Large ranches... the food of the Ruling Deities... feeding on human consciousness... These words were like muffled thunder, one after another, exploding in the minds of Long Yuehong and the others.

Their expressions couldn't help but change, and even Shang Jianyao looked solemn, his eyes wide open.

Almost simultaneously, they thought of one thing:

The experiment on the effects of cold environments on human spirit and physique!

People with strong physiques and good spirits have more delicious and nutritious consciousness? Jiang Baimian's thought flashed, her face ashen.

Immediately afterwards, a scene emerged in her mind:

Inside the "Pangu Biology" underground building, after the lights were turned off every night, the temperature was as cold as winter, and the popularization of genetic modification made most people's physique good...

As several members of the "Old Task Force" were lost in thought, the buzzing sound echoed in the jeep.

Before long, a slightly hoarse male voice rang out again:

"I am Du Heng, don't think there's no problem now, wait until the Ruling Deities return to the graylands..."

After a brief pause, he suddenly let out an extremely horrified and shrill scream:

"Truth!"

The shout made Long Yuehong's ears ring a little.

The recording ended there, that cry of "Truth" seemed like someone's dying scream.

"That's all the content." Genaeva ended the playback, breaking the silent silence in the jeep.

After a while, Long Yuehong forced a smile:

"I don't know if it's true or not."

"Yeah, yeah." Shang Jianyao agreed.

In the next second, the honest him said to himself:

"Eating the consciousness cleanly is dying on the spot, only moving the essence is turning into a 'Heartless'?"

Long Yuehong didn't want to discuss this issue, it was like letting an injured person tear open their unhealed skin, letting him face the bloody pain directly.

"In that case, the 'Heartless Disease' doesn't have a virus theory..." Jiang Baimian gathered her mind and continued along Shang Jianyao's guess.

"Then why can the strong from the 'New World' also spread the 'Heartless Disease'?" Bai Chen asked a question.

Jiang Baimian pondered slightly and said:

"They entered the 'New World', maybe they have already gained the ability to directly influence human consciousness."

Before others could speak, she said to herself:

"The strong from the 'New World' also need human consciousness as fuel to travel between reality and the 'New World'?

"Is this the real reason for the small-scale outbreaks of 'Heartless Disease' in many places during the 'First City' riots?"

"But apart from this kind of accident, very few people in the company get 'Heartless Disease' every year." Long Yuehong said softly.

Shang Jianyao immediately repeated the original words of the recording:

"I am Du Heng, don't think there's no problem now, wait until the Ruling Deities return to the graylands..."

"Stop!" Jiang Baimian intuitively felt that Shang Jianyao was going to imitate that scream next.

Shang Jianyao closed his mouth with regret, looking like he hadn't had enough.

"Before the Ruling Deities return to the graylands, they can only eat some secretly every year?" Bai Chen said thoughtfully, "Moreover, each Ruling Deity doesn't only have one pen, they eat a little here and a little there, little by little, the amount is enough."

Jiang Baimian nodded almost imperceptibly:

"In this way, there is a better explanation for why faith spreads 'Heartless Disease'..."

Through the chanting and prayers of believers, the Ruling Deities can locate the corresponding locations and eat the consciousness of irrelevant people around them.

And if there are no other people around and they are "hungry", they can only eat the vegetables they grow themselves.

"This is confirmed by the situation in the depths of the Fourth Research Institute where that Ruling Deity needs to have a large number of experimental personnel sent in when it is weak." Genaeva reminded the "Old Task Force".

"No wonder the owner of '506' room made the inference that the Ruling Deities were eating people." Shang Jianyao slammed his right fist into his left palm.

He looked like he had suddenly realized something, while the others felt heavier in their hearts.

Jiang Baimian frowned slightly and said:

"But why would the owner of '506' room, who believes in 'Zhuang Sheng' and joined the 'Eternal Era' cult, discover this kind of thing, and why would Qin Ke suddenly go crazy and record such content?

"This should be a secret jointly kept by all the Ruling Deities."

"It seems to involve conflicts in the 'New World'." Shang Jianyao imitated Jiang Baimian, "In order to strike at opponents, even if it means revealing such a secret, They will not hesitate."

"Indeed, there have always been multiple forces pushing us forward." Jiang Baimian nodded slightly, "But with our strength, how much can we play a role in such matters?"

Seeing that they were getting more and more serious, Long Yuehong quickly opened his mouth and said:

"I don't think we can just believe the statement of that person in '506' room, nor can we listen to these few recordings and wholeheartedly believe that there is a problem with the Ruling Deities.

