“ wǒ zhī dào ， zài yú 【 shāng 】。 zài yú 【 lì 】。”
“我之道，在于【商】。在于【利】。”
"My path lies in [commerce]. In [profit]."
jiāo xiū yuǎn yǒu xiē gǎn kǎi de shuō dào ：“ tiān xià xī rǎng ， jiē wèi lì wǎng 。 shāng zhī yī dào ， pèi rán shì jiān 。”
焦修远有些感慨的说道：“天下息壤，皆为利往。商之一道，沛然世间。”
Jiao Xiuyuan said with a sigh, "In this world, all seek profit. The way of commerce is vast and profound."
“ gù wǒ liàn zhì wàn qiān kuǐ lěi ， biàn lǎn rén jiān yíng kuī ， yǐ cǐ xiū xíng 。”
“故我炼制万千傀儡，遍览人间盈亏，以此修行。”
"Therefore, I refined countless puppets to survey the gains and losses of human affairs, using them for my cultivation."
“ zī chǎn de jī lěi ， zài zuì kāi shǐ de shí hòu ， zǒng shì fēi cháng xùn sù de 。 jī hū shì yī rì yí gè tái jiē ， wǒ de jìng jiè yě shì suí zhī bù bù pān shēng 。”
“资产的积累，在最开始的时候，总是非常迅速的。几乎是一日一个台阶，我的境界也是随之步步攀升。”
"At first, the accumulation of assets was extremely rapid. It seemed like every day brought new progress in my realm."
“ dàn dào dá yí dìng de chéng dù hòu ，【 qiān lǐ táng 】 de kuò zhāng biàn màn le xià lái 。”
“但到达一定的程度后，【千里堂】的扩张便慢了下来。”
"But once a certain level was reached, the expansion of the Thousand Hall Association slowed down."
“ xiū xíng tíng zhì xǔ jiǔ ， yuán běn xiǎng kào zhe zhè cì jù é huò lì de gǎn wù ， néng gòu yī gǔ zuò qì ， qiáng xíng jìn shēng 。 què méi liào dào ， zhōng jiū hái shì chà le diǎn huǒ hòu 。”
“修行停滞许久，原本想靠着这次巨额获利的感悟，能够一鼓作气，强行晋升。却没料到，终究还是差了点火候。”
"After long periods of stagnation, I originally thought that with this massive profit, I could make a breakthrough and advance. But it turned out to be just short of the mark."
“ suǒ wèi kàn shān pǎo sǐ mǎ ， yuán běn yǐ wéi jìn zài yǎn qián ， nǎ zhī qián fāng hái yǒu qiān shān wàn hè 。”
“所谓看山跑死马，原本以为近在眼前，哪知前方还有千山万壑。”
"Seeing a mountain, one can still run until they die. I thought it was within reach, but there are still countless mountains and ravines ahead."
lǐ fán tīng zhe jiāo xiū yuǎn de gǎn tàn ， lián xiǎng dào bù jiǔ qián jiàn dào de hé dào gēn hé dào zhī jiān de jù dà chā jù ， yòu xiǎng dào hé dào jìng gēn cháng shēng jìng zhī jiān de jù dà hóng gōu 。
李凡听着焦修远的感叹，联想到不久前见到的合道跟合道之间的巨大差距，又想到合道境跟长生境之间的巨大鸿沟。
Li Fan listened to Jiao Xiuyuan's sighs and recalled the vast differences he had seen between those who had achieved the Way and those who hadn't just recently. He also thought about the huge gap between the Realm of Profound Cultivation and the Immortal Realm.
bù yóu de xīn zhōng zàn tóu ， wēi wēi diǎn tóu 。
不由得心中赞头，微微点头。
He nodded in agreement, thinking to himself.
zhè shí què yòu tīng jiāo xiū yuǎn dào ：“ kuàng qiě ， wǒ fā xiàn ， shāng zhī yī dào ， dào le wǒ rú jīn zhè ge dì bù ， yǐ jīng shì sì chù chè zhǒu 、 jǔ bù wéi jiān le 。 xiǎng yào zài jìn yí bù ， dàng zhēn shì qiān nán wàn nán a ！”
这时却又听焦修远道：“况且，我发现，商之一道，到了我如今这个地步，已经是四处掣肘、举步维艰了。想要再进一步，当真是千难万难啊！”
Jiao Xiuyuan continued, "Moreover, I found that at my current level, commerce is already constrained by various factors, making it difficult to advance further. It's truly a thousand difficulties and myriad hardships!"
