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Tang San said, "He should be searching the area near the third floor."

Over the next few days, the boy found an area on the third floor wall with a texture different from the other areas. After prying it open along the seams of the texture with the tip of his knife, he found a shallow groove inside, in which was a metal plate that matched the shape of the groove at the top of the stone pillar.

He took out the metal sheet, checked its thickness and curvature, tested it on the top of the column to make sure it could fit smoothly into the groove, and then placed it on the top of the column.

After the metal sheet was embedded, a continuous vibration came from the third floor, and then the brightness of the light in the entire space changed slightly, as if a new light source was being activated from the depths.

He walked up the steps to confirm that the stability of the passage was not affected, and then retreated along the way he came.

Jin Chen read the letter seven days later.

Chapter 392 Fifth Floor

He sat on the stone bench and opened the letter: "He said he found the metal piece and put it into the groove at the top of the pillar on the third floor."

After the metal sheet was embedded, the brightness of the light in the space was slightly enhanced, as if a new light source was being activated.

He didn't see any other obvious changes, but he could sense that the internal structure of the space was becoming more stable.

Ling Feng said, "He has now installed four components, and the stability of the entire space is gradually improving."

Qian Renxue said, "Once all the components are installed, this space should enter a completely different state."

Chen Yuan said, "He is gradually getting closer to that state."

Tang San said, "Then he still needs to find the remaining components."

Ling Feng said, "He will."

Once he has found all the components, the stone chamber will reveal its true form.

That night, the boy reread the notebook under the lamp, separating the passages that had already been verified from those that were awaiting verification.

He confirmed that the four components that have been found and installed so far all have corresponding descriptions in the notes. The notes mention that the number of remaining components is not large, but their locations may be more hidden.

He closed his notebook and stood by the window for a while.

A breeze seeped in through the cracks in the window, carrying the coolness of the night. He stood by the window for a while in the darkness, then walked back to the table, turned off the light, and sat in the dark for a moment, as if to confirm that he was indeed ready. Then he stood up, walked back to the bed, and lay down.

The next morning, he would enter that space again.

He would stay there longer, carefully inspecting every possible gap until he found the remaining components.

He closed his eyes. The night outside the window was deepening. The wind blew through the window cracks, stirring the edges of the letter paper on the table, which was already covered with writing.

He knew that new discoveries awaited him tomorrow.

The paths are not yet complete, but each step makes the way ahead clearer.

He turned to the side and closed his eyes again in the night.

The wind seeped in through the cracks in the window and then dispersed.

Moonlight filtered through the edges of the clouds, spreading a pale silvery-white layer across the coastline.

Night is slowly creeping into the depths of Sea Breeze City.

The things being installed are gradually settling in at their own pace, like pieces of a puzzle being inserted one by one into the correct positions until the whole picture becomes clear.

The boy turned over in the darkness, and the wind seeped in through the cracks in the window.

Tomorrow, he will continue walking the remaining paths.

Those paths are still there.

The letter from Haifeng City arrived three days later.

That morning, the fog was very thick, and the branches and leaves of the old locust tree in the yard were covered with a layer of fine water droplets. When Jin Chen opened the letter, the edges of the letter paper were softened by the fog.

He sat on the stone bench and carefully unfolded the letter: "He said that he found a dusty secret compartment on the fourth floor yesterday. It was located on the fourth floor near the west corner of the wall. The compartment was not large, and inside was an irregularly shaped dark stone slab with slight wear marks on the edges."

After removing the stone fragment, he discovered a shallow groove at the bottom of the hidden compartment. The shape of the groove matched the wear marks on the edge of the stone fragment, suggesting it had been repeatedly removed and placed in the compartment.

Ling Feng said, "That stone slab should also be part of the component, and the fact that it was taken out and put in quite frequently suggests that it was probably used for frequent adjustments."

Qian Renxue said, "If it is indeed frequently accessed, then it is probably a key rather than a fixed structural component."

Jin Chen continued, "He searched the fourth floor carefully but did not find a groove that directly corresponds to the stone piece. However, he noticed that the glowing patterns on the edge of the fifth floor staircase entrance experienced a very brief change in brightness when the stone piece approached."

He didn't place the stone flake directly near the light pattern; he simply observed the change and planned to gradually confirm its specific function in future explorations.

Tang San said, "If the stone fragment can cause a change in the brightness of the light pattern when it is close to it, then it may indeed be related to the core structure of the fifth layer."

Chen Yuan stood in the corner of the courtyard, the fog had cleared: "Then he should be trying to determine the specific function of that stone slab now."

If it can cause changes in light patterns, then its function may not be merely that of a simple component, but rather some kind of control device.

Ling Feng said, "He's already heading in that direction."

Qian Renxue said, "As long as he can confirm the interaction pattern between the stone fragments and the light patterns, he can determine whether it is related to the core structure of the fifth layer."

Tang San said, "That will take time."

He is currently in the initial observation phase.

Lin Mu stood under the eaves, the branch in his hand already put away. He looked at the clouds slowly moving outside the courtyard gate without saying a word, but his gaze lingered on the direction of the clouds for a while.

Over the next two days, the boy repeatedly approached the entrance to the fifth floor staircase with the stone fragment.

He noticed that each time the stone piece approached the light pattern, the brightness of the light pattern would change briefly, always in the same direction. The brightness would increase slightly at first, and then drop back to its original level.

