Bai Zhi did not stay in Kunlun for long.
His main reason for coming here had been to inform the Night Watchers about the World Tomb and remind them to prepare early. But with the main force still not back, and one of the only two pillars already down, there was really no need to bring it up.
As for that Mouse-to-Duck [Meme]... although Yuan Ci had uncovered the source of it all, the meme had already spread far and wide.
Though it had started as a trivial matter, the stubborn denials of those involved, coupled with Contemporary Deer-to-Horse, had ultimately turned it into this disaster.
—Mistakes could be corrected, but lost public trust could never be regained.
Under the effects of this [Meme], mouse heads and duck necks had undergone an equivalent exchange. Not only had the heads of all rats been replaced by duck necks, but the necks of all ducks had also been replaced by strings of mouse heads. It was an extremely SAN-draining sight.
...Of course, that was only for those who could notice the anomaly.
For the vast majority, the world had not undergone any bizarre changes. Although every Duck Neck Shop was now selling mouse heads in place of duck necks, to those whose cognition had been confused and contaminated, they were duck necks.
—Aside from the duck necks tasting vaguely different, they could not notice anything else.
Yuan Ci had compiled statistics: unless a Player's System Rating had reached Perfect Grade, they could not detect this change. With no real way to alter the situation, she could only let things take their course.
At least they wouldn't kill anyone... probably?
...At the very least, Bai Zhi silently removed duck necks from his list of edible foods.
Before leaving, Bai Zhi had specifically gone