Embers Ad Infinitum

The person who answered Long Yuehong was not Shang Jianyao, but Jiang Baimian:

“‘Making friends’ is indeed more reliable in the short term, but Shang Jianyao’s ‘reasoning clown’ will lose its effect in a short time if there is no suitable environment.

"Think about it, most people in the 'Underground Ark' will not help Yu Tian and Bode prove the 'fact' that they and Shang Jianyao are friends. Once they return, they will soon find that they have been deceived.

"And for them to misunderstand our identity and think that we are the emissaries of the Vigilant Sect, and to help them overthrow Di Marco's rule, is in line with their inner desires, and is even some kind of hidden desire under the guidance of the 'reasoning clown' Performance.

"People will always believe what they want to believe. In this way, after they go back, even if they notice something is wrong, they will cooperate with the 'reasoning clown' effect to deceive themselves, hypnotize themselves, and be more proactive. Do things for us.

"If this aspect can be done very well, even if there is no 'reasoning clown', they will join the ranks of resisting Di Marco, spontaneously win over others, and make the team grow like a snowball. This time Shang Jianyao used the 'reasoning clown' The purpose is more to save time, save energy, and skip the more troublesome steps in the middle, so that we don’t have to consider more inflammatory rhetoric and provide more convincing proofs..."

Long Yuehong listened carefully and gradually understood.

The first thought that flashed through his mind was:

The "reasoning clown" is the most invincible if he has control over people's hearts...

He then had a second thought:

Fortunately, the team leader does not have the awakener ability.

The next second, a third thought burst out in Long Yuehong's heart:

Wait, Shang Jianyao and the team leader did not discuss how to deal with the guards and create internal responses beforehand. He figured this out himself, gave up "making friends", and turned to misleading his identity...

At this moment, Long Yuehong realized a little sadly that Shang Jianyao's IQ was really higher than hers.

Even though he usually looks like a mental patient, with all kinds of strange thoughts that leave people speechless, if he really wants to use his brain, not many people can compare to him - among the people Long Yuehong knows.

And this kind of IQ combined with the unconventional thinking of mental patients makes it even more unpredictable.

Long Yuehong recalled an incident.

That's why Shang Jianyao said that misleading yourself doesn't require "reasoning clowning" and relies purely on brains.

This may, probably, maybe, be the truth...

Listening to Jiang Baimian's analysis, corresponding scenes popped up in the corresponding processor of Gnawa:

Jiang Baimian said to Yu Tian and Bode, "Don't be afraid. There are very few things you need to do, and there won't be much danger..."

This is paving the way for subsequent self-deception and self-hypnosis... Gnawa finally figured out the purpose of similar words, looked at Jiang Baimian with eyes wearing sunglasses and said:

"Are you also an awakened person?"

Before Jiang Baimian could answer, Shang Jianyao nodded with sigh:

"Her abilities are 'playing with people's hearts', 'tactical deception' and 'intimidating others'..."

Jiang Baimian raised his left hand and stopped Shang Jianyao's nonsense.

"I use my brain!" she emphasized.

Then, she answered Gnawa's question:

"I am not an awakened person, but I have modified my genes."

Having said this, she had a flash of inspiration and asked:

"Do you know of any way to make a person become an awakened person?"

She felt that there might be some clues hidden in the big data of "Machine Paradise".

This sentence made Bai Chen, who was driving, shift his attention a lot.

Gennava shook his head:

“We don’t need and can’t awaken, the ‘Source Brain’ has not studied this aspect.

"The data analysis on our intranet shows that the number and proportion of awakened people of the major sects on the earth are significantly higher than that of other forces, and the number of awakened people of a large force like the 'Primordial City' is significantly higher than that of ordinary forces. The latter kind A large part of the reason for this phenomenon is that major forces are more attractive to awakened people, but we do not rule out the possibility that they artificially create awakened people..."

Jiang Baimian listened quietly and sighed:

"We left Tarnan in a hurry and didn't have time to attend the baptism ceremony of the Melting Pot Sect..."

Although she also knows that the awakening brought about by the baptism ceremony may be very low, and the hope of an ungodly "believer" like herself is slim, at least it will not be equal to zero.

Hearing this, Shang Jianyao let out a long sigh:

"And butchered vegetables."

This is something that makes the entire "Old Tune Group", except Gnawa, very sad.

After a few seconds of silence, Long Yuehong turned to ask:

"What do we do next?"

"Go to the island in the middle of the lake to see if we can get some good things back. This will increase the success probability of future actions and reduce the corresponding risks." Jiang Baimian smiled and said, "Now that we have Gnawa, we don't have to worry about being caught. The tiger has invaded the spiritual world.”

…………

The next day, Hongshiji, inside the police station.

The "old tune team" met Tan Jie, the current sheriff and captain of the town guard.

He is 1.68 meters tall, with a baby face but no expression, and his skin is rough from the sun and rain.

