"Come in." Gleipnir raised his head from his desk and looked at the person.
A hint of darkness flashed in her eyes, but it was quickly suppressed and she pretended not to care.
"It's you."
The person who came was a little old man who looked energetic, but his eyes were flashing with unknown emotions, as if he was secretly observing Gleipnir.
"Mr. Kaushik, did you come to me because of the starworm? Is he more awake now?" Gleipnir said with a smile.
The little old man was Kaushik, and he acted a little cautiously: "Starworm has woken up, he is downstairs... Director, do you want to go see him?"
After Graipnir took the carnival night clowns to "buy shares", Yusup publicized that Graipnir was the newly appointed operations director, and the position was only under him.
Kaushik came to see Graipnir with an ulterior motive, but he didn't expect to learn the news of her appointment as soon as he went upstairs.
Gleipnir glanced at the files still piled high on the table. After thinking for a moment, he nodded: "Let's go, I'll go see him."
It was clear that Kaushk was leading the way and Gleipnir was lagging behind, but she could still feel a vague energy, like a pair of eyes, surrounding her.
Kaushik was observing himself.
Gleipnir's thoughts changed and he guessed what Kaushik was thinking.
I guess they came here for the fragments of the time radio.
But Gleipnir is not worried, Kaushik cannot sense the breath of Time Radio in her.
Moreover, based on Greipnir's understanding of Angel, Angel had probably already used the time radio at this time, so Kaushik was most likely to arrive late.
Gleipnir followed Kaushik without changing his expression, came to his dormitory, and saw the starworm.
While Gleipnir was talking to Starworm, Kaushik chose to avoid it temporarily.
Although he avoided it, Kaushik did not leave the dormitory, but came to the door and silently summoned the magic book.
This time he returned to Prada Media Company just because he wanted to meet Gleipnir and Angel.
As far as he knew, after Starworm entered the challenge space, only two people had contacted him, and they were the two friends of Starworm, Gleipnir and Angel.
The puzzle pieces of the "Time Radio" cannot be lost inexplicably.
He guessed that someone else picked the peaches after the starworm entered the challenge space.
Although he still doesn't know how others were able to snatch the fragments while Starworm was on a challenge mission, this does not prevent him from ruling out suspects.
In his opinion, the person who can snatch the fragments of the time radio is either "another consciousness" that has been lurking in the starworm's body a long time ago.
Just like the plot in "The Incarnate Magician", a popular novel in Modern City, the protagonist differentiates into incarnations and hides them in other people's bodies. Once he senses that others are undertaking mission challenges, he can replace them...
However, Kaushik also knew that the plot in the novel was most likely just a fabrication.
Therefore, the possibility of hiding the consciousness of others in the body is not impossible, but it is very small.
The most likely possibility is that when Starworm was sleeping, other people who had contact with him used some special method to seize the fragments of the time radio.
As for what this "special method" is, Kaushik doesn't know. But he believes that it must exist, just like the "inheritance of fashion monsters" he has mastered. It is also impossible in the eyes of others, but it is a fact.
As for snatching the fragments in the challenge mission, although this situation completely goes against the common sense of magicians, it might be possible.
The more counterintuitive it is, the more likely it is to be true.
Therefore, Kaushik guessed that the fragments of the time radio were most likely in the bodies of Gleipnir and Angel, the only two people who had come into contact with the starworm.
Before he looked for Gleipnir, he arranged a perception ritual in his bedroom.
And he also brought another photo containing the "time radio puzzle pieces". The two are of the same origin. If there are time radio fragments on Gleipnir, they will definitely be able to detect them.
The magic book in Kaushik's hand flipped rapidly, waves of energy floated out of the book, and a mini hologram condensed in his hand.
The hologram shows the perspective in the bedroom.
——Gleipnir and Starworm were talking in a low voice, but there were strange lines underground that they couldn't see, forming a pattern similar to a magic circle.
Kaushik took out the photo he had prepared, placed it in his palm, and overlapped it with the hologram.
The photo remains unchanged, and the hologram remains unchanged.
