But "Return Order's Notes" only published this page of content, without any names or personal information; therefore, their investigation could not begin.
The vast majority believed it was the work of a hacker, as no one believed the words on the notes.
"You really have a way, don't you? Just as I transmigrated over, you want to give me a massive social death gift? Won't others think I wrote this note?"
"No, that's not what I should be worried about right now."
"Could I really be in big trouble?"
After calming down, Meng Yuan realized that what was written in the notes was probably not the delusion of a middle-school student or the hysteria of a psychiatric patient.
Instead, it seemed like the truth!
The feat of forcefully changing all popular websites' trend lists and headlines and maintaining them for some time, even the world's top hackers might not be able to achieve.
After all, these popular sites all maintain cybersecurity teams. What level of hacker could single-handedly contend against the world's top security experts? And would he be so idle?
But all this bizarrely happened, and apart from a mysterious power, he could not think of any explanation.
"If the content recorded in the original owner's notes is all true, and so-called 'Return Order Ability' can imperceptibly change the headlines of all websites, could it be that I have now also inherited the Return Order Ability and the responsibilities?"
"If I really inherited it, how should I use it?"
At the same time this thought appeared in Meng Yuan's mind, he suddenly felt dizzy, and then his consciousness became blurred.
Moments later, Meng Yuan found himself no longer in the messy rented room but had arrived in a special space.
This was a celestial palace floating in the air, surrounded by clouds and mist as if it were the abode of immortals.
As far as his eyes could see, thick white stone pillars reached into the heavens, seemingly eternal.
However, this place appeared somewhat deserted at the moment because in this vast area, there was only one person.
A roughly five or six-year-old girl in ancient attire.
At the moment Meng Yuan appeared here, she seemed to have already sensed it and quickly ran over with her short little legs.
"Meng Yuan, you're still alive!
"No, not right, you are not him... you are a completely unfamiliar soul...
"Are you a transgressor who came here due to some reason from the temporal chaos?"
A hint of disappointment flashed in the little girl's eyes.
Meng Yuan asked, "Who are you?"
The little girl's expression turned serious, "My name is Shenshang, I am the guide for this era's Return Orderer."
Meng Yuan was silent for a moment, analyzing all the information he had gained so far, then asked, "So all the content the in Return Order's Notes is true, right?"
Shenshang nodded, "Yes."
Meng Yuan fell silent.
He felt very conflicted at the moment, not expecting to shoulder such a heavy responsibility just after he had transmigrated. He had many questions to ask.
But matters should be prioritized, so first, he picked the most important.
"How did the original owner die?"
Shenshang answered, "He was combating demons in historical slices; the accumulated injuries caused substantial damage to his spirit in reality.
"That's why, just before he died, he instructed me to publicize the matters of the demons and the Return Orderer, hoping to alert the world early and find new ways to resolve the threats of demons."
Meng Yuan: "But currently, no one believes it's real. They all think it's just a hacker's prank."
Shen Shang nodded naturally: "Humans haven't seen demons since ancient times. It's normal for them to be skeptical.
"But in seven days, a historic slice occupied by demons will briefly overlap with reality, and demons will reappear in the real world.
"By then, humans will have no choice but to believe."
Meng Yuan was stunned, somewhat shocked: "Demons will appear in the real world?
"Weren't they supposed to be hidden within the historic slices?"
Shen Shang explained: "Originally, demons were hidden in historic slices, unable to interfere with reality, but as time passed, their power increased, and the situation changed.
"You can think of history as a river connecting ancient times to the present. Demons occupy the historic slices of ancient times and constantly infiltrate towards the present.
"The longer the history, the fainter the memories people have of the past, making it easier for demons to infiltrate.
"And when demons reach the historic slices close to reality and alter them, they can find a way to make the two briefly overlap and enter reality.
"It's like the splashes from rapid currents that can also cross the embankment and reach the shore."
Meng Yuan felt overwhelmed.
"Do firearms have a lethal effect on demons?"
Shen Shang nodded: "Firearms have a certain lethal effect on demons, and early warnings can indeed reduce casualties. However, when the historic slices overlap with reality, demons may appear anywhere in the world, such as in the downtown area of a city with a population of ten million.
"Therefore, it's difficult to completely prevent casualties among ordinary people.
"Moreover, demons also possess psychic attack capabilities. If they truly invade in large numbers, human technology, no matter how advanced, will not be enough to defend against them.
"The best approach is to switch from defense to offense, proactively enter the historic slices where the demons reside and eliminate the threat once and for all before it overlaps with reality.
"That's the method the original Meng Yuan tried, but he failed."
Meng Yuan sighed softly: "What are we waiting for then? Hurry up and arrange training for me, let me master the combat abilities of a Return Order!"
Shen Shang nodded: "Yes, I was thinking the same."
She raised her hand, and four semi-transparent, ripple-like screens appeared in front of Meng Yuan, resembling four different portals.
"These are the four trials that every Return Order must pass before gaining their abilities.
"They respectively represent the roles of assassin, scholar, soldier, and knight.
"For a Return Order, passing all four trials is necessary to qualify for entering the historic slices. However, the original Meng Yuan had already passed these trials, so you have already acquired the Return Order's abilities.
"Still, you can redo the trials.
"I believe there must be a special reason why you were able to transmigrate to this world."
Meng Yuan nodded: "Yes, I believe so too!"
From the current situation, it seems I might have the script of the Chosen One.
Perhaps after going through the trials and coming out, I'll directly step into the mode of "Never Underestimate the Youth's Poverty," then single-handedly storm into the historic slice and scatter the ashes of those demons?
That should be the script, right?
With this thought, Meng Yuan confidently stepped into the first trial.
Before entering, he specifically asked, "How much time do I have for the trials?"
Shen Shang replied: "In the Illusion Realm, time flows at a ratio of 3:1 compared to reality, which means you can stay twenty-one days in the trial world for every seven days in the real world."
Meng Yuan confidently said: "That should be enough."