The Envious Natives, a Gold Quality Talent Stone

Xu Gou returned to Wolf Snake Island and entered the village.

Upon arriving at the headquarters of the Four Village Trading Company, I found the General Manager, who was in the technical room researching puppets. "Puppet Best."

Yes, the General Manager doesn't actually do much work.

Most of them are programmers who create puppets for various positions and provide technical support... similar to programming robots.

"Good sister, you're into Puppet Arts, so you must have methods to manipulate memories, right?" he asked bluntly.

"Of course," the Puppet Best replied without looking up as he was adjusting a high-level puppet.

"For any puppet to perform its tasks correctly, it must be infused with different memories."

Xu Gou nodded. That was exactly what he thought of, which is why he realized that Puppet Best be good at infusing memories.

After all, memory is essentially just data.

"Then can you modify a player's memories?" he then asked.

"Puppet Best," he said, frowning. "That depends on the opponent's mental attributes."

"If someone has high mental attributes, they're very difficult to control."

"If your mental attribute is low, that's fine; it's best if the other party cooperates."

"After all, humans are different from puppets. Puppets don't have the ability to think independently, while humans do."

"Even if false memories are implanted, people can understand the situation based on logical inconsistencies and details, and then correct themselves."

"It's like I implanted the memory of 'I am your father' into you, but you'll find that I'm a woman, and I can't possibly be your father."

"A divine metaphor." Xu Gou was speechless.

He then took "The Puppet Best" with him and switched to Sirius Island.

This method for quickly traveling to other islands is useful, but only experienced players can use it.

After all, Ordinary Player don't have Revival Stone, and unless they are forced into a corner, they wouldn't dare to play this kind of game where they switch between life and death.

The two met Big Black Fatty on the island.

"This is Steward Zhang from Sirius Island, and this is our Wolf Snake Island's puppet master. He can manipulate people's memories as easily as taking candy from a baby," Xu Gou introduced the two.

"Hello, Steward Zhang. I'm very busy. If there's anything you need me to do, just tell me quickly," the Puppet Best said bluntly.

"Alright, you're quick-witted and straightforward. Let's get started now."

Then the Big Black Fatty led the two of them offline again and arrived at Luoshui City, the city corresponding to Sirius Island.

They then drove to the outside of an underground laboratory.

The Puppet Best frowned deeply. "Why not just come here? Why go through all that trouble to go into the game?"

Xu Gou quickly explained, "This was my mistake. I was just worried you wouldn't know how to switch islands, so I showed you how beforehand."

The Puppet Best didn't say anything more, but instead looked through the window into the laboratory.

There was only one bed inside, and lying on it was a middle-aged man with a slovenly beard, a haggard face, dark circles under his eyes, and so thin that he was just skin and bones, covered from head to toe with needle marks.

"This guy is a scoundrel, both promiscuous and lewd, those who know, know. In short, dealing with this kind of person is a blessing for society," the Big Black Fatty explained.

Xu Gou nodded.

But the expression on "The Puppet Best" remained completely unchanged.

Whether the people inside are good or bad has absolutely no effect on her.

No human being is as good as her puppet.

To her, people were dirty, evil, and fickle; no one could be trusted.

Moreover, people are easily swayed by outsiders; most people's final decisions depend on who the last person they speak to is.

As the three were talking, suddenly, the middle-aged man in the stone house started rolling around on the bed and began to wail in pain.

Give me some!

"Just a little!"

Please!

"Please have mercy!"

"I curse you! If you don't give it to me, you will be..."

He rolled around on the bed... doing all sorts of unimaginable things.

He's a completely hopeless person.

It's fair to say that even a sick dog would be more likely to garner sympathy than this dog.

First they plead, and when they don't get what they want, they hurl insults at you, using the most vile and offensive language.

The person's eyes, body, and spirit were completely destroyed.

It's impossible to see any semblance of normal human rationality, intelligence, or logic in them.

"Look, the combination of two malignant tumors has caused it to degenerate into the most primitive paramecium," the Big Black Fatty said disdainfully. "If we hadn't brought it here, it would have died in agony in at most half a month."

