Embers Ad Infinitum

Underground building, fifth floor, sofa area in Su Yu's office.

Shang Jianyao met the board director again.

"Why did you suddenly tell me something?" Su Yu picked up the enamel water glass and took two big gulps.

Shang Jianyao, who was currently Zen Master Pudu, did not answer immediately, but asked with concern:

"Director Su, is the report I submitted okay?"

Su Yu took out a tissue and wiped the water from the corner of his mouth and the sweat from his forehead:

“It’s great.

“Especially the cruise ship shadow, none of us have ever experienced anything like it before. It’s so special that it can actually ‘save’ the previous exploration progress, and the timeline will jump every time you enter it.

"The fact that you can find the key and break through such a shadow is enough to show that your observation ability, reasoning ability, and judgment ability are all outstanding."

Bang bang bang, Shang Jianyao clapped his hands.

To be honest, he is not humble at all:

"I think so."

Su Yu was not surprised by his performance and said with a smile:

"This type of special psychological shadow involves the 'New World' and has certain reference value for several powerful people in the company. We will give you adequate rewards.

"Is there anything you want?"

Shang Jianyao replied without hesitation:

"Put a phone in my room!"

"..." Su Yu was stunned for a moment, "That's it?"

"Yes." Shang Jianyao nodded solemnly.

Su Yu, who has a military style and temperament, thought for a few seconds and said:

"It's not equal.

"How about I change you to a three-bedroom room with a phone installed?"

"No need, we can't make decisions about changing houses ourselves." Shang Jianyao explained seriously, "This has to take into account my wife's needs after marriage in the future, and I need to consult her opinion."

Su Yu asked slightly puzzled:

"Do you have a partner?"

"No." Shang Jianyao answered very smoothly.

Su Yu asked further:

"Then when do you plan to have it?"

"Save all mankind!" Shang Jianyao's tone was extremely firm.

Su Yu, who had a Chinese character face and wore a gray combat uniform, could only interpret this as a tactful rejection.

He thought for a while and said:

"You can make some other requests."

Shang Jianyao thought seriously for a while:

"Install telephones for Long Yuehong's house, install telephones for Bai Chen's house, and install telephones for the rooms assigned to Long Yuehong and Bai Chen after they registered."

When Su Yu heard this, he laughed:

"You just can't deal with the phone, right?

"Okay, meet your request."

He pondered for a moment and then asked:

"Is the feedback you get in the special psychological shadow strong?"

The report submitted by Shang Jianyao did not mention this aspect, so even if he did not request to see Su Yu, Su Yu would still ask him.

"You still want to talk about this?" Shang Jianyao looked surprised. "Aren't you just talking about the experience of exploring those rooms? This is something after the exploration is over."

Su Yu kept smiling:

"You don't have to answer."

Shang Jianyao shook his head:

"Why is this so embarrassing?"

He paused and said before Su Yu spoke:

"The feedback was probably two to three times normal, plus there was an aura of confusion for those on the cruise ship."

He didn't mention the Buddhist aura that he gained as a bonus, which was integrated into the "Six Senses Pearl", because it was unlikely that anyone would get it if he broke through the corresponding psychological shadow in the future.

Su Yu nodded lightly and said:

"Pretty much what I expected."

Shang Jianyao took a rude sip from the cold drink placed on the coffee table:

"Director Su, do you have any research or related experience on these special psychological shadows?"

Su Yu leaned forward slightly and wiped the sweat from his forehead again:

"What can be determined at present is that the special psychological shadows all involve the strong men of the 'New World' or even a certain executive. The principle is probably that there is a little breath hidden in the target 'Sea of ​​Origin', or the formation of the 'New World' node projection."

After discussing this matter, Su Yu restarted the original topic:

"What do you want from me?"

Shang Jianyao's expression turned serious:

"Director Su, do you still remember what happened with the 'Sacrifice of Life' cult?"

"Remember." Su Yu nodded, "What's wrong? Did you find any clues about this cult again?"

Shang Jianyao replied seriously:

"Yes, I suspect it's them, but there's no proof."

"Tell me and listen." Su Yu was not careless.

Shang Jianyao, who had already typed ten manuscripts, randomly selected one:

"That's it. Through Long Yuehong, I found an employee who can draw talismans, and I went to her to ask for the talisman of many children and grandchildren."

"You don't have a partner, and you don't plan to find one in the near future?" Su Yu couldn't help but ask.

And this "recently" will continue to visible to the naked eye.

Saving all mankind is something that cannot be achieved within tens or even hundreds of years.

Simply relying on three or four people is even more delusional.

Shang Jianyao nodded and replied:

"I want to try to see if after wearing the talisman of many children and grandchildren, I can have children even if I don't have a partner."

Thinking of the other party's mental condition, Su Yu accepted this explanation.

"Then what?" he asked.

"It's no use." Shang Jianyao looked regretful.

Su Yu picked up the enamel cup, took a sip of water and said:

"What I'm asking is, how did you find out about the clues about the 'Sacrifice of Life' cult?"

Shang Jianyao suddenly realized:

"The employee who drew the symbols mentioned that her father, an old employee named Mu Renjie, suffered a sudden myocardial infarction on the way to the public toilet in the middle of the night five years ago, and died after ineffective rescue efforts.

