The waiting time is always extremely long.
In order not to disturb Sister Xu, Lin Fan rarely speaks.
But in the dark, she kept silent and her thoughts were easily distracted...
Finally, Minister Lin, who was being tortured to death by the P-articles, sat in the dark and began to recite the P-articles that filled his head...
Just as she was reciting the text in a daze and a little distracted, she heard some noise coming from the corridor beside her.
I thought it was Sister Xu, so I looked up...
"John Woo!"
Lin Fan never thought he could produce such a high-pitched sound, and it felt like his voice was broken.
Sister Xu was startled by the sudden noise, her head buzzing. She rubbed her earphones. "Is John Woo here?"
Wu Yusen looked at Lin Fan who jumped up from the ground, and felt relieved. He walked towards her with a smile.
"Are you okay? Are you okay?" Lin Fan rushed to Wu Yusen and then suddenly stopped.
"It's okay, I'm fine." John Woo smiled and opened his arms, turning around so that she could see clearly.
Indeed, apart from some damage and dirt on his clothes, John Woo looked normal.
"That's good." Lin Fan breathed a sigh of relief, then frowned again, "You suddenly fell silent earlier, and I thought..."
"I'm sorry to have worried you," Wu Yusen patted Lin Fan's shoulder. "But you were pretty quick."
Not only was Lin Fan worried about John Woo, but John Woo was also worried about the inexperienced Lin Fan.
Just now I saw her sitting there motionless, and I thought something had happened...
Lin Fan chuckled, then suddenly noticed that his ears were empty. "Where are your headphones?"
"I fell." Wu Yusen spread his hands helplessly. "When I last spoke to you, the ground collapsed right after I jumped over. Luckily, I'm good at free climbing, so I managed to escape unharmed."
"No wonder there's been no sound from the back." Lin Fan nodded. "I thought you were like Sister Xu, experiencing some kind of illusion."
Lin Fan knew that things were definitely not as easy as he said in a few words, but no matter what, it was finally over.
She first told Sister Xu through the headset that John Woo had arrived safely and there was no need to worry.
He then briefly explained Sister Xu's situation to Wu Yusen. "I thought Sister Xu would arrive first, but I didn't expect to see you there first."
Wu Yusen smiled and took in the surroundings, quickly discovering the problem. "Which passage did you just come out of?"
"...in the middle... probably..." Lin Fan wasn't very sure.
When she came out, she didn't care about anything else and just ran towards the stone gate. When she turned around, she found that there were two other entrances, so she naturally thought she was going through the middle one.
Wu Yusen shook his head. "But I'm standing in the middle passage now, and I haven't seen any other forks along the way. I think you should have come out from another exit."
Lin Fan took a look and found it was true.
I was so busy being happy that I didn't notice this. "But this only proves that the final arrangement of the entrance and exit has changed. It doesn't seem to indicate anything else."
"It's a good thing I didn't ask you to look for me, otherwise you wouldn't know where you were." John Woo said with a smile.
He took the rightmost passage and exited from the middle. Lin Fan took the middle passage, so it's unclear which way he exited. Sister Xu took the leftmost passage, so that doesn't necessarily mean she exited from the left.
"Actually, I think this is pretty good," Lin Fan sighed. "There are only three paths. If we were to encounter a maze or one with many forking paths, wouldn't we be completely lost?"
"Thank you, I'm in the maze." Sister Xu suddenly replied.
Lin Fan was stunned. This is really...
After learning about this, John Woo was at a loss whether to laugh or cry, and then he gossiped to Lin Fan.
"Actually, among our field forces, there's someone whose words are incredibly accurate. We privately nicknamed him 'Word Spirit,' but we're usually afraid of what he says. Especially when we're on a mission, we can't tell which words will come true."
"So amazing?" Lin Fan had never seen such a thing before. "Is this the extent of his ability?"
"No," Wu Yusen shook his head. "He doesn't have any special abilities, at least none that can be detected. His professional skills aren't particularly outstanding either. But if you think about what he said, five or six out of ten can be answered. That's a pretty good probability, right?"
Lin Fan nodded vigorously. "That's quite impressive. Isn't this the same as the 'blessing' and 'curse' in the game?"
"Yeah, so even though we haven't figured out the exact mechanism, we assume he's a good person," Wu Yusen said. "Luckily, his words aren't just bad, they're good too. So sometimes, bringing him along in times of crisis can often have unexpected effects."
"Turning danger into fortune by talking?" Lin Fan exclaimed, "That sounds quite mysterious."
"Haha, being mysterious is normal in our institute." Wu Yusen laughed. "But this skill is also limited in range and effectiveness. So you must stay with the team. Besides, if you talk too much, it won't be of much use most of the time."
"Oh? I'd like to see it for myself if I have the chance." Lin Fan was eager to try.
"There's a chance. But if there's a choice, it's best not to go on a mission together," Wu Yusen added. "Although he can turn danger into safety, if it weren't for him, there wouldn't be so many disasters..."
Wu Yusen must have suffered a lot from his cruel hands, and his face looked very tangled.
"Besides, he might have developed some kind of mental block because he can't talk much. He'll either be silent for ages, or he'll just keep firing and you can't stop him. With random production rates, everyone's just relying on luck."
The more he said this, the more curious Lin Fan became. What would it be like if he actually encountered this situation?
While the two were whispering to each other, Sister Xu came out soon.
Wu Yusen's prediction was correct. She came out from the rightmost passage, which meant that Lin Fan came out from the leftmost passage.
While Sister Xu was resting, the three of them checked the various traps and mechanisms in the passage.
Finally, I found that the passage that Sister Xu took didn't seem to have any cliffs or traps, but it contained illusions that were difficult to escape from. It didn't look dangerous, but it was like a maze that could get people trapped and unable to get out.
"If I go in, I'll definitely be stuck inside." Lin Fan picked up a Snickers bar and ate it.
A maze is fine, but what the hell is an illusion?
After listening to Sister Xu's story about her experience in there, Lin Fan couldn't help but hug himself tightly.
Xingchen's physical resistance is strong, but his brain is still Lin Fan's not very smart. Lin Fan believes that he can't handle it.
The path Wu Yusen took was similar to Lin Fan's, with even fewer traps. However, most of the paths were dangerous and difficult to walk.
If he had been on Lin Fan's path, with his reaction speed, he would not have been able to escape unscathed after encountering so many traps.
"So, everything is the best arrangement." Sister Xu took two sips of water. "Although we should be scientific, I still think there must be a plan."
Lin Fan originally thought she was right, but when he heard the scientific words that followed, he silently complained in his heart.
Talking about science in the special office...
What I mean is, is it scientific that Sister Xu sent the red shadow away with just a cigarette a few days ago?
But if you think about what John Woo said before, that even cultivating immortality is a scientific form of exercise, it doesn't seem so strange.
Okay, let’s talk about science.
After all, science is the primary productive force!