Sleeping Shenzhen
As the thunder and Lin Yu's voice faded, the entire breakfast shop suddenly fell into an eerie silence.
The usually busy bosses and office workers seeking shelter from the rain suddenly became much quieter.
These people were not "asleep" and remained standing or even moving, but they suddenly stopped talking, their words ceased, and their movements became slightly stiff and slow.
Their eyes were vacant, as if they were in a strange, sleepwalking mode, acting on instinct.
And in this process...
Among the crowd, the "Order" squad, the "Marauders" Branch Director, and the "Night Watcher" duo, who had originally infiltrated as undercover agents, became particularly conspicuous.
They were aware that they had been exposed, but...
The Second Generation "Second Generation Freud" sitting opposite "Schreiber," watching them through Freud non-prescription glasses, was also a reason why they dared not act rashly!
Even... after a moment of surprise, "Mountain Sparrow" began to imitate the office worker at the next table, mechanically and slowly drinking porridge with a spoon, her eyes vacant.
Lin Yu paid no attention to any of them, as if he hadn't noticed them at all, and continued talking to himself.
"Did you know that the 'Marauders' operation this time was actually a very well-planned operation? The 'Diviner' didn't orchestrate this unprecedented operation in Shenzhen for some trivial reason like stealing [Item]... His goal was to kill!"
"My dear junior sister, you should understand that fighting... is the best 'Trial' —especially for the stronger the 'Player,' the more they need to fight to the death with other experts to unleash their greatest potential and advance further."
"Although the 'Diviner' didn't intend to Trial others, I objectively like his idea."
"However, the only part of this plan that I don't like is that it's located in this modern metropolis, a super-megacity that ranks among the top in the country, Asia, and even the world!"
This will make his primary targets... those of "Order" and "The Night Watcher" hesitant and afraid to act!
"Because they will consider the safety of these ordinary people, and the 'social impact'... We all know that once a 'Death game' excessively interferes with the cognition of ordinary people and modifies the Real World, the 'cost' will ultimately fall on the 'Player'."
"Therefore, it's not just these self-proclaimed 'positive' organizations; even the 'Marauders' themselves would probably hesitate to act for fear of causing too much 'damage' and 'impact'."
"But it's okay... I'll take responsibility for all the 'impact'!"
"I'm here to 'influence' the entire Shenzhen. I'm here to plunge all ten million people of Shenzhen into a state of 'unconsciousness,' unable to perceive the outside world—I'm here to let them unleash their potential."
As Lin Yu spoke, he stood up from his chair, jumped onto the table, and shouted at the top of his lungs.
"Gentlemen—I am a 'Player' in the 'Death game,' codenamed 'Schreiber'!"
Lin Yu uttered those words smoothly, even though the breakfast shop was packed with people.
This means...
Just as Lin Yu said, all the ordinary people in this shop were in a state of "unconsciousness"!
Not just in the shops...
On the Street outside, traffic slowed down. Although drivers were still obeying traffic lights and changing lanes and turning normally, it was still a kind of "unconscious" action for them!
And the reason Lin Yu was able to do all this...
It's because of the [Hypnosis Pendant]!
After the "Mental Power Seed" was implanted, Lin Yu could easily perform the following operation: implanting Mental Power Seed into ordinary people around him in a short period of time was not difficult for Lin Yu.
He had already done this once before in the Gray Domain!
But...
Infecting over ten million people in Shenzhen is far more difficult for Lin Yu than infecting hundreds of millions in the Gray Domain!
After all, the people in the Gray Domain already have traces of long-term manipulation by the Central Mechanism in their souls, so they are essentially born with a "backdoor" program, which Lin Yu only needs to connect to!
Moreover, because Lin Yu knew that the Central Mechanism would definitely help him contain his soul, and because he had almost no other choice at the time, he was able to boldly sever his soul into fragments.
Now his opponents are the "Emperor," the "Diviner," and even, since he is now using the identity of "Schreiber," possibly "Order."
Lin Yu dared not arbitrarily separate his soul to such an extent in front of them.
But...
Now, Lin Yu no longer needs to risk splitting his soul to implant Mental Power Seed, as he did in the Gray Domain.
He has just created a second [Exclusive item], also belonging to "Schreiber" – a [Exclusive item Meme Virus]!
