Chapter Summaries

Key Plot Points and Events

• Players need to find a safe house to store items as their personal wealth grows.
• Xu Huo obtains a map but tosses it into his luggage compartment, deeming it useless.
• Players take turns sleeping and being on guard duty.
• Xu Huo interacts with people from District 013, learning about their dreams and discussing the legend of "Midsummer Night Star River."

Character Developments

• Xu Huo shows empathy and understanding towards the people in District 013, trying to comfort and encourage them.
• Tong Qi demonstrates curiosity and a desire to understand the instance's mechanics better.
• The people in District 013 reveal their dreams and fears, showing their humanity and desperation.

Significant Themes

• Kindness and Good Deeds: Xu Huo discusses the importance of doing good deeds without expecting rewards, suggesting this could be related to the instance's completion.
• Dreams and Reality: The contrast between the dream lives and real lives of the District 013 people highlights their hopes, fears, and the harsh reality they face.
• Cost and Value: The cost of doing good or bad deeds varies from person to person, affecting how the instance might measure and evaluate players.

Character Interactions

• Xu Huo interacts with the players from District 013, showing kindness and interest in their stories.
• Tong Qi and Xu Huo discuss the instance's mechanics, with Xu Huo providing guidance and insight.
• The people in District 013 share their dreams and fears with Xu Huo, forging a temporary connection and sense of community.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Xu Huo enters a dream where he's on a train with a friendly atmosphere.
• Thugs board the train, searching for someone, leading Xu Huo to hide on the roof and then in the driver's cabin.
• Xu Huo faces a moral dilemma: a train switch leads to either saving one person or five, but the train can't stop in time.
• The dream restarts, forcing Xu Huo to try different strategies to save the people on the tracks, but each attempt fails due to unforeseen circumstances.
• Xu Huo realizes the train's departure and encounter with the people on the tracks are inevitable.
• He decides to investigate the main station and attempt to control the train's departure, but his efforts are thwarted by unexpected events.
• On his tenth attempt, Xu Huo decides to board the train as usual, questioning his role in the dream.

Character Developments

• Xu Huo: Shows adaptability and determination in facing the recurring dilemma. He evolves from a passive observer to an active problem solver, trying various strategies to change the outcome.
• The Driver: Initially panicked and indecisive, the driver's actions contribute to the negative outcomes, highlighting the pressure of the situation.

Significant Themes

• Moral Dilemma: Xu Huo faces a classic ethical choice, highlighting the struggle between saving many or saving few.
• Inevitability vs. Free Will: The dream's recurring nature raises questions about predestination and personal agency.
• Human Nature: The behavior of the thugs, the people on the tracks, and the train staff reveal various aspects of human nature under pressure.

Character Interactions

• Xu Huo and the Driver: Their interactions highlight the driver's indecision and Xu Huo's growing leadership in the face of crisis.
• Xu Huo and the Thugs: Xu Huo's encounters with the thugs show his resourcefulness and ability to adapt to changing situations.
• Xu Huo and the People on the Tracks: Xu Huo's attempts to save them reveal his empathy and determination to change the outcome.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Xu Huo, a passenger on a train, repeatedly experiences the same scenario: thugs board the train, he tries to stop the train to avoid hitting people tied to the tracks, but an accident occurs.
• He realizes the positions of the people on the tracks never change, and the accidents happen around the same time.
• After trying to stop the train before the thugs board, he finds himself back at the ticket counter, indicating a time loop.
• In the real world, Xu Huo wakes up to find two players dead, and he learns about others' dream experiences.

Character Developments

• Xu Huo: Becomes more determined to break the time loop and save the people on the tracks.
• Other players: Some show signs of monotony or boredom in their repeated dreams, while others, like the tree-planter and man-eating player, find joy or satisfaction in their dream experiences.

Significant Themes

• Time loop and repetition: The train incident and Xu Huo's attempts to change the outcome highlight the theme of being stuck in a repetitive cycle.
• Individual experiences: Each player's dream experience is unique, emphasizing the importance of individuality and personal growth.
• Safety and cooperation: Players consider the benefits of staying together for safety and peace, despite the competitive nature of their situation.

