“From the moment I discovered you, I noticed your problem.”

Oh ho??

Jiang Ye was a bit shocked, and also somewhat suspicious: “So… how did you notice?”

This Sun Person fell silent for a moment, then prompted: “First, switch back to your Primitive State again.”

Jiang Ye also wanted to know his own flaw to avoid exposure later, so he obediently complied.

Then, his Primitive State—that one watchband with two eyeballs—was held in the palm of this Sun Person’s hand.

Next, the Sun Person took out a small mirror, pointed it at the eyeball position in this Primitive State, and asked: “Now, can you see your own eyes?”

“Look at your own eyes, then compare them with the eyes of other Sun and Moon People you’ve seen. Naturally, you’ll discover the flaw.”

With this explanation, Jiang Ye naturally looked carefully at “himself” in the mirror.

Although he had seen the Primitive State of other Sun and Moon People players, allowing him to accurately deduce that his own Primitive State was most likely the same.

But just as a person cannot see their own eyes without external aid.

He truly hadn’t seen his own eyes before.

However, now using the mirror to see his own eyes…

He still didn’t see any flaw?

These eyes looked exactly the same as other Sun and Moon People’s eyes.

They had a kind of awe-inspiring, all-encompassing majesty, like the myriad gods and buddhas filling the heavens.

They indeed lived up to the title “Enforcers.”

Jiang Ye stared for a long time, truly finding no flaw.

Just as he was about to actively ask, another pair of eyes was placed beside his eyeballs.

They were also reflected in the mirror.

The Sun Person player holding him prompted: “Looking at them side by side like this might make it clearer.”

Indeed…

With two pairs of eyeballs contrasted so closely and directly, Jiang Ye spotted the “flaw” at a glance!

Jiang Ye’s eyeballs had a small pupil at their black center.

In this area, the scene Jiang Ye was seeing was faintly reflected.

It was like a miniature mirror.

Normal human eyes can also reflect the viewed scene in the pupil area.

That’s why Jiang Ye, looking in the mirror for so long just now, didn’t feel he had any flaw.

However, now, carefully comparing them with other Sun and Moon People’s eyeballs, he realized…

The small pupil area of other Sun and Moon People’s eyeballs was a pure black, reflecting nothing!

So…

This was the flaw!

Of course, this extremely minute flaw wasn’t something just anyone could discover.

For example, among the 3 Sun Person players, wasn’t it only this slightly chubby Kid Brother who noticed it?

Hiss… wait!

Jiang Ye pondered briefly, then quickly transformed back into the flesh-and-blood version of “Cheng Lin.”

Then, in the flesh-and-blood “Cheng Lin” form, he looked in the mirror again.

This time, his eyes in the mirror could still reflect the scene.

Next, he pretended to look around casually, observing this Sun Person player beside him.

Of course, he was mainly secretly observing his eyes.

And then he discovered…

This guy’s eyes could also reflect the scene.

At this moment, the guy seemed to guess his thoughts, so he made that Sun and Moon Person watch in Primitive State transform back into a flesh-and-blood human form.

Jiang Ye observed again and found that the Sun and Moon Person who had just been in Primitive State, whose eyes clearly couldn’t reflect any scene.

Now, transformed into a flesh-and-blood human form, could reflect the scene again…

So…

Just as Jiang Ye was pondering, this Sun Person player directly provided the answer—

“Actually, the rule is very simple—”

“Whether Sun People, Moon People, Sun and Moon People, or just simple mechanical eyeballs…”

“As long as they exist in the ‘eyeball’ state, their pupils will be unable to reflect any scene.”

“But as long as they appear in human form… then their pupils can reflect the scene.”

I see…

It sounds like a simple rule.

However, Jiang Ye immediately spotted a Key Point.

His gaze fell on this Sun Person player’s current adult body, looked him over briefly, then directly pointed out the problem—

“So, according to this rule…”

“When you saw my Primitive State eyeballs could reflect the scene, you indeed discovered my ‘flaw’.”

“But if it’s just this flaw…”

“I put myself in your shoes and thought about it. Faced with such an unusual phenomenon, most people would ponder the reason behind it, and might even share this phenomenon to brainstorm, letting friends think about the cause together.”

“But you, the moment you discovered the flaw, showed no abnormality at all.”

