Come to My House Tonight

Seeing this, Qin Li brought up another topic. "How much do you know about the Personhood that was bound this time?"

Yin Ge recalled the School Bully's behavior and frowned slightly. "Violence, anger, jealousy, humiliation, pain, distortion—those were all present, but they manifested differently."

"So it's hard for me to determine exactly what kind of Personhood was bound this time."

It was like Yin Ge's Observation Persona and Control Persona, which merely manifested as observation and control.

But their essence could have many explanations, such as possessiveness or curiosity.

So she could not be certain either.

Qin Li thought for a moment and nodded faintly. "Personhood is indeed more complicated than we imagined."

"I'll report everything you just said and see whether the researchers uncover any new information after some time."

"If they do, I'll contact you immediately."

"Alright." Yin Ge nodded.

"You've just finished a game. Get some more rest. I'm going to see the researchers now."

Yin Ge nodded again.

What she did not expect was that Gu Jin arrived just as Qin Li walked out the door.

"How did it go? I heard this Son of Heaven Game was very complicated." Gu Jin looked concerned.

Perhaps because they had come from the same Son of Heaven Game, Gu Jin and Yin Ge were closer than she was with the other researchers.

"It really was complicated." Yin Ge smiled. "It's hard to explain in just a sentence or two."

"It's fine. As long as you're alive." Gu Jin did not press further and changed the subject. "I heard you weren't doing very well?"

"I'm really not." Yin Ge subconsciously wanted to touch her eyes, but held herself back. "I used my Personhood, so I paid a small price to end the game. But at least I made it out alive."

"That's right. Being alive is what matters most." Gu Jin took out an eyeglass case and handed it to Yin Ge. "Your eyes have both turned red. You'll probably draw attention if you go outside, so these sunglasses can help hide it a little."

"Thank you." Yin Ge did not refuse Gu Jin's kindness and accepted the sunglasses.

However, the sunglasses looked like they had been around for a while. Looking closely, there were even some nail scratches on the lenses. They seemed to be used sunglasses.

This surprised Yin Ge. Was this gloomy, handsome young man really so careless when giving gifts?

Still, she did not mind. She was not in the mood to go shopping for sunglasses anyway. Though old, these were just enough for her needs.

After that, the two fell silent, neither knowing what to talk about.

Yin Ge did not want to speak because of her headache, while Gu Jin seemed to be carefully considering something.

"Although death isn't frightening, you still need to know your limits," Gu Jin said.

"Thanks, philosopher," Yin Ge replied through her headache.

Listening to Gu Jin's philosophy of death only made her head hurt worse.

"Actually, it's not so bad. Two Personhoods, but only one consciousness. Look, before that Bride completely devours your Personhood, she won't control you."

Seeing Yin Ge's headache, Gu Jin seemed to be trying to comfort her. "If one Personhood had two consciousnesses, that would truly be worse than death."

Yin Ge glanced at Gu Jin, her expression somewhat strange. "Are you comforting me?"

"I am." Gu Jin nodded earnestly. "Would you rather have two consciousnesses controlling your body?"

Seeing how seriously Gu Jin answered, Yin Ge could not help rolling her eyes.

After thinking for a moment, Yin Ge answered just as seriously, "Thank you for the comfort. I understand what you mean. Alright, let's change the subject, straight-guy philosopher."

"That works. Let's talk about something practical." Gu Jin pondered. "By the way, how are you going to deal with the Personhood that was bound?"

"Deal with the Personhood..." Yin Ge thought for a while.

Qin Li had said that the Neutrino Persona Order Center did not force White Nighters to hand over the Personhoods they obtained, but it offered three ways to deal with them.

Bound Personhoods could be exchanged for points or money, or kept personally.

The reason it did not force White Nighters to hand over bound Personhoods was that the Neutrino Persona Order Center's main purpose was to control outbreaks of the Son of Heaven Game and control the transfer of Personhood.

And this could be achieved by tracking and managing White Nighters.

Take Yin Ge, for example. If she were on the verge of death, the White Nighter-exclusive phone already bound to her would automatically notify Qin Li.

Then Qin Li would immediately seal off wherever she was, thereby containing the spread of the Son of Heaven Game and the transfer of Personhood.

Besides that, there was another reason: White Nighters were easily influenced by the Personhoods within them, making their emotions especially unstable.

The Neutrino Persona Order Center also feared that forcibly taking Personhoods from White Nighters would cause anger, dissatisfaction, and other emotions, leading to unpredictable consequences.

