Chapter 2205: Eyes Everywhere
Xu Huo paused, then entered the library building and opened the Mirror Space. The range that Mirror Space could cover had also expanded—this could only be considered a quantitative change, a natural result of the increase in evolution rate.
As expected, the player's own level of evolution limited Super Evolution. He just didn't know if Temporal Evolution was also restricted like Mental Evolution.
The space was limited, so he only made a small attempt. The changes in Space Evolution were also very noticeable, with both intensity and range increasing significantly. In particular, controlling the internal rays of objects for deconstruction, the compression of the Space Barrier could now be stacked to nearly twenty layers, and the volume of twenty cubes nested together could be compressed even smaller.
Looking at the cube in front of him, which had been compressed from several meters in size to only half a person's height, Xu Huo suddenly released his control over the Space Ray. The abruptly rebounding Space Power turned into a strong gust of air, scattering the tables, chairs, and decorations in the room in disarray, and even causing very fine cracks to appear on the floor.
Although it was far from achieving the effect of a Space Explosion Prop or the compressed barrier of Lady Gong from the Old Holy Sword Society, it was still a pleasant surprise for him.
As for Time Power, he had previously needed to rely on corresponding props and locations to use it, so the change wasn't obvious.
"Although there are problems inside the temple, what if they decide to deal with the outer zone players along with it?"
The yellow-haired guy looked at them as if they had lost their minds. "You guys don't know that the Instance Boss can communicate with the people in the temple, do you? Where there are eyes, it's equivalent to where the temple can see. And since it's close to the temple, do you think the temple people wouldn't know? The person isn't in your hands; doing this will only backfire."
The commotion in the room attracted the attention of other players, but only the yellow-haired guy actually came out to check.
But these were all side effects of the evolution rate increase, achieved without much effort, and were quite good.
Xu Huo couldn't stand it either, so the two of them discussed it and joined forces with a few other players who were planning to make some moves.
"Besides, instead of coercing the temple people, it's better to find some loopholes to weaken the temple's control. Mental attacks are invisible, and the difference between strong and weak is huge."
The yellow-haired guy raised a finger and wagged it. "That's where you're wrong. What if the closer you get to the temple, the stronger the mental interference becomes? I can't handle a magnified version of the Interrogation Hall."
The yellow-haired guy didn't agree with this approach. "What if it accidentally explodes and kills a lot of people?"
The devotees wished they could even embroider eyes on their clothes. Of course, they wouldn't leave any important places blank. If there was any place without eyes, it might only be the sky.
"The purpose of our doing this isn't to kill people, but to blackmail the temple." The older player among them said, "Once a conflict breaks out with the temple side, these people will be our bargaining chips to get away."
Xu Huo waited for him to continue. Fortunately, the yellow-haired guy didn't need an audience to keep going. He immediately added, "Did you notice? There are a lot more eye patterns on the streets."
Xu Huo understood why he had come to find him. "Even if you bring me along, you'll still be disturbed by the eye patterns."
"Hope we're lucky enough." The yellow-haired guy thought for a moment and said, "This place even has eye patterns in the sewers. Is there anywhere without a single eye?"
"The whole city is covered with this stuff. I wonder what the temple people are trying to do. They're not planning to catch everyone in one net, are they?"
"That's not strange," Xu Huo said. "The God's Birthday is coming soon. Every household is hanging flags with eye patterns."
"I don't agree with their plan either." This player said.
"Of course I know that. I'm just afraid that after the bombs are placed, the Goddess will set her sights on us. Then you'll have to bring me back safely." The yellow-haired guy said.
Xu Huo was silent for a moment. "If you want to drop bombs, you can do it on the spot. There's no need to do this."
The yellow-haired guy's intention was to install bombs at the two corners of the city, mainly to destroy the giant eye on the city ground. Besides wanting to destroy this giant eye, the other few players also planned to place explosive props at the city's edge, near the Blockade Barrier. In addition, they wanted to control densely populated areas. It was impossible near the temple, so they chose the nearby parade streets.
"Then what are you going to do?" Xu Huo asked.
"Let's talk inside." The yellow-haired guy said while squeezing through the door. Seeing the situation in the room, he couldn't help but let out a "Whoa!" "You're testing props? Making such a big commotion, don't blow up the house."
"These eye patterns have a pattern." The yellow-haired guy had obviously observed carefully. "The floor tiles have light and dark variations. I went up with a flying vehicle to check. The combination of light and dark makes the whole city look like it's resting on a giant eye, with the temple exactly at the center of the pupil. It's probably a means to enhance interference."
Xu Huo opened the door. "Are you looking for me?"
What was even more extreme was that they used tens of thousands of floating balloons, suspending tens of thousands of eyes high in the sky, continuously watching the city below.
"Possibly." Xu Huo comforted him. "But coming here was always a gamble anyway."
"So I plan to set a few timed bombs at the two corners of the eye, just in case something happens and we have no backup."
"Don't mind them, they're just looking for trouble." The yellow-haired guy muttered, then worried about another problem. "Although we're looking for places with fewer eyes, there's still a chance the Instance Boss will find them. Will the temple people dispose of the props in advance?"
However, the two sides couldn't reach an agreement. In the end, they parted ways. The older player left with the other two, leaving only one person to follow the yellow-haired guy and Xu Huo.
"It's not that," the yellow-haired guy said. "I just took a glance and realized that the ground near the temple is made of movable bricks. When you flip them over, there are eye patterns engraved underneath. Those patterns are different from the ones on the regular streets. The ones on the streets are just ordinary patterns with no difference, but the ones on the bricks are different. Looking directly at them puts a lot of pressure on you."
He knocked on the door and asked if he was okay.
The problem he was worried about was whether the giant eye would turn the entire temple area into an Interrogation Hall mode. As long as it didn't reach that level, there would be opportunities to do whatever needed to be done.
However, by the next day, they realized they had underestimated the situation. The sky wasn't just filled with eyes; it was overflowing with them. Because just after dawn, three flying vehicles began circling in the sky, continuously scattering paper slips and silk cloth printed with eye patterns. They also used special colored smoke bombs that, when they exploded, formed the shape of an eye that lingered for a long time.
The devotees, holding eye flags, gathered towards the temple. The square in front of the temple was divided into three layers. The innermost layer became the main venue for the God's Birthday activities and was off-limits to people. The second and third outer layers could accommodate devotees standing. Since the activities lasted all day, devotees could take turns entering the square. They spontaneously formed a circular formation on the street directly in front of the temple, ensuring that everyone had a chance to pass by the temple.
The sun rose high, shining its light in all directions. With the sound of a bell from the temple, the God's Birthday activities officially began.
Chapter 2203 was blocked; it will probably be released later. Some content is easily deleted, so some adjustments have been made. Everyone, get some sleep early.