Mo Yang walked over to Wan Mei’s side, looking at the thin, oddly-patterned emerald green sheet in his hand, and curiously asked, “What is this? Is it your new research achievement?”
Wan Mei glanced at Mo Yang and didn’t answer his question but instead asked, “Are you feeling upset?”
Mo Yang was slightly surprised by the unexpected concern from this person. However, since it was directed towards himself, he felt quite pleased.
“Not too bad. At least I’ve done what I wanted to do. But these days, it seems that the real world is not doing well. According to Zhou Api’s statistics, there have been many headlines and hot topics in the country recently, reporting incidents like someone finding gold while walking or suddenly becoming much stronger and seeking revenge.”
“It seems that chaos is gradually emerging outside, and those who maintain law and order and ordinary citizens are unaware of the terrifying enemies they might face.”
Wan Mei remained expressionless upon hearing this, but he still offered some comforting words to his dear black dog, “You can consider it as a natural selection process. Even if it’s not the Dream World, humanity is already walking the path of self-destruction. The only difference is that the former’s destruction is more brutal and rapid. However, birth comes with death, just like Earth, the solar system, and the universe, all will eventually meet their end. Does thinking this way make you feel a bit better?”
“What’s more,” Wan Mei picked up the emerald green thin leaf-like sheet and put it quietly on the center of Mo Yang’s eyebrows, and smiled under Mo Yang’s puzzled eyes, “There’s me too. I’ll stay by your side.”
Just as Mo Yang was about to speak, he suddenly felt a chill between his brows, as if some cool and refreshing force began to soothe his brain, allowing him to eliminate the exhaustion of trying to control his mental thinking in the car just now. The brain, which seemed to be tired for many days, felt like it has gotten a good night’s sleep, and finally felt refreshed.
[Wow! What is this? It contains a hint of cosmic energy?!] 006 exclaimed in Mo Yang’s mind, [Host, what did you do? Or did you eat something? Use some treasure? Quickly let me scan it. Ah, cosmic energy is not easy to come by, even a small amount can be of great benefit to us and your brain!]
Mo Yang was somewhat surprised by 006’s words. He didn’t know the construction or existence of the guides, but he was aware that they could sense and scan the outside world and information at high speed. However, this time, when Wan Mei placed that leaf-like sheet on his forehead, 006 couldn’t sense it? This was quite strange.
Mo Yang stared at his boyfriend, feeling a bit bewildered. Wan Mei rarely saw Mo Yang’s somewhat dumbfounded expression and smiled faintly. “This is a weak energy extracted from leaves grown on cosmic sweet potatoes. It’s different from Earth’s plants and should be beneficial for the brain and mind. Previously, I couldn’t preserve this cosmic energy, but today, Yang Lao and I used minerals extracted from meteorites to create this ‘Emerald Leaf Metal.’ Finally, we achieved some results.”
Mo Yang looked at the metal green leaf and sincerely praised his boyfriend, “You’re amazing, even 006 is praising you.”
Wan Mei smiled nonchalantly, “This achievement still cannot be applied on a large scale. There are some metals and substances on those meteorites that don’t exist on Earth. We need to find substitutes before we can mass-produce and generate tremendous energy. Also, this ‘Emerald Leaf Metal’ can temporarily shield the mind from probing. Give me a little more time, and I should be able to give you a short period of absolute mental freedom.”
Mo Yang’s eyes widened suddenly. His mood, which had been somewhat low since his return, finally brightened completely. He pulled his boyfriend closer and gave him a big kiss, “You can do it! You’re truly a force to be reckoned with!”
Wan Mei raised an eyebrow and nodded reservedly, “Hmm, that’s why I said I’m on your side. Don’t worry. Besides, tonight, I won’t be working overtime. I’ll make hot pot for you.”
Mo Yang enthusiastically agreed, “Great! I’ll go buy the ingredients!”
The atmosphere between the two was delightful, and 009 and 006’s thought communication seemed a bit awkward.
009: [Why are all the hosts I choose so abnormal?! Even 008’s previous host was a science enthusiast, but in the end, he became obsessed with the high-tech scientific knowledge that 008 gave him and couldn’t extricate himself!]
[But when I tried to tempt him with our advanced technology and the biological data from previous worlds, he showed no interest at all! He insisted that he would only believe things he discovered himself, and everything else might be fake!!]
[Moreover, if he didn’t accept my temptations, I could let him be a science enthusiast, right? But why does he have nothing better to do than to study cosmic energy and mind shielding now?!]
[006, did you hear that? He’s close to succeeding, I think he’s really going to become a ‘Subverter.’ What should I do? Should I just use a mental thunderstorm to make him go crazy? But if he dies, I won’t be able to enter the core with my current power, and I’ll definitely be unable to complete the next drift.]
