Hearing what Zhou Bai had said, everyone else looked at him as if they were looking at an idiot.
Christina, equally puzzled, said, "Zhou Bai, you could have just asked straightforwardly. Giving such a lousy excuse seems idiotic."
"Hmph," Zhou Bai thought to himself, "you simply don't understand. Having used 'Special Abilities' for so long, and after sharing so many meals with brother Zheng Wentian, you still haven't grasped the hidden rules of 'Special Abilities'? It provides justifications based on the other party's existing thoughts and surroundings, and helps them concoct a reason for themselves, something that seems sensible to them."
"If I just ask them outright, the reason they come up with would be too random and uncontrollable."
"So, I have to provide them with a reason, no matter how absurd or preposterous it may be. As long as they believe it, I can control the situation more easily, allowing me to fleece them over the long term with less effort."
