Zheng Fan's understanding of property power deepened.
He held Luo Ye's bank card and could feel the immense power contained within it.
In any case, let's build a Gundam first.
What Luo Ye had just said flashed through Zheng Fan's mind without leaving much of a trace.
Of course, this still needed careful consideration.
Although Zheng Fan spent money like water, he still knew that the cost of a Gundam was not something that could be built on a whim, not to mention that his property ability came with a premium, and even if the quality matched, it might still drain Luo Ye's card in the end.
Slowly, no rush. Nuclear bombs would come, bombers would come, and aircraft carriers would come eventually.
Not to mention there was nowhere to put it even if it were built now.
… …
July, peaceful and harmonious.
Black World came and went, and although it often caused massive property damage, when Black World receded, it also took many scars with it.
Some collapsed buildings, when the Black World left, seemed to refresh and return to their original state.
This was a manifestation of human collective consciousness.
Of course, this did not mean that one could arbitrarily allow destruction during world overlaps; if the scale was large, there would naturally be areas that could not be accounted for. No one could be certain that everything would recover, so one could not harbor too much lucky.
That night, a group of students secretly stayed out late.
After having a blast at the bar and nightlife, they still couldn't help but joke and laugh on the night streets, fueled by alcohol.
"The bars in this Grey District are really much more fun than the ones near the university! The stripper on stage just now was really hot!"
"Sims, look at you, such a virgin loser, tone it down."
"Hahahahaha!"
"Ladies, you must have also received a lot of flirtatious advances today."
"Heh heh, Grey District is so bold, my hand exchanging phone numbers with Jane almost couldn't keep up!"
"Yeah… but I only liked one person, that person seemed to be from an office."
"Oh, an office isn't a proper job, Jane, you have to be careful!"
"Don't talk about it, Dandit went straight to a hotel room with a hot girl, I'm so envious, and we still have to cover for him."
"Don't worry, he can handle it himself, he's a repeat offender, and he was the one who brought us here this time!"
Everyone was more or less drunk, their laughter echoing through the night streets. The dark moon and high winds didn't make it feel eerie; streetlights illuminated their path ahead.
"Alright, we need to go back early. We'll have to sneak back into campus later. If they find out we went to Grey District, we'll be punished!" Only the handsome boy walking in front, Wu, looked around, saying with a slight unease.
"Don't be such a spoilsport, Wu. Ugh, this school is so annoying, what's so scary about Grey District? This is my first time in a place like this, and now it looks completely fine!"
One person's words were echoed by those around him.
Thump-thump—
A strange tapping sound suddenly occurred. The boy in front, Wu, keenly noticed this: "Did you hear something?"
"Is it not normal to have sounds on such a wide street?" Everyone was indifferent, walking past him one after another. He fell behind, following with even more unease.
To take a shortcut, they turned from the main road into a small alley.
This alley had no streetlights, only a beam of light shining from around the corner.
Suddenly, footsteps came from around the corner ahead.
Everyone saw a figure projected onto the wall by the light.
"Hey, be careful," Wu said.
"It's just one person, you really should be braver!" Someone was already annoyed.
Everyone slowly moved forward, and the main body of the shadow ahead also approached.
Squeak! Squeak!
Suddenly, a frightened mouse ran across the small path, knocking over something and making a sound.
Everyone just laughed.
Wu's eyes, however, suddenly widened as he looked ahead.
Seemingly also attracted by the mouse's movement, that shadow turned its head… a slender snout, an opening and closing mouth, and faintly visible sharp teeth.
More of the shadow was revealed; its "hand" stretched out, or more accurately, it wasn't a hand at all, but a sharp claw.
Some sharp cries came from there, and the students' laughter abruptly stopped, standing rooted to the spot with chills.
"What is that thing!"
"I don't know… it looks like a lizard, a dinosaur? How can there be such a thing in Grey District?"
"Are we too drunk? It must be an Illusion we're seeing because we're too drunk, it's fake!"
But the next moment, the ferocious head that emerged from around the corner shattered their false hope.
"Is it coming over!? No! No, don't come over!"
"Run!"
"Wait, there's one behind us too!"
"Ah!"
"Help! Sims! Help…"
The screams were swallowed by the night.
In the Grey District at night, such things could be quite common.
… …
"Roar!!"
Watching the Tyrannosaurus Rex on the screen roar up at the sky, striking its classic cinematic pose, the movie ended.
"A very interesting dinosaur movie. Although Dadu also has dinosaur-themed movies, examining these ancient creatures from the perspective of another world is also an experience," Lin Yilin commented.
Hong Yijia, on the other hand, was asleep beside her. She wasn't interested in dinosaurs.
"This movie caused a considerable dinosaur craze where I'm from, which lasted for a long time and even still has some influence today. It's one of my childhood memories," Zheng Fan said nostalgically.
"Although the restoration of the dinosaur's image in it wasn't very particular."
"There were limitations of the era, and of course, compromises made for the film. In later series, there were even genetically modified dinosaurs, which were practically monsters, but who cares, I quite like that kind of setting," Zheng Fan shrugged.
Lin Yilin nodded: "I can understand. What I prefer about this movie is its contemplation of life. That line is very interesting, isn't it? 'Life finds a way.'"
"Is that so? I just felt it was profound without fully understanding it," Zheng Fan said honestly.
As he spoke, he looked at Toast, who was playing with Lu Lu Shoes nearby: "If things like them count as life, can they really find their own way out?"
"Woof?" Toast, holding Lu Lu Shoes in its mouth, looked back. Did someone just call it?
"They can, probably."
Saying that, Lin Yilin closed the video page: "Then movie time is over. The first half of July has been so calm it's making me bored."
"Yeah, we've already watched several movies and TV shows. It's incredible that Banmu Office hasn't come looking for trouble," Zheng Fan agreed.
"After all, they did something foolish during Lu Lu's Illusion, so they're being watched closely and have been more subdued recently. But thanks to that, our studio there has been developing smoothly."
"Is this the benefit of doing things the right way…"
"Naturally, but you haven't been to the studio to check in for too long, and that's not good. Even with Qingye Heshi's cooperation, not showing your face for too long makes it hard to keep the subordinates' morale stable," Lin Yilin suggested.
"Eh~, after experiencing that body where I'm 100% synchronized with you, I just can't go back!" Zheng Fan immediately pulled a long face, almost throwing a tantrum.
"That's naturally fine too. After all, Mr. Illusion gained a certain degree of financial freedom after taking Ye-jie's money, so it makes sense that Banmu Office gave up," Lin Yilin was very compliant with Zheng Fan.
"How did you know? I didn't tell you."
"Ye-jie's way of thinking is very easy to figure out."
"Alright."
Zheng Fan thought for a moment: "Anyway, I have nothing to do, so I guess I'll go play with the handsome Japanese guy."
"Hmm, have fun."
Toast dutifully helped drag Cheng Fei's body out from inside. It looked quite miserable, all battered and broken.
Because Lin Yilin didn't let Toast torment the sofa, Cheng Fei's body endured too much for the sofa.
Zheng Fan's upper body was fully recovered. He tidied himself up casually and went out.
However, as soon as Zheng Fan stepped out the door, Lin Yilin's intelligence network suddenly popped up a message.
"Nighttime 'Beasts' attacking people?"
