On my second playthrough, they were full of malice towards me.

In the dream, Jiu You, who actually "fighted violence with violence," ended up lying on the ground and being knocked down by Sishutia, suffering a complete and crushing defeat.

How can he believe it now that he's already been completely discredited!

So Liao Ji brought Long Niang to the small dark room for a meeting. Besides preparing Jiu You mentally, the second reason was to emphasize that she should never confront Styutia head-on. He wanted to tell Long Niang to stop being so impulsive and to realize that if she faced Styutia, she would only be defeated.

"Then what should we do about the ash?" Before anyone knew it, the Dragon Girl had moved from opposite Liao Ji to his side, slowly shuffling over.

After Liao Ji's words, she realized that she couldn't even beat Styutia. The dragon girl completely lost her empress demeanor and became more like a little woman, pitifully clutching Liao Ji's clothes, her eyes filled with tension and trepidation, especially regarding the horns on her head.

Anyone who didn't know better would think it was some mistress afraid the wife would come knocking on her door.

Uh

They seem about the same?

Pooh!

Mistresses and wives—such vulgar and worldly terms are hardly worthy of them.

They're clearly wings!

wing!

Liao Ji took the opportunity to pull Long Niang into his arms, just to comfort her, not because he suddenly realized that Jiu You's display of such a weak and delicate womanly demeanor was really too appealing to his taste.

"Don't be afraid of Jiu You. When dealing with yandere coughs and Tia, being too forceful is actually counterproductive; being softer might be more effective! So we need to change our previous plan. If Tia really comes knocking, then we'll do this and that, then that and that, and finally..."

"Have you memorized everything?"

"Yes, yes, Jiuyou understands!" The dragon girl nodded very seriously.

"Alright, then you familiarize yourself with the procedures first. I'll try to find more information about Styutia so we can be more confident!"

"Go for it, Lord Ash!"

Seeing Jiu You, who had shed her cold demeanor and was now exuding the charm of a wife seeing her husband off, Liao Ji couldn't resist and hugged Long Niang's neck again before leaving.

"Ash Ash Big? Ughhhhh."

After giving Jiu You a hard kiss, Liao Ji was about to leave when, unexpectedly, Long Niang grabbed his neck and wouldn't let him go.

With a flushed face and disheveled clothes, Jiu You stared at Liao Ji with eyes that seemed to be brimming with tears. Her lips, which were still warm from their kiss, seemed to linger with unrequited love.

"Lord Ash, once Tia arrives, we can no longer..."

"So take advantage of this moment... mmm... ugh."

Chapter 161 Of course it's you!

"Master doesn't look well. Is it because you're not comfortable using me?" Number 86, feeling useless and guilty for not being able to give Master a pleasant experience, asked with a disappointed look.

After emerging from Jiuyou's dark room, Liao Ji removed the Dream Terminal, and Number 86 reverted to its original form.

Hearing the maid's first words, with her familiar manner of speaking and serious tone, Liao Ji was now 100% certain that this time it was definitely the real deal.

He now wants to obtain information about Styutia, and as the dark-skinned elf said before, the best way is through Dream.

However, before that...

Liao Ji must first clarify many doubts and eliminate hidden dangers.

The first issue concerns the maid's "Dream Terminal" being "hacked" and "tampered with".

"86, how are you feeling right now?"

"Master, I feel great. Wait, something's not right. There seems to be some unfamiliar data from the outside world in my body," Number Eighty-Six said in surprise, touching his lower abdomen in confusion. "Could it be that Master has infused something into my dream?"

Liao Ji: "."

Well, if everyone really revealed their true feelings, the maids might actually be considered kind. Liao Ji, who had just come out of the dark room, felt this deeply at the moment.

Based on the maid's answer, Liao Ji also opened 86's panel. The status bar and everything else were normal, except for one thing that was different.

Liao Ji quickly discovered that his level 86 had actually reached level 40.

He remembered this very clearly because he had agreed to "start anew" in the second playthrough. So, apart from the nun and the dragon girl, Liao Ji treated the remaining three contractors who were still at the "danger" level equally. He did not feed all the Turbid Calamity Crystals to one person. Whether it was Irene, 86, or A Xue, Liao Ji raised them all to the same level of 35.

So now level 86 is very noticeable. These five levels that were added out of nowhere must be the "unfamiliar data" that 86 mentioned, right?

Liao Ji wasn't particularly happy about this. Although the extra five levels would save him a lot of money in terms of the calculated Turbid Calamity Crystals, he was more concerned about the source and purpose of this abnormal data.

After thinking for a moment, Liao Ji quickly asked again, "86, during the time I entered the 'Dreamscape,' were you still able to retain consciousness?"

“Yes, if Master needs it, I can activate the monitoring mode to assist from the side, but this will increase the consumption of energy and shorten the duration of ‘Dream’,” Number Eighty-Six explained earnestly.

"So you didn't retain any consciousness during that dream just now?"

"Yes, I used the automatic mode with longer standby time," Number Eighty-Six said guiltily, his heart skipping a beat, afraid that his little scheme of wanting to last longer and be more durable in front of his master would be discovered.

Liao Ji looked helpless. So that's where the problem lay. Essentially, the maid had turned off the energy-intensive "firewall" in order to extend her usage time.

Afterwards, Liao Ji told the maid about part of his experience in the dream, focusing on the dream within a dream and the 85 who replaced the maid, no, it should be said that it was "Sky Armor".

