Chapter 193 The Infant God
Radiant Church-Taoli University.
Faced with the powerful and incomprehensible creatures of the abyss, humans also have a variety of coping methods. For example, the most commonly used in the technological age is "total isolation."
Completely isolate "it" from all levels, including physical, mysterious, and everything known and accessible to humans.
Complete isolation of course also includes isolated observation, so this isolation is not perfect - because Chen Xiao'er's presence has greatly reduced the danger level of the newborn snake.
Chen Xiao'e and the newborn snake named "Chen Xiaotong" are placed in the "bead" in the middle of the vacuum ring, waiting for the next evaluation results.
The test could not be fully started because Chen Xiao'er was still in a coma.
An intensive care unit with invisible walls is floating in the void.
Chen Xiao'er was lying in the center of a dense array of instruments. Countless connecting wires transformed from untouchable to ordinary plastic tubes and data cables when they approached her.
She placed her hands flat at her sides, a furry head resting on her right side, black hair winding down her arms.
The girl, about 9 years old, leaned against her sister and lay on the bed, fiddling with the mobile phone in her arms.
The monitoring center enlarged the screen of the mobile phone in her hand, which was playing the ancient Snake game, and there seemed to be nothing unusual.
…
【File entry in progress】
【Chen Xiaotong (Newborn Snake)】
[Species: Abnormal Life - Energy Level tentatively designated as "Giant Beast"]
[Gender: Female (?)]
【Age: unknown】
[Ability: Suspected to have the potential to incubate "virtual and real" powers, urgently awaiting further testing]
The recorder filed the brief text away; further testing would require waiting for Chen Xiao'er to regain consciousness.
The conversations between Bishop Miroku, Ling, and the students in Class A and Chen Xiaotong were all recorded. No matter how they tried to persuade her to temporarily separate from Xiao'er, they were always rejected.
And although Chen Xiaotong has the face of a docile child, her attitude in answering was completely inhuman.
"I'm still observing this world. Can you please not influence me?"
The eyes of the newly born snake can reflect the image of humans, but it seems that nothing remains. ["I will not leave my sister, unless that is her wish."]
"Besides, you're all so fragile. If I stay too far away from you, you won't survive."
When she mentioned that humans could not survive, her eyes remained calm, as if she was just stating the facts.
However, this is exactly the fact deduced by the expert group: the Devouring Snake itself has a more powerful devouring ability than other abyss creatures. The newly born snake may not be strong enough, but it can be regarded as the "coming of the original body."
An abyssal creature that should have fallen to below the 5th floor was able to stay on the surface because of Chen Xiao'er. Once Chen Xiao'er was too far away from her, it was unknown how many people would be swallowed by the newborn snake as it sank to the bottom.
Of course, the Glorious Church would not give up such a good research opportunity.
During the time Chen Xiao'er was in a coma, they had discussed several sets of targeted rhetoric. As long as she woke up, they could use a series of appropriate persuasions to get her to take Chen Xiaotong for a "physical examination."
There were not many people waiting in the monitoring center, as most of the staff were still processing the spoils of this operation.
This time, we failed to seize the prototype of power and failed to kill the Devouring Snake. It seems to be a big failure.
However, the Church of Light absorbed at least three hundred units of energy from the gushing energy pool, and each unit was "one energy stone"!
Active energy is difficult to store, so most of the energy is consumed by light and various strange objects, bringing them a collective optimization.
The remaining energy, solidified in the "battery," was about the equivalent of six or seven energy stones. The heads of the various projects engaged in a heated debate at the meeting over this surplus energy, with some rejoicing and others worried.
…
Brush Lala.
The glass door slid open automatically, and Mi Luo was the first to come out. Ding Pingsu followed closely behind her: "Hey~ What is our relationship? Can you sign something? Just sign it here."
He was older than Milo, but at this moment he was like a young man, holding documents and walking around her attentively.
Milo rubbed his forehead and said helplessly, "You don't even have a co-signed signature on your plan, and you're asking me to sign it?"
"Hey, if you sign, you'll be the first one~" Ding Pingsu said cheerfully without any embarrassment, "Didn't the boss say that my World Tree Project has certain uses and feasibility? We can definitely start a pilot!"
Yes, yes, yes. He said that a pilot program was possible, but you actually drew up a comprehensive plan. Just one phase would require 15 units of energy. Others would be crazy to sign for you.
Miroku pushed his file away unhappily: "Don't push your luck. All the plans are at a critical stage right now. The World Tree Project is just a backup plan."
The relevant meetings have only just concluded, and everyone knows that plans like the World Tree Project, which "sounds simple in theory and seems very feasible," require far more energy than those fanciful plans that rely on some geniuses or even abyss creatures.
The World Tree Project's idea of "widely deploying energy piles and establishing a safe zone array to isolate radiation waves" cannot be carried out normally unless a major accident occurs that urgently requires large-scale protection or all other plans are shelved.
Seeing that she really refused to sign, Ding Pingsu had no choice but to put away the plan and his raised head drooped.
He put his hands behind his back and walked through the long and narrow corridor with Milo, returning from the core area to the normal office area.