From this sign of stability, it can be seen that there are no fragments of the time radio on Gleipnir's body, and there is not even an aura contaminated by the fragments.
Kaushik sighed, reluctantly took back the photo, and then waved his hand gently, and both the magic book and the hologram disappeared.
"It's not Gleipnir... could it be Angel?" Kaushik murmured in a low voice, but his tone was no longer confident.
"Wait a little longer, wait a little longer and see..."
…
While Kaushk was muttering, the conversation between Gleipnir and Starworm continued.
However, their conversation seemed calm, but in fact it was full of secret words.
After all, Kaushik was outside, and they didn't dare to bet on Kaushik's integrity. In order to avoid risks and avoid being overheard, they used common code words.
For example, the sentence "I am fine now".
If you combine some syllables with some specific gestures, you can achieve the opposite effect, making people understand "I am not good now", and it can even be expressed in more detail: "I am not good now because of something.
I'm not good..."
Starworm used code words to remind Gleipnir that there was a similar detection magic circle underground.
Gleipnir said indifferently: It can't be detected, don't worry.
Starworm immediately understood that Gleipnir was not the one who completed the random mission, but Angel completed the random mission. After confirming this, Starworm naturally stopped worrying.
They chatted casually, and Starworm also briefly told what happened before.
Greipnir had long known about the Starworm's situation from Angel, but he certainly couldn't tell the Starworm these things, so he pretended to be surprised and listened.
Then, Gleipnir also talked about the situation on her side, including the fact that she was appointed as the operations director after completing the third round of main missions.
Gleipnir mentioned the main plot of the third round, which also made Starworm sigh and express his bitterness.
Originally, Starworm thought that the third round of the main plot might be the same as the second round of the main plot, with a countdown of one or two days, and he would be kicked out of the dungeon if he failed.
But who would have expected that the countdown to the third round of the main plot would soar to half a month.
According to the agreement, Xinghai Train No. 199 will pick up the Starworm the next time it arrives at the gap area.
Although the time for the train to return to the gap area has not been determined, based on Starworm's understanding, it will return in three to five days or a week at the earliest. If calculated according to this time, he will probably still have his copy by the time the train returns...
What to do when the time comes?
In this regard, Gleipnir also comforted: "Anyway, you are just a wandering consciousness now. When the train returns, you may be able to directly contact the main consciousness, and you can be offline even in the dungeon."
Starworm also knew the meaning of "online" and "offline" at this time, but he was not as optimistic as Gleipnir. After all, his situation was somewhat different from Gleipnir's.
Seeing that Starworm was still unhappy, Gleipnir added: "Didn't you say it before, the fastest is three to five days, but the slowest, you can't tell the time."
"Maybe half a month later, the train won't return to the gap area, so wouldn't you be able to be more relaxed?"
Star Bug sighed: "If half a month has passed and the train has not returned, then I am not worried about this dissociated consciousness, but worried about whether the train has been attacked and whether there is something wrong with the subjective consciousness..."
The name of Xinghai Train is indeed powerful in all the heavens.
However, that refers to the main train, the real Xinghai Train.
The auxiliary trains of the Star Sea Train, especially the auxiliary trains that are still very far behind, will still be attacked in the void. Of course, they are basically not attacked by intelligent beings. They know the greatness of the Star Sea Train and cannot attack it.
Xinghai Train, even the side train.
But there are not only intelligent beings in the void, but also many void monsters that have no intelligence and act solely on instinct, and some of the monsters are very, very powerful.
Because the Star Sea Train often travels freely through the void, it is very likely that it will be marked or even attacked by these void monsters.
Although there has been no previous case of sub-train 199 being sunk, it cannot be completely ruled out...
Therefore, once the train does not return for half a month, Starworm should worry about his own subjective consciousness...
"Just take it one step at a time." Gleipnir patted him on the shoulder: "If we really can't get out, we will explain it to the train conductor then."
"Moreover, if the Xinghai Train builds a platform at Dream Crystal Plains in the future, even if you miss this time, you can still board the train next time. As long as the platform is there, you don't have to worry about not being able to get on the train."
