Chapter 169 An Existing Loophole?

"An existing loophole?" Hao Ren and Nangong Wuyue repeated in unison.

"That's right, an existing loophole," the data terminal confirmed. "There have already been many instances of crossing between the Dream Plane and the mortal world. The aliens on Earth come from the Dream Plane, and there is also a certain amount of reverse crossing in the Dream Plane. Various data have confirmed that there should have been a large loophole in the 'Wall of Reality' in the past, and if this machine is correct, some of these loopholes may still exist today. According to the information found by this machine in the local universe database, when the Dream Plane was roughly scanned in recent centuries, traces of mortal world objects entering the Dream Plane were indeed discovered. Although the path is unknown, the existence of bidirectional interconnected holes can be confirmed."

It was obviously too risky to create a new "hole" to send Becky's main body back to the Dream Plane, but if there was already a loophole in the Wall of Reality, that would be another matter. Since it had existed to this day and the mortal world had not collapsed, it meant that this loophole was "safe" - at least not so harmful. But the question was, where to find such a loophole?

The universe was vast and boundless, and based on the experience of accidentally connecting to the Dream Plane on Dou Dou Star (also known as Aerym Star) last time, it could be confirmed that the Dream Plane was shrouded in the entire universe. If a loophole appeared in the "Wall of Reality," it might also appear at any point in this universe. Of course, the real situation should have rules to follow: loopholes would be concentrated in areas with higher mass and density, that is, various celestial bodies, and would tend to be in information-rich locations. Therefore, celestial bodies with intelligent creatures would have a greater chance, and perhaps there was such a gate on Earth that still existed to this day - it might even be that the gate used by the aliens when they collectively crossed over to Earth was still usable!

Hao Ren's mind was racing. Perhaps the training over the past six months had been effective, and he was becoming more and more sensitive to such problems. He quickly thought of a lot of key questions. He frowned, "Wait... according to this, the most suitable one might be the gate used by the aliens when they crossed over back then?"

"Well... that gate may really exist, but to be honest, the chances of finding it are very slim," the data terminal pondered. "A 'door' of such a large size, its existence should be non-substantial. Perhaps it has been transformed and integrated into the spatial structure of the mortal world in some form. The aliens have not been able to find a way to open the door for so many years, and it is unlikely that we can find it easily."

Hao Ren raised an eyebrow, "Could the Day of Return be a clue?"

"The Day of Return may indeed refer to finding the gate from back then, but this is just a possibility," the data terminal swayed from side to side. "But don't forget, the sirens landed more than a hundred years ago. The aliens have been trying to gather the elements of the Day of Return for a hundred years, and even they themselves don't know what form the gate will open in - we'd better not put too much hope on this. How long do you think you can fool Becky? This machine estimates that she won't stay for more than ten or fifteen days before she brings up the matter of going home again."

Hao Ren's head was full of lawsuits when he thought of this matter, and he waved his hand with physical and mental exhaustion: "In short, multiple routes should be followed up together. On the one hand, pay attention to the news of the Day of Return, on the other hand, you continue to search the local database for information related to the Dream Plane. In addition, I will go through the myths and stories on Earth, or communicate with the inspectors on other planets to see if I can find any records of 'Wall of Reality' loopholes."

As Hao Ren said this, he also knew in his heart that these efforts might not work, at least not before Becky's "being fooled debuff" disappeared. Therefore, he looked at Nangong Wuyue again: "Wuyue, you have a major task..."

The siren girl was stunned: "Ah?"

"Find a way to make Becky forget about returning home," Hao Ren said with a serious face. "In short, corrupt her in any way you can, let her degenerate in any way you can. It would be best if she had so much fun on Earth that she forgot her own name. Maybe she won't mention going home if she's happy..."

Nangong Wuyue looked embarrassed: "Is this okay? Persuading people to take drugs is against the law..."

Hao Ren immediately jumped half a meter high: "Why are you all so imaginative! Can't you just continue to take her to the TV station to be on programs? If she's tired of talent shows, let her go on the Avenue of Stars. If she can't get on the Avenue of Stars, let her challenge the Guinness World Records. If she can't sign up, take her to taekwondo dojos to challenge them. In short, as long as you can divert her attention. Just remember one thing, don't let her be targeted by those scouts or something. There are too many unspoken rules in filming movies and TV dramas these days, and Becky's personality can easily slaughter the entire crew..."

