When I opened my eyes again, I was back in the familiar bathroom.
Lights illuminated the cityscape outside, the water heater in the bathroom emitted a soft operational buzz, and the TV in the living room was still playing a variety show.
"Ah, this really wore me out."
Gray Rain proudly stood with hands on hips and chest out.
Li Cheng, still brooding over the final conversation with the Oracle, rolled his eyes and teased Gray Rain: "What did you do to wear out?"
"Downloaded stuff, see." Gray Rain held up a string of solid-state drives like they were bananas. "A total of over 500 movies and TV albums caused by causal disturbances due to the Black Pharaoh rising prematurely.
These cultural works are entrusted to a broker agency who negotiates with media companies, deducts the percentage for unauthorized filming, and combines TV broadcast rights, overseas distribution rights, merchandising fees, streaming fees, and song synchronization royalties, the expected revenue is about..."
