Embers Ad Infinitum

Hou Yi's voice echoed in the room, making Long Yuehong regain that sense of familiarity again.

This made him feel that today is no different from the past. The vast majority of people in "Pangu Biology" live a regular, warm, calm and slow life.

But he knew clearly that everything was different.

The original life can never go back.

Bai Chen, who was sitting by the bed, did not speak, but his expression was unusually soft, as if he was recalling the most stable and warmest period in his life over the past many years.

…………

"New World", on the dark and silent streets.

Shang Jianyao raised his head and looked at the bright street lights above, and said to himself unsatisfactorily:

“It’s boring if it keeps doing this without any changes.

"Why can't you choose to hold a lantern yourself and walk on a lightless road?"

This is the one that seeks novelty and novelty.

The honest Shang Jianyao retorted:

"It is impossible for the executives to change a certain rule of the 'new world' for you alone."

"Why not?" Shang Jianyao, who is looking for novelty and novelty, said plausibly, "There are not many people like me who can believe in ten people at one time!"

No one paid attention to his pride, and the situation was a bit awkward for a while.

After a while, Shang Jianyao, who was looking for novelty and novelty, tried to change the topic:

“You think, when we return to the ashes, which person should we pray to for help?

"There are too many choices on the Heavenly Blessing Chart!"

"Of course it's the big boss!" the reckless Shang Jianyao blurted out, "As employees born and raised in the company and direct descendants of the big boss, we might be able to enjoy the privilege of going back five days a week and once a week."

Honest Shang Jian Yao disdainfully said:

"The other 'New World' experts in the company haven't been able to go back often."

"How do you know they don't go back often? Maybe they come back regularly for three meals and enjoy real food every day." The reckless Shang Jianyao expressed dissatisfaction.

"I also hope to have such treatment..." the agreeable businessman Jian Yao said in a low voice.

"But the first target we have to deal with next is the big boss. Only in this way can everyone in the company be saved." When it comes to this topic, Shang Jianyao, the one who values ​​emotions the most, has a rather sad expression.

"Namo Anuttarasamyaksambodhi." Zen Master Pudu announced the name of the Buddha with a sigh.

Except for the timid and cowardly one, none of the nine Shang Jianyao thought that dealing with a Zhi Sui was an unattainable and vain goal.

Their confidence is always full, even overflowing.

The calm and rational Shang Jianyao rubbed his chin:

“Throughout this journey, the ones who have shown the most obvious kindness to us are ‘Yougu’, ‘Bodhi’ and ‘Broken Mirror’, well, ‘Zhuang Sheng’ barely counts.

"If you want to pray to Zhi Sui and get a chance to temporarily return to the earth, you can only choose one of them."

"Ha." The sinister Shang Jianyao sneered, "My opinion is not to pray at all, lest someone's mark appears in your consciousness, which could be fatal at the critical moment! In short, it's not that we don't have other options, we just Stay in the 'new world' and don't think about returning."

The other businessmen exchanged a few words with each other and agreed that this was the best choice under the current circumstances.

The calm Shang Jianyao finally added:

"When you have a clear understanding of your attitude and purpose, you can then consider who to pray to."

"As for how to figure it out, I have no idea at the moment." The honest Shang Jianyao sighed.

At this moment, he suddenly said "Oops":

"I just forgot to ask a question!"

"What's the problem?" Shang, who is looking for novelty and novelty, was not surprised but overjoyed when he saw it.

The honest Shang Jianyao said truthfully:

"I originally wanted to ask Jacob and Hendrick, since every resident of the 'New World' has a lamp, and extinguishing it means death, how do they attack each other? Do they always gather a group of people and attack head-on? ?But when I see so many lights coming, won’t I hide?”

In the "new world", the sensing range is suppressed and there are no "eyes" to see far.

"Yes, yes." Shang Jianyao echoed himself.

"This is indeed a problem." Shang Jianyao, who loves to joke, looked around and said, "Maybe the 'new world' is too small, and sometimes there is no place to hide."

Shang Jianyao, who hated evil as much as he hated hatred, sneered:

"If I'm really desperate, I'll go into that tower and try to survive."

"Then I will arrange a small team to block the entrance of the tower." The honest Shang Jianyao quickly gave a solution.

