That night, when Bohemia entered the Astral Plane, she didn't have high expectations. The puppets outside were still carrying the bed, and she hadn't seen any signs of reaching their destination. She couldn't help but co in because she was worried and wanted to check on the progress.
She never expected that Lin Sanjiu would find Magus in just a day's ti.
"Bohemia, right?" Magus's brow furrowed slightly, then relaxed, and the leaf-like texture on her skin disappeared. It took her half a second to recognize who was standing in front of her—not because Bohemia's consciousness was diminished and faint, but because her mory had faded to the edge of the ti when she knew Bohemia.
Bohemia was still a bit slow to react; her gaze moved back and forth among the three people several tis before she opened her mouth, "So fast? Is everything resolved?"
"That's good," Lin Sanjiu sighed with concern and glanced at Magus, then briefly explained her situation, "We're trying to figure out what to do after she leaves..."
"She can't enter either of our bodies," Bohemia imdiately made the sa judgnt as Magus, "Otherwise, she will slowly disintegrate. She either has to return to her own body or enter the body of soone without consciousness... What's with that expression on your face? I don't really like your current face."
Lin Sanjiu coughed slightly in embarrassnt and wiped her face.
"There are people without consciousness around us," Lin Sanjiu said patiently, "Other than owie Hu, there is still—"
"Lalala!" Bohemia suddenly covered her ears and shouted loudly, as if her life depended on it. She didn't even dare to look at Lin Sanjiu and the others again. "Lalala! Don't tell who it is, I won't listen! Shut up!"
Lin Sanjiu closed her mouth and patiently waited for a while. Bohemia's 'lalala' gradually subsided, probably because she felt safe after seeing the expressions of Ji Shanqing and Magus. She hesitated and raised her head, and Lin Sanjiu imdiately seized the opportunity, "Puppeteer."
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Looking at Bohemia at this mont, she completed her sentence, "Puppeteer has no consciousness, at least that's what I think."
"Why... do you have to tell ?" Bohemia's face flushed and paled alternately. If it weren't for the presence of others, she would probably have rushed over and started a fight. "If he finds out that I know his weakness..."
"You're afraid of him, so you won't dare to lie, and he knows that," Magus looked at her with a hint of amusent, "Do you think he would agree to let temporarily reside in his mind?"
As long as she returned to a physical body—regardless of whose body it was—this gradual mory loss would stop. It was a temporary solution, but it was the only option they had until they found Magus's physical body.
The colors of blood and hope gradually faded from Bohemia's face.
"Tempo—"
She stopped. Changing her tone, her voice sharpened. "Temporarily reside? Reside in Puppeteer's mind? Who will tell him? What are you looking at for?" She couldn't bring herself to shout at Magus, so she just stared at Lin Sanjiu resentfully. "He would only agree if his mind is ssed up, but if it's ssed up, it won't work anyway, so there's no point in asking him in the first place—"
Even soone who was easily fooled could be led astray by her.
Lin Sanjiu quickly reassured her, "Don't worry, I'm not asking you to talk to him alone... What I an is, you send him a paper crane, telling him that I have an urgent matter to discuss with him and ask him to co back."
"I shouldn't have co in today," Bohemia muttered.
"When we see him, Magus will temporarily enter my consciousness, and then we'll talk to Puppeteer together... So if she has anything to say, I just need to relay it. If it's only for a short ti, my consciousness won't erode her much."
Lin Sanjiu was afraid that Bohemia would turn around and run away—after all, Bohemia was capable of doing such things—so she firmly held her wrist and persuaded her with kind words, "I just need your help while you're here. He doesn't have much consciousness and will probably be skeptical, so I need you to explain the situation..."
"Skeptical?" Bohemia was poked by that word again. "Skeptical? He won't believe it at all! Besides, will my explanations even work?"
The grand prize, who had been silently standing by with folded hands, leaned forward and spoke at the right ti, "It will work. Because you're afraid of him, you won't dare to lie, and he knows that. I think you have to be present."
Bohemia turned her head and looked at Ji Shanqing's face. If gazes could emit warmth, the current grand prize would have turned into a pile of ashes long ago.
"I'm here, and I won't let anything happen to you," Lin Sanjiu patted her shoulder, knowing that when coaxing a child, one couldn't do it empty-handed, "Before we leave, there's one more thing. You've always wanted to restore Potential Growth Value and corresponding conditions, right?"
