Trafford’s Trading Club

The sound of knocking.

Dr. Yaohua, who hadn't slept all night, hurriedly opened the door, and standing outside was none other than Black Mountain Imp.

"Is there something wrong?" Dr. Yaohua asked calmly, already having some guesses in her mind.

Li Bai said someone would come looking for her... probably around dawn.

And now, it was already dawn.

"The person you've been waiting for has arrived. My master sent me to inform you."

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However, to Dr. Yaohua's surprise, the person who arrived at this time was not anyone she had imagined—she didn't even recognize them.

A woman with short hair and a very special temperament was chatting with Li Bai.

"You're here?" Li Bai said casually, "Let me introduce you, this is Miss Nan. She will be here to answer some of the questions you have."

Dr. Yaohua sat down, feeling slightly uneasy.

Dr. Yaohua nodded subconsciously, thought for a moment, and said, "Then, what can you tell me?"

Ah Nan looked at Li Bai, "First, you need to know that everything that happened to you started with the research on the Cheng Huang."

Dr. Yaohua nodded.

Ah Nan said, "Three years ago, because of an accident at the First Research Institute, the real Dr. Wang Yaohua had already died in that accident, and then there was you… as well as the many replicas of the research institute staff at that time. You should already know these things, so I won't go into detail. Of course, if you still have any questions about this matter, you can ask them now."

Dr. Yaohua lowered her head and pondered for a moment before slowly saying, "I want to know about Ye Qiu… Why did that Meixue Enforcer tell me that Ye Qiu always regarded me as his lover?"

"Because his memory was modified," Ah Nan said directly, "The key is not actually Ye Qiu, he is just an insignificant character. You and he knew each other, and indeed there was nothing beyond your current understanding. In the First Research Institute three years ago, you didn't even have many opportunities to meet—of course, I think Ye Qiu himself may have admired you to some extent, after all, in that kind of closed research environment, you were so dazzling that you could always arouse some of the male instincts of technology geeks."

"Who modified his memory?" Dr. Yaohua asked subconsciously and eagerly.

Ah Nan slowly took out a pendant necklace… The pendant was deconstructed in a mirror style and could be opened.

At Ah Nan's suggestion, Dr. Yaohua hesitated and opened the pendant, inside was a miniature group photo.

Two children, a boy and a girl.

In the photo, the little boy was sitting on a chair, while the little girl was holding the little boy's shoulders from behind, leaning out her head, looking very intimate.

Looking at the little boy in the photo, Dr. Yaohua was lost in thought for a while, "The little boy in this photo is…"

"Tank," Ah Nan changed her posture, closed her legs, picked up the teacup, and gently brushed the tea leaves with the lid, "This is his nickname, and he has always used this name to show himself to the outside world. And his identity is an information peddler in the lower district of Infinite City, belonging to Black Mountain Imp, one of the Four Heavenly Kings of the upper district of Infinite City, and also an outer member of Canglan's largest intelligence organization, the Listening Group."

Dr. Yaohua subconsciously looked at the young man standing behind Li Bai with a calm expression—he was Black Mountain Imp!

"Tank was indeed one of my informants in the lower district before," Black Mountain Imp said, looking puzzled, "Although he is only an outer member, his ability is very strong. In fact, he was qualified for promotion a long time ago, but he has never planned to be promoted, and has only been running the Tank Bar in the lower district."

"What's his name?" Dr. Yaohua blurted out.

"I don't know," Black Mountain Imp shook his head, "I don't usually ask about the former identities of these informants, after all, everyone who can enter Infinite City has a past they don't want to reveal. I just need to know that he is doing his best for me."

Dr. Yaohua sighed in disappointment, clutching the pendant in her hand.

Ah Nan said at this time, "Although it is not clear what Tank's real name is, I guess he is probably also surnamed Wang… like you. Oh, it should be said, like Wang Yaohua."

"Wang…" Dr. Yaohua was stunned and suddenly raised her head.

Ah Nan smiled slightly and said, "Yes, I think this Mr. Tank is probably Wang Yaohua's ambitious younger brother."

Broken family, alcoholic father, abusive mother… ambitious younger brother, the memories in the Will World seemed to become clear again at this moment.

"I still have a younger brother… I really still have a younger brother…" Dr. Yaohua muttered to herself, "But I… why don't I have any impression at all, but in the Will World…"

"It's normal that you don't have any impression, or even this memory," Ah Nan put down the teacup gracefully, "Because you separated when you were very young… Remember the curse bloodline on your body from the Fire King Group?"

Dr. Yaohua subconsciously touched the position of her back shoulder.

"Many of the people in the village you lived in when you were young were actually former employees of the Fire King Group, or their descendants," Ah Nan sighed, "Later, the Pingtian Group took over all the assets of the Fire King Group and found records of this village, so the Pingtian Group secretly sent a troop to take away the talented children in that village."

Dr. Yaohua couldn't help but frown, "What kind of talent are you talking about?"