“You only exposed me alone after avoiding those two Sun Person friends.”

“And, how could you, through this ‘flaw’ that violates the general rule, determine I had a problem?”

“Clearly, during your experiments, after experiencing betrayal, Sun and Moon People’s eyeballs also underwent some changes—turning pure white in near-death state, pure black after recovery…”

“And in the Curse of Despair state, the eyeballs also change.”

“Since these rule-breaking situations themselves can occur…”

“Then why didn’t you think that this rule-breaking ‘flaw’ in my eyes originated from my SSS-grade [Salvation] talent?”

“Instead, you were absolutely certain, avoided other Sun People, and called me out alone to ‘talk’ with you…”

Jiang Ye’s doubts were very reasonable.

But regarding these doubts, he already vaguely had answers in his heart.

Sure enough, after a moment of silence, this Sun Person also said solemnly: “You should have already guessed it in your heart, right?”

“The reason is very simple—”

“This isn’t the first time I’ve encountered this situation.”

Therefore, he didn’t expose this flaw immediately;

Therefore, he didn’t attribute this flaw to “Cheng Lin’s” [Salvation] talent or any other reason.

Instead, he was absolutely certain that “Cheng Lin’s” situation was the same as the ones he encountered before.

And from Jiang Ye’s perspective…

That meant—

This Sun Person player…

Had encountered his other clones!

And with high probability, not Puppet Clones, but Real Clones with self-awareness!

This realization truly excited Jiang Ye!

Because according to his speculation—

Clones achieving “time travel” in different regions should have “traveled” to different time points!

Then, the other clones this Sun Person had encountered…

Were very likely clones from outside the [black ice domain]!

Understanding the situation of other clones would help Jiang Ye quickly establish a more complete information network!

At the same time, it would also allow him to live with more confidence!

Especially if he could learn about the situation of Jiang Ye #0, whom he considered the “true body,” even better!

However, Jiang Ye didn’t let this urgent desire to understand other clones’ situations show on his face.

He just pretended to be deep in thought, carefully examining this Sun Person player.

After a moment of silence, he asked: “So… can you share your first experience encountering this situation?”

This Sun Person was silent for a moment, then slowly said:

“It was during the first contact phase of the last solar eclipse. I was following a team of Sun People lurking in Exile City when I accidentally encountered such a situation.”

“Exile City itself holds certain permissions.”

“Moon Person players within it need to undergo a ‘Sacred Rite’ to verify their true identity.”

“So generally, Sun and Moon People or even Sun People disguised as Moon People cannot pass the ‘Sacred Rite’ checkpoint.”

“However, during the solar eclipse period, Exile City suspends all ‘Sacred Rite’ ceremonies.”

“So the solar eclipse period is the only opportunity for Sun and Moon People and Sun People to infiltrate Exile City.”

“But this opportunity only lasts during the solar eclipse period. Once the solar eclipse ends and the ‘Sacred Rite’ resumes, disguised Moon People will still be exposed.”

“Additionally, Sun People infiltrating Exile City cannot wear the [Blood Skin Coat].”

“Since you’ve taken over this Sun and Moon Person’s identity, you should have also learned from the mechanical eyeballs’ underlying information database that—”

“Once a solar eclipse phenomenon occurs, Sun People must wear the [Blood Skin Coat] to avoid accidentally ‘falling’ during the solar eclipse period.”

“Therefore, Sun People choosing to infiltrate Exile City during the solar eclipse period, unable to wear the [Blood Skin Coat], must accept the risk of completely falling and becoming Moon People…”

“Of course, this risk is a Probability. Some Sun People, without wearing the [Blood Skin Coat], can rely on luck to safely get through the solar eclipse period.”

“So, that team of Sun People risking infiltration into Exile City during the solar eclipse period only had 6 members, and they all carefully stacked Luck BUFFs to the max before daring such a risky act.”

“At the same time, there were a full 60 Sun and Moon People assisting with the infiltration into Exile City.”

“Of course, items like the [Time-Limited Instant Kill] card also cannot be brought into Exile City.”

“Our team of 6 Sun People only ever had those 60 Sun and Moon People as assistance.”

“And then… the subsequent situation, I think you can probably guess?”

At this point, this Sun Person threw the topic back to Jiang Ye.

