Chapter 31: Lived for Over a Thousand Years

Lu Xiao fell into deep thought for a moment.

"I have one last question!"

"I only fell into the Dark Prison for three years, but over a thousand years have passed since the day I fell!"

"What happened to me during this thousand plus years?"

As soon as these words were spoken, even the Doctor pricked up his ears to listen.

"According to S292, he is from the Early Modern Era?"

The Doctor instantly understood the key point.

The human face in the mirror once again shook its head wildly.

"The cost for this answer is the same as the previous one!"

Hearing this, Lu Xiao looked bewildered.

"Would this answer also destroy the present world?"

The human face nodded.

The Doctor, after thinking for a moment, rephrased the question.

"Let me change the question, Did he exist within the timeline of this thousand plus years?"

Hearing the Doctor's question, the human face finally nodded.

"The answer is: Yes."

It added.

"Since this answer doesn't cause any significant impact, no cost is required."

The Doctor habitually made a motion to adjust his monocle, paused for a moment upon finding it absent, then continued.

Meanwhile, Lu Xiao was also deep in thought.

The information from this question was substantial, and he hadn't fully processed it yet.

After a long while, the Doctor analyzed.

"So, S292 existed during this thousand plus years period."

"The curse upon him also occurred during this time."

"As for what happened during these thousand plus years, S292 himself has no memory."

"And recovering these memories is the key to resolving the curse!"

A faint light gleamed in the Doctor's eyes.

"Am I correct?"

The human face nodded.

"You analyze very well, clever sir."

Hearing the human face's response, the Doctor seemed slightly surprised.

"Don't you require a cost for answering this question?"

The human face shook its head.

"Because you deduced this yourself, it does not count as a question."

The Doctor nodded.

He now had a clear understanding of the Omniscient Mirror's traits.

Lu Xiao interjected.

"So, that means I've actually been alive for over a thousand years?"

The human face hesitated for a moment, then said.

"You could understand it that way."

Lu Xiao felt an itch in his head... no, a pain.

…………

After the questioning concluded.

The Doctor returned to his office.

His assistant knocked and entered.

"Doctor! There's a call for you!"

The Doctor nodded, then took the communicator from his assistant.

"This is the Doctor."

There was silence on the other end for a while, followed by a low voice.

"Doctor! Return the Puppeteer to us."

Hearing this, the Doctor refused without a second thought.

"I refuse."

Hearing the Doctor's response, the voice on the communicator sounded angry.

"Doctor! S137 is a contained entity from our Asylum J01. How dare you refuse to return it?"

"Aren't you afraid I'll report this to the highest office?"

The Doctor listened patiently to this speech before replying calmly.

"Since S137 appeared within our borders, it indicates a containment failure on your part."

"According to Warden regulations, any contained entity that experiences a containment failure and appears on our territory gives our Asylum the right and the obligation, to contain it."

The other end fell silent after hearing the Doctor's words.

After a long pause, it said gravely.

"But you know perfectly well S137's containment did not fail!"

The Doctor replied coldly.

"Sorry. I don't know that."

"I only know S137 appeared on our territory. To prevent the entity from going out of control, we contained it."

"If you have any objections to this result, you may report it to the supreme office for a ruling by the Executive Management Council."

The other side hemmed and hawed, unable to refute this immediately.

According to Warden regulations, no Warden special forces team is permitted to appear on the territory of another nation.

Otherwise, it can be considered an invasion of territory.

Clearly, Asylum J01 could not bear this accusation.

"Doctor! I am willing to exchange it for another contained entity!"

"You know how important S137 is to us at J01!" the voice said, compromising.

"That's possible."

"Really? Which entity do you need? I'll arrange for it to be sent to you immediately!"

The Doctor took a monocle from his desk drawer, put it on, and then said slowly.

"S012 - The Pen."

"Are you playing with me?" the voice began to rant furiously.

"You wait! I'll make you obediently deliver S137 back to me!"

With that, the communicator was abruptly cut off.

The Doctor didn't care, casually tossing the communicator aside.

He then began recording the traits of the Omniscient Mirror.

【Subject S301 - Omniscient Mirror】

【Containment Level: S】

【Target Ability: Presumed Omniscience】

【Containment Conditions: Prohibit anyone from approaching】

【Combat Capability: Non-combat anomalous entity】

【PS: You can ask it any question, but you must pay a cost matching the answer!】

【PS: If you already have an answer, you can ask it for verification; it will tell you right or wrong! This does not count as asking a question and requires no cost!】

【PS: Researchers below Level A do not have access permissions!】

The Doctor then uploaded this information to the Warden system.

After finishing all this, he rubbed the corners of his eyes.

"Should I update S292's information?" he murmured to himself.

After some thought, he abandoned the idea.

Lu Xiao's containment information remained at the previous version.

【Subject S292 - The Lost Human】

【Containment Level: S】

【Target Ability: Unknown (Under Research)】

【Containment Conditions: Do not provoke actively, and provide sufficient food】

【Combat Capability: Level 1】

【PS: A human lost in the Dark Prison. Everything is still under observation. It is advised not to provoke!】

Just then, the communicator rang again.

The Doctor glanced at the communicator he had tossed aside, then picked it up.

"This is the Doctor."

A slightly magnetic male voice came from the other end.

"Doctor! I've managed to secure S097 - Corrupted Revolver for you!"

Hearing this news, the Doctor merely uttered a calm "Mmm."

"By the way! Have the investigation results for that special forces team member come out?"

"The detailed investigation results are in, and that person has already been dealt with by me!"

The voice on the communicator sounded surprised.

"Dealt with already? Was an investigation procedure initiated?"

The Doctor said coldly.

"No. Those who witnessed it were sent for a Class-F memory wipe."

The other end was silent for a moment; the sound of fingers tapping on a desk came through the communicator.

"Since you've already handled it, forget it."

"Do you know which faction was involved behind the scenes?"

The other party didn't seem too concerned about the Doctor acting on his own authority, caring more about the final result.

The Doctor adjusted his monocle.

"The Saints."

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