Embers Ad Infinitum

As an employee of the Security Department who has been working on the surface for a long time, Long Yuehong found that the paper of the Talisman of Many Sons and Grandsons was relatively new and did not look like it had been passed down from the previous generation. After that, she instinctively straightened her back and became more vigilant.

He glanced left and right and listened for a few seconds. After confirming that there was nothing unusual, he tried to unfold the paper talisman that was folded into an irregular square.

As the light yellow paper was opened, the pattern outlined in vermilion handwriting came into Long Yuehong's eyes.

It looks like a distorted human image, and it looks like several strange words stacked on top of each other.

Long Yuehong studied it carefully for a while, but couldn't find the corresponding thing in her memory, and she didn't think it was so evil.

The talismans left over from the "old world" seem to look like this.

As for whether it is useful, that is another matter. Long Yuehong thinks it is more of a psychological comfort.

No problem... I'll ask the team leader tomorrow for advice. She knows the folk culture of the old world very well... Long Yuehong breathed a sigh of relief and prepared to fold the talisman of many children and grandchildren back to its original shape.

As a result, he failed ignominiously.

Even if he followed the grain, he couldn't succeed. He just managed to fold it into an irregular square shape, which was very different from the original one.

At this moment, a picture suddenly appeared in his mind:

Shang Jianyao stood behind him, leaned into his ear, and said sadly:

"It's over. If you fail to restore this talisman, something terrible will happen..."

Long Yuehong hurriedly shook his head, putting aside this ghost story-like association.

He plans to ask Xiaobai to help restore it tomorrow.

He felt that Bai Chen was much better than him in this aspect.

After guessing the talisman of many children and many grandchildren, Long Yuehong got up and went to the small bathroom in her home.

…………

"Soul Corridor", inside room "506".

Shang Jianyao sat on the metal bed, looked around, and found that he and the instruments were the only ones left in the hall. It was as empty as if it had been abandoned for a long time.

He stepped on the ground, stood up, and sneered:

“What an unprofessional villain!

"When you abandoned this experimental base, why didn't you destroy the instruments?"

A head popped out of Shang Jianyao's left shoulder and retorted to his colleagues:

"Perhaps something unexpected happened and the evacuation was too hasty?"

The reckless Shang Jianyao said "ha":

"Why don't you say that all the humans here have evaporated out of thin air?"

"It's not impossible." The honest Shang Jianyao argued with reason.

While talking, they jointly controlled their bodies and directed them towards different instruments so that they could confirm the uses of these things and find corresponding experimental records.

"This instrument is very strange. It looks like a cross between an MRI machine and an ECG monitor..." Honest Shang Jianyao was the first to comment.

The reckless Shang Jianyao immediately gave advice:

"Why don't you open it and give it a try?"

"How to try it and who to try it on?" Zen Master Pudu stuck his head out from his chest.

This means "the wine and meat pass through the intestines, and the Buddha sits in his heart."

The reckless Shang Jianyao replied without hesitation:

"me!"

The head that originally belonged to Honest Shang Jianyao drove his right hand, touched his chin, and said with a smile:

"Is there such a possibility?

"The owner of the room lacked sufficient scientific literacy. He was too flustered, nervous and in a hurry at the time. He only wanted to escape and did not make any observations. Therefore, the instruments in his psychological shadow were the product of the chaotic superposition of various impressions and were not consistent with the actual situation. Correspondence, no matter how hard you try, you won’t be able to find the real effect.”

Honest Shang Jianyao emerged from the other shoulder:

"Dabai once said, make bold assumptions and verify carefully.

"You are just assuming, there must be follow-up verification!"

"I'll do it!" The reckless Shang Jianyao boldly walked towards the instrument.

After some operations, he felt that he might have just taken an electrocardiogram.

After testing the instruments one by one and rummaging through the drawers one by one, Shang Jianyao and the others entered the corridor in disappointment, looking for other rooms.

He pushed open the door next door and his eyes suddenly became a little straight.

Transparent glass pillars were erected in different places in the room bathed in pure white light. The pillars were filled with light yellow liquid, and naked humans were soaked in the liquid.

This is somewhat similar to a scene the "Old Tunes Team" saw in the secret laboratory in the ruins of Wasteland 13.

However, there is obviously something wrong with the human body soaked here.

Some of them have two heads, some have vertical eyes cracked on their foreheads, some have soft skulls and deformed upper parts of their faces, some are covered with black scales, some seem to have lost their skin, and some have deformed faces. Granules grew out one after another, some with five arms and seven legs...

Shang Jianyao sometimes gritted his teeth, sometimes his eyes shone, and walked into the room step by step, going deeper.

The closer you go, the more deformed the human beings soaked in the glass cylinder are. Shang Jianyao discovered several more corpses one after another that can make people have nightmares late at night:

One of the heads was cut open in the middle, and the white mass of flesh connected the left and right sides;

The surface of another body was densely covered with black, hairy patches;

The most impressive one was one with extremely atrophied limbs and body, and a head that was twice the size of a normal human, floating in the liquid like some kind of jellyfish.

