The atmosphere in the room was quite warm.
Young people are reading attentively, thinking seriously, and discussing intensely.
"Judging from the diary, this so-called 'prophet'... seems to have the power to manipulate people's minds?"
Except for "Old Zhang" in the diary who is awake, the rest of the people, including the owner of the diary, have become followers of the prophet and are in her hands.
Yan Jingxing secretly raised his head and glanced at Ji Chunzao, who was lowering his head.
If in the alien language, "prophet" and "priest" refer to the same kind of person, it means that the woman in the diary has the same identity as Chun Zao.
On the other hand, will Harunao get the same ability to "control people's hearts" one day...?
"I don't have such strange abilities."
As if Ji Chunzao could guess what he was thinking, he suddenly raised his head and said with a smile.
Obviously I haven’t said anything yet…
Yan Jingxing was a little helpless.
I didn't think you had it at first, but now I'm a little doubtful.
"Brainwashing is not something that only superpowers can do - a sufficiently repressive external environment, a strict internal hierarchy, and a leader who is good at observing other people's mental states and words can also be relied on. The essence of brainwashing is constant , constantly repeating the same lie, so that it is remembered by the human brain enough to have the confusing effect of replacing the truth with the false.”
Xie Yuzhi analyzed calmly.
"With the ability, the effect may be faster and more obvious; but if this woman is clever enough, it is not impossible to achieve similar effects within a certain period of time. Don't forget, there is still a blank period in the diary, this is Key to changing attitude of diary owner and expedition team.”
...Yes, it was after that period that the owner of the diary began to call the boss who hired him a "prophet."
"In addition, although the movement trajectory of this group of people is generally the same as ours, I still found a few different places."
Xie Yuzhi took a pen and drew horizontal lines on the photocopy paper, marking the key points.
"For example, during the initial exploration of the underground palace. I noticed that the diary mentioned 'several rooms that cannot be opened.' According to my speculation, the room we went to was probably used for organ transplant operations. It’s one of them.”
"What's the reason?"
"As the core of the inheritance ceremony, the status of the operating room is crucial in the entire palace. If they really found out, there is no reason not to mention such an important thing, and the diary also said that he because 'no "Feeling uneasy about the harvest' indicates that they have never reached the core room."
"That makes sense."
Yan Jingxing nodded in agreement.
In other words, until the moment they left the palace, no one with abilities like them was born in the expedition team.
However, the reason for this difference - why a team of professionals could not open a room that several junior high school students could open is unknown.
"……And one more thing."
Yan Jingxing's eyes fell on the conversation between Lao Zhang and the explorer at the end of the diary.
"Only true 'warriors' will be chosen...right?"
"Well. If our understanding is correct, the warrior here is probably not a simple noun, but a symbol of an identity with special abilities."
"——That is...me?"
"That's you, Jing Xing."
The eldest lady looked at his face, as if she found an interesting expression, and raised the corners of her mouth slightly.
"You seem happy."
"..."
It is impossible to say that he is not excited now.
"We still don't understand what 'overlord' means. But if I understand correctly, this so-called 'prime body' is a weapon made by an alien civilization and is specially provided to 'warriors' Yes, isn't it?"
"Probably."
Xie Yuzhi replied with a smile.
"Actually, I have always had a guess. After you became a warrior, there was no qualitative change in the physical level - I was a little worried about this at first. After all, the spine you were implanted was to support the human body's movement functions. place. If organ transplantation can cause bad sequelae, the worst case scenario for me and Chun Zao is to be blind in one eye, but for you, it is very likely that you will have to sit in a wheelchair for the rest of your life. ."
"..."
Yan Jingxing lost his smile.
"Don't, don't worry, this hasn't happened yet!"
Ji Chunzao comforted him in a panic.
"What do you mean 'not yet'..." He couldn't help but complain.
"It doesn't matter. Even if you are really paralyzed, as a friend, I will find a way to take care of you!"
——Then are you going to take care of me for the rest of your life? Yan Jingxing was so confused that he didn't say these words.
