Lin Yuan had never posted a photo of himself in the chat channel. The only people who could connect his appearance offline to "Zero" were the manager, Dafu, and Bai Ling.
None of those three would likely have gone out of their way to send Research Institute 3154 a photo of Lin Yuan.
That made him particularly curious about how Research Institute 3154 had recognized him so quickly.
Research Institute 3154 made no attempt to hide anything and immediately explained:
"First, when this Instance opened, I observed everyone who entered. I'm certain you weren't among them, so you entered the Instance later. That's absolutely impossible through normal means, at least within Paradise."
Lin Yuan couldn't help feeling a little surprised.
Over ten thousand players had gathered in the Last Instance on the Route. Was Research Institute 3154 really so confident that he hadn't overlooked or forgotten anyone?
But judging by his calm, natural tone, and how I Quit Farming beside him seemed used to it, Research Institute 3154 probably wasn't exaggerating.
Enhancements from the game certainly played a part, but Research Institute 3154 had probably been a genuine genius with an exceptionally high IQ even before entering the game.
"Second, I tried sending you private messages before, but it kept showing that you were in an 'unreachable' area. I guessed you were receiving the Sanctum's Legacy, though I didn't expect it to take you so long."
Research Institute 3154 had already deduced that Lin Yuan possessed the Sanctum's Legacy, so that was no secret. What he didn't know, however, was that Lin Yuan hadn't received an ordinary Legacy, but the Legacy of the Lost Sanctum.
"If it involved the Sanctum's Legacy, entering an Instance midway would still be incredible, but the probability would no longer be zero."
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