The aliens who were picked up by Superman at the beginning

Walking through the alleys of Gotham, Rachel suddenly looked at Li Zhen, who had been silent ever since leaving the Batcave.

Do you have any hobbies?

"Hmm? Why are you suddenly asking this?"

Li Zhen found it strange.

"You look lifeless right now. I've heard that normal people can cheer themselves up by doing things they enjoy."

Rachel waved her phone in her hand.

I bet quite a few people have been hunched over in a corner, surfing the internet and chattering away during this time.

Li Zhen's eyes were blank as she tried to recall.

By his standards from his past life, having such a large sum of money now would make him happy no matter what he did.

But those fourteen years at Witrum eroded part of his original character.

Looking back now, it seems that nothing—making a lot of money, playing games, picking up girls (scratch that)—can arouse his interest anymore.

It seems that behaviors that should have caused a normal person to release dopamine can no longer provide him with pleasure and stimulation.

After thinking for a long time without being able to think of any hobbies, Li Zhen touched her chest blankly.

Their steps came to a halt.

He skipped over his memories of his past life with some disbelief and went on to reflect on his fourteen years in Witrum.

To fight, and to win a fight.

To beat someone up, to beat someone to death.

Become stronger, become even stronger.

Especially rubbing the faces of the weak into the ground.

Just thinking about it makes my heart race.

"Holy crap!"

Li Zhen rubbed her face in disbelief.

He shamelessly prides himself on being a pure Earth soul.

Why do I think of things like this so much like Wittrum these days?

"Hmm? You don't have any hobbies, do you?"

Rachel, who had also stopped, tilted her head and looked at him.

It's not that you have a weird, clueless head; with those dead fish eyes, you can't be cute at all.

What kind of weird stuff did this girl learn online?

"Does a hobby like bullying the weak count?"

Li Zhen casually made up a sentence and used a finger to straighten Rachel's head.

Unexpectedly, Rachel took Li Zhen's words very seriously.

"Yes, it counts."

"Stop messing around. Earthlings are all weak to me. Doing this would easily get you arrested by the Justice League and thrown in jail."

Li Zhen wanted to rub Rachel's short hair, but she was wearing a hood.

He could only turn around and rub his face again.

For the past few years, he's been hanging in the sky like a kite, and apart from the feeling of being enveloped by Superman's bio-field, he's been in a state of nothingness.

It doesn't need to eat or sleep, and can't touch anything except itself.

Not needing to sleep is especially difficult to endure. The mental habits formed by years of physiological habits are quite difficult to adapt to after losing a normal physical state.

Before I learned how to meditate, I would wander around the cabin like a vengeful ghost every night, looking up at the moon or squatting on the beach watching crabs dig burrows.

So Li Zhen developed a not-so-good habit: rubbing her face all the time.

It can refresh oneself from a subconscious level and further confirm one's sense of existence.

"Then go find people who won't get arrested if you bully them."

"Are you kidding me? There's no such person..."

Li Zhen suddenly glanced at her feet, then exchanged a strange look with Rachel, who nodded, indicating that what she thought was exactly what she meant.

The two hadn't gone far yet, and they were still standing on the ground of Gotham.

Batman, who has always regarded the entire Gotham City as his private domain, seems to be losing control now.

"Let's go back first tonight. This is a big deal that requires some time to plan ahead—let's take care of the foundation issue for the house tonight."

Rachel nodded slightly and said that during the time Li Zhen was away in another world, she had purchased building materials in Gotham City that the two of them had originally planned to buy in Metropolis.

"The price is two-thirds cheaper than the Metropolitan Department Store."

Rachel's tone seemed to carry a hint of boastfulness.

Li Zhen's face turned pale.

"You bought it in Gotham City, and it's this much cheaper than the normal market price?!"

What kind of good stuff could this be?

It's probably because the wooden planks could be washed clean of blood, and the concrete was driven into a live stake with spirit rings on the nails.

