Embers Ad Infinitum

Chapter 223: Sleeping gods

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The sunlight outside passed through the tied curtain and shone into the depths of the temple, allowing Jiang Baimian and Shang Jianyao to barely see the person in the coffin.

He had long black hair and was dressed in white linen. He was skinny and skinny, like a corpse that had been preservative and dried for years.

In such a state, Jiang Baimian could not see what his real appearance looked like. It was like a simple skull. If he did not use a computer to restore it, he could only initially distinguish whether he was deformed or not, and he could not tell whether he was handsome or not. .

If it weren't for the weak electrical signal to confirm that the other party still has biological activity, Jiang Baimian would only think that this is a mummified corpse that has not rotted due to the special environment, rather than the so-called sleeping "god".

Vaguely, she even felt the smell of a little antiseptic wafting from her nose.

This is especially scary in line with the current environment.

Jiang Baimian looked down slowly, and found that the sleeping "God" was wearing a bracelet made of branches on his right wrist.

With a move in her heart, she turned her head to look at Shang Jianyao.

Shang Jianyao wore a monkey mask with a hairy face and a pointed mouth, and looked straight at the sleeping "god" like a corpse.

"You are here, what are you thinking?" Jiang Baimian hesitated for a while, but still asked.

Shang Jianyao replied seriously:

"CPR, artificial respiration, non-card injections."

"..." Jiang Baimian reconfirmed that he was in good spirits and was not in the same world as Shang Jianyao.

After a few seconds, she said angrily and funny:

"Isn't it the company's precautions? If it is not necessary, you can't touch this so-called sleeping 'god'."

"It's just that you can't move." Shang Jianyao's memory has always been good.

Jiang Baimian made a "heh":

"Didn't I say it just now? There must be a margin, and it must be treated with higher and stricter standards."

Without giving Shang Jianyao a chance to refute, she spat:

"I was almost disturbed by you and forgot about the business.

"Don't you think this branch bracelet looks familiar?"

Shang Jianyao has already seen it:

"The twig laurel crown worn by the Awakened Murloc."

"It seems that his power comes from that laurel crown." Jiang Baimian asked, "You should have touched that laurel crown at the time, didn't you notice anything unusual?"

Shang Jianyao shook his head:

"very common."

"Also, if it has something strange, you won't leave it." Jiang Baimian looked down at the face of "The Mummy" with only one skin left, and thoughtfully analyzed, "According to Song Alerter The description of the powerful awakeners who have explored the depths of the 'Spiritual Corridor' can leave their breath in the 'Spiritual Corridor' or in the real world, and merge with objects and even humans... Originally, the breath was fused in the branches and laurels, but After the murloc Awakened got it, the breath penetrated into his body, making him quite powerful? But it also left hidden dangers, at that time he was like a monster..."

Speaking of which, Jiang Baimian had a whim:

"If we didn't force the shooting and let the changes continue, what would have happened in the end? Would this sleeping 'god' wake up because of this

"But if it's really that simple, his former believers can do it. Isn't it a reasonable thing to protect yourself with the things that the gods carry

"Could it be that the premise of the fusion of breath and human body is an awakened person in the same field?"

She is purely speculative, without much basis, because there are other explanations.

For example, before this so-called Yama descended into a deep sleep, he did not know that such a thing would happen, and he did not leave a single word, but the believers were in awe of him and did not dare to touch his body or take away his belongings. .

For Jiang Baimian's guess, Shang Jianyao proposed a verification method:

"Just try it and you'll know."

"...It's not necessary." Jiang Baimian suppressed his eagerness to move.

She knew what Shang Jianyao meant:

He and the murloc awakeners are obviously not in the same field. Jiang Baimian himself is not even the awakener. If they take off the branch bracelet, they can use it directly, but they are not integrated by the breath, which can explain a lot of things.

But it's very, very, very dangerous.

After sighing, Jiang Baimian took the gun in one hand, turned his wrist and looked at the electronic watch:

"Nine minutes left."

As soon as she crossed the threshold of the temple, she had already started timing.

This also leaves a margin, which is no longer processed by a quarter of an hour, but thirteen minutes.

Shang Jianyao took the time to come up with an idea:

"You say, can he hear us

"Would he appreciate it if I played a song? Would there be a song that would get him out of his coffin and dance along?"

