Chapter 175: Chapter 175

As more and more Replicas were sent into the Personal Instance to help the main body run experiments,

Jiang Ye, after reaching an agreement between his Replicas and the main body, also had the 【Observer】 attach itself to an ordinary Replica and enter the Personal Instance together.

And this time, the good news brought back by one of the Replicas—came from the 【Observer】 that had entered the Personal Instance!

First of all, Jiang Ye's earlier assumption was correct.

The 【Observer】 really could enjoy more growth time inside the Personal Instance.

At the same time, within the Personal Instance, it could instantly attach itself to any Replica—or even the main body.

And within the Personal Instance, the main body immediately had the 【Observer】 attach to itself, experiencing that kind of subtle fusion that wasn’t brought about by the 【Replica Fusion】 skill.

And the moment the 【Observer】 fused with the main body…

Jiang Ye’s main body suddenly had an inexplicable, indescribable sensation.

Only this time, it felt even stronger than using the Skill Scroll!

And right after that came the good news that shocked all the Replicas outside—

That S-tier Skill he’d been obsessing over—【Soul Link】…

Actually transformed from a Trial Version into a Permanent Version!

It could be said, in that instant the Observer fused with him, Jiang Ye directly comprehended the S-tier Skill 【Soul Link】!

Even the main body inside the Personal Instance was stunned.

But when he saw on the Data Panel that the fusion with the 【Observer】 had brought an S-tier Ability—【Comprehension Enhancement】...

Everything started to make sense.

Jiang Ye’s main body was still a bit dazed, only then realizing—

All this time, he had never truly understood what 【Comprehension】 really was.

But the influence of Comprehension had already been showing up in his experiences.

For example, he had asked Wan Xin, Cheng Qun, and Wang Chengjin whether it was possible to quickly obtain an S-tier Skill.

But their answers were all basically the same—

In simple terms, at his current stage, it was impossible to comprehend an S-tier Skill.

Even with an S-tier Skill Scroll, it wouldn’t work.

The reason was simple—his Comprehension just wasn’t there yet.

So even with an S-tier Skill Scroll, it wouldn’t help him.

That’s why the S-tier Skill he forced his way into getting could only be a Trial Version.

But the boost from the 【Observer】’s Comprehension…

In that instant, it allowed him to fully comprehend the Trial Version S-tier Skill!

Yes, the thing he’d been desperately chasing after came to him that easily and effortlessly!

So, the effect of this Comprehension Enhancement Ability might be even more effective than any “Dojo”!

Right now, when the Replica outside synced with the main body’s feelings at that time, it too felt a little dazed.

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He couldn’t help but recall the scene just now when he told the Trader that the S-tier Skill was his “biggest headache”.

It made him feel even more dumbfounded!

No wonder the Trader had laughed so dismissively when he said “biggest headache”.

Turns out, Jiang Ye didn’t understand Comprehension at all!

Honestly, even when the Comprehension Replica became the 【Observer】,

Jiang Ye had always thought it was due to the collective effort of all the Replicas.

Especially the massive physical boost from all the Super Stamina Replicas during fusion;

Especially Fu Xi’s Replica with 【Artistic Explosion】, which made sure the overloaded heart exploded but still survived another 30 seconds;

Especially the Vow Replica’s 【Vow】 effect, using the entire SSS-tier reward to keep the Comprehension Replica alive.

He always believed that the Comprehension Replica became the 【Observer】—

Thanks entirely to the efforts of the other Replicas.

But he had overlooked—the Comprehension Replica itself!

Other Replicas had used the Dice of Fate too, but none of them ever thought to grasp the spinning Dice of Fate.

Only the Comprehension Replica did.

And every heartbeat that followed after grasping the Dice…

That too was a resonance between the Dice of Fate and the Comprehension Replica itself!

That the Comprehension Replica could grow into the 【Observer】—

Sure, help from the other Replicas was important.

But without a doubt, the most crucial factor was the Comprehension Replica itself!

Even after the Comprehension Replica became the 【Observer】,

Jiang Ye's attention had always been on the SSS-tier Ability 【Grip of Fate】 and its three corresponding Fate-series Ultimate Techniques.

He almost completely overlooked the Observer’s Comprehension Ability.

It wasn’t until the Observer fused with the main body—

Until the “biggest headache” was resolved so effortlessly—

That he finally understood the importance of Comprehension!

And besides this major good news—

The 【Observer】 itself also underwent a few changes after fusing with the main body.

Previously, the Observer had almost zero initiative.

To put it simply—it had no life in its eyes and didn’t do sh*t!

It was like a mentally ill person completely detached from the world,

Always in a daze, lost in its own world.

And besides fusing with it to use its abilities, Jiang Ye’s Replicas couldn’t do anything with it either.

It was pure frustration—like trying to talk to a wall.

But after fusing with the main body, the Observer seemed to change a bit.

It still couldn’t communicate, still floated around in its own space,

But—it now seemed capable of sensing and receiving the main body’s will.

The Observer that did nothing in the outside world

Actually started “observing” inside the Personal Instance!

Inside the Personal Instance, both the main body and the Replicas were confined to fixed spaces.

Like the 【Prison】, or the 【Classroom】…

But the Observer in the 【Existence Denied】 state wasn’t restricted at all.

