Old Zheng: I have firmly severed ties with the Psychology Society

"The First Generation God of Game..."

Although Lin Yu had long known that Senior Sister Shen Bingmiao was not the original "God of Game," and had heard more than once about the special nature of the "Game" Authority...

However, the fact that "the First Generation God of Game was the agent of the will of the 'Death game'" mentioned in Gan Duo's words still shocked Lin Yu.

For Gan Duo to describe it in this way, it's clear that the First Generation God of Game was not simply someone who could interfere with "Death game" to a certain extent, like the "Deity" he had seen.

In particular... the reason why Gan Duo mentioned the "First Generation God of Game" is because he believed that this Deity was superior to other Deity, to the point that he blocked the possibility of fighting the "Death game" by "Becoming a God".

However, Lin Yu did not express these thoughts to Gan Duo.

He simply looked at Gan Duo without changing his expression and said.

"I see... But since we no longer have the First Generation 'God of Game,' does this mean that 'Becoming a God' is a path worth trying in our current version?"

As Lin Yu spoke, Gan Duo nodded.

"If it's just for 'self-preservation,' Becoming a God is always a good choice... Elevating your rank and level of life will always allow you to live longer."

"But from a 'global' perspective, from the perspective of combating the 'Death game,' I personally think this is not a good choice."

"At least in my world, the high-ranking 'Player' at the time reached a certain consensus... 'Authority' was weakening the 'world'—essentially, Authority was using the power of the 'Death game' to strip concepts away from the 'world' itself."

"Although some have suggested that even after becoming Deity, there are still methods to continue to 'ascend,' and even to elevate the status of the 'Authority' one wields... the general consensus is that becoming a 'Deity,' or rather, wielding and creating 'Authority,' is inherently 'harmful' to the world."

Lin Yu listened to Gan Duo's words thoughtfully. "Is that so? I think you might be right, but... having Authority might not be a bad thing as a way to fight against the 'Death game'."

After all, Lin Yu had been to the Gray Domain and witnessed what the "Central Mechanism," formed by the combined World Will within the Gray Domain, was doing.

It creates numerous Authority, it creates "the Authority of Life".

Perhaps its view of Deity coincides with that of many powerful figures in Gan Duo's world back then, after all, the Gray Domain also rejects "Becoming a God" and "Deity," but it clearly does not reject the emergence of Authority.

This does not mean that Gan Duo's research on the world back then was necessarily wrong.

Because the "Death game" is constantly changing.

Even if this aspect remains unchanged... the Gray Domain approach may still be viable.

Perhaps creating "Authority" is harmful to the world, but as long as the benefits that "Authority" brings in the future outweigh the damage caused by its production, then it is worth doing.

Just like in Go, many times a move may result in the death of several of your own stones—but as long as this move brings greater benefits, from the perspective of the "whole game," it can be considered a good move.

Lin Yu even felt that it might not be wrong to allow more "Deity" to appear.

From the snippets of conversation among the many "Player" in the Previous Version, Lin Yu could easily deduce...

It seems that Lin Zhao has helped many Deity and even facilitated the ascension of many "Player" to Becoming a God.

Although we don't know Lin Zhao's reasons for doing this...

But compared to the Gray Domain and the "Player" of Gan Duo's era, Lin Yu was more inclined to believe that Lin Zhao's approach was correct.

However, upon hearing Lin Yu's words...

Gan Duo did not stubbornly stick to his own opinion.

"Perhaps your idea is indeed correct, after all, that was already the conclusion of my version..."

"Besides, we ultimately failed," Gan Duo said in a low voice. "My Minecraft has been destroyed... That's enough to show that our attempts were mostly misguided."

Lin Yu said, "There's no need to be so results-oriented... It just means you're not 'completely right'."

Gan Duo remained silent.

"Alright, I've learned most of what I wanted to know. You can stay here from now on," Lin Yu said. "This is a special space created inside a sealed 'Authority.' Although you are 'dead' in a sense... your Consciousness Entity is already a new life."

"I'm sorry, in the end I still couldn't 'release' you."

"Because you are still useful to me."

Upon hearing Lin Yu's words, Gan Duo looked around at the familiar surroundings and shook his head.

"It's not necessarily a bad thing to let my consciousness continue to exist in such an environment for a while longer."

"Since you still need me, then consider it atonement... After all, no matter how you look at it or how unwilling you are to admit it, I am indeed the 'Demon Ancestor,' the Demon Ancestor Gantuo who created so much death, disaster, and suffering."

Lin Yu waved his hand, then turned around and stretched out his hand on the city Street, making a "half-clenched" gesture.

The moment Lin Yu reached out his hand, a transparent door appeared out of thin air in front of him.

After Lin Yu opened the invisible door, he stepped inside.

Click.

The door closed, and Lin Yu appeared directly in the room he most often stayed in within the [Ancient Notebook].

