《My Buildings Mutated》 Chapter 1 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation The construction team was renovating a dilapidated toilet in Katya Park. They had placed a fence and sign noting that it was under renovation. A few passers-by applauded when they saw the toilet being renovated. They were very pleased and satisfied. This was because the toilet was in bad shape. The smell in the toilet was bad, and there were flies and bedbugs everywhere. Everyone was reluctant to use the toilet in the park. They would rather hold their urine in until they reached their homes than use the park¡¯s toilet. Many people started to complain about the dilapidated toilet. Therefore, everyone was very happy when the park¡¯s management department decided to renovate the toilet. ¡°How long is the renovation process?¡± asked an old lady. An old lady walked over to Smith. Smith was instructing workers to set up the fence. ¡°We¡¯ll work through the night. We should be able to finish renovating the toilet in three days,¡± Smith answered with a smile. ¡°Three days? No way?¡± The old lady had on an incredulous expression. ¡°This toilet is very difficult to build. You guys won¡¯t cut corners, right?¡± ¡°How is that possible? We¡¯re a formal and legitimate renovation company!¡± Smith chatted with the old lady for a while until she was content. She then left. Under normal circumstances, it was impossible to build a toilet in three days. It was impossible to build a toilet in three shifts, even if each shift was 24 hours. After all, cement takes time to dry. If quick-drying cement was used, the cost would be much higher. It was impractical to spend a lot of money to simply fix a toilet. Smith only dared to make such a promise because he had a system. The system was known as the ¡®Miracle Building System¡¯! The main function of the system was architecture. There was no lottery or shopping mall. The only function of the system was architecture. However, the buildings that were created by the system were different from other buildings. The buildings that were specifically built by the system had attributes. An example given by the system was the Stark Tower in Marvel. If the system built the Stark Tower in Marvel, then the architectural attributes of the Stark Tower would be very strong. Work Efficiency + 150 Mental State + 100 Scientific Research Ability + 100 Inspiration + 100 Anti-strike ability + 200 Physical attractiveness + 100 Buildings that were built by the system all had attributes attached to them. The attributes given by the system were different for every building and were based on the functions of the buildings. Aside from the attributes, the system¡¯s construction speed was also very fast. Legend has it that the boss of the most powerful company in the Marvel Universe, New York Construction Engineering, had obtained this system. When New York was invaded by aliens, the entire city was destroyed. However, on the next day, the city returned to its original state. This was the power of the system; its construction speed was extremely fast. Smith planned to modify the toilet using the system. With the system¡¯s ability, the toilet could be built easily. He told people that it would take three days instead because he was afraid that they would not believe him if he did it any faster. Although it was very fast to build a toilet in three days, it was still within an acceptable timeline. It was 11 pm in the evening. Smith was alone at the construction site. The workers he had hired previously had left. ¡°System, start building the toilet.¡± Smith ordered the system to start building after making sure that no one was around. [ Exquisite toilet construction began! ] In an instant, a virtual projection of a toilet appeared in front of Smith. In the next second, the virtual projection continued to gather light and shadows from all directions. The internal structure then gradually appeared and formed a solid structure. [ Exquisite toilet construction completed! Toilet attributes generated! ] [ Completed! ] [ Toilet attributes: Odor removal + 10, Defecation + 15] When Smith saw the attributes given by the system, he could not help but laugh. He understood the need to eliminate odor as it was necessary for a toilet to have no odor. However, what was this defecation attribute? Does it mean that he could defecate more if he used the toilet? ¡°Forget it. It doesn¡¯t matter. Let¡¯s have a look inside the toilet.¡± Smith closed the system panel and walked into the toilet. The black marble and brick walls had pale white patterns on them. The washroom was pure white and had golden edges. There was also a full-sized floor-to-ceiling mirror. The interior of the toilet made one feel that it was very clean and upscale at a glance. The washroom looked like it was made for a five-star hotel. However, the toilet was located in a park that was free for everyone to use. Therefore, such a result was quite shocking. Smith walked into the men¡¯s washroom. The Ruyan¡¯s cubicle doors were all made with solid wood. They were much better than any ordinary plastic doors. ¡°This renovation, no matter what, is worth 150,000!¡± Smith walked around and was very satisfied with the end result. However, at the same time, he also felt that he was at a loss. The other party only gave him a total of 150,000 yuan when he took on this project. He spent 20,000 yuan just to treat them to a meal and another 80,000 yuan to build the toilet. In other words, he only earned 40,000 to 50,000 yuan from this project. However, the quality of this toilet certainly did not match the price of 150,000 yuan. Therefore, to others, it would look like he was definitely in debt after this project. ¡°This is only an exquisite building. If it was a legendary, epic, or supreme-level building, how exaggerated would the effect be?¡± Smith muttered and was extremely regretful. Suddenly, Smith¡¯s stomach rumbled. Smith felt a little uncomfortable in his stomach. It was not painful, but he wanted to go to the toilet all of a sudden. Smith quickly ran into the toilet after opening the toilet door. ¡°Plop! Plop!¡± Ten minutes later, Smith walked out whilst holding the door. His legs were shaking. ¡°This is too scary¡­ could this be the power of defecation + 15?¡± After he reflected on the toilet¡¯s attributes, Smith¡¯s face became very ugly. He felt that there might be something wrong with the toilet. Chapter 2 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation After three days, Smith hired a few more workers to tear down the fence next to the toilet. He acted as if the toilet had just been completed. ¡°Boss, I¡¯m Smith. I am the contractor for the toilet project. I¡¯ve already built the toilet. When you¡¯re free, come over and take a look.¡± After the fence was torn down completely, Smith called the park manager. A little while later, the manager came with a group of people to inspect the newly built toilet. He could not help but to be a little suspicious and worried given that the toilet was only built in three days. ¡°Are you really sure that there is no problem with your company? It was built in three days? Are you cutting corners?¡± he asked when he saw Smith. The manager¡¯s face did not look good. He had previously charged Smith 20,000 yuan for the project. Plus, he only gave Smith the project after much eating and drinking. He did not ask for the toilet to be good. He just needed it to be cleaned and renovated to an acceptable standard. Therefore, it was normal for the cleaning and renovating process to take some time. However, it had only been three days and the inspection was already being carried out. It was too perfunctory. The manager would also be responsible if the matter was investigated. It was not a big deal if the toilet did not look good. However, the manager would be in deep trouble if the toilet had poor structure and collapsed. Therefore, the manager was very regretful. If he had known earlier, he would not have charged Smith the 20,000 yuan. ¡°We are not the kind of company that would cut corners. You can find anyone to test it and have a look at our building standards!¡± Smith was not very happy. He had already paid the money, but he was still being doubted. That was not good. The manager looked at Smith¡¯s expression and was a little hesitant. Did he really not cut corners? Regardless, he had already spoken his mind and showed his doubtful attitude towards Smith. He then went into the toilet to have a look. He still had to pick out a few flaws and give some kind of criticism even if Smith did not cut corners. The testing staff walked into the toilet behind the manager. ¡°F*ck! This toilet is decorated very well!¡± ¡°This marble tile is even better than my house¡¯s! This wall tile costs two to three hundred!¡± ¡°Is this really the toilet¡¯s sink? It¡¯s even better than the one I have in my house and the one I use is a famous brand! This is too exaggerated!¡± A few people from the management department were very surprised. The renovation of this toilet was so nostalgic that it would hurt a five-star hotel! The manager was also very surprised. The interior of the toilet was so well-decorated. When they walked to the south side, the manager and team were all dumbfounded. They were shocked again when they saw the wooden cubicle. This was such a waste. How could a public toilet be renovated like this? The scariest thing was that there was no strange smell in the toilet after three days of renovation. This meant that a very high-level environmental protection material was used to achieve this effect. ¡°Smith, is the money really enough for a renovation of your level?¡± the manager asked hesitantly. Could it be that he really spent all the money on the renovation? The original structure of the toilet had not been changed. Was the renovation done directly on top of the original structure? ¡°Where¡¯s Smith?¡± The manager was waiting for a reply. However, when he turned around, he realized that Smith was not in the toilet at all. Gulp¡­ At this moment, everyone¡¯s stomach felt uncomfortable, and they wanted to go to the toilet. ¡°Oh¡­ What¡¯s going on? My stomach is uncomfortable. Could it be that I ate something bad for breakfast?¡± ¡°Me too. Could it be that there¡¯s something wrong with the fried dough sticks we ate in the morning?¡± ¡°Could it be that the oil in the canteen was not good? Otherwise, why would our stomachs be so uncomfortable?¡± A few of them then walked into the toilet and started squatting. Splash¡­ A series of splashing sounds could be heard in the toilet. Fifteen minutes later, the manager and the members of the inspection team came out whilst holding the toilet wall. When they came outside, they saw Smith smoking in a corner. When he saw the manager exited the toilet, he wanted to laugh, but he held it in. ¡°Oh? What¡¯s wrong with you guys?¡± Smith asked whilst pretending to be surprised. ¡°Nothing, maybe I ate something bad this morning.¡± The manager¡¯s voice was very weak. He almost had a breakdown in the bathroom earlier. He had been eating out all year round, so his stomach was not good. Therefore, he felt completely exhausted after the stomach ache. ¡°Oh? Then how¡¯s the quality of the toilet?¡± ¡°This¡­ I¡¯ll get someone from the acceptance criteria team to test it later. If there¡¯s no problem, I¡¯ll call you today for the rest of the money.¡± The manager was very satisfied with the toilet. He could see it clearly with his eyes. However, in order to prevent any problems with quality, he still needed to find someone to test it. ¡°Okay, then I¡¯ll go back first.¡± Smith nodded. He was not afraid of the test at all. If the toilets built by the system were not up to standard, then there would be no toilets in the world that would be up to standard. In fact, Smith had also grasped the idea of the defecation attribute. The purpose of the attribute was not to cause diarrhea. Although it may have the effects of diarrhea, the purpose was actually similar to detoxification. Toxins that have been accumulated in one¡¯s body would be excreted when using the toilet. Although it would cause people to collapse for the first time, it will not cause any harm to the body. On the contrary, it had many benefits. Of course, the situation would be different if one was actually having diarrhea. At noon, the person went to test the quality of the toilet. The result showed that the toilet was up to standard. In fact, it had already reached the highest possible standard. After the manager received the result, he quickly settled the balance and paid Smith. After all, Smith had already given him 20,000 yuan. Moreover, there were no problems with the quality of the bathroom. In fact, the quality of the decoration was beyond his expectation. As such, it would be unjustifiable to delay the payment. However, the manager was confused when he realized that the individual who checked the toilet also had diarrhea during the test. The administrator found the incident to be very strange. Chapter 3 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation At 6 pm, the number of people in the vicinity of Katya Park increased. The residents living in the community usually had dinner at this time. They would then go for a walk by the lake. There were old men reading newspapers on the park bench. There were also some old ladies who went for walks there. Parents liked to bring their children out to play in the park. There were also couples who went on dates by the lake. ¡°William, are you free lately? Come and fish.¡± ¡°I¡¯m afraid that won¡¯t do. I¡¯m going for a walk. My stomach hasn¡¯t been well recently, and I¡¯m a little constipated. I¡¯ll have to walk more after dinner. I can¡¯t sit.¡± William waved his hand and walked away while rubbing his stomach. After a while, William walked to the side of the newly built toilet. ¡°Eh? Is this toilet newly built?¡± It looked completely different from the previous toilets. William initially wanted to go back home to use the toilet. However, his doctor instructed him that if he felt like going to the toilet, he should go to the toilet. This was regardless of whether he wanted to go to the toilet or not. After recalling his doctor¡¯s advice, William walked into the newly built toilet. ¡°Oh, oh, oh, it¡¯s comfortable,¡± William said in a pleasant tone. It had been a long time since he had so much fun defecating ever since he had constipation. At the same time, William heard someone¡¯s footsteps. Someone entered the toilet beside him in an anxious manner. As soon as the person entered the bathroom stall next to him, he heard a series of popping sounds. ¡°Oh, the seafood is bad today. It¡¯s killing me.¡± A young man¡¯s voice came from the stall next door. Although his voice had changed, his facial expression showed that he was in great pain. ¡°Young man, if you have a bad stomach, don¡¯t eat cold things,¡± said William. William had just finished defecating and was in a very good mood. He started chatting with the person next door. ¡°Yeah, my stomach is actually okay. Maybe it¡¯s because I haven¡¯t completely recovered from the stomach flu,¡± said the young man. ¡°Take your medicine if you¡¯re sick. Don¡¯t treat the diarrhea like it¡¯s nothing.¡± ¡°Okay, I¡¯ll go back and take my medicine.¡± ¡°Oh no, stop talking. I just went out to wash my hands. I haven¡¯t even finished washing my hands and my stomach can¡¯t take it anymore.¡± ¡°Then it is quite serious. If you really can¡¯t take it anymore, go to the hospital and get an injection.¡± ¡°Okay, I got it. I¡¯ll go right away.¡± A minute later, the young man left again. In less than 30 seconds, there was another bang from the next stall. William heard the door shut and a series of puffing sounds followed. ¡°Ah! It feels so good!¡± William recognized the familiar voice. It was still the young man from before. Although he had stopped speaking, William could tell from his trembling voice that it was the same person. ¡°You can¡¯t do this. Call an ambulance,¡± said William in a kind manner. He was afraid that something might happen to him after hearing the change in his voice. ¡°There¡¯s no need. I¡¯ll just wait a little longer,¡± said the young man. He was very reluctant to answer William. After William heard his reply, he kept quiet. After all, he did not have any relations with that person. It just so happened that they were in the toilet together and had a brief conversation. They had never even met each other before. He could not care less about strangers. The young man quickly finished his business and left again. However, this time, he walked out very slowly. He was leaning against the wall. Gulp¡­ Before he could reach for the door and wash his hands, his stomach rang out again. ¡°Help¡­ call an ambulance¡­ no¡­ don¡¯t call an ambulance¡­ wait, call an ambulance¡­¡± William was almost done at that moment. He picked up the phone and called an ambulance. ¡°I¡¯m calling from Katya Park. There¡¯s a person in the toilet and he¡¯s exhausted. He can¡¯t leave the toilet at all. Please send an ambulance over quickly. Alright¡­ I¡¯ll wait for you here. Hurry up!¡± William ended the call and went back into the toilet to inform the young man. ¡°I¡¯ve already called an ambulance. They¡¯ll be here soon. Don¡¯t come out for now. Stay inside.¡± ¡°Thank you, thank you¡­ ouch¡­¡± The ambulance arrived in less than ten minutes. ¡°Where is the person?¡± asked the medical staff as they exited the ambulance. ¡°He¡¯s in the toilet. He¡¯s probably dehydrated. Hurry up and bring a stretcher. There¡¯s no one else in there except him,¡± said William. ¡°Okay, we¡¯ll go right away.¡± The medical staff and a few nurses carried the stretcher into the toilet. ¡°Open the door. We¡¯re doctors. How are you now?¡± asked the doctor as he entered the toilet. ¡°Doctor¡­ I. . . can¡¯t¡­ anymore¡­,¡± said the young man in a weak tone. ¡°Pull up your pants. I am going to open the door and send you to the hospital.¡± The doctor proceeded to open the door forcefully. He looked at the young man sitting on the toilet. His lips were dry and chapped. He looked like he was about to die. How many times has he defecated and why was he still defecating? It was obvious that he was dehydrated. It could be seen in his eyes. The electrolytes in his body must be in disarray. The doctor determined the severity of his illness. Without saying a word, he pulled the young man up and helped him onto the stretcher. Gulp¡­ At the same time, the doctor¡¯s stomach started to rumble. ¡°Please carry him into the ambulance first. There¡¯s no need to wait for me. Send him to the hospital immediately!¡± The doctor then shut the door and sat down on the toilet. Poof, poof, poof¡­ The two nurses were stunned but they still had to carry the patient to the ambulance. However, before they even reached the toilet door, the two nurses¡¯ stomachs started to hurt and purr. ¡°I can¡¯t do it either. Wait for me. I have to go to the toilet.¡± ¡°Wait¡­ I need to go to the toilet too!¡± The two nurses placed the exhausted young man on the floor in front of the sink and rushed to the female toilet next door. ¡°Wait¡­ wait¡­ please carry me out first¡­,¡± said the young man on the stretcher helplessly. However, only the sounds of the doctor defecating could be heard. No one paid any attention to him. Chapter 4 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation ¡°Welcome to the highway broadcast. I¡¯m Edwin. We have a very interesting piece of news for you today.¡± The host on the other side said: ¡°Hello, I¡¯m Sandy.¡± ¡°Do you know? A very strange thing happened in the park last night.¡± ¡°What is it?¡± ¡°Yesterday, a young man collapsed in the park¡¯s toilet! An ambulance was sent to save him!¡± ¡°What¡¯s so strange about that?¡± ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I¡¯m not done yet.¡± ¡°Oh? Continue.¡± ¡°There was a doctor, a driver, and two nurses in the ambulance. They went into the toilet to save the young man. When the doctor and nurses entered the premise, the three of them suddenly felt the urge to use the toilet because their stomachs did not feel well.¡± ¡°This is too much. As doctors and nurses, they should prioritize and save the victim first. How can they ignore him? Isn¡¯t this strange?¡± ¡°The story isn¡¯t over yet! The three of them exited the toilet and carried the patient into the ambulance. However, they realized that the ambulance driver was gone. After looking around, they found the driver in the toilet, about to collapse!¡± ¡°No way? Then what did they do next?¡± ¡°As so many people were collapsing, the hospital had to send another ambulance over. They then found out that the doctors and nurses also had diarrhea! Two of them that were following the driver of the first ambulance also collapsed!¡± ¡°Is this true? Could it be that the doctor had some kind of illness?¡± ¡°This is absolutely true! In the end, the hospital sent five ambulances over to bring the four doctors and the driver back to the hospital.¡± ¡°This is really rare.¡± ¡°If that¡¯s all there is to it, it¡¯s not really a big deal. However, the most bizarre thing is that after entering the toilet, many of the onlookers also began to have diarrhea. These include two patients who were previously constipated.¡± ¡°After hearing all these, it seems like the toilet is poisonous!¡± ¡°Yeah, or is it just bizarre?¡± Smith who was driving, did not know what to say when he heard the two hosts speaking on the radio. He was the one who built the toilet in the park. The defecation + 15 attribute was actually so terrifying. Imagine if the defecation attribute was + 100 instead, what would happen then? Smith shuddered and threw the terrible thought out of his mind. Half an hour later, Smith reached manager Clive¡¯s house. Clive had just bought a new house. Clive had called Smith on the night before to ask him to renovate his new house. ¡°Come in, please.¡± Clive saw Smith and invited him into his new house. It was an empty rough house with no decorations. ¡°Your house isn¡¯t cheap, is it?¡± Smith looked at the new house. It had two rooms, two living rooms, a toilet, a kitchen, and a large balcony. He had a 150 square meter house. Smith was envious. Although the local house prices were not the highest in the country, it was still located in a well-known city. Therefore, the house was priced at over 40,000 yuan per square meter. Even an old house would cost at least 30,000 yuan. Smith could not afford to buy a house. Nevertheless, even if he had money, he would not buy a house as he had the system. He was prepared to build a house himself. However, given the current circumstances, he definitely could not afford to build a house either. ¡°Is my house okay?¡± asked Clive. ¡°The school district is not the best. It is also 42,000 yuan per square meter so it¡¯s not too expensive.¡± Smith smiled awkwardly. ¡°So, how much do you plan to spend on this house?¡± asked Smith in a straightforward manner. ¡°I plan to spend 300,000 yuan on the renovation. I don¡¯t have many requirements. As long as it looks rich and good, it¡¯s fine. I don¡¯t want it to look rustic.¡± Clive patted Smith on the shoulder. ¡°There¡¯s no problem with that, right?¡± The requirements were quite simple. However, if Smith followed Clive¡¯s instructions exactly to renovate the house, it would cost at least 500,000 yuan. ¡°If you don¡¯t include furniture, you can renovate the house with 300,000 yuan. However, you won¡¯t make much money.¡± Smith did not seem like he was interested in taking the job. ¡°Your company has just opened for business. The most important thing now is not to make money, but to spread the word about your company. As long as your quality is adequate, your business will be good in the future!¡± ¡°That¡¯s true.¡± ¡°So, as long as you help me renovate this house, I will introduce you to a few more clients. Moreover, I have acquaintances who work at construction sites. When I introduce you to them, are you afraid that there will be no business in the future?¡± Clive was afraid that Smith would not agree to do the renovation, so he kept trying to persuade him and entice him with benefits. Smith knew that Clive was lying, but he did not care. So long he used the system to renovate, he would still make money. Smith accepted the renovation task in the end. However, he had some conditions. Clive will need to buy the materials from him. He will also need to pay half of the renovation money in advance. Clive agreed. After all, the other renovation companies would not have agreed to do it at such a price. That night, Smith arrived at Clive¡¯s new house. Smith still had things to do over the next few days, so he was prepared to renovate the house on the night itself. Since the contract had been signed and he had received half the renovation money from Clive, he was confident that Clive would not go back on his word. ¡°System, begin renovating the room. Choose Baroque-style!¡± ordered Smith. ¡°Exquisite Baroque-style furniture renovations begin!¡± The system began to work after 100,000 yuan was deducted from Smith¡¯s account. The virtual projection appeared once again. Ten seconds later, the empty rough house disappeared. In its place was a luxurious, exquisite, and authentic Baroque-style decor. The golden chandelier had carvings of heaven on it, and the walls of the corridor leading to the room had carvings of angels. The reliefs of the wine cabinet, the marble tiles with light flowing on the floor, and the hollowed-out cloud patterns around the TV wall all looked very luxurious and noble. Chapter 5 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation ¡°Exquisite Baroque-style home decoration completed! Room attributes generating!¡± ¡°Attributes generating completed!¡± ¡°Room attributes as follows: Cheating + 20, Rising step by step + 15.¡± Smith was a little dumbfounded. He had seen the future fate of Clive¡¯s wife. After finishing the renovation at Clive¡¯s house, Smith left quickly. He did not dare to stay in the house any longer. Although he did not have a girlfriend nor did he actually live in the house, he was worried that it might become effective if he stayed in it for too long. Everything would then be over! As for what would happen to Clive, it was not his problem to consider. After all, this house also had positive attributes. For example, getting promoted step by step. For rich people, it was not a big deal if their wives cheated on them. As long as they could get promoted step by step, it was good enough. After leaving Clive¡¯s house, Smith went back home to continue working on his plan. This time, he was going to fight for other projects like the highways. After all, only projects like these could earn him money. Every project would generate millions! According to the system¡¯s ability, he could earn at least half of what the project was worth. The money earned from the toilet renovation was nothing compared to such projects. The next day, Smith wore a suit to the conference. The people in the construction area participated in the conference. Smith submitted a proposal there. He then waited for them to accept his proposal. This time, he did not look for anyone in particular, nor did he invite anyone to dinner. After all, it was open to public bidding as it was such an important construction project. Everyone had to rely on the proposals to decide the outcome. The best proposal would have the best chance. There were two companies that were offering similar prices. The difference between the two was about a hundred to two hundred thousand. At this time, only favors were useful. Otherwise, even if you had connections and wanted to ask for a higher price, the project would not be given to you. Smith was confident that his cost was the lowest. His price was 600,000 yuan per kilometer. The entire project was 10 kilometers. This meant that he would earn about 6 million yuan. As for the other companies, they required about 750,000 to 800,000 yuan per kilometer. If it was any lower, they would not be able to earn any money. Therefore, Smith was not afraid at all. Unless it was a company that had already been decided on internally which does not usually happen, he is likely to get the job. Plus, there was no point in having public bidding if they had already decided on a company. A little while later, the leader of the construction area walked up to the podium. ¡°This time, the company that won the bid for the construction of the highway from Hexi to Ring Road is Super Power Construction Engineering Co. Ltd. Their bid price is 600,000 yuan per kilometer!¡± When they announced the bid price, the bosses of the other companies were dumbfounded. 600,000 yuan per kilometer? If this price was built according to the construction requirements, the company would definitely be losing money. As for those who did not follow the construction requirements, it would be like courting death. Who would dare to cut corners for such a project? It was not possible to deduct a little somewhere or use less material. The highway was not a house. The sand, stone, cement, and asphalt were all labeled. It was impossible for them to be substandard. Therefore, they could not save much money at all. According to each company¡¯s calculation, the minimum cost per kilometer needed to be more than 620,000 yuan. They would need to go up to at least 650,000 yuan to not suffer a loss. However, it was also not profitable at such a price. Therefore, everyone¡¯s price was more than 750,000 yuan. They had to earn at least 100,000 yuan per kilometer. They would only earn 1 million yuan after calculating the cost of the project. There were also taxes and expenses that could not be made public. Therefore, if it was less than 750,000 yuan, no one would take the job. It would be laborious and not profitable. At the end, who would have thought that Smith would take the job at a price where he would lose money? Smith did not care at all. He walked up to the stage and signed the contract with the people in the construction area. The bosses from the other construction companies cursed in their hearts when they saw Smith stand up. ¡°You may be smiling happily now but when you build the highway, you will pay for it with death!¡± When Smith saw the bosses gnashing their teeth at him, he smiled happily. If it was not for his lack of strength, he would say, ¡°All of you here are trash!