"Cough cough!"
Arceus transformed back into human form. Fortunately, if he were assimilated by Tian Guangzhen, he would not lose his previous memories, as was demonstrated with Liu Xia before.
He remembered everything that happened in the previous cycle, and naturally he also remembered the ritual of becoming a god.
"This stone is no place for a human being!" Arceus muttered in frustration. "I can't move at all, and I have no sense of hearing, sight, or touch! I'd rather be a dog!"
Fortunately, Jiang Ran quickly turned him back. This feeling was truly unbearable. Afterward, Arceus used [Remnant Dream] to turn Gwen back. In this way, Jiang Ran finally had two more cards to use and could start planning to steal the dog from Marid.
It's worth mentioning that Arceus then inadvertently used [Residual Dream] four times, making some meaningless modifications with negligible consumption, but indirectly allowing Jiang Ran to inscribe a total of five layers of [Residual Dream].
Jiang Ran hadn't offered to have him replenish her supplies, yet he still did, which was undoubtedly a great help to Jiang Ran, and also revealed a piece of information—
Arthas had a complete idea of the effects of his current "miracle".
"You mean, that Marid is a master of formations?"
Arceus didn't participate in the dog theft at that time; in fact, he was just a stone back then. Gwen nodded: "He has a lot of materials for array formations at home. One or two might be a coincidence, but preparing so many can't possibly be a coincidence."
"For example, the material he used in his sachet was houttuynia cordata. This material emits a fragrance during the day, but it emits a fishy stench at night, so it is not suitable for making sachets. Therefore, it is very likely that Marid would use up the houttuynia cordata in one sachet every night and then change to another sachet the next day."
"Moonflower is a material used in many trigger formations."
Gwen looked up at the crowd and saw that their faces were full of confusion. Despite the large number of people standing here, she was the only one who understood formations. This kind of thing requires specialization. Even if you brought Einstein over, he wouldn't understand it!
"Miss Gwen, I think explaining the principles to us is really useless. Just tell us how to solve it, and we'll do it!"
Gwen covered her forehead: "Okay, I think that's a good idea."
“First of all, there must be multiple arrays set up in Marid’s house. Different arrays can complement each other. For example, if the first array requires Moonfish Grass to break, then I can add another array on top of it to repel Moonfish Grass in the area!”
"Therefore, we must break the previous layer of the formation in order to continue breaking the next layer, which is very troublesome."
"So, does that mean breaking the formation is unrealistic?"
Alex shrugged: "Then why don't you, Arceus, show off your power and just use your ability to turn them back? Wouldn't that solve the problem?"
Arceus chuckled: "Do you want to drain my mental energy out of me? I think your abilities are perfectly suited for this task."
“There’s no need for all that trouble, and it won’t cost you much mental energy.” Jiang Ran pondered for a moment. “You don’t need to directly change reality to ‘Rusger has regained his human form and appeared before us.’ You just need to have the two dogs corresponding to Rusger and Liu Xia ‘accidentally break free of their leashes.’”
Then, he will make Marid lose his memories of the two dogs. Even if he finds out from other residents that he did lose two dogs, by then both dogs will have returned to human form, and he will have no chance of finding them no matter how hard he tries!
Throughout the entire process, the group did not need to have any contact with Marid. They only needed to show their faces in front of Rusger. After Rusger broke free of its leash, it would naturally run towards them. Since the dog ran out on its own, it was not considered theft. And because they did not meet Marid at all, Marid's suicide program would not be triggered.
"What if Song Yang and his group, whom you mentioned, get involved during this time?"
"I believe they won't act rashly, and that's enough, don't you think, Alex?"
"Hehe, you're absolutely right..."
"Our dear Mr. Alex seems a bit weak, Ye Ye, could you lend him some of your spiritual energy?"
And so, everyone finished assigning tasks and could begin their work! Gwen, however, was deep in thought and tugged at Jiang Ran's sleeve: "I have an idea. Could you get a map of Tianguang Town?"
"That's easy, no problem, they should be available for sale on the street."
"Okay, I'll buy one on the way later."
Marid had been having breakfast at a noodle shop earlier. Based on the time and route, he should have reached South Street by now, so everyone headed to South Street and quickly found Marid upon arrival.
He was probably tired from walking and was resting on a bench by the street, holding a water cup in one hand and leading five dogs on leashes in the other. Jiang Ran straightened his clothes and pretended to be an ordinary passerby.
In this loop, Marid didn't know Jiang Ran, and Jiang Ran wasn't accompanied by the big black dog, so he had no interest in getting to know Jiang Ran. When Rusger saw Jiang Ran walking over, his eyes lit up!
Is Jiang Ran coming to rescue him? Is he prepared? Why is he walking straight over here?
Jiang Ran found a good angle and, after confirming that Marid couldn't see it, showed the words in his palm to Rusger.
We'll run straight into the woods!
Running into the woods? How can he run? He's chained up tightly; if he tries to run, he'll probably break his neck!
Just as Jiang Ran completely disappeared around the street corner, Rusger discovered that the rope tied around his neck had broken!
It's broken!
At the same time, Liu Xia's cloudy eyes suddenly cleared, because Jiang Ran had just used the recorded [Remnant Dream] to set a timed wake-up function for him!
run!
Rusger immediately took off running and plunged into the woods. Liu Xia was still in a daze, but she immediately followed him!
"My dog!"
Marid immediately stood up, but his mind suddenly went blank. He scratched his head and sat down again.
"Huh, what was I thinking of doing just now?"
"Mareed, your dog has run away! Go after it!"
The nearby residents immediately shouted a reminder. They had just seen Marid suddenly stand up and scratch his head. Why were you yelling so loudly? Are you out of your mind?
"My...dog?"
Marid looked at the three dogs beside him. The number was correct; none of his dogs were missing!
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