Starworm turned to look at Gleipnir, and there seemed to be luster shining in the starry air vortex: "So, you have agreed to establish a platform?"
Gleipnir shrugged: "I'm not the leader, and I don't know. Didn't I just say 'if'?"
Star Bug's momentum immediately weakened, his head drooped, and he sighed softly: "Actually, you don't need to be too repulsive."
"It's useless to tell me. I'm not the leader." Gleipnir still maintained this attitude. Starworm shook his head and didn't mention it further.
Gleipnir chatted with Starworm for a few more words, asked him about his next plans, and then left.
Outside the door, Gleipnir saw Kaushik standing in the corridor, looking at the neon lights outside.
Seeing Kaushik looking over, Grapnir nodded gently to Kaushik and prepared to turn around and go back upstairs to Prada Media Company.
Just when Gleipnir was about to leave, Kaushik's voice suddenly came: "I remember you have a friend, won't he come over?"
Gleipnir asked knowingly: "You mean Angel?"
Kaushik nodded.
"He." Greipnir said as he walked towards the stairwell: "He often wanders around. Who knows where he wanders..."
The sound became smaller and smaller until it was silent.
Kaushik's eyebrows gradually lowered, and when he turned his hand, a photo appeared in his palm. He stared at the photo, wondering what he was thinking.
…
After Gleipnir went upstairs, he originally wanted to contact Angel and explain the situation here.
But after thinking about it, I felt that it was not a particularly important matter and had nothing to say, so I continued to work on the reconciliation.
She didn't know how long it had passed, but she suddenly heard a familiar voice coming from her ears.
"You haven't reconciled your accounts yet?"
Gleipnir raised his head and saw no one around him, and then he slowly came back to his senses... It was Angel transmitting the message from a distance.
"Not yet. Yusup is so prodigal that he sells everything. Moreover, what is recorded is only the part that Yusup did. There are many others that have not been recorded but were secretly used by people below. There are a lot of them to sell." Gleipnir sighed. She originally thought she could finish the account in an hour, but who knew that the account was just like mud. The deeper she dug, the more stinky it became.
If it hadn't been for the third round of tasks to be easier, she would have been offline long ago.
After he finished complaining, Gleipnir asked: "You contacted me suddenly just to ask if I had corrected my account?"
Angel shook his head: "That's not the case. I found that Starworm and Kaushik have returned and are downstairs where you are now."
Graipnir nodded noncommittally: "I know, I have seen them just now. Moreover, Kaushik seems to have guessed that the puzzle pieces of the time radio are on us, and secretly arranged a magic circle to detect them."
Angel asked with great interest: "What's the result?"
Gleipnir: "The result is that there is no result. The puzzle pieces are not on my body, so how can I check it out. But the Starworm is very distressed."
"What's wrong with him?"
Gleipnir didn't hide anything and told the story of his previous conversation with the Starworm.
"Actually, with my power, it is not impossible to forcefully take the starworms out." Angel's eyes flashed: "However, I estimate that if the starworms are taken out forcibly, there will be a high probability that this copy will have problems."
Unlike Angel, Starworm has no barriers to power. The moment he enters the dungeon, he enters a state of strong entanglement with the dungeon.
Once the starworm is forcibly taken away, problems will arise in all the causal lines involving the starworm.
These problems can be big or small. They may only cause small-scale ripples, but they may also directly lead to the collapse of the copy.
In short, Angel would not choose to do this unless he could force the Starworm to leave.
But if push comes to shove, such as when the Xinghai train arrives at the doorstep, Angel will still know the importance and will definitely bring out the Starworm.
Gleipnir didn't ask any more questions and just said: "Then do you have any ideas about building a platform?"
Angel: "I have discussed this with Laplace. If there are no accidents, I will still choose to build a website."
Gleipnir: "If the platform is really built, Starworm won't have to leave in such a hurry. Anyway, he can board the train at any time by relying on the platform."
Angel smiled: "This is also a solution."
Gleipnir: "Okay, let's get back to the topic. You just mentioned that Starworm and Kaushk are back. You must have some ideas, right?"
Angel nodded: "Yes, I want you to do something for me."