I created the Anomaly Control Bureau

Chapter 869, Section 864: Utilizing Information
Marx returned to reality, but Cao Yan's words still lingered in his ears.

Her warnings were actually alright; he had anticipated them long ago. He just had no idea how to figure out where he could absolutely not go.

Cao Yan's reminder greatly helped him in his subsequent exploration.

Most importantly, his last words revealed something interesting to this immortal queen: she had come to this conclusion through her own perceptions—that she must have known her quite well.

But this also made Mar and Eng feel a bit puzzled.

What kind of person was he in the past?

Not only did he once team up with the notorious villain Magician, but he also knew the Undead King and was suspected of being a follower of the gods and participating in a secret meeting...

If these things happened to the same person, his life would be quite extraordinary.

However, there are also many doubts, such as how these events were ordered, since they don't seem to have happened to the same person at all, and what exactly is the relationship between the Control Bureau and him.
Only time will tell.

Fortunately, this timeframe is within three months.

Although there are still many doubts, they will gradually become clear as he continues to explore.

Moreover, if given the chance, he would like to talk to Cao Yan from his memories a few more times. Although communicating with her would consume a lot of the drug's effects, it would be much slower than the speed of the Divine Eye.

It's worth it to exchange a little bit of medicinal efficacy for useful information.

After all, in the past, Cao Yan was one of the few people he could get information from by asking questions like this.

Most people with unusual abilities might not have the composure to talk to him. They might become emotional or insidiously provide him with false information after realizing that they do not actually exist.

In fact, Ma En wasn't initially so confident that Cao Yan would cooperate so readily.

To be precise, he actually believed that the immortal king he knew wasn't so petty, after all, in their interactions, Cao Yan often showed an attitude of not caring about anything.

This is not hard to understand. As an immortal who has reincarnated countless times, she must have a broader perspective than someone with a short lifespan like him, and she wouldn't care too much about things that are particularly important to them.

Given Cao Yan's original personality, she shouldn't have gotten too agitated after figuring out the situation.

But there's a problem here.

That is, the Cao Yan of the past may not be the Cao Yan of the present. After all, the Shenxiao of the past does not look like the Shenxiao he is familiar with now. The same applies to Seran and other gods.

So at first, Ma En only tentatively tried to explain the situation to her.

But her reaction confirmed Marx's conjecture—Cao Yan's personality had hardly changed.

There's a reason he thinks that way. This immortal king once said that she has forgotten much of the important knowledge and power of the past, and she loses some memories with each reincarnation.

Therefore, she is likely already quite used to the loss of memories, and the gap is unlikely to cause a drastic change in her personality, because her current personality is the result of countless years of time and the continuous loss of memories.

So it's very likely that she is still the same Cao Yan.

Her reaction perfectly matched Marne's expectations.

If Shenyan is the key to the future, then Cao Yan is the secret shortcut for Ma En to explore the past, and a shortcut he is likely to take again.

Although he could only randomly enter memories to avoid the Divine Eye, there were still many chances he would encounter her, after all, Cao Yan seemed to have been a rather powerful figure in the past. And if he wanted to obtain more information next time, he needed to prepare in advance.

As for how to do it, it's very simple...

That means discussing this matter with Cao Yan now.

Man believed that the immortal king, who was now retired, would offer him assistance. Past interactions had shown her to be a "quite" helpful person, and he could also provide some help within his capabilities if she needed anything, thus completing the negotiation in the form of a deal.

However, he did not intend to personally return to the sanatorium to speak with Cao Yan.

Although he had already returned safely, Marne was not going to take any unnecessary risks and could not return to Victor's sanatorium in person, so he took a very reasonable approach.

Marn found a Level 0 employee and asked Serie to modify his mental state so that he could go to Victor Sanatorium to find Cao Yan in his place. He also adopted the information isolation facilities used against D17 to prevent the Unremembered from using him as a transit point to attack him.

If Cao Yan is willing to help him, it will likely be of great help to his exploration of memories, and he may even gain some valuable information that he would otherwise have difficulty finding.

For example, the location of some lost treasures.

Besides Cao Yan, Ma En also had someone else he wanted to talk to.

He stepped out from the top of the City of Freedom, then transformed into an invisible ray of sunlight, rising from the ground and flying towards the specific location given by the Wind God, landing lightly on the target.

Towering trees stand in the primeval jungle, and various nimble rodents hide among the branches and bushes. A giant python, over thirty meters long, slowly moves along the edge of the land and swamp, while a lithe black panther leaps lightly among the trees, closely following this terrifying monster that has dominated the land for hundreds of years.

In terms of both strength and size, the black panther was far inferior to this monster that was almost abnormal.

“You could kill it with a flick of your finger.” Ma En had somehow gotten up and was now standing on a branch next to the black panther.

The black panther stood up and transformed back into a female human.

Li Hongyu shook her hand:
"I've been following it for over two months, and I still haven't figured out how to kill it in the state it was in just now."

"Of course, if I use my full strength, hunting this little thing is like crushing an insect, which you may find hard to understand, but martial arts allows me to attack it from the position of the weak."

"It not only taught me how to explode, but also how to restrain myself."

Marx and Engels looked thoughtful:
But why?

Li Hongyu smiled:

"Because traditional martial arts only use your own body, what you are born with, we martial artists need to learn after birth, such as the very precise control of energy."

"But perhaps that's why we are better at precisely controlling our power than most of you ability users."

"Many martial arts techniques even require almost unbelievable levels of control."

"But you sent that little guy to find me for this reason, didn't you?"

Marx and Engels nodded:

Have you ever heard of Li Liuhuo?

Snapped.