Daily Summary: I'm a CEO in a Bizarre World

"I want this one."

Ye Lin pointed to a three-story villa in the villa area and casually asked Mai Xing for it, just like ordering a tomato and beef stir-fry rice.

"Um, compared to giving you a mansion, I think killing the 'Loan King' would be easier to achieve," Mai Xing said, scratching his head in embarrassment. This time, he finally didn't have that smug look on his face.

Ye Lin turned and glanced at him, saying, "Oh? I remember you said last month that you wanted to settle down in the Ideal District someday."

Mai Xing sighed and said, "I was being naive. You need at least 3000 million to buy a villa like this. Based on our salary last month, it would take us 5500 years to earn that much."

Ye Lin couldn't help but laugh out loud before saying, "You're not trying to lie to me, are you? Earning 3000 million with reason is harder than killing a god?"

Mai Xing raised his index finger and shook it, saying in a serious tone, "Because villas are not a necessity, I don't need to bear such a heavy responsibility for this distant goal."

But defeating the "Loan King" is different; that's a life goal I must achieve within 10 years.

"Glib talker," Ye Lin muttered, her voice so soft that Mai Xing didn't hear her.

"What did you say?"

"I'm calling you a complete idiot!" Before Mai Xing could retort, Ye Lin pointed to a villa ahead, interrupting his spellcasting: "We've arrived."

Upon entering the villa, Mai Xing discovered that its layout was similar to the villa where she and Ye Lin had gone for post-construction cleaning earlier this month. The villa was lavishly decorated, with each floor subdivided into different functional areas, and even the maids, nannies, and those storing miscellaneous items each had their own private rooms.

"Do we still need to have one person responsible for each floor? After you advanced to Sequence 7 through the [Ox and Horse] path, what new abilities did you gain?" Ye Lin asked.

"The new ability I'm talking about isn't something I gained after advancing through the [Ox and Horse] route. One of the extraordinary abilities I'm going to use this time, which you experienced last week, is called [Team Bonds]. It allows me to share the sealed artifacts I possess with you."

"So that ability is called [Team Bond]... Then why did you mention the new ability for advancing to Sequence 7?" Ye Lin retorted.

But then Mai Xing put on that smug, infuriating smile again and said, "Sister Lin, you must be reluctant to rent a Level 1 sealed item because you think the monthly fee is too expensive."

Without a second thought, Ye Lin blurted out, "Of course! Even the lowest-grade Level 1 sealed artifact costs 100 sanity points per month. That's enough for me to rent five top-tier Level 2 sealed artifacts. What idiot would go to Sequence 7... wait?!"

Ye Lin suddenly realized what Mai Xing meant, and saw that the other party nodded in confirmation of her guess.

"That's right, today I'm bringing you a Level 1 Sealed Artifact Trial Card."

Upon hearing this, Ye Lin asked nervously, "You wouldn't spend hundreds of sanity points to rent a level 1 sealed artifact, would you? Really?"

"You can rest assured about that. None of the sealing items I use require an exorbitant monthly fee. You only need to pay a usage fee. Hmm, that's what makes the 'Ox and Horse' method special."

"Now that you mention it, I really want to join your [Bull and Horse] path." Ye Lin was finally relieved after receiving Mai Xing's reply, and only then did she have the mind to joke.

"Let's get started without delay. The [Team Bond] ability only lasts for 30 minutes, so we must act quickly once we begin using it."

"Okay," Ye Lin nodded in agreement.

Using the pollutant "Social Dust" deducts 3.5 sanity.

[Remaining usage time: 02:59:99]

[Rationality Balance: 383.54]

With the use of "Social Dust," related extraordinary knowledge was also synchronized into Ye Lin's sea of ​​consciousness through "Team Bonds."

A flood of unfamiliar and extraordinary knowledge rushed into Ye Lin's brain. She was first amazed by the power of the Level 1 pollutant, and then she discovered that this "dust of society" seemed to be different from ordinary sealed objects.

"'Social dust'...is it the strong dust pollutants we encountered last month when we were doing post-construction cleaning?" Ye Lin hesitated for a moment before finally voicing her question.

When defeating the "Mother of the Deep Nest," Mai Xing used this pollutant power. After forcibly increasing its influence through the "Use Now, Pay Later" method in the "Loan" channel, it temporarily became a Sequence 5 and thus suffered a massive amount of pollution.

Ye Lin had doubts at the time, but she forgot about it afterwards and didn't ask about it again.

Ye Lin could have pretended not to know this time, but she believed that even if she didn't ask, Mai Xing would definitely tell her on his own, so she might as well bring up the topic herself.

"That's right. I have a certain probability of permanently recording and using the pollutants I come into contact with. When each recorded pollutant reaches the [Initial Influence] level, its [Location of the Pollutant] and [Method for Removal] are unlocked. That's why I can find so many pollutants and kill them easily in a short time."

"This ability also comes from the [Ox and Horse] pathway," Mai Xing frankly admitted.

Ye Lin was greatly surprised after hearing this.

This almost miraculous ability can be possessed even before Sequence 7, or even just when passing through Sequence 9.

"To be honest, I'm really jealous," Ye Lin said enviously.

"Look, isn't this sharing my pollutant abilities with you? Sister Lin, you'd better work hard to get your hands on the barter system through the loan program."

"Once I acquire it, I can share the extraordinary abilities with you too." Mai Xing wished as he assigned Ye Lin a task.

"We'll see," Ye Lin said dismissively. With a thought, she used her mental power to activate "Social Dust."

In an instant, she felt her spiritual power spread to the surrounding space. Even dust particles that were imperceptible to the naked eye could be sensed through her spiritual power and were all under her precise control.

She raised her right hand, and a giant hand made of dust appeared in mid-air. Her five fingers moved rhythmically, and the giant hand moved in sync.

"Level 1 pollutants are amazing, aren't they? When I first used it, it felt like I had entered a new world," Mai Xing shared his feelings and experiences.

He manipulated the giant hand of dust to push open the nearest door. The room was filled with dust, the same pollutant he was currently using.

"Oh, we meet again."

Mai Xing clapped his hands forward, and the two giant dust palms collided in the room, creating a strong wind that blasted the dust that filled the entire room to the corner of the ground. Many pollutants lost their activity in the impact and turned into harmless ordinary dust.

"You're here to settle this," Mai Xing invited Ye Lin.

"Okay." Ye Lin responded. The scattered dust pollution had now regrouped, transforming into a dust tornado that swept towards the only exit door.

Ye Lin continuously poured spiritual power into the giant dust hand she was controlling. Under the constant influx of spiritual power, the size of the hand grew rapidly, and in the blink of an eye, it occupied one-third of the room's volume.

She reached forward and scooped it up, and the giant dust hand encompassed the polluted tornado, which was only the size of her palm.

Clench your five fingers together, apply force, and crush until they are pulverized.

["Social Dust" Influence +5 (from pollutant usage)]

["Social Dust" Influence Value +5 (from pollutant sharing and use)]

["Social Dust" Influence +2 (from source pollution cleanup)]