Chapter 410, Contaminated Zone 320 (XI)
Upon hearing this, Qi Ling was speechless for a moment, his gaze lingering on the Guanyin Bodhisattva statue, his expression complex.
That kind and peaceful face now seemed to have gained a sense of unfathomable distance in his eyes.
The other teammates also fell into deep thought.
The entire hall was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.
"Even if the gods look at us like ants, at least ants don't think about these questions."
Qi Ling's voice carried a hint of uncertainty, "And we, as intelligent beings, should surely have some aspirations and some things to revere, shouldn't we?"
The implication is that it might be inappropriate to say such things in front of a Bodhisattva.
Song Liang spoke up at the right moment: "What Yun Zhao may be referring to is that we should not blindly place our hopes on divine salvation. When the end times come, humanity will ultimately rely on the remnants of technology to gradually rebuild civilization and rise from the ruins."
It has absolutely nothing to do with gods.
The so-called compassion of Buddha has never actually appeared in the torrent of history.
Have you ever heard of the binary mind theory?
Xie Tu's gaze fell on the shrine on one side, and he slowly said, "Some psychologists believe that before the birth of self-awareness, the cognitive function of the human mind was divided and was in a 'bicameral' state."
"Our brains are divided into two parts: one for speaking and the other for listening and obeying."
"Experiences and memories from the right brain can be transmitted to the left brain through auditory hallucinations. People usually regard this guidance from the other half of the brain as the voice of God, rather than their own thoughts."
Xie Tu said, "When encountering unexpected and novel events, humans do not subconsciously analyze them, but instead experience auditory hallucinations and fantasies that 'God' gives them advice or commands, and then obey them unconditionally."
That is why gods came into being.
This also explains why almost all different races and civilizations on the planet have similar myths and legends.
"But does it have anything to do with us now?"
Tao Haohao was anxious to find someone and didn't understand why everyone had started discussing the origin of gods.
Yun Zhao's thoughts were in disarray, and she was somewhat agitated. She pursed her lips and said, "Perhaps." She seemed to have sensed something.
perhaps?
What's the meaning?
Everyone was completely confused.
Xie Tu kept his eyes on her, but didn't ask her anything.
The safety of the team members is of utmost importance.
After confirming that there was no danger in the temple, Xie Tu quickly assigned tasks: "Yun Zhao and Qi Ling continue piecing together the fragments, the rest of you go and find other mirrors in the temple."
"receive!"
It is now almost certain that one of the gatekeepers is the mirror.
Worried about the safety of Rabbit and Duan Xi, everyone split up and began searching all areas of the temple.
Qi Ling took off her backpack and dumped all the mirror shards on the ground.
“We’re missing three large pieces,” Qi Ling said, counting the number of fragments.
Yun Zhao lowered his eyes and came over to help. "It's okay, we'll add the larger ones after the two teams meet up."
The two sat on prayer cushions and began piecing together the scattered small pieces on the ground.
Xie Tu didn't go too far. He walked out of the main hall and looked at the meditation rooms on both sides.
Tao Haohao and Song Liang conducted a thorough search, leaving no stone unturned, including every Buddha statue, every mural, and every stone tablet.
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Time passed second by second.
The gloomy sky remained unchanged.
In a city that has become a maze of mirrors, robots lose their way and wander aimlessly in circles on the streets.
Song Liang and Tao Haohao searched every corner and found many mirrors in the temple.
All kinds of bronze mirrors, octagonal, rhomboid, round, long-handled, large and small.
But these mirrors didn't react when I held them in my hands.
"Damn it, how am I supposed to get into the mirror?" Tao Haohao irritably ran his fingers through his hair.
The longer the delay, the more dangerous it will be for the rabbit and Duan Xi.
Song Liang gradually lost patience and became agitated. "Keep searching, there must be a way to get in!"
Xie Tu looked serious, but as the team leader, he had to remain calm.
"We'll talk about it when we get back."
The three of them re-entered the Guanyin Hall.
Yun Zhao and Qi Ling remained seated, their posture unchanged, engrossed in piecing together the puzzle.
Yun Zhao was very quiet, quietly rummaging through the pile of fragments of various shapes.
The two of them were piecing it together rather slowly.
The pieced-together mirror fragments on the ground consisted of only one corner.
Compared to her teammates, she appeared much calmer.
Tao Haohao carried a pile of bronze mirrors into the main hall, and seeing the progress made, he became even more impatient.
I always felt that they were doing something pointless.
"Can these fragments fit three people?"
Tao Haohao: "According to Zhao Xinlei and Qu Xingzhou, from the time the noise was made to the time the person disappeared, only a few seconds passed. In such a short time, how could the fragments reassemble in a few seconds and bring everyone inside?"
All three of them were at least A-level Sentinels.
Even if Duan Xi's spiritual body was injured, it wouldn't be absorbed along with it.
"And we didn't react at all when we touched the fragments, did we?"
Tao Haohao wasn't very bright, so he could only desperately search for inconsistencies.
Qi Ling picked up a piece of shard the size of a matchbox and gestured, "But at the time, there were only these mirror shards in the side room, no other suspicious items."
This is the only clue.
Song Liang was more concerned about something else and asked again, "Who put the mirror shards in there?"
He asked this question while fleeing for his life.
The captain did not give a direct answer.
Song Liang was focused on dodging the robots while driving and didn't have time to ask any questions.
He felt this was very important.
"There's a handwritten 'Safe House 03' sign there. It must have been dragged in by a previous survivor after breaking the mirror to investigate."
Qi Ling said, "Since no survivors have been found, is it possible that they were also sucked into the scope?"
"I still think the clues are in the fragments."
"But how long will this struggle last?"
Tao Haohao frowned and said gruffly, "Besides, the fragments here are incomplete. The three larger pieces are with Zhao Xinlei. How long will it take to reunite them? I can't wait that long!"
Song Liang turned to Xie Tu: "The evacuation was too hasty. Should we go back to the cellar and search again?"
"I agree!" Tao Haohao raised both hands in approval.
Xie Tu turned his back to them and looked at the tall Guanyin statue in the center.
They neither agreed nor refused.
It looks like they're making a decision.
Influenced by the two of them, Yun Zhao's piecing speed became slower and slower.
The broken mirror on the ground was covered with cracks, and each fragment was like a small mirror, reflecting her face.
Those moist almond-shaped eyes were reflected in the mirror, their gaze sometimes focused, sometimes lost.
Yun Zhao's fingertips lingered between the cracks in the mirror.
She seemed to know what was going on.
In her daze, her finger was cut by a sharp shard, blood gushed out, and a drop of blood fell onto the mirror.
Xie Tu noticed something, came to her side, and took her hand to examine it.
He frowned and quickly pulled out some wound medicine and bandages from his bag. "How could I be so careless?"
Yun Zhao let him treat his wounds, and recalling the scenes in the city, he said, "All objects in the contaminated area are mirror images."
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