bù děng lǐ fán fā wèn ， biàn zì jǐ huí dá dào ：“ jiù ná shàng cì de pǔ xián zhēn yè shì jiàn lái jiǎng ， zài jué duì de lǐ xiǎng zhuàng tài xià ， wǒ men yuán běn jué duì kě yǐ zhuàn de gèng duō de 。 chún cuì cóng 【 shāng 】 de jiǎo dù lái kàn ， dāng shí pǔ xián zhēn yè de jià gé ， yǐ jīng zhǎng dào tiān shàng 。 ér wàn xiān méng zhǎng kòng wǔ xíng dà dòng tiān ， lǐ miàn pǔ xián zhēn yè shù liàng jí dà fēng fù 。 wán quán kě yǐ gēn zhe qǐ lì ， dàn què piān piān yī zhǐ tōng gào ， jiāng yī qiè dǎ huí yuán xíng 。”
不等李凡发问，便自己回答道：“就拿上次的普闲真叶事件来讲，在绝对的理想状态下，我们原本绝对可以赚的更多的。纯粹从【商】的角度来看，当时普贤真叶的价格，已经涨到天上。而万仙盟掌控五行大洞天，里面普闲真叶数量极大丰富。完全可以跟着起利，但却偏偏一纸通告，将一切打回原形。”
Before Li Fan could ask, Jiao Xiuyuan replied, "Take the incident with the Common Tranquility True Leaf as an example. In ideal conditions, we would have made even more profits. From just a commercial perspective, the price of the True Leaf had skyrocketed to unprecedented heights. The Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance controlled the Five Elements Great Caverns, which were rich in Common Tranquility True Leaves. We could have profited from this, but a single notice brought everything back to square one."
“ shuō shén me wèi le wěn dìng ， hái bú shì wèi le zì shēn lì yì ……” jiāo xiū yuǎn dōu nāng dào 。
“说什么为了稳定，还不是为了自身利益……”焦修远都囔道。
"Excuses about stability are just for personal gain," Jiao Xiuyuan muttered.
lǐ fán wén yán ， ruò yǒu suǒ sī ：“ jiāo dào yǒu de yì si shì ， lì ， shì yào cóng bié rén shēn shàng zhuàn qǔ de 。 dāng dá dào yí dìng chéng dù hòu ， xiǎng yào zài jìn yí bù ， jiù yào bù kě bì miǎn de gēn qí tā rén chǎn shēng chōng tū 。”
李凡闻言，若有所思：“焦道友的意思是，利，是要从别人身上赚取的。当达到一定程度后，想要再进一步，就要不可避免的跟其他人产生冲突。”
Li Fan thought deeply and said, "Friend Jiao means that profit must come at the expense of others. Once reaching a certain level, conflicts with others become inevitable."
“ zhèng shì rú cǐ ！” jiāo xiū yuǎn zàn dào 。
“正是如此！”焦修远赞道。
"That's exactly right!" Jiao Xiuyuan agreed.
“ ruò shì duì fāng shì ruò ， dāng rán kě yǐ zhí jiē jiāng qí niǎn sǐ 。 dàn ruò duì fāng shì yī dǔ jiān qiáng ， zì jǐ zhuàng shàng qù fǎn ér huì pèng gè tóu pò xuè liú 。”
“若是对方势弱，当然可以直接将其碾死。但若对方是一堵坚墙，自己撞上去反而会碰个头破血流。”
"If the opponent is weak, we can crush them easily. But if they are like an impenetrable wall, we will only end up hurting ourselves."
“ zhè ge shí hòu ， jiù bù dé bù rào qiáng ér xíng le 。”
“这个时候，就不得不绕墙而行了。”
"At this point, we must go around it."
“ kě zhè shì jiān ， zhōng jiū shì chù zài wàn xiān méng hé wǔ lǎo huì de tǒng zhì zhī xià 。 xiǎng yào bì kāi yuē shù ， yòu tán hé róng yì 。”
“可这世间，终究是处在万仙盟和五老会的统治之下。想要避开约束，又谈何容易。”
"But in this world, everything is under the control of the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance and the Five Elders' Association. Avoiding constraints is no easy task."
