Am I really hallucinating?

Chapter 429 The Ranking of Young Geniuses

"Something's not right, Lin Yilin." Zheng Fan turned into a black earthworm—that's right, with the same ability as Lin Yilin except for two small white dots on its head—and was curled up like a pile of poop on Lin Yilin's desk.

Lin Yilin sat upright, sipping her hot coffee: "What kind of ingenious ideas has Mr. Illusion, who's been participating in the World War of Corpses, come up with lately?"

"I kissed a zombie."

"Pfft!" Lin Yilin almost spat out her coffee, her cheeks puffed up to cover it. She tilted her head back and swallowed it in a big gulp, then lowered her head slowly before finally raising her head, expressionless: "So, Miss Murder disguised herself as a zombie to act harmless, and this is the opportunity she was actually waiting for? You've got some skills."

"Don't try to pull this kind of petty palace intrigue in front of me. If you have any objections, I can give them to you right now." Zheng Fan, this lump of black poop... a black earthworm wriggled and raised its head.

I was thinking that Binary Girl would either complain or refuse, but Lin Yilin just leaned in and put the earthworm's head in her mouth.

"No, sis!"

The three little ones sunbathing on the windowsill next to them were all stunned.

The quilt and Lulu shoes were taken away by Lin Yilin and Zheng Fan to be washed. Although they usually keep themselves clean and tidy, the two of them were just bored and had nothing better to do. They are now being dried.

One of the great advantages of the quilt fairy is that it doesn't need to be turned over manually when it's sun-dried; the quilt fairy will turn it over by itself.

This feature is incredibly powerful.

As for the toast, it's just there to keep its friends company. Toast absorbs water, expands, and becomes soft, so giving it a bath is a waste of water.

As for now, it's more exciting to see Sister Lin being sucked by the anti-boss.

Even toast wants to eat, but it's a sign of rebellion.

The wicked binary girl wasn't satisfied and almost sucked the black earthworm in like a noodle, forcing the struggling earthworm to grow arms and legs to pry open Lin Yilin's mouth and pull itself out.

"Hmm~, it doesn't taste special." Lin Yilin wiped the drool from the corner of her mouth, picked up the remaining coffee, took a sip, and said casually.

Zheng Fan transformed back into human form from the black poop, clutching his head: "You call this a kiss? You're acting really strange, Binary Girl."

"I've always hoped my first kiss would be special. This feeling is just right. Besides, it was with your permission, Mr. Illusion, wasn't it? Otherwise, you wouldn't have been unable to react to my speed."

Lin Yilin's words were reasonable and well-founded: "At the same time, I am 100% certain that the murderer attacked Mr. Illusion. Although I had long expected that someone like her would be the most likely to break through the subtle barrier and have a relationship with Mr. Illusion, the feeling that comes from expectation and reality is still different."

“Even though you analyze this very logically, I don’t think you’re that great. Although what you said is indeed correct,” Zheng Fan sighed.

“However, I’m not actually that unhappy.” Lin Yilin lowered her eyes.

Zheng Fan scoffed, seeing through her thoughts: "So you have a legitimate reason just because others ran away first, right?"

"As expected of Mr. Illusion."

"You probably already knew what kind of talk you'd use to get your hands on me the moment you heard me speak," Zheng said, not holding back his malice in his speculation about Lin Yilin.

Lin Yilin shrugged, neither confirming nor denying, only chuckling lightly.

A feeling of being a little devil arose spontaneously.

Zheng abruptly changed the subject, saying, "What I meant by 'not right' was Jiang Si's leveling speed. At most, she's stronger than you among you, but you're not a combat-type talent, so being stronger than you is completely meaningless."

Lin Yilin didn't feel humiliated, after all, it was the truth. Sometimes, when a strategist is mistaken for a combat specialist, it subtly feels like being underestimated.

"She made the right decision back then; turning into a zombie was never a bad thing for her," Lin Yilin commented objectively.

“Although she has only just grasped the logic of the world, in terms of proficiency alone, she is already higher than Radish.” Zheng Fan recalled Jiang Si’s feelings.

“After all, he’s a serial killer. The title of ‘darling of the violent world’ is no exaggeration. The moment he became a serial killer, his potential was already being provided by the world.” Lin Yilin was not surprised at all.

"The violent world seems quite different from other worlds. Giving blessings across servers is really a bit beyond the scope of this."

“It’s not special, nor is it possible for someone to be mixed between the black and white worlds, taking turns appearing with the black world. Some people in the society call black, white, and red the ‘three base colors’,” Lin Yilin said. “However, the specific secrets are too far away from us.”

"Miss Jiang Si's current situation shows that she has officially begun to blossom and bear fruit. I am also curious about what terrifying extent she can reach in the future."

As they were talking, Lin Yilin glanced at her phone and said, "Mr. Illusion, give me an inside ticket to the concert."

"Huh? Oh, I almost forgot about Xixi Keke's tour if you hadn't mentioned it." Zheng Fan was so caught up in the battle that he forgot about things here.

The monastery band finally finished their numerous trivial matters in Nolan Street and Saint Wood Town, and headed towards Xixi Keke with much attention.

