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"We'll secretly form a group, not telling him."

"..."

This is probably what tutor rivalry looks like, right?

Sikong Weiyan was exceptionally talented and often took several students under his wing at the same time, a practice that tutors like them—who always took teaching one student seriously at a time—deeply despised!

Ostracize him!

Several tutors chatted while watching a movie, pointing out good performances from each other's students as well as their mistakes. The atmosphere was quite cheerful for a while.

But good times are always short-lived.

After they witnessed the terrible finale of this play, they all fell into silence.

In fact, Script Space wasn't immune to plays with poor endings. If the group of players didn't perform well, no amount of sophisticated editing by Script Space could produce a good storyline.

But the plot of "Free Night" was very strange.

In the end, it seemed like all the players, both factions, were annihilated by Long Xunyin.

Yet in reality, each student they brought out was fine, and they even achieved victory for their faction.

Why not reveal this ending?

Even if the players had all fallen asleep, if the end had been played out, Script Space could have edited an empty scene—a simple victory scene for the New An Bureau faction.

So what on earth happened in the end?!

"What do you guys think?" Wen Yan looked at the others who were still deep in thought and was the first to speak.

"My student said, after he got separated from Can, he didn't see him return for a long time, so he also found a way to get to the 300th floor. Then he accidentally entered the Quantum Laboratory and passed out," Hong Rao explained with a shrug.

Although she always felt that her student might be hiding something, she didn't care too much.

After all, given that guy's constitution, it was good enough that the play hadn't collapsed.

Naturally, she just repeated whatever Xu Shuo said.

"Can also passed out like that," Wen Yan said, sounding somewhat speechless.

After entering the Quantum Laboratory, both of them were unconscious. The only difference was that Cheng Can even saw the awakened chief of the New An Bureau.

Meanwhile, the other three members of their team were blocked outside the Technology Building. They didn't even manage to get in the door and just stood there, dumbfounded, as they clinched the victory.

So the situation that arose was a group of tutors getting together and discussing why the chief of New An Bureau woke up.

"Is it possible that the Abyss has already eroded this Subspace?" Merlin pondered.

"But according to Pianning, the chief of New An Bureau seemed to be benevolent towards them, and it seems like the chief finished the final wrap-up. If it was really an invasion by the Abyss, it's unlikely he would do these things," Fey the Fifth said in a serious tone.

"It could just be that the system's pre-set template forced him to follow through on the process. Have you forgotten the aberration with the Capital Commandant in 'Five-star Hotel' was just like this?" Merlin retorted.

"But this script didn't collapse," Fey the Fifth looked at her.

"..."

"The editing took so long, maybe it's because Script Space was repairing it, but unfortunately, we can't go in and investigate the situation ourselves," another person commented in a somber voice.

"Right, speaking of the Five-star Hotel, doesn't Helian know someone who does part-time stabilization of scripts in Script Space? Why not let them investigate?" Wen Yan quickly suggested.

"Themis?" Merlin raised an eyebrow.

"Is that the name?"

"Isn't it?"

"Isn't it Astria?"

"Seems like it's 'Shi'?"

"Forget it, this guy's name is somehow hard to remember."

Players in Script Space came from different worlds, and some languages and scripts could be vastly different. However, information in Script Space would auto-translate based on players' cognition, allowing for seamless communication.

But for some reason, this individual's name always varied when spoken by different players.

So much so that every time Shi introduced himself, he had to emphasize that the pronunciation was "Themis," and what it came to signify was completely up to the players' understanding.

Hong Rao sipped her tea quietly on the side, watching her companions discuss sending someone to investigate the script. She suddenly felt a bit uneasy.

She wondered if Xu Shuo's issue would be discovered.

Actually, even if it were discovered, it probably wouldn't matter much. After all, any issues were the responsibility of Script Space, not the players. But with that guy's morose personality, he would probably be dissatisfied if trouble came his way.

Moreover, speaking of which, her student had been causing the script to collapse for quite some time now. If there really was a problem, Script Space would surely have resolved it by now, right?

But now there isn't even the slightest sign of trouble.

Maybe there really isn't a problem.

But the number of small worlds eroded by the Abyss has been increasing, and now the anomalies have spread to people around them, which is truly worrisome.

With a light sigh, Hong Rao overheard a voice, "Hong Rao, what are you thinking about?"

"I'm thinking about how they encountered Luo Kun," replied Hong Rao fluidly, her response quick even when distracted.

"That madman is indeed dangerous, I didn't expect him to advance to level two so quickly. It's a good thing Ah Can will also be eligible for the promotion assessment in a couple of days," Wen Yan said, "Your student just advanced to level two, remember to warn him to be careful."

"Yes, I'll tell him to be careful," Hong Rao nodded ambiguously.

Her student, after all, had obtained Chen Chu's Character Card. There must be a deep grudge with Luo Kun.

Hong Rao now seriously suspected that in the parts deleted by the system, her student might be experiencing a bloody storm with Luo Kun! Continue reading at My Virtual Library Empire

However, the kid didn't seem to be injured.

After discussing for a while, the mentor of Yin Banqian, Mo Nuo, reached out to Helian Mian, sent the issues of the "Free Night" script to him, and asked him to contact that person whose name was hard to remember.

Helian Mian's reply came quickly: [Themis just went to the Abyss Battlefield. He won't be available to investigate for the time being.]

Mo Nuo: [It's okay, I just wanted you to pass on the message.]

Helian Mian: [What's the specific issue?]

Mo Nuo: [According to the students, the NPC head of the New An Bureau has inexplicably awakened. We suspect it's the same issue you encountered in your script, but the difference is that the "Free Night" subspace hasn't collapsed.]

Helian Mian: [Okay, I got it.]

After replying, Helian Mian fell silent, probably to notify the person in question.

Then the mentors continued to discuss their students.

...

...

Elsewhere.

The man in the dark blue military uniform slightly furrowed his brow, opened Mo Nuo's student's information panel, and then entered the script to start reviewing it.

Releasing clips from the Script Space was fine, any information regarding the New An Bureau head's awakening was non-existent; if the students' testimonies hadn't been remarkably consistent, one couldn't tell there was a problem just by looking at the script.

It's as if the Script Space was deliberately hiding this matter.

This was getting interesting; what could possibly make the Script Space act so nefariously, even to the extent of pulling scripts and hiding the truth?

Helian Mian pondered, opened the chat panel with Themis, and sent over his thoughts.

There seemed to be busyness on the other end, with a response only coming after a long while.

Themis: [I know... I've investigated...]

Helian Mian: [What's wrong with you?]

Their tone seemed a bit off?

Even the text conveyed a sense of dejection.

It was rare to see them so downcast.

One by one, letters appeared on the chat panel from the other party.

Themis: [I had investigated before because a level three assessment script inexplicably collapsed some time ago. Following the trace, I found evidence of another player's presence in all the previously collapsed scripts.]

Themis: [It was later discovered that he obtained the Abyss title. As you know, many subspaces have become unstable because of that title.]

Themis: [And his world also had some problems; it must have been affected by the Abyss. I was thinking about doing a thorough investigation.]

...

In the Abyss Battlefield.

Shi, who just had his investigation application rejected by the Script Space, was very frustrated. While fighting monsters, he typed with his will, but before he could send his next message, he saw another question from the other side.

Helian Mian: [Who is that player?]

What to do when encountering a problem?

He had no choice but to delete the unsent text in the chat box and answer the other person's question first!

...