Chapter 18: Danmu Goes Public
Chapter 18: Danmu Goes Public
That night had a tremendous impact on Bai Ge.
For the first time, he so clearly understood the meaning of Brain Hole.
Brain Hole, or the imagination realm, was something that every Human possessed.
And Bai Ge might be the only existence who could impose imagined Brain Hole fantasies onto Reality.
If it were merely a simple object, he would only need matter. But to realize anomalous settings, he himself required Energy.
To figure out the ability, last night, all the electrical Energy he absorbed was exhausted due to experiments…
Hungry and starving, Bai Ge looked at the rising sun, stretched his body, and walked toward the refrigerator.
He took out some food and sat on the ground, stuffing food into his mouth with one hand while the other was plugged into the electrical outlet…
The tripping issue had already been repaired by someone.
This month’s electricity bill would be enormous…
Today, I will go and acquire a power generation unit for myself…
To gain more and mightier traits in the future, Bai Ge had to charge himself frequently.
In fact, he did not even need to eat; eating was only to prevent his stomach from grinding empty and causing stomach problems.
After eating and drinking to his fill, to prevent tripping again, Bai Ge stopped charging and started browsing online.
He wanted to see if there were any workshops in Xiangfan City needing transfer; Bai Ge intended to acquire one.
As he searched, he accidentally saw a nearly buried post in the local discussion forum.
A Ghost Incident at Happy Residential Area, Documented and Illustrated Firsthand!
As something happening locally, Bai Ge was quite interested in paying attention.
He clicked on the video to watch and found it extremely absurd.
After reading the textual explanation, he roughly understood it.
A sword that everyone present could see, but could not be recorded by any photography equipment.
For people who were not present, this incident had almost zero credibility.
Someone commented below: Wow! This sword is so beautiful! Hand-on ridicule.
Hmm, I can see it too; those who cannot see it are fools.
We are all mortals; we cannot see the sword you mentioned, original poster.
There were countless such sarcastic comments, including Bai Ge’s thoughts, as the poster could provide no actual evidence.
Below, there were even pictures posted by other netizens, possibly of cabinets in their own homes.
My figurine is also haunted! It cannot be captured in photos! 2333.
Another person took a selfie with an empty hand by their mouth and said, Can anyone see that I’m actually smoking?
Even worse, someone alone pointed at an empty bed in a selfie and said, Is my girlfriend pretty?
Faced with so many pranks, Bai Ge noticed that the poster did not stop explaining.
Not only that, some netizens seemed to be neighbors or acquaintances of the poster and were trying hard to describe the situation at that time.
Of course, without proof, the vast majority did not believe it.
Instead, they used it as a gag and had great fun with it.
Bai Ge shook his head and smiled, then proceeded to handle serious matters.
With money available, things became much easier.
Bai Ge gave up searching himself and went directly to an intermediary.
By the afternoon, he could go view the workshop site.
He had considered carefully; applying to establish a factory himself would be too troublesome.
It would be better to rent a place, install a full set of power generation units, and generate electricity for private use, without needing to disguise it as a factory.
Thus, after a day of busy work, he finally secured a small secret base for himself.
Covering over eight hundred square meters, remote and hidden, with a two-year lease costing less than a million.
Renting such a large space was not only for installing power generation equipment but also for having a private future storage area.
What was truly expensive were the machines.
He also ordered two sets of 2000-kilowatt diesel power generation units through the intermediary, spending over seven million including intermediary fees.
In the blink of an eye, eight million was gone; the huge sum from selling flowers immediately dwindled to less than two million.
Boss, you are truly generous! The intermediary staff was overjoyed.
He worked diligently for Bai Ge behind the scenes, personally driving and constantly flattering.
He handled all matters for Bai Ge very thoughtfully, genuinely making Bai Ge feel like a boss.
On the surface, Bai Ge appeared calm, but deep inside he was frantic.
Not long ago, he thought a million was too much, and he could use it for a long, long time.
Unexpectedly, for his ability, he invested most of it all at once.
But he firmly believed he could earn it back quickly.
Moreover, there was an advantage to spending money decisively; intermediary staff would not pry into questions Bai Ge refused to answer.
Originally, the intermediary thought Bai Ge intended to set up a factory, but later learned it wasn’t the case. As for what Bai Ge was buying two large power generation units for privately, the intermediary could not interfere.
With money, things were easy; private purchase of generators was legal, as long as the electricity generated wasn’t sold to other units or individuals.
It will be finalized in about a week; professionals will help install it, and I will notify you to receive it then.
Acknowledged.
