Because in the world of Sun People players...

"Hair" is also a symbol of power!

If, for Moon People players, the time on their prison watch is equivalent to their life countdown.

Then, for Sun People players, the hair on their heads is equivalent to the power in their hands!

When Sun People players use certain authority-based abilities, they need to consume the hair on their heads.

Of course, just as Moon People players can earn "time" on their watches.

Sun People players also have methods to restore their hair.

In short, hair is to Sun People players what "time" is to Moon People players—precious and important!

Similarly, just as the prerequisite for Moon People players to increase "time" is that they still have time left.

The prerequisite for Sun People players to restore "hair" must also be that they still have hair on their heads.

And once a Sun People player loses the last strand of hair on their head, becoming completely "bald"...

Then they will be like a Moon People player who loses their last second of time.

Of course, the noble Sun People players will not be Erased.

Instead, they will be exiled for losing all authority.

That is, they will fall from being Sun People players to becoming Moon People players!

This kind of fall is absolutely the heaviest blow for a Sun People player!

As the saying goes—

I could have endured the darkness, if I had never seen the sun...

How can Sun People players, who grew up under the sun, bear to survive in the Land of Exile where there is no sun!

Moreover, the ascension channel from Moon People to Sun People is essentially blocked by the Sun People players themselves.

The fate of most Moon People players...

Either they run out of time and are Erased;

Or they become a feast for other players;

Or, their souls fall, and their identities are replaced by Sun and Moon People!

None of these outcomes are something the lofty Sun People players can endure.

Therefore, all Sun People players will care about their hair just as Moon People players care about their time.

Every time they use an authority that consumes hair, they will be extra cautious.

Especially those Sun People players with thinning hair.

And the effect of this "Curse of Despair"...

It actually turned a Sun and Moon Person bald!

So, translating that to Sun People players, it's equivalent to being stripped of all authority!

So...

Indeed!

Jiang Ye quickly noticed—

The three Sun People players looked at the Sun and Moon Person who had become a "featureless bald," their expressions changing drastically!

Soon, they reached a conclusion—

"It seems this 'Curse of Despair' doesn't target Moon People or Sun and Moon People... but specifically targets us Sun People players!"

"So, that 'Curse of Despair' and 'Rebirth state' are truly two extremes, worlds apart!"

"The Rebirth state is like being directly air-dropped to the peak of power, overlooking all living beings!"

"While the Curse of Despair is having all power stripped away, becoming a sinner abandoned by the Sun God..."

Understanding this, the three Sun People players fell somewhat silent.

If this "Curse of Despair" had some other effect.

Then they might really dare to muster their courage and directly gamble on the random probability under the SSS-grade Luck effect.

But now...

Becoming bald...

This kind of result, they truly cannot afford to gamble on!

In fact, the three couldn't help but suspect—

Even if, during the continued experiments with Sun and Moon People...

A Sun and Moon Person under the SSS-grade Luck effect truly randomly obtains the "Rebirth state"...

Then can they, really, gamble on that probability of luck?

What if, under the SSS-grade Luck effect, the probability of randomly obtaining the "Rebirth state" is only relatively high, not 100%...

What if, when they experimented with Sun and Moon People, they all randomly got the "Rebirth state," but when it was their own turn to try, they randomly got the "Curse of Despair"?

Then such a "Curse of Despair" would be truly despair for them!

For a moment, the three Sun People players began to hesitate about whether they should take a shortcut and gamble on that elusive probability.

If they don't take the shortcut, but choose the path of accumulating 10,000 betrayals...

Then, they can get the "Rebirth state" with 100% certainty, without any risk of triggering the "Curse of Despair"...

Right around the time their emotions were complex and they were hesitating.

The other Sun and Moon Person used for the controlled variable also recovered from its "near-death" state.

And its recovery result was the same as the previous Sun and Moon Person.

It also changed from its original Primitive State of a watchband with two eyeballs to a mist form with two black spheres.

Simultaneously, its flesh-and-blood body also became featureless and bald.

Clearly, the "Curse of Despair" effects triggered by the two Sun and Moon People were the same.

And the fact that both experiments triggered the "Curse of Despair" effect already faintly suggested—

The probability of randomly getting the "Curse of Despair" is most likely truly higher than getting the "Rebirth state."

