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I desperately wanted to go back and save people, but I was overwhelmed by the fear in my heart...

The teenager will probably feel lost and try to escape for a while.

Fan Xiao admitted that this was a cowardly act.

However, at this age, he is just an ordinary teenager without any confidence, so we can't expect too much from him.

In short, some of the developments on the Young Fan side can already be predicted, so there's no need to keep such a close eye on them for now.

At this moment, he should return to the training school and start by getting information from Dr. Zhuang and the young woman.

It's rare for the dungeon rules to create such a complete world of memories; he must seize the opportunity to uncover the whole truth.

Whoosh—he hadn't taken more than a few steps when a stone flew towards him from behind.

Fan Xiao tilted his head slightly, dodging the stone that flew straight toward the back of his head.

He then turned around and looked behind him, only to find that young Lu Baizhi had picked up a second stone and was throwing it at him maliciously.

"..."

Fan Xiao dodged again and glanced at the boy Fan standing next to Lu Baizhi.

The young man remained unchanged, just as he had been in the lab. Everyone else showed malice, but the young man showed no abnormality.

After a moment's thought, Fan Xiao quickly retreated, distancing himself from Lu Baizhi.

Once the other person could no longer see him, he stood at a distance and observed them through his superhuman vision. He discovered that Lu Baizhi had thrown away the stone in her hand, returned to normal, and resumed chatting with the young Fan.

"This is bad... When did it start? The moment I accessed the player's storage space to steal the fantasy substance?"

A thoughtful expression appeared on Fan Xiao's face.

Lu Baizhi's attack on him was both unexpected and expected.

In this world of memories, he is an "outsider," and it is normal for him to be attacked by the local natives; this is part of the crisis in the instance.

Let alone Lu Baizhi, even if Lu Xining encountered him, she would give him a few slaps.

They might even stab him with a knife.

However, crises don't just appear out of nowhere; they have corresponding triggering conditions.

Fan Xiao thought that the matter of mobilizing players' storage space was over.

In hindsight, he had been making assumptions.

Or perhaps... the crisis had already begun the moment he entered this world of memories.

However, by adhering to their current identity and refraining from using the power of other players, they can appropriately slow down the escalation of the crisis.

"A world formed from memories of guilt... This level is probably testing whether the player can reconcile with their past self; the game hints also provide this kind of reminder."

"And reconciliation... shouldn't be without time limits. Players will face increasingly severe crises. Even if they can buy time by adhering to their current identity, if they can't get over that mental hurdle, they will most likely be targeted by the entire world's malice."

"At the same time, adhering to one's current identity will likely trigger a crisis within the instance, though it's unclear how this crisis will manifest..."

Fan Xiao quickly processed his thoughts and updated his existing guesses.

Since the malicious crisis from the world of memories is unstoppable, there is no need to continue to cower in fear.

Of course, when using the power of players, one should not go too far.

Otherwise, there is a very high probability that the final crisis of this memory world will arrive—that is, Dr. Zhuang will come and deal with him in advance.

"Using the power of players to resist the malice of the world while forcibly making up for past guilt and regrets, and achieving true spiritual sublimation through false remedies... perhaps this is the correct way to pass this level."

Fan Xiao immediately thought of many things.

In a fictional world, saving those you couldn't save in the past can be an opportunity for someone to confront, accept, and transcend their guilty past.

Of course, whether or not one can achieve spiritual transcendence depends on their individual level of understanding.

This challenge can be as difficult as climbing to the heavens, or as easy as eating and drinking.

With this in mind, Fan Xiao separated his own flesh and blood to create a clone.

The clone quietly hid around the young man, continuing to observe the situation.

Meanwhile, his true form headed towards the training school.

Along the way, any ordinary person who saw him attacked him until he was out of their sight, at which point they stopped.

Fan Xiao dared not move too fast, nor did he dare to easily activate the teleportation item to travel.

The act of using psychic energy just now should have increased the severity of the crisis.

In order to buy enough time to investigate intelligence, he had to avoid using force as much as possible.

Only after everything has come to light can he lift the chessboard.

……

On the third day, Dr. Zhuang returned with a batch of new equipment.

The chaos was quelled immediately.

Those who came to the school to cause trouble, whether parents or officials, all had their memories altered and were sent back to where they came from.

A major event that could have spread throughout the country and had a far-reaching impact was forcibly suppressed in less than a day.

In the principal's office.

A young man with his hair parted in the middle approached Dr. Zhuang and said apologetically, "I'm sorry, teacher, it was our negligence."

"No, this accident has nothing to do with you."

Dr. Zhuang spoke in a very gentle and approachable tone: "Solar flare activity, solar storm, the training school was targeted by the storm, all the instruments were burned... After I left, the memories of the tampered person suddenly returned... All of this combined has gone beyond the realm of coincidence."

He shook his head slightly: "We're being targeted, and it's quite obvious. It seems... someone doesn't want me to take one of those limited high-level positions."

"But..." the middle-parted youth asked, puzzled, "Teacher, we haven't provided the organization with many psychics so far, and our candidate ranking is quite low. Why are we being targeted?"

“We are not being targeted by other competitors. The resistance probably comes from the existing top management of One Wing. Perhaps some of them already have a problem with me.”

Dr. Zhuang smiled and said, "Those at the very top have the authority to formulate and decide on organizational policies."

“I have long ago expressed my rejection of ‘pain stimulation experiments’ and my support for ‘cultivation experiments’; I have already taken sides.”

“The higher-ups who are opposed to me don’t want me to meet the performance targets and stand out from the candidates, so they naturally try to sabotage me.”

