Chapter 160: Chapter 160

Jiang Ye, trapped in prison, was seriously close to breaking down.

No matter how time flowed, from his perspective, he had been locked up for dozens of days!

Not a single person to talk to!

He had even been forced to develop the habit of talking to himself!

And the most frustrating part was—

He desperately needed more Replicas to enter his Personal Instance and run all sorts of experiments.

But this urgent need couldn’t be communicated to the Replicas outside at all!

And those Replicas outside were seriously too laid-back…

Based on the thoughts synced from the batch of Replicas that entered the Personal Instance with the Eye of True Sight, Jiang Ye almost coughed up blood!

Because he realized that the Replicas had completely gone in the wrong direction!

What he needed wasn't powerful Replicas, but a large number of Replicas!

Looking at it with hindsight—

His Ability was Infinite Replication.

So it wasn’t hard to figure out that his corresponding Personal Instance might be designed to use something that matches Infinite Replication.

Which means… infinite Replication!

Of course, the concept of infinity is a bit exaggerated.

Jiang Ye didn’t quite dare to take it that far yet.

But getting close to that idea, he could at least conclude that he needed a large number of Replicas.

Unfortunately, the Replicas outside had clearly not realized this.

Even though the Light-Type Replica already had plenty of Survival Points.

Instead, the outside Replicas still had time to play with that Dice of Fate, trying to roll powerful Replicas…

What was worse was that after sending that batch of strong Replicas with the Eye of True Sight into the Personal Instance—

The Replicas didn’t send in any more for a long time.

Jiang Ye, stuck in prison, was going out of his mind!

He wanted to grab every Replica by the ear and shout—

Stop f***ing around! Send in another batch right now! This is urgent!

And with that kind of mindset, he vaguely realized—

Maybe he had indeed entered the Personal Instance too early.

If he had more powerful S-tier or even SS-tier Replica Skills…

Maybe the communication breakdown between him and the outside Replicas wouldn’t have happened.

Maybe the whole Personal Instance would’ve been much easier with the help of strong Replica Skills. Fresh chapters posted on novel[f]ire.net

Once the Replica with the Eye of True Sight was executed in prison…

A turning point finally arrived!

Unexpectedly, even though Replicas and the Main Body had lost contact between the inside and outside of the Personal Instance,

the Replica Substitution skill seemed to work across zones.

And the Replica that survived via Substitution actually revived outside the Personal Instance.

Of course, this info was brought to the Main Body along with the 20 new Replicas that were sent in.

Jiang Ye’s Main Body was thrilled to finally be able to exchange info with the Replicas outside the Instance, and he also began to form many ideas.

First, the experiences of the outside Replicas shocked him—

He didn’t expect that while he was bored to insanity in this prison…

The Replicas’ lives were insanely exciting beyond belief!

The Light-Type Replica, wielding the Entropy Scythe, could even speed up the destruction countdown of the Apartment!

What was up with that mysterious being in the Graveyard Tombstone Zone babbling all that madness?

Not to mention, he even got an Administrator Replica through Replica Revival!

And that Administrator Replica then leveled up to an even more badass Administrator through Apartment Fusion!

4444 Administrator, the Secret Graveyard at Apartment 4444, and that mysterious cross—what secrets did they hold?

There was even a Wu Ying Replica now setting up the Doomsday Apartment ahead of time!

Jiang Ye, upon sharing this info, didn’t even know whether to laugh or cry.

His Main Body was sitting in prison like a hostage, bored out of his mind!

Meanwhile, the Replicas were living wild and free, practically unifying the Six Nations :)

Speechless? Maybe not entirely.

Thinking about it, this setup was actually kinda nice.

The unique nature of the Personal Instance ensured the Main Body wouldn’t randomly face life-threatening danger.

Without the burden of the Main Body, the Replicas were getting bolder and bolder.

They even dared to grab the Dice of Fate!

Of course, the whole Observer situation was both surprising and mind-blowing for the Main Body!

Now that he understood the outside situation of the Personal Instance, he seriously reviewed things—

First off, the Main Body still had over 400 days left in prison.

Sure, that kind of meaningless time grind was mentally torturous.

But that much time also meant he wasn’t in a rush to clear the Personal Instance.

