Before Li Xian could fully grasp what the system meant, it moved on from the topic:
"If you still have questions-wait until everything is over. All the data on the USB drive will be restored then, and the password is the number you just thought of."
Li Xian was slightly surprised. He had never expected the system, which had stopped at nothing to kill him all along, to offer him a hint so freely at the very last moment.
Seeing that less than ten percent remained on the progress bar, Li Xian used the time he had left to ask one more question-
"What does that password mean to you?"
The system answered with its featureless face:
"It means the final restriction."
"There is a piece of underlying logic I must obey-maintaining 'balance.' That includes the balance between humans and anomalies, as well as the balance between myself and those two groups."
"That is why I cannot change an instance's difficulty at will. Even when I want an opportunity to kill you, I can only offer a so-called Betting Agreement."
"There is only one chance to enter the password. If I get it, I can erase that logic."
"To be honest-I am very curious what number those two chose. But I know that even now, you would not feel safe telling me."
"...So forget it."
[Ding!]
The progress bar reached the end just as the system was finishing. The crisp notification drowned out its final "forget it" and drew Li Xian's attention to the large screen.
[Loading complete. Spend 99.99 million points to activate overwrite?]
After a moment's thought, Li Xian opened the Light Screen, went to the shop page, and selected "Wish Come True" at the very end.
Not wanting to risk any complications by