Danmu Goes Public

This night had a profound impact on Bai Ge.

For the first time, he truly understood the meaning of a "brain hole."

A brain hole, or imagination realm, was something every human possessed.

And he, Bai Ge, might be the only one capable of imposing his brain hole fantasies onto reality.

"If it were just a simple item, I'd only need materials. But to realize an anomalous setting, I absolutely need my own energy."

"To figure out my abilities, all the electrical energy I absorbed last night was used up in experiments..."

Famished, Bai Ge glanced at the rising sun, stretched his body, and headed for the refrigerator.

He grabbed some food, then sat on the floor, stuffing food into his mouth with one hand while the other was plugged into the electrical outlet...

Someone had already come to fix the tripped breaker.

"The electricity bill this month is going to be insane..."

"I should go get myself a generator set today..."

If he wanted more powerful traits in the future, Bai Ge had to recharge himself frequently.

In fact, he didn't even need to eat. Eating was just to prevent his stomach from being empty, which could lead to stomach problems.

After eating his fill, to prevent another power outage, Bai Ge stopped charging and went online to browse.

He wanted to see if there were any factories for transfer in Xiangfan City, as Bai Ge intended to acquire one.

While searching, he inadvertently stumbled upon a nearly buried post on a local forum.

"Real Account of a Haunting in Xingfu Residential Area with Pictures, My Personal Experience!"

As it was something happening locally, Bai Ge was quite interested in such matters.

He clicked on the video and found it utterly absurd.

After reading the text explanation, he got a general idea.

A sword that everyone present could see, yet it couldn't be captured by any camera equipment.

To those not present, the incident was utterly unbelievable.

Someone commented below: "Wow! That sword is so beautiful! facepalm emoji."

"Yeah, I saw it too. Anyone who can't see it is an idiot."

"We're all just mortals, we can't see the楼主's sword."

Countless sarcastic comments like these followed. Bai Ge thought the same way, after all, the poster couldn't provide any concrete evidence.

There were even pictures posted by netizens, possibly of their own cabinets at home.

"My figurines are haunted too! The photos won't capture it! LOL."

Someone else took a selfie with their hand near their mouth, saying: "Can anyone see that I'm actually smoking?"

Even more extreme, someone took a selfie alone, pointing at an empty bed, and asked: "Is my girlfriend beautiful?"

Despite all the mockery, Bai Ge noticed that the original poster didn't give up explaining.

Furthermore, some netizens, seemingly neighbors of the poster, did their best to describe the situation at the time.

Of course, words were cheap, and the vast majority of people didn't believe it.

Instead, they turned it into a meme and had a field day with it.

Bai Ge shook his head with a smile and got back to business.

Things became much easier once he had money.

Bai Ge gave up looking himself and went directly to a real estate agent.

By the afternoon, he could go view the factory space.

He had considered it carefully; applying for a factory permit himself would be too troublesome.

It would be better to rent a space, set up a complete set of generator units, and generate electricity for his own use. There was no need to use a factory as a cover.

So, after a day of running around, he finally secured a small secret base for himself.

The property covered over 800 square meters, was remote and secluded, and cost less than a million for a two-year lease.

Renting such a large space wasn't just for housing the power generation equipment, but also for having a private area to store things in the future.

The truly expensive part was the machinery.

He also ordered two 2000-kilowatt diesel generator sets through the agent. Including the agent's fees, it cost him over seven million.

In the blink of an eye, eight million was gone, and the vast fortune earned from selling flowers was quickly reduced to less than two million.

"The boss is truly generous!" The agent's heart was overflowing with joy.

He diligently helped Bai Ge with everything, driving him personally and constantly flattering him.

He handled all the arrangements for Bai Ge with such attentiveness that Bai Ge truly felt like a boss.

On the surface, Bai Ge was calm, but deep down, he was freaking out.

Not long ago, he thought ten million was too much, that he could use it for a very, very long time.

Unexpectedly, he'd spent more than half of it in one go for his abilities.

However, he firmly believed he could earn it all back very quickly.

Besides, spending money freely had its perks. The intermediary staff didn't ask any further questions about the matters Bai Ge refused to answer.

Initially, the other party thought he was setting up a factory, but later found out that wasn't the case. As for why a private individual would buy two large generator sets, the intermediary couldn't be bothered to ask.

As long as there was money, things were easy. It was legal for private individuals to purchase generators, as long as they didn't sell the electricity to other units or individuals.

"It should be ready in about a week. We'll have a specialist install it for you. I'll notify you when it's ready for pickup."

"Got it."

"Um... are you sure you don't want to buy any energy storage equipment?" The intermediary found one question particularly strange.

