Embers Ad Infinitum

"'Truth'? Why have I never heard of such a senior?" After returning to the second floor of the cliff village office, Long Yuehong said while closing the door.

They didn't chat with Lao He about beliefs for a long time, because the "truth" in the other's mouth touched the blind spot of their knowledge, even the intelligent robots like Genava, who store a lot of data, and Jiang Baimian's extensive knowledge The "folklorists" are nowhere to be found.

At that time, Shang Jianyao had asked who Zhisui was, what characteristics he had, and what rituals he needed to complete if he wanted to believe in him, but Lao He didn't answer, he just smiled and said a few words perfunctorily.

Due to the obvious weirdness of the deities that the other party believes in, and because Sui Suicheng is related to the "Siming" of Zhi Sui, and there are some anomalies, the calm and rational Shang Jian Yao did not forcefully make friends, and let the target say something out of his heart. words, intend to observe for a while.

This has been affirmed and appreciated by Jiang Baimian.

Bai Chen pursed his lips and said:

"It may be another name for 'the last man', or an incarnation, just like the relationship between 'the world of freedom' and 'Zhuang Sheng'."

Jiang Baimian followed up and said:

"The puppet on Lao He's pendant is indeed very similar to the symbol representing the gods in the Anti-Intellectual Religion."

They are all people without facial features. .

In anti-Intellectual teachings, this is a symbol of the "last man".

"The ability of the Awakeners described by the village chief is also suspected to belong to the 'last man' domain." Genava, who was still wearing a burqa, helped to add evidence.

"Lao He denies this guess." Shang Jianyao's expression "I will believe whatever he says".

After he saw clearly the pendant that Lao He pulled out, he asked back on the spot, "The last man?"

And Lao He shook his head without hesitation, indicating that "truth" is not "the last man".

Jiang Baimian said "um":

"Theoretically speaking, the gods you believe in are something that someone who is old is something to be proud of, and there is no need to deny it, just like the major Buddhist sects all frankly admit that the 'World Freedom Tathagata' is 'Zhuang Sheng'.

"However, the 'Last Man', who is in charge of memory, is quite mysterious. The 'anti-intellectualism' who believes in him also inherits this characteristic. His style of behavior is mad with caution, and arrogance reveals caution..."

What she means is that the "last person" of Zhisui may be like this, with layers of fake identities and multiple incarnations that no one knows about.

In this way, it is normal for a believer of one of his incarnations to not know that his deity is the "last man".

"But there is also the possibility that the 'truth' is something else, or not." Jiang Baimian added, "Do you remember Yan Hu? Before he fell asleep, he was a **** on Huxin Island with his followers. We coexist. Similar situations are common in many places on the dust, and in the chaotic era and the early days of the new calendar, it is not too rare."

Shang Jianyao slapped his right fist with his left palm and said:

"I know.

"'Truth' is a 'New World' powerhouse in the 'last man' field of Sui Mocheng, or even the only 'New World' powerhouse, so he has gained the belief of some residents."

Bai Chen thought for a while and said:

"But why did he make the symbol that symbolizes himself almost the same as the 'last man', and is he not afraid that his followers will have cognitive confusion after encountering people who are 'anti-intellectualism'?"

"It's possible that the symbols in the 'last man' field are fixed, so we have to start with the source of mysticism..." Shang Jianyao glanced at Jiang Baimian, forcibly posing as a folklorist.

Jiang Baimian rolled his eyes and said:

"The symbol corresponding to an old age is actually not fixed.

"Do you remember the Vigilant Cult, the Fear Cult, and the Friendly Hand who also believe in 'Yougu'?"

These are the three sects that the "Old Tune Group" has encountered in the Redstone Collection. They all believe in "Yougu", but they have different ideas and symbols.

At that time, folklore scholar Jiang Baimian took time to do some inquiries.

This is not too important, it took Long Yuehong a little time to recall:

"The symbol of the vigilance sect is a half-closed door, behind which there are faint figures of women..."

He was most impressed by this, and sometimes nightmares would be based on it.

"The symbol of the Order of Dread is the black female shadow, and the hand of kindness is the hand that glows slightly in the depths of darkness.

"What they have in common is that they all have dark and gloomy meanings. Well, when these three sects debated, they never accused the other's symbols of being unable to represent Zhisui'yougu."

"It seems like this..." Shang Jianyao was quite frustrated and was not too willing to admit it.

Genova made a slightly synthetic voice:

"Each Zhisui controls multiple domains, and maybe those symbols don't directly represent Zhisui, but a certain domain below.

