started paying attention to him. At that time, the more property he had, the more leverage the government would have against him. That was why he did not want to own any land.

But buying machinery was even dumber. First, these things depreciated the more they were used. Some machines were even more troublesome to handle and manage than they were worth. Second, machines needed to be run by people.

He needed to look for workers to deal with everything and have to worry about risks and where to keep them. But Han Li preferred them over land.

The Asset Management System was there and he did not have to worry about anything else except from the initial acquisition. Meaning that if he bought a car, he did not even have to worry about how it got from the showroom to wherever it was that he needed it. As long as he finishes the procedures, the car will be available at its desirable place.

This feature was quite OP and Han Li appreciated it more and more.

Why was oil so expensive? Apart from the big players pulling strings behind the scenes, oil is expensive because of the transportation cost, refining cost, and many other things. But Lu Fan did not have to worry about this.

It was one thing if all he bought were the finished product, but if he were to acquire crude oil straight from the well, the system was obligated to handle it and ensure that its monetization value increased somehow.

Han Li was not sure how, but he only knew one way of increasing the value of crude oil. And that was to process it, package it, and sell it.

With such a big advantage, why would he buy land and sit on it, only to gain a 12% return after 10 or 20 years? Dumb, right?

As for why machines, it was also because of the Asset Management System.

Machines depreciated, but they were the basics of all advancement in the world. No matter how bad they might be, they were necessary for any further progress. Don't look at your phone or laptop, those are toys.

The machines that Han Li had his sights on were the big guys, industrial-grade servers, monster-heavy machines, strategic equipment, and the like.

These things are what make a world power, a world power. Not nuclear warheads. In times of peace, they were just collecting dust and burdening the taxpayer.