Abyssal Wanderer

"The final mental index is 0.977..."

Softly read out the numbers on the display screen, Bai Dong patted the tester a little harder, as if to confirm that there was no problem with the instrument—since Booker used the "patting repair method" last time to repair the instrument like a radio After fixing it, it seems to have become her new habit.

Obviously, the value on the screen has not changed in any way.

So, she raised her head from the instrument and looked at Liao Qi with a complicated expression.

"What's wrong?"

After taking off the helmet, Liao Qi asked while tearing off the electrodes attached to his temples.

"To put it simply, if your situation is detected by a government agency on the upper floor of the resettlement area, it must be the structure of the brain that will be sent for research..."

Bai Dong spoke very directly.

Liao Qi's situation is only unknown in the helpless area at the bottom of the resettlement area.

Otherwise, for an adjuster of Icarus path depth 2, within half a month after the completion of the transformation, the mental index only dropped by 0.001...

Bai Dong has never seen such an outrageous case even in the textbooks of the Mental Adjusters Association.

"Maybe I should study your mental model and write a paper to submit to the association, so that I can win a Freud Award... Seriously, your mental structure is simply born for the Icarus path raw."

Bai Dong sighed authentically.

Maybe it's not just the adjustment and transformation of Icarus' path...

Jiang Zhou thought to himself.

The two brains connected in parallel are not just an improvement of 1+1=2 for maintaining the stability of the mental index.

"Even if it's a joke, don't use this as an example. If you really write such a paper, do you know how much trouble it will cause?"

At this time, Booker, who was sitting aside, spoke.

Bai Dong shrugged and said bluntly:

"Aren't I following what you mean, trying to find a way to make up the budget?"

There was a bit of yin and yang in her tone - after all, even though the Icarus Liberation Front suddenly had a large amount of income a while ago, Booker still didn't allocate funds for Bai Dong's mental health department.

The top priority of the organization is to rebuild the geothermal power station on the seventh floor. And in this matter, there are too many places that need to burn money.

But for Bai Dong's accusations, Booker couldn't say anything for a while—he was a qualified mind adjuster, and he was willing to give up his bright career future to come to this dangerous place to fight for his ideals. What can he say about this, complaining about old equipment that doesn't work well, and that it doesn't get enough attention in the organization?

After being choked for a long time, Booker finally said angrily:

"After the geothermal power station is built and put into operation, everything will be fine."

These words made Jiang Zhou think of Booker taking off his glasses tremblingly.

Of course, having said that, there is nothing wrong with Booker's thinking.

Once the geothermal power station is in operation, even if the price is much lower than that of the Fusion Bureau, it can provide electricity services to the bottom-level residents in the resettlement area, which can bring them a stable income that was unimaginable in the past.

And liberating the bad financial problems, the Icarus Liberation Front can also really expand on a large scale and really take over the power underground in the resettlement area.

Of course, the premise of all this is that they can safely get through the most dangerous period at the beginning - not only must they firmly hold the control of the power station in their own hands, but they must also be able to withstand the company's and placement Pressure from the district government to expand.

And in order to ensure this, they must have enough force to make the other party calm and sit at the negotiating table-this does not mean that they must be able to wrestle with the company, but at least they need to have enough ability to cause trouble.

"That is to say, with Liao Qi's current state of mind, he is completely capable of making adjustments to depth 3, right?"

Bringing the topic back to the purpose of their trip here, Booker confirmed to Bai Dong again.

When it came to his own job, the latter immediately entered the professional mode. She compared the data changes of Liao Qi's previous test, and then immersed herself in writing and calculating for a while, before finally raising her head and saying:

"Just judging from the data, it is indeed the case. Liao Qi's mental state is fully ready for the next adjustment. But from the perspective of experience, I really don't recommend it.

"Except for those unlucky bastards who were crash-produced and used as cannon fodder in the cyber domain war. I have never heard of anyone who can transform from depth 1 to depth 3 in a month. Especially like Ika The Roth path is an upgrade path that will have an extremely serious impact on the mental index."

