Collapse, I am actually in the villain camp

"The same is true for the Ruler of Herrscher. The first puppet born is like the trunk of a tree, and the other puppets are the branches that branch out from it.

"Of course, this is just a metaphor that's easier to understand. The actual situation is much more complicated than this."

Kiana listened to Li Wen's explanation and roughly understood the situation. "In other words, as long as we can find this first puppet, we can obtain far more information than the other puppets?"

"Yes." Li Wen nodded, confirming the other party's statement, "If this is really the first puppet, then by comparing it with other individuals, we may be able to obtain key information on the birth mechanism, propagation law, and even the principle of ability of the Herrscher.

"So, no matter what, we must obtain this first piece of the puzzle."

After listening to Li Wen's explanation, Kiana fully realized the importance of this mission, so her face gradually became serious.

Seeing Kiana's serious expression, Li Wen chuckled. "Don't be so nervous. Even if it's the first puppet, its strength can't be that strong. After all, the characteristics of the Herrscher of Domination mean that their power is definitely not as strong as a single Herrscher."

"What's more, you possess three Herrscher cores within your body. If the Herrscher of Domination dared to appear before you, you would likely defeat him in an instant.

"You just need to be careful not to destroy its core, that's all."

Kiana thought about it and her originally tense body gradually relaxed.

"The only thing we need to worry about now is whether the first puppet is still here," Li Wen whispered, glancing around. "If it falls into the hands of the World Serpent first, it might be a bit troublesome."

After obtaining the information about the Ruler of Rule, as the current person in charge of "Destiny" in this mission, he also tried to contact his "good ally" and wanted to cooperate.

However, the Gray Snake rejected this, saying that the Ruler of Rule would not cause any problems and that both parties should just be responsible for their respective areas.

Li Wen was a little confused about what the "World Snake" was thinking, but he still agreed.

After all, it was impossible for him to force the "World Serpent" to obey his orders.

"World Snake..." Kiana thought carefully for a moment before saying, "If we don't find any trace of the puppet here, I can contact Mei."

Mei is now a member of the World Snake team, so she should have access to this information.

"If that's the case, I'm afraid I'll really trouble you." Li Wen sighed softly, "But I still hope everything goes well."

As he spoke, he operated the communicator in his hand and sent the map of the university to Kiana.

"According to the information I've found, there are two places where the professor might appear." He pointed to the mark on the map, "One is his office, and the other is his dormitory.

"I'll go check out the dormitory. I'll trouble you with the office."

"Yeah." Kiana had no objection to this.

So, the two of them separated and headed to two different locations.

Li Wen, who was already familiar with the map, walked briskly and soon arrived at the teacher dormitory of the university.

Because the investigation information showed that the medical professor was already heavily in debt, Li Wen didn't think he would have the money to live anywhere else.

Li Wen easily avoided others and successfully arrived at the other party's residence.

Boom, boom, boom——

He knocked on the door gently, then listened carefully to the movements inside to decide whether he needed to take some more violent measures.

However, the entire room was still silent, and nothing happened.

"Aren't you in the dormitory?"

Li Wen thought so, then gently turned the handle, but found that the other party's door was not locked at all.

His eyes flashed, and without hesitation, he stepped in.

Closing the door gently, he looked around the dormitory carefully.

The dormitory was in a mess, as if the owner had never tidied it up.

He ignored the bedroom and quickly checked the balcony and bathroom. After not finding the other person, he began to look at the bedroom.

There seemed to be nothing else of note in the entire room except a desk.

He casually flipped through the books scattered on the table and found that they were all normal books about medicine.

After not finding anything unusual in these books, he turned his attention to the computer with the black screen.

I reached out and pressed the power button, but the computer chassis didn't respond at all.

"Broken?" Li Wen pressed the screen twice in succession, but there was still no response.

He thought for a moment, then took a few steps back and turned on the incandescent lamp above his head.

However, the light bulb above his head did not respond at all.

"Sure enough..." He sighed, "It's not that the computer is broken, but the professor can no longer pay the electricity bill, causing a power outage here."

If you think about it this way, the other party is most likely in the office. After all, the water and electricity there are supplied by the school, so there is no possibility of power outage.

So he took a step and left the room.

Chapter 110: The Origin of the Ruler of Rule

After leaving the room and arriving at the dormitory gate, he asked the dormitory manager just in case, "Hello, may I ask, have you seen Professor Lewis Hagen?"

"Him..." Upon hearing the name of Lewis Hagen, the dorm manager suddenly showed an understanding expression. "You are here to collect debts too, right? He is out. Basically, except for coming back to sleep at night, he rarely stays in the dormitory. Maybe you can find him in the office."

"I see..." He nodded slightly, "Thank you for your answer."

It seems this professor really isn't having a good time. I just mentioned his name, and he was immediately treated as a debt collector...

However, he also got useful information.

The other party will most likely stay in the office.

In other words, Kiana might be able to meet the other person there.

Thinking of this, he also walked towards Hoyes's office.

……

After separating from Li Wen, Kiana easily found Hoyes's office by following the map.