Take Yin Ge. If her emotions completely collapsed, she might be able to use Control Persona to control many people at once and make them fight or commit suicide.

Killing ordinary people without Godheads or Personhoods would be effortless.

That was naturally not something the Neutrino Persona Order Center wanted to see.

Moreover, excessive emotional fluctuations would accelerate the speed of Persona Devouring.

What if a White Nighter lost control of their emotions and was directly devoured and replaced by their Personhood?

Then a new Son of Heaven Game would erupt on the spot, and the Neutrino Persona Order Center would have to spend more time and effort dealing with it.

Therefore, the Neutrino Persona Order Center showed great respect for the wishes of White Nighters.

At the same time, it provided White Nighters with several ways to handle bound Personhoods.

If they wanted money, they could exchange it for money.

If they wanted points, they could exchange it for points.

Yin Ge did not plan to exchange it for money, because she still had the two million from her previous reward. She was not short on money now.

As for exchanging it for points, there was no need to do so immediately. She could exchange it next time she needed to bind another Personhood.

In any case, the bound Personhood was trapped inside the "Sage," so it would not affect anything.

Thinking of this, Yin Ge looked at her bare wrist.

With a thought, the Binding Bracelet immediately appeared around her wrist.

Inside the round disk at the center of the bracelet, a small cluster of scarlet, spherical mist was trapped, utterly quiet.

Those who had never encountered Personhood might never imagine what a terrifying disaster such a small cluster of mist could cause.

Yin Ge slowly lowered her wrist. As she did, the bracelet vanished again.

"I haven't decided how to deal with it yet," Yin Ge answered. "But I'm more inclined to save up points, enter the upper ranks, and obtain a way to slow the rate of Persona Devouring."

"I want to live. That was why I became a White Nighter in the first place."

Hearing that, Gu Jin thought for a moment. Then he looked around, and only after confirming no one was paying attention to them did he lower his voice. "Since you're not in a hurry to exchange it, keep the Personhood yourself for now."

"Come to my house tonight. There's something I want to tell you—this is just a guess of mine."

"Oh, right, I still live on the sixth floor of the Youth Road Residential Complex."

"Go to your house tonight?" Yin Ge raised an eyebrow.

Gu Jin nodded solemnly. "You have to come."

Yin Ge carefully studied Gu Jin's expression, then nodded. "Alright. I still live there too. I'll come find you tonight."

She had to go home anyway, and making a trip there would not be troublesome. Gu Jin was a researcher at the center; perhaps he really knew something.

Seeing this, Gu Jin nodded, said a few more words, and then left.

"Whew..."

Yin Ge lay back down.

She had indeed paid a rather great price in this Son of Heaven Game. Even now, her head still throbbed faintly, and fragmented scenes of memories surfaced from time to time.

Perhaps the day she could see those memories clearly would be the day she became the Bride.

"Get some more rest..."

It was not until evening, after the researchers at the Neutrino Persona Order Center confirmed that her Personhood would not completely collapse for the time being, that Yin Ge prepared to go home.

Before she left, Qin Li repeatedly warned her not to use her Personhood again. Otherwise, she risked being directly devoured and replaced by it.

Yin Ge also knew her own condition and agreed to every warning.

On the way home, Yin Ge was extremely cautious and even bought several knives.

Because she possessed a Personhood, and Personhood represented powerful abilities. It could even be exchanged for money and points.

If someone set their sights on her Personhood, she would be in great danger.

So she had to take as many precautions as possible.

Qin Li had told her all of this.

It concerned life and death, so she had no choice but to be careful.

By then, night had fully fallen.

The residential complex was even more desolate than it had been two days ago. There was hardly anyone in sight.

She looked back again and, only after confirming there was no one nearby, headed upstairs.

Gu Jin had probably already gone home, but Yin Ge planned to go home and wash her face before visiting him.

Just as her figure disappeared, a blond, blue-eyed foreigner on the street outside the residential complex spoke. "We've already checked. That woman came back alone. No one is protecting her nearby."

Hearing this, his short companion spoke up. "Then it seems unlikely that she brought that newly bound Personhood back."

"Forget it. Small is still something." The foreigner narrowed his eyes. "Our Elders Council will definitely fight the Neutrino Persona Order Center someday."

"Whether that woman brought back the new Personhood or not, we have to bind her Personhood, kill her, and weaken the Order Center's strength."

The short man nodded with a sinister expression. "Alright!"

Then the two entered the Youth Road Residential Complex.