"This is my second time. I'm about to enter for the third time, and I'm afraid I won't be able to avoid it this time. I plan to go to school and take out those punks who owe me money." —Fuli Jun

"I've liked Xiaoke for a long time. I'm going to confess tonight! If that doesn't work, I'll force the issue. I don't care anymore!" —Ade is a Tyrant

"Are you even a man? Doing something disgusting to a girl who's been so good to you? You want to ruin her life?!" —Rainbow Candy

"Mind your own business! I'm about to die, so I'll do whatever I want. Who are you to judge??" —Ade is a Tyrant

"Come out for a one-on-one." —Rainbow Candy

"Me, female, pretty, win and I'll let you… hehehe." —Rainbow Candy

"Come! Report the location!" —Ade is a Tyrant

"Phantom Park, next to the carousel. Tomorrow morning at five o'clock. I'll wait fifteen minutes. If you don't come, I'll bring explosives and send your whole family to heaven!" —Rainbow Candy

"No need, sister, no need. Let's all be civil." —Sima Wensan

"Anyway, I might disappear anytime. Civil my ass! If you try to persuade me again, I'll blow you up too!" —Rainbow Candy

"You better not be playing me! Damn it, tomorrow, even if I die, I'll f**k you!!" —Ade is a Tyrant

Li Cheng颐 took a deep breath. Were all the group members this volatile??

He looked up and saw Sima Gui giving him a charming smile.

"See? This is Despair Tower. The atmosphere is great. Everyone is very harmonious."

"This is harmonious??" Li Cheng颐 retorted.

"You mean Rainbow Candy and Ade? It's normal. There are always people like that in the group. After all, they can't escape the blind spot. They're tense every day, afraid of accidentally falling in and disappearing. So, it's normal to be a little crazy," Sima Gui replied.

"Actually, Rainbow Candy has already taken out several newcomers who were out to retaliate against society. This little sister is still very strong, has a good family background, and a positive outlook."

He started the car and slowly drove away from the villa, turning the steering wheel while continuing softly.

"In Despair Tower, those who are qualified to join have at least survived once, so none of the members are simple. Just like you, being able to get through a blind spot once means you definitely have your own secrets."

"That's right," Li Cheng颐 nodded.

"So, companies like Syndra's are just everyone's money-making channels in the group. It's just that he's a more stable and trustworthy channel.

I heard from Syndra that you want to make money. There are some rich brothers and sisters in this group. You can try taking on employment tasks. Making money isn't just limited to Hongjin," Sima Gui explained with a smile.

"I see!" Li Cheng颐 started browsing the group's announcements and indeed saw several bounty tasks posted by group members.

'Fourth blind spot, entering for the second time. Need two high-frequency flashers to investigate the internal environment to determine the level of danger and countermeasures. —Salary five million.'

'Seventh blind spot, entering for the third time. After entering, family safety cannot be guaranteed. Enemies killed in the last blind spot have found my family. Need bodyguards for three days. —Salary one million per day.'

'Urgent! Seawater blind spot, entering for the second time. Need five people to flash in together and determine the internal environment and terrain for five days! —Salary eight hundred thousand per person per day.'

Looking at these tasks, Li Cheng颐 fully realized what Sima Gui meant by Syndra's being just one of the ways to make money.

If you really have the ability, it's too easy to make money in this kind of group.

"So, Sima, you're not exactly Syndra's employee either?" Li Cheng颐 asked, looking up from his phone.

"Of course not. I was here before Syndra came. And he won't stay here forever. Hongjin is just a temporary outpost he set up here. After all, his son isn't staying in one place. He needs to follow in his footsteps and catch up," Sima Gui nodded.

Li Cheng颐 nodded understandingly.

Indeed, Syndra was, after all, an outsider, while many of the group members in Despair Tower were likely locals of Yi country, and had been interacting with each other for much longer.

So their attitude towards Syndra was completely different.

Their positions were different from his, who had initially contacted Syndra.

"What Syndra needs are the blind spot survivors on the path his son has taken. He doesn't have the energy or time to recruit others. Alright, we're here."

Sima Gui parked the car, opened the door, and got out.

Li Cheng颐 followed, and the two found a hot pot restaurant on the side of the road and went inside.

Under the guidance of the waiter, the two found a private room, closed the door, and sat down.

"I organize activities in this Despair Tower group every once in a while. You're welcome to participate if you're interested, or it doesn't matter if you're not. It doesn't matter even if you don't speak at all. The purpose of me creating this group is actually to hope that everyone can share the blind spots they've experienced before, thereby increasing their chances of survival," Sima Gui poured a cup of complimentary tea for each of them.

"Are blind spots fixed?" Li Cheng颐 narrowed his eyes slightly.

"Some exist for a limited time, and a very small number are fixed and exist for a long time. Generally speaking, blind spots will gradually undergo various changes and distortions over time, and then disappear completely. As for where they disappear to, no one knows," Sima Gui said.

"Then, as the organizer, if you die, what will happen to the group?" Li Cheng颐 asked a sensitive question.

