The deduction world is false. After Yu Xing regained all his memories, everything ceased to exist.

People and scenery, after the water ghost Shi Wei scattered into memories, also disappeared.

Yu Xing held a dagger and walked along the path of the deduction he had walked before. When he passed the big village, he found that all the villagers were gone.

The desolation of the houses and the small village was the same, dilapidated, and ruined, as if it had collapsed and fallen into irretrievable dust in an instant.

The whole mountain seemed to have returned to its original state after the flood receded.

Yi Qing took a short time to convince herself to accept the fact that she had been deceived. She looked okay, but her drooping bangs and the increase in her words showed her dissatisfaction.

"Yu Xing, is your ability to replicate the power of other specters?"

"Yu Xing, you couldn't control yourself at the time, how about now? How did you control it?"

"How did you weaken yourself? According to my experience, unless you used some special means, even the natural dissipation of power could not have caused you to regress to your current level."

"By the way, did you really not come back at that time? I heard that this game originated from your heart. If you didn't come back to see it, how would you know what this place looks like more than ten years after the flood?" The Green-Capturing Ghost, who should have been floating in the air, now appeared as a solid figure walking beside Yu Xing, making noise when Yu Xing just wanted to be quiet.

Yu Xing: "…"

He really wanted to hit this ghost, but he couldn't do it now.

The system had just reminded him that there were twenty minutes left to leave this deduction. He decided to go back to Old Zhang's house to take another look, but why did Yi Qing start chattering?

"Well, since I've failed, don't I need to understand you more?" Yi Qing obviously knew Yu Xing's impatience, and he smiled as if he were an innocent and pitiful victim, making it hard for people to scold him.

Yu Xing obviously didn't belong to the category of "people." After a few days of getting along, he had some understanding of Yi Qing. He was a shameless old man who seemed polite on the surface but had no shame.

"You'll understand it slowly in the future."

When he walked to Old Zhang's house, Yi Qing just happened to ask a new question: "Did you notice the mold in the groove and the bloodstains on the half of the house? You already knew that this was the trace of a flood, right?"

This time, Yu Xing didn't ignore him. He reached out and touched the dusty wall, nodding lightly. "Yes. The direction in which the furniture in the house fell also matched the traces of the water flow. But at that time, I didn't have time to think about why the village, which had people before I fell asleep, was deserted and had been flooded once."

Yi Qing nodded leisurely, not even opening his fan, just weighing it in his hand. "I see. Then…"

"I think now is the time for me to calm down and be quiet. If you keep asking, what if I'm in a bad mood and put the dagger away and don't let you out?" Yu Xing threatened.

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"One last question, okay?" Yi Qing was not afraid of threats, still speaking in a relaxed tone.

Looking at the calm Yi Qing, a sly smile appeared in Yu Xing's eyes. "Go ahead."

"The ghost story you told the child, the story of the old lady and the woman, you didn't finish it, did you?" The Green-Capturing Ghost, who was also a ghost, inexplicably showed interest in the ghost stories told by humans. "I want to hear the rest. What kind of story would it be if you didn't scare the child away?"

He still remembered this.

Yu Xing chuckled and looked at the system time. There was one minute left in the countdown.

Forget it, that's enough. Just consider it a good deed and finish the story.

"The old lady looked at the woman ominously and reached out her hands. In the dim moonlight, the woman saw the old lady's withered fingers. Although it was a bit scary, the old lady did have hands, which made the woman breathe a sigh of relief. She told the old lady the direction of the village again and then went back home."

Yi Qing's black and white eyes stared at Yu Xing, as if expecting the continuation.

"The woman went back home and told her husband the result. The husband also relaxed and prepared to have dinner with the woman. At that moment, when the woman turned around, her husband saw that she had no shadow."

After finishing, Yu Xing fell silent.

"Is that all?" Yi Qing was puzzled.

"That's all," Yu Xing said lightly.

Yi Qing pursed his lips. "…So, the ghost stories of you humans, you have to make them seem terrifying, but in fact, it's just the feeling of using a reversal technique?"

