Because the "Heartless" were still killing each other, and Jiang Baimian only focused on direction, not distinguishing roads, and never stopped, and her own abilities were extensive, not to mention the equipment on her body, so after repelling three waves of attacks, she successfully broke out of that small city suspected to be the real "New World."

Of course, this was quite a distance from her expected target location, indicating that even if she only looked at the direction, there would be deviations.

Fortunately, this was expected, and she wasn't discouraged. She looked at the mountain range pattern and circled around the city's outskirts.

Running wildly, she only took less than ten minutes to run more than half a circle, and saw the heavy, iron-black gate at the tunnel entrance and exit.

"Thank goodness..." Jiang Baimian breathed a sigh of relief.

She quickly pushed open the gate, walked to Shang Jianyao's side, and knelt down on one knee.

Jiang Baimian quickly completed the process and saw Shang Jianyao's figure, but before she could say anything, that guy waved his right hand:

"I was just about to look for you!"

"Me too." Seeing that Shang Jianyao was still bouncing around, Jiang Baimian's heart immediately returned to its original place.

Shang Jianyao was unusually humble this time:

"You go first."

Jiang Baimian didn't decline and said directly:

"I found something in that vortex-shaped building..."

She started with the contents of those human brains and corresponding sticky notes, and continued until the corpses of Zhao Danlin and Winster Garland, and that area she couldn't enter yet.

"I ran into Winster Garland!" Shang Jianyao clapped his hands.

If the posture allowed, he would definitely slap his thigh.

"You ran into him?" Jiang Baimian had thought that Shang Jianyao would face many crises after the turmoil began, but she didn't expect him to confront Winster Garland, who was suspected to be a Ruling God, so quickly.

"Yeah." Shang Jianyao sighed, "He was eating Little Bear Cookies while threatening me. Fortunately, 'Bodhi' helped me block for a while, so I could run away smoothly."

Speaking of this, he emphasized:

"Winster Garland is suspected to be the Ruling God of April, 'Twisted Shadow'."

"I guessed it." Jiang Baimian was very calm, "If that's the case, then Zhao Danlin, the administrative director of the Eighth Research Institute, is likely to be the Big Boss."

"Wow." Shang Jianyao made a sound of admiration, "Worthy of being the Big Boss."

He then raised a question:

"But, as the administrative director of the Eighth Research Institute, why can she become our 'Pangu Biology' Big Boss?

"This is completely unrelated."

Jiang Baimian combined past guesses and thought for a moment:

"The Big Boss is responsible for the communication between the Eighth Research Institute and other research institutes, and most likely knows the existence of the underground building, knows that there is a group of people doing genetic research. When she became a Ruling God, considering that her own body was not preserved and had already died, she had the plan to establish 'Pangu Biology' to prepare a perfect body for herself. Well, this is also raising food."

The initial employees of "Pangu Biology" did not enter the underground building immediately after the destruction of the Old World. They also experienced the outbreak of "Heartless Disease" and the chaos of the situation before hiding underground and establishing "Pangu Biology" under the guidance of certain people.

From a timeline perspective, this is consistent with Jiang Baimian's speculation.

"Right, right, right!" Shang Jianyao immediately expressed his agreement, "'Truth' said that the Big Boss prepared a batch of matching bodies for them, the Ruling Gods and quasi-Ruling Gods who wanted to leave the 'New World'."

"'Truth' even told you these things?" Jiang Baimian was quite surprised.

"He said a lot..." Shang Jianyao suddenly got stuck, and then said angrily, "He lied to me!"

It would be abnormal if he didn't lie to you... Jiang Baimian muttered in her heart.

She cooperatively asked:

"What did he lie to you about?"

"He said that before obtaining a suitable body, he and the Ruling Gods were gods, completely different from humans, so extracting human consciousness for food was justified." Shang Jianyao said indignantly, "He also said that there were only thirteen Ruling God positions, and under normal circumstances, no one could replace them. Therefore, they could suppress all Awakened and establish a set of order that was beneficial to the survival and development of mankind, liar!"

Now it seems that the domain of each Ruling God corresponds to a certain part of the human brain, and because there are overlaps in the functions of different areas of the human brain, the abilities controlled by different Ruling Gods will have certain overlaps.

Stripping away the content of mysticism and leaving only science, neither Shang Jianyao nor Jiang Baimian could find a reason why an Awakened could definitely not become a Ruling God.

As long as he could develop the corresponding area of the brain step by step and improve his strength to the extreme, he would have the hope of becoming a Ruling God.

As for how to develop it, the results of the Eighth Research Institute must contain corresponding content, but there are greater risks and probabilities of failure, otherwise the Ruling Gods would not have lost their bodies in that disaster.

"If this secret is spread out, even if there are Ruling Gods behind the major forces, those Awakened in the 'Mind Corridor' will be restless. At that time, the Eighth Research Institute will be the target of public criticism, a treasure that invites disaster." Jiang Baimian sincerely sighed.

