Embers Ad Infinitum

On the way from the island back to the shore of Nu Lake to the entrance of the "Underground Ark" Tieshan, several members of the "Old Tune Group" remained silent, with those conversations echoing in their minds:

"How long did the first batch of people from your tribe who landed on the island in the middle of the lake wait for the divine messenger? Where did they wait?"

"Why do you ask?"

"How are they doing now?"

"They, they all have 'unintentional disease'."

"all?"

"all."

Returning to the second underground floor and entering the reception room, Jiang Baimian turned his head and glanced at Shang Jianyao, breaking the indescribable atmosphere:

"Why are not you talking?

"You're the last person to be scared."

Shang Jianyao raised his hand and rubbed his temples:

"It's afternoon now, I used my power again, and the battery is almost gone."

His damaged spirit had not yet fully recovered.

With such an episode, Long Yuehong finally couldn't help but say:

"If you stay in the Yanhu Temple for more than a quarter of an hour, in the area around the temple for more than half an hour, and in other places on the island for more than three days, you will inevitably be infected with the 'Wuxin Disease'?"

Jiang Baimian nodded slightly:

“That’s what it looks like so far.

"I don't know if the company is using human lives to accumulate experience..."

"Then what's the reason for all this?" Bai Chen didn't care much about why "Pangu Creature" could formulate such precautions. She was concerned about the connection between the sleeping Yan Hu and "Wu Xin Bing".

On the way back, Jiang Baimian had already thought about many possibilities and denied them one by one. At this time, she threw out the one she thought made the most sense:

"Yan Hu is actually trapped in the 'New World', and his body has become the node where the 'New World' and reality meet?

"Such a node is not controlled and will slowly leak out the breath, material and... of the 'new world'."

Having said this, Jiang Baimian paused and added a word:

"Virus."

Long Yuehong's eyes suddenly widened:

"You are saying that the 'Wuxin Disease' virus came from the 'New World' and spread to the dust through similar nodes, infecting the surrounding people. Just like when Yan Hu fell asleep, the human settlements on the island in the center of the lake were quickly destroyed. ‘Wuxinxin’ was defeated?”

"This is an explanation and more evidence is needed." Jiang Baimian tried to calm himself.

It has always been her ideal to investigate the source of "unintentional illness".

She breathed out and added:

"To the 'new world', the 'mindless' virus may not be a big deal, and it may not even be a virus, but to the people living in the dust, it is very deadly."

This reminded her of some books she had read before. When certain humans came to an isolated place, they carried bacteria and viruses that were harmless to them, causing massive death to the indigenous people.

"But, they all say that the 'New World' is a good place. There is no 'unintentional disease', no famine, no cold, no monsters, no distortion..." Long Yuehong felt as if the holy land in his mind had been tarnished.

"Maybe there are no humans either." Shang Jianyao, who was weak and mentally weak, added to his side.

Hearing these words, Long Yue's red hair stood on end.

Bai Chen nodded.

"The 'New World' may not be a good place. Didn't Ole say that he would rather die than go to the 'New World'?"

Jiang Baimian said "hmm" and recalled:

"It was previously discovered that the date of the company's 'unintentional disease' outbreak coincided with the time of the turmoil in the First City. Didn't we make a guess?

"The turmoil in the original city is likely to be paid attention to by Zhi Sui, or even directly intervened. Their collision produced certain high-level fluctuations, which brought small-scale 'unintentional diseases' to many places in Huitu...

"Now it seems that this speculation needs to be revised."

Shang Jianyao raised his hand and tried to answer, but then rubbed his forehead weakly:

"Forget it, I'm too lazy to think about it."

Jiang Baimian glanced at him, considered his words and said:

"During the turmoil in the First City, those powerful men from the major forces who entered the 'New World' spiritually and left their bodies in the dust more or less returned. With the attention and intervention of the elders, that morning, the 'New World' and Multiple passages must have appeared between the dust and dirt, causing the 'Wuxin Disease' to leak out again."

Compared to the fluctuations caused by force collisions, this guess seems more reasonable and realistic.

Long Yuehong nodded first, then asked a question:

"Since the temple where Yama Tiger sleeps and the surrounding area cannot stay for too long, otherwise he will inevitably be infected with 'Wuxin Disease', then the interior of the 'Crystal Consciousness Sect' Sikaluo Temple and the streets next to it, the Golden Apple District of the original city and even the entire It is impossible for humans to exist in the city, as it has long been ruled by the 'careless ones'."

In Long Yuehong's view, there is not much difference between the "Buddha's Yingshen" and the sleeping Yan Hu. However, a strong person with a similar spirit who enters the "new world" and whose body remains in the dust and is still active will initially be able to There must be more than one.