"If I die, someone else will take over. You didn't think I was the only one who invited these dozens of people, did you?" Sima Gui laughed. "There are many organizers, and now only three of us are left. This group hasn't been around for long, and there are many similar groups, so it doesn't matter if it breaks up. Anyway, it's helpful to me while I'm here. As for the rest, none of my business."

He fully demonstrated the "I'm the only thing that matters" mindset.

During the ordering time, Li Cheng颐 took the opportunity to ask the other party many common-sense questions, the most crucial of which was about the possibility of completely escaping the blind spot.

Mentioning this question, Sima Gui burst into laughter.

"There is such a legend." At this time, the waiter also brought up the hot pot and side dishes.

After the waiter left, he continued.

"Actually, a long time ago, blind spots weren't so serious. At most, people would occasionally notice gaps and fissures."

"Perhaps in the dark places of your black wardrobe when you sleep at night. Perhaps in the blind spots in your peripheral vision. Or perhaps in some unknown hidden places. Back then, the movements were small, fleeting, and unnoticed. But later, it seems that when White Star first announced its separation from Earth-Moon and split into two countries, from that time on, everything began to become serious."

"Of course, legends of blind spots have been encountered by people in ancient times. It has always existed. It is rumored that there is an original blind spot. There, it is the source of everything, the beginning of everything. As long as you can find the exit there and successfully escape, then you can completely escape the blind spot and break free from its constraints."

He spoke eloquently, then talked about how miserably the people he had helped in the past had died, how the person he liked had run away with someone else after swindling his money, how he had gone up and crippled that person, and how he had a younger sister in college and he was saving money for her now…

As the hot pot simmered and the wine flowed, the relationship between the two heated up rapidly.

After the meal, Li Cheng颐 had gained a lot and kept in mind the idea of completely escaping the blind spot.

If there were no blind spots, perhaps he could rely on the Flower of Evil to walk an unimaginable path.

But now, he could only constantly and rapidly adapt and search for clues under the pressure of the blind spots, in order to seek the only chance of survival.

In any case, the blind spot was ultimately a hidden danger, constantly appearing and constantly threatening. Finding a way to escape was indeed the ultimate pursuit of every blind spot survivor.

After a hearty meal, the two returned to the villa.

After resting for two days, Syndra and Song Ran had been discharged from the hospital and returned to the villa.

"Time is short. We'll continue to investigate Mist Street. Zhong Ying will be entering for the third time in half a month. We must hurry." In the hall on the first floor, Syndra said with a solemn and serious expression.

"Boss, what about those attackers?" Zhong Ying raised her hand and asked.

"Three were killed, and the rest scattered and escaped. The authorities will handle it," Syndra replied. "Regarding the clues in Mist Street, we have obtained a detailed topographical map. Next, to obtain the exit method, we need to start from several aspects."

"First, the company's think tank suggested that the slot machine is the core, so we separately investigated the model, shape, and gameplay of this slot machine, but we couldn't find anything that matched. This is temporarily suspended."

"Second, regarding the shop where the slot machine is located, we have tentatively determined that it is a general store that mainly sells children's toys, snacks, and school supplies. We compared it by district and found that the one that best fits the characteristics is Wu's General Store on Xuezhong Road, where the Candy Bar is located, one hundred and seventy-two years ago."

"One hundred and seventy-two years ago!?" Everyone was stunned.

"That's too long ago, right?" Song Ran had just been discharged from the hospital and shook her head when she heard this. "Previous blind spots rarely dated back so many years."

"One hundred years ago isn't that much different from now," Syndra said. "Apart from some changes in small countries, the world is still dominated by the two major powers of Earth-Moon and White Star."

"White Star wasn't as strong back then. Yi Country was the one in advantage. That's the only difference," Song Ran added.

"Well, according to the Replication Method, we'll split up and go to find Xuezhong Road from over one hundred and seventy years ago, and then find the specific situation of this general store. According to the think tank's analysis, the slot machine must be shaken to avoid trouble, which means that the rules of the slot machine are the core that binds the blind spot survivors."

Syndra said solemnly, "So, what we need to find is how to escape the constraints of that slot machine. In the Replication Method, we must find the last person who played that slot machine and left safely. Perhaps replicating his gameplay will allow us to escape safely."

After the brief introduction, the group quickly got into the car and headed to Xuezhong Road.

Along the way, Li Cheng颐 kept thinking about that flower in his heart.

That small white flower that quietly bloomed in Mist Street.

He really wanted to try it out, to see if what the flower described was really true. Whether he could really cultivate that mysterious technique that sounded so powerful after absorbing it.

As for the Mist Street investigation, he no longer had the same desire to make money as before. Well, not that it was gone, just weaker.

"By the way, Boss." Suddenly, Li Cheng颐 thought of something and looked at Syndra sitting in the front passenger seat.

"What is it?" Syndra was currently recording something in a bright yellow notebook.

The cover of the notebook had a chubby, cute duck pattern.

"It's like this, my sister, you should have investigated my family's affairs. It seems like she had some problems recently. Boss, you're very good at collecting information online. Could you help me find out what happened?"