The road to "becoming a god" is right there, and most people will not be able to remain calm.

Shang Jianyao suddenly understood:

"No wonder the 'Deputy Director' said that if the secret they guarded was leaked, the Greylands would fall into eternal chaos and endless disasters."

"This is just one possibility. The final result should be that a small group of people become 'gods' and rule over the remaining ignorant people. As for how many people will die in the process, no one knows." Jiang Baimian said based on experience and intuition.

She didn't have time to do an in-depth analysis.

Without giving Shang Jianyao a chance to stray from the topic, Jiang Baimian actively asked:

"What else did 'Truth' tell you? Why did he tell you these things?"

Shang Jianyao quickly told Jiang Baimian the important points of his communication with "Truth."

"There is a certain degree of credibility, but the details are definitely filled with a lot of lies." Jiang Baimian bluntly said, "The fact that some Ruling Gods want to break free from the shackles of the 'New World' and return to the Greylands should be true, and the fact that the Big Boss has prepared a batch of suitable bodies for them is also mostly true. As for the rest, either they have been embellished, or they are just casual promises. At least I think that they also have the idea of getting rid of 'Zhuang Sheng's' suppression, and once there is no 'Zhuang Sheng's' suppression, it is difficult to predict what these Ruling Gods, who have long been alienated into non-humans, will do."

Based on her lack of understanding, besides the undeniable lie that the Ruling Gods were originally gods, she did not elaborate on which contents might be "Truth" deceiving Shang Jianyao.

"Then what should we do next?" Shang Jianyao habitually asked for advice.

Jiang Baimian "hmmed" and said:

"After listening to the views of the change-the-status-quo faction, we must understand the reasons for the maintain-the-status-quo faction. Listen to the positive words and the negative words. The more comprehensive the situation you grasp, the more you will know what kind of decision to make."

Clap, clap, clap, Shang Jianyao applauded:

"Good idea."

After praising, he changed the subject:

"But, when those Ruling Gods who want to maintain the status quo see me, they can't wait to skin me alive, turn me into spiritual power and absorb me into their bodies, and they don't give me a chance to communicate at all!"

"That's true..." Jiang Baimian wasn't stumped by this practical difficulty, and while thinking, she said, "Among the Ruling Gods who want to maintain the status quo, there are friendly ones to us, for example, 'Shattered Mirror', she is very likely Lin Sui. If you meet her, you can try to communicate with her. Also, you can learn why 'Bodhi' turned to the change-the-status-quo faction. Well, it's also strange that he let the monks give up their bodies and enter the 'New World'. Finally, you have to directly ask the friendly personality of 'Zhuang Sheng' why he established that order and bound the Ruling Gods."

"Understood." Shang Jianyao responded with high spirits, "I'll go now."

In order to ensure that she wouldn't be mentally exhausted in the next few hours, Jiang Baimian didn't dare to communicate too much, and nodded:

"Okay."

She was about to end the connection of consciousness when Shang Jianyao suddenly raised his hand:

"Wait a minute!"

Seeing Jiang Baimian looking over, he quickly explained:

"Did you just say that the Awakened's abilities come from the development of the brain, and that the area you can't enter yet is likely to hide high-precision products that stimulate the brain and cause humans to enter the 'God's Forbidden Zone'?"

Jiang Baimian was stunned for a moment, and her lips moved slightly:

"You just realized that?"

The focus of her sharing was clearly on this aspect!

Shang Jianyao smiled:

"I'm just confirming.

"Wait, take my body to the vortex-shaped building, and when you can enter that area, see if you can use the experimental results there to stimulate my brain and let me advance from the 'New World' to the Ruling God rank."

Jiang Baimian thought for a moment:

"Okay."

She then added:

"I almost forgot to say that I will carry your body to the Second Research Zone to avoid wasting time by running back and forth every time we communicate."

It would be fine if she wasn't a "directionally challenged" person, and with the support of the military exoskeleton, a round trip would take less than ten minutes.

Unfortunately, there are no ifs.

"Perfect!" Shang Jianyao laughed and waved his hand, "Let's all work hard!"

Ending the communication, Jiang Baimian carried Shang Jianyao's body on the back of the military exoskeleton, securing it tightly with straps.

Then, she checked the non-Ka and other biological agents, glanced at the crate containing the nuclear warhead, picked it up, and held it in front of her with her left hand.

Jiang Baimian then turned to the tunnel exit, hesitated for a few seconds, sighed softly, and ran towards that small city.

...

Inside the "Maze," Shang Jianyao slowed down his pace and opened the different colored doors on both sides again.

One door after another, he didn't encounter anyone.

After walking like this for ten minutes, Shang Jianyao's gaze suddenly froze.

Directly in front of him, at the end of the aisle, a blood-red door appeared.

"Where are the people? Where are the people?" Shang Jianyao was very disappointed, "Were they all blocked? I can't even find anyone to chat with!"