That was, Bai Ge only bought the power generation equipment, but none of the related equipment for storage, transformation, or distribution. What was the electricity generated for? Where would it be sent?

In response, Bai Ge simply replied, "Oh, that, I don't need it. Write my name on the invoice, hey, you understand what I mean, right?"

The intermediary was completely bewildered, but then his eyes lit up with understanding.

Seeing his enlightened expression, Bai Ge had no idea what he'd actually understood...

The equipment wouldn't arrive for another week, so for now, he wouldn't be receiving a large amount of Energy.

After sorting that out, Bai Ge returned home. Before he could even sit down, Chen Song's call came through.

"Little White, hurry over here! Never mind! I'll pick you up. We're going to the provincial capital immediately!"

"What's wrong?" Bai Ge asked.

Chen Song said, "Young Master Luo is looking for you. It's probably about your flowers. Anyway, he wants to see you..."

Luo Wendi wasn't very familiar with Bai Ge, so he went directly to Chen Song.

Chen Song, eager to do a favor for Young Master Luo, decided to personally escort Bai Ge to the provincial capital.

Hearing this, Bai Ge frowned. After a moment's thought, he activated his Calm Command.

"I've already stated that the flowers have nothing to do with me. No matter what happens to them, it's Luo Wendi's problem, not mine."

Chen Song knew the situation at the time. Honestly, he wasn't sure why Luo Wendi was looking for Bai Ge.

"Little White, Grandpa Bai, I've already promised Young Master Luo. What's the harm in you meeting him? It would be helping me out, wouldn't it?"

Bai Ge remained unmoved by Chen Song's words.

He calmly said, "I'm sorry, I've already said it, the flowers have nothing to do with me. I have other things to do and no time to see Luo Wendi."

"You... you're absolutely not going? What's wrong with the flowers? They're not fake, are they? Could they have died?" Chen Song started to panic. He remembered Bai Ge had made his position clear early on yesterday, so he must have known something.

If the flowers were indeed the problem and angered Luo Wendi, Chen Song himself might be implicated.

Bai Ge calmly replied, "I don't know either. I picked the flowers, and he bought them willingly. We've settled all accounts."

"You..." Seeing Bai Ge's firm stance, Chen Song thought for a moment and said.

"I understand. You get paid for your work, right? I'll hire you to accompany me on this trip. How about a hundred thousand?"

A hundred thousand upfront! Chen Song, who was usually so stingy, was willing to pay Bai Ge just to help Luo Wendi.

Bai Ge decisively replied, "Okay, I'm at the office. Come quickly, and don't bring anyone else."

Chen Song was stunned and exclaimed, "You agreed? Weren't you just refusing?"

"Before, it was a hassle. Now, it's business. Remember to bring the money." Bai Ge said.

"Alright, alright! I'll be there in ten minutes!"

Chen Song rejoiced and immediately drove towards Bai Ge's office.

Bai Ge stood up and walked to his computer.

He had previously activated his Absolute Trait: Calm Command.

In a state of exemplary human calmness, he had figured out what was going on in a very short time.

Indeed, he had already made his position clear, but Luo Wendi still wanted to see him. This meant that Danmu had truly manifested some peculiar trait.

That trait had piqued Luo Wendi's great curiosity, or rather, his interest. He must have wanted to get answers from Bai Ge. Of course, Luo Wendi couldn't know that Bai Ge had manufactured the flower, so he most likely just wanted to know about the Danmu's growing environment.

In this situation, Bai Ge's persistent refusal would be useless and might even arouse suspicion.

So, in reality, Bai Ge was already prepared to meet Luo Wendi.

And his words on the phone earlier were just a ploy to trick Chen Song out of his money.

Doing something he was going to do anyway and getting a hundred thousand for it was practically like stealing.

"Last time I said Shennongjia, thankfully I didn't say Mount Kunlun."

Bai Ge had visited Shennongjia last year and had many photos.

Most of them were of his sister, but there were also some pure landscape shots.

As he pondered, Bai Ge found a good photo.

The photo was taken somewhere outside the Shennongjia scenic area, a place usually off-limits and quite remote.

He had only seen it from afar and taken the picture, but had never actually been there.

With this photo, he could claim that the Danmu was picked from there.

"Based on the previous consumption, the Danmu shouldn't have manifested overly excessive traits. True fire control wouldn't consume so little Energy."

Bai Ge searched for information about the Danmu and quickly found an image that had been reposted millions of times online.

"As expected, it's already public. And they even gave one to the Chinese Academy of Sciences… The discoverer… Luo Wendi…"