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"Where is he? Wasn't he supposed to succeed?!"

In the sewers outside the mini-city, the long-haired woman rushed forward, grabbed Alexander by the collar, and glared at him angrily, berating him.

At this moment, Alexander was holding a wooden carving in his hand.

The wood carving is shaped like a right hand with the middle finger raised, and below it are the words "Want to change people? Let the White Tower come to me personally."

This scene made all the heretics look quite ugly.

They prepared two plans for this operation.

The obvious plan is to attack the warehouse.

Of course, this decision may seem reckless and thoughtless, but it is entirely feasible from a practical point of view.

Because the heretics' ultimate goal wasn't to defeat Wu Wang and the other players; they just wanted to rescue Peanut.

In this situation, as long as one of the heretics manages to hold onto the peanut firmly, they can be brought directly into the mini-city.

Before the operation, everyone thought it would be an easy task.

After all, with so many heretics possessing abilities, it should be quite easy for them to mess with Peanut.

In other words, Alexander, as the leader of the operation, forcefully instructed everyone to prepare a second backup plan, which was the final exchange plan.

In his eyes, Yan Shuangying's threat had far exceeded the problems within the instance.

This guy's series of astonishing behaviors in real life were actually a result of him toning down his behavior.

Now that Alexander has entered the instance, he realizes just how outrageous this kid's ability to cause trouble really is.

Therefore, he had to design a backup plan based on the premise that these heretics were no match for Yan Shuangying.

That is, to find something that can replace peanuts.

The heretical abilities that the White Tower granted Alexander were very powerful, but they also had many limitations.

For example, the object being replaced must not only be closely related to the target, but must also have had close contact with it in a short period of time.

It's impossible to replace her simply by putting peanuts in a mini-city's drinking cup.

After all, she had been kidnapped for some time.

The White Tower gave an answer to Alexander's plan that no one had expected.

"White tea, my sister who stayed at the law enforcement headquarters and is now Yan Shuangying's secretary, can be used to exchange for peanuts."

The White Tower offered no explanation, only informing Alexander of the matter.

However, Bai Cha had an accident yesterday while investigating an incident with Yan Shuangying.

She is currently in the [Rebirth Pool] preparing to be resurrected.

According to the original revival time, the white tea should actually wait until 1 p.m. to revive.

But by then, if we try to deceive the city system's computing power, we won't have as much time to act.

Because the "Suicide Show" is currently being broadcast live.

Everyone in the entire Eternal City was watching this program, and the computing power of the [City System] was being consumed at its maximum at this moment.

If we wait until the afternoon, the live stream will have ended, and the [City System] will be able to allocate more computing power to deal with them.

Therefore, now is the best time to take action.

Faced with this awkward situation, the White Pagoda also offered a solution.

He gave five special items to five of the men Alexander had chosen to carry out the mission.

After they find the "Rebirth Pool" where Bai Cha was resurrected and steal the computing power of the "City System", each person jumps into the "Rebirth Pool" with their own special item.

In this way, white tea can be revived ahead of schedule.

Everyone believed what the White Pagoda said.

If he says he can do it, then he definitely can.

So, while the ten heretics fought against Wu Wang and other players in the art warehouse, they tried to rescue Peanut using the first plan.

The other five people, along with Alexander himself, were on their way to carry out the second plan.

Everything went as expected.

After the five people entered the [Rebirth Pool], Bai Cha was revived ahead of schedule.

In exchange, these five people will be trapped in the Rebirth Pool in a [hibernation] state.

Of course, this situation is easily resolved.

Once things are settled with Peanuts, we can easily send one or two heretics to awaken them.

Alexander can also awaken his wife in the instance and complete the hidden side quest together.

After Bai Cha came out, the taxi driver who reached out to stop the car was actually Alexander himself in disguise.

After all, he needed to get this close to offer the white tea as a bargaining chip.

Logically speaking, the entire plan was flawless.

Ultimately, the white tea disappeared and was successfully relocated to the art warehouse, a fact that the ten heretics present at the scene can attest to.

But peanuts didn't appear in Alexander's area; instead, there was a wooden carving that was obviously left in the taxi.

All that effort, and all I got in return was a sarcastic remark.

How can this be accepted by heretics?

"Don't worry, the only possibility I can think of is that Yan Shuangying interfered with my [Heretical Ability]."

"If that's the case, then we must let the White Tower know about this first."

Alexander, his face dark, shook off the long-haired woman's hand and walked toward the mini-city.

He really couldn't figure it out.

This kind of "heretical ability" should logically be a unique ability of NPCs within the dungeon!

Even he himself needed to rely on a special item given by the White Tower to be released.

However, this was limited to simply releasing it; Alexander was completely unaware of the principles behind how this "heretical ability" was achieved.

It's like a child who gets a gun; as long as he pulls the trigger, he can still fire bullets, even if he doesn't know how.

But Yan Shuangying gives the impression that he got the pistol and disassembled and reassembled it right in front of him.

He can do more than just use [heretical abilities]!
He even knows how [heretical abilities] work!

Before this encounter, Alexander had never imagined such a situation would occur, and probably none of the heretics had anticipated it either.

