Shang Jianyao wasn't humble at all:
"Of course! And the improvement is quite significant.
"As for the specifics..."
Saying that, he turned his gaze towards Long Yuehong.
Long Yuehong reflexively took a few steps back, seeming to foresee Shang Jianyao's malicious intentions.
Shang Jianyao smiled:
"I'll find a psychological shadow to try it out later; the error with the real situation won't be too large."
"..." Long Yuehong was stunned for a moment. "You didn't say that before."
Shang Jianyao explained with a serious expression:
"Because the previous psychological shadow, which was the second food company ruins in Tieshan City, the room's owner wasn't an Awakened back then. I couldn't sense human consciousness inside, so my ability was greatly interfered with and couldn't be compared with reality, so I didn't discover this point.
"And the cruise ship shadow is very close to reality."
Although what you said makes sense, I always feel like you're fooling me... Long Yuehong muttered to himself.
He didn't try to "expose" Shang Jianyao; anyway, he had already escaped the fate of becoming an experimental subject.
At this moment, Jiang Baimian looked at the sunglasses that had integrated the aura of "Chaos" and said thoughtfully:
"The 'Sea of Origins' can't directly correspond to reality; the data obtained from experiments on it is inaccurate.
"And I have to figure out how large the range of influence of these sunglasses is, roughly how many people it can deal with, and what different effects it has on Awakened who have already stepped into the 'Mind Corridor', Awakened who are still in the 'Sea of Origins', and ordinary people..."
"Uh..." Long Yuehong was a little dazed for a moment.
Team Leader, have you, a self-proclaimed kind person, colluded with Shang Jianyao?
Jiang Baimian looked at him with a smile:
"The experimental subjects at the 'Mind Corridor' level are naturally Wei, and those still in the 'Sea of Origins' will be played by me. I'll have Wei use the item then.
"So, for ordinary human experimental subjects, do you think you or Xiaobai would be better?"
Hearing the Team Leader's question, a scene that often appeared in the entertainment materials of the Old World floated into Long Yuehong's mind:
Someone's back spread open a pair of dark, evil devil wings.
"I'll do it!" Long Yuehong blurted out without hesitation.
Jiang Baimian looked at him, her lips seeming to tremble slightly.
Finally, she couldn't help but laugh out loud:
"Haha! Xiaohong, you are truly the most innocent and gullible boy I've ever met!"
"Ah..." Long Yuehong was both confused and embarrassed.
He subconsciously turned his head to look at Bai Chen, and found that this companion seemed to be holding back a smile as well.
Jiang Baimian said while laughing:
"I don't need to experiment myself. I can just return the item to Wei and let him carry the aura and try it out in other people's psychological shadows, right?
"This is not essentially different from him experimenting with how much his ability has improved. At most, after returning to reality, I'll use him as an experimental subject to test how much the Awakened at the 'Mind Corridor' level will be affected."
Clap clap clap, Shang Jianyao applauded for this "wonderful" deception.
The person involved instantly understood and blushed a little.
Jiang Baimian stopped while she was ahead and quickly praised Long Yuehong:
"You didn't think carefully, which shows that you trust your companions and are willing to make certain sacrifices for the team.
"Good job!"
She gave a thumbs up.
Team Leader, haven't you heard the story of 'The Boy Who Cried Wolf'? If you keep joking like this, maybe no one will take it seriously and miss a combat opportunity... Long Yuehong muttered to himself and waved his hand:
"It's my duty, it's my duty."
I can't say that I was overwhelmed by concern, can I?
Jiang Baimian immediately changed the topic and looked at Genaava:
"Seriously, Old Ge, you have to be an experimental subject later. I want to try if the 'Chaos' aura comes with the ability to 'Interfere with Electromagnetism'."
"You can try to interfere with matter first to do an elimination method," Genaava responded according to the procedure.
"It can't be eliminated; maybe both abilities exist," Jiang Baimian shook her head. "Although you can also use walkie-talkies and other electrical appliances as experimental subjects, they can't give me the most accurate and direct feedback, and Wei isn't that easy to find a real artificial intelligence in psychological shadows."
Genaava accepted this explanation:
"Okay, no problem."
After a busy series of attempts, Shang Jianyao finally gave a conclusion:
After passing through the cruise ship shadow, the maximum number of people he can influence has increased to one hundred, the range of the "Literary Youth·Sentimental Person" has reached one hundred and fifty meters, the "Loss of Limb Movement" and "Interference with Electromagnetism" are both two hundred meters, the "Interference with Matter" is one hundred meters, and the "Thought Guidance" has not changed in this regard, always based on being able to hear the corresponding words clearly, so it can affect people far away through telephones, radios, etc.
The price of that ball of "Chaos" aura is the fear of cold, to the extent that even in summer, one has to wear a sweater, otherwise they will shiver.
Its effect is to cause ten humans within one hundred meters to fall into that state of chaos, madness, and unconsciousness.
And even if the influence is interrupted, this state can be maintained for nearly two minutes.
