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Chapter 3846: The Second Puzzle
Chapter 3846 The Second Puzzle
Before they entered the room, Angel had actually already taken a quick look at the layout of the room.
Inside was a very cramped rental house.
It has one bedroom and one living room, and there is not even a bathroom. Instead, the bathroom is located in the middle of the corridor and is shared by everyone on the third floor.
The interior is just as Kaushik said, with all kinds of miscellaneous items piled up. At present, there is nothing worth noting about these miscellaneous items, which are basically some books, posters, and some old performance costumes.
As for the other furnishings, Ingres did not find anything unusual.
Angle has not yet discovered what Kaushik is referring to as "it".
The only thing that concerned Ingres was the familiar photo wall on the wall at the head of the bed in the bedroom.
This photo wall is still made of a square wooden board fixed to the wall, and a large number of photos are posted on the board in chronological order.
The protagonist in the photo is still Kaushik.
The arrangement is exactly the same as the photo wall in Kaushik’s dormitory at Prada Media!
"If it's the same photo wall, then according to the layout of the company dormitory, the clue should be in the four photos in the middle?"
Angel muttered to himself, then used the God's perspective to further observe the four photos in the middle.
These four photos were of the same type as the ones in the company dormitory, all of which were group photos of Kaushik and others. Because he didn't know who the people in the photos were, Angle had no way to analyze the group photos.
However, according to Starworm’s previous discoveries in the company dormitory, these four photos are probably double-layered photos, with the real “photos” hidden underneath.
The sight slowly penetrates the surface of the photo...
Sure enough, Ingres saw the interlayer of the photo.
Putting the four photos together will create a new photo!
This photo looks exactly the same as the one in the company dormitory, and both appear to be photos taken in a "prison cell".
The iron bars are the symbol of prison.
Inside the prison was a silhouette of a person who was imprisoned. It was not clear because it was dark inside. But the silhouette looked very similar to Kaushik...
At the beginning, Starworm also discovered this photo and was then watched by the people in the "cell". The next second, he entered the challenge space of the Time Radio.
And now, an identical "prison" photo has appeared in Kaushik's rented house.
Does it mean...
Is there also a fashion monster sealed in this "prison"?
Could it be the time radio again?
When Angel was full of doubts, Kaushik and Starworm had already pushed open the door of the rental house and walked in.
Kaushik took the Starworm and walked around the various debris on the ground towards the bedroom.
Soon, they stopped by the bed in the bedroom.
After arriving here, Starworm immediately noticed the photo wall above the bed!
"Another photo wall?!" Starworm was stunned: Although the content of the photos seemed to be different from the photo wall in the company dormitory, the arrangement was exactly the same.
From childhood to adolescence, from youth to adulthood, from middle age to old age, and finally from old age back to childhood... These photos are arranged in a circle on the wooden wall in chronological order.
In the middle are four photos of Kaushik with others.
To the Starworm, such an arrangement is simply another "time is a circle".
If the situation in the company dormitory is correct, the four photos in the middle of the photo wall could not be...
Starworm looked at Kaushik with a puzzled look.
Kaushik seemed to have guessed what the Starworm was thinking and nodded gently: "Yes, it is also sealed inside."
Kaushik paused, turned his head and looked directly at Starworm: "The Time Radio requires two puzzle pieces to unlock its complete form. If you follow the normal process, when you successfully get the first puzzle piece of the Time Radio, I will bring you here so that you can get its second puzzle piece."
"But now, you said that the first puzzle piece is not in your hands, so I can't give you the second puzzle piece."
Starworm wanted to say something, but in the end he didn't say anything and just looked at Kaushik quietly.
Kaushik had a glimmer of hope that perhaps the first puzzle piece was with the Starworm, but he just didn't want to admit it. But seeing the Starworm's silence, his last glimmer of hope was shattered.
After a moment's silence, Kaushik said softly, "Sit for a while, I will do the test next."
