Walnut used me to boost her sales performance.

"What commission?"

"He wants to find a young adventurer from Liyue to cooperate with him on some small experiments. Since they are just small experiments, the reward is not very generous. However, if the results are good, they may be able to cooperate long-term in the future."

He stroked his chin, deep in thought.

Are they looking for adventurers in Liyue to conduct experiments on? What kind of experiment are they trying to conduct?

Are we preparing to carry out a project to help Jiang Bai regain his memories? Do we need test subjects?

Regardless, we have to move on.

Memory is a very important thing. If something goes wrong, Jiang Bai might not be Jiang Bai anymore.

"I took it."

"Ok."

Catherine sent a message directly to the client using the Void Terminal and quickly received a reply.

"I have already contacted him. The client has asked you to meet at the gate of Sumeru City at 7 p.m.

"What kind of experiment needs to be done at night...?"

Paimon felt a little strange, but didn't think much of it.

The experiments conducted by scholars are incredibly diverse, and it's not surprising that some experiments must be conducted at night.

Chapter 695 Jiang Bai, in danger!

At 7 p.m., Konghe Paimeng waited at the gate of Sumeru City on time.

A scholar walked slowly from the city and quickly spotted Kong standing at the entrance.

"So you're the adventurer who accepted my commission?"

"Yes. I just came from Liyue."

Do you have any adventurous stories to tell?

Paimon assumed the other party wanted to test them, so he said:

"We've had many adventures, and we've been to Mondstadt, met their gods, and encountered many things..."

Ghulam frowned slightly. "Any of your more ordinary adventures?"

"Yes, we've taken on many commissions from the Adventurers' Guild..."

Kong asked in confusion, "What do you need these adventure stories for?"

Gulam simply said, "It's like this, I'm researching a project about adventure knowledge. It involves some knowledge about living and adventuring in the wild."

The knowledge of canning is a gray industry prohibited by the Order of the Instruction, so he certainly wouldn't expose it voluntarily.

Some adventurers who have just arrived in Sumeru have no idea about jar knowledge, so they can easily be fooled with other excuses.

Paimon nodded. "Oh, no problem! We have plenty of experience living in the wild."

"In that case, come with me."

Gulam led the two out of Sumeru City and into a secluded cave outside the city.

"What are we doing here?" Paimon asked curiously as he followed him around and around until they finally arrived at the very back of the cave.

There were signs of human activity in the cave. There was a lot of equipment under one of the stone walls, as well as several large boxes whose contents were unknown.

"This is my experimental site. The project has a limited budget, so it's rather modest."

This is a production site for canned goods. Normally there would be quite a few people here, but he needs to use it temporarily, so there's no one here right now.

Ghulam took out a device that looked like a helmet.

"What you need to do is simple: put on this helmet and think back to your past life and adventures in the wild."

"What is this?" Kong didn't rush to put it on.

He didn't trust the scholar in front of him, and his intuition told him that the other person's purpose was not the so-called adventure knowledge.

"It is also a kind of connection device. After you wear it, you can visualize what you are recalling on this screen through the instrument."

The so-called manifestation is actually just used to screen knowledge about canning.

The other end connects to the canned knowledge carrier, where the operator can actively select the knowledge content they want to retain and store it in the can, making it a relatively convenient tool.

Seeing Kong hesitate, Ghulam offered, "If you're worried, I can demonstrate for you."

Kong handed him the helmet decisively.

"He won't pose any threat to you, you can rest assured. The purpose of my project is to extract this adventure knowledge and turn it into tools that they can learn from. The success rate is already 90%, the only thing we lack is adventurers who can provide the adventure knowledge..."

Ghulam recounted the purpose and reasons for this research as if it were the truth.

He put on his helmet, recalling images of walking through Mount Sumeru.

The bustling city of Sumeru suddenly appeared on the screen next to it.

It's like playing a video, except this video is stored in your brain.

"Wow, this is amazing!" Paimon made no attempt to hide his amazement and leaned closer to see the projected image.

"These are based on my projection; the blurry areas are the parts I can't remember..."

After allaying Kong's suspicions, Ghulam began his work.

"First, let's recall the scenery of Liyue..."

Kong did as he was told.

Liyue City, Cloudsea, Lonely Cloud Pavilion, Mount Tianheng... one by one, various scenes of Liyue appear on the screen.

Ghulam quickly captured these images into the canning pose.

"Recalling some scenes of life in the wild..."

"Recalling some adventurous memories..."

"Recalling some scenes of fighting monsters..."

"Thinking back to some memories of your life and leisurely strolls in Moon Harbor..."

Numerous images were included in the knowledge about canned goods, and Gulam deliberately made these images intermittent to simulate the feeling of fragmented memory.

At first, he was quite restrained, mindful of his own excuses, and only chose memories related to the adventurer. Later, he gradually opened up and stored some memories of daily life and interactions with people. Before he knew it, he had accumulated several cans of these memories around him.

I worked for more than two hours until I felt extremely tired, and then I stopped.

Sora roughly guessed what he wanted to do.

The Order probably doesn't intend to truly help Jiang Bai regain his memories, but rather plans to directly fabricate some false memories for him.

