Gitis had become accustomed to Shang Jianyao's applause, and added as a final remark:

"I want to prove that women are the same as men, equally capable of becoming true knights and reliable guardians."

"No, you don't need to prove it," Jiang Baimian said with a smile. "Don't adopt that mindset, because it's already the case, don't you think?"

She looked around as she asked the question.

Shang Jianyao, Long Yuehong, Bai Chen, and Genaava all nodded in unison.

Jiang Baimian retracted her gaze and said with an unchanging smile:

"Approaching it with the intent to prove will affect your performance, give you unnecessary pressure, and limit your perspective. Um, I firmly believe that you can become a true knight and that you can change the current situation of the 'White Knights' to some extent."

Gitis seemed to understand and not understand Jiang Baimian's words, nodding lightly.

"Thank you," Gitis said.

Jiang Baimian casually asked another question:

"Did that monk mention what he came to Gestaltburg to do?"

"No," Gitis shook her head. "Before he gave me the statue, I always thought he was an ordinary monk, no different from the monks who occasionally passed through and stayed for a while in the past, so I didn't ask him about this."

"Did he behave in any way that was unusual?" Jiang Baimian pressed.

Gitis shook her head again:

"We had very little contact, and the duration was short."

"Alright," Jiang Baimian said, ceasing her questioning.

Shang Jianyao glanced at Genaava and asked Gitis with concern:

"When that monk gave you the statue, did anyone else see it?"

"In these three years, has anyone accidentally discovered that you carry the statue with you?"

"No," Gitis said with a faint smile. "If such a person existed, I would have become a bounty long ago."

Shang Jianyao immediately made a shrugging gesture to Jiang Baimian, meaning, "See? The information we got back from the sheriff is useless. It was a waste of a Great Knight gold coin and some of Old Ge's battery power."

Jiang Baimian glared at him, indicating that investigating something was inherently a process of trial and error until the correct direction was found.

She turned to Gitis and said:

"I'll give you the biological agent tomorrow morning."

"No problem," Gitis said, displaying a clear trust in them.

The "Old Task Force" then bid farewell to Gitis and returned to their suite upstairs.

After sitting down, Jiang Baimian let out a long sigh of relief, and exclaimed sincerely:

"Our two major goals in coming to Gestaltburg have been preliminarily achieved."

The "Old Task Force" came to Gestaltburg mainly to investigate two things: first, what Shang Jianyao's father's team was inquiring about here, and what their main purpose in going to Corningmus was; and second, the situation related to the Eighth Research Institute.

Now, through Gitis, the "Old Task Force" had learned what information Shang Jianyao's father's team had gathered in Gestaltburg, who they were mainly visiting in Corningmus, and by seizing the Molle lead, Jiang Baimian and the others had controlled the two special envoys, Murray and Benito, planning to use them as bait to find the specific location of the Eighth Research Institute.

This basically achieved the "Old Task Force's" preset goals.

"Yeah, yeah," Long Yuehong nodded in agreement. "Everything has gone relatively smoothly. Now it's just a matter of waiting for the Eighth Research Institute to reply to Murray and Benito's telegram."

He glanced at Shang Jianyao and said hesitantly:

"We don't know how many days we'll have to wait. Should we take advantage of the time we have and go to Corningmus first to find the luxurious apartment where the Child of the Year resides?"

Knowing that he meant well, Jiang Baimian smiled and said:

"Corningmus isn't going to run away. It's okay to go later. But the Eighth Research Institute's reply could come at any time."

"Yeah, yeah," Shang Jianyao chose to agree.

"What we need to discuss now is how to use Murray and Benito to bypass the Eighth Research Institute's multiple firewalls and pinpoint their exact location," Genaava said in a slightly synthetic voice.

Jiang Baimian and the others fell silent at the same time, seriously thinking.

After a while, Jiang Baimian said hesitantly:

"Relying solely on our own abilities, it's indeed difficult to cope with the Eighth Research Institute's hidden scrutiny and filtering. But what if we had the 'Heavenly Eye Vision'?"

Bai Chen suddenly realized:

"Team Leader, do you mean to borrow that Bodhi statue from Gitis for a while?"

"Yes," Jiang Baimian nodded slightly. "The 'Bodhi' domain's abilities are quite useful in such matters, especially the 'Heavenly Eye Vision', 'Heavenly Ear Vision', and 'Mind Reading' abilities, which won't cause the target to exhibit any abnormalities."

In other words, under the influence of such wide-ranging "Heavenly Eye Vision" and "Heavenly Ear Vision," the "Old Task Force" didn't need to control Murray and Benito at all. They could let them return to normal and "follow" them from afar.

And in this way, they could pass through the hidden scrutiny and filtering.

"Will Gitis lend it to us?" Long Yuehong thought this was the biggest problem.

"We're already friends!" Shang Jianyao emphasized.

