The off-road vehicle started, heading south first, around the Huanhai Expressway, and towards the western forest wall area.
In the car, Ronan was also reminded by Mo Ya and called his aunt. Now that there was "war and chaos" outside, he had to report that he was safe.
The call didn't last long, it was over in a minute or two. Everything was as usual on the phone, but Ronan couldn't help but scratch his brow, which had been knotted for some time.
You know, the entire Xia City is now under the surveillance of his soul cloak. With Ronan pouring his thoughts into it, all changes in the family situation cannot be hidden from his eyes.
At this time, my uncle and aunt were sitting in the living room at home, both of them silent. After the call ended, Aunt Luo Shuqing kept fiddling with the bracelet on her wrist. Her expression could be said to be calm or depressed, but she was not as peaceful as she appeared on the phone.
As for his uncle Mo Haihang, he was sitting aside, holding his silly, big, black and thick encrypted mobile workstation, and operating it. There is still an electronic cigarette in his mouth, the water mist is steaming and sizzling.
This scene reminded Ronan of the moment when he "eavesdropped" on the conversation between his uncle and aunt some time ago.
"Them, and Moya... where did their thoughts go?" Ronan spoke subconsciously, not to hear the answer, but just to ease his mood a little.
Qin Yikun, who was next to him, thought about it seriously and replied: "Judging from Miss Moya's performance, maybe she thinks that Mr. Luo, your research results have been sold at a good price, or you have a very capable investor." people."
Ronan was stunned for a moment and turned his head.
Qin Yikun said softly: "The research on extraordinary power has made great progress in recent years, and it also represents a certain trend. Therefore, in the outer circle of the inner world, a lot of capital has been active, and they are always eyeing some potential projects. Invest in various ways to gain connections and try to get a share of the pie...Of course, once capital is injected, whether it will be dominated by people with ability or capital will require a detailed analysis of the specific situation."
Ronan said "Oh". When Qin Yikun said this, he remembered that Octopus and Baoyan had told him similar things. Especially for Octopus, his latest paper has not yet been finalized, and pharmaceutical companies have already approached him, hoping to jointly develop related targeted drugs. It is said that the amount of the gambling agreement is quite considerable.
In this sense, it is not impossible to say that Ronan's research results can be sold at a good price...
"That's a good reason." Ronan was a little moved.
If more articles are written on this and his situation in the other world is transplanted step by step, it seems to be no problem. Instead of letting family members think wildly, it is better to guide it in a controllable direction. Anyway, my uncle and aunt should be much more accepting of this matter than ordinary people who have no idea.
He asked Qin Yikun for his opinion: "Brother Qin, what do you think of the topic 'Research on Targeted Drugs Constructed from Format Theory Basic Containers'? Is it feasible to use it to attract investment?"
Qin Yikun shook his head: "I'm an amateur at this."
Ronan became excited: "I think it's quite reliable. There are actually projects. Brother Squidward has made good progress. I can ask Sister Yueyin to help me draw up a plan later..."
As Ronan's accumulated power was released and soared, he already had a prominent position in the world and the corresponding right to speak.
Well, maybe it was because of the praise from his colleagues in the Xiacheng branch, but Ronan felt that launching the official format theory and rectifying his grandfather's name could be put on the agenda in the near future.
Although "format theory" itself still has various problems, He Yueyin also warned that it deviates greatly from the mainstream research direction in the world. But with the living example of Ronan in front of us, how could it attract some people to join the study of format theory and form new results - you know, in the future, Ronan will definitely be the most popular person in the world. One of the focal points, unless he is killed cleanly.
Squidward is a success story, and Ronan hopes there will be hundreds if not thousands more!
In that case, grandpa...
Ronan's sudden excitement suffocated slightly, and he couldn't help but think of the hospital's diagnosis of his grandfather's condition. He subconsciously used the soul cloak to roughly observe his grandfather's current situation.
In that ward, the emaciated old man was wrapped in a thick blanket, sitting on the bed, staring at the freezing rain falling outside.
Ronan didn't know what this rain, this city, this world looked like in his grandfather's eyes.
