Who'll Go?

Keen observation, excellent Memory, and outstanding logic.

The Blind Man couldn't find any flaws in Cheng Shi's deductions. She even considered the "Cencha" in Yadelik and Xilolin, finding that they all seemed to make sense. However, there was the newly appeared Gers mentioned by Cheng Shi...

Was this illegal immigrant also caught in such Cencha?

It's not impossible. As someone who desperately wants to return to the Surface, his target must be the Proxy Hand in the mine. So it's not impossible that he would step into a time trap while wandering around the mine.

Having figured this out, the Blind Man said with a slightly strange expression:

"You've figured out all the key points, and even while I was still learning about the Change in the Trials, you guessed the Cencha rules."

Cheng Shi, you don't need to cooperate with me. You can find your way back on your own based on your reasoning.

Now that I think about it, it's suddenly hard to define your motives. I always felt that you didn't want to cooperate with me, but rather wanted to help the Fire Keeper. My only consolation is that we come from the same timeline and are even members of the Fire Keeper.

Your so-called... I don't even know if it's the Fated using Hong Lin's name to make up the numbers. It sounds like a lie made up to disclaim your good intentions.

You...

Do you really not want to be associated with the Fire Keeper?

Then why help us?

Help?

Who helps whom?

I just wanted to be on the safe side and find a teammate I could temporarily rely on. How did you elevate that to something else?

Why do you, the Fire Keeper, always engage in reverse moral blackmail?

"..."

Upon hearing this, Cheng Shi knew that the other party was overthinking things. But in this situation, it really did seem like Blind Man's guess, and it was difficult to explain. In fact, it might even make things worse.

So Cheng Shi pursed his lips and simply didn't respond.

"Don't waste time. Nobody knows when the Cencha will Change again. What we need to do is, before the next Cencha occurs, take advantage of the current situation to quickly verify our thoughts and go to that area to see if the Abyss Abyssal Crystal that caused the Cencha really exists!"

The Blind Man raised an eyebrow:

"Judging from your tone, it seems you don't want to do it yourself?"

What, you've been glancing at the Doctor, are you trying to get Doctor help?

The most important thing is the thirst for knowledge regarding "Truth," even if he doesn't pay attention to us at this moment.

"No, no, no, the fact that the Doctor can stay still by the Experiment is the greatest 'support' for us. I really don't want to go by myself because I'm afraid that when I come into contact with that area, I will get infected again, and then I will lose my only teammate."

So I want to..."

"?" The Blind Man was stunned. "You want Qin Xin to go?"

"Smart!" Cheng Shi nodded vigorously. "That's right, it's Qin Xin!"

He is not the founder of your Fire Keeper; he is the leader of another timeline. Let him verify it. Firstly, we are not afraid that he will deceive us. Even if he comes from another timeline, he is still a Passing the Flame with empathy. Secondly, if he falls into the trap of "time" again, the original Qin Xin may be able to be switched back.

From Li Wufang, we can easily see that there are at least three states of being Cencha, which correspond to the questions of the Trials, namely the past, present, and future.

The current Qin Xin is most likely the 'future', which means that if Qin Xin is replaced again, there's a 50% chance he'll become one of our own!

At this Cheng Shi, Cheng Shi looked intently at the Blind Man. He knew that only the blind man could persuade Qin Xin from another timeline to do such a "risky" job; he couldn't convince him on his own.

After all, he had no favors or relationship with Qin Xin at the moment.

The Blind Man fell silent. He had to admit that Cheng Shi had a good plan. No wonder he came to him. Perhaps on the way here, the other party had already thought of all the solutions and was just waiting for him, the "key," to agree to help him.

But whether from the perspective of the Fire Keeper or from the perspective of the same time and space, she had no reason to refuse.

The Blind Man pondered for a moment, then nodded, but frowned slightly and said:

"Who told you he was the founder of the Fire Keeper?"

"?" Cheng Shi was taken aback, then chuckled, "An the Chosen, we're all smart people, so let's not play riddles. If I still can't figure this out by now, I'd be too ashamed to come and ask you for a collaboration."

The Blind Man sighed, thinking to himself that the Fire Keeper would surely forget Cheng Shi, but Cheng Shi was getting to know the Fire Keeper better and better.

Allowing a Fate Weaver, who is so "unique" and understands the Fire Keeper so well, to roam freely is... a terrible thing for the Fire Keeper.

Is it safe?

Perhaps this matter really should be discussed with Qin Xin, but only if they haven't forgotten Cheng Shi's Trials.

Hopefully, Cheng Shi's deduction is correct, and hopefully the next step will be to bring back the real Qin Xin.

"... Okay, I'll go find him. You keep an eye on the Doctor."

This Experiment is very important. We need not only Divinity, but also the Experiment procedures from the Doctor's Memory.

As long as the Doctor gains something, it means we... have gained something.

That was a rather sinister remark, but Cheng Shi understood Cheng Shi. He waved his hand at her and said, "Don't worry, nothing that falls into my pocket will get away."

The Blind Man chuckled at these words, nodded, and turned to leave. But just as she was about to take a step, Cheng Shi suddenly grabbed her again.

"What?" The Blind Man turned around in surprise.

Cheng Shi didn't respond immediately. Instead, he shook his head, looked at the watch in his other hand, and silently counted a few numbers, saying, "3, 2, 1, it's the hour. Better to be safe than sorry."

As soon as he finished speaking, the hour struck, and Cheng Shi immediately let go. The Blind Man understood, and quickly walked out of the warehouse, pulling up his skirt.

Now, she's going to have a proper talk with Qin Xin from Another World.

Meanwhile, on the other side...

After leaving the warehouse, Qin Xin sensed the location of his last teammate. He knew he had fallen into a state of temporal Cencha, but he remained calm and composed, because...

He had long known that the Trials of time had loopholes that could be exploited, allowing him to travel to a different time and space through disturbances in time, where he could encounter all sorts of people from the past or the future.

This was no secret to Peak Player like him in his timeline, but how to trigger such a disturbance and how to use it to jump out of the original timeline was something no one could say for sure.

There may be people who can explain it clearly, but this level of secrecy will only circulate within a very small circle; at least the Fire Keeper is unaware of it.

However, Qin Xin accidentally heard about some unorthodox methods that could break through the barrier of [Time], so he decided to give it a try in this Special Trial.

He himself did not expect that this Experiment, which he had not hoped for at all, would actually succeed. But now, looking at the situation, it did not seem like he had tested it himself, but rather it seemed like time had deliberately orchestrated it.

Why?

What is He doing?