After taking the Bodhi statue, Shang Jianyao didn't rush to use it, but began to mutter:
“Need to make some preparations…”
He then opened the tactical backpack hanging on his body and took out the "Six Senses Beads" and the small jade Buddha, one to wear on his wrist and one to hold in his hand.
Next, he took out the "Life Angel" necklace.
As his left leg sank and the program adjusted, the exoskeleton supported his body.
The male body of Gitis next to him was a little stunned to see him take out several items like a magician.
After putting the "Life Angel" necklace around his neck, Shang Jianyao held the small jade Buddha in one hand and supported the Bodhi statue in the other, turning his gaze to Professor Qin more than two hundred meters away.
A blue-green light lit up, and Shang Jianyao's consciousness jumped and entered the target's "Sea of Origin".
Here, shimmering lights formed the ocean, flashing quietly, with no wind and no waves.
Shang Jianyao hovered in mid-air, looked around, and then sat down cross-legged, chanting the Buddha's name with great professionalism:
“Namo Anuttara-Samyak-Sambodhi…”
In the chanting, the "Sea of Origin" stirred, and those shimmering lights highlighted past fragments, forming huge waves that surged toward the sky wave after wave.
With purposeful exploration, Shang Jianyao quickly gained something.
As a quasi-high-level member of the Eighth Research Institute, Professor Qin did know the specific location of this organization!
He didn't need to cover his eyes or plug his ears when he went in and out.
If there was no heavy snow and corresponding warning, he would take a helicopter, otherwise he would take a car, with special personnel handling the traces.
And if they encountered a blizzard, even the people from the Eighth Research Institute were unwilling to go out in such weather.
From Professor Qin's memory, Shang Jianyao couldn't actually determine where the Eighth Research Institute was located, after all, Professor Qin didn't need to fly the helicopter or drive the corresponding vehicle himself, and didn't need to remember the exact coordinates.
Shang Jianyao could only remember the route he took and the geographical features along the way, and then hand it over to Genava to calculate the exact location of the target.
After achieving his intended purpose, Shang Jianyao relaxed, even skipping the step of chanting the Buddha's name, and continued to use the power of the Bodhi statue to mobilize Professor Qin's memory fragments about the Eighth Research Institute.
This was not much different from what Murray and Benito had said, only more detailed and accurate.
Perhaps because Professor Qin had suffered from physical torment for many years, and his personality was extreme and gloomy, he felt that the members of the "Council of Professors" were not good people, and regarded them as competitors for entering the "New World". He privately reviewed many related memories from the subordinates and descendants of these high-level members, and learned what price some people might pay.
At the same time, he also learned a lot of rumors.
Among them, there were many that made Shang Jianyao sigh in admiration.
For example, a member of the "Council of Professors" firmly believed that he was a tree. He didn't say a word at every meeting, occasionally moving with the wind, and relying on his descendants to pick him up and drop him off.
If his family hadn't called injecting nutrient solution "watering," he might have starved himself to death long ago.
In Professor Qin's view, it was a waste of resources for such a guy to occupy a position on the "Council of Professors." He wished he would die sooner so that he could free up a seat.
However, that tenured professor was really strong, and no one was even sure if he was a fictional character.
——The data from the Eighth Research Institute shows that "self-perception as non-human" is a cost of the "Shattered Mirror" field.
During a quick exploration, Shang Jianyao soon made another discovery:
Deep within the Eighth Research Institute, there seemed to be something hidden. One of the missions of the "Council of Professors" and even their organization was to guard the passage and prevent people from approaching it.
“Interesting…” Shang Jianyao smiled.
After a while, his consciousness returned to his body.
“Here you go.” Shang Jianyao handed the Bodhi statue to Gitis's male body.
The man wearing a baseball cap was dazed for a few seconds and said:
“So fast?”
According to "his" experience, it would take at least several minutes for a person trying "Destiny Vision" for the first time to adapt and understand what to do.
And subsequently, finding relevant information from the vast sea of memories was also a matter of practice makes perfect. A novice might be instantly stunned by a large amount of information, while a skilled person would know how to do the filtering.
A compassionate look appeared on Shang Jianyao's face, but it was blocked by the mask of the military exoskeleton device.
“Namo Anuttara-Samyak-Sambodhi, this monk is also a member of the Buddhist sect.” After handing out the Bodhi statue, he raised his left palm again.
“Can’t tell.” Gitis's male body said honestly.
“How is it?” Jiang Baimian approached and asked.
Shang Jianyao replied with a smug tone:
“There were gains.
“I discovered that most Awakened have personality defects, which can really ruin things sometimes. There are really not many people like me, uh, like us.”
As he spoke, he strayed from the topic.
