The mascot of the wishing shop is a cat.

On the other side, after Lin Xiyue and Mo Luosi parted ways, she was heading towards the wishing shop, but the more she walked, the more uneasy she felt.

Finally, Lin Xiyue stopped. She looked at the increasingly bright moon in the sky, and then made up her mind to turn around and take a taxi to the psychic center.

On the way, Lin Xiyue called Lingjiu.

"Hello, is this Lingjiu? I've found a problem here."

Sitting in the driverless taxi, Lin Xiyue thought for a moment and then called Ling Jiu. To be honest, between him and Ling Yan, Ling Jiu was the more reliable one.

Lin Xiyue only had their two phone numbers saved.

"It's me, Boss Lin. Have you found the problem with the slums?"

When the call connected, Lingjiu's somewhat aloof voice came through.

"Not yet, I'll get the specifics in a few days. I'm calling you now because I feel something's wrong with the moon; looking at it for too long makes me really anxious."

Lin Xiyue responded to Ling Jiu's question and shared her own feelings, knowing that the feelings of a superhuman could not be ignored.

"Oh? Could you please come to the psychic center right away? For most psychics, feeling palpitations is definitely not a minor issue."

The sound of a chair being moved came from Lingjiu's side, it seemed he was going to discuss something with someone.

"I'm on my way, in a driverless taxi, and it should take about half an hour to get there."

Lin Xiyue glanced at the watch in the car and estimated her arrival time.

"Okay, I'll arrange for someone to pick you up."

Lingjiu hung up the phone after speaking, which showed that she really took the matter seriously.

..............................

Half an hour later, at the main entrance of the Psionic Center.

Lin Xiyue jumped out of the car in a hurry before it had even come to a complete stop, and a little girl at the door rushed over as soon as she saw the car.

"You must be Lin Xiyue? This way, please. I was sent by Lord Lingjiu to pick you up. You can call me Xiao Sun. This way, the officials are taking this very seriously, so they are still in a meeting. They have already given instructions that once you arrive, they will take you directly to the meeting room."

The young girl was very respectful, but spoke quickly and clearly, and kept walking, leading Lin Xiyue quickly into the interior of the psionic center.

It seems that this girl named Xiao Sun, although young, often does this kind of thing.

"Yes, I am Lin Xiyue."

Lin Xiyue followed Xiao Sun through the corridor of the psionic center at night, and had to jog to keep up with him.

"arrive."

Ten minutes later, Xiao Sun brought Lin Xiyue to the meeting room door.

"Boom boom boom——"

"Please come in."

Xiao Sun gestured for Lin Xiyue to push the door open and go in herself, and that he could not go in.

"squeak--"

Lin Xiyue pushed open the door and walked into the conference hall, which was full of people. Everyone inside turned to look at Lin Xiyue.

The conference hall was a standard large conference hall, with a huge oval concentric table in the center, surrounded by people. At the very top stood Ling Ye, pointing to a whiteboard that displayed a live video of the moon.

"Uh...I'm coming in..."

Seeing this scene, Lin Xiyue hesitated before speaking.

"Come in, sit next to Lingjiu."

Ling Ye nodded to Lin Xiyue, gesturing for her to sit down first.

"Based on Mr. Lin's reminder and our divine inspiration, they both discovered this anomaly. The moon—it appears to be getting bigger and bigger, and as it grows larger, some anomalies begin to emerge."

As Lingye spoke, she switched between several pictures and casually put the live video of the moon aside.

"Here, here, energy is starting to gather."

Lingye pointed to several points in the slums on the map and then drew a line connecting them.

It's a somewhat distorted pattern that's hard to decipher at first glance.

System, this pattern looks familiar. Have I seen it somewhere before?

[There are still a few points missing. Connect these points together and then take another look.]

The system added several points to the map in Lin Xiyue's eyes, and then connected all the points with lines.

In an instant, an eye appeared on the map.

This?! Is that the black market mark?!

[It can only be said that there is a connection, not that there is a complete connection.]

So, what does this mean?!

[...]

[drop--]

[Sudden Mission: You have discovered the secret of the moon, and now you have three choices.]