It seemed able to actively move to spaces outside the 【Prison】 or 【Classroom】!

The Observer that entered the Personal Instance not only gained more growth time—

It might actually be able to make a huge contribution to clearing the Personal Instance!

So yeah, sending the Observer into the Personal Instance—was definitely the right call!

And that problem that had been Jiang Ye’s “biggest headache”?

Just got resolved that easily!

Jiang Ye dazedly relaxed.

And right after that, he received another piece of good news!

From the Dark-Type Replica Qu Xing in the Secret Graveyard!

After the 4444 Administrator's Replica returned to the Graveyard, he once again briefly tested the fourth-tier 【Gluttonous Body】.

At the same time, the terrifying experience of having his Glyph Pattern Ability forcibly extracted still left him deeply shaken.

This incident had practically become a knot branded into his heart—

One that might never be undone.

It was also because of this trauma that the Administrator’s Replica, still in Death-State, went to observe Qu Xing’s Glyph Pattern Awakening.

The lines on the pushpin slowly merged into Qu Xing’s pupils.

As Little Black had said, the process of awakening a Glyph Pattern Ability went off without a hitch.

But for the Administrator’s Replica, having experienced the horror of ability extraction, witnessing this awakening stirred many thoughts in his heart.

All the players who placed their focus on Glyph Pattern Abilities…

Might have already fallen into a conspiracy!

Glyph Pattern Abilities were, indeed, generally stronger than Abilities.

But something that could be extracted—did it truly belong to the player?!

In fact, the very existence of Glyph Pattern Abilities was worth questioning!

For instance, players awakened them based on an external being—Little Eerie.

And they left tattoo-like markings on the player’s body.

There was even Wu Ying’s case, where the “tattoo” was erased and a new Glyph Pattern Ability awakened—

In Wu Ying’s memory, that experience was life-threatening, nearly impossible to survive.

But thinking about it now…

If he’d asked the Apartment Trader for help back then—

Couldn’t the Trader have just casually extracted the damaged Glyph Pattern Ability?

If that were really the case…

Then Wu Ying’s near-death “tattoo removal” would be nothing short of a joke!

If Wu Ying were still alive and learned about the Trader’s ability to extract Glyph Pattern Abilities…

He’d probably question reality even more than the White-Clad Woman and Guan He!

After Jiang Ye began to question this so-called “Glyph Pattern Ability”…

He couldn’t help but recall the 【Defenders’ Alliance】 from Wu Ying’s memories.

The Defenders’ Alliance consisted of players who refused to awaken Glyph Pattern Abilities, relying solely on natural Abilities.

That’s why many non-Dark-type players came from it.

And these Light-resistant Defenders were likely to appear in large numbers in Apartment 0000 after midnight.

In Wu Ying’s memories, these Defenders were compared to Reincarnated Eeries.

He thought their refusal to awaken Glyph Pattern Abilities was just a form of spiritual purity, a defense of pure human dignity.

But now, after witnessing Glyph Pattern Ability extraction—

Jiang Ye suspected that those Defenders might’ve uncovered some secret Wu Ying never knew…

That’s why they’d rather be weaker than awaken a Glyph Pattern Ability.

Still, even after thinking this far, Jiang Ye had no plans to become a Defender.

He didn’t particularly resist the idea of Glyph Pattern Abilities.

And Qu Xing’s awakened Glyph Pattern Ability gave him yet another huge surprise!

After fully awakening the Glyph Pattern Ability,

Qu Xing’s body showed no discomfort.

He raised his hand and wiped his right eye.

The pushpin that had been embedded there dropped into his palm.

Now, the entire pushpin was free of any mottled rust.

On the contrary, it looked exceptionally refined.

The cap had grown larger, and the red-thread pattern etched onto it was exquisite, vivid, and quite elegant.

The tip gleamed coldly, sharper than before.

With a thought from Jiang Ye, the pushpin split into four.

Yes, this was the first-tier Glyph Pattern Ability—【Dark Eerie Puppet】!

Just one word different from 【Shadow Puppet】, and its effect bore some similarities.

A first-tier 【Dark Eerie Puppet】 came with four pushpins.

Jiang Ye only needed to shoot the pushpins into the target’s eye to turn them into a puppet under his mental control!

Of course, it wasn’t guaranteed to succeed on every target.

The success rate of mental control depended on the relative Attributes and Abilities.

Generally speaking, the target’s Attributes had to be lower than Qu Xing’s for control to succeed.

If it were an average player, this skill would be just okay—

After all, you could only control targets weaker than yourself.

But Qu Xing was different—he possessed the S-tier Skill 【Shadow Puppet】!

And more importantly, as long as Shadow Puppets were in a Dark-type environment, they could continually grow in power!

In theory, the Attributes of a Shadow Puppet could reach up to ten thousand times Qu Xing’s!

Though this was only theoretical—

In terms of potential, Shadow Puppets had absolutely massive growth capacity!

And with the help of Shadow Puppets,

Qu Xing could then use this Glyph Pattern Ability to control stronger beings, as long as their Attributes were lower than the Shadow Puppet’s.

Of course, if that were all, Jiang Ye wouldn’t be so thrilled.

The truth was, what really surprised him was—