Bai Dong's speech was not as joking as before, but serious and almost stern. She looked at Booker seriously, and then gave her own suggestion:

"Even if it's just another six months, let me give him half a year's 'emotional fine-tuning'. I can also guarantee to reduce the possibility of him falling into the uncanny valley of mind by 70%. You know, although Liao Qi is now..."

"Don't talk about half a year, the geothermal power station will be built soon, and we don't even have half a month now."

Booker got up and walked to Liao Qi's side, he interrupted like this.

Then he went on to say:

"Since the last checked data is good, there should be no problem."

If it were normal, he would probably be more willing to listen to the opinions of experts - as the leader of the organization, he is still clear about the fact that there is a reason to specialize in the arts.

However, for the special person chosen by the "paradox" like himself, he believes that Liao Qi's potential is definitely different from ordinary people.

If something really happens with the mere adjustment and transformation of Deep 3, he will not be selected by such a terrifying existence as "paradox".

On the other side, Bai Dong thought of another thing.

Liao Qi's mental state is definitely not as normal as he is showing now - the upgrading and transformation of the Icarus path may have brought him some intermittent, explosive, and confusing spirit Influence.

Bai Dong still clearly remembers that when he first fine-tuned Liao Qi's emotions, the other party's crazy and out-of-control behavior—maybe the adjustment and reformation had already brought him madness, but the madness was disguised in the In his abnormally stable mental index, it needs to be triggered through some special methods.

I swear by the dignity of a mind adjuster, she absolutely can't just watch the other party fall into irreparable madness like this.

after all……

"Liao Qi, the work you entrusted to me before has achieved some results recently."

Not intending to continue trying to persuade Booker, Bai Dong turned to look at Liao Qi and said so.

"ah?"

Liao Qi, who originally planned to go with Booker to the abandoned factory where the universal printer was placed, and complete the adjustment and transformation of the depth 3 as soon as possible, stopped when he heard these words.

He looked at Bai Dong in disbelief.

The latter continued:

"One course of emotional fine-tuning, combined with half a course of memory awakening. Although your mother still recognizes herself as the actress named Audrey Bergman, in the cognitive environment she built, it has already Some traces of your past family are beginning to appear gradually.

"Three days ago, she even called out the name of the leading man in the simulating movie by mistake... Liao Yong, this is your father's name, right?"

Suddenly hearing the familiar name that he hadn't heard for many years, Liao Qi involuntarily took a deep breath. It took him a long time before he restrained the uncontrollable excitement that spread over his scalp, and asked:

"Is there... the possibility of a complete cure?"

Bai Dong replied:

"The possibility of a cure is still very slim in terms of probability. But compared to the situation when I first took over, it is already much better... But there is a premise for everything, that is, as her and You, who are the most deeply connected in the real world, can neither die nor go crazy. At least not like the state when I fine-tuned your emotions before, absolutely not.

"So, at least for the possibility of your mother's recovery. Can you be more cautious before proceeding to the next stage of adjustment and transformation? If your mother finally finds the courage to re-accept the reality and her mind returns to normal, but And to find out you're totally crazy...can you imagine how desperate she'll be then?"

Almost uncontrollably, Liao Qi recalled his mandala—the broken toy that was once smashed by his mother.

He then turned his head to look at Booker, who nodded to him and said:

"You don't have to upgrade to depth 3 now, it all depends on your choice. No matter what, I will respect your choice."

Liao Qi understood, even though Booker said so. However, in the fierce battle that may occur in the future, whether the organization has a depth 3 adjuster of the Icarus path or not, the tactical possibilities that can be chosen will have earth-shaking changes.

Not only that, if I want to get the information in that "coffin" at that time, then the deeper my adjustment and transformation, the more guaranteed I will be.

Besides...

He turned to look at Bai Dong, took a deep breath and said:

"Don't worry, I'm confident that even if I upgrade to depth 3, my mental index won't drop too much.

"Besides, what we Icarus have been fighting for is not only the tragedy of our own family. It is also the tragedy of thousands of families at the bottom of the resettlement area."

so……

An hour later, when he connected himself to the universal printer. After passing the verification of the mandala code, and the moment his body entered the black square, he said softly:

"Then...let's fly higher." (End of this chapter)