If the ten people in front of you in line all fell dead after taking a bite of the ice cream they just bought, would you still walk up to the ice cream window and say to the smiling waitress, "I'll have the vanilla one, please."
No normal person would.
Therefore, Lin Sanjiu was probably not a normal person.
Of course, she didn't release ten wisps of Higher Consciousness at once. After the third wisp of Higher Consciousness was suddenly destroyed, she understood that it would be a waste to release more Higher Consciousness.
No matter how smart the grand prize was, he needed enough information before he could analyze the situation. Faced with a black hole, the two of them stared at each other for a while. Neither of them could figure out the situation. Naturally, the few ideas they came up with fell through.
"Can you analyze it?" one of the most constructive suggestions was this.
"Sis," the grand prize said with a face full of shame, "This isn't my real body … It's such a big building, it will take a long time …"
Magus couldn't wait any longer. Since she couldn't find a way to outsmart the building, Lin Sanjiu quickly made up her mind. Before Ji Shanqing could think of a good reason to stop her, she had already patted his shoulder and told him to wait outside. Then, she plunged into the branch library of Concrete World.
"Am I being too rash?"
As Lin Sanjiu plunged into the winding corridor, she heard her own voice questioning her decision.
However, if one had to plan and grasp the whole situation before taking action, wouldn't one never be able to take action for the rest of their lives?
"Don't worry too much. After all, a higher consciousness and a wisp of Higher Consciousness are different," Mrs. Manas consoled her, "It's like the difference between a human and a piece of meat. A creature that can eat a piece of meat doesn't mean that it can eat a human. While you look for people, I can help you maintain the stability of your higher consciousness. "
"Thank goodness Mrs. Manas is back." Lin Sanjiu heaved a sigh of relief and looked around.
From Bohemia, Lin Sanjiu had more or less gained some understanding of the branch library of Concrete World. Sure enough, there was no spacious space like a hall, only countless corridors that intersected in a complex manner. Each corridor was shaped by the triangular walls into a lightning-like twisting shape. From an architectural point of view, the internal structure of the branch library did not match the external structure at all. It did not make sense at all. Fortunately, it was something that was created by pure Higher Consciousness, so there was no need to reason with the structure.
She carefully separated a bit of her consciousness and "touched" the triangular wall beside her. It did not suddenly open its mouth wide to swallow her Higher Consciousness, nor did it suddenly sound an alarm. She withdrew her Higher Consciousness smoothly, and nothing happened.
According to Bohemia, as long as she knocked three times and walked in, she would enter a mirror gallery of some apocalyptic world. Judging from the triangular walls, there were countless mirror galleries here. Despite her curiosity, Lin Sanjiu did not knock on the wall. Instead, she waited quietly for two seconds before asking Mrs. Manas, "Do you feel anything wrong?"
"Nothing at all," Mrs. Manas replied. "Everything has been peaceful. No matter how I think about it, I can't figure out how those traces of Willpower disappeared. What swallowed them? "
Lin Sanjiu couldn't help letting out a low sigh. Of course, she did not have any "Qi" in space. It was just a habit that she had developed in the outside world.
"The last time Bohemia and Magus parted ways, it was in a world called 'Currency is the glue'. Maybe I should find the World Museum first … "Lin Sanjiu stood there and pondered for a moment. Just when she was about to take a step forward, she heard Mrs. Manas's voice," Someone is coming! "
Lin Sanjiu turned around abruptly. Before she could see the entrance behind her, the silhouette of a star rammed into her. In that split second, Lin Sanjiu suppressed her urge to attack and allowed the star to plunge into her arm. She cried out nervously and fearfully, "Sis!"
"Didn't I tell you to wait outside?" Lin Sanjiu grabbed the shoulders of her grand prize, who had returned to his human form. She wanted to push him out again. "I still don't know what's going on inside. What if you get swallowed too?"
Ji Shanqing closed his eyes and decided to go all out. "Then, I'll write another shell and put a part of my consciousness into it … I can't let you risk your life by yourself."
Even though he said it in a dignified manner, his sleeves and the hem of his shirt were trembling. He looked as if he wanted to faint for a moment and wake up when the truth was revealed. Obviously, being swallowed, even if it was just a small part of his consciousness, was no laughing matter to him.
"What can you do even if you come in?" Lin Sanjiu sighed, knowing that she couldn't persuade him.
"A lot!" The grand prize widened his eyes as if he was offended. "I can help you analyze it!"
