Simulated immortality allows me to calculate talent stats.

Black smoke, formed from defying fate, swirled within the vehicle's frame.

The power of disorder disrupts your vision, plunging your seated figure into a bizarre and surreal world.

[The remaining text appears to be a fragmented, incomplete sentence or a missing section.]

[Your shocking words have temporarily brought me back to normal.]

[Staring blankly at your face, so close yet so unattainable.]

"Meow? Meow! Meow!?"

[I thought you knew what was going on, and you were lying there hugging a dried fish.]

[Immediately triggered and agitated again.]

A round, chubby cat, leaping and bounding, bursts into the chaos around you.

"Meow! Big brother, we've only just arrived in the capital, is it already this exciting?"

Ever since it learned of your mysterious ability to manipulate the cause and effect of time and space.

[Returning to the time when the Tomb of the God of War opened, I was already planning to make a big splash.]

[Because you said you wanted to proceed gradually, you didn't even dare to use your inner demons or cunning schemes on a regular basis.]

【result.】

[Tell it to behave, you're new to the capital.]

[Just feeling the chaos.]

[Has the imperial street been trampled upon by the bones of high-ranking officials?]

[You call this being prudent? You actually have the nerve to advise it to be prudent?]

[According to your previous statement, this is called being clueless!]

[Faced with a fuzzy black ball rolling towards you, you reach out and catch it, then press and knead it.]

[A casual, relaxed smile.]

"This is just a spontaneous statement; as for how to plan it, there is no clear conclusion yet."

You lower your eyes and look at him.

"Don't worry, we'll lie low for the next few years, gathering intelligence, testing the waters, and waiting for the right opportunity."

[As he spoke, he put the fallen dried fish back into its mouth.]

"You can stay in bed for a while longer."

The black cat raised its two front paws and rubbed its face like a fly washing its face.

[He drooped his head helplessly: "Meow~, big brother, please don't say things that startle us so often. Even our inner demons can't handle it."]

[I quietly observed your absurd and playful exchange between the two of you, the person and the cat.]

[Those clear, glassy eyes gaze intently at your retreating figure.]

She doesn't think you just expressed your feelings casually.

[After spending this time by your side, observing you up close.]

I understand that beneath your seemingly carefree and easygoing demeanor lies a firm conviction.

[Especially committed to keeping promises.]

Not only towards others, but also towards oneself.

The mysterious and complex divination symbols surged within her eyes like a torrent of data.

She seemed to have witnessed it all.

[A horrifying scene unfolds along the ten-mile-long imperial street, where officials bow their heads, corpses litter the ground, and blood flows like a river.]

[A vast and chaotic divination chart.]

She couldn't tell whether it was a hallucination or a genuine divination of the future.

Chen Zhe was unaware of the communication within the vehicle frame.

[Drive the carriage to the royal gardens located east of the imperial city.]

This is the private imperial garden of the Great Cang royal family.

Within the royal family, only direct descendants are entitled to own a residence.

[Or, a minister with outstanding achievements may receive a gift from the emperor.]

[Besides being the future head of the most powerful family in Da Cang...]

[And there's also her powerful and influential elder sister, the Empress.]

[Upon learning to read, they were granted a palace garden by the emperor and received instruction alongside the princes.]

The car drove into a luxurious, serene, and elegant garden.

"Mr. Wen, we've arrived."

Upon hearing this, you suppressed the strange and eerie aura emanating from the carriage and lifted the curtain.

[Observe the surrounding scenery.]

[Mountains and waters blend harmoniously; the dwelling covers ten acres, the waters deep and the mountains hidden, birds and fish soaring and swimming, flowers and plants flourishing.]

The pool water flows along the contours of the mountain.

[Radiating outwards from the palace, the garden is densely covered with waterways.]

The palaces, pavilions, and towers scattered throughout are a breathtaking sight.

Having traveled all the way from Yongzhou, I have witnessed the tragic plight of the people.

The scene before me is so stark, it's almost otherworldly.

[Splash!]

The black cat suddenly plunged into the water, then returned carrying a small, shimmering fish.

Chen Zhe glanced at it, then twitched his lips: "This fish..."

After hesitating, he ultimately said nothing more.

This fish is no ordinary fish; it was caught in the East China Sea off Cangzhou.

[They were transported to the capital after a long journey.]

[In order to adapt it to its living environment.]

[Please have a talisman master inscribe an array on the scales.]

[A fish goes from setting out to sea, searching, catching, trading, transporting, selecting, carving, until it enters the water...]

[The financial and human resources losses involved.]

[It is something that ordinary people can hardly estimate.]

You are no longer the naive and inexperienced boy you once were.

[A broadened perspective, coupled with access to a vast database in the mind.]

[This allows you to instantly see the massive profit chain behind an "ordinary fish."]

You kicked the black cat Xu Kun's chubby butt.

"This cat is very expensive..."

The black cat raised its eerie green eyes, somewhat reluctant to part with the delicious taste in its mouth.

The taste of the ocean, combined with the freshwater aquaculture imbued with the spiritual essence of royal gardens.

I absolutely love it.

You stepped down from the carriage, your black robe billowing in the wind, and walked towards the palace.

"Find a royal chef and cook it properly, otherwise it's such a waste."

"Meow~, okay, big brother."

Chen Zhe looked helplessly at the two of them, the man and the cat.

Before you stepped across the threshold, you turned back and said, "Swordsman, I entrust this to you."

【"yes!"】

The helplessness on Chen Zhe's face vanished instantly.

A fierce sword aura erupted, causing the water to surge and instantly lifting up several of the fattest fish.

Then, carrying it, they went to find the imperial chef.

Others might be at a loss, but Chen Zhe knew the ropes inside and out.

[Wait until you, Yu Ci, and Xu Kun are introduced by the ladies in palace dresses.]

After getting a general understanding of the layout of the official residence, each person chose their accommodation.

Chen Zhe then returned with the travelers, carrying a sumptuous feast.

You looked up and glanced at it.

He casually took a couple of bites and then put down his chopsticks.

A framework gradually emerges in my mind.

[Based on the intelligence network analysis from the previous simulation during the purge of the Zhongting aristocratic families.]

[We've roughly estimated the profits from a single fish, determining who controls the market, which group receives the lion's share, and how much is tied to maintaining relationships...]

[Last time, in order to forge the Mandate of Heaven, they undermined imperial power.]

[You ignored these "small karaomi" and luckily escaped disaster.]

In reality, these are forces located downstream of the capital, relying on power and influence for survival.

[They are the executioners who oppress the world, squeeze every last drop of blood from the bones, and threaten others with knives.]

As for those at the very top...

Perhaps the saying "A wise man keeps away from the kitchen" can be used to describe this.

【well. 】

A soft sigh escapes your lips.

The human affairs in the capital city of Zhongting are indeed not as dangerous and unpredictable as those in the Abyss.

But when you're in it, you always feel a sense of oppression.

[Desiring to vent.]

[The Abyss Bureau is a battle of wits and courage against cunning and manipulative individuals, and sometimes it's even a battle against thin air.]

[Yet they have departed from the human world.]

Many times, you even seem to enjoy it.

[But the human world is indeed a place of ease and comfort.]

But what came into view was a scene of utter devastation.

[These actions are undoubtedly torturing your heart time and time again.]

You cannot simply ignore it.

Therefore, it gradually weighed on my mind.

Therefore, I am writing this today with these thoughts.

[Ninety-nine life span. 】

[It seems like I've lived quite a long time, hasn't it?]

In a moment of unease, you vaguely made a decision.