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Chapter 166 Father's Decision

Through their exchange of information, the old man understood the purpose and mechanism of his world. What he needed to do was either directly eliminate the beings of the Dark Qi faction or make his side stronger, constantly forcing the Dark Qi faction to increase its power.

The potential ceiling in the adventure world isn't low, mainly because the water in this "jar" has dried up. If Dad wants to continue the original development, he needs to fill the water again. That means he first needs to reach the level of an immortal god in terms of his righteous energy.

When righteous energy rises to this level, dark energy will also rise accordingly, continuing its spiral ascent. This mechanism is beneficial to the world itself, but its impact on living beings within that world is uncertain.

Why did every subsequent Grand Master take maintaining the balance of Yin and Yang as the basic principle? It's because the process of the alternating rise and fall of righteous and evil energy would cause immense suffering to living beings.

When the righteous side is the dominant force, there's not much of a problem. But if the demons from the dark side were to take control, it would be a global catastrophe. The saying "Heaven and Earth are ruthless, treating all things like straw dogs" applies perfectly to the mechanisms of my father's world.

If we were to restore this mechanism, wouldn't many people die? That's something Dad doesn't want to see. After he raised this issue, many people in the group were able to easily solve it.

You are my eyes (Tier 3, Yang Jian): "That's easy. As long as your strength can always suppress the enemies of the Black Qi faction, the Black Qi can only follow the Righteous Qi to improve. With you watching over things, there won't be many problems."

In Yang Jian's world, the death toll is the highest every moment; sometimes an entire city dies, and several small countries are even wiped out. In terms of ruthlessness, Yang Jian is probably second only to Fang Yuan. Even though Yang Jian, whose consciousness entered the chat group, is more human, his father's problem is not a difficult one for him.

The only difference is that the previous spiraling, alternating upward trend has been transformed into a situation where one side continuously strengthens while the other is forced to improve and catch up. The core mechanism is a balance of yin and yang, not a spiraling upward trend. As Jiang Mingzi said, once you understand the mechanism, you need to know how to use it to achieve your goals.

Depressed Elementary School Student (Level 1 Ai Haibara): "I really envy worlds that have their own promotion mechanism, where you just have to follow it. I don't even have a clue how to promote in my world yet."

Ai Haibara couldn't help but complain. Her world incorporated elements of Magic Kaito's universe, which gave it some supernatural powers, but the core was still based on Detective Conan. Not knowing how to advance the world's power level left her feeling frustrated.

It's just a moment of frustration; whether the world advances or not won't affect Ai Haibara's own improvement. But advancing is the best-case scenario, as the increased strength of the world will inevitably lead to more useful resources that can be collected within it.

For example, the worlds where Venerable Bai, Jiang Mingzi, and Cheng Yiyi reside are of a high level and contain more valuable resources. However, with Ai Haibara's mere first-tier strength, she simply cannot acquire resources in such a world.

Rick's world also has a lot of rare resources. For example, the fruit that was stuffed into Morty's chrysanthemum in the first episode could probably be exchanged for a lot of points.

But Rick's world is far from safe, and adventuring with Rick is even more dangerous. Even if there's no real danger, you'll likely face a challenging situation. And if you go to a less dangerous world, the resources you collect might not even be enough to exchange for the cross-world talisman points.

Master of the Thousand Machines Pavilion (Fifth Tier, Jiang Mingzi): "Little girl, isn't the biggest mechanism in your world right beside you? You could consider starting by studying that little detective."

Depressed elementary school student (Ai Haibara, Ichikai): "I'm eighteen now, I'm not a child anymore."

Master of the Thousand Machines Pavilion (Rank 5, Jiang Mingzi): "I have over two hundred."

Depressed elementary school student (First-tier Ai Haibara): "Then it's alright."

Grandpa will always be Grandpa (Rick): "Why not take the path of technological development? Doesn't your world have plenty of so-called cutting-edge technology?"

Rick, who hadn't shown himself for a while, finally spoke up and gave directions. Many of the strange inventions in the Conan world were indeed cutting-edge technology for the common sense and technological level of that world, but to Rick they were nothing special.