First, join it. Someone is extending a party invitation through the moon, and you, as the one who discovers it, will have the opportunity to join this celebration. Will you join?

Second, interrupt them. This area is your territory. Who allowed them to set up queues here without permission? You have to interrupt them and teach them a lesson.

Third, ignore it. It's like a mouse that's secretly living in your house, so its gathering won't bother you. You decide to ignore it. Why would humans care about what mice and ants are doing?

Please make your choice based on the actual situation, as this will affect the subsequent rewards and punishments.

Lin Xiyue looked at the task and couldn't help but speak to the system in her mind.

You've changed the design again? What's with this vibe? It's giving me the creeps.

[I've been reading some novels online lately... I saw people say that talking like that sounds more sophisticated. (?˙ー˙?)]

Is this a real mission?! (?_?)

[Of course it's true! I can't just release tasks randomly, I can only polish them! e?(?＞ ? ＜)? 3]

Then tell me the truth: is this a matter of many people's lives?

[Hmm... I can't say, I can't say information that might affect the host's judgment (?˙ー˙?)]

Okay, I understand.

Lin Xiyue understood that the system was giving her a tactful answer: yes, it would affect many people.

Lin Xiyue had already decided to choose option two. Although she was not a hero, she was not one to stand by and watch someone die. Knowing that she could do something, how could she do nothing?

At this moment, Lingye continued speaking and was considering sending more people out to investigate the incident and its location.

"These are the locations we've identified and have already placed under control. But there are still some that haven't been identified, and we can't do anything about them for now. The slums are too crowded and too chaotic; it's not easy for us to get involved."

"I...I have something to say."

Lin Xiyue raised her hand, like a primary school student.

"Uh... Miss Lin, just say it directly. We really need your suggestions and information."

Ling Ye was a little speechless; it was the first time he had ever encountered someone raising their hand at a meeting like a primary school student.

"It's like this, look at this point, this point, and this point, when they are connected to other points, they form..."

"One eye!"

Lin Xiyue stepped forward, pointed to the points marked by the system on the whiteboard projection, and then drew a few strokes to connect these points with the points drawn by Ling Ye.

Once these key points appeared, everyone noticed the formation of the eye pattern.

"So we need to pay attention to these points. These points are hidden so well, there must be very important information there. Okay, I'm done."

Ignoring their gasps, Lin Xiyue continued speaking the rest of her words.

"Oh, right. This is information I bought at the black market in the slums today. They said they'd send it to the website on this data card within three days. I haven't checked it yet, but I'll just give it to you. By the way, will you reimburse me?"

As she spoke, Lin Xiyue took out the data card she had just received that evening from her bag and placed it on the table.

"Thank you."

"Ah! No need, no need!"

Lingye and the others stood up, saluted Lin Xiyue to express their gratitude, and then handed the data card to Lingji.

After Lin Xiyue sat down, she began to listen to Ling Ye's speech in a daze.

To be honest, this was her first meeting. And such a large and serious one at that was far beyond Lin Xiyue's capabilities. She had already done her best to stay awake.

"So, our focus will now be on the following points. We'll split into teams. Lingyan, you'll lead team one. Lingjiu, you and Lingmiao will lead team two. Miss Lin, how about you and I team up?"

"what?!"

Ling Ye's sudden call to name startled Lin Xiyue, who was in a daze, and she jumped up.

"Miss Lin, how about you come with me to lead Team Three later? It might not be safe for you to be here alone."

Lingye kindly repeated it again.

"Ah, sure. I, I'd like to help too. I may not have fighting skills, but I'm sure I can lead us to escape."

After thinking for a moment, Lin Xiyue took out the teleportation card to show that she still wanted to go and that she had the ability to protect herself.

"Very good, thank you. So, team one, go to this point; team two, go to this point; team three, go to this point. Everyone, prioritize your own safety, then search for anything unusual. Understand?"

Lingye assigned locations and tasks one by one, and everything proceeded in an orderly manner.

"Roger that!"

"Roger that!"

"Roger that!"

"..."