"Are they also doing gene-induced aberrations?" Shang Jianyao's expression gradually turned cold. "Are you working with the company and the 'White Knights'? Or, in other words, a research institute that represents the company or the predecessor of the 'White Knights'?"

He walked and looked around. He didn't encounter any more dangers, but he didn't find many valuable things either.

In this way, he entered each room and walked out disappointed.

When he felt a little tired, the metal gate of the experimental base appeared in front.

"Is it almost over? If you walk out, will you get through this psychological shadow?" The calm and rational Shang Jianyao rubbed his chin.

He was reckless and said with a proud smile:

"This is because I have the courage to face danger head-on. If it were anyone else who would have been injected with such a large dose of anesthetic, they would probably not be able to wake up after passing out, and they would become a vegetative state in reality."

"From a strategy perspective, this room is indeed quite simple." Shang Jianyao, who was looking for novelty and novelty, looked regretful and disappointed.

"Are you going out?" Pudu Zen Master Shang Jianyao asked.

The calm and rational Shang Jianyao thought for a while and said:

"Get out.

"It seems that the owner of the room noticed not many valuable clues at the beginning."

Shang Jianyao, who was jealous of evil, immediately said:

"Before I go out, I want to blow up the room where the corpses are soaked."

"This is just someone else's psychological shadow. There is no point in blowing it up. Are you so serious when you play games?" The sinister and vicious Shang Jianyao was both angry and funny.

"Yes!" Shang Jianyao nodded.

The calm and rational Shang Jianyao laughed:

"Then blow it up."

Boom!

As a huge fireball erupted from the corresponding room, Shang Jianyao pushed open the metal door and walked out.

The sun shone into his eyes, and the whole world instantly became illusory.

A moment later, buildings appeared in front of him, belonging to the same group.

Shang Jianyao rubbed his forehead and chose to quit.

Floor 495, Area B, Room 196.

He opened his eyes and looked at himself:

"I haven't been able to separate my power and integrate it into real objects...

"There's still a little bit left...

"It should be enough to break through one more psychological shadow."

Shang Jianyao immediately laughed:

"You can explore room '506' a little more and try the second psychological shadow."

He didn't plan to try the third part again because the guide clearly stated:

"After mastering the key points, this room is relatively safe and can be used as a 'base' for newcomers to temper their spirits. Therefore, it is not recommended to explore to a relatively deep level, so as not to affect the owner of the room. If he happens to have mental fluctuations, he will eventually I hope I can provide him with some help and don’t waste all my efforts..."

As a group of polite people, the businessmen certainly don't want to disturb the owner of the room.

…………

The next morning, room 14 on the 647th floor.

Long Yuehong stood up, walked to Jiang Baimian's desk, and took out the talisman of many children and grandchildren:

"Team leader, can you help me see if the symbols on this talisman are normal?"

"Amulet?" Jiang Baimian curiously took over the talisman of many children and grandchildren.

When Shang saw the light, he came over, and Bai Chen also walked towards this side.

Jiang Baimian unfolded the Talisman of Many Sons and Grandsons and said while looking at it:

“I don’t recognize this symbol, I can only say that it looks very similar to those on the talismans of the old world.

"What kind of talisman is this?"

Long Yuehong hesitated for a moment, then answered:

"The talisman of many children and grandchildren, my mother got it from my grandmother."

"Oh." Jiang Baimian resisted the urge to tease.

Bai Chen fell into silence.

Shang Jianyao banged the table and the bench and laughed:

"If this works, wouldn't doing this move be even more effective?"

He seriously posed with the baby in his arms and rocking it gently.

This is the way of worship in the Liturgy of Life church.

Jiang Baimian coughed and looked at Long Yuehong, trying to save the atmosphere:

"What do you think is wrong with this?"

"I think this piece of paper is a bit new. It doesn't look like it was passed down by someone from my grandma's generation." Long Yuehong said truthfully.

Bai Chen suddenly became concerned and turned his attention to the talisman of many children and grandchildren again.

Jiang Baimian nodded gently and said:

"I'll go back tonight to help you retrieve this symbol. I have a lot of information on my computer at home.

"You can also ask your mother and grandma. What if the original one is too old and shabby, so they still make a copy of it?"

As she spoke, she pulled off a piece of paper and traced the pattern on the talisman of many children and grandchildren.

Long Yuehong said "hmm":

"OK."

He paused and expressed his worries:

"I'm afraid that they will believe in some religion and join some weird church."

In that case, the problem will be huge and troublesome.

Bang bang bang, Shang Jianyao applauded Long Yuehong.

Jiang Baimian also praised:

"Yes, there is enough vigilance."

Shang Jianyao immediately crossed his arms and put them on his chest.

Then, he took a step back and shouted at the top of his lungs:

"Be vigilant forever!"