Xu Gou shook his head. "How boring. How could I let myself get into this state? Even if I'm in dire straits, I can just fight back and die. Why use those things to numb myself?"

Anyone who sees this person will understand that it has completely ceased to be human.

This is not satire, but reality.

The other person's mind and body have been completely destroyed and controlled.

With current medical technology, no conventional method can cure this condition.

At most, we can Powerful control it and delay its death.

"Let's set a small goal first: erase its memory," the Big Black Fatty said.

The Puppet Best nodded in agreement. "This kind of person has absolutely no mental resistance; doing this is a piece of cake for them."

After she finished speaking, she drew a blue staff, muttered some incantations, and then pointed at the person.

The other two saw a dark blue cloud suddenly appear above the man's head, enveloping him.

Before long, the mist began to rise into the man's head.

In just a moment, the man, who was in a frenzy, suddenly became silent, and his whole body went black, like a computer screen that had lost power.

He lay straight on the bed, only convulsing instinctively.

The spellcasting process took a full ten minutes.

This is clearly not a spell that can be used on the battlefield; it is a logistical and experimental spell.

Too slow.

However, it's too fast compared to the speed of the experiment.

This is much faster than surgery.

Ten minutes later, the man slowly opened his eyes.

"It hurts so much, it hurts so much!"

"Who am I? Why am I in so much pain?"

"Mommy, I want to find my mommy..."

The middle-aged man was writhing in pain.

He just didn't know why he was in pain, nor did he know how to relieve the pain.

"It seems his memory has really disappeared. You know, for these D-worms, that stuff is ingrained in their bones. He may forget his parents, but he won't forget those things," the Big Black Fatty said disdainfully.

"Hmm, the effect is indeed quite good, but how long will it last? Will he remember it again later?" Xu Gou asked.

The Puppet Best gave him an approving look. "Heh, judging from his condition, it's permanent memory erasure."

"His mental resistance is almost negative. Originally, the elimination effect could only last for a month. He will gradually reconnect with the familiar environment and the data remaining in his cells."

"However, he was already completely confused, which meant he cooperated with me in erasing his memories."

"I see, that's impressive!" the Big Black Fatty exclaimed. "So, does that mean it's possible to alter memories and reshape personalities?"

"That depends on what kind of personality and memories you want to cultivate. This requires special jade talismans, which are of purple-grade quality," the Puppet Best explained in detail.

"You need to find someone to use as a data template according to your needs, imprint the template person's memories and personality into the jade talisman, and then use the jade talisman to transcribe it into that person's mind."

"Look, that's what you call professional," the Big Black Fatty exclaimed. "I wonder how many times this jade talisman can be used."

"It can only be used five times at most before it becomes ineffective due to losses during the transcription process."

"It seems the cost is not low."

"That's natural. This skill of manipulating memories and personality is inherently advanced." The Puppet Best with a hint of smugness.

"Alright, let's begin."

Three days later.

Sirius Island, in the desert, Giant Dune.

The Big Black Fatty, the Puppet Best, and Xu Gou's two companions were standing at a distance, watching the ten people in front of the sand dune.

The ten men were all in high spirits, their eyes filled with the courage to face death, as well as calm and wisdom.

"It's incredible. To create an elite in such a short time simply by overwriting memories is astonishing," the Big Black Fatty exclaimed sincerely.

To transform a universally despised scoundrel into an elite individual brimming with courage, kindness, determination, and fearlessness in just a few days—the methods employed by the Mysterious Side are simply unbelievable.

At the same time, he also felt a sense of fear.

Are your own memories still your own?

Could it be that his memories have been altered by someone?

It's okay. I'm still just as afraid of dying. Even if my memories have been altered, as long as my fear of death remains, and I'm not used as cannon fodder, it's fine.

Damn it, this Mysterious Side world has its advantages, but it also has its drawbacks.

"Hehe, this is only a temporary effect. Overwriting memories is a complex process. In the long run, they will revert to their original state. Those memories can only energize them temporarily." The Puppet Best shook his head.

She was an expert and knew that memory manipulation wasn't a panacea.

