Chapter 327

【Is it possible to reverse time and return to a previous life node?】

This life isn't over yet? Zhao Si, who had originally been preparing a third life for General Lin, stared blankly at the sight.

"Is there any information that can be dug up in this life?"

Objectively speaking, although Lin Liu's side branch achieved nothing effective, he had basically tried every option he could, even using exhaustive search, yet still failed to find the target person, which shows the problem is not with him.

The hard conditions are set; if you can't pass, you can't pass—micro‑operations are useless!

Under these conditions, how can one win? After thinking, Zhao Si, who truly couldn't understand, could only shake his head and skip this problem for now……

"However, the last few paragraphs of the plot seem to have some explanation!"

Zhao Si noticed the later information; Lin Liu had obviously done his best, using elimination to narrow it down to the unverifiable target of the monkey.

Therefore, the monkey must be related to the master of the dream.

Moreover, from the plot after Lin Liu's death, it can be seen that the monkey is fundamentally an immortal body, able to live again after death! "Although the form is not exactly the same, the monkey's continuation really looks like a reset; it is like a protagonist similar to Lin Liu, who not only revives after death but also resets back to the time of birth."

This segment contains a lot of information; Zhao Si, while flipping through historical data, pondered its meaning:

After the monkey cosplayed a resurrected Chen Nan in the God's Tomb, it then received a summons from Square Inch Mountain; the white hazy figure on the mountain is theoretically the so‑called Patriarch Bodhi!

Patriarch Bodhi had said before: because the monkey's "original heart" changed, it can no longer enter Square Inch Mountain; this part is hard to understand, but can still be grasped with effort.

This means Square Inch Mountain, though opened specially for the monkey, will revoke its access if the monkey's mentality changes; conversely, the entry condition for Square Inch Mountain is to let the monkey "guard its original heart".

What's so special about the monkey's original heart? Wanting to bring the monkey and its descendants to live forever in the world—how is that special? What exactly does the "original heart" in this entry condition refer to? "The monkey wanting to bring fellow villagers to live forever between heaven and earth is correct; the monkey wanting to go to the Eternal Primordial Wasteland together with Lin Liu is wrong……"

Zhao Si inexplicably grasped a key point:

"In other words, the biggest variable lies in which world the monkey wants to live in."

"The monkey wants to live forever locally—okay!"

"The monkey wants to flee—no way! Logic, got it! "Got it! The monkey is a treasure, an important figure recognized by Patriarch Bodhi, so it cannot have the thought of leaving the world……but what is the specific reason?"

Zhao Si seemed to have realized something, and flipped through the historical information again:

After death the monkey will revive, being a kind of immortal body, and its revival also produces the effect of a protagonist's reset, with the time point directly rolled back to the Dashun era; the monkey also returns to the stone fetus and experiences birth once more.

This is practically identical to a simulated protagonist! Zhao Si rubbed his forehead, furrowed his brows, and said:

"Could it also have a simulator?"

This bold idea, as soon as it appeared, was immediately rejected by Zhao Si:

"Impossible!"

The simulation game can still be trusted on this point—supreme, no doubt.

"Rather than saying the monkey also has a simulator, it's better to say it is the protagonist of this world, with all things revolving around it, so when it dies the world also resets……"

"Then does this mean the monkey is the master of the dream?"

"This remains to be discussed……"

Zhao Si pondered: if the monkey were the master of the dream, it could not possibly be immune to the "alarm", because the principle of the alarm is to use a real‑world person to startle the false person in the dream—a fundamental difference; no matter how powerful, it would still wake up.

Once the master awakens, the dream inevitably shatters.

Meanwhile, the monkey first is immune to the "alarm", then after death displays traits similar to the 【protagonist】, causing the dream world to reset…… which does not match the master's characteristics.

"Therefore, the monkey is unlikely to be the master of the dream; as a 【protagonist】 it is closely related to the master but not the master itself."

Zhao Si leans more toward the idea that the monkey is the master's agent or a part of the master, although this still needs verification……

"And there's Li Ziliang."

Zhao Si also looked at Li Ziliang's related description, following the game's principle of not focusing excessively on irrelevant personnel; since a segment on Li Ziliang was added at the end of the plot, it must be useful! "When the monkey resets, he also resets, and his memory is affected……could he also be a protagonist?"

Zhao Si thought carefully and ultimately denied this speculation: the protagonist can only be one, and this plot cannot possibly have a dual-protagonist setup!

Li Ziliang doesn't have any obvious special traits; it's unlikely that the ability to restart relies on Li Ziliang himself...