"Naturally possessing higher mental power, making it easier to obtain Supernatural powers through artificial means," Ah Nan shook her head, "Later, during your studies, you showed excellent scientific research talent, and were then sent to the First Research Institute… You should be familiar with these experiences."

Dr. Yaohua shook her head, "From the time I have memories, I have been learning various knowledge in an institution, surrounded by children similar to me… I have no impression of things before that."

"No impression, on the one hand, is because you were very young at the time," Ah Nan said casually, "Secondly, the group also deliberately diluted your childhood memories… In simple terms, it's brainwashing, to make you more loyal."

"The child in the photo… the one with me, was also taken away at that time?"

"Tank wasn't," Ah Nan shook her head, "He just luckily escaped the capture, and didn't have any valuable secrets."

"I still don't have any impression," Dr. Yaohua shook her head, her expression calm, but her eyes became more and more confused.

"Because your Memory has not been updated to the time when Wang Yaohua and Tank met."

Dr. Yaohua was stunned.

Ah Nan smiled indifferently, "Let's put it this way, Tank grew up into an adult through his own efforts, and also discovered his talent as an intelligence agent. Through various channels, he finally found Infinite City, and with the help of his identity as an outer member of the Listening Group, he successfully inquired about some clues about you."

"The night before the Cheng Huang accident at the First Research Institute three years ago, Tank successfully contacted you through Ye Qiu, and invited you to meet at the Tank Bar. He told you about your identity and origin. Although you had been brainwashed by the Group, you still had some impressions… Finally, through the memories of your hometown, you successfully recognized each other."

"I still don't have any impression…" Dr. Yaohua's face was pale.

Ah Nan said to herself, "That night, you, who had reunited with your relatives, were asked to conduct another experiment on Cheng Huang before you had time to be happy. You knew deeply how terrible the Group was, so you quietly returned to the First Research Institute again, and conducted the experiment as if nothing had happened. But I didn't expect that the result of this experiment would lead to the almost destruction of the entire First Research Institute… And you, Wang Yaohua, also died tragically in that accident."

"The Group has memory backups for you researchers. But even so, the Group can't update your real-time memories at all times. The time interval between you and Tank recognizing each other and the accident was too short, so this memory of yours was not backed up… Therefore, no matter how many Wang Yaohua clones appeared after that, until the current you, you don't know about this."

“Then I in the [World of Will]…”

“That's because some vague impressions manifest in the [World of Will].” Ah Nan shrugged. “Subconscious thoughts, I guess. After all, the keynote of the [World of Will] is [happiness] and the process of [obtaining happiness].”

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After a long while, Dr. [Yaohua] sighed softly, and said self-deprecatingly: “I can't even tell if what you are saying is true, let alone verify it… Then, what about [Tank]? After he recognized me, what happened to him?”

“After you recognized each other, you had to return to the research institute because of orders, but you agreed on a time to meet again.” Ah Nan waved his hand, “But because of an accident, you didn't show up again. Next, [Tank] fell into endless investigations again.”

“But he really had some skills and found Ye Qiu, one of the few survivors of the First Research Institute at the time. Through some torture and truth-telling methods, he successfully learned some truths about the research institute from Ye Qiu.” Ah Nan shook his head, “But the [Group] is very strict in its supervision of survivors, so [Tank] forged a false memory on Ye Qiu, making Ye Qiu your lover, so as to confuse those who were monitoring and hide his identity.”

Miss Nan sighed, “In the past few years, he has been inviting Ye Qiu to his bar for free food and drinks, actually to observe in secret… Probably, he also hoped to wait for your appearance again. But unfortunately, his luck probably ran out.”

“Where is he?” Dr. [Yaohua] took a deep breath, “You know all the facts… Is it because you found him and learned it from him?”

“The way I know is not important.” Ah Nan said indifferently: “But I really do know where [Tank] is now… Do you want to see him?”

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Dim, damp… filled with the harsh environment of sewer creatures.

The sound of footsteps disturbed those hidden creatures… Soon, a huge, twisted, and weak [monster] appeared in front of Dr. [Yaohua].

A Crawler from the [World of Will]!

Dr. [Yaohua] subconsciously covered her mouth, trembling as she slowly approached.

“Is he [Tank]?” [Black Mountain Imp] couldn't help but whisper, obviously everything in front of him had exceeded his expectations, “How could he become like this?”

“Obsession, I guess.” Ah Nan sighed, “He was very obsessed with finding his sister and tried every means—when he discovered the [Cheng Huang] inner core, he went almost crazy researching it. His appearance is caused by infection and distortion by a creature created using half of the [Cheng Huang]'s inner core.”

“Its injuries…” [Black Mountain Imp] frowned.

“When the [Infinite City] appeared with a maze.” Ah Nan glanced at Li Bai indifferently, “When the maze exploded, under the huge impact… [Tank] couldn't hold on and suffered fatal injuries, and later hid here. In the [World of Will], it was also swallowed into the will.”

“What you just said was… half an inner core?” Dr. [Yaohua] was stunned, “Why is there half an inner core?”

