Sentry: The guide who's getting extra help is very busy today.

Shu swallowed the snack in her mouth.

"From my perspective, the world is a book. Do you know why?"

Ask whatever you want to know; whether or not he answers is his business.

"The world you went to is also a book. Every world is a book. Some books are finished, some are being serialized and the ending is yet to be determined. We are the latter, and we are nearing the end."

Shu Zao clicked her tongue: "Then why can I see the ending in the book?"

Hua Zhongmian smiled. "What's the ending of the book?"

"The book ends with the female protagonist reaching SSSS rank and leading everyone to victory."

She did not reveal Xian Yue'an's name.

"Mmm, how did you get there?"

This question stumped Shu Zao; she couldn't remember, perhaps because she had skipped too many chapters and missed it.

"You can't answer that. The details don't hold up to scrutiny. The first part you're looking at is about things that developed without our interference, while the second part is about the future we paid so much for."

I made it a sweet romance instead of a war story because I was worried she wouldn't be able to get into it.

"The original purpose of showing this to you was just to let you understand this world in advance, so that you wouldn't be confused when you come back."

The wind rises, the wind stops.

Shu Zao stood up, placed a thick cushion on the chair, and then sat down.

"How did you choose them?"

"Your ability to foresee the future is something I have painstakingly chosen."

There was no better choice. Her abilities gave her a significant advantage in the early stages, and he had rewritten her fate of dying young.

Shu Zao waved her hand: "I'm not, at least not compared to the other selected directors."

The world I live in is a primitive civilization, technologically backward by tens of thousands of years.

This is not how she should have been raised.

She is the backup option.

"You are indeed the least favored among those selected; your abilities have too many flaws in the later stages."

It's not easy to open other books, and when it's your turn, Congcong can't get you into a better one.

Since an error had occurred, and all the previous efforts couldn't be wasted, I selected one from the books that could be opened.

He didn't put much effort into her; besides presenting her with stories, he didn't do anything else.

That world has no potential and is not worth his attention.

"How many have returned? Never mind, if you could, please tell me how many are still alive? Did they all return at the same time?"

Hua Zhongmian's eyes were full of admiration for Shu Zao: "There are two alive, you and Guan Zhou. You really know how to ask. You didn't come back at the same time."

The selected directors were divided into early, mid, and late-stage teams. Of the early-stage directors, only you remain; of the mid-stage directors, only Guan Zhou has returned alive; and of the late-stage directors, none have returned yet. It's not time yet, and the female lead is one of the late-stage directors.

"You're lying to me," Shu Zao said firmly.

"You've met the female lead? What a coincidence. The treatment is different in the early and middle stages, and also different in the middle and later stages. Let her tell you when she's really back."

The treatment is good in the mid-to-late stages, but the higher the level of the book civilization they enter, the higher the risk.

"You can ask me three more questions."

Shuzao: There's still a quantity limit!!!

What happens to those completed books?

"Freeze frame, destroy, repeat over and over again, choose one of the three." None of them end well.

"What are we going to do in other books?" Is the way out in other books?

"The prophecy suggests that there is a glimmer of hope for time to continue moving forward in this world, rather than bringing it to an end and leading to destruction."

The last question left Shuzao with many unanswered questions, and she was quite conflicted.

Hua Zhongmian didn't urge her; he couldn't reveal too much. Shu Zao was quick-witted and didn't limit her attempts. By the time she figured it out, he was probably already dead.

He is revealing heavenly secrets; he will be punished by heaven.

"You said Guan Zhou came back alive, so now it's her turn to be a key player, right?"

We need to clarify this.

"Hmm, why don't you ask me why I waited until the book was almost finished before starting to remedy the situation?"

Shu Zao replied without hesitation, "Prophecy? Who would 'cram' for something like this at the last minute? Didn't you sleep for ages to plan this?"

There's no need to ask; she can figure it out herself.

"Also, you changed my age! I look three years older there!!!"

"Are you so concerned about age? He's only three years old."

Sometimes he sleeps for one or two hundred years.

Shuzao: The changes to my eyes and hair color are to help me blend into my surroundings; nothing else needs to be changed!

"You saw Guan Zhou after he came back? Why did you only see me when it was Guan Zhou's turn? You can choose not to answer."

"Okay, I choose not to answer." Knowing that only she and Wan Tong had returned to their original positions, his heart sank.

Therefore, he paid a price…

The important parts are the mid-to-late game.

A vibration came from the ground, and Shuzao and Huazhongmian looked into the distance.

"They're almost at the city center."

Shu Zao cleared away the plates and got up to put away the cushions. "Well, if there's nothing else, I'll be going now."

He nodded, and Shu Zao turned and walked out.

"I look forward to crowning you; do not deny it, I see the ambition hidden beneath your flesh and blood."

Shu Zao didn't turn around or say a word.

She succeeded, crowning herself and placing the crown on her own head.

The salted fish wants to turn the tables and seize power.

She was clear-headed, not helping anyone hand over power to a suitable sentinel or her offspring.

Instead of believing they can lead the White Pagoda and the central city to a brighter future, it's better to believe in yourself, at least you have real ideas.

The world she visited was not a high level of civilization, but precisely because it was not high, human effort had been maximized.

She took it one step at a time to make changes, but she never saw the sentinels and guides become equal while she was alive, nor did she witness the advancement to a more advanced civilization.

What about a hundred or a thousand years from now?

It must be equal!!!

It didn't work out, it doesn't matter. After all, she's gone. When she was alive, she didn't care about what others said, and now that she's dead, she doesn't care either.

Unable to see Shuzao, Hua Zhongmian gasped for breath, as if her neck was being strangled.

His face had become saggy, with wrinkles as thick as old tree bark, and the flesh on it had sunken in. His hair was sparse, with only a few strands remaining. He was in very poor condition.

His body was emaciated, just a skeleton and a skin.

This is his true appearance; what Shu Zao saw was his former self.

Vinya quickly came in and helped him into bed. He still had things to do and couldn't afford to collapse.

After planning for so long, we will surely get through the darkness before dawn.

Shu turned on her screen early and saw that Mingye had been calling her for an hour. She had put the phone on silent mode and hadn't noticed the calls.

She did it on purpose; accepting the answer would only disturb her peace of mind.

It seems Guan Zhou has made his move.

Shu called back early.

"Hey, Director Shuzao, are you done chatting?" The voice on the other end of the line was a bit noisy.

"Hmm, Speaker Mingye, who made the move? Was it Director Guan Zhou?"

"Not only that, you're right. We should have waited. If we hadn't waited, we wouldn't have known there were four hidden there."

When he bombarded Shu Zao with phone calls, he cursed her in his heart, but now he was slapping himself in the face.

"Do you still need me?"

"If needed, your sentries can provide support. You don't need to do anything. I'll send you the location."

"Okay, I'm hanging up."

Mingye called out to Shuzao, "Wait, Director Shuzao, Director Guan Zhou said you are 'she'."

"Yes, she is too. The 'she' you're referring to is several guides. I was the early 'she,' and now I'm in the middle stage. Is Chairman Meino planning to make a move against me?"

"No." He couldn't possibly harm her before her abilities disappeared.