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Chapter 7: Academic Exchange

Inside Fool's Dream, F University Library.

Audrey closed a book detailing the evolution of machinery and electricity during the two industrial revolutions, and couldn't help but sigh.

I really don't have talent in this area... Is my plan going to fail at the very first step?

—After confirming that the mainstream religion of this dream world had no traces of mysticism, Audrey turned her attention to advanced technology. This gave her a flash of inspiration, wanting to use these technologies to improve the lives of ordinary people, but she didn't expect the plan to end before it even began.

This is too difficult… Audrey stood up to put the book back on the shelf.

Section M… Section O… Here… Huh?

Behind the heavy bookshelf, a brown-eyed girl was frowning, searching carefully on the shelf. Her face was thin, slightly pale, and her long black hair was loose.

Isn't that Melissa?

Is she also at this school?

This is very reasonable... Characters related to Mr. World will naturally revolve around Mr. World's subconsciousness. Moreover, this city is an international metropolis in the dream, and its educational resources are also first-class... Hehe, I bet Melissa must be a mechanical engineering student; her love for machinery is simply fanatical.

F University dormitory

"University Student" Audrey, who had already returned from outside, suddenly clapped her hands and stood up:

"Ah—I forgot something!"

She quickly gathered her things and rushed out of the dormitory, arriving at the corresponding floor of the library. She walked directly to an empty seat, picked up an open book on the table that described the evolution of machinery and electricity during the Industrial Revolution.

The troubled expression "real" Audrey had shown while reading the book immediately appeared on her face too. She tried to understand the book but to no avail, she kept sitting there reading until her head spun.

She slowly closed the book, as if still immersed in her confusion, and walked like a ghost towards the bookshelf.

Audrey stood by the bookshelf, watching the entire process. Not a single student passing by noticed her.

"University Student" Audrey is different from Audrey's other identities; she is essentially a character provided by the dream itself. Audrey had turned off the consciousness synchronization of her other identities from "University Student" Audrey, allowing her to live like a normal dream character.

This also meant that when Audrey needed to do something about guiding the dream, Audrey had to actively hypnotize her "University" self.

Zhou Lisha had finished searching the entire area for books. The book she wanted clearly showed "on shelf," but it was nowhere to be found. The vast sea of books made her want to give up, but after taking a couple of steps, she suddenly felt a bit unwilling.

"Anyway, there's nothing to do during the holidays, so I might as well search again."

She turned and hurried back to the book section. To her surprise, a light-blonde haired girl had suddenly appeared in the area that had been empty moments before. Zhou Lisha was caught off guard and almost bumped into her.

The girl who was almost bumped into turned her head to look at her like a ghost, then her eyes suddenly lit up, and she whispered, "Hey, are you Zhou Lisha from the mechanical department?"

Zhou Lisha was a bit stunned for a moment and nodded blankly.

The blonde girl smiled happily and shyly: "I'm Audrey from the psychology department. We participated in the Tang Lixin Scholarship interview presentation together before. Do you remember?"

The Tang Lixin Scholarship was a very difficult scholarship to apply for at F University, with only two spots available for the entire school. Correspondingly, the scholarship amount was very generous and continued to be provided until the recipient graduated with a master's or even a doctorate.

For such a scholarship, each department would recommend two of its most outstanding candidates, who would then gather for an interview in the form of a presentation, and be selected by the school leadership and the scholarship invigilator in charge.

Lisha and Audrey happened to be among the candidates from their respective departments.

Lisha also remembered.

Actually, during such an interview, no matter who was giving the speech, the rest of the people would just sit there and zone out. The reason Lisha had an impression of Audrey was because after the interview, the male classmate from the mechanical engineering department who came with her kept exclaiming to her how beautiful and elegant the mixed-race beauty from the psychology department was.

Audrey was already excitedly saying, "I have to say, you are truly amazing! To finally get the Tang Lixin Scholarship, doesn't that mean you are one of the two most outstanding people in our year? Your mechanical design is truly so ingenious! I also have classmates in mechanical engineering, and they've never seen a student like you who can produce a complete mechanical design in their freshman year! I am not kidding when I say I admire you so much! Can we add each other on WeChat?"

