(Those who have forgotten, read Chapter 356.)

'Let me sort this out.'

'If I don't ask the red coat and I smash the cultivation container, the Principal inside will kill me.'

'If I ask the red coat, he tells me to smash the cultivation container, and the Principal inside...'

'Will still kill me.'

【Rule 3: If you encounter a researcher wearing a red coat in the Laboratory Building, he will tell you how to deal with the Principal.】

'So, dealing with the Principal actually means dealing with the cyborg Principal?'

'As long as the cyborg Principal drops out of the cultivation container, he will be killed.'

Qiu Yinong realized that this was an...

Unsolvable situation.

The Principal's rules mentioned: someone in the Laboratory Building is secretly modifying robots.

Who is modifying them?

'Only cyborgs can use the word 【secretly】.'

'Judging from the Laboratory Building rules, the red coat is the one modifying them secretly.'

'But, the red coat is a robot.'

'In other words, originally, the person wearing the red coat was the cyborg Principal, who was secretly modifying robots into cyborgs.'

'He was discovered by the robot Principal, and the robot Principal imprisoned the cyborg Principal.'

'And the current plot is that the cyborg is destined to die.'

'The conclusion is... actually, the entire campus plot has long been over. Any intervention by the players is a dead end.'

'So...'

'What are the stage-clearing conditions?'

'No matter what, it's the robot Principal who controls the school, and he conducts ideological education in the Laboratory Building every Wednesday. Since I cannot change the plot, I should...'

'Go along with the plot!'

'The result of the ideological education is turning all cyborgs into robots.'

'In other words, I just need to prove that I am a robot.'

'There are two ways to prove it.'

'One: On the way from the infirmary to the Laboratory Building, swap identities with the robot Qiu Yinong.'

'Two: Complete the identity verification at the Principal's home to be a robot.'

'I have achieved both ways; my identity is a robot.'

'Simply put, both the Laboratory Building and the Principal have acknowledged that I am a robot. As for the ideological education this afternoon, I...'

'Can pass it with my eyes closed!'

'I had already met the stage-clearing conditions for this Instance early on. The rules in the Laboratory Building are bait, luring players to seek their deaths.'

'But, since the school's plot won't change, and I have long met the stage-clearing conditions, what is the stage clear?'

She couldn't figure it out, she just couldn't.

This was very interesting.

Chen Ran deduced what the stage clear was, but he had no evidence.

Qiu Yinong experimented multiple times and obtained the evidence, but couldn't deduce what the stage clear was.

From an omniscient perspective.

The classroom required Courage to get the math teacher's question, otherwise the plot would be interrupted.

The infirmary required Wisdom to swap identities to avoid death.

The Principal's home required Firmness to clear the Triple-Layer Simulation.

The Laboratory Building was the final destination for cyborgs who violated the rules, meaning Discipline.

Courage, Wisdom, Firmness, Discipline.

Of course.

There was one more extremely important point. Take Lin Xuan for example—did he meet the stage-clearing conditions?

He definitely met them.

Of the two ways to prove it, he completed the first one and had already met the stage-clearing conditions.

But he doubted himself and chose to hide among the scrap. In the end, he would inevitably miss the ideological education and be reduced to true scrap.

On the other hand, Chen Ran and Qiu Yinong could have clearly chosen to hide in the virtual world of the Principal's home during this time and not come out, but they wanted to earn points, so they still came out.

Confidence and Perseverance!

But even with Courage, Wisdom, Firmness, Discipline, Confidence, and Perseverance.

Can one definitely foresee the future?

No!

Just like how Chen Ran knew what the stage clear was but had no evidence, and Qiu Yinong didn't know what the stage clear was but had evidence.

They had already done everything they could to the extreme, so what followed was patience.

The only thing they could do was wait patiently; time would give them the answer.

…

An unknown amount of time passed.

Qiu Yinong and Chen Ran both appeared in a classroom, or more accurately, an examination room.

They were still a bit surprised. Just a moment ago, they were going to the Laboratory Building for ideological education and were judged as robots by the Principal. Then the scene changed, and they appeared in this unfamiliar examination room.

"Candidates, stop answering your papers. Please do not whisper to each other. The invigilator will collect the papers."

Hearing this, the two snapped back to reality, cursing inwardly that they hadn't answered any questions yet, and hurriedly looked at their test papers.

They saw written on the test papers:

【Question】: Courage, Wisdom, Firmness, Perseverance, Discipline, Confidence, Patience. What do they equal?

【Answer】: Smooth sailing, success in exams, great success, a bright future.

The two were startled.

Then they felt relieved.

Outside the door, Lin Xuan and Big Gold Tooth watched this scene and silently closed their eyes.

The degenerate gambler Lin Xuan failed on the Courage of the first stage. This was a tremendous humiliation.

Where did Big Gold Tooth fail?

