Successful Probing, the Instance's Secrets

As Max closed the door to the "Unsafe Passage," only Lin Yu and Robin remained in the dimly lit stairwell, which reeked of blood.

This wasn't the first time Lin Yu had been alone with Robin.

In [The Heavenly Feast Above], Lin Yu once spent time alone with Robin under the Robin of "Fluoxetine".

Although I've changed my identity this time, it still feels very familiar.

Sure enough, when the two were alone, Robin looked Lin Yu Robin and down before tentatively speaking in a low voice.

"You... you're not really 'Unique Profession,' are you?"

Lin Yu looked at Robin and laughed.

Why do you say that?

Robin hesitated Robin a moment, then said, "Because, uh, I think... I know you."

"You... um, you mean, aren't you 'May May' from 'Order'? You've become quite famous lately, and very active in Jiang City..."

Robin stammered, "Without prepared lines, this little girl couldn't speak fluently."

Lin Yu looked at Robin, staring intently at her for three seconds. "Why don't we be a little more open?"

Robin was about to speak, Lin Yu suddenly interrupted her.

"Hold on!"

This sudden interruption left Robin, a Tier 3 ninja, speechless. He stood on the stairs, completely bewildered, waiting for a few truly awkward seconds.

After Lin Yu nodded again, made a "please" gesture, and said "that's enough," Robin spoke up obediently.

"Oh... well... anyway... I don't know your exact situation, the following are just my speculations..."

"The Instance we're in has a kind of 'reincarnation' mechanism... We look like we just joined this Instance not long ago," Robin paused, pointed to his head, and continued, "Actually, we're probably being triggered by some mechanism every now and then or every time we enter a certain phase of the Instance, which erases our Memory and makes us mistakenly believe that we just entered the Instance."

"So this isn't the first time I've met you... And although Memory are unreliable and can be lost in this Instance, I have some other tricks up my sleeve that allow me to record information in each cycle and pass it on to my next cycle..."

"Therefore, I know your identity—you introduced yourself to me before; you are 'May May' of 'Order,' and your Profession is 'Doctor.'"

Lin Yu nodded upon hearing Robin had said.

"I see... so you suspect I'm lying."

"But is it possible that your record is wrong?" Lin Yu looked at the word card-like Item in Robin's hand. "Maybe your information is unreliable?"

Robin hesitated for a moment, but ultimately shook her head.

"I don't think so... Encountering a 'Unique Profession' is a low-probability event, and your 'prophet' seems too much like someone specifically created for this Instance with a reincarnation mechanism."

Robin spoke, she gradually gained a little confidence. "I think you must have realized long ago that this is a cycle Instance, and that you have the means to retain Memory or transmit information. You then want to use the fictional Profession of 'prophet' to explain your precognitive behavior and to influence or even control the situation within the Instance!"

"That's what Robin certainty."

After listening to her analysis, Lin Yu clapped softly.

"As expected of Tier 3 expert, as expected of a renowned master of the 'Night Watcher'... truly formidable."

Lin Yu spoke softly, praising Robin while also implicitly acknowledging her words.

His recently acquired "prophet" ability has failed.

But...

Lin Yu, however, felt no regret whatsoever.

On the one hand, he used this ability to fish Robin and get her to reveal the matter of reincarnation to him, which gave Lin Yu the upper hand, so it was not bad.

On the other hand...

Lin Yu has already made full use of this ability.

A line of "hints" from the fake "prophet's" ability appeared before his eyes—when Lin Yu suddenly made Robin stop, it was actually to buy him time to activate his ability.

That sudden shout was enough to interrupt Robin's train of thought—and as long as Robin's still-developing "doubt" stopped, Lin Yu's "prophet" ability wouldn't immediately disappear.

Although the "Prophet" skill has a two-hour cooldown... Lin Yu just happened to trigger [The Rich Miser].

At that moment, Lin Yu activated his ability with a "let's give it a try" attitude and received a hint about the question he most wanted to know.

"Next, ask Robin questions about the 'Psychology Society' and the 'Lord of Mist Island,' and you will receive the answers to this Instance. These answers will reveal 'Robin's Secret' more clearly."

It's like a supplement to the previous "hint".

Even if this ability was fake, Lin Yu had no doubt about its effects.

These eight words from the clue were definitely enough to pry something out of Robin —after all, according to the fortune-telling, Robin was "returning to an old haunt."

Therefore, Lin Yu looked at Robin.

"In short, I'm not surprised that you know this Instance has a 'reincarnation' mechanism and that you have ways to preserve Memory of it."

Lin Yu paused for a moment, then said, "But... I still have questions about this Instance, this Instance located in the world of 'Mist Island'."

"What is its relationship with the Psychology Society and the Lord of Mist Island?"

Lin Yu asked in a very calm tone.

As soon as he finished asking the question, he knew that the clues he had provided were indeed very useful.

The moment Lin Yu finished speaking, Robin's expression instantly turned somewhat flustered.

"How do you know this Instance is under the purview of the 'Psychology Society'?!"

"And from whom did you hear the title 'Lord of Mist Island'?"

Robin's flustered question made Lin Yu raise an eyebrow.

There really was a problem!

He had absolutely no idea that this Instance fell within the sphere of influence of the "Psychology Society"...

Rather, Lin Yu had never even imagined that a real-world "Player organization" could have a place that could be called a "sphere of influence" within the "Death game" Instance.

This is the first time I've heard of this.

It seems my understanding of these large Player organizations is still completely inadequate!

With this in mind, Lin Yu decided to humbly ask questions.

"Actually, I don't know much either. Since you do know, could you please explain it to me?"

"First, could you please explain to me what the 'sphere of influence' of the Psychology Society means?"

Upon Robin Lin Yu's words, Robin was speechless.

She realized then that she had been tricked into revealing information!