Confusing Déjà Vu

Ke Meng returned to his room and wrote what he had learned today in his tiny notebook.

"I can gain Resistance from resisting a negative effect."

He wrote down the information the black ghost had shared, as well as the intel that he had figured out himself.

"There are different types of ceremonies to summon different gods.

"The game goes on when the players go offline together. Wouldn't their server need to be shut down for maintenance?

"There seems to be a barrier at the edge of the City of R'lyeh."

Ke Meng looked at his video views after writing those notes down.

The cat review had increased to 100,000 views, while the glove review had risen to 4,000 views.

The 'pst, pst' disinfecting noise came from downstairs again.

Ke Meng stood by the window. Mrs. Chen was doing her disinfecting work as usual.

He turned around and trimmed the video of the review to ten seconds long. He then logged onto QQ and sent Chen Momo a pop-up message.

"You there?"

"I am. Do you want breakfast?" replied Momo.

"Yes. Also, I want you to watch a video." Ke Meng typed.

Momo replied, "No problem." 

Two minutes later, a rhythmic knocking sound came to his door.

Ke Meng locked the dog in the room and opened the door to accept the breakfast Momo sent.

"Where's the video?"

Chen Momo titled her head and looked behind Ke Meng. She did not see the puppy.

"I've sent it to your QQ," said Ke Meng.

The girl nodded and took out her phone right away. She watched the video Ke Meng sent immediately.

The video was very short, whereby it was only ten seconds long. The opening was the scene where Ke Meng dipped the toothbrush into the dark-brown liquid for two seconds.

When he removed it, the bristles were dyed dark-brown.

When the color disappeared naturally, it was already five seconds into the video.

The next five seconds was Ke Meng showing the toothbrush's body and bristles before the camera. 

"How was it? Do you feel anything after watching it?"

Since Ke Meng trimmed it simply and did not put in background music, so the video seemed rather dry. It was not exactly interesting.

However, Chen Momo did not find it boring. She stared at her phone's screen as if her eyes were glued to the phone. She only snapped back to her senses after the video ended.

"I have a feeling that the toothbrush's bristles were made of rock. That's such a strange feeling," mumbled Chen Momo.

Ke Meng pretended not to know anything about it and said, "Bring it back and show your mom. Ask her what she feels about this video. I'm planning to review this for my new video. I'd like to adjust the video's effect following the feedback from you guys."

"Okay, I'll ask her for you." Chen Momo walked downstairs, looking doubtful.

Ke Meng returned to his bedroom and waited for Chen Momo's news while having breakfast.

The dog squatted aside, its bright eyes staring at the savory crepe in Ke Meng's hand. It whimpered, showing that it wanted to eat.

"Look how good that big-faced cat is. It never begs for dried anchovies." Ke Meng patted the dog's head.

The dog froze and stopped whimpering.

Chen Momo returned to the convenience store on the first floor. Her mother was staring into space while sitting at the counter.

"Mom, let me show you a video." Chen Momo placed her phone before her mother on the table as she spoke.

Mrs. Chen's eyes became bright upon hearing her daughter's voice. She then looked at the phone screen. The opening of the video was a mysterious dark-brown liquid. A white toothbrush was dipped into the liquid and set for two seconds.

Subsequently, the toothbrush was removed. The white bristles had dark-brown liquid stuck on it.

The ten-second video was short. Mrs. Chen stared at the screen without blinking. When the video ended, she dragged the progress bar and watched it all over again.

Just like that, she replayed the video four times. Mrs. Chen said while frowning, "Where did you get this video from?"

"This is Brother Meng's new video, but he isn't done with it yet. He's currently collecting materials."

Chen Momo sat on the chair with both hands lifted high. Her two fair and thin legs stretched beneath the table as she released a long yawn.

"The toothbrush's bristles seemed to be made of rock," mumbled Mrs. Chen. She seemed to have recalled something, which made her get up immediately and walk to one of the shelves.

Very soon, she walked over with a white toothbrush in her hand.

Chen Momo made a doubtful humming noise. The toothbrush her mother was holding was the same as the one Ke Meng used in the video, no matter the brush or style.

However, the toothbrush in her mother's hand gave a totally different feeling compared to the one in the video. One was a modern daily tool, while the other was a mysterious combination of rock and chemicals. It was very confusing.

"The video Boss Ke is shooting this time is out of the ordinary." Mrs. Chen sat down, placed the toothbrush on the phone screen, and began comparing both of them closely.

No matter how she looked at them, the toothbrushes looked exactly the same. However, the one in the video gave out a confusing feeling.

Chen Momo told Ke Meng what her mother saw and felt. 

Ke Meng explained, "I used a psychology technique in this video. No matter the ambient light or shadows, they were the result of careful psychological suggestions. It gave a cognitive illusion that made you think that it's made of rock. Don't worry, it's just an illusion…"

After reading Ke Meng's reply, Chen Momo thought the video was very advanced.

"Did you see that, mom? Brother Meng put in a lot of effort to do this. He even used psychological techniques." Chen Momo showed her mother Ke Meng's reply.

Mrs. Chen gave a short response. She did not really care about Ke Meng's reply as she was still staring at the video. 

The sun penetrated the clouds outside the window. Sunlight poured into the little store, lighting up the convenience store. 

The duo's shadows were expanding quietly on the ground and looked like growing plants. Leaves were stretching out too, and their growth was wild.

Ke Meng, who was in his room on the second floor, verified one thing when he got the duo's feedback—the honey's function could affect the audience through the video. 

If he were to use the honey as his new review material, the video's effect would definitely be better than the Immense Strength Glove. Perhaps, the video would spread to more people after his fans watched it, meaning the views would significantly increase.

However, it would create another problem with the overpowering effect.

He could say he had used special effects to create the Immense Strength Glove and strange cat's videos. However, the confusing effect coming from the honey could barely be explained by using special effects. Its confusing déjà vu feeling had broken through an image's limit, whereby it would impact the audience's soul directly.

Ke Meng sat on the chair while thinking whether he should use the honey as the new review material. He was scribbling on a piece of paper, writing down the risks and opportunities the review of honey contained.

The risks and opportunities were relative.

To Ke Meng, the system's mission reward, Shadow Catcher, should not be a skill that was given out simply. Not only that, it might be beneficial.

If he could really use it, the Blue Planet that he was currently in would be dangerous. There would be undercurrents under a peaceful appearance, and the risks would come from enemies in the dark. They might be outlaws, but they might also be non-human creatures.

If there were dangerous creatures, the country might have a special department to handle such a matter.

Posting a video about the honey would possibly be noticed by the existing special department. Thus, it was an opportunity to collaborate with the country.

Naturally, there would be the risk of him being controlled. Ke Meng would have to think about it carefully and could not post the video by impulse.