Soul Patch

Chapter 312 It seems something's happened here!

The awkwardness in the carriage didn't last long before it was broken by an eerie atmosphere.

It's Wenjie.

Wenjie, who had been chuckling and making light of things, suddenly narrowed his eyes and stared straight ahead, as if he were in a meditative state.

Yang Shanshan, who was beside him, nudged him: "What's wrong? Did something happen?"

Even the female driver in the front seat glanced at him through the rearview mirror.

His eyes were filled with doubt and confusion.

Upon hearing Yang Shanshan's question, Wenjie slowly withdrew his gaze, seemingly lost in thought, and said, "Just now, I suddenly had a strange feeling. Didn't you see any system notifications?"

"What system..."

Yang Shanshan was about to ask, "What system notification?", but before she could finish speaking, she was shocked by a line of large characters that appeared in front of her.

[System Warning: Discussion of system-related matters is prohibited]

System warning?

Have system warnings and penalties been restarted?

Wenjie had obviously seen the system notification as well. He turned around in surprise and stared blankly at Yang Shanshan.

The two stared at each other, mouths agape, unsure of what to say for a long time.

Wenjie quickly analyzed the situation in his mind:

System warnings are similar to a system firewall, preventing things that threaten system security from happening.

When the system encounters viruses, cheat codes, or other unknown code attacks, it can automatically intercept, remove, and completely eliminate them in the real world.

The system's firewall suddenly disappeared after Li Shiman was killed.

Thinking of this, Wenjie frowned: "Shanshan, are there only three spirit stones?"

"Huh? This..." Yang Shanshan swallowed hard. "I really don't know this."

Wenjie nodded.

His action confused Yang Shanshan even more, and she thought to herself: What did I say that made you nod?

Wenjie glanced at Yang Shanshan and said, "If there are only three spirit stones, then the system can reach a stable state after any two of them resonate with each other."

"After Li Shiman died, the spirit stone that James activated must have been locked by something. Without the magnetic field resonance with that spirit stone, the system became unstable."

And now the system warning has reappeared, which means…

Yang Shanshan listened intently, her eyes sparkling, as if she had suddenly grasped some profound truth. She interrupted Wenjie to speak:

"This means James's spirit stone has been activated! Right?"

The response she received was the words "System Second Warning" in large letters.

She was both surprised and angry, muttering unhappily, "Why is it that when you say it's okay, it's a warning when I say it?"

"Hehe, didn't you notice? The system only warned you just now. It's probably because I established a connection with the spirit stone. When I used a lighter to burn that spirit stone just now, I also felt a burning sensation all over my body."

My analysis is that after the spirit stone established a connection with me, the system firewall recognized my source code. Therefore, I can now move freely within the system… that should be the meaning.”

As Wenjie spoke, he recalled that burning sensation, and his eyebrows furrowed, his expression showing some pain.

Yang Shanshan raised an eyebrow after hearing this: If he goes back and destroys the elevator's surveillance footage, won't he be burned again?
Wenjie understood her furrowed brows and distressed expression, and chuckled dryly, saying, "It's not as serious as being roasted on a fire..."

"Let's get back to our previous topic. Besides James's spirit stone being reactivated, there's another possibility... that a third spirit stone has appeared."

"Oh!" Yang Shanshan suddenly realized.

"Right, weren't there three spirit stones? It could also be just another one." "Huh?" The female driver also gave a puzzled hum.

This left Wenjie and Yang Shanshan completely bewildered, and they looked at the driver in the front seat with confusion. Wenjie looked to both sides of the road: "Driver, turn right at the next intersection."

"Do you recognize this place?" Upon hearing this, the female driver turned on her right turn signal and began to merge into the right lane.

"I don't recognize it."

"..." The female driver swallowed hard and chuckled awkwardly, "What game are you talking about? It sounds quite interesting."

"Let's eat chicken." Wenjie said expressionlessly.

Yang Shanshan glanced at Wenjie silently, her eyes filled with the expression, "Don't tease the female driver from 2009, okay?"

"Eat chicken?" the female driver repeated suspiciously.

Wenjie: "..."

Did the female driver actually take it seriously?

Yang Shanshan: "..."

That's enough, Wenjie, stop being so cheeky!
The car turned onto the right-hand road and headed towards Qinghe from Deshengmen.

In 2009, the area within the Third Ring Road of Beijing was bustling, but once outside the Third Ring Road, the number of cars on the road gradually decreased. The cityscape on both sides of the road also changed from being lined with high-rise buildings to rows of trees and green spaces.

"Going straight, right?" the female driver asked as she accelerated.

Looking at the trees rushing past the car window, Wenjie hesitated before speaking, "Um... driver, let's drive slower!"

After saying that, he held Yang Shanshan's hand tightly.

The closer he got to his destination, the more uneasy he felt.

He glanced at Yang Shanshan with a worried expression. At this moment, Yang Shanshan looked serene and nestled obediently in his arms.

Wenjie reached out and smoothed his hair, suddenly feeling the magnetic field that attracted him and the spirit stone becoming very weak, weaker and weaker.

He took a deep breath, rubbed his forehead, and said, "Uh... Master, please drive faster!"

The female driver rolled her eyes and pouted, saying, "Young man, didn't I tell you to drive slowly and carefully?"

Yang Shanshan looked up at Wenjie, puzzled, waiting for his explanation.

Even if I told you this, you wouldn't understand. If we don't hurry up, the magnetic field signal will disappear, and where will we find spirit stones then... Wenjie sat up straight calmly and said, "Hurry up and drive, we're almost there."

Both women shut their mouths and stopped talking.

Soon a row of commercial buildings appeared on the right side of the car. Wenjie glanced at the row of shops and pointed to the shop in the middle with a seafood wholesale sign: "That's it. Pull over."

Upon hearing this, the female driver drove onto the auxiliary road, gradually slowed down, and parked.

After the car came to a stop, Wenjie tugged at Yang Shanshan's delicate hand: "Let's go, get out of the car."

Yang Shanshan looked around and asked timidly, "Are you sure this is the place?"

This place looks very ordinary. It doesn't seem like there would be anyone with extraordinary skills or any spirit stones here.
After paying the fare, the two got out of the car.

Wenjie cautiously glanced at the seafood wholesale shop. His intuition was correct; the magnetic field was indeed emanating from that shop.

However, the magnetic fluctuations that were very strong before have become negligible as the two stones get closer and closer.

It seems something has happened inside.

"Shanshan, protect the spirit stone well, and make sure it doesn't fall into the hands of bad people," he whispered in Yang Shanshan's ear.

After saying that, he strode off in that direction, leaving Yang Shanshan behind.

(End of this chapter)