Because she had to keep her voice down in the library, Lisha didn't actually hear every word Audrey said. But she understood that the other person was genuinely praising her, and she couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed. While taking out her phone to add each other on WeChat, she couldn't help but change the subject: "Um, I actually do remember you, but aren't you from the psychology department? Why are you looking at books on machinery?"

Audrey chuckled and showed Lisha the cover of the book in her hand: "I actually want to study the psychological changes of various social classes during the Industrial Revolution in response to rapid technological breakthroughs. I believe that if one doesn't have a detailed understanding of the technical details, many subtle psychological activities cannot be grasped. So I wanted to read books on machinery to see how technical personnel viewed technology."

She then smiled apologetically: "I found that I don't really understand it. Maybe my approach isn't quite right."

Lisha showed some interest when it came to mechanical-related fields: "But I think your idea is very interesting."

"Although I don't understand psychology, I also think it's very meaningful to stand in the historical context of the past and understand the mental journey of the inventors of that time. Although our technology has advanced by leaps and bounds, the ideas for improving technology always have similarities."

"I've also read this book. If you have some free time, we can exchange our thoughts. We have different backgrounds, which can provide different perspectives, and it might be helpful to both of us."

Audrey readily agreed: "That would be great. I was just looking for someone from mechanical engineering to help me. Lisha, how about we go to the coffee shop downstairs? My treat for cake."

"Real" Audrey stood at the side of the bookshelf, watching the two young girls chatting with their heads together, and watching her other self vivaciously pull Melissa's hand towards the elevator, a satisfied smile appearing on her face.

…

In the coffee shop, Lisha rubbed her forehead, looking at the troubled Audrey.

She had already confirmed that the other person had no talent for machinery. But to her surprise, Audrey's knowledge of the historical context of that time was incredibly thorough, and her psychological insights into many historical figures gave her a sense of sudden enlightenment. This gave Lisha a lot of inspiration, making her want to continue learning. So even though their conversation was very difficult, Zhou Lisha still didn't give up.

In a place where the two of them couldn't see, "real" Audrey was already sprawled on the table without any decorum. A materialized blank sheet of paper was spread out in front of her, on which the mechanical blueprints from the book were almost perfectly replicated. "Real" Audrey struggled to keep her eyes open, trying hard to write down every word Melissa said in the margins of the paper.

Audrey, don't give up! What lies before you is the happy life of the people of Loen!

Just as "real" Audrey thought she is going to actually fall asleep, a clear phone ring suddenly sounded in her ear.

Lisha heard the sound and pulled out her phone:

"Hello, brother. Have you arrived yet…?"

"Real" Audrey suddenly forgot the concept of sleeping and shot up. In that instant, she felt fear shoot up her spine, and that madness that enveloped her spirit seemed to spread through her body and mind once again, making her head ache terribly and her whole body tremble.

"My brother made plans to have dinner with me near school today. How about we stop here for today and reschedule to discuss tomorrow…?"

"Okay! Today was really…"

"Real" Audrey couldn't hear anything anymore. That soul-piercing fear made her almost want to immediately leave the dream.

No, no… Audrey, didn't you let your other self approach Melissa precisely to get close to Mr. World without arousing suspicion?

But I can also subtly influence everything through his sister. I don't need to meet him myself…

No, that's not the point! Audrey, you've been corrupted! Your corruption hasn't been eradicated!

Audrey was in such pain that she curled up tightly in her chair. Her fists were clenched, her fingernails digging deep into her flesh, as she desperately used the pain to fight against the uncontrollable fear.

I need to… hypnotize myself… first soothe… it's not working… I need symbolic assistance… weave a Susie to give me confidence… no… failure… my Beyonder power has been weakened… why at such a critical moment…

She slowly raised her head, watching Zhou Lisha's figure walk further and further away, disappearing around the corner of the library.

