"Above the 'Corridor of the Mind' is the 'New World'..." Jiang Baimian muttered.

She tilted her head, looking at Shang Jianyao and the others:

"What did you guys think of?"

Shang Jianyao replied with a look of pity:

"Poor Yan Hu."

Hearing the name "Yan Hu," Long Yuehong immediately remembered the exploration findings that the team leader and Shang Jianyao had shared:

On the heart of Angry Lake Island, inside that forbidden temple, Yan Hu, who was slumbering in a coffin, had used his fingernails to scratch the words "New World" on the inside of the wooden planks.

"So, Yan Hu was saying that he was trapped in the 'New World'? Has he become an Awakened who has surpassed the 'Corridor of the Mind'?" Long Yuehong tried to guess.

Jiang Baimian gently nodded:

"That's quite possible.

"Remember the piece of paper Yan Hu left behind? It had different numbers and corresponding symbols. We speculated at the time that it should be Yan Hu's record of exploring different rooms in the 'Corridor of the Mind.' A tick indicated that he had been there, there were no major problems, and there were no breakthrough discoveries.

"At the end was the number '102,' the only exception that wasn't ticked. We thought at the time that Yan Hu had likely made discoveries related to the New World while exploring room '102,' and encountered a fatal accident.

"Looking back now, our speculation wasn't bold enough. Yan Hu might have already found the door to the New World in room '102,' broken through the constraints of the 'Corridor of the Mind,' and as a result, encountered extremely terrible things there, becoming trapped in some place, unable to return or leave."

Speaking of this, Jiang Baimian added with a solemn expression:

"I even suspect that the four words Yan Hu left behind with all his strength were to remind later arrivals: There's a problem with the 'New World,' a significant problem.

"This can be somewhat confirmed by this sentence."

She was referring to a paragraph on the screen.

Long Yuehong and Bai Chen followed the team leader's finger and looked over, seeing a very simple sentence:

"Currently, no one has truly seen an Awakened entering the New World."

Shang Jianyao then laughed:

"Didn't many cult leaders also go to the New World to serve the corresponding Ruling God?"

Jiang Baimian pondered and asked:

"You mean, their current state might be similar to Yan Hu's?"

"It depends on whether Yan Hu pledged allegiance to any Ruling God." Shang Jianyao said again with a pitying tone.

This time, Long Yuehong understood what he meant:

In the New World, whether or not there is a Ruling God to look after you likely makes a huge difference in treatment.

So, the state of those cult leaders should be much better than Yan Hu's.

Jiang Baimian said, "Mm":

"There really is a big problem with the New World in the mind domain... I don't know what the problem is..."

She lacked enough information to speculate, so she rationally stopped the topic and exclaimed with emotion:

"In that case, Yan Hu was much stronger than Di Marco back then."

"Not necessarily." Bai Chen shook his head. "Di Marco should have been suppressed by 'Nether Granny.' Although we don't know how he was suppressed, we can fully imagine that his strength and his state were definitely far inferior to what they once were."

Long Yuehong agreed:

"Ever since Di Marco was suppressed by 'Nether Granny,' the gap between him and Yan Hu should have widened rapidly."

Jiang Baimian thought for a while:

"Indeed, this can be confirmed from the fact that neither 'Underground Ark' nor Heart of the Lake Island could overwhelm the other during the Chaos Era."

After Di Marco showed a "destiny-knowing" ability beyond common sense, the Old Task Force suspected that before the New Calendar, in the Red Stone Collection area, Heart of the Lake Island and the "Underground Ark" did not live peacefully and ignorantly apart, but that the premise of non-aggression was that the two sides had already had an arm wrestle.

After chatting about this, Jiang Baimian withdrew her gaze and looked at the computer screen, saying:

"Alright, let's continue reading."

As she scrolled the mouse, new content appeared:

"The Awakened's abilities are suspected to be related to the domains of the thirteen Ruling Gods...

"These thirteen Ruling Gods are:

"'Bodhi' who rules January, 'Dawn' who rules February, 'The Last Man' who rules March, 'Twisted Shadow' who rules April, 'Overseer' who rules May, 'Golden Scale' who rules June, 'Double Sun' who rules July, 'Scorching Gate' who rules August, 'Mandala' who rules September, 'Nether Granny' who rules October, 'Shattered Mirror' who rules November, 'Arbiter of Fate' who rules December, and 'Zhuang Sheng' who rules the whole year or the leap month.

"Among them, the abilities of Awakened in the 'Bodhi' domain are roughly distributed in terms of senses and consciousness. The price paid is related to mental state, changes in desire, and sensory conditions. At the same time, there are also Awakened in this domain who cannot lie...

"Awakened in the 'Dawn' domain are related to consciousness and dreams. Known prices include abnormal five senses, intermittent coma, and schizophrenia...

"Awakened in the 'The Last Man' domain mainly affect memory and are very dangerous. At the same time, they also exhibit characteristics that cause physical problems. Known prices include lack of self-discipline in certain areas, memory loss, and sleep disorders...

"Awakened in the 'Twisted Shadow' domain often cause people to lose balance, have muscle problems, and have strange movements. The price paid includes language problems and a strong desire to fight. The rest are unknown...

