"Could it be because you're someone from another world, or a Descender?"
Dottore looked at Su Yuan, rubbing his chin thoughtfully.
"But then again, Aether and Lumine couldn't see what's on your palm either… so it probably isn't because of that."
"Or… could it be a privilege granted to you by a 'System'?"
Hearing Dottore finally utter the word "System," Su Yuan's expression froze in shock, not knowing what to say.
If he, a transmigrator, really had a powerful system, would he still be stuck here, restrained by Dottore?
But what truly puzzled Su Yuan was—how the hell did Dottore even know about the concept of a "System"?
Dottore seemed to notice Su Yuan's stunned and confused expression and began to explain:
"As a scholar, of course I delve into all kinds of knowledge…"
"I've read some light novels from Inazuma's Yae Publishing House too."
"In ancient myths and classical literature, becoming powerful typically required long periods of time and arduous effort…"
"But nowadays, it seems the trend is to use a 'system' that instantly empowers the protagonist."
"To be honest, in my eyes, that's just a form of opportunism."
"If I had a system that could answer all of my questions, I might very well end my life after learning everything I wanted to know…"
"Because while I do seek omniscience and omnipotence, what I enjoy even more is the process of exploration and satisfying my own curiosity."
"Well, I digress. Let's get back to the topic at hand…"
As he spoke, Dottore steered the conversation back.
"Since you don't want to talk about it, and I can't see through it either, let's put the matter of the inscription on your palm aside for now."
With that, Dottore spent a brief moment and actually reattached Su Yuan's severed left hand.
"The human body, in my eyes, is just another slightly more complex machine..."
Dottore spoke slowly.
"I can disassemble your hand, so naturally, I can also reattach it perfectly."
Su Yuan tried to move his left hand, and to his surprise, it felt exactly the same as before—completely under his control, without any difference...
Su Yuan was astonished.
So this is the level of mastery Dottore has over human anatomy...
But he couldn't help but wonder how many people Dottore must have harmed or dissected to reach such a refined and familiar level of skill...
"Now, I'm going to conduct another experiment..."
Dottore said, and a strange fire ignited in his palm as he continued,
"Regarding people from other worlds like you, whether you can be controlled by the Eerie power..."
"Do you consume the Eerie power differently from the native people of Teyvat?"
"I have many questions I want to research, and today, I will find the answers..."
Dottore spoke as he used his left hand to pin Su Yuan firmly to the chair.
With his right hand, he pressed the strange fire onto Su Yuan's forehead...
"Come on, Su Yuan... Let me see how you respond when facing the Eerie power!!!"
The next moment, Su Yuan felt something strange invade his mind.
It seemed to be telling him:
"Go and talk to Dottore. Listen to his words and instructions, and tell him everything you know, all the details!"
Being controlled by Dottore's Eerie power would lead to an incomplete external Eerie transformation, making him obey Dottore's commands...
Su Yuan thought to himself, Damn it, I can't even protect my secrets...
After all, beings from other worlds or Descenders can also be controlled by Eerie power...
Aether is the best example.
After Lumine's death, he fell into Eerie transformation...
But soon, Su Yuan felt that something was wrong.
He looked at his left palm, and the informational prompt was not showing anything of the sort.
So why did he have this information in his mind?
Why did he also seem to see Aether's Eerie transformation?
Could it be his excellent memory?
However, he quickly realized something was off...
It seemed that he hadn't turned into an observer, as Focalors and Arlecchino had described.
He wasn't just watching everything happen without being able to control his body...
His body still seemed to belong to him...
Dottore seemed to have noticed Su Yuan's strange behavior, but he still tried to ask,
"Su Yuan, tell me, how did you obtain that information?"
Seeing that he wasn't being externally controlled by the Eerie transformation, Su Yuan momentarily breathed a sigh of relief...
But then Su Yuan thought that perhaps he could turn the situation to his advantage, so he spoke:
"Yes, because I am a transmigrator, a chosen one. I possess a system that worships the ancient Greek god of intelligence..."
"I can't foresee the future—I'm merely obtaining intel through the system..."
"And the system's display screen is in the palm of my left hand, visible only to me."
As expected, the lie detector device above Su Yuan's head lit up red, indicating he was lying.
Dottore looked at the scene in confusion.
Logically, if Su Yuan had already been controlled by his Eerie power, then everything he said should be the truth...
Yet the lie detector showed he was lying.
Could the machine be malfunctioning?
That shouldn't be possible—he had modified it to not only show two results.
If someone was disguising themselves too well and the machine couldn't determine the truth, there would be an "unknown" result as well...
Dottore smiled faintly and looked at Su Yuan as he said, "Su Yuan, do you really think I don't know what you're trying to pull?"
"You actually haven't been controlled by my Eerie power at all, have you?"
"Looks like you Descenders truly might not be susceptible to Eerie control…"
"At least for now, you don't seem to be affected by external Eerie forces…"
"Honorable Lord Dottore, whatever do you mean?"
Su Yuan tried to maintain his composure and replied calmly, though inwardly he was already drenched in cold sweat...
"I will obey your words and instructions, and tell you everything I know in complete detail…"
"Oh? Not a single word missing? Looks like you did receive the information embedded within that trace of Eerie power I gave you…"
Dottore said in slight surprise.
"But even so, that doesn't prove anything…"
"If you were truly under my Eerie influence, and with no one else around here, you wouldn't need to keep pretending…"
"Just display or control a trace of Eerie power—show me that, and I'll believe you."
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