"Tap, tap, tap..."
Step by step, Lin Yu and Li Nian walked along the dim corridor, their footsteps echoing through the empty passage.
The two had just crawled out of the artificial sea, droplets of water pattering onto the floor from their bodies.
"The nobles of the City That Never Sleeps are a bunch of perverts with the worst tastes imaginable. They actually came up with such a despicable trick." After climbing ashore, Li Nian was just as displeased. "Once I see the Director Team, I'm going to clean out every last one of their pockets!"
"But they really went all out... Those rare materials in there were actually the real thing."
As Li Nian spoke, Lin Yu nodded.
"They probably never expected anyone to actually rob the treasury... And secondly, the target audience for this program might be the most elite 'nobles' in the City That Never Sleeps."
"Even setting aside those precious materials, building this luxury cruise ship would have required the coordinated support of many nobles—and we shouldn't treat it as merely an 'entertainment program.' Don't forget, in the City That Never Sleeps, programs capable of harvesting emotions are themselves a form of energy production."
As Lin Yu spoke, Li Nian suddenly understood. "That's true... But I'm definitely not giving those things back to them."
"Since this is the City That Never Sleeps, there's no way we're returning anything that's fallen into our hands... I have a few connections there too."
Lin Yu wrung out his sleeve, squeezing the water from it. "No matter which company or noble is behind this... I'll have to demand some additional compensation from them."
Li Nian laughed. "Since you're so confident, I'll leave it to you..."
She did believe Lin Yu probably had plenty of connections in the City That Never