After reaching a consensus, Lin Ye breathed a sigh of relief. Without the young girl's help, it would be extrely difficult for him to pass through the Silent Land.
So ti later, the train's broadcast sounded.
"Next station: Botanical Garden."
"Passengers preparing to disembark, please get ready."
The young girl gazed at the various plant forms outside the window, revealing a pleased smile.
After the train ca to a complete stop, the Captain's voice once again ca through the earpiece.
"...Hey, can you hear ?"
"......"
Lin Ye didn't respond, instead taking off the earpiece to chat casually with the young girl.
This ti he needed to delay the earpiece Captain's self-destruction. As long as they could board the train before the burly man appeared, the young girl could control the burly man until they reached the Aquarium.
To keep the Captain stable, he needed to make it believe there was still a possibility of achieving its goal.
The Captain wanted Lin Ye to believe the young girl didn't exist. Lin Ye would gradually let it achieve this purpose, but before that goal was fully realized, they would first pass through the Silent Land station.
Lin Ye carefully controlled the rhythm of the conversation. At first, he only occasionally spoke with the Captain, spending most of his ti chatting with the young girl. Then he gradually increased his conversations with the Captain while reducing his dialogue with the young girl.
He had to precisely manage the conversation progression - neither too fast to raise suspicion, nor so slow that the Captain lost confidence.
Language was an art form, and while Lin Ye wasn't particularly skilled in this art, he excelled at performance.
Soon, the Captain beca entangled in Lin Ye's carefully woven web of lies. As the deception unfolded, the train passed through the Restaurant and Aquarium stations, heading straight for the Silent Land.
The Captain felt it was on the verge of success, but just before achieving victory, the train's broadcast sounded again.
"Next station: Silent Land."
"Passengers preparing to disembark, please get ready."
"Silent Land? This is my stop, Captain. After we pass this station, I'll try the thod you suggested. Could you please stay quiet for a while? I'm worried the communication might be affected. Don't leave alone in a place like this - you're the only one I can rely on."
Lin Ye said with utmost seriousness, barely suppressing his laughter.
"Of course. Once that illusion disappears, I can guide you out of here."
The Captain responded with even more sincerity than Lin Ye.
If he hadn't read "An Actor Prepares," Lin Ye would have completely lost his composure.
The train arrived at the station, doors sliding open. Lin Ye stood by the doorway but didn't imdiately step onto the platform. He waited until the final mont before door closure to enter.
As the doors were about to close, Lin Ye removed his earpiece and stepped onto the platform, with the young girl following close behind.
Actually, as a professional actor, keeping the earpiece on would have been more effective. But Lin Ye wasn't sure whether deceiving him or killing him held higher priority for the earpiece Captain.
If it was the latter, the mont he stepped onto the platform, Lin Ye's head would instantly explode.
Lin Ye still wanted to see the Aquarium, so this ti he didn't enter the platform wearing the earpiece.
This would definitely alert the earpiece Captain, but like all deceived individuals, it wouldn't react imdiately. It would find excuses for Lin Ye's behavior, and until it stopped deceiving itself, Lin Ye's left hand holding the earpiece remained safe.
The sound of heartbeat echoed in his ears. Lin Ye used breathing techniques to control his heart rate, deliberately slowing his vital signs and reducing the operational speed of all his organs. With his previous simulation experience, his condition would be much better passing through the Silent Land this ti.
The young girl found the ticket to the Aquarium in the restroom. When she handed the ticket to Lin Ye, the earpiece Captain finally realized the truth.
However, the mont it emitted its first syllable, Lin Ye silently tossed it away.
He had rehearsed this motion dozens of tis in his mind. No matter how loud the earpiece Captain scread, it wouldn't affect Lin Ye or the young girl.
"I... you bastard!!!"
The earpiece Captain uttered its final words before completely exploding in the tunnel, fragnts scattering across the tracks and walls exactly as Lin Ye had predicted.
After so ti, the next train arrived at the station, and the burly man appeared nearby.
Lin Ye ignored the slowly approaching burly man as the train stopped before them.
While boarding the train, Lin Ye flipped off the figure behind him. The burly man moved behind him, only to be imdiately restrained by the young girl who had been prepared inside the train, her tendrils wrapping around all his joints.
Lin Ye sat down to rest and handed the ticket to the Aquarium station to the Train Attendant.
Since he hadn't moved around excessively this ti, the damage Lin Ye sustained wasn't severe.
Of course, not severe didn't an he was fine. Lin Ye didn't dare make any sudden movents now, fearing he might trigger internal injuries and suddenly die.
Humans were just that fragile.
After so ti, the train's broadcast sounded again.
"Next station: church."
"Passengers preparing to disembark, please get ready."
Lin Ye looked out the window. Outside, the platform connected to the entrance of a pitch-black church, where a priest sat on a bench at the church entrance.
As the train pulled into the station, the priest stood up and bowed to Lin Ye. Only after the train departed did he turn and enter the church.
More ti passed, and the train's broadcast sounded once more.
"Next station: Aquarium."
"Passengers preparing to disembark, please get ready."
"...Finally here."
Lin Ye stood up and moved toward the door, but this ti the young girl remained seated.
This was the first ti she hadn't followed closely behind him.
"What's wrong?"
Lin Ye asked.
"I don't want to go out."
The young girl kept her head down, her tendrils piercing into the burly man's body. If she just killed the burly man, everything would start over.
"But I have to go out."
The doors opened, and Lin Ye didn't stop walking, stepping into that profound darkness.
The young girl could only lower her head and follow behind Lin Ye.
The Aquarium wasn't actually completely dark. Overhead lights illuminated the platform and a small area of water near the glass walls. But in the areas beyond the light's reach, that profound black curtain overwhelmingly created the illusion of being in pitch-black deep sea.
Lin Ye didn't linger on the platform. Within re seconds, he felt himself being swallowed by that pitch-black deep sea darkness.
Ascending the stairs and passing through the ticket hall, Lin Ye quickly found the connection point between two puzzle pieces that didn't fit together. The other side clearly wasn't the world where the organization was located.
Just as he had guessed, only by resolving the station's abnormality could he complete this simulation mission.
"Sigh, I wish the organization's station was the Madhouse. Just killing a few madn would complete the mission."
Lin Ye sighed.
"Who are you people? Are you the ones who turned this place into this?"
From the other side of the puzzle connection, two fully ard squads quickly entered the passageway, aiming their guns at Lin Ye and the young girl.
Clearly, the other side had been monitoring this area. The mont they appeared, the other side sent people over.
"We're exploration personnel from another world. We've encountered the sa situation as you. The situation down there is quite complex. I can tell you everything I know... Could you please not aim your guns at ?"
Lin Ye glanced at the displeased young girl and the squad leader on the other side staring at the tendrils, then sighed.
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