Chapter 38

Xiang Bai felt a little doubtful.

Does their boss mean that he knows Jiang Lele?

But time was running out, and without time to think deeply, Xiang Bai replied to Xu Zhongguo: [Received.]

He put away his phone and led the team out.

At this time, in the Rose Manor copy.

"Look, this mural has become solid." Su Rui poked the surface of the mural with her finger, but she was no longer able to pass through the mural as before.

Yang Yufei speculated, "Could the world over there really have collapsed?"

Jiang Lele did not participate in their conversation, but just silently looked at the bouquet of roses in her hand.

Before the rose bouquet was plucked, it was still bright and eye-catching, but within a few minutes, the rose bouquet withered a lot.

The outermost rose petals gradually lose moisture and become dull.

Su Rui's cell phone rang, interrupting the discussion in the room.

After the call was connected, Xiang Bai's voice came from the other end: "I have already led the team to the outside of Rose Manor."

Su Rui: "Okay, we'll go down now."

After hanging up the phone, Su Rui started calling other people.

Jiang Lele got up and went downstairs together.

When I arrived outside the Rose Manor, I heard Xiang Bai and several guards chatting.

"This dungeon doesn't look dangerous, does it? It's actually extinction-level?"

"Some dungeons don't just look safe, they really are safe."

"Okay, stop talking."

Xiang Bai interrupted the team members' discussion.

When he turned around, he saw Jiang Lele and three others walking towards him. His expression immediately became stern and serious.

"Are you four sure you haven't done anything bad? If so, you'd better tell the truth." Xiang Bai confirmed with them again.

Su Rui glanced back at Yang Yufei.

Yang Yufei glanced at Jiang Lele secretly again.

Only Chu Yue'er remained calm. She glanced at Jiang Lele and said nothing.

Although no one spoke, Xiang Bai still noticed the three of them stealing glances at each other.

He narrowed his eyes, and his sharp gaze fell on Jiang Lele, "Jiang Lele, what did you do again!"

Jiang Lele raised her head, with a hint of doubt in her eyes, "Nothing?"

Xiang Bai frowned and looked carefully at Jiang Lele's facial expression.

Seeing that she really didn't show any guilty conscience, Xiang Bai was relieved. "Our supervisory department leader wants to see you later. Just follow me."

Jiang Lele nodded calmly, "Okay."

The tunnel door leading to the safe area slowly opened.

While waiting for the tunnel door to take shape, Jiang Lele glanced at the bouquet of roses in her hand.

The bomb crater we saw before happened to be right next to it.

Jiang Lele didn't think much about it and just stuck the rose next to the crater.

In an instant, the withering roses seemed to be reborn, and new petals gradually grew under the sunlight.

This magical scene immediately attracted the attention of the whole audience.

Xiang Baizheng looked at it curiously.

[Warning! Warning! The world is about to collapse! Players please evacuate immediately!]

[Warning! Warning! The world is about to collapse! Players please evacuate immediately!]

The sudden sound of the alarm awakened everyone present.

The moment Xiang Bai reacted, his face was as gloomy as the bottom of a pot, "Jiang Lele! What did you do again!"

Jiang Lele: “?”

She just casually put a flower in it, what's the matter?

Is this copy aimed at her?

In just a few seconds, the originally sunny sky gradually darkened.

Strong vibrations continued to come from deep within the earth, just like in another world just now, and the world seemed like it would collapse at any time.

Jiang Lele hesitantly looked up at the sky above his head. The azure sky in his sight was like glass that was suddenly broken, turning into scattered fragments that fell down.

Beyond the beautiful scenery, what was exposed was an endless darkness.

Xiang Bai and the others didn't have time to think before they hurriedly shouted, "What are you still standing there for? Get into the tunnel!"

Jiang Lele withdrew his gaze and walked towards the tunnel.

[Ding Dong! Congratulations to player Jiang Lele for successfully completing the Rose Manor dungeon. This dungeon is at Extinction Level, and the basic clearance reward is one chance to modify the main system's core program permissions.]

[Dungeon drop item: A thriving rose]

[Basic clearance rewards and dropped items have been deposited into the player's account, please check carefully.]

[Warm Reminder: This instance is about to collapse, which has affected the instance's automatic eject function. Players are advised to exit through the temporary safety tunnel as soon as possible.]

The moment the prompt sounded, a hint of surprise flashed across Jiang Lele's eyes.

Modify the permissions of the main system core program?

Before he had time to think, Jiang Lele was sucked in by a powerful suction force as he walked into the safety tunnel.

Jiang Lele could clearly feel that her consciousness was gradually becoming chaotic and blurred.

