On the same level as an Aeon.
Chu Ze was dumbfounded on the spot.
In his current state, let alone an Aeon, he couldn't even provoke an Emanator.
How could a terrifying existence of the Aeon level suddenly start messing with his memory?
"That shouldn't be. I, Chu Ze, have always been kind to others and have almost never made enemies."
"Could it be that my old mom made an enemy, and I was implicated as a result?"
"But if it's really a big shot of the Aeon level, they could have just lifted a finger and crushed me. Why go through all this trouble?"
Even though he was using his brain for the first time in a long while, Chu Ze still couldn't figure anything out.
On the other hand, the numbers that Ruan Mei had been writing down caught his interest.
"What are you recording?"
"The current time."
Ruan Mei didn't hide it:
"I have put myself under deep hypnosis. While talking to you, I will record the time according to a certain rule."
"I won't go into the specific logic. In short, if my memory is interfered with again, I will immediately notice it the next time I write down the time."
"Fortunately, so far, the time I've written down has been normal."
A rule that she could only remember through deep hypnosis, it must be very complex.
And the content of the hypnosis was probably also full of secrets.
After all, it was an enemy that even an Emanator of Erudition hadn't noticed. Ruan Mei definitely had more than just this one layer of arrangement.
"In other words, my memory can't be restored for now?"
Chu Ze was a little unwilling.
Ruan Mei shook her head and pointed to a uniquely shaped machine not far away:
"The success rate is not high, but it doesn't mean it's completely impossible."
"You can try this machine."
Chu Ze looked at this machine that looked very much like an esports pod:
"Please give a simple introduction that even an idiot can understand."
Ruan Mei took out a helmet:
"Put this on, lie down, and close your eyes."
"I will use my ability on the outside to activate the deepest memories in your brain and let your consciousness return to the past."
"While you are re-experiencing that memory, the machine will automatically record the scene at that time in the form of data."
"After you wake up from your dream, I will then use the data transmitted back by the machine to recreate the scene at that time."
Chu Ze had a sudden realization:
"I get it. It's using dreaming as a way to conduct deep recollection."
"But that unknown existence can even interfere with our memories. How do you know that my memories are real?"
"And also, since that thing can interfere with memory, can it also interfere with the real machine?"
Ruan Mei patiently explained:
"I have already predicted the problems you can think of."
"The data transmitted back by the machine cannot be used directly. It also needs to be deciphered several times according to a certain [rule] before it can be analyzed."
"As for that rule, it is also linked to many things."
"If that existence can really change all the things involved... then I can't do anything about it either."
"I can only wait for the future me, like the current me, to notice something, and then go through the current process again."
He probably understood.
Chu Ze took a deep breath and put the helmet on his head.
After giving some commands to Xiao Yi, he entered the pod and lay down on the chair.
"After you fall asleep, your state will be similar to dreaming, that is, you will be in a daze and forget about reality."
"You may be substituted into the self in your dream, or you may review your experience in the third person."
"But it doesn't matter. Anyway, this is a dream, so you can just act according to your own will."
Just as he was about to close the pod door, Chu Ze suddenly thought of something and quickly asked:
"Wait, how long will I be asleep?"
"It won't be a situation like some simulator web novels where [the plot of just sleeping and dreaming takes up seven or eight chapters and it's all useless plot], right?"
Ruan Mei blinked:
"I don't understand what you're talking about."
"But the time a person spends in a dream is actually very short. To use a web novel as an analogy, it's at most the length of one or two chapters."
"...Then there's no problem. After all, I don't want to wake up and find that ten days or half a month have passed."
Chu Ze breathed a sigh of relief and closed his eyes.
The pod door closed.
The machine started.
He, who was already tired, soon felt a wave of sleepiness wash over him.
Gradually, his consciousness slowly sank, and his thoughts returned to the distant past...
...
...
"...Again..."
"...Strange child... doesn't fit in..."
"...Throw... lesson..."
Azure Star.
In a certain unknown corner of a park, the sound of children shouting could be heard continuously.
In the corner seat, a little girl with smooth long hair and a stunningly beautiful face, as delicate as a doll, was sitting on a chair with a blank expression.
On her lap was a thick, unnamable book. Clearly, she was absorbing knowledge far beyond her age.
As for the ones shouting, they were several grimy-faced boys of the same age.
The leading boy picked up a piece of mud and threw it forcefully:
"Strange child, doesn't fit in!"
The other children followed suit, shouting as they threw:
"Throw mud, learn a lesson!"
In the park after a rain, wet mud could be seen everywhere.
The children were not afraid of getting dirty and just threw it straight at the little girl who was reading.
Without seeing the little girl make any move, something like a force field suddenly appeared around her.
The flying mud was repelled with a series of splats, and the splashing muddy water instead made the group of little boys dirty.
"Hee hee... again, again!"
"Strange child, doesn't fit in! Throw mud, learn a lesson!"
The children were not angry, but instead laughed very happily.
They didn't understand what bullying was, nor did they understand what teasing was.
They just thought that throwing mud at this little girl who would never get her clothes dirty was a very fun thing to do.
And if they could make this little girl look up, or change her posture, that would be their victory.
Until...
"Don't bully people!"
A loud shout suddenly came from the nearby bushes.
Then, a little boy who was half a head taller than the other boys of the same age, but with a somewhat thin overall build, jumped out.
As if performing a stage play, he actually did two consecutive backflips and stood in front of the little girl who was reading.
Then, he extended his left hand, thrust his hips, and struck a very cool JoJo pose:
"The messenger of justice, Chu Ze, is here! Don't bully girls!"
"Wow... so cool...!"
This set of flashy poses directly stunned the little boys.
But seeing the child Chu Ze's act of protecting the little girl, the leading little boy finally reacted and pointed his tender finger:
"He's protecting the strange girl! They're on the same side!"
"Brothers, throw at him!"
The disputes between children were just that simple.
Several little boys picked up mud and prepared to continue throwing.
A series of splats sounded again. Although Chu Ze dodged back and forth, his body was still splashed with some traces.
But not only was he not angry, his eyes were shining:
"Is this a fight between children? Is this the legendary mud fight?"
"I've finally experienced... the feeling of playing healthily..."
Smack.
A piece of mud hit him in the face, interrupting his memories.
Looking at the little children of the same age before him, the young Chu Ze grinned, showing a brilliant expression:
"Not only did you bully a little girl, but you also threw mud at me?"
"It seems you guys also want to fight! Then come on!"
The thin figure pounced forward and started to fight with the leading little boy.
The remaining children also shouted and joined the playful battle group.
For a time, mud flew everywhere, and there were wails and howls.
After the battle was over, the several little boys were bruised and swollen. They ran away crying and shouting.
And Chu Ze, with a swollen eye and a bloody nose, gave a thumbs-up to the little girl who was reading:
"You're welcome. My name is Chu Ze. I'm your neighbor who lives next door."
The little girl: "......"
No reply was received.
But Chu Ze still continued on his own:
"Why did I save you? The answer is simple, because I am a messenger of justice!"
"......"
"When people are hit, they will cry. In order to protect the smile of a girl, I am willing to offer my own strength!"
"......"
"Uh, is this line a bit too chunibyo? No, I'm a child now, so I should say it's too mature?"
"......"
Finally, she couldn't hold it in anymore.
The beautiful little girl closed her book and looked at Chu Ze with narrowed eyes:
"You... are you an idiot?"
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