Old friend... Seventh floor... Long Yuehong immediately caught two keywords.

The former was said by Du Heng himself, and the latter was conveyed by his gaze and actions.

And the seventh floor, apart from the "Yuán Jué Zě" on duty, only had those monks whose state was not quite normal and the "Buddha's Incarnations."

Considering that Du Heng had said he wanted to explore ways for the spirit and body to enter the new world simultaneously, and the fact that his actual age was far greater than his appearance, Jiang Baimian suspected that his so-called old friend was a "Buddha's Incarnation" of the "Crystal Consciousness Church."

Perhaps it was because one old friend after another entered the new world and their state was obviously not quite right that Du Heng decided to look for a new path... Jiang Baimian nodded slightly and asked with a smile:

"Are you preparing to leave?"

She didn't pursue the matter of old friends, after all, Channa Jaga was nearby.

Although the "Old Task Force" used Ashlands language when talking to Du Heng, Channa Jaga had "Telepathy."

"Yes." Du Heng smiled, "Is there anything you need?"

"There are some questions I'd like to ask you." Shang Jianyao was very frank, "You can also not answer, just like the monks here."

Du Heng looked around:

"Then let's find a place to sit."

This time, he switched to Red River language.

Channa Jaga immediately understood and led the mysterious antiquities scholar and the four members of the "Old Task Force" into an uninhabited meditation room on the sixth floor, while he himself went elsewhere.

After everyone found a place to sit on the edges of beds, benches, and chairs, Shang Jianyao asked directly:

"Du Heng, I can't defeat myself, we're evenly matched, and I can't reconcile with him, we have fundamental contradictions. What should I do?"

Du Heng stroked the beard around his mouth and laughed:

"I knew you would ask this question.

"If it were that simple to accommodate the self, the number of 'Mind Corridor' level awakeners on the Ashlands would definitely be more than it is now."

He said with a slightly smug tone:

"I can't make the choice for you, nor can I directly give you a solution. Everyone's heart is different, and copying others will only lead to failure.

"Based on my personal experience, find the common ground between you and that you, grasp what you both want to do, and use that as a starting point."

Du Heng stopped there and didn't elaborate, after all, the mind world is too private, and people are different.

Shang Jianyao pondered for a while and nodded slowly:

"Thank you."

After a brief silence, Jiang Baimian asked tentatively:

"Du Heng, have you been to the Wasteland Ruins No. 13?"

Du Heng recalled carefully for a while:

"I should have."

What do you mean should have… Long Yuehong wanted to complain inwardly, but immediately remembered that Du Heng seemed to have gaps in his memory.

"Then do you know Wu Meng?" Jiang Baimian asked further.

"Heard of him." Du Heng still used that uncertain tone.

He smiled and said:

"What, did you run into him?"

Jiang Baimian and Shang Jianyao, in turns, explained how they heard the "Dao and Appliance Repair" radio station at Lehman's place, how they entered the Wasteland Ruins No. 13 while tracking the white giant wolf, and how they were affected and almost committed suicide.

They didn't mention their own recording of the "Dao and Appliance Repair" radio program, because that would involve Xiao Chong.

Du Heng listened quietly, stroking the beard beside his mouth:

"The name of this ability seems to be 'Thought Implantation,' or 'Subconscious Thinking,' or Wu Meng has both..."

He wasn't so sure.

He went on to say:

"This, combined with a certain degree of mastery of electromagnetism, results in the effects of the 'Dao and Appliance Repair' radio program."

"Which domain is this in?" Shang Jianyao asked curiously.

"'Zhuang Sheng', I guess." Du Heng nodded slightly.

"Zhuang Sheng"... Awakeners in the "Zhuang Sheng" domain gain the ability to interfere with electromagnetism after entering the "Mind Corridor"... Jiang Baimian glanced sideways at Shang Jianyao.

Shang Jianyao clenched his right fist and tapped his left palm, although he didn't say anything, his expectant expression was obvious.

Uh… "Telecommunications fraud" might really have a chance to be realized in the future… Jiang Baimian withdrew her gaze.

Du Heng seemed to be a little interested in the Wasteland Ruins No. 13 as well, and continued to ask about the "Old Task Force's" observations from their several entries.

After a while, he looked at the sky and stood up with a smile:

"I have other things to do, let's talk again later."

Jiang Baimian and the others stood up and escorted the mysterious antiquities scholar to the stairwell.

