On my second playthrough, they were full of malice towards me.

Upon discovering that Liao Ji had returned after finishing his business, Luo Xiaoji's eyes lit up, and he quickly led Professor Einstein toward Liao Ji.

"Brother Liao! A major discovery! Another major discovery!"

Luo Xiaoji was visibly excited, and unusually, even Professor Einstein, an elderly scholar with graying temples standing next to him, now showed a hint of excitement on his face.

"Professor Einstein just came to see my sister, and I happened to run into him. After seeing my research on the shimmering things in Dream City that night, the old professor became very interested and we started discussing it together. I was shocked by what we found!"

As Luo Xiaoji spoke, he trembled all over, as if he had discovered some major secret of "ancient studies".

Because a "major secret" was about to be revealed, Luo Xiaoji had only just calmed down from his excitement and noticed that behind Liao Ji, besides the familiar Yilin and the female assistant named "86,"...

There are three more women now?

This "major secret" is fine to tell only to our own people, but what if outsiders find out?

Seeing Luo Xiaoji's hesitant expression, Liao Ji quickly explained to the young man and Professor Einstein beside him, "They are my female assistants, locals I hired when I traveled abroad. Now that they heard I had an accident at the Mechanical Alliance, they were all worried about me, so they all flew over."

"Hello Dr. Luo, Professor Einstein, my name is Yati, and I met Dr. Liao Ji in the Holy Kingdom." Introduced by Liao Ji, the little nun was quite approachable and nodded to the two people opposite her.

In contrast, Zero's attitude was slightly colder, but he still managed to say perfunctorily, "Hello."

"..." The Dragon Girl remained silent.

The three women followed Liao Ji, each of them more or less disguised. This didn't mean they dressed up, but rather that they used their abilities to conceal their true nature, making them appear quite ordinary.

Of course, "ordinary" here is relative.

What seemed like an "ordinary" appearance and demeanor to them was now astonishing to Luo Xiaoji, giving this self-proclaimed "womanizer" a little "Liao Ji shock".

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Luo Xiaoji opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something, his eyes darting back and forth between Liao Ji and the three women, finally settling on Liao Ji's height, casting a look of almost worshipful adoration. That kind of look, every man understands, it can be summed up in two words—awesome!

Compared to Luo Xiaoji, Professor Einstein was much more indifferent when he met Liao Ji's three female assistants. He was already quite old and had long passed the age of talking about love and envying other people's wives.

Moreover, Professor Einstein had already guessed something when Liao Ji consulted him about so many questions about "having children".

Therefore, upon seeing the three women and finding that this was indeed the case, Professor Einstein didn't say much. He simply patted Liao Ji on the shoulder with a meaningful expression and gave Liao Ji a look that said, "Be more restrained."

After introducing the three women, Luo Xiaoji quickly recovered from this little incident and excitedly continued telling Liao Ji about the "major secret" he hadn't finished telling her.

Seeing the young man's state, Liao Ji had a bad feeling, and sure enough, the next moment, he was right.

"Brother Liao, can you believe it? We've discovered a commonality—a commonality of miracles!"

"Uh, commonalities, you mean?"

Professor Einstein took over the conversation, explaining with some excitement: "A few months ago, my research team observed a once-in-a-century shower of light in the Holy Kingdom! After my assistants conducted investigations among the people, many believers in the goddess regarded it as a miracle, a blessing from the goddess."

"Your assistant should know about this, right? Judging from her attire, she seems to be from the Holy Kingdom?" Professor Einstein pushed up his thick glasses and looked at Styutia.

The young nun, calm and smiling, answered the elderly professor very seriously:

"Yes, Professor, I also believe this is the goddess's rain, but my view is somewhat different from yours. I don't think it is the goddess's grace, but rather a symbol of the goddess's repentance."

"A goddess. A symbol of repentance?" This was the first time Professor Einstein had heard such a strange idea.

“That’s right.” Styutia nodded, recalling the past, and continued, “The goddess of the past was too derelict in her duties and let down the believers who trusted her. Fortunately, there was a brave believer who taught the goddess a lesson. After that, the goddess realized her mistake and decided to make a comeback. So, I believe that the light rain at that time was the goddess’s tears of repentance after being punished.”

Negligence? Repentance? Tears?

Professor Einstein frowned more and more as he listened, until finally he couldn't hold back any longer: "Stop, what nonsense! Are you really a believer in the goddess? Although I am not from the Holy Kingdom, I have to admit that among the five kingdoms, only that goddess is the most benevolent and virtuous. If we're talking about dereliction of duty, it should be the empress of the Dragon Kingdom! It's not the goddess's place at all."

The old professor's voice was powerful and resonant.

Liao Ji didn't notice anything about Styutia being "corrected" by the old professor, but Jiu You and Long Niang clenched their fists slightly next to the nun.

Seeing that a disagreement was brewing and things were about to get heated, Luo Xiaoji quickly stepped in to smooth things over and change the subject.

"Alright, alright. This is ancient studies. None of us were involved. All the inferences are just speculations. It's good to have different opinions. Come on, let's continue."

"Didn't we just mention the commonalities of miracles? The Holy Kingdom's rain of light is one example. Similarly, can you believe it? Not long after, within just one or two months, a similar spectacle occurred in the Dragon Kingdom. Specifically, a powerful dragon roar resounded throughout the entire Dragon Kingdom, with the roar continuing uninterrupted."

"Oh right! I almost forgot, Brother Liao, you should have been in China back then! Tell us about what happened then!"

Luo Xiaoji slapped his thigh and gave Liao Ji a look that only scientists and scholars could understand—an insatiable thirst for truth.

"I feel fine, nothing special."

"What--!"

"Brother Liao, don't tell me you didn't even record the sound of the dragon's roar back then?"