"Does Master mean that a hacker has broken into my terminal?" 86 asked in disbelief and shock.

"My processing chip is a copy of 'Zero.' With external technology, even in 'automatic mode,' it should be able to detect any intrusion! But why...? It was precisely because 86 was extremely confident in its abilities that it activated automatic mode, and now, because of 86's arrogance, it almost put its master in danger. Besides deep regret, 86 also muttered angrily to itself."

Seeing the maid's confusion and shock, Liao Ji reminded her, "But what if the other party is also from the same origin as you?"

"Same origin? Does Master mean that the hacker, like 86, is a copy of 'Zero'?" Number 86 exclaimed, as if struck by lightning.

"If it were any other 'sister,' they could indeed sneak in when 86 isn't looking," Number 86 reluctantly admitted after analyzing the situation.

After receiving the maid's affirmative answer, Liao Ji nodded, now even more certain about the identity of "Sky Armor".

Having learned his lesson from the enemy, Liao Ji immediately instructed the maid as a precaution:

"86, unless I specifically change it, all your future Dream Terminals will run in surveillance mode. That way, even your 'sisters' shouldn't be able to hack them easily, right?"

"Command received. 'Super Monitoring Mode' has been successfully set as the default startup option for the Dream Terminal."

"Rest assured, Master, unless 'Zero' takes action personally, those sisters will have absolutely no chance of getting any closer to you under my 'Super Surveillance Mode'!" Although Number 86 was inwardly wailing about her shrinking size, the thought of other wicked sisters trying to use her to get close to Master immediately ignited her fighting spirit, and Number 86, filled with a competitive drive, declared.

Later, Liao Ji asked the maid more detailed questions about the Dream Terminal, such as whether it could be used again today. The answer was yes. Some products like the Turbid Touch, which consume a lot of resources, such as the Dragon Girl's Crimson Lotus Wings, can only be used once a day, but the maid's Dream Terminal can be used many times a day.

After eliminating the hidden dangers on the Dream Terminal side, Liao Ji released the Touch of Turbidity on the maid again. The familiar silver-gray semi-circular terminal reappeared. Liao Ji took a deep breath, put it on again, and dived into the "Dream".

His vision immediately went black, and a feeling of sinking enveloped him. But as the saying goes, familiarity breeds contempt, and this time Liao Ji quickly adapted.

When he opened his eyes again, the sky around him had darkened, the city hall was engulfed in flames, and he was in his bedroom. There was a large hole in the doorway directly in front of him, and in the firelight, there was Sciutia, who was grinning and approaching him, holding a giant scythe.

However, unlike before, this time all the footage seemed to have been paused.

"On alert. Master, can you hear me?"

The maid's voice echoed in his mind, this time in a shorter version, with the interjections and mood placed first, usually used in serious situations. This was what Liao Ji had taught the maid.

"Yes, I can hear you."

"I breathed a sigh of relief. Please rest assured, Master, I am monitoring the dream at all times. There are no abnormalities at the moment. Furthermore, as you instructed, I have preserved your previous dream for you to edit and use."

"Thanks for your hard work."

Liao Ji then walked to the side of Styutia, who had been put on "pause," and analyzed Styutia's movements and every word she said by constantly rewinding and slowing down the playback.

Soon, Liao Ji caught the nun's sarcastic words to Jiu You, who had been defeated and beaten, from the end of the dream. He hadn't heard them before because of the distance, but now, through the replay, he could hear them.

Styutia: "And then, I'm going to do all those things with Lord Ash in those videos you sent me, wearing your horns, okay?"

The most intriguing line, of course, is, "Go ahead and do it with your horns on."

Pooh!

It's the phrase "the images sent to me"!

found it!

This is the link that kept me in the dark all along!

but

Wait a minute.

Video/Image!?

Liao Ji suddenly felt a chill run down his spine, and just then, perhaps because Liao Ji was investigating Styutia, the maid's voice rang in Liao Ji's mind again.

"To share your burdens. Master, if you wish to obtain more information about the goddess, I believe it would be better for you to directly enter the goddess's dream."

"Enter Tia's dream?"

"Nod. That's right. Based on key information, Dream can not only calculate the future, but also recreate the past. You can enter the dream of any character in Dream to obtain more information about them."

that

Liao Ji gritted his teeth, thinking that since it had already happened, he might as well take a look at what Styutia had gone through back then, so that he could deal with it better in the future.

So, as he nodded to the maid, guided by 86, his vision blurred again, and he continued to sink, using the keyword "sent image" to enter Styutia's dream.

When the surrounding scenery became clear again, it was no longer the city hall of the sealed city, but the underground confessional of the cathedral. Liao Ji could see Sciutia bathed in holy light, praying devoutly.

Everything seems normal at the moment?

As the dream unfolded, a message quickly appeared above the nun's head, causing Liao Ji, who had a god-like perspective, to immediately feel anxious. This must be the place!

Then, Styutia opened the magic crystal ball with a joyful and expectant expression.

And the next scene

"Lord Ashes... or maybe we should just forget it. I'm afraid of Specti!"

"Jiuyou, you didn't deliberately bring up Tissutia at this time, did you? Do you think it's exciting?"

"No, it wasn't me. No, it was me."

"What do you mean? If you keep being so stubborn, I'm going to stop."

Listening to the familiar voices in the video.

Liao Ji from God's perspective.

Liao Ji: "."

Unfortunately, Liao Ji's silence at this moment could not stop the sounds in the video.