The real urgent issues at hand were twofold—

First was the S-tier skill Soul Link.

This skill was practically the key to letting Replicas cut loose even without connection to the Main Body.

Without it, Replicas couldn’t share the Replica Substitution and Replica Fusion skills from the Main Body.

One was a life-saving miracle, the other was the reason Jiang Ye could be so powerful and cocky.

Without them, the Replicas’ operations would be heavily restricted!

Even how he quickly dealt with the Fake Jiang Ye relied on Replica Swap—

Letting him grab and dispose of the impostor instantly.

So once the Main Body’s S-tier skill Soul Link expired,

all Replicas outside the Personal Instance would become like regular people without cheats—mediocre.

Of course, some strong Replicas would still be strong.

But aside from the 4444 Administrator Replica, no single Replica was strong enough to control the overall situation.

So solving this time-limited S-tier skill issue was his top priority.

Midnight was approaching.

The Main Body’s midnight would occur inside the Personal Instance.

He wasn’t sure if Replica Fusion could still happen at that time.

But either way, he had to prepare for it.

Previously, Jiang Ye wanted to fuse Replicas to make the Main Body stronger—so he wouldn’t die from some dumb accident.

But now, seeing how the Replicas were evolving…

His Main Body could totally act like a mascot.

Didn’t need to be powerful at all.

With Replica Substitution, his Main Body’s survival was already secured.

Now the only thing he needed the Main Body for was—Attributes!

Only with high enough Attributes could he support having even more Replicas at once.

So at midnight, he could prioritize fusing a bunch of throwaway Replicas.

But before that, it’d be best if those trash Replicas maxed out on Black Iron, Bronze, and Silver-Tier Attribute Fruits.

Pile up the Attributes, and the Main Body’s stats would rise with it.

All the money spent playing Quick Battle finally had a use.

Normal players don’t need much money to eat Attribute Fruits.

But Jiang Ye had so many Replicas to feed…

Even a hundred billion, once divided, didn’t stretch that far.

Still, it was money that had to be spent.

Aside from those two urgent goals,

the Main Body also carefully considered issues raised by the Replicas.

First was the Observer issue.

Honestly, the Observer’s Dice of Fate was still a very useful ability for Replicas outside the Personal Instance.

After all, the powerful Entropy Scythe was rolled from the Dice.

But truthfully, the Main Body Jiang Ye was the core.

Everything the Replicas did was to serve the Main Body.

And now, stuck in prison…

Jiang Ye had already been entertaining the idea of getting a Time Ability.

Now that he knew the Prophecy ability from the Observer might help generate a Replica with Time powers…

He was definitely tempted!

Besides, thinking deeper, the Dice of Fate was handy, but not essential.

If the Observer really had a Prophecy skill that could influence what kind of Replica was generated…

That would be a massive buff for Jiang Ye!

So in the long term, having the Observer enter the Personal Instance was a smart move.

Beyond the Observer, there was also the matter of Wu Ying’s Replica and the Administrator Replica.

The outside Replica Jiang Ye who didn’t know what was inside the Personal Instance had taken a risk to get Wu Ying’s Replica, hoping he could help inside.

But now that the truth was known—

What the Instance needed was quantity, not quality.

That meant Wu Ying’s Replica didn’t need to join the party inside.

Better to use him wisely to develop in the Doomsday Apartment ahead of time.

The Doomsday Apartment had broader horizons and richer resources.

Advancing in there early would bring Jiang Ye countless benefits.

upcoming midnight, Jiang Ye’s fusion standard was that the Replicas had to consume up to Silver-Tier Attribute Fruits.

But by the next midnight, just Silver-Tier might no longer cut it!

So Gold-Tier and even higher-level Attribute Fruits… would have to be prepped by Wu Ying.

Mainly because he had so many Replicas, the demand for Attribute Fruits was massive…

Same logic for the 4444 Administrator—no need to go into the Personal Instance.

Now, Jiang Ye was particularly interested in the secrets of the Raven Egg and the Graveyard.

After all, from previous investigations via the Eye of True Sight,

the Raven’s powers also included something similar to the Observer’s Prophecy.

There might be some kind of connection between the two…