Li Ziliang's biggest difference from others lies only in the manner of death: everyone else was liberated by the alarm clock, while only Li Ziliang committed suicide in the heavenly prison.

Zhao Si had a speculation:

Being liberated by the alarm clock essentially means being awakened by a real power, so when Houzi restarted, the people in the new world were no longer those from before, and the game's description never explicitly stated that others were obviously reincarnated.

Obviously, only Li Ziliang is special, so the cause of this specialness can only be his unique manner of death!

So, those who are liberated have actually truly broken free of the world; only the suicidal Li Ziliang did not break free, and thus entered the second round of the world together with Houzi.

So the system says that Lin Liu's liberation is meaningful; it's just that he doesn't know it!

After painstakingly sorting out the key information in the side plot, Zhao Si's tangled logic and train of thought finally clicked, and he couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief: "This is easy! As long as we prove that liberation is meaningful, Lin Liu can continue this strategy without further hesitation..."

To be honest, Zhao Si fears that those people are truly dead, because this would not only blow Lin Liu's morale but also interfere with his strategy, making clearing the game increasingly complicated……

Good! I'll tell him all these good things later!

Energized, Zhao Si clicked to continue the game:

Time reversal!

【Time has already reversed……】

【……When faced with whether to use the Blood God Son on a large scale, your heart is torn, reason and emotion each holding their own ground, while they each present their arguments to you……You choose: (?) 】

【A: No, how could righteous companions recklessly use heretical methods? The Blood God Son is ultimately just a convenient heretical tool used at the start; if used frequently, you will eventually lose yourself in this power that wantonly plays with and controls people's hearts and desires! B: Use it! Just for the sake of all under heaven? Use the Blood God Son on the gods!】

Choose A!

【You chose option A, no—how could righteous companions recklessly use heretical methods? The Blood God Son is ultimately just a convenient heretical tool used at the start; if used frequently, you will eventually lose yourself in this power that wantonly plays with and controls people's hearts and desires!】

【Returning to the decision node, at this point nothing has happened yet; all the common folk under heaven and the gods under your command are still doing well, and you still have a chance to rewrite the future……】

【But, can it really be changed?】

【Just thinking about the lifelessness and futility in the previous side plot, your mindset becomes unstable, and you also develop doubts about your future path……】

At this very moment! Seeing the restarted Lin Liu begin to falter, Zhao Si dared not hesitate and quickly used this round's second active intervention opportunity:

"Active intervention! Tell him, liberation is not death, but truly turning the false into the true!"

"Also, tell him about Houzi's ability to restart, and also my speculations about Patriarch Puti and Houzi……Everything I can tell him, I will tell him!"

Make sure he never loses his composure; in this side branch, he should strive to gather more information, then prepare to welcome the perfect ending of his third life!

Ding! Your order has been faithfully executed! Remaining active commands this round: (once!)

……

Just as you felt lost about the road ahead, a flood of information from 'another self' suddenly surged into your mind, leaving you involuntarily stunned……

As you gradually digested it, your confusion vanished quickly, and the psychological shadow left by the previous side branch also faded away swiftly.

"Turns out, my efforts weren't completely in vain!"

A smile rose again on your dimmed face!

These messages are the best gift you've received!

It proves that your efforts haven't been completely wasted; as long as you don't stop, the road will keep extending……

So, don't stop!!!

A shot of stimulant hits you, renewing your fighting spirit.

"Will you welcome a perfect ending in your third life?"

You smiled.

"I'll work hard!"

You said this earnestly……

……

Next, you don't want to repeat the mistakes of the previous side branch, so you neither used the Blood God Son to brainwash the gods nor considered saving all beings: because you've already verified that approach won't pass the checkpoint!

You don't think you can achieve this time what you couldn't in the previous side branch; since brute-force search is useless, you simply won't look for the Lord of Dreams.

You just want to live as long as possible in this world, then find the key information you couldn't before, to prepare for a perfect next life!

So, you intend to wholeheartedly fulfill the role of Holy Lord, using your political talent and divine power to prolong this hard-won golden age.

The realm is at peace, the golden age endures, the people dwell in safety, forever enjoying blessings!

You want to see, after all this toiling as an ox and horse, what disaster could still arise to kill you?

The reason for insufficient information is always that you haven't lived long enough; as long you live long enough and work hard as an ox and horse, you won't believe you'll capsize!

Innate Ox-Horse Holy Body, activate!

……

(End of chapter)