Qin Siyang sat down on the sofa and looked around the room.
Zhao Sifang had probably fitted the room out as an emergency residence where he could live alone for a while. The design was remarkably clever.
The former Zone 1 had been turned into Martyrs' Park. The present Zone 1 was the former District 2, the heart of the United Government.
Every inch of land here was worth a fortune. The United Merchants' Association had risen too late to secure prime real estate in this crowded area full of high-ranking officials, so its headquarters was not particularly grand.
This room inside the association's building had only an ordinary-sized door. By all appearances, the space inside should have been cramped.
In reality, however, it had a separate living room, kitchen, and bathroom, as well as two bedrooms-a standard luxury apartment with two bedrooms, two bathrooms, and a full complement of amenities.
Taking a closer look, Qin Siyang discovered that a tier four Spatial Artifact had actually been attached to the edge of the room.
He walked over to inspect the almost invisible seam between the Spatial Artifact and the wall and marveled, "What an ingenious design. This must be the work of a top Spatial Artifact Researcher."
At the corner of a marble tile, however, Qin Siyang found two very faint characters hidden in its natural grain: Ma Shi.
"So Central Glory's principal built it. No wonder."
But Ma Shi had also died Outside the Safe Zone, another senseless death that left Qin Siyang feeling wistful.
Back at Starfield Ranch, he had followed Li Tianming while Ma Shi followed Guo Jiuxiao. The two sides had fought to the death, regarding each other as mortal enemies.
Through a series of chance encounters, however, Qin Siyang had gradually risen to prominence and