Pre-sales should have already started, and Lin Yilin didn't hesitate at all, directly asking Zheng Fan for tickets.

Zheng Fan left for a short while, then quickly returned: "We're almost there. Bring along the portion for the noisy woman too. Just go to the scene and give her your name."

"Thank you. Did Miss Doris say anything?" Lin Yilin asked casually.

Zheng Fan said directly, "She originally wanted to ask you more questions, but after I kissed her, she stopped saying anything."

Lin Yilin looked at Zheng Fan meaningfully: "That's why I said the murderous young lady did something meaningful."

Zheng Fan turned his head away and whistled. "Are you still going to see Miss Rabbi? You mentioned before that she got caught up in a local conflict on her side?"

"Well, she should be fine, especially since Luo Bo is here. Let's go see her after the performance," Zheng Fan said.

After that, Lin Yilin started her daily routine of browsing the news, which was both boring and interesting.

During the past month or so of the World War of Corpses, Zheng Fan hadn't paid much attention to this aspect of the content.

I came over and saw that Lin Yilin was looking at a ranking list.

"What is this?" Zheng asked.

"The 'Young Genius Ranking' created by the Secret Transmission Agency."

"Huh?" Zheng Fan almost thought he had misheard. This style of art doesn't seem to fit our supernatural city, does it?

"Recently, many people have emerged as rising stars. Coupled with the current situation in Dadu, the Dadu government has fully mobilized the Secret Service and a number of intelligence networks to dig out certain troublemakers or unstable individuals or forces, compile a list, and then publish it. The list itself has no name, but it looks like a ranking, so some people who love to watch the drama call it the 'Young Genius List,' and it has become popular without us even realizing it."

After explaining, Lin Yilin said, "I also assisted in some aspects of this."

Holy crap, it's a tier list!
Zheng Fan immediately decided to examine the list with a critical eye, like someone watching a spectacle.

Why is the name "First Place" so eye-catching?

"Isn't this Lao Luo?" Zheng Fan couldn't help but exclaim.

At the top of the list is none other than the renowned Luo Ye.

"Because someone has been unhappy with Sister Ye for a long time, and she just happened to come back this year, it's normal for her to be listed here. In addition, her whereabouts were uncertain during the earthquake, which, combined with her accumulated reputation, makes it even more reasonable for her to be listed first. I also provided some scraps of information, and I got 50,000 yuan for it."

"You sold Lao Luo for 50,000 yuan?"

"She just talked about some embarrassing things that happened to her in college. Why not take the 50,000 yuan for free?" Lin Yilin said matter-of-factly.

Zheng Fan glanced around a few more times, but he didn't recognize most of the people behind him.

Although it's called a list of young geniuses, it actually includes several faces that look older and weathered.

Most of them come from certain agencies, a few from gangs, religions and corporations, and occasionally some individuals without any influence.

"This list is updated in real time. Many of these people are actually ordinary people who became famous overnight but have no real background. After the list is posted, it is quickly absorbed by various forces," Lin Yilin explained.

“Dadu’s move is too ruthless,” Zheng Fan said.

Making these people's information public and drawing attention to them is not a good thing in reality, as everyone knows most of them have ulterior motives. However, it also sends a signal to many grassroots forces that these people are capable and worth trying to win over.

As for why the Dadu government didn't fight for it themselves, that involves the persistent zeal of the pure white faction within Dadu, and the fact that they couldn't come up with specific treatment policies after much discussion, and were too embarrassed to admit it.

Most people don't care if there are a few more capable people in the grassroots forces. Once they join these forces and enter various social circles, they will unknowingly find themselves surrounded by constraints in this big melting pot of capital.

If you are completely alone, and the other party suddenly has a mental breakdown and makes a scene, then the human resources department will have to spend money to deal with it.

The list also serves as a warning list, indicating that those on it have fallen under the control of the Dadu authorities. Dadu doesn't directly coerce or control them to prevent these people, who have suddenly gained significant power and resources, from going berserk; it's a way of giving them a way out.

The vast majority of them not only don't feel wronged, but may even feel that they have been valued.

This is somewhat unfortunate.

It's all thanks to the Zero Line subway that the cost of mobile crime has been reduced considerably. If it's not handled properly, it could turn into a real high-potential novice causing trouble. They could just sneak into the subway and escalate their crimes rapidly. Most high-ranking officials would just ignore it and say, "It's none of my business, they can't kill me anyway." But dealing with these powerful mobs is exhausting for the middle and lower classes.

If you feel that this approach is a bit too lenient.

That can only be described as a cautionary tale from a certain top female influencer.

"Wow, all the lambs are here." Zheng Fan saw Doris's name. To be precise, everyone in the monastery except for the mysterious Gundam was there.

However, it ranks very low.

"Some people are wary of Doris's supernatural abilities on stage, so they have made a ranking list, but because of Doris's current cooperation with the authorities, she has been moved down."

All members of the Monastery Band are affiliated with their record label.

“There are really a lot of people,” Zheng Fan said.

The list is very long, with tens of thousands of people, although those over a thousand are basically the same.

However, while it may seem like a lot, in reality, this number would seem insignificant when placed within the context of the massively larger supernatural city.

To this day, this list continues to be updated.

(End of this chapter)