Long Yuehong could think of it, so could Jiang Baimian, of course.
She chuckled and said:
"You have to make sure the next attacker you encounter is that 'High-Level Mindless' to use this method.
"If we encounter a wild wolf that's starving in the winter first, are we going to collectively dance for it, praying that it will be dazed and won't take the opportunity to pounce and take a bite?"
As for how to change one's conditioned reflexes and instinctive reactions, that's not within the scope of discussion.
Because this can be achieved by stacking 'Reasoning Clown'.
Shang Jianyao wasn't stumped by this question and answered fluently:
"We can divide the work, two people accept suggestions and wait to deal with that 'High-Level Mindless', and two people remain as they are to resolve unexpected events along the way.
"Simply put, if we encounter a starving wolf in winter first, then two people dance for it, and two people send it bullets."
Jiang Baimian carefully considered it and found that apart from the scene being rather strange and the idea being relatively odd, it seemed to really work.
This was a typical Shang Jianyao-style solution.
Make the entire team act like they're mentally ill.
In a flash of thought, Jiang Baimian spat:
"I was almost spun around by you!
"I'm asking you, how do you guarantee that a negative times a negative must be a positive?"
"This is a math problem," Shang Jianyao replied matter-of-factly.
Jiang Baimian took a breath and slowly exhaled:
"What if the distorted instinctive reaction doesn't change from dancing back to drawing a gun and shooting, but develops into singing instead?"
Shang Jianyao opened his mouth and made a sound:
"Bang!"
"..." Jiang Baimian was speechless.
Of course, she knew that Shang Jianyao's real intention was to simulate a gunshot to startle the opponent, making him avoid it on his own and reducing the effect of his ability.
Calming her mood, she said seriously:
"This plan has some feasibility, but there are too many uncertainties, it can only be used in an emergency.
"I have a relatively simple method, which is to slow down my reaction speed.
"In a common saying: 'Think thrice before acting.'"
Bai Chen imagined the application of this plan:
"Control your instincts, think clearly before slowly making the correct move?"
"Yes." Jiang Baimian nodded lightly, "This also has considerable problems, it will make us miss opportunities, it will make us unable to respond in time, in short, keep it as a conventional idea, and pair it with Shang Jianyao's method."
Speaking of this, she sighed:
"Compared to this, illusion abilities are even more difficult to crack, and the third ability that we don't know about is a major hidden danger."
This ability to distort environmental information and create illusions can't be avoided by hurting oneself and using the stimulation of pain on the mind.
"Hey, we still have to cover a large area with firepower and strangle the enemy in a place where his abilities can't take effect." Shang Jianyao helped with the dubbing.
This sentence happened to be what Jiang Baimian was thinking, so she didn't roll her eyes.
"I'll have to consult with Zhou Guanzhu again later." Jiang Baimian made a final summary.
After discussing this issue, she looked around and said:
"Before that 'High-Level Mindless' shouted and exposed his location, causing the illusion to fail, did you have any particularly strange reactions?"
"Yes." Shang Jianyao was always proactive in answering questions, "I was originally thinking of waiting for that song to finish before switching to the next one before going out, but I couldn't control myself."
"Yes." Long Yuehong also echoed, "At that time, I knew that the 'Mindless' I saw were all ordinary people, all caused by illusions, and shouldn't attack them, but because of their performance and that environment, I couldn't help but have a little impulse in my heart. I could clearly control this aspect of my thoughts well, but at that moment, my mind went blank and I stood up and fired continuously at the place with the most 'Mindless'."
Bai Chen "hmm"ed:
"Me too, I put my hidden thoughts into practice at that moment, just wanting to hide them well and wait for the illusion to pass."
"Almost." Jiang Baimian nodded, "This kind of reaction of directly releasing suppressed impulses is not only directed at us, would that 'High-Level Mindless' shout for no reason, and undo the illusion he created for no reason?"
"This..." Long Yuehong gradually understood what had happened at that time.
Shang Jianyao said with a straight face:
"Talnan is full of hidden dragons and crouching tigers!"
"Don't steal my lines." Jiang Baimian scolded with a smile, then said, "Now, this matter is not something we can avoid if we want to. Starting tomorrow, we have to be more proactive and hope to resolve the hidden danger as soon as possible."
She paused and added:
"Don't close the doors of the three bedrooms tonight, everyone will take turns on night duty."
After arranging the order of night duty, Shang Jianyao and the others washed up in turn and entered the rooms one after another.
…………
In the "Sea of Origins" floating with faint light, on the island with mountains and rivers and lush greenery.
Shang Jianyao sat on a lounge chair, basking in the warm sun, blowing the fresh breeze, and experienced the feeling of vacation described in some radio stories.
But the environment that never changed would always make people a little bored.
After an unknown amount of time, Shang Jianyao suddenly sat up.
His body instantly differentiated, and one Shang Jianyao after another walked out.
