I'm a villain, not a devil

After quietly observing the situation outside the city for a while, Qiong Ying made a few notes in the notebook.

Paradise City is developing rapidly according to Sean's ideas.

After experiencing a great disaster in which half of the city’s residents died, the city-state did not perish like its predecessors.

In this decadent and absurd world, anything can happen, and ruins are the fate of most cities - exploitation by the upper class, unpredictable natural disasters, occasional huge beast tides, there are too many ways to quickly destroy a city-state.

People here always enjoy repeating the same things over and over again, even though everyone knows that they are hopeless and the world is hopeless.

But Paradise City began to become a little different. After the huge disaster, it was rebuilt rapidly. Under the support of various policies and the control of various rules, Paradise City unexpectedly showed a new trend.

Even though no one had ever experienced anything like this, they all understood that something called "rebirth" was quietly rising.

At least that's how it looks on the surface.

As one of the actual managers of Paradise City, Qiong Ying carried out everything according to Sean's requirements. She did not go deep into the city, but only recorded everything she could see from an observer's perspective.

Strict work system, clear reward and punishment measures, and strict control of settlement methods... Most people think that these systems are important reasons for the development of Paradise City.

But what most people don’t know is that the behemoth behind Paradise City, the [Golden Ghost], has been providing blood transfusions to the entire city in incredible ways.

More than half of those cheap and abundant daily necessities came from the Ai's caravan, and as long as the Ai's caravan transported the goods a longer distance, it could sell them in the neighboring city at more than three times the price.

The Ai Caravan was still willing to make just a small profit on basic supplies, all because of Sean alone.

The rare materials that the Great Rift continues to produce are very valuable, and the only channel for the outside world to purchase them is the Ai Caravan. In addition, Qiong Ying is very clear about one thing: Ai Youqian is expressing his goodwill with profits, which is his investment in Sean.

Apart from this, [Golden Ghost] did not expand its power on a large scale. On the surface, [Golden Ghost] is much stronger than before in terms of both power and resources, and this is the only one left in Paradise City.

But if compared with other cities, everyone would secretly say: [Golden Ghost] is really a good man.

The extent of the decentralization of power and profits is hard for many masters to imagine.

All these factors combined together have led to the rapid development of Paradise City today.

But Qiong Ying could see many things. Even though these systems were making Paradise City better, the essence of this place did not seem to have changed.

People began to risk their lives sneaking into the Great Rift again, trying to obtain those scarce resources - even if they had the opportunity to join the excavation team, they could get a share of them afterwards.

But the profit of more than three times still makes many people choose to take the risk.

Those who made great efforts and received rewards in the early stages of urban reconstruction began to take it for granted that they should enjoy higher treatment.

It has become common to take advantage of power to enrich oneself, especially after Sean left, the situation has become more and more serious.

Just as the lottery ceremony was being held outside the city, Qiong Ying was very clear that more than 80 percent of the numbers had already been decided at a high price.

Even within the [Golden Ghost], there are people who have bought villas in the city center and married more than a dozen wives.

According to Sean's instructions, both Paradise City as a whole and the [Golden Ghost] are operating according to normal policies and rules - this has also led to lawyers in Paradise City becoming more and more popular. As long as they can circumvent the rules, everything is reasonable.

It is almost foreseeable that the development speed of Paradise City will not stagnate, but after surpassing the original Paradise City, it will return to its original state.

"Is this what Sean said about the [essence of the world]..." Qiong Ying whispered to herself, with some emotion in her tone.

In fact, after seeing enough filth, Qiong Ying has seen many things clearly. She only lives for one person, but her innate kindness makes her a little bit reluctant.

But that's all.

The only person she cares about more now is Sean. Something happened recently that made her feel vaguely uneasy.

People from the Ai caravan kept going in and out of Paradise City, and would bring news about Sean from time to time, but she had not updated the information in the past two months.

Moreover, when he took the initiative to find the other party to inquire, the executives of the Ai Caravan who knew the inside story looked evasive.