It cannot truly and completely change a person; it can only change them for a short period of time.

Over time, the body will spontaneously reject these foreign memories, allowing old memories to gradually resurface.

Moreover, the habits and inertia formed by the human body itself will gradually affect new memories, causing them to be gradually covered by old memories.

Of course, her methods Gao Ming, and these D-insects themselves had no mental resistance, so their old memories were all wiped clean.

However, the laziness of the other party's body will create new lazy memories and personalities, which will then erode the memories and personalities of those elites.

The three chatted.

Before the ten people knew it, they had already entered the sand dunes.

Just one hour later, someone came out.

"He succeeded!" The Big Black Fatty immediately noticed the Talent Stone in the other man's hand.

"This efficiency is amazing! It's incredible! With just one spell, it can turn something worthless and despised into something valuable!"

"Heh." The Puppet Best not take it seriously.

She knew what the Big Black Fatty was up to.

It's nothing more than trying to alter the memories of subordinates, ideally making them work without pay, work overtime without promotion.

However, this approach is meaningless.

The reason is simple: doing this will always leave subordinates with a sense of incongruity regarding their memories.

Once the other party discovers that their memories have been altered, it will be time for a backlash.

Doing this kind of thing will only cause an organization to collapse quickly, making everyone feel insecure and no one dare to trust anyone else.

How do you know your memories weren't given to you by someone else?

Is your boss actually your enemy?

Once this chain of suspicion forms, how far is the organization from collapse?

Just as the Puppet Best idea, the others also came out one after another.

"Only two failed!"

"Wow, you're amazing! Best teacher, you're incredible!" The Big Black Fatty was extremely excited.

Previously, only two-tenths were successful, often resulting in total annihilation.

Now it can reach 80%!

This is simply amazing!

"Hehe, it's just that you chose a good template; there's an element of luck involved. It might not be so good next time."

"And how are you going to treat these people whose memories have been altered?"

"Of course, we'll modify their memories again, making them think they didn't enter the dunes, then they'll enter again, and so on, until they die," the Big Black Fatty said excitedly.

As Xu Gou listened, he quickened his pace and moved away from the fat man.

"Mr. Xu, what are you doing?"

"I'm afraid that if lightning strikes you, it will affect me as well."

"Don't worry, that kind of thing never happens. Evil people get their comeuppance because there are people stronger than them, not because of God."

Soon Xu Gou was waiting here, and at the same time, the Puppet Best provide them with a continuous stream of template elites.

A week later, Xu Gou had received almost enough Skill Stone and Talent Stone.

He was carrying the Puppet Best, and was about to say goodbye to Steward Zhang.

As the three were saying goodbye, someone suddenly came to report.

"Something terrible has happened, Steward Zhang!"

"What is it?" the Big Black Fatty asked, displeased.

"There's a group of indigenous people who have banded together and are coming to cause us trouble."

"They're going to take this Giant Dune," the man reported breathlessly.

"What?"

"Those bastards!"

The Big Black Fatty immediately became anxious.

"Damn it! We worked so hard to develop it, and they just steal it!"

"What's going on?" Xu Gou asked, immediately dissatisfied. "Can't our cooperation still work out?"

"I'm so sorry, Mr. Xu, we never expected these natives to be so shameless!" the Big Black Fatty said helplessly.

"Actually, we also shared some with them; we gave them some Talent Stone and Skill Stone as well."

"These natives can also use these items; after all, they are products of the Strange."

"Then why did these natives suddenly turn against us again?"

"Maybe they're jealous because they know we can increase the production in Giant Dune?" the Big Black Fatty guessed first, then confirmed.

"Yes, that must be the reason. It's like when I contracted a mine, and we struck gold. The following year, they wouldn't let me continue the contract!"

And at this time...

Xu Gou glanced at the Puppet Best, then cupped his hands and said, "In that case, we'll be leaving now."

"Our master is waiting to use it."

"Wait, brother, I'm willing to offer a high-quality Talent Stone, a gold one!"

"I hope to receive the protection of your esteemed master!" the Big Black Fatty said through gritted teeth.