Beat someone up, then a psychological assessment

After Lin Yu made his new request, Nightless Sky Fire Apricot Lin Yu at him with a mixture of excitement and surprise.

The excitement stemmed from the fact that the proposal would undoubtedly be interesting for Nightless Sky Fire Apricot.

After all, there's no reason why Nightless Sky Fire Apricot wouldn't engage in activities like "attacking" others or arranging for someone to "attack" others.

The astonishment, of course, stemmed from...

She clearly misinterpreted Lin Yu's reasoning for making this request.

"I don't have that kind of fetish, and this isn't a request based on 'personal interest'," Lin Yu said helplessly. "I did this simply because... I wanted to test one of my companions."

Nightless Sky Fire Apricot raised an eyebrow. "Oh, I see... Arthur, so you don't trust those guys who came with you this time?"

Fu Luo was also somewhat curious. "Among the people from 'Order' this time, are there any others you feel are off?"

"I'm not trying to test whether these people are trustworthy or not, it's just that one of these guys's 'trump cards' and 'abilities' are a bit strange, and her 'state' isn't quite right either," Lin Yu explained. "So... I want to use a battle to find out what's wrong with her and figure out what's wrong with her—she happens to be good at the Supernatural System of the Barren Realm, so it's most suitable for you Fire Apricot, to do it."

"With her fighting with all her might, I might be able to gather more useful information and figure out what's really going on with her... After all, she probably won't tell me if I just ask her directly," Lin Yu paused, looking at Fu Luo, "I even suspect that she herself might not realize that something's wrong with her... Besides, she's dealt with you before."

Fu Luo thought for a moment and asked in return, "You're not talking about 'Xiao Nian', are you?"

Lin Yu raised an eyebrow. "It's her. It seems you have a deep impression of her too."

"Yes, because I've worked with her a few times... The last time we operated on Mist Island, something unexpected happened because of my mistake—I misjudged the situation and triggered the self-destruct mechanism of some ruin."

Fu Luo recalled and recounted another perspective on the experiences Lin Yu had already heard from Xiao Nian.

"In short, my fellow team members and I had concluded that the mission should be abandoned... but after escorting us safely to the edge of the island, Xiao Nian unusually turned back into the ruins and single-handedly completed the task of measuring the energy fluctuations within the ruins and retrieving the crucial materials..."

Fu Luo sighed, "Although the outcome was good—she even prevented the entire island ruins from completely self-destructing—it's true that she herself almost died inside."

"This incident deeply affected me, and I felt extremely apologetic towards her—but more than anything, I developed a slight fear of her."

Lin Yu looked at Fu Luo: "Fear? A Luo... what does that mean?"

"That girl is similar to Li Hua, a decision-maker who habitually makes 'high-risk decisions'," Fu Luo said in a low voice, "But the difference between her and Li Hua is... her 'self-awareness' is too weak."

"I don't know if it's not because her [Exclusive item] has this characteristic, but sometimes, how should I put it... when you deal with Xiao Nian, you feel like this person is a ' Game character'—sometimes she sees herself like Player sees the character they control, there's a sense of detachment."

"Although I was aware of this before, after the operation on Mist Island, I realized that her 'detachment' had reached an extreme."

Upon hearing this, Lin Yu asked, "Is it because she can make the decision to return to that island?"

Fu Luo nodded. "That's true, but the key point isn't her 'return,' but that she survived after returning and even prevented the island from self-destructing—I know how she did it... by 'reactivating the safety mechanism' to cut off the energy flow."

"But the problem is... this is not something a human could do under that kind of pressure. It requires extremely precise manipulation of energy, and there can be absolutely no 'mistakes'—which means that Xiao Nian should have been completely undisturbed by the pressure of life and death at that time."

"Moreover, Xiao Nian doesn't always maintain this state. Sometimes she doesn't have this 'detachment,' and her emotions are even very rich and vivid... This feels very strange—I can't understand why."

"So, after that, I tried my best to avoid working with her again. After all, she was too 'unstable,' and she almost gave me some psychological trauma."

Fu Luo explained.

Lin Yu nodded slightly upon hearing this.

"I understand... Thank you for telling me all this, A Luo."

"No need to thank me, it's not any major news, it's just that you happened to ask about Xiao Nian," Fu Luo paused, "Perhaps you could talk to Old Zheng... I suspect she might have some kind of mental health issue like 'dissociation' or 'bipolar disorder'."

Lin Yu nodded. "I was planning to do just that—when Nightless Sky Fire Apricot, if I have the chance, I'll have Old Zheng watch the scene and analyze her reaction immediately."

