Embers Ad Infinitum

If you are looking for a person within Pangu Biology who has a strong presence and rarely appears in public, most employees would have only one answer:

big boss!

The actual ruler of "Pangu Bio" has little involvement in the daily operations of the company, leaving it completely to the board of directors. He only delivers speeches and blessings to employees through the public address system during holidays.

If we regard her as an awakened person who has entered the "new world" and retained her physical body, all this seems to be explainable and very reasonable.

Of course, Jiang Baimian and Shang Jianyao still have limited understanding of the company's top executives, especially the latter, who often know those who often appear in the news. Therefore, they do not rule out that "Pangu Creatures" has many similar "New World" "Level Awakeners, it's just that unlike big bosses, these people show up occasionally to have a sense of presence. Even if they wake up, they can only meet members of their own small circle and handle some things in secret.

After hearing Shang Jianyao's answer, Jiang Baimian subconsciously looked around to confirm that there were no unnecessary electronic products in the room.

She said with a solemn expression:

"Be careful what you say and do."

Before Shang Jianyao could respond, "Isn't this the question you asked?" Jiang Baimian laughed:

“This is actually a good thing, it shows that we are reliable and no worse than other forces.

"I used to wonder if the big boss would be bored if he stayed at the bottom and rarely came out. Think about it, we all long to go to the surface after staying in the company for a long time, not to mention that she should The great man who has experienced the destruction of the old world, now it seems that there is indeed a reason."

Putting aside the publicity to employees, Jiang Baimian, who comes from a management family, knows that since the establishment of "Pangu Biology", or since it moved to the underground building, the big boss has always been the same one and has never changed.

This made her occasionally wonder if it had been changed quietly, but most people didn't notice it. After all, "Pangu Biology" was ahead of other major forces in cloning technology.

Otherwise, given that the big boss is over ninety years old, the voice shown on the radio would not be so magnetic and pleasant. It would be more like a mature woman in her thirties, like Jiang Baimian's immediate boss, Deputy Minister of Security Xi Yu.

The honest Shang Jianyao immediately refuted Jiang Baimian's words:

"Maybe she just likes to stay in her room and play games, just like Xiao Chong."

"Xiao Chong occasionally goes out for walks and rides horses!" Jiang Baimian replied angrily.

At this point, she paused and said hesitantly:

"There should be more than one strong person entering the 'New World' within the company, otherwise it will not be able to compete with big forces such as the 'First City'.

"And the big boss should be the most special one here, similar to Xiao Chong?"

Shang Jianyao showed a thoughtful expression:

"Then what kind of pets does she have..."

"I mean the level is similar, not the status." Jiang Baimian sighed helplessly.

In her and Shang Jianyao's minds, Xiao Chong's identity is the "King of the Heartless", the "Slave Master of Abnormal Creatures" and the "Vicious Sore on the Dust".

Without giving Shang Jian Yao a chance to go further, Jiang Baimian turned to ask:

"Did you eagerly renovate your room, explore the corridors of the soul, and experiment with your abilities as soon as you came back?"

Shang Jianyao showed a horrified expression:

"how do you know?"

Jiang Baimian said "ha":

“I can guess it with my toes!

"It's time!"

She picked up the cup, took a sip of warm water, and asked curiously:

"Have you figured out the limits of those abilities?"

While waiting for Long Yuehong to recover from his injury and return to the "Pangu Creature" in the First City, Shang Jianyao had been exploring the newly acquired abilities and the qualitative changes that would occur as the level increased. However, due to Du Heng's instructions, he did not stay in his room and The "Soul Corridor" is making waves, so that the feedback received on many details is not so accurate.

Shang Jianyao nodded and his expression became serious:

"about there.

"'Thinking guidance' can be done either through 'thought implantation' or in the form of 'reasoning clowning', provided that both rely on language and the target hears clearly."

Jiang Baimian thought of Wu Meng's weirdness and asked with interest:

"In other words, no matter where the target is, as long as they hear your words, they will be affected?"

"Yes, the limit of this ability is the boundary between my sound propagation distance and the target hearing condition. It is not fixed." Shang Jianyao said with a longing expression, "If you want to use electronic products to increase the range of influence, I need to inject strength, I am not as good as Wu Meng now, and the effect of the radio broadcast will be much worse."

"This is normal. You have just been promoted. How can you compare with Wu Meng? Even Wu Meng, who has been sealed for many years, is not comparable to you now." Jiang Baimian laughed, "The 'telecom fraud' we conceived before 'It seems that there is a basis for realization. That is to say, all the facilities in the dust are backward. Not to mention telephones, only a few people can listen to the radio. If you were in the old world, you would definitely be like a fish in water."

