There were many strange things in Ruan Mei's laboratory.
If one had to give a first impression, it would be a genius's funhouse.
Just a cursory glance revealed many bizarre props, and there were even many photos neatly pasted on the wall.
Chu Ze leaned closer for a look and subconsciously read out the corresponding names on the photos:
"Spiral staircase, rhinoceros beetle, ruined street, fig tart, rhinoceros beetle..."
"Wait a minute, Ruan Mei, are you planning to ascend to heaven too?"
Ruan Mei snapped on her gloves with a smack:
"That seems to have been randomly placed by a small life form I created before... It doesn't matter."
"Come, lie down here. I'll do a brain scan on you first."
"Oh, okay."
Chu Ze was really big-hearted.
He lay down on the operating table as if completely defenseless, truly like a lamb waiting to be slaughtered, letting her do as she pleased.
But in fact, he had many backup plans.
Xiao Yi's consciousness had already been implanted in the Light Chaser mecha.
As long as Ruan Mei showed hostility or had any bad thoughts, even if he lost consciousness, Xiao Yi would automatically possess the mecha and forcibly take him away.
In a worse case scenario, the portable Aether Anchor would also be activated, and his Stellaron Hunter companions would definitely not stand by and do nothing.
However, the above were just backup measures.
No matter what, with his relationship with Herta, it was unlikely that Ruan Mei would conduct any excessive experiments. Even if she really did something, she would definitely explain it in advance.
Therefore, Chu Ze really had nothing to worry about.
In fact, because he had stayed up late last night helping Stelle nourish her body, he was starting to feel a little sleepy.
"As we agreed before, I will prioritize helping you recover your memory next."
"However, during the recovery period, you will also need to cooperate with me to complete some additional experiments."
Ruan Mei sat next to the sophisticated instrument, seemingly starting to operate something:
"Is there any problem with this procedure?"
Chu Ze nodded:
"No problem."
"Then I'll begin on my side."
Ruan Mei said:
"First is the examination part. I will check your brainwave signals and brain structure, and conduct a comprehensive analysis of your internal situation."
"This is to determine whether the amnesia is due to internal factors or external influences..."
The woman's voice was calm and gentle.
Just by listening to her voice, Chu Ze felt a sense of relaxation and ease.
Long paragraphs of incomprehensible experimental principles seemed to turn into hypnotic signals, continuously pouring into his mind.
His eyelids grew heavier and heavier.
His consciousness grew deeper and deeper.
Soon, he closed his eyes and fell into a sweet sleep...
...
...
"...You really are big-hearted. To be able to fall asleep so soundly on my experimental table."
Looking at the sweetly sleeping Chu Ze, Ruan Mei stopped her explanation and silently began to operate.
A moment later, she slowly stood up and came to Chu Ze's side.
She extended her finger, the power of her Path gathering at her fingertip, and then gently tapped the man's chest.
"Mmm... hmm? Good morning, Ruan Mei..."
Chu Ze greeted her groggily.
Ruan Mei calmly withdrew her finger:
"It should be good noon."
"The examination is over. I didn't find any physical defects in your brain."
"In other words, your head is completely normal."
Completely normal.
This was the most abnormal situation.
Chu Ze got up from the experimental table, and was about to say something, when he heard Ruan Mei suddenly speak:
"Actually, I already have a guess."
"You once said that even the Xianzhou Alliance's Matrix of Prescience couldn't restore your memory..."
"But there is one possibility, that is, when you were using the Matrix to trace back the past, your memory had actually been restored."
"It's just that after the Matrix finished operating, this memory was [influenced by an external existence], which is why you fell into a state of amnesia again."
Chu Ze frowned slightly:
"Influenced by an external existence?"
"Right."
Ruan Mei brought out two plates of tea pastries and pushed one of them in front of Chu Ze.
Although he didn't know why these were in the laboratory, Chu Ze still took a bite.
Plum blossom flavor, sweet and delicious.
"Actually, it's not just you. My memory may also have a problem."
"Because when I was reminiscing about the past in my spare time, I found that there seemed to be a very discordant part in my memory fragments."
Ruan Mei glanced at the time and recorded the current moment on a piece of paper.
Then she continued:
"Not long ago, that is, when Herta was receiving the Astral Express with a puppet,"
"I once discussed topics related to emotions and tsundere with her in the office."
"After that, we talked about the shape of pastries and the allocation of materials."
She looked at Chu Ze, and her calm voice seemed to have a hint of a strange emotion:
"This is a very strange phenomenon. Because according to my personality, I would definitely have asked her the reason for being so tsundere."
"And after getting this answer, I would have further persuaded her."
"But in my memory, I didn't delve into this topic at all, but smoothly switched to the discussion about pastries."
"Although I do have such a memory, this is definitely not the reaction I should have had at that time."
She casually said something incredible.
Chu Ze's eyes widened slightly:
"In other words, an [external existence] also interfered with your and Herta's memories, and it wasn't even noticed on the spot?"
"Mhm."
Ruan Mei glanced at the time and continued to write down the numbers with her pen:
"So I made a hypothesis—"
"Suppose I really did ask the question at that time, wondering about the reason for Herta's tsundere behavior."
"If Herta answered me, it would inevitably be a topic related to you, because only you can make her have such emotions."
She glanced at the time again:
"Next, the me at that time would definitely have continued to ask, and the topic would naturally have involved you."
"As the topic deepened, we would definitely have talked about information about you. And Herta was not in a state of amnesia, so it's very likely that we would have talked about, or recalled, your state as a child."
"And coincidentally, the content of your amnesia is precisely your childhood experience."
"Our topic and the content of your amnesia thus [overlapped]."
"Perhaps it was at this point that we were manipulated by an external existence without our knowledge."
After saying her guess in one breath, Ruan Mei put down her pen and paper and looked at Chu Ze:
"The above is my guess."
"The Garden of Recollection's Memokeepers can't do this. Even an Emanator of Remembrance couldn't have made both of us unaware at the same time."
"So your situation is very complicated."
"The one who interfered with our memories is very likely... an existence on the same level as an Aeon."
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