After a moment of silence, "Cheng Lin" spoke up:

"If our guess is correct, then both the 'Curse of Despair' and the 'Rebirth state' target us Sun People players who hold authority."

"And Sun and Moon People themselves have no authority, so whether it's the Curse of Despair or the Rebirth state, it should have no effect on them."

"That is, we can continue to be bolder in experimenting on these Sun and Moon People..."

"What do you think?"

Actually, "Cheng Lin" didn't state this conclusion with great conviction either.

After all, they only inferred the most fatal aspect of the "Curse of Despair" based on the "bald" state.

What if, besides becoming bald and losing power, this curse has other hidden dangers?

What if the "Rebirth state" also has unexpected benefits for Sun and Moon People?

These are all things they haven't figured out yet.

But there's no choice, the immense benefits of the "Rebirth state" are tempting them from ahead...

The already somewhat over-eager Sun People players, being able to restrain themselves from directly experimenting on themselves, has already consumed tremendous willpower.

Therefore, no matter what, they must continue experimenting with Sun and Moon People!

So, even though they knew "Cheng Lin's" conclusion was a bit hasty.

The other two Sun People players still pretended to be ignorant while understanding, agreeing with his statement—

"Then let's use the two SSS-grade Luck Sun and Moon People born from the previous experiments to continue the experiments!"

"Let's see if, under the SSS-grade Luck effect, they can actually randomly obtain the 'Rebirth state'!"

Thus, another 4 Sun and Moon People entered an SSS-grade [Salvation Domain].

Then, the two Sun and Moon People who had chosen "betrayal" in the previous two experiments and obtained SSS-grade Luck, this time chose "trust."

The other two Sun and Moon People chose "betrayal."

So this time, two more players who obtained the SSS-grade [Salvation Domain] were added, and they also received SSS-grade Luck.

Meanwhile, the two original SSS-grade Luck Sun and Moon People fell into a "near-death" state.

This "near-death" state would last another 100 minutes.

During the wait for the experimental results this time, the three Sun People players became a bit more open-minded.

Since they've already decided to take the risk and experiment with Sun and Moon People...

Then they might as well go all the way!

Next, they stopped trying skill experiments with the SS-grade [Salvation Domain].

Instead, they uniformly used the SSS-grade [Salvation Domain] for experiments.

And during this round of experiments, they focused on trying the "Enlightenment Mode" and "Deduction Mode."

Under "Enlightenment Mode," the comprehension ability of the Sun and Moon People was significantly enhanced.

Sun and Moon People with talents had a probability of directly comprehending new skills;

While Sun and Moon People with Glyph Pattern Abilities had a probability of having their Glyph Pattern Ability advance out of thin air;

Even more, under the SSS-grade Enlightenment Mode, Sun and Moon People actually had a probability of comprehending new talents!

In short, this "Enlightenment Mode" greatly aids in enhancing a player's strength!

Players entering "Deduction Mode" would fall into a deep sleep.

Then, in a "dream," they would experience various predicted "futures."

However, "Deduction Mode" consumes a lot of spirit attribute.

Every time they wake up, they feel exceptionally exhausted.

And "Deduction Mode" cannot be used in a "stacking" manner.

That is, you cannot continue to use "Deduction Mode" within the dream created by "Deduction Mode."

Including the [Salvation Domain] skill, it also cannot be deduced within "Deduction Mode."

Therefore, the experimental results can only be waited for in reality.

About 40 minutes passed during this round of experiments and waiting.

The Mist Train, which had turned back midway, finally drove back to the Moon River bank of the Heaven and Earth Sun and Moon River.

The three Sun People players disembarked first and, with practiced skill, harvested another batch of Moon People players, transforming them into mindless Sun and Moon People.

At this point, their Sun and Moon People test subjects immediately surged to over twelve hundred in number.

Among these over twelve hundred test subjects, the Sun and Moon People in "near-death" states were carried by those capable of normal movement, forming a Sun and Moon People army.

This Sun and Moon People army, led by the three Sun People players, transformed into their faster-moving Primitive State and headed straight for the direction of the Forest of Oddities shrouded in mist.

The three Sun People players intended to scout an excellent experimental site within the misty Forest of Oddities.

A place that could support their long-term experiments without interference.

They also hoped to absorb more Sun and Moon People to serve as test subjects.

In the end, they chose the "inner forest" of the misty Forest of Oddities as their experimental site.