"You want to borrow a speedboat to go to the island in the middle of the lake?" Tan Jie asked in a calm tone, asking what he wanted to eat this morning.

"There are three more bicycles." Shang Jianyao added.

Tan Jie glanced at the forensic doctor Weller, who was admiring the graceful figures of the ladies, and said directly:

"His Majesty Saint Sigmund forbids us from approaching the island in the middle of the lake in any way."

"What does his banning you have to do with us?" Jiang Baimian, who was wearing a delicate monk mask, smiled, "We don't need to listen to him. Well, for you, it's just borrowing speedboats and bicycles to friends. It’s something that can’t be faulted.”

Tan Jie was not moved by such rhetoric. He looked at the "Old Tune Group" and others expressionlessly and said:

"It's not a good habit to play word games."

Hey, why do I feel provoked? Jiang Baimian had already prepared a draft and said calmly:

"His Excellency Saint Sigmund can only ban you, but not the fishmen.

"Perhaps the fishmen will land on the island in the middle of the lake again in a while, find some items there, and re-cultivate new envoys.

"Don't worry, we won't destroy the layout of the island. We still value our own lives. We can only take away the necessary items, and this can help you eliminate hidden dangers. At least they will not fall into the hands of the fishmen. "

Tan Jie listened without any change in expression, turned his head and said to Weller in Honghe dialect:

"They want to borrow a speedboat to go fishing in Nu Lake, and I have no problem with that."

"Me neither." Weller smiled.

…………

Nu Lake, the island in the middle of the lake.

Compared with the last time, the voyage of the "Old Adjustment Team" was smoother this time, and the murlocs seemed to have given up monitoring the island.

"This time you are still guarding the speedboat. This is something related to our wealth and life. If it is snatched away or destroyed, we will be trapped on the island." Jiang Baimian told Bai Chenhe as he put on a military exoskeleton device Long Yuehong said.

"Yes, team leader!" Long Yuehong answered loudly, and Bai Chen also said "ok".

After explaining the precautions, Jiang Baimian turned to Shang Jianyao and Gnawa said:

"lets go."

Fully armed, she immediately turned over and got on the bicycle, not missing a beat.

Gennava looked at the bicycle in front of him and said with a certain synthetic laughter:

“I’ve always wanted to try this kind of transportation.”

The "old tune group" borrowed three bicycles from Tan Jie because of Gnawa's strong request.

Jiang Baimian's original idea was that he and Shang Jianyao would ride bicycles, and Gnawa would follow them at a trot. He wouldn't be tired anyway, and pushing at this speed wouldn't waste much of his battery.

Creak, creak... When Gnawa sat on it, the bicycle made an overwhelming sound, giving people the illusion that it would fall apart at any time.

Jiang Baimian glanced at the vehicle under Gnawa, evaluated it for a few seconds and said:

"Let's go."

She only had one thought at this time:

The quality of this bike is great!

The journey was uneventful. The three bicycles traveled along the lakeside road and arrived at the old-world market town with white walls, black tiles, cornices and brackets.

"Do you remember the precautions?" Jiang Baimian stopped his bicycle and asked Shang Jianyao sideways.

Shang Jian Yaoyan replied concisely and comprehensively:

"15 minutes, half an hour, three days."

This means that you cannot stay in the temple for more than a quarter of an hour, you cannot stay in the area near the temple for more than half an hour, and you cannot stay on the island for more than three days.

"Ten percent reduction each." Jiang Baimian emphasized.

After speaking, she looked at Gnawa:

"If anything goes wrong with us, you knock us out, drag us back, and take us out of the island."

"No problem." Gnawa solemnly promised.

Soon, they walked through the streets and alleys and arrived at their destination. They saw a black temple with a white paper lantern hanging on each side.

"Yam Luo Temple." Gnava, who parked his bicycle, read out the name on the plaque.

Jiang Baimian, who had never thought that he would come again, took a few glances, stretched out his left hand with latex gloves on, and gently pushed open the black door.

The unspeakable silence and fear came to her mind again.

Passing through the patio with water tanks and lifting the white curtain, Jiang Baimian, Shang Jianyao and Gennava walked behind the offering table and stopped next to the dark coffin.

The lid of the coffin slid aside, revealing the "sleeping god" wearing white linen clothes and long black hair.

"It's so rude." Shang Jianyao made a sound of condemnation.

When he left last time, someone helped Yan Hu close the coffin lid.

Now this situation is obviously caused by the vigilant sect "Dread Bishop" Sigmund.

Jiang Baimian ignored this sentence and looked directly at the right wrist of the skinny "mummy".

The branch bracelet there was gone.

"Sure enough..." Jiang Baimian breathed out and turned to Gnawa, "Search his body."

This is something neither she nor Shang Jianyao can do, and Gnawa will theoretically not be affected.

Gnawa did not hesitate, took two steps forward, stretched out his silver-black palm with a metallic luster, and reached out to the "corpse" that had been dried for many years.