Severe schizophrenia symptoms turn everything in front of the old man into the harshest and most realistic hallucinations. In this irreversibly distorted world, the most rigorous rationality has to succumb to the patient's instinctive feelings and create absurd logic - even though it is still rigorous and impeccable for the patient.
The truth is so sad.
Ronan's soul cloak gave him an astonishing range of perception, and also made it impossible for him to avoid this reality, not even a chance to buffer. Perhaps it was due to the continuous improvement of his cultivation and the influence of his brilliant achievements. At this moment, Ronan had a strange confidence and premonition. Maybe it was still an illusion. In fact, this was not something that suddenly appeared, but a long time ago. It was formed:
If, just if. If grandpa has been adhering to the thinking logic of format theory, then the only person who can communicate with him may be Ronan himself. Even if he can't do it now, as his understanding and application of format theory deepens, sooner or later he will find a window for connection.
Ronan once wanted to try using "psychic"-style pictures, but now that he thinks about it, it is really unrealistic. Because of the worsening of schizophrenia, a picture that is complete in the eyes of normal people, God knows what it will look like in the eyes of his grandfather.
Only through spiritual connection in the true sense can we unearth that little bit of possibility.
Thinking of this, Ronan turned to Ruiwen and said, "When things get a little clearer in two days, I'll take you to see my grandpa. There's a new person in the family, so I have to tell him."
Raven listened quietly and didn't say much. Ronan knew that she didn't refuse, which was enough.
Ronan let out a long breath and leaned back on the chair. His eyelids drowsed slightly, but when he tried to open them again, they felt surprisingly heavy. In an instant, a deep black tide rushed up and almost swallowed him.
He tried hard to open his eyes twice, but he still hadn't opened them yet. He almost wanted to fall asleep. But in the trance, I was suddenly startled, exerted my strength suddenly, broke into a cold sweat, and finally dissipated some of my sleepiness.
"Mr. Luo?"
Qin Yikun noticed Ronan's mental state and was a little worried: "You should sleep in the car for a while. It has been almost forty hours since I slept."
"It's okay, I was just thinking about something." Ronan told a completely unconvincing lie, and then said, "Open the car window and let in some air."
This didn't quite meet the security requirements, but Gaode in the driver's seat still did as he was told. As the car windows were lowered, the air flow caused by high-speed driving, wrapped in freezing rain and cold air, rushed in, which refreshed Ronan's energy, and a lot of the sleepiness just now disappeared.
However, he knew very well that this was a temporary phenomenon.
Forty hours without sleep was not a reason for his sleepiness. With his current level of cultivation, it wouldn't be a big deal if he didn't sleep for four days.
However, the current situation is different after all. The root cause of everything is still the soul cloak that he spreads out with all his strength.
For Ronan, as long as its closed system large production line continues to operate, the coverage area of the soul cloak can continue to expand outwards. Not counting the area on land at this time, the distance just outside Xiacheng has reached nearly 600 kilometers, and there is no sign of stopping.
It was precisely because of this that Ronan was able to accurately locate Jin Tong in the vast sea, set up an ambush, and kill the seriously injured extraordinary species in the shortest possible time.
But expanding the scope is a natural result of his closed system and special intervention methods. Just like stuffing things into a hard drive, if the architecture is there, it is a matter of course and everyone can do it.
However, the difficulty of sorting out a consistent logic from a hard drive full of information and performing efficient calculations in a timely manner has increased by more than one level.
In the cloud world, the expansion range of Ronan's soul cloak is much wider than here, but the relatively monotonous environment and limited goals there do not require any calculation at all.
But in Xiacheng, he has to sort out and process all kinds of information in this vast area at high speed - including but not limited to twenty traffic layers, twenty-four administrative districts, dozens of professional employment agencies, and hundreds of dangerous worlds. Targets, as well as countless dangerous nodes and locations... After all, no one knows when and how a fatal crisis will befall him or one of his closest relatives.
Ronan undoubtedly felt guilty for such a situation. This is not just a matter of energy and ability, but also straightforward pressure and depression.
