Chapter 23 Memory Engraving

【lamp】

The most important component of the entire country and its major urban areas.

The country has invested a significant amount of funds and technology in the research and production of lamps.

Especially for lights installed in large hospitals, there are multiple quality assurances and maintenance personnel perform high-quality maintenance every month, so it is absolutely impossible for them to have abnormal flickering like this.

Even the flickering of a single light is highly suspicious, let alone the fact that several lights on the current floor are all flickering.

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Luo Di happened to be sitting on the middle corner floor, and to leave the stairwell, he would need to go up or down a certain distance.

Just as he was about to rush down,

tread!

The sound of hard-soled shoes stepping on smooth stairs suddenly came, sounding incredibly clear in the quiet stairwell.

It’s strange that,

Luo Di couldn’t determine whether the sound came from downstairs or upstairs; he could only tell from the volume that the other person was only one floor away.

In other words, if Luo Di chooses the wrong “up” or “down”, he will directly encounter the other party.

The other party is very likely the source of the flickering lights.

but,

Upon hearing the footsteps, Luo Di became less tense and sat back down, as if he had already guessed what was going on.

A pair of size 43 leather shoes descended the stairs and quickly arrived beside Luo Di.

The mysterious man spoke in Mandarin with a slight foreign accent: “How did you guess it was me?”

“This is Jupiter City First Hospital, one of the most central buildings in the city, and I have just experienced an accident. The security requirements for the entire hospital should be further increased.”

If abnormal situations still occur under these conditions, the entire city may be in danger.

Furthermore, I ran with Mr. Luo Fei at night for six months, and although we wore different shoes, I could still vaguely discern a similarity in our voices.

“Not bad, no wonder you were able to come up with a solution under the high pressure of a situation where things were out of control.”

The visitor was none other than Luo Di’s running buddy, Frederick Luo Fei.

The lights in the hallway also returned to normal at that moment, no longer flickering.

“Because I got involved in your matter, I spent the whole day cooperating with the ‘aftermath,’ and only came to check on you in the evening.”

It seems your body is in excellent condition; your recovery speed is far exceeding expectations.

“Thanks.”

“No need to thank me. It’s a small matter that allowed me to do a favor for the research institution, which is quite a good deal. Besides, I offered to help you resolve the unexpected situation, but I didn’t expect it to happen so quickly.”

You must have many questions you want to ask about this accident, right?

Mr. Luo Fei also sat down and patiently began answering questions.

Luo Di had already meticulously prepared all the relevant questions, waiting for this moment. “Indeed, there are many questions. How are the corresponding’simulated anomalies’ created in practice?”

“Your question involves the core technology of current research institutions, so I cannot give a complete answer. However, I can tell you that the source of the simulation anomaly is Pseudo-human itself.”

Some were made directly from the corpses of killed Pseudo-humans.

Some are Pseudo-humans who have been discovered, captured, detained, and taken into custody, and have established some kind of cooperative relationship with us, willing to help.

And then there are purely scientific research products.

” What category does the demon we unexpectedly encountered at the end, which possesses the ability to 【possess】 and is related to the Tongue, belong to?”

“In the cooperative category, his original body was imprisoned elsewhere, and a Tongue cut from his body was sent to the Jupiter City Research Institute to create a’simulated anomaly’.”

This Tongue is one of the most challenging simulated anomalies in our local research institute’s projects, and you guys actually encountered it.

This is a major blunder. The ’employee’ who caused the accident is still at large, and the research institute responsible for the practice is expected to undergo a large-scale overhaul and reshuffle.

Luo Di didn’t care about the ‘troublemaking employee’; his mind was entirely focused on this real demonic anomaly and the hell behind it.

“After I was possessed, my spirit, or rather my consciousness, went to hell. Is that really hell?”

Luo Fei was quite surprised to hear this question. “Oh? You actually opened your eyes and saw the scenery of hell? Most people can’t even endure the most basic pain and would have fainted in a short time.”

“How could I not open my eyes and take a look at this rare opportunity?”

Luo Fei rubbed the stubble on his face, his eyes gleaming. “Very few people can maintain a healthy sense of self when they first enter hell, let alone open their eyes in such extreme conditions.”

However, your question is not easy to answer.

All I can say is that the 【hell】 you are going to is real in terms of space.

However, the essence of hell is still related to 【 Corner 】, and it should be considered a component of Corner. Its nature is quite different from the hell depicted in literature; it is a completely different place, an extremely dangerous place.

“I think I understand.”

“Judging from your tone, you seem quite interested in hell.”

“Yes… I saw a symbol in hell.”

Luo Di took out a folded piece of paper from his pocket, on which the special symbols were drawn.

It consists of three basic units: a cross, a spiral, and a pentagram, with strange characters filling the spaces between the different spiral layers.

It looks quite complicated overall.

This is why Luo Di immediately asked Nurse for paper and pen as soon as he woke up. No matter how excellent his memory is, even a slight delay could lead to minor memory discrepancies.

Mr. Luo Fei was also completely baffled by the symbols on the paper; even to his knowledge, he had never seen them before.

“I’ve never seen it before. After all, humanity’s exploration of 【 Corner 】 is still in its early to mid-stages.”

However, you shouldn’t record these symbols in this way.

Writing these symbols on paper could very well resonate with you at some point in time or space, causing you to be forced into Corner.

I’ll take care of this for you. At least with your current skill level, you’d be doomed if you got caught in Corner.

Luo Fei immediately took out a lighter and lit the paper in his hand.

Luo Di agreed with the other party’s statement and did not stop it, but simply stared at the burning paper.

Just as the symbols on the paper were about to be burned away by the flames, the flame patterns suddenly overlapped with the symbols completely, like a brand that took root directly in Luo Di’s memory.

As the paper turned completely to black ash, Luo Di could recall all the details of the hellish symbol with just a little thought.

“It should be fine if I just remember it in my head, right?”

For some reason,

Luo Di is very interested in this symbol, although there may be potential dangers, there may also be opportunities hidden within it.

Luo Fei waved his hand, “If you can remember so many details, then go ahead and write them down. Things like magic circles and marks won’t work unless they’re actually drawn or the corresponding conditions are met.”

“Okay, one last question: how different are the simulated anomalies from the actual anomalies?”

“Currently, the technology used in our research institute can achieve a simulation accuracy of about 10% to 30%. Of course, it is very difficult to completely simulate real abnormal events, and it cannot be explained simply by comparing numbers.”

In short, for the next year you can simply stay at school to complete the relevant courses and focus on getting into a good university.

Once you’re in higher education, you’ll have the opportunity to formally encounter these unusual events.

“OK.”

“If there’s nothing else to ask, I’ll be going now… Oh, by the way.”

As Mr. Luo Fei stood up, he casually placed his hand on Luo Di’s shoulder and said, “I have some good news for you in advance. Your unexpected experience will be recorded in your personal files, and the Municipal Research Bureau has given you a very high evaluation.”

As long as you can pass the entrance exam next year, you will be able to join our company as a ‘talent’ even without my help.

Due to competition, I cannot tell you the company’s specific name yet. I can only contact you after you have completed your entrance exams.

“Um.”

“Looking forward to your college entrance exams next year.”