After seeing the subsequent scanned images, Yu Sheng couldn't help but frown.

There were normal story sections and illustrations, as well as obvious misprints or poor-quality printing errors, with missing lines and words, and even blank spaces where content was clearly missing between paragraphs. The initial content was acceptable, but it got worse as it progressed.

He exited the image page and started editing a message to inquire about what was going on, but before he could finish typing, Baili Qing's message had already arrived: "Did you see it?"

"Yes, I saw it," Yu Sheng immediately typed back, "but what's with the content at the back? I see lots of misprints and missing parts."

"Poor quality print, so most of this batch of books was recalled and destroyed back then," Baili Qing seemed to have anticipated Yu Sheng's question and quickly responded, "but clearly, the Council couldn't possibly oversee every corner of Boundary City, so some of the books still ended up at the market's fringes—and one of those was subsequently donated to that orphanage of the time... possibly as a charitable asset to count towards reports, or maybe just a careless act."

After a while, Baili Qing sent another message: "We found the record of this 'social donation book' in an old file during the transfer of the orphanage's management rights. Honestly, it wasn't easy to track down—only the name and publication date were listed. Those images I sent to you were matched from other databases via other channels.

"But on the other hand, because most of the circulating versions have disappeared, this book has instead become a 'collector's rarity' among certain book enthusiast circles. The Special Service Bureau is still trying to locate existing copies of the same edition. According to transaction tracking records, the last one to appear through regular channels was sold by a private collector a month ago. The buyer was a branch charity of the Sunshine Foundation—we've already sent someone to make contact, hoping to find this book, although it's still unclear what use the book might have..."

It took Yu Sheng a long time to scroll through Baili Qing's lengthy message. He subconsciously frowned at the thought of such a cheaply produced "storybook" being one of the squirrel knight's most cherished treasures, which made him feel a bit uneasy. At that moment, Little Red Riding Hood, who was peeking at his phone, suddenly went "Hey?" and interrupted his thoughts.

Yu Sheng turned his head: "What is it?"

"The Sunshine Foundation... I feel like I've heard about it recently," the girl frowned slightly, trying hard to recall something, "Just these past two days, it seems..."

Her eyes suddenly sharpened.

A flash of insight hit the high schooler.

"Bai Xue!!" Little Red Riding Hood shouted towards the camp with an urgent tone, "Bai Xue! Where are you?!"

The next second, Snow White's head popped out from a nearby small house: "What's up?"

"Wasn't there a batch of donated books sent to the orphanage recently through the Sunshine Foundation?!"

Snow White was taken aback, nodded while stepping out of the room: "Yes, there was such a thing, the Sunshine Foundation sent a pile of books—it almost killed me moving them to the reading room. Why?"

She then saw Yu Sheng standing next to her and happily greeted him with a raised hand: "Brother, have you eaten?"

She then noticed the serious and solemn expressions on Yu Sheng and Little Red Riding Hood's faces.

Snow White's expression instantly turned tense: "...Is there something wrong with that batch of books?"

Little Red Riding Hood stared straight into her eyes: "Did you really check thoroughly? None of those books were abnormal?"

"Checked, I looked at each one, and I showed you the book list too..."

Little Red Riding Hood frowned, she recalled carefully and remembered that she had indeed seen the list of donated books afterward, and that book's name wasn't on it either.

But a coincidence this degree is still enough to make someone suspicious.

"Where are those books now?" Yu Sheng said seriously, "I need to check them personally."

"In the cabinet at the northwest corner of the reading room, the reading room at the end of the second floor—I haven't had time to put them on the shelves yet, they're still piled up there," Snow White said hurriedly, then couldn't help but ask, "So what's the..."

"Eighty-six years ago, 'Zhao Lele' gave a fairy tale book to 'Anka Aela,' who had just descended into this world, and according to recent collector market transaction records, a book from the same batch and edition as that fairy tale book was 'coincidentally' bought by a Sunshine Foundation unit a month ago—and a few days ago, the Sunshine Foundation donated a batch of books to the orphanage, and all the anomalies began after that day."

Little Red Riding Hood said with an unusually serious expression.

"Coincidences exist in this world—but do you believe in 'coincidences' to this extent?"