Um… Are you sure you are not buying power storage equipment? An intermediary staff member found one issue quite strange.
That was, Bai Ge only bought power generation equipment, but didn’t purchase any related power storage, transformation, or distribution equipment. What would happen to the generated electricity? Where would it go?
In response, Bai Ge only said, Oh, that? Not needed; write the invoice under my personal name. Ah, do you understand what I mean?
The intermediary staff looked bewildered but then had an epiphany.
Seeing the look of understanding, Bai Ge had no idea what on earth he understood…
The equipment would take a week to arrive, so for now, Bai Ge wouldn’t absorb a large amount of Energy in that week.
After handling this matter, Bai Ge returned home and hadn’t even sat down before Chen Song called.
Xiao Bai, come here quickly! Forget it, I’ll pick you up. Let’s go to the province capital immediately!
What happened? Bai Ge asked.
Chen Song said, Luo Wendi is looking for you. Probably your flower has a problem. Anyway, he wants to see you…
Luo Wendi wasn’t very familiar with Bai Ge, so he approached Chen Song directly.
Chen Song was eager to do things for Luo Wendi and decided to personally drive Bai Ge to the province capital.
Hearing this, Bai Ge frowned, thought for a moment, and activated Calm Command.
I already said the flower has no relation to me. Regardless of what happened to the flower, it’s Luo Wendi’s problem and has nothing to do with me.
Chen Song was aware of the situation; honestly, he didn’t know exactly why Luo Wendi was looking for Bai Ge.
Xiao Bai, Lord Bai, I already agreed with Luo Wendi. Why not just go meet him? Please help me out, alright?
Despite Chen Song’s plea, Bai Ge remained unmoved.
He calmly said, Sorry, I made it clear long ago that the flower isn’t related to me. I have things to do; no time to meet Luo Wendi.
You… you absolutely won’t go? What exactly is wrong with the flower? Could it be fake? Did it die? Chen Song panicked slightly, recalling that Bai Ge had preemptively spoken bluntly about it yesterday, so he must have known something.
If the flower really had a problem and angered Luo Wendi, Chen Song feared he would also be implicated.
Bai Ge calmly replied, I don’t know; I picked the flower, and he bought it willingly. We’ve already cleared both money and goods.
You… Seeing Bai Ge’s firm attitude, Chen Song pondered and said.
I get it; pay for a job, right? I’ll hire you to accompany me there—100,000 yuan, how about that?
Offering 100,000 yuan right away, despite being stingy, Chen Song was willing to pay Bai Ge for this small task just to help Luo Wendi.
Bai Ge decisively said, Fine, I’m at the office; come as fast as possible and don’t bring anyone else.
Chen Song was stunned and exclaimed, You agreed? But you said no just now?
That was a hassle; this is business now. Remember to bring the money. Bai Ge replied.
Good, good, good! I’ll be there in ten minutes!
Chen Song was delighted and immediately drove to Bai Ge’s office.
Bai Ge stood up and walked to the computer.
Earlier, he had activated Absolute Trait: Calm Command.
In a state of human-like composure, he quickly figured out what was happening.
Indeed, he had preemptively laid out the harsh reality, but Luo Wendi still wanted to see him, which meant that Danmu had manifested some abnormal traits.
That trait must have sparked Luo Wendi’s intense curiosity, or perhaps a sense of importance. Luo Wendi surely wanted answers from him about why; of course, Luo Wendi couldn’t know that Bai Ge had created the flower, so most likely, he simply wanted to know where Danmu grew.
In this situation, Bai Ge’s persistent refusal was useless and might arouse suspicion.
So, in fact, Bai Ge had already prepared to meet Luo Wendi.
His earlier words on the phone were solely to trick Chen Song out of money.
By doing something he planned to do anyway, he gained 100,000 yuan for free—it was practically like stealing.
I said Shennongjia last time; it’s a good thing I didn’t mention Mi Mountain.
Bai Ge had visited Shennongjia last year and had many photos.
Most featured his younger sister, but some were pure landscape shots.
As he thought, Bai Ge found a decent photo.
The photo captured a usually restricted area outside a Shennongjia tourist spot, quite desolate.
He had taken it from afar but had never actually been there.
With this photo, he could say that Danmu was picked there.
Based on his previous consumption, Danmu probably didn’t manifest overly extreme traits; true flame control would not have consumed so little.
Bai Ge searched for news about Danmu and quickly saw a million-times-shared image online.
So it has been made public, and was sent to the Chinese Academy of Sciences… The discoverer… Luo Wendi, right…