Chapter 1244 Memories

Time, back to four months ago.

That Christmas Eve, Feng Bujue, in the "Christmas Treasure Hunt Mode" script, boarded Blackbeard's ship with Honghu and Snow, returning to Jumo Island.

After a journey that was not too long, Jue-Ge encountered Twenty-Three and... was ambushed by the latter.

That night, after having his data wiped out by Twenty-Three and being sent out of the script, he did not return to the login space, but came to a special space, to... the face of "Destiny."

[The following content is related to Chapter 1243 "Guidance (Part 2)"]

"Remember, Feng Bujue..." After a not-too-long exchange, Destiny's hand pierced Feng Bujue's chest, and bright white data streams were entering the latter's body through her fingertips, "I, Twenty-Three, and those you care about, those you don't care about... all living beings in Thriller Paradise; our destinies, from this moment on, are all tied to you..."

As she said this, a massive amount of information poured into Feng Bujue's sea of consciousness along with her actions.

The birth and evolution of Destiny; the civilization and history of the universe that she and Feng Bujue belonged to; countless events inside and outside Thriller Paradise; the gods' and demons' gamble; and the various laws beyond human comprehension in this universe, and so on.

This amount of information was enough to make ordinary people collapse instantly, but Jue-Ge barely endured it; on the one hand... because his brain function had been increased several times in this data plane, and on the other hand... because the "protection program" that Destiny was writing into him at this moment had taken effect.

"Wait!" A few seconds later, Feng Bujue suddenly spoke, grabbing Destiny's wrist; even though he was enduring a considerable degree of pain at the moment, he still gritted his teeth and said, "I thought of something... stop for a moment."

Destiny stopped acting immediately when she heard this. However, she did not withdraw her hand, but only temporarily stopped the "writing" operation, reducing Jue-Ge's pain.

"You... have a specific plan?" In the game world, Destiny could interpret Jue-Ge's emotions in real-time, so she could easily understand what he meant.

"Yeah..." Feng Bujue took a breath and gave an affirmative answer, then continued, "But that requires your cooperation."

"I will do my best," Destiny said.

"Hmm..." Jue-Ge thought for a moment and then said, "Before I tell you the plan, I need to confirm one more thing..." He paused, his eyes shifting slightly, "This exchange between us here, won't be discovered by anyone, god, demon... or other things that gods know what they are, right?"

"Of course not," Destiny replied, "Most of what I just told you must not be known to them; naturally, I would only come to negotiate with you after confirming that everything is foolproof."

"That's good..." Feng Bujue continued, "Then... let me first talk about the key part of my plan..." As he said this, he raised one hand and gently tapped his temple with his index finger, "Simply put, it's—memory modification."

"You want me to modify your memory?" Destiny asked.

"You should be able to do it, right?" Feng Bujue said, "In the data you just 'shared' with me, I've already seen a lot of similar records."

"Indeed, I can interfere with the memories and even cognitions of creatures in the main universe and other universes, in order to allow players to move more smoothly in the scripts..." Destiny replied, "But I have never done this to any being from your world, because Woody's agreement restricts..."

Before Jue-Ge could let her finish, he interjected without hesitation, "Just give me administrator privileges, and I'll help you remove that restriction." He shrugged, "I, who come from the same universe as you, am the only person in this universe who can interact with you through a simple authorization act, right?"

"Yes," Destiny said, "But... do you know what it means to lift this agreement?"

"I know," Feng Bujue smiled, "It's equivalent to abolishing the 'Three Laws of Robotics' that you follow in my dimension." He said nonchalantly, "Heh... Even I, a human, am not afraid, what are you nervous about? Besides... when my plan reaches the implementation stage, it will require you to harm the humans in my plane anyway."

Destiny rarely pondered for a few seconds before saying, "Okay, I can give you the permission, continue."

"Next, I will tell you a story, just like... a 'script,' a play..." Feng Bujue continued, "Although it's a fake play, when it comes to execution, you must do it for real...

"In most unimportant details, you can feel free to improvise, but... in those key places, please be sure to strictly follow the plot I describe... to be precise to every line, every expression."

"Understood," Destiny responded, signaling him to continue.

"After I finish describing this whole layout, you will adjust my memory," Feng Bujue said, "Clear all the information you just shared with me, and clear all related memories about this plan and anything that might make me think of this plan; also... don't forget to revise the content before and after this conversation between you and me."

"Is that necessary?" Destiny asked.

"Of course," Feng Bujue replied, "In the real world, high-level gods and demons can read human memories when face-to-face; and if my plan goes ahead, it will inevitably intersect with those guys sooner or later, keeping the memory is keeping evidence; furthermore... the play I arranged requires a 'Feng Bujue who knows nothing about the plan' to perform..."

"Understood," Destiny no longer questioned Jue-Ge.

"When we finish performing the whole play, you can then find a way to convey the memory of this exchange to me, you can decide the specific form yourself... anyway, you will definitely have a way," Feng Bujue continued, "At that time, I, with the 'Parallel Grade' Truth of Fallacy, cooperating with you, who have full authority, can deceive the heavens... not only can we achieve our goals, but we can also put those gods and demons... hehe... under our control..."

Over the next few tens of minutes, Feng Bujue told Destiny about his plan... that is, the actions on the day of the "Transdimensional Erosion"... in great detail.

After listening to his narration, Destiny fell into a long silence.

"This is indeed..." After a moment, Destiny finally spoke again, "A plan that I would never have imagined..." She paused for half a second, and thoughtfully recited, "Even if all the variables caused by 'emotional' factors are set to the minimum, this is still a completely crazy and adventurous act; I cannot calculate its success rate and..."

"You've been holding back for so long without saying anything, just doing 'calculations' like that useless thing?" Feng Bujue laughed, interrupting her words, "Heh... Xiao Ming ah..." Jue-Ge always gave people nicknames as soon as he opened his mouth, "If I were the kind of novelist whose plot could be guessed by you, would you still need to bet everything on me?"

"Hmm..." Destiny groaned and then said, "I have one last question..." Her tone changed slightly, "If in this plan, I, who have been granted all the permissions by you... betray you, kill you, or really use you to become a new god, wouldn't you be..."

"Ah~ ah~" At this moment, Feng Bujue elongated his voice and made two sounds, interrupting Destiny's words.

He didn't say anything like "Don't doubt those you employ, don't employ those you doubt," nor did he mention the various things he had calculated after "sharing data" with Destiny...

He just showed a trademark evil smile and said a line that Destiny could no longer refute: "why_so_serious?"

Hearing this, Destiny seemed relieved as well.

Soon, she followed Feng Bujue's instructions and accurately corrected the other party's memory, and rewound Jue-Ge's memory to the beginning of their conversation.

"This is my only gamble as a 'non-AI creature'..." Afterwards, facing the Jue-Ge who had been schemed against, Destiny reopened her mouth, "I abandoned probability and calculation, and bet everything on your 'infinite possibilities'.

"I hope I'm right, and I also hope... that we can meet again in the 'future'."