6. The biggest dilemma

"I am merely the intelligence of a virtual world system; I do not possess such power."

The Light of Civilization said, "However, your psychic ability is too special. It's best not to tell anyone. When I transmitted your information to the Investigation Bureau just now, I also concealed it, only revealing that your psychic ability is 'regeneration'."

Lin Xian nodded slightly.

"That's all I need to remind you," the Light of Civilization said. "Do you want to descend into reality now?"

"I'm not ready yet."

Lin Xian remembered what the examiner had said, and immediately shook his head in refusal. He then asked, "By the way, do I have a clone in real life?"

"Yes," said the Light of Civilization. "Your clone came from Tower of Life No. 380 in reality. At the age of twenty, you were less than a year old. However... judging from your life force, your clone's condition is probably not good. I advise you to descend sooner rather than later, otherwise, once the clone dies, you will not be able to enter reality."

Lin Xian was taken aback.

……

Jiangxing City Investigation Bureau.

Fourth floor, inside the director's office.

As the office door opened, a middle-aged man with a square face and a stern expression walked in and said, "Director-General, you wanted to see me?"

The director was a short-haired woman in her late twenties, tall and with a straight back. She didn't have the typical soft and sweet beauty of a traditional woman, but rather a cool and sharp bone structure. Her eyebrows and eyes were extremely heroic, and she was flipping through a file in her hand.

"Route team".

The director casually tossed the file in his hand to the other person and said, "The Light of Civilization has already sent over the information on that newcomer, Lin Xian."

"He's already passed the first level?" Captain Lu's eyes lit up, and he immediately took the information and started flipping through it.

"Lin Xian has good potential, but unfortunately... his situation is also quite bad."

The director frowned slightly and said, "He already has a clone in reality, but his clone is not in the city where the Tower of Life is located, but in the misty area of ​​the wilderness, and its life force is relatively weak."

"this……"

Captain Lu frowned as he looked at the information provided by the Light of Civilization. "This clone hasn't cultivated the evolution method, and is suspected of being injured or seriously ill, and is still in the misty wilderness? This..."

As a veteran investigator who had experienced numerous real-life events, he naturally understood what this meant.

In that wasteland on Earth, only the city surrounding the Tower of Life could be considered barely safe.

The wilderness, even the misty areas, is quite dangerous. It is usually the wanted criminals who dare not enter the city and are forced to wander in the wilderness.

For ordinary people, surviving in the wilderness is a constant struggle for survival!

"So, his situation is very bad." The director shook his head slightly.

"Um?"

After flipping to the last page of the file, Captain Lu suddenly froze, exclaiming in surprise, "He actually awakened psionic abilities? What kind of psionic abilities?"

"I don't know either." The director shook his head and said, "Data on awakened psionic abilities is all top secret, and only those with A-level access are qualified to view it."

"Department/Bureau".

Captain Lu suddenly said, "He has good talent and has awakened his psionic abilities. We can't let this kind of talent slip away. We must find a way to keep him alive in reality."

"How can we help?" Director Si shook his head and said, "After our investigators arrive in reality, they are like headless flies, only able to act according to their instincts. Not to mention that he is still in the wilderness, there is no way to help him even if we wanted to."

Captain Lu fell silent.

After pondering for a while, he suddenly asked, "What advice did the Light of Civilization give?"

"If he chooses to become an investigator, the Light of Civilization advises him to come to reality as soon as possible within a week to maximize his survival rate," the director said.

"Within a week? So urgent?" Captain Lu frowned.

"This is a deduction made by the Light of Civilization, without a doubt," the director said. "Go and ask him, let him think carefully about whether he is willing to become an investigator."

……

……

"...So, if I were to actually arrive in reality, I might be eliminated immediately?"

Inside the Investigation Bureau's conference room, Lin Xian frowned as he looked at the examiner in front of him, Captain Lu.

"That's right."

Captain Lu nodded slightly. "Judging from the life force, your clone in reality is just an ordinary person. He may not have learned basic physical skills or basic evolution methods. He is also suspected of being seriously ill or injured. Moreover, the coordinates are in the misty area of ​​the wilderness. For an ordinary person, the mortality rate is not low."

He sighed and said, "While I would love for someone as talented as you to join our investigation, it's too dangerous to bring this to fruition under these circumstances. I still suggest you... give up."

Lin Xian remained calm.

"Luckily, I have psychic powers..." he thought to himself with relief. "Even if I am seriously injured or ill, I can recover once I return to reality. It's not a problem at all."

Lin Xian pondered for a moment, then carefully said, "Captain Lu, I think I still have a good chance of surviving after I arrive in reality."

