I really can't control myself.

Chapter 4149 Analysis
"Oh? It even has its own name." Linton wasn't too surprised to hear the other party introduce itself. After all, Aizen had analyzed it for him before. This system, Xiao Kuro, acted too human-like, more like a person than an AI. It was probably transformed into this form due to some circumstances.

Linton had never believed in this self-proclaimed system from the start, and now it seemed the other party was simply not going to continue the charade.

However, the name Zhang Tuo is rather interesting. Of course, Linton had never heard of this name before, since he wasn't good at remembering them. The reason he found the name interesting was because it was clearly not a Japanese name. Yet, the main stage of this world is still in Japan.

Logically speaking, if the main stage of a world is Japan, then things in other places are generally... well, the world's will probably just obscure them. This is the experience Linton gained after visiting a bunch of worlds dominated by Japanese anime.

If I had to give an example, wouldn't it be that Linton once tamed something in this world that's now unclear whether it's called a dragon or a jiao? This thing said it was going back to China and would be back soon, but then it never appeared again.

Linton didn't know if the creature was so audacious as to run away from him, or if it was interfered with by some force and became blurred; in any case, it was gone just like that. Of course, Linton couldn't be bothered with it, since dragons were really useless, and raising too many of them became a nuisance.

This is just an example, mainly about how this guy who claims to be Zhang Tuo wasn't blurred out, and seems to be playing a pretty important role.

"Have you heard of my name?" The system, which identified itself as Zhang Tuo, suddenly asked.

"I think I've heard of it?" The other person's sudden question surprised Linton slightly. Why would the other person think he had heard of the name, and judging from the way they asked it, it seemed like they weren't quite sure whether he knew the name or not.

Linton looked directly at Aizen beside him, mainly because he wasn't very confident in his own memory. So, wasn't his tool just there to fill in the gaps?

Aizen had clearly worked with Linton for a long time, and without Linton even having to say anything, he shook his head to indicate that he had never heard of that name before.

Although Linton trusted Aizen's memories, Aizen didn't follow him to every instance.

Before Zhang Tuo could answer, Lin Dun simply pulled Asuna aside, who was still working through the portal. That's the good thing about robots; they never seem to get tired of working, especially robots with unlimited energy, providing endless labor.

"Have you heard of the name Zhang Tuo?" Linton asked directly.

Asuna clearly didn't know what had happened before, but she didn't have the bewilderment that humans usually feel when suddenly faced with an unexpected situation. No matter how abruptly Linton asked her question, she could instantly get into the zone.

“I’ve never heard of that name before,” Asuna replied quite accurately.

It was obvious that Asuna's memory was even more accurate. Linton nodded and then looked directly at Zhang Tuo: "You heard it too. I told you I wasn't mistaken. I've never heard of it before."

"And what about Xu Yuan?" Zhang Tuo suddenly asked another name.

Linton frowned; this was really annoying. Remembering names was his worst skill, and this guy was making him keep doing it.

Of course, he had absolutely no recollection of the name; it was a Chinese name, and it sounded like a woman's. Linton truly couldn't remember it at all.

Looking at Aizen and Asuna beside him, Linton realized they had also given a negative answer. He thought carefully for a moment, then changed his perspective.

That's right, these two names have one thing in common: they're both Chinese. But so far, I haven't drawn any games where the main storyline takes place in China.

In other words, the probability of encountering someone with such a name while exploring different worlds is extremely low. It's only possible for similar Chinese names to appear in certain special worlds. For example, in the One Piece world, there's a character named Wang Zhi, which is truly exceptional. Chinese Servants might also appear in the Fate world, but these are rare exceptions.

There is only one situation in which the name of a Chinese person will appear, and that is... the name of the explorer.

Indeed, Linton carefully recalled the worlds explored by other explorers he had encountered, and it seemed that almost all of them were Chinese.

For example, there is someone named Hongjun. Although you don't know his real name, you can tell just by hearing it that no foreigner would have this name.

Then there are people like Wang Lanhua, whose real names you don't know, but you can immediately tell they're Chinese, like they've exchanged secret codes.

So, is this system, which claims to be Zhang Tuo's, asking about the Explorers?
That's not so strange, since Linton knew from the beginning that this world had already been explored by others.

Although this is a merged world, one of the worlds was formed when Linton took over a mission from someone else to explore before the merging took place. Therefore, it's not surprising that information from other explorers appears.

The question is, is this system, which claims to be named Zhang Tuo, really the Explorer?

All the investigators Linton knew of so far had disappeared without a trace.

Linton initially tried to find traces of the other party in the world he took over, but now he has completely given up and is focusing solely on single-player mode.

But this guy in front of me... could he be an Explorer? Or perhaps his special circumstances allowed him to escape the Explorer role?
After all, it seems that this guy doesn't even have a physical body now; he's like a ghost attached to someone else.

As far as Linton knows, explorers cannot stay in a world for long unless they have completely explored the world and turned it into their own.

But this world itself is a handover, which means it's something others haven't fully explored. Linton has also confirmed the exploration progress.

So Zhang Tuo found a way to stay in a certain world for a long time, then gave up his physical body and got rid of his identity as an explorer. After discovering that he was playing the role of a system, he planned to seek something from him, and then if he failed, he would just confront him directly, right?
Linton felt a headache coming on. Whenever he was with Aizen, he just couldn't bring himself to use his brain. It seemed he really needed to use his brain more, otherwise he'd become lazy. He wouldn't bring Aizen along for the next reconnaissance mission.

To be honest, I didn't bring Aizen with me this time. I only encountered Aizen after I came in.

"So, what exactly are you trying to say?" Linton finished thinking and spoke directly to the system that called itself Zhang Tuo. He didn't reveal anything, wanting to hear what the other party had to say first.