Rachel, however, refuted her very seriously.

"Those materials all look amazing."

Li Zhen's complexion regained some color.

But then Rachel blurted out another sentence.

"It carries the scent of vengeful spirits and the aura of curses; it is all excellent material for magical mediums."

Li Zhen closed her eyes in pain.

Forgot that this girl's views are still somewhat different from those of normal people.

Twenty minutes later, Li Zhen carefully retrieved the escape pod that had been stuck in the crevice of the sea cliff, picked it up, and flew towards the hidden beach that Rachel had previously created.

On the way back, Rachel repeatedly asked him if he really didn't need to rest tonight, and Li Zhen nodded sadly in affirmation.

His sleep habits haven't returned to normal yet.

Nowadays, people with hands and feet are so idle that they'd be bored if they didn't do some work.

After setting the escape pod aside, Li Zhen stepped on the sand beneath her feet.

"First, we need to solve the foundation problem; you can't build a regular house on a sand dune."

Rachel nodded.

"I can use magic to modify it, but I don't see any solid rocks around here."

Li Zhen pondered for a moment.

"Wait a moment, I'll go look for it in the sea."

She turned and jumped into the sea. About seven or eight minutes later, a surging tide came from the sea, and the waves crashed against Rachel's bare feet, which she had taken off her shoes beforehand, and even submerged her calves at one point.

With her force field just beginning to awaken, Li Zhen flew out of the waves carrying a boulder the size of a small mountain.

Li Zhen, holding a large rock, floated in the air, with seawater continuously flowing down the entire rock.

"This rock looks sturdy enough, doesn't it?"

Rachel raised her hands, forming a square, and squinted to indicate the size of the stone and the size of the beach.

"It's too big, and I want to keep a sandy beach structure around the future house. Do you want to find another one?"

Li Zhen seemed to have been tickled, and a smile appeared on her lips.

How can the force field he awakened be useful just by lifting a large rock?

"Ha, no need to look anymore, let me fix it."

He tossed the stone upwards, the force field spreading throughout his body. In an instant, he became a blur, circling the boulder in the air several times before flashing beneath it and catching it with his hand.

With a gentle shake, the irregularly shaped boulder crackled and split, the excess parts crashing into the sea and creating huge waves.

Looking at Li Zhen's hand, all that remained was a finely crafted stone block that resembled an inverted giant obelisk, the cut surfaces of which even reflected a mirror-like luster under the moonlight.

Rachel's previously lifeless eyes came to life again.

She knew that Li Zhen was showing off her new ability, but she just wouldn't mention it.

Rachel calmly pointed to the beach below, took two steps back, raised her hand, and purplish-black magic surged from her palm.

"Put it down, but don't let it tilt."

"Tsk."

The smile on Li Zhen's face disappeared. After humming twice, she lifted the stone and lowered it. With the help of the energy field, her hands seemed to have a magnetic force, supporting one side of the stone and slowly lowering it until the tip of the inverted obelisk touched the surface of the beach.

The dark magic began to take effect. Rachel quickly chanted the incantation, and the entire boulder, like butter melting in a frying pan, slowly sank into the beach.

A moment later, a huge square black stone platform appeared in the center of the previously empty beach.

Li Zhen clapped her hands as usual, and Rachel had already poured out all the building materials she had purchased during this period from the magic space.

Finally, he took out a bundle of blueprints from his spatial storage, flicked his middle finger, and the bundle of blueprints automatically unfolded, turning into three villa construction engineering design drawings that floated in front of Li Zhen.

"Don't you have experience building houses?"

Seemingly noticing the blank look in Li Zhen's eyes as she gazed at the blueprints, Rachel revealed a subtle, mischievous smile.

Looking at the dazzling lines and millimeter-detailed data on the blueprints, Li Zhen swallowed hard.

"Well, the one I learned might be a little different. Tonight I'm afraid I'll have to study what these drawings actually depict."