Ronan was thinking about so many things about his family and relatives, and quite a few of them were the deformation of this pressure. He is now under great pressure and mentally exhausted, but in front of others, especially Ruiwen, he must remain calm, otherwise how can he show his due responsibility?
However, days like this can't last long...
In order to avoid being trapped again, Ronan deliberately diverted his attention. He rolled his eyes and stopped at the central control screen in the front row, where a video program was playing, which Gothe opened after getting in the car.
Gaode and Qin Yikun are both professionals with extremely high professional standards. Generally, when driving and performing tasks, you will not be distracted by other matters. But now they pay attention to this program because it is sensitive and closely related to the mission.
What was shown on the program at this time was the bones hills floating on the sea in a certain area outside Xia City.
Ronan also had nothing to say: "Is that Zhan Ji still live broadcasting?"
Qin Yikun replied: "Now we only provide live broadcasts, mainly expert analysis..."
While speaking, Gaode turned up the sound of the program and imported the picture to the audio-visual system in the back seat.
Without the immersive and exciting scenes, the appeal of Zhan Ji's live broadcast will be reduced by more than half. Now faced with this extremely topical but without straightforward answer, it is the turn of experts from all walks of life to come on stage and show off their talent for nonsense.
Logically speaking, who created the Bone Mountain should be the core question. However, a large part of the current energy of experts from all walks of life is not on this. On the contrary, there is a heated debate surrounding the "MPF" under the Bone Hill.
This sea-space dual-purpose ship has a strong symbolic significance. Especially as the search work continues and more and more corpses of members of the Hardware Hunting Group are searched from the surrounding sea areas, the topic inevitably points to the most critical point:
It is certain that the Hardware Hunting Group is almost completely wiped out. But has his real soul, Jin Tong, melted into this hill of bones, with no bones left? Or is it just possible to escape with the incredible ability of the extraordinary species?
Whether it is life or death, survival or destruction, determines the nature of this matter. In addition, even if the number of deaths is multiplied by ten, it is not of decisive significance.
For the Xiacheng branch, the focus is different. Qin Yikun whispered: "Judging from the information from various airlines and various internal transportation points, I am afraid that a large number of people will enter the country in the next few days. The deterrent force generated by this live broadcast event is lower than expected. If His Majesty the Emperor Wu Can...oh!"
At this point, Qin Yikun also felt that it was useless to talk more, so he shook his head and stopped talking.
But Ronan already understood what he meant and shook his head, but the meaning was different: "Sixteen billion, two out of a thousand, most people will be tempted, but those who are tempted and have the ability to act , always a small part.”
Qin Yikun was surprised by Ronan's statement: "The problem is that since these people have the power to take action, they will not let go easily. If this momentum cannot be curbed..."
"That only proves that we haven't killed enough of these capable guys."
Qin Yikun was speechless.
Ronan's eyelids trembled slightly, still controlled by sleepiness, and his voice was a little ethereal: "A few days ago, I attended the funerals of Charlie and Tian Lai, and I thought about a problem: Since we are all in a social relationship, In a large network, a certain lack will cause discomfort, and people will habitually make fuss about this network. Those people are like this to me, and if I want to fight back, killing a few people may affect a lot of people. You will still have to work hard in the future. Brother Qin, do you think this is true? "
"..."
Qin Yikun was unable to respond, and Gaode also looked through the rearview mirror: Did this young genius in the eye of the storm finally show his concern?
The lowered eyelids covered Ronan's pupils, making it impossible to see what he was thinking.
On the show, the "dead camp" and the "live camp" are still arguing. If they can take action, both sides will definitely beat the dog's brains out first.
In the noisy and lively atmosphere, Ronan was only thinking: Fortunately, there is a phenomenon in this world called "people of the same kind flock together, and birds flock together."
*******
The freezing rain fell endlessly, and the "high-altitude layer" with good infrastructure was indifferent to it. However, on the recycling floor, watching the rolling mud and water form a line and fall from the sky, it must not be that wonderful.
