Embers Ad Infinitum

After hearing Jiang Baimian's words, Shang saw Yaochu there, motionless.

"Is there anything else?" Jiang Baimian still couldn't read this guy's body language.

"What do you think is behind the door in room '1215'?" Shang Jianyao asked unabashedly.

Jiang Baimian said "Oh" angrily:

"You ask me, who should I ask?

"The corresponding knowledge is no longer within our level of confidentiality. You should not have told the second half of the conversation with Director Su just now."

Afraid that Shang Jianyao would not understand what she really meant, she added:

"Even if you want to say it, it will take a few days before so many people pay attention to it."

She can guard against eavesdropping in the technological field, but she cannot guard against the awakened ones.

Fortunately, what I just exchanged is not too taboo, but I have to be more careful in the future.

Shang Jianyao showed a "suddenly enlightened" expression:

"I see!"

As for what he understood and how much he understood, Jiang Baimian didn't care and simply answered the question he just asked:

"The horror behind that door is likely to exceed your expectations. When encountering similar situations in the future, we cannot go deeper in any case unless we already have a certain understanding of the 'new world' and the nature of these scenes. There is enough certainty.”

"That, perhaps, is the door to the 'new world'." Bai Chen said his guess next to him.

Jiang Baimian responded immediately:

"If that's the case, then you can't go in!

"Have you forgotten Ole's attitude?"

Although Long Yuehong had not heard Avia mention this matter in person, she was still very impressed when Jiang Baimian and Shang Jianyao relayed it:

The father of "Origin Brain" and the emperor before "Primary City", Ole Ubis, would rather die than enter the "New World"!

"Unless you have reached the point where you can no longer investigate without passing through that door, I would not recommend Shang Jianyao to enter the 'new world'." Jiang Baimian briefly concluded and changed the subject with a smile, "Since the review It's over, then you two can take Xiaobai around and let her see the difference between the activity centers on different floors."

She doesn't bring her own because the activity center on the 349th floor where she lives now is not interesting. It mainly provides various services to the management and their families.

Before Long Yuehong and Shang Jianyao answered, Bai Chen shook his head:

"Let's wait until the rewards are distributed."

Jiang Baimian pondered for a moment and expressed his agreement:

"Too."

The completion of the review does not mean that the review has been passed. Although company employees like her, Shang Jianyao and Long Yuehong don't care and can run around everywhere, foreign employees like Bai Chen still have to be cautious and wait until everything is settled. It is a safer choice to wander around other floors after that.

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Floor 495, Area C, No. 11.

As soon as Long Yuehong returned home, she saw her younger brother Long Zhigu playing with her laptop in the living room, while her younger sister Long Aihong was jumping up and down next to her, trying to fight for it, but failed miserably every time.

"Why are you playing on the computer again?" Long Yuehong subconsciously showed the authority of her elder brother, "Now is the critical moment for you to enter college!"

Long Zhigu glanced sideways at him and said helplessly:

"Brother, it's almost November. I've already finished my exams and am already in school."

Long Yuehong was startled for a moment, realizing that she had been outside for too long and her perception of the passage of time was a little dull.

The "old tune team" had left the company in the spring, and now it was late autumn. He completely missed Long Zhigu's final review, exam and volunteer application.

"Haha." Long Yuehong smiled awkwardly, "My memory of the situation at home is still before departure."

——A few days ago, when their family was chatting, Long Yuehong mainly shared some of his experiences outside.

Before Long Zhigu could respond, he asked doubtfully:

"This isn't the weekend, why are you home?"

Long Zhigu laughed sarcastically:

"Aren't you back now? I asked the teacher for leave, and I'm staying at home these nights."

"He just wants to take advantage of the opportunity to play with the computer!" Long Aihong mercilessly exposed Long Zhigu's excuse, "Brother, you have to take good care of him!"

Long Zhigu quickly explained:

"Brother, it's not like you don't know that the school only has computer-related courses a few times a week. I want to master them more, so I can only use the ones at home."

"Do you know more about old world entertainment information?" Long Aihong sneered.

Long Zhigu couldn't help but glare at this girl.

Some of the entertainment materials in the old world are so fake. Men who have younger sisters know which younger sister is the cutest, and the younger sister is the most annoying!

