Embers Ad Infinitum

After Long Yuehong finished listening to the contents of the recorder, she closed it and stuffed it into her pocket.

In this way, he and Bai Chen were busy with other things until the evening two or three days later.

After watching an old-world entertainment program, Long Yuehong sat in front of the computer and sorted out different documents.

In the process, he found the recording pen and started processing the content it stored.

At first, Long Yuehong quickly deleted the words recorded by herself, Xiaobai and the team leader, leaving only Shang Jianyao's voice.

As a result, the content of the recording became a bunch of things that have no preface and follow-up:

"I have something very serious to tell you, about, um, the big boss.

"I wonder if the big boss will participate in forced marriage. Who is lucky enough to become a boss husband?

"So what if you hear it? Even if, uh, the big boss is, it's Zhi Sui, aren't we enough to blaspheme Zhi Sui?

"The first one I met was 'Si Ming', and then there were 'Yougu', 'Broken Mirror', 'Bodhi', 'Zhuang Sheng'...

“The board of directors are not shepherds who take orders from them, so what am I afraid of?

“In the ancient legends of the Old World, there was a god whose priests were called shepherds, and we were his sheep.

"There were legends before, hmm, well, now it seems that what enters there is human consciousness, not the body...

"I was wondering, what do the residents of the 'New World' eat?

“Many clues point to the ‘New World’, which is the origin of ‘Wuxin’.

“Our role is to get this done.

"No, you have to have confidence as a person. Maybe I can become a big boss in the future. I can't say that one day, we may become food for the 'uninterested'.

“Everyone, there are deaths as light as a feather, and there are deaths as heavy as Mount Tai…

"This is something that really needs to be considered seriously. The closer our investigation gets to the 'New World', the more dangerous it becomes. There are dangers ahead and disaster may be coming."

"I have many guesses. For example, the 'Wuxin Disease' will break out again. For example, the 'New World' will be shattered and the dust will be destroyed... You must take advantage of the opportunity now to improve yourself as much as possible.

"When the time comes, if you are really in danger and unable to fight, don't hesitate to flee immediately and return to the company.

"Of course I want to save all mankind before returning to the underground building. By then, we will completely get rid of the threat of 'careless', and then the board of directors should elect me to inherit the position of the big boss.

"This is one of my goals after retirement. As a human being, you must understand and control yourself.

"Everyone, come on, run towards the dawn and hope! A wonderful life is right in front of you!

"Then... hurry up and find a chance to escape!"

Immediately afterwards, Long Yuehong deleted some words with obvious gaps between them.

After this, the meaning of the entire recording has changed greatly:

"I have a very serious thing to tell you. The big boss is the executive, the 'commander'. The board of directors is not the shepherd who takes orders from them. They are called shepherds, and we are his sheep.

"There has been a legend among the old people before that what human consciousness feeds on is the origin of the 'unintentional disease'. Our role is to become the big boss, the food for the 'unintentional people'.

"Everyone, the front is full of crises. Disaster may be imminent. 'Wuxin Disease' will break out again. You must take advantage of the opportunity now to improve yourself as much as possible and escape from the underground building immediately. We will completely get rid of the threat of 'Wu Xin Disease'." Boss, control yourself.

"Come on, Dawn, a better life is right in front of you!

"Hurry up and run away!"

After this step was completed, Long Yuehong put on headphones and made detailed cuts while listening, making sure not to lose the core content.

After his sorting, the original appearance of the recording slowly emerged:

“I have something very serious to tell you, the big boss is the executive, the ‘commander’, the board of directors is called the shepherds, and we are his sheep.

"The executives feed on human consciousness. This is the origin of the 'unintentional disease'. Our role is to become the food of the big boss.

"Everyone, the crisis is coming, and the 'Wuxin Disease' will break out again. You must take advantage of the opportunity now to escape from the underground building and get rid of the control of the big boss.

"Come on, the dawn is right in front of you!

"Quick, run away!"

The recording echoed in Long Yuehong's ears. Although there were some pauses that went against normal people's speaking habits, it was like someone talking while thinking, with occasional interruptions, which did not affect the expression of the overall meaning.

The power contained in Shang Jianyao subsequently entered Long Yuehong's brain, completing the implantation of corresponding thoughts.

Long Yuehong didn't care about this at all, because the content itself was a fact, something he knew, and both he and Bai Chen were implanted in advance with thoughts that would appear after receiving prompts.