He reminded them, "We're probably going to be busy from now on, so remember to keep a close eye on the instruments."

"The enemy didn't directly destroy the training school or kill everyone here, probably because they were worried that taking such a direct action would expose their identities and invite our retaliation."

"Finding the other side will probably be very difficult, so this time, we'll probably have to fight a long and protracted battle."

"I understand."

The young man with the middle parting nodded and then said, "By the way, teacher, that abnormal person 'Ye Wenhao' has escaped from the training school. I've decided to take some people to kill him in three days."

"Well, I'll have to wait at least a week before I can kill him. Of course, depending on his behavior, the time to deal with him might come sooner."

Dr. Zhuang nodded slightly, then turned his gaze toward the closed door and said in a gentle tone, "You've been eavesdropping for so long, it's time to come out."

Fan Xiao: "..."

Fan Xiao wasn't fooled, and he knew that Dr. Zhuang probably didn't mean to trick him.

He separated flesh and blood in advance to form tiny eyes and ears, which he placed in an inconspicuous corner of the principal's office.

The person standing outside the door at this moment is the young girl, Gu Hange... He also planted flesh and blood in Gu Hange's body, monitoring her every move.

Gu Hange did not lay a hand on him like other ordinary people would.

This young woman... most likely didn't discover his methods.

Once he disappears from sight, other ordinary people will immediately lose their hostility towards him and stop attacking him—their ability to locate enemies is very much in line with the level of "ordinary people".

Based on this, it can be inferred that Gu Hange, being an ordinary person, would naturally not be able to discover his surveillance methods.

As for Dr. Zhuang... Fan Xiao wasn't quite sure if this guy had discovered him.

He came here with the attitude of "fortune favors the bold".

Anyway, the summoning time for the little angel has already cooled down. If something goes wrong, we can just brute force it.

The intelligence he's now investigating is so compelling that it's worth it for him to act recklessly.

"Dr. Zhuang's subordinate said he would come to deal with me in three days, while Dr. Zhuang himself would have to wait until a week later..."

"Just as I guessed, the rules of the instance mark the danger level of everyone in the memory world. Until the corresponding time, powerful people will not come to target me."

Fan Xiao's guess was confirmed.

It was based on this speculation that he was unsure whether Dr. Zhuang had actually discovered him.

This guy might not have noticed, or he might have noticed but ignored it and continued to act out his own role.

and……

"A teenager... perhaps he's also a high-level threat? Is that why he ignored me when I acted strangely before?"

Fan Xiao recalled the "abnormalities" that had occurred to young Fan before.

Even Lu Baizhi threw stones at him, but the young Fan didn't react at all, which made people wonder if he was like Dr. Zhuang, judged as a high threat by the dungeon rules and it wasn't time for him to make his appearance yet.

Fan Xiao kept this in mind.

At this time, the door opened.

Gu Hange walked in.

The gentle expression on her face vanished, replaced by a gloomy look. She stared intently at Dr. Zhuang, her gaze oppressive, as if she wanted to kill him.

Dr. Zhuang didn't pay any attention and waved for his subordinates to leave the room first.

"I already know about the human experiments at the second campus!" Gu Hange suddenly said in a cold voice.

"It's normal that the matter has escalated to such a large extent and spread to the third campus."

Dr. Zhuang said, "You must have overheard quite a few of my conversations these past few days, right? I actually discovered you were following me a long time ago, but I didn't do anything about it because..."

He paused, then smiled warmly and said, "I've been keeping an eye on you ever since you entered the training school and started behaving strangely."

"Your social environment here is very stable and peaceful. I also investigated your past. Apart from your slightly complicated family background, your upbringing can be described as very warm and comfortable..."

"So logically speaking, you shouldn't have that kind of... well, radical, cruel personality."

“Radical? Cruel?” Gu Hange said coldly, “Do you have the right to say such things?”

"I know what you're trying to say. I've killed so many people, I'm far more cruel than you, how dare I condemn you... right?"

Dr. Zhuang smiled and said, "I didn't mean to condemn you. I was just stating the facts. I suppose you didn't come here to denounce my misdeeds either."

"After hearing what I just said, you should understand that the existence of the second campus was not my original intention; the third campus is what I'm pursuing."

"Look, you're still doing just fine, aren't you? What I pursue won't cause endless sins and suffering."

"The paradox is that I have to commit sins to meet my performance targets in order to get what I want."

"Then why don't you use your own children, or your relatives and friends, as guinea pigs?" Gu Hange's expression remained unchanged.

“I do not possess these things. I am not saying this as an excuse, but simply to state my purpose.”

Dr. Zhuang's expression remained gentle: "As you can probably guess, we are not simple people; we possess supernatural powers that ordinary people do not have."

Why do you believe that a powerful and mysterious being must not be hypocritical, must not do evil, must do good... must conform to your understanding of moral standards? Why?

"My purpose may be noble, but the means to achieve it may be cruel. I will not feel guilty because I... well, I probably don't have the high level of morality that you think I have."

Gu Hange: "..."

Dr. Zhuang's lips curled up: "You can see me as a purely bad person, just like you see yourself."

“I’m not like you,” Gu Hange retorted.

"Perhaps, but arguing about it is pointless."

Dr. Zhuang didn't refute it, but got back to the main point: "I said these things just to tell you that I admire you."

"I value a person's thoughts and intelligence more than their psychic abilities."

"Even if you are not favored by the concept and do not awaken your psionic power, you can still gain abilities through the evolution game... Oh, right, you don't know this yet, I can explain it to you."

After saying that, he actually explained the concepts of psionic power, players, and evolutionary games.

They even revealed all the experimental projects being conducted at the second and third campuses.