More than one? Mei Shouan was stunned. Suddenly, he felt as if countless steel needles were under his buttocks, making him a little restless.
According to Shang Jianyao, he was the only Awakened in the "Old Task Force," and he only found an opportunity during the initial city chaos in early August to enter the "Mind Corridor." After that, they first recovered and adjusted, and then returned, without any further conflicts.
In other words, their team killed an Awakened at the "Mind Corridor" level before this, when they didn't have a strong opponent of their own level!
If it only happened once, a blind cat might stumble upon a dead mouse. That's understandable—Dimarco, as described by Shang Jianyao, was clearly losing vigilance in many ways due to living in an underground bunker for a long time, and was caught off guard. Thinking about it carefully, it was still reasonable.
But if Jiang Baimian's "Old Task Force" killed more than one, Mei Shouan couldn't accept it at all.
Awakened at the "Mind Corridor" level aren't like cabbages. You can't just meet them when you want, or kill them when you want!
Jiang Baimian's "Old Task Force" shouldn't have expanded to this level!
As these thoughts flashed through his mind, Mei Shouan gradually felt a chill down his spine.
Su Yu, a director of Pangu Biology's board of directors, was silent for a moment before asking:
"Besides Dimarco, who else? And how did you win?"
"There was also the special envoy from the Eighth Research Institute and the master of the 'Virtual World' who once protected Marcus..." Shang Jianyao recounted the key points of these two battles.
In the report submitted by Jiang Baimian, these two events were mentioned, but only the causes and results were described, without lengthy details. It wasn't until now that Su Yu and Mei Shouan understood the specific details.
Burp… Mei Shouan wanted to exhale, but ended up burping.
He felt that he had been quite frightened just now, but that wasn't really the case:
Kanna intervened in the battle with the special envoy from the Eighth Research Institute. When dealing with the master of the "Virtual World," Shang Jianyao was essentially an Awakened at the "Mind Corridor" level, and he fully understood the price the opponent had paid, and he had the corresponding "tools" in hand.
These were all reasonable victories, not worth making a fuss about.
After listening, Su Yu laughed:
"No wonder you admire old Jiang's daughter. She really used every advantage to the fullest.
"Your strategy of 'driving away the wolf by using the tiger' is also very imaginative."
You wouldn't come up with that without long-term mental problems!
"Mental patients have broad ideas," Shang Jianyao said modestly.
At this moment, Mei Shouan once again lamented that this guy was very self-aware.
Su Yu didn't respond to this, and pondered for a moment before saying:
"I've asked all three things I wanted to know, and I have a relatively clear understanding of you.
"There won't be any more reviews. Your rewards will be issued within three days. However, you need to cooperate more with old Mei and undergo more examinations. This is also for the good of the company. Being able to further grasp the secrets of awakening gives us an advantage over other major forces."
"Okay," Shang Jianyao happily agreed, and then made a condition, "But they must open an exclusive canteen for me!"
Mei Shouan was stunned as he listened from the side.
What kind of request is that?
While still stunned, he readily agreed because this request was too simple. He didn't even need to tell Director Su; he could just mention it to him in private.
There was no need to be so formal!
Then, Shang Jianyao looked around awkwardly:
"Can we ask two questions?"
Did he switch personalities? This change is a bit big… Mei Shouan turned his gaze to Su Yu.
Whether they could agree was up to the director's decision.
Su Yu looked at his watch:
"There's still some time. Ask away.
"Actually, you don't need to rush. The corresponding knowledge will be given to you when the rewards are issued."
Shang Jianyao skipped the last sentence and asked directly:
"How do you determine if there's a gate to the 'New World' in a Mind Room?"
Su Yu maintained his slightly leaning-forward posture and thought for a moment before saying:
"You don't need to consider this question for the first five rooms.
"When you get to the sixth room, if you go deeper and deeper, and you have a sense of familiarity, it means that the gate to the 'New World' is likely to be there.
"If you've already passed through three psychological shadows or one layer of dreams, and you haven't had a similar feeling, there's no need to go any further. You can give up on this room.
"Although continuing can still temper your consciousness, increase your mental strength, and amplify your abilities, it means getting closer and closer to the room owner's consciousness, making it easier and easier for him to detect you. At that time, there might be a fierce battle. From a risk-reward perspective, it's completely disproportionate and unnecessary."
