Chapter 233 Five People Gathering
Aiwass stood up and walked out of the house.
The dancer, or rather... Miss "Honey Badger," didn't reveal much useful information. Other than giving him a rough idea that she was definitely not a teacher, Aiwass had already guessed this.
However, her words unconsciously revealed another piece of information.
That is, these people really don't remember why they came here—not just the kidnapper played by Aiwass. Combined with the abnormality of the couple, Aiwass can basically confirm two things.
The first thing is that only the promoted actors who play these roles are unaware of their true identities. The scripts they receive only describe the "identity they strive to portray," but they are unaware of their underlying identities.
However, in other layers of nightmares, those who act freely will unconsciously reveal their true intelligence.
In other words, everyone is trying their best to hide their true identity... like Agnes as a kidnapper, the honey badger as a spy, or Jacob as a "reporter" who is a ritual mage. But their roles all have their flaws, and only when another person plays "them who play these roles" can they play them more realistically - and this is the flaw.
The second thing is... everyone's memory is flawed, and it's not that they're intentionally hiding something. And this disordered memory will be written into the script for these promoted ones.
Lies and illusions are intertwined, like a dream. While deceiving others, you are also being deceived by something else.
"……interesting."
After closing the door, Aiwass gave a subtle smile.
"Any key information?"
The reporter couldn't wait to ask, "Tell us about it?"
"Why," Aiwass asked, "didn't you hear?"
"I'm not one to eavesdrop."
The reporter said confidently: "That's too ugly."
"He certainly didn't lie down and listen."
The old Overseer beside him nodded in confirmation. "Although the soundproofing here isn't great, even standing here I could still hear some of it... but it was blurry. Especially after that—after you lowered your voices, we couldn't hear anything at all."
"I didn't expect you to be so respectable."
Aiwass looked at the reporter with some surprise.
The reporter said proudly, "Of course."
"There is indeed key intelligence."
Aiwass looked at the old supervisor, then gave the reporter a deep look. "I think we should go to room 201."
This is not a new moon ceremony, but a full moon ceremony with plot, exploration, and mystery.
There will be such overlapping dreams, and there will be some gaps in everyone's memory... There must be a reasonable explanation.
As Merlin said—
"Weizhe creatively used minimal space and minimal analog soul to create a layered structure."
Aiwass repeated what Merlin had said before entering: "In other words, the space here is indeed this big. The rooms for us, plus the first-floor lobby. At most, we can add room 201."
"—can't even get into the kitchen."
The old supervisor folded his arms and added calmly, "I went to investigate after entering. The kitchen door wouldn't open. I had to use brute force to force it open, only to discover there was a brick wall behind it."
"There are six rooms and a hall—and there's no room for secrets in the hall."
Aiwass leaned against the wall, not lowering his voice, but said in a normal voice: "Then we can only go to Room 201 to check."
"I've already checked Room 201."
The reporter quickly said, "There's an empty room... It seems to be the room where the hotel owner's daughter lives, but there's no one inside."
Hearing this, the Supervisor's brows furrowed slightly. He glanced at the reporter, then looked deeply at Aiwass.
Aiwass just smiled and looked at him without responding.
He said briskly, "Just because you didn't see something on the previous level doesn't mean you don't see it on this level. The closer you get to the bottom, the closer you get to reality. Everything could change... Anyway, it's only this big. There's always a need to investigate again."
"Well said."
"You're so reliable, Mr. Fox."
At this moment, the door of Room 204 suddenly opened and the couple walked out.
Unlike before when they were timid and didn't even dare to look at Aiwass, their eyes were clear, their backs were straight, and they walked steadily.
"Let me introduce myself. I'm Jacaranda... and I'm a pharmacist now."
The woman smiled and put her hand on her chest and said politely.
The man briefly introduced himself: "I am Huoyin."
"I am a fox."
Aiwass nodded slightly and introduced himself as well.
“I really can’t tell…”
The woman sighed, "A devotee actually plays such a vicious character..."
"Perhaps it's because of his strong personal abilities that Merlin assigned him the most difficult role."
The Overseer beside him said calmly, "Let me introduce myself again... I'm Pure White."
"I'm a detective."
The reporter nearby said with a smile, “Now it’s a reporter… so, do we have five people now?
"This at least means we're below the third level... right? It shouldn't even be an hour now, and we're already most of the way there. We're really lucky."
——Five people suddenly gathered together.
If nothing unexpected happened, Jacaranda and Huoyin should have adopted the same strategy as Aiwass—they died together and were reborn together. Because their rooms were originally next to each other, they were able to wake up at the same time after being resurrected.
This is probably why Jacaranda did not die immediately with the detective. Compared with the identity of "reporter", the identity of "husband" is easier to verify.
However, Chunbai said slowly: "No, it could also be the fourth floor.
"Perhaps one of us is Merlin."
As he spoke, his eyes were already looking at the reporter.
"—This is not the place to talk."
Aiwass suddenly spoke, interrupting her.
He looked around, then suggestively glanced towards the room where the dancer was, revealing a terrifying smile. "How about we go to the first floor lobby and sit down and talk?"
No one had any intention of arguing in this narrow corridor. However, the current atmosphere was clearly not suitable for investigating Room 201.
If Merlin was among them, it was entirely possible that he could tamper with them or mislead them so that they missed some key information.
——With so many people suddenly arriving, it is obvious that exchanging information with each other is the top priority.
So everyone went downstairs, went to the hall and sat down at the round table.
There was a howling storm outside, with lightning and thunder.
Inside, there was no food on the long, round table, only candles. Chunbai went to the front desk and brought some wine to the table, while Lanhuayan poured everyone a glass. There was actually a gathering atmosphere.
Looking at the empty seat in front of the round table, Aiwass's mouth curled up slightly: "It seems that our cheating has disappointed Lord Weizhe..."
The round table was neatly arranged, with nine empty seats. Looking at the four empty seats, Aiwass felt like a grandparent who had prepared a meal and waited for their grandson to come home for dinner, but never saw him.
"Let's talk about our respective intelligence first."
Aiwass began, "I'll go through them one by one, starting with the most important one—I experienced a descent. On the previous floor, I only saw the 'Detective,' and I perished with him. Then I came to this floor."
Pure White, who was sitting next to Aiwass, continued, "I've been investigating, and no one has died yet. This is the floor I'm on."
Huoyin then spoke, providing crucial information: "I died twice.
"I didn't meet anyone on my birth floor. After dying once, I met Jacaranda. Then we went out and witnessed the bodies of the fox and the detective, both dead. So we learned to die together and ended up on this floor."
……Um?
Aiwass raised an eyebrow, noticing something was wrong.
Junbai also noticed something was wrong: "Twice?"
"Yes, twice."
Jacaranda said frankly, "Because after I came here, I killed my 'husband'. There I met the detective, who said he came from a higher level. Then I died... and on the lower level, I finally met the living silver.
"—This is an experiment I did. He skipped the floor where he died and landed on the floor below."
After hearing this, everyone present has already noticed the problem.
Almost everyone looked at the "detective" with suspicion.
The detective simply smiled gently. "What a coincidence! I've actually done this experiment myself. On a higher level, I killed both of you. So, the living silver must have come from a level higher than mine... Any questions?"
(End of this chapter)
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