As they were about to part, Jiang Baimian made a joke:

"Du Heng, you didn't even remind us that the Wasteland Ruins No. 13 is too dangerous, not a place we can explore right now."

Du Heng was silent for two seconds, his gaze swept over the members of the "Old Task Force," and he laughed self-deprecatingly:

"I was originally going to say that, but then I gave up.

"People like Wu Meng are ulcers and rotten flesh in this world. If they are left unchecked, the festering will worsen, and the situation will be worse. But if you intervene, you will inevitably face great risks, and you might even have to be prepared to go down together or sacrifice yourself in vain."

"For the sake of saving all mankind!" Shang Jianyao responded very seriously.

Du Heng was stunned for a moment, then smiled at Jiang Baimian, Long Yuehong, and Bai Chen:

"Are you saying in your hearts, 'Why don't you do something about it?'"

"No." Jiang Baimian and Bai Chen shook their heads.

For Jiang Baimian, the words "People like Wu Meng are ulcers and rotten flesh in this world" were more worthy of contemplation.

Long Yuehong denied it, feeling a little guilty.

"What I'm doing now actually has some significance in this regard, probably." Du Heng waved his hand and walked down the stairs.

Is he referring to Xiao Chong? Jiang Baimian waved in response.

...

North Shore Wasteland, city ruins in the early morning.

Pools of flesh and blood were scattered on the overgrown road, and scorch marks were everywhere.

The tall, silver-black robot Genava aimed the grenade launcher on his left arm forward and observed for a while, saying:

"Those mutated creatures have all withdrawn from this area."

Han Wanghuo, holding a rifle, and Zeng Duo, holding dual guns, breathed a sigh of relief simultaneously.

They were attacked by a large number of mutated creatures last night, and several of them possessed strange abilities.

If Genava hadn't been an intelligent robot immune to these, Han Wanghuo felt that even with their abundant firepower, he and Zeng Duo would definitely not have survived.

This made the two of them deeply understand what was meant by "life forbidden zone."

Of course, this mainly referred to human life.

"Let's go." Genava opened the car door and got in.

He urged them not only because the area was extremely dangerous, but also because Han Wanghuo and Zeng Duo had been exposed to the polluted environment for too long.

As the heavy off-road vehicle drove away from the city ruins, Han Wanghuo in the passenger seat looked at Zeng Duo, who was driving:

"If your illness can be cured and I have other ways to solve my heart problem, what do you plan to do?"

"What to do?" Zeng Duo replied, puzzled, "Find more helpers, rescue everyone in the town, take them to a new settlement, and then find a way to contact the organization that produces genetic drugs, hoping that the children in the future will be more and more normal..."

As she said this, Zeng Duo suddenly exclaimed "Aiya."

"What's wrong?" Han Wanghuo asked.

Zeng Duo looked frustrated:

"The remains of those mutated creatures are very valuable, and I forgot to pick them up!"

"It's too dangerous to go back now." Genava reminded from the back seat.

"I know..." Zeng Duo's tone was filled with intense heartache.

After finally calming down, she looked at Han Wanghuo with a puzzled expression:

"Why did you ask such a strange question?"

"Just thought of it." Han Wanghuo replied succinctly.

Zeng Duo was just asking casually and didn't say much, focusing her attention on observing the road conditions.

...

Afternoon, Red Wolf Zone, 19 Rosta Street.

Wall was summoned to the "Hands of Order" headquarters by a phone call from his superior.

"Is something wrong?" he asked Travis, the Order Officer of the Red Wolf Zone.

Travis leaned back in his chair, holding a crimson pen with both hands, saying seemingly casually:

"Wasn't the culprit of the citizen assembly bombing case caught before?

"In the past few days, we followed the clues found on him and caught a few more people, gaining further information.

"This matter is suspected to have been done by Elder Valo colluding with the 'Salvation Army'."

Elder Valo... The Elder Valo who was caught cooperating with the "Anti-Intellectualism Church" and the "Salvation Army" before and has been unable to be convicted... He's the Executive Officer's deputy... In the blink of an eye, Wall understood why Chief Travis had called him over.

He hoped to use him to pass this information to his father-in-law, Gaius, the commander of the Eastern Legion and the leader of the reform faction in the Senate.

In that instant, Wall felt that dark clouds were gathering above Initial City, and a rainstorm was brewing.

He gradually began to understand why his father-in-law was lingering in Initial City, delaying his return to the Eastern Legion.