I can rewind time to prevent death

Chapter 172 Exchange Conditions

"Neutralize?"

Aunt Mei's words were brief, yet there certainly was reason in them.

With puzzlement, Yan Junze returned to his home upstairs, locked himself in the bedroom, and pondered over the phrase seriously.

Currently, his Different Dimension Energy had been in a state of deficiency, and the already unfolded Atlas could store approximately 5400 points of energy, but only about 400 points had been recovered so far.

If he didn't complete tasks, to recover on his own might take roughly a month or so to fully replenish his current energy levels.

This was not a worry for Yan Junze, as he did not plan to take on any more tasks for the time being. Even if he encountered strangenesses, he did not intend to touch them, preferring to wait until both his body and the Atlas's energy were fully recovered.

Could 'neutralize' mean to use Different Dimension Energy to neutralize the Fake Spirit Body within him? But Aunt Mei might not know that he possessed Different Dimension Energy, although it now seemed very similar to what is known as Yin Energy.

There was another possibility, which was to harmonize the Fake Spirit Body with someone like Aunt Mei once more, such as Fang Ning hidden within the shadows.

Thinking of this possibility, Yan Junze's eyes slightly lit up.

If he really could draw out Fang Ning's soul from the shadows and have it neutralize with his Fake Spirit Body, there might be two possible outcomes.

One would be mutual cancellation or depletion after the conflict—either both parties would annihilate each other, or one would barely triumph and be left severely weakened.

The second outcome could be that rather than neutralizing, the state of the Fake Spirit Body might be augmented. In such a case, it could very well lead to him becoming a True Spirit Body, which Aunt Mei referred to as beyond redemption.

"I dare not try unless absolutely necessary," Yan Junze was somewhat troubled.

If the results didn't develop as he had imagined, he could solve it by using Rewind, but what he feared was, if he turned into a True Spirit Body, lost his rationality, or turned to an evil alignment, what would he do if he was unable to use Rewind?

Anything was possible, so he couldn't act with impatience; he had to take it step by step. For now, he just shouldn't use the Fake Spirit Body state.

After much thought, Yan Junze decided not to rush into experimenting; waiting until he had some assurance before trying wouldn't be too late.

Before reporting to Tianmeng District University of Science and Technology, he rested quietly at home, occasionally went out with Zhou Dali, and visited Aunt Mei and the strange baby, without taking on any other tasks.

The day for university freshmen to register arrived in a blink of an eye.

Yan Junze did not plan on having his parents send him to Tianmeng Science University, and Li Man and Yan Daguo were likewise very confident in their son.

Lately, Yan Junze's growth had been extraordinary, giving them a sense of newfound respect; not only was he unafraid of strangenesses, but he also resolved some strange issues and even consistently secured a high and steady income.

Therefore, concerning Yan Junze, the couple was now much more at ease. Since Yan Junze did not request them to see him off, they did not insist.

FH Community, the underground parking garage.

Yan Junze sat on a large cardboard box between pipes, watching the two strange babies gnawing at incense sticks, while Aunt Mei sat on the other side, wearing a kind smile as she watched Yan Junze.

Since the last time Aunt Mei had spoken after discovering Yan Junze's Fake Spirit Body, she had since returned to silence, not conveying any thoughts in Yan Junze's mind.

Yan Junze suspected that communicating in such a way might have some impact, so Aunt Mei did not converse with others lightly.

"I'm leaving, Aunt Mei," Yan Junze said. "I'm going to study in Tianmeng District, so I won't be able to visit you often or bring incense sticks for you anymore." Continue reading at empire

Aunt Mei smiled and nodded.

"I'll come back to see you during vacations," continued Yan Junze. "There's just one thing, I might need to ask for your help. Um, during the time I'm not here, the FH Community... Can I ask you to take care of it?"

Aunt Mei did not speak or show any other expression.

Yan Junze added, "I'm not asking you to do anything, you just need to let out some of the strangeness pressure that you usually keep reined in. That should scare off other strangenesses from entering the community."

As soon as her words fell, Aunt Mei suddenly turned her head and looked at the strange infants nibbling on sweet-smelling candles nearby.

The infants shuddered slightly, set the candles down, and looked up at Aunt Mei with surprise.

Aunt Mei glanced back at Yan Junze and reached out, seizing each infant by the neck with one hand. Startled, they dropped their candles and were held motionless as Aunt Mei brought them before Yan Junze.

Yan Junze was somewhat surprised and, after a moment of silence, asked, "Do you want me to... take them with me?"

Aunt Mei nodded.

"Actually, they listen very well to you. If I take them..." Yan Junze paused mid-sentence as if he had just remembered something, then corrected himself, "If I don't take them away, won't you have trouble focusing on taking care of the entire community because of having to look after them?"

Aunt Mei nodded again.

"I see!" said Yan Junze, nodding in return, "No problem, they will follow me from now on. However, right now, Aunt Mei, you have to get them to let their guard down against me. Otherwise, I can't bring these two rascals under control."

Aunt Mei smiled and brought the strange infants closer to Yan Junze.

Yan Junze explained, "Just so you know, I have a skill called 'Lock Evil Spirits,' but it can only be used on evil spirits of a lower level or those who choose to cooperate with me. Otherwise, I can't apply the lockdown."

Aunt Mei gave no other response but still pushed the infants up against Yan Junze.

Understanding the situation, Yan Junze activated the "Evil Spirit Solid Lock" on the two infants.

The next second, the huddled forms of the two infants appeared in the 12th node of the Spacetime Atlas, and a new condensed location was generated, occupied by both infants together, not one each.

It seemed that even when locked, they were treated as one singularity.

Seeing the infants vanish from her hands, Aunt Mei wasn't surprised at all, maintaining her smile as she withdrew her hands.

"Then it's settled," Yan Junze smiled as well, "I'll take good care of these two strange infants. In return, I'm counting on you to look after the community, especially my parents."

Aunt Mei nodded slightly.

It was just as well in Yan Junze's eyes, considering that ever since Long-tongued Zhenzhen had taken on a strange body, she had been affected by a powerful field of strangeness and it was uncertain when she might recover.

Therefore, having the assistance of the two strange infants alongside the Crawler Monster might prove advantageous in certain perilous moments.

When the time came to register at university, Yan Junze didn't choose to travel by plane, high-speed rail, or train; instead, he opted for a black car.

There was no special reason, except that he was carrying over a dozen bags of animal blood.

What normally would have been a one-hour flight or a roughly two-hour high-speed rail journey to Tianmeng, he spent from morning till night in the black car to reach his destination.

He was the last among his classmates to leave; Zhou Dali was the first because he needed to attend an entrance examination at the sports academy, followed by Jiang Ruixin, whose university was in the Tianyi District, farther away.

Bao Jie and Zhou Jiajie chose to take a flight.

The Tianmeng District is the central district of the entire area, governing several cities, such as Shuntian City. Generally, entering the central district is referred to as entering Tianmeng.

Having arrived at Tianmeng and since the registration time had passed, Yan Junze found a hotel to stay in for the night.

Now that he had money, there was no need to skimp, and fearing that the blood he brought with him might expire, he specifically chose an upscale hotel equipped with household appliances. Upon entering, he immediately opened the fridge and stored the bagged blood there to keep it chilled.

After resting for a while, he ordered a seafood fried rice delivered to his room as a side dish and drank two bags of duck blood, finally feeling full.

Now in unfamiliar territory, he needed to figure out a solution for his blood supply.

Finding a few regular vendors at the market to provide various kinds of poultry blood seemed like a viable approach, even though it might require some effort.