"Then, use your authority to have the system automatically record everything about this person: his gait, height, appearance, consumption records, social interactions, and so on. Record everything. Place it in a Black Box that no one can peek into, yet can be accessed for data matching. From now on, he is the priority target. If your authority isn't enough, I'll personally go to the General Director."
"My authority isn't low."
"Good, as long as it's doable."
Wen Yan's heart pounded fiercely. He had caught onto the tail; this ti, he had really caught onto it.
He pondered whether to go see Little Mustache now or to hold back. If he went to see Little Mustache, and it happened that he didn't acquire any suitable Temporary Ability, and Little Mustache then perford a ti reset, he would forget ever seeing Little Mustache, while Little Mustache would rember it. All at once, I would be exposed to the enemy while they remained hidden. Should I try to find a solution without even observing Little Mustache?
As he mulled this over, Tong Si floated up from outside the window.
"All those dummies have collapsed."
Upon hearing this, Wen Yan's expression turned grim, and he imdiately abandoned his original plan.
He didn't know how far his previous investigation had reached, nor was he sure if he could reach this level of investigation next ti. All he knew was that Little Mustache was no good character.
The Doll Master before him also knew Little Mustache. And Ghost, who had died in the sea at Cape of the Sea saving soone, was probably controlled by this Doll Master to jump into the sea and drown. There was also Luo Liang, who was clearly used as a disposable asset, with those unique live streams and videos served by a Domain. This was all he had discovered so far.
Wen Yan wasn't sure if there were still others among them, or if so other entity was lurking in the shadows. But regardless, Little Mustache, who could perform ti resets, was definitely the core of the core.
He represented the chance to start over even after making mistakes, and he would know much information that many others didn't. If Little Mustache wanted to know so sensitive information, he could even risk his life to investigate it once. This advantage was simply too great.
Just a mont ago, he was wondering if this Doll Master, had he not been knocked unconscious, might have controlled other dolls to transmit this ssage. He hadn't had the chance to ask anything before knocking the person out. Now, he was glad he hadn't rushed to ask anything; otherwise, the ssage would likely have been leaked.
But now that the dolls had collapsed, that in itself was information. Wen Yan dared not gamble any longer; he had to find a way to break the stalemate, this situation where he was exposed to the enemy while they remained hidden.
He believed that Little Mustache definitely knew of him. Many past events must have also involved Little Mustache. Among the three matching surveillance photos obtained, one was taken in Nanwu County. The specific ti was during those two days of dealing with the Mountain Lord, and the specific location was right in that vicinity. Wen Yan didn't believe it was a coincidence.
He left the Doll Master where he was, not bothering with him. Following the coordinates given by Feng Yao, he, along with Feng Wei and Tong Si, rushed through the Nether Path and rapidly arrived in Guanzhong County.
According to the map location given by Feng Yao, the target was in a café near the Terracotta Army tourist attractions. It had only been ten minutes; the person might still be there.
When he ca out of the Nether Path, Feng Yao sent him the Black Box he had requested—an item that couldn't be directly viewed but could be matched with external data.
Then he located Little Mustache's position; indeed, he was still in the café.
Driving the car, he arrived not far from the café. Through the car window, he imdiately saw a man at the café window, wearing a beret, dressed in a checkered cashre coat, sporting a little mustache, and carrying a ssenger bag slung over his shoulder—he looked like an old-fashioned artist.
The man answered a phone call, bringing the receiver to his ear.
"Boss, I just noticed the dolls have collapsed, and I can't reach the Doll Master anymore. I called his studio, but no one is answering there either."
"I know." Little Mustache listened, then calmly hung up.
At the sa ti, a prompt finally appeared before Wen Yan.
"Player (Reset)"
"Reset is the greatest asset a player possesses.
By constantly resetting, one can learn from failures and keep making new attempts.
Power may not be retained after resets, but information, intelligence, and experience can never be erased.
This is the biggest advantage for players who can reset.
It is also the most direct reason for changes in a player's ntality."
"You could kill him ten thousand tis, and he could fail ten thousand tis, but you only get to fail once."
Wen Yan skimd through these details and turned to check the Temporary Ability that was provided.
Seeing that Little Mustache was on a phone call, he couldn't risk assuming it was just an ordinary call. He had to proceed on the assumption that Little Mustache could initiate a reset at any mont.
"Temporary Ability:
1: Cloud Sync."
Upon seeing the first option, Wen Yan imdiately equipped the Temporary Ability.
"Cloud Sync.
You can synchronize your mory, entrusting it to sothing you possess."
Then, the first thing Wen Yan thought of was his title. Because only titles could not be erased by the reset ability.
The mont he conceived the thought, he succeeded. He chose the title Beast Nesis.
He knew that even if a reset occurred, the Beast Nesis title would suddenly pop up, and he would certainly equip it. Even if the reset point occurred after he had obtained the Beast Nesis title, he would still need to wear the Beast Nesis title to assist in his cultivation. No matter what, he was bound to choose it.
And in the next mont, before Wen Yan even had the chance to see what followed—he had just spotted a nural '2'—he saw Little Mustache put down the phone from afar.
Then, the next mont... there was no next mont.
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