Day of Imprisonment

Mo woke up.

Moreover, he didn't continue probing those memories.

Because Luo Xi used a [Lie] on Mo.

It made him believe that those memories he thought he had were just an interesting little story fabricated by Luo Xi.

However, the effective time of [Lie] can only last until twelve noon of a single cycle day.

It's pouring rain outside now, and the time is ten thirty in the morning.

There is only an hour and a half left until twelve o'clock.

"You all know the situation. Is there any way to make Mo temporarily forget those memories, or to cover them up...?" Luo Xi needed to solve this problem before [Lie] expired; otherwise, Mo would be in great danger.

Some things can't be stopped just by not thinking about them.

Especially when it comes to consciousness and thinking, sometimes, the more you guard against it, the more passively you delve into it. It's like an extremely smooth slope. When you're sliding down, no matter what you do, it will only increase the speed of the slide.

External assistance is necessary.

Guo Zening shook his head, and Wu Rui also remained silent.

Neither of them had enough ability or experience to solve this problem, so Luo Xi mainly looked at Lin Qiqi, Qian Pangzi, and Ke Lan.

Among these three, Lin Qiqi was the most senior and had the strongest ability.

Qian Pangzi was well-informed, knew a lot of random things and people, and had a wide network of relationships. Ke Lan had a lively mind and might be able to propose solutions from another perspective.

"I have no way!" Lin Qiqi stated first.

Her meaning was simple: if you want to control a person's behavior, there are many ways. The most direct way is to tie the person up, so they can't go anywhere or do anything.

But wanting to control a person's thoughts is much more difficult.

"Unless..." Lin Qiqi made a neck-cutting gesture.

That meant killing Mo at the beginning of each cycle day.

This way, dying and living, living and dying, being busy with this would leave no time to think wildly and explore memories.

Of course, Lin Qiqi herself knew that her suggestion was purely a joke to make everyone relax a bit. She didn't take it seriously, and neither would anyone else.

"This is almost impossible," Ke Lan also gave his answer.

The reason was the same as Lin Qiqi's: controlling a person's behavior is simple, but controlling what they think or don't think is impossible unless you kill them or make them stupid.

That left Qian Pangzi.

This guy had obviously eaten too much during the challenge before and had been burping constantly, holding his stomach with both hands, looking like a pregnant woman about to give birth.

"This matter is actually not that difficult," Qian Pangzi said something shocking, and one sentence directly attracted the attention of the other people.

"Hypnosis! Just hypnotize Mo, and wouldn't this matter be solved?"

Luo Xi had also thought about this method.

He even knew hypnosis himself, and was even a master of it, but his hypnosis was temporary, and because it wasn't a rule-based ability, it was difficult to succeed. Even if it succeeded, it would be easier to break. With just a little hint, Mo could break through ordinary hypnosis.

Unless it was a card's ability.

Card abilities were more powerful and more like a 'rule'.

"Do you know any Memory Retrievers whose professional card is hypnosis?" Luo Xi asked.

"I know," Qian Pangzi replied with certainty: "Brother Qiu, that Liang Qiu, the one who attacked the First Hospital with us last time, remember?"

Luo Xi naturally remembered that strong man.

He was called the number one combat power among Memory Retrievers during the Day of Imprisonment by Qian Pangzi.

However, Luo Xi knew that there were actually many Memory Retrievers more powerful than Liang Qiu.

It could only be said that for some Memory Retrievers who didn't understand or had less experience, Liang Qiu was indeed considered the ceiling of force.

But obviously, Liang Qiu was just a berserker-like character and had nothing to do with hypnotists.

"Liang Qiu told me that there are many special professions in the Awakened Association, including Memory Retrievers whose professional card is a hypnotist," Qian Pangzi's meaning was obvious: to use Liang Qiu's relationship to find a hypnotist from there to help.

This method was actually feasible.

At least, the feasibility was very high.

