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"This guy reacts faster than I expected!"

Messages came from several Arrays previously set up in the lake – they had been broken. Judging by the timing, it was almost certain that less than half an hour after I took Jiang Xiaoling into the lake, that guy also jumped into the vast White Cloud Lake!

Calculating the time, the opponent was controlled by the Youyun Jellyfish for only a quarter of an hour. That is to say, after breaking free, he almost instantly determined the underwater route!!

What a headache of a guy.....

The King of Qin’s expression was gloomy as he looked towards Jiang Xiaoling.

"Is there a way to stop him?" Jiang Xiaoling asked, frowning.

"No..." The King of Qin shook his head directly: "The power he’s displaying now is almost indistinguishable from Dragon King level. With the Dragon King, Celestial Serpent, and Ghost General yet to awaken, he’s practically invincible!"

"That powerful?" Jiang Xiaoling frowned: "Are you sure he’s the enemy?"

"Highly likely..." The King of Qin spoke gravely: "You also know, Pu YunChuan... It’s basically impossible for him to come here!"

Jiang Xiaoling nodded. The military training over the past year wasn’t just about practicing the ability to face danger but also included many lessons about intelligence.

The main designers of the game that year were two people: one designed the background, who was his ancestor, and the other main designer, Pu YunChuan, was responsible for designing monsters.

This game was based on the confrontation between humans and demons, so although the background design was very important, knowing all the information about demons and updates that Pu YunChuan later provided was actually more crucial for survival and abilities.

Then why did Digital City go to great lengths to find me but not seek out Pu YunChuan’s genes?

Because Pu YunChuan had no descendants!

Detailed records on Pu YunChuan existed within Digital City.

Pu YunChuan died four years before the cataclysm of late-stage liver cancer.

Although the Digital Life Project was already in progress at the time, Pu YunChuan’s records contained no mention of data upload.

Therefore, the authorities assumed he was someone who predated the era of data, and amidst the chaos of the great disaster, the place where Pu YunChuan was buried had long been lost to the war, making it impossible to find his genes.

How could someone who died tens of thousands of years ago, without any data entry, whose body could never be found, suddenly appear in the game after so many years?

"The only possibility is that some magnate has concealed the record of Pu YunChuan’s data upload!"

"Concealed?" Jiang Xiaoling was startled, afraid that it was the top magnates behind the scenes in Huazhong District...

"There’s only this one possibility..." The King of Qin spoke in a low voice: "Pu YunChuan’s data has always been there. Some magnate concealed his tracks and used his genes to quietly bring him to this world."

"Is that..... possible?" Jiang Xiaoling said, stunned.

"Of course, it’s possible!" The King of Qin sneered: "What wouldn’t those magnates dare do for immortality? How great do you think the risk from the Demonic World is to the Data World? Can’t you see? Yet why is it still preserved? Why is so much energy still being used to maintain it?"

"Do you believe it’s because of this world’s immense capacity? There are many game worlds, and the energy expenditure here could support the opening of another ten worlds. The global population could double, and everyone could still be accommodated. Why take such a risk now?"

"The real reason is that among all game worlds, only this place has reincarnation, with the perfect solution to memory crashes. Those ancient players here, referred to as corrupted demons by the authorities, I can guarantee that those magnates envy these corrupted demons to death!"

Jiang Xiaoling: "...."

This statement caused a slight stir in his heart. He was supposed to relay the entire conversation to the other side, but strangely, he didn’t report this emotional outburst.

He too had come up from the lower echelons and knew very well what life was like for ordinary people now. Although the world’s nuclear power plants and photovoltaics already had enough energy to let everyone live a decent life, the wealth gap kept widening.

The reason for this was known to everyone.

He was also clear that if the authorities truly took control of this world, it would still be the domain of those magnates...

"Can they control Pu YunChuan?" Jiang Xiaoling asked a critical question.

Pu YunChuan was a person from 40,000 years ago, and no one knew what his personality was like. As someone who could design so many terrifying monsters, his personality was probably somewhat twisted. Not being a direct descendant of the magnates, what were they using to control him?

"I don’t know..." The King of Qin shook his head: "He used my body to undergo reincarnation. I’ve observed him for twenty years, and I know everything about him. From what I can tell, he doesn’t seem like someone who knows about the original world."

"Eh?"

"For the first twenty years, he had always believed that he had transmigrated into an ordinary ancient world until a few years ago when he got involved in a demon incident. That’s when he realized this was a place he had once designed. It felt to me like his memory had been castrated,"

"Castrated?"

"Yes... So I’m quite puzzled. If his memory has been castrated, how can those nobles control this guy? What are they relying on?"

"Could it be that he has been acting all along?"

"That would be too terrifying..." King of Qin said with a chuckle, "To act for so long without a single flaw I can detect, I don’t believe those above have the power to control him."

"If that’s the case... why are you hostile towards him?" Jiang Xiaoling asked, puzzled. "If his memory has been castrated, shouldn’t he be the best candidate for cooperation? Even if he regains his memory, don’t we have the chance to turn him?"

"Turn him with what? Those nobles might have planted a memory disintegration function inside him," the King of Qin narrowed his eyes and said.

"There might be a way to remove it..."

This time, although Jiang Xiaoling was the one speaking, the actual meaning conveyed was from Wu Xiaoli in Digital City at the other end.

"How do you remove it?" King of Qin frowned. "The disintegration codes aren’t the same, and his personal data has already entered the game. How can you remotely change the codes?"

On the other end, Wu Xiaoli furrowed her brows. This was an excellent opportunity. Pu Yunchuan’s data prototype was actually in the game world, and this demon designer had all the information on demons’ weaknesses, which could be of great use in overthrowing the guild players.

Moreover, from the intelligence, it appears Pu Yunchuan now also has strong capital.

Although the forces he organizes are no match for those ancient players, in the current version, he still has the upper hand.

If he could stand with the officials and get their full support, there might really be a chance to turn the tables!

Wu Xiaoli looked at the technician next to her.

The technician hesitated for a long while before finally speaking, "There are two plans. First, we find out in a short time who those nobles are in his story, control that person, and get them to hand over Pu Yunchuan’s disintegration program. But this is very risky!"

Hearing this, Wu Xiaoli bit her lip. The other party did not specify, but she was very clear about what the "risk" implied. To be able to completely erase Pu Yunchuan’s records, that person’s power was definitely at the top level. How could it be easy to investigate?

Even if they found out, how would they force that person to hand over Pu Yunchuan’s program?

Such programs are generally linked directly to oneself, and with a single thought, Pu Yunchuan could be disintegrated. It must be summoned voluntarily by the person involved; it’s simply impossible to do so forcibly.

If that person has leverage as a threat, even if they found that noble, the outcome would still be coercion.

"What’s the second method?"

"Let him out!"

"What?" Wu Xiaoli was stunned.

"Release him, and we can modify the program within him. Of course, this is provided that he cooperates..."

"Let him out?" Wu Xiaoli took a deep breath, then immediately shook her head.

The officers next to her also scolded one after another, "What a joke!"

With the exaggerated abilities of the demons in that world, releasing just one could cause chaos in Digital City. Who could take such a risk?

"These are the only two plans..." The technician gave a wry smile and shook his head, "Even if you ask all the intel engineers of the Federation, it would be the same result..."

"This..." All the officers looked at each other, not knowing what to say for the moment.

Wu Xiaoli also had a deep frown, clearly unable to decide herself – the risk was too great!

"Is it technically feasible to let him out?"

Suddenly, an elderly voice echoed in the operations room...