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Chapter 8: This is History

Fors had been confused ever since Audrey suddenly came to her house, and asked if she could borrow the Roselle's pages she had gathered. And Audrey had been busy reading since a few hours ago.

What's with the urgent need of collecting the pages? Don't tell me... she can read them now!? Oh, man, if I only I could do that too...

Actually, never mind, I have a feeling it won't end well for me if I got to know something which I shouldn't. I should just focus on helping her Miss Justice

Fors touched the crystal ball in front of her, using divination to unearth her memories, when suddenly her spiritual intuition flared up.

She quickly opened her eyes and saw the golden-haired, green-eyed girl in front of her already tightly curled up in the chair.

What happened... I didn't feel anything? Before Fors could react, a gentle and cool breeze suddenly blew around her.

She subconsciously looked towards the source of the breeze and saw a large golden-furred dog standing there with a solemn expression.

Susie... Is this... a Beyonder ability?

The next second, the golden dog opened its mouth: “Audrey, don’t be afraid... The danger will eventually pass...”

Woah!... It can talk! Fors couldn’t help but want to draw a triangular holy emblem on her chest.

The reason she didn't immediately use her Beyonder ability to help Audrey was because Fors had realized that this was an effect caused by Audrey's other identities. Without understanding the specific situation of the other identity, Beyonder abilities outside of the Spectator Pathway would find it difficult to provide effective help.

I don't even know which identity is having problems, so I can't teleport over to help her... I'll just guard the surroundings...

At this moment, Susie had already felt that the calming effect was limited. Without hesitation, she leaped onto Audrey's Mind Island.

At that instant, intense fear almost made her collapse onto the ground.

“Audrey, don’t be afraid... Let me awaken your courage...”

She recalled the experiences of her and Audrey bravely confronting various dangers since they ran away together, drawing in Audrey's similar emotions. This timely interruption freed Audrey from her state of suppressing fear, allowing her to focus on more effective hypnosis.

She actively drew out her resolve from her Mind Island when she decided to participate in awakening “Mr. World” and continuously transmitted this emotion in the form of hypnosis to her various identities.

At the same time, she opened up her Mind Island and communicated with Susie telepathically: “Susie, I’ve been corrupted. Help me find the source of the corruption. Be careful, don’t touch it easily, or you’ll also be corrupted.”

This time, it was her current main body that came into contact with the corruption, so even though the identity in the dream showed a stronger reaction, Audrey still focused on treating herself.

Susie immediately began to observe Audrey's Mind Island. At the same time, the studious lady dog asked, “Audrey, why does this corruption cause fear?”

“That’s a very good question... I think it might be attached to a fearful memory.”

Audrey didn't think it came from the fear during the fight against the corruption from the Primordial One, because she had already carefully checked those memories after that corruption ended, but found no problems.

Susie skillfully began to select memories related to fear and quickly found a memory with some dim, dark green light spots. She didn't act rashly and informed Audrey of her discovery.

It was the time I almost let the Psychology Alchemists' struggle affect my parents... This corruption is truly hard to guard against... Having found the target, Audrey immediately took the initiative to suppress it and called for Susie's cooperation at the right moment.

A moment later, Audrey, who had been curled up in the chair, relaxed her body and opened her eyes, seeing Fors looking at her with a tense expression.

Audrey revealed an elegant smile: “That was residual corruption from before, triggered by my other identities.”

“Corruption!” Fors’s eyes widened, “Is it resolved?”

“Probably,” Audrey said with little confidence, subconsciously rubbing Susie, who had reabsorbed her personality back into her body, “Let’s not talk about that for now. Let’s continue recalling Roselle’s diary.”

Fors nodded, touched her crystal ball again, and closed her eyes.

...

Inside the dream, "real" Audrey took a breath and immediately realized that she had revealed herself. She hurriedly sat up straight, nervously looking around to see if anyone noticed her undignified posture.

At this time, "Student" Audrey had already left according to the dream's arrangement. Everyone around was focused on their own affairs, and no one noticed the sudden appearance of the girl.

No one noticed me? Audrey felt very confused. She had been focused on fighting the fear in her heart and was too distracted by to make people around her ignore her.