"Contact him and ask if their hypnotist can help," Luo Xi didn't hesitate. Mo's situation was urgent.

After twelve noon, [Lie] would expire, and the situation would be difficult to control.

At that time, Mo would become a device that could self-destruct at any time, and no one knew when it would suddenly explode.

After a while, Fatty walked back.

His expression was not good.

"They refused?" Luo Xi asked. According to his observation of Liang Qiu, the other party was not a stingy person. On the contrary, the possibility of helping was very high.

"No, Liang Qiu said that he could have handled this matter himself, but there was a small problem. The hypnotist from their Awakened Association was trapped in a level scene that was being revised, and it wasn't just one person who was trapped. Now, the Awakened Association is in chaos, so..."

Qian Pangzi's meaning was that Liang Qiu was willing to help, but his hypnotist was having trouble protecting himself.

"What does 'level scene being revised' mean?" Guo Zening asked.

"This is easy to understand. You enter a level scene, and then the scene administrator announces that his level scene will be upgraded in this round, and the rules, plot, and gameplay will all change. That's what 'being revised' means," Lin Qiqi gave a correct answer.

Guo Zening understood, and he muttered, "Isn't this cheating? Originally, you were going to play badminton, but when you got in, they said you had to play soccer. That's cheating."

This analogy was very appropriate.

That's why the Awakened Association was in trouble.

"Where are they?" Luo Xi thought for a moment and asked.

In less than twenty minutes, in the pouring rain, Luo Xi and the others got out of the taxi, holding umbrellas, and hurriedly walked into a building that looked abandoned.

This was an old-fashioned residential building with a huge 'U' shape in structure.

At the entrance on the first floor, the door directly opposite was wide open, with the words 'Scene Management Room' written on it.

It was printed on A4 paper, one letter per sheet, and then crookedly pasted on it.

Very obvious.

"What a strange level scene," Wu Rui said, looking at it.

There were already many people there, including a bald man wearing a tattered vest, big shorts, and plastic sandals, fanning himself and listening to opera while sitting on a recliner.

On the small table next to him was a radio with an antenna, the sound effect was average, half opera and half static noise. There was also a canned bottle with the label half torn off, leaving a white layer of glue, filled with tea.

Strong tea.

"Who are you people?" Before they got close, Luo Xi and the others were stopped by several Memory Retrievers standing on the periphery.

However, Qian Pangzi quickly greeted the tall and strong man inside, so soon, a few people were let in.

"This place has always been booked by the Awakened Association before," Liang Qiu explained.

The matter of booking a venue seemed to have only appeared in some krypton gold online games in the past.

That is, the number of monsters refreshed in a certain area is stable and large, and it is easy to fight, and the drop rate is not bad, so it will be targeted by powerful guilds, control the place, and become the guild's exclusive place to level up and brush equipment.

So suddenly hearing this word, Luo Xi actually had a moment of恍惚.

Obviously, within the Day of Imprisonment, not every level scene is so dangerous. There are also some that seem dangerous, but as long as you figure out the rules and regulations, you can avoid risks and then obtain the benefits after clearing the scene.

There were many Memory Retrievers here, and they all seemed to be from the Awakened Association.

"Fatty briefly told me about your situation. Speaking of which, with our friendship, it's nothing for me to let the hypnotist help a little, but he entered here early in the morning, and as a result, he was trapped inside, and now he doesn't know whether he's alive or dead. There's no cell phone signal inside at all. Later, I asked the administrator here, and he said that the scene has been revised."

Liang Qiu also briefly introduced the situation here.

Originally, he was going to lead a team in to rescue people and see what changes had taken place in the revised scene.

However, Qian Pangzi called in time, so Liang Qiu didn't go in and waited for them to come over.

"The situation inside is not good. Two groups of people have already entered before, but this building is like a monster that eats people without spitting out bones. Once you go in, you can't get out, so no one knows what's going on inside," Liang Qiu sighed.

