Oh no! I'm surrounded by female ghosts!

"Stay alert and clean up."

Zhou Zhengyang stared at the thin strip of paper in his palm.

This note was left by Chen Zhiwei for herself; the handwriting was messy, as if she had written it in a hurry.

Is Dr. Chen dead or alive?

He ran his fingertips along the fine lines on the coin's edge, his expression growing increasingly solemn.

Since the first world update.

Yu Mengnian, the strongest warrior in the Dragon Kingdom, underwent a mutation and transformed into a mountain of flesh and blood.

Chen Zhiwei fell into the abyss and disappeared without a trace. He was never seen alive or dead.

As for the meaning of the eight characters on the note...

Zhou Zhengyang understood it the first time he saw it.

His awakened ability is also very special, called [Memory Archive].

This ability has no combat power, yet it is extremely rare.

He can archive his most primal memories.

This is precisely why Zhou Zhengyang also has the ability to resist pollution.

Whether it's cognitive distortion, memory correction, or alienation of thought.

Any slight deviation in his own state will cause a violent conflict with his archived original memories.

He only needs to load the original memories and delete all the corrupted and alienated memories to break free from the source of pollution and maintain absolute clarity.

Because this ability was too special, Chen Zhiwei advised Zhou Zhengyang to hide it from the beginning and use other abilities to disguise it.

The reason is that, once leaked, human greed would plunge Zhou Zhengyang into an endless vortex of turmoil.

Several cases of possession and replication of the abilities of other awakened individuals have occurred on Blue Star.

If Zhou Zhengyang's abilities fall into their hands, he can absorb pollutants at will, and no matter how severe the distortion, he can maintain his original clarity.

This is terrifying.

Zhou Zhengyang lacks combat skills and can only rely on others for protection if he encounters danger.

Chen Zhiwei was acutely aware of the cruelty of human nature.

Compared to the eeriness of the resurgence, human greed and exploitation are even more difficult to guard against. Disguising one's abilities as ordinary is the best way to protect oneself.

It wasn't until Yu Mengnian went to Pingjiang City that Chen Zhiwei realized that the power of this ability might be even greater than she had imagined.

She had a premonition that the world would inevitably undergo significant changes.

Human cognition, memory, and thinking have been subtly altered by various sources of pollution.

No one noticed.

This was something Zhou Zhengyang had told Chen Zhiwei.

Born in 1989, he retains in his mind the most primitive appearance of the world before 1996.

Every subtle correction to the timeline and every silent shift in historical details cannot escape the original memories he archives.

In the first 30 years, the alienation of the world was still subtle, with very few changes.

It's nothing more than a few people disappearing out of thin air, some old buildings mysteriously vanishing, and some special events being collectively forgotten by all of humanity.

There is one thing that Zhou Zhengyang remembers very clearly.

One day in 1996, at the height of the midday sun, the sky suddenly darkened.

It was pitch black, so dark you couldn't see your hand in front of your face, and it lasted for several seconds.

A few seconds later, the sky brightened again, and the sun shone brightly overhead.

The people who witnessed the strange phenomenon were filled with fear, and the streets and alleys were buzzing with discussion.

But just one night later, everyone completely forgot about this strange celestial phenomenon, as if that period of darkness had never occurred.

Only Zhou Zhengyang still remembers.

Shortly after that dark incident, Lin Hwai-min discovered the first mysterious object in human history.

The truly dramatic and frenzied global correction has erupted in recent months.

Zhou Zhengyang clearly perceived the various changes in the world line correction.

He was initially unaware that thousands of teachers and students from Heng'an Middle School in Ninghai City had disappeared simultaneously.

Because the world is so big, he can't remember everything.

All he knew was that people who were supposed to die had suddenly come back to life, such as Gu Yan's mother, Yao Guiying.

There are also people who should have been alive, but died long ago.

The changes in the world and the ethics of life and death made him fully realize the true value of his ability.

Immediately afterwards, Shen Wanyu from the Ovation of the Deep Sea disappeared.

He noticed the anomaly immediately.

Because the Shen family was already large, and Old Master Shen was an even more important figure in the country.

He had met Shen Wanyu, the most outstanding eldest daughter of the Shen family, a few times in 2010.

The Ovation of the Deep Sea was also one of the most popular tourist attractions at the time.

Then came Bai Xinglan's disappearance.

Her disappearance gave Zhou Zhengyang a shock.

Bai Xinglan was personally handpicked by him and appointed as the leader of Su Ming's exclusive medical team.

Therefore, the flaws in her disappearance were extremely obvious and glaring.

Until now, with the disappearance of Pingjiang City and its millions of inhabitants, the world has witnessed the most violent upheaval in its history.