"It's better to keep him than to use your brain," Mrs. Manas chimed in, "I can help you keep an eye on him and try my best to keep him out of danger."
Mrs. Manas was just a personification of her higher consciousness. "So, is she looking down on her own brain?"
Lin Sanjiu grumbled. She patted her grand prize's head and gave in, "Then, follow me. Don't wander around."
Seeing that he nodded obediently, she turned around. Just when she was about to take another step, she felt someone pull her elbow and stopped her from taking another step. She turned around and looked at her grand prize. She raised one of her eyebrows and asked, "What's wrong?"
"Where do you want to go, sis?"
"I want to find the branch of 'Currency Is the Adhesive' in this world."
Ji Shanqing blinked a few times at her. "Do you know how to find it?"
"I think we can look through the wall … In that apocalyptic world, if there's no adhesive, objects and people will fall apart easily. I think it's pretty easy to find it."
Ji Shanqing nodded in agreement. "Even though it's a little silly, it's a start."
'Silly? I can't tell. ' Without another word, Lin Sanjiu took another step forward. However, she still couldn't take another step. It seemed that it was not a good day to walk. This was the third time.
"What's wrong?"
Ji Shanqing smiled at her shyly and coquettishly, the tips of his white teeth gleaming. "It's like this … I realized that it's been more than a minute since you came in."
'So what? ' Lin Sanjiu looked at him blankly.
"The few strands of higher consciousness that were sent in were swallowed in less than ten seconds, right?"
"That's true," Lin Sanjiu remembered. She couldn't help feeling nervous, "That's strange. Why?"
"To find the reason, we have to analyze the difference between the two situations," the grand prize raised a finger and tilted his head with a smile, "Well, this is a so-called comparative experiment. Sis, you haven't moved from this place since you came in, right? "
"That's right," Lin Sanjiu suddenly understood, "Those strands of higher consciousness drifted away immediately after they came in!"
"So, the power that swallowed them wouldn't be something like a 'force field' that was evenly distributed throughout the entire branch library. At least, we now know that this branch library isn't full of traps and swamps. There are still 'safe zones'. "
This conclusion seemed so simple and logical. However, if Ji Shanqing didn't say it, Lin Sanjiu didn't know how long she would have to wait to find out.
"That's not all."
Ji Shanqing seemed to be very happy that Lin Sanjiu was listening to him attentively, "Those strands of higher consciousness took different routes, and they were swallowed at different times and places. Sis, you didn't move, but you didn't get attacked. This means that the power that swallowed them is like countless landmines buried in every corner of this branch library. Initially, I thought that after the higher consciousness entered the branch library, it would be slowly consumed as if it was soaked in sulfuric acid. It would only disappear completely when the higher consciousness was completely consumed … It seems like this hypothesis can be crossed out. "
"Filled with landmines?" Lin Sanjiu couldn't help looking at the quiet corridor in front of her. "How do I find the landmines? Should I release another strand of higher consciousness and try again? "
This method was a little stupid, and it consumed a lot of higher consciousness. Ji Shanqing opened his mouth as if he wanted to say no, but he hesitated and changed his words, "Do you remember the route that the first strand of higher consciousness took?"
Lin Sanjiu nodded.
"Sis, can you use your higher consciousness to take that route again? Can you show me?"
A wisp of green rose from the tip of her finger and floated into the air. It followed the same route as the first strand of higher consciousness. When they floated to the place where the Higher Consciousness had disappeared the last time, it did not disappear. Both of them could not help but breathe lightly at the same time, as if they were afraid of startling the wisp of Higher Consciousness. However, they did not expect that the wisp of Higher Consciousness would disappear without warning in the next second.
"The location where it was swallowed has changed." The grand prize's face darkened, "Sis, I want you to try a few more times. Is that okay?"
However, the next few experiments didn't bring them any comfort.
If the branch library was really filled with landmines, it would be easier to deal with. After all, the area would be safe after the landmines were blown up. However, the power that swallowed higher consciousness was different. Not only would it not disappear, it would also change its location every time it swallowed higher consciousness. However, that wasn't the worst part. The worst part was that the power seemed to be able to gradually become stronger every time it devoured Willpower.
In this way, her advantage of being in a higher consciousness form and the fact that her opponent couldn't bite her in one bite was gone. While she was weakened, her opponent's strength increased. This meant that sooner or later, the difference in strength between them would reach the point where "he could swallow Lin Sanjiu in one bite".
"What should we do now?" Lin Sanjiu couldn't help feeling anxious.
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