Seeing that Shang Jianyao was listening very carefully, almost taking notes, Su Yu further explained:
"Based on the information collected so far, that gate is not only related to the 'New World,' but also closely related to the Awakened themselves. Therefore, the closer you get to it, the more familiar it will feel.
"Others' experiences aren't very helpful, because different people find the 'New World' gate in different rooms."
"It seems that the company has several Awakened who have entered the 'New World' and have had a lot of contact outside," Shang Jianyao "suddenly realized."
Su Yu didn't respond and instead asked:
"What is your second question?"
Shang Jianyao didn't hide his curiosity:
"Have you encountered a situation where the door number of a surrounding room suddenly changed?"
Mei Shouan shook his head, while Su Yu confirmed the details:
"How sudden?"
"It was this yesterday, and it became that today," Shang Jianyao replied.
Su Yu's thick eyebrows squeezed slightly together:
"If a door number suddenly disappears and a new door number appears after a period of time, it should be because the original owner of the room died, and it was then assigned to a newly entered Awakened in the 'Mind Corridor.'"
"But a day's interval is too short. It shouldn't be that coincidental."
"Is there another explanation?" Shang Jianyao's tone was now closer to "I'm not asking, I'm just picking up on your words."
There must be a question to have an answer, and there must be praise to have banter!
Su Yu was silent for a while before saying:
"There's no definitive explanation for this, only some speculation.
"Although similar situations are rare, there are still some examples accumulated over time.
"The most mainstream speculation is that it's related to the owner of the 'Mind Corridor.' Only the owner of the 'Mind Corridor' can adjust the rooms.
"And many people suspect that 'Hall of Stars,' 'Sea of Origins,' and 'Mind Corridor' were built by the Arbiters."
Shang Jianyao slapped his left palm with his right fist:
"It's a good thing I didn't go in!"
Seeing that Director Su Yu and Mei Shouan both gave him suspicious looks, he quickly "explained":
"I haven't explored any room in depth, I was just strolling around in the corridor."
"Be cautious when exploring," Su Yu reminded, standing up and extending his right hand to Shang Jianyao, "Go back and wait for the rewards to be issued."
At this moment, Shang Jianyao was very polite, standing up and shaking hands with the director.
With this handshake, he felt that the other person's hand was like it had just been taken out of a hot water bottle.
"Do you have a fever?" Shang Jianyao asked with human warmth.
This was him, showing emotion.
Su Yu sighed:
"A little."
"Drink more hot water," Shang Jianyao sincerely suggested.
…………
Not long after Shang Jianyao returned to Room 14 on the 647th floor, Bai Chen and others also returned one after another.
"How was your side?" Jiang Baimian asked with concern.
Shang Jianyao immediately reconstructed the previous dialogue in his own words.
They even had one person simulate Su Yu, one simulate Mei Shouan, and the others took turns reenacting their own words.
Of course, they weren't good at remembering, so they couldn't completely repeat it, but the meaning was expressed fairly well.
"It seems that the rumors are true. Director Su has a military style and is quite generous in many ways," Jiang Baimian praised.
She believed that this kind of generosity was the treatment that an Awakened at the "Mind Corridor" level should receive.
Understand the other party's needs, try to meet them to a certain extent, adjust the relationship between the two sides, and then find an opportunity to deter them. The significance of the review isn't great, especially since Shang Jianyao is a native-born employee of the company.
Even if he's colluding with some external forces, as long as the company doesn't treat him badly and satisfies him to the greatest extent, he will slowly change his inclination.
Isn't Pangu Biology big enough to suppress people?
Unless Shang Jianyao has become a devout believer of an Arbiter, willing to risk his life to complete a secret mission in the company… But for this kind of person, not to mention ordinary reviews, even if Awakened or props with special abilities are used, the possibility of discovery is very low… To dare send people like this, there must be some certainty… Jiang Baimian had several thoughts flash through her mind and said to Long Yuehong, Bai Chen, and Shang Jianyao:
"The review should be fine. Everyone, go back and rest early today. I have a feeling that the rewards will be issued tomorrow."