In another world, Lu Mingfei is learning card making.

"Master, that demon seems to be making a move." The red-robed acolyte revealed his prosthetic limbs and raised them high.

The prosthetic limb shimmers with layers of blue light, like a special effect in a science fiction movie that displays "data is being transmitted".

"Where is the disturbance?" Lu Mingfei took a deep breath, gently holding Louisa's spirit card in his hand, ready to summon her at any moment.

Judging from the red-robed acolyte's appearance, the attacker doesn't seem to be a 'physical' creature—a ghost? An electromagnetic life form? Or something else entirely?

"In the financial markets," the red-robed acolyte blinked, "the stocks I own, which are waiting to appreciate, are experiencing an abnormal price drop. If this trend isn't stopped in time, our losses could amount to tens of millions. Hmm, tens of millions of US dollars."

"So on Earth, what the demon actually controls is money?" Lu Mingfei almost subconsciously began to ponder what this meant—

Because he had studied theology during his week at St. Marian, he was finally able to understand something about the situation:

Almost all gods and demons have a "divine office." Only by having a divine office can they determine their image and appearance, and carry out normal "divine descent" and receive offerings and bestow blessings.

—Of course, for demons, it can't be called "divine intervention," it has to be called an invasion of the abyss. Offerings can't be called offerings either, they have to be called sacrifices; blessings can't be called blessings, they have to be called corruption…

But setting aside these ideological propaganda, the two can be considered the same thing.

In addition to human sacrifices and blessings, gods and demons can also manipulate things within their divine domain.

For example, the most active righteous god, the "God of Holy Rites," whose divine duties include being the protector of the kingdom, the god of order, the god of rituals, the god of holy light, and so on, can manipulate the realm of "order" to make the government function more smoothly and social governance more effective.

He can also manipulate the realm of "rituals," making rituals that point to Him require fewer conditions and those that point to evil require more.

Given these preconditions, when Lu Mingfei saw this stock fluctuation, he almost subconsciously associated it with divine manipulation in the realm of money—

For example, causing overvalued stocks to fall, or causing stocks in a certain sector to rise...

"No, Master, all of this is documented." The red-robed attendant's pupils narrowed slightly.

"Someone is challenging me in the realm of money and stocks."

……

"This opponent reacts very quickly..."

In the presidential suite of the Regent Hotel, a girl named Su Enxi is holding a tablet computer.

—Okay, although I'm holding a computer, the screen is black. Its display has been connected to a bunch of monitors, where densely packed red and green line graphs jump around over time, displaying their ugly marks as if they were alive.

But Su Enxi didn't care at all. In this realm, she was God. God created all things in the world, and the traces of all things in the world were naturally revealed in God's eyes, without the slightest trace being concealed.

But today, the god of the financial world has finally met the devil.

...Su Enxi didn't actually like the Bible much, but her boss liked to recite it from time to time. After hearing it for a long time, when something like this happened, the first analogy that popped into her mind was God and the devil.

"But ultimately, there are differences." Su Enxi murmured softly, explaining to whoever she was referring to, "In the Bible, God created everything, even the devil."

"But in the financial world, the only one who can collide with God is another God—"

"The created can never surpass the Creator."

On the line chart, the red line suddenly dips down and turns green.

"Oh? A diversionary tactic to relieve the siege of Wei? Is this what you're planning?" Su Enxi immediately chimed in, her fingers flying across the keyboard. "Okay, looks like we're on the same page..."

……

In the ward, Lu Mingfei looked at the red-robed monk who was keeping his eyes closed and not speaking, and sat back down on the bed in silence.

That's the good thing about cyborgs; they carry their computers with them, so even now, they can connect to the internet as soon as they extend their limbs.

Lu Mingfei had actually longed for this kind of life, where he could go online anytime, anywhere after becoming a cyborg, and play games simply by closing his eyes...

The people of You Shu flew in from outside the door, and Jing Shu suddenly stood up, staring intently at the door.

"There are enemies."

Lu Mingfei's spirits lifted as he looked at Jing Shu with great anticipation—he was eager to see what the combat power of this "next-generation species" would be like in the real world.

If you can't even beat these 'infiltrators,' then there's nothing more to say. It's just one life; you can have it if you want, devil.

If they can fight the special agents to a standstill, it means that Lu Mingfei's forces are at least capable of fighting, and they can continue to live in this city, as long as they are careful not to provoke those ancient families.

If we could easily crush the agents...

Then Lu Mingfei would have to consider what materials this Earth could provide him.

With the Traveler's Street opening next week, he can buy a large number of blank magic cards and refine them into magic spirits. He can then put some into his card deck and some into the Mirror of Eternity, thus accelerating his strength growth in two ways.

—You know, he can only stay at St. Marian Academy for a total of six years, which is seventy-two months. Now almost a month has passed, and one percent of the time he can grow up carefree has quietly disappeared!

He has no idea what he will face after graduating from the academy. Now that he can safely develop his strength, he should do his best to speed it up!

Lost in thought, Lu Mingfei instinctively hid in a corner of the room, using the electrocardiogram machine as cover. The door opened softly, and a nurse in white entered—

Well, it seems this infiltrator isn't very professional, Lu Mingfei thought to himself. Everyone knows this floor has been thoroughly cleared; no one can get in. What's the point of fooling the caregiver? Does anyone really expect a caregiver to protect their personal safety in a hospital?

"Word of Power: Kamaitachi!"

With Jing Shu's command, an invisible ripple of wind swept through, instantly enveloping the room in her perception—

But should we activate the Kamaitachi immediately? She's just standing there; we can see her directly. Is it really necessary to use the Kamaitachi for foresight...?

"wrong!"

Lu Mingfei was startled.

The white-clad nurse who had just entered the room had vanished into thin air!