And during the journey through the "outer forest" to the "inner forest," they would continue to harvest more Moon People players, transforming them into Sun and Moon People...

The boundless misty Forest of Oddities is generally considered to have two regions: the "outer forest" and the "inner forest."

The most fundamental difference between these two regions lies in the density of the "hair trees" in the forest.

The "hair trees" in the outer forest are relatively sparse, while those in the inner forest are exceptionally dense.

When players navigate the inner forest, they almost have to walk right next to the "hair trees."

In fact, the gaps between many "hair trees" are so small that players can hardly pass through.

The area where the Heaven and Earth Sun and Moon River is located can also be understood as the outermost edge of the outer forest.

The hair trees in this area are also quite sparse.

And in the various prisons of the Land of Exile, when players enter the Forest of Oddities, they are basically teleported to the outer forest.

In fact, many Moon People players, relying solely on exploration, simply cannot reach the inner forest.

As a result, most Moon People players don't even know about the existence of the "inner forest" of the Forest of Oddities!

Therefore, such a place is naturally more secluded, more suitable for conducting experiments undisturbed.

And so, the three Sun People players headed towards the inner forest with clear purpose.

Simultaneously, while traversing the outer forest, they occasionally harvested the Moon People players they saw.

By the time they finally reached the inner forest with its denser hair trees...

The Sun and Moon People army serving as test subjects had reached a number of sixteen hundred!

"Cheng Lin," while stepping into the inner forest of the Forest of Oddities, sighed with emotion:

"This number of test subjects is still too small!"

"After we select the experimental site, we still need to spend time absorbing another batch of test subjects!"

Another Sun Person with a youthful appearance also nodded:

"Harvesting within the Forest of Oddities is too inefficient! Why don't we directly air-drop into a prison and recruit all the Moon People in an entire prison?"

However, "Cheng Lin" directly shook his head: "Directly targeting a prison is still too easy to attract the attention of other Sun People! For safety's sake, let's keep a low profile!"

The other two Sun People fell silent and continued silently deeper into the inner forest, scouting for a suitable experimental site.

Speaking of which, deep within the Forest of Oddities, there exist secrets that even Sun People players have not yet discovered.

The deeper you go into the inner forest, the more terrifying the density of hair trees becomes.

Therefore, in the deepest part of the inner forest, the hair trees have almost all grown together.

The gaps between the hair trees there are not just unsuitable for human bodies to pass through;even a feather would find it difficult to navigate through.

Glyph Pattern Abilities that can transform the body into a mist form might have a probability of passing through there.

But at the even deeper parts of the inner forest, where there is not a single gap between the hair trees... 𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖

Then no ability can explore any further.

Thus, the deepest part of the inner forest has almost become a forbidden zone where players cannot set foot.

Of course, both Sun People players and Moon People players have pondered—

Is there any way to destroy those hair trees?

Well, the hair trees in the outer forest can indeed be destroyed by clearing the instance worlds they represent.

But many hair trees in the inner forest, even after being cleared, still cannot be destroyed.

Sun People players speculate that hair trees that cannot be destroyed even after clearing might be because the clearing method was incorrect.

Some hair trees in the inner forest that can be destroyed were most likely cleared by players in the most perfect way.

And as for the deepest, deepest part of the inner forest, those hair trees that are joined together without a single gap...

Forget about clearing them.

Neither Moon People players nor Sun People players even know how to enter the instance worlds represented by those hair trees!

If you can't even enter the instance world, then naturally, "clearing" it is out of the question.

So those hair trees naturally become completely indestructible...

And Sun People players actually have a special sentiment towards the hair trees of the Forest of Oddities.

After all, in the world of Sun People, hair is a symbol of power.

They naturally also suspect whether the hair trees of the Forest of Oddities have some relationship with power as well?

Unfortunately, throughout history, Sun People players haven't been able to research any results from those hair trees.

As time passed, research on the hair trees of the Forest of Oddities gradually got outsourced to Moon People players...

And the three Sun People players currently setting foot in the inner forest naturally planned to set their experimental site deep within the inner forest.

However...

Just as they were scouting for an excellent experimental site deeper in the inner forest...

The excellent vision provided by their mechanical Eyeballs actually allowed them to see from afar—

A young player, squatting beside a hair tree in the inner forest, seemingly performing an action of chopping at the tree's roots!