After a long silence, the honest Shang Jianyao finally couldn't help but ask:

"Why are we squatting here, guarding room '102', and not going in?"

The reckless Shang Jianyao tugged at the collar of his gray-green camouflage uniform:

"Who said we're not going in?

"You guys are stopping me!

"Once we overcome 'Zhuang Sheng's' dream or a psychological shadow, we can become awakened ones who have explored deep into the 'Mind Corridor'. At that time, we might even find the door to the 'New World' directly inside!"

During the time returning to "Pangu Biology" from Taicheng, the Shang Jianyaos, without Jiang Baimian's urging, were once again influenced by the spirit of adventure and the joy of challenge. They chose a room with vague instructions on the "walkthrough", so it was only recently that they overcame the second psychological shadow there.

In other words, he must incompletely explore another room before he can be considered an awakened one deep in the "Mind Corridor" and qualified to look for the door to the "New World".

"If you want to die, don't drag us down." The gloomy Shang Jianyao sat cross-legged on the ground, staring intently at the vermilion door of "102".

At this moment, the calm and rational Shang Jianyao stretched, moving from leaning against the wall to standing upright.

He smiled slightly and said:

"I come over to observe for a while every day to see when room '102' will move.

"What about you?"

"102" was not originally next to his mind room. It was only after the "Old Tune Team" encountered "Zhuang Sheng's" dream in Taicheng that this room suddenly appeared at its current location.

Jiang Baimian originally thought that as "Zhuang Sheng" woke up and her team left Taicheng, room "102" would quickly move to another place, but unexpectedly, even until late autumn, after they returned to "Pangu Biology," room "102" still hadn't moved.

This Shang Jianyao's answer made his colleagues fall silent.

After a few seconds, the honest Shang Jianyao said what he was thinking:

"I want to see what's wrong with you."

"I thought you were planning to support me in overcoming 'Zhuang Sheng's' psychological shadow or dream." The reckless Shang Jianyao was quite regretful.

The calm and rational Shang Jianyao smiled and said:

"It's better to find a simpler room and quickly upgrade to the depths of the 'Mind Corridor'. Once we have Yan Hu's strength, we can consider '102'."

"Good." The gloomy and vicious Shang Jianyao agreed.

The ten Shang Jianyaos then merged and turned towards the direction they hadn't explored before.

Walking along the dark yellow, thick carpet for a while, Shang Jianyao's eyes suddenly lit up as he scanned around.

He saw a familiar room number:

"506"!

According to the "walkthrough," the psychological shadow in this room has a fixed solution – the courage to face danger. Therefore, exploring it is relatively safe and simple.

In other words, in a few days, Shang Jianyao could become an awakened one deep in the "Mind Corridor."

After considering for a few seconds, in order to enter room "102", the reckless Shang Jianyao and the novel-seeking Shang Jianyao voted in favor of the calm and rational Shang Jianyao's proposal to explore room "506".

After some arguing, Shang Jianyao twisted the brass handle and pushed open the door to "506".

Because this room was considered easy, he didn't even bring the "Six Senses Beads" or the "Angel of Life" necklace.

Taking two steps forward, Shang Jianyao suddenly saw a deep black sea.

In the dim light of the night, he was on a small island, surrounded by an endless ocean.

The howling wind occasionally pushed up mountain-like waves, making humans seem exceptionally small under the power of nature.

With a crash, giant waves constantly beat against the edge of the island, making Shang Jianyao feel like he was experiencing continuous earthquakes.

Suddenly, a dark shadow emerged from the dark depths of the water.

That shadow was incredibly huge, like another island, but submerged in the seabed.

Vaguely, that shadow moved.

Shang Jianyao kept the "clearance guide" in mind and muttered to himself:

"The courage to face danger…

"The courage to face danger…"

As he muttered, he didn't know when slippery tentacles covered with eyeballs appeared at the edge of the island.

Those black and white eyes rotated rapidly, all looking at Shang Jianyao.

"The courage to face danger!" Shang Jianyao showed an excited smile on his face as he was watched.

The next second, heads sprouted from the top of his head, shoulders, chest, lower abdomen, hands, and feet, growing arms and legs.

Ten Shang Jianyaos appeared on the crumbling island in this way.

Then, they rolled, walked, and ran towards the tentacles covered with eyeballs, towards the huge shadow hidden beneath the surface of the water, and towards the boundless ocean.

"Courage is humanity's eulogy!" The Shang Jianyaos shouted as they charged.

The eyeballs on those slippery tentacles simultaneously froze for a second, and all screamed:

"Don't come over here!"

Those tentacles suddenly retracted into the seabed, but the Shang Jianyaos didn't stop at all.

Just then, the cloudy sky suddenly cracked open.

The entire world quickly fell apart amidst violent shaking.

…

Tarnan, "Ethereal Dreams" Hotel.

