The night breeze was blowing, and Feng Qi and Lin Ran drank for three rounds.
As we chatted about the past, the strange feeling of not seeing each other for many years gradually faded away.
Especially when night fell, they all thought of the days when they studied all night in the library after dinner at Star City University.
After clinking glasses with Lin Ran again, Feng Qi took a big sip:
"A Ran, if your friend cheated on you one day, would you hate him?"
Hearing these words, Lin Ran was obviously stunned:
"Brother Qi, why do I feel like you are trying to deceive me when you say this?"
"That's not the case, I just thought of something, so I asked you." Feng Qi denied decisively.
Lin Ran nodded, and then asked curiously:
"If it's a deception from a close friend, it will definitely break my heart... But everything has two sides, and giving surprises is also a kind of deception. Can you first tell me what the result of being deceived is?"
Facing the inquiry, Feng Qi was silent for a while and then said:
"What if the person who was deceived lost his life as a result?"
"There must be a reason, right? What is the purpose of the deceiver?" Lin Ran asked curiously again.
Faced with this question, Feng Qi remained silent again.
Taking away other people's lives for the sake of saving the world has never been his heart's desire.
Standing on the moral high ground and being able to decide other people's futures at will, in his view, is another form of oppression and exploitation.
So he felt guilty for Lin Ran.
Taking a deep breath, he looked at Lin Ran and said:
"What do you think of betraying a friend for the sake of justice?"
"Dayi? Can you give me an example?"
"If one day you face a choice, killing your friends with your own hands can save your world and your people. What will your choice be at that time?"
Lin Ran fell into deep thought after hearing these words.
After a moment, he raised his head and looked at Feng Qi:
"If your hypothesis is true, is it possible that death is also the wish of a betrayed friend?"
Hearing these words, Feng Qi couldn't help but be stunned.
As if he could tell that Feng Qi was worried, Lin Ran immediately smiled and said:
"Just like you and me, if one day you need to sacrifice me for our ideal future, then I...have no obligation to refuse."
At the end of the sentence, Lin Ran's expression looked particularly serious.
Feng Qi also suddenly realized that Lin Ran seemed to have noticed something.
At this time, Lin Ran smiled and picked up the wine glass and took a big sip:
"Brother Qi, I feel like you are hiding something from me. Although I don't understand why you want to hide it from me, I think you have your own reasons."
"Based on what I know about you, it's impossible to disappear for so many years just to experience life on the front line. We once talked and you said that your dream is to join the Cultivation Technique Research Institute...whether it is from the perspective of contributing to mankind or from other perspectives.
, stepping onto the front line is not in line with your code of conduct, and it is further and further away from your original dream."
Looking at Lin Ran with a smile on his face, Feng Qi fell silent.
He found that he had always underestimated Lin Ran's insight.
At this point, the topic has reached this point, and it has actually hit the warning line.
The conversation they had just now may also be read after the Lord of Mist seizes Lin Ran.
At that time, the Lord of the Mist, who has always believed in him, may also have doubts in his heart.
Thinking of this, his heart tightened.
Being seen through by Lin Ran is obviously detrimental to the future development of this sacrifice line.
But the matter is not without a chance of redress.
In multiple timelines, Wei Wei is researching content related to memory.
For example, memory preservation, memory editing, knowledge implantation, etc.
Now that the topic has reached this point, he felt that he might choose to confess everything he knew to Lin Ran.
But after confessing, he needed to find Weiwei.
Then ask Wei Wei to help edit Lin Ran's memory content and delete memories that are not conducive to the development of this sacrifice line.
"Wait a moment, I'll make a call."
Thinking of this, he stood up and walked to the other side of the rooftop.
When Lin Ran saw this, although he was confused, he did not ask the reason.
Feng Qi, who came to the other side of the rooftop, took off his backpack and took out the specially encrypted mobile phone made by Scarlet Research Institute.
After following the steps to verify, he entered the encryption interface.
Opening the contact list, he dialed Wei Wei's number.
After waiting for a long time, Weiwei didn't answer the phone, but he was not in a hurry.
He had spent a long time in the Scarlet Research Institute and understood that Weiwei was often involved in research projects on rune crystals and could not carry her mobile phone with her at all times.
Some projects take several days once launched.
But fortunately, the call to contact Wei Wei will automatically jump to the scarlet contact desk after 10 minutes, and then there will be a dedicated person responsible for notifying Wei Wei to answer the call.
After waiting for more than ten minutes, the phone was connected, and a familiar voice came from the other end of the phone:
"Aqi, do you have anything else to inform me of?"
"Sister Wei, I want to ask you something. How is your research on memory editing going?"
