At the center of Orange Lake, before the Toy Town project.
The sky glowed in a riot of colors, a strange sight caused by the amusement park's excessive lights. The moonlight had long since been reduced to mere backdrop.
It was 7:10 p.m., yet visitors still streamed through this place without end. There even seemed to be more of them than before.
The main road through the center and its many intersections were packed with crowds, while countless projects were surrounded so tightly that not even water could pass through.
Ji Li sat alone on a bench in the Rest Area, calmly smoking as he watched people come and go.
He had maintained that posture for nearly half an hour without moving, nor had he taken part in any project.
At present, the Seventh Branch's gold coin reserves had reached an exaggerated figure—nearly three hundred coins.
That did not include the amounts held by Hong Fu and Cheng Ming. If all three sides were added together, they would likely approach 350.
They had become so wealthy mainly because the Indoor Game Area, one of Orange Lake's six major theme parks, had been completely occupied by the Seventh Branch.
Ji Li had entered with 167 gold coins, and by the time he left, he had nearly doubled that amount.
After the Seventh Branch drained the area of its gold coins, it destroyed most of the game equipment, thoroughly cutting off any hopes the other branches had.
Three hundred and fifty gold coins would be enough to handle the settlement after the park closed in three hours, even if the Seventh and Tenth Branches split them evenly.
No matter what, Ji Li did not need to worry about the rankings, so there was only one thing left for him to consider.
Meanwhile,