Hmm? She seemed to have said something very concerning just now—

Tattered... clothes?

Chu Shangli lowered his eyes and glanced at his clothes - they were not wrinkled but smooth and tidy.

Even if you don't know the brand of the clothes, you will think they are high-quality goods made of good materials.

Why did the Cheshire Cat say tattered?

Could it be that even in the eyes of the Cheshire Cat, I would look shabby in such clothes?

No, her shop is so luxuriously decorated, it's impossible not to recognize it——

Even if her aesthetics were peculiar, this possibility was almost non-existent.

In connection with the previous conversation, Chu Shangli understood that this must be some kind of hint.

What was the Cheshire Cat hinting at her?

This is not the first time I have heard of the story of "The Emperor's New Clothes" -

Why do they all like to tell this story?

What does this mean?

In the last life, Chu Moyin would sit beside him at the end, reading over and over again like a tape recorder, this story that was quite old-fashioned, and I don’t know when it happened...

On the contrary... the actual situation is the opposite of what I thought -

When he eliminated the last set of patterns, fireworks were set off on the screen, and a line of words popped up at the same time -

"Congratulations on passing—"

"I understand—"

When the fireworks burst out on the screen, Chu Moyin slammed his knees suddenly——

"I understand, I understand!"

"Hmm? What do you understand? The reward hasn't even popped up yet, and you already know the recipe just by looking at the picture?" The Cheshire Cat laughed. "That's quite impressive—but unfortunately, I've already dragged you into this deep enough, and I can't ask you for anything more—and I'm embarrassed to ask you for anything else... Otherwise, it would be great to have you develop recipes for the Family."

"Family recipe development?"

Chu Shangli suddenly felt a little heartbeat——

If you ask her if she wants to be a recipe developer for Family, she would definitely say yes.

But now she has something more important to say——

"I understand your glasses. I understand the reason why the people in the slums have always remained peaceful and pose no threat until they are executed or commit suicide..."

"Oh, is that so? It's not a recipe." The Cheshire Cat snapped his fingers. "Tell me about it."

Chu Shangli coughed twice——

"It's simple—just reverse the scenery."

"Oh? I'd like to hear more about it..."

"You were supposed to explain it to me, but now it's the other way around." Chu Shangli smiled bitterly, "But, maybe I suddenly understand my sister's attitude - this really makes me feel very accomplished."

"You haven't said anything yet..."

"The slums' glasses are about viewing their own dilapidated surroundings as a paradise far superior to the present, and viewing the state of the empire as dire. They see the ordinary as luxurious, and the luxurious as shabby. Even if someone discovers the truth, they'll be considered mentally ill."

Chu Shangli paused for a moment and said, "People living in the core circle of the empire have chips implanted in their brains; while those living in the dilapidated areas have their eyes replaced with filters - perhaps their sense of taste has also been changed through some means -"

She took a deep breath. "No wonder—no wonder I've never heard of the word 'slums'. It must be something that only a few people like you, the Cheshire Cat, who know the secret, would call it. The official name in the Empire is the 'Special Welfare Zone'. People in the core area of ​​the Empire can't enter, and they can't leave either. Through a powerful cyber filter, reality is changed. Occasionally, someone will know the truth, and they will either be regarded as a lunatic, or they will put the mirror back on because they can't accept it. Compared to the unbearable reality, the utopia constructed by the filter is more beautiful, more pure, like a fairyland on earth—"