At this point, Yu Sheng was already reaching into the air, "No matter what, I'll go check first..."

Before he could finish his sentence, a sharp, piercing "noise" abruptly invaded his mind, interrupting his action.

The sound of a baby crying, combined with piercing alarms and layers of humming—like it had briefly drowned the entire world—roared through his consciousness.

Yu Sheng gasped sharply, lifting his head to look in the direction of the camp.

The children were running back and forth between the makeshift huts, and even the older children and the "parents" hadn't seemed to notice anything unusual.

Hu Li, beside him, was startled by Yu Sheng's sudden movements and expression: "Savior, what's wrong?"

"Anka Aela's 'noise', very clear, very close," Yu Sheng said quickly, while the continuous sound kept echoing in his mind, "I feel it's trying to break through to the real world... No... It's about to break through! Get the children back to their rooms! Quick!"

It was as if he sensed something, and he urgently raised his head, then quickly looked at Little Red Riding Hood: "You all go back too! Everyone inject the Sanity Blocker—let the Special Service Bureau and the Council staff take over the camp, immediately!"

Though Little Red Riding Hood couldn't hear the 'noise', she instantly understood the urgency from Yu Sheng's reaction. Without hesitation, she turned and ran towards the camp. Snow White's movements were only a beat slower, the two of them sprinting into the shelter area one after the other.

Shortly after, the entire camp seemed to react in the blink of an eye, as if an invisible alarm had gone off. The children who had been playing just seconds ago swiftly formed into groups and, under the direction of the older children and "parents", ran towards their respective huts. The guardians sent by the Council quickly brought enough Sanity Blockers, distributing them to each hut. The "parents" administered the injections to themselves first and then helped the younger children complete the process according to the level of erosion each child had reached—everything proceeded with remarkable efficiency, as if they had rehearsed countless times.

Yu Sheng, Hu Li, and Erin also quickly arrived in the camp.

Black threads slid through the air.

Erin perched on Yu Sheng's shoulder, her hands deftly and rapidly flicking through the air. The delicate lines, like spider silk, drifted and extended, weaving into a massive web with a life of its own, expanding over the camp and draping down in fine threads as it grew.

"There's no pollution for now, but some children are uncontrollably 'falling asleep', and some have already started dreaming," the little puppet said urgently, "Yu Sheng, can you sense that 'Anka Aela'? Is it invading the valley? Has it entered?"

"Don't rush, don't rush, I'm searching for it," Yu Sheng waved his hand briskly, trying hard to focus as he traced the constant noise in his mind. The power of blood connected his perception to the entire valley, as well as to every child in the valley. He sensed the situation in the camp and any potential "Angel invasion" traces in the valley. However, after several "scans", he still found no sign of Anka Aela.

He was not unfamiliar with that presence. He had faced that enormous shadow in the Black Forest.

Yet it hadn't come here.

The noise was getting sharper. Anka Aela was awakening...

Yu Sheng lifted his head, his gaze sweeping over the huts where the children hid.

One by one, those huts fell silent.

The children were falling asleep one after another. The real world was entering nighttime, the power of "Fairy Tales" rising rapidly in the darkness, the baby's cries growing clearer. Anka Aela's awakening process was evidently accelerating, feeling as if it had already pierced some barrier, as if it had already entered...

The container.

This word suddenly emerged in Yu Sheng's mind.

The children were all protected by the "Blood Covenant". The Sanctuary Wilderness could at least safeguard their consciousness.

There were no signs of any angel invasion in the valley, and Anka Aela seemed unaware of this place.

Little Red Riding Hood and Snow White, the two Fairy Tales members most severely eroded, had remained stable until now, and Erin was still monitoring everyone's mind without finding any traces of pollution.

Was the chosen container not one of the children here?

Could it be the "squirrel" trapped in the Black Forest, long lost to the physical world?

Could it be Old Zheng's nephew, the one he barely met a few times?

The urgent ringing of a phone interrupted, and Yu Sheng instinctively picked up his mobile, seeing Li Lin's name on the screen.

He answered the call, hearing the young Special Service Bureau officer's hurried voice on the other end.

"... What do you mean 'the orphanage stood up'?"

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