"Yeah, yeah." I don't know when, but the one who dominated the body became the flattering Shang Jianyao.

Immediately afterwards, he became reckless and bold:

“If I call the board members from the group’s landline, will it be easy to ‘convince’ them?”

"The premise is that they don't understand this ability, and they are not powerful awakeners themselves." Jiang Baimian decided to stop this increasingly dangerous discussion, and asked instead, "What about other abilities?"

Shang Jianyao didn't need to remember and said directly:

"The main qualitative change of 'Literary Youth· Hypocritical Man' is in the range, which has reached eighty meters. These two abilities are actually very similar in many aspects, so they can be integrated. However, there are still certain differences between them, 'Literary Youth' They tend to make the other person empathize or feel sorry for themselves, while the 'hypocritical person' makes the target irrational and likes to do the opposite."

As if he was afraid that Jiang Baimian would not understand enough, he gave an example:

"If I am injured by a target and lie on the ground unable to move, the 'literary youth' can remind the other person of the injury he has suffered, or similar things he has seen or heard, so that he can empathize, shed tears, and decide to let go. I have a way out, and the 'hypocritical person' is more likely to make him arrogant and decide to humiliate me and not rush to deal with me. In this way, I have a chance to escape."

"I feel like the word 'empathy' is about to be ruined by you." Jiang Baimian couldn't help laughing, "What about self-pity?"

Shang Jianyao thought seriously for a while and said:

"When I hurt the target, he doesn't try to fight back. Instead, he laments, 'I'm sorry for being born', or sings some sad songs that touch him. If there is strong alcohol, he may choose to drink it. drunk."

"It's really, really..." Jiang Baimian couldn't find the words to describe it for a moment, "What's the change in the scope and number of people with 'loss of limb movement'?"

"One hundred and twenty meters." Shang Jianyao rubbed his chin and sighed, "If I choose 'distance increase', the range will definitely exceed two hundred meters."

In the battle of the Awakened, distance is sometimes more important than ability.

"Accept it if you choose. It's useless to regret it anyway." Jiang Baimian said with relief.

Shang Jianyao continued:

“The three abilities currently affect twenty people.

"The range of 'Interference Electromagnetic' is one hundred and twenty meters. Calculated based on the ability with the farthest range, 'Interference Matter' is relatively weak, only fifty meters."

"You are already very strong. You are worthy of being an awakened person at the level of the 'soul corridor'." Jiang Baimian praised as a team leader.

She then showed a thoughtful expression:

"There seems to be an essential difference between the awakened people who have explored the depths of the 'Soul Corridor' and the general awakened people at the 'Soul Corridor' level: the breath of the former can be separated and left in a certain room in the 'Soul Corridor', or in a certain room with reality. The two items are combined and fixed to become a magical prop, which the latter cannot do.

"So, in the process of exploring those soul rooms, in addition to obtaining some useful props, does it also have the effect of tempering oneself? Otherwise, you won't explore more. The deeper you explore, the stronger the essence will be."

"I haven't tried it yet." Shang Jianyao said with a smile, "Anyway, I didn't hide it from the company this time. I should get some guidance in the future."

"You haven't tried?" Jiang Baimian was surprised, "With your temper, how can you bear it?"

"People are different. Everyone has his own ideas. Sometimes I have to respect the voting results." Shang Jianyao replied seriously.

Jiang Baimian was speechless.

At this time, Bai Chen and Long Yuehong entered the office one after another.

After sharing what he had just discussed, Jiang Baimian said to the three team members:

“Go to the gym and adjust your physical condition.

"Also, remember to get a haircut when you come back. It's better to feel fresher."

"Yes, team leader!" Shang Jianyao's response was the same as before, without any change.

Long Yuehong and Bai Chen gave similar answers at the same time.

Entering the training room, Shang Jianyao glanced at Long Yuehong and started doing push-ups with one hand:

"Let's compare."

Long Yuehong waved her right arm angrily and funny:

"Are you sure you want to compete?"

He can now stand on his head on one finger.

Of course, it must be the fingers of the right hand.

Shang Jianyao smiled and answered:

"How can we strengthen our determination to build a robotic arm in the future without a comparison?"

Such a strong obsession... Long Yuehong couldn't help but muttered.

At this time, Bai Chen interjected:

"Actually, we should be eligible to apply for bionic smart armor. We don't have to have robotic arms."

Hearing these words, Long Yue's red eyes rolled slightly, and he asked thoughtfully:

"Xiao Bai, you seem to want to go to the surface to perform tasks?

"Isn't it good to live peacefully in the company?"

Bai Chen glanced at him, pursed his lips and said:

"This kind of stability is too fragile. Maybe next month I will suffer from Wuxin disease."