Hearing Erin's puzzlement, Yu Sheng also looked a bit dumbfounded.

"If the 'Black Forest' truly is a pure Consciousness Space, then how did I manage to bring out the wolf's corpse? The body of Wolf Grandmother is still inside Hu Li's tail, right?" Yu Sheng spread his hands, "Moreover, Little Red Riding Hood also mentioned before that some Abnormal Type Exotic Realms can not only trap a person's consciousness but also transfer one's body into those Alternate Dimensions that are constructed based on stories or emotions—so I think in terms of 'Exotic Realms,' the boundary between consciousness and matter might not be so clear. Our inability to open the door leading to the Black Forest from the outside must be due to some other reasons."

Erin was listening but seemed slightly lost, "Is, is that so?"

Then she turned her head and saw Hu Li, who had a calm expression the entire time, and suddenly exclaimed in surprise: "Hey, silly fox, you understand all this?"

Hu Li calmly spoke out: "Yes, I do."

"...Really?!"

"From the illusory to the tangible, from tangible to illusory," Hu Li nodded as if it were only natural, "All things in the world are interconnected at the 'fundamental scale.' There is originally no boundary between consciousness and matter. The Immortals say, the entire world is like a complex 'wave.' The so-called 'illusory' and 'tangible' are just the waveforms that waves show at different frequencies. The Heavenly People call this Information Unity, the Immortals call it All Things Returning to Void…"

After listening to this sudden outburst from Hu Li, Erin was dumbfounded for a long time before she couldn't help but say: "What's all this... Who taught you all these things, what kind of Immortals are they?!"

The demon fox girl seriously responded: "Mandatory education Immortals."

Erin turned her head with a blank expression: "...Yu Sheng, did you understand?"

"I... I think I did, but this is the first time I'm hearing this theory," Yu Sheng hesitated, nodding his head, but with a puzzled look when he turned towards Hu Li—

What exactly is up with this fox girl's hometown? She hasn't even graduated from elementary school, and they teach this in class? What kind of exams do they give in their high schools? Hand-crafting warp engines?!

But such questions were destined to remain unanswered. After brainstorming for a bit, Yu Sheng's attention returned to the matter of the Black Forest, and this time, he couldn't help but incorporate the "knowledge" Hu Li had just mentioned.

Thinking deeply, he slowly raised his hand once more, grasping the doorknob in the void. The illusory door emerged once again and he slowly began to open it.

This time, he opened it very, very slowly, as if he was carefully sensing every moment and detail from opening to disintegration. He nearly poured all his attention into the process of opening the door.

At a certain moment, he felt as if he had touched the essence of the Black Forest, even feeling like a passage had been established, his connection with the Evil Wolf suddenly strengthened, as if in the next second, the door would form as usual.

However, suddenly, the just-established "connections" underwent a severe misalignment, he felt the Black Forest "moving away" instantly, and the intense dizziness from the sudden collapse of the passage hit him once again.

Misalignment?

This question popped into his mind, and Yu Sheng was momentarily stunned but did not fall—just in this brief meantime, he seemed to have gotten used to the dizziness.

"Ah, the door collapsed again," Watching the quickly dissipating door fragments in the air, Erin blinked and looked back at the somewhat dazed Yu Sheng, "Are you alright? Maybe we should stop for today, I fear you might throw up last night's dinner…"

"I'm fine," Yu Sheng interrupted the doll, his face reflecting deep thought, he pondered intensely before suddenly looking up, "I think I just figured out what it might be… there might have been an error during the 'positioning'."

"Positioning?" Erin looked puzzled, "You mean 'coordinates'?"

"Coordinates... Yes! That's it!" Yu Sheng nodded, seemingly having an epiphany, his gaze then immediately turned to Erin, "Wait, Erin, I just realized... How did you determine the 'location' of the Black Forest and send Little Red Riding Hood's and my consciousness into it?"

Erin hadn't expected the conversation to suddenly turn to her, but she quickly responded: "This... it's simple. It's by entering dreams. I have the ability to enter dream realms, it's like an instinct for me."

"Right, that's it! Entering dreams—I was missing this aspect when setting the coordinates!" Yu Sheng swiftly lifted Erin up in excitement, "Erin, you truly are gifted!"

Taken aback, the doll was confused when lifted into the air by Yu Sheng, her eyes were dazed, but after hearing his praise, she instantly started boasting: "Of course, I am from Alice's Cottage after all, I'm really skilled… but what do you mean?"