"Awakened in the 'Overseer' domain can control the target's hobbies and awaken his instincts. The price paid seems to be related to this, such as permanent changes in certain aesthetics and hobbies, such as a lack of fear, such as loss of control over charm...

"Awakened in the 'Golden Scale' domain mainly affect the body, including causing paralysis. The price paid is often that their own bodies exhibit imbalance, such as a limp, weakened lung function on one side, etc...

"Awakened in the 'Double Sun' domain mainly interfere with vision and physical abilities, and there are also cases where people exhibit strange reactions. The price paid is highly related to fetishes, forgetfulness, hair loss, blindness, photophobia, and regression...

"Awakened in the 'Scorching Gate' domain often exhibit characteristics that affect muscles and spirit, and also have the ability to cause dementia. The price includes very strange types such as being unable to resist dancing when hearing music, and also more common situations such as muscle weakness, fear of cold, winter hypersomnia, and emotional instability. The rest are unknown...

"Awakened in the 'Mandala' domain control desire and have a strong intuition. The price is often related to these two aspects, such as alcoholism, sex addiction, obesity, loss of desire, loss of sensation, etc...

"Awakened in the 'Nether Granny' domain mainly affect the target's emotions. At the same time, they often exhibit the characteristic of being able to perceive the other party's hostility. The price includes facial paralysis, hormonal imbalance, excessive sensitivity, and speaking very irritatingly. Because they are too vigilant, only these are known... (Note: Speaking very irritatingly may also be an ability)

"Awakened in the 'Shattered Mirror' domain are good at creating illusions and can also cause cognitive impairment. The price includes fear of looking in the mirror, fear of light, fear of water, prosopagnosia, and being easily lost... (Note: The price was revised based on the latest information obtained)

"Awakened in the 'Arbiter of Fate' domain control the heart and breathing and are very dangerous. Known prices include abnormal eyeballs and limb paralysis...

"Awakened in the 'Zhuang Sheng' domain roughly exhibit the ability to affect thinking and will, and some can also interfere with the target's actions. Common prices paid include abnormal thinking, personality changes, mental problems, and psychological illnesses...

"The above-described abilities and prices overlap to varying degrees and cannot be used as a complete basis for judgment. For example, in the 'Bodhi' domain and the 'Zhuang Sheng' domain, a small number of Awakened exhibit mental illnesses such as split personality and bipolar disorder. Whether their origins are the same remains to be verified. Perhaps they are just different paths converging to the same destination after the price deepens to a certain level..."

After reading this part, Jiang Baimian tilted her head and looked at Shang Jianyao:

"I now suspect that you are an Awakened in the 'Zhuang Sheng' domain."

Although there is more than one domain that can exhibit thought jumps or split personality states, the one that best matches Shang Jianyao's ability characteristics is undoubtedly the "Zhuang Sheng" domain.

Shang Jianyao nodded, held his right fist with his left hand, and said loudly:

"The perfect man has no self, the New World is right in front of us."

Good fellow, he's already joined the Eternal Everlasting Sect... Jiang Baimian secretly snickered.

She was already too lazy to care about this aspect of things.

At this time, they had already turned to the last page of the information given by the higher-ups.

Jiang Baimian withdrew her hand holding the mouse and nodded gently, saying:

"I'll print it out later. Everyone should read it several times and memorize it. At critical moments, it can save lives."

Although the corresponding abilities and prices in this information are still relatively general, they are of very high value.

After lunch, the four members of the Old Task Force unanimously abandoned today's training, holding the information, nesting in their positions, carefully and repeatedly reading, memorizing, and discussing.

They even worked overtime for this, staying on the 647th floor until almost 8 o'clock before returning home.

495th floor, Zone B, Room 196.

Shang Jianyao pushed open the door that was blocked by the stove and couldn't be fully opened, allowing the light from the streetlights to flow inside.

He took off his coat, closed the door casually, and then lay down on the sleeping bed that could barely allow him to stretch out his legs.

Like most of the time, he didn't turn on the lights, letting himself be hidden in the silent darkness that the streetlights outside the window couldn't reach.

In the dim darkness, he heard a voice with a slight childlike quality:

"Hello everyone, I am the hourly news anchor Hou Yi, it is now 8 p.m. sharp...

"At 10 a.m. today, Ji Ze, director and vice president of the company's board of directors, inspected the 'Energy Zone' and praised all employees for their efforts to ensure sufficient supply during the New Year Festival...

"According to observations by the Surface Meteorological Institute, the climate this year is trending towards stability...

"At 9 a.m. today, the Water Resources Protection Committee announced that a new generation of water purification chips has been developed, which can more effectively reduce various pollutants in water sources...

"At 6:46 p.m. today, a malicious assault occurred on the 532nd floor, suspected to be related to gambling debt disputes. Song Feilong, director of the Order Supervision Department, warned all employees: Small bets are good for enjoyment, but big bets not only harm the body but also ruin the family...

"The Entertainment Department has launched a reform survey of the New Calendar Year 47 broadcast program. Please fill out the form enthusiastically...

"The Spring Table Tennis Tournament is in full swing..."

Familiar sounds echoed in the dark room, and Shang Jianyao's expression gradually relaxed.

ps: Asking for monthly tickets during the double period~