Yan Hu will bring it, they will also bring it!

Jiang Baimian responded with a slightly bitter smile:

"Where do you think the 'unintentional' cases that appear from time to time in the original city come from?"

Long Yuehong's hair stood on end at this question.

Jiang Baimian continued:

"It's just that compared to the unlucky Yan Hu, they have more freedom. They can choose when to return and when to sleep. They also maintain a certain degree of control over the surrounding area and can leak the 'unintentional' information and Spread is suppressed to very low levels.

“And I suspect that they can also consciously allocate power and decide who to protect or not to protect, so few people in the company’s management get ‘unintentional disease’, while the employee group only has one or two a year, or even more.

"We can verify this when we return to the original city later and compare the incidence rates of 'unintentional diseases' among aristocratic groups, official armies, and ordinary citizens."

Bai Chen remembered a certain detail and agreed with understanding:

"No wonder when Ole's housekeeper got the 'unintentional disease', he was not sad, panicked, or afraid, but angry and confused...

"Some of the stewards who he believed should be protected were not doing their job."

Hearing this, Long Yuehong felt that another link had been fastened.

Bang, Shang Jianyao clenched his right fist and hit his left palm, holding on and showing a pleased expression:

"So we really wronged Xiao Chong back then!"

The "old investigation team" had suspected for some time that the initial "unintentional" epidemic in Qinglili District of the city was related to Xiao Chong.

Jiang Baimian said with a "hehe" smile:

"Don't forget what Teacher Du Heng said about Wu Meng and Xiao Chong.

"As a sore in this world, their connection to the new world is not necessarily weaker than that of the sleeping old guys."

In the reception room, silence reigned again.

After a while, Bai Chen took the initiative to ask a question:

"Since Yan Hu is likely to be an awakened person who entered the 'New World' spiritually and left his body on the dust, then why did he shout 'Save me'? And he is not like other strong people in the 'New World' who can occasionally return ."

Jiang Baimian already had an idea about this and smiled and said:

"Yan Hu calls himself 'Yam Luo' and is called a god in this world. Obviously he does not believe in any one who holds the year. When he arrived in the 'new world', naturally no one took him in or protected him. What happened to him probably happened after that.

"I suspect that he was suppressed by some executive, just like Di Marco was sealed in the Ark by 'Yugu'..."

In the next half of the sentence, Jiang Baimian became quieter and quieter as he spoke.

This was once the place where "Yougu" often watched.

For this reason, Jiang Baimian deliberately changed the topic and laughed at Shang Jianyao:

"You, the kind of person who carries the God's Blessing Chart with you, will probably be even worse off than Yan Hu when you enter the 'New World'."

Shang Jianyao sighed:

"They will understand my good intentions."

"What good intentions do you have?" Long Yuehong knew that Shang Jianyao couldn't give a serious answer, so she wanted to hear what he had to say.

Shang Jianyao spread his hands:

"Not ready yet.

"It's still early anyway."

As he spoke, he yawned.

Jiang Baimian saw this and concluded:

“This time I came to Hongshiji and gained much more than I imagined, and it is very important.

“Next, let’s put aside the specific connection between ‘New World’ and ‘Wuxin Bing’ for now, because there are currently no clues to pursue. We will consider it later.

“Hey, you follow us to the library, find some books and lay on the floor to sleep for a while, and we’ll ask the residents of the Ark to help sift through them.

"Try to read out all the few words that Montes left before we see the mountain monster tomorrow afternoon."

The current direction of the "Old Diao Group" is the relationship between Montes and the "Tieshan City Second Food Company", a Buddhist holy place.

…………

In the dead of night, in the library, Jiang Baimian asked Long Yuehong, Bai Chen and Shang Jianyao, who had taken a "nap":

"Anything gained?"

"No." Bai Chen answered first, while Long Yuehong and Shang Jianyao shook their heads.

Jiang Baimian frowned slightly:

"After the initial shock, panic and confusion, Monteith appeared to have become cautious and cautious, leaving no clues."

After pondering for a few seconds, Jiang Baimian turned to ask:

"Are there any Buddhist scriptures in the library?"

Pudu Zen Master Shang Jianyao is very sure about this:

"No.

"I originally wanted to find a few volumes to study."

He is the only one who wants to learn Buddhist scriptures, not "we".

Jiang Baimian said "hmm":

"Having never read Buddhist scriptures, and seemingly never passing through the 'Hall of Stars', how did Di Marco or Montez know that one of his abilities is called 'Fate Communication'?

"This is a vocabulary exclusive to Buddhism. Many people in the Gray Earth don't know or understand it. How could a Red River person come up with it?"