Character Interactions

• Xu Huo interacts with the train driver and the thugs on the train, trying to prevent the accidents.
• In the real world, Xu Huo interacts with other players, sharing information about their dream experiences and discussing strategies for the instance.
• Players from District 013 approach Xu Huo for food and water, highlighting the resource-sharing aspect of their temporary alliance.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Xu Huo recalls his dream and analyzes the fixed elements and variables in the train accident scenario.
• Players discover Zhao Qing's body covered in dense fungi, with a peaceful expression, suggesting an unusual death.
• Xu Huo suggests trying to avoid sleep to increase survival chances, hinting at the instance's high death rate and lack of clear leads.

Character Developments

• Xu Huo: Analyzes the dream scenario, considers time travel, and remains calm and pragmatic despite grim circumstances.
• Liao Xiaorong, Mi Yaojia, and other players: Discover Zhao Qing's body, express horror and fear, and question the existence of another space.
• Young Master Mo: Proposes taking turns on watch, trusts Scarred Glasses, and reveals their familial relationship to dispel suspicion.

Significant Themes

• The struggle for survival in a high-death-rate instance with few leads.
• The possibility of time travel and changing the past.
• Trust and betrayal, as seen in Young Master Mo and Scarred Glasses' relationship.

Character Interactions

• Xu Huo and the players: Xu Huo shares his thoughts on the instance and survival strategies, while players express their fears and concerns.
• Young Master Mo and Scarred Glasses: Their relationship is questioned, leading Young Master Mo to reveal their familial bond to maintain trust.
• Xu Huo and Tong Qi: Tong Qi provokes Young Master Mo and Scarred Glasses, potentially to gauge their reactions or stir up tension.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Players begin to show signs of fatigue and inadequate rest after continuous dreaming.
• Chi Xian has a nightmare but refuses to discuss it.
• Xu Huo goes out for fresh air and is followed by two players who later reveal they've been concealing important clues.
• Two players wake up with poor conditions and undergo physical examinations, revealing mild Fungi poison.
• Xu Huo shares his train loop dream with the two players, and they leave silently.
• Xu Huo enters the shelter dream again, finding the scope expanded and the difficulty increased.

Character Developments

• Chi Xian: Shows anger towards Young Master Mo but keeps it hidden.
• Xu Huo: Becomes the de facto leader, with other players seeking his help and sharing information.
• The two concealing players: Reveal their hidden information to Xu Huo, indicating a shift in their strategy.
• The two players with poor conditions: Show signs of stress and exhaustion, hinting at potential health issues.

Significant Themes

• The importance of rest and its impact on mental and physical health in the dream world.
• The manipulation of time as a crucial factor in changing past events.
• The hidden requirements of the instance and Dr. Wu's influence on it.
• The dynamics of trust, fear, and cooperation among the players.

Character Interactions

• Xu Huo and Chi Xian: Chi Xian entrusts his safety to Xu Huo, and they share a brief moment of understanding.
• Xu Huo and the two concealing players: They share their dreams, revealing important clues and fostering a sense of mutual aid.
• Xu Huo and the two players with poor conditions: They undergo physical examinations, highlighting the players' concern for each other's well-being.
• The players in the mall: They gather in small groups, playing cards to pass the time and alleviate the quiet atmosphere.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Xu Huo travels to the main station to investigate the train accident.
• He discovers that the accident occurs 40 minutes after the train departs.
• Upon waking, he finds players surrounding the shelter, attempting to confront him.
• Xu Huo kills the instigators and scares off the others.
• He purchases and borrows venue items for safety.
• In the dream, he finds a newspaper with information about a railway maintenance detour.
• He prevents the accident and interrogates survivors, learning about the station staff's involvement.

Character Developments

• Xu Huo demonstrates his strength and ruthlessness, instilling fear in other players.
• He shows resourcefulness by purchasing and borrowing venue items for protection.
• In the dream, he exhibits empathy and determination to uncover the truth behind the accidents.

Significant Themes

• The importance of safety and protection in the instance, leading Xu Huo to acquire venue items.
• The investigation of the truth behind the train accidents, highlighting Xu Huo's persistence.

Character Interactions

• Xu Huo interacts with other players, showing his dominance and willingness to protect his group.
• In the dream, he interacts with the accident survivors, showing empathy and determination to help them.