The office door was locked tightly. Seeing that there was no one around, Kiana went straight to the window and looked inside carefully.

Because the lighting was not very good and the lights in the office were not turned on, the room seemed a little dark at the moment. Relying on some light coming in from the window, Kiana was able to roughly see the situation.

There was no one in the house.

Although the other party was not there, considering that she had the task of investigation in addition to the arrest, Kiana thought about it for a while and made a decision in her heart.

Seeing that there was no one around, she directly used her power to teleport herself into the house.

After a quick glance around, Kiana quickly fixed her gaze on the large desk.

She quickly stepped forward and began to scan the information above.

"Class schedule... Overdue loan collection notice... Electricity bill collection notice..."

After quietly reading out the information on several lists, Kiana looked at them carefully and came to a conclusion.

"It looks like he's having some financial troubles."

He casually placed a few lists on the table and continued to look through the other items on it.

Soon, a notebook in the corner of the desk caught her attention.

She reached out and took the notebook, gently blew away some dust on it, and then opened it.

"This is... a diary?"

Kiana's mind suddenly moved.

She didn't expect that Professor Hoyes actually had the habit of keeping a diary.

So, through this diary, can I find out what changes have taken place in the other party recently, and understand how the other party became the host of the Ruler of Domination?

With this thought in mind, Kiana continued reading.

"May 5th, sunny... The month is already halfway over, and there's still no response..."

"May 5th... Alas, the article was rejected again. Damn, why don't they understand the importance of this research..."

"Alas... my manuscript has been rejected by seven medical journals... Well, it seems that this is the end of it. No one understands this groundbreaking topic..."

The records at the beginning of the diary are normal, recording the distress of Professor Hoyes.

The other party seemed to be researching a medical topic. Since no one was optimistic about this topic, he chose to invest on his own, intending to rely on his own achievements to attract other people to invest.

But the effect was much worse than he had imagined. Not only did his research fail to bring in any new investment, but it also left him deeply in debt.

The collection notes on the desk contrast with the records in the diary.

"It seems that this professor has accumulated a lot of negative emotions..."

After making a judgment in her heart, Kiana continued to flip through the pages quickly.

Compared to these normal trivialities, she was more concerned about the time point when the other party became the Ruler of the Rule.

Only by comparing what happened before and after that time point could she understand how the other party became the host of the Ruler of Domination.

"...Last night, I dreamed of a theater..."

Soon, another line of text came into her sight, causing her to freeze instantly.

coming!

She was cheered up and continued reading.

"...The theater was huge, like a Gothic building, reminding me of the Victorian architecture in the movies. But, there was no one inside, as if it had been built just for me..."

"...But I vaguely heard a voice saying that I belong here, everyone belongs here. Everyone?..."

"...Yes, yes, one person's voice is small, one person's voice is weak, we need more companions, more voices..."

"...Wait, what am I writing? Sigh, maybe I've been under too much pressure lately..."

Theater? Is it the Domination Theater that Bronya encountered?

Kiana concentrated and continued turning the pages.

"...I dreamed of that theater again. A pair of hands pushed me to the center of the stage. I sang and danced. People were applauding me. The sound was like two pieces of wood colliding violently..."

"...I think I should see a psychiatrist. It's strange that I'm actually looking forward to dreaming about that theater again..."

From here on, each diary entry no longer recorded the date and weather, and the content gradually became disjointed, more like some records written later.

Kiana took a closer look and found that most of these records were Hoyles' dreams about the theater.

After flipping through a lot of pages, Kiana's expression became serious again.

"...I seem to have slept all day yesterday and have no memory of anything. But when I woke up, there was a wooden me sitting in front of me..."

"It's the same height as me, sits the same way as me, and even looks like me..."

After reading this, facing this strange scene, Kiana's fair arms trembled slightly.

She calmed herself down and continued reading.

"...Ah, I understand. That theater is where I belong. It's waiting for me to go there. This is its gift to me, my real-life stand-in..."

"...Welcome to the Ruler of Herr Sceptre. Someone said this to me in my dream. No, wait, that sounded like my own voice. Was I talking to myself?"

The subsequent records became increasingly vague, and the fragmented words could not be pieced together to form a complete sentence, making it impossible for Kiana to obtain more information.

Kiana frowned after sorting out the information she had just received in her mind. "It seems that this professor had accumulated too much negative emotion, so he dreamed of the Domination Theater. Then, as the dream deepened, he was gradually replaced by a puppet?"

Just as Kiana was thinking hard, a strange laugh coming from outside suddenly caught her attention.

"Who?!"

Kiana shouted softly and immediately rushed out of the office.

Chapter 111: The Desperate Man

Leaping outside the office in an instant, Kiana immediately caught the figure that caught her attention.

It was still the familiar black and gold puppet, and the face of this time's target was Professor Hoyes.

She has seen enough enemies like this during this period of time.

Although she didn't know why the other party laughed so strangely, since the target of the mission had appeared in her eyes, there was naturally no reason for her not to capture the other party.