Cheng Shi had initially thought that the real Pelaya would be waiting in the underground Experiment Field that had just been blown up, ready for the regression experiment to begin, but Galiusha told him that it was only a slice.
The one Chen Yi had captured was also a slice. In other words, in present-day Tusnat, slices of various people were everywhere.
They could not place all their hopes on the Scholarly Council. After all, that bunch of old monsters had not even managed to protect Tusnat. As the enemy who knew them best, how could Galiusha believe they would conduct the final experiment properly?
So they had prepared a backup plan.
Everyone had a backup plan in this trial...
The real Pelaya was recreating her regression experiment in a secret Experiment Field. The experimental material was Galiusha's slice, and the contents of the experiment were exactly the same as the Grand Scholars' experiment: sending herself back to meet the "pure and flawless" Galiusha.
Once the others succeeded in destroying the Grand Scholars' plan, this experiment would be abandoned immediately. But if the Scholarly Council's experiment proceeded smoothly, this experiment would serve as a backup to make up for their failure. It would not only send Melina back to the past, but also have her wipe out all the scholars who sought to eliminate Galiusha.
It had to be said that the game between Galiusha and the Grand Scholars had reached the point where one calculated two steps ahead while the other calculated three.
But Cheng Shi had no interest in any of that. The unease in his heart was growing stronger by the moment. He only wanted to finish this trial as soon as possible and tell the God of Merriment that Truth was about to make a major