Chapter 131

“I’m tired, I want to sleep.”

[Future Day]

[Sheng Year 741, July 1st, 20:00]

[Countdown -23:59:59]

The silver-white light gradually faded from Xia’er’s sight. As soon as she opened her eyes, she saw the mirror and the exquisite porcelain washbasin in front of her. The edges of the basin were wrapped in silver plating, and the outer rim was adorned with dazzling enamel.

Is this the bathroom? Aivana’s?

Judging by its exquisite craftsmanship, it should be the one on the third floor of Aivana’s house, closer to Aivana’s room.

Since Xia’er had used it several times before, she still had some memory of it.

Did she not die prematurely… Was the mission successful? So she would now appear in Aivana’s home?

Xia’er washed her hands with tap water, and after drying them with a white cloth, she noticed the notebook beside her.

Was this thing brought along too…

It seems like the simulated self still has plenty of energy. She must have come to the bathroom ahead of time, waiting for her arrival as the time was approaching.

That suggests, most likely, the task of entering the Other Realm hasn’t been completed yet…

Leaning against the wooden door of the bathroom, Xia’er picked up the notebook and began flipping through it.

The early preparations didn’t seem to have any critical details, but the simulated self had marked safe rest periods, which was important for Xia’er.

Are the next eight hours all safe… I can use the sedative directly when I get back.

Xia’er nodded and continued flipping through the pages. The more she read, the more serious her expression became.

The simulated self… actually plans to complete all objectives at once?

From the timeline she listed, it is indeed possible to achieve that…

Xia’er flipped through the pages faster, almost scanning each page and recording the information in her mind.

This is the effect of “instant recall” from the improvement in [Linguistics].

Only when she reached the part where she came out of the Other Realm did Xia’er finally let out a long sigh.

Impressive…

Even Xia’er couldn’t help but praise the simulated self for being a fearless pressure king.

If I had known the simulated self was so capable, I wouldn’t need to use the “Inspector” to log in, and could even use No.0’s pure body to enter and drink a potion.

However, when Xia’er continued reading, she froze.

What’s this?

Is this the simulated Xia’er trying to convey information through drawings?

This is so troublesome…

Why not just ask Aivana to write it down like before… After all, this is just a simulation, so there shouldn’t be any punishment for this, right.

Suppressing the urge to give up and understand, Xia’er leaned against the wooden door and used her finger to tuck her black hair behind her ear, then began to carefully interpret the drawings.

Honestly, Xia’er really doesn’t have much talent for drawing.

Even though [Agility] gave her strong control over her body and muscles, she couldn’t produce any graceful artwork. Her lines were rigid and lacked variation.

This made the images look more like scribbles.

The first image was a huge vortex drawn with a pencil, with abstract objects constructed using rectangles and triangles beside it. The hand-like appearance suggested it was Xiao Zuo.

If someone else saw it, they might not know what Xia’er was trying to draw.

All she could say was that it was fortunate she drew it herself, and with some thought, she could figure out what was being depicted.

Following these abstract drawings, Xia’er gradually understood everything that happened in the Other Realm.

Uniqueness… obtained?

Then countless system interfaces piled up in front of her?

Finally, was it Xiao Zuo who threw her out?

The “Uniqueness” item is a gear?

Where is the gear?

Unlike the simulated self, whose subsystems are all intact except for the simulation function, Xia’er’s current system is like a watch accessory, basically unable to answer her questions.

However, according to the description in the drawing, the gear should have been collected by the system.

Regardless, whether in the system’s warehouse or on her person, Xia’er couldn’t find the gear anywhere.

In the pocket watch?

Xia’er took out the “Echo of Silver White Time Binder,” but found no difference. Even the patterns on the watch face hadn’t changed.

Xia’er decided to temporarily set aside the issue of Uniqueness and continue looking at the last part of the notebook.

The final part of the simulated self seemed to record some changes in her physical condition.

In the last drawing, Xia’er saw two almost identical figures represented by blocks.

Both figures had two blocks above their heads, seemingly symbolizing names.

The two block characters were probably herself.

If it were someone else, the simulated self would have added more features.

Xia’er noticed that one of her right hands was drawn with cracks and tentacles… The two selves were separated by a vortex, with an arrow pointing below it.

Is this the effect of entering the Other Realm?

Xia’er looked at the drawing pointed to by the arrow, her hand seemed to have undergone significant changes, and her head was half-covered with black lines.

It seems like it’s still within acceptable limits.

More detailed things might only be asked of Aivana, who has been almost always with the simulated self.

As for the matter of “Uniqueness,” she can only ask the system after returning to the system, since the system was involved in it.

But… how should she explain to Aivana about her changed hair color and becoming an Extraordinary Person?

Xia’er looked at her reflection in the mirror, feeling exhausted.

Why can’t the official system use transformations after entering the simulation…

Maybe I should press the pocket watch…

Pressing it would make everything easier…

After hesitating for a moment, Xia’er’s hand flashed with silver light, and the pocket watch returned to the system’s warehouse.

In the end, Xiaer’s rationality overcame the influence of the potion. Just as she turned to open the wooden door of the bathroom, she saw a familiar maid standing at the door, ready to knock.

The maid seemed startled when the door opened, stepping back slightly. But when she saw Xia’er, she quickly stepped back and fell to the ground.

“Xia Xia Xia… Miss Xia’er… Miss Aivana said you’ve been in the bathroom for too long… She sent me to check…”

The maid’s voice was somewhat stuttered, and she hurriedly got up from the ground and retreated to one side, bowing deeply.

