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Four o'clock in the afternoon.

A familiar face, Xia Yu, joined us during the program.

You Tianding and Chen Zhuzhu huddled together in a corner, their expressions not very good.

"Who is this person?" Yu Tianding arrived relatively late and had not learned about the disputes in the previous program.

The only thing You Tianding was certain of was that this person was probably looking for a leader.

"They're from the official side, and they don't seem to get along with us," Chen Zhuzhu said softly. She didn't know much about Xia Yu either, as she hadn't joined the program team at that time.

"Official? Looks like a kid. We don't hire child labor here, so why is the official hiring?" You Tianding muttered. Back in high school, if he wanted to work during summer vacation, he had to grow a beard and pretend to be mature.

"Is he exceptionally gifted?" Chen Zhuzhu secretly glanced at Xia Yu, who seemed to possess a shielding ability, so the information she saw was incomplete.

Name: Xia Yu

[Level: Tier 4]

[Abilities: ■Pointing■, Cognition■, Holy■■Electricity, ■Healing■■, ■Combined Control]

[Skills: Adrenal Hormone (lv.3), Transformation (lv.9), Teleportation (lv.2)]

Status: ■■ Rejection (mild)

[Personal Information: ■■It is clear that he is not ■■, but ■■ has already ■■■.]

The bad news is hidden.

Good news, even with limited concealment and some guessing, we can still get the general information.

Chen Zhuzhu has been assisting You Tianding in receiving victims for about ten days. She also took the opportunity to look at the panels of these victims. Generally, their skill columns are empty, and they possess only one ability.

Chen Zhuzhu had never seen anyone like Xia Yu who possessed so many abilities at once.

In a novel, this would definitely be the protagonist, Chen Zhuzhu couldn't help but think, but then she remembered Ji Mo and shook her head.

No, it should be Ji Mo who is stronger, since I really can't see any information about him.

In addition to sharing population databases, Jiuchonglou also opened its capability database to Chen Zhuzhu.

With her access privileges, she can view 90% of the ability files.

Chen Zhuzhu then realized that most abilities are duplicated, and multiple people with the same ability may exist at the same time.

Abilities also vary in level, and there are situations where those in a higher position completely suppress those in a lower position. However, such abilities are often unique; they either never appear in the world, or only one person in a generation possesses this ability.

For example, Chen Zhuzhu's ability ranks second among similar abilities.

If Chen Zhuzhu hadn't used the Divine Mirror to deduce that her normal observation limit was the sixth order, she might have thought that not being able to completely see through Xia Yu was due to a lack of ability.

Chen Zhuzhu suspected that the last character in the ability section, 【Cognition of ■】, was the character for "brain," which corresponded perfectly to the 【Cognition of Brain】 effect she had seen. It not only enhanced one's own information processing abilities but also shielded one from others' attempts to probe.

You Tianding thought to himself, "If I had known, I wouldn't have arrived at my post so early."

He just wanted to be an ordinary worker and didn't want to get involved in the dispute between Sanchuan Tailor Shop and the government.

No, it doesn't matter whether you arrive early or not, because the leader isn't even there.

Originally, Jiu Chonglou was in the program room, but after Ji Mo discovered the underground formation, she also went to another world.

I thought Ji Mo and Jiu Chonglou would finish their battle quickly, but I haven't seen them since I got off work yesterday.

Xia Yu glanced at the two people whispering in the corner with a puzzled look, thinking that they were very unlike Sanchuan.

As expected, he was just a probationary employee and hadn't yet picked up San Chuan's arrogant and disdainful habits.

"When are Ji Mo and Jiu Chonglou arriving?"

As expected, they asked again. Chen Zhuzhu glanced at her phone; there was still half an hour before the broadcast started, but judging from the current situation, Ji Mo and the others probably wouldn't be coming back.

"They went to deal with the pollution, and I don't know when they'll be back," Chen Zhuzhu said tentatively.

She noticed that Xia Yu's attitude changed from a slight surprise to one of understanding.

And it looks like they want to leave.

Chen Zhuzhu made the right bet; at least dealing with the pollution didn't require hiding it from the authorities. However, her attitude of preparing to leave after hearing the news... does dealing with the pollution take a long time?

"What is pollution?" You Tianding asked abruptly.

Xia Yu remembered this person; he was the catalyst for the massive immigration investigation, and the intelligence report also mentioned that he had been injected with contaminants.

"Didn't Sanchuan tell you? It seems Sanchuan didn't either..." Xia Yu raised an eyebrow.

"Nothing, kid?" Jiu Chonglou suddenly appeared behind Xia Yu like a ghost.

Ji Mo followed closely behind, also out of helplessness.

Even after all this time, Xia Yu still doesn't seem to understand that trouble came from his words.

Xia Yu was speechless for a moment, knowing he was in the wrong, and kept quiet.

After silencing Xia Yu, Jiu Chonglou glanced at You Tianding and Chen Zhuzhu, a half-smile on his face: "I didn't tell you what pollution really is before because ignorance is bliss."

When talking about "ignorance is bliss," Jiu Chonglou wasn't looking at You Tianding, who had been corrupted, but at Chen Zhuzhu, who possessed the "Observer" ability.

"Indeed, it's better to tell the truth than to hide it, otherwise some people would always try to get the answer from other places," Jiu Chonglou added.

The two awkwardly turned their heads away.

Ji Mo sighed, realizing that if he didn't explain directly, Jiu Chonglou would verbally provoke the two of them to the point of digging through the floor and burrowing downstairs to avoid the storm: "The pollution we mentioned is scientifically known as virtual erosion, and its essence is excessive information."

"Excessive...information?"

"Literally, it provides a wealth of information, all of which is real, not fictional."

"You should understand that feeling best," Jiu Chonglou said with a smile, looking at You Tianding.

When he was in danger, he was able to escape and fight back. In addition to his ability to survive, his sudden knowledge of the city's defenses and the angels' weaknesses was also crucial.

"As long as you are exposed to pollution, you will gain a massive amount of information."

"Isn't this a good thing?" Chen Zhuzhu asked naively. Ever since she got the [Observer], she could see information she didn't know before, and avoided many detours.

Jiu Chonglou chuckled, unsure whether to say that Chen Zhuzhu was truly a model representative of contemporary college students, with her eyes so clear and pure, or to say that she was just too naive.

This time it was Xia Yu who answered, "But the nature of the 'virtual erosion' behavior is the transmission of order within disorder."

Transmission from disorder to order?

Their blank, bewildered expressions, like those of a struggling student looking at advanced mathematics, showed that they hadn't understood.

"Alright, let me tell you a story." Jiu Chonglou glanced at Xia Yu, "Since I'm in a good mood today, I'll allow you to listen."

Xia Yu thought to himself, "Who wants to listen to your story?" but suddenly froze.

Not only him, but everyone except Ji Mo was unable to move.

In a flash, the bright lights in the studio transformed into several old oil lamps hanging overhead.

Xia Yu sat on a cold wooden stool. In front of him was a simple, rough wooden stage, with several crudely carved wooden puppets preparing to go on stage.

Looking around in surprise, he found You Tianding and Chen Zhuzhu sitting there, also holding onto the stools with blank expressions.

Ji Mo, on the other hand, was standing; he complained that the stool was too low.

San Chuan's willful and reckless habits are really annoying. Xia Yu knew he couldn't avoid watching even if he wanted to, so he snorted and decided to see what kind of story Jiu Chong Lou could tell.