Although he didn't know what kind of method this was or how these memories would be implanted into Jiang Bai, Kong knew that Jiang Bai had to know about this.

If these fragmented and insignificant memories are merely fine, the consequences would be unimaginable if the Order of the Church were to infuse someone's thoughts, will, and memories into Jiang Bai's mind.

After leaving the cave, Kong immediately sent a message to Jiang Bai using the long-distance communication device.

[I've encountered Ghulam, danger! The Church plans to implant fabricated memories into you! I will focus my investigation on this memory implantation, so please be careful!]

In the middle of the night, Jiang Bai was startled and broke out in a cold sweat when he suddenly received the message.

He had considered that the Order of the Fathers might not help him find his memories, or might only offer a token effort to do so, but he never expected that the Order of the Fathers would actually plan to forge a set of memories for him!

If they really succeed, will those fabricated memories they implanted really become his memories?

He glanced at the void terminal lying to the side and covered his forehead in frustration.

Cooperating with the Order of the Church is truly like trying to get something from a tiger.

To the Order of the Church, he was merely a weak, amnesiac adventurer whose only value lay in his physical constitution.

Although he had the ability to force his way through, this would prevent any plan from being accomplished.

First of all, it's out of the question that the Faculty will help him regain his memories. If Ghulam brings it up himself, we should delay it as much as possible.

At the same time, connect to the World Tree as soon as possible to demonstrate your value.

This matter has both advantages and disadvantages.

The higher his value, the more the Church will want to control him, and without resistance, being implanted with memories is almost inevitable.

If Kong can find the method that Grum is planning to use to implant memories into him soon, then he can be prepared.

If possible, separate these memories that have been infused into the body.

I wonder if connecting to the World Tree will allow me to see the Great Tree King again, and if she has any way to do so...

Chapter 696 Knowledge of Canning

The next morning, Kong and Paimon went to the all-knowing scholar introduced by Tinari to inquire about memory implantation.

Before he could finish speaking, having only mentioned a few keywords, the scholar named Ruhari immediately became wary.

"You guys aren't talking about canned goods, are you?!"

"Canned food knowledge? What's that?"

"It is a technology that is prohibited by the Order of the Church. Using it is illegal. I advise you not to get your hands on it, otherwise you will easily be targeted by the disciplinary officers."

Seeing their blank expressions, Ruhari could only helplessly explain to them:

"Canned knowledge, simply put, is a container that can store a certain amount of knowledge, including what you are referring to as memories, images... As long as it is linked to the Void Terminal, anyone can quickly store its contents."

"It doesn't sound like a bad technology."

"It's illegal not because of the technology, but because of the misuse of [knowledge]."

Ruhari looked at them seriously: "Think about it, is it a good thing that you get knowledge directly without having to study or work hard?"

Paimon blinked, wanting to nod and say yes.

That would be amazing if you could acquire knowledge without learning!

"If knowledge can be acquired without learning and effort, who will want to learn independently? Knowledge will become a stagnant, lifeless sea; no one will develop or innovate anymore. Everyone will be immersed in the existing knowledge system, and knowledge will stagnate completely."

"Once you've been crammed with knowledge, it's incredibly difficult to forget what you've learned, meaning that mistakes are almost impossible to correct. And with prolonged, excessive use, your thinking abilities will gradually deteriorate, ultimately turning you into nothing more than a library of stored knowledge..."

At this point, Ruhari suddenly became somewhat emotional:

“I once heard a senior student lament that since the Void came into existence, the knowledge of the Commandment Academy has stagnated. Isn’t the Void just another kind of bottled knowledge?”

"However, all of that is too far off. For an ordinary person like me, the Void is still very useful. I can get answers to any questions I have from it, without even having to think about them, which greatly saves me the time needed to write papers..."

Paimon scratched his head. "So, is this canned knowledge good or bad?"

Ruhari looked at her as if she were an idiot. "Haven't I made myself clear enough?"

On the surface, knowledge about canning is prohibited, but behind the scenes, it's a different story.

Canned knowledge is simple to make and use, and in high demand. The only significant cost is transportation. Even some high-ranking members of the Academy are secretly involved in the canned knowledge business.

Even he occasionally thinks about buying one or two to use.

After all, he was just an ordinary person, unlike Tina, who was a genius that only appears once in a thousand years.

If you can produce a paper in three years, you should be very lucky.

If one lacks natural talent, one can only rely on external aids.

Thinking about it, he suddenly felt a loss of interest.

Even if an ordinary person like him spends his whole life trying to catch up, he can never even reach the hem of these geniuses' clothes.

"If you weren't introduced by Tina, I wouldn't bother talking to you about this. Alright, alright, this topic has gone beyond what's free, and if we continue, I'll have to charge you."

"Wait, wait! Where can we find someone to sell canned knowledge? We want to buy one!" Paimon said anxiously.

They need to figure out some knowledge about canning and give it a try.

It's not for the knowledge itself, I just want to experience the feeling and results of using it.

Only when they used the knowledge they had been given could they understand what it felt like to be instilled with knowledge, and only then could they help Jiang Bai summarize how to deal with it.

"I'll be charging for this content."

"No problem, no problem!"