My Level Zero System

That wooden table looks very normal from the outside, no matter the hardness or stability, there is absolutely nothing that can conclude that this thing is fake.

Except for one thing.

As Kain paid close attention to the wood grain on the tabletop, he noticed something unusual.

Some of the wood grain on the table was "repeated", literally.

This can be understood as the exact repetition of wood grain patterns in one place in another, which should otherwise be random.

Yet Kain discovered another strange detail, still about the wood grain.

Except for the repeated wood grain parts, everything else seemed normal, but when Kain looked closely at the overall picture, it was not.

Wood grain on the surface of wood, after all, is still a unified whole and must be connected to each other. That is, it is impossible for a piece of wood grain to appear in the middle with both the head and tail cut off for no reason, it would look extremely unnatural. And here, Kain saw the same thing.

But this can't be enough to conclude that this place is an illusion, right?

Of course, but Kain also had a deduction to rely on.

The state of the wooden table, unless it was intentionally crafted like that, which Kain thought the chances of were close to zero, could only explain one thing.

False memory effect, but Kain prefers to present this effect as "memory miscompensation".

Let's put a real-life example on this very table.

The one who created the illusion of this table must have had a memory of it, however, it was incomplete, or the person's memory was incomplete.

So when the table is sketched in his mind, those incomplete parts will be automatically filled in by his mind. Even if the shape created is wrong when compared to reality, as long as this person feels it is "realistic" enough, it is fine.

And the two anomalies of the table further proved Kain's guess. Because those are two typical types of false memory compensation.

First, there's repetition, very simple and easy to understand, you don't know what this blank is, so you fill it with something you already know. That's repetition.

Second, the pairing. You don't know what the gap is, so you fill it with something else, something you're familiar with, making it seem like a repetition. Or the thing that fills the gap might be something you don't even know where it came from, making the memory seem reasonable, but when you look closely, you see the discrepancies.

With that said, Kain was pretty sure what he guessed was true.

But what is the purpose of the academy?

"To surprise the students?"

Kain thought to himself, this is not impossible.

You must know, the moment before entering the Dungeon is also the moment when students are least vigilant, because they think that danger has not yet arrived, and they must enjoy their last moments of peace and serenity. However, now they were suddenly thrown into a difficult situation, causing them to all demonstrate strong adaptability.

Thinking for a moment, Kain walked to the front door and opened it.

His eyes shifted, and when Kain regained consciousness, he found himself lying in an unfamiliar place.

He seemed to have been lying on a somewhat old street. And a very oppressive and unpleasant fog had enveloped Kain.

"Is this the inside of the lonely fortress?"

Kain wondered, and the answer popped into his head.

This place was truly extremely uncomfortable, as the clear vision was limited to only a few dozen meters, the further away one went, the more blurred the vision became, until in the end there was only a layer of gray fog covering everything.

Kain frowned, starting to observe the surroundings.

The place where he woke up was a rather large square, and Kain could see the others still unconscious lying not far from him, it seemed the academy wasn't cruel enough to separate them.

Anyway, to survive here, getting help from others is essential.

Kain approached the nearest person and began to physically awaken him.

After a while of stroking his cheek, the student was finally awakened by Kain. Looking at his face, the student was momentarily stunned, unable to recognize the situation before his eyes. Kain had to remind him.

"Wake up, we're here."

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'It's simple, we're all hallucinating.'

Kain explained expressionlessly, then ignored the other student and turned to wake up the others. Seeing this, the other student also hurriedly followed suit.

Very quickly, all the students woke up one by one, and Kain also gathered with his group.

"No problem?"

Kain looked around, made sure no one was hurt, and then let out a soft sigh.

"This place... is so uncomfortable..."

Katie rubbed her hands together, occasionally glancing around, she really didn't like this foggy situation.

That is also the common mentality of the people in Kain's group.

As for those who realized they were thrown into the fortress of solitude, they were extremely happy. It was obvious that the "architecture of humanity" had given them a vague support.

During this time, Kain also observed the situation, he discovered that it was impossible to unify everyone's forces.

At least for now.

Human heart is complicated, this goes without saying.

Some students also tried to stand up and take the wheel, but many people basically didn't care.

Immediately, the ninety people were torn apart into nearly twenty different small groups.

"We have to move too, have you all prepared the map in case of emergency?"

All five people in the team nodded at the same time.

Kain also nodded in response. Then he began to assign tasks.

Hector will be the first to go, followed by Mera, Myra, Katie, Leo. Finally, Kain, the rear guard, will be the commander.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

Kain hung a lantern at his side, which emitted a faint light. The other five did the same. When they did so, it was equivalent to confirming their identities to their comrades, preventing something else from getting mixed in.