And a large number of unfamiliar image fragments began to flood into her mind.

After an unknown amount of time, a cold voice sounded in my ears.

"Owner."

It seemed like someone was calling her.

Jiang Lele tried hard to open his eyes, and the darkness in front of him was gradually dispelled by the faint light, and his vision became bright again.

A handsome man stood in front of me. He had a tall and straight figure and a gentle temperament, like a pine or cypress.

"Master." Jiang Wubai lowered his head slightly and stood respectfully in front of Jiang Lele.

Jiang Lele was a little surprised, "What did you call me?"

Jiang Wubai raised his eyes, the smile in his eyes was slightly cold, but his tone was very respectful, and he spoke again: "Master."

Only then did Jiang Lele realize that he was in darkness.

There was no light coming in from the surroundings, and it was pitch dark. The whole world was eerily quiet.

The man in front of him was dressed in black, his handsome face was as pale as paper, only his red lips had a hint of blood.

"Are you... Jiang Wubai?" Jiang Lele frowned, and the memory of Jiang Wubai in front of him automatically emerged in his mind.

Although she had no recollection of ever having any contact with Jiang Wubai, the memories that suddenly emerged in her mind showed that she seemed to have known Jiang Wubai before, and they had a good relationship?

Jiang Wubai forced a smile on his expressionless face, "Yes, it's me."

Jiang Lele could feel that the person in front of him seemed to be trying hard to show kindness to him.

But his smile was even more terrifying than not smiling at all, so he started to persuade her: "If you don't want to smile, there's no need to force yourself."

The smile Jiang Wubai had been trying so hard to maintain disappeared in an instant, and his tone returned to being cold, "Okay."

"Let me ask you a question. Do you know me?" Jiang Lele began to analyze the current situation.

Jiang Wubai tilted his head, a hint of doubt in his eyes, "Master, don't you recognize me?"

Jiang Lele thought hard and said, "I know him, but I'm not familiar with him."

The recognition was based on the strange images that suddenly appeared in his mind just now, but Jiang Lele still felt unfamiliar with Jiang Wubai.

Jiang Wubai seemed to have suffered a great blow and his gaze froze.

"How could that be? They lied to me."

Jiang Wubai, who had been a bit mysterious just now, suddenly broke down at this moment.

Jiang Lele: “?”

"What did I lie to you about?"

The new memories that just appeared in her mind were mostly about her past acquaintance with Jiang Wubai.

For example, the two were initially hostile to each other, but after a fight, mainly referring to Jiang Lele knocking Jiang Wubai to the ground, Jiang Wubai was accepted as Jiang Lele's younger brother.

From then on, Jiang Wubai started to follow Jiang Lele around in circles every day, looking like a loyal and naive boy.

And then it was gone.

Jiang Wubai's brows gradually furrowed, and a fierce look appeared in his eyes.

"That old man Xu Zhongguo lied to me!"

As soon as she finished speaking, Jiang Lele felt a powerful suction force again, sucking her out of the darkness.

"Lele?"

A familiar voice sounded in my ears.

Jiang Lele opened her eyes and slowly saw the people in front of her. They were Yang Yufei and Chu Yueer.

Su Rui was also standing nearby, looking very nervous.

"Lele, you're awake."

Jiang Lele sat up and rubbed his temples with a headache. "Why am I here again?"

She was clearly chatting with Jiang Wubai just now, but was suddenly pulled over.

"Ah?" Yang Yufei quickly explained, "Just now, when we were coming out of the tunnel, you suddenly passed out for no apparent reason. Later, Captain Xiang and his team carried you back."

Jiang Lele was a little surprised.

From what I heard, it seems like she has been unconscious for a long time?

"How is it? Is she awake?" Xiang Bai pushed the door open and walked in with a very serious tone.

"LeLe just woke up." Yang Yufei looked up and answered.

Jiang Lele frowned and looked around.

So, was she dreaming when she was chatting with Jiang Wubai just now?

Xiang Bai walked to the bedside and stopped, "Jiang Lele, our leader wants to see you, come with me."

Chu Yue'er suddenly reached out to stop Xiang Bai, "Captain Xiang, why did your leader suddenly want to meet with Lele alone? Is it because of the incident where she caused the dungeon to collapse?"

When this matter was mentioned, Xiang Bai started to have a headache.

Just now, after they came out of the Rose Manor copy, they checked it again. It turned out that the copy was just like the previous copy that was destroyed by the bomb, and suddenly lost contact with the main system.

So the current situation is that Xiang Bai has to write another report of tens of thousands of words to report to his superiors why the copy collapsed again.

"I'll settle this matter with you later. Come with me first. The leader wants to see you urgently."

