"Please sit down."

Lin Hu had the two of them sit down in two seats opposite each other, like a trial table.

"She wants you to speak." Lin Hu looked at Duan Linzhou, then gestured to Ling Jiuqi beside him.

After a day of reflection, he was no longer so conflicted. If Duan Linzhou had schemed against him, he would simply wave goodbye. He hated being schemed against, and he found the same feeling as Xiang Xiyu very unpleasant.

If Ling Jiuqi's previous words still hold true, he will leave directly.

He wasn't worried that Ling Jiuqi would refuse. Judging from her demeanor, she must have someone watching her, perhaps a system at a higher level than her, or something else entirely.

"I……"

"I'll go out first!"

Before Duan Linzhou could speak, Ling Jiuqi suddenly stood up abruptly. Without giving Lin Hu a chance to refuse, she ran straight to the door and closed it behind her.

Lin Hu was initially puzzled, but Duan Linzhou explained, "It's best if she stays outside; otherwise, if we're discovered, both of us will be in danger."

"Why?" Lin Hu looked at Duan Linzhou suspiciously. Why did he feel that Duan Linzhou knew more than him?

"Because this world isn't a fictional world; it was created by her supreme god, who is also her superior," Duan Linzhou said, glancing furtively at Lin Hu. He wasn't angry, just puzzled.

He continued, "This world was created by a survival game, and this game was researched by Wen Mofei..."

"Wait... Wen Mofei's research? Wait, I'm a bit confused." Lin Hu quickly interrupted Duan Linzhou. One minute it's not a novel world, the next it's Wen Mofei's game creation, which is making his brain completely fuzzy.

So he didn't time travel?

"Don't overthink it. Just listen to it as a story. I'll tell you, and you listen." Duan Linzhou was afraid that Lin Hu would overthink things and break down.

After comforting Lin Hu, Duan Linzhou began to recount the events in detail.

Initially, Wen Mofei researched a game and had them become beta testers.

This is a consciousness-based game that requires players to lie in a game pod. Duan Linzhou was probably feeling unwell at the time, which was detected by Ling Jiuqi's main god.

Thinking he was dead, they simulated the world he saw and conducted experiments.

That main god could be considered a screenwriter; she created multiple complete worlds to supply other main gods, and the world that appeared in Duan Linzhou's mind became her material.

However, because the images of his family and friends were also copied into Duan Linzhou's mind, he became hesitant and timid in everything he did. He was afraid that if he died, they would be left without support or heartbroken, and he was also afraid that they would die.

So in the original world, the main god erased his relatives, Duan Bohai and Jiang Qiaomei, but Duan Linzhou became more extreme, more worried about his childhood friend dying, and more timid.

Finally, the main god thought, if he didn't have these people around him, wouldn't he be able to unleash his full potential?

She revised it again, planning to have the three childhood friends die when they experienced the zombie siege. After two of them died, Duan Linzhou looked at the red-eyed zombies rushing towards Wen Mofei from behind.

Perhaps because he failed to save Wen Bozhi and Wang Fuqing, he broke free from the original script's constraints, but he could only control his body and stand behind Wen Mofei.

"Kill me! This virus is very dangerous. I... I'm dying... You don't want to see me turn into a zombie, do you?"

This was the last thing Duan Linzhou said.

In the end, Wen Mofei killed him, and Wen Mofei also went mad.

The main god did not expect this outcome; she was merely an AI created by an AI and did not understand these emotional entanglements of humans.

So, she pressed the keyboard again and changed the plot.

This time, she wanted everyone to live; she had poured her heart and soul into this world.

She extracted and stored Ling Jiuqi's memories of her previous acquaintance with Duan Linzhou, and arranged for a newly captured soul to enter it, this time to assist.

But she never expected that human emotions could be so complex.

Those two human beings of the same sex actually fell in love, but fortunately, the mission was completed well, so she didn't pursue the matter.

Duan Linzhou wasn't very aware of these things; it was just Ling Jiuqi relaying them to him.

As for how he found out, it was when Ling Jiuqi arrived on the island while Lin Hu was unconscious. Duan Linzhou seemed to suddenly notice Ling Jiuqi's presence, and his presence was very strong.

He entered Ling Jiuqi's room and saw two books with white covers on the table.

It's about this world; one book is about his past experiences, and the other is about his current experiences.

He opened it and read it, only then did he understand the cause and effect. Later, he also talked to Ling Jiuqi about it and learned a deeper story.

He didn't intend to tell Lin Hu any of this; it was Ling Jiuqi's choice, and it was up to her to decide whether or not to tell Lin Hu.

As for Ling Jiuqi not showing up, it's because she's afraid of being caught by her boss again; they also have performance evaluations.

Lin Hu was stunned into silence after hearing this, so he wasn't actually wearing the novel, but rather his consciousness had been pulled in?

"I didn't mean to hide it from you at first, I just felt it was unnecessary. Later, I didn't tell you because I thought it might be discovered if I told you." He was only explaining now out of necessity, afraid that Lin Hu would break up with him because of this.

Just then, Ling Jiuqi knocked twice on the door and came in. Behind her was a woman in a red dress who looked ethereal.

Lin Hu and Duan Linzhou vaguely guessed each other's identities!

"I'm sorry." Ling Jiuqi lowered her head, not daring to look at the two people inside the room.

She apologized even though it wasn't her fault.

"Let me introduce myself. I am Xiao Jiu'er's manager, the God of Exploration, responsible for writing simulation adventure worlds. I believe Xiao Jiu'er has already told you this, so let me tell you something you don't know." The God of Exploration said, sitting down in the empty seat next to Duan Linzhou.

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