¡± When the contract was signed, the leaders of the construction area were also unhappy with Smith as he used low prices to win the bid. Plus, Smith did not give them any gifts. The bidding prices were also too different. They could not openly engage in shady business. Otherwise, this could be used against them by their political enemies. Therefore, they had no choice but to let Smith win the bid. Nevertheless, they had also made up their minds. They will follow the strictest standards to review the project. If the quality was not up to standard, they would definitely send Smith to jail! As for Smith, he did not care at all. After signing the contract, he received the first phase of the construction payment of two million yuan. Smith then went to the market to buy some roadblocks. According to the contract¡¯s requirements, the construction is not to be carried out during the day. Smith can only start construction after 9 pm. There also had to be clear fences. Therefore, Smith had to personally buy the roadblocks. His company was just a shell company with no other employees. Smith had to do everything himself. Smith was ready to hire some people after he finished the project. At the very least, he will need to hire some people for the finance department as he did not know how to do the accounts. At night, Smith began to build the highway himself so it would not look too creepy. He bought a panoramic simulation system from the system. That way, people outside could see that the road was being built. At most, it will look like it was going faster. For the whole of next week, Smith went to work on time every night, and the road was being built at a speed of one kilometer per day. Smith worked steadily and waited for the road to be completed. He then went to pick up the balance of the payment. Chapter 6 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation On the other side, the investigators were still investigating the toilets in the park. After a week of publicity, everyone who lived near the park knew of the odd toilet. They even gave the toilet a name. It was the Gospel of Constipation, the Nightmare of Diarrhea. Many patients who had constipation would go to use the park¡¯s toilet every day. However, patients who were having diarrhea did not dare to enter the toilet as they were afraid that they would collapse. These were the lessons that everyone had learned over the past week. This included the ambulance workers and paramedics. They would either tell their patients to walk out of the toilet themselves or ask a constipated individual to carry them out. The doctors refused to enter the toilet. Given the strange situation in the toilet, it would be impossible not to prompt an investigation. In the investigator¡¯s meeting room, Smith¡¯s photo and resume were displayed on the projector. ¡°Alright, everyone is here. The meeting is about to begin. Let me read the resume of the target first.¡± ¡°Smith, 22 years old. He graduated from the School of Architecture. After graduating, he rejected offers from the major companies and started his own construction company instead.¡± ¡°His parents are all ordinary employees of the company. They don¡¯t have any complicated social relationships, nor do they have any foreign relationships. Smith himself doesn¡¯t have any abnormal behavior. This is the basic information.¡± The people in the meeting room nodded after hearing Smith¡¯s resume. They could memorize it in a glance. There was nothing much to say about it. The image on the projector changed again. This time, it was statistical data. ¡°11 days ago, Smith took over the toilet renovation project in the park. The construction was completed in a total of three days. The quality of the construction was at the highest standard. There are no illegal operations. All the materials are of the highest standard of environmental protection. There are no hidden safety risks and disease risks.¡± However, in the span of eight days, 178 people have been collapsing in the toilet according to the investigation. The 178 people have different jobs, body types and were of different ages. There was not really a pattern. Aside from all of them having stomach aches, there was nothing similar. According to the investigators¡¯ personal investigation, the following conclusions have been reached. Anyone, regardless of their gender or age, will have diarrhea once they enter the toilet. They are not able to hold it in. If a person¡¯s gastrointestinal tract did not have any issues, then the diarrhea will not really have any impact on his or her body. Instead, it will help to detoxify their bodies. However, if one had gastrointestinal problems, they would collapse as a result of severe dehydration. This would also lead to one¡¯s body electrolytes to be in disorder. This was the case for 178 people so far. However, constipated individuals would not have any issues with diarrhea. Rather, it actually assists in the recovery of their gastrointestinal function. These are the results of the investigation. So far, no scientific researchers have been able to provide any explanation. This was because everything in the toilet was normal. There was no known viral infection of the common cause of gastrointestinal disease. After reading the report, everyone in the meeting room was dumbfounded. The individuals in the meeting room were elite investigators. They had caught corrupt officials, spies, and terrorists. What they have seen was more terrifying than those scenes in movies. However, the report in front of them was beyond their wildest imagination. ¡°Alright, let¡¯s speak freely now. Please don¡¯t have any misgivings. Let us hear your opinions and we¡¯ll analyze them.¡± Everyone in the meeting room looked at each other. They did not know what to say. This was because the report already provided a rather clear statement. If there was no scientific explanation for it, then the issue could only be man-made. ¡°Let me say something that I shouldn¡¯t. Is there some kind of metaphysical curse? Has an expert in this area investigated the toilet?¡± someone asked after a while. ¡°Yes, we¡¯ve investigated it. The senior consultant of the construction company that we worked with said that the problem was not related to metaphysics.¡± ¡°Why don¡¯t we invite Smith over for a chat? After all, he¡¯s the one who built the toilet,¡± said another person in a hesitant tone. ¡°For what purpose? There¡¯s no evidence that the toilet has anything to do with him, right?¡± ¡°Then why don¡¯t we just ask him to build a few more toilets? If there¡¯s still a problem with the toilets he built, this would mean that he has something to do with this.¡± ¡°We can consider this plan.¡± ¡­ Three days later, Smith finally completed the construction of the 10-kilometer highway. [ Perfect city highway completed. Generating highway attributes. Generating completed. ] [ Highway attributes are as follows: Adhesion coefficient + 30, Safety guarantee + 25, Speeding + 35] Smith was very satisfied with the highway attributes. This time, the attributes were very good. There were no negative attributes at all. Adhesion coefficient reflected the coefficient of friction between the wheels and the road¡¯s surface. The higher the coefficient, the safer it was. The attribute would make it more difficult for the wheels to slip. The braking distance would be shorter as well. The safety guarantee attribute was self-explanatory. The speeding attribute should be higher. It would not matter if he drove at a faster speed as the adhesion coefficient and safety guarantee attributes were present. Smith was satisfied. He removed the roadblocks and drove his car home. It was about 1 pm. There were not many people on the road. Plus, the highway was in construction, so no one really used the road. Smith subconsciously increased his speed as he wanted to go home early. ¡°This is¡­! How did we get to 150 km/h?¡± Smith had just finished driving the completed road section when he realized that the speed of his car was a little fast. He had reached 150 km/h after driving for just one meter. ¡°Speeding + 35!¡± Smith was upset. He realized that the attribute was actually very deceiving! Chapter 7 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation The next day, Smith went to the construction site again. He was there to submit the project for approval. He would receive the final payment so long as the construction passed the inspection. Funding was not always immediately available. This was the same for important projects. He might first get a 30% down payment. Then, after completing a stage, he would get another 30%. After the final stage, the remaining 40% will be paid. He would not be able to get the full amount for the project upfront no matter what. This was regardless of which method he used, or if the acceptance check was not satisfactory. ¡°Our inspectors will carry out the inspection immediately. Once the inspection is completed, the final payment will be sent to you,¡± said a supervisor with a smile after he realised Smith¡¯s intention for coming. ¡°Okay, then I¡¯ll have to trouble you. I¡¯ll go back first,¡± said Smith. He felt like the other party¡¯s attitude seemed to be much better. ¡°Wait, Smith. I have another project here. I wonder if you¡¯re willing to accept it?¡± The supervisor stopped Smith. After all, he was not done with Smith just yet. ¡°What project?¡± Smith asked curiously. He did not expect a project to come knocking on his door. This was like a pie falling from the sky. ¡°We still have some toilet modification projects. There are a total of three toilets. The total amount of the project is 900,000 yuan. I wonder if you¡¯re willing to accept it?¡± The supervisor explained the project to him. Smith looked at him strangely. He had thought of many projects, but he did not expect that it would be a toilet modification project. Could it be that the park¡¯s toilet that he built had become famous? ¡°Smith, can this project be done?¡± The supervisor realised that Smith did not respond for a long time. He thought that Smith did not want to accept the project. ¡°Yes, why not? When can we sign the contract?¡± Both of them were very interested in what the other had to offer. The contract was signed quickly. However, the supervisor was in pain. He gave Smith 400,000 yuan directly for the project so that Smith could start work earlier. Smith agreed to start work earlier. However, he just went straight home after leaving the construction site. This was because he did not sleep well for the past few days as he was building the highway every night. As such, he planned to return home to get some sleep first. As for the toilet construction, he no longer had to do it himself. Previously, he had no money. Therefore, he had no choice but to do everything himself. However, as he had received some money, he would be really stupid if he still did everything himself. ¡°System! Exchange three construction teams for me.¡± After returning home, Smith opened the system and made an exchange for three construction teams. The construction team was made up of all-rounded construction robots. These robots all had simulated skin. The system would also help get them identification documents. Therefore, even if someone went to the construction site to take a look, they would not find any problems. ¡°Three factory construction teams, all the exchanges have been completed. Deducting 1.5 million yuan in cash!¡± The system completed the exchange instantly. ¡°Okay, please arrange for each team to go to the site and modify the toilets,¡± ordered Smith. After making the necessary arrangements, Smith fell asleep. While Smith was sleeping, the robots of the three teams surrounded the toilets. They began to modify the three toilets using the materials purchased by the system. The investigators stayed around the three toilets to observe the construction process. ¡°Check the identity of those construction workers immediately!¡± ¡°Yes! I¡¯ll go right away!¡± The identity documents of the construction workers were handed over to the investigators. After investigating the information of more than thirty construction workers, everyone including the head investigator was stunned. The workers that Smith found were all 35 years old, and they somehow ended up in the same place. All of them had lost their parents, and they did not have spouses. This seemed too fake. It seemed like a deliberate forgery. ¡°Go and check on these people. In the end, we will be able to find the exact address and their interpersonal relationships. Let¡¯s see if their identification documents are real,¡± said the head of the investigators in a low voice whilst looking at the busy construction workers. These documents all seemed to be fake. Even if they were all from the same place, it was impossible for all of them to be 35 years old. Such coincidence was not possible. Could it be that their parents had agreed to meet at the hospital on the same day? Even if it was normal to fake some information on one¡¯s resume, this was so obvious that anyone could tell it was fake from a glance. A day later, the investigation team sent a message. ¡°Leader, according to the investigation information, the relatives recorded in their documents have moved away a long time ago. There is no evidence that their identities are fake.¡± ¡°Then go and investigate those who moved away!¡± ¡°Those who moved away are all dead.¡± They had no way of proving the identities of the construction workers so they could not arrest them. After all, they were only construction workers. They did not break the law, nor were they spies. Plus, the investigators did not have the authority to arrest them as they were just ordinary investigators. They could only judge these people based on their own observations. The investigators had been observing them for three consecutive days. However, the more they observed them, the more they felt like the construction workers were incredible. They worked almost every day. They ate and slept in the toilet. They treated the toilets like their homes. They were extremely dedicated. The investigators were moved by what they saw. They felt like the seriousness and quality of the employees were too high! They were just like tools. They did not have any unnecessary communication and worked continuously. Even the investigators were impressed. Where did Smith find all these construction workers? Chapter 8 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation For the last three days, Smith did not go anywhere. He did not even visit the construction site. He just stayed at home and played games. He only went to the construction site on the third night. He went to have a look after the three construction teams had finished building the toilet. ¡°Eh? The renovation looks exactly the same as the one before.¡± Smith looked at the toilets. They were almost exactly the same as the toilets that were built previously. Could it be that all the exquisite toilets looked the same? Forget it. There was no point caring so much. It was just a public toilet anyway. There was no need to think too much about it. The function of the toilet was to allow people to go to the toilet. No one wanted to stay in the toilet for long, even if it was the best toilet. ¡°System, start producing attributes,¡± Smith ordered. The reason why he went over was to ask the system to generate the attributes. Although the construction team could use the system to generate attributes for the toilet, Smith still wanted to come over personally to do it. ¡°Exquisite toilet completed!¡± ¡°Toilet attribute generating!¡± ¡°Completed!¡± ¡°Toilet attribute: Odor removal + 10, Repentant life + 15¡± After looking at the attributes of the toilet, Smith felt very strange. It was just a toilet. Would you want to repent your life after going to the toilet? This attribute was too strange. ¡°Alright, since the toilet has been completed, you can go back now.¡± Smith was about to let the construction team go when he suddenly thought of a problem. ¡°Where do you live?¡± ¡°Master. We were born under the city wall. We will go back and wait for orders,¡± said the robot. ¡°Don¡¯t call me master, just call me boss.¡± ¡°Yes, boss.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll rent an apartment then¡­ Forget it, you can live under the city wall first.¡± Smith initially wanted to rent an apartment for them. However, after thinking about it, he decided to wait. 30 people. He would need to rent at least 10 houses. This would cost up to 30,000 yuan per month. Plus, it was very troublesome. It was not worth it. He will just let them stay under the city wall first. Once he receives a big project, he could then let everyone sleep at the construction site. After leaving the first toilet, Smith rushed to the second toilet. ¡°System, start to generate attributes.¡± ¡°Exquisite toilet construction completed.¡± ¡°Toilet attributes generating.¡± ¡°Completed.¡± ¡°Toilet attributes: Odor removal + 10, Pleasure + 15.¡± What kind of strange attributes were these? Could he get pleasure from going to the toilet? Smith was not sure either. What kind of pleasure was this? He then decided to go experience it for himself. It just so happened that he had diarrhea. However, five minutes later, Smith, who was still a little dizzy from walking, left the toilet. ¡°In the future, no matter what, I can¡¯t come to this toilet. This toilet is simply poisonous!¡± Smith felt that something big might happen to the toilet in the future. When he reached the third toilet, Smith generated the attributes again. This time, the attributes were more normal. In addition to the odor removal + 10, every toilet had an additional attribute of earthquake relief + 15. After settling the three toilets, Smith looked at the time. It was already past five o¡¯clock. As the construction area was closed, he could only return tomorrow. Smith then drove home. At the same time, the investigators reached the toilets. The two of them started arguing in front of the first toilet that had Repentance + 15. ¡°Are you really going in? If not, let me do it. I¡¯m in good health.¡± ¡°No need, I¡¯ll just have diarrhea at most. I also want to detoxify. Wait for me at the door.¡± ¡°Okay, if there¡¯s anything, just call me. I¡¯ll be by the door.¡± The investigator turned around and entered the bathroom. His back looked a little bleak. Ten minutes later, the investigator walked out of the toilet with his eyes red. ¡°Do you know? The last time¡­ when Mallory sacrificed himself, it was all my fault!¡± ¡°What¡¯s wrong with you? This matter is in the past?¡± ¡°No, it¡¯s all my fault! If I had been more decisive, I would have opened it directly, and he wouldn¡¯t have died!¡± ¡°You can¡¯t blame yourself for this. Why are you suddenly talking about this?¡± ¡°Yeah, this matter has already passed, but I still can¡¯t forget what had happened during that time. I want to go to his house to take a look because I have let him down.¡± The investigator¡¯s eyes were red. He could no longer bear the guilt in his heart. Then, he just drove away and ignored the mission. The other investigator was stunned by what he saw. ¡°No, weren¡¯t we supposed to investigate the situation in the toilet? Why are you suddenly talking about Mallory? He has been dead for five years. Your feelings are too strong.¡± The investigator stood alone outside the toilet. He did not know what to do. Should he report this incident to his superior? Forget it. Since he was leaving anyway, it might be better for him to go in and take a look first. He could not go back empty-handed. He could not answer to his superior if so. After waiting for a while, he went into the toilet to investigate. Ten minutes later, the investigator left the toilet with bloodshot eyes. As he walked, he said, ¡°Mom, I¡¯m sorry! I haven¡¯t been home for two years! I want to go home to see you now! I¡¯ll accompany you more!¡± What strange task is this? What was there to investigate in a toilet? It was just a toilet. Was there a need to investigate? There must be something wrong with the boss¡¯s brain! The investigator then quit. He refused to do anything else. Ever since he joined the investigation team, he risked his life every single day. His salary was low, and he rarely went home. What was the point of doing all these things? He might as well go home early to celebrate his mother¡¯s birthday. ¡°I don¡¯t know how many years it has been since I last celebrated my birthday with my mother.¡± Chapter 9 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation There was a meeting being held in the investigator¡¯s office. Although the meeting was held in the same room as before, it was not the same group of people. ¡°There are some people who are on leave today due to special circumstances. Therefore, they will not be attending today¡¯s meeting. Now, everyone, please gather the information that you have.¡± The lead investigator had a weird expression on his face when he mentioned that the others were on leave. ¡°Leader, our team has taken over the case from them. Based on our observations for the day, we have made the following conclusions about Toilet No. 1.¡± ¡°On the first day, a total of 158 people entered Toilet No. 1. Among these 158 people, there were 6 thieves, 3 fraudsters, and 1 murderer. Oddly enough, after using the toilets, the criminals turned themselves in and confessed to their crimes.¡± ¡°There were also 19 government personnel, 32 company personnel, and 8 accountants. All of them used their real names to report their own superiors who had committed crimes such as non-compliance.¡± ¡°23 of them had resigned. The reasons for their resignations were all different. There were 12 of them who wanted to fulfill their dreams of starting a business. 7 of them decided to return home and accompany their parents. There were another 2 of them who went to other cities in search of true love. We have 1 individual who went overseas for sex reassignment surgery and another who decided to pursue a career in the sex industry.¡± ¡°The rest of them had a complete change in their attitude towards life. They all started working and striving hard. It was as if they had completely understood everything and knew their purpose.¡± ¡°Based on the investigation¡¯s data, we made a preliminary inference about the special function that Toilet No. 1 seemed to possess. It seems that Toilet No.1 causes people to repent their mistakes. It also resulted in people learning to listen to their own hearts.¡± After hearing the first group¡¯s report, the elite investigators had a weird look on their faces. The toilet in the park did not seem like much before. Although people were exhausted from defecating, the toilet still fulfilled its function as a toilet. However, Toilet No. 1 actually causes people to repent and further understand their own hearts. Was this still the function of a toilet? ¡°Understood. Group two, please start reporting.¡± The leader nodded whilst instructing group two. ¡°Leader, our target is Toilet No. 2. According to our observation for the day, we obtained the following information. ¡°In a day, there were a total of 137 people who entered Toilet No. 2. 42 of them entered repeatedly. Among these 42 people, 17 of them entered the toilet more than five times. Among those 17 people, 12 of them were in a relationship.¡± ¡°Based on the investigators¡¯ personal experience after entering Toilet No. 2, people seemed to have a deeper feeling when they had sex in the toilet. The toilet gave a sense of pleasure that they could not extricate themselves from.¡± ¡°¡­¡± After the second group finished reporting, there was a strange atmosphere in the meeting room. If this attribute was placed in a hotel, the hotel would have a lot of business. However, people would be speechless if they knew such an attribute was placed in a toilet. ¡°Okay, group three. Please continue reporting.¡± The leader tried his best to maintain a serious expression. However, he thought to himself, ¡°What kind of weird toilet is this?¡±. ¡°Leader, we investigated Toilet No. 3. Based on our observation, there was nothing special about the situation in the toilet.¡± ¡°A total of 112 people entered Toilet No. 3. However, these 112 people did not show any special behavior after going to the toilet. They did not have diarrhea, they did not repent for their lives, they did not have sex, and they did not turn in or report their superiors. Their actions were completely normal.¡± ¡°After we entered the toilet, we did not feel any discomfort, and we did not feel anything unusual when we left.¡± The leader heaved a sigh of relief. There was finally a normal toilet. ¡°Bang Bang Bang!¡± Someone knocked on the door. ¡°Leader, the target surveillance personnel sent news that the target is recruiting staff.¡± A staff member came in and reported. ¡°Then wait for me. I¡¯ll go make a call first.¡± After the leader heard the news, he stood up and left. A while later, the leader returned. ¡°According to the higher-ups, our branch will form a special investigation team.¡± ¡°They want to investigate the target¡¯s behavior. So, from now on, all of you will have to go to the target¡¯s company to work. The team will give you half an hour to prepare.¡± ¡°Prepare your respective degrees and certificates, then go to the talent market to apply,¡± said the leader to the elite investigators in the room. ¡°Yes! I promise to complete the task!¡± ¡­ Smith had no idea that he was being targeted by the investigators. He began to recruit staff from the talent market. The payment balance from the highway construction had been transferred to the company¡¯s account. However, the company did not have anyone else aside from him. Therefore, he needed to recruit staff for his company. Initially, Smith only planned on recruiting one finance person. However, after thinking about it, he knew that he had to develop and expand the company more in order to prepare for the future. Instead of him doing everything himself, it was better to get the company in shape and put the company¡¯s framework in place. Smith then set up positions on the talent market with a sign next to it that said: ¡°Super Power Construction Engineering Co. Ltd is recruiting a deputy general manager, a finance director, an accountant, a director of personnel and resources, two administrative commissioners, a general manager¡¯s secretary, and a receptionist.¡± Initially, Smith thought that the recruitment process would be very simple. However, after waiting for a long time, only two new graduates wanted to apply for the positions of deputy general manager and director of Human Resources. No one else applied for the other positions. The two graduates who applied for the positions were also in a different field. They majored in biological engineering. They did not know anything about architecture. While he was contemplating on whether he should go to a headhunting firm, the elite investigators arrived. ¡°Mr. Smith, I want to apply for the position of finance director. This is my resume.¡± Smith took his resume and read it. This person was quite unusual. ¡°Barrett, 32 years old, graduated from Harvard. After graduation, he worked as a finance director at Wall Street¡¯s Jonson Company.¡± ¡°Why don¡¯t you continue working for your original company?¡± Smith asked curiously. ¡°I wouldn¡¯t dare to divorce my wife if I wasn¡¯t in the mood,¡± Barrett answered expressionlessly. The reason was not bad. ¡°Then what would you do?¡± Smith was already very satisfied with his answer, but he still wanted to ask further. ¡°I know everything related to finance, especially cooking the accounts,¡± said Barrett confidently. Smith felt strange. Was cooking the accounts straightforward? ¡°Alright, you can go. We don¡¯t need to falsify accounts. I don¡¯t want to get caught for tax evasion,¡± Smith waved his hand and returned his resume. Barrett was completely dumbfounded. He wanted to monitor him. What should he do now? Chapter 10 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation Smith did not ask Barrett to leave because he was good at cooking the books. Smith asked Barrett to leave because his resume was too powerful. A person with such a strong foundation would not stay in the company for a long time. Plus, it was unclear why he decided to apply to a small company. If Barrett left, it would be too troublesome for him to recruit a new finance director. Barrett was completely dumbfounded. When he left, another middle-aged man came in to apply for the position of Human Resources Director. Barrett looked at the other party¡¯s resume and felt like the person was not too bad. He had never worked in a big and powerful company before. He also had experience as a human resources manager. In addition, he did not have high requirements for salary. Smith then agreed to hire him. ¡°Brett, our company has just started, and there are still a lot of things to do. You should do more work,¡± Smith said to Brett. Brett was the new human resources director. ¡°Mr. Smith, don¡¯t worry. Whether it¡¯s overtime or work in general, I, Brett, have nothing to complain about,¡± said Brett whilst nodding. Brett was an elite investigator. ¡°Well, you can do whatever you want with the next recruitment. I¡¯ll go and check to see if the company office has been renovated.¡± ¡°Understood.¡± ¡°After all, you have to go to work tomorrow. If it¡¯s not done properly, then it¡¯ll be troublesome.¡± Smith then left the recruitment market. He did not want to stay any longer. Anyway, with Brett around, he just needed to recruit a few more people as a front. He did not have many requirements for the employees. After Smith left, Brett gathered the elite investigators to have a simple meeting. After assigning the investigators their respective roles, the recruitment ended. Smith had other things to do. He did not go home to play games. Instead, he went to the International Trade Center. He wanted to rent an office building as the company¡¯s office space. A company needed office space. Smith chose not to rent small office buildings. This was because their styles were not very fancy. He also did not have the ability to build his own company building. Therefore, he decided to rent an office building with a better style. This way, at least his office would look more impressive. He went to the management department in the office building. He decided to rent 350 square meters on the 25th floor as office space for the company. After he signed the contract and paid the money, they gave him an access card. Smith then went to have dinner and watched a movie. The movie was quite good. However, he felt pitiful as he was surrounded by couples. It affected his mood greatly and made him feel really uncomfortable. After watching the movie, Smith returned to his office building. During that time, everyone in the building had finished working. There was no one in the 25-story building. ¡°System, decorate the office according to the standard of perfect decoration! Choose a simple and stylish design,¡± ordered Smith. In an instant, the system deducted 200,000 yuan from Smith¡¯s account. A virtual projection of the office appeared, and the renovation was completed shortly after. ¡°Perfect office decoration completed, office attributes generated¡­ Completed, office attributes are as follows: Work efficiency + 30, Energy + 25, Full gay + 35.¡± When Smith saw the last attribute, he was on the verge of collapsing. The attribute was simply blinding. ¡°System, replace the last attribute!¡± Smith had no choice but to replace the last attribute. Otherwise, he would not dare to use the office. In an instant, the system deducted another 100,000 yuan from Smith. There was no other way. If he wanted to replace the attribute, he needed to spend money. If this was someone else¡¯s office, Smith would not bother to spend such money. Unfortunately, this was his own office. ¡°Attribute replacement completed. The replacement attribute is Wind attracting butterfly + 30.¡± Wind attracting butterfly? When Smith saw the new attribute, he started to think deeply. After a long time, Smith felt that it was better to just leave it as it is. As long as it was not a negative attribute, then it was fine. The next day, Brett brought a group of elite investigators to the company. ¡°Mr. Smith, these are the people that I hired yesterday,¡± said Brett. ¡°No, Barrett, how did you sneak in?¡± Smith was a little dumbfounded when he saw Barrett in the crowd. ¡°Mr. Smith, I already know about Barrett. He¡¯s not a financial manager, but a field officer. He¡¯s in charge of running errands and doing chores. He can even be the boss¡¯s driver or bodyguard,¡± Brett explained. ¡°Running errands? Doing chores? Driver? Bodyguard? Are you sure?¡± asked Smith. Smith was speechless when he saw Barrett. ¡°Yes, boss, I¡¯ve decided to work with you. I believe you will see my talent,¡± said Barrett whilst nodding. At the same time, Smith thought of the third attribute of the office. The third attribute of the office was to attract bees and butterflies. Why would such a talented person like Barrett want to work with him? An errand boy? He must have an ulterior motive. Smith gave Barrett a stern look. He definitely had bad intentions. However, Smith was not afraid. ¡°Since you wanted to run errands, then I¡¯ll fulfill your wish. I don¡¯t believe that you can do anything earth-shattering under my watch?