Yu Sheng quickly put Erin down, placing her on his arm at eye level, and excitedly explained: "I usually set the 'frequency' when opening doors based on the structure of space-time, that's all I can rely on. But to enter the Black Forest, the coordinates in the 'realm of dreams' need to be determined, because it doesn't have a fixed space-time location—do you understand? Dreams are constantly 'drifting' outside of reality!"

"The previous collapses of the door weren't because it 'couldn't be opened from this side,' but because the moment I opened the door, the 'location' of the Black Forest had already changed!"

He spoke quickly, noticed Erin's still somewhat dazed expression, and patiently continued to explain: "Still don't understand? Imagine the Black Forest as a train constantly moving on its track, while the real world is the stable ground. When I leave the Black Forest through the door, it's like jumping off the train, and I will definitely land on the ground. But to enter the Black Forest from the outside world is like trying to jump into the fast-moving train door from the ground; the moment you jump, the train has already sped off.

"Of course, this analogy is just for easier understanding. The actual situation is definitely not so simple. Even in the real world, jumping from a moving train to the ground would also result in a 'displacement,' but my door corrects this displacement when it opens towards the real world—just doesn't work the other way around..."

"Okay, I get it now, but if you keep explaining, I might actually start getting confused," Erin quickly waved her arms to interrupt Yu Sheng's explanation, "So? How do you solve this problem? When you open the door you can only confirm the spacetime coordinates, but the Black Forest has no spacetime coordinates, and you can't specify the location of the dream realm..."

Yu Sheng chuckled, his eyes gleaming as he looked at the doll in his hand: "I can't, but you can."

Erin: "...Huh?"

"I open the door, you navigate," Yu Sheng said seriously, "using some kind of fantastic magic or something, just like how you always brag about your powers, the magical strength bestowed upon you by Alice's Cottage..."

"...Is this reliable?!" Erin was dumbfounded, then quickly added, "Of course, the power given to me by Alice's Cottage is reliable. I mean your plan—don't get yourself lost through the door."

Yu Sheng casually replied: "Let's just try it."

Erin: "..."

The little doll paused briefly, then couldn't help but frown and skeptically looked at the guy who always wants to 'just try' things, potentially leading to disastrous outcomes: "Why are you so obsessed with opening a door to enter the Black Forest from the outside? Can't I just send you in with the power of the dream realm?"

"But you can only send my 'consciousness' in," Yu Sheng said as if it was obvious, "and now it's just the Black Forest, but in the future, there are Cinderella's ball and the long-haired princess' tower too. Being able to open the door and go in is always a bit more convenient, besides..."

He suddenly paused, then turned to glance at Hu Li standing beside him, his voice unconsciously lowered: "I still want to see the Cyber Fox Deity beat up children's literature..."

Erin: "…Are you crazy!"

"Just say if you want to see it or not!"

"I want to see."

"Then that's settled, let's try it."

"Oh."

The little doll quickly compromised.

In fact, from the beginning, Erin had a hunch it would turn out this way—not just because she also thought Yu Sheng's idea of 'Cyber Fox Deity beating up children's literature' was really cool, but because she knew him well, she knew his 'obsessions' were always like this.

Uncommon, irrational obsessions, whenever an idea struck him, he absolutely had to try it, and wouldn't stop until he did. This obsession, as fierce as his curiosity, both were pure and powerful, just like...

A child.

But that's okay; she didn't mind joking around, but she quite enjoyed accompanying him in his shenanigans.

"When you summon the door later, just keep it there, don't open it; hold it steady and just let go of your mind," the little doll climbed onto Yu Sheng's shoulder, instructing seriously, "Then I will guide your consciousness... It's similar to how I usually guide you in dreams, but this time I will do it while you're awake, and in the final step, I have to 'take over' some of your 'spiritual intuition' so that I can influence your 'door', is that alright?"

She confirmed earnestly and then added emphatically: "During this process, you absolutely must cooperate—you need to completely trust me, otherwise, both of us will endure an impact similar to a 'Rude Awakening.' I can't throw up anything, but you've already fainted so many times today, this time you're definitely going to throw up last night's dinner."

Yu Sheng nodded repeatedly: "Okay, okay, I understand. Let's start."

Erin calmly looked at him for a moment, then finally let out a soft breath, slowly bent down, and gently hugged Yu Sheng's head.

"Now, let us unify our minds..."

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