Alternatives to plunder
Compulsory education tells us that pure oxygen can intensify combustion and expand the explosion limit range. The same is true here.
With a loud bang, the rock wall trembled slightly, and the flying smoke and stone chips completely obscured Ji Yunding's figure.
After visibility was restored, Ji Yunding looked at the hole in the rock wall, tilted his head, and assessed the position.
The error is much smaller than before. Although it is still not that precise, at least it won't randomly explode a vase in the corner while playing like before.
"With this control level, I think I can move on to the next stage of training. And..."
Ji Yunding looked through the hole and tilted his head.
“It’s really incredible.”
The rotten and disgusting corpse was slowly moving on the opposite side, and when it saw the hole, it seemed to move closer. Then, Ji Yunding could only see the turbid eyes filled with sticky liquid sticking to the hole.
Compared with this side, the subjective initiative over there is obviously much stronger.
Ji Yunding was observing here, but suddenly found that the pair of eyes opposite him gradually became clear and bright, and at the same time, a slight crackling sound came from the hole.
The body's conditioned reflex reacted before the brain, and Ji Yunding turned around and ran back. There were continuous explosions from the rock wall, and then it collapsed. Fortunately, the zombies were far away, and they just seemed to be frightened.
The border between the fixed ghost stories and the outside world was not like this before...
Ji Yunding scratched his head in confusion and spoke in a calm tone.
"Ah, I'm in trouble again, never mind."
There are always mistakes at work, but this is less of a problem than the last time when we almost burned down the team leader's office.
The last time I was playing with Sister Qianqiu's knife, I accidentally bent the blade; the time before that, when I was exchanging ideas with seniors in the group, I accidentally destroyed half of the lounge; the time before that, I suggested a group barbecue on the rooftop, and ended up attracting the fire truck.
He gave 200,000 yuan to someone as a gift, and Zheng Nuo complained that he wanted to send the person to jail; he burnt an entire oven full of Li Fengqing's small cakes; he beat the newcomer at Sister Tang's place without any mercy and made him cry.
The report I gave to the logistics team was full of typos because I was too sleepy, so they proofread it for several hours; I accepted the task of assisting the civilized world in solving a case and disassembled most of the suspect's joints. Although I took them back, I was almost sued...
"sorry."
Ji Yunding thought about it, apologized to the air, and nodded confidently. Anyway, these were things that had already been forgiven, so he didn't think about them anymore.
Because the people he cared about were tolerant and responsive, Ji Yunding was not afraid at all.
After hearing the explosion sound like hundreds of grenades thrown at each other, Ji Yunding rubbed his ears and looked at the things on the opposite side that were trying to come over, craning their necks, as if observing this side.
It seems that they have more consciousness than zombies, or... more desire?
"But it looks a little different from the one I encountered last time?"
Ji Yunding observed those guys from all angles, feeling somewhat distressed.
"Sister Qianqiu also said that her calculations were not accurate at the time. It might have just been a direction of thinking... The book at the time seemed to call it a creature of the abyss? Then, these in front of me are more common versions, probably."
Ji Yunding looked at the disgusting creatures opposite him and tried to come over here again and again, but the negative energy he carried exploded because he entered an environment of too high a concentration of positive energy.
At the same time, the zombies here just looked at the creatures on the opposite side, just looking at them, a little at a loss. Obviously, the order did not tell them what to do now.
"But this won't be good."
As he spoke, Ji Yunding stretched out his hand, feeling the bipolar energy in the air.
“I seem to remember hearing someone from the analysis team say that when comparing the same amount of bipolar energy, the positive energy contains more energy than the negative energy—because energy is needed to maintain order.
But that is why, in terms of antagonism, negative energy is more likely to bring positive energy into a chaotic state. "
It involved very complex data calculations and theoretical analysis, and Ji Yunding only listened to the conclusion. Unlike those people from aristocratic families, the basic knowledge that Ji Yunding had to learn was already piled up like a mountain.
Practical pragmatists say that as long as it works, it's fine.
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"Even if it's handed over, as long as the project is completed, everything will be over."
The analysis team was tired and started to discuss again. In fact, the fight didn't last long, only about ten minutes, but after all, they were the orthodox researchers, so it was normal for them to have physical weaknesses.
"Quantitative analysis of the specific conditions for the mutual conversion of positive and negative energy."
The significance of humans establishing a base in the other plane is not only to explore the other plane more efficiently, but also to "purify" it at the same time. "
Research has shown that "order" can generate positive energy, and orderly activities in the alien plane can also change the alien plane in turn, just like fixed ghost stories invading the main plane.
