Void Jigsaw Puzzle

Just as everyone in the conference room was looking for the missing Zhong Chenmu, a familiar voice was heard outside the door.

"I'm here!"

Before he finished speaking, Zhong Chenmu pushed the door open and came in with a smile on his face.

When Old Man Liu saw him, his eyes widened and he stuttered: "You...are you a human or a ghost? Why did you suddenly disappear and then suddenly appear?"

Ever since he first met Zhong Chenmu, he felt that this young man was different from others, but he didn't expect that he could always surprise him.

Guo Ling's reaction was slightly more normal, but he also asked with a look of surprise, "Can you teleport?"

Zhu Tong clapped his hands and jumped up: "Brother Xiao Zhong is so awesome!"

Fan Ting said nothing, walked forward two steps, and came to the place where "Zhong Chenmu" had just stood and then disappeared. She looked left and right, and fiddled with it with her hands, trying to see if there was any substance that could not be seen by the eyes.

Of course, she felt nothing.

Zhong Chenmu looked at their reactions and was very satisfied.

At this time, the system in my mind appeared again, and the set of binary green numbers now had only eight digits left: "11111110".

He was already fully aware of the feasibility of his plan.

After leaving Leyou Mansion, he thought about it for a whole day, especially referring to his experience of using his system to eavesdrop on the conversation between Pierce and Hydrogen Nian in the backyard of the shop on Jingqi Road. He further speculated that the conversation between the two was in the form of sound waves, which was an analog signal. His system was equivalent to digitizing it and turning it into a digital signal, and most likely provided power gain, so that it could be received at a longer distance, so that he didn't have to hide on the backyard wall all the time.

Therefore, his system should be able to respond to the desires and expectations of the heart, digitally reconstructing real things. If this desire is not related to an emergency situation like saving a life, the system will not be reset to zero instantly, but will decrease according to a certain pattern, while satisfying the expectations in the heart.

At that time, when he thought of using the system to build a replica in his mind, the system appeared in time, and the green numbers were clearly visible.

So he thought this was a viable approach, and when he arrived at Linjiang Tower, he created a copy of himself and sent it as a scout. Therefore, the person Guo Ling saw at the beginning, and the person the others in the meeting room saw later, were not him, but this copy.

Zhong Chenmu felt everything that this replica, which almost perfectly replicated everything about himself, experienced until it disappeared.

At the same time, the original nine-digit number in his system became an eight-digit number.

He speculated that each subsequent copy would lose one digit from the high position, and the duration might become shorter and shorter.

Because the number of digits was getting smaller and smaller, and he could at most copy eight "people", the number just exceeded the seven people in Pierce's "sacrifice seven people" plan.

Therefore, if this plan is really to be implemented in the "normalization" plan, it is necessary to pay great attention to the timing, because the tolerance rate is already very low.

But he couldn't think of a better way. If this method was implemented well, no one would have to be sacrificed.

As for whether the replica is considered a human being, and what will happen after his ability is known by Mr. Liang and Pierce, he no longer cares about it.

Anyway, what he could confirm was that Hydrogen Thought was probably busy guarding against the invasion of the Silicon Clan at the moment and had no time to monitor himself and what was happening in Wuming City.

Zhong Chenmu looked at the four people in front of him and said, "Don't worry, everyone. The me now is real. The me just now was just a replica I created."

Guo Ling rushed to him, looked him up and down in disbelief, stared into his eyes, and shook his shoulders: "That 'person' just now was so flesh and blood, full of emotions and righteousness, exactly like you now, and you say it was just a replica?"

"Yes, can it be mistaken for the real thing?" Zhong Chenmu smiled slightly.

Old man Liu looked up and said, "Oh my God! You are the real God! That old man Pierce is nothing but a piece of shit! He plays tricks all day long and calls himself a prophet!"

Fan Ting suddenly thought of something and said loudly, "I see! Is your plan to rely on replicas like these to act as sacrifices? So, we don't actually need to sacrifice anyone?"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone came to their senses.

Zhong Chenmu nodded. "Yes, that's my plan. As for why I can create such a replica, there's no need to ask, and I won't tell you, because I don't know myself. Anyway, I just have this ability. Perhaps, this is what you call the protagonist's fate?"

"..."

Zhu Tong raised his hand at this time: "Brother Xiao Zhong, I have another question."

"Oh? Ask." Zhong Chenmu said with a smile.

"Then how will we know next time whether the you we see is the real you or a replica?"

"What a clever kid!... If this happens to me again, I'll definitely tell everyone in advance."

"Great!"

Old Man Liu shook his head in agreement: "Captain Zhong, what are we going to do next? We will follow your instructions."

Guo Ling and Fan Ting also stared at him.

They felt that time was indeed running out.

As for how Zhong Chenmu got this ability, who cares? Anyway, as long as I can use it for my own benefit, nothing else matters!

"I agree with Fan Ting's suggestion just now. I will join a team among Mu Yue, Huo Yue, Re Yue and Guo Yue. Next, I will think carefully about who to choose. If you have more specific suggestions, please feel free to raise them." Zhong Chenmu said.

Old man Liu curled his lips and said, "Humph, at least it's not Huoyue."

He still holds a grudge against Huo Yue for the look of disdain she showed him at the entrance of Leyou Pavilion.

Fan Ting smiled and said, "Uncle Liu, it's okay for Huoyue to want to find someone younger. Besides, with her body, can you handle it?"

"..."

Guo Ling glared at her: "The little boy is here."

Zhu Tong certainly didn't understand the meaning of Fan Ting's words, but watching Guo Ling and her interaction, he clapped his hands and laughed, "You really are like my parents!"

"..."

Zhong Chenmu said, "If everyone has no other opinions, I will go find Reyue. I feel she would be a good collaborator."

"agree."

"support."

"And..." Before leaving, Zhong Chenmu turned around and said, "The two points about the base and tools that Old Man Liu mentioned just now are also very important. Don't ignore them. No matter how perfect my plan is, it is only feasible in theory. If something unexpected happens during the actual implementation, we can't be unprepared. So, I'm going to communicate with Reyue and convince Mr. Liang and Pierce. You can start preparing for these things."