Jiang Baimian hummed in agreement:

"While the Eighth Research Institute hasn't replied yet, let's have more contact with Gitis and increase the trust between us. Then we'll offer collateral of sufficient value."

"The nuclear bomb?" Shang Jianyao asked in horror.

"Why do you always think about nuclear bombs? Aren't our other things valuable?" Jiang Baimian retorted unhappily.

After discussing this matter for a few sentences, Bai Chen changed the subject:

"What should we do with Murray and Benito?"

Jiang Baimian already had a plan in mind, and said with a smile:

"Find an opportunity, preferably with the help of one of Gitis's identities, to let Murray and Benito accidentally discover something wrong, discover contradictions, and thus break free from the 'thought implantation' we fed them.

"In this way, their experience will be logical and able to withstand scrutiny."

"A good idea," Long Yuehong praised the team leader.

"But there's a problem with this," Shang Jianyao said coldly. "After Murray and Benito report this matter to the Eighth Research Institute, the Eighth Research Institute might not be in a hurry to recall them. Instead, they might secretly organize people to come to Gestaltburg to ambush us, catching us off guard."

Clap, clap, clap, Genaava applauded Shang Jianyao.

This was indeed a possible scenario.

"After Murray and Benito return to normal, should we ask Gitis to use 'Heavenly Ear Vision' to monitor their situation all the time? This way, we can grasp the Eighth Research Institute's movements as soon as possible," Long Yuehong suggested.

"What if the Eighth Research Institute doesn't let Murray and Benito participate in the mission to eliminate us at all? After all, they're only at the 'Sea of Origins' level," Shang Jianyao retorted.

Jiang Baimian thought for a moment and said:

"Ask Gitis to help us predict the fate of the next period of time?

"I don't believe that the people sent by the Eighth Research Institute can all evade prediction."

In short, without Gitis's help, or rather, without the assistance of that Bodhi statue, the "Old Task Force" really didn't have many ways to deal with the Eighth Research Institute.

After all, this was also a hidden great power.

Jiang Baimian's initial idea was to use the characteristic of the "Affectation Person" that could slowly take effect - to also let Murray and Benito return to normal, and then use the "Affectation Person" to influence them. When they returned to the Eighth Research Institute or met the people picking them up, they would gradually make irrational behaviors and expose their location to the "Old Task Force."

The biggest problem with this plan was that once Murray and Benito left Shang Jianyao's sphere of influence, their affectation would no longer be controlled by the "Old Task Force," and Jiang Baimian and the others would find it difficult to predict how this would manifest.

After discussing and formulating corresponding contingency plans, the members of the "Old Task Force" entered their respective rooms.

"Now that I have free time, can I continue to explore the 'Mind Corridor'?" Shang Jianyao asked Jiang Baimian for instructions.

Jiang Baimian hummed in agreement:

"You may."

"Good!" Shang Jianyao excitedly lay down on the bed.

...

Inside the "Mind Corridor," he once again came outside room "205."

This most likely belonged to the February Year Star, "Dawn."

Shang Jianyao divided himself into ten, surrounding the vermilion door.

"We have to go in once, sooner or later. The traces of the Year Stars' intervention are becoming more and more obvious," the reckless Shang Jianyao encouraged his colleagues.

The calm and rational Shang Jianyao rubbed his chin and said:

"I think we still need to wait."

"Wait until when?" the honest Shang Jianyao asked.

The calm and rational Shang Jianyao slowly exhaled:

"Wait until we confirm the location of the Eighth Research Institute, wait until we explore Corningmus.

"At that time, even if we encounter something in this room, we will die without regrets."

"I've never seen you afraid of death before," the timid and cowardly Shang Jianyao sneered.

The calm and rational Shang Jianyao smiled:

"Perhaps it's because we're getting closer and closer to the answer, so we have expectations and concerns."

"You're acting like a philosopher," the honest Shang Jianyao said bluntly.

However, most of the Shang Jianyaos agreed with the calm and rational one's statement and decided to explore room "205" after locating the Eighth Research Institute and finding out the whereabouts of their father.

Like the previous times, they chose to explore the surrounding rooms that they had not yet entered.

...

After dawn, the "Old Task Force" had breakfast and returned to the hotel, where they met Gitis, who had just completed the handover, and led her to their jeep.

Jiang Baimian took out the biological agent and gave two doses to Gitis:

"One dose every three days. It takes about half a day to see a slight effect, and the effect reaches its peak on the third day."

"Alright," Gitis took the medicine and carefully placed it in her backpack.

At this time, Shang Jianyao said with friend-like candor:

"We might have to borrow your Bodhi statue for a while in the future."

Seeing Gitis suddenly cast a wary gaze, he quickly added:

"We'll give you collateral of sufficient value, the kind that can be sold to exchange for the latest gene-modified medicine plus some medicines and biological agents."

"Military exoskeleton device?" Gitis frowned slightly.

Shang Jianyao looked "shocked":

"How did you know?"

He then answered himself:

"Oh right, you're still Estella."