Someone suddenly appeared, and the people around didn't notice anything at all? Audrey looked around confusedly, and suddenly her spiritual intuition flared up. She looked up at the cafe window.

A crow stood there, its right eye marked with a distinct pattern. Seeing Audrey look over, it flapped its wings and revealed a seemingly playful smile.

Amon...

Audrey hesitated for a moment, walked over, and pushed open the window.

Her voice was almost inaudible in the cold wind:

“Mr. Amon, do you know where Mr. Zhou Mingrui and his sister went?”

The crow opened its mouth and spoke in a human voice: “What will you offer in exchange for the answer?”

"He" didn't say “Guess what”... Audrey looked at the crow and said with great restraint: “I have nothing to exchange with you. Whether you tell me the answer depends only on whether you wish for me to find them.”

The crow looked at her silently for a long time, then laughed, “Food court, Youle Restaurant.”

Audrey was silent for a while, then curtsied with her skirt and closed the window, which had been letting in the cold wind.

...

"Student" Audrey walked around the cafeteria, finding everything bland and tasteless.

Order takeout... Or should I still go to a restaurant? She took out her phone, intending to browse nearby restaurants, but her attention was drawn by the small red dot on the penguin icon.

Messages from the Tarot Club... Oh, it's Mr. World...

"It's that trick again, where you get a discount if you recommend this place to your friends and get them to gather enough likes... These restaurants are really good at saving on advertising fees..."

Wait, isn't this Youle Restaurant the one in the food court?

It was sent by Mr. World... If I go to Youle Restaurant now, is there a chance I might meet Mr. World?

Hey! That would be interesting! How fun would it be for two people who met online to suddenly meet in reality! Audrey made up her mind and excitedly rode her bicycle away.

Behind her, the invisible "real" Audrey couldn't help but subtly puff out her cheeks.

It's exactly as Mr. Amon said... Will I never be able to one up Amon?... No, Audrey, you're getting ahead of yourself. I should say, thankfully I didn't have to exchange anything for the answer with Amon, otherwise I would have really lost out...

She lowered her hand, paused, and then suddenly felt something was wrong.

Aren't there too much of coincidences?... I just read books about machinery and then met Melissa... I guided my "student" self to start talking with her, and then Mr. World messaged Melissa and they both planned to meet up... And then he exposed clues about himself in the Tarot Club group, and the next step is clearly for Justice and Mr. World to meet each other...

Audrey was startled and alarmed.

Amon's Brother... Is he involved in this?...

At Youle Restaurant, "Student" Audrey unexpectedly saw Zhou Lisha. She smiled and greeted her new friend, then looked at the young man sitting opposite and politely refrained from disturbing him.

She walked to an inconspicuous spot where she could see everyone and sat down elegantly.

"Real" Audrey followed with a subtle frown and sat opposite her other self.

No... I must break this coincidence... But directly dismissing the idea of recognizing each other would be too abrupt... What should I do?

"Student" Audrey had already called a waiter, and sure enough, she was offered the like-for-discount promotion. She happily took out her phone and scanned the QR code to participate in the event.

It's too late... Audrey glanced at Zhou Mingrui's phone, which was placed on his left hand, gritted her teeth, and quickly moved closer.

Taking advantage of Zhou Mingrui's left hand reaching out to call the waiter, she swiftly pressed his phone, silencing it...

This way there won't be any notification sounds, and no timely replies... Audrey, you're so smart!

Audrey was about to quickly slip back when she looked up and met a pair of deep brown eyes. Zhou Mingrui was looking at the place where Audrey "should" be if she were not invisible.

For a moment, she even forgot to breathe.

Uh, why is he looking at me like that... Audrey couldn’t help but follow those deep brown eyes and saw Zhou Mingrui turn his head back, frowning slightly.

“Brother, what’s wrong?”

Zhou Mingrui rubbed his forehead, seemingly a little confused, then tapped the table with a finger: “Nah, it's nothing. Let's eat.”

You scared me to death... I thought I failed to go invisible... Audrey quickly returned to her seat.