“ dài zhe liào kào tiào wǔ ， zì rán gèng shì nán shàng bǎi bèi 。”
“戴着镣铐跳舞，自然更是难上百倍。”
"Performing a dance with shackles is even harder by a hundredfold."
lǐ fán tīng wán ， shěn rán xiào dào ：“ rú cǐ shuō lái ， zhēn fēi dào yǒu zhī zuì 。 nǎi shì zhè ge shì jiè de guò cuò ！”
李凡听完，哂然笑道：“如此说来，真非道友之罪。乃是这个世界的过错！”
Li Fan smiled sarcastically, "So you blame the world for your predicament! Everywhere is controlled, it's not pleasant. Why don't we overthrow the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance and create a new heaven and earth together? What do you think?"
“ chù chù shòu rén jié zhì ， zhēn bù tòng kuài 。 dào yǒu bù rú gēn wǒ yì qǐ ， tuī fān wàn xiān méng ， zài zào tiān dì qián kūn ！ rú hé ？”
“处处受人节制，真不痛快。道友不如跟我一起，推翻万仙盟，再造天地乾坤！如何？”
Jiao Xiuyuan fell silent.
jiāo xiū yuǎn dǒu rán chén mò le xià lái 。
焦修远陡然沉默了下来。
He looked at Li Fan with an unusual gaze, and a strange silence filled the air between them.
tā yòng yī zhǒng qí tè de mù guāng ， kàn zhe lǐ fán 。
他用一种奇特的目光，看着李凡。
"Haha, friend Jiao is joking."
yī shí jiān ， liǎng rén zhī jiān xiàn rù le zhǒng guǐ yì de jì jìng zhī zhōng 。
一时间，两人之间陷入了种诡异的寂静之中。
"Ha ha, just kidding. Friend Jiao wouldn't really mean it, right?"
“ hē hē ， dào yǒu shuō xiào le 。”
“呵呵，道友说笑了。”
After a moment, both of their voices rang out simultaneously.
“ hā hā ， kāi gè wán xiào ， jiāo dào yǒu bú huì dàng zhēn le ba ？”
“哈哈，开个玩笑，焦道友不会当真了吧？”
Li Fan asked, "So, what would your path of commerce look like in its ultimate form?"
piàn kè zhī hòu ， liǎng rén de shēng yīn tóng shí xiǎng qǐ 。
片刻之后，两人的声音同时响起。
Jiao Xiuyuan pondered for a while and replied slowly, "The total assets in the world are limited. Those who gain more become richer; those who lose remain poor."
hù xiāng duì shì yī yǎn ， liǎng rén xuǎn zé zhǔ dòng tiào guò zhè ge huà tí 。
互相对视一眼，两人选择主动跳过这个话题。
"If I continue to profit, wealth from all over the world will flow into me. Eventually..."
“ shuō qǐ lái ， dào yǒu xīn zhōng ， rǔ zhī yī dào fā zhǎn dào jí zhì ， huì shì shén me yàng zi ？” lǐ fán wèn dào 。
“说起来，道友心中，汝之一道发展到极致，会是什么样子？”李凡问道。
"Perhaps my wealth alone would surpass that of everyone else combined."
jiāo xiū yuǎn chén yín piàn kè ， huǎn huǎn huí dá ：“ tiān xià zī chǎn ， zǒng liàng yǒu xiàn 。 yíng zhě yù fù ， kuī zhě héng qióng 。”
焦修远沉吟片刻，缓缓回答：“天下资产，总量有限。盈者愈富，亏者恒穷。”
Jiao Xiuyuan's eyes sparkled with longing.
“ ruò shì wǒ bù duàn huò lì ， shì shàng cái fù yuán yuán bù duàn de liú xiàng wǒ 。 nà me zhōng yǒu yī rì ……”
“若是我不断获利，世上财富源源不断的流向我。那么终有一日……”
But Li Fan chuckled after hearing this.
