Death Game: Starting as a fraudster, pretending to be a god.

During his conversation with "Shang Gen," Lin Yu discovered something by reciprocating "Shang Gen's" probing.

Shang Gen mistakenly believed that Order wanted to kill him.

The other party's misunderstanding was not unfounded; there must have been some "information" that caused Shang Gen to misunderstand.

For example, a message like, "The professor found me and instructed me to kill the candidate of the 'Player Mutual Aid Association'..."

If this information was leaked, it could even explain why 'Shang Gen' would come directly towards him.

This is a very likely prerequisite for the case to be true—although very few people know about this matter, and the only people who participated in the conversation that night were himself, the "professor," the "secretary," and the "God of Wine" who was listening in, and at most, the "Good Night" that he later told about.

But Lin Yu knew that, in reality, those within 'Order' who knew this information were definitely not just these people.

Because the professor's ideas were definitely not formed overnight.

Because the "professor" is a learned and intelligent person, and also an excellent decision-maker, it means that he will definitely conduct extensive research when making decisions.

Gather information on candidates for the "Player Mutual Aid Association," and interview members familiar with the internal workings of the "Player Mutual Aid Association"...

These people also had the opportunity to figure out the professor's intentions and to reveal his thoughts to Shang Gen.

Therefore, this may explain why Shang Gen would make such absurd speculations about the death of Ice Americano.

At the same time, considering the possibility that someone within 'Order' deliberately leaked this information, Lin Yu had to think further...

So, what was the purpose of this person revealing this information to 'Shang Gen'?

If Lin Yu only deduced in isolation, he would hardly have any ideas, and even felt that no matter how he reasoned, it would be unreasonable.

It's like solving a life-and-death problem on a chessboard, reaching a situation where no matter which move you make, it's a dead end.

When this happens, it's best to consider whether you made a mistake in the previous step.

Although everything doesn't make sense right now... what if I overturned my previous conclusion?

Although the person who killed "Iced Americano" and impersonated "Schreber" was most likely a member of the "Psychological Society," and Lin Yu did not believe that the people from "Copper Furnace" carried out and planned the murder... it did not mean that the people from "Copper Furnace" were not involved in this matter.

They may also exploit the chaos created by the Psychological Society to achieve their own goals.

Moreover, there is a possibility that the Psychological Society and the Copper Furnace... could cooperate.

Lin Yu didn't think the people from the Psychological Society would mind cooperating with the Copper Furnace.

In any case, if "Copper Furnace" is involved, the logic and cause and effect of the whole incident will instantly become much smoother—it's not because "Iced Americano" was killed that "Shang Gen" took the initiative to come to Lin Yu's door.

Rather, it's because... someone had long planned to use 'Shang Gen' to deal with Lin Yu, which is why they chose to leak this information to 'Shang Gen' before 'Ice Americano' was killed, thus exacerbating the conflict between 'Player Mutual Aid Association' and 'Order'!

It was precisely because he considered the possible involvement of the "Copper Furnace" behind this matter that Lin Yu chose to use the [Ancient Notes] – he directly pulled "Shang Gen" into the [Ancient Notes] instead of continuing to try to get information out of him from the outside, because Lin Yu was wary of the methods of the "Copper Furnace" members!

"As expected... it's that trick again!"

The almost cursed ability to cause death by revealing specific information has resurfaced.

Even though in the Ancient Notes, at this moment, 'Shang Gen' is in the form of a "soul consciousness body", he still cannot avoid or resist the "program" that is pre-set in his soul!

The moment he feels he has "revealed the secret," the curse hidden in his self-perception will be activated.

Upon encountering this familiar ability again in the [Ancient Notes], Lin Yu finally understood the general principle behind it.

"Essentially, it's still a 'cognitive' ability, and it even utilizes the 'world will' of the world it inhabits to create 'death'... It really is the same technology as the 'Central Organs'!"

but……

Although Lin Yu could not stop all of this, even within the [Ancient Notes] and the materialized "information" authority, he could not prevent this "self-collapse" from happening, which seemed "destined."

but……

Although Lin Yu cannot reverse this process, he can take action again after the dust settles and reverse that "predetermined death"!

In the Ancient Notes, although the other party's soul has been shattered... who says that a person with a broken soul is destined to die?

Lin Yu incorporated all the knowledge he had just acquired about the principles of "soul power" into the [Ancient Notebook] in the form of "information," and then he could sense...