According to the thod told by Pig Eyes, peeling off the Potential Growth Value and injecting it into soone else's consciousness was not much of a trouble. However, when it ca to restoring the corresponding conditions and convincing Bohemia to allow Ji Shanqing to analyze her consciousness, it took Lin Sanjiu much more ti than she expected. Sohow, Bohemia seed to naturally harbor a sense of distrust towards Ji Shanqing. Even the joy of restoring the Potential Growth Value couldn't diminish that.
Would they beco friends once they got to know each other better?
As this thought arose, Lin Sanjiu was gently stroking the grand prize's waterfall-like long hair, feeling the cool sensation between her fingertips. At this mont, the grand prize had closed his eyes, seemingly asleep, or perhaps his soul was wandering in so distant place, leaning unknowingly against her shoulder, motionless.
The analysis was only the first step, extracting the data from Bohemia's consciousness. Next, Ji Shanqing needed to continue analyzing the vast amount of data. Because he was in the Astral Plane and not in his original body, this process might be slow. While waiting for his analysis, despite Bohemia's reluctance, Lin Sanjiu managed to coax her into leaving the Astral Plane and sending a paper crane to Puppeteer.
Puppeteer's reply ca quickly and was quite succinct, with only a cold laugh and four words: "Asking to return?"
The tone of the last word lifted like a hook.
After thinking for a long ti, Lin Sanjiu didn't have much confidence that Puppeteer would agree to return. However, asking him to pause and wait might be possible. The grand prize was currently in the process of analysis, and they couldn't leave him unattended. Plus, Magus could be discovered by pursuers at any ti, so Lin Sanjiu couldn't risk going out to send the paper crane herself. She had to coerce Bohemia into going out to reply. This ti, the paper crane seed to have vanished without a trace, as there was no response at all.
Now, besides waiting foolishly, it seed that they had no choice but to hurry on their way.
During the next two anxious and uneasy days, Magus's newly ford mories disappeared once again. Fortunately, she was prepared for it, and with the help of her notes, she quickly reacquainted herself with Lin Sanjiu and Ji Shanqing. However, it was evident that her condition wouldn't hold for much longer.
Yet, there was no trace of confusion or imbalance on Magus's face. It was as if she considered it nothing more than entrusting her life to a few people she had just t while gradually losing her mory. How could that be considered a big deal?
Coincidentally, when Bohemia entered the Astral Plane again, rushing towards them like a small fireball from a distance, the grand prize also opened his eyes at that very mont.
"Co here quickly," she shouted anxiously from a distance, "Hurry, let's get out quickly! Dr. Hu has already seen him on the tree branch!"
Since swallowing a portion of the Pig Eyes' Potential Growth Value, Bohemia's starry appearance was like a cluster of golden sand burning with flas, with its radiance jumping and flickering as if it were breathing. It was said that this was due to her consciousness not yet being fully restored.
"How much longer?" Lin Sanjiu had been on guard and waiting in the Astral Plane these past few days, but now she breathed a sigh of relief.
"I just dragged your body off the bed, and those two puppets suddenly accelerated their pace," Bohemia spoke rapidly as if she could bite her tongue out of haste, "I think we'll reach him in a few minutes. Hurry up and stop talking! We're both lying on the ground now!"
Lin Sanjiu turned her head and made eye contact with Magus, giving her a slight nod.
"Then let's go out first," before leaving, she whispered to the grand prize, "As soon as there's a result outside, regardless of whether it succeeds or not, Magus and I will co back again. Stay here and don't wander around. See you soon."
Ji Shanqing obediently nodded. So strands of hair were still stuck to his face, making him look like he had just woken up. "When you co back in, I should be able to restore your corresponding conditions." He smiled at Bohemia and spoke softly, but she still had a stiff face and didn't say thank you.
As he saw everyone disappearing from the Astral Plane, the grand prize remained in place, floating in the interweaving starlight, motionless for a long ti. After an unknown period of ti, Ji Shanqing suddenly turned his head.
A glimr of starlight approached from afar, and within a few breaths, the light was already reflecting on their bodies. When Ji Shanqing straightened his body slightly, the flickering tallic light of the starlight also stopped not far away.
"Eh?" A faint voice rang out. Although the voice sounded flat like a robot, it sohow carried a hint of shyness. "Excuse ... Is Lin Sanjiu not here? I'm her friend, I had so matters to attend to, and I just beca available to co over."
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