Starworm: "What test?"
"Test... where is the first puzzle piece?" Kaushik said as he walked to the photo wall.
An illusory magic book appeared beside him, and a pale golden light flew out of the book and appeared at his fingertips.
His index finger and thumb seemed to be stained with gold powder. He went straight through the wall of photos and pulled out the "prison photo" hidden behind four photos.
A pale golden light spread from the fingertips, covering this "prison photo".
The silhouettes of the people that had been stirring in the "prison" had returned to being static under the cover of the golden light.
Kaushik looked at the "prison photo" in his hand with a dazed expression, as if he could see the past through it...
"Can we find the first puzzle piece through it?" Starworm hesitated for a moment and asked.
Kaushik was still immersed in his memories of the past, but when he heard the sound of the starworm, he came back to his senses.
Kaushik didn't want to say anything at first. Perhaps the previous memories reminded him of something. He pondered for a moment and said softly, "The Time Radio is a legacy left by a friend of mine."
"In other words, both the one in my dormitory and the one here actually come from the same time-lapse radio. It's just that it was divided into two puzzle pieces and I hid them in two photo walls."
"Since they are of the same origin, then naturally I can sense the aura of the other puzzle through this puzzle."
Kaushik brought the starworm here because he wanted to use it to confirm whether there was a puzzle piece of the time radio in the starworm's body.
"I see... By the way, you just mentioned inheritance." Starworm said in a surprised tone: "Can the puzzle of the fashion monster be passed down?"
If it can be inherited, then wouldn't the children of big families be able to obtain their parents' high-end fashion magic as soon as they are born?
Kaushik: "With some special methods, it can be passed on to others."
Starworm wanted to ask what this special method was, but Kaushik didn't explain. He just said softly: "Even if the children of those big families can obtain their parents' high-level monsters, they still have to pass the challenge mission test."
"Moreover, the difficulty of this kind of inherited challenge mission is a level higher than the usual ones. Didn't you just experience it?"
"Even if the children of big families can pass, it is due to their own abilities."
Starworm recalled the "Unprocessed Letter" mission he had experienced not long ago. The difficulty of that mission... Starworm couldn't judge it either.
Anyway, he didn't see any hope of completing it.
Kaushik: "Put aside other things for now, let's talk about business first, and then you do it according to what I say."
Starworm hesitated for two seconds, but still nodded.
Kaushik: "Close your eyes and imagine yourself in a quiet, warm place with nothing around you..."
Starworm followed Kaushik's instructions, closed his eyes, and slowly cleared his mind...
Kaushik watched the starworm silently, and when he saw that the starworm's "eye movements" were not as frequent, he knew that he could do a test.
He placed the "prison photo" covered by golden light in front of the Starworm's forehead.
Even though it was so close, the starworm, with its eyes closed, still didn't sense anything unusual.
As the photo approached the starworm, it slowly emitted clusters of light. These lights seemed to be "breathing", exchanging information from the outside world with information from the inside.
This "breathing" lasted about five minutes.
Kaushik took back the prison photo. He closed his eyes and sensed some information in the photo. After a while, there was a hint of disappointment in his eyes.
——I didn’t sense any breath.
In other words, Starworm did not lie, and the puzzle piece of the time radio was indeed not in his possession.
"You can open your eyes."
A tired voice rang in the Starworm's ears.
He opened his eyes and the first thing he saw was Kaushik, who was frowning.
Seeing Starworm looking over, Kaushik said softly, "I just confirmed that the puzzle piece of the time radio is indeed not with you."
Starworm: "Let me just say I didn't lie."
Kaushik: "Although the puzzle piece is not with you, I can sense that you did complete the Time Radio Challenge. Although I don't know what happened in between, the missing puzzle piece is most likely related to you."
Starworm was stunned: "What do you mean?"
Kaushik: "You can understand that it is possible that you have become a stepping stone for others."
