Aviya was not frightened by Shang Jianyao's ghost story. Her expression changed a few times before she said:
"Perhaps."
She did not deny Shang Jianyao's guess, and even thought it was possible.
How could an item considered extremely terrifying and dangerous by a big shot like Olei not have something special about it?
Before Jiang Baimian and Shang Jianyao could raise new questions, Aviya proactively provided a clue:
"My grandfather once used this phone to talk to someone."
"When, and with whom?" Jiang Baimian immediately asked.
Aviya once again showed a look of recollection:
"In the year before he became the Emperor of First City, my father twice saw him standing by the study window, holding this phone, not knowing who he was talking to.
"My father inquired about this matter, but only received the answer 'Don't ask again.'
"Not long after that, my grandfather suddenly awakened, and in just one year, he entered the Mind Corridor and found the door to the New World."
"Ah?" Jiang Baimian was a little surprised.
Shang Jianyao did not hide his confusion and curiosity:
"Olei wasn't an Awakened before?"
"Before the Old World was destroyed, he was just a scientist who loved fitness, fighting, and had undergone genetic optimization. He didn't show any abnormalities or awaken any abilities during the destruction of the Old World," Aviya quickly explained. "The reason he was able to become one of the founders of First City was because he could repair the robots in the city and then use them to restore the destroyed factory production lines. Without him, First City's situation would not have stabilized so quickly and expanded outward. This was something the powerful Awakened at the time couldn't do."
"Science and technology are the primary productive forces," Shang Jianyao agreed.
Aviya continued:
"Later, he was elected as the Chief Executive, precisely because he was 'weak' and did not pose a substantial threat to powerful figures like Cass and Delasai. He could serve as a buffer between them, effectively bridging the differences between the parties.
"Moreover, as a non-Awakened, he didn't need to participate in the corresponding confrontations during the war. He could stay with most of the ordinary soldiers, command them, and lead them. Therefore, my grandfather had a very high prestige in the army.
"At that time, powerful figures like Cass and Delasai probably never thought your grandfather would unify First City and be crowned as Emperor," Jiang Baimian deliberately added, hoping Aviya would continue.
Aviya showed a complex smile:
"My grandfather himself didn't expect it.
"Before becoming an Awakened and finding the door to the New World, he had a very clear understanding of his own position, knowing that he was just a product of compromise and could be removed from the Chief Executive's throne at any time.
"He only hoped to accumulate enough land, connections, and reputation for his family before that, while trying to reconcile the various parties, so that First City would not become a disorganized mess.
"He still had a lot of affection for this city and this power.
"It wasn't until he suddenly awakened, entered the Mind Corridor, and found the door to the New World that he suddenly had the ambition to become an Emperor and began to plan the corresponding actions."
Hearing this, Jiang Baimian once again turned her gaze to the silver-white phone in Aviya's hand.
Using it to talk to "someone," one could "naturally" awaken and, within a year, pass through the Sea of Origins and find the door to the New World in the Mind Corridor? This was not a dangerous item at all; it was clearly a divine artifact! Divine artifact… But why didn't Olei allow his descendants to use it, and even told them it was very dangerous and that they shouldn't dial that number unless absolutely necessary? One thought after another flashed through Jiang Baimian's mind.
She carefully asked:
"Simply holding this phone won't have any effect, right?"
Aviya pointed to herself:
"If there were any effects, it would definitely show on me."
"So the effect is loving to take baths!" Shang Jianyao suddenly understood.
Aviya decided to ignore him:
"I'll allow you to copy the data inside while I'm holding the phone."
"Don't!" Shang Jianyao revealed a terrified expression. "I'm afraid the computer will start its own concert in the middle of the night."
Aviya didn't understand, but Jiang Baimian was very clear about what this guy was referring to:
The Old Task Force had recorded Wu Meng's voice and almost been secretly influenced by him. If not for Xiao Chong's help, they would have become Wu Meng's puppets in the middle of the night, playing his recordings on their own.
Wu Meng, who was sealed by First City, was already so strange and terrifying. How could an item that the Emperor of First City claimed was very dangerous be any different?