Key Plot Points and Events

• A railway station master conceals a tunnel's instability, leading to three deaths, which are officially classified as accidental drownings.
• Two families, whose relatives died in the tunnel, attempt suicide by lying on the tracks to expose the truth but are stopped by a criminal organization.
• Xu Huo, a player in a dream-like reality, tries to change the outcome of the tunnel incident but fails repeatedly.
• Players in the dream reality start to leave the mall, with some going missing, as the dream's instability increases.

Character Developments

• Xu Huo: Struggles to change the past, becomes more determined to find Dr. Wu for answers.
• Chi Xian: Decides to leave the mall after five days, seeking safety and independence.
• Tong Qi: Stays with Xu Huo, shows concern for others' well-being, and takes precautions against potential threats.
• District 013 Man: Experiences strange dreams, becomes increasingly disoriented and pessimistic.

Significant Themes

• The struggle to change the past and its consequences.
• The instability and unpredictability of the dream reality.
• The importance of unity and cooperation among players.

Character Interactions

• Xu Huo and Chi Xian: Agree to part ways, with Chi Xian leaving the mall and Xu Huo staying to find Dr. Wu.
• Xu Huo and Tong Qi: Work together to prevent the District 013 Man from going missing, showing mutual trust and concern.
• The man-eating player: Exhibits violent behavior, highlighting the growing tension and fatigue among the players.

Key Plot Points and Events

• A man-eating player, seemingly crazy, tries to leave the mall but is chased out by other players.
• A wave of sleepiness sweeps through the players, making it difficult for them to stay awake and alert.
• At night, a District 013 player disappears, and Xu Huo deals with intruders.
• Xu Huo enters the dream repeatedly to prevent the stationmaster's assassination, but the dream's outcome changes each time.
• He finally manages to kill the stationmaster, but the dream ends with him asking, "Is this ever going to end?"
• He wakes up to find the mall filled with poison gas.

Character Developments

• Xu Huo: Shows resilience and determination in the dream, trying to change the outcome. He also demonstrates quick reflexes and strategic thinking when dealing with the intruders.
• Other players: Display varying levels of resilience, with some succumbing to sleepiness and fatigue, while others maintain alertness.

Significant Themes

• Persistence and resilience: Xu Huo's repeated attempts to change the dream's outcome highlight the theme of persistence in the face of adversity.
• The cycle of violence: The recurring dream and the question "Is this ever going to end?" suggest a cycle of violence and revenge that may never truly end.

Character Interactions

• Xu Huo interacts with various characters in the dream, trying to prevent the assassination.
• He also communicates with Scarred Glasses, who is responsible for security while Xu Huo sleeps.
• The man-eating player's interaction with other players highlights the tension and mistrust among the players.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Xu Huo wakes up to find several players missing, including Scarred Glasses and Young Master Mo.
• Players attempt to infiltrate the mall at night, but Xu Huo captures and interrogates them.
• One player reveals a theory about entering another space by consuming poisonous fungi near death.
• Xu Huo poisons the captured players to test the theory.

Character Developments

• Xu Huo demonstrates his strategic thinking, ruthlessness, and calm under pressure.
• The captured players show fear, desperation, and a willingness to do anything to survive.

Significant Themes

• Survival and the lengths people will go to ensure it.
• The blurred line between cooperation and competition among players.
• The potential consequences of untested theories and risks.

Character Interactions

• Xu Huo interacts with Tong Qi, showing concern for his well-being.
• Xu Huo interrogates and poisons the captured players, displaying a lack of empathy and remorse.
• The captured players interact with each other, showing mistrust and betrayal.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Xu Huo single-handedly kills two B-class players who attempted to infiltrate the mall.
• Young Master Mo and Scarred Glasses return after being lured away by players who moved their venue item.
• Two captured players die after struggling for an hour, unable to resist Xu Huo's poison.
• The group discusses the likelihood of other players clearing the instance and their own uncertain futures.

Character Developments

• Xu Huo demonstrates his strength and cunning by outsmarting and defeating the invading players.
• Young Master Mo reveals his family's history and disdain for "wild" players, showing his elitist attitude.
• Tong Qi remains arrogant and stubborn, clashing with Young Master Mo's views.

