Life in the little shop was rather dull.
Lu Sheng stayed quietly in the shop for three days.
Every morning, he got up, ate bread and drank milk, then watched the news. The television would occasionally report on some superhero saving a city or resolving a terrorist attack. Elsewhere, a natural disaster had erupted, and numerous ability users had formed an investigation team to look into it.
In the White City where he was staying, the most famous hero was Laser Blade Tris.
This man had an extremely high profile. Over the three days Lu Sheng watched television, two days' worth of news had been related to him.
"It seemed that apart from the government's rigid armed forces, these civilian heroes were the main ones maintaining the balance in the superpowered world."
Lu Sheng sat listlessly in a recliner, sensing the Phoenix King wooden boat he had sent out. The white-collar woman named Hannah had already discovered the boat's unusual qualities. Yesterday, she had begun formally worshipping it.
"Not enough. I need more people to gather intelligence for me, serve as my eyes and ears, and accumulate God-Entrusting Power." Lu Sheng rose from the recliner, intending to go out for a proper walk. If he stayed in the shop all the time, opportunities would not simply fall from the sky.
He needed to take the initiative.
After changing into casual clothes—a plain white T-shirt and jeans—Lu Sheng strolled out of the little shop. He could not even be bothered to close the door. If thieves came, that would be perfect. They would steal things and sell them everywhere; perhaps that would be faster than waiting under a tree stump for rabbits to run into it himself.
Lu Sheng wandered leisurely along the street. Before long, he left the street where