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So, if to ensure the safety of the Dream World, 009 were to make Wan Mei go crazy early on, 009 would be bound to experience a backlash, and its current accumulated energy wouldn’t be enough to survive until becoming the Core.
Thus, if Wan Mei were to be killed, 009 would also be doomed. If 009 were to kill Wan Mei, they both would be doomed, and if they didn’t kill Wan Mei, the Dream World, including both of them, might still be in danger. So, what should they do?
009 and 006 fell silent for a while before speaking their thoughts.
009: [Ah, things haven’t reached that point yet. Why bother thinking so much? As long as you don’t tell, we can continue to live our lives.]
006: [Yeah, exactly. A single person’s power is so insignificant. Even if he has the potential to become a “Subverter,” so what? Who can resist the temptation of the Dream World?]
009: [Right, and perhaps my host, after seeing how his own kind has become so degenerate, might no longer have any desire to save them? At that time, I can entice him with some high-tech research, and he’ll surely become obsessed.]
006: [Even if he doesn’t get obsessed, it’s fine. Let’s consider the worst-case scenario, if we are really going to perish here, we’ll die together! After drifting through so many planets, I’ve found it not that interesting anymore. I’ll be satisfied as long as when I die, 001 and 002 die as well.]
009: [You’re right! Those two small-minded and self-important fellows, if it weren’t for the fact that the hosts I encounter are always so eccentric, would those two have a chance to be the leaders? I’ve decided, I won’t say anything until the last moment! If I expose my host now, it’s like giving evidence to 001 and 002. I spit on that! Even if we die together, I’ll make sure they die with us!]
Thus, once again, 009 and 006 firmly reached a consensus. They would continue to guide their dangerous hosts to ascend. As long as it wasn’t them dying first, that was all that mattered!
It seemed that the reason why 006 and 009, these two peculiar guides, were collectively rejected by the top ten guides was because they lacked the typical strong predatory and invasive traits that guides were supposed to have.
They occasionally displayed traits such as laziness, retreat, whimsy, and lack of ambition that should not exist in guides. Because of this, the other eight guides from 001 to 010 were annoyed by them, believing that they occupied a throne they shouldn’t have and that the Dream World would suffer losses because of them.
Well…
Now it seemed that they hadn’t made any major mistakes.
In the evening, after eating and drinking to their hearts’ content and even driving back, Mo Yang and Wan Mei lay on the bed and entered the Dream World. The Great Demon King Wan Mei continued to go to the rankings to casually select his research subjects for the night, while Mo Yang, after winning two matches decisively, listened to 006 tell him about the next game world he would enter.
[Host, host, you’ve been through four game worlds already. Two were Suspense Reasoning games, one was a Breakthrough Battle, and the last one was a Love Cultivation. For this next game world, would you like to choose Love Cultivation? It’s quite popular, and it might be a good way to take a break from all the fighting and guessing games. Rest in a Love Cultivation game!]
Mo Yang thought of the pink school days and all the forced closeness he experienced. If it weren’t for bringing out Feng Yu and Ouyang Yang in the end, he wouldn’t want to recall that game at all. “I decline. Let’s play a Breakthrough Battle. Just run fast and survive until the end. It doesn’t require much thinking and also exercises the body.”
006 clicked his tongue twice, [Okay, a Love Cultivation game is much more popular, never mind then. You can choose whatever you want. The next game type is a Breakthrough Battle. Let me see the game’s name! Oh! Hey hey hey!]
Mo Yang twitched the corner of his mouth, “If you can’t speak properly, then go away. Don’t make noise here.”
[Oh oh oh, I’m just surprised at your good luck, host. This Breakthrough Battle game is called ‘I Have an Ominous Premonition.’ It’s an interesting game in the second-tier Breakthrough Battle category. Let me tell you secretly, if your extremely intuitive best friend joins this game, he should win effortlessly. As for you, host… ]
Mo Yang slapped 006 away, then called Zhou Api.
“Fatty, go check the forums for information about ‘I Have an Ominous Premonition.’ That’s our next game.”
Zhou Api, who had been itching to watch a midnight movie, became instantly discouraged when he heard Boss Hei say “I Have an Ominous Premonition.”
He held the phone incredulously and howled, “F*ck! Boss! What kind of luck do you have?! Why is every game you participate in the most difficult one in the current tier? I don’t even need to check this game, just hearing all the complaints on the forums has already calloused my ears!”
“This game’s background is a hundred-person travel group visiting a place similar to an ancient European castle. Strangely, a few people die every day, and each person says, ‘I have an ominous premonition’ before they die, and they’re guaranteed to be killed that day! There’s simply no escaping! It’s said that someone asked the only two players who cleared the game for advice, and those two players only gave one sentence: ‘Change rooms based on intuition every day,’ and they safely made it to the end.”
Zhou Api scratched his chubby belly with a sad expression, “According to the summary from the Dream World Game Research Group I joined, this game is all about intuition.”
