"Right, ten people."

Yun Yao and Chu Tianqiu fell silent for a moment.

Chu Tianqiu suddenly looked up and asked, "Since the room you were in is 'ten people', how did you deduce that our room is 'nine people'?"

"Because when the nine of us walked out of the room, 'Dragon of Human' actually said that the people in our room were 'all alive,'" Qi Xia sneered, "It's really strange. If it's 'all alive,' shouldn't there be ten of us walking out?"

Chu Tianqiu nodded silently, impressed by Qi Xia's intelligence.

"But in some ways, 'nine people' also makes sense, after all, all the escape equipment in the room is 'for nine people,'" Qi Xia continued.

"Our room has nine table boards and nine ropes. If there really are 'ten people' in the room, the game resources would be difficult to distribute."

"In other words, our game was originally prepared for nine people. As long as nine people walk out of the room, it is considered 'all alive,'" Qi Xia looked out the window with a serious expression and asked in a low voice, "If that's the case, why are there ten people in the room?"

Seeing that the two did not answer, Qi Xia continued, "So I boldly deduce that there is an extra person in our room. This person either used some special ability, or simply bribed 'Goat of Human' with brute force. In any case, 'Goat of Human' killed the real 'Participant' in our room in order to protect her identity."

Chu Tianqiu blinked and asked, "You deduced such an accurate answer based on these clues?"

"It can't be considered 'accurate,' because before I saw you, I wasn't sure if the other person was male or female," Qi Xia said, "Now it's my turn to ask you."

"Alright," Chu Tianqiu nodded, "What do you want to know?"

"Why do you know the personnel configuration of our room? How did you find out something that even we, the parties involved, don't know?" Qi Xia asked, "How did you know?"

Chu Tianqiu licked his dry lips slowly and said, "I can't answer that question. It's almost the core secret of the 'Gateway to Heaven.'"

Qi Xia turned to look at Chu Tianqiu, once again showing a skeptical expression.

Isn't the core secret of the 'Gateway to Heaven' that notebook?

In other words, is this the content recorded in the notebook?

"Then I'll ask a different question," Qi Xia asked, "What is the principle of 'memory preservation'? Why can only a few people retain their memories?"

"You should have guessed, right?" Chu Tianqiu said, "Qi Xia, the answer is 'Echo.' As long as a person hears the 'Echo' within ten days, they can retain their memories in the next cycle."

"You mean only 'Echoer' can retain their memories?" Qi Xia had also considered this direction, but he still felt puzzled. Han Yimo and Officer Li are indeed 'Echoer,' and it is normal for them to retain their memories.

But why does he remember everything as well?

After thinking for a long time, Qi Xia felt that there was only one answer. If he really is an 'Echoer,' then the time he 'Echoed' should have been a short time before his death, after all, that place is far from the square, theoretically, he shouldn't have heard the bell.

But if he really 'Echoed,' what ability did he gain?

Yun Yao smiled and said, "Qi Xia... from the look on your face, it seems like you don't know that you 'Echoed'?"

This woman hit the nail on the head, making Qi Xia look at her differently.

It seems that the people who can join the 'Gateway to Heaven' are indeed not ordinary people.

"I really don't remember," Qi Xia answered truthfully, "I was far from the giant bell at the time, so I might have missed that information."

"Far?" Yun Yao pondered for a moment, "There are giant bells in the northeast, southwest, and northwest corners of the city. You shouldn't have missed it."

Qi Xia frowned, realizing the reason.

There is not just one giant bell, but four.

But these four are all in the city, so did Qi Xia not hear the bell because he reached the edge of the city?

"Qi Xia, if what you said is true and you really don't know when you 'Echoed,' then things will be a bit tricky," Chu Tianqiu said seriously.

"Tricky?"

"Yes," Chu Tianqiu nodded, "You don't know why you 'Echoed' in the last experience, so you can't replicate it in this experience. In other words, you can't stably gain 'Echo' and therefore can't stably retain your memories."

Qi Xia pondered for a moment, rubbing his chin, and said, "No wonder when I was about to smash your head, you said 'I can't die yet.' That's because you haven't had a chance to 'Echo' yet. If you die now, the memories from before will be lost."

"Right," Chu Tianqiu nodded, "This little thing naturally can't escape your notice. But I still advise you to find out the reason for your 'Echo' as soon as possible, otherwise, you will be lost here."

The two looked at each other, and Qi Xia spoke again, "If in the last... someone briefly gained 'Echo' at the moment of death, does that person need to be brought to the brink of death again to replicate it this time?"

In theory, that's correct," Chu Tianqiu replied.

The face of Officer Li appeared in Qi Xia's mind.

There seems to be a paradox in this.

If the trigger for Officer Li's 'Echo' is 'near death,' then theoretically, he should never lose his memory.No matter if he died in the game, perished into oblivion, or was killed by the "Chinese Zodiac" or the "Administrator," he would retain his memories. But looking at Officer Li, it seemed he had only retained a single memory.

This seemed to indirectly confirm a suspicion.

Qi Xia and people like Officer Li probably arrived at the Place of Finality quite late.

They had only gone through two cycles.

"No, wait a moment..."

Qi Xia cautiously interrupted his own train of thought.

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Suppose in the previous cycle, Officer Li had already retained his memories, but he followed the Goat of Human's instructions to conceal his memories... Could that be possible?

Yes, and the possibility was not small.

This also explained why Officer Li did not join Qi Xia's team at the beginning but chose to stay behind.

Because he knew that collecting three thousand six hundred "Tao" was not urgent.

Yet, in the end, he died trying to save someone...

That was the paradox Qi Xia spoke of.

If Officer Li truly retained his memories, he should have known that even if Lawyer Zhang drowned, it wouldn't matter; he would be resurrected in a few days. So why choose such a painful way to risk his own life?

Then again...

How many memories had Han Yimo retained?

He also had a constitution that was extremely prone to "Echo." Logically, as long as he came to the Place of Finality, there was a very high chance he would retain his memories...

The more Qi Xia thought about it, the more he found the situation before him to be terrifyingly intricate.

How long had he actually been here?