Even though Lin Sanjiu grumbled, she knew why the people in her hallucinations always spoke so vaguely.
That was because she couldn't figure it out herself.
The people in her hallucinations were just hallucinations. Unlike Nuwa in her [Consciousness Mimicry], these people were just a part of Lin Sanjiu's thoughts. For example, Rena, who couldn't possibly know about the two-toned sphere, could tell her about the two-toned sphere. Fang Dan, who had died a long time ago, could tell her that there was a predator in that room. In other words, the information was in Lin Sanjiu's consciousness, but it appeared in a different form.
In other words, if she couldn't figure it out, these people in her hallucinations wouldn't be able to tell her.
From this point of view, her current schizophrenia was similar to the [Observational Ability] that appeared once in Hyperthermal Hell, but she couldn't use it anymore due to the depletion of her Higher Consciousness.
Lin Sanjiu stared blankly at Silvan's mesmerizing face and fell into deep thought.
Her thoughts were interrupted by a shrill scream filled with anxiety.
"I can't find it!" Number 45's voice was loud and shrill, "I've been looking everywhere, but there are no water droplets in my area. This is not fair. All the areas with water droplets have been given to other people! Brother 42, I want everyone to take turns to change areas! "
The moment she said that, there was an immediate response from the people in the chamber. Those who found the water droplets, of course, didn't agree, but those who couldn't find the water droplets started to mock and ridicule Lin Sanjiu. For a moment, everyone started arguing.
It was no wonder. Lin Sanjiu sighed and massaged her legs. She still didn't get up from the ground.
There were only five water droplets in total, and the most annoying Number 44 had found three in one go. No one felt that it was fair. In fact, before Number 45 spoke, Lin Sanjiu could already see a few shadows moving towards Number 44's area.
"Hey, my area is the smallest. There are only 11 cubicles. I didn't say anything at that time! " Of course, Number 44 wouldn't let it go. He shouted, "You guys can't do this! Give me the smallest area! You can't stand the fact that there are so many water droplets in my area! "
"Shouldn't you be more happy if we give you a chance to change areas?" Number 43 sneered. His area was right next to Number 44's, but he didn't find anything, so he was already angry.
His words were immediately echoed by the others, and he listened to the multitude of voices. Lin Sanjiu couldn't bring herself to join in. Her instincts told her that it didn't matter who was looking for the water droplets in which area. Ever since she entered the underground cave, the characters in the illusion kept hinting at her. This meant that her subconscious had already noticed that there was something more than what she saw on the surface.
What is it?
Beside her, Silvan raised his hand and combed his hair to the back of his head. When he put his hand down, he had turned into Gong Daoyi.
As she stared at his elegant jawline, Lin Sanjiu vaguely remembered that the first notification she received was from Gong Daoyi. It was an "example".
"Examples? Example? "she muttered. He climbed down from the cubicle. "What example do you use? What does it matter …"
By now, everyone was almost done arguing. As the minority who discovered the water droplets, they were at a disadvantage and couldn't change the decision to change areas. Since she didn't know where she would be transferred to, Lin Sanjiu walked out of the cubicle and covered herself with a layer of soil. She sat on the small open space and waited quietly for the arrangement.
"You aren't the only one who didn't participate in the argument." Gong Daoyi squatted down beside her. "Look."
Following his finger, Lin Sanjiu looked up and saw another figure moving to the other side of the narrow wall. The figure crouched and disappeared into the small cubicle. His movement was silent and swift, so he didn't attract anyone's attention. Lin Sanjiu was the only one who caught a glimpse of the figure's "8" on his chest.
"These two people are quite smart," Lin Sanjiu recalled. He sighed and said to the air, "While the others were quarreling, the two of them started to split up and search the other areas."
She didn't look away. After a while, as expected, the figure peeked out again and looked cautiously to the left and right. His silky hair glistened in the dim light. Then, he climbed up the mud wall and headed to the next cubicle.
Even though the couple had a good plan, they didn't last long. The others had already decided on the order of their rotation. Lin Sanjiu was assigned to Number 45's original spot. When she was about to go over, the girl who walked past her scoffed and said, "Good luck. I don't have anything there."
"Me too." Lin Sanjiu smiled at her. Suddenly, she asked, "Which world did you come from?"
"Honey Swamp," Number 45 answered quickly. Then, her petite and well-proportioned figure disappeared into the cubicle.
After entering Number 45's cubicle, Lin Sanjiu glanced at it and sat down again.
There was no need for her to search.
Number 45 had dug three feet deep into every cubicle. The soil had been turned up inch by inch. There wasn't a single flat spot under her feet. Lin Sanjiu knew that she couldn't search any deeper than this, so she decided to take a break and recuperate her energy. At the same time, she could organize her thoughts.
While she was resting, the others did not stop searching for any water droplets. However, no one found any more water droplets after they changed the area.
Of course, no one could tell if they really couldn't find any water droplets or if someone had found one but refused to say anything.
"Do you think the water droplets will take some time to appear?" Number 42 seemed to have sensed that the atmosphere in the cubicle was getting gloomier and more anxious. He sounded like he was trying his best to cheer everyone up, "We have searched for more than an hour and found five water droplets. Maybe another five water droplets will appear in the next hour?"
"… That's possible." After a while, someone answered. "Shall we wait and see?"
"If that's the case," Number 43 said abruptly, "I'll take a nap first. We'll see if there are any more water droplets when we wake up."
"You're right. There's no need to keep searching. When the time is up, perhaps, new water droplets will appear in every cubicle like the first time, "Number 45 said.
"I think the real test of the Seed Phase is how to distinguish between pure and polluted water," someone said. Many people immediately agreed with him.
The topic soon shifted to how to distinguish between water droplets, but Lin Sanjiu was still in a daze.
Examples, Septimus, homosexual couples, Harry's Arm, number tags … All the signs and hints that she had noticed since she entered the cubicle were swirling in her mind like a layer of fog. She had a feeling that she was close to the truth, but she couldn't break it no matter how hard she tried.
Lin Sanjiu didn't know how long she had been thinking. When she came back to her senses, the cubicle had fallen into silence. The exhausted seeds didn't seem to have the energy to talk or search anymore.
"It's not enough to rely on intuition alone," Lin Sanjiu thought.
Fortunately, she had more than intuition.
"[Willpower Mimicry], Ji Shanqing." (To be continued)
PS:
I'm tired of writing the title of the Seed Phase and want to change it …
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