¡± ¡°Alright, then you can stay. Everyone can do whatever they need to do. There¡¯s nothing much to do in the company at the moment, so let¡¯s just get familiar first. I¡¯ll arrange things for you to do later.¡± After saying that, Smith turned around and returned to his office. He did not say anything encouraging to his employees. If they liked to stay, they could stay. If they did not want to stay, they could just leave. The true core of the company was just Smith and his system. As long he had the system, he would be able to receive projects. The employees were dispensable. Half an hour later, Smith wanted to find some information regarding important engineers on the internet. However, he suddenly remembered that he was not alone anymore. He could just hand this piece of work to someone else. ¡°Secretary, come in for a while,¡± said Smith calmly on the phone. Soon, there was a knock on Smith¡¯s office door. ¡°Please come in,¡± Smith said calmly whilst acting like a big boss. ¡°Mr. Smith, I¡¯m your secretary, Eve.¡± The lady who walked in smiled sweetly at Smith. ¡°Please tell Barrett to go to the construction area. The hall has some information about the government¡¯s current talents,¡± Smith said whilst looking straight at her. ¡°Okay, I¡¯ll go inform him right away,¡± said Eve. Eve nodded and turned to leave. Chapter 11 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation Barrett was cleaning the streets. After receiving the notice from Eve, he rushed over to the construction area to ask for information immediately. Barrett thought to himself, ¡°I¡¯m such an outstanding person, an elite investigator. However, I¡¯ve been given the job of a handyman.¡± Yet, he was very motivated. He felt like it was simply too much. Barrett¡¯s heart was completely broken. After leaving the office, he realized he was indeed working as a real handyman and was even passionate about the job. The company was simply toxic! When he arrived at the construction area, Barrett looked for the boss and took out his investigator¡¯s notebook. ¡°Please give me a copy of the engineering information of all the talents here. I will bring it along with me later.¡± Barrett was a completely different person in front of the bosses. ¡°Okay, leader. Please wait for a moment,¡± said the boss of the construction area respectfully. Although the boss of the construction area had a higher position compared to Barrett, their statuses were still the same. Barrett could easily do something to him if he used his privilege as an elite investigator. Therefore, Barrett acted like an arrogant boss in front of him. He sat in the boss¡¯s office and played games using the boss¡¯s computer. The boss of the construction area organized all the information that Barrett needed in a hurry. He could not ask anyone else to assist him with the matter. This was because Barrett had specifically instructed him to do it personally as the matter was confidential. Half an hour later, the boss returned to the office with a stack of papers containing the relevant information. He was sweating profusely. ¡°Leader, this is the engineering information that our company is currently working on. What do you think?¡± said the boss to Barrett. He gave Barrett a smile. ¡°Thank you for your hard work,¡± said Barrett. Barrett took the information and nodded. ¡°Remember, I didn¡¯t come here today, and you¡¯ve never seen me before. In the future, even if you see me, no matter what my identity is, you have to treat me as if you don¡¯t know me. Do you understand?¡± ¡°I understand, I understand,¡± said the boss whilst nodding repeatedly. Barrett took the documents and returned to the company. It took him less than an hour and a half to go back and forth. When Smith received and saw the documents handed over by Eve, he was very satisfied with Barrett¡¯s efficiency. The document was very good and comprehensive. ¡°Boss, do you drink coffee or tea?¡± Eve saw that Smith was preparing to work and asked him quickly. ¡°Do I even have these things in my office?¡± asked Smith. Smith was stunned for a moment. ¡°Boss, these have all been bought by the front desk earlier,¡± Eve explained. ¡°Oh, then make me a cup of tea,¡± said Smith whilst nodding. Smith felt like a businessman when he drank tea and read the information of the engineering talents in the construction area. As predicted, it was indeed the right decision to develop the company after obtaining the system. However, Smith still preferred playing games compared to working. After a long thought, Smith put down the documents on his table. He then said to Eve, ¡°Take this engineering information and calculate the cost. After calculating everything, please report back to me.¡± ¡°Boss, we don¡¯t have an actuary?¡± Eve asked. She was confused. Smith was stunned after hearing her question. Her question made sense. His company did not hire an actuary. They also did not recruit construction professionals. The main thing was recruitment. The current people in personnel, administration, front desk and finance could not do the job. Therefore, it seemed like they had missed a person. Barrett used to be a finance director and even knew how to cook accounts. He should be able to do the job of an actuary, right? Why not just let him do the calculations? ¡°There¡¯s no need to look for an actuary. Give it to Barrett. He will definitely do it,¡± said Smith indifferently. Running errands and doing work of these sorts were too easy for a person who had worked as a finance director before. Since he came with bad intentions, he had to find some work for him. He could not let him be idle. After all, he had spent money hiring him. ¡°Okay, boss,¡± said Eve. After receiving all the information, Barrett reacted in the way that Smith had expected. He was very happy because he finally had something to do. The others were not in the mood to care about Barrett at all. They were busy with their own things. Even Eve kept busy. When she returned to Smith¡¯s office after handing over the documents to Barrett, she began to clean up and wipe the table. For some reason, she could not stay idle. She felt like she had to work hard. Although Smith was not working, he was not idle either. He was busy playing games. After all, he was the boss, and the boss could do anything he wants. He went to work and played games. For some reason, Smith felt like he was in a very good place on that day. The fact that he could play games whilst working was a victory, so he played with great enthusiasm. Soon, the day passed. When it was time to get off work, Smith turned off his computer and walked out of the office. However, what he saw outside shocked him. The office looked completely different from what it was in the morning. Although the office had been renovated, there were still many things missing around the office. For example, the office did not have printers, water fountains, A4 paper, company rules and regulations, and other necessities. However, in the evening, the office looked different. There were several company rules and regulations, performance attendance forms, employee salary levels, and benefits system on the office wall. There was also a current work schedule and general schedule. In the corner of the office, there was also a water dispenser and a few pots of flowers. There were also printers, filing cabinets, and other office supplies on the desk. ¡°Alright, everyone, please stop working. It¡¯s time to go home,¡± Smith said to the people who were still working. ¡°Ah? You¡¯re off work already? I haven¡¯t even finished the employee training and assessment module yet.¡± ¡°Yeah, I¡¯ve only finished half of the office procedures.¡± ¡°Me too. I¡¯ve only finished one-third of the construction cost calculation.¡± A group of employees said that they did not want to leave as they have not finished their work. ¡°There¡¯s no need to rush. If you have work, you can do it tomorrow. That¡¯s all for today. Go home,¡± said Smith. Smith was very satisfied with the performance of the employees. Chapter 12 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation After the employees left, Smith locked up the office. He was the last to leave. When Smith stepped into the elevator, his stomach started to growl. This time, it was not diarrhea, but hunger. ¡°I haven¡¯t eaten lunch yet?¡± Smith suddenly remembered that he was playing games the whole day. He did not feel hungry in the afternoon, so he did not eat lunch. As a matter of fact, Smith was not the only one who had forgotten to eat lunch. After leaving the office, the group of elite investigators also looked confused. ¡°What did we do today?¡± Not only did they work all day and missed their meals, but they have also forgotten to monitor Smith. They only cared about working. The group of elite investigators returned to the investigator¡¯s office after eating. They wanted to report what they had on Smith for the first day. After all, they were not really there to work, but to monitor Smith. ¡°Everyone is here. Tell us about today,¡± the lead investigator instructed. The investigators looked at each other. In the end, Barrett said helplessly, ¡°Leader, we have been working for the whole day. We didn¡¯t even have lunch. As for the surveillance mission, we might have forgotten to carry it out.¡± Smith did not know that the group of elite investigators was being lectured by their leader. After he finished eating, he returned to the office once again. He was prepared to change the energy + 25 attribute. This was because he was full of energy whenever he set foot in the office. He did not even have to eat to have energy. If this went on for a long time, he would probably be famished. Smith proceeded to spend 100,000 yuan to change the second attribute. The energy + 25 attribute was changed to serious responsibility + 25. ¡°Okay, that¡¯s more like it.¡± Smith nodded in satisfaction and turned to leave. When Smith arrived at the company the next day, everyone was already working. ¡°Good morning, boss!¡± When everyone saw Smith, they all stood up to greet him. Smith nodded and walked into his office. ¡°Boss, Barrett¡¯s project cost has been calculated. This is the result of the calculation.¡± Secretary Eve walked into Smith¡¯s office with the data. ¡°Okay, you can leave it here,¡± said Smith whilst nodding. After Eve gave Smith the datasheet, she also went to make tea for him. ¡°I didn¡¯t expect for there to be so many projects in the construction area that needed talents.¡± After Smith saw the statistics, he was a little surprised. He did not expect there to be so many projects in the construction area. Dilapidated houses, road repairs, sewer dredging, square renovation, renovation of government offices, underwater tunnels, warehouse renovation, transfer housing blocks, and a series of other projects were available. Although many of the projects were not major projects, one advantage was that these projects could last him a long time. For example, repair of roads, sewer maintenance, and dredging projects. Although those were not big projects, there were plenty of them. Smith then distributed the projects. This was because those projects did not require people with a lot of skills. Smith could find people to do these projects easily given the competitive job market. Plus, it would not cost much to hire them. ¡°Why are the qualification requirements for the underwater tunnel project so high? My small company can¡¯t fulfill them¡­¡± Smith really wanted to take on the underwater tunnel project. This was because he could make a lot of money if he took on the project. Unfortunately, he was running a small company, and his qualifications were ranked at the bottom of all the companies. In the end, there were only two projects that were available. One was a warehouse renovation, and the other was the construction of the transfer housing complex. The budget for the renovation of the warehouse was 70 million, and the bidding price was between 75 million and 80 million. If he had quoted a price, the entire project could be transferred for 30 million. As for the construction of the transfer housing complex, the budget was 530 million, but the government only gave a budget of 500 million. The requirements and targets for the project were also very high. The project had been on notice for three months, but no one was willing to take it on. To put it bluntly, this was all a performance and face project, for political propaganda. Unfortunately, at the same time, the government budget was too little, and the construction company would not sell the house. One had to leave after building the house. Therefore, no one was willing to do such a non-profitable business. However, the project was very cost-effective for Smith. The budget cost was 530 million. However, the system only required 200 million to build the residential area and Smith¡¯s net profit would already be more than 350 million. ¡°Please ask Barrett to write a proposal. The company will bid for the construction of the transfer housing area. The bid price is 550 million.¡± ¡°Okay, boss.¡± After an hour later, Barrett finished writing the proposal. The efficiency was almost humorous. ¡°Very good. Your efficiency is very high. I¡¯m very satisfied.¡± ¡°Thank you, boss.¡± ¡°Send the proposal to the management company now.¡± ¡°Okay.¡± ¡°By the way, there¡¯s one more thing that I need you to do. Go to Clive. He is the manager of the park management office. Please give him the keys to his house and tell him that the renovation has been completed. He can go over to have a look.¡± Smith signed the proposal and stamped it with the official seal before letting Barrett continue with his work. Two hours later, Barrett found Clive. However, he did not plan to just pass the keys directly to Clive. Instead, he told Clive to go see the house first. If he was satisfied, then he can pay the balance. Clive did not think too much about it and brought Barrett to the new house. ¡°Very good, I¡¯m very satisfied. I¡¯ll go to the bank and call the boss right away. You may go back first,¡± said Clive. He was satisfied after seeing the new house. ¡°Okay, then I¡¯ll go,¡± said Barrett. After Barrett left Clive¡¯s new house, he went to make a phone call. ¡°Leader, there¡¯s a new situation. The target is park ranger Clive who had just renovated his new house. I think there¡¯s a problem with his house.¡± ¡°What¡¯s the problem?¡± ¡°I don¡¯t know yet, but I hope that you can send two colleagues here to observe Clive¡¯s house for a week. We can then see if there¡¯s anything special going on with the Clive family.¡± ¡°Okay, I got it. I¡¯ll arrange it right away.¡± Barrett hung up the phone and looked at the third floor of Clive¡¯s house. He was very curious about what was going to happen to Clive. Chapter 13 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation Most people left work by 9 pm. However, one of the offices in the government building still had its light on. ¡°Boss, your wife just called. She wants to know what time you¡¯re going home.¡± ¡°Tell her not to wait up as I still have some materials to read.¡± ¡°Okay, boss.¡± The office door closed. George rubbed the space in between his eyebrows and continued to read. A while later, he proceeded to work on the bidding for the transfer housing complex. George was not someone who lacked money or accepted gifts. He just wanted to do something for the people. Therefore, the first thing that he wanted to do when he took over the office was to suppress housing prices. His idea was very good. However, it was easier said than done. Although he was an enforcer, it was impossible for him to drive down the prices of commercial housing through orders. It was simply impossible. As a result, he started to transfer houses. As long as the residential area was well built, they can demolish part of the property to build commercial houses. It would make a difference if the commercial houses were sold at a low price. If the commercial houses could not be sold, the developers would have no choice but to lower the prices of the properties. However, it had been more than three months. His proposal to transfer the houses could not be implemented. This was because there was no developer who wanted to accept the project. The government could not build the houses themselves either. George considered raising the budget. He was certain that someone would accept the project so long there was money to be made. However, the financial department was not on his side. The budget for the housing transfer was quite little, and what people had to say about it was also very reasonable. According to the construction standards of the plan, the budget of 550 million was enough. This was a long time coming, and George did not know what to do. ¡°If it really cannot be done, I will need to go north to ask my friends for help,¡± George thought to himself helplessly. When George arrived at his office the next morning, he saw a new document on his desk. ¡°Hmm? Did anyone accept the transfer project? Super Power Construction Engineering Company Limited?¡± George was speechless when he saw the name of the company. He did not know the company and therefore had no impression of it. It must be some random company. It was definitely not on the same level as those big companies. ¡°The company¡¯s information is linked? A 30-person construction team?¡± George continued to read the information. ¡°Only two important projects were completed. Building roads and modifying toilets? No houses were built?¡± George was speechless after he read the company¡¯s information. This was just a shell company, and they wanted to accept this project of transferring houses? How ridiculous was that? Were they sent by a competitor? Were they planning to take the project money and run? George began to think. After all, the information that they provided did not give him any clear picture. However, even if George¡¯s competitors wanted to destroy him, they would not have sent such a company. The company¡¯s introduction was too fake. If they wanted him to fall for it, they should at least make it more believable. George was very conflicted. At first, no one wanted to accept his project. Suddenly, a shell company wants to accept his project. This made George even more conflicted than before. ¡°Second uncle, can you help me investigate the Super Power Construction Company?¡± In the end, George called his relatives for help. His second uncle was the leader of the investigators. If there was a problem with the Super Power Construction Company, it would be easy to find out. ¡°Super Power Construction Company? Are you related to this company?¡± When George¡¯s second uncle heard the name of the Super Power Construction Company, his tone became serious. ¡°No, second uncle. Is there something wrong with this company?¡± ¡°This is a public secret. You don¡¯t have the authority to know. Tell me. Why do you want me to investigate the Super Power Construction Company?¡± ¡°Second uncle, it¡¯s like this¡­¡± George told him about the Super Power Construction Company and how the company had accepted the project. He also told his second uncle about his concerns. ¡°Is that so? Wait for my call.¡± Half an hour later, George received a call. ¡°Hand the transfer project to the Super Power Construction Company. You don¡¯t have to worry about the rest.¡± ¡°Why?¡± ¡°Please don¡¯t ask so many questions. Even if there is a problem with the project, it has nothing to do with you. The investigators have accepted responsibility for this matter.¡± ¡°Thank you, second uncle.¡± ¡°You only need to be responsible for the allocation of funds.¡± George was relieved. Even if there was a problem with the project, he would not be responsible. At the same time, he was also very curious. What company was this? Is the company a front for hiding something? Why would the investigators take action? ¡­ ¡°Boss, the construction area has been approved. Our company has accepted the proposal to transfer the housing complex. So long as the contract is signed, the first batch of money will be transferred to the company¡¯s account within three days,¡± Eve reported to Smith. ¡°It has been approved so fast?¡± Smith was very surprised. He did not expect the project to be approved so quickly. He was still contemplating whether to send gifts or treat the department leader to a meal. ¡°Boss, our company does not have the ability to build the entire housing complex. Should we look for people?¡± Eve asked tentatively. ¡°No need. I will arrange the construction staff.¡± ¡°Boss, you¡¯re not thinking of outsourcing, are you? The contract clearly states that outsourcing is not allowed.¡± ¡°How is it possible to outsource? Our company will build it ourselves. Alright, you don¡¯t have to ask anymore regarding this matter. I¡¯ll arrange the project myself.¡± Smith did not want to say anything further and sent Eve away. A week later, Smith signed the contract. He also received an advance payment of 180 million for the project. He then brought 500 construction robots to the construction site. In order to cover his tracks, Smith had to spend money to exchange for some construction robots. After all, the boundary of the construction site still needed to be guarded. He needed someone to be there in case any inspections were carried out. It was not possible to leave the site empty. ¡°Alright, start construction. Build the fence first,¡± Smith ordered. The fence was built that night. Smith opened the system and exchanged a large set of construction buildings. The equipment was very beautiful. ¡°System, start building!¡± Chapter 14 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation There were 10 buildings in the entire transfer housing complex. Every building had 22 floors. Smith controlled the construction schedule. He was building at the rate of one floor per hour. Although the construction speed was being controlled, it would only take 1 month for everything to be completed. The speed was simply incredible. However, it was still too slow for Smith. If anyone else saw it, he would be captured and sent for observation. This was because he could build a small district in ten minutes. Smith supervised the construction site in order to prevent any unexpected incidents from happening. In the investigator¡¯s meeting room, the leader was throwing a tantrum. ¡°Is this the result of your investigation?¡± ¡°470 people suddenly appeared. Other than their names being different, the rest of their information was the same. Yet, you¡¯re telling me that there¡¯s nothing wrong with their identities?¡± ¡°Are you guys stupid? Or am I blind?¡± The leader was very angry. He was not satisfied with the result of the investigation at all. Smith had exchanged 470 all-rounded engineering robots in one go, and the system had given identities to every robot. Maybe the system was being perfunctory. Aside from their names, all of the robots were exactly the same. They had the same age, the same place of birth, and the same home address. This made the investigators very angry. None of them could find out their real identities. They were a group of elite investigators. They were normal. However, no matter how much they investigated, they could not find a problem with the workers¡¯ identities. ¡°Leader, we know that there is something wrong with all these workers, but the problem is that we do not have any evidence,¡± said Barrett helplessly. ¡°Why can¡¯t we find them? It¡¯s because you guys are useless! Why don¡¯t you go to the hospital where they were born? Go ask the doctors?¡± ¡°I don¡¯t believe that no one would remember 500 people being born on the same day.¡± The leader roared at Barrett. ¡°Leader, we¡¯ve investigated. The hospital no longer exists, and the doctors are all dead.¡± ¡°All dead?¡± ¡°The doctors were all from the obstetrics department. One had a stroke and became paralyzed, one had a heart attack and died, and the other had a mental problem. He is currently receiving treatment in a mental hospital.¡± ¡°Then, did you go to their schools? What about the teachers? There must be some left, right?¡± ¡°Their primary school is long gone too. We couldn¡¯t even find Arash back then. The middle school was destroyed during an earthquake, and the teachers all died. The ones who survived are all senile.¡± ¡°What about their university?¡± the leader asked. He was a little overwhelmed. ¡°They didn¡¯t go to university.¡± The leader was silent. He did not know what to ask anymore. He felt like there would be no conclusion even if he continued asking. After a while, the leader said, ¡°Let¡¯s not talk about these for now. Let¡¯s talk about the other situations.¡± ¡°Leader, Toilet No. 1 has been tested.¡± ¡°How is it?¡± ¡°When we captured the spies, they would usually reflect on the crimes they have committed. For criminals who refused to admit their crimes, we would give them a voucher through the security department, and they would also confess to their crimes.¡± ¡°However, on the other hand, foreign spies would not admit to their crimes after entering the toilet. Instead, they became more determined than before.¡± ¡°Is there such a thing?¡± ¡°Even if we used any special methods and tortured them, we would not be able to get any information from them.¡± ¡°After testing, we believe that the special ability of Toilet No. 1 made people repent and admit their mistakes.¡± ¡°However, the special ability did not apply to foreign spies. Toilet No.1¡¯s ability was ineffective against them.¡± ¡°Leader, Toilet No. 2 has also been tested during this period of time. We confirm the following information.¡± ¡°Aside from the toilet enhancing people¡¯s ability to have sex, there are no other special functions. We are contacting an engineering team to rebuild Toilet No. 2.¡± ¡°I got it. What about Toilet No. 3?¡± the leader continued to ask. ¡°Leader, Toilet No. 3 has passed the test during this period of time. It can be confirmed that there are no special functions in Toilet No. 3.¡± ¡°Leader, the Hexi Highway has been tested as well.¡± ¡°What is the condition of the Highway?¡± ¡°When anyone drives past that section of the road, they will unconsciously accelerate. This causes the average speed of that section of the road to exceed 150 km/h. However, I don¡¯t know if there are any other special reasons. During this period of time, although the speed of that road section is very fast, there has not been a single traffic accident.¡± ¡°Leader, in regard to the park manager Clive and his family, I¡¯ve done background checks on them. They do not have any criminal records.¡± ¡°The only¡­ the only special thing was that the park manager¡¯s wife often had sexual relations with his superior.¡± After listening to his subordinate¡¯s reports, the leader felt very helpless. Other than the information on Toilet No.1, the rest of the information was completely useless. ¡°Alright, Toilet No. 1 is sealed. Please continue the observation. The other teams should withdraw. Please don¡¯t waste any more energy.¡± The leader thought for a moment and gave the order. ¡°Leader, I think we should continue to monitor the park manager and his wife.¡± ¡°Why?¡± ¡°Because I¡¯ve investigated them. Previously, the park manager¡¯s boss tried to hit on his wife, but she rejected him without any hesitation.¡± ¡°However, on the second day after they moved into the new house, his wife asked him out.¡± The group of people could not believe it. ¡°So, do you think it has something to do with the house they live in?¡± The leader said in disbelief. ¡°Yes, I think it¡¯s the special ability of the house.¡± In an instant, everyone in the meeting room felt their scalps going numb. The attribute was too terrifying! At the same time, they sympathized with the park manager. He had to find Smith to renovate the place. Chapter 15 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation One month had passed. Smith stood at the entrance of the transfer housing area at night. He opened the system after making sure that no one was around. ¡°System attributes generated.¡± ¡°Construction of the perfect-grade residential area completed!¡± ¡°Attribute survival!¡± ¡°Attribute creation completed!¡± ¡°The residential area¡¯s attributes are as follows: Extreme sturdiness + 35, Slow pace of life + 30, Sense of presence ¡ª 25, Scene of a fight + 20 (this is a special one-time attribute, it will disappear after the attribute is triggered).¡± After looking at the survival properties of the transfer housing area, Smith was a little weirded out. The system was powerful, but it seemed to be unhappy if it did not create some kind of chaos. A nice transfer housing area had negative attributes. Its sense of presence ¡ª 25 and there was also going to be a fight scene. Was this a joke? No? If this actually happened on the property, it would be very dangerous to live here. ¡°Retreat! Everyone, retreat immediately!¡± After thinking about it, Smith stepped out of the district gate in a hurry. He was already prepared. If the district¡¯s attributes were not good, he would leave immediately. For example, if the attribute was something like having an affair or turning him gay. In the end, the system did not really let him down. It actually created quite an awesome scene for a fight. As for the sense of presence ¨C25 attribute, Smith did not take it seriously. He did not think that presence would be a big problem. After he left the neighborhood, Smith instructed the construction robots to go home. The robots all had homes. Smith allowed them to rent houses. Smith felt helpless. He could not let them sleep in the sewers. After arranging the robots, Smith went home to sleep. During this period of time, he did not rest well either. He was afraid that something bad would happen. Fortunately, the transfer housing complex was built safely. At 12 pm, two cars suddenly barged into the empty transfer housing complex. ¡°There¡¯s no one at this construction site. We can stay here for a while and organize a rescue!¡± said a foreigner in a low voice. ¡°Yes, I agree with this plan,¡± said another foreigner. They then drove into the underground garage. Eight foreigners arrived at the transfer housing complex. ¡°Huh? Why do I feel a little sleepy?¡± ¡°I think maybe it was because I was too nervous just now.¡± ¡°Let¡¯s eat first. Are you guys hungry?¡± ¡°I¡¯m a little hungry.¡± ¡°Me too.¡± ¡°Then let¡¯s go find a place with an open field vision to eat something. We can take a nap after that.¡± ¡°Good idea.¡± The group of people was prepared to climb the stairs until they reach the 15th floor. However, they were exhausted by the time they reached the 5th floor. They were too tired to climb any further. ¡°Forget it, let¡¯s rest on the 5th floor.¡± ¡°Okay, I agree.¡± Just like that, the eight people entered one of the rooms on the 5th floor. They ate and went to sleep. On the other side, the investigator¡¯s emergency phone rang. ¡°Urgent mission! Capture the eight mercenaries!¡± ¡°They are all wearing important confidential scientific research materials!¡± ¡°They have used a trap to escape. Seal all the exit routes immediately and capture them!¡± ¡°Understood!