[Notification: Regarding the major incident that occurred in Miaohua City recently, the Eastern Administrative Region, the State Council, and the State Security Bureau will dispatch a team of experts to handle the situation. The expert team is expected to arrive in Emerald City tomorrow afternoon. Emerald City's Security Bureau is requested to assist the Governing Hall in preparing for the preliminary investigation and reception work.]
Meanwhile, Fang Ze, who hadn't received the notice, had already taken a taxi to the villa where the Special Task Force was stationed.
This was a villa complex specially built by the Governing Hall to accommodate visits from higher-level departments, featuring not only tight security measures but also the same isolation law prohibition construction materials used in both the Governing Hall and the Security Bureau.
After verifying his identity at the gate, Fang Ze cautioned the Fire God to stay hidden as he made his way to the villa occupied by the Special Task Force.
By the time he arrived, Yu Shuishui was already waiting for him at the entrance.
Upon seeing Fang Ze, Yu Shuishui led him in, saying, "The captain is waiting for you in the study."
Fang Ze nodded and followed Yu Shuishui to the study.
Once there, Fang Ze saw Huo Lin with furrowed brows, pressing a semi-transparent crystal against his forehead.
Yu Shuishui gestured for Fang Ze to wait a moment.
Suddenly, after Huo Lin removed the crystal from his forehead, Yu Shuishui quietly explained to Fang Ze, "That's a Memory Crystal. It can store certain segments of memory for a limited time and allows one to experience them as if they were there."
Fang Ze nodded slightly.
As the two conversed, Huo Lin looked their way, gesturing to Yu Shuishui to leave, and then beckoned to Fang Ze.
Fang Ze quickly approached and asked, "Commander, how is the situation?"
Hearing Fang Ze's words, Huo Lin shook his head seriously, "It's hard to say."
As they spoke, he handed the Memory Crystal to Fang Ze, allowing him to check for himself.
Fang Ze followed Huo Lin's instructions and pressed the Memory Crystal to his forehead. In just a moment, he felt an emptiness within his body, and when he came to his senses, he found himself on the outskirts of a wilderness.
In front of him was a layer of fog that rose from the ground, reaching all the way to the sky, merging with the white clouds above to form a continuous mass. It extended from close by to the far, unseen edge, thick as a wall of clouds.
Fang Ze carefully surveyed the scene before him. Before he completed his observation, he realized "he" was stepping deeper and deeper into it.
However, the deeper "he" went, the more pressure "he" felt on his body. The Power of Laws, which was gentle elsewhere, turned incredibly violent here, as if under some spell.
The frenzied Power of Laws affected not only the environment but also made "him" feel a profound discomfort.
After a moment, as the discomfort peaked, "Fang Ze" had no choice but to retreat.
Subsequently, "he" began to move between the Spirit Realm and the Real World, circling around Miaohua City in an unceasing investigation.
Overall, all directions looked similar, shrouded in fog. The only difference lay in the degree of the fog.
Perhaps because "Fang Ze" explored in many directions, he also discovered the areas with the least fog, notably the northeast corner of Miaohua City, where the fog was much thinner compared to other directions. It was there that "Fang Ze" advanced a full five or six kilometers until he could see Miaohua City from a distance before he was forced to turn back.
It was also from that point that "Fang Ze" observed inside Miaohua City, which was filled with the Power of Laws as if it were the Spirit Realm. A huge headless Buddha statue was slowly reciting some unknown scripture above Miaohua City, with a torrential Black Rain falling, and countless plants and animals growing rapidly. Inside Miaohua City as well, the lights were blazing, bustling with activity.
After a moment, extricating himself from Huo Lin's memory, Fang Ze found the experience somewhat magical.
He thought this way of viewing memories was very similar to virtual reality adult films from his past life, and it was a high-quality MAX version at that!
Moreover, since the Memory Crystal could capture the feelings of the person at the time, it felt incredibly real. Fang Ze thought... if it could be smuggled back to his former world, it would become the best-selling product.
Of course, the Memory Crystal wasn't without its flaws. Its only downside was the inability to change perspectives; one could only follow the viewpoint of the memory provider without even tilting their head.
While this indeed limited the experience with the Memory Crystal, Fang Ze still felt that its virtues outweighed its faults.
After all, this item, if paired with the Late-Night Investigation Room, would certainly be very useful!
On could hoodwink someone into extracting their memories, allowing him to review them personally. This would be more direct than simply Eavesdropping on Thoughts, providing Fang Ze with more clues!
Fang Ze decided he would acquire one of these crystals in the next few days to experience it for himself.
At this moment, seeing that Fang Ze had finished viewing his memory, Huo Lin slowly spoke. His square face was etched with seriousness, "That's the situation."
"Miaohua City, both its outskirts and interior, is extremely complicated. At least I can't think of any solution."
"Therefore, I suggest we wait patiently for reinforcements from the state or the administrative region to see how they handle it."
Hearing Huo Lin's words, Fang Ze came back to reality. He smiled and responded, "Commander, in fact, I already have a solution to this matter."