Xingtetsu: You are not included in Elio's script!

Space station, inside the Black Tower's laboratory.

The heavy alloy door slid shut silently, completely isolating the noise from the outside world.

Lin Yu sat on the lounge chair, closing his eyes and concentrating.

"Now, we need a clear plan of action. Passively waiting for the next sweep or hoping that Aha will break free on his own is extremely foolish."

"The first priority is to ensure Lin Yu's safety."

"Since the Watcher can punish Ah Ha for interfering with Lin Yu's cause and effect, there is no guarantee that they will not regard Lin Yu himself as a variable that needs to be corrected. We need a strong enough firewall."

"It's not just protection at the physical and energy levels."

"This attack directly targets the essence of existence and the definition of concepts. Conventional barriers may be as fragile as paper in the face of it."

"The key lies in you, Lin Yu. You need to synchronize your protective power with the force field of the Star Seed with high precision."

"You must become the living core of this barrier, using your will to balance that microscopic chaos. This requires absolute focus and unprecedented control over your own power."

Lin Yu opened his eyes and said, "I understand. I will try my best."

"Secondly, it's intelligence." Black Tower became more serious. "We know almost nothing about the Watcher."

"Their nature, purpose, operating mechanisms, weaknesses... are all unknown. Acting blindly is tantamount to suicide."

As she spoke, her gaze turned to the core of the simulated universe, "We need more samples and data."

Ruan Mei immediately understood her intention. "You want to restart the simulated universe and actively trap the traces of the observer? This is too risky!"

"It's not a large-scale launch." Heita explained.

"I will build a highly isolated trap in the simulated universe and throw in a tiny amount of processed energy resonant that Lin Yu sensed as bait."

"This area will be completely isolated from the main universe. Once any energy scan or interference with rules that exceeds the preset model is detected, the self-destruct sequence will be immediately activated, and all data will be encrypted and transmitted to an independent server."

"The goal is to obtain a record of a very brief, as pure as possible, contact for analysis."

Heita looked at Lin Yu and Ruan Mei. "This is a gamble, but it's worth it. We must know what we are facing."

"So what do I need to do?"

"While the barrier is being constructed, I'll need you to provide regular samples of your consciousness, particularly data on your unique palpitating reaction to being watched. I'll use it to calibrate the sensitivity of the trap."

Heita paused, "Also, about Aha..."

She called up the detailed record of Aha being in stasis that Lin Yu had described earlier.

"The backlash of joy, and the possible punishment of the observer..."

"This goes beyond my traditional understanding of the Star God's existence."

"If we can find a way to even temporarily weaken the Paradox Blade's erosion of Aha's body, perhaps we can obtain a key source of information."

Ruan Mei shook her head slightly. "Intervening in a conceptual conflict at the Star God level... with our current capabilities, it's like an ant trying to shake a tree."

“It doesn’t necessarily require direct confrontation.”

"Perhaps we can find a breakthrough from joy itself."

"If the Blade of Paradox is destiny's self-purification mechanism for excess, is there a more powerful concept of pleasure that can override or neutralize that self-denial?"

"Like...absolute, unquestionable fun?"

At this moment, the laboratory communicator issued a slight prompt tone.

A brief message from the station's internal monitoring system appeared on the auxiliary screen.

The message showed that about two hours ago, Yu Qingtu entered the space station alone into a special storage area where a large number of rare objects were stored, and he has not appeared since then.

In the surveillance footage, she seemed to have stopped for a long time in front of a strange object emitting a faint pink light.

"Yu Qingtu..." Heita narrowed his eyes slightly. "Where did she go and what was she doing? The strange objects stored in that area are mostly related to spiritual powers such as emotions, memories, and dreams..."

Ruan Mei mused, “Yu Qingtu’s ability stems from his emotional resonance and intuition.”

"Perhaps she has sensed something and is searching for answers, or...materials, in her own way."

Lin Yu also felt a little confused.

Yu Qingtu's absence was indeed a bit unusual. With her personality, she usually would not miss such occasions.

Heita snorted softly, "Whatever she's planning, I hope she doesn't mix those dangerous 'catalysts' together and trigger an uncontrollable 'chemical reaction'. The space station can't afford any more trouble right now."

...

Lin Yu lay in the connecting cabin again, and Ruan Mei enveloped Lin Yu's body with the life force of the Star Seed.

This is a new way of connecting the simulated universe.

The Black Tower was performing the final parameter calibration on the control panel.

"Remember," Black Tower's voice came through the communicator, "your primary mission is to act as bait, sensing and amplifying the traces of the watcher, guiding their sight to the trap boundary."

"Once the trap is activated, evacuate immediately without hesitation. Your conscious safety is the top priority."

"I understand." Lin Yu closed his eyes and immersed his mind in the power of destiny flowing in his body.

"Many forces are coordinated and guided by him.

The connection is established.

Consciousness was once again thrown into the vast simulated universe.

This time, he was not a wanderer, but a hunter with a clear purpose.

In other words, it is the prey that uses itself as bait.

