Chapter 22 The Nationwide Pollution Plan (3)
Even if a song has an anti-pollution effect comparable to remote resonance, it is far from being a "lifeline" in the current situation.
The attack on Central China Base No. 4 occurred on the morning of the fourth day of the Lunar New Year.
Qi An finished recording the song early on the second day of the Lunar New Year.
The audio file was handed over by Tan Fu to the officials of Base 1 North, and then distributed to all bases as quickly as possible.
Within two days, many people had that song in their hands. When the Huazhong Base No. 4 was attacked, the song was even played over the loudspeaker at the base.
It has some effect, but the effect is limited.
Black Sun's pollution ability is an order of magnitude stronger than Ash Priest's.
It took three days to prepare for this collective resonance among 70,000 people at Base North 1.
In just three days, Heiyang invaded two more bases: Southwest Base 2 and North Base 4.
On the morning of the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, Hei Yang destroyed the Central China Base No. 5, and in the evening, he reappeared over the Southwest Base No. 2.
Southwest Base No. 2 has a population of 800,000 and a standing army of 70,000! It also has a set of the latest model of Weaver Girl.
The Southwest Base No. 1 next door was once the headquarters of the Southwest Military Region before the apocalypse. It had a rich arsenal and devoted itself to rescue.
Under these circumstances, Southwest Base 2 held out for one night.
But when Qi An arrived, although the base had not yet completely fallen, the remaining people could only huddle in the underground fortifications and put up a difficult resistance.
At this point, Qi An's song played a significant role.
Before the apocalypse, Southwest Base 2 had several permanent and sufficiently robust nuclear defense facilities due to historical reasons.
Within these defensible fortifications, playing Qi An's songs on a loop at maximum volume greatly reduced the risk of large-scale unrest or mutiny within the fortifications.
Southwest Base 2 did not completely fall, retaining one-quarter of its population.
However, hundreds of thousands of new worms have appeared in the southwestern region.
Nestled amidst mountains and relatively isolated from the rest of the mainland, the southwestern bases, which had always enjoyed relative peace, have fallen into chaos.
The battle at Southwest Base 2 lasted all night. The next morning, just as Heiyang was completely wiped out, North Base 4 was attacked by a large-scale invasion.
This could be a deliberate attempt to lure the enemy away from their prey.
Qi An went to the southwest, but the North 4 Base, which was only 200 kilometers away from the North 1 Base, was left unprotected and completely fell within an hour.
400,000 people turned into 400,000 fallen insects.
Among 400,000 fallen insects, a six-winged priest was born.
Only one four-winged creature appeared at Southwest Base No. 2, but it was killed by Qi An when he arrived.
Yet another six-winged creature has appeared at North Base 4!
It turns out that the pollution from Heiyang is not only fast, but also of high quality!
At this rate, within half a month at most, Hei Yang should be able to turn all 30 million humans on the continent into 30 million corrupted insects.
The strategy of "relocating the entire population of the continent to a few nearby large bases and establishing a joint defense mechanism" is simply impossible to implement!
It's 8 a.m. on the seventh day of the Lunar New Year.
Black Sun's whereabouts have been suspected to have been discovered again at the North 3 Base.
North Base 1 could indeed be attacked at any time.
What Qi An is doing is indeed a last-ditch effort.
The first phase of collective resonance and pollution transformation has officially begun!
A total of 70,000 people were connected, but only 100 people resonated with the message in the first batch.
The 100 soldiers at their posts were all stunned for a moment, and then all showed expressions of relief.
Qi An's purification has always been so enjoyable for those being purified, precisely because her purification is a form of "double-crossing".
She directly devours the "contaminated brain worms" in the brains of those being purified. This devouring and expulsion is fierce and thorough, and can greatly reduce the mental oppression suffered by those being purified in a short period of time.
She can also unconsciously use a little bit of the power of "thinking" to make the other person feel relaxed, as long as she hopes that the other person will feel relaxed.
However, the relaxed expressions of the 100 soldiers only lasted for a few seconds before they began to frown, furrow their brows tightly, cover their heads, groan, and some even started to bang their heads against the wall and roll around!
The renovation has begun.
Qi An understands the human brain.
Three years ago, Professor Tang told Qi An that her research results would be published soon.