Xiang Baixin glanced at Jiang Lele with a haggard look, then turned and walked out of the room.

Jiang Lele got out of bed and followed him.

Not long after, Xiang Bai brought Jiang Lele into the office.

Xu Zhongguo calmly sat at the tea table and patiently brewed tea. "Now that you're here, please sit down."

He spoke without raising his head, his tone sounding as if he and Jiang Lele were old acquaintances.

Jiang Lele calmly sat down across from the tea table.

Xiang Bai was about to turn around and leave when Xu Zhongguo suddenly called him: "Xiang Bai, you stay with us."

Xiang Bai took back the step he had originally taken.

He turned around nervously, thinking:

How could a small department head like him listen to such a big thing?

What if after hearing this, the boss will kill me to silence me?

What should I do?

It’s all Jiang Lele’s fault!

"Ms. Jiang, this is your favorite Longjing tea." Xu Zhongguo politely picked up the teacup and handed it to Jiang Lele.

A hint of surprise flashed across Jiang Lele's eyes.

"How do you know I like Longjing tea?"

Not to mention, before she was pulled into this world, she really liked making tea when she had nothing to do, and her favorite was Longjing.

Xu Zhongguo smiled at her and said, "Not only do I know that you like Longjing tea, I also know everything about you."

Jiang Lele took a sip of tea and put the cup on the table.

She raised her eyes and glanced at Xu Zhongguo, "Tell me about it?"

Xu Zhongguo put down his teacup together, his expression filled with solemnity.

"This story began five years ago. The world of reincarnation suddenly came into being, and an inexplicable force sucked many living people into this horror game. I was one of those people who was pulled in."

"Speaking of which, I've been pretty lucky. I cleared the Novice dungeon all the way up to the Extinction-level dungeon. Everyone says that if a player can clear all the dungeons, they can safely leave this world, so I've always had hope in my heart. Until that day, I was randomly matched into the Rose Manor dungeon, and there I met you."

Xu Zhongguo's gaze towards Jiang Lele gradually became serious.

"I mistook you for a dungeon boss, so I tried every way to kill you. But no matter how hard I tried, I couldn't hurt you at all. Finally, when I was completely exhausted, perhaps you took pity on me and told me the truth about this world."

"The so-called samsara world is an endless cycle of reincarnation. All players think they can leave here smoothly after completing all the dungeons, but in fact, that is only the beginning of reincarnation."

"Players who complete a dungeon will eventually be automatically assigned to advanced players by the system. The best of these advanced players will become core members of the dungeon's supervisory department. However, even within this core team, players are still divided into different tiers. If you don't want to be trampled upon by others, you must constantly strive to complete tasks and earn a high-level rating from the system. Thus, all players drawn into the game will devote their entire limited lives to this endless cycle of reincarnation."

"But I was still too young at the time. I didn't believe what you said at all. I knew I couldn't kill you, so I started looking for other ways to pass the level. Through my own exploration, I discovered the upside-down world in the Rose Manor. I plucked the lonely rose in the battlefield world and planted it in another beautiful world. Then I passed the level."

Xu Zhongguo's eyes revealed a hint of bewilderment and loss as he continued, "After clearing the level, I unexpectedly gained the right to modify the main system program of the instance. At that time, I thought I finally saw hope of leaving this world."

Jiang Lele narrowed her eyes slightly, and automatically searched for the clip with Xu Zhongguo among the unfamiliar images that suddenly appeared in her mind.

The young Xu Zhongguo didn’t have such a scruffy beard. He had a handsome face and was tall and straight, over 1.8 meters tall.

The scarred boy walked into the main system programming room of the copy with anticipation.

"I want to change the replica master system program."

[Please ask the player to speak the change command. ]

Young Xu Zhongguo clenched his hands nervously and swallowed.

"I want... to let everyone leave this world and return to real life."

[Command change failed, please try again with another command.]

Xu Zhongguo was stunned for a moment, his hopeful eyes touched. He nervously changed his instructions: "I want to leave this world and return to real life."

[Command change failed, please try again with another command.]

Later, Xu Zhongguo changed all the statements, but all the instructions failed to be changed.

The boy's eyes, originally filled with joy, gradually lost their luster, and he finally made a command: "I want to become the most powerful player in the world."

【Command changed successfully.】

Jiang Lele came back to her senses from her memories and her eyes fell on Xu Zhongguo opposite her.

"So later on, you became the most powerful person in the Copy Supervision Section?"

Xu Zhongguo smiled bitterly, "You could say that, but I'm still living under the control of the system."

Jiang Lele was not affected by these things and her emotions remained calm.

She asked, "What do I have to do with these things?"

