Chapter 405
The Agreed Time and Place
Chapter 405 The Agreed Time and Place
Guan Tong stood at the entrance of the shelter, holding the "Wordless Book".
"receive."
The book closed, and the refuge before them vanished without a trace.
After returning from Sakura Inori last time, he summoned the refuge in Pinglu Valley and never took it back.
Now, he needs to test whether the sanctuary has changed after his mental power limit exceeds one thousand.
After returning the shelter to the pages of the book, he transferred another thousand units of his reserve mental energy into flowing mental energy... There was no other way, as the thousand units he had previously converted had already been used to generate Silver Hunter's No. 6 missile.
Fortunately, he can acquire a large amount of flowing mental energy every day for conversion; otherwise, the daily consumption alone would be considerable, not to mention the need to conduct experiments so frequently and intensively.
He poured a thousand units of spiritual energy into the fourth page of the "Wordless Book".
Amidst a burst of light, a shelter appeared out of thin air on the open ground ahead.
"really……"
Guan Tong's eyes lit up when she saw the new shelter, which was much taller.
The area has increased, not horizontally, but vertically.
That's right, it's gone from one floor to two! The addition of a large balcony with glass enclosure seems to have solved the previous problem of having nowhere to dry clothes.
He couldn't wait to go inside and see what changes had occurred.
Upon entering the house, he was surprised to find an internal elevator on the right side of the room.
"It's only the second floor... is it necessary to add an elevator?"
Guan Tong looked at the elevator and suddenly realized something; it looked somewhat familiar.
The metallic color and style of that elevator were very similar to the one inside the Countermeasures Research Office base.
He suddenly realized that the changes in the shelter were based on his subconscious impressions.
Even though the clothes he wears are all made of mental energy and basically don't need to be washed manually, he still subconsciously believes that a home should have a place to wash and dry clothes, so a large second-floor balcony with excellent natural light was added to the new shelter.
The elevator appeared because he had just visited the Countermeasures Research Lab a couple of days ago and was deeply impressed by the elevators that had dozens of floors there... This impression may have affected his subconscious, which led to the appearance of an elevator in his own shelter.
"If that's the case... then when I renovate it later, I'll create a shelter that truly suits my needs."
Guan Tong took a moment to familiarize herself with the new shelter.
Apart from the addition of a spiral staircase and an elevator, the first floor remains largely unchanged, still featuring two bedrooms and a living room.
He took the elevator up to the second floor and found that the second floor was just a large open space.
With no walls to block the view, the several tens of square meters of space are completely open and there is almost nothing in the room. Minimalists would be overjoyed to see this.
"...Is this also influenced by my subconscious?"
Since entering the post-apocalyptic era, not only Guan Tong, but many people have become "minimalist" voluntarily or involuntarily, or more accurately, they no longer hoard supplies.
It's not that I don't want to, it's that I can't.
After people moved into the government-built shelters, the government provided them with daily necessities, and other personal belongings could only be stored in a metal cabinet the size of a student dormitory.
After all, the interior space of the shelter is extremely valuable, and there is no extra space to provide each resident with a large storage room to store their personal belongings.
Under this passive minimalism, people naturally have fewer and fewer possessions.
Guan Tong, who frequently travels all over the world, is an even greater example.
However, his personal space was much larger than others, and in addition to the shelter, he also had a storage ring to store things. Even so, apart from a very few special items such as gasoline, he basically only stored daily necessities such as food and water, and no other miscellaneous items.
He used to keep some frequently used tools in his storage ring, but he later realized it wasn't necessary. He could simply deform his shadow to create whatever tool he needed; the shadow could easily transform into a hammer, a screwdriver, or something similar.
Looking at the clean and spacious second-floor hall, Guan Tong simply lay down and placed her hands on her chest.
He had previously thought that if the area of the shelter continued to increase, it might one day be used as a mobile base for the Origin Tracing Brigade.
It now appears to be taking shape.
The organization currently has only two members, him and Shangyuan Zi, and each of them is assigned a floor, which is just right.
"Now only 'Power of Opening' on page five and 'Domain' on page six remain to be strengthened... I really can't think of any direction to strengthen the former right now."
The "Power of Opening" on page five was originally written to break through the special limitation of the Mind Lock, but its later use in destroying and weakening the pillars of the ley lines was an unexpected bonus of the expanding needs.
However, this power has not been used since the "Earth Dragon Turns Over" rule was implemented.
