I can see experience bars after being transported to another world.

"My second question," he didn't linger on that topic, "why are you in such a hurry to get me on board?"

He looked at Maurice.

"I'm just a first-tier player, not worth you doing this for."

Lu Yuan deliberately misstated his rank, intending to see just how much Morris actually knew.

Morris's lips twitched slightly.

"In terms of strength alone, it's definitely not worth it."

He wasn't being polite.

Lu Yuan remained expressionless, waiting for him to continue.

"But after you've been exposed to those things, you're still sitting here talking to me."

His gaze fell on Lu Yuan, carrying a scrutinizing tone.

"Moreover, the remaining file belonging to you was the most severely distorted. Logically speaking, you should be the one most affected."

"But you didn't die, you didn't even go insane."

"This is more important than strength."

Lu Yuan understood immediately. Was that really the case?

And as Morris was saying these things, he noticed something.

That is, Morris used a very vague word.

"So you've also been exposed to those things? How much do you remember?"

Lu Yuan looked at Morris quietly.

"Just like you."

Morris did not give a direct answer, but this actually relieved Lu Yuan.

Just as expected.

Morris's department is a group of people who have come together by following the "void".

They knew something had been erased, but that was all they knew.

Lu Yuan kept the answer to himself.

But before Lu Yuan could speak further...

Morris's next words deviated from Lu Yuan's expectations.

Has your shadow changed lately?

Lu Yuan shook his head subconsciously.

But Morris smiled as he looked at Lu Yuan, who was shaking his head slightly.

"Don't be nervous." Morris's tone became casual. "If I wanted to investigate your shadow, I wouldn't need to ask you directly."

"It's normal for the shadow to change; that's something you brought out when you entered the sea of ​​knowledge. Whether it's good or bad, no one can say for sure yet."

He tapped the armrest twice more with his fingers.

"The people from the Imperial Headquarters have arrived and went directly to the Tower of Learning, bypassing the Night Watch. The Ascendant Society has also set up three monitoring points in the outer city. Your people are being sidelined."

"There are only so many seats on the field. If you don't sit down, someone else will."

The reason for urging him to make a statement was not because Maurice was in a hurry.

It's because other forces are also approaching.

The Tower of Learning? The Ascension Council? Other departments of the Imperial Headquarters?

do not know.

But Lu Yuan remembered it.

"One last question."

Morris waited.

"Allen," Lu Yuan's voice was calm, but his gaze was fixed directly into Morris's eyes, "You didn't do it?"

Morris's face showed no emotion.

There was a two-second silence.

"no."

The sound was very flat.

"But what he has in his hand is related to us."

Lu Yuan waited for a while.

Morris did not continue.

That's all I can say.

Just like the first time we met, very little information was given.

Lu Yuan did not press further.

Morris stood up and straightened his coat.

"Oh, right."

Morris seemed to recall something unimportant.

"Bronze City is about to run into trouble."

Lu Yuan's gaze shifted slightly.

"What's the problem?"

"I don't know," Morris continued. "Most of the documents about the Bronze City have been lost, and as for what's hidden underneath, I'm not really sure, and it's none of my business anyway."

"under?"

"Your first task after joining is to find out exactly what happened to Bronze City. Be as detailed as possible."

A hint of mockery flashed across Morris's brow.

"As for the rewards, we can get you anything the Empire has. Oh, and more importantly, you need to survive first."

Lu Yuan hadn't had a chance to reply.

Morris had already walked to the curtains.

He turned around and glanced at Lu Yuan.

His expression was indifferent.

"Good luck."

Then he moved.

Lu Yuan didn't see how he left.

In the blink of an eye, only Lu Yuan was left in the room.

It's as if that half-hour conversation never happened.

But Lu Yuan did not make any move. After waiting for a while, he turned his gaze to the chair where Morris had been sitting.

Because at the moment of the oath, Lu Yuan clearly saw an unfamiliar, eerie green aura emanating from Morris.

Then it envelops itself, gradually fading away after the vow disappears.

But a lot of it is still left in the air.

Lu Yuan was certain that Morris was blind.

"Alright, let me see what your so-called organization is really hiding..."

A strange light flashed in Lu Yuan's eyes.

Then, at this moment, the seeker begins to activate.

[Sanity: -1...110/120]

In the instant his rationality crumbled, a very faint sound, like shattering glass, echoed in Lu Yuan's mind.

At this moment, a crack was pried open in Lu Yuan's cognitive boundaries.

My vision began to distort and spin.

All the light in the room began to be filtered out, and after a moment of complete darkness, only things that shouldn't be seen remained.

The eerie green lingering in the air was no longer a vague scent.

It has taken shape.

Strands, like stretched silk threads, slowly spread outwards from the chair.

The threads were not still; they were undulating at a slow frequency.

The moment Lu Yuan saw those silk threads, a chill ran down his spine.

But Lu Yuan did not close his eyes.

Then the eerie rift began to flicker.

Lu Yuan saw it.

It is a city.

The ancient city, pitch black and majestic, pierces the clouds; perhaps "night sky" would be a more accurate description.

This is a place in almost complete darkness.

There are no stars, no moon.

Every few steps along the city wall, there were burning green flames.

Are those torches? The ancient city in Lu Yuan's vision was distorted, but as his gaze continued to penetrate deeper, Lu Yuan saw it clearly.

Those weren't torches; they were burning eyes of varying sizes.

Eyes were set into the city wall, their gazes flashing with resentment and twisted emotions.

Upon seeing this, Lu Yuan forcibly turned his gaze away.

I can't watch anymore.

【理智：-5...-5...-5...95/120】

The scene is still unfolding.

In Lu Yuan's vision, all the walls, all the writhing, burning eyes, all those crawling patterns.

They all tilt in the same direction.

The entire city resembles a giant funnel.

Chains were spread throughout the center of that funnel.

It took Lu Yuan several seconds to realize that it was a chain.

Because it's too dense.

Extending outwards in every direction from the city wall, there are so many that the concept of "one wall after another" has been lost.

It has become a material, a cocoon made of chains that keeps tightening.

There is something inside the cocoon.

Lu Yuan couldn't see clearly.

It wasn't that he didn't want to see clearly; rather, his vision experienced a kind of "slippage" at that location.

Once your gaze lands on the surface of the cocoon, it will uncontrollably slide away.