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Chapter 37 Yan Jingxing's Wish
The atmosphere in the room is quite warm.

Young people are reading intently, 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 raised his head secretly, 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 Chunzao.

On the other hand, could it be that Haruzao will one day get the same ability to "control people's hearts"...?
"I don't have this strange ability."

Ji Chunzao seemed to be able to guess what he was thinking, 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 have a little doubt.

"Brainwashing is not something that can only be done with superpowers - a sufficiently depressive external environment, a strict internal hierarchy, and a leader who is good at observing other people's mental states and speech skills can also be relied on. The essence of brainwashing is constant , Keep repeating the same lie, so that it is enough to be remembered by the human brain, so as to achieve the effect of replacing the truth with the false."

Xie Yuzhi analyzed calmly.

"After having the ability, the effect may be faster and more significant; but if this woman is smart enough, it is not impossible to achieve a similar effect in a certain period of time. Don't forget, there is still a blank period in the diary, this is the diary The key to a change in the attitude of the owner and the expedition team."

…That’s right, it was after that time that the diary owner started referring to the bosses who hired him as “prophets.”

"In addition, although the trajectory of this group of people is roughly the same as ours, I still found a few differences."

Xie Yuzhi took a pen and drew horizontal lines on the photocopied paper, marking the key points.

"For example, in the initial stage of exploring the underground palace. I noticed that the diary mentioned 'several rooms that cannot be opened'. According to my speculation, the room we went to for organ transplant operations is likely to is one of them."

"What's the reason?"

"As the core of the succession ceremony, the status of the operating room is very important in the entire palace. If they really found out, it makes no sense not to mention such an important thing, and it was also said in the diary, because he didn't Feeling disturbed by the harvest', which means that they have never reached the core room."

"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—a room that several junior high school students could open, why an expedition team assembled by professionals could not do it—is unknown.

"……there's 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 selected...right?"

"Well. If our understanding is correct, the warrior here is probably not a simple term, 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, the corners of her mouth slightly raised.

"You seem happy."

"..."

It is impossible to say that he is not excited now.

"We don't understand the meaning of 'overlord' or something. But if I understand correctly, this so-called 'element body' is a weapon made by an alien civilization, and it is specially provided for '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. After all, what you were implanted was the spine, which supports the body's motor function. If organ transplantation will cause bad sequelae, for me and Chunzao, the worst situation is nothing more than blindness in one eye, but for you, it is very likely that you will only be able to sit in a wheelchair for the rest of your life .”

"..."

Yan Jingxing lost the smile on his face.

"Don't, don't worry, this hasn't happened yet!"

Ji Chunzao comforted him in a panic at the side.

"What is 'not yet'..." He couldn't help but complain.

"It's okay, even if you are really paralyzed, as a friend, I will find a way to take care of you!"

——Then do you want to take care of me for the rest of my life?Yan Jingxing was so embarrassed that he didn't say these words.

"That's right, anyway, it doesn't matter to me to have someone at home... Cough, that's not what I mean."

Xie Yuzhi shook her head after recovering, realizing that the topic had gone a little too far.

"I mean, my worries at the time were probably pointless. Now it seems that in the eyes of alien civilizations, a real warrior is another definition-the warrior's instinct, just to take up arms, and more It exists because of 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 the weapons made by aliens."

After a moment of silence, Yan Jingxing finally expressed his thoughts at the moment:
"...Then, I want to have it."

He put his hands on the table and clenched them into fists.

"Only in this way can I be called a complete 'warrior'?"

"Of course, I think so 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 'element body' is used to fight against the overlord. If you get this weapon, you can have the same weapon as the big monster flying in the air. The power to fight—even if it is only a possibility, is already something we must have."

She looked at Ji Chunzao again.

The moment the eyes of the two girls meet, there is a tacit understanding that does not need to be communicated through words.They realized that they were on the same page and wanted to help the boy achieve his wish.

"Chunzao and I...we will do our best to help you." Xie Yuzhi turned her head and said to Yan Jingxing, "At present, this matter can be put at the top of the list. If you can have strong power, Our process of exploring alien stars will definitely become smoother."

"……Um."

He nodded unconsciously.But in the depths of Yan Jingxing's heart, there was still some uneasiness lingering.

There is no clear evidence for this matter, but since they discovered the UFO and moved to another planet, worries have been lingering in his heart.

"I don't know if you have noticed, but until now, I always feel that everything is happening by coincidence."

Yan Jingxing murmured, he did not intend to hide this worry from his companions.

"You mean, our experience is not a coincidence, but the result of being arranged?"

Xie Yuzhi continued following his words.

"Do you have the same idea?"

Yan Jingxing scratched his hair, feeling a little distressed.

"All our current encounters are inseparable from the guidance of the 'astronaut' whom only I have seen. In my opinion, since we know nothing about the existence of this person, we should not trust him Accept it all."

"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 experience can always be subtly matched: for example, the migrating predator king passed by the palace on the ground again. In addition, the astronauts It is also strange that the members can only be observed by you, Jing Xing. But my thought is... so what?"

Xie Yuzhi's tone was very serious, and a sentence in classical Chinese suddenly popped out of her mouth.

