Day of Imprisonment

At that moment, Luo Xi saw his own shadow in An Zhiyan.

She had actually completely guessed what he was thinking.

Clearly, the absolute rationality that was [captured] from him had produced a wonderful effect on An Zhiyan.

It not only helped her suppress the werewolf curse, but also made her thinking patterns infinitely close to his own.

She was like another version of himself.

"An Zhiyan, you like guessing what I'm thinking so much. Tell me then, what do you think I'm going to do next?" Luo Xi seemed to be deliberately making things difficult for her, but also like it was an undisguised provocation. However, An Zhiyan seemed to filter out this emotional element, and she really began to seriously consider the question.

Afterwards, she said, "I think you might go to the hunter camp to look for Lin Qiqi. If you can find her, that would naturally be the best. If you can't find her, then you will officially implement the 'Reshape Fairy Tale' plan."

Luo Xi ignored the first part of her statement, and instead asked, "'Reshape Fairy Tale' plan?"

"Yes, that's the name I came up with for your operation. What do you think?" An Zhiyan looked expectant, like a child who had gotten a perfect score and was waiting to be praised.

Luo Xi waved his hand.

"You guessed wrong. I don't need to go to the camp to find Lin Qiqi, because she has already left using ticket number 2. The forest merchant has a cipher left by her. The werewolf we saw being captured earlier should have been brought by her. As for the name 'Reshape Fairy Tale', I think it's good."

Then, she realized what had happened.

Luo Xi was right.

The forest merchant did indeed have a cipher left by Lin Qiqi. It was very hidden. There were two places, one was the 'number 7' on the tree stump next to it, and the other, on that werewolf's body, the bloody carving, was also a '7'.

It's just that if you weren't paying attention, you would think it was just an ordinary wound.

She had seen Lin Qiqi carve similar ciphers along the way before.

It's just that she hadn't paid attention to it at first.

But Luo Xi had noticed it.

"I'm still far behind him in terms of observation." An Zhiyan immediately reflected, summarizing her experience. And for the next period of time, she quieted down a lot, spending most of her time carefully observing and analyzing. She was noticeably quieter now.

"Big brother, is this also one of our brothers?" Mad Lion finally seized the opportunity to talk to Luo Xi.

Before, it was always An Zhiyan pestering Luo Xi. He was tongue-tied and couldn't get a word in.

"Yes, but don't provoke her. Some brothers have a bad temper."

"I understand, big brother. Don't worry, I won't talk to her."

Next, Luo Xi began to execute the 'Reshape Fairy Tale' plan.

In the fairy tale, Little Red Riding Hood already existed.

All that was left was Grandma's house and Grandma.

The house was easy to find.

As long as you were somewhat familiar with this forest, you could find it, because there was more than one 'Grandma's house' in the forest. An Zhiyan knew this better, as she had learned some information about this from a hunter.

"The hunters have numbered the houses here. There are currently twenty-two known houses, and the grandmas in the houses have all turned into werewolves. If you want to find a grandma who is still in human form, you can only go deeper into the forest." An Zhiyan listed some of the dangers in this forest.

In addition to the wandering 'Little Red Riding Hoods', there were also various poisonous insects and beasts, and some traps set by other hunters were also a threat.

Even if you weren't careful, you could accidentally fall into some deep ditches hidden under the trees and grass.

"In addition, the birth of Little Red Riding Hood is very likely that a female Memory Keeper was attacked by a werewolf, but did not die immediately, and was transformed by the [Curse of the Werewolf]. I can confirm this, because for a while before, I was even humming that song unconsciously... I walk alone on the path in the suburbs, I bring cakes for grandma to taste."

As she spoke, An Zhiyan actually sang softly.

She sang very well, but this song in the forest would definitely not bring beauty to others.

It was more like a life-threatening demonic sound.

Halfway through singing, she stopped and continued, "But according to this theory of curse transmission, there must be a 'first-generation Little Red Riding Hood', which is the beginning of the terrifying fairy tale story in this forest. After all, everything has a starting point, which is in line with the law of development of things. Therefore, I think that even if we execute and complete the 'Reshape Fairy Tale' plan, the ship ticket we obtain may not be correct. By the way, do you have any information about the number on the ship ticket that you haven't shared with me?"

An Zhiyan once again entered her cold-faced chatterbox mode.

Absolute rationality does not mean indifference and taciturnity. Whatever kind of person they are, rationality and irrationality do not affect their daily behavior.

Those who like to talk will not become mute because of absolute rationality.

Luo Xi explained the information about the colorful monster fish river, as well as the pier and the ship.