According to statistics, 14 of the 24 administrative districts in Xiacheng have recycling floors, especially the western urban area and the four satellite cities, because this is the door to the wilderness and the place where urban garbage is dumped (in various senses) The sewage outlet is also the circulation place for some gray capital.
Opening a welfare home here is actually a very subtle thing, and it can easily cause misunderstandings - if you know the truth, what is the code for the "dark web"? Urgent direct inquiries are possible.
But then again, even in Nancheng District, which is well-ordered and has no recycling layer, there is still a lot of evil hidden in the Santa Maria Charity Church.
From this point of view, Dean Wanta's position in Lanzhen Welfare Institute has at least opened up a pure land.
Ronan got off the car at the roadside outside the orphanage. At this time, Dean Wan, Paper Cut, and Zhai Weiwu were waiting at the entrance. Next to them was Zhai Gong, who was sitting and watching the rain.
Compared with what was observed through the soul cloak before, Zhai Gong's situation has basically remained unchanged. He was looking at the rain, but not with the stupidity of trying to see the rain out of flowers. He just entered a state of selflessness, testing his own ideas again and again.
Yes, Zhai Gong is constantly sketching the condensation ring.
He should have vaguely noticed the subtle environmental changes caused by the freezing rain, and hoped to use the interference picture constructed by the soul cloak to seize the opportunity to complete the "water condensation ring" project.
After all, water molecules are fully interfered with and are particularly active. It's different from being by the pool or on the sea. This pulsating rhythm is a very helpful guide.
In fact, the success rate of Zhai Gong's mind drawing is already very high. In the rain curtain, there are occasional flying water droplets passing through, showing the results of his efforts during this period. However, there is always a gap between these works and what Ronan calls "semi-permanent structures", that is, stable carriers that carry the wonders of spiritual and material interference.
It is this thin line of difference that is most annoying.
Since it was Ronan's cultivation plan, he naturally had some ideas when faced with this situation, but Paper-cutting and Dean Wanta were both there, so he did not implement it rashly, but sought their opinions.
"The model you mentioned is theoretically reliable, but it's just a little bit off." Paper-cut also saw the clue. He is also a spiritually awakened person, and his common sense structure is much more solid than Ronan's. "Today is the environment. Good, good condition, if this doesn’t happen, it will be too hurt.”
Wanta said: "Although physical properties are not inconsistent, it is not the best place to focus."
"What?" Paper Cut didn't understand.
Ronan understood: "What Dean Wan means is that the water condensing ring itself is not very suitable for Zhai Gong's ability."
"Is this also talking about mutual growth and mutual restraint?" Paper-cutting and Gao Tianshi have a good relationship, and they have been affected by it for a long time. This description is very traditional.
Wanta actually agreed: "Whether it is metal, wood, water, fire, earth, or electromagnetic, thermal energy and other forms of expression, it is just an introductory step leading to the ultimate physical nature. However, everyone has different personalities and sensitivities, and the direction should also be different. difference."
"Lao Zhai's ability is electronic affinity. Does it require a 'condensing ring'?" Paper Cut made a joke, "His Majesty the Emperor Wu may not have any in stock."
In fact, everyone understands that whether it is controlling water molecules or controlling electrons, it is actually beyond Zhai Gong's level. In the final analysis, this ring and that ring are just handrails to have a relatively stable support in the material world so that the ethereal soul power can act and multiply.
Listening to their discussion, Zhai Weiwu, who had been "listening to the Book of Heaven", suddenly sighed: "It's so troublesome mentally, I'd better recite sutras with the dean... Hey, Ruiwen, what is your ability?"
That's right, the purpose of this little brat's lament was to strike up a conversation with Rui Wen and find out the details - there was a new member of the orphanage who was well and truly admitted. He was a bit older than the rest of them, and he was still a "connected household". ", he couldn't help but be curious.
Unfortunately, Ruiwen remained silent and stood quietly on Ronan's side.
Ronan was not interested in children's tricks. During the communication process, he also observed Zhai Gong's work at close range and came to a preliminary conclusion-Zhai Gong's work was much more meticulous than him when it came to treating the water condensation ring. .