The landlady, Aino, sat up with a start, clutching the blanket, trembling.

"That scared me to death, that scared me to death, how could I have such a terrifying dream!" She hurriedly turned on the bright light.

As the pale light dominated the bedroom, dispelling all the darkness, Aino breathed a slight sigh of relief, but dared not try to fall asleep again.

…

"Does this count as passing?" The Shang Jianyaos merged again, muttering to themselves in confusion.

He didn't notice any increase in his mental state or abilities.

When he looked up again, examining his surroundings, he found himself in a rather strange place.

The layout here was similar to the "C-14" project team he had visited, with metal walls separating a series of complex instruments.

And the humans coming and going were all wearing white coats and light blue masks.

"Was the previous just a dream, and now this is a psychological shadow?" Shang Jianyao stroked his chin.

His expression gradually became excited.

Similar scenes always reminded him of the term "research institute".

Shang Jianyao was about to delve deeper into this psychological shadow when he suddenly remembered something and looked at his watch.

"It's almost eight o'clock!" he exclaimed.

Immediately afterward, the Shang Jianyaos unanimously agreed to end the exploration here.

…

In the real world, Shang Jianyao opened his eyes while lying in bed.

He sat up a little, placing the pillow behind him.

Just as Shang Jianyao adjusted his posture, the broadcast outside the window rang out, and the familiar, slightly childlike voice entered his ears:

"Hello everyone, I am the hourly news announcer, Hou Yi. It is now exactly 8 PM…

"Today, the board of directors held a meeting to discuss the production arrangements for the last quarter of the year. Ji Ze, director of the board and vice president, pointed out that the company's overall situation in the first three quarters was stable and improving, and required everyone to not relax in the last quarter…

"The board of directors also discussed the size of the year-end bonus and labor protection and related benefits for next year…

"In order to liven up the atmosphere in the last quarter of this year and adjust the mood of employees, the entertainment department has decided to hold a 'New Year's Singing Contest' in the near future. The top three winners of the competition will have the opportunity to perform on the year-end report performance stage…"

Shang Jianyao's eyes lit up as he listened, and he seriously considered which song he should sing this time.

He was so focused on his thoughts that he didn't pay much attention to the news that followed, so he didn't know when he fell asleep.

In the middle of the night, Shang Jianyao, who had slept a round in the afternoon, woke up.

He suddenly turned over and sat up, put on his thick military green cotton coat, picked up his bulky black plastic flashlight, and walked out of the room.

After going to the public toilet to take care of personal matters, Shang Jianyao looked at his watch and tiptoed in the opposite direction of home.

He went all the way to Block C, Number 11, which was outside Long Yuehong's house.

Then, he squatted at the base of the wall opposite Number 11, pointed the flashlight upwards at his chin, and prepared to turn it on at any time.

"Do you want to scare Xiaohong?" The honest Shang Jianyao asked his colleagues in a low voice.

The joking Shang Jianyao chuckled:

"What else?"

"But how do you know he'll go to the bathroom at this time?" The honest Shang Jianyao was puzzled.

Even people who have a habit of getting up at night can't go to the public toilet at a fixed time every night.

Moreover, Long Yuehong's house has a small toilet!

The mischievous Shang Jianyao replied confidently:

"When you were suppressed by them this morning, I took the opportunity to take control of the body and implanted the thought 'go to the public toilet at three o'clock tonight to relieve yourself' in Xiaohong."

"But how can you be sure you'll wake up at three in the morning?" The honest Shang Jianyao asked.

He didn't notice that he had been implanted with the corresponding thought.

The mischievous Shang Jianyao shook his head:

"I'm not sure.

"If I don't wake up, I'll just treat it as helping Xiaohong build up his courage."

As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly "ah"ed:

"There are only three human consciousnesses in the room…

"Xiaohong is not here!"

The Long family has five members, excluding Long Zhigu, who is now in college and lives on the corresponding floor, there should be four human consciousnesses.

Moreover, as a regular visitor to the Long family, Shang Jianyao knew which room Long Yuehong's was and confirmed that there was no one inside.

The honest Shang Jianyao smiled:

"I know, Xiaohong went to sleep with Xiaobai!"

"No fun." The joking Shang Jianyao muttered, got up dejectedly, and returned to Block B.

…

622nd floor, Block B, Room 59.

Long Yuehong, who was woken up by the urge to pee, carefully removed Bai Chen's hands and legs from his body and crawled out of the warm bed.

He didn't bring a thick cotton coat up, so he could only make do with Bai Chen's to resist the cold in the room and in the corridor.

Wrapped in a thick coat, Long Yuehong picked up the key, turned on the flashlight, and left the room.

He didn't forget to close the door behind him, and then in the cold, dark corridor, with the yellowish beam of light, he walked step by step towards the public toilet.

It was three o'clock in the morning, and the corridor was silent and deserted.