For ordinary people and Awakened at the "Sea of Origins" level, there is no significant difference in the impact, while for Awakened at the "Mind Corridor" level, both the duration and the degree of chaos are significantly reduced. The former only lasts fifteen seconds, while the latter maintains the level where the target still has some awareness but is prone to hallucinations and always takes the hallucinations as real, taking some actions against it.
In other words, even if Awakened at the "Mind Corridor" level are affected by the "Chaos" aura, they will not truly enter an unconscious state and become completely mad; they will only be a little unable to distinguish between reality and illusion.
In this case, if certain actions are taken against him, he will be able to react, unless the attacker happens to be replaced by the hallucination he is experiencing.
"So it's really suitable for you," Shang Jianyao said earnestly, looking at Jiang Baimian.
As the Team Leader of the "Old Task Force," Jiang Baimian possesses the abilities of "Spatial Hallucination" and "Object Agnosia" in the field of "Hallucinations."
Under normal circumstances, she, being only at the "Sea of Origins" level, is unable to allow the hallucinations she creates to affect "Mind Corridor" Awakened; at most, she can give the other party a feeling of seeing a hologram or a brief trance.
But when the target falls into "Chaos," the effect that her "Hallucinations" can produce is completely different.
Jiang Baimian laughed and said without any politeness:
"Since you want to give it to me so sincerely, then I will reluctantly accept it."
She knew that refusing would hurt the heart of that Shang Jianyao who valued emotions.
"However," Jiang Baimian said with a smile, making a request, "It's best to fix the aura on this glove of mine; it will be more convenient to use."
She took out a pair of black leather gloves with fleece inside.
--Although the "Old Task Force" expected to arrive at Bingyuan Tai City in midsummer, which is the best season for that area, Jiang Baimian was not sure if there would be any delays in between, so she still had the team members take the opportunity to buy various supplies relatively conveniently in "First City" and make some preparations.
Shang Jianyao would certainly not refuse such a simple request. With the help of the "Mind Corridor," he transferred the "Chaos" aura to the right hand of that glove.
Thus, this item was named "Chaotic Right Hand."
"It's a pity that this can't interfere with electromagnetism or interfere with matter," Jiang Baimian said regretfully, picking up the glove while shivering.
She wanted to sigh, but she felt that exhaling hot air was too extravagant.
At this time, Shang Jianyao made a strange sound next to her:
"Duō luō luō, duō luō luō, the cold wind freezes me to death..." (Note: Quoted from "The Hahaniao")
Jiang Baimian glared at him and put the item back into her tactical backpack.
She then looked around and said:
"After what happened last night, I have some confidence in defeating the current Fear Island; let's try it now."
No one objected.
…………
Inside the "Sea of Origins," inside the dead and desolate "Pangu Biology" underground building.
Jiang Baimian stood outside her home, as if chatting with someone:
"I've now figured out one thing:
"In the Greylands, accidents are unavoidable.
"Even if I do nothing, or do everything to the best of my ability, when I wake up, I may still face all kinds of accidents. This may be because people nearby took something back from a certain ruin, or it may be due to a certain surgery that innocent people around me have undergone... These are all things we cannot control.
"Even more, maybe no abnormality is found, and a companion, friend, or relative suddenly gets infected with 'Heartless Disease'."
Jiang Baimian paused, and her expression gradually became serious:
"I am afraid of losing my family, relatives, friends, and companions, and afraid of losing my current life.
"But that doesn't mean that I won't lose these because I'm afraid!
"Unless we figure out the source of 'Heartless Disease' and find out the reason for the destruction of the 'Old World,' everyone will live tremblingly in this kind of fear!
"I'm working hard to move forward so that I won't have to live in fear one day in the future!"
She said her feelings frankly and happily, and then laughed:
"I'll put explosives in several key locations here in a moment and blow up this underground building with my own hands.
"Fear cannot stop me from moving forward; it can only become my motivation to move forward!"
Nearly half an hour later, at the entrance to the parking lot outside the underground building.
Jiang Baimian put on her sunglasses and walked towards the door.
She even hummed a song:
"Do you still remember the dream of your youth?
"Like a flower that never withers..." (Note: Quoted from "Love's Price," Li Zongsheng)
Rumble!
Behind her, under her feet, a series of explosions violently shook the ground.
The entire island seemed to be collapsing, and the flames were faintly visible in the smoke and dust, but Jiang Baimian didn't look back and walked step by step towards the edge of the island.
When the explosion completely subsided, she knew that she had overcome the corresponding fear.
…………
After leaving the "Sea of Origins," Jiang Baimian experimented with the improvement of her abilities.
The number of people affected by her "Spatial Hallucination" increased to seven, and the range became thirty meters; "Object Agnosia" could now affect two targets at a time, with a range of twenty meters and a limited time of one and a half minutes; "Stimulus Dysregulation" could still only modify one associated reaction for one target at a time, but the duration increased to two minutes, with a maximum range of fifteen meters.
After Shang Jianyao and Jiang Baimian each had a breakthrough, the "Old Task Force" set off again.
After nearly two weeks, they finally arrived at the border between "First City" and the "Saviors" after taking many detours.
This was a continuous mountain range.