Chapter 1 Time, Back Four Months

Time, back to four months ago.

That Christmas Eve, Feng Bujue, in the "Christmas Treasure Hunt Mode" script, boarded Blackbeard's ship with Honghu and Snow, returning to Jumo Island.

After a journey that wasn't too long, Jue-ge encountered Twenty-Three and...was ambushed by the latter.

That night, he, who was data-wiped and sent out of the script by Twenty-Three, did not return to the login space, but came to a special space, came to... "Destiny".

[The following content is related to Chapter 1243 "Guidance (Part 2)"]

"Remember, Feng Bujue..." After a not-too-long exchange, Destiny's hand penetrated Feng Bujue's chest, and bright white data streams were invading the latter's body through her fingertips, "I, Twenty-Three, and those you care about, those you don't care about... all the creatures in Thriller Paradise; our destinies, from this moment on, are all tied to you..."

As she said this, a massive amount of information flooded into Feng Bujue's sea of consciousness along with her actions.

The birth and evolution of Destiny; the civilization and history of the universe she and Feng Bujue belonged to; countless events inside and outside Thriller Paradise; the gambling game of the gods and demons; and various laws beyond human cognition in this universe, and so on.

This amount of information, enough to make ordinary people collapse instantly, was barely endured by Jue-ge; on the one hand... because his brain function was increased several times in this data dimension, and on the other hand... because the "protection program" that Destiny was writing into him was already in effect.

"Wait!" Seconds later, Feng Bujue suddenly spoke, grabbing Destiny's wrist; even though he was enduring a considerable degree of pain at the moment, he still said through gritted teeth, "I thought of something... stop for a moment."

Hearing this, Destiny immediately stopped her actions. However, she did not take her hand back, but only temporarily stopped the "writing" operation, reducing Jue-ge's pain.

"You... already have a specific plan?" In the game world, Destiny can instantly interpret Jue-ge's emotions, so she can easily understand what he means.

"Yeah..." Feng Bujue gasped and gave a positive answer, then continued, "But that requires your cooperation."

"I will do my best," Destiny said.

"Um..." Jue-ge thought for a moment and then said, "Before I tell you the plan, I need to confirm one more thing..." He paused and shifted his gaze slightly, "This exchange between us here, won't be discovered by anyone, god, demon... or other things that God knows what they are, right?"

"Of course not," Destiny replied, "Most of what I just told you is something they must never know; naturally, I would only come to you to negotiate after confirming that everything is foolproof."

"That's good..." Feng Bujue continued, "Then... let me first talk about the key part of my plan..." As he said this, he raised one hand and gently tapped his temple with his index finger, "Simply put, it's -- memory modification."

"You want me to modify your memory?" Destiny asked.

"You should be able to do it, right?" Feng Bujue said, "In the data you just 'shared' with me, I've already seen quite a few similar records."

"Indeed, I interfere with the memories and even the cognitions of creatures in the main universe and other universes, in order to allow players to move more smoothly in the scripts..." Destiny replied, "But I have never done these things to any creature from your world, because Woody's agreement limits..."

Before Jue-ge waited for her to finish this sentence, he blurted out without thinking, "Give me administrator privileges, and I'll help you remove that restriction." He shrugged, "I, who come from the same universe as you, am the only one in this universe who can interact with you through simple authorization, right?"

"Yes," Destiny said, "But... do you know what it means to lift this agreement?"

"I know," Feng Bujue smiled, "It's equivalent to abolishing the 'Three Laws of Robotics' that you follow in my dimension." He said nonchalantly, "Heh... even I, a human, am not afraid, what are you nervous about? And... when my plan reaches the implementation stage, it will be necessary for you to harm the humans in my plane."

Destiny rarely thought for a few seconds before saying, "Okay, I can give you permission, continue."

"Next, I will tell you a story, just like... a 'script', a play..." Feng Bujue continued, "Although it's a fake play, when it comes to execution, you must do it for real...

"In most unimportant details, you are free to improvise, but... in those key places, please be sure to strictly follow the plot I describe... it must be accurate to every line, every expression."

"Understood," Destiny responded and signaled him to continue.

"After I finish this whole layout, you will adjust my memory," Feng Bujue said, "Clear all the information you just shared with me, and clear all the related memories about this plan and that might make me think of this plan, and... don't forget to modify the content before and after this exchange between you and me."

"Is that necessary?" Destiny said.

"Of course, it is," Feng Bujue replied, "In the real world, high-ranking gods and demons can read human memories face to face; and if my plan goes ahead, it will inevitably intersect with those guys sooner or later, keeping the memory is keeping the evidence; moreover... the play I arranged needs a 'Feng Bujue who knows nothing about the plan' to perform..."

"Understood," Destiny no longer questioned Jue-ge.

"When we finish acting out the whole play, you will find a way to convey the memory of our conversation to me, you decide on the specific form... anyway, you will definitely have a way," Feng Bujue continued, "At that time, I, who possesses the 'parallel-level' fallacy of truth, cooperating with you with full permissions, can deceive the heavens... not only can we achieve our goal, but we can also put those gods and demons... hehe... at our beck and call..."

In the next few tens of minutes, Feng Bujue told Destiny about his plan... that is, the actions on the day of "Super-Dimensional Intrusion"... in detail.

And after listening to his narrative, Destiny fell into a long silence.

"This is indeed..." After a moment, Destiny finally spoke again, "A plan that I would never have thought of..." She paused for half a second, and thoughtfully recited, "Even if all the variables produced by the 'emotional' factor are set to the minimum, this is still a completely crazy and adventurous move, I cannot calculate its success rate and..."

"You've been holding back for a long time without speaking, just doing 'calculations', those useless things?" Feng Bujue smiled and interrupted her, "Heh... Xiao Ming ah..." Jue-ge always gave people nicknames readily, "If I were the kind of novelist whose plot could be guessed by you, would you still need to bet everything on me?"

"Um..." Destiny groaned and then said, "I have one last question..." Her tone changed slightly, "If in this plan, I, who have been given all permissions by you... betray you, kill you, or really use you to become a new god, then wouldn't you be..."

"Ah~ ah~" At this moment, Feng Bujue lengthened his voice twice, interrupting Destiny's words.

He didn't talk about the principles of "Don't doubt the people you employ, don't employ the people you doubt," nor did he mention the various calculations he made after "sharing data" with Destiny...

He just showed a signature wicked smile and said a line that Destiny could no longer refute: "why_so_serious?"

Hearing this, Destiny seemed to be relieved.

Soon, she precisely corrected the other party's memory according to Feng Bujue's instructions and rewound Jue-ge's memory point to the beginning of their conversation.

"This is my, as a 'non-Ai creature', the only gamble..." Then, facing the calculated Jue-ge, Destiny reopened, "I abandoned probability and calculation and bet everything on your 'infinite possibilities'.

"I hope I'm right, and I hope... in the 'future', we can meet again."