Moon.

Inside the Light Cage.

Lady Mei couldn't understand why she was suddenly brought to this place.

She looked around.

Here, a blinding white layer of light flowed everywhere, the ground was pitted and scarred, and she couldn't sense any life presence. Her sensory abilities were suppressed to the limit, incapable of extending beyond her body.

Just what is going on?

She was still discussing future plans with the Dream Demons, had just become a representative for the Heavenly People, and was celebrating, feeling fully accomplished and looking forward to the future... But then a dazzling light shone, and she was brought here.

She suddenly noticed a man wearing a wig standing beside her.

The man said coldly, "Newcomer, time to work."

"Work?"

Lady Mei asked, "What do you mean?"

"Of course, it's work."

The man's tone remained emotionless, "What I do, you do. Follow along. Don't do what you shouldn't, and don't ask what you shouldn't ask."

The man wore a wrinkled work uniform, his eyes showed neither surprise nor happiness, but the oppressive power he exuded made Lady Mei feel alarmed.

This man's strength exceeded hers.

Also a Light Core Body.

Lady Mei silently followed behind him to the other side of the Light Cage, where there was another person.

This person wore a white coat, looking like a doctor or a researcher. He was purifying the flowing energy and the ground's sand to create rectangular white stones.

Unlike the wig man, the man in white muttered continuously.

"I must get out, I must get out."

"The transformation is not complete, the high-grade test subjects are still on the stage, waiting for me."

"I must go back, I must go back..."

He seemed rather eccentric.

Lady Mei began imitating the way the wig man was making the white stones, which were a ceramic-like structure formed from solidified Light Amber.

She asked softly, "Is he crazy?"

"Not crazy, he was like that when he came."

The wig man said indifferently, "That's his personality."

"What exactly is this place?"

"Heavenly Prison."

The wig man said woodenly, "It's a place where prisoners labor."

Lady Mei listened, feeling bewildered, "But I just passed the examination and took office as a representative..."

"Who here isn't a representative?"

The wig man frowned, "Everyone was sentenced here after being disciplined."

Lady Mei's lips parted slightly, her eyes unfocused, overwhelmed with shock.

A representative prison.

These two were also representatives... captured by the Heavenly People to serve time here.

But.

Lady Mei still couldn't understand.

She had just become a representative, had done nothing yet. If she made a mistake or was negligent, at least let her do something before dealing with her...

She felt suffocated inside, unable to hold back her query to the wig man.

"That means someone reported you."

The wig man seemed unsurprised.

He said calmly, "Representatives are under strict supervision now and are no longer unrestricted as in the past."

The word "report" caught the attention of the murmuring man in white, who looked over here.

"He was also reported."

The wig man pointed at the man in white.

Lady Mei felt numb.

The man in white, while crafting the base stones, walked over, staring intently at Lady Mei, "You got reported too? Was it a signed report or anonymous? Who was it?"

Lady Mei was confused, "I don't know. I was captured here before I realized."

"Tell us your situation," said the man in white.

Lady Mei recounted her experience of just passing a brutal survival test and becoming the third representative.

"I was the third representative before you," the man in white said, looking at the wig man, "Number Four, you're here the longest. What's your take on her situation?"

Lady Mei also looked to the experienced prisoner.

The wig man pondered for a moment, "Is there any part you haven't revealed?"

"..."

Lady Mei hesitated for a moment, "Furthermore, I received support and sponsorship from the Dream Demon Clan, they provided numerous Light Seeds, and taught me a lot of relevant competitive experience, methods of using gemstones..."

"That makes it clear."

The wig man asserted, "Election fraud. You likely received support from the Dream Demons, and now the examination and assessment by the Heavenly People is extremely strict. Even slightly inferior tribute offerings to the Heavenly People can lead to punishment, that's how I got here."

"Moreover, reports against representatives are very frequent now, I was reported for covert resistance, mass-murdering mutants, but those things never happened... being a representative is becoming increasingly difficult."

Lady Mei looked pale, feeling as if she were plunged into an icy abyss.

She had never heard of this before.

The risk of being a representative for the Heavenly People was unexpectedly high...

She cautiously asked, "Is there any way to get out?"

"Get out?"

The wig man said, "Being alive is good enough, don't let your thoughts wander. Newcomer, focus on making the base stones properly."

Lady Mei felt bitterness in her heart.

Thinking she had embarked on a promising road, becoming a proxy for the Heavenly People at the pinnacle of the world, who would have thought that she would end up like this.

She recalled a previous scene.

Zhou Yi had once said to her.

——Hope you're prepared to pay the price for gaining power.

At the time, she didn't heed it.

Recalling it now, that line clearly foretold her current plight.

He certainly knew something.

Lady Mei felt only regret in her heart.

The joy of rising in status dulled her sharpness and caution. If she had asked a few more questions or maintained her previous humility... perhaps she might have received hints and advice from Zhou Yi, possibly leading to a turn for the better.

All this said and done.

Lady Mei forced herself to stay positive. She was never one to give up easily.

Might as well start working.

As long as she's alive, there's hope.

...

Zhou Yi observed everything in the Light Cage.

Lady Mei's emotional management skills were strong. In a short time, she adjusted her mentality, completed her role transition, and began silently following the old prisoners, working and moving bricks.

Whether it was Wang Fengwu, Wu Ye, or Lady Mei, they quickly adapted to new roles, sought the most suitable survival way in the new environment, and awaited opportunities.

No doubt, those chosen as representatives are highly adaptable.

Zhou Yi's gaze lingered on Lady Mei.

This arrest of her had nothing to do with Lady Mei herself.

It was about the power struggle over representative affairs.

In the confrontation between the company and the Dream Demon Group, Lady Mei was simply the one bearing the pressure and the results.

Zhou Yi had given her a chance.

But alas.

Between the Dream Demon Group and the company, Lady Mei chose the former.

So there's nothing more to say.

The Night God observed his three employees beside him, pleased, "With three people, it's a basic team."

Zhou Yi asked, "What do you plan for them to do? Keep making Light Amber Stones?"

The Night God said, "I want them to go to the Double Tower Area, responsible for gemstone assembly and construction. The number of Heavenly Corpses we collect will increase, so they can process the gemstone cells of these corpses."

Zhou Yi nodded, "That's not a bad solution."

After all, they were talents meticulously selected by the Heavenly People.

All three were Light Core Bodies modified by gemstones, naturally compatible with Heavenly People Gems, perfectly suited to the task.

Zhou Yi then asked, "How's the progress of the Old Human World reconstruction in the Gemstone?"

When it came to this, the Night God averted his gaze slightly.

"It's still underway..."

"Didn't you say it would be done soon?"

"Reality is more challenging than expected."

The Night God defended, "Because projecting multiple old human consciousnesses in it, the difficulty rises continuously as the numbers increase... Six months, give me another six months, and it'll be ready."

"I'm constructing a town now, didn't expect building an interactive city with consciousness projections to be this difficult..."

"Besides, some peculiar issues have emerged in the projection world, you'll understand when you see it."

Zhou Yi said, "Take your time, there's no rush."

At that moment,

The Cat God approached, watching his three employees work, and said, "Slowly, don't tire yourselves out. Steady is key."

"Hmm." Zhou Yi acknowledged when the Night God continued. "After all, the company sent its best talent, and the Dream Demon Group really wants them. Lady Mei is just caught up in the tension and the consequences."

Night God continued standalone, "I hear from you, something happened in the Wasteland age..."

In response, Zhou Yi said, "Not urgently, there's no rush for it now. I'll get to it after wrapping up here."

"Yes, Chairman."

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