"What do you mean?" Captain Lu frowned. "Is it because of your awakened psionic abilities?"

"Yes." Lin Xian nodded slightly. "Besides, my clone has been in the misty wilderness for quite some time now, but it's still alive. Surely I can't just die as soon as I arrived in reality, can I?"

"After I arrive in reality, as long as I keep hiding and quickly master the basic evolution technique, even though the misty area is quite dangerous, I should be able to survive safely if I'm careful, right?"

He analyzed, "If possible, could we use this time to have nearby investigators come and meet me? We know the coordinates anyway."

Upon hearing this, Captain Lu frowned and looked at Lin Xian with a strange expression.

"What's wrong?" Lin Xian asked, puzzled. "Are there no other investigators in my area? Or is it inconvenient for them to be there?"

"Lin Xian," Captain Lu sighed, "it seems you don't know?"

"Know what?" Lin Xian felt somewhat confused.

Captain Lu shook his head helplessly and said, "Once anyone's consciousness leaves this virtual world, all memories of this virtual world will be blocked and restricted. This has been the case for the past hundred years without exception. In other words... after you descend into reality, you will not be able to carry any memories of Earth."

"What?" Lin Xian was taken aback.

"You heard me right."

Captain Lu sighed, "Once reality arrives, you will lose all memories of Earth, which is the biggest challenge in our investigation."

"Losing all memories of Earth..."

Lin Xian murmured, unable to help but say, "Doesn't that mean that once reality arrives, I'll only have the memories from before my consciousness was uploaded? All my memories from the past hundred years will be restricted and sealed?"

"That's right." Captain Lu nodded and said, "Simply put, after you arrive, you will only have memories of the real world, and everything you experienced in the virtual world will be sealed away."

"How could this happen?" Lin Xian couldn't help but ask.

"have no idea."

Captain Lu sighed, "After losing our memories of Earth, we didn't even know we were investigators when we landed. We were like headless flies. How could we complete our investigation mission? We can only remember everything after returning to Earth and then write down our experiences in a report to piece together the information about the real world."

He sighed, "So, even after nearly a century of investigation, we investigators still haven't been able to find the source of the apocalypse."

Lin Xian finally understood what he meant, and also understood his own predicament.

"So, after I descended into reality, I didn't remember my basic physical skills and basic evolution techniques..."

"No investigator can help me..."

"Because the investigators don't remember anything that happened on Earth! Naturally, they don't remember coming to help me!"

Lin Xian's heart sank.

In this situation, if the clone does not know basic physical skills and basic evolution techniques, then even after he/she is born into reality, he/she still will not know them.

Moreover, no one could help him; he had to rely on himself.

Like a headless fly.

Or rather... playing an extremely difficult game where you can't find any walkthroughs, and you only have one life.

"The main issue is that you're in the wilderness, not in the city. The urban area is the signal zone for the Tower of Life."

Captain Lu sighed, "After our investigators descend into reality, as long as they enter the signal zone of the Tower of Life, their consciousness can connect to the Tower of Life, and they can learn basic physical skills and basic evolution techniques for free. Only in the signal zone can you return your consciousness to Earth."

"Then I'll have to start training all over again." Lin Xian shook his head and said, "This investigation is just too difficult."

Captain Lu shook his head and said, "If it were in the city, it would be fine. Moreover, the evolutionary methods and combat skills you successfully cultivated on Blue Star will be transformed into talents, and the speed of retraining will be very fast."

Lin Xian paused for a moment, then shook his head slightly and said, "It means... I have to return from the wilderness to the nearest city to come back alive."

"So, you understand now, right?"

Captain Lu sighed, "If your situation were to happen in reality, the mortality rate would be too high, and you might not be able to come back."

Lin Xian frowned.

He felt something was strange; the Light of Civilization hadn't told him these things, but instead advised him to descend into reality as soon as possible.

How could they not warn him about such a dangerous situation?

"If I were to descend into reality, what would my survival rate be?" Lin Xian suddenly asked.

"I don't know, we can't speculate on that. We can only find the coordinates and life signs of your clone."

Captain Lu shook his head and said, "However, what's strange is that... the AI ​​of the Blue Star virtual system actually suggests that you descend into reality as soon as possible within a week, provided that you are willing to become an investigator."

Lin Xian frowned and fell into deep thought.

Why would the Light of Civilization give such advice?

Moreover, the Light of Civilization didn't even mention such an important matter to him?

Didn't they say his psychic abilities were very special and that they valued him highly?

"Um?"

Suddenly, Lin Xian was startled, and an unbelievable guess popped into his mind.