Significant Themes

• Trust in one's own strength and abilities.
• The divide between wealthy player families and "wild" players.
• The law of the jungle and survival of the fittest in the game.

Character Interactions

• Xu Huo and Tong Qi work together to loot items from the fallen players.
• Young Master Mo and Scarred Glasses return, explaining their absence and apologizing for leaving the mall undefended.
• Tong Qi and Young Master Mo argue about the morality and behavior of "wild" players versus those from wealthy families.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Xu Huo learns about the Game Government Base's structure and the existence of special passes for certain individuals.
• He speculates about the game government's core location and their cultivation of A-class players and super players.
• Xu Huo enters the instance and relives Xu Zhi's death, attempting to change the outcome.

Character Developments

• Xu Huo grapples with his guilt over Xu Zhi's death and tries to accept the consequences of his actions.
• Xu Zhi's actions and thoughts post-Xu Huo's death are revealed, showing his desperation to bring his brother back.

Significant Themes

• The consequences of one's actions and the inability to change the past.
• The power dynamics between players and the game government.
• The exploration of Xu Zhi's character and his motivations.

Character Interactions

• Xu Huo's interaction with Xu Zhi's memory, trying to save him but ultimately accepting his death.
• Xu Zhi's actions and thoughts after Xu Huo's death, highlighting his determination to save his brother.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Xu Huo enters a dream world where he encounters an illusion of his deceased brother, Xu Zhi.
• He discovers a vast forest with a city inhabited by people infected with fungi, resembling those from Brown Skin City.
• He interacts with the infected people, providing them with food, and learns about their struggles.
• He is directed to a river filled with glowing fungi, resembling a galaxy, and enters it, joining others in their journey.

Character Developments

• Xu Huo: Struggles with the loss of his brother, seeks closure in the dream world, and shows empathy towards the infected people.
• Xu Zhi (Illusion): Appears more mature and tries to convince Xu Huo that they are one and the same, but ultimately dissipates.

Significant Themes

• Grief and Acceptance: Xu Huo grapples with the loss of his brother and seeks closure.
• Empathy and Humanity: Xu Huo shows compassion towards the infected people, highlighting their shared humanity despite their condition.
• Illusion vs. Reality: The dream world blurs the line between reality and illusion, reflecting Xu Huo's inner turmoil.

Character Interactions

• Xu Huo and Xu Zhi (Illusion): Their interaction is tense and emotional, with Xu Zhi trying to merge with Xu Huo, but ultimately failing.
• Xu Huo and the Infected People: Xu Huo interacts with the infected people, providing them with food and showing empathy towards their plight.
• Xu Huo and the Other Travelers: He joins others in their journey along the glowing river, suggesting a sense of camaraderie.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Xu Huo finds himself in a river filled with phosphorescent fungi, which some people recognize as the "Midsummer Night Star River" from a legend.
• People are dying in the river, turning into powder and disappearing with the current. Those who recognize the river try to scoop up the phosphorescence to heal and detoxify.
• Xu Huo observes people finding and consuming a detoxifying fungus, which helps them recover. Some players also disappear after taking something from the river, presumably clearing the instance.
• Xu Huo sees a deep pool with large, transparent, phosphorescent fungi pillars. He's about to dive in when he suddenly wakes up in a phone booth, being carried by Tong Qi.

Character Developments

• Xu Huo demonstrates keen observation skills and caution, refusing to take anything from the river until he understands its nature.
• Tong Qi shows loyalty and concern for Xu Huo's well-being, updating him on the situation when he wakes up.

Significant Themes

• Illusion vs. Reality: The river scene could be an instance to guide players or a real event from the past.
• Greed and Its Consequences: Some players' excitement and greed lead to their demise.
• Hope and Redemption: The detoxifying fungus offers hope and a chance at recovery for the ailing players.

Character Interactions

• Xu Huo and Tong Qi interact briefly, with Tong Qi updating Xu Huo on the current situation and expressing relief at his awakening.
• Xu Huo doesn't interact directly with other players in the river, only observing their actions. He later plans to return and help Mo Mo and the others against the attacking players.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Xu Huo returns to the mall, using his enhanced mental powers to control and eliminate the remaining players who had been surrounding Young Master Mo and Scarred Glasses.
• He demonstrates his improved mental control, opening mental portals and using the "Everything Wants to Cut Everything" super item to dispatch opponents.
• Xu Huo, Young Master Mo, and Scarred Glasses (with Tong Qi's help) defeat the remaining players.
• They find five people still asleep, who had been asleep for almost a day.
• Scarred Glasses decides to sleep, knowing he can only sleep twice more before it's too dangerous.