Ding Pingsu glanced at the communicator as he passed through the final inspection gate and said with emotion, "Miss Polaris is really in big trouble."
The newborn snake is both an enemy and a treasure. It is easy to imagine how much trouble a juvenile god that can survive on the surface will cause.
He thought about it and his eyes lit up: "Hey, if we can convince Chen Xiao'er to let the Newborn Snake gather energy to charge the energy pile of the World Tree——"
"Don't worry about that. Chen Xiao'er is still on the member list of the Apostle Project." Professor Milo took the initiative to open the sealed door of the corridor and made a "please" gesture to the outside.
Even though Ding Ping was usually thick-skinned, he could only shake his head and slip away briskly.
Before Miroku could deal with the devil's phantom appearing on the glass, he saw Zero standing alone at the end of the left aisle, obviously waiting for someone.
She paused and took the initiative to walk towards Zero: "The reset is postponed?"
"Yes, thank you." Zero nodded at her.
The bishop was willing to postpone this round of memory reset on the grounds that Chen Xiao'er would likely be emotionally unstable and overthink things after waking up, and it might be better to have No. 0 comfort her before the memory reset. She was really grateful.
In fact, Ling couldn't explain why she had such a strong resistance to memory resetting. Whenever she saw Chen Xiao'er's sad eyes, she would feel the same sadness.
I want to comfort Xiao'e, let me who understands her comfort her, instead of the me who knows nothing - maybe it's just such a simple reason.
After expressing her gratitude, she strode towards the inspection door and passed by the professor.
Miroku carefully considered Zero's reaction and breathed a sigh of relief. At least she didn't see the devil's influence in Zero's expression and actions.
"Are you too suspicious?"
Of course, we should not hesitate to make the most vicious assumptions about the devil.
Miroku walked with an elegant posture. She was used to wearing a neat uniform and had long legs. No one passing by could see the deep fatigue behind her glasses or the hint of blue under her eyelids.
Ta-da, ta-da-da.
Perhaps even the devil was exhausted by the recent series of events and meetings, and no unusual sounds rang in her head before she walked into the office.
...or maybe my mind is occupied by various affairs.
Miluo didn't open the door immediately. She held the handle and went over everything related to Chen Xiao'er and Chen Xiaotong in her mind.
No matter what, the "Killing the Newborn Snake" issue must not be allowed to proceed to the next stage and must remain in the abandoned case. This is not only an emotional bias, but also the basis for ensuring Chen Xiao'er's mental stability and even preventing her from betraying humanity.
The church's current "extreme permissiveness" towards the newborn serpent, Chen Xiaotong, is largely based on the advice given by the expert group.
Psychology experts analyzed Chen Xiao'er's logic at the meeting: because of the existence of zero, she not only has a cognitive filter but also lacks the memory of the illusion.
So from her point of view, the whole thing is that "the Chen family or a certain social group created the disappearance case, or took advantage of the disappearance case to commit a tragedy to wipe out the whole family."
If Chen Xiaotong gets into trouble under the protection of the school, she will of course think that "the school is in cahoots with the Chen family for money."
This young woman couldn't properly understand the existence of the apocalypse, nor could she comprehend the concept of "human justice." If her sister died, she would likely seek revenge.
The Church of Light had no intention of taking the blame for the Devouring Serpent Cult, so naturally it would remain inactive for the time being.
Will the newborn snake use Xiao'e or help her?
Can the sisterly love among human beings compete with the instinct to devour?
“I’m looking forward to it.”
Don't expect that from me. Milo bit his lip and turned the doorknob with a click.
She stood at the doorway, lost in thought for a moment, then fluttered the door shut and walked over to the sofa to continue thinking. A few seconds later, a strange fluctuation suddenly appeared within her body.
Are there enemies?!
No, the devil didn't warn me, so it could only be...
Milo's heart sank, and he raised his hand to flip the switch.
The lights were on, and the blonde devil was reclining on the sofa. She held her phone in one hand and bent her legs to make room for her. "Hey, good evening."
Why didn't you remind me.
"Sorry, I was really nauseous just now. I vomited for a long time."
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The recorders were observing the situation in the intensive care unit. Chen Xiaotong was lying there playing Snake without any unusual movements.
However, under the filter, the little girl poked the screen with her finger and continued chatting with her sister's friend.
【Xiao Nuan: Let’s cooperate. 】
Xiaotong: What's the benefit? You can't control those humans, and you're controlled by them.
【Xiao Nuan: That’s why we need cooperation.】
【Xiaotong: You want to devour them?】
[Xiao Nuan: No, I have no intention of betraying humanity.]
【Xiaotong: Then you can't give me any benefits.】
[Xiao Nuan: You are Xiao Ai's younger sister, so you must be very smart.]
[Xiao Nuan: We now share the same stance, and this is the basis for our cooperation.]
Click.
Chen Xiaotong knocked on the screen, and the greedy snake that was eating so much touched its own tail.
game over.
【Xiaotong: What do you want me to do? 】
【Xiao Nuan: Good boy.】
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