After the empress transmigrated, she became the judge of the entertainment industry.

Chapter 271 Strategic Materials

Although we agreed to meet after dinner, this matter is still a bit troublesome to handle.

Luckily, they were the subjects of a scandal to begin with!

So Sheng Hanyu, without any attempt to hide it from others, took the wine to find Ye Sanqing.

Ye Sanqing's place has a small living room with some basic appliances, such as a small refrigerator and a kettle.

Ye Sanqing took out drinks and ice from the refrigerator and laughed, "I thought you would try to cover it up before coming over."

“There’s absolutely no need for that,” Sheng Hanyu commented. “It’s better to be open and aboveboard than to be sneaky.”

Ye Sanqing thought so too. Since there was such a thing as a scandal, it was better to make good use of it and continue to use it as a smokescreen.

Sheng Hanyu poured the wine, and Ye Sanqing added only two ice cubes first. After tasting it, he remarked, "Such a pure taste."

"I'm glad you like it." Sheng Hanyu also raised her wine glass and clinked it with Ye Sanqing's.

"What your dad said this afternoon wasn't just what it seemed, was it? What did you understand from his words?"

Ye Sanqing put down his wine glass and quickly got to the point.

Although Sheng Hanyu was also a key person to be observed, Ye Sanqing always felt that Sheng Hanyu was someone who could speak her mind.

At least he shouldn't break down after hearing the truth about the world.

Ye Sanqing couldn't help but imagine the scene of the other party collapsing as a data stream in his mind, but then realized that she didn't seem to want to see it, so he immediately banished the thought from his mind.

"Does that mean we're all characters assigned to us by others?"

Sheng Hanyu answered quickly.

Then he saw a look in Ye Sanqing's eyes that said, "Ah, he knew after all."

"..."

Ye Sanqing was silent for a minute, then said, "What if I said... your analogy from last time was actually the truth?"

Sheng Hanyu's pupils dilated sharply.

Last time, he simply wanted to explain the issue in a way that was easier to understand. What is that called?

Was it a self-fulfilling prophecy?

Ye Sanqing could tell from his expression that he did not know the whole truth, so he picked up his wine and took another sip.

It seems that Sheng Hanyu needs some time to accept this.

After being shocked, Sheng Hanyu quickly began to think.

So, this world is a game world? Like the game he mentioned last time, a game with a certain degree of freedom?

So the so-called rebirth is just a second playthrough?

But... who is the protagonist of this game? Is it himself, or...?

"I am the protagonist."

Seeing the questioning look in his eyes, Ye Sanqing answered directly.

Sheng Hanyu had no time to marvel at the tacit understanding between Ye Sanqing and herself, and asked directly, "How are you sure?"

"What if I said... someone is an awakened NPC?"

Ye Sanqing cautiously added words like "if" to his words. Although it seems like there are no restrictions or rules in this world now, it's better to be safe than sorry.

"Who is it... is it something we can't say for now?"

As soon as Sheng Hanyu finished speaking, she shook her head and gave up on asking the question.

Ye Sanqing had no reason to lie to him.

If it's convenient to say it directly, she will.

Ye Sanqing nodded. "It's enough that you know this person exists."

Although she didn't particularly need to hide it from him, it was best to be cautious since Ye Yifan hadn't agreed to it.

"Then..." Sheng Hanyu's eyes suddenly lit up with a glimmer of hope, "How many endings are there in total?"

Was there originally a predetermined ending where Sheng Luoxin wouldn't commit suicide?

"I wasn't a player before; this round is when I truly become one."

Ye Sanqing frankly said, "But I know a little bit of information. Your father's matter... has never happened before, but it's possible that it happened but was concealed. I think the probability is low."

Sheng Hanyu knew this too. Surely there wouldn't be such a thing as keeping a death a secret. At least based on his understanding of his own family, they wouldn't do that.

Sheng Hanyu breathed a sigh of relief.

Although he didn't show it on his face, he was actually quite tired inside.

This pressure and tension have been with him ever since he was reborn and re-entered this cycle of life, no matter what.

Now that it sounds like a low-probability event, he can at least relax a little.

However, Sheng Luoxin's depression is also a fact, so we still can't be too lax.

Also, Ye Sanqing said this round... so it really wasn't her last time.

"I will help you, you don't need to worry."

Ye Sanqing looked at the reflection in the wine glass and said, "I'm not a player; I need this world to become a real world. So... I will do everything I can for this."

She clarified what she hadn't explained clearly earlier.

Sheng Hanyu pondered. First, the other party wasn't a player, and as the protagonist, she couldn't possibly be an NPC; she needed to be transformed… So, was she a real person? A soul from another world? Or perhaps from other worlds…?

No wonder… she had been reading martial arts novels but couldn’t understand the concept of “jianghu” (江湖, the martial arts world). Now he truly began to understand everything.

Although I'm a little curious about which world Ye Sanqing came from, that's not the point right now.

"Could it be... that I am the NPC?" Sheng Hanyu muttered to herself, as if asking Ye Sanqing a question.

He can accept being reborn, but the idea of ​​being an NPC...

"I'm not sure, you might be... special."

Ye Sanqing lifted his gaze from the cup and looked directly at him, saying, "You're on your second playthrough, right?"

At this moment, Ye Sanqing's phone suddenly started flashing.

"Wait a moment." Ye Sanqing noticed that it was Ye Yifan calling and answered the phone.

"Are you with Sheng Hanyu?"

That's what Ye Yifan said as soon as he answered the phone.

"Correct."

"He has awakened?"

"Correct."

"Okay, I'll leave it to you to handle."

"no problem."

After a quick conversation, Ye Yifan hung up the phone.

It seems that the eldest sister really can detect awakened NPCs, although it's unclear how.

Sheng Hanyu overheard their conversation and knew she shouldn't ask, but she still wanted to.

"Congratulations, you have awakened as an NPC."

Ye Sanqing smiled at him.

"..." He awakened like that? Is it really that unceremonial? Sheng Hanyu thought to herself, shouldn't there be some kind of splitting headache or thunder and lightning outside? Is this world a bit too casual?

He left me speechless.

"Don't you feel anything?" Ye Sanqing seemed just as speechless as him, looking him up and down for a while. "There's no data turbulence or anything like that."

After thinking it over, Sheng Hanyu offered the most likely possibility: "I understand now. Maybe I actually awakened a long time ago, for example, when I died in my previous life."

"Oh, you mean, you awakened back then, but for some reason, you lost that small part of the memory in this reincarnation, and instead thought you were reborn? But you still retained the memories from the previous cycle?"

Ye Sanqing quickly understood what he meant, "This is probably the game system's own error correction behavior. But for some reason, it only corrected half of it..."

Sheng Hanyu nodded in agreement upon hearing this, "This world must have an automatic error correction system."

"That is to say, this game world may no longer be able to correct itself. Or you may have some special features."

Ye Sanqing continued to scrutinize him, making Sheng Hanyu a little embarrassed.

Although the other party seemed to be eyeing some kind of strategic material...