"So it turned out to be a sponsorship deal."
Tingyun confirmed,
"Does the Common Wish Gang truly only want to make a name for itself through this?"
Dan Heng, meanwhile, pointed out,
"Since we are not people you hired, aren't you worried we might go back on our word?"
"For example, taking the mask and ignoring your request."
After hearing this, Chi Bo merely smiled.
"If you truly did not care about my request, why would you even ask?"
"I may not live as long as the Xianzhou people, but I do have some skill at judging others."
He raised a hand and pointed out the window.
"Perhaps you do not understand yet."
"In Two-Phase Paradise, the attention people invest in Phantom-Made Species—their curiosity, discussions, and demands—is the Wish Power that allows them to exist."
"No one looks at them, no one thinks of them, no one remembers them."
"Many Phantom-Made Species slowly disappear."
Tingyun's eyes shifted slightly, but she did not interrupt.
Chi Bo continued,
"The Common Wish Gang originally existed to support Phantom-Made Species that received no attention, possessed no Wish Power, and were needed by no one."
"Doesn't sound much like a gang, does it?"
He spread his hands.
"Unfortunately, we gradually lost our way."
"Ever since that Madam Shell took office, our original path had come to a complete end as well."
"So I want the Common Wish Gang to survive in another form."
"I want it to receive far more attention than before."
At this point, Chi Bo looked solemnly at the three of them.
"The Common Wish Gang Monster Retirement Foundation."
"What do you think of that name?"
Dan Heng fell silent for a moment.
"...Not bad."
In his view, this so-called Common Wish Gang had still been an organization much like a criminal