“Who told you that only one [Cheng Huang] fell to [Azure]?” Ah Nan shrugged and glanced at Li Bai again, “The one found by the [Group] was just one of them. As for the other one… probably because it sensed this one in [Azure], so it desperately teleported over. Anyway, it was very unlucky… Well, both [Cheng Huang] that fell here were very unlucky.”

“So you were here…”

Li Bai suddenly walked past Ah Nan, even earlier than Dr. [Yaohua], and walked to the side of the distorted [Tank], looking at the other party with complicated eyes.

At this moment, [Tank]'s whole body was flowing with foul-smelling pus, and it seemed that only a pair of eyes were still clear… but flowing with dark green blood and tears.

Li Bai stared at the clear eyes of the other party, and murmured: “Is it you… A-Cheng.”

He took a deep breath, and a faint light radiated from his palm, and then a cyan lotus flower was injected into [Tank]'s body… The next moment, this ugly and twisted deformed body was actually flowing with golden brilliance.

Mew—!

A cry sounded, and a golden phantom rushed out of [Tank]'s body.

Weak and very weak, as if it would dissipate at any time, the golden phantom chirped softly and flew to Li Bai's side, wrapping around his shoulders.

“I didn’t even know that you were always there…” Li Bai murmured to himself.

Ah Nan suddenly said: “It's not. Before the destruction of [Cheng Huang's Homeland], after sending you away, this [Cheng Huang] also escaped with the space-time turbulence. It's just that you didn't know it at the time and thought it didn't escape… Later, it fell in a small world called [Silver White], and was found by Fang Congyun from that small world. In the process of studying it, it is likely that it sensed [Azure]'s [Cheng Huang] experiment and used the remaining bit of power to run over again by randomly opening a space-time tunnel.”

Mew—! !

Another cry sounded, indeed from Dr. [Yaohua]’s body… Only to see golden light flowing from her body, just like [Tank]’s side.

The next moment, a broken [Cheng Huang] phantom flew out of Dr. [Yaohua]'s body.

“This is…” Dr. [Yaohua] couldn't help but be lost in thought for a long time.

She studied day and night, how could she not recognize that this broken [Cheng Huang] was the one she had been studying?

It was just that after the Second Research Institute collapsed, when she woke up again, it had disappeared.

Immediately afterwards, this broken [Cheng Huang] echoed the [Cheng Huang] next to [Li Bai], and they gradually intertwined in this narrow space.

Found each other.

“The life of [Cheng Huang], after leaving [Hometown] at birth, is lonely.” Li Bai sighed softly, “When they meet again, it is the end of life. Even now, you no longer have a [Hometown]…”

Dr. [Yaohua] stared blankly at the two lingering [Cheng Huang] phantoms, “They… also have no hometown.”

“Wang Yaohua… Sister… I have found you too…”

“Promise…”

[Tank], sleeps forever.

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[Sea of Heaven]… Deep Sea Base.

“Doctor, are you sure you want to leave?”

“Yes, changing the stage may be more interesting.”

After turning off the lights, [Wu Ku] walked out of the base's main control room casually.

Then I saw the Central Niang silently executing the final degree, “Data clearing started, all formatted… The base will start the destruction program in ten minutes… Countdown…”

The data in the database sealed here began to be quickly deleted… On the huge combined screen, sub-screens went black instantly.

On a small screen in the lower left corner, a record from a long time ago was clearly recorded.

A long, long time ago, image recording.

“Doctor, the location of the extraterrestrial meteorite fall has been discovered, and excavation is now starting!”

“We seem to have discovered something!”

In a deep pit, a group of people wearing heavy protective suits were carefully probing into a newly formed deep pit that was emitting billowing heat.

“There… there is a strange beast! And… and a spherical capsule!”

At the bottom of the deep pit, a strange beast with a broken body was crying weakly. Along with this strange beast, there was also a gray-white spherical capsule.

The capsule was severely damaged, and the hatch had cracked… The exploration personnel finally brought a child with a tail out of the spherical capsule.

Di—Black screen.

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003, Divine Continent… Deep in the ancient Shennongjia.

Monkeys roam all over the mountains and plains, like a paradise.

“Huh? What are you talking about? I'm not popping out of a rock this time either?” Little Saint Brother hammered the clan's Great Elder, who was half-footed into the coffin, with a look of disgust.

“No!” Perhaps after drinking too much monkey wine, the gray-haired old monkey murmured: “I… remember very clearly… you are… falling… falling down…”

Little Saint Brother directly gave the third finger's greeting… TM, what's the difference between popping out of a rock and falling from the sky?

Last time, this old immortal also said that he was dug out of a river mussel!

It doesn't matter, anyway, they are all orphans!

He shook his head, and suddenly his arms vibrated a few times… then he took out the 100,000 yuan worth of tri-proof mobile phone from his arms.

“Spit it out if you have something to say!”

“It's not good, Little Saint Brother! ! Someone wants to steal your girl! !” An urgent voice came from the other end of the phone, “Someone proposed to Miss Su Zijun!”

“Huh! ? ” Little Saint Brother instantly turned over and jumped up, “Little ones, grab your weapons! Go chop people! ! ”