“ huò xǔ wǒ yī rén de cái fù ， yào bǐ shì shàng qí tā rén jiā qǐ lái ， hái yào duō 。”
“或许我一人的财富，要比世上其他人加起来，还要多。”
"Why is it so small? Your vision is too narrow," he said, shaking his head in disappointment. "I thought you were the most brilliant person in the world... but..."
jiāo xiū yuǎn mù lù xiàng wǎng zhī sè 。
焦修远目露向往之色。
A cold tone crept into Li Fan's voice, "The debts owed to me by others have no limit."
shuí liào lǐ fán zài tīng wán zhī hòu ， què shì qīng xiào le shēng 。
谁料李凡在听完之后，却是轻笑了声。
"Ten billion, a hundred billion, trillions, can be endlessly accumulated."
jiāo xiū yuǎn méi máo yī tiāo ：“ zěn me ， dào yǒu yǒu hé gāo jiàn ？”
焦修远眉毛一挑：“怎么，道友有何高见？”
"Not just this life and this world, but for countless generations and endless descendants, they must work tirelessly to repay their debt to me!"
“ xiǎo le ， gé jú xiǎo le 。 wǒ yuán yǐ wéi jiāo dào yǒu nǎi tiān xià jué dǐng cōng míng de rén wù ， bù céng xiǎng ……” lǐ fán wēi wēi yáo tóu ， yī fù shèn wéi wǎn xī de yàng zi 。
“小了，格局小了。我原以为焦道友乃天下绝顶聪明的人物，不曾想……”李凡微微摇头，一副甚为惋惜的样子。
Li Fan's words struck Jiao Xiuyuan like thunder. The gloom in his eyes vanished instantly, replaced by shock.
“ ń ？” jiāo xiū yuǎn yǎn zhōng ， shǎn guò yī sī yīn chén 。
“嗯？”焦修远眼中，闪过一丝阴沉。
"Can... Can it still be done that way?"
“ ruò zhēn wèi jí zhì ， wèi hé tiān xià zhī rén ， hái yǒu zī chǎn 。” lǐ fán wēi wēi xiào dào 。
“若真为极致，为何天下之人，还有资产。”李凡微微笑道。
The revelation Li Fan spoke of seemed to open a new world for him. His eyes first showed confusion, then grew brighter and more excited. Soon, he seemed to have an epiphany.
“ bù yīng gāi shì ， tiān xià zhī wù ， jǐn guī dào yǒu suǒ yǒu 。 qí yú rén děng ， jiē qiàn dào yǒu me ？”
“不应该是，天下之物，尽归道友所有。其余人等，皆欠道友么？”
"Not bad! Not bad!"
“ dào yǒu xū zhī ， shì jiān cái fù zǒng hé ， dìng yǒu shàng xiàn 。 dàn ……”
“道友须知，世间财富总和，定有上限。但……”
"The gains in one lifetime are limited."
lǐ fán yǔ qì sēn rán ：“ páng rén suǒ qiàn dào yǒu zhī cái ， kě bù huì yǒu shàng xiàn 。”
李凡语气森然：“旁人所欠道友之财，可不会有上限。”
"But time is infinite. If I distribute my goals across the long river of time..."
“ shí bǎi qiān wàn yì ， kě yǐ wú xiàn lěi jiā 。”
“十百千万亿，可以无限累加。”
Jiao Xiuyuan was lost in his own fantasies, his eyes aglow with excitement.
“ bù jǐn cǐ shēng cǐ shì ， nǎi zhì shēng shēng shì shì 、 wú qióng zǐ sūn hòu dài ， dōu yào yǒng shì cāo láo ， wèi le cháng huán suǒ qiàn dào yǒu zhài wù a ！”
“不仅此生此世，乃至生生世世、无穷子孙后代，都要永世操劳，为了偿还所欠道友债务啊！”
"Li Fan, this is your future path you've derived for me?"
lǐ fán zhī huà ， wǎn ruò léi tíng ， shùn jiān jī zhòng jiāo xiū yuǎn 。
李凡之话，宛若雷霆，瞬间击中焦修远。
After a long while, he finally came back to himself and looked at Li Fan.
yuán běn yǎn zhōng de yīn mái shùn jiān sàn qù ， tā de liǎn shàng shì zhèn jīng zhī sè 。
原本眼中的阴霾瞬间散去，他的脸上是震惊之色。
Li Fan shook his head. "I can't say I'm guiding you. It's just an image of the future that appeared during my daily derivations."