He appeared directly at the entrance of the "Mirror Corridor" carefully constructed by the Black Tower.

The light here is distorted and the spatial structure defies common sense.

It seems to be made up of countless broken mirrors, reflecting faint light from different dimensions.

In the core of the corridor, a highly purified and disguised cold breath, like a candle in the darkness, emits an abnormal signal.

Lin Yu did not hesitate and walked into the corridor.

He no longer suppressed the lingering palpitations caused by the contact with the gazer, but instead actively amplified them, trying to attract the attention of the giant.

He then mobilized the power of mysterious destiny, making his existence vague and difficult to define, like a piece of error code.

The corridor was eerily quiet.

Time passes little by little.

Then, something changed.

It's not the sound or the light and shadow, but a change of foundation.

It was as if the background radiation frequency of the entire universe was forcibly fine-tuned, and an indescribable sense of "offset" permeated from all directions.

The surrounding "mirrors" began to reflect scenes that were not Lin Yu or the corridor.

Rather, it is a fragment of a certain...continuously self-iterating and self-negating geometric structure, cold, absolute, and without emotion.

"Here it comes." Lin Yu was awed and tried his best to maintain his consciousness.

That gaze swept over.

It is not looking in the visual sense, but an examination and evaluation at the existential level.

Lin Yu felt as if he was placed under an absolutely rational microscope, and every thought and every energy fluctuation was disassembled, analyzed, and classified.

A fear that comes from the instinct of life arises spontaneously. It is the natural reaction of a tiny individual when facing a grand existence beyond comprehension.

Lin Yu endured the discomfort and carefully guided the sight according to the plan.

He simulated a faint struggle, as if a system error about to be cleared was trying to hide.

At the same time, he slowly moved towards the core area of ​​the trap deep in the corridor.

"Sight" follows you everywhere, carrying with it an indifferent desire to explore.

It seemed to be interested in the reverberation that served as bait, but more of its attention was still focused on Lin Yu, the "unstable variable".

Just when the focus of vision was about to fall completely into the preset capture range of the trap, something strange happened!

That sight seemed to have sensed something, not the trap itself, but some characteristic in Lin Yu's body.

Perhaps it is a kind of uncertainty that is difficult to classify, caused by the interweaving of various fateful forces.

A stronger force with a clear intention of "correction" suddenly gathered, not pointing to the trap, but directly pressing towards Lin Yu's core of consciousness!

It felt as if the rules of the entire universe were to be rewritten to completely erase his "mistake"!

"The target did not move according to the predetermined trajectory! The interference intensity exceeded the threshold!" The urgent voice of the black tower sounded in Lin Yu's consciousness.

At the critical moment, Lin Yu made a decision.

Instead of retreating, he made up his mind and took the initiative to detonate part of the power of memory and destiny in his body!

Countless fragments of memory exploded like brilliant fireworks, briefly disrupting the "sight" lock and creating a momentary "information overload"!

At the same time, he took advantage of this fleeting opportunity, used himself as a guide, and slammed into the core area of ​​the trap!

This risky move successfully drew most of the force and touched the boundary of the trap!

hum!

The entire mirror corridor shook violently! Countless mirrors shattered instantly, transforming into billions of data streams!

The trap was fully activated! An extremely complex logical cage, pre-set by the Black Tower, instantly took shape, attempting to capture and analyze that transcendental power!

Lin Yu instantly felt an irresistible repulsive force coming from the center of the trap.

He knew he had to leave immediately!

"withdraw!"

Consciousness is ejected from the simulated universe.

boom!

The connecting hatch opened, Lin Yu was gasping for breath, his face was pale, and his clothes were soaked with cold sweat.

Ruan Mei immediately stepped forward and checked his vital signs.

Heita stared intently at the main screen, where data streams were being refreshed at an astonishing rate.

"Success...partial success." Black Tower's voice was filled with excitement. "The trap captured about one second of a high-purity sample! Although we didn't completely trap it, we got the crucial data!"

Black Tower worked quickly. "Analysis shows that this interference pattern is indeed similar to a direct overwriting and error correction of the underlying rules."

"Its energy is highly similar to the Paradox Blade on Aha, but it is even more primal and absolute."

Lin Yu stared at the screen and said, "It seems to be more interested in me. I almost failed just now."

"Because you are a greater anomaly." Black Tower turned around. "Multiple destinies combined into one person is a unique case in the universe."

"In the eyes of those watching, you may be more worthy of attention and correction than Aha's transgression."

This conclusion made the atmosphere in the laboratory solemn again.

Just then, the laboratory door slid open silently.

Yu Qingtu leaned against the door frame, playing with a small bottle emitting a dreamy pink glow in his hand, with a lazy and mysterious smile on his face.

"Oh? It seems I missed a good show?" Her eyes moved, sweeping over the frightened Lin Yu and the focused Heita.

"But...the timing is perfect. I also found a little gadget that might be useful."

She shook the bottle in her hand, and the pink liquid inside seemed to flow as if it had life.

"Perhaps, you can help us have a few words with that God of Fun?"

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