Qi Xu immediately recounted all the details of what had just happened and sent them to Bai Xiaohei using the cross-zone communication card.
Bai Xiaohei replied swiftly.
"You were remotely attacked by a monster using a demonic artifact. Someone is deliberately guiding your thoughts toward something. This isn’t simple. I can have the Divine Diviner perform a divination for you."
Qi Xu instantly felt relieved. If that was the case, it wasn’t so bad—the worst part had been not knowing the cause.
However, remembering the Divine Diviner’s frenzied, blood-spewing state, Qi Xu declined.
"No need. I have a way. You all stay safe."
"Ok, then you handle it."
Qi Xu promptly pulled out the [Mirror, Mirror] from his backpack. He’d been busy lately and hadn’t chatted with Little Demon in a while.
"Little Demon, I’m going to ask a question now."
Little Demon trembled, a sense of foreboding creeping in. Hopefully, this kind player wouldn’t ask another impossible question like before.
[Alright, kind human player! Little Demon is ready to serve you!]
"All the monsters’ memories were deliberately sealed, right? In reality, they’ve been surviving here for a long time, haven’t they?"
[Little Demon doesn’t know what you’re talking about... sobs.]
Here we go again. Painful memories flooded back.
Qi Xu smiled gently. "It’s fine. I have other questions."
"Players from Zone 01, District 01—they have a special mission. What is it?"
[Little Demon doesn’t know...]
Qi Xu fired off another hundred questions without hesitation, successfully driving Little Demon into another meltdown. Then, before the mirror could break down completely, he burst into tears himself, wailing uncontrollably as if the floodgates had opened.
[I’m sorry, I’m sorry! How about I compensate you? If that’s not enough, I’ll self-destruct! I don’t even want to live anymore...]
Qi Xu quickly wiped his tears. "No, I won’t allow you to harm yourself. Compensation will do."
Mainly because he only had two chances left, and he couldn’t bear to waste them. So, he had no choice but to "extort" Little Demon again.
[I’m running low on energy. I can only compensate you with one more question. It’s fine, just let me self-destruct. I know I’m being unreasonable.]
"One question is enough. I’m easy to please." Qi Xu blinked at the mirror with utmost sincerity.
[O...okay. You now have three remaining questions. Please prepare yourself before asking again.]
"I’m ready!"
[No...]
Hearing Little Demon’s heartbroken sobs, Qi Xu reflected deeply on his own terrible behavior and vowed never to torment the mirror like this again. After all, Little Demon had no energy left, and there was no way to recharge it with energy stones.
"Little Demon, don’t cry. I’ll ask a super simple question to help boost your confidence."
[Sobs Thank you! I really like you!]
"I was just hit with a remote mental attack. Can you tell me what happened? Why couldn’t even Qiuqiu detect it?"
[Ahhh! Yes, yes! This is within my permissions! Thank you, kind player! Little Demon can do this! I’m still the all-knowing Mirror of Truth!]
Qi Xu grinned awkwardly, too ashamed to keep manipulating the poor thing.
[I’ve found it! The player who attacked you was "Satsujin Oni" from the R-server. They used 100 mind-worm parasites on you. Once affected by their psychic influence, the user can manipulate and guide your thoughts. As for why Qiuqiu couldn’t detect it—your district’s Qiuqiu is too low-level.]
[Sweetie, are you satisfied with my answer?]
"Can you elaborate? Why did they target me?"
[Sorry, I can only answer factual events, not speculate on human players’ motives.]
Qi Xu had expected this, so he wasn’t too disappointed. If it were just ordinary jealousy or rivalry, there were plenty of ways to act. Obtaining a cross-server attack item would suffice.
But the fact that they specifically wanted to "unseal memories" was deeply suspicious.
Not wanting the others in District 01 to worry, Qi Xu shared Little Demon’s findings with them.
Bai Xiaohei: "So it’s him. No wonder. He’s from Zone 01, District 01 on the R-server. People from that country have always been shameless, throughout history. They love causing trouble even if it hurts themselves too.
This wasn’t specifically targeting you—it’s just their usual way of dealing with strong players from other countries."
Invincible Black Whirlwind: "Then why try to make me unseal memories?"
Bai Xiaohei: "The weather’s so nice today, the scenery’s lovely~"
Invincible Black Whirlwind: "Got it."
Having clarified everything he could, Qi Xu stopped dwelling on it and refocused on the Obsidian Supply Box rewarded by the Black Mist Baby.
After washing his hands, he clutched the "Good Luck" talisman Bian had given him, silently prayed, and then opened the box.
Inside was just one item.
[Absolute Defense System: 360° omnidirectional monitoring with a horizontal detection radius of 1 km and vertical coverage from ground level up to 10 meters, ensuring spherical surveillance without blind spots.
Equipped with a database of over 2,000 attack types, it can accurately identify physical projectiles (armor-piercing rounds, high-explosive shells), energy attacks (laser beams, plasma bursts), electromagnetic pulses, biotoxins, nano-disassembly, and more. Once loaded with energy stones, it dynamically updates its database for new attack patterns. I’m way more comprehensive than that Qiuqiu thing!]
Qi Xu had been reading seriously until the last line, where he couldn’t help but laugh at the petty jab.
Qiuqiu, however, was furious. "That jerk! And I can’t even edit the description! Ugh! But if my end-of-month evaluation goes well, I’ll get upgraded. A B-rank Qiuqiu has way more authority!"
As Qi Xu installed the [Absolute Defense System] onto his vehicle, he asked, "What counts as ‘going well’? Do you need survival coins? I can sponsor you."
Qiuqiu sighed miserably. "Nope. Online evaluations require approval from other Qiuqius of the same rank. I’ve been desperately networking lately, learning sweet talk from you."
Qi Xu cut to the chase. "Sweet talk alone won’t cut it. You need to learn bribery."
Qiuqiu hesitated—earning money wasn’t easy—until Qi Xu added:
"I’ll reimburse you."
"Whirlwind Boss! I’ll follow you forever!"
Qiuqiu’s voice had indeed gotten louder, and since it echoed inside Qi Xu’s head, covering his ears was pointless.
Luckily, Qiuqiu was a doer. After shouting, it declared, "Boss, I’m off to make moves!" Otherwise, it would’ve been subjected to a solid 10-minute rant from Qi Xu.
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