According to statistics from feedback from frontline personnel, monsters that have been close to human bases for a long time have lower desire to attack, are easier to communicate, and are more inclined to coexist and trade.
In this offensive and defensive battle, humans are at a disadvantage, but as long as they can open the channel to the other dimension, they are not completely powerless to fight back.
One of the researchers covered her face and cried out loud - she was a top scholar from a small county, and her family background was only average, so she had stronger empathy for the lower-class people who were about to be sacrificed.
"I know this makes more sense, but why..."
Why should I be abandoned just because I’m not good enough, not rich enough, or not lucky enough?
Is this really correct?
"You seem to be in a difficult situation. Let me help you with your divination. Don't worry, I just want to understand the current social situation. After all, I am a little behind the times."
A strange voice sounded in the analysis team's research room. They were all startled, and then looked at the person behind them who was holding the Devil Card and smiling gently.
"The Devil, a card that symbolizes desire, is upright.
Deny spiritual pursuits and put material things in a dominant position. My favorite card.
Did you know that a person who can make a beautiful sweater, a person who can chop firewood neatly, a gentle person, a brave person, can disappear like dust because of the prejudice of the powerful?
The meaning of the weak is meaningless. "
At the same time, Tang Chaoxi looked at the empty cell underground, walked through the panicked crowd of guards, looked up at the sky, and remained silent, as if he was not surprised or concerned about this matter.
The sun sets and the moon hangs low and cold in the eastern sky.
Following the moonlight at dusk, in front of the door of the building surrounded by black air, Wei Qianqiu was also looking up at the sky, frowning, and then covering his eyes.
Lin Shu was explaining the situation to the people at the liaison office who had rushed over. Fortunately, she was familiar with the people there and was able to confuse the matter and let them handle it according to the "temporary blocking of the news" policy.
"I hope the newcomer can solve the problem quickly. Otherwise, if it continues like this, the media will come looking for us sooner or later... Sister Qianqiu?"
As Lin Shu was speaking, he suddenly noticed something strange about Wei Qianqiu out of the corner of his eye and hurried forward to check what was going on.
There were fine red bloodshot in Wei Qianqiu's eyes, and she shook her head to indicate that she was fine.
"Just now, something went wrong with the administration."
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In the research room.
"So, negative energy and positive energy are actually essentially the same thing?"
Ruguilu smiled and spoke in a low voice as if talking to himself, not taking the researchers in front of him seriously at all.
"What you're researching is very dangerous, and you're actually from Ji Liuxing's analysis team. He hasn't even broken his oath... How can he be so self-consistent?"
Although I don't know what it is exactly, I can guess that it is related to weirdness. The specific content of the oath is a secret, but the oath warlock will become more and more paranoid under the influence of his oath. If you observe carefully, you can guess the general direction.
Ruguilu's oath ability is hypnosis. He chooses Tarot cards as the carrier. When he interprets the cards, the opponent will be brought into his thoughts unconsciously, and ordinary people who have no resistance to mysterious power may even fall into mind control.
But for someone like Ji Yunding who wouldn't listen to others if she didn't want to, the Ru Gui Lu could only slightly affect her at best - especially since their first meeting was in a magic circle that could suppress the power of the oath.
If the information he said had not hit Ji Yunding's only pain point, the situation would probably have become very awkward, and Ji Yunding's impression of him would have changed from "someone he really wanted to beat up" to "one of the inexplicable riddle men, an ordinary old man who looks very young."
Ji Yunding is essentially a person who lives for a living. He wants to save the world in order to live. He only gets really angry when life becomes unbearable - after all, this can be attributed to one of Ji Yunding's core desires. Unfortunately, Ruguilu has the honor of becoming one of the rare people who bears a grudge against Ji Yunding.
Don’t forget Ji Yunding, who got up at 8 o’clock in the morning to buy potato cakes and looked like an ordinary college student passing by. It was really weird.
As for Ruguilu, he was not unaware that Ji Yunding hated him.
"To deal with someone like Ji Yunding, the simplest solution is to kidnap some people she can't let go of, preferably ordinary people who are easy to control..."
Ruguilu smiled and talked to himself, then waved his hand and pointed at the researcher who had taken a scalpel from somewhere and put it on his back. The person who had just said who could decide who to sacrifice without authorization,
"Are you going to do it? Don't be so nervous. If I really wanted to do it, I wouldn't say it, and you can't stop me."