"That's right, the entire Fairy Tale Town should be built relying on that river. The 'Little Red Riding Hood' theme is just one of them, maybe it's the first level, but I think the level design of 'Fairy Tale Town' may not be linear."

"Because of the numbered ship tickets?"

"Yes, that boatman said that ship tickets with different numbers represent different destinations, so assuming that there are at least two types of tickets here besides ticket number 2, then it also represents two different destinations. If there are more numbers, such as ticket number 3, or even ticket number 4, then the destinations will also increase. This means that from one point, you can connect to at least two or more points. If these two destinations also correspond to multiple locations, the shipping routes of multiple piers will become a network, or a maze composed of piers."

"Continue."

"Well, although you must have thought of these things I'm saying, more accurate deductions come from discussion and revision. If there are any shortcomings in what I say, Luo Xi, you also need to point them out. Then I'll continue. In this case, the ship ticket obtained from the starting point becomes very critical, because some piers may not be connected to other piers, and may be single-line connections. Or, in terms of maze theory, from the entrance of the maze to the exit, there must be a relatively unique route, but this requires trying little by little, and you must obtain as many numbered ship tickets as possible, because trial and error also requires cost."

Facts proved that after possessing [Absolute Rationality], An Zhiyan was simply a different person.

Luo Xi had indeed thought about the things she analyzed.

There were even some things that even Luo Xi had not considered for the time being.

"What is your plan?" Luo Xi knew that An Zhiyan must have come to a conclusion after saying all this.

"At the 'Little Red Riding Hood' node, obtain ship tickets for all number ranges as much as possible. Then, we have to find a way to find a means of communicating information within Fairy Tale Town, act separately, and expand shipping routes and nodes, because if we assume the smallest scale, there are only two numbered ship tickets here, corresponding to two node piers, then there are three fairy tale story scenes, corresponding to one terminal pier. If the terminal pier does not exist on the three known nodes, then according to the minimum of two shipping routes per node, to clear the level, you need to choose the correct one from the four fixed shipping routes. But I don't think this Fairy Tale Town scene is that simple. In the past, some very powerful, almost legendary senior Memory Keepers have been trapped here. None of them have gone out, so I think the real number of existing shipping routes may far exceed four."

When An Zhiyan said this, her expression was also very solemn.

Because she had already calculated the difficulty of this scene, at that moment, emotions of irritability, fear, despair, and loss surged like tides from all directions, easily overwhelming a person's emotions and rationality.

Then, they would fall into this self-inflicted mental attrition.

But now, because of the existence of [Absolute Rationality], these negative emotions were suppressed the moment they arose.

Her emotions were still calm.

This feeling was very good.

Exhilarating to the extreme!

There was a sense of invincibility that nothing in the world could stump her.

"What if we can't find a way to communicate information within Fairy Tale Town?" Luo Xi asked a key question.

Because to test the shipping routes, it was definitely not possible from one direction. It was obviously more efficient to have multiple people in multiple directions, but it was necessary to consolidate and integrate the information.

Without a means of communication, it was simply impossible to do.

"This..." An Zhiyan couldn't think of a solution for a moment.

"Everything you just said is based on the assumption of the minimum number of nodes and the minimum number of shipping routes, and the basis of the assumption must be the known facts, otherwise, all the deductions are just fantasies. In addition, if there are only three of us now, there is no point in splitting up. Of course, I'm not denying your plan. At least for now, your plan is the optimal solution. I would have made the same plan if I were you." After Luo Xi finished speaking, he thought for a moment and then said, "In addition, regarding how to communicate information within Fairy Tale Town, Qiqi has already found it. Just follow her lead."

"Lin Qiqi?" An Zhiyan was stunned.

She didn't understand, and after thinking carefully, An Zhiyan instantly reacted.

"Are you talking about using markings?"

"Yes!" Luo Xi nodded, "This is the most primitive method of communication. Currently, it is the optimal solution we can find. We can be sure that she will leave corresponding markings along the way. She has already begun to explore the shipping route of ticket number 2, so I think we only need to follow her train of thought, which is to find all the other numbered ship tickets in this initial node besides ticket number 2, in order to deduce the scale of the entire Fairy Tale Town's shipping routes."

An Zhiyan's expression was strange. She glanced at Luo Xi, her brows furrowed, as if she wanted to say something but stopped.

"If you think there are some things you shouldn't say, then don't say them." After Luo Xi finished speaking, he continued to walk forward, while An Zhiyan followed behind him expressionlessly.

Although she had always maintained rationality, she could still perceive the various negative emotions that appeared in her.

Just now, she felt a very strong negative emotion.

That emotion was called 'jealousy'!