It's the cyber age now, and you're still playing traditional villains?

Hearing Xu Shi say these words in a cold tone, Xia Ke'an was stunned for a moment.

From what the little boy said... is he going to find out the "natural law" and destroy it directly?

"I'm telling you, aren't you being too arrogant?"

Although it was not a good idea to attack his enthusiasm at this time, out of rational considerations, the white-haired loli still poured some cold water on him.

She couldn't help but worry - now they only knew a little bit of "Heaven's Law" through He Yuxia, and the whole face couldn't be drawn yet... Making such a decision at this time, it's hard not to think that he was acting on impulse.

"It's better to be bold than to be timid."

Xu Shi didn't buy her trick. "If you set the highest goal from the beginning, even if you only complete half of it, it's better than me setting the goal at the top of my feet and completing it easily, don't you think so, old lady?"

This is consistent with his usual style, and he has always done this - thinking back to when his memory just awakened, his goal was to take control of the entire Night Sin City bit by bit through Shen He's affairs, rather than simply tearing up the script.

"But……"

"Don't worry, I'm not acting on impulse."

Seeing that Xia Ke'an still had concerns, Xu Shi explained while adjusting her hairstyle, "My mom's situation is only part of the problem. The most important thing is that we can't let this sword hang over our heads anymore."

Especially since he is now the emperor of Night Sin City, he cannot remain indifferent after knowing all this.

My money!

"Moreover, in my opinion, 'heavenly justice' may also be happy to see this happen, and may not intervene because of what I did."

He went on to explain, "After all, if it was really as He Yuxia said, then I would have disrupted their entire deduction by now, but they still haven't taken any action, right?"

Of course, it is also possible that there is a buffer period... But no matter what the truth is, he also wants to dig deeper into "natural law". Otherwise, no matter what achievements he makes or what heights he reaches, he is just a guinea pig controlled by others.

"What you said... seems to make sense?"

The old lady thought about it seriously and couldn't refute his statement. "If that's the case...just give it a try. Of course, you must be fully prepared before trying it."

"Of course."

As he spoke, Xu Shi helped her tie up a very ugly double ponytail, "Don't you want to stop me anymore?"

"There's nothing we can do."

Xia Ke'an said helplessly, "Who told me to eat your food and use your things? If you have any ambitions, I can only support you from behind... It's so ugly! Stop playing with my hair!"

"You still have some self-awareness."

Xu Shi joked and helped her to spread her hair again, "Don't worry, you will inevitably be exploited... The more unknowns there are in "heavenly principles", the more indispensable your abilities will be."

"Tsk, I knew you couldn't leave me."

The old lady was a little proud when she heard this. "Then tell me, where do you want me to start?"

"This is not urgent."

Xu Shi shook his head. "You just used your ability not long ago. It will consume too much energy to use it again now... Wait until Shen Qin's self-healing ability is decomposed. Then you should have no worries."

"Well, it's up to you."

Xia Ke'an nodded obediently, feeling a little warm in her heart. She had heard Xia Wuyou talk about dual superpowers, and she had thought at that time whether she could be the first person to try it and completely suppress the complications of superpowers in this way.

But it was not easy to ask this question proactively. She couldn't just grab Xu Shi's collar and ask if he could give her the supernatural power, right? To be honest, she felt that she had owed too much to this little boy, and she couldn't say such a thing.

But she didn't expect that the first person he considered was her. It feels good to be cared for and valued.

"But I can tell you about the relevant plans first."

Xu Shi smiled and said, "Just now when He Yuxia talked about the "Supervisors", she used 'we' instead of 'I', which is enough to prove that Night Crime City is by no means the only place they are concerned about."

"The base of Tianli is not in this city. We have explored hundreds of meters underground and found no clues. This is the best proof... I am afraid that we need to go out and explore further."

"……for example?"

"Like... the other side of the sea."

Xu Shi thought for a moment and said, "The depths of the Birch Plains were once the place of the "Forgotten", and the "Reason of Heaven" is probably not in that direction... Then all that is left for us is the vast ocean."

"……Um."

Xia Ke'an was stunned for a long time before he nodded woodenly, "You are really bold. To be honest, I have never considered that there may be other lands or cities on the other side of the sea..."

She seemed a little dazed, and it was obvious that Xu Shi's words shocked her more than anything that had just happened.

"…It's just a guess."

Xu Shi found this strange, but reacted after a moment. He thought that the old lady was probably not an isolated case. Anyone else in this city would probably have a similar reaction if they heard this.

Because this broke everyone's long-held concept - maybe hundreds or even thousands of years? People have never thought that there is a wider world outside the Night Sin City. This has been a long-standing mindset, and the sea area heavily polluted by rust fog has become the best roadblock.

Even he himself was no exception. If his memory had not been awakened, he probably wouldn't have been able to connect this point so smoothly. At least for the past twenty years, wasn't he just as confused as everyone else?

But this also made him more certain of his guess. A completely isolated area, isn't that the Truman world? If you don't try to explore the outside world, you will be trapped here for the rest of your life. To put it bluntly, it's just a test field...