"This old employee can draw the real talisman of many children and grandchildren."

"What is the true talisman of having many children and grandchildren?" Su Yu always felt that Shang Jianyao had distracted him from his focus.

Shang Jianyao explained:

"That employee didn't know how to cherish it when he had it. He didn't know how valuable it was until he lost it. Now he can no longer draw the talisman of many children and grandchildren, so he can only make it up on his own."

"That's it." Su Yu thought for a while and said, "There are not just one or two people who suffered a myocardial infarction. We have done a review before. Theoretically, there should be no problem with Mu Renjie's death, but since he has many children and grandchildren, If the incident is barely considered a coincidence, then I will ask someone to investigate the employees on the corresponding route."

He calculated and knew that the corresponding surveillance video must have expired.

Shang Jianyao glanced around and said in a lowered voice:

"Director Su, you have to be careful of the traitor. Didn't the last time you checked the 'Life Ritual' cult leak out the information, leading to the loss of key clues?"

He then pointed to the corridor outside the door:

"The Holy Master is always watching us."

Su Yu laughed dumbly:

"I will not neglect this point."

Shang Jianyao clapped his hands.

He turned and said:

"Director Su, does the company have a strong person in the 'Command' field at the 'New World' level?"

This is the conclusion drawn from the fact that after changing the aura of the "Angel of Life" necklace, the effect has not changed, the effect is stronger, and the "New World" node can be sensed through it.

Su Yu did not hide anything:

"Yes."

Shang Jianyao asked curiously:

"Then what does he think of the 'Sacrifice of Life' cult?"

"We have never asked him for advice on such trivial matters." Su Yu recalled, "Only once, when mentioning the various sects on the earth, he vaguely said that different deacons have different attitudes towards believers. Some don’t care, some find it annoying, and some love it.”

Su Yu did not emphasize that Zhi Sui existed because the "Old Diao Group" had experienced "Zhuang Sheng's" dream, and suggested that the destruction of the old world might be due to the taboo experiment of the Eighth Research Institute and the source of "unintentional illness" There is a high probability of speculation in the "new world".

Shang Jianyao said "Oh":

"Then don't bother him with this matter this time."

"Do you have anything else to do?" Su Yu exhaled.

"No more." Shang Jianyao stood up and stretched out his right hand politely.

Su Yu stood up and shook his hand lightly.

"Do you still have a fever?" Shang Jianyao felt that the other person's hand was warm.

Su Yu didn't answer, just nodded.

…………

After returning to Room 14 on the 647th floor, Shang Jianyao roughly recounted the conversation between himself and Director Su.

"Then we'll leave it to the company, we don't have to worry about it." Long Yuehong let out a long sigh of relief.

Jiang Baimian smiled and said:

"Yeah, what you need to worry about is meeting the parents and registering."

There's only one day until Sunday.

"Yeah." Long Yuehong suddenly felt a little nervous.

Bai Chen saw this, held his hand and said:

"If your parents are dissatisfied with me, will you give up?"

"No." Long Yuehong answered firmly.

Bai Chen suddenly smiled slightly:

"In that case, why are you nervous?"

Jiang Baimian's teeth ached as he watched, and he quickly said to Shang Jianyao:

"When you explore the psychological shadow of room '506' tonight, you will mainly collect information about the owner of the room and various intelligence.

"Only in this way can we speculate on what the owner of the room did and what mistakes he made, and find a way to overcome the psychological shadow."

"Okay!" Shang Jianyao has always been interested in gossip.

…………

In the corridor of the soul, in the psychological shadow of room "506".

Shang Jianyao once again entered the family area of ​​the Fourth Research Institute.

He randomly found a lady who felt friendly and said hello with a smile:

"Good morning."

When the lady in her thirties or forties showed a confused expression, Shang Jianyao was the first to say:

"We have known each other for so long, and we are all from the institute. What do you think of me?"

He was using "thinking guidance" to make the other party instinctively think that he was a resident of the family area of ​​the Fourth Research Institute.

At this moment, everyone is here, only one person is missing, and that is the owner of room "506".

Following this logic, the lady in front of Shang Jianyao will most likely regard him as her opponent.

A smile gradually appeared on the lady's face.

She stepped on her feet and stretched out her hand to rub Shang Jianyao's hair:

"Little girl, why are you asking this question out of nowhere?"

The owner of the room is a woman... Shang Jianyao muttered to himself silently.

He responded with a smile:

"Isn't this troublesome?"

"Which one should I accept? You are too indecisive, but most girls are like this." The lady smiled and comforted, "When you wake up later, you can pay this as a price."

Shang Jianyao smiled and said:

"Do you still know about my awakening?"

"Have you forgotten that I am also an awakened person?" the lady asked funnyly.

Shang Jianyao's heart moved:

"Then do you know much about the Awakened?"

"What do you want to know?" the lady with good temperament asked in a doting manner.

Shang Jianyao smiled and replied:

"I want to know about the field of 'Si Ming'."

The lady in her thirties or forties thought back and said:

"The main feature of the 'Siming' field is that it affects breathing and heart. The known costs include limb paralysis, eyeball abnormalities, and..."

She paused and said:

"There are also stubborn stomach problems and a higher than normal body temperature."