Chapter 93 - 81: The System Actually Reacted to a Stone
Chapter 93: Chapter 81: The System Actually Reacted to a Stone
Fang Xiu sat to the side, watching Yu Boyuan and Nie Tai.
They had quieted down now, thanks to the sedatives.
Fang Xiu inwardly breathed a sigh of relief.
After all, if things had kept going, he might have exposed himself.
He’d managed to bluff his way through this time, but Fang Xiu wasn’t sure he could pull it off again.
"Yes, take the two of them away,"
Ji Shi said to the woman standing nearby.
Yu Boyuan and Nie Tai were then led out of the room.
"Dr. Ji, what’s going on?"
Seeing Ji Shi have the men taken away, Yue Tianrui knew he must have figured something out, so he asked.
"Mm, based on their behavior just now, I can basically confirm that their memories have been tampered with."
Ji Shi nodded slightly.
He then explained to Fang Xiu and Yue Tianrui.
"Tampered with?"
Fang Xiu asked, feigning a slight startle.
In truth, he knew exactly what was happening. But if he heard about memory tampering and showed no curiosity at all,
it would inevitably arouse suspicion.
After all, anyone would be curious about something like that. Even Yue Tianrui had a look of intrigue on his face.
"Yes. This kind of thing has happened before. Some Awakened whose Spiritual Power is far greater than their opponent’s can alter their opponent’s memories at will."
Ji Shi seemed to enjoy the curious expressions on Fang Xiu and Yue Tianrui’s faces and continued, "Altering the memories of a reasonably strong opponent to make them serve you... it’s not unheard of."
"However, these altered memories aren’t real ones. As time passes, the fabricated memories will slowly fade away."
Ji Shi was quite knowledgeable in this area.
"So, can we be certain their memories were tampered with?"
Yue Tianrui asked.
That was all he cared about.
If it could be confirmed, then Fang Xiu’s issue would naturally be resolved.
"Yes, it’s basically certain. It’s not like all of you had your memories altered, right? And we’re talking about two Level 10+ Awakened.
Forget about them—just finding someone in the whole world who could alter the memories of a Level 60+ expert would be nearly impossible.
Besides, altering so many people’s memories, and making all records vanish... for someone to disappear so completely, unless..."
Ji Shi said with a smile.
Hearing this, Yue Tianrui quickly asked, "Unless what?"
Fang Xiu also looked over curiously.
’What could it be?’
"Unless it was the work of Deities, it’s simply impossible!"
Ji Shi said with a laugh.
Hearing this, Fang Xiu froze for a moment.
’Freaking hell, it really was a deity.’
He had directly Sacrificed Lu Yu’Er to the Evil Dragon.
And while it was an Evil Dragon, it could still be considered a type of deity.
Besides, by Sacrificing Lu Yu’Er, Fang Xiu had essentially erased her from this world.
Unless the Evil Dragon brought her back to this world,
Lu Yu’Er would never appear again.
Whether it was the Evil Dragon erasing the memories or the consequence of Fang Xiu’s Sacrifice,
in any case...
"Let’s let this matter rest. I told you, my student wouldn’t have any problems. You all insisted on running this test, and now look what happened,"
Yue Tianrui said.
But Fang Xiu could see that Yue Tianrui seemed to be breathing a sigh of relief.
Fang Xiu was a little puzzled. ’What’s with Yue Tianrui?’
’No matter how I looked at him before, he didn’t seem like a good person. But now he’s getting nervous over my situation?’
’Is he being genuine? Or is it an act?’
’Whatever, it doesn’t matter. University is starting soon anyway. If he wants to do something to me, it’ll have to be during this period. If something’s wrong, he’s bound to slip up soon!’
Fang Xiu thought to himself.
In any case, he had Kajimi to protect him now.
Even though Yue Tianrui was already over Level 60,
Kajimi seemed very confident.
Despite being only a Tier One Succubus.
"Well, since there’s nothing wrong, don’t hold back the rewards. Just give them to Fang Xiu. With his Talent, and with the boost from these rewards, his Cultivation should be even faster. Even for a Sacrificial Master..."
Yue Tianrui trailed off.
But both Fang Xiu and Ji Shi knew what he meant.
The Sacrificial Master was the most disfavored Profession.
Even at SSS Level.
Fang Xiu also knew that if he didn’t have his system, he wouldn’t dare make a Sacrifice so casually.
He would naturally think of this Profession as trash, too.
But things were different now. Fang Xiu had the system.
As long as he had suitable things to Sacrifice,
he could obtain incredibly rich rewards.
’Wait a minute...’
"Rewards? What rewards?"
Fang Xiu suddenly realized.
It seemed some rewards due to him had been withheld!
"The reward the school promised you, and the one I was giving you. But because this matter was so serious, after it was reported, the higher-ups also decided to give you a reward,"
Yue Tianrui explained. "It’s just that this reward required proof that you had nothing to do with this incident."
"I see."
Fang Xiu nodded slightly.
He didn’t really care about having to prove himself.
He had been careless this time. He never knew that after Lu Yu’Er was Sacrificed, everyone’s memories of her would disappear.
