Day of Imprisonment

Luo Xi clearly dismissed An Zhiyan's 'certainty'.

"Does your confidence stem from trust in that person?"

"Yes, but also no." An Zhiyan sighed: "Perhaps, you could first hear why Lin Yixuan disappeared, and where he disappeared. Maybe then you'll understand what I mean."

Luo Xi took out his phone and checked the time.

They had already left the 'Haunted House' scenario and arrived at an outdoor rest area. It was now 11:49, and for Luo Xi, the matter of hypnotizing Mao Ge before 12 o'clock had been accomplished. Moreover, the hypnotist had said that her hypnosis effect was associated with memory, meaning that as long as Mao Ge retained the memory, the hypnosis effect would persist.

The forbidden memory issue was temporarily stabilized.

At this time, the rain outside had lessened a lot, but it was still drizzling. Raindrops fell on the rain shelter, creating a dense sound. The two were sitting far away from other people, so their conversation was very private.

"Speak!" Luo Xi nodded.

An Zhiyan immediately said: "Diyuan Four, Yongge Supermarket."

"Diyuan Four?" Luo Xi was now very clear about the attributes and levels of the instance dungeons.

On the same loop day, one morning, he had already entered a Diyuan One and a Diyuan Two instance dungeon.

Based on his personal experience, the difficulty of instance dungeons with the Diyuan attribute was definitely higher than the previous 'Chaos' and 'Yin-Yang' attributes.

And the 'Yongge Supermarket' that An Zhiyan mentioned was actually Diyuan Four.

It was the Diyuan attribute, with the highest difficulty level of four.

"Continue!"

"The Yongge Supermarket instance dungeon is very special. It can no longer be called strange; it can even be said to be unbelievable. Of course, this kind of high-level, high-difficulty scenario is not something that ordinary people dare to challenge. Similarly, the Memory Retrievers who dare to enter it are existences standing at the pinnacle within the Day of Imprisonment."

"The way you put it, I'm actually a bit interested." Luo Xi smiled. This smile came from the heart and was very sincere.

Looking at Luo Xi's smile, An Zhiyan immediately recalled the situation in the 'Haunted House' when she was paralyzed. At that time, Luo Xi was talking to himself in front of the shadow in the elevator with this expression.

That memory was definitely nightmare-level for her.

Now that she thought about it, she had a stress reaction, feeling goosebumps immediately rising on her arms.

To be honest, if she couldn't find a more powerful Memory Retriever, and she really knew that Luo Xi was ridiculously strong, she really wouldn't have opened her mouth.

Obviously, she had already noticed that this person named Luo Xi was not quite normal.

But after two contacts, An Zhiyan also knew that Yu Xiaoru was right. This Luo Xi might really be stronger than Lin Yixuan.

There was also one more reason.

She had a hunch that the name 'Luo Xi' that Yu Xiaoru had once overheard Lin Yixuan muttering to himself might really be the person in front of her.

This was also an important reason why she was determined to ask him for help.

"No one has ever cleared Yongge Supermarket, but because of the special nature of the scenario, it has become a place for some high-level Memory Retrievers to trade. Those people may have been trapped for too long, and their brains are not normal. They cannot be viewed with the thinking of ordinary people. These people sometimes do very crazy and incomprehensible things... It's like..." As she spoke, An Zhiyan suddenly glanced at Luo Xi.

The 'top Memory Retrievers' she was talking about, how did they seem very similar to Luo Xi.

It was that kind of elusive 'mental state'.

"Why are you looking at me? I'm not a lunatic!" Luo Xi flatly denied it.

Because true lunatics never admit they are ill.

At least not outwardly.

"In short, after Lin Yixuan went to Yongge Supermarket, he never appeared again, as if he had disappeared..." An Zhiyan continued to narrate, but at this time, Luo Xi thought of another 'disappeared' person.

The manager of the 'A Day as a Working Man' instance dungeon, Lao Wang.

He also disappeared.

Speaking of which, Luo Xi still had a little guilt towards Lao Wang. Maybe it was because he had freeloaded a bowl of instant noodles from him, or maybe it was because Lao Wang never got to see his daughter in the end.

"We have searched for the places where Lin Yixuan appeared after the loop day started. His home, no one. No one has seen him in other scenarios either... So, I guess he has always been in Yongge Supermarket, and hasn't come out."

"Wait a minute!" Luo Xi interrupted An Zhiyan at this time: "Since you know he is in Yongge Supermarket, you can just send someone to find him. At worst, the person going to find him should have the determination to die. Is this really that difficult?"