Long Yuehong didn't pay attention to the quarrel between his brother and sister, because he thought of one thing:

Xiaobai said before that when he returns to the floor where he lives, he usually stays at home, resting and playing on the computer.

However, this time in the original city, in order to bribe Xiao Chong, she gave away her portable computer. However, the funds she applied for later were used to supplement herself with nutrition and raise supplies for the return trip, but could not help her make up for it.

Isn't she bored at home during this period? Long Yuehong turned her attention to the laptop on the table in the living room.

Long Zhigu and Long Aihong suddenly felt an inexplicable sense of crisis.

…………

When Shang Jianyao returned to No. 196, Area B, the "hourly news" had not yet started. He lay down on the bed and raised his hands to pinch his temples.

In fact, for him, this action is no longer necessary, but a large number of people in Shang Jianyao have a sense of ritual.

"Soul Corridor", in room "131".

Shang Jianyao glanced at the "LCD screen" hanging on the wall of the second bedroom, and shouted several times to Xiao Chong's remaining breath inside:

"Xiao Chong! Xiao Chong! Xiao Chong!"

Still no one responded to him.

"Addicted to games?" Shang Jianyao muttered to himself and had no choice but to give up.

He came to the corridor covered with dark red thick carpets and arrived at room "522" again.

"It's still there..." Shang Jianyao sighed as he pushed the door open and entered.

What appeared in front of him was still the ruins of the city. Vehicles were parked in disorder everywhere. The walls were looming in the darkness, and large blood stains could sometimes be seen. As for the window glass, almost none was complete.

Shang Jianyao didn't move forward in a hurry and turned his attention to the place where he was attacked last time.

The next second, the door of a car was suddenly pushed open, and an "unintentional person" jumped out.

It's all the same as last time.

But this time Shang Jianyao didn't experiment with what would happen if he was injured. The crumbling billboard fell from mid-air, knocking the attacker to the ground.

"I understand." Shang Jianyao clenched his right fist and slapped his left palm, "Let's start loading files again!"

All aspects of this psychological shadow are reset with the recovery of the corresponding spirit!

Theoretically speaking, most of the details will be restored with this kind of reset, and only a few will change. After all, this represents the unconscious mental activities of the room owner, and it cannot be exactly the same every time.

The calm and smart Shang Jianyao quickly recalled where those "careless people" came from last time. Then, he bent his back and sneaked into a building on the street with very light steps.

Just a few seconds later, many "unintentional people" were attracted by the sound of heavy objects falling. They turned around in a circle, but found no prey to eat, and hid in the darkness one after another.

The place where Shang Jianyao sneaked into was an old-world supermarket. The edible items inside were either only left in packaging or had been moved away directly.

The rest were either scattered on the ground as the shelves collapsed, or were neatly placed in their original positions, but a large number of them had wrong or weird names, and they didn't look real.

In this regard, Shang Jianyao expressed his understanding. After all, the owner of the room was busy hiding and moving, so how could he pay attention to so many details?

As a result, when he subconsciously reorganized the original scene, he extracted some things from other experiences to improve the situation, which inevitably led to contradictions. For example, a toothbrush-like object was labeled "sour orange".

Shang Jian Yao showed his usual "Berserker" assault rifle, holding it while walking towards another exit of the supermarket.

Although there was no one else here, and there seemed to be no "unintentional ones", he still followed suit and fully displayed the key points he had mastered in his daily training.

This shows that the one who dominates the body now is not the reckless and bold one.

When approaching the other exit, Shang Jianyao glanced around and saw a small display rack with newspapers and magazines.

"Tieshan Daily", "People Journal"... Shang Jianyao walked over with interest, picked up two of them, and looked through them.

Unfortunately, except for the cover and front page, which are relatively clear and contain pictures and text, the content inside is almost blank.

This shows that the owner of the room did pass by this place at that time, but only glanced at it a few times and had no time to read it carefully.

Shang Jianyao's eyes quickly focused on two places:

One is the name of the newspaper: "Tieshan Daily";

The second is the cover character of People Magazine: 23-year-old genius scientist Lin Sui.

This is a young woman who is not beautiful but looks very sweet. She wears a braid casually.