It was officially launched last year as a medical device, or rather, an enhancement instrument, called a "deep brain stimulator".
Tang Xinying's team has been dedicated to using non-invasive methods that do not alter the structure of the human brain to steadily and controllably enhance a person's mental strength.
But when Tang Xinying approached Qi An, she asked if she could alter the structure of the human brain.
A team that studies the enhancement of mental strength must study the principles of mental strength generation.
Over the years, Tang Xinying's team has collected electroencephalograms, brain CT scans, and even detailed brain autopsy reports made from the robes of more than 300 senior purification practitioners across the mainland.
Their team has published a whole bunch of papers on which brain structures affect a person's mental capacity.
Professor Shi and his apprentice Xiao Zhao also contributed to this.
At Professor Tang's invitation, Qi An spent the entire winter last year at the Central Plains Base No. 3, studying the brain with Professor Tang.
That's why she came up with the idea of "pollution by the entire population," and that's why she understands the human brain.
But while Qi An understood the concept, he lacked practical experience.
She had only observed craniotomy, but had never performed it herself.
Yesterday, the base found her two death row inmates, and she tried it out; this was her only clinical trial.
Tan Fu's claim that "this modification has been proven to be extremely dangerous" is a lie, a ploy to stabilize morale!
Tan Fu then said, "[An'an! Protector God! Go for it, I believe in you! If I wasn't worried about losing my powers, I'd give you my brain to play with!]"
"Shut up!" Qi An couldn't stand the word "play".
She stopped talking to Tan Fu and became completely absorbed in her work!
At this point, Qi An could be considered a supercomputer.
The mental worlds and memory labyrinths of 100 people, the real-time flow of emotions, converge to form a massive amount of information!
This information isn't the main point. At his current level, when Qi An needs to release pollution, he possesses... roughly equivalent to a high-dimensional omniscient perspective.
Every cell in the human body, and the DNA arrangement in the nucleus of every cell, was clearly displayed before her.
The static structure is already complex enough, not to mention that cell metabolism never stops. In each of these 100 people, there are also neural electrical signals flowing continuously in the network of billions of neurons in each person's body.
What level of information is this?
Qi An was completely focused, sorting, identifying, modifying, and testing in the extremely precise human body factory.
She was like a second-rate creator or sculptor, lacking confidence and spirit in her carving, so she could only sculpt while frantically chanting in her mind:
Strengthen your mental abilities! Become smarter! Don't lose your memory! Don't go insane! Don't have any mental health issues!
Perhaps this silent recitation is effective, or perhaps it is this silent recitation, this strong vision from the divine, that is the key to its effectiveness.
After the first batch of modifications was completed, Qi An maintained the resonance for another 5 minutes to monitor their mental state.
Their mental state was naturally very dazed. The polluted people spent those five minutes just trying to recover from the excruciating pain of transformation.
The lingering pain, dizziness, disorientation, a near-death experience-like memory lapse, and emotional impulses to cry or laugh uncontrollably...
Various situations arose, but after Qi An extended the observation period by another 3 minutes, those situations all stabilized.
Everyone, everyone! They all felt that the mental pressure was lower than ever before, and their thoughts were clearer than ever before!
These soldiers, whose mental and physical enhancement levels were the lowest in the army, listened to the howling of the cicadas at maximum volume in both stereo channels for five minutes without even frowning!
A 19-year-old recruit with a strength enhancement level of only 4 lost control of his strength after being corrupted and smashed his own phone screen!
There was a moment of silence throughout the nuclear facility and at all levels of command.
The sacredness of the place where the flowing light converged was elevated from "mending the sky" to a sacred creation!
Tan Fu's broadcast brought people's thoughts back to reality:
The first batch of pollution control measures has been confirmed as successful, with results exceeding expectations!
Congratulations to the first batch of polluters, you've been transformed!
One batch has been successfully disconnected, and the second batch of transformation has begun, involving 1,000 people.
Attention! At the southern part of the base, the N-3-14 defense post has detected suspected Black Sun material and an unidentified flying object!
Our actions pose a threat to Black Sun and Fallen Insects.
Our resistance is of great significance!
All defensive units, and all defensive units in the south, prepare for battle!
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