Chapter 680: Quiet Afternoon |
Evans left the laboratory. The brightness inside the lab did not change; it was still pitch black.
“Why did you come out? Are the problems inside that serious?”
Caroline asked with some surprise.
It hadn’t expected that he would encounter something he couldn’t handle.
“No, there’s no problem… I’ll take care of the rest. Can you take Caroline and leave this place?”
Evans looked into the other’s eyes and asked.
“I can. Then I’ll leave it to you.”
Caroline replied in a very lighthearted tone.
It didn’t ask how he planned to handle the problems here, because some information simply couldn’t be spoken aloud. Since he wanted it to leave, it would just leave.
He didn’t walk fast because he needed to give Caroline some time to evacuate.
The last laboratory node looked perfectly normal. The brightness seemed ordinary too, just normal lighting.
Evans went straight into the laboratory. The lab door closed automatically, the lights went out, and the surroundings plunged into darkness.
But soon, Evans realized that this place wasn’t just a space without light; it was a space with absolutely no information exchange.
In this place, he couldn’t even feel his own body. Other than thinking, he could do nothing at all.
And he seemed to be losing the ability to think. The only reason he could still think now was that he had just entered this place and hadn’t adapted to the environment yet.
Evans immediately used his Special Ability: Blend into the Environment.
This was the solution to this abnormal incident: do nothing.
After using the Special Ability, the information exchange between him and this area completely vanished.
Caroline would also leave the research facility.
The entire research facility would no longer have any individuals capable of independent action, nor would there be any information exchange.
The anomalous phenomena that caused all this would come to obtain what it needed.
How do you handle something completely unknown?
Just let it achieve its goal.
No matter what the other party’s goal was, the moment contact was made, a weakness would appear.
As soon as the other party tried to initiate information exchange with this research facility, his memories would make contact with it, and someone was hiding deep in his memories.
So it was all over. He just needed to stay here and wait for the research facility to return to normal.
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[Simulation Ended]
[Remaining Simulation Attempts: 7]
[Obtained random items from this incident x7]
[Obtained Title: The Amnesiac]
Lin Ye got up from the bed in the Shelter. He grabbed the Lizard lying on his head and stroked its soft belly.
The texture was somewhat peculiar.
The Lizard wrapped around his hand but made no sound.
Lin Ye took the Lizard and got off the bed to check the loot. This time, the loot consisted of seven white cards.
[Information Collection Card]
[Use this card to obtain one piece of information related to yourself.]
[Note: Please use this card at an appropriate time; otherwise, you might get some irrelevant information.]
‘Not bad.’
Lin Ye put away the cards and opened the system interface to check the new title.
[The Amnesiac]
[Even losing all your memories won’t affect you too much.]
[Note: Memories are important, but to you, there are things even more important.]
Lin Ye closed the system interface. This simulation task felt a bit boring to him, especially the fact that he never even encountered an enemy in the end.
‘Maybe I should research a technique to prevent memory loss.’
Lin Ye glanced at the clock. The simulation task hadn’t taken too long; it was just about time for lunch.
“Let’s go. Today I’ll take you all to eat something good.”
Lin Ye grabbed the little dog that was running around nearby and took all his pets to the Rest Area.
Waking up on the soft, large bed, Lin Ye pushed Little Black off him and greeted Xiao Bai, who was standing by the bed.
“You’re awake. Is there anywhere you’d like to go today?”
Xiao Bai stood by the bed looking at Lin Ye, as if she had been standing there on standby the whole time.
“Let’s eat first. I want to have a hearty meal today. After lunch, I want to find a quiet place to rest.”
Lin Ye got up from the bed and said to Xiao Bai.
“The restaurant is already booked. Would you like to go to the library, or find a secluded place?”
Xiao Bai’s ocular aperture flickered as she replied with a smile.
Xiao Bai’s aperture flickered as she replied with a smile.
Every time he recalled the feeling in that darkness earlier, Lin Ye found his surroundings noisy, even the sound of his own heartbeat was jarring.
Everywhere here was the ‘noise’ produced by information exchange.
“Okay.”
Xiao Bai quickly arranged Lin Ye’s schedule for him.
Lin Ye went to the bathroom to shower and then changed into the floral shirt Xiao Bai had prepared for him.
Xiao Bai drove them to the restaurant. The food was already prepared. Little Black let out happy cries. Thanks to all those Alienation knowledge, it had been looking a bit thinner lately.
Lin Ye ate the delicious food. The entire restaurant was empty except for them; there were no other guests, and even the staff had left the restaurant.
This made Lin Ye’s irritable mood much lighter. Xiao Bai poured him a glass of cola with ice. Her movements looked very fluid, with a unique elegance.
“Thanks, I appreciate it.”
Lin Ye ate the perfectly cooked roasted meat. He didn’t dislike cooking, but given the choice, he preferred eating delicious food made by others.
“You’re welcome. Feel free to tell me anything you need. I hope you can get some good rest.”
A serving cart moved to the table. Xiao Bai kicked Little Black, who was yapping at her feet, and replaced Lin Ye’s dishes with new ones.
“Actually, there is a question I want to ask you, but it’s not really about this place.”
Lin Ye tested the waters.
“Then, could you please wait a moment? I can answer your question in a quiet place.”
Xiao Bai calmly kicked Little Black away as it came close again.
“Okay.”
Lin Ye ate for a while longer. When he realized that Xiao Bai would keep bringing new dishes unless he told her to stop, he stopped eating.
The pets were already full. The Lizard had consumed food hundreds of times its own body size. After eating, its body size didn’t change at all, and its belly was still just as soft.
Xiao Bai drove them to the entrance of a church on the outskirts of the city. But she didn’t lead them inside the church; instead, she took them around it and into the courtyard behind the church.
The courtyard was filled with colorful flowers of all different kinds. A soft fragrance drifted through the air. The flowers swayed gently in the breeze, looking extremely vibrant.