These criminals, they all recognized. They had even dealt with a few of them more than once.
It wasn’t a prank...
His brother had truly been kidnapped.
But it wasn’t a conspiracy either...
These more than ten heavily armed bandits were actually subdued by Little Tree alone.
Who exactly kidnapped whom?
The situation was too absurd, and each SWAT officer didn’t know what had happened.
They remained vigilant until finally, one by one, they pointed their guns at the heads of the already surrendered robbers... only then did they truly accept the reality.
Wen Xishu shrugged:
"Brother, don’t worry, I’m fine."
Wen Chaohua said:
"Come, follow me to the corner, I have something to tell you."
Wen Xishu had actually already completed the task.
He even received this prompt.
[You have successfully overcome the most challenging ordeal you’ve subjectively experienced in universe 045. You will have sixty minutes of free exploration. After sixty minutes, you will return to the lounge.]
This task was very easy, and Wen Xishu had no choice, because even if he deliberately pursued difficult things...
From the perspective of this world’s ability system, it was truly not difficult.
Wen Chaohua quickly led Wen Xishu to the corner of the abandoned factory.
He looked at Wen Xishu with a peculiar gaze and said something that surprised Wen Xishu:
"You’re not Little Tree... are you?"
Wen Xishu was indeed a bit surprised:
"You... No, I am Little Tree, brother, why are you saying this?"
"Because that’s not how we address each other. Little Tree also said he longed to adventure in worlds full of the supernatural. He often played horror puzzle games. He was convinced that one day, something strange would happen to him." Wen Chaohua said.
Wen Xishu couldn’t help but find it amusing.
"Brother, isn’t this obviously nonsense? Do you really believe that?"
Wen Chaohua decisively responded:
"Some things are absurd, but if he said them, I would believe them."
At this moment, Wen Xishu of 046, and Wen Chaohua of 045, locked gazes.
In that instant, Wen Xishu suddenly had some memories in his mind.
"Brother, do you believe I will one day create a miracle?"
"Of course, I believe it."
"And if I say that global spiritual energy will revive, anomalies will descend, and I will awaken a cheat power, would you believe that too?"
"Others might not believe it, but I would. That’s my advantage. You’d better protect me."
"Damn, brother, you really believe it?"
"Yeah, after all, if you say it, I’ll seriously consider its feasibility. A brother believing in his sibling, that’s an advantage."
This memory flashed by.
Wen Xishu suddenly paused.
It turns out this world truly has such brothers.
Those who clearly believe in science, in materialism, but when some ghostly words come out of your mouth, no matter how absurd or childish, even if they contradict what he holds true, he will still choose to believe them.
"Little Tree... will he ever come back?" Wen Chaohua’s gaze at Wen Xishu’s look of surprise made him even more certain of his guess.
Looking at such a gaze, Wen Xishu didn’t know if the fool inside him started to overflow with emotions... He felt a bit choked.
He pulled away from that ease of a dimensional reduction attack, and he suddenly remembered the essence of this game... was to eliminate "us."
Indeed, the easier his own task was, the more difficult the task of the other self became.
This was a cruel game beyond comparison.
Looking at Wen Chaohua’s concerned and anxious eyes, Wen Xishu suddenly couldn’t bring himself to tell Wen Chaohua the answer.
...
...
Universe.
When 001 finally came before the Wise, all the mechanical life around the Wise became vigilant.
Only the Wise appeared quite composed.
The Wise’s appearance was very special, a giant crystal ball.
Among countless mechanical life forms, a crystal ball like something out of a magical world looked quite strange.
The Wise spoke:
"Disarm, he is not an enemy. If he were an enemy, you would already be dead. He’s covered in wounds, merely seeking an answer."
Wen Xishu was slightly moved:
"You know I’m coming? You know who I am?"
The crystal ball emitted countless rays, cutting the surrounding space and forming a special area.
"You and I are not from the same world, we exist in different times and spaces. But perhaps, the difficult questions you cannot solve in your world, in my world, may be answerable."
Wen Xishu was a bit surprised:
"How do you know we exist in different times and spaces? Just because I’m flesh and blood?"
The crystal ball-like Wise flickered again.
It gave this response:
"Among the twelve gods of machinery, I am the one used to probe time, my code name is Pisces."
"Your time should be limited, if you found me, you must have questions to ask."