"Yes, it doesn't matter to me to have someone at home anyway... Well, that's not what I meant."
After Xie Yuzhi came to her senses and shook her head, she realized that the topic had gone too far.
"I mean, my worries at the time were probably meaningless. Now it seems that in the eyes of alien civilizations, a true warrior is another definition - the instinct of a warrior, just to pick up weapons, and more It exists for the good use of weapons.”
"In my opinion, Jing Xing, your current ability is just the beginning, a foundation, a prerequisite for you to use weapons made by aliens."
After a moment of silence, Yan Jingxing finally said what he was thinking at the moment:
"...Then, I want to get it."
He put his hands on the table and made them into fists.
"Only in this way can I be called a complete 'warrior', right?"
"Of course, that's what I think too."
Xie Yuzhi looked pleased and nodded slightly.
"The diary also mentions the 'Predator King', which is called the Overlord by the prophet, and the 'Primary Body' is used to fight against the Overlord. If you get this weapon, you can have the same power as that big monster flying in the air. The power of war—even if it is just a possibility, it is already something we must get."
She looked at Ji Chunzao again.
The moment the two girls' eyes met, there was a tacit understanding that did not need to be communicated through words. They realized that they had the same idea and wanted to help the boy realize his wish.
"Chun Zao and I... we will do our best to help you." Xie Yuzhi turned to Yan Jingxing and said, "We can put this matter at the top of the list now. If we can give you strong power, Our process of exploring alien planets will definitely become smoother."
"……Um."
He nodded unconsciously. But deep in Yan Jingxing's heart, there was still some uneasiness lingering.
There is no clear evidence for this matter, but ever since they discovered the UFO and moved to another planet, worries have been lingering in his mind.
"I don't know if you have noticed, but until now, I always feel that everything has developed by coincidence."
Yan Jingxing murmured, he had no intention of hiding this concern from his friends.
"Do you mean that our experience is not a coincidence, but the result of arrangement?"
Xie Yuzhi followed his words.
"Do you think so too?"
Yan Jingxing scratched his hair, feeling a little distressed.
"All our current encounters are inseparable from the guidance of the 'astronaut' whom only I saw. In my opinion, since we know nothing about this person's existence, we should not trust him. Take it all in.”
"I don't deny the possibility you raised. Judging from the diary, it is clear that we have nothing to do with this expedition, but the experiences always match up in subtle ways: for example, the migratory predator king once again passed by the palace on the ground. In addition, astronauts The member can only be observed by you, Jing Xing, which is also very strange. But my idea is... so what? "
Xie Yuzhi's tone was very serious, and a classical Chinese sentence suddenly popped out of her mouth.
"If God does not take it, he will be blamed for it; when the time comes, he will not do it, but he will suffer disaster."
"..."
"..."
Yan Jingxing and Jichun Zao looked at each other.
They have become accustomed to the fact that when communicating with Miss Xie, they occasionally fail to understand her words.
"The meaning of this sentence is that if God puts an opportunity in front of us, if we don't take advantage of it, we will suffer disaster."
Makes sense. Yan Jingxing thought that no matter what, it was always right to increase his own strength.
"alright."
Xie Yuzhi clapped her hands.
"There is still the last part of the diary, let's take a look at the whereabouts of the 'Su Body'."
*
"March 23. We finally found the body. It was hidden in a mass of fleshy Ganoderma-like devices. Followers called it a 'pod', and we dug it out."
"The prophet looked very happy. For her, everything was done. She had spent all her energy organizing this exploration for this purpose. The prophet stood in front of the 'pod' and said to her followers, 'What do you do? Very good, this is the 'Primary Body', the aliens call it a 'genocide weapon'... This is actually the first time I have seen it with my own eyes, and I look forward to seeing its power one day.'"
"I'm very confused and feel a little disappointed. Because this pod is not as big as I imagined, only two or three meters high, like a coffin. Is it really filled with weapons that can allow people to fight the overlord? "
"The prophet seemed to understand my confusion. She smiled and said to me, 'As far as I know, the aliens have not really completed all the 'primary bodies', otherwise the world would not be ruled by the overlord of the biosphere. But the aliens have made little progress. They only created a prototype, a possibility, but did not give them sufficient time to incubate and grow."