No one wants to be a leek in the experimental field. At least after learning the truth, Xu Shi didn't want to do that at all.

This is where the resentment in his heart lies.

As for Xia Ke'an, she was still immersed in the shock brought by Xu Shi, but she slowly came back to her senses.

How should I put it... Xu Shi seems to be such a person? She always feels that he can easily do things that others can't do. At least half a year ago, she would not have thought that he could complete the control of the entire Night Sin City in such a short time.

Now these remarks that made people suddenly realize were also... Logically speaking, she was actually one of the people who hated "natural justice" the most, but that incident had already made her anxious and fearful, and she dared not let go and do many things.

But if this little boy is with me, everything seems to be okay again.

Even so, she acted like a spoiled child, "No, no, I feel like I can't always be with you."

"Hmm?" Xu Shi raised his eyebrows.

"I'm almost turning into an idiot who can't think of anything. I always feel like I can figure these things out."

The old lady said stubbornly, "It's all your fault. Did you secretly use your ability on me?"

"That's about it."

Xu Shi said unhappily, "I haven't seen you think of these things in the past twenty or thirty years. Are you blaming me now?"

"I don't care, this is the result anyway."

The white-haired loli hummed, "From today on, Xiao Ke'an declares that she will break away from brother Xu Shi and spread her wings to fly on her own!"

As soon as she finished speaking, she stretched and prepared to jump out of the other's arms.

But in less than five seconds, she stopped and curled up again.

"Forget it. You'll still exploit me later... I'll collect some interest from you first."

Xia Ke'an lay in his arms and said, "It would be too easy for you to leave now. Don't move. Let me take a nap first."

“…Ah, yes, yes.”

Xu Shi didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Has it started? It's already over!

Hi, is this my mother’s friend?

……

After experiencing the He Yuxia incident, it would be absolutely false to say that Xu Shi did not have any psychological fluctuations.

But this is a very positive psychological fluctuation. The emergence of "heavenly justice" even gave him new motivation. As expected, it is a fantasy to want to lie down and give up at the age of 25.

And think about it carefully, if it develops according to the original work, Shen He will probably go in this direction after defeating me, right? Otherwise, the appearance of He Yuxia and the showdown will be meaningless...

Tsk tsk tsk, how come I ended up looking like him? (Sad)

However, what surprised him more than feeling sad was that Xie Qingyan came to his door early the next morning.

What the bitch did was naturally "natural".

"I don't know what you think, but according to my estimation, those little bad guys... those secret agents hidden in this city are only a small part."

She even got straight to the point, which was rare. It was obvious that this incident had a great impact on her. "If we want to find them, we may need to do something crazy."

Of course, she is still as cute when she scolds people.

"for example?"

Xu Shi started to act stupid.

"For example...trying to go out to sea, which is something no one has thought of doing for hundreds of years."

Xie Qingyan said seriously, "There must be other places on the other side of the sea. Maybe this group of people is hiding there."

"Oh."

Xu Shi nodded with an expression that said "So you also discovered it".

"…You knew that already?"

The bitch knew him well. She knew everything when she saw his dead face. "If you know, don't waste your time... What's your attitude towards this matter?"

"What's your attitude?"

"Can't you see my attitude?"

Xie Qingyan was a little anxious. "First of all, I don't want to be used as a pawn by Heaven's Law. Secondly, the technology these people possess is very valuable to everyone."

This is true. From the past events, we can see the big picture of many things, such as the ability to easily destroy everything, or perfect clones like He Yuxia... These alone are enough to make people feel fearful and excited at the same time.

"Coincidentally, your attitude is also my attitude."

Xu Shi smiled when he heard this, "So we need to cooperate on this matter. If you don't come to me, I will come to you."

To be honest, he had always admired Xie Qingyan, and it was even more so after hearing her thoughts today that were almost the same as his - or was this the big villain boss in the original novel? Although Xia Ke'an's momentary confusion was cute, Xie Qingyan, who had similar views to him, also made him feel happy.

So the old lady really became stupid under her influence, right? Never mind. You really can’t expect too much from a ten-year-old girl. (doge)

And to be honest, the bitch has been much more well-behaved recently. She no longer does any tricks in secret or goes against him, which makes him even more relieved.

"Then, without further ado?"

It was rare for Xie Qingyan not to argue with him. No one could do this without the other - "Prism" needed the industrial technology of "Snake Ring", and vice versa, their biotechnology was equally indispensable.

"Okay."

Xu Shi nodded, his expression gradually becoming serious. "Snake Ring will be responsible for the equipment going out to sea. I will send someone to contact the City Hall and the Maritime Bureau to get seawater samples for analysis."

The main reason why no one is willing to go out to sea these days is the problem of vehicles - the sea water severely corroded by "rust fog" is no longer capable of being handled by wooden and iron ships, and more special materials are needed.

However, the return on such investment is not high, so neither "Snake Ring" nor "Shark Tooth" are interested in the related projects.