Old Wang paid no attention to the unfamiliar machine. It slightly loosened its wings, giving Xia Chuhe a chance to catch his breath: "Hand over the hyacinth macaw."

Xia Chuhe grabbed Old Wang's wing and forced a smile, saying, "The parrot isn't on me, it's on that duck that lays eggs."

You're lying!

Xia Chuhe blushed and said, "Think about it, I knew you would come after me, so why would I leave the parrot on me?"

"I don't believe it!"

Old Wang said he didn't believe it, but he let go of Xia Chuhe's wings and let her fall to the ground.

Old Wang pulled out his walkie-talkie: "Search them carefully, don't miss a single hair!"

Xia Chuhe sat cross-legged on the ground, picked up his phone and hid it, then took the opportunity to press the send button, smiling as he watched Old Wang's impotent rage.

Old Wang was furious: "How dare you laugh? Once I find the parrot, I'll auction you off immediately!"

"There's a story in my world about how humans were domesticated into rabbits. I wonder if Bird of Prey Academy has this story?"

Old Wang figured Xia Chuhe wouldn't be able to cause any trouble under his nose, and coldly said, "A bird is a bird, it can't turn into a rabbit, don't try to play any tricks."

Xia Chuhe continued, “People can turn into rabbits if they learn to obey. The way to teach people to obey is through punishment, and punishment is meant to instill fear. So—behind obedience is actually fear.”

The real purpose of differentiation is to instill fear in the evolvers, thereby making them obey.

First, address their specific fears: fear of gaining weight, fear of childbirth, fear of overwork, fear of being openly observed...

The fear is amplified by punishment and the unknown consequences, which in turn drives them to obey. Fear leads to differentiation, and obedience weakens the abilities of the evolved beings.

This also illustrates the two most important turning points in Xia Chuhe's transformation: the fear of being caught by vultures and the fear of being thrown into a meat grinder. This fear drove her to become a peacock.

But she never obeyed. Xia Chuhe, who came from modern China, had a kind of pride in her bones.

He has no arrogance, but he possesses a proud spirit.

Chinese people are always like this; social discipline will gradually wear down their arrogance, but it will never soften their backbone.

Obedience weakens people.

Wang Yan said that she felt the fire getting smaller.

His feeling wasn't unfounded; his superpowers had been stolen by the dungeon.

Xia Chuhe had observed an evolved being's ice needle ability. Before the dungeon began, he used ice needles to shoot at Wuying. During the battle with the vulture, the ice needles he shot became thinner.

His superpowers were also stolen.

Once you understand the underlying logic of the dungeon, cracking it will only take a little time. Xia Chuhe didn't mind talking to Lao Wang a bit more.

Fat Duck Old Wang didn't understand the underlying logic of the dungeon, but Xia Chuhe's leisurely demeanor made him uneasy.

Old Wang picked Xia Chuhe up again, determined to strangle him.

Losing a top student might only result in a few words of reprimand from the principal, but wouldn't cause any further substantial loss. However, Xia Chuhe felt incredibly uneasy every extra second he lived.

Xia Chuhe let a purplish-blue feather slip through his fingers: "Three thousand, ten thousand, energy points..."

The parrot feathers that appeared out of nowhere caught Old Wang's eye.

Compared to top students whose ultimate value and harm are uncertain, thirty million energy points are clearly not something Old Wang can decide.

Xia Chuhe seized the opportunity to bargain: "Tell me what energy value is, and I'll give the parrot back to you."

Old Wang had been fooled by her so many times that he didn't believe her nonsense at all.

Xia Chuhe was secretly anxious. The scene she had anticipated was still not happening, and she really couldn't hold on any longer.

Xia Chuhe flicked her wrist, and a meter-long parrot appeared in her hand, its neck firmly gripped.

The parrot struggled fiercely, its hateful gaze sweeping back and forth between Xia Chuhe and Lao Wang.

Xia Chuhe stared intently at Lao Wang, while Lao Wang stared at the parrot, yet remained motionless for a long time.

Just as Xia Chuhe was planning to further invest using the chickens and ducks on the farm, Old Wang made his move.

It folded its wings: "Even if I kill you, the parrot will still belong to the academy!"

With its wings tucked in, Xia Chuhe struggled uncontrollably.

Just as she was about to faint, her watch vibrated.

Xia Chuhe felt relieved and fainted without worry.

...

In the central building, Penguin placed the tied-up Angelica sinensis and Diao Jie at his feet, staring intently at the several mercenaries who were itching to make a move.

The mercenaries were reduced to only one group of breakout fighters and one group of medics. If the four breakout fighters were to split up and draw the penguins' aggro, they would likely be killed by the penguins before they could turn back in time.

Moreover, they were exhausted after fighting the vultures.

During the stalemate, my watch vibrated, and a message came from the group chat.

Someone glanced at the message quickly; it was from Xia Chuhe: The key to destroying the instance is to be fearful, but absolutely never to obey. Don't believe anything the instance says! Don't try! Don't sacrifice!

As the person who spent the most time with Xia Chuhe, Lu Danggui was the quickest to understand Xia Chuhe's meaning.

Li Yue nodded thoughtfully.

Li Pangpang, despite his immense strength, couldn't damage the wall in the slightest, while Xia Chuhe, though lacking superhuman strength, was able to destroy it.

The reason is that Li Pangpang obeyed the dungeon's rules, while Xia Chuhe did not.

Li Yue murmured, "She has already told us how to break the deadlock. If only we could get into the building."

Old Qin gave Li Yue a deep look: "What method?"

Li Yue, drawing on Xia Chuhe's news and the example of smashing the wall, explained her insights.

Old Qin nodded: "I understand. You... don't be afraid."

After saying that, he quietly retreated to a blind spot in the penguin's line of sight.

A short while later, an old man appeared where old Qin had disappeared.

Old Wang strolled up to the penguins and looked down at them, saying, "Keep an eye on them. I'm going inside to check on them."

The penguin looked at Old Wang's empty wings: "The black peacock... and that parrot..."

"Don't ask questions you shouldn't ask," Old Wang said coldly, and calmly walked into the small building.

Outside the building, Li Qiusheng escaped the vulture's pursuit.

She lay down on the ground, her skin and clothes gradually turning the color of the earth. A raised, human-shaped mound of earth slowly crawled towards the back of the small building.

...

Inside the building.

Unlike the rows of duck sheds, the small building's interior is designed to resemble a private villa.

But the first floor of this villa was covered with posters, and loudspeakers hung from the roof.

Old Wang tried to tear down the big-character poster, but he couldn't tear it down despite using some force.

He recalled the decision he and his companions made to escape the base, the decision to set off alone with the man in black, and the decision to thwart the base's operations time and time again.

You can be afraid, but you cannot submit.

You cannot obey.

He has rebelled many times, and he can still rebel now.

With these thoughts in mind, the big-character poster on the wall was instantly dispelled and became just an ordinary piece of paper.

Old Wang's wings transformed into human hands, and with a gentle tear, the posters fell down in pieces.