Character Developments

• Xu Huo's mental powers have significantly improved, allowing him to control a larger area and use his mental portals more effectively.
• Scarred Glasses shows concern for his team's well-being, suggesting a sleep schedule to maximize their chances of survival.
• Young Master Mo shows gratitude towards Tong Qi for his support.
• Tong Qi exhibits his cunning and opportunistic nature, securing all the items from the defeated players.

Significant Themes

• The struggle for survival and the importance of teamwork and strategy.
• The consequences of sleep and the potential dangers of the seventh day.
• The search for the "galaxy" and the possibility of another dimension.

Character Interactions

• Xu Huo and Young Master Mo work together to defeat the remaining players.
• Scarred Glasses and Young Master Mo share a tense moment, with Scarred Glasses warning Young Master Mo not to rely on luck.
• Tong Qi secures items from Xu Huo and Young Master Mo, showing his opportunistic nature.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Players continue to disappear, and a player from District 013 dies.
• Xu Huo and Young Master Mo have a conversation about their backgrounds and strategies for leveling up.
• Young Master Mo reveals his prosthetic eye and the story behind it.
• Young Master Mo attacks the corpses in the mall, and Xu Huo knocks out the remaining players.
• Xu Huo starts unlocking the puzzle ball given by Chang Bei.

Character Developments

• Young Master Mo: Reveals his detestation for other players due to a past trauma, showing emotional vulnerability.
• Xu Huo: Demonstrates understanding and patience towards Young Master Mo's emotional state.

Significant Themes

• The moral decay of players due to their newfound power.
• The influence of the instance on players' mental states.
• The relative nature of morals and character.

Character Interactions

• Xu Huo and Young Master Mo: They have a conversation about their backgrounds and strategies, leading to Young Master Mo revealing his past trauma. Xu Huo shows understanding and patience towards Young Master Mo's emotional state.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Xu Huo, Young Master Mo, and Scarred Glasses wake up in the mall.
• A man from District 013, suffering from mycelium infection, seeks help from Xu Huo.
• Xu Huo gives the man an antidote and promises to help his children if he dies.
• Xu Huo and Young Master Mo leave the mall, planning to explore nearby areas.
• Xu Huo dives into a man-made lake and a natural lake, searching for detoxifying fungi, but finds none.
• He discovers a stone cave underwater with aggressive mutated fish and finds a glowing stone falling from a large fish's abdomen.

Character Developments

• Xu Huo demonstrates compassion by helping the District 013 man and his children.
• Young Master Mo's mental state improves, but he's still affected by the instance's environment.
• Scarred Glasses wakes up with improved mental state but bloodshot eyes.

Significant Themes

• Survival and Compassion: Xu Huo's decision to help the District 013 man highlights the theme of compassion amidst survival struggles.
• Environmental Impact: The instance's magnetic field and mutated fungi emphasize the impact of the environment on the characters' mental and physical states.

Character Interactions

• Xu Huo interacts with the District 013 man, showing empathy and offering help.
• Xu Huo and Young Master Mo discuss their plans after leaving the mall, showing a level of trust and cooperation.
• Xu Huo and Scarred Glasses have a brief interaction, with Young Master Mo acting distracted during their conversation.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Xu Huo finds two unusual stones in a fish's belly in a wetland park, which he suspects are related to the instance.
• He visits an artificial lake and an aquarium, discovering more fish with the same stones in their bellies.
• Upon touching a stone, Xu Huo experiences a brief disorientation and finds the city's state has changed: more fungi, less destruction, and corpses appear.
• He encounters an invisible barrier around the city, through which he hears cries for help but finds no one. Bloodstains on the ground remain unchanged, suggesting time dilation or stasis.

Character Developments

• Xu Huo demonstrates his analytical skills, deductive reasoning, and caution as he explores the city and encounters anomalies.
• He shows concern for the well-being of others, attempting to locate the source of the cries for help.