"Wait a minute. As far as I know, you're not exactly a key manager in the Awakened Guild, are you? What about the others? Isn't anyone organizing a rescue?" Luo Xi asked.

"Sigh, don't even mention it!" Liang Qiu lowered his voice. "That guy Lin hasn't been back for a long time. Only An knows his whereabouts, but she just went in too. Sister Qin went with her, and so did that girl Yu..."

Luo Xi had met all of them before, and had even briefly cooperated with them when raiding the Tun Tun Bookstore.

Back then, An Zhiyan had even tried to recruit Luo Xi.

But Luo Xi didn't agree.

"The current situation is very bad. The Awakened Guild was already precarious after that Lin suddenly disappeared. An has been holding it together, and now they've encountered this. Although dying doesn't matter, since they can be resurrected on the next cycle day, I'm afraid the Awakened Guild will lose heart if they suffer a setback in this instance. Then, it will fall apart. Of course, this isn't what I said, I couldn't have thought of it. It's what An said before she went in."

Liang Qiu looked worried.

He probably didn't want the behemoth that was the Awakened Guild to collapse like this.

But he clearly only had brute strength, and had no experience in managing an organization, so he was completely at a loss.

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"Also, the internal situation in the guild is unstable. Some people want to seize power. Although that Lin is a mess, at least he can stabilize the situation. If others come up and mess around, I'm afraid it will collapse even faster." Liang Qiu's last sentence was clearly a complaint.

Luo Xi just listened and didn't express any opinions.

Behind them, Wu Rui pulled Mao Ge aside. It was better not to let Mao Ge hear some things for the time being, such as the fact that they came this time to find a hypnotist to hypnotize him.

"Well, if you're not in a hurry, why don't you just wait for the next cycle day? I guess the hypnotist won't be coming out," Liang Qiu said.

Luo Xi shook his head.

He didn't have that kind of time.

Mao Ge's situation had to be resolved as soon as possible.

"How long has that hypnotist been inside?" Luo Xi asked.

"More than an hour, and no news has come out."

"How much do you know about the new rules of this instance?"

"I only know the instance's name is 'Haunted Building'."

"What else?"

"Didn't ask."

Luo Xi didn't waste any time. He walked up to the bald old man who was listening to opera and drinking tea on the lounge chair, took a look, and said, "Are you the administrator?"

"Of course he is. You're asking a purely rhetorical question!" someone next to him said, his tone unfriendly.

But the bald old man didn't say anything and continued to drink his tea.

"I'm asking him. Don't interrupt," Luo Xi said with a frown. The person who had spoken earlier immediately became unhappy, cursing and saying that he was kindly reminding him, but he didn't appreciate it. He wondered where this little brat had come from.

"I'll fuck your grandfather. I told you to shut up. Can't you understand?" Qian Fatty immediately started cursing.

This guy had a fiery temper and didn't put up with anyone, especially when someone insulted Luo Xi, which was equivalent to insulting his idol.

The other party was also annoyed. With a shout, many people immediately surrounded them. It looked like they were about to fight, but Liang Qiu stopped them.

The scene was a bit chaotic, but it was still brought under control.

"Everyone else, shut up and let Luo Xi ask," Liang Qiu shouted.

Someone was unconvinced: "Who is this person? Is he from the guild? Or from outside? If he's from outside, he can't come here according to the rules, let alone criticize the brothers in the guild. Liang Qiu, don't side with outsiders."

"I'll fuck your mother, am I not even allowed to speak? Zhao Sen, don't deliberately cause trouble. If you want to fight, do it another time. I'm ready to accompany you at any time." Liang Qiu also had a violent temper and was the type who would rather fight than reason.

"Don't change the time. If you have the guts, let's compare notes now. Am I afraid of you? You're just a monkey ruling the mountain in the absence of a tiger, a barbarian. Why are you lording it over me?" The other party acted like a hothead.

But unsurprisingly, the other party was deliberately trying to muddy the waters and create chaos.

