Chapter 845: A Will
"There are quite a few methods," Bai Kou said. "In some technologically advanced districts, surgery can achieve it too, but most cases involve direct removal. Sealing memories is more of a player's method."
"Erasing real-world records isn't difficult either; some items can do it."
"That said..." She gave Xu Huo a serious once-over, "but carrying it out is quite troublesome. Since the other party considered you valuable enough, it must have been for some purpose. There's no reason to keep your memories sealed forever."
"Maybe they thought it wasn't worth it," Xu Huo said. The other party had already come to find him.
But Bai Kou waved her hand dismissively. "Generally, anyone capable of doing something like that isn't a good person. Most of what they'd have you do would be bad things. Staying as you are is fine."
"How so?" Xu Huo said with a smile. "At the very least, I want all of my own memories to be clear."
Bai Kou looked at him with a half-smile. "Something countless people would beg for, and you don't even want it."
"There are many things people can't control, but at least they should control themselves," Xu Huo said meaningfully.
"Words don't agree, half a sentence is too much." Bai Kou snorted coldly, turned, and entered her room.
Xu Huo cheerfully returned to his bedroom.
The next morning, he took the initiative to bring breakfast and knock on Bai Kou's door, formally asking her about the method of Super Evolution.
Bai Kou repeated her old saying: write a will, and she'd teach him.
Xu Huo invited Mr. Dong over and, with him as witness, wrote the will, stating that if he ever unfortunately died unexpectedly, Rose Castle and everything he had inherited from He Pu would go to her, along with any legacy he left behind.
Mr. Dong's gaze was very cold, and Bai Kou also frowned. "Who wants your paltry things? I only want He Pu's things."
"Consider it compensation," Xu Huo said good-naturedly. "I've caused some wear and tear during my stay at the castle."
Bai Kou still wasn't very pleased. "Are you scheming to have me raise your child for you?"
"That won't be necessary," Xu Huo said. "I can still live for at least a few decades. By then, Xiao Yuan will have grown up. I'll leave her a sum of money to establish herself. As for Li Chun, it's up to her. If you're willing to let her live here, even better."
Bai Kou laughed at his overconfidence. "The last player who boasted before me about living to old age died in an Instance the very next day."
"Wouldn't that be better for you?" Xu Huo handed the will over for her to sign.
With no other conditions attached, Bai Kou skimmed through it and signed it readily, then picked it up and held it in front of Mr. Dong. "Maybe next month I'll be the master here. If you don't want to be kicked out, work honestly."
Mr. Dong stared at the scenery outside, as if he were a true mute.
Bai Kou didn't mind. The will was made in triplicate; she took one copy and said in a good mood, "We can start now."
With that, she waved her hand to signal Mr. Dong to leave.
Before leaving, Mr. Dong encouraged Xu Huo, "Sir, you must study well."
Only after he closed the door did Bai Kou sneer, "Afraid you'll die early. As an item, he's really dutiful."
Xu Huo didn't interject. After a moment, Bai Kou returned to the main topic. "Since you can externalize your Spiritual Realm, you should be able to perceive the surrounding space through obstacles, right?"
Xu Huo had been able to perceive this even before learning to externalize his Spiritual Realm. Under normal circumstances, even players with sharp senses would find it difficult to detect someone hiding their tracks behind one or two walls in advance; they usually had to rely on items. But after Mental Evolution, this wasn't necessary. Even without hearing any sound, he could sense someone outside and their general state.
However, this sensation wasn't detailed. It treated objects as a complete whole. For example, with a person, he couldn't determine their specific actions through a wall. It was like a ball—its movement left, right, forward, backward, or acceleration and deceleration were very obvious.
"Mental Evolution is a foundation. Being able to perceive a broader space makes it easier to understand External Super Evolution. Object control is actually a form of spatial mastery." Bai Kou took out a mechanical glove. "Give me your hand."
Xu Huo put his hand in as she instructed. She didn't let go but placed her hand over the groove on the back of the glove. "First, feel the movement of space."
After a few seconds, she asked, "What do you feel?"
"My senses are amplified," Xu Huo said. "You just touched the vase behind me."
Bai Kou raised an eyebrow. "Not bad. This glove can enhance the power I release, ensuring it expands to a level you can perceive. It's similar in nature to the stronger kinetic energy you felt before, except I'm touching space."
"You have a concept of space. Understanding this kind of manipulation isn't difficult. You can imagine space as something more subtle, like feeling the airflow when your fingers brush through the air. After Super Evolution, a person can perceive even smaller things—a bit like superpowers."
"But this isn't a superpower. It's that after evolution, a person reaches a certain frequency with time and space. Simply put, you and some things in time and space that we consider 'non-material' have found common ground."
"Be meticulous, be patient. Once you cross the threshold, you'll naturally grasp this ability and complete Super Evolution."
What she said was very general. To summarize, feeling and cognition were paramount; those who understood would naturally get it.
Xu Huo tried to touch the force she had stirred up. He felt no contact on his body, nor did he have any effect on that force.
"Try again," Bai Kou said.
He tried several more times, with the same result.
Seeing Bai Kou getting a bit annoyed, he asked, "How did you start your Super Evolution?"
"He Pu took me to watch a Super Player duel," Bai Kou said. "After that, it started. But I wasn't injured by temporal-spatial power. This thing is a bit like enlightenment—some people accumulate it over years and it comes naturally, others have a flash of insight. It mainly depends on talent."
"You're a smart person. I'll give you the glove. Practice more."
With that, she pulled her hand out readily, stood up, and left.
She left easily enough, but for Xu Huo, the air had become just air again.
The aircraft downstairs departed, and only then did Mr. Dong come to the study. In front of Xu Huo, he demonstrated "Static Rewind" several times.
Xu Huo watched the teacup fall from the table, shatter on the ground, and then retrace its path to reassemble into a complete but cracked teacup several times. Only then did he say, "Don't worry. Rose Castle won't fall into Bai Kou's hands."
Although he didn't speak, Mr. Dong still showed great distrust towards him. He left the study but quickly returned, placing an hourglass on the table. He broke a teacup and gestured for Xu Huo to watch.
The sand in the hourglass began to flow down. However, after the top was empty, without flipping the hourglass, the sand at the bottom automatically flowed back, like a video playing in reverse. At the same time, a faint glimmer refracted from the colored sand. That light covered the cup. As the hourglass reversed, the cup also restored itself along its trajectory, though it still retained its cracks.