Otherwise, they would have only looked for Lu Yu’Er.
They would have gone to the Lu Family.
They wouldn’t have come looking for him at all.
Because it was Lu Yu’Er who tried to kill him, not the other way around.
But with everyone’s memories of Lu Yu’Er gone,
only Fang Xiu, Yu Boyuan, and Nie Tai still remembered her.
Two Awakened with tampered memories entered a school’s Gate World and attacked a student.
Even Yue Tianrui wouldn’t dare to cover up something like that.
After all, it could be related to the schemes of other nations.
Naturally, it had to be reported and investigated.
Only then could Fang Xiu be given his reward.
"Alright, hold on. I’ll go get it now."
Ji Shi nodded slightly.
The situation was now very clear.
No matter who tampered with Yu Boyuan and Nie Tai’s memories,
and no matter who ordered them to do it,
none of it had anything to do with Fang Xiu.
Therefore, the reward could naturally be given to him.
"What is the reward?"
Fang Xiu watched Ji Shi leave, then turned to the principal beside him and asked curiously.
"That... I’m not sure either. But since it’s a reward from the higher-ups, it definitely won’t be bad!"
Yue Tianrui said.
Fang Xiu nodded slightly.
He wasn’t exactly filled with anticipation, though.
After all, any reward he was given couldn’t possibly be as good as what he got from a Sacrifice.
Soon, Ji Shi returned.
In his hands, he held a Treasure Chest.
When Fang Xiu saw the Treasure Chest, he was stunned.
It was identical to the Treasure Chest he had obtained in the Seventh Gate World!
"This... a Treasure Chest?"
Even Yue Tianrui, standing to the side, sounded a little puzzled.
What was going on?
The reward from the higher-ups was a Treasure Chest?
"Yes."
Ji Shi nodded slightly.
Clearly, he wasn’t very surprised by this!
"This Treasure Chest was discovered in a Gate World. It’s Silver Level, which is quite good. As for what’s inside, we don’t know,"
Ji Shi stated directly.
’So it really is a Treasure Chest from a Gate World.’
"But... aren’t Treasure Chests from Gate Worlds supposed to be immovable?"
Fang Xiu asked, curious.
Yuan Heng seemed to have said something like that before.
"Treasure Chests in Gate Worlds can be divided into two types. One type appears naturally and cannot be moved or carried. The other type can be carried and is known as a Lost Treasure Chest."
Yue Tianrui, it seemed, knew a thing or two about this.
He explained it to Fang Xiu.
He just hadn’t expected the higher-ups to give a Treasure Chest as a reward for Fang Xiu’s situation.
’It seems the higher-ups aren’t just rewarding Fang Xiu for this incident. They’re also considering his SSS Level Talent. After all, even if it’s for a Sacrificial Master, it’s still SSS Level. The only SSS Level in the country, perhaps even the only one in the world. The higher-ups must intend to nurture Fang Xiu a bit. Otherwise, they would never reward a Treasure Chest for such a minor matter.’
"Lost Treasure Chest?"
Fang Xiu was taken aback.
’What’s a Lost Treasure Chest? And how do you tell them apart?’
"A so-called Lost Treasure Chest is a chest that was possibly dropped by some ancient Deity. These ones can be taken away,"
Ji Shi explained to Fang Xiu.
Fang Xiu nodded slightly. "Deities?"
"Ahem, well, that’s just a general term. After all, how could there be so many Deities dropping Treasure Chests for no reason? Besides, many of them are just Bronze Level!"
Ji Shi gave an awkward laugh and said, "The truth is, no one knows how they appear. Later, rumors started that they were dropped by Deities, and the name just stuck."
"I see."
Fang Xiu nodded slightly.
’But a Treasure Chest left behind by an ancient Deity...’
Fang Xiu suddenly recalled the Treasure Chest he had received after Sacrificing Little Liu Bei.
’It seemed... that one was also left behind by an ancient Deity. It was just that other Deities had taken it over. So if these are also things from ancient Deities, just useless little Treasure Chests... It seems possible they would just be discarded like this.’
"We don’t know what’s inside this Treasure Chest. Machines can’t scan it. We’ll only know once it’s opened,"
Ji Shi explained. "Do you want to open it now?"
In truth, he was also very eager to know what was inside.
Fang Xiu thought for a moment and asked, "Do I have to open it here?"
"Uh... not necessarily!"
Ji Shi gave an awkward laugh. "It’s mainly because I’m curious too!"
"If you’re worried about opening something good and having us snatch it, just take it home with you,"
Yue Tianrui said, sensing Fang Xiu’s hesitation.
Fang Xiu nodded slightly. "I am a bit worried, but since both the Principal and Dr. Ji have said so, it seems a little inappropriate for me not to open it."
Fang Xiu smiled, then directly opened the Silver Treasure Chest in front of him.
A bright light flashed from within the chest.
After it faded, only a single stone was left behind.
"What... is this thing?"
Yue Tianrui and Ji Shi were both stunned.
This was the first time they’d ever seen a Treasure Chest produce a stone!
But Fang Xiu was even more surprised.
Because his system was reacting to the stone!