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“I want to find out her true identity,” Fan Xiao said. “Once I know her identity, my intelligence work will make great progress, and maybe I can figure out her purpose. Do you have a way?”

"Yes, but I can't say for sure whether it will succeed."

Fan Xiaoxiao said, "For some reason, Cinderella pays a lot of attention to certain characters in her works, including me."

“Yesterday she extended an olive branch to me, wanting to invite me to join her. I can try to approach her and see if I can get more information out of her.”

"However... I haven't done much disguising or acting, so whether I can succeed is unknown."

"Cinderella is paying attention to certain characters?"

Fan Xiao suddenly remembered something and quickly said, "Think back, are these the people...?"

He introduced all the fan-created characters he had investigated that corresponded to the players.

After listening, Fan Xiaoxiao affirmed, "The four I've met all match the characteristics you described."

"Hmm, it seems she's definitely focused on the characters who correspond to outsiders." Fan Xiao nodded. "I just don't know what's so special about these characters... The only special thing is that they have a connection to us outsiders, and... killing us grants them freedom..."

After thinking about it, he still couldn't be sure what Cinderella was interested in.

This aspect also needs to be thoroughly investigated.

Fan Xiao immediately made a decision: "We have to try to get close to Cinderella."

"However, being a spy is not easy; it's extremely dangerous. Once exposed, it might invite this guy's crazy retaliation."

"Whether or not to do this is up to you to decide."

Upon hearing this, Fan Xiaoxiao pondered for a moment before finally replying, "Cinderella is a ticking time bomb. I won't feel at ease until I figure out her purpose."

"If her goal is really related to destroying the world, I think the goal of resurrecting my sister will not be achieved if I don't stop her."

"so……"

Her tone became more resolute: "This matter must be done. Leave it to me."

"Have you thought it through?" Fan Xiao asked to confirm.

“I am the most suitable,” Fan Xiaoxiao nodded. “With the blessing of luck, my chances of success are very high. Even if I am exposed, as long as ‘fate’ is still in a passive state, it will not be an easy thing for her to kill me.”

"Okay, let's leave it at that for now."

Fan Xiao said, "I will handle the matter of adding a side story to your work."

"What are your demands? Besides reviving Gu Hange and stripping her of her abilities, what else do you want to change?"

"Change……"

These words plunged Fan Xiaoxiao into memories.

Sitting in her wheelchair, she looked somewhat dazed.

After a short while, she came to her senses and recited a string of names to Fan Xiao.

She lost more than just Gu Hange.

Many of her friends either died because of her or at the hands of superpowered criminals while trying to uphold justice.

"That's all we have... Can we do it?" Fan Xiaoxiao asked Fan Xiao.

“The rules for adding settings to the work are still unclear, and it’s hard to say whether it will work,” Fan Xiao said. “I will try it with Gu Hange first. If it works, then I will release a second side story to bring everyone back to life.”

"Then...leave it to you."

Fan Xiaoxiao's voice was filled with complex emotions.

There was mourning, fear, and anticipation.

The two then discussed the details of the collaboration in more detail—the plan, contact information, and so on.

After all the details were finalized, Fan Xiao suddenly asked, "By the way, what was the first superpower you awakened using 'Destiny'?"

"Awakening...superpowers using destiny?"

Fan Xiaoxiao was taken aback by the question, then asked in return, "What do you mean? You mean 'Destiny' can help me awaken other superpowers?"

"Oh, I was just guessing."

Fan Xiao said, "Isn't 'destiny' supposed to be able to interfere with the future? The possibilities of the future are infinite."

"In other words, as long as the probability of a person awakening a second or third superpower is not zero, 'Destiny' can make it a reality."

"I was just thinking, have you secretly awakened dozens or even hundreds of superpowers for yourself?"

This remark elicited a strange expression from Fan Xiaoxiao, as if she were looking at an idiot.

She gave a slightly speechless look and said, "Do you think that's possible? If I had that kind of invincible power, what couldn't I do? Why would I need to come to the real world to ask you for help?"

“Just guessing,” Fan Xiao grinned. “Take it or leave it. Oh, right, there’s one more thing.”

His gaze fell on Fan Xiaoxiao's wheelchair—more specifically, on Fan Xiaoxiao's long, slender legs, which were hidden by her lace dress.

"Your leg is really badly injured, isn't it?"

"Does anyone actually enjoy sitting in a wheelchair?" Fan Xiaoxiao asked doubtfully. "You've seen my work; you should know it's the result of misfortune. A series of accidents piled up, resulting in more than just simple physical injuries. Otherwise, I could have recovered by sheer luck. Why do you doubt this?"

"It's not a doubt."

Fan Xiao said, "What I want to say is that I have the ability to interfere with flesh and blood, and I have a very high level of control over flesh and blood. Let me diagnose you and see if I can help you recover."

"You have quite a few abilities, and minimizing your presence is one of them, isn't it? It's much harder to notice you than to notice others..."

Fan Xiaoxiao paused here, not delving into the details, but simply asking, "How do you diagnose it?"