Judging from the Triple-Layer Simulation, Big Gold Tooth's real name was Cui Yu, a crosstalk comedian. Ten years of hard work offstage for one moment on stage, yet he put on a disastrous performance. Therefore...

Cui Yu most likely lost to Confidence.

Simply put, Cui Yu should have deduced what the stage clear was.

But, he chose to play it safe.

When the Principal went to the Laboratory Building for ideological education in the afternoon, he sneaked into the Principal's home.

Hiding in the virtual world and not coming out.

In this Instance...

Playing it safe = Lacking confidence.

Therefore, he also couldn't enter the examination room.

It had to be said that this Instance, whether in its grasp of human nature, its application of Personal Common Sense, or its construction of the Unity of Man and Heaven and Superego emotions, had reached peak perfection—at least, it had reached peak perfection for these few people.

For instance, who could have imagined that this Instance had already met the stage-clearing conditions from the very beginning?

For instance, who could have imagined that the so-called subsequent plot was actually all a trap?

For instance, the Triple-Layer Simulation should symbolize three diagnostic tests, where everyone's shortcomings were exposed one by one. Chen Ran was hindered by family affection, afraid to face romance, and his arrogance almost made him mistake the virtual world for reality—these were all his shortcomings.

As for Qiu Yinong, she relied too much on her skill, leading to slightly weaker deduction skills—this was her shortcoming.

From an omniscient perspective, Shu Renjun really wanted to take the college entrance examination, but his mother chose guaranteed admission for him. Perhaps this was the catalyst for his murders. He had always been brooding over this, which was why he designed such a Rule-based Weird Tale Instance.

(Those who have forgotten, read Chapter 356.)

There might be a question here.

Shu Renjun should have designed a Rule-based Weird Tale Instance about rebelling against rules.

Let's sort this out.

You think that since his Heart Cultivation is the Unity of Man and Heaven, he should design an Instance about rebellion.

He knows you would think this way, therefore, under the influence of the Unity of Man and Heaven Heart Cultivation, he would design an Instance about obeying the rules.

The evidence is also very simple. When Chen Ran saw the rules at the Principal's home.

He was influenced by the thought that Shu Renjun would design an Instance about rebelling against rules, which caused him to instinctively assume the Principal at home was a cyborg.

…

In the Third Secret Chamber of the Instance, Hua Changsheng looked at Shu Renjun: "It's been so long, and they still haven't cleared the stage. Do you think there's a possibility they've already died in the Instance?"

Hearing this, Shu Renjun's hand holding the cigarette couldn't help but tremble. Lin Xuan and Qiu Yinong would definitely come out alive, he was very sure of this, simply because their skills were too invincible in the Instance.

However, he couldn't be sure if Chen Ran could come out alive. The third layer of the simulation was reality and virtuality, his trump card used to deal with Six-Star players. But in this Instance, he had to kill Chen Ran to prevent the 21st person from saving him, so he specially designed it as a single-player Instance.

However, what he didn't expect was that Hua Changsheng's skill was too shameless. Now it was great—if Chen Ran died, the rest of them would all have to die.

"By the way, I forgot to tell you, my skill isn't location-specific."

"Rather, it covers the entire Secret Room. Simply put, even if Chen Ran and the others clear the stage, what they see is my modified modeling. The score everyone sees is different."

"Why don't you guess, if the score is for failing to clear the stage, and there's no score for clearing the stage, how many people's lies will be tricked out?"

"Are you thinking about reminding Chen Ran to use Eternal Kingdom? Are you sure they can see you?"

Hearing this, Shu Renjun's eyes widened, and he looked at her with an expression of disbelief.

'Could her skill be the rare creation of physical people or objects in the Superego?'

'Logically speaking, a skill that creates physical people or objects should be at the Ego-tier. But this kind of skill can affect people's vision. For example, if she creates a Chen Ran, and Qiu Yinong clears the Secret Room together with this Chen Ran, only to find out at the end that this Chen Ran is fake, or perhaps before she even discovers it, a lie is tricked out of her. Therefore, this kind of skill belongs to Superego skills, and an extremely rare one at that.'

'However, there should be restrictions, like it can only be used in specific scenarios. But even so, it's absurdly strong.'

'Whoever killed such a rare treasure, wouldn't Du Hongnian fight to the death?'

Hua Changsheng looked at Shu Renjun's current expression with extreme enjoyment, finally venting her spleen.

However, right at this moment.

Chen Ran abruptly opened his eyes, not looking at the two of them at all, nor looking at the Secret Room scene, much less checking his own score.

He drew his gun and pointed it at the ceiling.

"Ghost Whisperer · Eternal Kingdom!"

Hua Changsheng: "..."

Shu Renjun: "..."

Chen Ran: Shouldn't we fire off a free Eternal Kingdom anytime, anywhere?