"What's wrong? Do you have any knowledge that you want to implant into your memory? If so, you can send the information to me, and then I will edit it into a memory and implant it into your brain. Then you will
You can master this part of knowledge by directly reading it... But I hope the amount of this part of knowledge will not be too huge, otherwise the difficulty and probability of failure will skyrocket."
Thinking that Feng Qi had knowledge that he wanted to bring to the other person, Wei Wei responded decisively.
After hearing these words, Feng Qi realized that Wei Wei had obviously misunderstood.
So he immediately said:
"Sister Wei, do you know that I have returned to Star City?"
"I know that our positioning chip is implanted in the back of your neck. In addition to the special team protecting your brain, the headquarters is also paying attention to your movements in real time."
Feng Qi nodded and then continued:
"This time I returned to Star City because the history of this sacrifice line has developed to the stage where the Lord of Mist is preparing to infiltrate the Tiger Soul Research Institute. Now that Lao Wang is in the Scarlet Research Institute, Lin Ran will obviously become the target of the Lord of Mist to seize his body.
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"I just participated in the external recruitment of Hupo Research Institute a few days ago. Now I have joined the branch base of Hupo Research Institute and met Lin Ran..."
It took him more than twenty minutes to explain the current situation to Wei Wei in detail.
After explaining the situation, he continued to ask:
"So Sister Wei, can you edit Lin Ran's memory, otherwise I'm afraid something might happen to this sacrifice line."
After listening to his story, Wei Wei's laughter came from the other end of the phone:
"You are too careless. Lin Ran is very smart. During the time you disappeared, he was investigating our Scarlet Research Institute intentionally or unintentionally, and investigating your information, but we just ignored him."
Hearing Wei Wei's laughter, he knew there was something serious about this.
But before he got clear confirmation, he was still a little worried, so he immediately said:
"Sister Wei, please answer me first if you can help me handle this matter."
The answer came immediately on the other end of the phone:
"I can't edit memory, but three years ago I extracted the blood of a domain creature that can control the mental consciousness of other creatures, and developed a memory erasing potion that can delete some memories after consumption. You can use this thing
superior."
"delete memory?"
"Yes, this memory erasing potion can immediately delete part of the memory before drinking it after drinking it."
"Then how do I eliminate the part of the memory I want to eliminate? I can't let Lin Ran completely turn into an idiot with no memory after drinking it, right?"
"I can't choose to erase my memory. As for what you said about completely losing your memory and becoming an idiot, you don't need to worry."
"This memory erasing potion determines the erasing time based on the dose, which is also related to the constitution of the drinker. The data I have tested now is that each milliliter can erase the memory of the drinker for about 0 hours. This effect can be extended forward.
Overlay.”
"For example, if you want to delete Lin Ran's memory within a month, which is 70 hours of memory, you only need to give Lin Ran 6 ml of memory erasing potion, and he will forget the memory within this month... In short
Just prepare as much memory potion for him as you want to delete his memory."
After listening to Wei Wei's explanation, Feng Qi suddenly felt enlightened.
The effect of the memory clearing potion is very practical in his opinion.
Although the specified memory content cannot be edited or modified, it is an effective method to clear the memory.
With the memory clearing potion, he no longer had to worry about the Lord of the Mist obtaining Lin Ran's important memories.
At that time, all you need to do is let Lin Ran drink the corresponding dose to eliminate the relevant memories after he entered the Hu Po Research Institute.
Even if you drink too much, there will be no problem, it will just delete some of the memory.
Thinking of this, he immediately asked:
"Sister Wei, does this memory clearing potion have any side effects?"
"Don't worry, drinking it won't kill you. The products developed by your sister Wei must be high-quality."
Feng Qi:......
Hearing these words, he immediately thought of brain storage containers, active needles, spicy lobsters, small snails, knowledge implants... He had never doubted that Wei Wei was a research and development genius.
Multiple timelines prove that as long as Weiwei wants to develop products, it can eventually become a reality.
After continuing to chat for a while, he told Wei Wei the general situation of the escort mission, and then hung up the phone.
At this time, he walked towards Lin Ran.
With Weiwei's protection, he no longer has to worry about his secret being known to Lin Ran.
As long as the Lord of the Mist's memory is cleared before he launches his plan to seize the body, there will be no problem.
As for whether the Lord of the Mist would be suspicious of Lin Ran's memory loss, he was not worried at all.
He learned about it through the Lord of Mist's narration.
The memory content read by the Lord of Mist after seizing the body is inherently incomplete.
Even if there is a flaw in Lin Ran's memory, he will just mistakenly think that he has not read the deleted part of the memory.