Xu Zhongguo continued to explain, "Later, I learned that you were the Rose Manor dungeon master. Born in the dungeon, without a father or mother, you possessed immense power from a young age, a power that could threaten the entire samsara world. However, because you had no interest in the struggle for power and profit, you remained confined to the Rose Manor dungeon for all these years, never leaving."

"But the system won't tolerate anything that could threaten its power existing in this world. So, it assigned me to invite you out of retirement and make you a member of our Instance Supervision Department."

"At that time, you seemed to have been alone for too long and wanted to go out for a walk, so you came with me to the Sub-Inspection Section. Just like that, you became the most powerful female leader in our Inspection Section besides me."

When it came to this, Jiang Lele seemed to have some impression.

Among her extra memories, there were some memories of her leading the team to carry out missions after she became the leader of the copy supervision department.

"By the way, you should have met Jiang Wubai." Xu Zhongguo raised his head and asked.

Jiang Lele thought about it and nodded, "I have seen him. He even scolded you for cheating him."

Xu Zhongguo couldn't help but laugh and shook his head. "I did lie to him. Jiang Wubai has a similar background to you, his fighting skills are similar to yours, and he even has the same last name as you. His presence would also threaten the dungeon. So, after recruiting you to the Supervision Department, the system assigned you the task of recruiting Jiang Wubai."

I have an impression of this Jiang Lele.

She remembered that Xiaogua had mentioned before that a female leader and Jiang Wubai had a fierce fight.

Although she didn't know how the fight went, Jiang Lele knew that in the end she was the one who knocked Jiang Wubai down.

It seemed like she had made a bet, asking Jiang Wubai to call her master?

Xu Zhongguo: "I don't know the specific situation, but you did subdue Jiang Wubai. He even calls you master and is very loyal to you. Wherever you go, he follows you."

"But the system is starting to get uncomfortable with this situation. Any one of you could threaten the system's existence. If the two of you join forces, the threat to the system would be even greater. Therefore, the system has begun assigning different tasks to the two of you, trying to force you to separate."

"You're fine, but Jiang Wubai is very resistant to these tasks because he only listens to you, but he doesn't care about the system's assignments at all."

"Jiang Wubai's rebellion against the system's orders had a significant impact. To maintain its authority, the system assigned you the task of punishing Jiang Wubai. You knew that continuing to resist the system's orders would only cause greater trouble, so in the end, you ordered Jiang Wubai to be sent to the dungeon for three days of solitary confinement, a minor punishment but a major warning to other colleagues."

"Jiang Wubai thought you were really angry, so he gave up resistance and walked into the dungeon."

Jiang Lele's eyes began to become unfriendly as she stared at Xu Zhongguo.

"Jiang Wubai has been imprisoned for the past few years since I left. Is this what you did?"

Although she didn't know why he left later, she just felt a little unfair for Jiang Wubai.

Xu Zhongguo's smile was a bit helpless. "Yes, I was afraid that Jiang Wubai would get angry with the entire copy inspection department if he knew what happened to you later, so I lied to him and said that you have been angry with him all these years. Jiang Wubai stayed in the dungeon honestly so that he would not make you angry again."

Jiang Lele's eyes turned cold, "Jiang Wubai calling you an old man is really too mild."

"Alas." Xu Zhongguo's already aged face looked a little tired. "I know I've done a lot of wrong things. But... sometimes, I really can't do anything about it."

"After Jiang Wubai was imprisoned in the dungeon, you were quickly assigned another mission by the system. But this time, the system's purpose in issuing this mission was to kill you. While issuing tasks to you, the system also issued tasks to other players. Your task was to recruit a wild ghost in the dungeon, while the players' task was to ambush and kill you."

"That time, as soon as you entered the dungeon, hundreds of players who had been lying in wait attacked you simultaneously. You had no time to prepare and were severely injured. The players received generous rewards, but the system unexpectedly discovered that even if you were severely injured, you wouldn't die. In other words, no one could kill you in the dungeon."

Jiang Lele sneered, "So that stupid system sent you again to do some crazy things to me, causing me to lose my memory?"

Xu Zhongguo nodded. "The system made me erase your memory and throw you out of the dungeon world. But I think this is a good thing, because no one can leave this world, but you can. So I helped the system do this. I thought you would live well in the real world after you got out, but I don't know what happened. After a certain day, the system seemed to be out of control, and bugs started to appear frequently, even pulling you back into the dungeon."

At this point, Xu Zhongguo's tone became more hesitant.

"Furthermore, as the system lost control, he began issuing illogical commands more and more frequently, causing more and more bugs in the dungeon, which even I couldn't control."