“ hái ……”
“还……”
"I thought it might be beneficial to Jiao, so I recorded it."
“ hái kě yǐ rú cǐ me ？”
“还可以如此么？”
"Today, I showed it to you to share with you."
lǐ fán suǒ shuō zhī huà ， fǎng fú wèi tā dǎ kāi le yí gè quán xīn shì jiè 。
李凡所说之话，仿佛为他打开了一个全新世界。
"Don't think my thoughts are absurd!"
tā yǎn zhōng xiān shì yī zhèn mí máng ， suí hòu yuè lái yuè liàng ， yuè lái yuè xīng fèn 。
他眼中先是一阵迷茫，随后越来越亮，越来越兴奋。
Jiao Xiuyuan's eyes flickered. "Your derivation skills truly shake the ancient and modern worlds. You can foresee such an unusual future."
bù duō shí ， fǎng fú dùn wù dào le shén me 。
不多时，仿佛顿悟到了什么。
"But today, you came to me specifically for guidance..."
“ bù cuò ， bù cuò ！”
“不错，不错！”
He looked at Li Fan, puzzled.
“ yī shí yī shì ， huò lì zhōng jiū yǒu xiàn 。”
“一时一世，获利终究有限。”
Li Fan smiled. "I said that you've become successful and are turning your back on me. But you still deny it?"
“ dàn shí jiān wú xiàn 。 ruò bǎ wǒ yào dá chéng de mù biāo ， fēn bù zài shí guāng cháng hé zhī shàng ……”
“但时间无限。若把我要达成的目标，分布在时光长河之上……”
"Didn't you forget about my previous commission?"
jiāo xiū yuǎn chén jìn zài zì shēn huàn xiǎng lǐ ， yǎn zhōng yì cǎi lián lián 。
焦修远沉浸在自身幻想里，眼中溢彩连连。
Jiao Xiuyuan was momentarily stunned before realizing what Li Fan meant.
“ lǐ fán dào yǒu ， zhè jiù shì nǐ wèi wǒ tuī yǎn chū de wèi lái zhī dào me ？”
“李凡道友，这就是你为我推衍出的未来之道么？”
"You mean... with your cultivation level, you can't possibly forget. But after so long without a response, there must be some reason. And this matter is important to me, so I could only ask for your help!" He bowed and said solemnly.
guò le xǔ jiǔ ， tā zhōng yú huí guò shén lái ， kàn xiàng lǐ fán 。
过了许久，他终于回过神来，看向李凡。
Jiao Xiuyuan looked at Li Fan, his expression changing in an instant.
lǐ fán zé shì yáo le yáo tóu ：“ zhǐ diǎn dǎo shì bù gǎn 。 bù guò shì mǒu tiān zài rì cháng tuī yǎn zhōng ， suǒ jiàn yī sī wèi lái kě néng jǐng xiàng ér yǐ 。”
李凡则是摇了摇头：“指点倒是不敢。不过是某天在日常推衍中，所见一丝未来可能景象而已。”
Five years ago, he had promised to help Li Fan investigate the identity of a ancient cultivator that the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance was searching for. He did go through with it but found it difficult due to the alliance's poor secrecy and his own thorough investigation over two years without any results.
"My path lies in [commerce]. In [profit]."
Jiao Xiuyuan said with a sigh, "In this world, all seek profit. The way of commerce is vast and profound."
"Therefore, I refined countless puppets to survey the gains and losses of human affairs, using them for my cultivation."
"At first, the accumulation of assets was extremely rapid. It seemed like every day brought new progress in my realm."
"But once a certain level was reached, the expansion of the Thousand Hall Association slowed down."
"After long periods of stagnation, I originally thought that with this massive profit, I could make a breakthrough and advance. But it turned out to be just short of the mark."
"Seeing a mountain, one can still run until they die. I thought it was within reach, but there are still countless mountains and ravines ahead."
Li Fan listened to Jiao Xiuyuan's sighs and recalled the vast differences he had seen between those who had achieved the Way and those who hadn't just recently. He also thought about the huge gap between the Realm of Profound Cultivation and the Immortal Realm.
He nodded in agreement, thinking to himself.
Jiao Xiuyuan continued, "Moreover, I found that at my current level, commerce is already constrained by various factors, making it difficult to advance further. It's truly a thousand difficulties and myriad hardships!"