"Maybe, I don't remember when I heard it. Maybe humans just seek satisfaction after making things mysterious," Yu Xing shrugged indifferently, then, while Yi Qing was not reacting, he put the Green-Capturing Ghost's dream into the personality mask.

It's better to be quiet… As a punishment for not listening, Yi Qing won't be allowed to come out and see the world for a week.

Yu Xing smiled with a wicked sense of humor, already imagining the scene of Yi Qing cursing him behind his back.

At this moment, the system settlement appeared in his mind.

[Deduction Tip: The promotion deduction game "Ghost Night Tales" has ended]

[Promotion successful]

[Growth in personality alienation: 1]

[Rating: None (special deduction games do not have a rating)]

[Obtained deduction points: 500 (fixed points)]

[Type of differentiation confirmed—alienation line]

[Current personality mask is complete]【Title System Activated】

【Guild System Activated】

Yu Xing vaguely felt that his body had undergone some changes again. He immediately called up the personality mask template and glanced at the new template.

【Personality Mask? Xing】

【Owner: Yu Xing】

【Basic Information: Male, Height 185cm, Weight 65kg, Age???, Clear Consciousness】

【Identity: Transformed Deductionist-Struggle (Remaining Points 5502) (Tip for Newcomers: After entering the transformation line, the strength of the ability is divided into four levels of struggle, mourning, despair, and reality. The level is not judged by points, and the system will give a judgment based on the deductionist's performance)】

【Title: Terrifying Newcomer (Rare), Drama Enthusiast】

【Terrifying Newcomer (Rare): Wearing this title grants a new player aura. When facing a specter for the first time in a multiplayer dungeon, you will not be the specter's primary target for attack】

【Drama Enthusiast: Wearing this title increases the score for "Understanding the Plot" by 10】

【Deduction Star Level: Unpopular】

【Guild: None】

【Mask Weight: Calm 18, Crazy 20, Kind 9, Gentle 7, Indifferent 10, Evil 8, Casual 2, Lazy 3, Resilient 7, Chaotic 14】

【Owner's Description: After observing several deductions, I finally know what's wrong with you. This is an indestructible person. The degree of personality transformation has exceeded the limit of human consciousness, so why can you remain rational? Or rather...you don't have rationality at all. Hiss, terrifying upon careful consideration.】

【Personality Sacrifice: aaa| (Data Error), Dark Candle Tears, Strange Doll, Green-Capturing Dream (Equipped 46)】

【Degree of Personality Transformation: 52 (A degree of personality transformation exceeding 20 will have a negative impact on the deductionist's personality. Your degree of personality transformation is too high, please suppress the evil)】

【Deductionist Store: Accessible (Newly opened item store and sacrifice storage, trading platform)】

【Wish List: Quantity Entered 1 (Soon to be completed)】

【Market for Deduction Game Direction Selection: Accessible】

This template is indeed somewhat different from the previous one. Yu Xing just clicked on it, and the content information of the new template appeared in his mind.

First of all, there is an additional personality status in the basic information, and the age data has changed from a data error to three question marks.

The identity data has probably undergone the most significant changes. After the transformation level, the levels are no longer distinguished in the way of intermediate and advanced, but have a new system. Yu Xing has just been promoted and is classified under the struggle level.

Titles, deduction star levels, and guild are all new content. Among them, the two titles, one was obtained when he first obtained the qualification for deduction, and the other was obtained during the live broadcast newcomer competition, which has been silent until the promotion to the transformation level, revealing their effects.

Literally, both titles have their own merits, but only one can be worn at the same time, enjoying a kind of enhancement effect.

Anyway, there's no need to enter the game for a while, so Yu Xing is not in a hurry to choose.

In the remaining data, the degree of personality transformation has increased by one percent again. It should be that this promotion deduction has touched on some bad memories of Yu Xing, even pulling out many almost forgotten terrible memories and throwing them in front of him, causing Yu Xing to have a slight fluctuation.

The deductionist store function has been added, and items can now be purchased. This is the biggest difference between the transformation level and the previous levels—the collection of sacrifices is very difficult, and the transformation level has items, which greatly improves the vitality during deduction.

The last one is the reminder of the wish list.