Jiang Baimian glanced at Gitis's male body. Considering the urgency of time and wanting to avoid involving the other party in matters related to the Eighth Research Institute, she nodded to Shang Jianyao:
“Let’s discuss it when we get back. Deal with the scene now.”
At this time, Long Yuehong and Bai Chen had both been awakened by Genava.
The implanted memories were no longer affected due to being incomplete and contradictory, they just treated it as watching a movie starring themselves, no, it couldn't be considered a movie, just a few spliced together fragments.
“How to deal with Professor Qin?” Bai Chen, wearing the military exoskeleton device, asked Jiang Baimian.
She had already locked onto the unconscious and unconcealed target using the integrated early warning system.
Before Jiang Baimian could answer, Shang Jianyao preemptively said:
“I promised that if he gives up resistance, he’ll be treated leniently!”
He got himself caught in his own trap, didn't he? As expected, "thought implantation" type abilities still have some aftereffects, well, it might also be a characteristic of a certain Shang Jianyao… Jiang Baimian muttered to herself.
“This is your promise, so you don’t need to interfere with how to deal with him.” Bai Chen replied calmly to Shang Jianyao.
Shang Jianyao fell into deep thought, as if he had encountered a bug.
Jiang Baimian then said:
“Compared to handing Professor Qin over to the ‘White Knights Order’ or the major forces to suffer long-term torture, getting rid of him now might not be lenient treatment for him.”
And constantly controlling an Awakened in the depths of the "Mind Corridor" put enormous pressure on the "Old Task Force." It was unknown when a mistake would occur.
Relying on "thought implantation," who knew what event or image would cause the effect to collapse. Relying on long-term injections of anesthetics, Professor Qin might develop a certain resistance and quietly wake up before the expected time.
“Okay.” Shang Jianyao finally nodded in agreement.
Jiang Baimian turned to Bai Chen, Long Yuehong, and Genava and said:
“You go over and eliminate the target, bury the body, uh, Genava is responsible for checking what items he has on him.”
“Okay.” Bai Chen replied coldly.
Long Yuehong nodded along.
He glanced at the corpse of Qiao Chu not far away, his vision dominated by a blood red color.
He really didn't expect that in the end, he would be the one to kill this old acquaintance of the "Old Task Force" with a burst of gunfire at close range.
In that instant, a joke from the past flashed through his mind:
Kill him and make him into a specimen…
It's all because of this bastard, always saying disgusting things! Long Yuehong cursed Shang Jianyao in his heart and hurried toward the hill with Bai Chen and Genava.
He was wearing the "Black Marsh Iron Serpent" bionic intelligent armor, so his speed definitely couldn't keep up with the military exoskeleton device, and he was forced to lag behind.
By the time he arrived, Bai Chen had already given Professor Qin a short burst, ending his life.
Genava picked up the "Hobby Pen" that had fallen to the side, pulled off the "Maze Glasses" from Professor Qin's face, and said to his companions:
“These two should be items.”
Bai Chen and Long Yuehong didn't dare to touch them, and just nodded to indicate that they would let the team leader and Wei confirm it later.
Then, Genava searched Professor Qin's body and rummaged through his small backpack, finding a pistol, bullets, and explosives, but no money.
“Does he usually rely on his abilities to eat and drink for free?” After hearing this news, Shang Jianyao looked righteously indignant, and no longer had the slightest hesitation about lenient treatment.
On the other hand, they found two Grand Knight Gold Coins and more than a dozen Knight Silver Coins on Qiao Chu.
Jiang Baimian then turned her head to Gitis's male body and said:
“Two items, you can choose one.
“You can also take half of the remaining spoils, including that Gauss rifle.”
In this battle, Gitis played a very important role.
“Let's discuss it after confirming the effects and costs when we get back.” Gitis's male body said after a moment of silence.
"He" was not yet an Awakened, and his desire for other items was not so high.
At this time, Genava and the others had buried the corpses of Professor Qin and Qiao Chu and dealt with the scene.
“Should we conduct a search? Professor Qin and Qiao Chu couldn't have walked here, their vehicles must be within a kilometer or two.” Bai Chen consulted the team leader's opinion.
“And our exoskeleton device!” Shang Jianyao agreed.
Jiang Baimian thought for a moment and said:
“Let’s not linger any longer, lest something unexpected happen.
“The most important thing now is to go back and analyze the gains, lock onto the target, and report to higher-ups.”
Except for Shang Jianyao, no one objected. Thanks to the readers who deleted and sent a lot of recommendation tickets
The members of the "Old Task Force" successively disarmed and got into the jeep, heading back to Gesterbourg, followed closely by the crimson off-road vehicle driven by Gitis's male body.
On the way, Shang Jianyao asked with confusion:
“What about the bloody disaster?”
ps: Asking for guaranteed monthly votes at the beginning of the month~