After making her judgment, Jiang Baimian sighed, not trying to hide it:
“What a pity…”
She was lamenting the shattering of her dream to experience an Awakened ability through such items.
At this moment, Bai Chen pondered and said:
“Its effects seem different from what the Fishmen Priests displayed.”
The Fishmen Priests’ abilities mainly affected breathing and heartbeat.
“Different domains.” Shang Jianyao turned serious, concisely stating his judgment.
“Mm.” Jiang Baimian nodded. “Judging from how Yan Hu could use the laurel branch to open the Fishmen Priest’s mind world and attempt a reverse descent, that item should have been formed from his aura and corresponding objects. This luminous pearl seems to be a harvest from his exploration of the Mind Corridor. I wonder which powerhouse it belongs to…”
Saying that, Jiang Baimian turned her head to look at Genaeva:
“Does Mechanical Paradise have a classification for Awakened abilities?”
Genaeva shook his head and said:
“As you can see, Mechanical Paradise has very little contact with the outside world. Most of the time, we complete it through the window of Tarnan. Occasionally, we send teams out to Redstone Town, Weed City, and the Seaside Alliance, but overall, we haven’t encountered too many Awakened to establish a classification and conduct a more in-depth analysis.”
“Indeed.” Jiang Baimian expressed her understanding.
She suspected that in matters related to Awakened, Mechanical Paradise probably didn’t know as much as Pangu Biology. It was just that the Old Task Force didn’t have enough authority at the moment.
When Shang Jianyao stuffed the yellow-green luminous pearl into a rubber glove and tossed it to Genaeva, Jiang Baimian raised her hand and touched her ear:
“Now that everything is ready, only the last question remains.”
For Operation Decapitation, she hadn’t thought of contacting the various forces in Redstone Town or cooperating with Tan Jie and the others.
The key to success in this kind of matter lay in suddenness and swiftness, and the more people who knew, the easier it was to leak information.
A ruler who isn't discreet loses his subjects; subjects who aren't discreet lose their lives; affairs that aren't discreet fail to succeed!
The Underground Ark had a longer history than Redstone Town. Their business allowed the settlement to be established. Over the years, the townspeople of Redstone Town and the Underground Ark would inevitably have various entanglements, which could be conflicts or secret connections.
Without being able to make an effective identification in a short period of time, Jiang Baimian didn’t want to risk leaking information. Anyway, Operation Decapitation didn’t need numbers to embolden them; small and elite was more suitable.
As for informing Pangu Biology, that was definitely not an option. This kind of matter would definitely be called off.
Choosing not to say anything meant that generals may disobey their sovereign's orders when abroad.
“What question?” Long Yuehong asked very cooperatively.
Jiang Baimian’s right hand, which had been touching her ear, slid down to her chin, and she said with a serious expression:
“As the saying goes, when anticipating the enemy, one must err on the side of caution.
“I had previously hypothesized that what if Di Marco was a Mind Corridor-level powerhouse who wasn’t much weaker than Yan Hu?”
Long Yuehong seemed to still have the influence of Coward lingering on him, and he shuddered slightly when he heard that:
“Then it’s better to abandon the operation.”
After expressing his attitude, Shang Jianyao began to tell a story:
“One day, Long Yuehong met a girl he truly liked. They were mutually attracted to each other and quickly fell in love…”
“What kind of adjective is that!” Long Yuehong couldn’t help but interrupt.
He was a little unsure of what Shang Jianyao wanted to express, so he chose to listen.
“Interpret, interpret.” Shang Jianyao didn’t use “All the dreams are illusory, why take them seriously” to gloss over it and sincerely apologized, “Later, they encountered danger, and the girl was about to die at the hands of someone else. At this time, would Long Yuehong feel that he was unable to do anything and simply give up, or would he fight to the death without leaving any regrets?”
Long Yuehong opened his mouth, but then fell silent.
Although he felt that Shang Jianyao’s story wasn’t so relevant to the current situation, he still felt like a vital spot had been struck by a sharp arrow.
Jiang Baimian raised her hand and pressed down:
“Can this be the same?
“Well, we have the luminous pearl, and we also have Genaeva, who is not affected by most Awakened abilities. Even in the worst-case scenario, it’s not like we don’t have a chance to fight.
“Moreover, do you remember? When Di Marco’s father was seriously ill, there was a rebellion in the Underground Ark, which resulted in heavy casualties for their family members. Only then did Di Marco become the master of the Underground Ark.
“Although I suspect that Di Marco was behind this, regardless, it shows that Di Marco’s strength at the time shouldn’t have been too strong, or things wouldn’t have developed this way.
“Think about it. A powerful Di Marco could both protect his family members from being killed in the rebellion and easily kill the family members blocking his path without needing to resort to a rebellion.”
After saying so much in one breath, Jiang Baimian pursed her lips and cleared her throat:
“Not many years have passed. Even if Di Marco has improved quickly, he definitely can’t compare to Yan Hu. I think he’s at most a little stronger than that Higher Mindless in Tarnan…”
Speaking of this, Jiang Baimian suddenly had inspiration, and her expression changed twice in a row.