“Touch,” Fan Xiao said.

"..."

Fan Xiaoxiao maneuvered her wheelchair back half a meter, looking at Fan Xiao with a suspicious and wary expression.

She looked into Fan Xiao's eyes: "You...you wouldn't..."

"Could it be that he has some improper thoughts about the derivative characters based on himself?"—she didn't ask this question aloud.

But she was sure Van Chau could understand it from her eyes.

Could her prototype have been a psychopath?

It doesn't make sense.

"What kind of look is that?" Fan Xiao said speechlessly, "I just wanted to help, and you misunderstood like this... Tell me, who's the one being improper?"

"You must be being indecent..." Fan Xiaoxiao regained her composure and said, "It only has an effect on flesh and blood, but it can't help me recover... Wait! Are you doubting me?"

She suddenly realized what was happening and asked in great surprise, "You suspect I'm faking it?"

Once she had this idea, she immediately recalled the few times the guy opposite her had reacted inappropriately.

This guy is testing her!

He was even bluffing her!

Rather than expressing anger, Fan Xiaoxiao first revealed her confusion: "You... seem very wary of me? Why?"

She was genuinely a little confused.

Before she arrived, she had already confirmed with her luck that Fan Xiao possessed more than one ability, and his overall strength was greater than hers.

Why should someone stronger than her be wary of her?

……

Ultimately, Fan Xiaoxiao's doubts remained unresolved.

She was brushed off by Fan Xiao with the excuse that he "only wanted to help with the treatment out of good intentions".

When pressed further, this guy acted as if he didn't appreciate her kindness and blamed her for being petty.

Fan Xiaoxiao has come to understand the difference between the original and the derivative works.

Fan Xiao was more shameless than her, and she was more principled than Fan Xiao.

Perhaps my prototype was an overly cautious person... Fan Xiaoxiao thought to herself, without delving into the matter further.

After parting ways with Fan Xiao, she used her electric wheelchair to leave the riverside park.

Fan Xiao then returned to the internet cafe where he had previously conducted his research.

This is also the meeting point that the players agreed upon.

Neither the Xia Li Squad nor the Feng Siman Squad have returned yet.

He took this time to do some research online about the name "Cinderella".

Chapter 709 Magic Girl

"Cinderella... she's not even Cinderella?"

Fan Xiao searched for information about Cinderella through various channels, but just as Fan Xiaoxiao had said before, she couldn't find any useful information.

In his hometown, which is the G08 node 010 partition, Cinderella is the name of Cinderella in the fairy tale, and it can be said to be a widely known character.

Surprisingly, there isn't a single character in this instance with that name!

Even a single real person with this name cannot be found through search.

No such person can be found.

This situation is very rare.

Even if the name "Cinderella" is less common than "Alice," it shouldn't be so unpopular.

Given the total population of this world, it would be quite strange if this name didn't exist.

There must be a demon in the abnormal situation!

Fan Xiao thought for a moment, registered a chat software account, and then searched for some public anime and manga fan groups to join.

After posting the polka dot image, he started a topic and gradually guided the participants to focus on the name "Cinderella".

His investigation took almost two hours to complete.

The result is that not only is there no information about "Cinderella" online, but even a large group of seasoned otaku living in this world deny the existence of this character.

It's not in the information online.

It's not in human memory either.

"It seems that all relevant intelligence, whether in paper, electronic, or biological form, has been hidden, much like my Void Wind. It's a classic case of 'protesting too much.' Judging from this, the name Cinderella is very likely the real name of the culprit."

"However, such a direct and crude method of concealment is practically shouting to everyone that there's a ghost here... Is it that the concealment ability itself can't achieve precise intervention? Or is Cinderella herself just this carefree personality?"

Fan Xiao had several guesses in his mind.

Next, he tried using his "world travel ability" to perform a reverse search and find the corresponding characters from the works.

As a result... quite a few were found.

Or rather, a whole bunch of them were found.

There are even nearly 20 works whose worldview theme is "the work invading reality".

He examined each work in detail, but found nothing of value.

He wasn't too surprised by this, since the investigation logic here was far too simple.

A real-world intrusion crisis occurred, and then the player just happened to find crucial information in a work with the theme of intrusion into reality... It was all too "smooth".

He wouldn't dare trust information obtained by considering the difficulty of the instance in reverse; it might contain a lot of misleading information.

He still insists on his original idea—that deeper information about the work's infiltration crisis should be hidden in the so-called "true mythology."

To pinpoint which version of the "true myth" it is, we might need to start by investigating Cinderella's identity information.

"None of the remaining eight players, including myself, have the talent or psychic ability to see through the hidden information, so we won't be able to find Cinderella's works and identity."

"In this regard... we can only hope that Fan Xiaoxiao's espionage work will yield results."

"Perhaps I can find the answer by making a wish?"

Fan Xiao thought of what he had accumulated before entering the dungeon—20 days of luck and 7 days of bad luck.

Subconsciously, he used "quantum immortality" to estimate the amount of luck needed to obtain Cinderella's true identity.

The answer is... one month.