Chapter 11 : Exploiting a Bug
Ye Lan returned to the rest area with two lunches, then had Ye Xing come out of the theater to eat together.
"Being inexplicably caught up in a strange incident, is this what the capital is like? It's truly terrifying. When can we return to Yunzhang City..."
Ye Xing spoke while eating noodles, the melancholy in her tone extremely evident.
They were supposed to return today, but their plans were disrupted by the sudden appearance of a Star Eclipse.
Ye Lan sighed in sync.
"The Star Eclipse appeared so suddenly... That damned Mo Tutu didn't tell me earlier. If she had, we wouldn't have coincidentally encountered the Star Eclipse today."
"It's all Mo Tutu's fault."
"Indeed, it's all Mo Tutu's fault."
Thus, the two lolis began drawing circles in their bowls, jointly cursing a certain individual who only wanted to watch the drama unfold.
A while later, Ye Lan and Ye Xing finally filled their stomachs.
The remaining time would be spent on activities organized by the troupe members.
As time passed, night arrived.
The headquarters gradually fell into silence, signaling the arrival of rest time.
In the command room.
The Leader and a group of Radiant Sun Night Watchers were studying the compiled information, considering countermeasures.
They had analyzed considerable information, but without practical application, they could only derive further solutions after implementation.
This could only be proven in the so-called dream world.
"Leader, we will enter the Star Eclipse dream to study its mysteries, but we'll lose our memories upon waking. Do you have any method to transport the information to reality? Although we trust you personally, this is a crucial matter that we Radiant Sun Night Watchers need to share responsibility for. If we don't know the specific method, we might not be able to act freely."
The Leader fell into contemplation.
He understood this reasoning, and under normal circumstances, he should have explained this to everyone to set their minds at ease.
But this was an exception.
Ye Lan's existence was more important than this so-called capital Star Eclipse incident.
If exposed, it could cause massive chaos.
At that time, it wouldn't be as simple as just affecting the capital's order.
"This is top-secret information. I can only tell you that there is someone who can ignore the memory interference between dream and reality. With her presence, we don't need to worry about all our efforts being in vain."
Hearing the Leader say this, the Night Watchers stopped questioning further.
They didn't care who this person was, as long as they knew it wasn't an illusory method.
"In that case, let's take action tonight."
With that said, the Night Watchers returned to their respective rest areas, preparing to enter that bizarre Star Eclipse dream.
Their abilities in the dream might be no different from ordinary people, but their intuition and judgment as Night Watchers were not inferior.
Rather than just watching in reality, it was better to actively enter the enemy's domain.
Whatever the other party intended to do, Night Watchers had to understand the reasons and objectives, and use this information to further resolve the situation.
This was the duty of Night Watchers.
They could only hope that the person the Leader mentioned could transport all useful information out.
The Leader also returned to his office, having Ji Yun bring Ye Lan over.
Soon, Ye Lan appeared in the office, waiting for the Leader's words.
"Um... Leader, is there anything else?"
"Later, I will also enter the dream you mentioned. At that time, I will actively seek you out."
"Eh? The Leader is going in too? Isn't that very dangerous?"
Ye Lan felt that if the Leader encountered an accident in the dream, the headquarters in the outside world would surely become chaotic.
After all, not every leader would put themselves in such an extremely dangerous situation.
To this, the Leader smiled lightly.
"What? Are you worried I might die in the dream? Such concern is unnecessary. I'm not only the Leader of the headquarters but also a Radiant Sun Night Watcher. Moreover, leaders leading their subordinates into battle is not uncommon in history. I will be fine."
The Leader spoke with great confidence, seemingly unconcerned about his safety.
Even if he became an ordinary person without power in the dream world, so what?
A Night Watcher's will always transcends that of most ordinary people, equally capable of uncovering the secrets of mysterious Star Eclipses.
If this level of challenge was meant to deter Night Watchers, it would be underestimating them.
Ye Lan didn't say anything more, but nodded.
"I understand."
"Then go back and prepare. Although we don't know if the so-called dream will still draw in sleeping people tonight, we must be fully prepared."
"Mm."
Ye Lan left the Leader's office, letting Ji Yun escort her back to the rest area.
"Please rest well tonight."
"Mm, I'll probably rest well."
Then Ji Yun disappeared from the rest area.
Ye Lan found that even after spending a night in the Star Eclipse's dream, she wouldn't wake up mentally drained, but maintained adequate sleep.
If the Star Eclipse's dream could let people experience things they had never done before, without affecting their energy after waking up, that would be quite nice.
But it was still a Star Eclipse after all.
Before determining the Star Eclipse's purpose, one could never let their guard down, even if everything the Star Eclipse had done so far hadn't caused any panic.
"Sigh~ I hope this Star Eclipse that appeared is a good one. It would be best if we could communicate smoothly like with the Troupe Leader and others. If it turns into a fight at the slightest disagreement, that would be too annoying. I hate violence!"
After quietly protesting, Ye Lan leisurely lay down on the bed.
She took off the white stockings clinging to her slender calves, straightening them and placing them aside.
Since she had already bathed earlier, she might as well change into pajamas and go straight to sleep.
"Mm..."
Ye Lan stared at the ceiling of the rest area, not immediately falling asleep.
She wanted to try something.
That was to see if Ye Lan could sleep while Ye Xing remained awake, and whether they could still enter the dream.
Now Ye Xing was inside the Rising Sun Theater, not coming out, to see if they could avoid the mysterious Star Eclipse's interference.
After all, she had experienced one sleeping while the other was awake before. Let's see if they could exploit a bug this time.
Inside the theater.
Ye Xing stood beside the female troupe members.
Kong Yubai and others had already learned about the events in the capital from Ye Xing.
"So, Ye Xing wants to exploit a bug now?"
"Mm-hmm, I want to try and see if I can have vision in both reality and the dream. This way, it will be much more convenient when I record information. Who made me help the Night Watchers finish their task before I can go home? Sigh~"
Hearing this, the Makeup Artist beside her was somewhat confused.
"Night Watchers... are they the same type as Holy Knights?"
"No, no, no, the difference is too great! Although Night Watchers sometimes 'do all kinds of evil', they're a thousand times better than Holy Knights. They're not nearly as vicious as those Holy Knights."
Ye Xing vigorously explained the difference between Night Watchers and Holy Knights to the Makeup Artist, not letting her misunderstand Night Watchers.
"I see, I understand. If only such people had appeared in my era."
"Mm..."
Regarding this, Ye Xing could only change the subject.
"Ahem! Anyway, my other self is preparing to sleep. Please protect me well."
"Alright."
Kong Yubai, Lian Hua, Shu Yao, and the Makeup Artist surrounded Ye Xing, vigilant against interference from mysterious powers.
"Phew~" ×2
Ye Xing and Ye Lan exhaled in sync, the latter about to fall asleep.