¡± After receiving the urgent notice, the lead investigator immediately contacted the police station to seal off the entire city. In less than half an hour, all the exit routes were completely sealed off. The investigators along with the police and armed personnel conducted a blanket search of all the areas. Soon, they received reports regarding two stolen cars. After checking the surveillance cameras, it was confirmed that the two cars were stolen by the eight mercenaries. After they found out where the cars were stolen from, they continued to look for the cars through the surveillance cameras. They tried to track down the two cars in the police station¡¯s command center. They soon found the approximate location of the two cars. However, there were three school districts in that area. If the eight mercenaries entered the residential area and took hostages, the consequences would be very dire. In order to prevent such a situation from happening, the investigators joined forces with the police and secretly sealed off the surrounding roads. They then sent officers in plain clothes to three residential areas to investigate and to look for the two cars. They searched for the entire night, but they could not find the two cars. The next morning, a team of leaders was so anxious that they wanted to stomp their feet. The eight mercenaries with guns were a great threat to the safety of the community. However, they still could not track them down. Could it be that someone had really been kidnapped? The investigators took over the security of the city. At the same time, the eight people woke up in the transfer housing complex. ¡°Ah, it¡¯s daybreak. I slept really well.¡± ¡°Yeah, the security here is pretty good. There were no gunshots at night. I even want to retire here.¡± ¡°That¡¯s right. This kind of life is too comfortable. It¡¯s my ideal life.¡± The group of mercenaries said their last words and started eating breakfast. They could not leave during the day. They could only continue to stay in the transfer housing complex. They were very happy and felt comfortable living there. In the blink of an eye, the morning had passed. During this time, Smith brought people from the construction area and inspection standards team to inspect and accept the transfer housing project. They were being monitored as their motorcade entered the transfer housing complex. After working all night, the special investigator found out that there was another estate located there. It was a newly built estate. What was going on? They just found out about the new estate. The special investigator was confused. Chapter 16 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation ¡°Everyone, wait a minute. Please open the door for us to enter. After that, please leave immediately.¡± Just as Smith got out of the car and was about to enter the residential area, he was stopped by a person. ¡°Who are you people? Why aren¡¯t you letting us in?¡± said the leader of the construction area unhappily. ¡°You have no right to know my identity. Now, please open the door.¡± The special personnel was very tough. After hearing the special personnel refusing to disclose their identities, no one said anything further. After all, they were not fools. They were only two kinds of people who dared to speak in such a manner. The first was people who knew fools and wanted to exert their dominance. If they were caught, they would definitely be taken to the police station. The second type of people were those with power and belonged to a special department. The result would be very tragic if they still chose to force their way in after encountering such people. Therefore, the situation was at a stalemate. They could not just leave because of the other party. At the same time, the leader of the investigators rushed over. They did not understand what was going on either. To be honest, when the investigators obtained the map of the area the night before, they had already known of the existence of the transfer housing complex. However, no one paid any attention to it. They had completely ignored the existence of the estate. If it was not for Smith, no one would know how long they might have overlooked this area. ¡°This place has been taken over by the special department. You guys should leave quickly,¡± the leader gave the order. He had no time for nonsense. ¡°Yes, yes, yes. We¡¯ll leave now.¡± The regional leader¡¯s forehead was covered in cold sweat. Even a fool would know that something big was happening there. If they did not run at that moment, when would they run? Aside from Smith, the convoy that arrived earlier had all left. The borders of the residential area had also been put up. The special personnel entered the residential area to check the situation. They wanted to see if the group of mercenaries were still in the residential area. After a while, the special personnel returned and indicated that the eight mercenaries were still inside. Once they found the people, the other matters would be easier to handle. Since there were no ordinary people in the residential area, they could just proceed with the ambush without any worries. Within five minutes, the entire residential area was surrounded and was impenetrable. The snipers, battle teams, and assault teams were all in position. ¡°Citizens, please leave immediately. A battle drill is about to begin! In order to avoid any accidental injuries, please leave immediately! Please don¡¯t stand around and watch!¡± The security personnel set up a quarantine zone in the neighborhood. They also evacuated the surrounding crowd. Smith who was also a bystander, was chased away. ¡°Keep Smith here because this place was built by his company. He should be very familiar with the situation inside,¡± said the leader of the investigation team. Smith looked at the leader of the investigation team. He did not understand why the leader wanted to keep him there. It was not possible to deceive Smith. He knew that there was going to be a fight. The residential area had not been triggered yet. However, with such a large formation, a fight was bound to occur. ¡°Smith, please come with us.¡± Smith had a helpless look on his face when he was invited by the two special personnel to tag along. He was the only ordinary person in the command car. The others were all-powerful people. They were not interested in Smith. After they located the eight mercenaries, they began to arrange people to prepare for the ambush. ¡°Commander, according to the infrared scan, we confirm that there are no other people in the building. There are only the eight mercenaries.¡± ¡°Very good. Start the ambush immediately.¡± There was nothing more to say after they learned that no one else was in the building. They charged in directly. The plan was carried out quickly. The special team entered the building and waited for the next command to attack. ¡°Sniper No. 1 has locked onto the target!¡± ¡°Sniper No. 2 has locked onto the target!¡± ¡°Sniper No. 3 has locked onto the target!¡± The 3 snipers each locked onto a mercenary. They were waiting for the order to fire. ¡°The special team is ready. They are outside the room. They are ready to attack at any time.¡± The commander looked at his watch and said, ¡°Countdown: 10 seconds, 10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1! Fire!¡± ¡°Bang!¡± The guns were fired at the same time. As the shots were synchronized, it sounded like only one gun was fired. At the same time, the special team kicked the door, and the people behind rushed in. The next second, everyone was stunned. The three bullets hit the glass and bounced off. On the other side, they kicked the door hard, but the door did not open. The ambush failed! ¡°Report! The rooms are made up of super-high-strength bulletproof glass! The plan has failed!¡± ¡°Report! The doors of their rooms are all top-notch security doors! The special team can¡¯t break them open! I hope the other team can help!¡± In the command car, Smith was very embarrassed. ¡°Damn it! Why is the glass of an ordinary residential area bulletproof? Which developer developed this?¡± said the commander in exasperation. Smith looked up into the sky. He did not know what to say. ¡°Mr. Smith, was the building in this residential area built by your company? Can I know how strong the glass is?¡± asked the leader of the investigation team. As the building was built by Smith, he knew that it must be very strange. However, he did not expect that the building was so strange that bulletproof glass would be installed. ¡°I can¡¯t say for sure, but the glass would be impenetrable if a gun was used,¡± said Smith. He was embarrassed. ¡°Then what should we use?¡± ¡°C-4 bomb? If it doesn¡¯t work, you can try a missile?¡± said Smith whilst smiling. Chapter 17 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation Inside the room, the 8 mercenaries seemed to have forgotten about their escape plan. After breakfast, they just laid on the ground, talking and basking in the sun. It was too easy and too comfortable. Their previous lives seem to be a dog¡¯s life in comparison. As mercenaries, they were rich and enjoyed life. They flew around the world on missions with sexy women. They drove cars and smoke cigars on Cuban roads. They wore sunscreen and laid on the beaches of Hawaii. They rowed boats with oriental women that they met on the Mekong River. They have done all these things. However, at that moment, those experiences could not be compared to the present. Being able to lay on the ground and talk about life was the greatest enjoyment yet. There was nothing more comfortable than lying on the building floor. They were willing to stay in the moment forever. They did not want it to slip away. ¡°The sunlight here reminds me of a beach full of bikini models. It¡¯s so warm and comfortable.¡± ¡°Yeah, I¡¯m clearly lying on the floor, but it feels more comfortable than sleeping on a big bed in a five-star hotel. It¡¯s really strange!¡± ¡°This is indeed a magical city. If only I could settle down here, I would definitely buy this house.¡± ¡°Why don¡¯t we settle down in this neighborhood after we finish the job?¡± ¡°Yeah, I agree. I¡¯m already sick of fighting and killing. It¡¯s so comfortable to lie in the sun!¡± The 8 mercenaries who had been through the flames of war were lying on the ground. They were basking in the sunlight that was shining through the window. Standing guard? Keeping watch? They did not want to go. How could it be more comfortable than lying down? Clang, clang, clang¡­ At that moment, they thought they heard three crisp sounds. They then heard the sound of the door being kicked. ¡°What is that sound? Is there something happening?¡± After hearing the sounds, several people stood up at the same time and looked outside. What was going on? Was the area outside surrounded? One of them saw the assault team entering the corridor downstairs. He subconsciously took out his gun and shot downwards. Bang! Dang! Ah! There were three consecutive sounds. The first was the sound of a gunshot. The second was the sound of the bullet hitting the glass. The third was the scream of an unlucky guy who was hit by the bullet. ¡°Damn it! I¡¯ve been hit! The enemy has a sniper! Everyone, dodge carefully!¡± After the unlucky guy fell to the ground, he rolled behind the load-bearing wall. The other seven people looked at each other. They did not understand what was going on. ¡°Dang, dang, dang!¡± ¡°This seems to be bulletproof glass?¡± The mercenary who shot earlier knocked on the glass a few times. ¡°The quality of the glass here is too good, right? Even residential buildings are equipped with bulletproof glass?¡± ¡°Let¡¯s not talk about these useless things. Get ready for battle! The enemy will charge in from the front!¡± The 8 mercenaries took out their weapons and aimed at the door. They were ready to launch a counterattack. On the other side, the assault team was in front of the door. They took out the bombs and stuck them onto the door. ¡°Get ready!¡± ¡°Detonate!¡± Boom! A loud sound echoed through the corridors. Everyone¡¯s ears including the mercenaries and special forces started ringing instantly. After the explosion, they all looked at the door. They were all dumbfounded. The door was still fine? The mercenaries looked at each other. They did not know what was going on. The other special forces were even more shocked. The door did not explode? Did we use too little explosives? The assault team felt embarrassed when everyone stared at them. They immediately said, ¡°There¡¯s absolutely no problem with the number of explosives used. Even a wall can be blown through.¡± ¡°Then, what¡¯s going on now?¡± ¡°Could it be that the explosives were damp?¡± ¡°¡­¡± After the assault team reported the odd situation, the leaders in the command car all turned to look at Smith. ¡°Hahaha, the weather today is pretty good.¡± What else could Smith say? Could it be that the house that he built was able to defend against weapons? After a while, the commander gave another order. ¡°Use ten times the amount of explosives you used previously. Everyone, retreat!¡± The commander did not believe it would not explode this time. Five minutes later, there was another loud bang. ¡°Reporting to the Commander! The door still has not exploded!¡± ¡°¡­¡± The commander was completely speechless. What exactly was going on? Smith did not know what to do. He was also in despair. ¡°Mr. Smith, where did you buy the glass and doors for this residential area?¡± asked the leader of the investigators, Kaiser. After Smith heard his question, he immediately said in his heart, ¡°System, forge a certificate for me.¡± The next second, Smith received a notification from the system. He appeared to be much calmer. ¡°No problem, take down the phone number¡­¡± Smith casually mentioned a phone number. After the leader of the investigators noted down the phone number, he walked out of the command car and made a call. ¡°Find out who this number belongs to and then check the specific situation in this glass window and door factory.¡± ¡°Yes!¡± The investigator¡¯s leader smoked a cigarette outside the car and waited for a reply. ¡°Leader, the person who answered the phone is not the owner of the factory. The owner is already dead. The cause of death was a car accident.¡± ¡°What?¡± ¡°He does have a special glass window and anti-theft door factory. However, both factories went bankrupt half a month ago after the boss died. They have started building houses in the area.¡± This was as expected. The investigator was speechless. He sighed and returned to the command car. ¡°Mr. Smith, do you have a lot of connections?¡± ¡°What?¡± asked Smith. Smith did not know what was going on. A lot of connections? How could he not know? Chapter 18 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation The commander continued to use all kinds of methods to blow down the door. He even used face-cutting lasers. However, in the end, he still could not open the door. It was almost nighttime. More and more people were watching from the outside. They were under a lot of pressure. The leader of the investigators sighed helplessly and turned to look at Smith. ¡°Mr. Smith, you built this building. Do you have any solutions?¡± ¡°Well¡­ actually, you can just find someone to pick the lock and open the door.¡± Smith had been wanting to suggest this option for a long time. He could not understand why they made the situation so complicated. They could just find someone to pick the lock. ¡°Pick the lock?¡± The three leaders were dumbfounded after hearing Smith¡¯s suggestion. His proposal was feasible. Actually, it was not that the leaders could not think of this option. If it was their own room door that could not be opened and the key was lost, their first option would definitely be to pick the lock. However, they were currently facing a group of mercenaries. Therefore, all they could think of was to attack forcefully. After being enlightened by Smith, the three leaders¡¯ faces turned sour. It was such a simple solution. Why did they not think of it before? Soon, a locksmith arrived at the scene. ¡°Protect him and pick the lock!¡± The commander gave the order to the special forces. ¡°Yes!¡± The locksmith went to the door and looked at the lock. He then took out a wire and poked the lock hole twice in a casual manner. ¡°Kacha!¡± The door opened. Everyone was shocked. They could not say anything. The explosives could not destroy the door and the laser cutter did not work either. They could not believe that the door that was considered to be indestructible in the eyes of the special forces was actually so weak. However, it was not the time to think about the door. The special forces rushed into the room as soon as the door opened. ¡°Raise your hands, don¡¯t move!¡± The 8 mercenaries were dumbfounded when they saw the special forces unit rushing in. This was because they were busy eating. They were holding chicken drumsticks in their hands. When they saw the special forces unit enter, they subconsciously held up their chicken drumsticks to shield themselves from the special forces unit. There was no resistance. All 8 mercenaries were captured, and the important scientific research material that they were carrying was found. ¡°Isn¡¯t that door impossible to be blasted open? How did they get in?¡± One of the mercenaries was shocked. ¡°Maybe they used some kind of special method?¡± The group of people who were looking at the mercenary group all smiled disdainfully. It was not a trick. The door really could not be opened previously. In the command car, the three leaders saw that the mercenaries had all been captured easily. They were all very embarrassed. If they had known, they would have just sent people to unlock the door. They tried using every single option that they could think of, but none of them worked. However, they managed to open the door using Smith¡¯s idea. Everyone felt a little embarrassed about the whole situation. ¡°Young man, you are very good. However, this door of yours is not acceptable. If a thief used a wire, wouldn¡¯t he be able to break in easily? The doors need to be changed,¡± said the commander to Smith. He seemed to be saying that no matter how strong the door was, it was still useless. If a thief wanted to enter, he could still enter. ¡°This is a residential building. If the door can¡¯t be opened at all, then what happens when someone loses their key?¡± Smith was not courteous with them. He had helped them capture the 8 mercenaries. He did not mind them not thanking him, but to mock him was simply unacceptable. The commander had nothing to say. Five minutes later, Smith looked at the departing motorcade and felt extremely displeased. ¡°I want to buy a car, and a good one at that!¡± Smith thought of buying a new car whilst he called a taxi. After all, he was finally a rich man. It was time to buy a good car. At the very least, it had to be at the boss level. He had to call a taxi to go anywhere. It was too embarrassing. The next day, Smith went to the Bentley car shop and bought a car. He felt completely different driving a luxury car that was worth millions of dollars. Smith drove the car to the company. He felt like he was a big boss. ¡°Smith, the leader of the construction area called earlier. He said that the building has passed the acceptance test. The final payment will be transferred to the company account within a week,¡± Eve reported to Smith. Smith had just arrived at the company. ¡°The inspection is complete?¡± Smith did not know when the other party would complete the inspection. Why was he not aware? Eve saw Smith¡¯s confused expression. She thought in her heart, ¡°The residential area you built could not even be opened using heavy weapons. Why bother to have an inspection?¡± ¡°Right, ask Barrett to go to the residential area and paint the black walls on both sides white.¡± Smith suddenly remembered the painting issue. However, he did not need to use the system to do such a simple thing. All he needed to do was ask Barrett to buy a bucket of paint and instruct him to start painting the building. ¡°Okay, boss.¡± After receiving the order, Barrett had no choice but to drive to the residential area to paint. He was an elite agent. When had he done this before? However, ever since he came to the company, he had to do it even if he did not want to. ¡°Ah? Where is the location of this residential area?¡± Barrett walked around the neighborhood, but he still could not find the residential area. He used a map to locate the residential area. He then went in the direction as stated on the map. Two hours later, Barrett was still walking around in circles on the road. ¡°What¡¯s going on? How did I pass it again?¡± Chapter 19 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation ¡°Sigh, this is too annoying.¡± Smith leaned back on his office chair with his feet resting on his desk. In his hand was the construction schedule for the construction area. Ever since Smith took over the construction of the housing project, he no longer paid much attention to minor projects. The highway project? He only earned a few million after working hard for half a month. It was too little. It was not even enough to buy a car. It was really boring. As for the big projects, there were not many. The warehouse renovation project had been handed over to the other companies. As a result, there were no projects available for Smith. There was nothing to do. This made Smith feel very annoyed. He wanted more and more. Smith was not satisfied with the current situation. Three months ago, he was even willing to take on toilet projects so long as he could make money. However, at this moment, he did not even want to take on a highway project. There was no other way. He had already tasted meat, so he no longer wanted to eat like a vegetarian. ¡°It¡¯s really difficult to take on important projects. It would be great if I could develop commercial houses to sell,¡± Smith muttered helplessly. ¡°Unfortunately, I don¡¯t have the money.¡± Although Smith had earned 350 million from the previous project, he still could not afford to buy a piece of land. It would be great if he could buy a good piece of land. He can then use the land to borrow money from the bank to build a house. ¡°Bang, bang, bang!¡± Just as Smith started to think of ways to earn money, there was a knock on his office door. ¡°Come in,¡± Smith said weakly. He did not even bother to change his sitting posture. Eve walked in and saw Smith¡¯s sitting position. She maintained the same expression. ¡°Boss, George¡¯s secretary just called. George is looking for you. He wants to meet you.¡± ¡°George?¡± Smith could not recall who George was. Who was George? Smith did not have any idea who he was. Why was he looking for him? However, as he was the boss, he had to go. ¡°Barrett, drive. I¡¯m going to the government building,¡± said Smith to Barrett, who was mopping the floor. Smith ushered Eve out of the office. ¡°Yes, boss.¡± Barrett turned around immediately and ran to prepare the car. ¡°He¡¯s a rather anxious character,¡± Smith said lightly. Eve stood next to Smith. She did not know how to react to his statement. Soon, Smith got into the car. They then drove to the government building. Smith had on the style of a boss. He had a chauffeur and a secretary. He could easily put on an act in front of the others if he wanted to. It was not a problem. After arriving at the government building, Eve contacted George¡¯s secretary. The secretary then led them to George¡¯s office. Smith was stunned when he saw George. He was not one of the people in the command car the other day. ¡°Hello, Smith. We meet again.¡± George extended his arm and shook Smith¡¯s hand. ¡°I specially invited you over today because I wanted to talk to you about the transfer of the housing complex.¡± ¡°Hello, Mr. George. I don¡¯t usually watch the news, so I didn¡¯t recognize you yesterday. I¡¯m sorry.¡± Smith was a little surprised by George¡¯s attitude. He was being too nice to him. Since the other party was being polite to him, he had to be polite to the other party as well. He was a modest person. Although he had an architectural system that could help him make money, it could not guarantee that he would become powerful. It was just that the additional attributes provided by the system were very powerful. However, as he was currently interacting with high-ranking government officials, he could make money if he pleased them. George¡¯s secretary brewed some tea and sat behind George. Eve also sat behind Smith. With his new fancy car, he really felt like two big bosses were chatting. Smith felt like his status had risen to another level. He felt like he was a completely different person. ¡°I wonder, Mr. Smith, what do you think of the current housing prices?¡± After chatting for a while, George began to get into the main topic. What do you think of the housing prices? Smith did not understand the purpose of the question. He also did not understand what George¡¯s purpose was for asking such a question. In all honesty, when he was not rich, he wanted the housing prices to collapse. The best would be if the price was 100 yuan per square meter. However, as he currently wanted to develop commercial housing, he was hoping for the housing prices to rise like the ones in New York so that he could earn money. His thoughts were in line with his current circumstances. However, even though he thought so, he could not say it out loud. ¡°The prices are a little high right now but I¡¯m just a construction worker. I don¡¯t actually earn much from the construction.¡± ¡°That¡¯s right.¡± ¡°Take this transfer housing complex for example. The construction cost for the entire residential area is only 530 million.¡± ¡°However, if we sold it at the current price, the value of the entire residential area would be worth over 6 billion. The profits are astonishingly high.¡± Smith thought for a moment and wanted to scold the real estate developers. After all, he was not in the real estate business so he was not technically scolding himself. ¡°It¡¯s because everyone knows that real estate profits are high. The current prices are high, and they are still rising.¡± George agreed with Smith¡¯s statement. ¡°Of course, there are probably reasons why the land is so expensive. However, imagine if there were no developers fighting over it, would the price of the land still be so high?¡± George continued to speak. Smith smiled, but he did not say anything. Everyone knew the answer. ¡°Speaking of these problems, you have built a transfer housing complex during this time. The quality of the house is very shocking, and the construction speed is also very fast. So today, I want to ask you whether you will be interested in developing commercial houses?¡± ¡°Of course. The development of commercial housing is way more profitable than the work we usually do,¡± Smith expressed his thoughts. ¡°Then, if you are able to get the land at a low price, can you control the price of the commercial houses to be less than 30,000 per square meter?¡± George asked in a serious tone. Chapter 20 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation Smith thought that George was going crazy. Although 30,000 yuan per square meter seemed very high, it was 25% lower compared to the current housing prices. The current housing prices were 40,000 yuan per square meter. One might think that 10,000 yuan per square meter was nothing. However, there was actually a huge difference. Imagine if there were 20 floors and the price difference was 10,000 yuan per square meter. Based on those calculations, they would be earning 150 to 200 million yuan less. If a building had ten floors, the difference would amount to billions. Although the land was cheap, it was not free. Even if they bought the land at a lower price, it would only be a few hundred million lesser, one billion at most. George would not be able to call the shots if it was any higher. After all, it was commercial land. If he bought a cheaper land, he would still lose out on roughly 20 billion when he sold the houses. Even a fool would not choose a low-priced land. Of course, the other developers would have no other choice. However, it was completely different for Smith. For him, the cost of building houses was really low, and the speed was also fast. If there was land available for him to build the houses, even if it was 30,000 yuan per square meter, he would not earn lesser than the developers. Instead, he would make more money than them. However, there was still a problem. If the problem was not solved, Smith would not do it. ¡°George, can you handle it?¡± Smith asked directly. The question was whether George could handle it. If he could handle it, then Smith could start working immediately. So what if he challenged the entire real estate industry? As Smith had a system, even if all the real estate developers worked together, they might not necessarily be a match for Smith. This was because they did not have the help of the system. As such, they could only develop it slowly. Although making money was important, it was also important for them to live their lives. Unless the system upgrade could allow him to upgrade the Xiamen tungsten, he would not proceed with the project. George did not know how to respond to Smith. It was the first time someone spoke to him in that manner. Plus, he said it directly to his face. He thought of his ambitions and ideals. He also remembered what his second uncle had said to him. George smiled and said, ¡°Believe me, there¡¯s no mistake. My family is more powerful than you think.¡± Smith felt relieved after hearing George reassure him. ¡°Then, there¡¯s no problem,¡± said Smith since the other party could be his umbrella and help him when he needed them. As he was working with the government, he had the protection of high-ranking officials. Therefore, he would not have any issues when developing the land. George then told Smith his idea. He wanted to know if Smith could do it. If they wanted to suppress housing prices, they could not develop one neighborhood at a time. That would be meaningless. Even if the houses were sold at 31,000 yuan per square meter, there would be too few houses to suppress the housing prices. After all, they lived in a big city. Houses were in demand there. Every year, many people would go to the city. This caused housing prices to increase. Therefore, it was necessary to develop a sufficient number of houses. After that, they can then cooperate to achieve their plan of suppressing housing prices. The two of them chatted the whole morning. They then went to the cafeteria for lunch. A lot of people saw Smith in the city. He was easily recognized by everyone. No one dared to offend him. George took Smith to the cafeteria for lunch. They sat in the middle of the hall. It was obvious why George did that. George wanted everyone to know that Smith was working for him. He wanted everyone to remember him clearly. After lunch, Smith left the government building. A week passed by in the blink of an eye. Although George wanted to implement the project as soon as possible, he could not do everything by himself. He still needed to have a meeting. Smith was not in a hurry. He would not die of hunger anytime soon. It certainly did not matter if he took a few days off. Whilst George was trying to discuss the housing problem, Smith played games every day. The transfer housing complex was almost done. The transfer housing complex was not a commercial property. They needed to demolish it before they could rebuild it. After the transfer housing complex was constructed, it did not need to be sold. This was because the houses had already been chosen by the respected transferees. The transferees were people who had their houses demolished. The transferees were able to choose their houses and renovate them. In a week¡¯s time, most of the transferees had already chosen their respective houses. Some of them who were anxious had found a renovation company to help with the renovation. Henry was one of the individuals who had his house demolished. He was looking for bricklayers and electricians from the labor office to help him with the renovation. He was preparing for the renovation. The first thing that needed to be done was to connect the water and electricity supply. If he did not do the wiring properly, he will not be able to lay the tiles. The reason why Henry chose not to look for a renovation company was because the price of the renovation company was too high. It was also cheaper to find people individually and renovate the property himself. It was a little troublesome. However, he was not afraid of a little trouble so long as he could save money. ¡°This is the route map. As long as you arrange the lines according to what I have here, it will be fine,¡± said Henry to the electrician and bricklayer. Henry showed them the design blueprint that he got from someone else. The blueprint was very simple, and it was not difficult to arrange the lines. The two workers understood it easily at a glance. ¡°Okay, then I¡¯ll start working. Let¡¯s smash the wall first,¡± said the bricklayer. ¡°Okay, then let¡¯s start,¡± said Henry whilst nodding. ¡°Let¡¯s talk about your walls first. The two walls over there are load-bearing walls. They should be 1.5 meters long. Those on the other side are not load-bearing walls, they should be 1.35 meters long.