He had gained the authority to manipulate soul power within the [Ancient Notes]!

【Ancient Notes】As a materialized "information" authority, it is like a huge open-source server—as long as the "information" is self-consistent, it can be simulated and run in it like a program that has been written into it.

In a sense, this place could be the best "simulation laboratory," where anyone from the Ten Realms could practice their abilities here without any cost, as long as they understood the basic principles.

The same applies to soul power!

But when the true soul resides within the [Ancient Notes]...

Lin Yu could naturally use the "soul power simulation manipulation authority" he had obtained to influence real souls.

Although he has only recently mastered soul power, Lin Yu is definitely the most knowledgeable person in the world about how to "assemble" souls!

In just a moment, Lin Yu restored that shattered soul to its original state.

He also injected some extra soul power that he had peeled off from himself as a means of stabilization and bonding—a procedure that Lin Yu was very familiar with.

Shang Gen's figure, which had originally "exploded and dissipated," reformed, his face still bearing the frozen expression of terror from before.

Soon, the fear turned into confusion.

"What...what is going on?"

Shang Gen looked at Lin Yu.

Lin Yu said calmly, "I saved your life, no need to be polite."

“This isn’t the first time they’ve used this method, so… while it may seem unsolvable to you, it’s not something that’s difficult to crack in my opinion.”

Lin Yu spoke in a low voice, and Shang Gen gradually understood what had happened.

This incredible event left Shang Gen feeling extremely confused.

Looking at the confused other party, Lin Yu continued to ask questions.

"In short, you can tell me with peace of mind... what the other party's true identity is."

This question triggered a renewed sense of instinctive fear in Shang Gen.

"No... I can't say that, that guy is a monster..."

But as Shang Gen was about to speak, he suddenly realized something.

Yes, that guy really is a monster...

But isn't this 'director' in front of us... just like that?

Shang Gen knew very well what he had just experienced—he should have just encountered a situation that literally meant "his soul was scattered."

But at this moment, he still stands here, fully conscious, maintaining his self-awareness.

His gaze toward Lin Yu was filled with awe.

Furthermore, Shang Gen suddenly realized...

At least in terms of the difficulty of making one's own soul dissipate and saving oneself from dissipation, this seemingly only "second-tier" "director" in front of him seems to be more terrifying.

not to mention……

The other party has already demonstrated the ability to "save themselves".

Therefore, after much deliberation, Shang Gen made up his mind.

Although both sides have shown abilities beyond his imagination, choosing between killing him and saving himself is not a difficult decision.

Then, Shang Gen spoke in a heavy but resolute tone.

"Okay... I'll tell you everything."

After he finished speaking, he paused for a moment, and a look of surprise reappeared on his face—he seemed to be surprised that he was actually... alright.

Lin Yu said in a low voice, "If I can save you, I can also make their plan completely ineffective."

This statement was actually a bluff, because although Lin Yu had understood the principle behind the other party's ability, he did not actually have the ability to disable the other party's methods. The reason why 'Shang Gen' said that the original taboo was fine was simply because he had already "died," so the methods he had set up had automatically dissipated.

The other party probably didn't want people to use the dead "corpse" and "residual soul" to lock down his methods and conduct reverse tracking, so he made this design.

This saved Lin Yu a lot of trouble.

But Shang Gen was unaware of this; he only felt that he had chosen the right path, and instantly became more confident.

He looked at Lin Yu, no longer hiding or hesitating, and immediately began to tell Lin Yu about the information he had.

“I was indeed reminded by a member of ‘Order’ that ‘Order’ might take ‘extraordinary measures’ this time, and might even take measures to directly kill ‘candidates’ and ‘popular candidates’ to ensure that the ‘player’ who wins the election for the new president of ‘Player Mutual Aid Association’ and obtains the ‘Nioh’ inheritance is definitely not someone who is colluding with the expelled organization.”

“That member of ‘Order’ is also a long-term partner of mine… I often act on his behalf to contact some entities that he cannot easily reach, who are theoretically wanted by ‘Order’, including many members of the ‘Psychological Society’—this is one of the foundations for my cooperation with the ‘Psychological Society’.”

"Because if I am just an ordinary member of the 'Player Mutual Aid Association,' there is nothing that is particularly attractive to the 'Psychology Society' or that allows me to exchange information or trade [items] with them."

"But... with that person's support, things will be different!"