Exhaling softly, Cheng Lin slowly walked to the lake and sat down casually on a bench under the nearest lamppost.
According to the seasons, the spiritual world and reality should be in sync.
However, since the last projection of the Pacific Ocean diverted a large amount of lake water containing spiritual energy, the entire spiritual world has begun to warm up. Coupled with the flowers that have reopened in the flower fields, the temperature is like the turn of spring and summer.
Sitting casually on the bench, Cheng Lin placed the drink bottle next to him and quietly looked at the lights reflected in the lake.
Compared to the brightly lit villa behind him, the lake seemed quite quiet, which made his heart feel much calmer.
The dinner just now was very sumptuous, and Cheng Lin kept smiling throughout, but no one knew that under his leisurely appearance, there were still some emotions that he could not let go of.
It wasn't anger. If there was any, it was vented during the day's battle.
It’s not that I have any other attachment to the real world.
Except for a few friends, he doesn't have much nostalgia. In contrast, after such a long period of management, the spiritual world can give him a real feeling of home.
He is very happy to spend the rest of his life here.
"Then what am I still struggling with?" Cheng Lin asked, almost talking to himself.
Looking up and looking at the twinkling stars in the sky, Cheng Lin himself gave the answer:
"Deduction."
Yes, until now, if there is something that touches his heart and makes him unable to let it go, then there is only one deduction left.
In the past few days of running around, he had not been in the mood to sort out everything that had happened recently. But now that he thinks about it, things probably started to change from the thirteenth deduction.
"There are generally no problems with the previous twelve deductions. Although they also involve many intertwined timelines, such as the Great Dao Sect and the Traceless Fairy Island, such as the primeval forest and the migration of giant dragons... But the overall temperament is similar...
It wasn’t until the thirteenth deduction, the Age of Cataclysm, that I crossed the timeline and saw the person suspected of being Shi Shengcun in the dragon deduction… and then, everything became completely out of control…”
"Thinking about it now, when the thirteenth deduction started, the information in my mind vaguely foreshadowed something, but I couldn't think of it at the time."
"And... the engraving... The most critical point in the public handwriting comparison report comes from the name I carved in the Ninth Academy when I graduated... Now that I think about it, there are obviously some problems in it.
Well, the engraving of names may be a normal arrangement, or it may be the Secret Service's "fishing", but it is not important. The key to the problem is... why did I get "fooled"?
I clearly remember that I had written messages on the projection many times, so why was there no warning on the day of graduation?"
"Today, I am no longer the ordinary person who never entered spiritual practice. It is impossible for me to be unaware of this... I seemed to have lost some memories at that time, as if I was affected by some kind of force."
Cheng Lin leaned on the bench by the lake, frowning, looking at the stars, thoughts flashing in his mind.
Layers of doubts gathered like snowflakes, weighing him down until he couldn't breathe.
Of course, there is another most important question, which is what exactly is the "deduction program" and who created it.
This question has been lingering in Cheng Lin's mind since he started practicing. But at that time, he had no ability to explore it at all, so he simply didn't think about it.
"Looking back now, I also have some problems with my state during the deduction. For example, when I conducted the first deduction, my reaction seemed to be too calm.
Also, I never seem to have tried to intentionally fail a deduction once...
If you were more thoughtful, you should try to jump out of the given tasks and do more digging... But I didn't, I didn't even have this idea at all..."
Cheng Lin was sorting through this in his mind, his brows furrowing even more tightly.
Looking back now, I feel like I have been guided by some kind of force.
He silently took out his phone from his pocket and clicked on the icon of the deduction program.
It is still the monotonous and profound starry sky interface, as well as a floating "button", and the words that have never changed:
"At every moment, there are a million possibilities for the direction of civilization."
Cheng Lin looked at this sentence deeply for a long time, and then turned off the phone.
So far, he has decided not to conduct any further deductions. This is because it will not be of much use to him, and secondly, he is worried that the tragedy will happen again.
But not being able to solve the mystery made him restless.
At this moment, Cheng Lin seemed to have entered the "player" state again. What was before him seemed to be a complex decryption game, but he had no clue.
No... there is still a clue, and that is Shi Shengcun.
To be precise, it was the white-haired Shi Shengcun seen in the thirteenth deduction.
"How can we continue to dig deeper without starting the deduction? Can we only start from him in reality?
Well...it really has no choice but to do this, but this time is not suitable right now.
Just wait a little longer, wait until the wind has passed, and if you have no more clues, then secretly return to the country and try to talk to him."
Cheng Lin secretly made up his mind and then became convinced.
Picking up the drink and taking another sip, Cheng Lin felt that his mind became active and he thought of another possibility.
"Maybe the reason why I still can't solve the mystery about deduction is because my cultivation level is still too low."
"The seventh-level realm is just the threshold for entering a high level. Perhaps, when I reach a higher level, I will be able to see all this clearly..."
After reaching the seventh level, Cheng Lin's body can already absorb spiritual energy instinctively, so the so-called skills are no longer important.
But it will take a long time to reach a higher level.
Moreover, if it is just to simply expand the reserve of spiritual energy, this level of improvement is too rough. In other words, he needs a more subtle understanding of power.
Where to start?
Cheng Lin frowned, and then immediately thought of the only seventh-level power he possessed.
It's the set obtained from deduction.
Currently, there is only the last seventh-grade ability left that he has not learned.
Thinking of this, he took out the last power with a thought.
This ability is called "mental manipulation". As the name suggests, it is a more sophisticated way of controlling mental power in the field of perception.
According to the description of this ability, after it is turned on, Cheng Lin can instill some basic and simple "information" into the brains of all living beings within the coverage range.
Similar to group hypnosis, but different.
For example, give them some basic instructions and instill some basic concepts.
Make an inappropriate metaphor.
For example, Cheng Lin turns on his special ability to convey a message that "Cheng Lin is a dignified and beautiful woman" to the target group.
Then, everyone within the scope will naturally recognize this information.
In their eyes, Cheng Lin will also become a "dignified and beautiful woman."
They won't feel any problems, they will naturally accept this setting and react in a way that suits their personality.
"This power... is a bit scary." Cheng Lin suddenly opened his eyes and couldn't help but admire.
This ability reminded him of the "Steel Seal of Thought" that appeared in The Three-Body Problem.
Give the target a concept and the other party will accept it. However, the content of this "steel seal" can be written by him at will. However, once the target leaves his control, the effect will be automatically lifted.
"It's a pity that the control range is a little small." Cheng Lin suddenly sighed.
Thought:
If this power can cover the whole world, then he can easily whitewash himself.
However, this is just a delusion after all.
He tried it and found that the ratio of effect and consumption covering a radius of five hundred meters was the most suitable. A radius of one thousand meters was already the limit.