This should be the simulated self during the transformation process as an “Inspector.”

Encountering that maid wasn’t exactly good luck; I ran into Xia’er again under the influence of the “Inspector” potion.

“Oh…”

Xia’er nodded slightly and walked past the maid directly. Suddenly, she seemed to remember something and turned back, looking at the maid and asking, “Where is Aivana?”

“S… She is waiting for you in the second-floor study…”

The maid still didn’t dare to lift her head, barely daring to breathe.

“Alright.”

Xia’er had no desire to say anything more and headed straight towards the second-floor study. When she reached the door of the study, the maid standing there was momentarily stunned upon seeing Xia’er but still opened the wooden door and watched as Xia’er entered.

Once Xia’er walked into the study, she saw Aivana sitting on the sofa and Nia standing beside her.

The wooden door closed behind Xia’er. Nia turned her head to look at Xia’er, slightly surprised, but said nothing.

It wasn’t until Xia’er collapsed onto the sofa that Aivana finally looked up from her book and gazed at Xia’er.

“Xia’er?”

Aivana looked at the girl with black-blue hair and dark purple pupils, uncertainly opening her mouth.

Why did she dye her hair and change her eye color to match mine?

No… That’s not right…

An Extraordinary Person?

This time, Aivana clearly sensed the aura of a potion on Xia’er.

Had Xia’er drunk a potion while using the restroom?

What potion? Why now?

Questions flooded Aivana’s mind, but she believed Xia’er wouldn’t drink a potion on a whim. There must be a reason.

If Xia’er wanted to become an Extraordinary Person, she would have chosen a potion long ago. She had the ability to do so.

“The side effect of the Sealed Object…”

Xia’er explained weakly, “It cleansed the pollution from the Other Realm, but at the cost of being infected by a random potion for 24 hours.”

Replacing the Other Realm’s pollution with a potion’s pollution?

Aivana carefully sensed Xia’er’s mental state and confirmed that there was indeed little trace of the Other Realm left.

“This Sealed Object can only be used by someone who isn’t an Extraordinary Person, right?”

Aivana asked.

Substituting the pollution with a potion sounds simple, but it has very strict conditions.

Potions aren’t like sugary drinks; you can’t just drink them whenever you want.

If a Tempter used this Sealed Object, and the potion’s effect wasn’t aligned with their path or was too high-level, they might go mad before the Other Realm’s pollution could affect them.

“Yes.”

Xia’er nodded, feeling relieved inside.

She managed to get away with it.

Otherwise, if Nia asked to borrow the Sealed Object, it would be a problem… She didn’t have such an object.

“What kind of potion effect is this?”

Aivana asked curiously, looking at Xia’er.

“‘Inspector’.”

Xia’er replied.

“Oh…”

Aivana nodded without further questioning.

She was familiar with the “Inspector” potion and had encountered it several times. As long as Xia’er didn’t use her abilities within 24 hours, there wasn’t much to worry about.

It wasn’t because the “Inspector” potion had severe side effects, but rather because its abilities were too… unnatural.

No, not unnatural, but anti-biological. Any living creature would feel repulsed and fearful of the “Inspector” abilities.

However…

Now, Xia’er looked different, almost ethereal. If she wore glasses, people might believe she was my sister.

But Xia’er seemed somewhat despondent and weary.

It must be the effect of the potion.

“What did you want to talk about?”

Aivana returned to her senses and started discussing the matter at hand instead of focusing on Xia’er’s appearance.

Was all the groundwork already laid out?

Great, no need to explain myself.

But speaking really tires me…

Xia’er silently thanked the simulated self in her mind while also considering making a ventriloquist doll to speak for her.

Then she could just lie on the sofa doing nothing.

“I want to ask about my mental condition previously,”

Xia’er whispered, “If treatment is needed, how long would it take?”

Hearing Xia’er’s words, Aivana frowned slightly. She seemed to realize something and didn’t answer Xia’er directly but asked in return, “Are you planning to go to the Other Realm again?”

Xia’er had already used the Sealed Object to cure her pollution, yet she still asked about pollution… Wasn’t this a sign that she wanted to go back?

“No, I just want to plan my time.”

Xia’er shook her head and continued, “After the 24-hour potion effect ends, the pollution from the Other Realm will still come back.”

“So I want to make a plan while I’m still lucid.”

Xia’er spoke a long sentence, then closed her mouth. She had already said everything she planned to say in the next two minutes. For the following two minutes, she would act like a nodding “corpse.”

“I’m not sure… Few people have experience treating pollution from the Other Realm. Optimistically, it might take one or two months; pessimistically, it could take years or even decades.”

Aivana shook her head and said, “Unless we find a better treatment method.”

So long…

If there are no more crises after this, even decades of treatment wouldn’t be a problem for Xia’er.

Xia’er lowered her head, seemingly in thought. After two minutes, she looked up at Aivana and asked, “What was my physical and mental state like before?”

“It seemed fine. You could speak normally, and there were no visible injuries on your body,”

Aivana recalled carefully and said, “Aside from being unable to write and feeling a bit weak, everything else was normal.”

And the inner mutterings…

Xia’er thought to herself.

Should I use this plan to seize uniqueness? This seems to be the most successful plan so far.

Mainly, it depends on whether the uniqueness gear is worth it.

She had to ask the system once she returned to reality about what happened to the missing gear.

These things might appear in the system’s evaluation after this simulation settles…

But now, there’s another important matter.

“Aivana, do you have any potions that can help someone fall asleep quickly?”

Xia’er looked at Aivana hopefully and asked.

“I’m tired.”

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