The changes are small, but they happen every time, and the direction is always the same.

On his fifth observation, he placed the stone slab on the ground directly below the light pattern. The brightness of the light pattern changed even more dramatically, increasing more significantly than before. Then, it did not fall back and remained at that slightly higher position.

He didn't move the stone, letting it remain in that position for a while to confirm that the brightness hadn't decreased again. Then he picked up the stone, and the brightness of the light patterns returned to its original level.

He stood in front of the light pattern for a while, confirming that the brightness of the light pattern did indeed change as the stone fragment approached and moved away.

On the fourth day, he wrote a letter to the Martial Soul Capital, describing the discovery in detail.

Jin Chen received the letter four days later.

He placed the letter on the stone table: "He said that when the stone slab is close to the light pattern, the brightness of the light pattern will change briefly."

If you place the stone slab directly below the light pattern, the change in brightness will be more noticeable and will not drop back, but will remain at a higher level.

After the stone fragment is removed, the brightness will return to its original level.

Ling Feng said, "That stone slab is indeed a control device."

It can change the state of the light pattern.

Qian Renxue said, "If the brightness of the light pattern can be adjusted by the stone slab, then it may not only be lighting, but also some kind of indicator."

Chen Yuan said, "If it can change the state of the light pattern, then it may be used to unlock the entrance to the next level."

Tang San said, "Then he should be trying to confirm whether the interaction between the stone fragment and the light pattern is directional."

Jin Chen said, "He is gradually establishing an interaction model between them."

Chapter 393 Activation Process

Over the next few days, the boy began to systematically test the interaction between the stone fragments and the light patterns.

He placed the stone slab directly below the light pattern, recorded the time and magnitude of the brightness changes, and then moved the slab to observe whether the brightness would change accordingly.

He discovered that the position of the stone slab directly affects the change in brightness; the closer the stone slab is to the light pattern, the more obvious the change in brightness; the farther away it is, the smaller the change, or even none at all.

He also discovered that the longer the stone slab remained under the light pattern, the longer the brightness lasted, as if it was remembering the state of the stone slab in its own way.

On the seventh day, he wrote a second letter to the Martial Soul Capital, attaching his observations from the past few days and a diagram.

Jin Chen received the letter five days later in the evening.

He sat on the stone bench and read the letter in the twilight: "He said he had confirmed the interaction between the stone flake and the light pattern. The closer the stone flake was to the light pattern, the more obvious the change in brightness; the longer it stayed, the longer the brightness was maintained."

He also discovered that after the stone slab remained beneath the light patterns for a period of time, its brightness would stabilize at a fixed level and no longer change, as if it had reached a state of equilibrium.

Ling Feng said, "That means there is a continuous connection between the stone slab and the light pattern."

As long as the stone slab remains there, the light patterns will maintain their corresponding state.

Qian Renxue said, "If the interaction between the light pattern and the stone piece is continuous, then the stone piece may need to stay under the light pattern for a long enough time for the light pattern to enter a fixed state."

Chen Yuan said, "Then his next step might be to try to keep the stone piece under the light pattern for a longer time to see if the light pattern will enter a new state, such as the brightness continuing to increase, or the frequency changing."

Tang San said, "That might be the real activation process."

Jin Chen said, "He should already be considering this direction."

Lin Mu arrived the next morning.

He didn't take the branch; instead, he walked to the porch, stood still, and reached out to extend the leaf.

After the leaf lit up, he began to experiment with changing its brightness as it moved. He walked a few steps in the yard and controlled the change in brightness very evenly, maintaining a rhythm of rising and falling as it moved, controlling it with ease.

He stopped and retrieved the leaf: "Today I tried a new method to synchronize the changes in brightness and movement. It worked more smoothly than I expected, as if they had formed a certain rhythm and no longer interfered with each other."

Ling Feng said, "That means you've found a way to coordinate them."

Lin Mu thought for a moment and said, "Then I'll try again this afternoon and see if I can maintain the same rhythm at a faster movement speed."

On the fifteenth day, the boy placed the stone slab directly under the light pattern and kept it there for a longer time than before.

When the stone was placed there, after an initial brief change in brightness, the light patterns entered a stable period that remained unchanged for about twenty breaths.

Then the edges of the light pattern began to slowly expand outward, covering a wider area than before, and the brightness remained at a higher level.

He didn't move the stone tablet. After the light pattern stabilized, he walked down the stairs for a distance to confirm that the coverage area of ​​the light pattern had indeed expanded. Then he returned to the light pattern and took the stone tablet away.

The brightness of the light pattern returned to its original level, and the area it covered also returned to its original width, as if the light pattern automatically reverted to its original state after the stone slab left.

He confirmed that the expansion of the light pattern was temporary and would not last, then walked back up the steps.

Jin Chen received the letter six days later.

He placed the letter on the stone table: “He said that he had placed the stone slab under the light pattern for a long enough time that the edge of the light pattern expanded outwards, becoming wider and brighter than before.”

He confirmed the expanded area, walked down the stairs a short distance, and verified that the light patterns had indeed covered a deeper area. Then he picked up the stone shard, and the light patterns returned to their original state.

Ling Feng said, "The fact that the stone slab can temporarily expand the coverage of the light patterns means that it can indeed be used to open up certain areas covered by the light patterns."

Qian Renxue said, "If the area covered by the light patterns is a sign of an entrance to a deeper place, then the stone slab may be used to temporarily widen the entrance."