"For example, the woman behind the door corresponds to 'vigilance', the black female shadow corresponds to 'fear', and in the dark

Glowing hands correspond to 'friendly'. "

Jiang Baimian nodded:

"This is more common in folklore, in religion, in occultism.

"So, as the powerhouse of 'New World', the field that 'Truth' masters is memory-related, which corresponds to the symbol of 'Anti-Intellectualism'?"

For this speculation, Bai Chen, Long Yuehong and Shang Jianyao all agreed.

Just when Jiang Baimian was about to move on to the next topic, Shang Jianyao suddenly laughed and said in a low voice:

"I thought of another possibility."

"What is possible?" The honest Genava was very cooperative.

Gu Nishang saw Yao and looked around and said:

"Replace!

"'Truth' uses the symbol of 'last man' in order to replace the other party one day."

"Have you read a lot of old world entertainment materials?" Jiang Baimian's first reaction was annoyed and funny.

Then, she thought about it:

"It's not impossible. After all, we don't know the exact form of existence of the old people and the specific situation of the 'new world'."

"If the executives will become weak, fall and be replaced, many things can be explained." Bai Chen remembered the destruction of the Fourth Research Institute, and the thirteen executives mentioned by Shang Jianyao. What happens when a new one is born after each month is over.

Papapa, Shang Jianyao applauded, but Long Yuehong's heart was inexplicably heavy.

Jiang Baimian slowly exhaled and said:

"This is just speculation for now.

"What deserves our attention now is why the 'Siming' sect in Suimingcheng allows 'Truth' to preach and develop believers?

"Also, the two sides get along quite well."

"Didn't the big boss always care about believers, and don't like to get along with humans as an old man?" Long Yuehong replied in a conditioned reflex.

"The big boss is the big boss, and the executives of the 'Siming' sect are the executives of the 'Siming' sect. The two cannot be completely equated." Jiang Baimian explained, "Since Sui Mocheng has publicly disclosed its views on the big boss. Faith, the elders there should not allow other sects to appear, unless they can't beat it or have some practical considerations."

This is determined by the characteristics of religions themselves. They will instinctively exclude other beliefs, and will not consider integration or coexistence until they are limited by reality.

Of course, with the exception of the oddities like the Friendly Hand.

"Maybe it's really hard to beat." Shang Jianyao gloated on his face, "The big boss doesn't care about real things, and there are fewer 'New World' powerhouses who believe in 'Siming' at the end of the year, so he can't help 'truth' at all. Only compromise."

Long Yuehong muttered:

"Maybe it's just that the cost of eliminating 'truth' is too high, so it's better to cooperate."

Bai Chen glanced at Jiang Baimian:

"Another possibility is:

"'Truth' has a close relationship with the big boss and is an ally of a certain faction in the 'New World'."

"Well..." Jiang Baimian nodded slowly.

Everyone else didn't know what to say for a while, even Shang Jianyao just said to himself:

"The relationship between the big boss and the 'last man' is not very good?"

No one answered him.

After a while, Jiang Baimian glanced at the team members and said:

"Before the people in Sui Mocheng have left, I have been in contact with them more these days.

"After that, if there is a chance, you can ask Hey to find out the exact location of Sui Mocheng and visit there. Forget it~www.readwn.com~ I will not consider this matter for the time being."

"Why?" Long Yuehong asked in confusion.

Jiang Baimian smiled and said:

"Go jumping under the eyes of the big boss? Maybe there is a place that the big boss pays attention to."

"Yeah." Long Yuehong woke up.

The guiding spirit of the "Old Tune Group" in formulating the plan this time has always been to find clues from various experiments on the margins and the ruins of cities that do not belong to "Siming".

…………

In the evening, Shang Jianyao entered the "Soul Corridor" again and pushed open the door of room '506'.

As soon as he entered the dream, he saw the vague female figure sitting on the single sofa in the living room, got up and greeted him.

"You're here at last!" said the female figure in a hysterical tone. "Ask, ask! I'll tell you all!"

"Are you sick?" Shang Jianyao asked with concern.

"No!" the female figure shouted, "I want to get rid of this nightmare completely! Don't look for me again!"

Shang Jian Yao rubbed his chin and said to himself:

"The psychological pressure accumulated in reality leads to thinking day and night and dreaming, and in the dream state, the mentality completely collapses, and there is an urgent need to vent?"

Do not

When the other party responded, he turned to ask:

"Who is that executive in the depths of the laboratory?"

While speaking, Shang Jianyao took two steps back, ready to escape from this dream at any time.

The female figure was silent for a while, and replied in a slightly erratic tone:

"'dawn'……"