The cheers from the crowd felt like mere noise to Xu Xiaoyou.

She stepped onto the platform lift, quickly finding herself inside the room.

In the corner, a man with an ashen face looked at her, said nothing, just nodded:

"Congratulations."

Xu Xiaoyou waved her hand, glancing at the remaining Dissectors in the room.

The Dissectors scratched their heads, as the man understood: "You can leave now."

Once all the Dissectors had left and only she and the man remained, Xu Xiaoyou finally sat down, staring at the man's eyes; white threads littered in eyes like decaying fungi.

"Since mother has chosen..."

"Sorry, not interested." Xu Xiaoyou interrupted directly.

The man was stunned.

Not interested in what??

Wasn't the purpose of your coming here to become the Prophet?

But because of that white-haired little girl, he couldn't cause a scene.

As if he had a mental struggle, he finally tentatively spoke:

"Do you mean to say you don't actually intend to become the Prophet?"

"To be honest, I only came here to collect some money," Xu Xiaoyou said.

"How, how much?"

"Two hundred thousand."

"Two hundred thousand 'Inspirations'?"

Xu Xiaoyou didn't understand the man's reaction, looking very surprised.

Inspiration is the currency of 'Star of Art' in Nest City, under the influence of Cosmic Heavy Industries, with the highest currency weight, and according to the exchange rate, one inspiration can be exchanged for over a hundred credit points.

Is he worried that I owe too much and can't repay it? Xu Xiaoyou wondered.

"No, two hundred thousand credit points," she said.

The man was completely dumbfounded.

So you came to the deepest part of the Dissectors' nest, earned mother's approval, and split a part of mother's Power just to collect two hundred thousand credits?

The Dissectors certainly wouldn't support a useless person, even if he was once their 'parent'. If he was really replaced by another Prophet, the inevitable fate waiting for him would be death, and being devoured.

Though that might also be a relief, but he did a lot of mental struggles for this.

He's only been in the nest for a few months, has the outside world become this magical already?

With the current level of danger in Alley Five, it should be Disaster Level at least, and a company employee dared to venture deep into the nest alone to collect debt??

Is this woman a city lunatic? The man was puzzled.

"So, what you mean is."

"You take the money and leave?"

"Yeah, what else? Stay here and become a monster like you?" Xu Xiaoyou said.

"Then why didn't you tell me from the start?!" the man roared. "Do you know how much inner agony I just went through!"

"Only the winner has the right to negotiate," Xu Xiaoyou was indifferent, "If I had said so from the start, you'd have just thought of me as an arrogant lunatic and let those Dissectors deal with me."

"But now it's different, if you don't repay, I can have those Dissectors deal with you," Xu Xiaoyou smiled.

The man couldn't find a way to refute the girl, her logic was too unconventional.

"Then, then what about mother's Power?"

"You've already become mother's 'child'."

Xu Xiaoyou pondered for a moment and said: "What will happen?"

"As long as mother is in the world, you will slowly be assimilated by mother, eventually becoming like me, and never leaving this nest," the man said.

"Even if you leave here, mother's flesh will slowly 'grow' on you," the man continued, "One day, you may wake up to find your back completely glued to the bed, you'll become a part of the Dissector's nest."

Xu Xiaoyou breathed a sigh of relief: "That's what I thought."

"You don't need to worry about this."

"What do you mean I don't need to worry!?"

The man was increasingly convinced that this woman was hopelessly insane.

He could see the girl's urgency to leave, not knowing why, but fearing she might change her mind, he hurriedly settled the debt online.

After seeing off this major problem, the man breathed a sigh of relief.

Although staying here and watching himself become more of a monster wasn't pleasant, it was still better to survive than die.

Who knows, maybe someday he could ride the success of Alley Five?

As long as he's still the parent of this group of Dissectors, still the most cherished child of mother, he can find ways to slowly consume this nest and eventually devour it entirely!

The man's eyes flickered with darkness.

As long as Alley Five becomes a world-class urban legend in the end! He could rid himself of the current predicament with the identity of a king, letting the world experience his long-standing pain!

...

Somewhere in the sewers.

Xu Xiaoyou leaned against a wall, submitting a task to Cosmic Heavy Industries.

Seeing the payment credited, a look of satisfaction crossed her eyes.

This completed S-class commission would probably cause a commotion within the company.

The higher-ups would surely notice her, securing a ticket to Heart's Desire was already a sure thing.

She had no interest in ascending to S-class employee or climbing higher within the company.

Cosmic Heavy Industries hung over her head like a sharp blade, its shadow enveloping her.

If she ever loses value, unable to bring profit to the company, affecting its development, no matter how high she climbs, she would be mercilessly discarded, terminated.

She would find a way to rid of this shadow once she left this nest.

She wasn't planning to be manipulated for life.

"Xiaoyou, urban legend, danger."

Beside her, Anya tugged at her sleeve, mumbling.

"Alley Five, growth, danger."

Xu Xiaoyou lit a match, the flickering light illuminated her face, casting a mysterious hue.

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