An Zhiyan tossed her hair and shook her head: "If we could find the location of this scenario, of course we would go. But the problem is that Yongge Supermarket is just a 'legend'. Only the most top-level Memory Retrievers can find that place. This is an instance dungeon that only has a name, but no one knows the location, and no one knows how to enter!"

Luo Xi smiled.

"I agree, but I want half of the numbered cards collected by your Awakened Association!"

An Zhiyan knew that Luo Xi wouldn't help for nothing, but she didn't expect him to be so ruthless.

"No, two numbered cards."

"It's half, not one less." Luo Xi's attitude was firm.

Friendship is friendship, business is business. What's more, he and An Zhiyan essentially didn't have any particularly strong friendship, so it was more appropriate to talk about business.

In addition, Luo Xi knew she had no choice.

Before this, the Awakened Association must have used many methods to find that 'Yongge Supermarket'. If she had other ways, she probably wouldn't have come to him for help. Also, all her assets were on Lin Yixuan. If she couldn't find him, it would be equivalent to losing everything.

"Luo Xi, it's not that I'm stingy, it's just that I only have two numbered cards that I can allocate right now. The rest are all on Lin Yixuan," An Zhiyan sighed.

Letting the Awakened Association help collect them might be a good choice.

An Zhiyan's expression also changed as she looked at the card names on the paper: "[Mental Confusion], [Insane], [Bewilderment], [Pain], and [Memory Loss Technique]... I haven't even heard of many of these cards."

"But there are indeed some that the Association has."

After speaking, An Zhiyan got up and walked a few steps away to make a phone call.

When she came back, she said with certainty: "I can help you get [Pain] and [Mental Confusion]. As for the others, there are really no clues. However, if you can find Yongge Supermarket, then you will definitely be able to find these kinds of cards there."

"Deal!" Luo Xi didn't waste any words.

Two numbered-level cards, plus [Pain] and [Mental Confusion]. Even if he wanted to collect these things himself, it might not be possible to do it in one loop day.

What's more, Yongge Supermarket was such an interesting instance dungeon. Even if An Zhiyan hadn't mentioned it, he would have gone to investigate it as long as he knew about it.

It was purely to satisfy his own curiosity.

So next, Luo Xi obtained some clues and hints about 'Yongge Supermarket'.

"When the sun shines brightly, you hear the echo of the midnight bell. Seek the gate towards the northeast. Tell the Dragon King a joke, and he will let you enter Yongge Supermarket."

An Zhiyan almost whispered this sentence into Luo Xi's ear.

At first, Luo Xi thought this woman was like himself.

Sick, a beautiful female lunatic.

But seeing her serious and expectant eyes, he knew that what she said was the method to enter Yongge Supermarket.

"Only this sentence?"

"Yes, only this sentence."

Luo Xi knew why 'Yongge Supermarket' was so mysterious, and why it was called an instance dungeon that only 'top-level Memory Retrievers' were qualified to enter.

There was no specific address, only this sentence.

This was obviously a 'riddle'. Only by deciphering the meaning of this sentence and finding the method to enter the instance dungeon from it could one be considered qualified to enter.

"That Lin Yixuan knew, why didn't he tell you the location pointed to by this sentence in advance?" Luo Xi asked.

An Zhiyan sighed: "Do you think he didn't say it? He told me, but I forgot. I only remember this sentence."

There was obviously a problem with the woman's sentence, but Luo Xi immediately understood what she wanted to express.

"Memory interference, a mechanism. If you don't decipher the address yourself, even if others tell you the specific entry method, you will be forced to forget it."

"That's right. That's why many people are desperate. We are like gods' toys. Even our memories are interfered with. What exactly are we? So some of the people who founded the Awakened Association in the beginning gave up and abandoned our original ideals," An Zhiyan looked sad, but she quickly cheered up: "This sentence is not a secret. Many veterans know it. It's like an encrypted key. Only by deciphering it with your own strength are you qualified to master this key. I can't decipher it, and many people can't decipher it either. So Luo Xi, can you?"

"I can try!"

"When the sun shines brightly, you hear the echo of the midnight bell... These first two sentences are contradictory. How is it possible to hear the echo of the midnight bell when the sun is shining brightly? Moreover, we have explored all the places in the city where there are bells, but there are no results. In addition, the weather on the Day of Imprisonment is always cloudy, with dark clouds, and there is no moment when the sun shines brightly. These two conditions are not only contradictory, but also do not exist at all..."

Luo Xi smiled, looked at An Zhiyan who was getting more and more depressed, and said: "Who said that when the sun shines brightly, it refers to the weather?"