¡± The bricklayer held the pickaxe in his hand. He explained the price to Henry before he started the renovation. ¡°I understand. I understand the price. Money is not a problem, but you must do a good job and not smash it crooked. Otherwise, I won¡¯t pay you.¡± Henry nodded. The price was indeed not expensive. He already understood it. ¡°Boss, don¡¯t worry. I¡¯ve been in this line of work for 20 years. Even if I close my eyes, I can still make a straight line.¡± The bricklayer picked up his pickaxe and began to smash the cement wall. ¡°Boom, boom, boom!¡± As the smashing continued, the bricklayer began to understand. Five minutes later, the pickaxe became blunt. The bricklayer was very surprised. ¡°Is this pickaxe of yours broken?¡± asked Henry. Henry did not understand what was going on. ¡°How dare he sell me defective goods? I¡¯ll go back to look for him. Anyway, I still have another pickaxe. I can try using that instead.¡± The bricklayer swapped his old pickaxe for a new one. Chapter 21 - Road Show Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation After replacing his pickaxe, he continued to smash the wall. A minute later, the pickaxe was blunt again. ¡°Why don¡¯t I use a hammer instead?¡± said the bricklayer awkwardly. ¡°Alright, you can use a hammer to smash it.¡± The bricklayer master swung the sledgehammer and smashed it against the wall. Two hours later¡­ ¡°Please don¡¯t go. How am I supposed to proceed with the renovation if you leave?¡± shouted Henry whilst chasing after the bricklayer. ¡°I can¡¯t do it. This wall won¡¯t budge at all. You¡¯ll have to replace it. Goodbye!¡± When the electrician saw that the bricklayer had left, he followed suit. After all, there was nothing he could do about the walls. They tried smashing the walls using a pickaxe and sledgehammer for the full two hours. Apart from the paint that had been scraped off, the wall was completely fine. Henry looked at the empty room and the walls that had paint scraped off them. He did not know whether to laugh or cry. It seemed like the quality of the house was too good. Unfortunately, that was not a good thing. How was he supposed to proceed with the renovation? Smith drove his luxury car to work. He left a gap between him and the other cars. If he accidentally brushed his car against theirs, he would not be able to pay for the damage. ¡°Welcome to the highway family radio station.¡± ¡°I¡¯m Bao.¡± ¡°I¡¯m Jiaozi.¡± Smith loved this radio program. He would listen to it every day when he went to work. ¡°Bao, have you noticed that there have been fewer shoddy projects recently? The developer no longer receives news about people cutting corners. It can be said that there are almost none.¡± ¡°Isn¡¯t this normal? Why are you bringing this up?¡± ¡°I read the news yesterday.¡± ¡°What did the news say?¡± ¡°Shoddy projects are usually very normal on the news.¡± ¡°Right.¡± ¡°After all, it¡¯s to expose those black-hearted businessmen.¡± ¡°It¡¯s not rare.¡± ¡°But recently, there has been a strange incident. Even if the quality of the project is good, it will still be on the news. This is the first time I¡¯ve seen it.¡± ¡°This is also rare.¡± ¡°After watching the news, I was shocked.¡± ¡°Why were you shocked? Why would people be afraid of good quality?¡± ¡°The quality is great but it¡¯s scary.¡± ¡°What do you mean?¡± ¡°When someone moves into a new house, they¡¯ll have to renovate, right? However, as the quality of the house was too good, the bricklayer could not even break the walls. As such, there was no way to prepare for the renovations. What should they do?¡± ¡°There¡¯s such a thing?¡± ¡°That¡¯s right. Right now, the residents of the entire neighborhood are not able to proceed with the renovations.¡± ¡°They can¡¯t break through the walls? It can¡¯t be that bad, right? Could it be that the tools aren¡¯t working properly?¡± ¡°It¡¯s not the tools. They tried using a pickaxe to smash the wall and it became blunt. On the other hand, the walls were completely fine. Only some paint was missing. What do you think about the quality now?¡± ¡°That¡¯s really not bad, but we can still use other tools, right? And not pickaxes?¡± ¡°It¡¯s useless. One of the families even borrowed the road cutting machine. It worked on the road but had no effect on the wall.¡± ¡°Wow, is this a residential building or a military fortress? The quality of the wall is too exaggerated.¡± ¡°That¡¯s why, although the quality was good, it was not practical.¡± When Smith heard the news, the corner of his mouth twitched. He was not to be blamed for this. He could not create such good quality either. It was because of the system¡¯s attributes. Smith was very desperate. Should he open another renovation company? Smith suddenly thought of a way to make money. He could build super sturdy houses. It was similar to moving a housing estate. If other renovation companies could not do it, maybe he could renovate it instead. If he was able to sign a contract to renovate the entire residential area, it might be profitable. However, after thinking about it, Smith felt like it was better to just forget about it. He could not do it. He will not earn as much from the renovation project. The money earned from developing the residential area was way more than the renovation project. He might as well build a few more houses and earn more money that way. When he went to the office, Smith had nothing to do. He only played games every day. He did not know when George would finish his task. This wasted world was full of money. Ring, ring, ring! Suddenly, the phone on Smith¡¯s desk rang. ¡°Hello, who is it?¡± Smith answered after picking up the phone. ¡°Mr. Smith, it¡¯s me, Polly.¡± It was a very familiar voice. ¡°Polly?¡± asked Smith with uncertainty. ¡°Yes, it¡¯s me, Mr. Smith. We haven¡¯t seen each other for a while. I have taken on a big project,¡± Polly said with a smile. ¡°Good to hear. Can you make a living out of it?¡± Smith asked curiously. ¡°Mr. Smith, it¡¯s like this. Didn¡¯t you build the transfer housing complex?¡± ¡°That¡¯s right.¡± ¡°The quality of the construction is too good. Even the owners of the property can¡¯t seem to proceed with their renovations. Mr. Smith, do you think you can help solve this problem?¡± Polly kept a low profile. After all, he was currently in a shopping mall. Everyone knew that George was Smith¡¯s backer. ¡°This matter? Oh right, Mr. Polly. Why are you involved in this matter?¡± ¡°Haha, isn¡¯t this all thanks to you?¡± ¡°Why is that?¡± ¡°My boss was very satisfied with my work, so he gave me this position. However, many owners of the property have submitted their complaints to me. They are hoping that the government can help to solve this problem.¡± ¡°Is that so?¡± ¡°I¡¯ve checked the information and found out that the transfer housing complex was built by your company. Therefore, I can only ask for your help.¡± ¡°No problem. I¡¯ll send someone over to fix it.¡± ¡°Aside from that, there are no other issues. If you have time, I would like to treat you to a meal. I think you¡¯ll enjoy it, right?¡± ¡°Of course, no problem.¡± Smith was very happy that someone wanted to treat him to a meal. In the past, he used to treat others all the time. Since he was currently a big boss, it was only fitting for someone to treat him a meal instead. ¡°Is there anything else?¡± ¡°Oh, no. You can go if you¡¯re busy Mr. Smith. I¡¯ll hang up now.¡± ¡°Okay, bye.¡± Chapter 22 - The Project Has Been Approved Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation ¡°Barrett, go to the transfer housing complex and take charge of the renovation in the residential area. I will send people over to do the construction. You just need to take the order.¡± ¡°I got it.¡± ¡°Given the different requirements, the renovation price is between 3,000 to 5,000 yuan per square meter. After you receive the orders, please hand it over to the engineers.¡± Smith gave Barrett another job. ¡°Okay boss. I¡¯ll go now.¡± Barrett heard the order and immediately turned around to leave. Smith felt like there was some benefit in keeping him around although he seemed to have bad intentions. Smith had no idea. Barrett wanted to get a set of cement and steel bars from the transfer house, but he could not break-in. However, this time, he had help. Smith had sent people to assist with the renovation. When the walls are smashed, there will definitely be debris. The debris may be useless to ordinary people, but for investigators, they were of value. The cement and steel were of high grade. It could be used to build military equipment in the future. The equipment would then leave their enemies helpless. When Barrett arrived at the transfer housing complex, he saw 500 all-rounded construction robot workers there. ¡°Hello everyone. I work with the developer of the transfer housing complex. I am the person in charge of the renovation. Those who want to renovate, come with me,¡± said Barrett in a loud tone. Barrett made himself the person responsible for the renovation. However, as the others were unaware of the situation, they all went to Barrett in a polite manner. They handed him cigarettes and water. They just wanted the renovation to be finished as soon as possible. After a busy day, Barrett received 170 orders. However, they only started on 130 of them. The rest had to get in line. When it was time to leave work, Barrett packed his things and walked around the renovated room. ¡°How long will it take for this room to be completed?¡± Barrett asked an all-purpose construction robot worker that was smashing a wall. The worker glanced at Barrett and ignored him. He then continued to work. Barrett was confused. What did it mean? Was he looking down on him? Forget it. Barrett could not be bothered. There were so many workers here. There must be someone who would answer him eventually. Barrett turned around and asked another worker who was renovating a room. ¡°Do you want a cigarette?¡± Barrett took out a cigarette and handed it over to the worker. The worker just glanced at Barrett before turning around to continue working. Barrett did not understand what was going on. He could not get a response from any of them. In a blink of an eye, Barrett walked past seven or eight rooms and found seven to eight workers to talk to. In the end, they all just glanced at him. No one paid any attention to him. Forget it. Barrett just endured it. He decided not to try to speak to them anymore. He then went directly to the place where the debris was kept. He was preparing to take some cement and steel bars. ¡°What are you doing?¡± Barrett heard an angry voice coming from behind him. Barrett was shocked. He turned around and saw that it was the same person who had ignored him previously. So, they knew how to talk. Barrett thought that all of them were mute. ¡°Didn¡¯t I say I was curious? I just wanted to see what¡¯s so special about this cement. Otherwise, why would it be so hard?¡± As Barrett spoke, he stared at the worker¡¯s face. He wanted to see his reaction. However, Barrett was disappointed. The worker¡¯s face was expressionless. Did this worker undergo training? Barrett was about to get over his disappointment when the worker finally showed an expression. But what did this expression mean? He felt like he was angry with himself. Barrett was about to lose his mind. Just as he felt like he was going to fight the worker, the worker turned to leave after pouring all the debris. ¡°All of you, just you wait. When I find out what your problem is, I¡¯ll put all of you in jail!¡± Barrett said in his heart. He took samples of the cement and steel bars and left. He returned to the investigator¡¯s office and handed the two materials to the research lab. The research lab would then research and reverse-engineer the materials. The meeting room was filled with people when Barrett arrived. ¡°Did you get the samples?¡± asked the leader. ¡°I got it,¡± Barrett replied. ¡°Good, did you see the construction team? What tools did they use to carry out the construction?¡± the leader continued to ask. ¡°I did see them. I went to take a look, but I didn¡¯t find anything unusual. They used very simple tools, such as hammers.¡± ¡°How was this possible?¡± The leader was shocked. The door could not be opened with explosives, but it could be opened with a hammer? What was going on? ¡°Alright, since everyone is here, let me tell you about today¡¯s meeting objectives.¡± ¡°It¡¯s time to determine the current situation surrounding the target. The government is still waiting for our approval.¡± After Barrett sat down, the leader continued to speak. George¡¯s transfer housing project and the low-cost housing project all required the approval of the investigators. This was because the projects involved Smith. After all, Smith¡¯s abilities were too special. The buildings that he built had all sorts of strange attributes. Therefore, the investigators still needed to evaluate him. If the investigators determined that Smith was detrimental to society, then George¡¯s project would not be launched. Any issues about national security were not to be overlooked. ¡°Leader, I would like to report his working and resting conditions.¡± ¡°According to my investigation, he doesn¡¯t seem to have any bad habits.¡± ¡°He is optimistic and cheerful, and he is often himself¡±. ¡°According to my investigation, he has no intention of participating in politics. He also has no intention of emigrating, and has no anti-human tendencies,¡± stated Eve. After Eve finished speaking, the others began to chime in. ¡°The target has good values. He has no intention of evading taxes and is friendly to people. However, he does not think much of Barrett.¡± After the leader assessed their opinions, they came to the conclusion that Smith was a good person. In that case, the government project could be approved, and Smith was allowed to participate in the project. Chapter 23 - Inspection Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation The next morning, Smith received a phone call from George. George informed Smith that the project had been green-lighted. He also informed Smith of the project¡¯s specific location. George was ready for the big job and had gotten a piece of land. The location of the land was also not too remote. After hanging up the phone, Smith took out a map and began to draw a line to mark down the area of development. Smith was shocked when he saw how big the area was. It was so big that it was comparable to a city. What kind of boldness was this? This was boldness! Smith praised George. He was truly amazing. At the same time, Smith was also very moved. ¡°Call Barrett, let¡¯s go out for a walk.¡± Smith could not stay still. He called Eve to ask Barrett to drive him straight to the suburbs. ¡°Let¡¯s go to Limi Mountain,¡± Smith said with a smile. Soon, Barrett drove Smith to Limi Mountain. He wanted to investigate the terrain, so he did not stop Barrett. They both drove straight into the mountain. Smith took out a notebook and began to record the data. Building a house was not something that could be done casually. Before building a house, one had to prepare the foundation. In order to prepare the foundation, one had to study the geology of the area. The soil in some areas was too soft to build high-rise buildings. In order to build skyscrapers, the ground needed to be hard and have high soil density. The plan for the new district was not limited to just building residential areas but also other living facilities. Otherwise, residents who lived in that area would have to travel to other cities to buy food and vegetables. This was no joke. The system¡¯s scanning function was always on, and the entire area¡¯s geological data was displayed in Smith¡¯s mind. The reason why Smith had to do such a thankless task was because he wanted to design the new area by himself. So far, the system only unlocked the perfect-grade templates for him. The epic, legendary, and supreme-grade building templates had not been unlocked. The system could not force Smith to choose the high-grade templates. It was up to Smith to decide whether he wanted to unlock them. Smith was very ambitious. In order to activate the building templates, Smith will need to personally design them and build a mobile epic-grade building. Previously, Smith did not have the opportunity, nor did he have the money to implement such a plan. However, there was currently an opportunity available for him. A new city district had to be built. Was this not the best opportunity? ¡°Let¡¯s go. Follow me back to the company.¡± Smith finished recording all the geological data and asked Barrett to drive him back to the company. After they returned to the company, Smith went into seclusion and started to design epic buildings. ¡°What? The development of the new district has been given to a construction company? We have nothing to do with it?¡± ¡°A small company that had only developed a residential area for transfer houses? They haven¡¯t even built factories? And they just entered the market? They have already taken on all the projects in the new district?¡± ¡°How is that possible? A small company with seniority and connections? Does he have any special background?¡± When Smith was in seclusion designing the epic-level building, the government had already sealed off the land and Limi Mountain. Free trade was no longer allowed. At the same time, the other developers and construction companies had insider information. They were devastated that a new district had been developed. Usually, for a large-scale project, it would be subcontracted to different companies to build. This new district was a huge opportunity for many. How could it be thrown away like that? The group of developers and construction companies did not know what to do. If the large companies could not even get the project, the other smaller companies can just forget about it. The large-scale companies in the real estate industry all had connections. So long as the boss of one company had connections, it will result in a lot of connections. That afternoon, Smith called another company on the street. The company¡¯s qualification had been canceled. Without the qualification, there was no way to build the project. However, Smith was not in a hurry. He could not be bothered by such a small matter. Did George not say that it could be done? If he could not even solve a small matter like this, how could they proceed with the project? Smith was not bothered by it. It was up to George to solve it. Smith trusted George completely. After all, George¡¯s position in the government was not low. He might currently be in a meeting discussing the matter with a group of people. It was also possible that he was angry or reprimanding others. Anyhow, it was George¡¯s business. Smith just had to do his own thing. The next day, George¡¯s secretary called Smith. The plan was to link Smith¡¯s company¡¯s construction qualifications to another construction company. They had thought of a solution. Plus, this other construction company was not an ordinary or small company. They were linked to the most powerful construction company. As such, even if they wanted to take on any projects in the future, their company¡¯s construction qualification would not be a factor. It was really a one-stop solution. At the same time, George¡¯s secretary also told Smith not to worry about the other problems. George will help him to solve them. He only wanted Smith to focus on the building. ¡°You think you can mess with me?¡± Smith¡¯s heart was beaming with joy, and he was laughing out loud. After hanging up the phone, he looked at the blueprint that he made. It was halfway done. It was going to be a magnificent building. Plus, it was a blueprint that he had designed himself. Smith wanted to do it well. He wanted to show these people what he was capable of. Chapter 24 - Tunnel Breach Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation In the blink of an eye, half a month had gone by. The first phase of the new Limi district had been completed and the construction of the first transfer housing estate had begun. Only the transfer housing estate? This was mainly because Smith did not have the money to buy land. No matter how much support he received from George, he simply could not give the land to himself for free. Therefore, Smith needed to develop a transfer housing estate first. He needed to get construction funds from the government. Once he received the funds, he can then use the money to buy the land and use the land to apply for loans. After all that, he would then proceed to develop commercial housing. Smith had no problem with the arrangement. Plus, it was just a transfer housing estate. It would be done in a month and a half. By then, he would have money. Smith was not harassed at all during this time. He thought that there would be some discussions on the internet regarding the collusion between officials and businessmen. However, the internet was calm. In actual fact, Smith did not know that the leaders of the development and construction companies had already been warned by the investigators the month before to not start a public uproar. The investigators told them explicitly that they should stop and avoid causing any trouble because this particular matter involved state secrets. Therefore, the people who usually caused trouble chose to keep quiet during this time. It was usually fine when they stirred up some issues. However, as this matter involved the state and government, they would be courting death if they continued with their usual routine. As a result, Smith did not receive any big shots, and the project was carried out peacefully. On that night, Smith was sleeping when he suddenly heard a loud bang. ¡°What¡¯s that sound?¡± Smith opened his eyes in a daze and turned on the lights. He suddenly realized that his entire room was shaking. An earthquake? Smith saw the broken glass and chandelier on the ground. He got up immediately. Smith was about to run out of his house when the shaking suddenly stopped. At the same time, there was a lot of noise coming from outside. Many people ran out of their houses. ¡°No. We must build mobile houses for ourselves in this new urban area. These broken houses were simply unsafe,¡± Smith said unhappily. The next day, Smith got up to watch the news. It turned out that an earthquake had occurred by the seaside. At 2:15 this morning, there was a 9.2 magnitude earthquake. More than half of the city felt an obvious tremor. Smith was very unhappy. However, the earthquakes were not something that could be controlled. After dinner, Smith drove to the company. Before he arrived at the company, he received a message from George. ¡°The subway tunnel is leaking water. Can your company fix the leak?¡± George did not waste any time and asked Smith directly. ¡°Has the tunnel collapsed?¡± asked Smith. ¡°No, but there is some potential that it may collapse at any time, which is very dangerous,¡± George replied. ¡°As long as the tunnel doesn¡¯t collapse, there should be no problem,¡± answered Smith. Although he did not know how George would have knowledge of such a matter, he was willing to help. After all, Smith did have the ability to fix it. George had no other way. He had contacted many companies. However, after the companies heard the situation, they told George that they had no emergency remedy. If they had the equipment, they could fix it, but the timing was too tight. They could not bring their equipment there in time. George had no other choice. He then finally decided to call Smith. He did not expect Smith to come up with a solution for him. Smith later arrived at the entrance of the subway tunnel. It was quite big. At the tunnel entrance, there were dozens of construction vehicles and water pumps. There were dozens of pipes pumping water outside. The people in the crowd were all anxious. ¡°George, what¡¯s the situation?¡± asked Smith when he found George. ¡°Tell me about the situation inside the tunnel. Is there any way to get inside as soon as possible?¡± George then led Smith to another person. He said to that person. ¡°What can you do? There¡¯s now an eight-meter-long crack at the top of the tunnel. The widest crack is 15 centimeters, and the shortest crack is three centimeters.¡± ¡°That is indeed very serious.¡± ¡°The water is seeping down. It¡¯s very easy to repair the crack, but the riverbed is broken.¡± ¡°That is a big problem.¡± ¡°If you don¡¯t think of a way to solve this problem, even if you fix the crack, it¡¯s useless. The tunnel can collapse at any time. How are you going to repair it?¡± the other party asked in a serious tone. ¡°Is that the only question?¡± asked Smith. Smith did not answer his question. ¡°Is that not enough?¡± said the foreman unhappily. ¡°Okay, I got it.¡± Smith turned around and left. He brought the construction robots along and was stopped by the police at the periphery. ¡°Mr. Smith, can you really fix it?¡± asked George in a serious tone. This was not a small matter after all. It was fine if Smith was unable to help. Even if the tunnel collapsed, it would not have anything to do with him. However, if Smith tried to fix it, any problems would be Smith¡¯s responsibility. ¡°George, don¡¯t worry. This is a small problem. It¡¯s nothing,¡± said Smith like it did not matter. Soon, Smith led two teams of construction robots and they entered the tunnel using canoes. There was no one inside the tunnel during this time. The power supply had been shut off, and it was pitch black. It was very scary. Smith dared to enter the tunnel because the system had done a scan of the tunnel and confirmed that it will not collapse anytime soon. After a while, they finally reached the water-seeping crack. Smith opened the system and started working. It was easy to fix the crack. It took less than ten seconds. However, suddenly, there was another violent tremor. Another earthquake! Chapter 25 - Repair Completed Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation After sensing another earthquake, Smith felt his scalp went numb. He was inside the tunnel. If anything were to happen, he would die immediately. ¡°System, continue to strengthen the tunnel!¡± The first thing that Smith thought of was the system. He asked the system to strengthen and repair the tunnel. Although there was still a possibility of cracks appearing, the tunnel was strengthened by the system instantly. It immediately became indestructible. ¡°I was scared to death!¡± Smith heaved a sigh of relief. Half an hour later, Smith left the tunnel. When George saw Smith exiting the tunnel, he also heaved a sigh of relief. He was extremely worried and afraid of the situation earlier. If the tunnel collapsed, the whole situation would blow up. ¡°The tunnel has been repaired,¡± said Smith with a smile. ¡°It¡¯s good that you¡¯re okay.¡± George was more worried about Smith than the tunnel. His new city plan would be doomed if he lost Smith. After the foreman received the news, he immediately brought a group of people into the tunnel to inspect the repair. Half an hour later, the foreman exited the tunnel with his workers. He clenched his fists in excitement. ¡°The issue has been resolved. There is no danger of the tunnel collapsing. We can continue construction now.¡± The foreman went to Smith and held his hand in excitement. He then shook his hand hard. ¡°Thank you, Mr. Smith! Thank you so much for your help! Otherwise, the entire tunnel would be finished!¡± said the foreman gratefully. ¡°It¡¯s nothing. After all, I¡¯m also a member of the company,¡± said Smith with a smile. After the foreman thanked Smith, he left to do his work. The general manager in charge of the tunnel project wrote Smith a check for five million. It was said to be construction money. The five million construction money was also a reward for helping them repair the tunnel. However, Smith was not happy. He was still at a disadvantage. If there was no second earthquake, the five million he received would be pure profit. However, due to the second earthquake, he had spent ten million to strengthen the tunnel in order to save his life. So, he actually lost $5 million to repair the tunnel. The most depressing thing was that he could not say it out loud. He could not ask for $10 million for repairing a crack. It was a bit too much. He was depressed until noon when suddenly, he received a phone call from George. George asked Smith if he could do the tunnel project across the river. After the incident, the machines had been damaged. As a result, the project could not be continued. Plus, when Smith repaired the tunnel in the morning, he acted as if he was dealing with an unfathomable project. Therefore, George wanted to give the opportunity to Smith. Nevertheless, if Smith wanted to take on the project, he had to have a shield machine. Without a shield machine, it would be impossible to dig tunnels. He could not use people to dig tunnels. ¡°No problem, I have a shield machine,¡± said Smith like it was no big deal. It was just a shield machine. The system sold the machine for 5 million. It was a piece of cake for Smith. Plus, the tunnel project cost more than a billion dollars. If he did it well, he would receive a huge profit. The next morning, Smith went to conquer and sign the contract. At noon, Smith instructed the construction robot to drive the shield machine to dig the tunnel. ¡°Boss, where did our company¡¯s shield machine come from?¡± asked Eve. She was confused. She had been working with Smith but she never knew that the company had a shield machine. A shield machine suddenly appeared just when they wanted to build a tunnel. ¡°It¡¯s imported. I bought it a long time ago.¡± Smith made up an excuse. The system had all the legal documents and certificates for the shield machine. Thus, Smith was not afraid if he was investigated. Little did he know, the system had never proofread the certificates that it created. Otherwise, it would not be so confident. ¡°Boss, how does the shield machine work? Can I go and have a look?¡± asked Eve curiously. ¡°Let¡¯s go, I haven¡¯t seen it either. Let¡¯s go and have a look together.¡± Smith was also very curious. Smith knew how the shield machine worked but he had never seen the specific working process of the shield machine. Plus, it was not very interesting. Its purpose was to crush gravel and soil with its rotating head. To put it simply, it was just used to drill holes. It will become boring if you watch it for too long. Smith took Eve away. There were robots working there. Smith was not afraid of any problems. He did not need to supervise them at all. That night, after Eve got off work, she returned to the investigators¡¯ headquarters. ¡°Leader, this is the instruction manual for the shield machine.¡± ¡°The manufacturer on it is a company from a coastal country.