At that time, Jiang Baimian designed such a plan to hide the truth, and made up such a drama based on each person's personality.

After repeated revisions, she sorted out Shang Jianyao's words that needed additional strength and marked where he should pause.

Shang Jianyao took the manuscript in hand and completed the recording.

Afterwards, the four of them, with the help of Gnawa, "sewed" the redundant words and words into the corresponding pauses, and there was the discussion heard by the "Pangaea" reviewers.

In "Discussion", no unnecessary pauses can be heard in the parts where the connection is relatively smooth, and there are some stuck-like pauses in the parts that are relatively difficult to connect, but this is often the case when ordinary people speak.

And because powerful words are separated and lack completeness, a single sentence or one or two words have no actual meaning. Therefore, every time the censors listening to the original recording show signs of being implanted, they will be followed up. Interrupted, so there was no impact.

This also allowed the recording pen to be "smuggled" smoothly into the underground building of "Pangu Creatures".

Jiang Baimian's plan worked because she knew that this type of review work was mainly about looking for anomalies, rather than checking whether the recordings were fake.

After listening to it again and confirming that it was correct, Long Yuehong took off her earphones, put away the recorder, and sat back next to Bai Chen.

The two did not discuss the matter, nor did they smile.

They know there are many difficulties ahead.

The most obvious point is that even if Shang Jianyao enters the "new world" and provides corresponding support, his recordings can only affect a few thousand people at a time, not more than 10,000, while the employees of "Pangu Biotechnology" Hundreds of thousands.

…………

The Eighth Research Institute, behind the tunnel gate

Jiang Baimian recently used "unintentional people" on the outskirts of small cities to experiment with his abilities, and roughly grasped the coverage area and the number of people affected.

Among them, the coverage of the "Mirror World" upgraded from "Space Illusion" is 240 meters, which is also Jiang Baimian's sensing limit.

The number of people affected is thirty.

The maximum effective range of "object agnosia" is 160 meters, and it can affect fifteen people at a time.

"Stimulus Dissonance" can affect ten targets within 120 meters and modify one of their associated reactions at the same time. If it only targets a single target, it can now modify three associated reactions.

The maximum scope of "Road Mania" is the same as that of "Irritation Disorder", and the number of people affected is the same as that of "Object Agnosia".

The basic ability mastered by those awakened in the "Soul Corridor" in the "Broken Mirror" field is "electromagnetic interference."

…………

When only one light in the cafe was on, Shang Jianyao, who was sitting on the opposite side of the street, walked in.

He went straight to his boss Liu Chuan and shouted:

"Can we talk now?"

Liu Chuan raised his hand and touched his cheek and said:

"Let me tell you something briefly."

"Speak." Shang Jianyao nodded.

Liu Chuan breathed out and said:

"According to our experience, there will be a turmoil in the 'New World' every once in a while, which spreads from the tower.

"During the turmoil, the barrier between the 'New World' and the dust is the weakest. As long as we enter the tower, we can leave here and return to reality without resorting to the power of Zhi Sui. Well, whether you still have a body or not.

"It's not easy to break into the tower. It requires a lot of people like you and me to join forces. Do you understand?"

"That's it!" Shang Jianyao clenched his right fist and left palm.

The next second, he asked curiously:

"Can't you leave the way you came and go back to Ashes through the door you came in from?"

Liu Chuan said seriously:

"If it were that simple, why are we still stuck here?"

"I thought it was the leaders who were preventing us from returning to the ashes. When the turmoil started and they were unable to be distracted, we could return the same way." Shang Jianyao said plausibly.

"That door has disappeared." Liu Chuan seemed to regret going too far and solved the problem concisely.

Shang Jianyao did not forcefully argue, but instead asked:

"How long until the next unrest?"

Liu Chuan replied cautiously:

"Just tell me where you live in these few days, and I will notify you some time in advance."

"I live there..." Shang Jianyao was a little embarrassed.

During this period of time, he "wandered" wherever he felt and rested wherever he got tired.

After thinking for a while, he found a distinctive building:

"There is a gray courtyard in that direction. I live there..."

Hearing this, Liu Chuan's expression suddenly changed and he was quite frightened.

Shang Jianyao hurriedly added:

"It's next door."

"..." Liu Chuan's expression returned to normal, "I understand."

Shang Jianyao asked curiously:

"What's weird about that courtyard?"

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