The overall structure outlined by its soul power reflects the rigor and precision of engineering drawing levels. It can be seen that when sketching, it seems to delineate multiple fulcrums and boundaries of the condensation ring structure, and decompose it into block steps that can be spliced together, meticulously.
Ronan realized something after looking at it for a long time, and had a deeper understanding of the subtle details of spiritual and material interference.
Undoubtedly, this method is the most labor-saving and optimal solution, but behind the precision is the embarrassment of being unsustainable. Ronan will probably never experience this feeling.
Ronan admired Zhai Gong's meticulousness, but now that the situation was different, it would be a waste...a waste of opportunity.
He thought for a moment, then silently stepped forward and bumped into Zhai Gong suddenly, directly interrupting Zhai Gong's state of oblivion.
Zhai Gong was stunned for a moment, and when he turned around to look, he saw Ronan simply sitting on the ground regardless of the humidity, taking out the paginated notebook that he rarely left behind, and then opened the imitation paper soft screen and drawing software.
The light shoots up and spreads out, reaching the boundary and being moderate. Ronan chose the three-dimensional drawing mode that was rarely used, and without hesitation, he started writing directly in the work area.
The structure of the "condensation ring" is like a smooth donut with an empty center and overall uncomplicated rules. However, this kind of three-dimensional curved surface structure is extremely difficult to draw by hand compared to the one-piece molding with ideas. The smooth and smooth lines require considerable professional skills.
Both Ronan and Zhai Gong have this point. The latter can also be seen that although Ronan's composition and lines are beautiful, they are not particularly precise and more like freehand simple drawings.
There is no denying that this method is particularly smooth. Soon, the projection area was filled with more than a dozen similar structures, and Ronan also turned on the animation effect to make these "donuts" flip back and forth.
Next, Ronan raised his fingers to Zhai Weiwu: "Come on, Weiwu, let me do a magic trick for you."
"ah?"
"Blow into these bagels, there will be a surprise!"
"Where are you coaxing the child?"
"If you don't come, I'll let your sister Ruiwen do it."
"Tch...ah, sister?" Zhai Weiwu was shocked. This was a situation he had never thought of. He instinctively looked at Ruiwen's chest immediately.
Ronan flicked a raindrop with his finger and hit Zhai Weiwu on the forehead: "Blow it or not."
"Blow, let me blow your skin!"
Having said that, Zhai Weiwu still stepped forward with interest, puffed up his cheeks, and blew a deep breath into the painting work area.
At this moment, more than a dozen "donuts" in the work area seemed to be blown by the airflow, floating out from the light of the finished work area, as if they were stained with special light powder, and turned into deformed luminous objects. Bubbles spread out.
"Wow, this is handsome!" Zhai Weiwu praised, not knowing how difficult it would be to show a similar scene.
Ronan's move was inspired by the Justice Order, which used projectors to build sacred space structures; Wan Pagoda also used similar methods to test Xie Junping and Du Yong's mystical attainments. .
Compared with the projector array, Ronan's method more reflects the interference effect of soul power turning virtual reality into reality, especially the method of attracting light with interference power, which is even more amazing.
Of course, any "magic" is just a gimmick, and the real value of this method will be revealed later - the luminous bubbles shrink rapidly at a visible rate, and a small number of them have unstable structures and collapse in the middle, but more It is still shrunk all the way to the point where it is difficult to see with the naked eye, just because the soft screen work area is "mounted" with low-light energy, emitting a needle-like ray of light.
Two seconds later, these rays of light turned into bright pearls. This was because these water-condensing ring structures successfully gathered water molecules and used water droplets to refract light.
The beautiful scenery did not last long, and the magic time passed quickly. The "pearl light" suspended in the air gradually extinguished, but Ronan's meaning had already been expressed. He smiled at Zhai Gong and said: "Believe me, the water condensing ring has a high fault tolerance rate. After all, the spirit intervenes on the material level, and pure structure cannot represent everything. Also, it is very difficult to go from zero to one, so for this we not only need precision, but also a little inspiration and luck."
