"But in the end, the Human Cave Village at that time had already changed from the Nineteen District to the Human Cave Village."
"It seems clear that the Immortal in the Human Cave Village couldn’t expand his business to Tokyo before he died."
"This also shows that Morioka detached from reality starting from Node 02. Since he’s no longer in reality, naturally he doesn’t need to bear the consequences."
"Then in Node 01, Morioka needs to pay the price. However, that price is not borne by Morioka himself but by someone who...does not exist."
"Is this person the little boy in front of me?"
This was Wen Xishu’s conjecture.
The reason the little boy does not exist could be...that the absolutely happy version of Morioka feels some guilt towards the little boy.
Because the price of absorbing others’ misfortune may very well be borne by the little boy.
And the Morioka in the Human Cave must be absolutely happy.
So to prevent the Morioka in the Human Cave from having negative emotions...the story of the Human Cave version directly erased the little boy.
In other words——
The reason Morioka often talks to himself is actually that in reality, he frequently conversed with the little boy. But in the Human Cave, those conversations turned into self-talk.
What gave Wen Xishu a headache was that everything he had was a conjecture, without any evidence.
"Did you lose your memory?"
The little boy nodded.
"Since I can remember, I’ve been accompanied by the Human Cave. I don’t remember who I am...but I remember one thing, to not let others enter the Human Cave, although I... all I can do is to dissuade them."
Wen Xishu said:
"It seems I can only use my own way...to understand all this."
The invitation had already appeared in Wen Xishu’s hand.
The little boy thought Wen Xishu was going to leave, and like an NPC, he repeated:
"Big brother, please don’t come in again, okay?"
Wen Xishu did not answer this question, only saying:
"Wait for me here, I’ll be back soon."
The painful world, the eerie Human Cave, the withdrawal of misfortune...
These things provided no clues to Wen Xishu, but considering earlier experiences, everything was related to the qualified ones.
And the existence of the Human Cave and pain currency was likely related to two super qualified individuals.
Wen Xishu had a premonition that the existence he was facing this time might possess a sequence rarer than the Evil Land Divine Kingdom.
...
...
Desire Tower, Rest Area.
Wen Xishu walked towards the Celestial Essence District. Since this area was a fusion zone, Wen Xishu received no task hints.
There were even no layer hints, he had no idea which floor of the Desire Tower he would go to.
The number of people in the rest area was visibly decreasing as the Grand Devouring was about to end.
Wen Xishu couldn’t be bothered with these elitists, he only wanted to see if there were any big shots in the Celestial Essence District who could provide some intelligence about the Desire Tower.
Although the other areas of the rest area were rather deserted, the Celestial Essence District was quite lively.
Wen Xishu arrived at the Celestial Essence District, and seeing the dense crowd, he immediately realized one thing.
Could it be such a coincidence? Again?
The last time he saw so many people in the Celestial Essence District was because of Wenren Mirror.
It can be said that every time Wenren Mirror appeared, it always drew a crowd.
He truly had the kind of face that felt like a reward just by looking at it more.
This time was no exception.
Seeing Wenren Mirror in the Celestial Essence District didn’t surprise Wen Xishu.
After the Grand Devouring began, Wenren Mirror had been busy dealing with various vortices with Xun Hui.
After the Grand Devouring was about to end and it was confirmed that it would end—
Xun Hui went to the Slaughter Tower, and Wenren Mirror started climbing the Desire Tower.
The number of white vortices they eliminated was second only to Albert and Evelyn.
So at this moment, seeing Wenren Mirror actually meant that—the Grand Devouring was truly ending.
Wenren Mirror was also quite surprised to see Wen Xishu here.
He quickly dispersed the crowd around him, making everyone clear a path for Wen Xishu.
Once again, Wen Xishu became the focus of the crowd.
Actually, he had always been the focus. Without a doubt, after the Grand Devouring, Wen Xishu’s fame would likely be on par with that of the Bunker legends.
But every time, Wen Xishu had a feeling...as long as he stood next to Wenren Mirror, the attention he received felt like it was handed down from Wenren Mirror.
It was like a superstar on a stage handing the microphone to an audience member, and naturally, everyone’s attention shifted to that audience member.
Standing with Wenren Mirror, Wen Xishu indeed felt like a mere foil to the superstar.
Wenren Mirror smiled and said:
"Looks like you’ve made good progress?"
Wenren Mirror then addressed the surrounding crowd:
"Sorry everyone, as much as I’d like to continue answering your questions, my junior is here, and I need to help him."
Wen Xishu indeed saw jealousy in some people’s eyes.
No matter whether it was men or women, they all had a look of bitter resentment when gazing at Wen Xishu.
Wen Xishu couldn’t help but sigh, this is the charm of a male Enchanting Demon.
Being able to meet Wenren Mirror in the Desire Tower was naturally a good thing. Wen Xishu originally thought he could definitely get valuable intelligence from Wenren Mirror this time.
But he never expected...what Wenren Mirror provided this time wasn’t just intelligence.
"Not exactly smooth... but I have a chance to solve the problem from the source. I’m going to head to Hujiang. Senior, do you know any information about Hujiang, Nineteen District, and Twenty District?"
Wenren Mirror was taken aback. He suspected he had heard wrong.
"Where did you say?"
"Hujiang, senior, with your capabilities, you must have been to that freakish place more than once, right?" Wen Xishu said.