This [Meme Virus]...
Of course, it has become completely real.
Because the "belief" that Lin Yu happened to store in the [Tower Scam] came from a lie that could create [Exclusive item] out of thin air, and it also had the same weight.
Regarding the "Zhu Ming" Exclusive item, Lin Yu only chose to make the "crafting conditions" Make It Real and chose to craft it himself, so he did not choose to directly create the "A Brand-New Name and Home" Exclusive item out of thin air.
So...
The opportunity saved back then was naturally reserved for this time and used on the [Exclusive item] belonging to "Schreiber"!
The existence of [Meme Virus] has become a reality!
The function of "information" in transmitting "Mental Power" and spreading "Mental Plague" has also become a reality.
With the cooperation of the Second Generation "Freud", the members of the "Psychology Society" actively accepted this "information" and "Mental Power" and spread them!
And hidden within this "Mental Power" and "Mental Plague" is, naturally, the "Mental Power Seed."
Upon hearing Lin Yu's statement, "Wannianqing" finally realized that it had probably been completely exposed and immediately stopped trying to hide it.
"Damn it..."
He pulled out a brooch— Lin Yu immediately recognized it as a [Soul Gold Brooch].
Just as "Wannianqing" was about to activate the [Soul Gold Brooch] to send a message, the Second Generation Freud looked up in his direction.
"Bang!"
"Wannianqing" and all his team members were immediately swept up by the almost Entities Soul Power and slammed onto the menu written on the wall of the breakfast shop!
"Help! Save them!"
"Seagull" shouted, and "Mountain Sparrow" stopped pretending to be stupid—even though they knew their opponent was the Second Generation "Freud," the two "Night Watcher" members immediately chose to attack when they saw a member of "Order" in trouble.
Only...
The "Seagull" sculpture had just been taken out, and the "Mountain Sparrow" paintbrush had just been raised...
"Tsk."
The Second Generation Freud clicked his tongue slightly, his eye drooped to one side, and his cheek twitched slightly, revealing an almost contemptuous and disgusted annoyance.
The bones of the "Night Watcher" creaked as they were pinned to the ground and hoisted up as if being dragged backwards.
Lin Yu spoke up to stop them, "There's no need to do that... Let's not weaken their forces—they still have a lot to do."
"Besides, their primary objective should only be to tip off others... Frankly, it's too late, let them do it."
As Lin Yu spoke, the Second Generation Freud relaxed his Mental Power.
"Thump, thump!"
These people collapsed to the ground in agony, but "Wannianqing" immediately picked up the [Soul Gold Brooch] and began to relay the message.
But...
Just as Lin Yu said.
It's too late for them!
In his Mental Power perception... the "Mental Plague" unleashed by the [Meme Virus] that has already "Make It Real" has begun to spread through hundreds of members of the "Psychology Society"!
The effects of the "Mental Plague" were already enough to make Lin Yu render the ordinary people of Shenzhen unconscious, but...
Lin Yu didn't intend to actually kill everyone in the city!
After all, if the entire population of Shenzhen were to fall into a state of exhaustion or madness, many people would die in traffic accidents alone.
Therefore, Lin Yu still chose to expend some of his mental energy to cultivate the "Mental Power Seed" that accompanied the spread of the "Mental Plague," so that he could "hypnotize" all the ordinary people in the entire Shenzhen, allowing them to maintain normal "activities" but not to perceive information from the "outside world."
This also ensures that no accidents are caused by the Shenzhen itself.
But...
This is probably chaotic enough for "Order" to be considered.
This was evident from "Wannianqing's" expression alone—even when he was nearly killed by the Second Generation "Freud," his expression didn't show the shock, confusion, and... despair he had now!
He must have received feedback from the organization after reporting!
Lin Yu walked over to "Wannianqing" and gently helped the "Order" member up.
"Alright, don't worry too much. I mean no harm; I just hope your organization's members can act freely..."
"You can check it over carefully. I guarantee there won't be any major accidents in the city... Everything will run smoothly until this dust settles down."
"Now, you can lead your team back... to prepare to face the challenge of the 'Marauders'."
Lin Yu smiled and gently patted "Wannianqing" on the shoulder.
He knew...
On the other side of the [Soul Gold Brooch], the higher-ups of "Order" must have already heard their words!