¡± ¡°As for how it got in and out of the country through customs, I haven¡¯t checked the information yet.¡± Eve reported to the leader. The leader looked at the instruction manual. When he saw the address of the manufacturer, he was speechless. ¡°There¡¯s no need to check. I can¡¯t find anything.¡± The leader put down the manual with a faint look of sadness. ¡°Why?¡± asked Eve curiously. ¡°Because the address of the factory is in Osaka,¡± said the leader helplessly. ¡°Leader, is there a problem in Osaka?¡± asked Eve in confusion. ¡°There was a magnitude 9.2 earthquake in Osaka.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t know what has been destroyed, but the factory that produces the shield machine is definitely buried underground. The boss and his workers are all dead,¡± said the leader as if he knew everything. ¡°Then we can also check customs. The person who handles the customs certification and verification will be able to update us,¡± said Eve unwillingly. ¡°You¡¯re too naive. Even if we check, the people we find will still be dead or in a vegetative state. If you don¡¯t believe me, you can go and check it for yourself.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll try.¡± Eve asked for leave the next day. She went to investigate. That afternoon, Eve received the information. She felt bad because what the leader said was accurate. Smith did not know that Eve was investigating the shield machine. He had been very happy for the last few days. He had even been laughing in his sleep. Given the current speed of the system, he could break through the tunnel in less than five days if he did one kilometer per day. Chapter 26 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation A week later, Smith went inside the tunnel to initiate the preparation of attributes for the tunnel. ¡°System, start creating attributes.¡± ¡°Perfect-grade tunnel construction completed, creating attributes¡­ creating completed, tunnel attributes are as follows¡­¡± ¡°Sturdy earthquake resistance + 30, Safety + 15, Night of a hundred ghosts + 30.¡± Night of a hundred ghosts? What kind of strange attribute was this? ¡°System, modify the last attribute.¡± After seeing the last attribute, Smith felt a chill down his spine and immediately ordered the system to modify the attribute. ¡°Attribute modification completed. The newly generated attribute is Smell chicken, start dancing + 35.¡± Smith did not understand the attribute. In the past, when the system generated an attribute, even if it had no effect, Smith could roughly guess what the attribute was. For this attribute, however, even if Smith thought about it for a long time, he still could not come up with a reason for the attribute. Its literal meaning was that when you smell a chicken, you would get up and dance. However, the subway did not allow poultry. Therefore, the attribute was completely useless. ¡°Forget it, let¡¯s just leave it at that.¡± Smith could not figure it out. He decided to not think about it. In any case, it would be fine so long as there were no obvious negative effects. If it was the night of a hundred ghosts attribute, who would dare to stick around? The next day, Smith handed over the completed project. He asked the city to inspect and accept the project. As usual, there were no issues with the inspection or acceptance. Although the sturdiness of the tunnel was not as good as the transfer housing estate, it could not be destroyed easily either. Therefore, there was no need to consider acceptance. Three days later, Smith received the funding. He was rich. As long as the first phase of the transfer housing estate was completed, he would have the money to buy land and develop commercial housing. Everything went smoothly. Time passed by. In the blink of an eye, half a year had passed. In half a month, the transfer housing estate had been built. In another half a month¡¯s time, the first phase of the transfer housing estate would be completed. On that day, Smith was in the office playing games. Suddenly, he received a phone call from George. Smith initially thought there was a big matter, but George just wanted him to take the subway Line 9 with him. Line 9 would allow them to pass through the river tunnel. Smith took Eve as usual and asked Barrett to drive. They arrived at Line 9 of the subway. They found George and saw a few other people with him. They chatted. They then got on the train. On the train, Eve was secretly observing Smith¡¯s expression. After all, it was a project that had been built by Smith. Even a simple toilet that he built previously had a strange effect on the community. Therefore, this time, they invited Smith to try out the subway. They wanted to see Smith¡¯s reactions. Unfortunately, Smith did not show any expression whilst on the subway. Instead, he just took out his phone and scrolled through Twitter. There¡¯s nothing wrong with this tunnel?¡± Eve thought in her heart. After the trial, Smith left. The investigators also investigated the crew. However, they all seemed normal. They did not react in a strange manner. Therefore, the investigators did not investigate any further. They could not be bothered to waste their energy. After receiving the summary of the investigation, the lead investigator nodded in satisfaction. ¡°Looks like this kid still knows what¡¯s important and what¡¯s not. He knows that the subway tunnel is a livelihood project, so he did not make any mistakes. Not bad.¡± The investigator did a few more tests in the evening. After confirming that there were indeed no problems in the tunnel, he got the subway Line 9 to start operating. The next day arrived. ¡°I slept so well this time.¡± Dahler woke up naturally at 7:30 am. He was a programmer. It was painful for him to wake up early to go to work every day. It was very easy to be late for the bus. Plus, he had to wake up extra early for the commuter bus. It was too uncomfortable, especially for a programmer. Nevertheless, as Line 9 was fully operational, he could just head down and take the subway to work. He no longer had to get up early to catch the train. After breakfast, he went to the subway station and waited for the subway. While waiting for the train, he suddenly saw a familiar person. If it was not for his good memory, most people would not be able to remember. After all, there was a huge difference when someone was wearing clothes and when they were not. Besides, who would stare at someone¡¯s face if they were naked? That is right. This was the woman that Dahler had met when he went to the red light district. This time, however, she had on a lot of clothes. At first glance, Dahler almost did not recognize her. If she was not the most beautiful person around, Dahler would not have been able to remember her. Soon, the train arrived. Dahler entered the train behind her. He looked at her back whilst he recalled the night he spent with her. After all, they were familiar with each other. Dahler stood beside the woman. Unfortunately, she had many customers. He was a little disappointed when she did not recognize him. The train then started moving. There was air flowing through the train. Dahler smelled the woman¡¯s perfume. It smelled so good. Dahler recalled the night that they spent together while smelling her perfume. Shortly afterward, the subway reached the underwater tunnel. Right at that moment, Dahler suddenly felt like he should do something. But what should he do? Dance, of course! Nothing was better than dancing. In an instant, Dahler jumped up. Although he could not dance, he still chose to dance. It was not only Dahler who danced but everyone on the train. They all joined in after smelling the woman¡¯s perfume. They all started to dance. The people on the next train were shocked. What was going on? This was a subway, not a bar. It was morning, not night. Why did they start to dance? Those who did not smell the woman¡¯s perfume took out their phones and started recording. These kinds of videos would definitely become popular! Soon, the train left the underwater tunnel. Those who were dancing and shaking their heads a second ago, froze in place. Who am I? Where am I? What did I just do? Chapter 27 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation ¡°Leader, something bad has happened to the subway!¡± The investigator¡¯s secretary ran into the lead investigator¡¯s office in a hurry. ¡°What happened?¡± The leader was nervous and had a serious expression. After all, the subway was not a car. If something happened, it would not just involve one or two individuals. There were hundreds or even thousands of people who used the subway every day. ¡°Leader, you will know more after you take a look at this video.¡± The secretary took out her phone and clicked on the video. The leader took her phone. He was very serious. After the leader watched the video, his expression changed. His expression could not be described. ¡°Is this what happened?¡± The leader stared at the secretary. He thought to himself, ¡°Should I change my secretary?¡± ¡°There seems to be something wrong with her IQ.¡± ¡°Leader, this happened on Line 9 of the subway this morning. Many people couldn¡¯t help but dance. They said that they were possessed by a ghost,¡± said the secretary. She had on a serious expression. ¡°Okay, I got it. You can leave first.¡± The leader nodded after listening to his secretary. After his secretary left the office, the leader gave Eve a call. Smith was in his office. He was calculating how much money he had. ¡°The previous 350 million plus the 1.5 billion for the tunnel and the 650 million for the first phase of the project, I got this! Now, I can take out about 2.5 billion in liquid funds.¡± Smith nodded. ¡°It¡¯s about time that I buy a piece of land.¡± Smith was satisfied after calculating the money he had in his hands. As for the money that he earned from the renovation of the residential area and highway, Smith could not even be bothered to count them. ¡°Bang, bang, bang.¡± There was a knock on his office door. Eve walked into the office and showed a video to Smith. ¡°Boss, there seems to be a problem with the tunnel we opened. Many people said that they had been possessed by a ghost,¡± said Eve in a panic tone. ¡°What? Possessed by a ghost? That¡¯s impossible.¡± Smith shook his head. He had already changed his attributes. How could someone be possessed by a ghost? Plus, there were so many people. How could there be a ghost in broad daylight? ¡°Boss, you¡¯ll know when you see it.¡± Eve played the video. She then put her phone on the anti-theft desk. Smith watched the video. He was very curious. He wanted to know what they meant when they say they were being possessed by a ghost. In the video, Smith saw a group of people dancing. They were very engaged. It was especially exciting for people who had skills in dancing. They did all kinds of dances such as hip-hop dance, mechanical dance, Latin dance, pole dance, and belly dance. As for those who could not dance, they were shaking their heads as if they were crazy. Nevertheless, everyone seemed very happy dancing. The video lasted for one minute. Just as the video was about to end, the group of people stopped dancing. Everyone had a dazed look on their faces. The video then ended. Smith also felt that it was strange. ¡°Who brought the chicken to the subway?¡± When Eve heard Smith¡¯s words, she asked curiously, ¡°Boss, what kind of chicken are you talking about?¡± ¡°Ah, it¡¯s nothing. By the way, can we bring poultry to the subway station now?¡± Smith asked curiously. ¡°No, boss. Why are you asking this question?¡± ¡°It¡¯s nothing. I¡¯m just curious. Just asking.¡± Eve did not continue asking. It was obvious that Smith did not want to talk about it, so it was pointless to ask. However, one thing was certain; Smith knew that this problem would occur on the subway and the problem was related to a chicken. Eve then left his office. ¡°Why would they dance if there was no chicken? The people who were in the same carriage all danced but the people taking pictures next to them weren¡¯t affected. Why was that?¡± asked Smith. He was confused. After Eve left the office, she immediately called her superior and reported what she had found out. Soon, the investigators sealed off the carriage and put a chicken on the subway. However, they were not affected when they went through the tunnel. The investigators did not know what to say. It could not be wrong since Smith was the one who said it. It seemed like they might have made a mistake instead. However, they did not know what they were doing wrong. A chicken? Must it be a hen and not a rooster? Something was not right. According to the surveillance video of the subway station, no one brought a chicken onto the train that morning. Just as the investigators were about to hit a dead end, they received news regarding the subway again. Something happened at the subway again. ¡°Find the similarities between the two incidents immediately,¡± ordered the leader. After viewing both surveillance footage, they took note of one individual. According to the surveillance footage, there was one person who was at the scene of both subway incidents. ¡°Investigate her,¡± ordered the leader again. Soon, they had information on the woman. A meeting was then held in the conference room. This was probably the highest level of investigation yet. ¡°She came to the city a year ago and worked in hotels, bathhouses, and KTV bars. She worked in the sex industry.¡± After one of the investigators finished reporting about the woman, the entire meeting room fell silent. Right at that moment, the leader understood what chicken meant. They had spent the entire day and used more than ten elite investigators to investigate a prostitute. ¡°Meeting adjourned.¡± The leader did not say anything further and ended the meeting. After returning to his office, the lead investigator felt like he could not allow Smith to continue with his shenanigans any longer. ¡°Call Smith over tomorrow.¡± The lead investigator thought about it and decided to find Smith to have a talk. The next day, Smith received a notice. George was looking for him. Smith did not think too much about it. He brought Eve and asked Barrett to drive him to his meeting place with George. However, when they arrived, he realized that it was a completely different situation. Were they not meeting to talk about business? What kind of place is this? The Investigators¡¯ Information Center? ¡°Mr. Smith, please come in. Our leader is waiting for us in the office.¡± ¡°What leader?¡± ¡°The leader of the investigators.¡± Chapter 28 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation He went to the investigator¡¯s office. Smith knew who the investigator was. ¡°Mr. Smith, we meet again. I heard from Eve that you like to drink tea. Come and try my English black tea,¡± said the lead investigator with a smile. He could tell that Smith was stunned. ¡°Okay, thank you.¡± Smith sat down. He was picking up the teacup when he suddenly realized that Eve was also an investigator. Eve? So, Barrett was not the only investigator. Eve was one too. Smith glanced over at Eve. Eve smiled at him. ¡°Smith, don¡¯t be nervous. Actually, the reason I called you over today was just to chat.¡± ¡°I know that young people like to surf the internet and talk about conspiracy theories and how bad the country is.¡± ¡°Nevertheless, they are all rumors. What era is this? The development of technology has been going on for more than a hundred years.¡± ¡°The current science only needs blood tests and professional equipment to test things. There are many things that can be studied.¡± The leader said with a smile. Although he was denying rumors, Smith still felt uneasy. ¡°Leader, if you have any questions, just ask. You don¡¯t have to say anything else.¡± Smith appeared to be a little timid. However, he had no choice but to act timid. He did not have a very powerful system, and he was not physically strong either. He could not act tough even if he wanted to. ¡°Let¡¯s continue to drink tea.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t be nervous.¡± ¡°Today, we¡¯ll just treat it as a chatting session.¡± ¡°Smith, your construction works are very fast. Your workers are also very good. Where did you recruit them from?¡± asked the leader casually. It seemed like a normal conversation. ¡°Well, I recruited them from all over the country,¡± said Smith in a casual manner. Smith was stunned. He had not seen the identity information of those robots. ¡°Really? Then, Smith, you have been deceived. Take a look at this information.¡± The leader took the information from beside him and handed it over to Smith. Smith took the information and looked at it curiously. He too wanted to know what problems the investigators had found. Smith was dumbfounded after reading the information. The engineering robots arranged by the system were all of the same age. They had the same place of birth, village, and school. Everyone who knew them had either died, had dementia, or was in a vegetative state. ¡°System, how can you come up with this bullsh*t? If you don¡¯t know how to fake them, then don¡¯t!¡± Smith roared in his heart, but it was useless. ¡°This is the information that you have? And you guarantee that there¡¯s no problem? Even a fool knows that there¡¯s a problem!¡± Smith put down the information and said to the leader, ¡°I don¡¯t know what¡¯s going on either. Do you believe it?¡± ¡°Of course, I do. Why wouldn¡¯t I believe it? As long as it¡¯s what you say, Smith, I¡¯ll believe it.¡± The leader chuckled and said, ¡°You don¡¯t have to say anything else.¡± ¡°I understand.¡± Smith had nothing else to say. The two of them were silent for a while. They then took a sip of tea. The leader spoke again, ¡°Smith, I want to know why there were strange things happening with your construction projects?¡± ¡°Ah? Strange things? I don¡¯t think so,¡± said Smith who was feeling guilty. ¡°Maybe you haven¡¯t noticed. Take a look at this information again.¡± The leader took out another document and handed it over to Smith. The document included information on the first toilet that Smith had built. It also included information on the subway Line 9 that had just started operating on the day before. The special circumstances caused by the buildings¡¯ attributes were all clearly recorded in the document. After seeing all the information, Smith thought to himself, ¡°How am I going to deceive them?¡± It was impossible to tell them directly that it was all done by the system. However, denying it would also be impossible because they were not fools. They were all sitting here after all. There was only one way to proceed and that was to spout nonsense. ¡°Leader, since you¡¯ve found out, I¡¯ll tell you the truth,¡± said Smith in a serious tone. ¡°Okay, go ahead.¡± The leader nodded. He was all ears. ¡°Leader, you might not believe me when I tell you this. When I was young, I found a magic book that recorded the Secret Door Armor and the Feng Shui Secretary.¡± ¡°After studying the magic book, I had a deeper understanding of building houses. When I was in university, I also chose to major in architecture.¡± ¡°I integrated magic into architecture so that the buildings that I built would have special abilities.¡± ¡°In the end, I succeeded. But for some reason, these buildings with special abilities would always have some small problems.¡± ¡°Just like what has been recorded in this document. I actually only want the buildings to have positive attributes and not negative ones.¡± ¡°Unfortunately, my strength is not enough. This is the best I can do.¡± ¡°I am very sorry for the trouble that I have caused you.¡± Smith started to spout nonsense whilst putting on a serious expression. The leader had on a strange expression. ¡°Was Smith trying to lie to me?¡± he thought. After thinking for a while, the leader took a deep breath and asked, ¡°Is that so? Then can you explain to me why the structure of the houses in the residential area is so hard? What is the principle behind this? Why would such a situation occur?¡± ¡°This is very simple. When the housing area was being relocated, I used magic to guide the ley lines into the foundation.¡± ¡°After combining magic with the ley lines of the whole city, I used the power evolved by magic to form a magic circle. The magic circle was then used to create the houses in the residential area.¡± Smith was addicted to boasting. The more he got into it, the more ridiculous he sounded. He used everything he had read from different novels. The leader looked at Smith with a smile and nodded. It was as if he was saying, ¡°Go on, but I don¡¯t believe you.¡± Chapter 29 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation Smith and the leader looked at each other. He actually started to feel more relaxed during this time. Smith answered every question that the investigator asked. As to whether he wanted to believe Smith, it was up to him. Whatever the investigator wanted to do with the information was his choice after all. Smith¡¯s imagination was very rich. He described traditional classical magic as one that was primarily based on one¡¯s ability. Magic-users had to ensure that they use the right gestures and languages to conjure their powers. Magic-users had to use their aura as a bridge. They had to connect the laws from the present world to the underworld to complete their spells. Nevertheless, magic had progressed with time. Modern magic had completely taken a different path. Modern magic used the connection of modern devices to connect the network as a base. Electronic devices had replaced gestures and languages had been replaced by code. Through proper manipulation, magic could be channeled into the substrate. It could then be channeled through the network and serve as a bridge between the laws of the present world and the other worlds in order to complete the spell. Smith said that he had used the power of modern magic to build those buildings. He was not going to disclose anything about the system. Smith was not afraid of what the superiors might do to him. He was also not paranoid about the persecution. He was a man with a clean slate. He also had a special ability that was good for the country. Unless they were brain-dead, they would not go after him. Normally, the country would accommodate a person so long as their assessments were accurate, and their presence was good for the country¡¯s development. This was especially so if it was a man like Smith who had a special ability. The extreme speed of construction alone was enough of a reward for the country, and this was not inclusive of Smith¡¯s construction projects and his other strange abilities. As long as he used it well, he would be able to contribute to the country using his abilities. It was similar to adding wings onto a tiger! Therefore, Smith was not worried that the country would harm him. ¡°I didn¡¯t expect Mr. Smith to have such abilities. Very good, very good.¡± ¡°Then Mr. Smith, after you build the project, will you be able to know what special effects the project will have?¡± The leader pondered for a moment and suddenly changed his expression. He was very satisfied with Smith¡¯s appearance. ¡°More or less. I only know the general idea, but I don¡¯t always have a complete understanding of it. For example, this time, the subway Line 9 had a strong tunnel and a safety attribute. However, I still don¡¯t understand the third effect.¡± Smith told the truth. He had nothing to hide. ¡°What¡¯s the third effect?¡± asked the leader. ¡°According to my senses, the third effect is to make people dance when there¡¯s a chicken around. But on the subway, no chicken is allowed. How can they still dance? I still don¡¯t understand it,¡± said Smith in a serious tone. After the leader heard Smith¡¯s spoke, the corner of his mouth twitched. He then took out a document from the side. ¡°You¡¯ll know when you look at this.¡± After reading the document, Smith was weirded out. The people were actually dancing to the smell of a chicken and a chicken meant prostitute. ¡°Smith, actually, I suggested to look for you because I have a lot of questions to ask you.¡± ¡°But I also understand that many people have their own secrets, so I won¡¯t ask too much. Otherwise, you¡¯ll lie to me, and I¡¯ll feel uncomfortable listening to it.¡± ¡°But you have to remember this one thing. No matter what secrets you have, you have to always remember in your heart what your camp and position are.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t worry, leader. I absolutely have no problem with this!¡± said Smith. ¡°In my work life, I will always remember what you had said to me.¡± Smith was interrupted before he could finish. ¡°Alright, Alright, stop with all the politeness.¡± ¡°I¡¯ve always heard these in meetings.¡± ¡°As long as you remember what I¡¯ve told you and you don¡¯t do anything illegal, I guarantee you that no one will hurt you, and no one will pay attention to you.¡± ¡°But since you have the ability, you have to participate in other construction projects more. Compared to the other developers, I believe that the quality of your projects would be even better if they didn¡¯t have those strange special effects,¡± said the leader in a serious tone. Smith knew that the matter was finally over. In the future, no one would use these special circumstances to create trouble for him. The discussion was also over. Smith was ready to leave. Before he left, the leader gave Smith a book. At first, Smith thought it was a license. When he opened it, he found out that it was only the title of a national infrastructure project consultant. Smith was very disappointed. ¡°Smith, you should come to my place more often when you¡¯re free. We¡¯ll have some tea and chat. Chatting with younger people makes me feel like I¡¯m getting younger and younger,¡± said the leader with a smile. The corners of Smith¡¯s mouth twitched. Does it look like there was something wrong with him? Why would he go to the investigator¡¯s office for no reason? Nevertheless, he put on a show. ¡°Definitely, definitely.¡± ¡°Oh right, Barrett and Eve are both investigators? Are they fine following me around?¡± asked Smith. Smith looked at Barrett and Eve who were about to leave with him. ¡°If you want to send someone to spy on me, you should at least change it to someone that I don¡¯t know.¡± ¡°To arrange people so brazenly by my side, have you considered my feelings?¡± ¡°It¡¯s fine. From now on, they¡¯ll be the consultant assistants. They¡¯ll help you deal with any problems.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t treat them as handymen either. They¡¯re elite investigators,¡± said the boss whilst smiling. Suddenly, Smith thought of a problem. It seemed like it was due to the nature of his office. ¡°If Eve was an investigator, then what about the others?¡± asked Smith. He was puzzled. ¡°Hehe, you might not believe me if I tell you.¡± ¡°Actually, that company of yours, other than you, everyone else is mine,¡± said the boss. Smith could only admire him. He had nothing more to say. He could only admire him from afar. Chapter 30 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation After leaving the investigator¡¯s office, Smith felt refreshed. He felt like there was a load off his chest. He was relaxed. ¡°In the future, who would dare to challenge me for backing?¡± ¡°My backing was the country!¡± ¡°Who has a bigger backing than me?¡± ¡°System, double the speed of the construction for the first phase of the transfer housing!¡± Smith immediately increased the construction speed. As he had protection, even if the construction speed doubled, it would not be a problem. So long he was not crazy enough to build a city overnight, the country would still be able to protect him. The construction speed of the residential area was fast, but there was nothing wrong with it. His company used modular construction technology. Therefore, it was normal for it to be fast. ¡°Bite me if you can.¡± As for the investigation? Who would dare to investigate him? As long as there was no problem with the quality of the project, why would the construction speed matter? The first phase of the transfer housing estate was completed after five days. The transfer housing estate this time was much more upscale as compared to the previous transfer housing project. This was Smith¡¯s overall plan for the district. A city district, one-time construction. Of course, the planning had to be considered from all perspectives. This was to ensure that there would not be high-rise buildings on the left side of the road and old run-down houses on the right. As they wanted to cater to the overall layout concept of the new district, the transfer housing estate was built beautifully. It looked very sci-fi. Smith took Eve and asked Barrett to drive them to the transfer housing estate. Smith had no intention of hiding the attributes that were going to be generated this time. Plus, there were no special effects that would occur when the attributes were being generated. Other people could not tell what was going on, so it was not a problem for him to bring them along. ¡°System, generate attributes!¡± ¡°Construction of the perfect level transfer house residential area completed!¡± ¡°Generating attributes!¡± ¡°Generating attributes completed!¡± ¡°Transfer house residential area as follows¡­¡± ¡°Earthquake prevention + 30, Whitening activity + 30, Pregnancy + 30, Double Shot! (this last attribute is limited and only lasts for one month. After one month, this attribute will disappear).¡± After looking at the residential area¡¯s attributes, Smith was very satisfied. This was the first time that the system had generated such serious attributes. Although there was a potential problem with the double shot attribute, overall, there was nothing really wrong with it. It was very good news to have two children at once. ¡°Boss, how is the situation in this neighborhood?¡± asked Eve curiously. ¡°Very good. The Feng Shui in this neighborhood is very good. You don¡¯t have to worry about living here. It will keep you safe from any earthquakes. The chances of you having children here will be very high. If you live here in the next month, if you get pregnant, you will definitely have twins,¡± Smith said with a smile. ¡°Really? It can increase the chances of people getting pregnant? By how many percent?¡± asked Barrett excitedly. ¡°Ninety percent. As long as you don¡¯t wear a condom, you will definitely be able to get your significant other pregnant,¡± said Smith very confidently. Smith then gave Barrett a strange look. He thought to himself, ¡°Is there something wrong with this guy¡¯s body?¡± ¡°It¡¯s not me. There¡¯s nothing wrong with my body. I¡¯m just asking on behalf of someone else.¡± Barrett denied it immediately. ¡°It¡¯s okay. I can leave a house for you.¡± Smith patted Barrett¡¯s shoulder and said, ¡°It¡¯s not easy for someone to get a disease like this at such a young age.