No. 37's words sounded profound and mysterious. Kang Yu was stunned for a moment, but before he could ask his question, the two of them had already arrived at the gate of the Sky Pavilion.
The door was very tall, heavy, and quite oppressive, like a gateway connecting two worlds, separating mortals from the unknown.
The door was made of an unknown material, as black as ink, radiating a cold metallic luster, yet it also subtly revealed an unnatural texture, as if drawn from another dimension. Its surface was engraved with intricate patterns, these lines twisting and turning, complex and intricate, much like indescribable symbols, sending chills down one's spine at just one glance.
No. 37 said, "I sensed an unusual Supernatural fluctuation emanating from you earlier. Now, please relax and don't resist. As you pass through this door, it will help cleanse you of any 'dirt'."
Kang Yu immediately understood. "Is this a firewall?"
No. 37 nodded. "This door can detect Supernatural. Only members of the organization can pass through it smoothly. I've granted you temporary access now. If you're cursed, or if someone else is spying on you through Supernatural means, it will be removed."
Kang Yu's eyes flickered, a fleeting darkness passing through them, before he followed No. 37 through the mysterious door.
The whispers that had been bothering him suddenly disappeared, leaving Kang Yu deeply shaken, though he showed no sign of it on his face.
He always knew that something was influencing his thinking, prompting him to follow No. 37 here, but he didn't say it out loud because he didn't trust No. 37 at all and was very wary of this so-called Time Management Bureau.
These people first messed up his life, and then pulled him out of the woods when he was at his lowest point, hoping to gain his gratitude in return. What a pipe dream!
Because of a lack of trust, or even hostility, Kang Yu needs the intervention of a third party. In case of danger, this could incite chaos and bring about unforeseen changes.
Unexpected changes may bring a way out.
Even if he dies here, he'll at least leave behind a hidden danger. If he's not having an easy time, no one else will be either!
Having gone through so much recently, Kang Yu has unknowingly become a cunning old fox who would rather harm others than harm himself.
Unfortunately, the strange, supernatural Supernatural disappeared, and he had no way to counter it.
The interior of the Sky Pavilion was no longer antique. No. 37 led Kang Yu into a room resembling a library, then took out a book titled "Record of World-Ending Fierce Ghost Caused by Rollback," casually saying, "Take a look at this first. The contents must never be revealed."
Kang Yu took the book with both hands and then turned to the first page.
[In the 13th Rollback, the Seven-Colored Flower blooms all over the world. Those who encounter the Seven-Colored Flower can make seven wishes, but each wish will be fulfilled in an extremely negative and distorted way...]
[In the 47th Rollback, "Supernatural Game Show" has spread silently, abducting living people and ordering them to perform bizarre and outlandish Supernatural missions...]
[55th Rollback, "Sick Ghost" erupt, various highly contagious mental and physical illnesses spread globally...]
[80th time Rollback, "Knowledge Pursues People," those who yearn to embrace the mysterious and extraordinary will be drawn to it and infused with a large amount of "knowledge," thereby gaining supernatural powers...]
[101st Rollback, "Deathbird," hearing it means death, seeing it means death, smelling it means death, touching it means death, imagining it means death, remembering it means death, getting close to it means death...]
[123rd Rollback, "God", Omniscience and Omnipotence...]
In the quiet room, the only sound was Kang Yu turning the pages of a book. He had already vaguely guessed the meaning of "Rollback," and the contents of this book were truly terrifying.
The record of the first World-Ending Level Fierce Ghost, "Seven-Colored Flower," is relatively brief, taking only one page.
But as it goes on, the number of pages recorded increases, especially when it comes to "Knowledge Pursues People." In this section, the Fierce Ghost has no physical form and is a conceptual existence.
Anyone interested in the mysterious and supernatural will be instilled with a great deal of knowledge and thus possess supernatural powers.
It can even form a complete system of extraordinary paths, but unfortunately, the top of this path is the Fierce Ghost. The higher one goes and the more powerful one becomes, the more one will resemble the Fierce Ghost, eventually becoming Ghost Slave and a part of "knowledge".
The number of people directly killed by "Knowledge Pursues People" is not large, but the number of indirect deaths caused by the conflicts and disasters it triggers is astronomical!
"What exactly are these?" Kang Yu asked, feigning ignorance. "The Fierce Ghosts recorded in this book are far more Fierce Ghost than those on the list of unsolved Fierce Ghosts worldwide."
"This is a side effect of the Rollback," No. 37 said with a hint of melancholy.
"Rollback is like rewinding time to a point in the past. As I just mentioned, the future has been destroyed. In order to survive and avoid the cataclysmic disaster, the Time Management Bureau can only keep Rollback, cycling through a period of the past to find a solution."
Kang Yu stared in disbelief. "This is... the ultimate truth of this world? With the 'Rollback' ability, the Time Management Bureau is practically invincible. What can't they do?"
No. 37 sighed, "You think Rollbacks are a magic bullet? Their essence is still ghosts, the Supernatural!"
"The Supernatural is inherently unstable and uncertain; Rollback cannot make the 'past life' and 'present life' completely consistent."
"Remnants of information from the old timeline, Ghost Tamer control Fierce Ghost spirits capable of interfering with time, and Fierce Ghost of extremely high terror or with exceptionally unique abilities can all be unaffected by Rollback to a certain extent."
"That's the variable, so now you understand why we recruited you into the organization, right?"
Kang Yu nodded blankly.
No. 37 continued, "We don't understand the principles behind Rollbacks; we can only use them."
"Initially, the Administration thought that Rollbacks would be costless; going back to the past and resetting Rollback would be as if it had never been initiated, thus creating a closed logical loop."
"However, when the 'Seven-Colored Flower' and the 'Deathbird' —these world-destroying vengeful Fierce Ghost —continued to appear, we realized we were wrong. These world-destroying vengeful Fierce Ghost seemed to come from nowhere, but given enough time Rollback, they would inevitably be born, like the remnants of a destroyed old timeline coalescing together to take revenge on this world."
"We initiated the Rollback to return to the past in order to avoid future destruction, but the Rollback will trigger new catastrophes, causing the world to collapse at an even earlier point in time, thus requiring us to use the Rollback again, creating a vicious cycle. What's worse, multiple Rollbacks will attract the covetous eyes of outsiders."
Kang Yu felt a tremendous shock to his soul. "How did the Administration deal with and contain the World-Ending Level Fierce Ghosts described in that book?"
No. 37 said, "We'll use Rollbacks and the Executor's own time-traveling ability to keep trying and finding the optimal solution. If that doesn't work, we'll just have to Rollback to an earlier point in time..."