"you……"
She spoke briefly, then hesitated. This man couldn't be trusted, but he was right.
"I am a person who advocates the survival of the fittest. The so-called survival of the fittest means that the strong should have absolute freedom - the right to do what they want to do and not do what they don't want to do.
In other words, only those who are capable enough are qualified to ‘choose’ to do something weak.”
Ruguilu seemed to have just come out of the dungeon and was in a good mood. He explained a few more words.
"As for me, for some reason I can't use other people's families as coercion. In other words, I can't do what I want to do. This is part of my weakness. If I become a weak person because of this, it is also reasonable.
My point is not that the weak should be eliminated. On the contrary, the only thing I cannot do is to deny the weak the freedom to resist. Otherwise, it would not be a complete survival of the fittest.
However, aren't the weak who successfully resist the strong? It is still the law of the jungle, nothing has changed. It is not that the weak are eliminated, but that the ones who are eliminated must be the weak.
Let's get back to what you were arguing about just now - the world has always been like this, you just need to obey it. Why are you so angry? "
After saying that, Ruguilu looked at the researcher expectantly, waiting for her answer.
Most of the people here are top scorers in a certain year, or even genius special recruits who skipped grades. When they thought about human history, they couldn't help but fall silent.
At this moment, there was a knock on the door of the laboratory. Ruguilu took out a pocket watch, fiddled with it, and then disappeared.
Zheng Nuo pushed open the door of the laboratory and looked at the mess on the floor. Although he didn't know that there were uninvited guests here, he could probably guess that they were in a bad mood, so he didn't ask any more questions.
"You're the analysis team, right? The administration has something very important to tell you, so they sent me here to tell you right away."
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Ji Yunding broke off a branch and drove away the guy who wanted to come over, while shouting to the people sitting on the sofa to lift their feet while mopping the floor.
"Go, go, stay aside."
At this point, it was obvious that the zombies no longer cared about Ji Yunding breaking branches. They just stood there in twos and threes, bewildered and at a loss as to what to do.
Without desire, there is no motivation to act - this is a simple truth. Ji Yunding has always believed that as long as a person is not starving to death, he is definitely not without desire, at least he still wants to eat.
But if a person really doesn't want to live, no one can stop him, and he will die instantly.
As if they knew they would explode, the corpses on the other side gradually dispersed. Only then did Ji Yunding get a closer look at what was on the other side.
The waterfall collapsed, and the original place became a whole river. The upstream area was full of jumping fish with exposed bones and scars, flapping and swimming along the undercurrent.
There were snakes, rats, insects, ants and trembling crooked trees, and an occasional flash of lightning in the cloudy and rainy sky.
And in this chaos, there seemed to be a little order, such as the crude buildings made of irregular stones, and the rotting corpses that seemed to be driven by some desire.
Ji Yunding saw from afar that there was an unusual place in the opposite corner - there was a mask on the neat stone table, with a crying face on it that looked like it was casually drawn with a marker, which gave people an inexplicable feeling of uneasiness.
Just when Ji Yunding was about to walk over, he stopped halfway and looked down at his hands.
Humans cannot stay in the alien plane for too long, because the environment filled with negative energy is very harmful to the human body. In an environment with such a high concentration of negative energy, Ji Yunding felt a burning pain on his skin as if it was corroded when he stretched out his hand.
Ji Yunding looked at the opposite side carefully again and found that the moving corpses were actually supporting each other. He couldn't help but feel a little puzzled.
In contrast to the zombies here, as soon as Ji Yunding saw their faces, he felt the conceptual sense of "malice" coming towards him.
Greedy, dirty, unscrupulous, no rules...but Ji Yunding always felt that there was something hidden behind it.
All actions have a purpose, and all actions are driven by desire. At this moment, Ji Yunding suddenly thought of someone.
"Nono, I think you said something to me when we were drinking."
Ji Yunding covered his head with his hands, feeling a bit of a headache, and began to recall - after returning from the Rongku Cemetery, Ji Yunding's mind was filled with so much information that it took him a long time to recall anything.
——I just like to fight with people verbally, I like to fight for power and profit, I just want to be a hyena chasing the smell of blood, what's wrong with that?
After that, Zheng Nuo said a few more words to her, clinked his beer cans, and then continued...
——"There's nothing wrong with the idea of wanting to live and live a better life. Everyone is selfish in essence, just in different ways."