"Oh, it's the boss. Your mastery of this [Ancient Notebook] is getting more and more impressive."

Seeing Lin Yu appear here, Old Zheng was half-reclining on the sofa, said unsurprisedly.

Next to Old Zheng, Fu Luo also flicked the brim of his hat.

"Oh, Old Lin, long time no see— Old Zheng and I are watching the movie version of 'Black Gospel,' want to join us?"

Lin Yu pulled up a chair and sat down next to him, glancing at the paused screen on the television.

"That Kitano Takeshi film? I won't watch it—I've seen it once, and it was mediocre; it's not worth watching a second time."

"Besides, I have something to discuss with both of you."

Fu Luo became interested when he heard Lin Yu say that.

"Oh? Something's up... Is there another mystery to solve?"

Lin Yu shook his head. "No, it seems Old Zheng didn't tell you."

"Following your lead, I found the 'Order' mole you investigated before your death," Lin Yu said softly, "It's 'Secretary'."

Upon hearing Lin Yu's nonchalant words, Fu Luo immediately sat up straight on the sofa.

"Damn it, 'Secretary'? No wonder I'm dead!"

"You caught him?"

Lin Yu nodded and said, "Yes, Li Hua and I killed him on the spot. Afterwards, we submitted a report, letting everyone know that he was an 'undercover agent' and a member of 'Copper Furnace'."

"Although this may cause a lot of turmoil, I think... it's worth it."

As Lin Yu spoke, Fu Luo smiled and clasped her hands together in prayer.

"Wow, that's impressive, Old Lin! You and Li Hua actually managed to take down the 'Secretary' by yourselves."

"However, now that the undercover agent has been exposed, can I finally rest in peace...? Judging from the feel of novels, I should now feel at peace, my obsessions should dissipate, and I should be able to reincarnate."

Old Zheng sighed, "Don't say that. You're an 'Information Lifeform,' not a real ghost. There's no such thing as your obsession dissipating."

"I was just joking," Fu Luo said with a smile, but then he saw Old Zheng give him a wink and seemed to realize something, smoothly changing the subject, "Okay, so Old Lin, you just came to give me a heads-up?"

"Of course not... Although the 'Secretary' is dead, many problems he left behind have not been resolved. So, I have accepted the 'Order's' commission to go to the Barren Realm," Lin Yu said in a low voice. "I want to investigate the relationship between the 'Secretary' and 'Supreme Evolution' and try to find out the key technology that enabled the 'Secretary' to initiate the 'God Creation Project'."

Upon hearing Lin Yu's words, Fu Luo's expression turned grave. "Damn, Supreme Evolution... Old Lin, you'd better be careful. They were a bunch of irrational, mentally unstable, and incredibly fearless lunatics. Although they've been wiped out, a small number of die-hards are still plotting revenge against the Three Great Corporations —they can basically be considered the 'Psychology Society' of the Barren Realm. Nobody wants to run into them."

"A fitting analogy," Old Zheng picked up a can of Coke from the table and took a sip, "But have you forgotten that I, the Founder the 'Psychology Society,' am right here?"

Fu Luo looked at Old Zheng and slapped his forehead. "I really forgot—but didn't you cut ties with the 'Psychology Society'?"

Do you still have any feelings for the Psychology Society?

Old Zheng sat up straight and glanced at Lin Yu: "It's not that there's no affection, it's just... I feel like you're making a bit of a veiled attack."

Fu Luo thought for a moment and sincerely apologized, "I really didn't mean that, but thinking about it carefully, I felt quite upset when I saw people on short Video App criticizing foreigners who speak fluent Chinese as just trying to make money, even though I'm not even a foreigner... But it's really not nice to feel like I'm being dragged into this for no reason."

Old Zheng took a can of Coke from the refrigerator and tossed Fu Luo: "The nature of the situation is still a bit different, after all, you were also really harmed by the 'Psychology Society' —although I was no longer around at that time."

Lin Yu watched the two reconcile and couldn't help but sigh.

I really didn't expect you two to get along so well...

"Anyway, let's get back to the main topic. This trip to the Barren Realm will inevitably involve matters concerning the Nightless Sky Family, and I'll probably need you, A Luo, to show up and help... After all, I promised the Nightless Sky Family Head that I would arrange for the two of you to meet more often when I come to the Barren Realm in the future."

Fu Luo nodded. "No problem, Old Lin. Seeing her is... a good thing for me too."

"Well, of course, besides seeing the Family Head, there are other things I need your help with... I also want to investigate your last visit to the City That Never Sleeps."

Fu Luo realized what was happening. "Oh... but Old Lin, I don't have any Memory of that experience."

"It's okay, I don't need your Memory —I'll try my best to recreate the scene for you, and then you can tell me what you would probably do in that situation."