Before Li Fan could ask, Jiao Xiuyuan replied, "Take the incident with the Common Tranquility True Leaf as an example. In ideal conditions, we would have made even more profits. From just a commercial perspective, the price of the True Leaf had skyrocketed to unprecedented heights. The Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance controlled the Five Elements Great Caverns, which were rich in Common Tranquility True Leaves. We could have profited from this, but a single notice brought everything back to square one."
"Excuses about stability are just for personal gain," Jiao Xiuyuan muttered.
Li Fan thought deeply and said, "Friend Jiao means that profit must come at the expense of others. Once reaching a certain level, conflicts with others become inevitable."
"That's exactly right!" Jiao Xiuyuan agreed.
"If the opponent is weak, we can crush them easily. But if they are like an impenetrable wall, we will only end up hurting ourselves."
"At this point, we must go around it."
"But in this world, everything is under the control of the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance and the Five Elders' Association. Avoiding constraints is no easy task."
"Performing a dance with shackles is even harder by a hundredfold."
Li Fan smiled sarcastically, "So you blame the world for your predicament! Everywhere is controlled, it's not pleasant. Why don't we overthrow the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance and create a new heaven and earth together? What do you think?"
Jiao Xiuyuan fell silent.
He looked at Li Fan with an unusual gaze, and a strange silence filled the air between them.
"Haha, friend Jiao is joking."
"Ha ha, just kidding. Friend Jiao wouldn't really mean it, right?"
After a moment, both of their voices rang out simultaneously.
Li Fan asked, "So, what would your path of commerce look like in its ultimate form?"
Jiao Xiuyuan pondered for a while and replied slowly, "The total assets in the world are limited. Those who gain more become richer; those who lose remain poor."
"If I continue to profit, wealth from all over the world will flow into me. Eventually..."
"Perhaps my wealth alone would surpass that of everyone else combined."
Jiao Xiuyuan's eyes sparkled with longing.
But Li Fan chuckled after hearing this.
"Why is it so small? Your vision is too narrow," he said, shaking his head in disappointment. "I thought you were the most brilliant person in the world... but..."
A cold tone crept into Li Fan's voice, "The debts owed to me by others have no limit."
"Ten billion, a hundred billion, trillions, can be endlessly accumulated."
"Not just this life and this world, but for countless generations and endless descendants, they must work tirelessly to repay their debt to me!"
Li Fan's words struck Jiao Xiuyuan like thunder. The gloom in his eyes vanished instantly, replaced by shock.
"Can... Can it still be done that way?"
The revelation Li Fan spoke of seemed to open a new world for him. His eyes first showed confusion, then grew brighter and more excited. Soon, he seemed to have an epiphany.
"Not bad! Not bad!"
"The gains in one lifetime are limited."
"But time is infinite. If I distribute my goals across the long river of time..."
Jiao Xiuyuan was lost in his own fantasies, his eyes aglow with excitement.
"Li Fan, this is your future path you've derived for me?"
After a long while, he finally came back to himself and looked at Li Fan.
Li Fan shook his head. "I can't say I'm guiding you. It's just an image of the future that appeared during my daily derivations."
"I thought it might be beneficial to Jiao, so I recorded it."
"Today, I showed it to you to share with you."
"Don't think my thoughts are absurd!"
Jiao Xiuyuan's eyes flickered. "Your derivation skills truly shake the ancient and modern worlds. You can foresee such an unusual future."
"But today, you came to me specifically for guidance..."
He looked at Li Fan, puzzled.
Li Fan smiled. "I said that you've become successful and are turning your back on me. But you still deny it?"
"Didn't you forget about my previous commission?"
Jiao Xiuyuan was momentarily stunned before realizing what Li Fan meant.
"You mean... with your cultivation level, you can't possibly forget. But after so long without a response, there must be some reason. And this matter is important to me, so I could only ask for your help!" He bowed and said solemnly.
Jiao Xiuyuan looked at Li Fan, his expression changing in an instant.
Five years ago, he had promised to help Li Fan investigate the identity of a ancient cultivator that the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance was searching for. He did go through with it but found it difficult due to the alliance's poor secrecy and his own thorough investigation over two years without any results.