"Put her down, I'll definitely beat her until she screams," Nightless Sky Fire Apricot understood Lin Yu's intention and gave him a thumbs up. "This guy sounds interesting, he'll definitely be fun as an opponent... I won't hold back."

"Arthur, what you are about to witness is beyond your wildest imagination—the full power of the Nightless Sky Fire Apricot!"

Nightless Sky Fire Apricot said.

"Then you'd better hold back... Xiao Nian is still my comrade, after all. I think you'd better not kill or injure her."

Lin Yu complained.

Nightless Sky Fire Apricot waved her hand. "I'm not that strong. Judging from what you and Lord Sherlock said, she's not a simple character... You might even have to come and save me!"

Lin Yu thought for a moment, "Do you really think so?"

"Of course it's fake," Nightless Sky Fire Apricot chuckled softly, covering her face, when Lin Yu asked that. "Oh, Arthur, you really know me well..."

"Don't worry, I definitely won't kill her tomorrow—I'll do my best to push her to her limit without harming her."

Lin Yu nodded and said, "I am extremely grateful."

Nightless Sky Fire Apricot said with a grin, "Don't be so formal, Arthur. We're friends, after all. Helping a friend beat someone up is an obligation stipulated by the 'City That Never Sleeps Good Friends Act'!"

Fu Luo retorted, "There's no such law at all."

Nightless Sky Fire Apricot said confidently, "Of course I do! Do you think you, an outsider, know anything about me?"

Fu Luo looked at Stiller, Stiller then said, "Well... I haven't heard of such a bill before."

"Tch, you two spoilsports. This bill really exists," said Nightless Sky Fire Apricot, hands on her hips. "Once I become Chosen of God, I will use my power to enact this bill."

After hearing this, Lin Yu retorted, "I'm starting to doubt whether recommending you as the Chosen of Wisdom was the right choice..."

"It's too late to regret it now... Alright, enough chit-chat, Arthur, it's about time you got going," said Nightless Sky Fire Apricot, opening the door of Fire Apricot No. 3 and whistling, "Whoosh--!"

Accompanied by the sound of "tap tap tap" footsteps, a chubby Raccoon with a tuft of white fur on its head walked out from the maintenance passage at the top of the sewer and jumped in front of Fire Apricot No. 3.

"I was originally going to personally escort you out of the city, but you've given me a bunch of investigation tasks... I'm going to be busy from now on, so I'll have my personal driver, 'Bangbangdong Ge,' take you."

The White-Haired Raccoon Bang Bang Dong Ge, which was only slightly thinner Pipi, stood up straight and made a salute gesture.

"You even have Raccoon pilot?"

Lin Yu said in surprise.

Nightless Sky Fire Apricot said proudly, "Of course, I Fire Apricot No. 3 so simple so that even the Raccoon could easily learn to drive it."

"In the future, Raccoon- themed tube trucks might even be mass-produced, so they won't have to just run around or curl up into a ball and roll around..."

Lin Yu said, "Have you realized... that the Fire Apricot No. 3 is actually so simple that after your introduction, I've already mastered how to drive it, and I don't need any person or Raccoon to take me anywhere?"

Upon hearing Lin Yu's words, the White-Haired Raccoon Bang Bang Dong Ge seemed to understand. It lowered its two front paws and looked at Nightless Sky Fire Apricot, as if asking, "Do you really still need me?"

Nightless Sky Fire Apricot slapped her forehead. "Oh, that's true... But do you know the way? The pipelines are quite complex, and a lot of Alchemy Energy will be transported through them... If you don't know the way and only know how to Fire Apricot No. 3, you won't get there!"

"At the very least, it will cause a lot of trouble."

Nightless Sky Fire Apricot spoke, Lin Yu interjected, "That's true... So, does this Raccoon know its way around?"

Bangbangdong Ge patted his head, then spread his paws and raised them above his head.

Although Lin Yu didn't understand what the body language was specifically expressing, he sensed Bangbangdong Ge's strong confidence.

Lin Yu didn't need Nightless Sky Fire Apricot's answer to be certain...

This Raccoon definitely knows its way around.

"It's up to you, Bangbangdong Ge. Make sure you bring Arthur back to where he came from," said Nightless Sky Fire Apricot. "After you're done, I'll give you a bucket of delicious fried chicken strips and six bottles of Orange Water."

Upon hearing this, Bangbangdong Ge straightened his posture even more and bowed to Nightless Sky Fire Apricot.

Then, the Raccoon climbed into Fire Apricot No. 3 and started the Alchemy Vehicle.

After Lin Yu climbed into the Fire Apricot No. 3 and waved goodbye to the Nightless Sky Fire Apricot, the car door closed again, and the car sped off towards the outskirts of the city.