The Cheshire Cat sighed and said, "You must understand. If I could use such a useful ability myself, I definitely wouldn't want to pass it on to anyone else. The truth is so cruel. The information I get can only be second-hand or third-hand. Even the second-hand source is you—"

"Did you treat the manual as third-hand information? So—your mother must have chosen someone else as a sacrifice back then."

"No, my mother used it herself—but that doesn't change the fact that the manual is third-hand information..."

The Cheshire Cat raised a finger on each hand—

"My mother installed the system, and my father wrote the instructions—that's how it is—but the so-called observations and feelings lose their magic the moment they're spoken—no matter how you look at them, they can't be as deeply felt as you are. People who are colorblind or have some serious illness often find their written records more credible—but at the same time, they also lose the perspective of a healthy person."

The Cheshire Cat shook his head: "What a pity—"

"I understand—" Chu Shangli slammed the table and said, "Ms. Cheshire Cat, since you want to cooperate with me, can you please give me the manual? I still have the right to understand the most basic usage methods, don't I?"

"Yes, you do have this right." The Cheshire Cat tilted its head. "But, I don't want to give this right to you. What a pity."

"..." Chu Shangli curled his lips: "Why? Aren't we partners?"

"Yes, we are in a partnership. Cooperation is a relationship of equality—if I give you the manual, our relationship won't necessarily be equal. You have more information than I do—but that's not the most crucial issue—"

The Cheshire Cat yawned. "The most crucial question is, actually—I originally chose you for second-hand intelligence, but I ended up turning a rare sample into fourth-hand intelligence. Do you think there's something wrong with my brain?"

"I see."

Chu Shangli was a little angry at first, but after hearing what the Cheshire Cat said, he suddenly understood.

Although she could assure the Cheshire Cat that she would not provide her with any second-hand information, the problem was that once she saw the instructions, she would be unconsciously restricted by them.

If you pronounce "0" as "zero", you will gain knowledge but also lose your imagination.

The more knowledge you gain and the wider the world you see, the more you lose.

He must have forgotten something.

It's no longer possible to mistake the zero in a number for a ring of soda candy.

Whenever I see "0", I just think of it as a number——

After reading the manual, I gave up exploring. The parts that were written there as untouchable were impossible to touch.

And the precautions themselves will also pay special attention to——

If you choose to communicate frankly and open your heart to the other party, the Cheshire Cat will agree to your request without hesitation, but asking for instructions will be rejected.

So……

Chu Shangli clicked the Load button.

Save at the last point in time.

I returned to the original spot, and when I raised my finger to press the save position again, the same voice as before came from the computer -

"Have you had enough fun?"

"What's this?"

Chu Shangli reacted the same way as he did at the beginning.

The other party responded in the same way -

The conversation and expressions of the two people basically did not change——

However, this time, Chu Shangli did not directly point out the fact that he was being used as a guinea pig——

"What exactly is your purpose?"

Made such a reaction.