Solve your own solution.

The calm and rational Shang Jianyao touched his chin and said:

"There may be ways to hide the lights, but not every resident will have access to them."

Otherwise the timid and vigilant lady would not have kept the light on even when someone was approaching.

"For example?" The vicious Shang Jianyao disliked this colleague the most.

"For example, the 'invisibility' ability of the assassin we met before needs to reach the level of Wu Meng." The calm and rational Shang Jianyao had already prepared it.

At this time, the reckless and bold Shang Jian Yao asked:

"Then how should the strong men of the 'New World' improve themselves and in what direction?"

No one answered him.

At this moment, Shang Jian, who was under the streetlight, suddenly turned around, tilted his head slightly, and assumed a posture of listening intently.

Just now, there was a slight movement in a dusty courtyard with no light coming out by the road.

…………

A hidden place on the mountain road outside the Eighth Research Institute.

After taking another nap, Jiang Baimian pushed open the door and got out of the car. Bathed in the starlight, he moved his body and awakened his spirit little by little.

Next, she will explore the "new world" of reality at night.

"Phew, the 'New World' turned out to be a spiritual prison created by Zhi Sui for high-level awakened people... No wonder many people who know about it are unwilling to enter the 'New World'..." Jiang Baimian, who was exercising well, wore a military exoskeleton. device, while pondering the information sent back by Shang Jianyao.

This was done without any interference by using the secret code agreed in advance.

To be honest, Jiang Baimian felt that letting all the powerful people in the "New World" leave reality and only return occasionally would be a good thing for most of the human beings on the earth.

Otherwise, every conflict will be accompanied by a large number of "unintentional people".

Moreover, when the bodies of many powerful people in the "New World" age to the point where they have to rely on absorbing the consciousness of others to survive, the world will become very scary.

"However, if all the powerful people in the 'New World' really stay in the dust, another balance will be formed sooner or later. Well, ordinary people and low-level awakened people are their livestock and their property, and they will definitely receive certain protection. , to prevent others from getting involved... But in this case, what will the lives of most human beings be like?" Jiang Baimian shook his head and threw those complicated issues behind him.

After putting on the military exoskeleton device, she turned her attention to the "sleeping" Shang Jianyao.

He was still covered in metal bones, no different from his normal sleeping state.

Jiang Baimian was hesitant now whether to bring Shang Jianyao's body with him during the night exploration of the small city and place it in a hidden place at the tunnel exit.

Now she knew that leaving Shang Jianyao's body outside in the car would not put him in much danger.

Whenever someone or a wild beast attacks him, he will have a stress reaction and use his ability to "interfere with matter" and "interfere with electromagnetic energy" to protect his body.

Although separated by the barrier of the "New World", this is not as good as one-tenth of his full strength, but after establishing the connection in this way, there will be no delay.

Therefore, unless someone knew in advance that it was the sleeping body of a strong man from the "New World" and launched an attack with short-range ballistic missiles from a long distance away or directly carried out ultra-high-altitude bombing, it would be difficult to cause fatal damage to Shang Jianyao.

After thinking for a while, Jiang Baimian suddenly laughed.

She remembered something and found that she had to bring Shang Jianyao with her.

Without this guy, there is no way to obtain the mental shield against "Wuxin Disease"!

This must be within a certain range of Shang Jianyao's body to be effective.

As for how wide it is, the two of them haven't tried it yet, so they can't be sure.

After finalizing this matter, Jiang Baimian relied on the system that came with the military exoskeleton device and his own auxiliary chip to recall the internal road map of the Eighth Research Institute over and over again to reduce the number of times he would get lost.

After half an hour, she walked to the trunk of the Jeep and opened it.

Under the starlight, Jiang Baimian hesitated for a few seconds, stretched his left arm, and pulled out the crate containing the nuclear warhead.

This time, she not only had to bring Shang Jianyao with her, but also this big guy.

If something really weird happened in the "new world" in reality, and there was no other way to solve it, she would put the nuclear warhead there, withdraw with Shang Jianyao, and remotely detonate it to destroy everything.

Jiang Baimian looked up at the night sky dotted with many stars, put Shang Jian Yao on his back, picked up the crate, and headed for the entrance of the Eighth Research Institute.