The King said this is a world line correction.

2026 is an unstable year.

Each time he returns from the doomsday timeline, a time correction occurs in 2026, silently altering a large amount of reality and memories.

Zhou Zhengyang's responsibility is to rely on his original archived memories to compare and correct the reality one by one, and clean up all the bugs and flaws left by the world's correction.

For example, a public figure's speech could be banned, causing him to fade from public view.

For example, the controversy surrounding the old song that netizens were discussing led the official logistics team to redesign an even older song, explaining it as a matter of "public memory bias".

For example, a blogger who claimed to have returned from hell had all his books banned. He warned and deterred others on the grounds of disturbing public order, and said that if they dared to speak recklessly again, they would be directly detained according to law.

Zhou Zhengyang had to clean up these bugs in a reasonable way.

Although Chen Zhiwei did not explicitly state the consequences, Zhou Zhengyang was fully aware of the profound meaning behind the eight-character message.

If there are too many bugs and flaws, it may cause some irreversible and terrifying consequences.

This is the real work that Zhou Zhengyang has never talked about to outsiders over the years.

Busy? Well, ever since the King appeared, I've been incredibly busy.

And he couldn't say it.

Because Chen Zhiwei's subtext was not only to tell him to clean up, but also to tell him to hide himself well.

While I was cleaning, my phone rang, and a crackling sound sent a jolt of electricity through my body, making my hair stand on end.

It's the King calling.

Immediately, Zhou Zhengyang cleared his throat, his heavy and serious expression seamlessly switching to a beaming smile, his voice carrying just the right amount of flattery and respect: "Your Majesty, it's so late, is there something you need for your call?"

"Jiang Qian?"

"Okay, I'll check right away."

After hanging up the phone, Zhou Zhengyang began to look up Jiang Qian's information.

Based on the comparison of his original memories, he quickly found Jiang Qian's personal information.

Her information has also undergone significant changes.

Jiang Qian, an orphan, was adopted by a kind family when she was young.

In 2025, he tragically drowned while attempting to rescue a child from drowning; he was 16 years old.

Looking at Jiang Qian's brand-new resume, Zhou Zhengyang remained silent for a long time before finally forwarding the original document directly to Su Ming without making any changes.

"Another orphan."

He sighed softly, a hint of helplessness and weariness flashing in his eyes.

With repeated revisions to the timeline, the number of orphans is increasing, as are the number of men with erectile dysfunction and DINK (double income, no kids) families.

In recent months, global fertility rates have fallen to an all-time low, hitting a historic low.

Strangely, while the birth rate plummeted, the number of orphans increased by millions out of nowhere.

This absurd contradiction cannot be explained by common sense.

"How do I clean this?"

My head really hurts.

You can't exactly explain to the public that orphans all grow out of the ground.

It's too absurd to be convincing.

He could only helplessly attribute this blame to a common problem of the times.

In short, it all boils down to this: "Those born in the 00s are just too irresponsible."

The post-00 generation is saying, "Do we really have to take the blame for this?"

Aren't there also those born after 10?

Those born after 10 say, "Don't rush."

If we move to 2036, then it will be our turn to take the blame.

People born in the 20s are still queuing up.

Every era has its scapegoats.

the other side.

Looking at the information sent by Zhou Zhengyang, Su Ming secretly praised, "As expected of Old Zhou, his efficiency is really high."

He clicked on the file and carefully read Jiang Qian's personal information.

"Drowned."

After reviewing Jiang Qian's resume, he turned to look at Shen Wanyu beside him, his tone tinged with doubt.

"Headless sister, do you really suspect that Jiang Qian is also one of the characters I raised?"

"I've met her before, and I think she's pretty ordinary."

Shen Wanyu tapped Su Ming's head: "The skin-wearing ghost peeled off her cousin's skin and now lives and attends classes in her cousin's appearance every day."

"On the day of the incident, her eyes flashed with extreme hatred."

"But in just a few days, she seemed to have completely forgotten the hatred and returned to normal as if nothing had happened."

Even though she saw the ghost with her cousin's face on display every day, she remained calm and unmoved.

Do you think a high school student could do that?

"You don't really think she gave up because she was afraid of you and felt there was no hope of revenge, do you?"

Su Ming scratched his head.

That's what he thought from the beginning.

"You," Shen Wanyu sometimes really wanted to roll her eyes at Su Ming, but she held back and whispered in his ear, "Sometimes, I feel like you're just pretending to be stupid."

"Actually, deep down," she said, her fingertips lightly tracing Su Ming's chest, "I probably know better than anyone else."

Xu Qinghe, who was playing games in the living room, slightly raised her head, then continued playing, as if she hadn't heard anything.