"What if it's a conspiracy of 'Zhuang Sheng'? Moreover, anyone can make such recordings."

"Yes." Bai Chen stood on Long Yuehong's side.

Jiang Baimian nodded lightly and said:

"With a direction, the next thing is naturally verification."

Speaking of this, she smiled at Long Yuehong and Bai Chen:

"I hope the company has no problems more than you do. I, Jiang Baimian, am only one step away from entering management. My father is already in management, and the employee ranks of my brother and sister-in-law are not low. What kind of family would be willing to abandon everything they have now and start anew?"

After comforting them, her expression became serious:

"But we can't avoid problems. Avoiding medical treatment will only make things lose their turning point."

"But how are we going to verify it? After verification, if the content of the recording is true, how are we going to solve the company's problems?" Long Yuehong asked in one breath, showing his eagerness.

Jiang Baimian wanted to sigh, but as the team leader, at this time, even if she had no confidence, she had to show that the future could definitely see the dawn.

She considered it and said:

"For the time being, we can only take it one step at a time.

"Next, the most important thing is to let Wei find the door to the 'New World', and I will also strive to enter the 'Mind Corridor' as soon as possible.

"Wei should pay attention to observing the situation in the 'New World', confirm whether it is true that the Ruling Deities feed on human consciousness, and grasp the situation there as soon as possible.

"Um... in fact, after Wei becomes a strong person in the 'New World', he should have accurate knowledge of human consciousness. At that time, give us a little code according to the agreed way.

"When the situation in the 'New World' changes and the big boss has no time to take care of the company, we will immediately secretly contact the awakeners who can be won over and the personnel in key positions, and strive to let everyone leave the underground building before the matter of the 'New World' is settled, and find another settlement.

"As for whether the Ruling Deities will descend on the graylands in their complete form, it is not something we can worry about now."

Jiang Baimian was just casually pulling out a set of plans to comfort Long Yuehong and Bai Chen, but as she spoke, her mind opened up and became smoother.

Of course, this is just a very rough idea, and it may not be feasible, but Jiang Baimian had already given the team members a preventive shot - take it one step at a time.

And while actively thinking about countermeasures and formulating plans, she felt that her knot with the company had been unraveled a lot.

Now that the problem has appeared, the things that can be done later are verification and resolution.

Avoidance is not her style.

With such determination, she vaguely felt that she would be able to break through the current psychological shadow soon and get closer to the "Mind Corridor".

Long Yuehong listened quietly and exhaled:

"We can only do this..."

There is no better way now.

What he hopes most is that after Shang Jianyao becomes a strong person in the "New World", he will find that "Heartless Disease" does indeed come from a virus.

"No problem!" Shang Jianyao looked like he had long wanted to explore the mind room to his heart's content and enter the "New World" quickly.

"Okay." Bai Chen had no objection.

Genaeva also felt that the plan was more reasonable.

Jiang Baimian then looked around:

"We are now returning to Gesterborg, resting for a few days, and then returning."

No one objected.

On the way, Shang Jianyao threw the heaviness behind him and said with great interest:

"What kind of existence is 'Truth'? Qin Ke should have died in his hands in the end.

"Since he killed Qin Ke, why didn't he take the recording pen?"

"Maybe he is trapped in the 'New World' and can't return to reality, but he locked onto Qin Ke's consciousness in some way, such as finding the other's mind room." Jiang Baimian made a guess based on various information.

Shang Jianyao's thinking suddenly jumped:

"Yan Hu is also trapped in the 'New World', why does he still want the people around him to get 'Heartless Disease'? He can't come back anyway."

"Hoping to obtain a lot of fuel to help himself get out of trouble?" Long Yuehong in the co-driver's seat guessed according to the previous discussion results.

"Maybe... people trapped in the 'New World' also need to feed on human consciousness like the Ruling Deities? Think about it, Yan Hu can actually live to this day in a mummified state." Jiang Baimian pondered for a while.

Shang Jianyao's eyes lit up when he heard this:

"Where are the mummies of the Ruling Deities?"

"There is one under the old locust tree." Bai Chen reminded.

In such a discussion, the jeep returned to Gesterborg.

Suddenly, Shang Jianyao pressed the car window down and waved at the street on the oblique side.

While waving, he excitedly shouted:

"Teacher Du Heng!"

Du Heng? Jiang Baimian, Long Yuehong, and Bai Chen instantly had a feeling of falling into an icy lake.