This couldn't help but make Qiong Ying have some bad associations - did something happen to Sean?

I heard that there has been a war in the empire recently, and the empire has been invaded by a special race called tree people.

With Sean's personality, it's inevitable that he will get involved in some troublesome things...

But he's so cunning, nothing should happen to him...

Shaking her head to get rid of those thoughts, Qiong Ying let out a breath in annoyance.

Just as she was thinking about it, a subordinate came to find her.

"Ms. Qiong Ying, the list of people who have been selected for this lottery has been released. I checked and found that they are related to some of the people on the last lottery list. They should be a group that entered in batches."

Qiong Ying frowned slightly: "Who collected the money?"

She is no longer the Qiong Ying of the past. Over this period of time, the quality of a superior being called momentum has been nurtured.

The subordinate lowered his head hurriedly: "We haven't checked it out yet, but there are basically only a few people who are related to us, and we have some doubts about the city lord..."

"City Lord..." Qiong Ying narrowed her eyes, and sneered after a moment, "Sean was generous enough to give him that position in the first place, but now he doesn't take Sean's words to heart... Investigate him."

"Yes, Miss Qiong Ying." The subordinate raised his head slightly, "What if there is a problem?"

Qiong Ying waved her hand calmly: "Forget about the others, but he is the one chosen by Sean. Since he has failed to live up to Sean's expectations, let him encounter some accidents... and then change the city lord."

As expected, Miss Qiong Ying is as cold-blooded as the rumored Lord Sean... No wonder they are a couple...

The subordinate felt a chill in his heart, and continued to report: "In addition, among the new group of people entering the city, some people brought supplies, including some equipment, wood, etc. After a rough check, there is no major problem. Do you need to check again?"

Timber… Qiong Ying narrowed her eyes slightly: "Investigate, divide all the timber, and arrest anyone who has objections."

"Yes. Besides..."

There were a lot of things to report. Fortunately, Qiong Ying had adapted to the intensity of this kind of work. After giving all the instructions, the subordinates turned around and left.

Stretching somewhat tiredly, she leaned against the wall in a daze.

Haven't seen Sean for a long time...

I have done a lot during this period of time... If he knew about this, would he praise me...

As I was lost in thought, a faint fragrance entered my nostrils.

Qiong Ying turned her head and sure enough, Latiya was already standing beside her.

"Teacher, why are you here?" She smiled and said hello.

Looking at her student, Latiya shook her head slightly, and said with some distress: "You focus on these things every day, and don't even know how to take more rest."

In front of the teacher, Qiong Ying lost her airs as a superior. She stuck out her tongue mischievously and said, "Paradise City is Sean's place. I have to take care of it for him."

Latiya said unhappily, "It's not just him, it's the entire Golden Ghost. Jin Kui doesn't care about anything. The people around Sean were either taken away by him or left behind by guys like Endeli who stayed in the lab... Why do you have to do everything by yourself?"

Qiong Ying shrugged her shoulders, which was a common gesture of Sean.

"It's okay, there's not much to do."

"Really..." Latiya shook her head and took out a chip.

"What is this?" Qiong Ying asked puzzledly.

"Sean had someone bring it to you."

"Sean?"

A look of surprise was visibly revealed on Qiong Ying's delicate face, and without waiting for Latia to say anything, she had already grasped the chip tightly in her palm.

Seeing her student like this, Latia sighed inwardly, but all kinds of strange emotions surged in her heart.

"Teacher, did Sean say anything else?"

Didn't say anything... My name wasn't even mentioned once... Latiya gritted her teeth secretly.

She forced a laugh: "If there is something, it will naturally be placed in the chip...you can see for yourself."

"it is good."

Qiong Ying nodded without even saying goodbye. A stream of water appeared out of nowhere and came to her feet. The waves moved forward, carrying her away from the original place at a very fast speed.

Only Latia was left standing there, sighing secretly and gritting her teeth, no one knew what she was thinking.

Back to Sean's bedroom, which has now become Qiong Ying's residence.