Jiang Baimian suspected that if she copied the data from that phone onto a computer, the corresponding computer would likely become a silicon-based version of Wu Meng.
She thought for a moment and said:
"No need to copy, I'll just write down the number."
"Alright," Aviya lit up the phone screen and brought up the address book.
Because she was worried about not being able to find the correct entry at a critical moment, she had deleted all the phone numbers except for that string of garbled code. At this time, there was only one glaring contact on the screen:
"That One."
"This is my own note," Aviya explained with a sigh.
As she tapped into this "contact," Jiang Baimian saw a string of characters with no pattern whatsoever.
This was indeed as Aviya had described before. In addition to numbers and symbols, there were many random codes that could not be typed in the normal mode of a mobile phone keyboard.
Jiang Baimian didn't dare to be careless and didn't use the auxiliary chip to record it, fearing it would affect the electric eel-type bionic limb.
She took out paper and pen and honestly copied this string of things.
In the process, she heard Shang Jianyao asking a new question:
"Since your grandfather, Mr. Olei, has already found the door to the New World, why didn't he try to enter it before he died?
"This seems to allow him to extend his life for a long time."
Many Awakened who enter the New World are just sleeping and have not really died.
Moreover, even Yan Hu, who may or may not be in the New World, was skin and bones, but still alive.
Aviya was silent for a few seconds before saying:
"During the period when my grandfather's physical condition was getting worse and worse, some of his confidants were encouraging him to enter the New World.
"His answer was:
"I would rather die than go."
This… Jiang Baimian raised her head and stopped writing down the "number."
…………
Red Wolf Zone, inside the Senate.
Gaius walked to the front of the council hall, turned his body, and quietly watched the senators, including Inspector Alexander.
After they had fully recovered, the leader of the Reformists, the commander of the Eastern Legion, said in a deep voice:
"Varo and his accomplices colluded with the Salvation Army and the Anti-Intellectualism Church, controlled the Chief Executive, and attempted to cleanse those with dissenting opinions.
"Now, with the blessing of the Governing Star, they have all been eliminated by me!"
Alexander did not rashly attack Gaius. He looked around and saw a large number of corpses of Conservative senators.
His thoughts were in turmoil, and while he hesitated, Gaius's voice grew a little louder:
"For those who once blindly followed Varo, as long as they are willing to repent, the citizens will no longer pursue the matter.
"Everyone, things have come to an end. It is time to start a new chapter. We need to reorganize order, eliminate corruption, and take back the resources held by those traitors!"
He extended an olive branch to the centrists represented by Alexander.
Seeing that the Conservatives had lost their power and the Reformists had gained a clear advantage, Alexander nodded slightly and said:
"You're right.
"We now need to elect a new Chief Executive to talk to the citizens outside and resolve this crisis."
As soon as Alexander finished speaking, one Reformist senator after another shouted loudly:
"Gaius!"
"Gaius!"
"Gaius!"
A slight smile appeared on Gaius's face.
He turned his body and walked step by step to the high position that originally belonged to the Chief Executive, facing the surviving senators and said:
"I will calm the situation as soon as possible.
"After that, we will try our best to save those who can be saved, and those who cannot be saved, let them follow Varo to hell!"
Obviously, this turmoil has not ended, and it will burn to every corner of First City, but it is no longer completely out of control.
…………
"I don't understand why he would say that, and he never mentioned it again after that." Aviya briefly explained and looked at Jiang Baimian and Shang Jianyao. "I've told you everything I know."
Jiang Baimian put away the copied "mysterious number" and asked seriously:
"What do you need us to do?"
Aviya laughed, a little hysterically:
"Spread everything I've told you, so that the organization that wants to clear these clues can never succeed!
"If they really care so much, then destroy this world again!"
"Okay," Shang Jianyao agreed first.
Jiang Baimian pondered for a moment and said:
"As long as someone asks, I will tell them."
Aviya lowered her head and looked at the phone in her hand:
"Actually, I really want to throw it all to you, but I'm still not brave enough to give up my current life and it, which can serve as a last threat."