Rick and Morty's story begins with Rick's desire to blow up the Earth. Given Rick's technological level, he's definitely more than at the fifth tier. But what level is beyond the fifth tier? Nobody knows. Anyway, the fact that Rick didn't say that Ai Haibara's world's technology was junk is already a big concession.

Rick's suggestion was indeed good, after all, the highlight of Ai Haibara's world was precisely these strange and wonderful inventions from Detective Conan. For example, the AI ​​Noah's Ark, Detective Conan-powered shoes, and an evolved version of the solar-powered skateboard, etc.

Ai Haibara's A-drug, developed based on the fragments of the Silver Bullet design, also falls under the category of advanced technology. As Rick said, focusing on developing technological advancements is a good career path. These advanced technologies are considered "resources," which can be exchanged for points in the chat group shop.

Depressed elementary school student (First-class Ai Haibara): "I've forgotten about Kudo. Detective Kogoro Mouri's fame is just getting hotter and hotter."

Ai Haibara, who was chatting with group members in the lab, heard Jiang Mingzi mention Shinichi Kudo. In a way, this guy's so-called Shinigami aura does seem to be a unique "mechanism" of this world. I'll lure this kid over under the guise of researching the antidote and study him properly.

A murder scene.

"Achoo~" Kogoro Mouri, who was leaning against the table with his eyes closed and looking like he was asleep, suddenly sneezed halfway through his sentence.

"Brother Mori, are you alright? Why don't we sit down and discuss the case? It's chilly sitting on the floor." Inspector Megure quickly spoke up, worried that Kogoro Mori, the tool for solving cases, might have fallen ill.

"Haha... It's alright, let's continue... There's only one truth..." Conan rubbed his nose under the table. As the most scientific detective, he didn't even think about anyone having designs on him. He only had the case on his mind and continued to explain his investigative thinking while holding his bow tie.

Adventures in the world, Papa's Antique Shop in San Francisco.

It was unusual for Dad not to be wiping down the antiques in the shop. He was just sitting there, holding a cup of hot tea, drinking it while lost in thought, not knowing what he was thinking.

In the corner, Xiaoyu glanced at her father, then whispered to Uncle Long, "Uncle Long, has Dad been acting a little strange lately? These past few days, I've noticed he's neglecting even his favorite antiques and just sitting there in a daze."

Uncle Long frowned and replied, "That shouldn't be the case. Didn't you see that Dad looks much younger?"

Xiaoyu looked her father over again and whispered, "Dad, could he be getting Alzheimer's?!"

"Xiaoyu, is this how you talk about your father behind his back?" Her father's voice suddenly came, startling Xiaoyu.

"Okay, now we can be sure Dad doesn't have Alzheimer's. What old man has such sharp hearing? I was speaking so softly, and he still heard me," Xiaoyu muttered to herself.

Uncle Long asked with concern, "Dad, is it because Dao Long and the Holy Lord have joined forces that you're under a lot of pressure?"

"Hmph~ He's just a dark wizard, how could he possibly be a match for Father?" Father said calmly. He wasn't afraid of the two of them joining forces, he was simply afraid that his own strength was too great.

"There's one more thing, Chen Long. Come out with me."

"Dad, where are we going? I still have work to do."

"District Thirteen".

"To District 13? Does Sheriff Black want to see us?"

"No. Dad needs to get the talismans back," the old man said calmly. Regardless of whether they needed the talismans or not, keeping them in District 13 wasn't a good thing. After all, according to Cheng Yiyi, and as netizens have pointed out, District 13 was the safest place.

At his age, what hasn't my dad seen? Considering the plot of the video, it's easy to tell that this is clearly an ironic remark.

"Take the talisman back? For us to use ourselves?" Before Uncle Long could speak, Xiao Yu asked excitedly.

"You can use it if you want." The old man had already made up his mind. After all, the fact that he was able to cultivate so quickly, with the help of righteous energy, meant that the world's consciousness supported him and wanted him to become the face of righteousness. Whether or not talismans were used was naturally irrelevant.

Xiaoyu cheered, "That's awesome! Dad, you're so cool! I'll never call you a rigid old man again."

(End of this chapter)