"Heaven and God take it, but you will be blamed; if the time is not right, you will be blamed instead."

"..."

"..."

Yan Jingxing and Ji Chunzao looked at each other in blank dismay.

They have become accustomed to communicating with Miss Xie, and occasionally they can't understand her words.

"This sentence means that if God presents an opportunity in front of us, if we don't take advantage of it, we will suffer disaster instead."

Makes sense.Yan Jingxing thought to himself, no matter what, it is always right to increase one's own strength.

"All right."

Xie Yuzhi clapped her hands.

"There is the last part of the diary, let us see the whereabouts of the 'element'."

*
"March 3. We finally found the body. It was hidden in a ganoderma-like device, and the followers called it a 'pod', and we dug it out."

"The Prophet looked happy, for her it was all done, for what she had expended her energy in organizing this expedition. The Prophet stood in front of the 'pod' and said to his followers, 'What are you doing? Very well, this is the 'element body', the aliens call it a 'genocide weapon'... It's actually the first time I've seen it with my own eyes, and I'm looking forward to seeing its power one day.'”

"I'm very puzzled, and I feel a little disappointed. Because this pod is not as big as I imagined, but it is two or three meters high, like a coffin. Does it really contain weapons that 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 'elements', otherwise the world would not be ruled by the overlord of the biosphere, Whereas the aliens are less visible. They just create a prototype, a possibility, but they don't give them enough time to hatch and grow'."

"'But that's enough for us. After all, we're not from this planet, we're from Earth—see what I mean? It's not our job to fight monsters on this planet. .'"

"I understand, of course I understand, the Prophet wants us to bring the body back to Earth. She thinks... what exactly does she want to do?"

"I don't understand it again. I know I shouldn't doubt the prophet's words, but those messy thoughts and what I said to Lao Zhang have made my head confused. Now... I just want to rest."

"I want to go back to Earth."

……

"On the morning of March 3, the Prophet announced to us that to let the fighters test the ability of the body, she chose one of the followers who followed her at the beginning, and he will use the body."

"But at this moment, Lao Zhang made a sudden attack. He shot and forced everyone to retreat. He also untied his clothes and shouted that he had a bomb strapped to his body. If he dared to come over, he would let everyone die together ... The industrial explosives that came to be blasted, I thought they would disappear after the camp was destroyed, but I didn’t expect him to hide them close to me all the time.”

"The Prophet chose to give in. Lao Zhang asked me to go with him, and the two moved the body back first. Lao Zhang said that if her words were true, then such a dangerous thing should never be handed over to this woman. "

……

"March 3. Before that, we walked for three days and three nights, trekking through dangerous forests everywhere."

"Old Zhang tried to use the ferrite several times on the way, but he ignored it at all. Maybe it needs to go through some special procedure that we know. Old Zhang said that as long as it can be brought back to Earth, someone will definitely be able to crack the mystery. "

"Since yesterday, we have run out of food and water. We dare not stop, and we can only drink our own urine when we are thirsty. But we finally reached the palace with difficulty."

"Even if there is no map, I still remember the way back. This is my ability as an explorer. Before returning to the device on the earth, Lao Zhang thanked me with a smile. He said that fortunately, you are the one who is sober. Companion, I will definitely feel hopeless. I will be lost on this planet and die in a corner where no one knows."

"When Lao Zhang was trying to move the body into the device, I stood behind and shot his head off with a gun."

"...the Prophet finally arrived. She smiled and praised me, stroked my head, and said I was doing a good job."

"Actually, when I rest at night these days, although I don't have time to write a diary, I can see the prophet every time I dream. She will talk to me a lot and chat with me..."

"The transfer has begun. The Prophet asked me and another follower to return to Earth with the body first."

"Then, I really came back like this, back to the earth I've been thinking about day and night. I can't believe it myself."

"But there is one thing that I didn't even tell the prophet. In fact, before leaving, I quietly ignited the delay fuze of the explosive on Lao Zhang's body."

"Maybe even the device over there will blow up. But it doesn't matter anymore, because after killing the guy who came back with me, the 'body' is now in my hands."

"I have to thank Lao Zhang, otherwise I would really be... (The handwriting here becomes scribbled) What a joke, that woman really thinks she can control me?!"

……

"April 4th. The notebook is full, and I need a new one tomorrow."

"Recently, I found that my mind has become more and more confused, and my memory is very poor. Sometimes I think of things from a long time ago, but I can't remember what happened yesterday, and I always have nightmares."

"I dreamed of that woman who claimed to be a prophet again. This is too ridiculous. I clearly knew that she was killed by me on another planet. Even if she wanted to become a ghost, she couldn't come to Earth, right? What the hell can be so powerful."

"Fortunately, I have always had the habit of keeping 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 tried many methods but failed to activate it. I don't know what the so-called 'real warrior' means? Could it be that woman talking nonsense?"

"It really doesn't work, maybe we have to find a way to get rid of it... No one jumped out of the cracks in the rocks. It's impossible for that woman to be the only one who knows about another planet in this world."

"I thought, I'm going to have to go find my old friend, the regular client who introduced me to the job."

(End of this chapter)