My brother entrusted his child to me, and I livestreamed raising the baby, making the Empress cry wi

Upon exiting the palace gate, the accumulated water under the corridor had formed a small waterfall, flowing down the white marble steps and splashing up a misty white spray.

The sky, which had been overcast for many days, seemed to be pressing down on people's heads. The leaden-gray clouds were no longer distinguishable in terms of layers, but just piled up endlessly.

The rain was heavy and dense, pattering against the surface of the bronze vat in front of the hall, creating countless ripples.

The old locust trees under the palace wall were battered by the wind and rain, their branches drooping low, and the ground was covered with fallen leaves.

His warhorse had already been brought by the palace servants. Wang Meng put on his raincoat and mounted the horse.

Sensing the long-lost excitement emanating from its master, the black steed snorted and pawed the ground twice with its front hooves.

Wang Meng spurred his horse, and the steed shot off like an arrow, its hooves splashing through the puddles as it galloped towards the camp on the outskirts of the capital.

Lin Ye temporarily turned off his microphone, but did not cut off the communication.

Inside the celestial mirror, Wang Meng, dressed in a straw raincoat, appeared in the center, riding a horse.

The long streets of the capital were deserted, the shops on both sides were all closed tightly, and the signs hanging under the eaves were listlessly rolled up in the wind and rain.

Rainwater flowed down the road, forming muddy yellow streams that carried withered branches and leaves towards low-lying areas.

The heavy rain pounded on the raincoat, and the brown raincoat, soaked through, gleamed with a dull sheen.

The sound of horses' hooves pounding in the puddles was like a rapid drumbeat. Rainwater trickled down the edge of his raincoat. There was no trace of crying on Wang Meng's face; his lips were tightly pursed, and his features were as hard as iron.

The eaves of the houses on both sides of the street rushed past, and a muffled thunder rumbled across the distant horizon, crashing down overhead.

Lin Ye temporarily put the Tianjing into the pocket of his pajamas, then took out his phone.

The snow was still falling outside the window, and the public streetlights in the villa area were already on. Under the orange light, snowflakes fell densely, and the ground, which had just been swept in the morning, was covered with a thick layer again.

He thought about it for a moment and then contacted Zhou Ran.

Zhou Ran is not only his family's nanny, but also the general manager of all his properties. She has long-term and stable cooperative relationships with suppliers in many cities when it comes to purchasing daily necessities.

And Jiangcheng, as their base of operations, was no exception.

The call was answered almost instantly, and Zhou Ran's crisp voice came from the other end: "Mr. Lin?"

"Zhou Ran, there's something very urgent that I need you to do." Lin Ye said decisively without any preamble.

"I'll send you a shopping list later. You can buy as many items as you need according to the list."

"After you've bought them all, ship them to the warehouse in the western suburbs. I'll send you the address along with the shipment. Be quick!"

The person on the other end of the phone was clearly taken aback by the commotion, but her professionalism prevented her from asking any further questions. She always kept in mind that she should never pry into her boss's affairs.

"Understood, I'll arrange it right away." Zhou Ran's voice became serious, carrying a hint of solemnity.

Lin Ye hung up the phone, quickly copied a list of flood relief supplies, and sent it to Zhou Ran along with the warehouse address. Then he opened the system store.

He remembered that among the new items unlocked by the system after the last live stream, there was one that could modify a mobile phone...

[Modifier: Modifies electronic devices, allowing them to connect with items in the system inventory. Each modification costs 200000000 Shock Points. Shock Points required for exchange: 1 point. (Modification can be inherited by similar electronic products)]

Two hundred million Shock Points is arguably the most expensive item Lin Ye has ever seen. After one modification, nearly half of his Shock Points balance was gone.

It would be a lie to say I don't feel sorry for you.

But this shock value is worth it.

He chose to exchange, his shock value was reduced by one point, and then a palm-sized silver cube appeared out of thin air in his palm.

It feels slightly cool to the touch, and the surface is as smooth as a mirror. There are no buttons or markings, and it looks like a metal cube that has been cut very neatly.

Lin Ye turned the cube around and looked at it. His own reflection was shown on the surface of the cube, which was distorted by the silver curved surface.

It looks quite ordinary, nothing special.

Following the instructions provided by the system, Lin Ye placed it close to his phone.

Without any intervention, the silver cube seemed to sense something, and a soft blue light suddenly shone on its surface.

Blue light flowed out like water, slowly enveloping the entire phone.

The phone screen started flashing rapidly, with icons disappearing one after another, only to reappear as if the phone was undergoing a formatting rebirth.

After about ten seconds, the blue light suddenly receded, shrinking back into the silver cube like a receding tide, and the cube returned to its ordinary state.

At the same time, the system notified that the Shock Value balance had decreased by 200 million.

Lin Ye didn't have time to feel sorry for the phone; he was more curious about what had become of it.

He opened his phone, and the screen layout was exactly the same as before. The wallpaper was still the picture of Xiaodouzi with her smiling eyes, and all the apps were quietly in their original positions.

The only difference is that there is a brand new app icon on the last page of the screen.

The icon had no text label; its shape was a door emitting a warm, golden glow, resembling a small lamp against a dark wallpaper background, as if leading to some unknown place.

Lin Ye clicked on that icon.

The application interface is very simple, without any unnecessary decorations, with only a few function buttons lined up in a row.

He selected "Item Link," and a list immediately popped up. All the items in his system inventory were displayed, each with its remaining quantity and linkability status indicated.

Lin Ye scrolled through the list, found "Item Transfer Station," and clicked to connect.

The item transfer station has been upgraded to the highest level, and it already has the ability to transfer items directly without relying on physical media.

After connecting to the phone, the functionality changed. It can now be bound to a fixed location, and all transferable items within that location will be displayed on the phone in real time.

He no longer needs to stand next to the items in person; he can simply take out his phone, move his fingers, and remotely select the items and quantities to instantly transmit them to another time and space.

After the connection was established, a new pop-up window appeared, prompting him to bind a location. Without hesitation, Lin Ye directly chose to bind the warehouse in the western suburbs.

The new batch of steel bars hasn't been delivered yet; the entire warehouse there is currently empty, and there's plenty of space.

Moreover, the western suburbs area is already quite remote, and now with heavy snow, most of the nearby factories have stopped operating, and there is no one to be seen for miles around.

This would make it convenient for him to transport supplies there without attracting any unnecessary attention.

After dealing with the phone issue, Lin Ye turned his attention back to the system store.