Chen Mo stood on a pedestrian bridge overlooking a busy intersection.
Cars moved like streams of light beneath him.
He opened the system interface again.
The Influence Map had changed dramatically.
More nodes were glowing across the city.
Suppliers.
Warehouses.
Logistics software.
Distribution routes.
All connected.
Total Emotion Points: 1,420
System Evolution Progress: 72%
The network was expanding faster than expected.
Golden Leaf Tea's arrival had accelerated everything.
Strategic Insight displayed a new forecast.
If Chen Mo increased influence over two additional distribution centers…
He could indirectly affect over 60% of Hangzhou's beverage supply chain.
Chen Mo considered the possibility carefully.
That level of control would change the entire market.
But large moves created large reactions.
And reactions meant emotions.
Which meant evolution.
His daily quota refreshed again.
¥800,000 available.
Chen Mo closed the interface for now.
The game was only beginning.
Behind him, the lights of Hangzhou shimmered under the night sky.
Somewhere in the city, Zhang Rui was still searching for answers.
Golden Leaf Tea believed they were expanding successfully.
And dozens of other shop owners were struggling to adapt.
None of them realized one thing.
The market wasn't chaotic.
It was controlled.
Quietly.
Carefully.
By a single invisible hand.
Chen Mo's.