The wish he initially made was to stabilize his physical condition and stop it from deteriorating, and to heal some negative conditions. Now, among all the conditions, Yu Xing has only one left to fulfill, which is to participate in seven deduction games within two months.

Time is not a problem, and the promotion game counts. He has already played six games, and only one more game is needed to fulfill this wish.

Yu Xing quickly digested this information, and then, he blacked out and withdrew from the deduction world.

...

No matter how long he stayed in the deduction game, it was just a moment in reality.

Qu Xianqing had been waiting early in front of Yu Xing's room, her long hair tied into a ponytail, and a hint of imperceptible pride in her cold eyes.

Failed the promotion?

These four words have never been associated with Yu Xing by her. Instead of worrying, she might as well think about what to eat for breakfast.

The reason she waited at the door was simply because—she just wanted to confirm his safety as soon as possible!

Qu Xianqing sighed, pinched the bridge of her nose, and muttered to herself, "Really, why bother confirming safety when you're not worried? Logic has gone to the dogs."

Even so, she still waited there obediently.

"Hey, where's the door god?" Suddenly, Yu Xing's door was opened, and a voice with a smile floated out.

Qu Xianqing looked over, scrutinizing him up and down, nodding in satisfaction.

Very good, no missing limbs, no gloomy expression. It seems that both his body and mind are in good condition.

Yu Xing let her into the room.

After leaving the deduction scene, Yu Xing sat on the bed for a while, then sensed someone outside the door, and only then opened it.He found that his perceptive abilities seemed to have improved, of course, this was also because Qu Xianqing did not conceal her presence; otherwise, Yu Xing would definitely not have been able to detect her.

After advancing to the Differentiation level, it seemed that there was an enhancement to mental strength?

Since the big shot was right in front of him, Yu Xing simply asked all the questions that he had perceived.

"Mhm, at the beginning of the Differentiation level, there is a minor transformation for Deductionists, whether it's physical fitness or mental willpower, there will definitely be growth," Qu Xianqing, fully aware of her role as a tool, resignedly explained, "Because after Differentiation level, the dangers in Deduction are far greater than before, and it's no longer something that Deductionists can handle just by being careful or lucky."

"The conditions for clearing the game will become more stringent, challenging both the physical skills and intelligence of Deductionists. If one doesn't find a way to survive, it's basically a dead end."

At this point, Qu Xianqing was quite reassured: "From what I know about you, this is a good thing, because after the Differentiation level, there will be more conditions, restrictions, traps, and rules, which will make it easier for you to strategize against others."

"I'm a good person, don't make me sound so sinister," Yu Xing rebutted half-heartedly.

Qu Xianqing chuckled. "Anyway, because the difficulty has increased dramatically, the Deduction system has given Deductionists a certain enhancement, but this enhancement is very slight and not enough to adapt to the increasing difficulty. To survive, Deductionists need to use points to exchange for physical abilities and props."

Speaking of this, she also took the opportunity to explain the difference between offerings and props.

Offerings are unique, and they merge with different personality masks to produce completely different abilities, with permanent effects.

A Deduction game will produce at most two or three offerings, most of the time only one, and they are not easy to find, belonging to the items that Deductionists vie for.

Props, on the other hand, are consumables, and most can be mass-produced and purchased, such as Talisman Paper amulets, and flashlights that are not affected by supernatural forces, among other things. As long as you have enough points, you can buy as many as you want.

Meng Po's Soup and Alice's Ruby are both special props, the former not available in the store, the latter of unique quality.

There's also the Time Stamp, which Yu Xing still doesn't know the use for.

"Yu Xing, do you have any plans for the guild?" Qu Xianqing asked.

Yu Xing raised an eyebrow: "Why ask this all of a sudden?"

"Mhm... I guess, the Performers must have noticed you by now, especially since you killed a reserve member of the Prism in the live broadcast match." She tightened the collar of her coat and narrowed her eyes, "They will definitely come to test you later, even if the members other than the Performers don't know your identity, the Performers can have their subordinates come after you in the name of revenge."

"If you don't join a guild, in every Deduction game hereafter, there will be persistent hauntings from the Fallen Line."