After picking up the chip and studying it for a while, recalling what Sean had said, Qiong Ying found a holographic playback device produced by the shelter, inserted the chip and put it on her head.

After a "tick-tock" sound, the person who appeared in her sight immediately made Qiong Ying stunned.

Still sitting lazily on the chair, still with that nonchalant look as if he had everything in his hands, who else could it be but Sean?

"Sean..." Her delicate nose twitched a few times, and Qiong Ying already had a hint of tears in her voice.

Sean in the holographic projection smiled and said, "Did you miss me, baby? You must have cried. By the way, you should sit in our room. There are tissues at the head of the bed, so don't wipe your nose with the quilt or clothes."

Qiong Ying burst into laughter, this bad guy always knew what he was doing and what he was thinking.

As if he knew that she missed him too much, Sean kept saying sweet words to her like they were free. Some of his words were so corny that they made people faint.

However, Qiong Ying just fell for it. After hearing it, her body almost softened and the look in her eyes when she looked at Sean was almost melting.

Even though she knew that what was before her eyes was just a holographic projection, an intangible illusion, Qiong Ying still subconsciously reached out her hand to touch her lover's face.

After touching nothing, she just pouted in grievance.

Unexpectedly, Sean laughed as if he was there: "You must have touched my face, but couldn't. I felt so wronged. Hahahaha."

He laughed heartily, and Qiong Ying cried and laughed at the same time.

I thought the greetings ended there and Sean was going to get down to business, but who knew that this was just an opening remark.

He seemed to have accumulated a lot of things to share with Qiong Ying, from what he had eaten to what happened to him, including his advancement to Crimson and his fake death.

Just looking at the other person's beautiful face could take a whole day, not to mention that the other person was really like Xiaobie's newlywed husband, always sharing big and small things with her.

For a moment, the feeling of being valued and missed made Qiong Ying feel that she was completely surrounded by happiness, and the look she gave Sean was extremely obsessed.

All the fatigue, little grievances, and great longings during this period of time have disappeared.

No, the longing for him still hasn't dissipated, and I miss him even more.

There were a lot of things stored in the holographic projection, and after talking for a long time, Sean mentioned what he wanted Qiong Ying to help him do.

"Please help me find Endely. I need him to help me figure out something."

Although she knew that the other party couldn't hear her, Qiong Ying nodded repeatedly: "Well, I'll go find him right away."

"Oh, there's something else you need to know..."

……

On the other side of Paradise City, the foreigners who had drawn the numbers cheered in unison as they had reached the final step to enter the city.

Although summoned, they still lined up in an orderly manner and waited for inspection.

In the team, a group of dull-looking people stood together. They were pulling several trucks filled with various resources.

It is allowed to bring resources into the city. Of course, a portion of the resources will be taken away as "storage fees" after entering the city.

The inspection is not very strict, and it would be even faster if you could put something into the staff's pocket during the inspection.

Seeing that the team ahead had completed the inspection, the leader of the group glanced at his men, who immediately picked up a credit card commonly used in Paradise City and stood in front of the team.

"What's in it?" the staff member asked lazily with drooping eyelids.

The person in charge of the handover immediately nodded and said, "Some supplies, including machinery, wood, etc. Come, open them and show them to this gentleman."

The cargo box was opened wide and the credit card was pressed into the staff's hand.

The staff member glanced at the number and put it in his pocket with satisfaction.

He pointed to one of the cargo boxes and said, "All the wood has been cut. According to Decree No. 30, whole wood must be cut before it can enter the city."

The person handing over the wood showed an embarrassment, and then stuffed another one in: "Sir, this whole piece of wood will be worthless if it is cut..."

The staff member put it back without saying a word. Just as he was about to continue talking, suddenly, a device on his waist vibrated.

He pretended to hesitate for a moment, then waved his hand: "Forget it, just move it in quickly. Oh, and remember to pay the storage fee."

"Oh, thank you, sir."

The city gate slowly opened, and a team carrying a large amount of wood entered the city.