"No."

"What about the peaks and troughs? The rise and fall of the sound? Frequency? Pitch? Timbre? Duration?" Luo Xiaoji asked anxiously.

Seeing Liao Jitong shake his head, Luo Xiaoji almost fainted from holding back his anger.

This is not simply because of the "dragon's roar".

Rather, it was the combination of these three miracles that created a qualitative change.

After all, if one miracle is an accident and two are coincidences, then three identical miracles indicate that there is a pattern to them, and there must be some secret hidden in them. This secret is very likely related to the "five" emperors' personal guards, which is the lifelong pursuit of all scholars in the study of antiquity!

As it turns out, Liao Ji didn't record the Dragon Roar Miracle, which made Luo Xiaoji extremely frustrated.

Before Jiu You's fists could grow increasingly harder, Liao Ji quickly changed the subject.

"Brother Luo, I understand what you mean. There might be something between the three miracles, but with our current capabilities, it would be too difficult to investigate. I think we should just give up."

"Forget it? Brother Liao, you can't just calculate it! Think about it, according to this pattern, isn't the next place where a miracle of great art will be born... our Demon City!"

Luo Xiaoji and Professor Einstein also knew that it was unrealistic and difficult for them to investigate miracles that had already occurred, but if they prepared in advance and waited for a miracle that was about to happen, they would have a great chance.

"So, Brother Liao, come back to the Demon City with us! While waiting for a miracle, I also have a great art and dream of my own that I desperately need Brother Liao's help with!"

Luo Xiaoji cast a fiery gaze at Liao Ji.

"you mean?"

"Do you remember when we first met, I told you that the reason I was sent here was because I messed up that science fiction novel adaptation?"

Liao Ji did indeed remember this incident. On the spacecraft, Luo Xiaoji had angrily denounced the unscrupulous production team for completely altering a perfectly good science fiction novel, turning the male protagonist into a playboy who only knew how to drive a silver handkerchief.

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and many more.

Just as Liao Ji realized what was happening, Luo Xiaoji, as if unwilling to let Liao Ji go, grabbed Liao Ji's hands with both of them.

"Brother Liao! After witnessing the shimmering of Dream City and discovering the commonalities among these miracles, it was as if I had suddenly seen the light, and I understood what true art is! I feel like I've been chosen!"

"So I've decided to redeem myself. I'm going to rewrite that science fiction novel, and this time I'll personally handle the production. It's not going to be an animated film anymore; this time I'm going to make a live-action movie."

"Live-action drama!"

Liao Ji: "."

“We have many artists under our Quess Group, but I feel that none of them are qualified. I always feel that something is missing. After thinking about it, I think Brother Liao is the most suitable! You just experienced such a dramatic change in Dream City, you are simply the best prototype for the male lead!”

"May I ask first, what's the name of your science fiction novel, and what's it about?"

"The novel is called 'The Enchanted Body,' and it tells the tragic story of a succubus clan on the verge of extinction who accidentally discover a nearby human base and prepare to conquer it. However, the succubus princess, who was sent there as a pawn, falls in love with the base's leader, leading to the failure of the plan."

"You call this science fiction?"

"Isn't it sci-fi enough that a succubus would fall innocently in love with a human lord?"

"..." Luo Xiaoji's question left Liao Ji speechless for a moment.

"Don't hesitate, Brother Liao! I have a feeling this drama will be a huge hit! It'll be top-tier art that even the city lord will applaud!"

"Brother Liao, you... no, no, no, and your assistants too, you are the final piece of the puzzle!"

"I, Luo Xiaoji, representing the entire film and television industry of the Quess Group, formally invite you all to join us."

"Magic City Media!"

Please provide a leave of absence; I have the flu.

This is what happens when you have a weak constitution. By the way, let me organize my thoughts for the new exam paper.

In addition, the story of our book should be nearing its end. I wrote in my Sanjiang Remarks that the plan was for each female protagonist to have 15 to 20 words, and for a total of about 100 million words to conclude the book. The chapters about Lena and Anno will be closely related to the ending of the book.

Finally, although this book did quite well, many people suggested that I continue to work on it and expand it indefinitely, but I really don't want to expand the map in a nested manner, nor do I want to create any more difficulties and obstacles.

To put it in a slightly spoiler-filled way, Lena has been preparing for this day for five hundred years, so the ending should be smooth and peaceful, with the loyal Slaanesh followers celebrating a great victory for the succubi!

that's all.

(PS: Thanks to xsrk for being the second patron, thank you so much!)

Chapter 284 Private Reward

Magic City Media

Liao Ji didn't know if it was influenced by the local influence of Blue Star, but he always felt that once it became some kind of "xx Media", he would subconsciously think in a bad direction.

Of course, Magic City Media here is a very professional and reputable film and television group.

Just as Luo Xiaoji was trying to get Liao Ji to "participate," the sound of high heels suddenly came from the corridor. Upon hearing this sound, many employees of the Quess Group seemed to instinctively straighten their backs and pretend to be working hard.

Even Luo Xiaoji was the same. Liao Ji watched as the young man in front of him shuddered at the sound of high heels. Just moments ago, Luo Xiaoji was excitedly discussing his movie-making plans with him, but now he immediately became docile and winked at Liao Ji, as if he was hinting at something.

When Liao Ji followed the sound of footsteps and saw a tall woman at the door, he understood why Luo Xiaoji looked like that.

The young man scurried over eagerly, seemingly both enthusiastic and a little scared, and said:

"Sister! What brings you here?"

Without beating around the bush, the woman went straight to the point and asked, "You want to make a movie?"

"Uh-huh."

Luo Xiaoji's sweaty forehead, his hands seemingly unsure of what to do, and his hesitant, stammering response spoke volumes.

"Didn't you learn your lesson from last time?"