Compared to Gu Jian Yi's painstaking search for the remaining strange objects, Ling Yi only needed to use his mind to know everything about this junkyard.
Unfortunately, even the straight path was useless; aside from having a cheat-like ability, he couldn't do anything about this world.
In fact, he will always remain invisible, inaudible, and imperceptible.
What good is omniscience?
The more Ling Yi Perception, the more sorrow he felt for these Dead Weird transformed from humans.
Whether Gu Xia is a villain or not is unknown, but the Nether Prefecture is definitely the villain.
Moreover, they must be villains.
"System, can I add another cheat code to this world?" Ling Yi asked the system.
Ling Yi now genuinely wants to replace the Protagonist with one of the strange creatures.
I thought the system would remain aloof, but to my surprise, it responded this time.
[Ding! Only one cheat ability can be deployed per world, but the host can reset the current world by Reset Aura, reselect the Protagonist, and deploy the cheat ability again.]
"What is Reset Aura?" Ling Yi stopped and asked Gu Jian, who was searching around.
[Ding, Reset Aura, full name Infinite Passive Reset Aura. Once activated, it can reset the timeline of the designated world.]
[Ding, please note that after resetting, time will only return to the point in time after the host's Consciousness Clone appeared in the current world.]
Ling Yi nodded to indicate that he understood, and then asked, "What about the rewards I got from synchronizing with the Protagonist? Will they also be reset?"
[Ding, host rewards will not be reset!]
Ling Yi's eyes lit up, and he asked, "System, does this mean I can use this reset method to change the Protagonist, change the cheat codes, and infinitely exploit bugs?"
[Ding, whatever!]
Ling Yi was completely dumbfounded; he never expected the system to give such an answer.
What does "whatever" mean? Does it mean it's not a bug?
For some reason, the system's indifference slightly broke Ling Yi's defenses.
It's like saying: Do whatever you want, it doesn't matter whether you're here or not, you're completely unimportant?
Ling Yi then shook his head, feeling both amused and exasperated.
Whether I'm being shameless or not, the system doesn't care. Doesn't that mean they don't care if I exploit bugs? That's a good thing!
It has bugs and it doesn't lag? You're brain-dead!
"What about Reset Aura? How do I activate it?" Ling Yi asked again.
[Ding! Once the host's reputation has accumulated to 100 million, the Reset Aura can be activated!]
[Ding, please note that this reputation can only be obtained in the Main World!]
"System, are you out of your mind? In my current state, could I even earn reputation in other worlds?"
"No, you mean my current situation can be changed, right?" Ling Yi suddenly realized.
If the system says this, it means that there must be a way to change my state of being omniscient but not omnipotent.
[Ding, host, you're overthinking it!]
"I think you let it slip. Don't try to fool me. You're clearly intelligent, so why are you acting all high and mighty?"
The system went silent again.
Playing dumb, huh? Fine, you think you're so great?
"How do you earn reputation? What does 100 million reputation mean? You can answer that, right?"
Ling Yi waited for a long time but there was no response from the system, and he began to get a little frustrated.
"System, do you believe I can unbind myself from you?"
[Ding, does the host wish to unbind from the system now? Yes/No!]
At the same time, a [Yes/No] option appeared in front of Ling Yi, followed by a ten-second countdown.
Ling Yi quickly chose no.
"Oh my god, I was just kidding! How come you have absolutely no sense of humor?"
Ling Yi was somewhat conflicted.
Continue to stagnate, or earn reputation to unlock the Reset Aura? This is a very serious question.
After a moment, Ling Yi shook his head. "Forget it, let's talk about it later, no rush!"
At this moment, Gu Jian finally found a strange item.
This is bizarre; it was printed on a nearly totaled car.
The engine was almost completely destroyed, the steering wheel was gone, and all four wheels had been removed, leaving only a dented car battery with a tiny bit of charge.
It is precisely because of this small amount of electricity that it can maintain that eerie little bit of life.
Once the battery is depleted, the car is completely "dead," and the imprints inside the car will be completely destroyed.
The reason Gu Jian noticed the strangeness of the car was because he inadvertently saw that the axle of the front tire had moved.
Gu Jian placed his right hand on the rusty car door.
Three windows suddenly appeared in front of me.
[Devour][Enhance][Collect]
The enhancement button is now grayed out and unavailable. Gu Jian has already given him that strange bicycle, Ergou, the opportunity to enhance today.
He reached out and poked the [Devour] button.
The next moment, the translucent figure of a little boy floated up from the car.
The little boy's previously blank expression turned to one of terror. Then, his Shadow twisted and transformed into a stream of light, merging into Gu Jian's body.
Upon seeing this, Gu Jian froze on the spot. "How could it be a child?"
After saying that, he paused, then repeated, "How could it be a child?"
At this moment, the system beeped twice, but Gu Jian completely ignored it.
His eyes were bloodshot, and his face was filled with disbelief and guilt.
" The World Weird Law clearly stipulates that supernatural beings under the age of 14 can only be sealed away, not printed. Why is that?"
The World Weird Law, officially titled " World Weird Handling Act," comprises 321 articles.
