Once, I wanted to be a good person

Fang Ze had planned to return it to her in a few days, but now, during this special period, he could just borrow it!

So, the remaining question was which ability "Darkness" had replaced in Fang Ze.

Fang Ze currently had seven abilities, which were Credit World, Verbal Contract, Unfair Trade, Currency Exploitation, Compulsory Taxation, Personal Deprivation, and Faith Trade.

Among these seven abilities, "Credit World" was the main ability and was also recognized by the World Origin as a noble ability, which couldn't be stopped.

Moreover, "Verbal Contract" and "Personal Deprivation" were controlling several key subordinates, so they couldn't be stopped either!

"Unfair Trade," "Currency Exploitation," and "Faith Trade" were the cornerstones of Fang Ze's plans, so they also couldn't be stopped!

After calculating, only "Compulsory Taxation" was left as an ability he could temporarily vacate an ability slot for!

Therefore, Fang Ze didn't hesitate to use "Faith Trade" + "Unfair Trade" + "Currency Exploitation" to sell his "Compulsory Taxation" and directly integrate the "Darkness" ability into his body!

Accompanying the replacement of the perfect ability, at that moment, Fang Ze clearly felt his seven abilities seemed to start being slightly out of sync.

Fortunately, Miaomiao was not yet a Fuser, and her "Darkness" ability had not been recognized by the World Origin; otherwise, coordinating the abilities would have probably been even more difficult for Fang Ze!

Controlling the boiling Power of Laws within his body, Fang Ze closed his eyes and tried to communicate with the World Origin. Although it was a bit more obscure than before, it was still manageable. It seemed that not using an ability suggested by the World Origin did not mean losing the blessing of the World Origin.

Next, Fang Ze tested the "Darkness" ability in the Late-Night Investigation Room.

Perhaps because he had borrowed it many times with "Credit World," Fang Ze managed it very smoothly, as if it were an extension of his arm!

Having made thorough preparations, Fang Ze finally felt confident about the next day's investigation!

With that thought, he checked his gains for the day.

It was a consumable Extraordinary Artifact.

Called "Mermaid Fruit."

Though called fruit, it actually resembled snack chips shaped like little fish.

Its effect was that after eating it, one would grow a fish tail, turn into a mermaid, and could breathe freely underwater.

The downside was...no matter the gender of the consumer, they would turn into a female mermaid.

For women, there was no problem; they could experience the sensation of a Different Race and potentially add a bit of fun to some activities.

But for men... aside from those who wanted to give their brothers a thrill, hardly anyone would probably want to eat it…

Casually throwing the "Mermaid Fruit" into the Devil's Exchange, Fang Ze closed his eyes and deeply fell asleep.....

...

The next day.

Fang Ze was awakened by a soft touch.

He opened his bleary eyes and looked up.

And discovered that several maids, dressed in gauzy fabric, were leaning close to him, all smiles as if they wished for an early morning tussle…

Fang Ze once again despised the decadent lives of the nobility and promptly got out of bed.

Dressed tenderly by the maids, Fang Ze changed his clothes, washed up, and went to the restroom...

Then he came downstairs and indulged in a lavish meal he would normally not even dare to dream of.

If it wasn't for the realization that he couldn't leave the villa, honestly, Fang Ze would have nearly forgotten he was under house arrest!

Is this imprisonment? This is more like paradise!

Fang Ze suddenly understood why Jiang Cheng never feared capture. This kind of life during captivity is something 99% of people could not enjoy in their entire lifetimes, past or present!

Just that table full of sumptuous dishes probably had the Flower God next door drooling!

After eating, people from the Special Service Department came to the villa and began leading Fang Ze to the Governing Hall for questioning.

According to their introduction, after hearing about Fang Ze's case, the Senior Judgment Chief of the Noble Court in the Eastern Administrative Region rushed over overnight to conduct the investigation himself.

The Special Service Department, the Administrative Region Council, the State Council, and several other departments had all sent top officials to observe.

This affair had indeed become the most significant event in the Eastern Administrative Region in nearly a decade!

It was said that if not for the details being unconfirmed and other pressing matters, the Great Chief Justice of the Noble Court, and even the Great Chairperson of the Federation would have personally come for the inquiry.

But still, the video footage of this inquiry would be sent to them for their review.

Hearing about these high-profile figures from the Special Service Department, Fang Ze kept a poker face with an expression of utter calmness, but internally, he was quite taken aback.

Indeed, becoming a new noble wasn't easy. With so many prominent figures rushing to participate, if it was just to join the excitement or to contribute to the Federation, Fang Ze wouldn't believe it!

He suspected most were likely there to catch any crucial clues, to see if they could get a share of the pie, or even become the next new noble!

Thinking of this, Fang Ze again felt fortunate for his decision last night to pretend to be a descendant of the Si Family.

His only worry now was: hopefully, his disguise would be successful!

And as Fang Ze fretted over this, he was led by the personnel from the Special Service Department to one of the highest-level conference rooms in the Governing Hall.

The configuration of the entire conference room had been adjusted early on.

In the middle, a large space was set with only three sets of tables and chairs, arranged in a "品" shape.

The other tables and chairs had all been moved to the outer perimeter of the room, closely arranged in a circle with a gap, perfectly enclosing the three sets of tables and chairs in the middle.