Chapter 531: 242: The Fourth Person
Zhou Baiyu subconsciously touched his chest.
According to Midel, in this version, he would encounter Number One and be severely injured by him.
A scar was left behind, one that couldn't even be repaired.
Number One left that scar, and later, he explained its origin to Midel.
And the result that it affected was—
In the ultra-dimensional mutation, the island survival journey, Midel's mentioning of the scar led Zhou Baiyu to realize his encounter with Number One and Seamer in version 1.6.
So now, Zhou Baiyu suddenly wondered, if he changed a certain part of it, would he still be here?
He wasn't afraid of changing the past or the future; the most important thing was who benefited more from the change.
Zhou Baiyu felt that the current amount of information was still not enough to explain why he had to save Seamer.
Why he would fight Number One, only to be severely injured by him.
Zhou Baiyu didn't even intentionally go against history; he was very eager to know the reason.
"The future me, the past me, the present me, we're all the same thinking template, so why did the future me choose to fight Number One?"
Sometimes fate is just a loop; you strive to deviate from the starting point, trying to avoid cause and effect, but the very process of your endeavor actually brings about the cause and effect. In the end, you've just gone in a circle and returned to the starting point.
Therefore, Zhou Baiyu didn't deliberately counter this point. He thought for a moment that if he intentionally created some conflict, it might backfire.
"Let's act as if I'm unaware of that future, and based on the current intelligence, make the most correct choice."
He looked at Seamer:
"In your crazy destruction, there is someone crazier than you, and that might be Seamer. I guess only Seamer could be that terrifying."
"Hmm, you really aren't Seamer. Seamer is probably now trading blows with that black and purple."
Seamer: ...
This was indeed a strange feeling. Zhou Baiyu, the great orator, easily provoked Seamer.
At this moment, Seamer had the feeling of "coming in second place in a Seamer impersonation contest."
In teasing and handling people, Zhou Baiyu had some skills.
And because of this remark, Seamer suddenly felt a killing intent towards the person more disruptive than himself...
What kind of level are you on, daring to use the same name as me?
This was the effect Zhou Baiyu wanted.
Seamer wasn't stupid, but he had been suppressing his emotions for too long. A little guidance and those emotions would influence his thinking.
"Let's... go kill that person!"
Seamer certainly wouldn't follow Zhou Baiyu's words and say something like, "Let's go kill Seamer."
"Forget about it, that black and purple one, they are much stronger than you. The black one seems to have entered a void space, which is good because that—"
Zhou Baiyu had intended to say, "it's good that the spear didn't come down."
But he stopped suddenly, because the words black, void, reminded Zhou Baiyu of something.
"Black Void?"
Before absorbing Zhou Baiyu into the Brain Hole World, the blue hole mentioned a few names: Black Void, Red Leaf, Blue Desire.
Black Void?
Zhou Baiyu suddenly thought, "Could it really be such a coincidence?"
Could it be that the Law Enforcers in this Brain Hole World were modeled after those people surnamed with colors?
"Why've you stalled?" Seamer said.
Zhou Baiyu shook his head:
"Let's go, you're probably not wanted anymore."
The wanted stars above Seamer's head had disappeared.
That also meant the two could observe their surroundings properly.
"It's strange to think about the true strength of the Law Enforcers. If there is no special interference, in theory, Number One shouldn't have died at the hands of a Law Enforcer."
Zhou Baiyu found it odd. But it wasn't long before he and Seamer entered the next scene—
His attention was soon occupied by the new setting.
It was an ordinary study.
Many books were placed inside the study, but none of the text on these books could be recognized.
It was as if they had been soaked in water.
Zhou Baiyu couldn't check the contents of these books either.
He flipped through them and discovered that every item related to writing, that had recorded something, had text that was blurred beyond recognition.
Zhou Baiyu had no choice but to pay attention to other areas.
There was only one bookshelf, and the desk was covered with a thick layer of glass, which looked very elegant.
The carvings on the coffee cup were enough to prove that the owner of the study was a very tasteful person.
Zhou Baiyu was now keen to find memories related to Number One and Seamer.
If stepping into the Brain Hole World of the blue hole meant that memories would become part of it, if that hypothesis was indeed true—
Then Zhou Baiyu's idea was to find Seamer's memory, and then—
Change some data to alter Seamer.
As for convincing Seamer through eloquence or by making him feel goodwill like he did with Haoyun—
That was not feasible.
There are always so many people who think that villains can be reformed, who believe that the underworld values peace and that everyone avoids violence purely for profit—
But the truth is not so.
Because there are many ways to seek profit, yet some people just like the thrill of violence.
Seamer was not Haoyun, not the kind who could be reformed by a little love.
At least, not the current Seamer.
Perhaps at some point in the past, Seamer might have fit that description, but the Seamer now with a moral value reduced to seven, would not.
So Zhou Baiyu's plan was to embed a weakness in Seamer through the environment provided by the blue hole.