This includes guidelines for addressing unusual usage patterns.
In reality, only the Nether Prefecture possesses the mysterious sealing and printing technologies.
So, this regulation seems to be a set of rules imposed by various countries around the world on the Nether Prefecture?
No, these 321 regulations are meant to Youyou public opinion.
It's just a facade; it's completely useless to the Nether Prefecture.
Of course, Ling Yi knew this, but Gu Jian did not.
" The Nether Prefecture!" Gu Jian gritted his teeth.
He quickly figured out the key to it.
But Gu Jian was well aware of the power of the Nether Prefecture, and also knew that the Nether Prefecture was the true controller behind this world.
"I hope this is just an isolated case!" Gu Jian murmured.
Gu Jian also understood a principle: when you find cockroaches, the Water Dao are already teeming with them.
After calming himself down, Gu Jian opened his system interface.
From the previous devouring, Gu Jian gained two skills: Howl and Illusion.
Howl, a unique skill of the eerie creature, consumes Weird Power to unleash a soul Howl. At best, it causes the target to be briefly stunned; at worst, it shatters their consciousness, rendering them completely finished.
This skill is an attack method targeting consciousness.
The power depends on the amount of Weird Power released.
The Illusion skill is easy to understand and won't be explained in detail.
Gu Jian checked the time; it was nine o'clock, and he needed to be home before ten.
One reason was that she didn't want her younger sister to worry, and the other was because Gu Jian's neighbor, Bai Xiaojun, would be back after ten o'clock.
Bai Xiaojun is a scoundrel; he's into fighting, theft, gambling, and drugs.
Gu Jian was worried about his sister's safety being home alone.
But half an hour later, Gu Jian Yi.
In that half hour, he collected 29 strange items, 19 of which were children's strange items.
These 19 children were acting strangely, so Gu Jian released them all.
Of the remaining 10 anomalies, 3 are living anomalies, and the other 7 are Dead Weird.
Nineteen children—that's strange; that's more than half.
In other words, the Nether Prefecture is using children in a bizarre way to mass-produce permanently printed items.
Permanent printing is the best way to destroy evidence.
After all, permanent printing is irreversible and will eventually disappear along with the item's disposal.
If Gu Jian hadn't had the system, he probably would never have discovered this secret.
Around ten o'clock, Gu Jian had just stepped out of the eerie elevator when he saw a short, stocky, bald man wearing a plaid shirt knocking on his door.
" Bai Xiaojun, you're asking for death!" Gu Jian roared, charging forward and kicking Bai Xiaojun in the waist.
Bai Xiaojun stumbled from the sudden kick.
"You little brat, how dare you kick me?" Bai Xiaojun was even angrier than Gu Jian, waving his fist and about to rush over.
But Gu Jian Yi made him stop.
"I have become a soldier of the underworld!"
"You..." Bai Xiaojun wanted to say something harsh, but he couldn't bring himself to say it.
Being a soldier in the underworld is the profession with the highest mortality rate in the world, but it is also the best-paid.
Once you join the Underworld Army, as long as you don't die, you have the right to execute ordinary people first and ask for permission later.
Anyone who bullies a Netherworld soldier may be killed; anyone who insults a Netherworld soldier's family may be killed.
Don't even mention hitting me, you can't even say a few words of abuse.
Over the years, as the number and power of the supernatural beings have increased, the death rate of the underworld soldiers has been rising every year.
To increase the enthusiasm of underworld soldiers to enlist, the Nether Prefecture is also offering them increasingly better treatment.
Bai Xiaojun was just a scoundrel and an ordinary person, so naturally he wouldn't dare offend the Netherworld Soldiers.
He glared angrily at Jian Yi, then turned and left.
"I hope you live on!" Bai Xiaojun muttered unhappily as he left.
" Bai Xiaojun, can I take this as a threat?" Gu Jian said coldly.
Bai Xiaojun shuddered, his face turning pale. Threatening the underworld soldiers was a capital offense in this world where the Nether Prefecture reigned supreme.
"No, no, I just want to offer my blessings, really, blessings!"
"Roll!"
Bai Xiaojun dared not say another word, and didn't even dare go home. He turned around and ran down the stairs in a panic.
After staring at the stairwell for a long time, Gu Jian finally sighed, took out his Key, opened the door, and went inside.
Ling Yi didn't continue following Gu Jian, but instead shook his head, also looking towards the stairwell.
What just happened is enough to prove just how terrifyingly powerful the Nether Prefecture's control over this world is.
Ling Yi didn't want to follow the plot anymore.
The longer one stays, the more oppressive it feels.
The key issue is that he can't do anything about it and can only watch, which makes Ling Yi even more annoyed.
Although Ling Yi knew that once he left this world, its time would synchronize with the Main World.
But Ling Yi could almost foresee the pace of the plot in this world from now on.
"Forget it, I'll just check on it occasionally!"
With a thought, the Consciousness Clone vanishes from this world.
The next moment, Ling Yi from the Main World opened his eyes.
He checked the time; it was 10:30 PM. Just then, his phone beeped with an alarm...