Don't go to the moon, there are gods on the far side of the moon.

Lin Xiaoman was very quiet.

It was unusually quiet.

When her name appeared on the screen, she didn't cry, nor did she instinctively hide behind Xu Wangshu as before.

She simply sat up straight, took her father's name tag off her chest, and held it in her hand.

"I knew it would come looking for me."

Xu Wangshu immediately said, "You don't need to answer."

Lin Xiaoman shook her head.

"no."

Why?

"It keeps saying I'm the key container," Lin Xiaoman said, looking at the screen. "If I don't say it, it will keep saying it for me."

These words silenced Xu Wangshu.

Lin Jibai's reply was urgent.

[Xiaoman, don't push yourself too hard.]

Lin Xiaoman's eyes immediately reddened.

"You've been putting on a brave face for quite a while too."

The corner of the moon-shaped map was quiet for a second.

I am the older brother.

"Even my brother can't answer for me."

These words were spoken softly, yet with great steadiness.

Lin Jibai did not send any more words.

Perhaps he finally realized that Xiaoman was no longer someone who could only lie in a hospital bed waiting for him to save her.

The inspector began questioning.

[Identity confirmed: Nantianmen Key Container.]

Lin Xiaoman looked up.

"deny."

[Residual key to Nantianmen detected.]

"Having residue doesn't mean I'm a container."

[Sleep voice distribution capability detected.]

"I can listen to dreams, and I can talk about dreams."

[Purpose of the capability: To interfere with censorship.]

"You didn't decide on the purpose."

Xu Wangshu sat to the side, his finger hovering over the moon painting, but he did not answer for her.

Qin Lan also signaled for everyone to be quiet.

This time, Lin Xiaoman must speak for herself.

The inspector paused for a moment and then changed the subject.

Would you be willing to permanently shut down your dream voice to reduce the risk of human censorship?

Lin Xiaoman's face paled slightly.

This is a very harsh question.

The dream-like sounds caused her pain, made her a target of the lunar back system, and also led the Northern Heavenly Gate to list her as a source of interference.

She might be a little safer if she turned off the sleep-talking.

But she will also lose the ability to hear her brother, the Stele Forest, and the mundane human affairs that are suppressed by the system.

Lin Jibai's echo rang out first.

[You can turn it off.]

Lin Xiaoman suddenly looked at the moon painting.

Safety is important.

Lin Xiaoman's tears fell instantly.

"Shut up."

This sentence is almost identical to the tone Xu Wangshu used to scold him earlier.

Lu Chengong lowered his head and chuckled, then quickly stopped.

Lin Xiaoman wiped away her tears and looked up at the patrolman's shadow.

"I don't want to close down permanently."

【reason. 】

"Because this is a part of me."

This ability makes you a high-risk node.

"I know."

High-risk nodes should be downgraded.

"Then give me safety rules, not shut me down."

Upon hearing this, Xu Wangshu's eyes flickered slightly.

Lin Xiaoman hadn't learned that many technical terms.

But she got to the heart of the matter.

Having skills carries risks, but that doesn't mean a person has to be rendered useless.

What humanity needs to do is not to shut down those who are abnormal, but to establish boundaries, restrictions, protections, and the right to choose.

Qin Lan immediately took notes.

[Dream Voice Node Protection Principle: High-risk ability does not equate to personality downgrade.]

The inspector continued to ask questions.

If your voice in your dream causes the North Heavenly Gate to locate the human world, would you bear the responsibility?

Lin Xiaoman bit her lip.

She answered this question much more slowly.

Because she was genuinely afraid.

She feared that her dream might harm many people.

Xu Wangshu wanted to speak, but held back.

Lin Xiaoman looked down at her father's employee badge, and after a long while, she said:

I take responsibility for the choices I've made.

"But I won't take on the purpose you force upon me."

"I did not choose to become the key."

"But I can choose how I use my sleep voice."

Inside the rescue ship, someone took a soft breath.

Lin Jibai's echo did not interrupt, but only shone faintly.

It felt like I was keeping her company.

The white inscription on the patrol's shadow flickered.

[Dream Voice Nodes possess the ability to express their own boundaries.]

The key container was not fully identified.

Next to Lin Xiaoman's name, the glaring label finally loosened a little.

The "Nantianmen Key Container" has become the "Nantianmen Key Residual Carrier".

not much.

But that's enough to prevent her from being defined as a container.

Xu Wangshu gently closed her eyes.

Lin Xiaoman looked at the screen, tears still falling, but she smiled.

"I am not a container."

she says.

"I am a carrier."

"And I can choose not to pay."

The inspector remained silent.

But soon, it posed one last question.

[Ruolin Jibai's recovery requires the reuse of the key within your body. Do you agree?]

Lin Xiaoman froze.

This question finally struck her most vulnerable spot.