Linsey's Vigilance

"You've come at just the right time..."

Linsey muttered a complaint under her breath.

That's true.

In reality, these Art Association members in their Blue Robe arrived only a few minutes later than Linsey and her two companions.

It should be noted that Linsey were in the midst of a crisis, and being not far from Stone Fort, they had a significant advantage.

The actions of these people in the Art Association can be described as swift.

Upon entering the Stone Fort and discovering Linsey and his two companions, along with the corpses on the ground, the Blue Robe naturally prepared for battle.

They took musical instruments where they were supposed to, and paintbrushes where they were supposed to.

The only item that truly possesses the characteristics of a murder weapon is the Carving Knife in the sculptor's hand.

Compared to the guards in other cities.

The scene before us was quite a spectacle.

"You, stand still and don't move!"

"Go check on the monster that came out of that Hallucination Dream."

"The corpse on the ground... is it human?"

The men in Blue Robe acted swiftly and with a serious and earnest attitude.

This incident is no small matter; it is a large-scale riot affecting several streets, and all procedures are being carried out in the strictest manner.

Linsey cooperated with the examination.

He casually opened the map and took a look.

With the entrance to the Hallucination Dream restored to normal, the tri-color markers on the street finally began to quiet down.

"Call--"

Linsey breathed a sigh of relief.

Even if they are punished for attacking the guards, it's a worthwhile deal compared to saving innocent lives.

"Ah? It's Miss Yao Xing!"

"You, how did you get here? Were you kidnapped by these two thugs?"

At this point, the identity of a big star begins to play a role.

Regardless of their duties, there were always people in the Blue Robe who knew the actors from the Fimbul Theater.

Artists in City of a Thousand Sails are naturally respected, let alone important actors in a grand theater.

After realizing the girl's identity, the atmosphere at the scene became subtle.

Yao Xing took the opportunity to explain:

"I wasn't kidnapped. Those two are my friends!"

"When the chaos broke out, we checked the announcements at the Messenger Hall and happened to see the location where the riot had started. So we tried to come over to see if we could quell it..."

Hearing Yao Xing's explanation.

The group that was about to lock Linsey and Wala Wala stopped what they were doing.

Several men in Blue Robe took turns testing the waters using reconnaissance methods.

After confirming Yao Xing's identity and that the three people's answers were satisfactory.

They left some Blue Robe at the scene to clean up and appease the people in the city.

Several people led Linsey and the others away from the Stone Fort and headed towards the Red District to the west.

"..."

"Miss Yao Xing, I understand the general situation now."

The leader in the Blue Robe completely ignored Linsey and Wala Wala, focusing on talking to Yao Xing: "However, this matter is rather complicated, and I'll need you to come back to the Red District with me. Once the matter is investigated and your actions have been dealt with, you will be allowed to leave naturally."

Yao Xing also replied politely:

"That's how it should be."

"However, please inform the theater that my situation needs to be reported to them."

"..."

Linsey and her two companions thus arrived in the Red District of the City of a Thousand Sails.

Like the Red Sea, the Red District uses the name of the great artist Aurora.

The Art Association's headquarters are located around the Red Tower, in a comprehensive park covering an area of over 200,000 square kilometers.

Different departments occupy different locations within the building.

The facilities here maintain a serious and clean overall design, and the exterior walls of the buildings are mostly in a calm and dignified brownish-red color.

Linsey and her two companions arrived here.

They gave a brief statement and were then placed in a room by the window to wait.

It was already late at night.

The streets outside the City of a Thousand Sails were brightly lit.

However, the lighting in the rooms of the Art Association was insufficient, with only one lamp providing them with brightness.

The flickering candlelight cast shadows on the room.

A sliver of Afterglow managed to pierce through the window, drawing silvery-white lines on the ground.

Sitting in this quiet room.

Listen to the anxious footsteps of the Art Association staff outside.

Wala Wala's gaze lingered across the room, finally settling on the silent Linsey after passing over each detail.

The girl noticed a detail.

From the resolution of the Hallucination Dream problem to being brought to the Red District by the Art Association.

Linsey remained silent throughout, engaging in almost no extra conversation, his heart filled with anxiety.

"Linsey, why are you so quiet tonight?"

"Are there any problems that haven't been resolved?"

"Don't worry, we didn't kill those two guards, so it's not a big problem!"

Being able to see through a person's emotions is such a convenient ability.

Linsey glanced at Wala Wala, shook her head, and replied:

"That's not what I'm worried about."

Wala Wala immediately pressed, "Then why?"

Linsey replied, "What happened tonight seems to have a cause and is also logical."

"But I always felt that something was wrong."

Wala Wala raised her eyebrows:

"Something's not right?"

"Could it be that the person deliberately fed himself into the monster's mouth? It can only be said that he was unlucky and acted recklessly, which led to the bad consequences by chance."

Bad luck... Reckless...

From the Black Mountain to the Courtyard in the Forest.

Linsey's rich adventurous experiences cultivated a natural intuition.

He seemed to have grasped something at that moment...

Linsey suddenly looked up:

"Wala Wala, you told me before that writers have the power to change people's destinies! And this power manifests itself in guiding things in reality, causing a series of coincidences, and ultimately achieving the purpose they desire?"

Linsey's question made Wala Wala's expression freeze.

She initially nodded in agreement that the idea was feasible, but quickly raised objections:

"A writer can do this."

"But how could anyone do something so suicidal on the eve of Art Festival?"

"..."

"Just consider it my overthinking."

Linsey gave a wry smile, admitting that her speculation was somewhat far-fetched.

He wanted to see the Task Bar on the Attribute Panel.

The rewards offered by the Rewritten Destiny Script are exceptionally generous.

During this mission, he only encountered one danger from Anthony and Lina.

So where do we start looking for clues?

"Well..."

Linsey sighed.

He kept this unfounded sense of crisis to himself and then checked the materials dropped by the [Light Horn Beast].

[Material: Light Fusion Membrane]

[A thin film of biomass decomposed from the body of a peculiar photochemical life form. It produces drastically different color reactions under different lighting conditions; it can also be used as a material to create other props.]

[Rare materials, highly valuable.]

"High value..."

"Things that come out of Hallucination Dream are indeed quite valuable."

Linsey will place the [Light Fusion Membrane] on the Workbench.

[1 Light Fusion Membrane + 5 plant fibers = Light Retaining Paper]

[1 Light Fusion Membrane + 1 Special Metal + 1 glass + 1 leather + 1 wood = camera]

[1 Light Fusion Membrane + 3 High-Grade Devil Beast Hide + 2 High-Grade Silk Thread + 10 Crystal Sand = Invisibility Cloak]

"..."

Linsey paused for a moment when she saw these formulas.

Then he asked, "Wala Wala, in the City of a Thousand Sails, is there any tool that can capture images on a screen?"

The girl replied blankly, "Leave an image on a screen? Um... isn't that just drawing?"