They all call me an Outer God.

“I think I understand…” Ria nodded as if he understood something, but soon he began to feel dissatisfied with the fact that the Gate of Sloth had thrown him out prematurely.

If it had been any later, he might have been able to use the same tactics he employed at the Gate of Pride to create a considerable amount of value for himself with the large number of people present.

So many auction items, so many people—in Lia's eyes, they were all priceless gold!

What a waste! It's such a waste. Lia lives a very frugal life. He won't even touch anything that doesn't require spending. He'll even drag a discarded box he sees when no one is looking into it and sell it when he finds an opportunity.

James and his mentor wouldn't let him pick it up.

And now he has to watch so much money slip away from him.

It would be a lie to say I don't feel sorry for you.

Seeing that he seemed a little off, Claden asked, "What's wrong?"

"I'm fine. It's just that I've seen too much of the world and people's ways, and suddenly I felt a pang of sadness. My old problem has flared up again."

Ria casually remarked, not caring whether Claden could understand, and then changed the subject, trying to stop himself from thinking about those irrelevant things, and asked Claden, "What's the next door?"

"The next door, in theory, is..." Claden's tone was slightly hesitant.

Hey.

Jealousy and anger are always intertwined.

On the walls of the almost endless floors, people's extremely negative opinions about Sofia were written.

They feared Sofia, envied her good fortune, and were jealous that despite their long and arduous climb up the ranks, this person had taken their place and even become their superior.

Therefore, while people feared him, they also began to envy him. Everyone thought that Sofia was just a nobody who got lucky and became successful, so it was only natural that countless doubts and insults were cast upon him.

The next two doors are still filled with Sofia's memories, but the problem is that the mysterious item no longer allows Ria to retain any autonomy. Otherwise, Ria could have gathered all the chips by just going through two or three floors.

This person's methods of raising money are truly shameless and devoid of any moral compass. The mysterious item had to restrict his actions, forcing Ria to complete the memories of the Gates of Jealousy and Wrath, with each gate's memories only offering 50,000 chips.

These are conditions set before you even begin; otherwise, you are prohibited from proceeding to the next level.

Ria narrowed her eyes slightly, and casually stretched her hands, the bones in her slender fingers making a crisp sound: "Do you know who you're negotiating with?"

The rules are the rules. The collection of chips has been halted in the previous stage. The final hurdle is when we will truly gather all the chips.

The meaning of the mysterious item is very clear: Ria's speed in collecting chips is terrifying, so it has to save its chance for last.

If Ria can gather all the chips in the final sin, then she can go to the rooftop; otherwise, forget about it.

In a daze, Lia realized that this building, as a mysterious object, had its own consciousness, and thus judged that it could be sold for a lot of money.

Perhaps we can find an opportunity to sell it. At this moment, the mysterious object was unaware of what the young man inside it was thinking; it simply placed him behind the door according to the rules.

When she woke up again, Ria was still Sofia Miller.

The man who bought her from the auction was the head of a criminal organization who intended to groom Sofia as the organization's successor.

He did not reveal his real name, but only asked Sofia to call him Mr. Miller, or Father.

Miller has connections in both the legitimate and criminal worlds. In the underworld, he is practically a king, and people tremble at the mere mention of his name. The Miller family is a notorious criminal family whose members are known for their ruthless killings.

When male members reach the age of nineteen, they must marry young girls from some large families outside. Among these girls are even superhumans. They are going further and further in trying to see if ordinary people and superhumans can have children normally, and have even begun to study what the probability is that the children born will become superhumans.

However, the truth is that this experiment was fundamentally impossible to succeed. Extraordinary beings are only acquired, not born that way. Once a person is contaminated by the extraordinary, they become like an alien creature, with reproductive isolation from ordinary people.

After several failed experiments, the current head of the family decided to directly adopt a superhuman to succeed him. With careful training, even a tiger could be tamed, so his idea would naturally succeed.

"Money, power, status, I can give you anything, but think it over. Once you leave here and lose our protection, the Order Association will riddle you with bullets. The battles between the extraordinary are incredibly cruel; both humans and monsters can easily take your life."

This is the shackle that Miller uses to bind Sofia, and Sofia is quite satisfied with her shackles.

Those below him inevitably envied his good fortune, and with Miller's tacit approval, they tried every means to deal with Sofia. Sofia was also given an order not to kill any members of her family.

Sofia's daily life consisted of several near-death experiences and being discovered and hunted by the Order Association.

He went from being furious and impotent to being patient, and his claws became increasingly sharp during that time.

As long as the old folks can still give him everything he wants, what's wrong with keeping them around?

The underworld of Lidsh is notorious, but it also maintains a strange balance in the city, so much so that even the royal family and nobles cannot easily take action against it.

Under these circumstances, Sofia outwardly maintained politeness and appeared to be as good-natured as a good-for-nothing, making people believe that he had truly been reformed. In reality, however, he secretly colluded with officials and businessmen, playing a shady protective role and winning over many people from various organizations, including wild superhumans.

Those who disrupt order cannot be won over, but everyone else can become his target.

The witches were a motley crew, all worshipping a supreme mother goddess and hoping one day to summon her to the world. They believed that as long as people praised their mother goddess, she would be very kind to them.

The White Masks have intricate connections with the Chaos of Fuxing. Although their beliefs are chaotic, and they worship whomever they want, Sofia believes that they are still unable to escape the influence of the Chaos of Fuxing and are still worshipping it.

The members of the Truth Society are all intelligent people, and dealing with intelligent people is very mentally taxing. Sincerity is the best way to communicate with them.

Astrological gatherings are major events held by prophets once a decade. Their predictions are 99% accurate, and they can even predict the demise of celestial bodies. There, you can find countless prophets you admire to perform divination for you. However, most prophets are eccentric and will propose all sorts of conditions.

(End of this chapter)