Ancient Notebook: A Conversation Within
After telling Lin Zhao not to come in, Lin Yu locked his room door from the inside and opened his Briefcase again.
"Fu Luo, I might lose consciousness briefly, so please look after me for a while."
Fu Luo said seriously, "No problem, brother, leave it to me!"
"The investigation into the whole Truth behind Grandpa Radish's death is all up to you!"
Upon hearing Fu Luo's reply, Lin Yu also silently gave Hannah some instructions.
"If there's any unusual movement, wake me up by any means necessary, Hannah."
"Quack! Yes, Director!"
Hannah said earnestly.
Lin Yu trusted Hannah more than Fu Luo!
It's not that Lin Yu thought Fu Luo would harm him.
His trust in me is based solely on my ability, not my character.
Although Fu Luo is a "Tier 1" Player, Lin Yu finds it hard to believe that he would be more useful than Hannah in the event of an emergency.
Of course, this is only to ensure that nothing goes wrong.
After all, there were two "Tier 3" people sitting downstairs, and they were in Jiang City.
Lin Yu didn't think there was any real possibility that anything unexpected might happen to him.
Then, he took out the [Ancient Notebook] and began to approach the relics of those Grandpa Radish.
Fu Luo was very surprised. "Is this 'Notebook'...?"
"Yes, we got it in the Snow Mountain before, and later I lent it and other [Item] to a friend temporarily," Lin Yu said calmly, "Because she happened to foresee, through some means, that she might enter the 'Barren Realm' in her next Instance."
"When she returned it to me, she told me that she had discovered a hidden use for this [Item]... and that hidden use, in my opinion, could just solve the problem with Grandpa Radish."
Hearing Lin Yu's explanation, Fu Luo nodded.
"I see... But you two are really close, you even lend each other [Item]."
"Yes, we've been through thick and thin together," Lin Yu paused, "I trust her completely."
He glanced at Fu Luo, saw the other's expression, and roughly understood Fu Luo's current thoughts.
"Fu Luo should be making up his mind to keep my secret about 'Order' now..."
Lin Yu thought to himself.
Based on today's observations, Fu Luo is indeed a capable person—he and Shen Bingmiao probably didn't plot anything major or anything detrimental to themselves.
Although Lin Yu was already 90% confident, now that confidence has risen to 99%!
Subsequently, under Hannah's disguise, Lin Yu also secretly took out Old Zheng.
"Let's settle this temporarily, do me a favor."
Old Zheng surveyed his surroundings, then realized what he had to do, and said helplessly, "Fine... anyway, I promised you before."
Subsequently, Lin Yu sensed an invisible Mental Power emerging, which began to peel away the souls that remained on these objects little by little.
Then, Old Zheng described how those "souls" transformed into some kind of tangible light.
Is this Mind Construction all about?
Lin Yu pondered this in his mind.
Unfortunately, my relationship with Old Zheng is rather strained right now, so it's not the right time to ask.
But...
The [Ancient Notebook] reacted as soon as the Soul Fragment appeared!
When [Ancient Notebook] approached Grandpa Radish's wallet and [Item], suddenly, the remaining Soul Power was absorbed into it.
"Whoosh--"
Then... the magical Notebook emitted a faint white light and turned to a brand new page.
As Lin Yu sensed the mysterious power surging from the [Ancient Notebook], he recalled the scene on the train and thought about how Baron Coleman used it, and began to actively guide this power.
Soon...
Lin Yu then felt the words on the Notebook begin to move, connecting with his consciousness.
Countless clusters of Memory light floated before the notebook. Lin Yu's mind stirred, and he conveyed his questions to the [Ancient Notebook].
"I want to know information about Carrot and the Truth behind his death!"
Then, Lin Yu saw a ball of light slightly dissolve, turning into lines of text that appeared on the notebook.
"Luo Yuzhen, male, 171 cm tall, 59 kg, passed away at the age of 75 years, 3 months, and 6 days. Cause of death..."
However, the later text becomes increasingly distorted, dynamic, and difficult to read; if you concentrate carefully, it feels as if it's trying to suck you in.
Lin Yu breathed a sigh of relief, "As expected, my guess was right."
This Notebook, in my hands, is indeed far more useful than the "Universal Recording Paper" that Baron Coleman had described.
Even without Baron Coleman's active cooperation, he could still access Memory through soul manipulation, restoration, and peering.
Lin Yu focused intently on the vague text that followed, freeing himself from the constraints on his soul and spirit.
Then--
"Whoosh!"
Lin Yu felt it; his spirit was once again being drawn into the [Ancient Notebook]!
To be precise... it was incorporated into the "Memory" constructed by the [Ancient Notebook].
When Lin Yu opened his eyes again, he found himself in a vegetable greenhouse.
The land had just been turned over, and many new seedlings had been planted, which looked like tomatoes.
Outside the greenhouse is a one-story self-built rural house and courtyard, with the winding village Street stretching into the distance.
Compared to the vast Memory scene of Baron Coleman, the scene here is not very large, and it becomes blurry a few hundred meters away.
However, it remains realistic enough, without becoming distorted in the slightest because it is a fragment of Memory from Grandpa Radish's "residual soul".
The damp feel and smell of the soil were incredibly realistic, and the appearance of the plants was also vividly depicted.
Lin Yu looked around and then saw the Grandpa Radish turning over the soil at the other end of the greenhouse.
He squatted down in front of a tomato seedling and carefully examined it.
Lin Yu walked over.
At this moment, this scene finally began to differ from the scene in Baron Coleman's Memory.
Perhaps it's because this [Ancient Notebook] didn't simply absorb "a piece of Memory," but rather absorbed "a part of Grandpa Radish's soul"...
As a character in this Memory, Grandpa Radish actually raised his head and looked at Lin Yu who was walking towards him after hearing footsteps.
He squatted down on the ground and asked with a smile.
"Young man, you're here to investigate me, aren't you?"
"It seems my death has had a profound impact, so much so that they've even resorted to such miraculous methods..."
"What, are you asking me who the murderer is?"
Grandpa Radish spoke, Lin Yu shook his head.
"I'm sorry, we already know the Truth your death... There was no murderer; you died in an accident and then tried to stage it as Murder Case."
Upon hearing Lin Yu's words, the Grandpa Radish from his Memory was stunned for a moment, then smiled and shook his head.
"Order," "Hunter Society"... there are just too many powerful people. When I devised this plan, I thought it would be fine, but it turns out it was still seen through..."
Grandpa Radish sighed, then looked at the tomato seedlings in front of him and said self-deprecatingly.
"In the end, I'm just an old man who's farmed for half his life."
"However... young man, now that you know the 'Truth,' what questions do you still have that you want to ask me personally?"
Lin Yu looked at Grandpa Radish and slowly spoke.
"Motivation."