Aftermath

Time!

Yes, it's as if time has flowed backward.

Or rather, time itself did not flow backward, but rather it retraced a certain scene from the past.

"Time should be the domain of agility," Shi Jing deduced.

Agility represents cycles and cycles.

The operation in this context naturally refers to the movement of all things, and this movement makes the measurement of time meaningful.

As he was thinking this, a blurry image appeared on the scene.

A hazy, indistinct girl arrived here, vaguely did something, then jumped into the river and ultimately self-destructed.

The echo of the sound was very faint.

Everyone who saw this scene was somewhat shocked.

Some were amazed by this unconventional and extraordinary ability, while others were shocked by the visuals.

"It seems that this woman was not murdered, but committed suicide." The old man's brows were furrowed, as if he was pondering the reasons.

"Suicide? Not necessarily. Sometimes these are deliberate acts." The man casting the spell shook his head. "Let me gather some information first."

Everyone continued to watch as the image repeated itself, becoming increasingly blurry each time, before finally disappearing with a tremor.

"It was suicide." The man took a deep breath, looking a little tired. "All information about her has been cut off, and she herself is like someone who never existed. I don't quite understand this situation."

"That's strange." The old man started pacing back and forth.

Looking at the corpse and recalling the blurry yet beautiful scene, everyone felt a strange sense of shock.

A girl connected to a mysterious force, completely disregarding her own life, deliberately drowned herself in the river, ending her life in an explosion.

Why did she do that?

What Insect Blood Society?

Thinking about it carefully, it's really full of mysteries.

Chapter 105 Aftermath

The investigation here will naturally yield no clues, but the Shadow Bureau has already detected a Dusk hidden behind Konghai City.

Even with specialized intelligence gathering methods employed, no specific information about Dusk was obtained.

"Let's cordon off the area for now."

With many questions in his mind, the old man decided to take the remains of Miss Cannon Fodder No. 1 back for research.

Shi Jing simply observed the whole time without offering any unexpected opinions. In short, he seemed no different from the others, so the others stopped paying attention to him.

Over the next three days, Ye Qian steadily advanced her exploration of the other world.

More than 200 people were recruited as members of Dusk, and after completing trial missions, they were sent to the Holy Church World to participate in the battle against the enemy.

As the number of members increased, Ye Qian also began to draw more Life Energy, obtaining nearly 1200 points. Of course, her Life Energy pool actually had a capacity of 12000, but the extra portion actually belonged to the Dusk members. After they used their own points to exchange for it, it would be drawn from the pool and given to them.

When Ye Qian used these pools, she adjusted the rewards to reduce the points of some poorly performing members and distribute them to some well-performing, talented, or her favorite level 3 members.

T0 training team:

Mia, Felyua, Li Yuan

These three people are developing faster than the others.

Mia is one of the hard-working and highly motivated members. Originally a homeless child in the old city, she felt a strong sense of belonging after becoming a member of the Dusk group. Sometimes, when Ye Qian tentatively assigned her tasks that were actually not beneficial to her, she would complete them very diligently without complaint. In addition, she was very cute, so Ye Qian naturally took care of her.

Felyua, needless to say, is the daughter of a viscount and a young lady of high birth. She can mobilize some public power through her father, and she herself actually has a certain degree of authority, but Ye Qian is unlikely to let her do so.

Li Yuan, an ordinary office worker, demonstrated a combat talent that surpassed that of the average person starting from his second mission.

Below the T0 team, there are more than ten people who will be successively included in the T1 training group.

For example He Jinwei, Gao Cen, and Guan Meng, who are partners with Li Yuan.

With such resource allocation, Mia, who has the fastest upgrade speed, has now reached LV8 and is only one step away from LV9.

Looking at the large number of "Personal Career Tasks" on her screen, her mind became increasingly active.

But she endured it all, still paying protection money to those people every day, and never fighting back when she was beaten.

She felt that her abilities were not yet sufficient.

Ye Qian, who had been paying close attention to her, sometimes felt sorry for the girl, but did not offer any help.

However, a new option has appeared on her redemption page: [Seek Support]

[Request Support: Consume points to request support from other Dusk members.]

Open this interface, and you'll find an "Operator Recruitment System" which will randomly display 5 Dusk members from the same city, refreshing every 24 hours.

Members are categorized into five colors: white, green, blue, purple, and gold, based on their level. More powerful members consume more points. The points paid are actually given to the other party, with Ye Qian taking a 10% cut.

"We could release a 1-point refresh card later, which would allow you to refresh earlier. We could also sell 5-point Intermediate Rank cards and 20-point advanced cards to increase the probability of getting high-level operators," Ye Qian muttered to herself.

I'm starting to feel more and more like a game designer, and a really good one at that.

But wouldn't it be interesting to add some game-like features to the member interface of Dusk?

There is no doubt that Mia is very much looking forward to this feature.

She knew that it would be difficult to complete her career mission alone, especially when dealing with the local bullies in the old city who collected protection money; she needed the help of others.

