Liu Lan narrowed her eyes when she heard me mention that Dark Matter. "The essence of that Dark Matter is the same as our Great Barren people's. Their mission is also to send you out of the Illusory Sea!"
The more I listened, the more confused I became. "Getting me out of the Illusory Sea should have been simple, but you people made it so complicated. If Fool's Wharf had still been there from the beginning, I would've left after getting the item."
Liu Lan gave a bitter smile. "You still don't understand. Although all of us are pieces on the board, NPCs in this instance, and theoretically under the system's control, each of us is also an independent individual. That means we don't carry out the system's commands absolutely. What's more, there's Xiao Jingfeng. To put it bluntly, Xiao Jingfeng is leading some people in a game against the system! The system wants to destroy Xiao Jingfeng's plan to obtain the key, while Xiao Jingfeng wants to obtain the key, destroy the system without damaging these worlds, and restore freedom to all life. In other words, no longer let the system control our fates. This was a life-and-death game from the start, and you are the most crucial piece. Both sides want to use you to achieve their goals. That was also the unspoken understanding between the two sides at the beginning of this game! Put simply, you are a bug they deliberately created. The people on Little Barren Island, the Great Barren people, the manor's forces, and even that Dark Matter have always been divided into two factions. One supports the system, while the other supports Xiao Jingfeng. That is why you find everything so complicated! To you, either side could be an enemy or an ally. But