After they returned to the interior of the mini-city.

Before they could even go to the flower shop to find Bai Ta, they received a call instructing them to go to the conference room.

Of course, it's called a conference room.

It's actually a place similar to a lecture hall.

At that moment, Bai Ta was standing on the podium.

He was fiddling with a jet-black ring in his hand, his brows furrowed slightly, giving him a somewhat serious look.

Despite the arrival of Alexander and the others, Peanut was still nowhere to be seen.

He didn't say much.

Instead, the ring was projected onto the podium using a device.

He asked calmly, "These are the items that started appearing in large numbers in Eternal City five minutes ago. They are quite easy to use—just put them on and rotate them."

"This ring can trigger [heretical abilities], but the user does not need to be a [heretical]."

Upon hearing this, the heretics sitting below began to discuss among themselves.

Because in their view, being a "heretic" is a prerequisite for unlocking abilities.

Even if the special items given to them by the White Tower were given to ordinary residents of the Eternal City, they would not be able to use the heretical abilities contained within them.

Who would have thought that the ring in Bai Ta's hand could be used even by ordinary residents?
Thinking of this, a man wearing gold-rimmed glasses stood up and said, "Captain Bai, doesn't this mean that our comrades will increase dramatically in a short period of time?"

The angle of this statement surprised everyone.

He immediately realized what was happening.

Yes! The residents of Eternal City have long been corrupted by the perfect social order. Now that something has appeared that can change the lives of each of them, it also means that more and more residents will awaken and become "heretics".

In a sense, this is a good thing!

Everyone's expressions became excited.

However, the white tower shook its head and said:

"No, this is nothing to celebrate. It's good to have more companions, but only if they are truly companions."

“Even if more people awaken and become heretics, they have never had contact with us before, and they have not become heretics by agreeing with our ideas.”

"Such heretics may very well become our enemies because of ideological differences."

“They will become one new organization after another, and there will be more infighting within the heretics.”

"Moreover, besides the heretics, the ordinary residents who possess the rings also have the ability to fight against us."

"Judging from the ratio of residents to heretics in the entire Eternal City, we are actually under more pressure."

At this point, he sighed.

He carefully examined the code on the jet-black ring.

He said helplessly, "The key question is—who made this ring?"

“His technical skills are no less than mine, and he most likely has similar goals to us, also wanting to seize control of the [City System].

"If he succeeds first, do you want to live in a city where your beliefs conflict with your own?"

"In that case, what's the difference between this and the current Eternal City? We can only follow other people's rules just the same."

These words dampened everyone's enthusiasm.

They couldn't help but lower their heads and ponder.

That actually makes a lot of sense.

Because these heretics were almost all awakened one by one with the help of the White Tower, since they were able to join the organization, they were already like-minded people.

Those who don't accept the White Tower have no chance to awaken and become heretics. Therefore, the White Tower obtaining the [City System] to establish a new city order is acceptable to everyone present.

If it were a complete stranger...

Everyone knew very well that they would not accept this and might continue to rebel against the new city, becoming outcasts once again.

But in reality, the White Tower had even more demoralizing things it didn't tell them.

The reason he hasn't taken any overt actions for so long, including the decreasing number of members in his heretical organization, is that...

It was the White Tower that realized the Eternal City was an electronic program, and they were the data stream within that program.

Occasional bugs are tolerable.

But what if the entire program is full of bugs and has no normal functions at all?

Which programmer would still think about fixing bugs?

Instead of wasting time on this, why not create a new program?

At that time, he dared not gamble that the programmers might simply abandon the entire Eternal City.

And now the situation has begun to deteriorate.

Regardless of whether the person using the "heretical ability" through the black ring is a true "heretical" or not.

In any case, the city system will definitely determine that the other party has a bug.

As this jet-black ring becomes more and more common in the Eternal City, eventually becoming ubiquitous.

White Tower suspected that was also the point at which everyone's end would come.

So he said coldly, "We don't need so many companions, and we certainly don't need so many enemies."

"Therefore, before the residents have mastered this thing and their minds are still bound by the perfect social order, we must do everything we can to seize this ring and destroy it for me."

"From now on, as long as you ensure your own safety, you are free to go up there and steal their rings."

"The order of the Eternal City rests on our shoulders."

Bai Ta's words sparked a heated discussion.

Because in the past he had kept the heretics in check, trying his best to prevent those above from realizing how many heretics there were in the Eternal City.

This is why he, as the head of law enforcement, betrayed the city and even took many law enforcement officers with him, making them heretics as well, while the other residents of the city were completely unaware of this.

Now that the constraints on everyone had been lifted, the heretics felt an indescribable sense of exhilaration.

Especially as heretics, they are like rats in the street, hated and beaten by everyone.

Now it's finally clear that they're taking action to protect the city's order!

It's like finally being able to exhale smoothly after holding your breath for a long time.

The heretics are now in high spirits.

Seeing this, Alexander stepped forward and asked the White Tower to step aside so they could speak.

He felt he might know who created the black ring...

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This is the art warehouse.