Guan Tong once wondered if she could use this power to help others break through their mental barriers. But later, people discovered that Shi Jingyi, after mastering the flow of mental energy, was able to break through the limitations of her mental barriers.
Those restricted by the Mind Lock are almost all powerful individuals, and these powerful individuals almost all enrolled in the academy at the beginning of the semester or followed the online courses taught by Master Jingyi's Mind Power Flow.
Dragon Soul at the Countermeasures Research Center base is a case in point. Although he didn't enter the academy, he didn't fall behind in his studies and learned more deeply than most students. Therefore, he was among the first batch of Ascended individuals to break through the mental lock by utilizing the flow of mental power.
Most of the other powerful individuals have taken this path, so they don't need Guan Tong's help.
In reality, even if Guan Tong wanted to help, others might not be willing—that would mean they would have to lower their physical defenses and let Guan Tong manipulate her mental power to directly attack their brains. Few strong individuals would be willing to take such a risk and entrust their lives to someone they don't know.
Therefore, how to reuse this "power of opening" is a question that Guan Tong needs to consider.
"If we consider it from an essential perspective... the essence of 'opening power' can be described in two words: 'release'."
Whether it's breaking through the mental lock or destroying the solid outer shell of the ley line pillars, it's all part of the process of release.
Therefore, in essence, further expanding the scope of its resolution seems to be a very extensible path.
"Remove all forms of locks? That seems a bit petty. Let's think outside the box... What if we used this power to disarm others and remove their tools? I wonder if that would be feasible?"
Imagine if, in battle, you could use this power to suddenly disarm the enemy's weapons or powerful defensive items; that would give you a huge advantage.
Perhaps I can try it in the next battle. If it succeeds, then I'll have another method.
After thinking it over, Guan Tong turned to the sixth page of the "Wordless Book," where the word "Domain" was another key ability he was developing besides his shadow.
Just then, Shi Jingyi's voice suddenly rang in his mind through the mental network.
"Guan Tong, Lu Cheng and I have set a time and place to meet. It will be at 10 a.m. on the 8th at the stadium on Xueyuan Road South Street."
Guan Tong sat up upon hearing this.
"Did you set the time and place, or did Lu Cheng set it?" he asked.
"I set the time; I didn't have class that half-day. He chose the location."
Guan Tong quickly searched his memory; he had taught at the academy for a few months and was quite familiar with the academy road.
“South Street Stadium, I remember that although it is an open sports field, almost no one goes there. I think there is a problem with Lu Cheng choosing that place.”
"That's possible. But it's also possible that he feels his identity is sensitive, so he doesn't want to meet in crowded places."
Guan Tong thought for a moment and replied, "I will go to scout the location on the 8th. If anything seems amiss, I will alert you immediately."
"it is good."
After ending the call, Guan Tong checked the time. Today was the 4th, and there were still a few days left.
He should be fine these next few days. Although someone spread the Scarlet Fear incident through the game, causing quite a stir, it has little to do with him, and the official departments will handle it themselves.
"These next few days I need to focus on enhancing the 'domain,' and then... decide what to write on the seventh page of the [Wordless Book]."
……
"Currently, the authorities have classified this incident as a terrorist attack and stated that they will spare no effort to find the perpetrators and punish them severely."
In a remote mountain area, Lu Cheng's phone screen displayed the latest report from the anchor of Beixing News.
When he heard the words "classified as a terrorist attack," he recalled the bombing that had occurred at the Solomon Stadium.
In another terrorist attack, shortly after the incident, Bishop Heath of the Church of the Firebringers released a video claiming responsibility for the attack.
However, the Fire Thief Cult remained silent this time, leading many netizens to believe that the Scarlet Fear incident was not the work of those cult members.
Who would that be?
Lu Cheng was also somewhat curious.
Almost immediately, an image of a man with short green hair appeared in his mind.
"Could it be... a prophet?"
The idea quickly spread and became increasingly ingrained once it emerged.
Because he realized that this might be the Prophet helping him... helping him divert the attention of the North Star authorities.
"If the North Star authorities focus their attention on investigating the game's distribution, they will overlook other aspects, including the academy, which will undoubtedly benefit my upcoming operations..."
Lu Cheng closed the news and brought up the information interface.
The latest message is the information about the time and place he arranged to meet with Shi Jingyi.
"Before I came, the prophet said he would help me; all I needed to do was create an opportunity for me to meet with Lecturer Jingyi alone... Is this incident part of that help?"
Lu Cheng didn't know.
He now knows there's no turning back; things have come to this point, and he has no choice but to continue.
(End of this chapter)