Although Mr. World has lost his self-awareness in his superficial consciousness, his spiritual intuition is still very high! I wonder if his Beyonder abilities can still be used...

At this moment, "Student" Audrey, who was sitting opposite her, had already sent the like link in the Tarot Club QQ group.

Audrey looked back with lingering fear, making sure that Zhou Mingrui was eating while gently staring at his sister, completely oblivious to his phone's activity.

What a good brother... Don't play on your phone while eating, and don't eat while playing on your phone. Good habit!

"Student" Audrey's phone was still beeping. After a string of likes, The Hanged Man was the first to say, “So, you also found this restaurant, huh?”

Why isn't the person I'm waiting for appearing... "Student" Audrey opened the like page, constantly refreshing, but she still couldn't see Mr. World's name. She couldn't help but scan all the customers in the entire restaurant, filtering them one by one according to the portrait she had drawn of Mr. World in her mind.

Male, recently graduated, but already working for some months... She looked around and helplessly realized that half of the men in the restaurant seemed to fit the criteria.

She shook her head and sighed, then exited the like page. At this point, The Hanged Man's comment had already been followed by a string of exclamations from other members. Audrey thought for a moment and replied below:

“Yep, excited to try out their food!”

“Oh hey, look, Mr. World sent the same link! I just realized we are in the same restaurant!”

“Mr. World, are you still in the restaurant?”

She looked up again, and as her gaze swept past directly in front of her, her eyes suddenly unfocused.

She suddenly thought: Perhaps Mr. World has already seen this message and deliberately doesn't want to get to know me...

That's right, there are many people who don't want to turn online social relationships into real-life ones, and perhaps Mr. World is one of them. Never mind, if that's the case, don't force it, just enjoy the meal.

Success! "Real" Audrey let out a sigh of relief, materialized a fork, and began to share the dishes in front of her other self.

Hmm... If there’s one thing that’s most enjoyable about this dream, it’s the food! My few identities remaining in reality have already lost interest in all food...

Delicious... Audrey ate while observing Zhou Mingrui nearby.

He eats so deliciously... So, Mr. World is a spice enthusiast and such flavorful dishes are more to his taste... Oh, he keeps putting food on Melissa’s plate. He really loves his family, doesn’t he...

She couldn't help but curve her lips, took another mouthful of rice, and suddenly froze.

She clearly remembered that Mr. World had undergone psychotherapy specifically on the gray fog, because he discovered that he had been asleep for at least a thousand years, and his family had all become a thing of the past...

So what's the deal with Melissa? She can't possibly also be someone who slept for a thousand years, can she? No, if that were the case, Mr. World wouldn't have been so dejected at the time...

He awakened in a unique way after a thousand years? Audrey thought for a moment and found a clue—

His acquaintance with Mr. Star stemmed precisely from his miraculous survival in a Beyonder incident!

Perhaps the real Klein Moretti is dead, and Mr. World awakened in his corpse... Oh, isn't this just like the “transmigration” in this dream world? Did Mr. Mr. World always think he experienced “transmigration” until he became a demigod, only to discover that he merely traversed history?

Oh dear... Did Emperor Roselle experience the same thing? Is this dream world actually real history?

Then what about Mr. Fool? And why does "He" hold the secrets of this history? Is "He" an ancient existence born in this period of history?

Audrey couldn't help but carefully look around, as if seeing this world for the first time.

...

Fors felt Audrey was a little distracted.

She couldn't help but ask, “Are these diaries not helping? I didn't collect a bunch of meaningless things, did I?”

Perhaps Mr. Fool just wanted to take another look at the words from distant history... Audrey shook her head as if lost in thought, unconsciously stroking Susie, and picked up the next page of the diary:

“January 9th, after several failures, I finally succeeded.”

“Holding this silver plaque covered with strange symbols and patterns, I tried my best to inject spirituality, attempting to activate it.”

“A boundless expanse of gray fog seemed to appear before my eyes, but then nothing else happened.”

Gray fog... Audrey’s pupils suddenly dilated.

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