These Shang Jianyaos wore the same clothes, dressed the same, and looked no different.
Three of the Shang Jianyaos got benches themselves, sat next to the lounge chair, and played cards with the original Shang Jianyao.
The other two Shang Jianyaos fiddled with small speakers and megaphones, and sang ballads in turn, accompanied by melodies.
With the help of their songs, the remaining three Shang Jianyaos danced a rhythmic dance.
The island suddenly became lively.
Even the liveliest scenes have an ending, and Shang Jianyao still didn't wait for monsters, disasters, and accidents.
Finally, the nine Yaos merged into one, and he plunged back into the "Sea of Origins" and swam towards the distance.
After swimming for an unknown amount of time, another island appeared in front of him.
This island had mountains and rivers, lush greenery, sunny weather, gentle breeze, and was exactly the same as the previous one.
Shang Jianyao stood on the edge of the island, lost in thought.
…………
Early the next morning, Shang Jianyao recounted his experiences to Jiang Baimian and the others.
Jiang Baimian said thoughtfully:
"Could it be that the monster is the island itself?
"The form of expression is to trap you?"
"Then I have to communicate with it properly." Shang Jianyao, who had a new direction, immediately became excited.
Jiang Baimian immediately gave a reminder:
"This is just a guess, the probability of being wrong is very high, anyway, try it first."
As soon as she finished speaking, the phone in the room rang.
Long Yuehong actively picked up the microphone and said in a pretentious manner:
"Hello, who is this?"
"The traces of acting are a bit heavy." Shang Jianyao commented, "At this time, you have to say: 'Hello, who is it?'"
His voice suddenly became extremely loud, causing echoes in Long Yuehong's ears.
"Indeed, it's too pretentious." Jiang Baimian sided with Shang Jianyao this time.
Bai Chen didn't speak, because she only knew how to use walkie-talkies, had no experience using telephones, and hadn't heard many radio programs yet.
At this time, the landlady Aino's voice rang from the other end of the phone:
"Who's screaming and yelling?
"Hey, the people from the Robot Guard are looking for you."
"Okay." The discouraged Long Yuehong regained himself and quickly responded.
"Robot Guard..." Jiang Baimian muttered to herself, then said with a smile, "Clean up, take the necessary items, and then go down."
Waiting in the hotel lobby wasn't an intelligent robot, but an auxiliary robot, which conveyed Genaava's words:
"Officer Genaava asks you to go to the town hall to see him."
As expected... Jiang Baimian and Shang Jianyao exchanged glances and replied with a smile:
"Okay."
…………
Top floor of the town hall, in the mayor's office.
Jiang Baimian and the others saw Genaava again. He was still wearing his usual military uniform and boots, sitting on a specially reinforced metal-backed chair.
"There's something I want to ask you to help with," Genaava said straight to the point.
The four members of the Old Task Force, who had each taken a seat, weren't surprised at all. Jiang Baimian maintained a polite smile and asked:
"What is it?"
Genaava leaned forward and clasped his metal hands together:
"Last night, I exchanged information with President Gu of the Hunters Guild and the local heads of various religious sects about that 'High-Level Mindless'. Everyone unanimously agreed to resolve this trouble as soon as possible.
"According to Zhou Guanzhu's meaning, it's best to take turns searching and hunting, and don't mix unrelated people together, as this will be exploited by the other party.
"The final plan is to form teams separately, responsible for the defense of a part of the area outside the town, and then take turns searching for that 'High-Level Mindless' in the places where he might be hiding."
After briefly explaining what to do, Genaava made his request:
"Talnan is not short of manpower, but it lacks strong individuals with sufficient strength. I would like to ask you to join this ranks to prevent that dangerous creature from bringing chaos again and harming innocent townspeople."
Shang Jianyao stood up with a whoosh and said righteously:
"This is what we should do."
Saying that, he clenched his fist and flexed his arm:
"To save all mankind!"
Genaava's blue glowing eyes stared at him, without any reaction for a moment.
At this time, Shang Jianyao added with a serious face:
"If you can also provide rice, flour, fresh meat, frozen meat, and vegetables as a reward, that would be even better."
Genaava still looked at him like that, as if he had crashed.
After several seconds, he finally spoke:
"Your requirements are very low..."
"Not low." Jiang Baimian showed a smile that made Long Yuehong inexplicably afraid.
After Genaava looked over, she kept the smile unchanged and continued:
"I've thought about it carefully these past two days. 'Source Brain' said not to see anyone, right?"
"Yes." Genaava gave a definite answer.
Jiang Baimian's smile became even more obvious:
"But it didn't say that we can't talk to humans.
"We can directly communicate with it by phone and ask some questions without meeting!"
Genaava became silent again, and after a while, slowly said:
"I can help you submit this request."
ps: Asking for monthly tickets at the beginning of the month~