¡±. Barrett rolled his eyes helplessly and turned around to make a call. His body was really fine. He was asking on behalf of his friend. Barrett¡¯s friend was an officer on a nuclear submarine. Although a nuclear submarine was powerful with the current level of technology, there was still no way to completely shield a person from radiation. A nuclear submarine was not a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier. It was just a big hall. Nuclear reactors could not be shrunk. Therefore, the materials that were used to block the radiation were not very strong, causing slight radiation to spread. Nevertheless, people could rely on drugs to resist the slight radiation. It was not a big problem for the human body. However, in the long run, one¡¯s sperm would not be able to last. Therefore, if one wanted to work on a nuclear submarine, he had to make sure that he had children before going on the submarine. Otherwise, it would be difficult to reproduce once a person starts working on the nuclear submarine. However, given the special circumstances, Barrett¡¯s friend had to get on the nuclear submarine even though he had no children at that point in time. Barrett¡¯s friend and his wife were married for five years but did not have any children. Barrett then called his leader and reported to him about the special ability. Smith might have thought that the attribute of giving birth was useless, but in actual fact, the attribute was very useful and powerful. A week later, the investigators investigated the special attribute. They verified the attribute to be indeed very useful. Shortly after that, they allocated 2 billion yuan directly to Smith so that he could renovate the entire area at the fastest speed. This was in accordance with the renovation cost of 150,000 yuan per house. There were only two requirements. One was to complete it as fast as possible. The other was to be environmentally friendly so that people could start living in the property after the renovation. After Smith received the funding, he immediately got the system to start working. He finished the renovation in a day. He renovated the properties according to normal standards. Every house had the same style, and the attributes were the same. They were all energetic + 5. In exchange for the attribute, Smith spent more than three million yuan. On the second day after Smith handed over the houses, countless young couples, even middle-aged couples, came to the neighborhood. They all worked in high-risk jobs. There were some who studied nuclear physics and radiation equipment. There were also some who worked in special places. There were also couples whose children had died in accidents. Those who had problems with their physical health would go there to solve their problems. If it was not for the sake of saving face, the investigators would have let individuals go in just to have sex and ask them to leave when they were done. It would have been more efficient that way. However, it would be too unreasonable if that was the case, so it could not be done. Even so, the transfer housing had solved a very big problem for the country. Ever since the district was completed, everyone knew of it as the magical district. For reasons of confidentiality, everyone affectionately labeled the district as the artillery building. When the artillery fire was raging, Smith went to the city government with money. Smith had earned $3.7 billion in cash after he completed the first phase of the project and the renovation. With the money, he could buy land. Smith was very excited. He can finally build houses as he pleases. Chapter 31 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation ¡°The boss is here. Have a seat and some tea.¡± George was very happy when he saw Smith come in. His plan was previously put on pause. He did not expect that he could proceed with his plan just because Smith had finished building the transfer housing estate. George initially said that he would cover for Smith. However, it seemed like he had not been helping much other than assisting Smith to set up a company in the beginning. Smith did not even need his help. It was him who needed Smith¡¯s help. Therefore, when Smith came in this time, George treated him like an equal and greeted him politely. ¡°George, you did not use the transfer housing estate this time. Do you need me to build another transfer housing estate?¡± Smith did not bother to stand on ceremony. He asked directly after he sat down and had a sip of his tea. The first phase of the new district¡¯s transfer housing estate was originally planned by George for Smith to accumulate his wealth. However, in the end, the transfer housing estate was taken over by the government. Although the matter had nothing to do with Smith, the government would not have taken over the estate if not for the attributes. Therefore, Smith felt like he had let George down. Not only did he let him work for nothing, but he also did not get what he wanted. ¡°There¡¯s no need. Although the transfer housing estate has been taken over by the government, our new district also has the support of the government. So, from now on, you no longer need to build the transfer housing estate. You can just start the commercial housing directly.¡± ¡°However, let me remind you that the price of the house cannot exceed 30,000. Otherwise, it would be meaningless,¡± said George with a smile. ¡°That is a must,¡± said Smith like it was not a problem. Although Smith no longer needed protection from George, he still remembered what George had done for him. Moreover, it was beneficial for him to maintain a good relationship with George. After the two chatted for a while, Smith took out the plan and design for the new district. He did not take it out previously because he did not design it very well. He adjusted the plan and had designed an epic-level building. ¡°George, this is the plan of the new district that I designed. In the center of the new district, I will build a skyscraper. It will be the tallest building in the world,¡± said Smith with high spirits. For the design of the new district, he did not use any of the system¡¯s planning functions except for the auxiliary calculation function. It could be said that he designed the entire new district by himself. George looked at the plan with a serious expression. Soon, his expression turned into excitement. The plan of the new district was extremely beautiful. It looked like a painting. It was shocking. It was particularly surprising to see the center of the new district. The design looked like a dragon going into the sea and rising into the sky. It was beyond his wildest imagination. It made him feel like this was a plan made for future cities. It did not seem like it could be built in the present. ¡°Smith, can we really build the new district according to this plan?¡± George was a little worried. He was especially worried about the skyscraper in the center that looked like a dragon rising into the sky. Although he did not study architectural design, he knew that it would be difficult to build such a building successfully. ¡°You¡¯re worried about the Green Dragon Building, right?¡± ¡°That¡¯s right. Can this tall building of 1,088 meters be built using the current technology?¡± ¡°Don¡¯t worry, George. I won¡¯t do anything that I¡¯m unsure of.¡± ¡°Since the boss has spoken, I¡¯ll just wait for the moment when this miraculous building is complete.¡± In the time that followed, George asked Smith about the various infrastructure facilities and livelihood projects in the new area. Smith answered all of them. The two of them chatted the whole morning. After having lunch in the cafeteria, Smith got the land he wanted. He got the land for 3.5 billion. He then went to the bank and used the land as collateral for a loan of 3 billion. He could have borrowed more money, but Smith chose not to. Who was he kidding? 3 billion was enough to develop a new building. Why would he want to burden himself with so many loans? The next day, Smith began to build his new building. The plan for this building was part of the fish worship. Once the building was built, it will look like a giant carp jumping into the air. If such a building was built by an ordinary company, it would take at least three to five years to build. It was very difficult to build, and the construction could not be rushed. However, for Smith, the building could be completed in a month. Smith was very enthusiastic about the new building. He would go and see it every day. He would admire all the exquisite buildings that he had designed. One day, while Smith was enjoying himself at the construction site, his phone rang. He took out his phone and saw that it was the class monitor from his university. ¡°Class monitor, why did you call me?¡± asked Smith. He smiled after picking up the phone. ¡°Smith, are you free at noon? Do you want to come for a gathering?¡± ¡°What day is it today? Why was there a gathering?¡± Smith was very curious. After all, this was not a new year¡¯s holiday. What kind of gathering was this? ¡°Isn¡¯t Ophelia returning from her graduation? Everyone is welcoming her home. Are you coming?¡± asked Old Ben with a smile. Ophelia graduated? Smith calculated for a bit and realized that it was about time that she graduated. Speaking of Ophelia, Smith recalled the time when he first entered university. Ophelia was beautiful, fair-skinned, and tall. She was definitely an Ophelia-level figure. When he started university, he had always dreamt of having sex with Ophelia. He would then have to wash his underwear the next morning. However, as time passed, he had forgotten all about Ophelia. This was because he knew that he was not good enough for Ophelia. However, things have changed. Smith was not the same. Ophelia was a good match for him. ¡°Smith, are you coming or not?¡± ¡°Send me the hotel address.¡± Chapter 32 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation Smith put on a formal suit and arrived at the hotel at noon. He parked his car and went to Villa Number 8. ¡°Smith is here. It seems like Ophelia¡¯s charm is still quite strong.¡± When Smith entered, everyone laughed when they saw him. Previously, there was a class gathering that he was invited to, but he did not go. This was because Smith was busy looking for projects at that time. He had just obtained the system and was thinking of ways to earn money. In the end, karma hit back. ¡°That¡¯s right, I¡¯m here to see Ophelia. Why would I come here to see you people?¡± said Smith with a smile. ¡°Ophelia is inside. You can go in if you have the ability,¡± said the class monitor. Smith completely ignored the other party¡¯s mockery. He then found a place to sit down. After that, everyone started to play around whilst waiting for the others to arrive. Those who attended the party were all students from the local or neighboring cities. It was impossible for students from other provinces to go to the gathering. There were not many people there. There were only about thirteen or fourteen people at the gathering. Soon, everyone arrived. During this time, Smith finally met Ophelia. It had been more than two years, but Ophelia was still as beautiful as before. No, she was actually even more beautiful than before. After studying abroad, she seemed to have become more elegant and graceful. Her speech and behavior were similar to an urban beauty. After Ophelia sat down, she greeted everyone. ¡°Smith, I did not expect you to become a rich man. Your clothes do not look cheap,¡± said Ophelia with a smile whilst looking at Smith. ¡°Low-key, low-key,¡± said Smith. Smith was hinting at her not to expose him. Soon, the dishes were served. Everyone chatted while eating. At first, Smith thought that some rich man had organized the party to impress Ophelia. After chatting with everyone for a while, he found out that the class actually wanted to eat at an ordinary restaurant. Ophelia was the one who decided to upgrade the venue. She paid for the venue and treated everyone to a good meal. Everyone chatted happily whilst eating. They had just graduated from college two years ago, and no one was being snobbish. The overall atmosphere was good. When the others asked Smith what he was doing, he just said that he was working on a project. No one took it to heart. The project was divided into many parts after all. Everyone thought that Smith had taken on a small project. Everyone complimented Smith for being the boss. After dinner, someone suggested that they should go for a karaoke session at the KTV. ¡°Ophelia, take my car,¡± said a classmate from a relatively rich family. He drove a Porsche. ¡°No need. You can take the other classmates first. We girls will go together later.¡± Ophelia refused him politely. The classmate did not continue pestering her. He did not have any melodramatic plot in mind. Everyone got into the car and headed over to the KTV. Soon, there were only three people left, including Smith and Ophelia. ¡°Smith, you don¡¯t look like someone who doesn¡¯t have a car,¡± teased Ophelia whilst tilting her head. ¡°Alright, I¡¯ll go get the car.¡± When Ophelia¡¯s best friend saw Smith driving his Bentley, she was completely stunned. ¡°Rich Chen, you really hide your true colors,¡± said Ophelia after she got into the car. ¡°I just wanted to keep a low profile. I didn¡¯t expect you to see right through me,¡± said Smith. He had on a defeated expression. ¡°Tell me, Rich Chen, what project are you working on now?¡± asked Ophelia. ¡°It¡¯s just a small project to build a new district,¡± said Smith calmly. ¡°Building a new district is a small project? Rich Chen, what are you pulling here?¡± said Ophelia. She was surprised. ¡°No, it¡¯s really a small project. Let¡¯s not talk about me. How have you been these last two years?¡± ¡°I¡¯ve been studying every day.¡± During the drive, the two of them chatted and talked about their experiences for the past two years. When Smith pulled up at the KTV¡¯s entrance, his classmates were all dumbfounded when they saw the car that Smith was driving. At the KTV, Ophelia kept on chatting with Smith. The other classmates did not disturb them. Those who were interested in Ophelia also gave up at that point. There was simply no way to chase her. Smith was ahead of them by too much. They drove a Civic whilst Smith drove a Bentley. They could not be compared to Smith. Nevertheless, they did not let him off. He can have Ophelia. However, they kept pouring him wine. Even if Smith could hold his liquor, he was drunk by the end of it. Ophelia kept telling Smith about how good her graduation project was. However, the construction cost was too high and too difficult. She might not be able to build it in her lifetime. ¡°Don¡¯t worry. I¡¯ll build all the buildings that you want,¡± said Smith. ¡°Really?¡± asked Ophelia. She was surprised. ¡°Of course.¡± ¡°But I don¡¯t have any engineering experience. I¡¯m afraid that there will be problems if I build these buildings. I¡¯d better work in a construction company for a while to get some experience first,¡± said Ophelia whilst shaking her head. ¡°Whatever you think is best for you. When you want to build those buildings in the future, you can just look for me,¡± said Smith indifferently whilst nodding. ¡°Oh right, aren¡¯t you building a new district? How about it? As a Harvard graduate, can I ask the boss to give me a bite to eat and let me go to your company to mingle around and broaden my horizons?¡± Ophelia pretended to ask Smith casually. ¡°What? You want to work in my company?¡± asked Smith. He was surprised when he heard Ophelia wanted to work for him. ¡°Yeah. Why? Do you not like me because I¡¯m not professional enough?¡± Ophelia wrinkled her nose, clenched her small fists, and gestured at Smith. ¡°How could I not like you? I¡¯ll be more than happy to have you,¡± said Smith with a smile. ¡°That¡¯s more like it,¡± said Ophelia. She raised her head proudly. After karaoke, Smith asked Barrett to send Ophelia home first. He can then send him home after. When Ophelia got out of the car, Smith suddenly sobered up. Chapter 33 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation ¡°Don¡¯t make a sound. Stop the car later and check if there¡¯s a tracking device or a listening device in the car,¡± Smith whispered into Barrett¡¯s ear. Barrett nodded and found a place to stop the car. He then took out a device that was a size of a cell phone and scanned the entire car. ¡°Boss, there¡¯s no problem,¡± said Barrett after checking the car. ¡°Go investigate Ophelia. I suspect that she¡¯s a spy,¡± said Smith with a cold expression. ¡°Ah?¡± Barrett was confused. He knew Smith¡¯s file better than anyone else. He had never received counter-espionage training. How could he be so sure that someone was a spy? ¡°Don¡¯t be too surprised. If she did not say that she wanted to work in my company, I really wouldn¡¯t have been able to tell. However, one of my company¡¯s special abilities is to attract spies.¡± ¡°Right now, other than me, my entire company is filled with people like you, investigators. This was enough to explain the issue at hand.¡± ¡°Therefore, when she said that she wanted to work at my company, I knew that she was 100% a spy,¡± said Smith calmly. However, his tone was filled with disappointment. The Ophelia that he liked previously was a potential spy. She even came back to China just to harm him. No one could understand why. ¡°There¡¯s such an ability?¡± Barrett was confused after he heard the ability. Later, Barrett made a call and arranged for someone to investigate Ophelia. ¡°Boss, since you know that she¡¯s a spy, why did you still agree to let her work with you?¡± asked Barrett worriedly. He was afraid that Smith had fallen into her beauty trap. ¡°Have you found any spies that look like a threat at first? Besides, aren¡¯t you guys still working in my company? Most importantly, the enemy has already planted her honey trap. If I don¡¯t play along, I¡¯ll be losing out. Oh right, if you want to arrest her, wait until I¡¯m done with her,¡± said Smith in a serious tone. ¡°Boss, you really know how to play.¡± The next day, Ophelia put on a business suit. She looked very capable. In all honesty, if Ophelia did not say that she wanted to work in his company, Smith would have definitely fallen for her trap given her looks and figure. Unfortunately, after the incident, Smith would not let himself fall for her no matter how beautiful she looked. ¡°Good morning, boss.¡± Ophelia walked to Smith and greeted him. She tilted her head and smiled like a little girl. Smith¡¯s heart was not as moved as when he first saw Ophelia. ¡°Boss, what is my role?¡± asked Ophelia. ¡°Secretary, of course,¡± said Smith whilst smiling. ¡°Secretary?¡± Ophelia widened her eyes in disbelief. ¡°Yes, it would be a waste for you to not be my secretary.¡± ¡°If you are my secretary, when you have nothing to do, you can play with me in my office. When you do have something to do, you can go do it. With your talent, there is absolutely no problem. This is a good arrangement,¡± said Smith with a smile. ¡°You men are horrible when you have money. You are just like them,¡± said Ophelia disdainfully whilst pouting. ¡°It can¡¯t be helped. It¡¯s not our fault.¡± Smith shrugged indifferently. Ophelia was very unhappy. However, in order to get close to Smith, it was not a bad idea to be his secretary. Just like that, Ophelia signed the contract in the personnel department and officially took the job. Smith¡¯s heart was completely broken. What else was there to say? She was definitely a spy. ¡°Boss, do you need a little girl to pour you a cup of tea?¡± asked Ophelia unhappily. After Ophelia finished her job, she went to Smith¡¯s office. She saw Smith playing games. ¡°There¡¯s no need. Come and massage my shoulders,¡± said Smith without raising his head. Ophelia was a little confused. This was different from her plan. Why was Smith not fawning over her? Why was she the one serving him? ¡°Hurry up, my shoulders are a little sore. Why are you still standing there when you can massage me?¡± said Smith when he saw Ophelia frozen in place. He then turned around. ¡°Smith, I¡¯m here to get experience, not to be your slave. You¡¯re humiliating me,¡± said Ophelia angrily. ¡°Humiliating you? No, we¡¯re all adults. Adults only talk about benefits, not right and wrong. You have to put in the work to get what you want. If you¡¯re not willing to be my secretary, I won¡¯t force you. You can leave now. There are a lot of people who want to be my secretary anyway,¡± said Smith whilst shaking his head. At this point, if Ophelia turned around and leave, Smith might feel a little regretful. However, he would definitely not regret it. If she left, then there would be a small possibility that she was not a spy. After all, the attributes of the perfect-level office only increased by 30 points. It did not go over 100 points. Therefore, there might still be loopholes. However, in the next moment, Smith was completely speechless. Ophelia walked behind Smith and placed her hands on his shoulders. She then began to massage him. ¡°Have you thought it through?¡± Smith finished playing his game and looked at Ophelia. ¡°I need money. My father is paralyzed, and my mother is a diabetic. I came back to China because I wanted to take care of my parents. I was hoping that my old classmate would help me, but I didn¡¯t expect that all of you would be the same. In that case, for the sake of helping your old classmate, can you give me a sum of money first? From now on, I¡¯ll be yours,¡± said Ophelia. Her eyes were red. It was as if her spirit and energy had been sucked out of her. She was extremely dispirited, and her tone was filled with despair. Her acting skills were not bad. She seemed like someone who could win the Oscars. If someone was able to cry on command, no one would ever drop them. ¡°How much money do you need?¡± asked Smith. Smith pulled Ophelia in front of him. His eyes narrowed. ¡°Five million,¡± said Ophelia whilst gritting her teeth. ¡°It¡¯s nothing. Money is not the problem. The problem is whether you are worth the price,¡± said Smith while tapping his fingers on the table. ¡°Don¡¯t worry. I have never been in a relationship. I have never had a boyfriend,¡± said Ophelia whilst gritting her teeth. Ophelia resisted the urge to slap Smith. ¡°Perfect!¡± Smith snapped his fingers. Chapter 34 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation That night, Smith brought Ophelia to a Western restaurant for dinner. After dinner, they booked a presidential suite in a hotel. The presidential suite was made up of several rooms including one small conference room. Ophelia entered the suite directly. She did not want to know what ridiculous things that Smith was planning to do with her. ¡°Do you want to take a shower, or should I take a shower first? Or should we both take a shower together?¡± Smith looked at the large bathroom in the master bedroom and turned to Ophelia. ¡°You go shower first,¡± said Ophelia. Ophelia took a deep breath as if she had accepted her fate. ¡°Okay, then I¡¯ll go take a shower first. You can do whatever you want.¡± Smith then walked into the bathroom. Ophelia saw Smith enter the bathroom and took out her iPhone. In the next second, her screen showed a chat window. ¡°I have gained the trust of the target and will soon become his woman. When will you fulfill your promise?¡± Ophelia typed into the chat window. ¡°Snow Fox, first of all, congratulations on successfully gaining the trust of the target. However, your current mission has not yet been completed. Once you complete the mission, we will then fulfill our promise.¡± The other party replied instantly. ¡°Okay, I understand,¡± replied Ophelia. She felt a little helpless. ¡°I wish you a successful mission.¡± After closing the app, Ophelia was confused. She did not know if she had done the right thing. ¡°I must take revenge.¡± In the next second, the confusion in her eyes disappeared. It was immediately replaced with hatred. ¡°What are you thinking about?¡± Smith came out of the shower and saw Ophelia standing by the window in a daze. He patted her shoulder. ¡°I¡¯m thinking about how you, a beast, will torture me tonight,¡± said Ophelia angrily. ¡°Why would you call that torture? It should be called enjoyment,¡± said Smith slyly. ¡°Shameless.¡± She then turned around and walked into the bathroom. Half an hour later, she came out of the bathroom, wrapped in a towel. After seeing Ophelia¡¯s beautiful face, Smith suddenly felt a sense of justice. Smith thought to himself, ¡°How could a goddess like her be a spy for a foreign organization? I must sleep with her and make her turn to the light and leave the dark side.¡± Ophelia saw Smith walking over to her. She was a little nervous. After all, it was her first time, so she was afraid. She heard that the first time would be very painful. ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡± asked Smith. ¡°Wait¡­ can you be gentler?¡± asked Ophelia. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I will be very gentle,¡± said Smith in a gentle tone. After hearing Smith¡¯s words, Ophelia accepted her fate. What could she do after all? Five minutes later, Smith looked at Ophelia, who was burying her head under the pillow. He was speechless. ¡°Can you change your position? Your current position is making me very unhappy,¡± said Smith. ¡°What position?¡± Ophelia had no experience in this area, so she was in a daze. Smith was devastated. Did they not train their spies? ¡°Lift up your butt!¡± ¡°Okay!¡± said Ophelia. She felt humiliated. After she lifted herself, Smith enjoyed himself. This was the professional skill that all female spies should have. It was indeed extraordinary. He laid in bed and enjoyed it thoroughly. The next day, Smith arrived at the company at noon. He laid down on the sofa in his office to catch up on sleep. Soon, he fell asleep. When he woke up, it was already late in the afternoon. Smith ate some take-out and was preparing to play a few games before he got off work. Suddenly, Barrett came into his office to look for him. ¡°Boss, you guessed it right. She really is a spy,¡± said Barrett. His expression was serious. Barrett held a stack of documents that said, Golden Ridge. ¡°I told you. Tell me, what¡¯s her situation like?¡± asked Smith curiously. ¡°Ophelia became a spy a year ago.¡± ¡°A week ago, Ophelia wanted to continue her PhD, but she changed her mind at the last minute and returned to China.¡± ¡°I think she gave up on her studies because of this mission that involved you. This was probably because she thought that it would be easy for her to get close to you,¡± said Barrett. ¡°So, the secret investigation organization is trying to get something on me?¡± said Smith. ¡°Boss, you guessed wrong. In fact, the secret investigation organization did not actually pay any attention to you. They sent Ophelia back to China because they wanted to find a breakthrough through you. What really caught their attention was the first phase of the transfer housing project. After all, there were many special effects found in the transfer housing project. Even staff with special statuses made a trip there. Therefore, it was only normal for the secret investigation organization to notice. ¡°Boss, you also happen to be the person-in-charge of the construction unit in the transfer housing project.¡± ¡°Through you, they can then get in touch with the people of the transfer housing estate and understand the specific situation that is going on there¡±. ¡°Next, boss, you will definitely become a target of the secret investigation organization.¡± Barrett continued. Smith was very unhappy. It was no fun to be targeted by the secret investigation organization. ¡°Oh right, how did Ophelia become a spy? Logically speaking, she did not have to be a spy, right?¡± asked Smith. He was puzzled. It was unlikely for her to become a spy for the secret investigation organization unless she had brain damage or something. Barrett¡¯s expression suddenly turned ugly upon hearing Smith¡¯s question. ¡°This¡­ was mainly due to Ophelia¡¯s father and sister,¡± said Barrett in a dilemma. ¡°Why her father and sister? Could it be that her father and sister are spies?¡± asked Smith. He was surprised. ¡°No¡­ As for the specific situation, you can read it yourself, boss.¡± Barrett handed the information in his hand to Smith. Smith started to read the information on Ophelia. His expression then turned ugly. ¡°They are simply animals.¡± Chapter 35 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation After reading the information on Ophelia, Smith slammed the table angrily. According to the information that the investigators had found, Ophelia¡¯s father was hit by a car over a year ago. Although he survived the surgery, his central nervous system was severely damaged and resulted in paralysis. The person who hit him was a rich second-generation kid. As there were no cameras on the road, they found a driver to take the fall for him. Ophelia¡¯s family, however, did not agree with the way the matter was handled. It was not a question of whether or not they would lose the money. It was a crime to drive in the opposite direction of the road. It was a crime to hit and run. Ophelia¡¯s family then went on to sue the kid. However, because there was no evidence, they failed in the end. Originally, Ophelia did not plan on becoming a spy. However, the problem lied with Ophelia¡¯s sister, who was still in high school. She was hurt by the kid and other people. She then became crazy. They continued to sue, and the sentence was passed. However, the rich second-generation kid was not sentenced. This was because the other people had taken on the blame, and said that the rich second-generation kid was not involved in the accident. He was then ultimately acquitted. In the end, Ophelia became desperate. What made her become even more desperate was when the rich second-generation kid came to Ophelia arrogantly and asked her to be his lover. Otherwise, he would find people to rape her. During that time, Ophelia felt helpless and could not continue to further her studies. She felt like collapsing. At the same time, the secret investigation organization told her that if she became a spy, they would help her to get revenge. That was how Ophelia became a spy. After reading the material, Smith pitied Ophelia. However, he found her to be very foolish. It was probably too much to expect the secret investigation organization to help her take revenge. Nevertheless, Smith still understood her despair. This was especially if she felt like she had no hope at all. A person who was drowning would also grab onto a straw tightly. As Ophelia was in such a situation, her mind was only focused on revenge. ¡°Aren¡¯t you guys going to interfere in this matter?¡± asked Smith. ¡°This is not under our department¡¯s jurisdiction.¡± Barrett was also very upset, but his department could not do anything about it. They had rules to follow. They could not overstep their authority. ¡°Then what are you going to do about Ophelia?¡± Smith continued to ask. ¡°Since we have confirmation that she is a spy, we will definitely capture her,¡± replied Barrett. ¡°Give me two days. I¡¯ll take care of her and make her turn to the light,¡± said Smith disdainfully. ¡°Boss, can you stop fooling around? She¡¯s a spy,¡± said Barrett helplessly. ¡°I¡¯m not fooling around. Don¡¯t worry, I can definitely take care of her.¡± Smith was confident. ¡°Alright.¡± Barrett had no choice but to let Smith do whatever he wanted. However, since Ophelia had been exposed, she was no longer a threat. It was fine to let Smith try out his method. However, the real question was what would happen if he succeeded? The next day, after resting, Ophelia went to work again. ¡°Come, let¡¯s play games together,¡± said Smith to Ophelia. ¡°Boss Chen, aren¡¯t you going to take care of the project?¡± asked Ophelia helplessly. ¡°Of course, someone will take care of the project. Why would I go to the construction site when I have nothing to do? It¡¯s so comfortable to play games in the office,¡± said Smith. ¡°Aren¡¯t you afraid of people cutting corners?¡± ¡°Don¡¯t worry, it won¡¯t happen.¡± Ophelia had no choice but to play games with Smith. After work, Smith asked Ophelia to go to his house. Ophelia did not refuse his offer. She could not let it go. The next morning, Ophelia was woken up by Smith. Smith felt refreshed. After all, Ophelia had been tortured by him. She was still in the climax. After leaving home, Smith took Ophelia to have breakfast. He drove the car to the park¡¯s toilet and parked. ¡°Why aren¡¯t we leaving? Why are we stopping here?