Ye Qian assigned career tasks to almost everyone, all based on the situations these people encountered in real life.

Even if there isn't one, there will most likely be achievements like "promoting to senior team member" or "mastering a skill".

Mia completed the task of mastering the skill and received a reward of 100 points.

She can feel herself changing every day and is full of anticipation for the future.

At that moment, Vier pushed open a door.

"This should be the 6th room I've rented."

The purpose of renting is to provide a place for the clones to live.

In fact, not too many are needed. She felt that six rooms were enough for more bodies, which could simply be hidden in other worlds and brought over when needed.

"In two more days, once most things are resolved, we can proceed with another round of Proliferation."

The next Proliferation will result in more bodies.

Without a doubt, the number of cannon fodder troops was also astonishing.

She Dusk could form an army; even with only herself, she was a formidable force.

"I need to find a way to completely resolve the issues with my roommate."

Xiao Lin, Jiang Gexing, and Su Longjie were among those present. Xiao Lin had called Ye Xin two hours earlier to inquire about "Ye Qian's" situation.

The conclusion, of course, is that nothing was found.

"It's necessary to stage a death myself."

Ye Qian is considering a collective Dream Entry to make the situation of "Ye Qian (male)" being dead a reality.

Although it's a bit unfair to myself, this is definitely the best way.

"Let's do it tonight."

In the middle of the night, through the observation of the Mystic Thread, Ye Qian confirmed that the three of them were already asleep at home.

Vier's spirit, transmitted through Mystic Thread, could interfere within a range of 6 kilometers, far surpassing that of Transcendent of the same level. She found a point that could simultaneously encompass all three of them, adjusted the positions of her other clones and herself, and pulled them all into a dream.

Ye Xin enters, Vier enters.

Dream World.

"What? Ye Qian is dead?"

When they received the news from the police, none of the three could believe it.

"Yes, he died from murder. The murderer has been brought to justice, and we have notified his family." The police officer said, turning to look at Ye Xin, who was sitting on the sofa with red eyes.

"Please accept my condolences." Looking at his good brother's sister, Su Longjie was completely at a loss for words and could only sigh softly in the end.

"I'm fine, I was prepared for this." Ye Xin wiped her eyes and smiled.

She still looks very sad (acting).

The whole dream felt incredibly real.

Afterwards, a funeral was held, and the three of them experienced everything in their dreams.

"My brother said he wants a sea burial, and only half of his ashes to be left at home. He doesn't need a tombstone or anything."

Then, on the sea, Ye Xin, the "younger sister," tearfully scattered the ashes of "Ye Qian (male)" into the ocean, and took the remaining half bottle home as a memento.

There is no tomb, mainly to avoid revealing the truth later.

After everything was over, Ye Qian began to fill in this experience into the previous week, and repeatedly experienced it, while weakening some of the memories of what happened in reality, making this dream seem incredibly real to them.

In the final scene of the dream, the group returned home and went to bed.

Then the dream ended.

The three of them woke up at the same time.

Xiao Lin checked the time; it was 3:30 a. m.

"Sigh, Ye Qian is dead. I've been unhappy lately." He shook his head and lay back down to rest.

The image of Ye Xin wiping away tears still echoed in my mind.

"It feels like a dream," he muttered, but he knew it was real.

Meanwhile, the other two roommates also had some insomnia.

In the end, everyone went back to sleep, feeling a bit tired.

"Successfully, it was really tiring."

Vier felt that maintaining the dreams of three people at the same time, fabricating details, and constantly deepening the memories while diluting the impressions of reality was a very tiring task.

Three-quarters of my mental energy was directly depleted.

She also planned to take a nap to refresh herself.

The next morning, Ye Xin received another call from Xiao Lin, who comforted her and told her not to be too sad.

"It's alright," she said with a smile.

In her dream, she discovered that Xiao Lin seemed to have developed feelings for her, and she thought to herself, "Good heavens: My brother just left, and he's already having designs on someone else's sister, huh?"

The key point is that this sister is actually the brother himself who transformed.

However, there isn't much interaction between them anymore. If they genuinely see themselves as ordinary girls and don't have any romantic feelings for each other, it would be good for them to remain just friends.

Otherwise, let's just forget about it.

Ye Qian didn't want to torture herself.

In short, this Dream Entry experience brought the matter to a perfect close. She then made a phone call to Lin Qingyan and told her about it.

"Is that so?"

Lin Qingyan has been very worried about Ye Qian's safety lately, asking her a lot of questions in private chats every day. She knows the most about Ye Qian's secrets (only the female form), and is also the only one who still likes Ye Qian after she became a girl.

Occasionally, the Mystic Thread would sweep across the room and discover that this guy was falling deeper and deeper into this trap, gradually finding Ye Qian quite adorable now, almost like self-hypnosis.

"Don't you have a single decent friend?"

Faced with this situation, Ye Qian was speechless. It was one thing for men to be attracted to her, but why did all the girls also lust after her body?

Oh wait, I think I'm craving it myself, but never mind!