“What’s wrong?” Long Yuehong, who felt that he was still affected by the residual effects of Coward, asked a little fearfully.
Jiang Baimian didn’t answer him. She looked at Shang Jianyao with a slightly complicated expression and asked thoughtfully:
“Do you remember how Di Marco evaluated You Gu?”
Shang Jianyao, like an artificial computer, basically repeated Di Marco’s words verbatim:
“Not all Arbiter like You Gu likes to gaze at their church.”
“Yes, yes, yes. Di Marco’s explanation was that You Gu was in charge of vigilance, so he himself would also appear vigilant.” Long Yuehong also recalled the relevant content.
Jiang Baimian nodded slightly and asked Shang Jianyao again:
“Do you remember what happened when we felt You Gu’s gaze?”
Before Shang Jianyao could answer, Long Yuehong had already widened his eyes:
“You guys were watched by You Gu?”
Bai Chen also showed a surprised expression.
Jiang Baimian certainly wouldn’t directly say that she was afraid of scaring them and didn’t tell them. She smiled and sighed:
“We weren’t sure at the time and thought it was an illusion. Now that I think of Di Marco’s words, I think this might not be false.”
She didn’t make up any other reasons because she had long discovered that Bai Chen lacked a sense of security and didn’t like being excluded.
Long Yuehong hissed:
“We were, were watched by an Arbiter…
“Arbiters really exist…”
Bai Chen glanced at him and nodded thoughtfully, without saying anything more.
Only then did Shang Jianyao answer the question Jiang Baimian had just raised:
“Before we felt You Gu’s gaze, Bishop Renato contracted Mindless Disease. Vielle believed that this was divine punishment for his affair with Mrs. Teresa.”
“No need to say the latter half…” Jiang Baimian stopped him somewhat weakly.
She then looked around and said solemnly:
“If it was really You Gu’s divine punishment, then I think Bishop Renato should have been ‘scared’ to death directly.
“Well, if we assume that Di Marco is a Mind Corridor-level powerhouse, a being that can be called a pseudo-god, and put it into his evaluation of You Gu and the You Gu gaze we felt, some different conclusions will be deduced.”
Shang Jianyao helped her say further:
“You Gu often gazes at the Vigilance Church in Redstone Town, not only because He is in charge of vigilance, but also because there is a Mind Corridor-level powerhouse suppressed at the bottom of this church.
“The Vigilance Church should have had this reason for only renting the upper floors of the Underground Ark when it was established, instead of other places.”
Saying that, Shang Jianyao began to deny himself:
“That’s not right. Di Marco wasn’t even born when the Vigilance Church was established.”
Jiang Baimian was also puzzled by this question:
“Could it be that Di Marco’s grandfather or great-grandfather was also a Mind Corridor-level powerhouse?
“Are the descendants of Mind Corridor-level powerhouses more likely to Awaken and more likely to enter the Mind Corridor? Hmm… Every master of the Underground Ark gives birth to a large number of children and chooses the most outstanding one as the successor. Is this using quantity to exchange for the Awakening of the descendants? Whoever Awakens will be the next master of the Ark?
“Di Marco became crazy after his youngest son died because his youngest son was a natural Awakened?”
This could explain some phenomena inside the Underground Ark, but it couldn’t cover everything.
Long Yuehong felt that the team leader’s speculation was not a big problem and said with trepidation:
“In this case, Di Marco may really be a very dangerous person, so should we still…”
The Old Task Force probably had little hope of dealing with him.
Jiang Baimian smiled when she heard that:
“This actually gives me a little more confidence.”
“Why?” Long Yuehong was very surprised.
Jiang Baimian turned to the north and said with a smile:
“This shows that the Vigilance Church, or rather You Gu, will not only not protect Di Marco, but may also provide us with some help.”
This was a major benefit.
Long Yuehong listened with great excitement, and his heart settled down a lot.
“What do we do next?” Bai Chen asked.
Jiang Baimian restrained her smile:
“This goes back to what I said earlier about ‘Everything is ready, only the last question remains:’
“If Di Marco is a powerhouse who has explored the depths of the Mind Corridor, then he will definitely be able to sense the existence of human consciousness within a large range. Let’s not talk about entering through the vents. Even if we approach the vents, we shouldn’t be able to hide it from him.
“Hehe, don’t think about taking advantage of the dead of night. Even when Shang Jianyao is asleep, he will have some spontaneous senses. A Mind Corridor-level powerhouse will only be more powerful.”
Shang Jianyao smiled when he heard that:
“I can hide my consciousness.”
This was a skill that every Awakened possessed. As long as they were not discovered by the other party’s five senses or tried to use their abilities to affect the other party, they would not be exposed.
Genaeva said in a slightly muffled voice:
“I shouldn’t have human consciousness.”
He wouldn’t be sensed either.
Jiang Baimian frowned slightly:
“But relying on just the two of you, it’s impossible to enter silently through the vents, even if there are two insiders inside.”