With this guy, how weird, eerie, and terrifying scenes will become weird, even funny... Unless you just want to be scary... Jiang Baimian first saw the white linen-clad "corpse" in the coffin At that time, she was still a little panicked, but now, she doesn't know what kind of expression she should treat the target with.

After hesitating for a while, Jiang Baimian responded:

"You can try to talk, play a song, just, no need."

Shang Jianyao sighed with regret, stepped forward, looked inside the coffin and said:

"Can you hear me? Blink if you can."

He spoke it in both the grey earth language and the red river language.

The sleeping "god" in white linen and skinny didn't respond.

Shang Jianyao suddenly increased the volume:

"Your hat was stolen!"

Refers to the top of the branch laurel crown.

The sleeping "gods" like mummy still seem to have been dead for many years.

"It seems useless." Jiang Baimian made a judgment.

Shang Jian Yao still did not give up, and shouted again:

"Your wife ran away with someone!"

This broadcast dares to broadcast anything... Jiang Baimian forcibly held back his smile.

The sleeping "god" lying quietly in the coffin remained unchanged.

When Shang saw Yao and tried again in Honghe language, Jiang Baimian sighed:

"If you weren't sure that he had human consciousness, I could also sense weak electrical signals, and I couldn't believe he was still alive.

"He slept for at least thirty or forty years? The body still retains a certain amount of activity, which is incredible. Is there anyone who regularly injects him with glucose and nutrients?"

Even if humans restore the hibernation ability hidden in their genes, they will not be able to do this.

Shang Jianyao thought for a while and said:

"Cryonics Technology."

Jiang Baimian was not unfamiliar with this term, he pondered for a moment and said:

"You mean, he used some ability or something to put his body into a state like a deep freeze?"

Obviously, this is definitely not a real deep freeze. Jiang Baimian and Shang Jianyao just felt a little gloomy when they stood in front of the coffin.

"You have to wake him up to be sure." Shang Jianyao raised his hand and touched his chin.

As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly turned his head and looked at Jiang Baimian:

"look… "

"Stop! What are you looking at?" Jiang Baimian was instantly alert, "What do you want to do?"

Shang Jianyao answered frankly:

"I want to try using the Awakened ability on him.

"Look, think about it, my Awakener ability can be used on creatures with human consciousness, and he has human consciousness remaining."

Without the help of the "reasoning clown", Jiang Baimian already understood Shang Jianyao's idea.

Not to mention, she really thinks it has practical value and the possibility of success.

"The company just said that unless it is necessary, the body of this sleeping 'god' cannot be moved. My additional condition is that it is best not to touch it..." Jiang Baimian said thoughtfully, "The influence and contact at the spiritual level are not within the precautions. ."

Hearing this sentence, Shang Jianyao became excited, and even took off his mask, to do his best.

Jiang Baimian immediately added:

"'The Reasoning Clown' won't work, he shouldn't hear your words.

"'Serious person' and 'lack of two-handed movement' are both possible in theory, but I recommend using 'lack of two-handed movement', because the former will directly have a hypocritical effect and may bring unnecessary accidents, while the latter will establish a connection first , and then affect his hands, um, his hands can't move at all, so there is no obvious change in the whole process, and the risk can be minimized."

Jiang Baimian didn't want to see this "mummified corpse" sitting up suddenly.

"Okay." Shang Jianyao had no objection.

Jiang Baimian immediately took off the rubber glove on his left hand and moved his fingers.

She smiled and said:

"I don't touch anything here, but I can give it to you.

"Wait, I will closely observe your state, and if something goes wrong, I will wake you up."

While speaking, a trace of electricity appeared in her left hand.

Shang Jianyao glanced at her, and then turned his attention to the sleeping "god" in the coffin.

His thoughts quickly extended over and connected with the other party's consciousness.

Suddenly, Shang Jianyao's eyes became pitch black.

It was as if he had returned to the "Sea of Origins", and he could only see a little light.

With the help of these gleams, he found a window, beyond which stood a hazy tower far into the clouds.

Under the window, there was a figure crawling in the darkness, without the slightest movement.

Suddenly, he raised his head and looked at Shang Jianyao.

There was a strange light in his eyes, and a weak voice came out of his mouth:

"help me!"