At the entrance of the psychic center, Lin Xiyue glanced at the moon one last time before getting into the car. She noticed that the moon hadn't gotten any bigger, but the color of its light had changed, from the original white moonlight to a purplish-red moonlight.

Under the crimson moonlight, everything seemed eerie.

It's as if a purplish-red filter has been added to everything, casting a bloody shadow over the entire world.

"Let's go, the anomaly has begun."

Ling Ye's deep voice came from inside the car, which also woke Lin Xiyue, who was surprised by the change.

"Okay, let's go."

Lin Xiyue glanced at the moon again, then got into the car.

..............................

"Crash-"

It suddenly started raining, and the closer they got to the slums, the heavier the rain became. By the time Lin Xiyue and her group arrived at the slums, the rain had become terrifyingly heavy, and streams of water were already flowing down the ground, indicating that the sewers were likely overloaded.

At the border between the slum and the safe zone, the convoy of the three teams gradually came to a stop.

Given the population density of slums, only human legs are the most reliable means of transportation. No other means of transportation is as useful as legs, which are the only way for people to move around in slums.

All three teams got off the vehicles, with one person remaining in each vehicle to handle logistics.

In the heavy rain, everyone carried a rain shield. This little gadget only needed to be charged for two hours to provide continuous shelter from the rain for forty-eight hours, and it was also very cheap—so cheap that even people in the slums could easily afford it. However, they couldn't use it often because energy was the most expensive thing in the slums.

Once turned on, the rain repellent forms an eggshell-shaped hydrophobic layer that doesn't block water. The only drawback is that almost no liquid can pass through the hydrophobic layer when in use, and since it's made of a material that adheres closely to the body, you can only drink water after turning it off.

A dozen or so people stood in the rain, wearing "eggshells" (masks), waiting for Ling Ye to give them the next task. Lin Xiyue, however, was not in their team, so she stood conspicuously outside the line, still wearing her "eggshell."

"you……"

Ling Ye was giving detailed instructions on the mission. He had a lot to consider because the area that the third team was responsible for was the most complicated of the three areas. It contained the border areas of several slum gang territories, where shootouts frequently occurred.

This area also includes the largest red-light district in the entire slum, with a huge daily flow of people.

After Ling Ye finished assigning all the tasks, he took Lin Xiyue, the only person he had left to follow him, and entered the slum.

He had to get Lin Xiyue out safely, because Lin Xiyue was just a special citizen who came to help, and it wasn't her job to do so.

..............................

Twenty minutes later, Ling Ye and Lin Xiyue arrived at their assigned area.

In those short twenty minutes, Lin Xiyue gained a deeper understanding of the chaos in the slums.

As soon as she stepped into the area, she saw four groups fighting each other—each belonging to a different faction.

Her bag was stolen eight times—but because Lingye was there, no one succeeded each time.

She was scammed by four elderly people who looked like they were in pain—but the scam failed because Lingye, who was next to her, looked particularly fierce.

Two children pretended to be pitiful and asked for money—because I felt sorry for them, I gave them all the candy in my bag.

Why doesn't Lin Xiyue give money to the child?

LOL, she hasn't carried cash since 800 years ago, and she hasn't carried cash for a long time since she time-traveled.

Digital cash is so common and convenient to use, who carries cash anymore?

Children can't carry QR codes, so no one would be soft-hearted enough to give them money.

After walking for another two minutes, Lin Xiyue and Ling Ye finally arrived at the most suspicious location, the largest red-light district in the slums—Heaven on Earth.

"Oh, it's not convenient for me to go in."

Lin Xiyue was a little embarrassed. He had been daydreaming during the meeting and hadn't expected to be assigned to investigate the red-light district!

"Hey—how can you talk like that?"

Before Ling Ye could answer, a male with a delicate, effeminate gesture interrupted Lin Xiyue.

"Don't underestimate us. We have the most complete selection here. We have men and women, men and men, women and men. There's nothing we can't do if you can imagine it."

This is a very proud introduction from a male physiologist.

"What?! So many?!"

Upon hearing this introduction, Lin Xiyue's eyes lit up.

……