Luo Xi had no grievances or animosity with the other party, and didn't even know this Zhao Sen, but the other party was clearly deliberately causing trouble.

Moreover, it was aimed at Liang Qiu's side.

A power struggle?

Internal strife?

These things seemed to have nothing to do with him, but the other party was clearly using him as a pawn.

"Liang Qiu, don't speak yet," Luo Xi said. It had to be said that Liang Qiu was quite obedient, probably because they had cooperated in the First Hospital. He nodded and just glared fiercely at the person who was causing trouble.

Then, Luo Xi looked over and said, "Zhao Sen, right? I have a question. Can you kill people here?"

From beginning to end, Luo Xi's tone was calm, and he didn't seem to be disturbed by the emotions and atmosphere of others.

The strangest thing was that as he spoke, the others seemed to be affected as well, and the noise suddenly quieted down.

"What the fuck do you mean?" Zhao Sen cursed.

"Just curious, can you kill people here?" Luo Xi still didn't care about the other party's tone.

Zhao Sen clearly didn't want to answer, but someone from Liang Qiu's side shouted, "You can't kill people here, but you should be able to in the instance."

Luo Xi nodded: "Thank you!"

Then he said, "How about this, I see that your Awakened Guild is very divided internally. You're deliberately causing trouble, and Liang Qiu's side isn't putting up with you. You can't stand him, and he can't stand you, but it's meaningless for you to argue here. Just talking without action is what women do. So, I think you should just enter the instance and have a duel between men. Remember to fight to the death. You must cause casualties. Only then can you solve the problem."

"What the fuck are you talking about?" Zhao Sen asked with a gloomy face.

"I said it very clearly, right? Don't just use your mouths. Cursing in the streets is very low. Of course, if you're targeting not Liang Qiu, but me, then you have to come in too, because I admit that I can't out-curse you, and I was going to enter the instance anyway. If you want to kill me, you have to come in and kill me, okay?"

Now, Zhao Sen was a little speechless.

The other party was clearly not playing by the rules.

Although Luo Xi's words were slow and calm, they made him a little difficult to parry.

Continue cursing in the streets?

Indeed, it would seem very weak, and discerning people could see that he was deliberately causing trouble.

Enter the instance and fight Liang Qiu to the death?

Forget it. He was harsh with his words, but he also knew that fighting Liang Qiu one-on-one was suicide.

His original intention was to stir up emotions, and then, through the matter of Liang Qiu letting outsiders in, to point the finger at An Zhiyan.

Because the big boss behind him had already planned to get rid of this woman and take control of the entire Awakened Guild while Lin Yixuan was missing.

As a result, Luo Xi's move of 'sincerely inviting to a fight' made him not know how to respond.

"Not talking? Hesitating? Why don't you consider it again? We have something to do, we'll go in first. You have to hurry, I'm afraid you won't make it in time." After saying that, Luo Xi continued to look at the bald old man who was watching all this with a smile.

Continue to ask: "Are you the administrator here?"

The bald old man had no choice but to pretend to be deaf and mute.

Answering questions was the administrator's duty.

"I used to be..." The bald old man reluctantly answered.

When a Memory Weaver inquires about an instance, the administrator cannot lie. This is also a rule, and most instances have this rule.

"You didn't answer directly, but it can be considered an answer. Used to be, which means not now. So what is your current identity?" Luo Xi was quite curious about this.

The other party was listening to opera and drinking tea ostentatiously at the entrance of the house, which was a bit like protesting too much, making others still think he was the administrator, but if others asked about the rules of the instance, he could not answer.

Because he was not the administrator here, he really didn't know.

But this gave other Memory Weavers a preconceived misleading idea that the rules of this instance were hidden and could not be said.

But the actual situation was not like this at all.

"I am an employee, a gatekeeper," the bald old man said helplessly.

He couldn't lie about this question.

"So the real administrator is still inside?" Luo Xi shouted towards the house behind the bald old man: "If you don't come out, I'm going in!"