Nangong Wuyue nodded in understanding: "This is no problem. Recently, she has a strong interest in Earthlings' TV stations. I'll just sacrifice myself and accompany her to make trouble."

Hao Ren nodded. At this time, Vivian suddenly pushed open the kitchen door and poked her head in: "Are you two finally done? Come out and eat quickly - I don't care about reheating it again!"

Hao Ren nodded quickly and walked out. When he got to the living room, he found that everyone was already sitting around the table, just waiting for himself and Nangong Wuyue to take their seats. Dou Dou was waving half a chopstick and greeting him with a 'hehe-haxi' at the edge of the table. He went over and pulled the little merman into the water basin next to him, and looked at the table of food with great emotion: "I haven't had a good meal for more than half a month. I really miss the dining table at home... Dou Dou is eating the table again?"

He saw a series of small and dense tooth marks on the edge of the table, and couldn't help but glance at the little merman. The latter was completely unaware of his mistake, and proudly showed off his little file-like pointed teeth from the basin.

Speaking of which, this little guy may be growing taller, and his appetite has increased quite a bit. He had just eaten several cards, and now he had eaten half a chopstick.

"My skills can't compare to Sister Vivian, but it's definitely better than what you eat outside," Nangong Wuyue said with a smile as she served rice to everyone, and finally pointed to a plate of boldly styled grilled meat slices on the table, "This is made by Becky, especially to welcome you. She kept it a secret throughout the whole process, and I don't know what kind of unique dish it is."

"Haha, it's nothing precious. It's actually just smoked and grilled meat slices that mercenaries often eat. I tried to make it with Earth materials," Becky scratched her hair embarrassedly. "After all, I've been taken care of here, and I always feel bad if I don't show it - try it and see how it tastes."

Hao Ren curiously picked up a piece with his chopsticks and tasted it: "Hmm... mutton... and it has a bit of fishy taste? Braised in fish soup?"

"Originally, it should have been fish soup, but making fish directly would scare your daughter," Becky said, reaching out and pointing to Dou Dou. "She cried directly when she saw a British dish called Stargazy Pie on TV last time, so I didn't dare to use fish soup later."

"Then this is..." Hao Ren looked strangely at the meat slices in the plate, and Becky casually introduced the method of this dish: "Before smoking and grilling, you must first boil the meat. Boil the mutton with scallions and ginger until it is half-cooked. When it is half-cooked, put Dou Dou in, because Dou Dou will swim around, so it can also prevent the pot from burning. Finally, take out the mutton to drain, and take Dou Dou out to take a bath..."

Hao Ren: "..."

Becky quickly tried to explain when she saw that the atmosphere on the table was not right: "I'm not abusing your daughter. I confirmed it with the goddess in advance. Dou Dou is afraid of the cold in winter, so letting her swim in boiling water for a while every day can enhance her resistance - I thought I couldn't waste it, so I put some seasoning in it, and found that the effect was similar to fish soup, but the taste was very light, like it wasn't fully cooked."

"Nonsense, how can it not be light, Dou Dou can't be cooked at all!" Lily, as the first person to cook Dou Dou, and also the "senior" who licked it after cooking, had the most say at the moment. "It feels so strange... This is the first time in my life that I feel like I can't eat meat."

Not to mention Lily, everyone on the scene looked at the plate of "fish-flavored grilled meat" with strange eyes when they heard this method. Hao Ren couldn't help but hold up the merman baby who was trying hard to wave his fist and say hello to him and carefully looked at it, feeling that since he signed some ghostly labor contract, his three views had been shattered the most thoroughly today...

But no matter what, this was just a small episode. Except for Becky, this bold and somewhat weird mercenary girl, who surprised everyone with her cooking, all the dishes were delicious (in fact, the meat slices made by Becky were not bad, but the production process was too weird, so no one dared to eat them). Hao Ren finally experienced the feeling of eating at home after a long absence.

The days after that were calm and uneventful.

As the peaceful days passed by, it wasn't until the third day that Vivian suddenly remembered that she had released a group of bats when she went out.