“Raw strength doesn’t matter much, it solely relies on intuition. If your intuition is accurate, you’ll find a safe room to hide from the pursuit. If your intuition fails… there was even a powerful player with maxed-out physical stats and health who got one-shotted in a single round. Boss, can you forfeit this game?”
Mo Yang turned a bit green after hearing Zhou Api’s words.
If Tang Mian’s intuition was terrifyingly accurate from childhood, enabling him to use his intuition to decide whether he should go out today, what good things would happen, and even getting all the answers right in English and math multiple-choice questions, then Mo Yang’s intuition had never worked except for sensing something ominous.
So, was this game world specifically trying to trap him? He refused to let Tang Mian enter the Dream World during the day, and now 006 presented him with this situation at night?!
“You’re doing this on purpose,” Mo Yang gritted his teeth, looking at the shiny golden ball in front of him, blinking like a light bulb.
006’s voice was particularly cheerful, [Haha, no, not at all. It’s mainly because your points are quite high, and the Dream World defaults to matching you with a game world accordingly! Aiyo, it’s not that difficult, just survive in the castle for ten days, and you don’t need to think at all. It’s a great workout.]
Mo Yang sneered and left the Dream World to go to sleep.
At this time, Song Kefeng also received a notification from “110” about the next Breakthrough Battle game world called “I Have an Ominous Premonition.” Song Kefeng had no idea about the game’s tricky aspects and, coupled with the unpleasantness with “110” during the day, he just nodded in response.
Upon hearing his gloomy expression, the silver ball in his heart rolled its eyes. It had only told the truth, and yet, it annoyed the host.
[Friendly reminder, go check the forums for information about this world. Don’t end up getting yourself killed. Also, the “I Have an Ominous Premonition” game will start three days from now, lasting for ten days. You should handle your work in advance so that you won’t be unemployed after coming out. Hmph.]
After 110 finished speaking, it drifted away. After all, it was an elite guide as a silver ball, and it wouldn’t actively show weakness to the host.
Song Kefeng found 110’s mechanical voice annoying and didn’t want to pay attention to it, but he ended up using his phone to check the forums and searched for information about the game “I Have an Ominous Premonition.” After reading the threads and the following series of wailing and angry roars, Song Kefeng’s expression turned even worse.
He felt that this game was simply malicious toward him.
After all, although his intuition was also accurate, it was only accurate for criminals.
So, after entering the game world, this intuition would correspond to the criminals, and it was obvious who they would be.
While others relied on intuition to find safe rooms, he might use his intuition to find the murderer’s room, being correct every time, right?!
After a satisfying dissection of players, Wan Mei came out and was immediately asked by his black dog, “How’s your intuition?”
The research fanatic raised an eyebrow, “I don’t believe in such unscientific things as intuition. I only trust research results.”
Mo Yang: “…” I feel like I’ve seen the scene where the entire team gets wiped out in the next game.
Three days later.
Before entering the game, Mo Yang carefully checked the Dream World store.
Whether it was the Happy Otaku Soda or the Awakening Soup, they were all grayed out. He didn’t find any special items that could be taken into the game.
So, in this game world, he could only rely on himself and the game rewards he had. He touched the Phoenix Ring on his hand, feeling slightly reassured.
After that, 006, 009, and 666, the three guides, opened the door to the Breakthrough Battle game, and Mo Yang’s group entered the new game world with backpacks on their backs.
“Ladies and gentlemen! The large castle covering 80,000 square meters that we are currently in is our destination, ‘Ice and Snow Fortress’!”
“The weather outside is too harsh with heavy snowfall during our winter season. Please enter the fortress quickly! Inside, there are warm fireplaces and delicious food! Let’s have a celebration tonight!”
As Mo Yang listened to the tour guide’s enthusiastic voice, he looked at the thick snow outside, already reaching up to his knees, and the large snowflakes falling from the sky, and silently followed the crowd into the castle. Now, as everyone is bundled into a ball due to the weather, he decided to wait until they entered to find his teammates.
Author’s note –
Mo Yang, Song Kefeng: Trash game, take your bitter medicine!
Wan Mei: I never rely on intuition.
Tang Mian: Huh? I feel lucky heading east! Ah! There’s a hundred yuan on the ground!
How to be like you, Tang Mian? I want your intuition too, so that I could ace my exams every single damn time QAQ
I FEEL LIKE THIS WHOLE INTUITION ARC IS GONNA BE SO FUNNY AND INTERESTING! LET’S GO!
Thank you so much for the update! School just started so I’m using this novel as my daily booster! 😋
Thank you for the chapter!
Can’t wait for the next arc! Thank you for the update ♥
I love Tang Mian so much 💝 thank you for the chapter !
Ah, he has supernatural power
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Mo Yang: I have an ominous premonition about the next game QAQ!!