Wei Wei said on the phone just now that she would ship the memory clearing potion to the branch base of Hupo Research Institute tomorrow.
The consignee will fill in the name of "Lin Ran" when the time comes.
At this time, Feng Qi once again felt the joy of having a companion to provide logistical support.
When he came to sit down at the tea table again, he looked up at Lin Ran, who looked confused.
After brewing for a few seconds, he looked directly into Lin Ran's eyes and said:
"A Ran, I decided to confess the truth to you next."
"If you really can't say it, it's better not to say it. Although I'm curious, I know you have your thoughts and difficulties." Lin Ran shook his head and chose to refuse at this time.
"The reason for the phone call I just made is for this matter. Now that I have relieved my worries, there is no harm in telling you the truth... But you have to be mentally prepared in advance. What I am going to say may make you feel incredible, and you may even think that I am...
Nonsense.”
"In that case, Brother Qi started your speech. Now I am very curious about what you have experienced." Lin Ran raised his wine glass with a smile.
Taking a deep breath, he looked at Lin Ran and said:
"Would you believe me if I said I could travel through time?"
It was a familiar confessional opening statement, but it obviously went beyond Lin Ran's expectations.
Lin Ran, who had just taken a sip of wine, burst into tears when he heard these words.
"Ahem... Brother Qi, are you telling me a fantasy story?"
While standing up and wiping his clothes with a tissue, Lin Ran couldn't help complaining, obviously thinking that Feng Qi was joking.
"I told you to be mentally prepared, but you really think I'm telling a story." Feng Qi couldn't help but roll his eyes.
"Are you telling the truth?"
"Very true."
Upon hearing these words, Lin Ran's expression suddenly became serious.
He sat down again, looked at Feng Qi and nodded, indicating to continue talking.
He also realized that it was impossible for Feng Qi to make such a joke with him at this time.
Next, Feng Qi began to briefly describe his experience to Lin Ran.
Listening to the story he told, Lin Ran's expression kept changing.
Especially when he heard Feng Qi say that he saw himself committing heinous crimes in the future database and becoming a sinner spurned by history, his heart went cold.
Most of the enthusiasm for studying the exercises faded away in an instant.
The image of himself, who was gray-haired but still repenting for the sins he had committed in his life, subconsciously appeared in his mind.
"No, Brother Qi, you must be joking. The exercises released by Hupo Research Institute must go through multiple safety tests. Before they are released to the outside world, exercise testers will be asked to practice. How can it be released to the outside world that has hidden dangers in practice?
Kung Fu.”
Faced with Lin Ran's doubts, Feng Qi couldn't help but roll his eyes:
"I've said it before, this is the information I got when I checked your future database for the first time. I believed it to be true at the time, but it turns out that history can be deceiving... Don't interrupt, just listen to me and you'll understand.
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Next, Feng Qi will tell in detail the information about Lin Ran’s multiple timelines.
From the first time I checked in the database of the future shelter, I realized that Lin Ran would become a historical scourge, and then I started to wonder why the Tiger Soul Research Institute released the technique without testing it.
Then it was discovered that there was something wrong with Lepingan, and he learned that the Science and Technology Research Institute had been infiltrated through Lepingan, and then he investigated Lepingan's purpose of joining Star City Academy, which led to suspicion of the Hupo Research Institute... and a series of subsequent investigations.
By integrating intelligence from multiple timelines, a clear timeline emerges.
Lin Ran also gradually understood the whole story from the initial confusion.
After hearing the end, Lin Ran could no longer hold back his pretended calm expression.
He never imagined that he would be so miserable in history.
He has two endings in multiple timelines.
Either he was harmed by the Lord of Mist and released a power-breaking technique, or he was taken away by the Lord of Mist and became a "historical great man", which actually brought destruction to all mankind.
It can even be said to be the bell ringer for the demise of mankind.
Taking a deep breath, he looked at Feng Qi and asked:
"Brother Qi, you just said that in the normal timeline, the Lord of the Mist will seize the body of Lao Wang and become the new Lao Wang, and then I will become a criminal in history for developing a technique that can cut off people's meridians, right?"
"right."
"Is it possible that, according to what you said, the Lord of Mist infiltrated the Tiger Soul Research Institute to promote the flesh and blood sacrifice technique? Is it possible that in the normal timeline, I actually developed a skill that is better than "Flesh and Blood Sacrifice"?
"Fish and Blood Sacrifice" is a more powerful practice. If this practice is released, it will affect the promotion effect of Flesh and Blood Sacrifice."
"After all, if a technique as good as "Flesh and Blood Sacrifice" appears, practitioners will have more choices, which will lead to the promotion effect of Flesh and Blood Sacrifice being halved. Therefore, in order to kill this technique, the Lord of Mist chose
Attack me."
