Chapter 149 - 41

Chapter 41: The Next Plan!Inside a quiet courtyard outside Nuoding City, Fu Shiyan sat cross-legged with his eyes closed.Suddenly, his brow twitched slightly, and he opened his eyes, a glimmer of light flashing through them.The plant incarnation he had left in that courtyard near Nuoding Academy had dissipated, bringing back a segment of memory at the same time."They really made a move..." Shiyan whispered.He had already sensed several gazes watching from the shadows over the past two days. More than one was focused on Tang San, and some had even vaguely swept over his own courtyard.Tang Hao likely assumed that his son's twin spirits or true identity had been exposed, drawing the covetous eyes of Spirit Hall.Initially, Shiyan was somewhat puzzled. Although Tang San's current performance was brilliant, it shouldn't have immediately triggered such a precise assassination and surveillance unless... He quickly connected the dots between the recent disturbance at the Nuoding Academy entrance, his own merciless rebuttal of Yu Xiaogang, and the secretive relationship between Yu Xiaogang and that Supreme Pontiff... "It couldn't be that Bibi Dong, that crazy woman, found out about Tang San's failed assassination attempt on Yu Xiaogang and flew into a rage, ordering him silenced?"Shiyan's face darkened instantly; the more he thought about it, the more likely it seemed."Tsk, not even letting a six-year-old child's potential threat slide, preferring to kill the innocent by mistake... That really sounds like something that crazed woman would do!"Although he had now manifested a cultivation at the peak of a Level 69 Spirit Emperor, possessed spirit rings and self-created Spirit Skills that defied common logic, and had the system backing him, as long as a Titled Douluo didn't personally intervene, the threat to him was limited.However, he would never be naive enough to gamble his life on Bibi Dong's irrational logic and the vast power of Spirit Hall."I must speed up the progress." Shiyan's gaze was solemn.Relying solely on Tang San as a'source of Faith Power', while stable and possessing great potential, had its limits in the short term since Tang San was still young and needed time to grow.Furthermore, fighting alone was not a long-term solution.His shocking spirit ring configuration and speed of rising would eventually cause an even greater stir if he didn't have a plausible 'background' or 'faction' as a cover."It's time to find new sources of Faith Power," Shiyan's mind raced."And while I'm at it, I should build a respectable 'faction background' for myself."His first thought fell on Qian Renxue.As the inheritor of the Angel God and the true Young Mistress of Spirit Hall, her Providence was undoubtedly massive. If he could establish a connection, the returns would be staggering.But after some thought, he gave up on the idea.Qian Renxue's identity was too sensitive, her schemes in the Heaven Dou Empire were grand, and she was deeply calculating. More troublesome was that her entire family's logic was abnormal and extremely difficult to control; one wrong move could mean playing with fire."Then, settling for the next best thing, starting with the future Children of Providence like the Shrek Seven Devils is undoubtedly a safer choice."Shiyan locked his targets onto the members of the Shrek Seven Devils from the original story: "Oscar, Ma Hongjun, Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, Dai Mubai... and Xiao Wu."He quickly ruled out Dai Mubai; as a prince of Star Luo, he was involved in too much.Connecting with Zhu Zhuqing was also inappropriate due to her ties with Dai Mubai.Ning Rongrong, the little princess of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, was surrounded by experts, not to mention that old fox Ning Fengzhi and those two unreasonable old fellows.Xiao Wu was a Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Beast, a magnet for trouble. Besides, with Tang San already under his control, there was no need to spend extra effort on Xiao Wu.Finally, his gaze landed on Oscar, who was the easiest to approach and had a relatively simple background."A Food System Soul Master with Innate Full Spirit Power. He has excellent talent but lacks self-preservation capabilities in the early stages due to the nature of his Spirit. He craves strength and recognition... there are many entry points."Shiyan had a preliminary plan in mind.However, directly using a'simulator' to fool Oscar as he did with Tang San would be too inefficient and prone to errors.He needed a more efficient, discreet method that could influence multiple people simultaneously.His consciousness sank into the system, pulling up the special plan for the'Second Simulation'.This Second Simulation was the most unique of all. It wasn't meant to create a single immersive simulation plot for Tang San, but was the key to Shiyan's plan to implant 'fragmented memories' into multiple Providence candidates!He intended to take the story from the Second Simulation—the script he had meticulously crafted about the 'future' Fu Shiyan interacting with, teaching, and fighting alongside the Shrek group.He would implant these in the form of 'memory fragments' directly into the depths of the minds of target figures like Qian Renxue and the Shrek Seven Devils.This implantation wouldn't be a complete, coherent memory dump, but rather fragmented memories with a powerful sense of déjà vu.It would be like how people occasionally feel a scene or a person is familiar in real life, yet can't recall exactly where they've seen them before.What Shiyan wanted to implant was that 'moment of remembering'.Because everything in the Second Simulation was an intelligent deduction performed by the system based on the original plot he provided!The resulting virtual reality would ensure that everyone's reactions and choices in the simulation were highly consistent with their actual logic and personality.Therefore, the compatibility between these memory fragments and the targets' real-world personalities and thoughts would be extremely high. Merging them would cause almost no rejection or sense of abruptness; instead, it would make them feel, 'This seems like something I've experienced or thought about before.'Of course, this act of directly tampering with memories and invading consciousness involved the levels of soul and awareness. The faith power points consumed were far beyond what was needed to weave a simulator for Tang San to observe.The latter was more like an immersive movie, while the former was about branding movie clips into the other party's memory."Currently, the growth of Faith Power provided by Tang San has entered a stable period.""Looking at the current Faith Power reserves, if I have a complete persona, I can fully manifest an ordinary Titled Douluo."Shiyan calculated, "Moreover, after Tang San acknowledges me as his master and obtains his first spirit ring, according to the system rules, the third simulation opportunity can be unlocked.""One step at a time."Shiyan cleared his thoughts. "First, ensure the third simulation for Tang San starts smoothly to continue harvesting Faith Power.At the same time, find a suitable opportunity to contact Oscar.Once the Faith Power reserves are sufficient, I'll begin preparing the memory fragment implantation plan for multiple people... As for the surveillance from Spirit Hall, with Tang Hao handling part of it in the dark, I just need to be extra careful. The priority now is to accumulate strength and build a faction that belongs to me."Finally, the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well—after this, it's time to pay a visit there.Meanwhile, within Nuoding Academy, Tang San, who had just finished a round of spirit power control practice, heard the system's prompt in his mind as expected:[Detected that the host has broken through to a One-Ring Soul Master. Rewarding one simulation attempt.]