Chapter 78 What exactly is the Tower of Forgotten Things?
The demons described by the boy are indeed more terrifying than powerful enemies.
“So, maybe it’s possible for the two of us to work together,” the boy said.
He looked at the tower in the distance.
"You mean, we need two people to remind each other?" Ning Shuyin asked.
The boy nodded: "No two individuals in the world have exactly the same memories. As long as there are slight differences, if one person begins to forget, the other can remind them."
That sounds like a good idea.
"Come on, I'll take you there." The boy held out his hand to her.
The boy led her to take a shortcut.
They leaped across the rooftops and soon arrived at the foot of the ominous black tower.
"Let's exchange names first. My name is Ning Shuyin."
“My name is… Robert.” The boy released her hand and pointed towards the stairs. “Let’s begin.”
The steps inside the tower are also black, spiraling upwards.
Stepping onto this path signifies the beginning of "loss".
Moreover, whether the memories can be recovered after the mission is successful is unknown.
But if they stagnate, countless people will face loss. She can only do her best to give it her all.
I made up my mind.
As Ning Shuyin stepped onto the first step, she felt as if a thin thread had been pulled out of her head.
She staggered and grabbed the wall for support.
How did she come into this world? It seems… I can't remember.
She shook her head and continued upwards.
After walking down the first floor, she looked out of the tower window and saw a strange sight.
The dilapidated and crooked houses outside radiate outwards from the tower like a circle.
The ring of buildings closest to the tower seems to have been straightened by a hand.
The dilapidated exterior walls were restored to their original state.
She turned around and looked down at the steps.
The staircase that was originally black has turned pure white behind her feet.
"What's going on?" Ning Shuyin asked the boy behind her.
"Never mind that, let's keep going up," the boy urged her.
The staircase inside the tower is wide enough for two people to walk side by side.
But the boy always lagged behind her by a few steps, walking behind her.
Finally, they reached one-third of the height of the tower.
Ning Shuyin felt increasingly confused.
Many faces flashed through her memory and then quickly became unfamiliar.
“Hold on,” Robert’s voice came from behind, calm and composed. “Don’t think about what you’ve forgotten. Our goal is to reach the top and kill Power Source Zero.”
Yes, the target...
Ning Shuyin gritted her teeth, forcing herself to ignore the feeling of her soul being hollowed out, and continued upward.
We finally reached the middle of the tower.
"Who am I?" Ning Shuyin asked Robert.
"Don't worry about who you are, just keep going up, quick." The boy helped her up from behind.
At this very moment, in the Galaxy Cinema control center.
The technician was covered in sweat.
Marlowe pointed to the red dot on the screen that was dimming: "Chairman, the situation is very bad!"
The blue light representing Situ Linchen has long since disappeared.
And the still-pulsating red dot of light is getting dimmer and dimmer.
"Miss Ning's mental data is being lost in large quantities. If this continues, she will completely forget who she is and become an empty data shell!"
Marlowe's voice trailed off: "She... most likely won't be coming back."
Zhou Zhiheng stood in front of the central control console, his face as cold as ice.
Just then, his personal computer rang.
It is Muzer's encrypted communication.
"Muze, speak."
"Mr. Zhou, we have uncovered a hacker base belonging to the You family on Gamma Star. Currently, the fleet's technical department is working on cracking the system, but the results are not promising."
Mu Ze spoke quickly: "External hacking can only temporarily stabilize this virtual world and prevent it from collapsing. But the internal switch must be found by the people inside themselves, otherwise..."
He didn't continue.
Zhou Zhiheng understood what he meant. The virtual world could only be closed from within.
Situ Linchen and Ning Shuyin can only get out on their own.
Mu Ze then asked, "Marshal and Miss Ning, how is the progress going?"
Zhou Zhiheng's gaze never left the red dot on the screen.
Even if the light spot is so dim that it is almost invisible.
Zhou Zhiheng took a deep breath and said to Mu Ze, "They got separated."
"But I believe her."
The communication ended in a somber atmosphere.
Zhou Zhiheng pursed his lips and reopened the window connecting to the virtual world.
He called out into the microphone in a deep voice, "Situ Linchen, Ning Shuyin, can you hear me? Answer me."
"The You family hackers have been brought under control, and Mu Ze has taken over the perimeter security. You are safe for the time being and there will be no further external interference."
“My technical team is here, on call 24/7. We will do everything we can to stabilize this world until you get out.”
"..."
There was no response.
Zhou Zhiheng repeated it twice more.
Everyone around was still busy.
But they all noticed their boss's unusual behavior.
Zhou Zhiheng, the most arrogant heir of the Zhou family, is someone who consistently regards money and profit as paramount.
He always took the people in the fleet seriously.
He held that girl in utter contempt.
The entire value of the cinema wasn't enough to move him.
But today, he seemed to be praying to an empty void.
At this moment, inside the Tower of Oblivion, unseen by Zhou Zhiheng, Ning Shuyin was experiencing a battle of souls.
"Go up."
The hooded boy's reminders kept ringing out.
Ning Shuyin's brain was like a blank sheet of paper that had been almost completely wiped clean.
The only remaining central point on the paper was to find Situ Linchen and shut down this virtual world.
With each step upwards, the power of the tower rubbed against her sea of consciousness.
She was covered in cold sweat, almost gritting her teeth, trying to replay the man's name in her mind, replaying all the moments they had spent together.
Blood was already starting to trickle from her ears and the corners of her eyes.
But she didn't dare to loosen her grip even slightly.
“Our goal is to reach the summit and kill Power Source Zero,” Robert patiently repeated the objective behind her.
"Reach the summit?" Ning Shuyin was unfamiliar with this term.
"Yes, hurry up."
Blood dripped from her body to the ground.
But she was reluctant to use her "healing power" to treat herself.
Ning Shuyin glanced out the window unconsciously, and yet another row of crooked buildings was miraculously straightened.
The cracked ground was mended.
The grass is sprouting.
The once dilapidated scene has been revitalized.
The world is being restored, in rhythm with her climbing steps.
Is she the one healing this broken world?
Suddenly, the word "healing" rushed into her mind, bringing with it a golden guiding thread that pointed towards the top of the tower.
"Yes, that's where we're going."
Her steps became firm again.
Robert, walking behind her, had a look of surprise in his deep purple eyes.
The stairs lead to a door.
Ning Shuyin went inside.
The view from the top of the tower startled her.
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