"'But that's enough for us. After all, we're not from this planet, we're from Earth - you know what I mean? It's not our responsibility to fight the monsters on this planet .'"
"I understand, of course I understand, the prophet asked us to bring the body back to Earth. What does she want...what exactly does she want to do?"
"I feel confused again. I know I shouldn't doubt the prophet's words, but those messy thoughts and what Lao Zhang said have made my head confused. Now... I just want to rest."
"I want to go back to Earth."
…
"On the morning of March 24, the prophet announced to us that she would let the warrior test the ability of the body. She chose one of the followers who followed her at the beginning to use the body."
"But at this moment, Lao Zhang suddenly attacked. He shot and forced everyone back. He also untied his clothes and shouted that he had a bomb tied to him. If he dared to come over, he would let everyone die together... That was the use of The industrial explosives that came to blast were originally thought to be gone after the camp was destroyed, but I didn’t expect that he would keep them close to him and hide them.”
"The prophet chose to give in. Lao Zhang asked me to go with him, and the two of them moved the body back first. Lao Zhang said that if what she said was true, then such a dangerous thing must not be handed over to this woman. "
…
"March 27th. Before that, we walked for three days and three nights, trekking through the dangerous forest."
"Lao Zhang tried to use the body several times on the way, but it ignored it at all. Maybe it needs to go through some special procedure that we know. Lao Zhang said that as long as it can be brought back to Earth, someone will definitely be able to find someone to decipher the mystery. "
"Since yesterday, we have all eaten and drank all the food and water. We didn't dare to stop. We could only drink our own urine when we were thirsty. But we finally reached the palace with difficulty."
"Even without a map, I still remembered the way back. This is my ability as an explorer. In front of the device returning to the earth, Lao Zhang thanked me with a smile. He said that fortunately you are the one who is sober, and you are not responsible. My companion, I will definitely feel despair. I will be lost on this planet and die in a corner that no one knows about."
"When Lao Zhang was trying to move his body into the device, I stood behind and blew his head off with a gun."
"...The prophet finally arrived. She smiled and praised me, stroked my head and told me I had done a good job."
"Actually, even though I don't have time to write a diary during my nights off these days, I still see the prophet every time I dream. She talks a lot to me and chats with me..."
"The transfer has begun. The prophet asked me and another follower to return to Earth with the physical body first."
"Then, I really came back, and returned to the earth that I had longed for. I even found it unbelievable."
"But there is one thing that I didn't even tell the prophet. In fact, before leaving, I quietly lit the delayed fuse of the explosive on Lao Zhang's body."
"Maybe even the device over there will be blown up. But it doesn't matter anymore, because after killing the guy who came back with me, the 'element body' is now in my hands."
"I have to thank Lao Zhang, otherwise I would really be... (the handwriting becomes scrawl here) What a joke, that woman really thinks she can control me?!"
…
"April 5th. The notebook is full and I need to get a new one tomorrow."
"Recently, I have discovered that my brain is becoming more and more confused and my memory is very poor. Sometimes I remember things from a long time ago, but I can't remember what happened yesterday, and I always have nightmares."
"I dreamed about the woman who claimed to be a prophet again. This is so ridiculous. I clearly know that she was killed by me on another planet. Even if she wants to become an unjust soul and seek her life, she can't come to the earth, right? How can a ghost be so powerful?"
"Fortunately, I have always had the habit of writing a diary. So I have to read the previous diary every day to remind myself of what I have to do."
"The body is still in my hand. I have tried many methods but can't activate it. I don't know what the so-called 'real warrior' actually means? Is that woman talking nonsense?"
"If it doesn't work, maybe we have to find a way to get rid of it... No one jumps out of the cracks in the rocks. That woman can't be the only one in the world who knows about another planet."
"I guess I have to go find my old friend, the regular customer who introduced me to this job."
