Li Xian looked at the strangely familiar molds inside the machine, then at the Honey Shadow, which had turned completely transparent. Suddenly, he realized something he had never anticipated-
Candy... was made from Honey Shadows.
As the Honey Shadow changed, it gradually caught the muscular man's attention as well. He peered through the glass cover for a while, feeling that the thing inside looked somewhat familiar, yet unable to place it...
"This is the 'special method' used to make Candy."
Only after Lin Shiming finished speaking did surprise finally dawn on his face. Then, seemingly unwilling to accept the fact, he said:
"How is that possible?! They're clearly... clearly..."
The muscular man was at a loss for words. Ever since moving into this residential complex, all the propaganda he had received described Honey Shadows as "ugly" and "filthy." Yet the Candy he ate every day was actually made from them?!
A complicated mix of emotions surged through him, only to be suppressed by the effects of the Candy, leaving his expression briefly contorted.
The machine they had just started kept running, still giving off a steady hum.
"It needs at least another half hour for inactivation."
Lin Shiming turned his gaze to the machine beside him. Without waiting for the muscular man to sort out his feelings, he continued:
"These pitch-black Honey Shadows are themselves amalgamations of various negative emotions. Once ingested, they bind readily to receptors, but because they've been inactivated, they don't trigger the corresponding responses. They also block the action of natural neurotransmitters."
The muscular man's eyes grew bewildered again.
"Then the people who eat the Candy excrete those 'emotional neurotransmitters' that have nowhere to go. Once captured, they're made into Candy again... A very effective cycle."
In just a few sentences, Lin Shiming laid bare the