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The car was extremely quiet.

Xu Shuo drove with focus and didn't speak, and Shi, not wanting to disturb the driver, also remained silent.

The silence persisted until they returned to the city. Xu Shuo parked the car in a nearby parking lot, and then the two found a relatively quiet café to sit in.

When the waiter came to serve them, they couldn't help but steal several glances at the one with golden hair.

"What do you want to ask me?"

After all the other customers had left, Shi was the first to speak up.

Xu Shuo jumped straight to the point, curiously asking, "You're a player too, right?"

Shi nodded, "Yes."

"Are you also a player from this world?" Xu Shuo continued to ask.

"No, I come from another world," Shi shook their head.

"Can you just travel between worlds as you please?"

"Mm, it's not that simple. I have to submit an application to Script Space first. Otherwise, I can't get here on my own."

"High Rank players can go to other people's worlds?"

"Indeed, they can go too, but I came here by other means."

"..."

Xu Shuo found that this person answered every question asked.

His gaze was exceptionally clear, and his caramel-colored pupils were highly attentive, solely reflecting the person he was conversing with. His face, though expressionless, conveyed a very sincere and earnest trustworthiness.

Even when talking to him, you would unconsciously be drawn in, unable to lie or hide anything, only wanting to tell him everything.

This person had a very special aura.

When Xu Shuo paused, Shi, still very earnest, asked, "Is there anything else you want to ask?"

It seemed he also wanted to ask something.

"A lot," Xu Shuo said.

"Oh..." So, they paused again.

"And before, why were you approaching me?" Xu Shuo slightly squinted, fingers caressing the rim of his coffee cup.

Shi blanked for a moment, then said somewhat sheepishly, "Sorry, because I thought there was a problem on your side. The Subspace you've been through have all collapsed, and I'm looking for the reason, which led me to you."

Wow, he's really honest!

Seems so easy to fool!

Xu Shuo immediately looked somewhat troubled, as if in dilemma, "I too find this very strange. I even thought I was being targeted by something dangerous. So, are you the person who resolves these kinds of issues?"

"Ah, it's not me who resolves them, I just occasionally moonlight to help investigate," Shi said seriously.

"Do all High Rank players have this kind of part-time job?"

"I'm not very clear on that."

"So, has the Subspace collapse issue been resolved?" Xu Shuo asked again.

"It should have been resolved by now, right?" Shi tilted their head and said, "I've observed your recent scripts. Aside from the scripts produced by your own world, 'Free Night' took a bit longer to recover, but there were no issues."

"Then, the problem of me entering the wrong script..."

Xu Shuo didn't finish his sentence.

Shi was continuously focused on his eyes. After waiting a while without hearing the rest, they finally spoke up, "Are you talking about the issue where the script level you entered didn't match your player level?"

He really was aware of even these kinds of issues... Xu Shuo imperceptibly nodded.

Shi continued, "I'm not sure about this issue. Generally speaking, if there's a BUG, the system would feed back to Script Space for processing at the first opportunity. But if it hasn't been dealt with all this time, it means it's not a BUG."

Xu Shuo raised an eyebrow. It was rare for someone to think he wasn't a BUG. Could this mean he was on the right track?
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But then the question came again—

Why wouldn't his situation be considered a BUG?

Since his second foray into Script Space, he'd been in the wrong scripts, causing four or five scripts to collapse in succession. But now that over half a month had passed, with Script Space having updated its systems, his situation still hadn't been dealt with!

The efficiency of Script Space couldn't be this low, could it?

"So, my situation is normal?" Xu Shuo couldn't help but ask.

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"Ah... it should be normal, right?" The blond man opposite him showed a somewhat bewildered expression, his demeanor less certain and serious than usual.

"..."

Although none of them knew exactly what was normal, since nothing was being done about it, it must be normal!

How should I put it, it's quite unreliable.

Shi thought carefully and felt that his own answer seemed very unreliable. He then added, "Actually, I think it might be due to the influence of the Abyss. In recent years, more and more new worlds have been eroded by it. Your world has just had a Subspace defense line established by the Script Space in the last few years, so maybe some things haven't adapted yet."

Upon hearing this, Xu Shuo's gaze shifted slightly, "Speaking of which, there was a script collapse in my world a while ago."

"Oh, it's the Green-skin Train script, right? It's because of that script that I noticed something was off with you," Shi explained.

Xu Shuo: "..." Don't be so blunt with your words.

However, Shi was completely unaware of this, and continued, "Before, your world had no supernatural events at all. The appearance of supernatural elements now is due to an Abyss Rift opening. I came here to close that rift. It's just that the original script wouldn't have collapsed so soon if it weren't for you."

Xu Shuo: "..." Got it, got it.

"Oh right, you have the title 'Abyss Caretaker,' don't you?" Shi suddenly asked.

"You know about this title?" Xu Shuo looked at him sharply.

"Those with this title often cause script collapses."

"...?" Xu Shuo.

So he wasn't the first to frequently cause script collapses!

No wonder this guy didn't seem surprised at all.

Although Hong Rao knew a lot, it was clear that she was not very aware of matters more closely related to the Script Space.

Perhaps sensing Xu Shuo's confusion, Shi explained, "The Script Space has been upgraded many times before, actually because of frequent collapses of the Abyss Scripts, especially those with this title."

"How many people have this title?"

"Including you, there are now five," Shi said with certainty, unlike Hong Rao's uncertainty.

"Can I know who they are?" As Xu Shuo said this, he suddenly had a strange premonition, feeling that he would inevitably meet those people sooner or later.

"Hmm, actually, they are all quite famous." Shi's gaze turned toward the void as if looking at a system panel. "The first player to get this title was Kaxilia; she's also the founder of the 'Elf Century' guild. Then came players Yue Jian, Yang Lei, followed by you, and a newcomer, Luo Kun."

"Wait, who?" Xu Shuo seemed to catch a crucial word.

"Kaxilia, Yue Jian, Yang Lei, you, Luo Kun," Shi repeated the names earnestly.

"Luo Kun? Patient number thirteen from The Fifth Hospital?" Xu Shuo repeated the name with emphasis.

"Yes," Shi watched him with a puzzled look, seemingly not understanding his reaction.

"..."

Xu Shuo fell into contemplation.

He suddenly thought of something and said, "I remember he entered the Script Space later than I did, but during this period, I haven't heard about any script collapses."

Shi nodded, "Yes, that's exactly why I felt something was odd here, so I came to investigate."

Xu Shuo: "..."

Why is it that after going in circles, it's back to his being odd again? Wasn't it said that it's common for those with this title to cause script collapses?

Shi timely explained, "After the Script Space upgraded, Kaxilia and the others hardly ever caused scripts to collapse anymore, until you showed up."

"I see," Xu Shuo lifted his cup and sipped his coffee, "Then I have a question. Why did I receive this title, and do we, the people with this title, share any common traits?"

"Sorry, I'm not sure either. I feel like you don't have any common traits," Shi shook his head, both bewildered and earnest, "Anyway, you'd better avoid entering Mutant Scripts in the future. Doing so can largely prevent accidents."

This was, indeed, the same viewpoint as Hong Rao's.

Xu Shuo nodded noncommittally, looking at the sincere and earnest face across from him. He smiled slightly and said, "By the way, can I add you as a friend? With my current situation, I feel like I'll have many problems that will need your assistance."

Shi didn't refuse, "Sure, if any anomalies occur on your side, you can also contact me. Your world has been a bit unusual lately; I'll likely come by often."

After cross-referencing their Player's Handbooks, they automatically became friends.

Xu Shuo looked at the name—Themis.

High Rank player.

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