Ji Yunding thought for a long time, then tapped his head lightly and sighed.
If I rashly kill the guys on the other side, will it be considered as doing something wrong? I wonder if there will be any problems if I drove them away like that just now...
As mentioned before, violating the rules in a ghost story is like adding weight to the weirdness, which will definitely cause some negative impact in the present or in the future.
But it is almost impossible to avoid breaking the rules at all, especially when the rules are relatively vague. We can only correct them in time or act cautiously and tentatively.
"Ah, now that you mention it."
Ji Yunding suddenly raised his head and thought of an important thing.
"Monsters are also using the rules of 'order'."
After realizing this, Ji Yunding suddenly felt that the world seemed different. The black energy that had been agitated on her wrist became much calmer. Ji Yunding clenched her fist, then loosened it, tilting her head to look at her wrist.
If Ji Yunding's use of bipolar energy before was like grabbing a large dog to take a bath, then the feeling now is probably similar to coaxing a house cat to sleep.
As Zero said, in this world, the embodiment and influence of "sensibility" have far exceeded the scope of materialism. The influence of ideas and understanding on people is no longer indirect, but directly affects the human body.
This is also the nature of almost all "mysterious powers".
Ji Yunding thought about it for a while, and then pragmatically put the question aside.
"Anyway, let's get that thing over there."
Ji Yunding looked at the mask on the stone table in the corner and hesitated. If he rashly neutralized the bipolar energy here, it was hard to say what would happen to the other side. These zombies would probably die.
But before that, Ji Yunding suddenly turned around and walked towards the grove - he almost forgot that there seemed to be a person placed here.
"Hey who, can you jump down?"
“…”
"Don't hold on to the branch and tremble. It's only about two meters high. I will catch you."
Ji Yunding finally got the guy down and couldn't help but sigh.
It's troublesome.
Ji Yunding treated these guys as civilians who needed to be dealt with during the mission. He raised his hand and touched the guy's head soothingly, but he felt that the touch was not right.
Hard, cold, and feels like plastic.
Ji Yunding turned his head and looked at the group of zombies approaching the rift. They faced the impact of negative energy, and their heads were no longer a mass that could only allow people to observe the concept of "beauty", but had become masks.
Unlike Ji Liuxing's weird appearance, the masks on their faces were still difficult to discern, and simply told people that they were "beautiful". However, underneath the beautiful masks, there was a faint black aura.
The next second, Ji Yunding felt his neck being strangled by an irresistible force, and at the same time, Ji Yunding inexplicably felt that he had no strength, as if he was dreaming.
Ah, I did something wrong, I can't move. But this guy obviously hasn't learned any fighting skills. If he wants to kill someone, he might as well just break the neck instead of strangling it.
Unlike the previous quick and decisive moves when he crushed the snail and killed the small fish, Ji Yunding felt his hands were trembling slightly.
People who are not familiar with Ji Yunding may think that her emotions are indifferent, like an NPC passing by, but her friends will say that Ji Yunding is actually very sensitive to people's emotions, it just depends on whether she wants to care or not.
Hesitation, fear, and a subtle sense of guilt.
This kind of creature, which lives in an environment filled with extremely positive energy, is extremely resistant to change, but because of this aversion, it also develops a "desire" to eliminate chaos.
The selfish "desires" of human beings are chaotic and disorderly in themselves. In the collision of desires, the "order" to protect oneself and others is born, and the "rules" that serve this are born.
Ji Yunding struggled to control her body, and finally placed her hand on the wrist of the zombie she had been in contact with, and lowered her eyes slightly.
"Are you afraid of change? You are the same, and you want to move in the direction where you think you can live a better life."
After that, an explosion sounded. Ji Yunding coughed twice and looked at the zombie opposite.
It only injured the tip of its finger, but if it had not instinctively stopped after Ji Yunding said that, its wrist bone would have been broken. Then, Ji Yunding would have torn the severed hand off his neck without hesitation.
If you have done too many illegal things before and are completely useless here, and your relationship with the zombies is not enough to convince them to let you go, you will probably really die.
Either you have the external power to resist the desires of others, or you have the ability to get into the hearts of others and shake their desires.
"I'm the same way, so I can't give in."
Ji Yun would never let anyone take priority over herself, nor would she have any emotions about it.
But looking at the zombie that staggered two steps and fell backwards due to the blast, Ji Yunding squatted down, tilted his head, and then stretched out his hand.
"But maybe, we can help each other?"
Cannibalism should never be the only option between people.
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