Hearing these words, Feng Qi couldn't help but be stunned.
He really hadn't considered the angle Lin Ran mentioned.
But if you think about it carefully, there is really a possibility, although the probability may be very small.
Lin Ran is right. In fact, there is no need for a skill that can compete with "Flesh and Blood Sacrifice". As long as there are sufficiently good skills, the influence of "Flesh and Blood Sacrifice" will be weakened.
Based on his understanding of the Lord of the Mist, he could really do such a thing.
This will not only allow more people to practice flesh and blood sacrifice, but also block the development of human cultivation, making them afraid to easily try new techniques.
This is equivalent to increasing the influence of flesh and blood sacrifice.
The incident in normal history where millions of people's meridians were cut off caused a bottleneck in the study of the exercises in the next few decades. Practitioners no longer dared to try the newly developed exercises, causing subsequent updates and improvements in the exercises to be affected.
This impact spans more than a hundred years.
However, the "Flesh and Blood Sacrifice" technique released at about the same period created brilliant achievements in the darkest era of spiritual cultivation.
If you think about it carefully, this may be another chess game played by the Lord of Mist.
Use Lin Ran as a negative teaching material to create favorable conditions for the promotion of "Flesh and Blood Sacrifice".
At that time, practitioners will not dare to practice new techniques, and since the flesh and blood sacrifice is good enough, it will obviously become the best choice for practitioners.
From a historical perspective, the Mist Lord is definitely a genius.
Every step of development will be considered from a long-term perspective, and we will never care about immediate benefits.
At this time, Lin Ran interrupted his thinking:
"Brother Qi, do you think my guess is possible?"
When he came back to his senses, he couldn't help but rolled his eyes:
"You seem to want to prove that you are very talented in the research and development of exercises, right?"
Lin Ran, who saw through his thoughts, didn't care and nodded with a smile:
"Being able to publish untested exercises proves that it is not my fault that there is a problem with this exercise. It is obviously being manipulated. This in turn proves that I am talented in the study of exercises."
Feng Qi:......
At this time, I am still thinking about whether I have talent in the study of exercises.
What an obsession this must be.
At this time, after understanding the history, Lin Ran fell into deep thought.
Feng Qi said nothing, giving Lin Ran time to digest the information he said.
Half an hour later, Lin Ran looked up at him and said firmly:
"Brother Qi, I understand. I will be your companion on this sacrifice line just like them."
Lin Ran once said these words to him 1,500 years in the future.
But when he heard it, he still felt warmth flowing through his heart.
His road to salvation is not as dramatic as in the movie, nor does he have any halo as a protagonist. There are many companions like Lin Ran.
It is precisely because of their help that my sacrifice line can proceed better.
At this time, Lin Ran raised his wine glass and said with a smile:
"Brother Qi, do it."
When Feng Qi saw this, he immediately raised his glass and touched it with Lin Ran.
After drinking all the wine in the glass, he looked at Lin Ran and said solemnly:
"Aran, there is something that I need you to cooperate with me to investigate."
"Say." Lin Ran nodded immediately.
"Through your description, combined with the relevant information I learned earlier, I now have reason to suspect that the Hupo Research Institute has actually been infiltrated by domain forces. Now you are likely to be used by domain forces to help them develop the required spells.
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"You also already know that I need to help the Lord of the Mist rise as soon as possible through this sacrifice line, so I need to investigate the current situation of the Hupo Research Institute and eliminate all factors that are detrimental to his future development."
"Of course, it is just my guess that the Hupo Research Institute has been infiltrated by forces from other fields. Everything remains to be investigated. I now need you to cooperate with me in launching this investigation."
After hearing Feng Qi's explanation, Lin Ran nodded immediately:
"After listening to your story, I now have some doubts as to whether the top management of Hupo has been infiltrated, and it is time to conduct an investigation."
In the ensuing chat, they began to formulate an investigation plan into Hu Po's internal affairs.
As time passed, morning light suddenly appeared on the horizon.
The light dyed the clouds red, and the crimson light quickly spread and spread, and finally the morning glow dyed half of the sky red.
Talking with Lin Ran all night, Feng Qi's worries disappeared.
Lin Ran's words touched him greatly.
He said that there is no romantic feeling in the world that is more worth a try than fighting for your ideals.
Even if the final result is failure, at least I can still hope that the ideal flower will bloom in the future of another timeline.
After saying these words, Lin Ran drank the wine in one gulp.
That calmness and freedom made Feng Qi's guilt completely disappear.
Looking up to the west, a red sun rises.
Groups of wild geese are arranged neatly and fly south. (To be continued)