"For example, suppose a certain fashion magician hides his clone consciousness in your body. When you are on a mission, he senses your situation, then takes your place, kicks you out of the mission, and becomes the leader of the mission himself."
Starworm: "Is there such a thing?"
Kaushik: “This operation was inspired by a novel.”
Starworm: “…”? ! !
Kaushik said to himself, "The novel seems to be called "The Incarnation Magician". The protagonist is a magician who has the ability to transform into countless incarnations. He can differentiate into countless incarnations and hide them in other people's bodies. Once he senses that someone else is taking on a mission challenge, he can replace them... In the end, relying on this ability, he grabbed a large number of puzzle pieces of fashion monsters and became a true magic god."
Starworm looked a little stunned: "It doesn't sound interesting... But, can this operation be realized in reality?"
Kaushik shook his head: "I don't know."
He didn't know if it could take shape, because he didn't have the ability to "transform into thousands of incarnations."
But the only thing he could think of that would directly kick people on their way out of the challenge space was this fabricated plot.
"In that novel, if the protagonist wants to hide his avatar inside someone else's body, he must have personal contact with the other person. For example, by shaking hands, or deliberately bumping into each other..."
Kaushik muttered in a low voice, “Did anyone touch you intentionally during this period?”
When Starworm heard Kaushik's question, there was no change on his face, but there was a wave of turmoil in his heart.
Although Kaushik was only guessing based on the plot of the novel, his guess really hit the nail on the head. The Starworm knew very well that his mission was "taken away" by Gleipnir or Angel.
The prerequisite for them to complete the task is to contact me.
Kaushik clearly didn't know the process, but he guessed the "correct way". Is this also a coincidence?
Starworm: "A lot of people have come into contact with me. When I walk on the street, many people bump into me. Even when I take a train, I have to squeeze in..."
Kaushik thought about it and agreed. The modern city had a large population, and many stage activities often attracted crowds, so the possibility of rubbing shoulders with each other was too high.
"Is it possible that they found out that you were on a challenging mission and contacted you on purpose?" Kaushik murmured in a low voice: "If that's the case, it seems that only your two friends meet the requirements."
Kaushik knew that both Angel and Gleipnir had gone to see the star worms.
But, is it really them?
Listening to Kaushik's muttering, Starworm felt extremely complicated... This guy not only guessed the "correct way", but even guessed who it was? !
Starworm: "My two friends just came to see how I am doing. I have known them for a long time, how could I not know their situation?"
Kaushik did not believe it, but said softly: "I remember that they seemed to have gone to see Yusup. From the looks of them, it seems that they will come to the company again."
"When they come to the company again, I'll do a test and find out."
Kaushik personally doesn't quite believe this speculation, but he has no other ideas at the moment. In order to get the puzzle of "Time Radio", he will try his best to eliminate all doubts.
"Why do we have to find the puzzle piece?" Starworm asked in confusion, "There's still one piece left. Didn't you say before that the Time Radio likes to stay in an environment with a story? We can find a similar environment, wait for the Time Radio to come, and then complete the puzzle piece."
"No." Kaushik shook his head: "The time radio like that is not her legacy."
Starworm: “It doesn’t matter.”
Kaushik: "It does matter. If she had used a different time radio puzzle, the abilities she inherited would not be the ones she originally possessed."
Hearing this, Starworm's eyes widened: "You mean, the inherited fashion monster puzzle has the same abilities?!"
Kaushik nodded. “I don’t know if others can do it, but hers can.”
"who is she?"
Kaushik: "She is my friend, the former owner of Time Radio."
Kaushik didn't seem to want to tell the specific name and information, and Starworm didn't ask, but asked curiously: "What are the capabilities of her time radio?"
Kaushik gave Starworm a deep look and said, "If you get the first puzzle, I don't mind telling you some information in advance to motivate you to complete the challenge of the second puzzle."
"But now, the puzzle is not with you, so I'm sorry I can't tell you this information."