Jiang Ye saw his testing intent and directly shook his head: “I really can’t guess.”

The guy carefully examined his expression, seemingly trying to judge if he was lying.

After a moment of silence, he continued:

“Our infiltration target back then was mainly a towering giant tree called the Formless Tree, which granted Exile City certain permissions and performed the ‘Sacred Rite’ for Moon People entering the city.”

“However, during the solar eclipse period, the ‘Sacred Rite’ ceremonies are completely suspended, and that towering giant tree is also moved to Exile City’s inner city by some unknown method.”

“So the first step of our infiltration was to find a way to secure inner city spots within an extremely short time.”

“Result… despite stacking Luck BUFFs, our operation went quite poorly.”

“Plus the effects of the solar eclipse, and the anxiety from not wearing the [Blood Skin Coat], my 5 teammates and I grew increasingly irritable, even considering directly storming the inner city…”

“We even actually planned it.”

“However, on the eve of the forced entry, I accidentally discovered a detail—”

“Initially, I found that one of the Sun and Moon People we brought as assistance, his eyeballs in Primitive State could also reflect the scene.”

“Yes, correct, just like you.”

Saying this, this Sun Person gave Jiang Ye a deep look.

Seeing Jiang Ye showed no reaction, he continued:

“My reaction at the time was indeed as you guessed earlier. My first reaction was to think about the reason; after failing to figure it out myself, I shared this discovery, letting my Sun Person teammates think about it together…”

“And then, right after sharing this discovery…”

“During the period when the 6 of us ‘brainstormed’ together, I was shocked to discover—”

“Not just that one Sun and Moon Person I accidentally discovered whose Primitive State eyeballs could reflect the scene…”

“All 60 Sun and Moon People we brought, their Primitive State eyeballs could all reflect the scene!”

“And even more…”

At this point, the guy’s expression gradually turned horrified.

After a good while, as if suppressing that emotion, he swallowed and continued:

“Besides those 60 Sun and Moon People… even among our 6 Sun People, two of them, even with their eyeballs separated, could still reflect the scene!”

“If not for the fact that the other 4 Sun People’s separated eyeballs couldn’t reflect the scene… we probably would have truly believed at the time that separated eyeballs could display scenes!”

“Among our 6 Sun Person players back then, not everyone was like me, having learned early on the rule that separated eyeballs don’t reflect scenes.”

“So in their view—”

“When a phenomenon occurs with enough frequency, that phenomenon is the ‘normal’ general case.”

“On the contrary, the less frequent cases are the abnormal special cases.”

“Back then, out of 66 people, only 4 people’s separated eyeballs couldn’t reflect the scene…”

“So the 4 of us were instead considered the special ones.”

“That is, those two Sun People, combined with the 60 Sun and Moon People, turned the tables on us!”

“I was truly furious back then. After all, in my understanding, Sun and Moon People don’t count as people, so the base of 66 should be reduced to 6.”

“Those two Sun People were the special cases, and the remaining 4 of us were normal!”

“Originally, I really wanted to continue arguing…”

“But in a moment of negligence, I vaguely sensed that—”

“The 60 Sun and Moon People I didn’t consider human were actually secretly aligned with those two Sun People!”

“And weren’t those two Sun People’s reactions also strange?”

“They should have been like me, not considering Sun and Moon People as human…”

“Yet they actually grouped themselves with the Sun and Moon People, concluding that 62 out of 66 people were ‘normal’…”

“That’s when I suddenly came to my senses.”

“You probably can’t understand the sheer horror I felt when I came to my senses back then…”

Hmm…

That feeling, while Jiang Ye couldn’t directly empathize, if it came to understanding, he could probably grasp it.

It was nothing more than the feeling Gin suddenly discovering the entire organization was full of fakes.

Thinking of this, Jiang Ye almost couldn’t hold back an unkind chuckle…

Ahem.

However, to avoid being presumptuous, he restrained himself and continued:

“And then? After coming to your senses, how did you escape those 62 people?”

Jiang Ye was truly curious.

As a result, the guy gave him a meaningful look and suddenly said:

“You clearly haven’t seen my separated eyeballs…”

“But you seem absolutely certain that my separated eyeballs cannot reflect the scene?”

Jiang Ye thought to himself: Isn’t that obvious?

If you’re my clone or not, wouldn’t I know?!

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