Chapter 36: Speculation About the Diary Copies, Xiao Wu Being Manipulated
Elsewhere—
After Tang Hao and the other three began fighting in the high sky, the soul power pressure Lin Chen felt gradually dissipated, allowing him to move normally again without bearing that overwhelming weight.
At this moment, Lin Chen's mind was filled with countless doubts—and countless speculations.
With a thought, a black diary that no one else could see appeared in his hand. Opening it, he began recording the strange events that had happened today.
[My mind is a little confused right now. Why would Bibi Dong, along with Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo, appear at Nuoding Academy?]
[This should be impossible in the original story. Even with the butterfly effect caused by my arrival, the changes shouldn't be this drastic.]
[Now I seriously suspect that the contents of my diary have been leaked by this shady Diary System. Otherwise, the butterfly effect wouldn't be so large.]
[And judging from the current situation, I can be certain that Bibi Dong, the Pope of Spirit Hall, has definitely read my diary. Otherwise, she wouldn't have appeared here today.]
[I just don't know how many people on this continent can see my diary now.]
After writing this, Lin Chen closed the black diary and began communicating with his Diary System in his mind.
"System, tell me quickly—did you distribute multiple diary copies?"
"And on the Douluo Continent, Bibi Dong isn't the only one reading it. Other people must have received diary copies too, right?"
Lin Chen called out to the system mentally, hoping to learn the answer.
[Ding! Host, Your guess is correct.]
[Aside from Bibi Dong, other characters on the continent have obtained copies of your diary. As for who they are, you will need to explore and discover that yourself.]
Sensing Lin Chen's confusion, the Diary System did not continue to keep him in suspense, directly answering his question.
After all, even greater butterfly effects would occur in the future. As long as Lin Chen wasn't foolish, he would eventually discover the truth.
However, the system did not tell Lin Chen one thing—that the diary-copy holders had a chat group among themselves.
Hearing the system's confirmation, Lin Chen fell silent for a moment, seemingly pondering something.
Then he asked another question:
"System, does that mean the owners of these diary copies can't harm me, the diary owner?"
Thinking back to what he had written before, he had practically offended Bibi Dong completely.
Between the lines of his diary entries, his disdain for Bibi Dong was obvious, and he had almost always referred to her as "that stupid woman."
Moreover, his diary contained a large amount of ridicule directed at Yu Xiaogang.
Given Bibi Dong's personality and her obsession with Yu Xiaogang, if she had read his diary, she should have skinned him alive.
But now, more than a week had passed, and nothing had happened to him.
That could only mean Bibi Dong had no intention of harming him.
Otherwise, for Spirit Hall, finding Lin Chen anywhere on the Douluo Continent would be extremely easy.
Having read the original story, Lin Chen understood Spirit Hall's foundation and power.
On the very first day he finished writing in his diary, Bibi Dong could have appeared before him the next day and shown him how cruel the world could be.
So there was only one possible truth—after obtaining a diary copy, Bibi Dong could not harm the diary owner.
[Ding. Host, you're amazing—all your guesses are correct.]
[Diary-copy holders are bound by a clear rule: they cannot harm the diary owner. You can rest assured—even if your diary entries are somewhat offensive, you will not be in any danger.]
[However, if a diary-copy holder abandons the diary, the system will erase her memory. At that point, there will no longer be any restrictions between her and the host.]
Hearing the Diary System's explanation, Lin Chen nodded, gaining a clearer understanding of some of the rules involved.
Meanwhile—
The chat group exploded with activity.
[I Have No Mother: Looks like Lin Chen is pretty smart—he figured it out so quickly.]
[I Am a Little Princess: Yeah, he's a bit clever. But he definitely hasn't realized that we diary-copy holders also have our own exclusive chat group.]
[Yan Will Come Back: Xiao Wu, stop lurking and come out already. Tell us— which academy are you and Lin Chen in?]
[Yan Will Come Back: Bibi Dong already fought her way to your place. Stop hiding it and tell your sisters.]
[Yan Will Come Back: Right now, you need to compete with Bibi Dong to obtain the diary's hidden rewards. Bibi Dong has money, looks, figure, and strength—Xiao Wu, you've got nothing. What are you going to use to compete with her?]
[Yan Will Come Back: If you still don't tell us, Bibi Dong will take all the hidden rewards. Xiao Wu, you don't want to see that happen, do you?]
Heaven Dou City
Dugu Yan was relentlessly psychologically pressuring Xiao Wu in the chat group, trying to force her to reveal Lin Chen's location.
The hidden diary rewards were far more generous than the check-in rewards, second only to the once-a-month lottery reward.
As a Soul Master, she naturally wanted to obtain these hidden rewards to become stronger.
But the Douluo Continent was vast. Aside from Spirit Hall, even the two great empires or the Upper Three Sects would find it difficult to locate a single person.
[A Cat Longing for Freedom: That's right, Xiao Wu. Hurry up and tell us your location.]
[I Am a Little Princess: +1]
[My Surname is Not Yu: +1]
Aside from Ah Yin, who was currently just a blade of grass, the other chat group members all pressured Xiao Wu to reveal the location.
Ah Yin, now a Blue Silver Grass, was powerless to approach Lin Chen even if she wanted to. She could only remain inside the stone cave as a helpless plant.
The other group members, however, were different. Many of them were low-level Soul Masters, and even powerful figures like Bo Saixi and Gu Yuena had their own desires.
After obtaining the diary copy, Bo Saixi's desire to become a god gradually grew stronger.
Although she was a devotee of the Sea God, that didn't prevent her from becoming a god herself.
As for Gu Yuena, she hoped to obtain a reward from Lin Chen that could heal her injuries.
Ever since the strike from the Asura God, her body still occasionally aches, making her eager to recover completely.
And Xiao Wu—the gluttonous little rabbit—had already received hidden rewards for an entire week, which made the others extremely jealous.
As members of the chat group, they naturally wanted more rewards, and the diary-copy hidden rewards were among the most valuable.
They wanted a fair platform for competition—whoever could be mentioned most often by Lin Chen would deserve the diary rewards.
Instead of what was happening now, Xiao Wu was monopolizing Lin Chen alone.
That simply wasn't fair.
They admitted they were jealous of Xiao Wu.
But if the one monopolizing Lin Chen had been themselves, they wouldn't feel the same.
People were naturally double-standarded. As long as it stayed within reasonable limits—and didn't become like a certain Tang Buddha, who applied double standards while claiming righteousness—it was still acceptable.
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