Significant Themes

• Perception vs. Reality: Xu Huo's experiences challenge his senses and understanding of reality, suggesting that not everything is as it seems.
• Isolation and Disconnection: The barrier and the cries for help without a source emphasize the theme of disconnection and isolation within the instance.
• Change and Stasis: The city's transformation and the unchanging bloodstains contrast the concepts of change and stasis.

Character Interactions

• Xu Huo briefly interacts with two players at the artificial lake, but they provide little information.
• He encounters no other characters in this chapter, but their absence and the cries for help create a sense of potential interaction.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Xu Huo encounters intermittent cries for help and barriers that divide the city.
• He discovers that the barriers create a fake scene with a real item, suggesting time manipulation.
• Xu Huo finds apparitions of people, including players and District 013 residents, who seem unaware of his presence.
• He realizes that the city is divided into segments, each playing a recording of past events.
• Xu Huo confirms that he's not experiencing mental interference and decides to explore the city's right side.
• He finds corpses of players and District 013 residents who seem to have succumbed to mental interference.
• Xu Huo encounters a man-eating player who died gruesomely and decides to check the lake on the east side of the city.
• He finds a still-living District 013 resident who, upon touching, shows Xu Huo a galaxy and survives by drinking glowing water.

Character Developments

• Xu Huo demonstrates his analytical and observational skills, piecing together the nature of the barriers and the city's division.
• The District 013 resident who survives shows resilience and desperation to live, even after experiencing a traumatic event.

Significant Themes

• Time manipulation and its effects on perception and reality.
• Mental interference and its consequences on individuals.
• Survival and resilience in the face of adversity.

Character Interactions

• Xu Huo interacts with apparitions of people, observing their behavior without being noticed.
• He encounters a living District 013 resident, who briefly interacts with him before focusing on surviving.
• Xu Huo's internal monologue reveals his thought processes and decisions throughout the chapter.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Xu Huo finds the "star river" from his dream, which is actually a glowing underwater pool containing a large cylindrical container filled with a translucent, viscous liquid.
• The container has cracks, allowing the liquid to leak and form the phosphorescent mass in the pool. The leaked liquid can revive people in District 013.
• Xu Huo discovers a perfect potion (a pale green vial) inside the container, which he suspects is a cure for the fungi poison in District 013.
• He takes a small sample of the potion back for testing and decides to find similar containers to carry more of the liquid.
• After taking a few syringes of the potion, Xu Huo finds that the container has regenerated, returning to its original state with no cracks or signs of leakage.

Character Developments

• Xu Huo demonstrates his dedication to saving lives, even at the risk of losing a valuable perfect potion. His noble choice earns him high recognition from the game.

Significant Themes

• Sacrifice vs. Selfishness: Xu Huo chooses to prioritize the greater good (saving District 013 and potentially other districts) over personal gain (keeping the perfect potion).
• Time and Regeneration: The container's ability to regenerate and the possibility of material regeneration raise questions about the nature of time and reality within the game.

Character Interactions

• Xu Huo interacts with various characters through his personal panel, including Cong Yu of Brown Skin City, to gather information about the container and the potion's properties.
• The game itself interacts with Xu Huo, rewarding him for his noble choice and presenting him with a special gift from the "Midsummer Night Star River."

• Key Plot Points and Events: Xu Huo arrives in a simulated environment and meets Dr. Wu, who discusses the uncontrollability of genes and evolution potions. Dr. Wu reveals that evolution potions cause long-term genetic issues and that humanity cannot control the game's operation or evolution. Xu Huo asks about human control over the game and time manipulation within the instance.
• Character Developments: Dr. Wu is introduced as a knowledgeable and concerned figure about the consequences of evolution potions and human evolution. Xu Huo demonstrates curiosity and insight by asking pertinent questions.
• Significant Themes: The theme of uncontrollability is prominent, with Dr. Wu emphasizing that humanity cannot control genes, evolution, or the game. The consequences of human actions, both immediate and long-term, are also explored.
• Character Interactions: Xu Huo and Dr. Wu have a one-sided conversation (as Dr. Wu is a recording), but their interaction highlights Dr. Wu's wisdom and Xu Huo's intelligence and concern for the future.