Although Bai Cha was a little confused, she decided to get down to business first.

She handed the black ring to Wu Wang and explained the situation. He didn't say much, just frowned and thought.

Not long after, there was a knock on the warehouse door.

Upon opening it, one is astonished to find the willow-leaf dagger that had disappeared before the battle.

At this moment, she was carrying a peanut on her shoulder, which was tied up and had even had a strip of cloth stuffed in its mouth.

As soon as she entered the room, she said to Wu Wang with emotion:
"Mr. Yan is truly incredibly resourceful."

"I never expected this girl to actually appear in front of me."

In response, Wu Wang simply said thoughtfully, "Come on, if I were truly so powerful, I would have hidden her somewhere the heretics couldn't find her long ago."

"I just acted as a switch, pointing the navigation to a side road before someone else put her on the highway, but someone else still had to step on the gas."

The abstract metaphor of Wu Wang was not well understood by others.

In reality, since they can't see the code, they can't understand it either.

As Wu Wang said, he had no way to directly stop Alexander's substitution ability without having seen it in person.

So, while he was making the black ring, he secretly hid a special ring on Peanut.

The activation condition for this ring is not rotation, but movement.

The ring's effect will activate when the target carrying it is moved more than ten meters within one second.

Send the peanut to the other ring that receives the signal.

The other ring was worn by Liu Yedao and hidden in an abandoned warehouse not far from the art warehouse.

Wu Wang only built a bridge and changed the destination; he couldn't actively step on the gas and drive on the road.

The true displacement ability is still activated by Alexander.

The good news is—his prediction was correct.

Alexander did indeed find something that could replace peanuts.

The bad news is that this thing is a person, and someone they know.

Especially after hearing Bai Cha say that after she obtained the black ring, she gained the ability to stop objects from moving.

Wu Wang found it even stranger.

Because the jet-black ring he made simply didn't possess such incredible power.

Previously, due to time constraints, Wu Wang only constructed simple code in order to produce as many rings as possible.

For example, spraying water, setting fire, levitation, or explosion.

In any case, they are all abilities with very intuitive and simple effects.

The white tea mentioned is about stopping the movement of objects.

However, it is very similar to Peanut's "heretical ability".

Wu Wang knew very well that it wasn't about stopping the object's movement, but rather about extraction at the code level.

White tea also has the ability to directly influence code? And its ability is so similar to that of peanuts?
This cannot be a mere coincidence.

Suddenly, a strange thought popped into Wu Wang's mind.

So he said to Bai Cha, "I understand the situation. Eternal City will be the site of a series of changes. We law enforcers must react quickly. Come back to headquarters with me later, and I'll make an announcement."

Bai Cha asked earnestly, "Are you planning to recall this black ring that's suspected to have been issued by heretics? Most residents should cooperate..."

However, Wu Wang interrupted her before she could finish speaking.

He raised an eyebrow, puzzled, and asked, "Why would we recycle it?"

"What I mean is, let the law enforcement officers quickly select some powerful rings to equip themselves before the residents figure out how to play."

Upon hearing this, Bai Cha was completely stunned.

What does it mean for law enforcement officers to be equipped with heretical abilities?
"But...but..."

She tried to argue with Wu Wang.

But then they heard the other person shrug and say, "Even if we want to take them back, what if we encounter uncooperative people? We can't beat them with our bare hands!"

"Therefore, we must first arm ourselves in order to better serve the people."

"Am I wrong?"

Bai Cha: “…”

It sounds reasonable, but I always feel like something's not quite right.

Looking at her, I could tell that she had already begun to accept this abstract concept.

Wu Wang then looked at Peanut and said, "It's boring for you to just be a hostage. How about this, I'll assign you some work. Go help Bai Cha with some paperwork like data statistics."

"Of course, don't even think about running away. I have plenty of ways to keep you in check."

Peanut with its mouth gagged: "?"

Dude, are you out of your mind?

This situation is clearly something you created yourself.

Oh, so you end up having to pretend to handle it yourself again, and even though your solution sounds reasonable, it actually accelerates the transition of Eternal City into a state where everyone has the ability, causing social order to collapse even faster!

Only this naive and innocent girl who came with the ring wouldn't understand!
Do you want me to do things for you?

How the hell is that possible?!

Ba——

Wu Wang pulled the gag out of her mouth.

Immediately, Peanut shouted, "I, Peanut! Even if I'm beaten to death! Even if I die outside! Even if I jump off a skyscraper! I won't do anything for you!"

In response, Wu Wang smiled but said nothing.

He wanted to see what would happen if these two people got together.

Perhaps, the two of them will soon notice something is wrong with each other.

Today is April 1st, 1096 in the Eternal Calendar.

The inhabitants of the Eternal City were still unaware that the most abstract upheaval in their history was about to occur—

Heretics attempt to steal the evil weapons of a cholera-ridden society to protect the city.

Law enforcement officers pushed violent law enforcement to its peak.

Black and white seem to have been reversed;

Good and evil seem to be unclear;

Perfection now seems to have a flaw;

Even eternity doesn't seem so unchangeable after all. (End of Chapter)