¡± asked Ophelia curiously. ¡°I was thinking about the breakfast we had this morning.¡± ¡°Breakfast?¡± Ophelia was a little confused. Why was stopping the car and breakfast related? ¡°Are you sick?¡± Ophelia touched Smith¡¯s forehead. She wanted to know if his brain had been fried. ¡°No, let¡¯s go to the toilet.¡± Smith pulled Ophelia out of the car, and they went into the toilet together. When they walked in, Smith suddenly took out his phone and started recording. He said to Ophelia, ¡°I think you need to go to the toilet.¡± ¡°Why do I need to go to the toilet?¡± ¡°Don¡¯t you want to go to the toilet after eating so much in the morning?¡± said Smith mysteriously. ¡°Just listen to me and go.¡± Ophelia rolled her eyes. She had no choice but to listen to Smith. However, for some reason, when she walked into the toilet, she recalled many memories. She thought of her parents and her sister and how she joined the secret organization. She regretted it all so much. Ophelia¡¯s eyes turned red. She suddenly felt like she had made a mistake. ¡°What on earth have I done? I actually became a spy?¡± Ophelia was devastated. She was very regretful and was in great pain. That is right. This toilet was the one that Smith had built. It had the special repentance attribute. Soon, the two of them walked out of the toilet. ¡°Smith, I¡¯m sorry. I¡¯m a spy. I lied to you,¡± said Ophelia. Ophelia hugged Smith and cried. ¡°Ophelia, I¡¯m sorry. I know you¡¯re a spy. I trapped you on purpose.¡± Smith was affected by the attribute as well. After Ophelia heard it, she stopped crying immediately. Smith suddenly realized that he was also telling the truth. Chapter 36 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation ¡°So boring.¡± Smith laid on the sofa in his office. It has been a week since Ophelia was taken into the investigation department. She has not been out since. Smith was depressed. He could go out and find poor prostitutes for warmth. However, their bodies and looks were not on the same level as Ophelia¡¯s despite them being skilled workers. Smith lost interest instantly after thinking about how many customers they provide service to every day. ¡°Boss, do you want a cup of tea?¡± ¡°No, just let me lie down here for a while¡­¡± Smith was speaking halfway when he suddenly realized that something was wrong. He initially thought that it was Eve who asked him, but it did not sound like her. Her voice sounded more like Ophelia. Smith got up and saw that it was indeed Ophelia. ¡°Why are you out?¡± asked Smith. ¡°Why are you surprised, Boss Chen? Isn¡¯t it incredible? The spy that you personally sent in for investigation had been released.¡± ¡°Do you want me to get shot or locked up for life?¡± asked Ophelia with narrowed eyes. ¡°No, you know that¡¯s not what I meant. I¡¯m happy, really happy!¡± Smith shook his head immediately. ¡°Hmph!¡± Ophelia snorted coldly and was very dissatisfied with Smith¡¯s answer. At the same time, Eve walked over. ¡°Boss, Ophelia will take over my future works. She will also be the liaison between the investigator and you,¡± said Eve. ¡°What? How did she become an investigator?¡± He could not understand it at all. A week ago, she was a spy for the secret investigation organization. A week later, she became an investigator. ¡°According to our assessment, Ophelia is fully capable of becoming a special investigator.¡± ¡°Plus, ever since Ophelia changed sides, she had taught us a lot about the training of new recruits for the secret investigation organization.¡± ¡°Therefore, we specially recruited Ophelia to be our field officer. She is specifically responsible for communicating with the boss.¡± Eve smiled. Smith¡¯s expression was a little stiff. He looked at Ophelia and did not know what to say. A week ago, Smith treated Ophelia like a spy. He had dealt with Ophelia through various means. A week later, Ophelia had successfully infiltrated the investigators and was also in charge of communicating with him. ¡°Boss, do you have any other questions?¡± asked Eve whilst smiling. Eve looked at Smith who was in a daze. ¡°Can you change the investigator to someone else?¡± asked Smith. He was being cautious. ¡°Why? Do you think I¡¯m not suitable?¡± Ophelia questioned Smith before Eve could even respond. ¡°No, how can that be? I¡¯m just afraid that you¡¯ll be tired.¡± Smith shook his head. ¡°Okay, since the boss is fine, I¡¯ll leave first. From now on, I¡¯ll do the company¡¯s internal work, and Ophelia will take over as the Secretary.¡± Eve then left the office. ¡°Do you want some tea? I¡¯ll make some tea for you,¡± said Smith. He felt a little awkward. ¡°I wouldn¡¯t dare to trouble the boss to make tea.¡± ¡°What are you angry about?¡± Smith suddenly felt a little angry. She used to be a spy. After Ophelia stared at him for a long time, her eyes suddenly turned red. She laid on his sofa and cried. Smith was stunned. He did not know whether he should go and comfort her. In the end, he just turned around and left the office. When Smith walked out of the office, he saw Eve. He wanted to ask her to change investigators. However, before he could even speak, Eve said, ¡°Boss, you can talk to her. She¡¯s actually a good girl. Your previous methods were a little too much. Just coax her well. She still cares about you.¡± Eve smiled. ¡°No, I¡¯m¡­ forget it.¡± Smith turned around and asked Barrett to go out with him. He was going to take a walk around the construction site to relax. ¡°Boss, you can enjoy your life in the future.¡± ¡°You have no idea. When your classmate was in our department, she specifically consulted an instructor who taught female special personnel. She wanted to improve her professional knowledge on how to use women¡¯s advantages to obtain information under special circumstances.¡± ¡°Based on my understanding, she learned it specifically for you, boss.¡± ¡°So, boss, you understand?¡± Barrett continued. Under special circumstances, using her own advantages to obtain information¡­ Professional knowledge? ¡°Is that what I think it is?¡± After Smith reacted, he shouted. ¡°Yes, that¡¯s what it is,¡± replied Barrett whilst nodding. He was wrong about her. She even went to learn that for him. ¡°Did I go a little overboard just now?¡± ¡°Turn around immediately! We need to go back to the company. I don¡¯t want to go to the construction site anymore,¡± said Smith loudly. ¡°Ah¡­¡± Barrett was a little dumbfounded. On the way back, Smith took out his phone. He was researching on how to coax a girl so that she would not be angry. A bunch of answers appeared instantly. There were suggestions such as buying gifts, using romantic words, accompanying her shopping, emptying the shopping cart, and so on. Unfortunately, all of the suggestions were not suitable for his current situation. Smith was about to reach his company. He was very anxious because he did not have any experience in this area. The answers on the internet were mostly nonsense. Suddenly, Smith found the answer on his phone. Someone wrote, ¡°What are you trying to coax her for? Is she your girlfriend? Are you done with her?¡± ¡°As long as you¡¯re done with her, there¡¯s no need to coax her. Just bring her home and get it over with.¡± Smith was instantly enlightened after seeing his reply. That is right. Get it over with. He was good at it after all. When Smith returned to his office, Ophelia stopped crying. She was sitting on the sofa sulking. When she saw that Smith had returned, she also ignored him. Smith followed the advice from the internet and rushed up to her. Chapter 37 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation Half an hour later, they were all in the orthopedics department of the hospital. ¡°Young man, based on my thirty years of experience as a doctor, I am able to tell that this arm of yours was not dislocated normally. It was instead dislocated using professional grappling techniques,¡± said the physician solemnly. A physician from the orthopedics department was treating Smith. ¡°Hehe!¡± The corner of Smith¡¯s mouth twitched twice. He looked up at the ceiling with a hopeless expression. Ophelia stood beside Smith. She had a weird expression on her face. Barrett stood behind the two of them. His face was red, and he wanted to laugh. However, he did not dare to. He felt uncomfortable trying to hold in his laughter. Barrett admired what Smith did earlier. Moments earlier, Smith rushed into the office in a hurry. Barrett then heard Smith screaming followed by him shouting, ¡°It¡¯s broken, it¡¯s broken!¡± When Barrett and the others went into Smith¡¯s office, they saw Smith lying on the sofa. His left arm was twisted behind his back. The attending physician treated Smith¡¯s arm and gave him some medicine. After all, a dislocation was not a big deal. He just needed to apply some medicine on it and avoid using any strength for the next few days. He will then be fine in two days¡¯ time. On the way back, Smith felt hopeless. ¡°Serves you right. Who asked you to pounce on me without explaining yourself first¡­¡± whispered Ophelia. Ophelia leaned on Smith¡¯s right arm. Her face was red. ¡°Hehe!¡± The corner of Smith¡¯s eyes twitched, but he did not say anything. After a while, Smith used his right hand to turn on his phone. He wanted to find the person on the internet who said that he had gotten a girlfriend. After searching for a long time, he finally found him. However, this time, it was not an answer, but a tweet. ¡°Yesterday, a man who cheated on his girlfriend tried to get her forgiveness. In the end, his medical school girlfriend tied him to the bed and stabbed him 36 times. ¡°An autopsy was done. Although the man had been stabbed 36 times, it was only considered as a minor injury.¡± After reading the news, Smith was completely dumbfounded. He was too naive. How could he believe something so easily on the internet? However, it seemed like he did not have to thank the user personally for what had happened to him. His girlfriend had already done it for him. ¡°Don¡¯t be angry. If worse comes to worst, I¡¯ll come by your house tonight,¡± Ophelia whispered into Smith¡¯s ear. Ophelia was a little worried that Smith was angry as he had been quiet for a while. ¡°Really?¡± asked Smith. His eyes lit up. ¡°No, all I can think about is sex,¡± said Ophelia unhappily. ¡°Hehe.¡± Smith smiled in satisfaction. His arm was not dislocated in vain. At least the two of them made up. This put an end to the previous incident. Smith was going to live a happy life. At night, after dinner, Smith told Ophelia that he was tired. Ophelia rolled her eyes and ignored him. She waited until it was 10 pm and went to take a shower. After that, Smith enjoyed the professional skills that all female spies should have. This time, he was lying on the window. He enjoyed himself. At noon the next day, Smith arrived at the company. He walked unsteadily. ¡°When my arm recovers, I must start exercising.¡± Smith had made up his mind. He was afraid that he would die if he continued with his lifestyle. ¡°Boss, this is the company¡¯s recruitment application. What do you think?¡± Smith had just arrived at the company with Ophelia when Eve came into his office with a report. ¡°Recruitment application? Are you sure?¡± Smith was a little confused. Although his company needed recruits, the timing seemed off. ¡°That¡¯s right, boss. Our leader wants to catch a few spies through the recruitment.¡± Eve saw Smith¡¯s expression changed. She knew what Smith was thinking. Therefore, she just told him the investigator¡¯s intention for recruitment. That is right. The recruitment was real. However, the real intention was to use the recruitment to look for spies from other countries. ¡°Alright, catching spies is fine, but please don¡¯t let it affect the company¡¯s operations.¡± ¡°Boss, don¡¯t worry. Those who are spies are all elites.¡± ¡°Alright, there¡¯s nothing wrong with that.¡± After Smith¡¯s approval, a message was posted on the Super Power Company¡¯s official website. As expected, in a short duration of time, many people started to send in their resumes. The verification of the resumes was left completely to the investigators. Smith felt happy and relaxed. The next day, when Smith arrived at the company, a group of candidates was being interviewed in the personnel office. ¡°What¡¯s the situation now? Which one of them are spies?¡± Smith took a look at the interview room. He then returned to his office to ask Ophelia about the situation. ¡°I¡¯m not too sure at the moment, but I heard that there are spies from different countries in this group of candidates,¡± said Ophelia in a serious tone. ¡°So many of them are spies. It¡¯s so scary.¡± ¡°Oh right, do you know what to do next?¡± ¡°Catch them all and interrogate them, or fish them up?¡± asked Smith curiously. ¡°Don¡¯t you know what to do next?¡± asked Ophelia. She then looked at Smith. ¡°How should I know?¡± Smith was confused. He never interrogated spies before. How would he know what to do next? ¡°Take them to the toilet, and then wait for them to explain themselves,¡± said Ophelia. She then stared at Smith. Ophelia still remembered that the toilet had the repentant attribute. Smith thought to himself, ¡°Could she be holding a grudge?¡± He did not dare to say it out loud. Chapter 38 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation Smith did not care about the investigators catching spies. After his arm recovered, he went to inspect the construction site. Although Smith had not been inspecting the construction site as he was injured, the construction went on as usual and was almost complete. Smith was very happy that he could sell the houses soon. According to his calculation, even if he sold each house for just 30,000 yuan per square meter, he would earn more than 18 billion from the commercial housing project alone. The district was not a facade. As the construction cost was low due to the system, real estate will profit. ¡°I didn¡¯t know it was so easy to make money,¡± said Smith. Smith was being boastful again. He was only rich because he had the system. Back at the company, Smith asked Eve to organize a sales training. He wanted to have a department for sales so that they can sell houses. After he instructed Eve, Smith went to look for the management of the office building to rent a few hundred square meters size office. Not only did he want to expand his company¡¯s office, but he also wanted to build a gym. According to the system, the gym should have the workout attribute. With this attribute, it would be much easier for him to exercise. ¡°Why are you crying?¡± Just as Smith was about to leave, he saw Ophelia crying on the sofa. What was going on? ¡°I got my revenge,¡± said Ophelia as she held up her phone. Smith took her phone and glanced at it. A certain big shot had been fired and his son had been arrested. ¡°The investigators took action? Didn¡¯t they say they couldn¡¯t help?¡± After watching the news, Smith was a little stunned. Initially, Smith was thinking of renovating the second-generation rich kid¡¯s house as revenge. He did not expect the other party to take action before him. ¡°The investigators can¡¯t take action, but they can interrogate the driver and the others who took the blame for the kid.¡± ¡°The investigators will also naturally get a confession after bringing them to the park¡¯s toilet.¡± ¡°Then, through the internal personnel involved in the case, the kid had been arrested successfully.¡± ¡°The kid confessed, and his father was fired,¡± said Ophelia with a smile. ¡°The operation is quite amazing.¡± Smith did not expect that it could be played out like that. ¡°However, because of this matter, it seems like the toilet can no longer be used,¡± said Ophelia. She was disappointed. Although many commoners did not know of the ability of the toilet, it still caused a lot of trouble internally. Many big shots found out about the ability of the park¡¯s toilet. They were disgusted by the existence of such an ability and how it could affect one¡¯s heart. Therefore, the investigators had also been under a lot of pressure recently. Many have predicted that it would be difficult for the investigators to keep that toilet. ¡°So what? Forget about the toilet. Next time, I¡¯ll just build them an interrogation room,¡± said Smith indifferently. The toilet had that ability. It was good to tear it down. ¡°You can build it if you want to,¡± said Ophelia in a bad mood. Although she knew that the buildings built by Smith were a little improper, according to the investigators¡¯ research, the abilities were not something that Smith could control. The abilities were random. Smith smiled. He did not say much. Although he could not control the building¡¯s attributes, he could still pay for them if he wanted to. Money really does make someone stronger. Plus, Smith was going to make more than 18 billion soon. He was not afraid of not having money. After comforting Ophelia for a while, Smith brought her along to find the management of the office building. He then rented a space that was more than 600 square meters. The 400 square meters space was used to expand the office and the remaining 200 square meters was an isolated area for his gym. This time, Smith did not do the renovation himself. He just let the robots do the job. It would be done in one night anyway. He will just generate the attributes the next morning. That night, Ophelia was very happy as she had gotten her revenge. She was so happy that she used all kinds of methods on Smith. Smith was almost unable to get out of bed after the session. The next morning, Smith had a backache and could not walk properly. After arriving at the company, Smith did not even go to his office. He just went straight to the gym. ¡°System, generate attributes,¡± ordered Smith. He could not wait any longer. He wanted to work out. He wanted to become stronger. ¡°Perfect-level gym completed. Generating attributes.¡± ¡°Completed. Gym¡¯s attributes are as follows: Fitness effect + 30, Fatigue attenuation + 35, Cross-dressing boss fitness effect + 50.¡± After reading the attributes, Smith decided to change them instantly. ¡°Changing the second and third attributes.¡± ¡°Changing attributes¡­¡± After changing, the new attributes were as follows: Cell vitality + 30, Baldness + 40.¡± Smith was speechless. What the hell was the last attribute? He did not want to go bald, even though if it made him stronger. ¡°Continuing to change the two attributes.¡± ¡°Changing attributes¡­ changing attributes completed. The new attributes are as follows: Body strengthening upper limit + 25, Pair training effect + 40.¡± Smith¡¯s eyes lit up when he saw the new attributes. The body-strengthening upper limit was a very good attribute since there was always a limit to a person¡¯s body. Once someone had reached their limit, no matter how much one trained, it would not have any effect. Since he had this attribute, Smith¡¯s upper body strength had been increased. This meant that he could surpass the limits of the human body through training. This was definitely an incredible attribute. As for the + 40 pair training attribute, it was very much in line with what Smith wanted. It was boring for him to work out on his own. The pair training was the best method of training. Smith closed his gym door and started training. Why did he not ask Ophelia to join him? This was because his current physical fitness was not as good as Ophelia¡¯s. If it was a pair training session, he would not be able to dominate Ophelia. He did not want that. It was fine if his physical fitness was poor in the past, however, as he currently has a gym, he wanted to strengthen his physical fitness and take the lead in pair training. ¡°Let¡¯s run a kilometer to test the effects of the attributes.¡± Chapter 39 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation Smith got on the treadmill and started running after setting the functions. In the end, Smith only ran less than 200 meters. It was not that the attributes were not good, it was just that his body had not fully recovered yet. He had crazy sex the night before and his body was still recovering. ¡°No, I can¡¯t just have a gym, I need a massage room and sauna room too.¡± He then got off the treadmill. There was no problem with the training effect. The problem was that he could not persevere as his body was still recovering. It would be pointless to continue working out if he had not recovered. After a long thought, Smith went to rent another 100 square meters of space. He then instructed the robots to renovate it. The next day, Smith went to the massage room and sauna room. ¡°System, generating attributes.¡± ¡°Perfect massage room completed, generating attributes¡­¡± ¡°Generating completed, the massage room¡¯s attributes are as follows: Relaxing tendons and activating collaterals + 35, Fatigue Recovery + 30, Relaxing tendons and bones + 25.¡± Smith shivered after reading the last attribute. ¡°Change, change, change the third attribute for me,¡± said Smith immediately. ¡°Changing the attribute¡­¡± ¡°After the replacement, the new attribute is as follows: Body sculpting + 30.¡± Smith thought for a while and decided to keep the new attribute. After all, it was easy for him to become muscular if he worked out every day. He did not want to become too muscular. With this attribute, his body would only become more toned and perfect. He would not have too many muscles. After the massage room, he then went to the sauna room. ¡°System, generating attributes.¡± ¡°Perfect-grade sauna room completed, generating attributes¡­¡± ¡°Generating completed, sauna room¡¯s attributes are as follows: Activated cells + 30, Detoxification and beautification + 35, Weight loss effect + 35.¡± This time, the attributes generated by the system were not bad. They were normal. They were not bad at all. However, Smith did not require the third attribute. ¡°System, replace the third attribute.¡± ¡°Changing attributes¡­¡± ¡°After replacement, the new attribute is as follows: Qi and blood strengthening + 25.¡± Qi and blood strengthening? What did the attribute mean? Smith thought for a moment. Logically speaking, the attribute should be a positive one. It should have the effect to strengthen one¡¯s body. However, due to the nature of the system, sometimes the literal meaning of the attribute could not be understood. For example, the smell chicken, start dancing attribute. Who the f*ck would have thought that chicken did not actually mean chicken? ¡°Forget it, I¡¯ll just keep it. If it doesn¡¯t work, I¡¯ll change it.¡± ¡°First, I¡¯ll go to the sauna. Then, I¡¯ll get Ophelia to give me a full body massage. After I recover, I¡¯ll go and exercise. This is a perfect plan.¡± Smith wrapped a towel around his waist and went into the sauna. As a wave of hot air rose, Smith felt relaxed. At the same time, the fat cells in Smith¡¯s body were breaking down. They were turned into energy that was needed by the body for cells to continue dividing. As the cells divided, a large amount of impurities and toxins were expelled from his body through his sweat glands. Fifteen minutes later, Smith felt like the effect was weakening. He then got up and head to the shower. ¡°Why am I grey?¡± Smith opened his eyes and saw that his entire body was covered in a layer of grey impurities. He was shocked. He did not expect there to be so much toxins and impurities in his body. After washing his body several times, Smith finally washed away the impurities. ¡°Come, I have something to talk to you about.¡± Smith called Ophelia and asked her to go into the massage room. ¡°What do you want to do in broad daylight? I haven¡¯t finished my things over at the office yet,¡± said Ophelia. She was rather speechless after seeing Smith wrapped only in a towel. She thought Smith was going to do something. ¡°What are you thinking? Do I look like that kind of person? I just want you to give me a full-body massage. You have learned how to massage before, right?¡± asked Smith. Smith curled his lips. Although he did want to do it, his current physical fitness did not allow him to. ¡°Okay, the big boss is the best. Everything depends on you after all.¡± Ophelia put down the documents in her hand and started to massage Smith. ¡°Oh, oh, oh, strong.¡± Smith felt like his entire body was about to float upwards. The fatigue from before had also disappeared. His body gradually recovered strength. Twenty minutes later, Smith sent Ophelia away. He put on his sportswear and started working out. ¡°Yes, yes, yes, the effect is working.¡± Smith was running like a bird on the treadmill. He could feel the strength in his legs increasing with every step he took. After running five kilometers, Smith tried the other machines. He wanted to train all the muscles in his body. After working out for an hour, Smith went to the sauna, got a massage, and then went to eat. He ate beef and eggs freely. His body needed nutrition and he was not afraid of getting fat. He took a nap in the afternoon and got up later to continue working out. One day, two days, three days¡­ Soon, a week passed. Smith was doing bench presses in the gym. He was benching 220 kilograms of weight. However, it looked like he was only benching 100 kilograms. It was not difficult for him. Bang! After doing the bench press, Smith stood up and walked to the mirror. He looked at his eight-pack abs and the streamlined muscles all over his body. He was very satisfied. The effects of the gym were not to be underestimated. Together with the massage room and the sauna room, Smith only used a week to reach his limit. If he wanted to continue improving, he would need to train for a longer period of time. However, his current physical fitness was already enough to defeat Ophelia completely. After eating healthy for a week, coupled with the strengthening attribute of the sauna room, Smith looked bomb. After Smith took a shower, he sent a message to Ophelia. ¡°Come to the massage room.¡± Ophelia did not mind. She massaged Smith several times a day, so this time, she thought that Smith was going to massage her instead. However, as soon as Ophelia entered the sauna room, Smith held her down. It was time for revenge. Chapter 40 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation Three and a half hours later, Smith walked out of the massage room feeling refreshed. As for Ophelia, she would probably need a whole day of sleep before she could recover. Being physically strong allowed him to do whatever he wanted. Smith returned to his office and started to review and approve documents. Although he did not have much to do, he still had to sign off on documents as he was the boss. ¡°Boss, the development of our residential area has been completed. We are expected to start sales in three days,¡± reported Eve. Eve then took the signed documents. ¡°Okay, then we¡¯ll start selling in three days.¡± Smith nodded. He could not be bothered by such a small matter. He did not even consider whether the house could be sold. The houses were 31,000 square meters in size. They were also located in a new city district and looked futuristic. It would be a miracle if the houses were not sold. There was no need to advertise it. As long as it was on sale, people will definitely be fighting over the property. ¡°Boss, I wonder how the neighborhood is like? Are there any special effects?¡± asked Eve. ¡°I¡¯ll only know after I have a look. I¡¯ll go and take a look tonight,¡± said Smith. He coughed. Eve nodded and left. Eve was actually more concerned about the changes in Smith¡¯s body than the situation in the neighborhood. Anyone could see the changes in Smith as long as they were not fools. Although he was not exactly a weak otaku, his body was not that great a week ago. However, after a week of training, Smith¡¯s streamlined muscles could not be hidden even if he wore a t-shirt. Plus, in just a week, Smith had grown five centimeters taller. His face turned white, and his facial features had become more three-dimensional. It was not a cosmetic effect. It was completely due to Smith exercising, massages, and sauna. Therefore, the investigators were very interested in the gym that Smith had set up. For the past week, Smith had been staying in the gym to exercise. He had been so secretive that he did not even tell Ophelia about it. However, even if Smith did not tell anyone, the investigators could probably guess the attributes of the gym after seeing the changes in Smith. Nevertheless, they did not ask Smith about it. This is because if the gym was really as they had guessed, it would have a huge impact. In the evening, after work, Smith took Ophelia back to her house. After sending Ophelia home, Smith had nothing to do so he went to the construction site. By that time, the entire district had been built. Water, electricity, and gas were all connected. They were just waiting to start selling the houses. Smith entered and stood beside the square pool at the main gate. He then began to generate the district¡¯s attributes. ¡°The construction of the first phase of the perfect-grade community of an epic-grade building complex has been completed.¡± ¡°Generating attributes¡­¡± ¡°Generating completed. The district¡¯s attributes are as follows¡­¡± ¡°Earthquake Resistance + 40¡± ¡°Good Environment + 45¡± ¡°Mistress Nemesis + 45¡± ¡°Disease-free life extension + 40 (unlocked)¡± ¡°? ? ? (unlocked)¡± When Smith saw the attributes for the new district, he was completely stunned. He did not expect there to be five attributes. Moreover, the basic attributes had very high points. It completely surpassed the idea of a normal perfect district. Smith muttered to himself. He had really underestimated the power of epic buildings. Smith went home after generating the district¡¯s attributes. The next day, when Smith arrived at the company, Ophelia was training in the gym. ¡°Just training won¡¯t do. If you train for an hour, go to the sauna for 20 minutes. Then get Eve to give you a full body massage for 20 minutes. Once you¡¯re done, you can then continue to train. Repeat this over and over again, and you¡¯ll reach my level in a week,¡± said Smith whilst smiling. ¡°What special abilities do the gym, sauna, and massage rooms have?¡± asked Ophelia curiously. ¡°You¡¯ll know after you try them out.¡± Smith did not answer Ophelia¡¯s question. He wanted Ophelia to experience it herself. Previously, Ophelia was able to crush him because his physical fitness was too low. However, as he had already reached the highest possible limit, he would still be stronger than Ophelia even if she reached her limit. This was due to the difference in strength between the two sexes. It could not be made up through training. Moreover, after Ophelia reached her limit, he could start the pair training with her. He can then surpass the human body limit even faster. During that time, Ophelia would be even less of a match for him. After Smith returned to the office, Eve found him. ¡°Boss, this is the proposal for the project,¡± said Eve. ¡°Why me? Is our company very famous now?¡± ¡°Boss, you may not know this, but Super Power Company is very famous in the world of intelligence,¡± said Eve in a serious tone. ¡°Intelligence?¡± Smith was speechless. This did not seem like a good thing. ¡°Then this invitation? Could it be a conspiracy?¡± asked Smith. ¡°We didn¡¯t rule out this possibility, so our investigators actually don¡¯t recommend us participating,¡± said Eve sincerely whilst nodding. Smith was not planning to participate anyway even if Eve did not tell him about it. ¡°Boss, I wonder how the new residential area is?¡± asked Eve curiously. ¡°Yes, it¡¯s very good. The environment is beautiful. Living there for a long time will be good for one¡¯s body. However, there is also a flaw,¡± said Smith. ¡°What flaw?¡± Eve was getting nervous. ¡°It¡¯s¡­ It¡¯s not very friendly to mistresses.¡±