Outside Tarnan General Hospital, inside a converted army green jeep.
Jiang Baimian sat in the passenger seat, half of his body, and asked Shang Jianyao and others:
"What are your thoughts?"
Long Yuehong expressed his speculation before Shang met Yao:
"The ability of that 'higher mindless person' should be to create hallucinations, so Zhang Jiu regarded his companion as a monster and regarded him as a dragon. He made a big mistake and completely collapsed afterwards."
After he finished speaking, he found that no one had added or refuted it. He was a little uneasy for a while, and took the initiative to ask:
"what do y'all think?"
"From the information collected so far, this may be the biggest." Jiang Baimian answered in the affirmative.
Then, she smiled and praised:
"Your analysis and judgment of things are getting better and better."
Long Yuehong was overjoyed and shy, Shang Jianyao said:
"Are intelligent robots also affected by hallucinations?"
"Yes, the biggest question now is why the ten members of the Robot Guard lost contact." Bai Chen, who was driving, echoed.
Jiang Baimian pondered and said:
"It depends on what the essence of the 'higher mindless' ability is. If he creates hallucinations by interfering with his senses, then intelligent robots will certainly not be deceived, and their sensory systems are completely different from humans. But if that The 'higher mindless' directly distorts environmental information, tampering with corresponding signals to create hallucinations, and intelligent robots may not be immune."
She paused, then said to herself:
"But why did Zhang Jiu see the dragon
"Under normal circumstances, people who have not been exposed to this information cannot imagine a dragon by themselves...
"Could it be the dragon created by the 'Higher Heartless One', why did he create the dragon?"
Hearing this, Shang Jianyao's eyes lit up and said:
"I know where there are dragons!"
"Where?" Jiang Baimian vaguely guessed the answer.
"In the mirage church." Shang Jianyao replied in a determined tone.
"Have you ever been in?" The question was not Jiang Baimian, but Long Yuehong.
"No." Shang Jianyao shook his head and said confidently, "I guess."
While the corners of Long Yuehong's mouth moved slightly, Jiang Baimian said "um":
"It's normal to have a dragon image in places where mirages are worshiped.
"If Zhang Jiu is a believer of the Mirage Cult, then the problem has been explained..."
Speaking of this, Jiang Baimian suddenly made a "huh" sound:
"Which old man does the Mirage Cult worship?"
"November's 'Broken Mirror'." Bai Chen, who was driving, answered.
"What is another name for him?" Jiang Baimian asked.
Bai Chen was silent for a second, and answered in unison with Long Yuehong:
"God of Illusions!"
Shang Jianyao nodded and said that was it.
"This is interesting." Jiang Baimian said a little excitedly and a little dignifiedly, "The ability of that 'high-level unintentional person' seems to be creating an illusion, and Zhang Jiu saw a dragon again..."
Snapped!
She patted her palm lightly and said to Bai Chen:
"Let's go to the Mirage Church."
Long Yuehong was suddenly a little nervous:
"Would it not be good to go there so directly?"
"Then how do you want to get there?" Shang Jianyao asked very cooperatively.
"Look for Mayor Genova and bring a few members of the Robot Guard with you." Long Yuehong felt that this was the safest policy.
"Okay, if the wings are hard, they will sing the opposite!" It was not Jiang Baimian who said this, but Shang Jianyao.
Jiang Baimian was stunned for a second, then cursed angrily:
"Where did you learn the lines? On the radio show?"
"No." Shang Jianyao categorically denied.
Jiang Baimian, who knew that he would not lie about this kind of thing, suddenly became a little curious:
"Where did you learn that?"
Long Yuehong faintly felt something was wrong, but she didn't know what was wrong.
The next second, he saw Shang Jianyao laughing:
"I learned it when I watched Xiaohong get beaten up by his mother."
"Fuck..." Long Yuehong blurted out a dirty word.
That's the downside of having a bad friend who grew up playing together.
He was thinking just now, why does this sound so familiar!
Jiang Baimian held back his smile, did not continue the topic, and explained briefly:
"It's easy to create tension and intensify conflicts with robot guards.
"Our purpose in the past was to ask if Zhang Jiu was a follower of the Mirage Cult, and asked if the Mirage Cult, er, should be the bishop, right? What do you think about the 'high-level unintentional person' in the southwest mountain area, and how to see through it? What do hallucinations suggest.
"It's not a sensitive issue, and there's no need to make such a fuss."
"Yes." Long Yuehong was persuaded.
Moreover, in broad daylight, there are surveillance cameras that can talk everywhere.
…
The sanctuary of the Mirage Sect is located at the northernmost end of Binhe Avenue. It is not a church, but a pavilion with an ancient temperament of gray soil, with white walls and black tiles.
The plaque hanging on it reads:
"Nanke View"
Behind the open brown wooden door is a patio, and at the other end of the patio is a palace with many cloud-like patterns.
In the hall, there are wooden beams above, rows of black back chairs lying horizontally below, and a shrine in the deepest part, which enshrines a dragon symbol inlaid with broken lenses.
At this time, several believers were sitting on chairs, closing their eyes and praying.
Before Jiang Baimian, Shang Jianyao and others could approach the female cleric in front of the shrine, she hurried over.
The clergyman was not too old, and he looked only twenty-seven or eighteen. He was wearing a white robe in the classical style of the old world, with a hemp rope tied around his waist.
Her hair was black and shiny, draped down her shoulders, her facial features were not pretty, but she had an indescribable temperament.
The clergyman glanced at Shang Jianyao and the others, smiled and said:
"You are finally here."
"Ah?" Long Yuehong made a puzzled voice.
He couldn't remember when the "Old Tune Group" had made an appointment with the Mirage Cult clergy to come visit.
Could it be... When he was in doubt, Long Yuehong looked at Shang Jianyao.
Could it be that this guy made an appointment with someone when he was alone in order to taste the Holy Supper of the Mirage Cult
The female clergyman was a little stunned when she saw Jiang Baimian and others, and suddenly showed a soothing smile:
"Don't be nervous, it's normal to be late. How important and serious is our sect's 'Fantasy Gala', there are several 'Dream Protectors' who are late, and some even miss the whole process.
"Okay, let's hold the initiation ceremony..."
"Wait a minute." Shang Jianyao interrupted the other party's words, "What is your sacrament?"
"Didn't I tell you?" the female cleric asked suspiciously, "Our sacrament is very simple, it is the sect's homemade cookies and honey water."
"Honey water..." Shang Jianyao hesitated.
At this time, Jiang Baimian finally couldn't help but ask:
"Did you admit the wrong person?"
The female clergyman was stunned for a moment, and then showed an embarrassed expression:
"This, maybe."
She laughed dryly, and took out a photo from the hidden pocket of her white robe:
"It's really not you
"Exactly four!"
Jiang Baimian glanced at it and almost didn't give a smirk.
Apart from the fact that the four people in the photo are all gray people, they are also two men and two women, and they are nothing like the "old tune group".
Especially the tallest man, who looked like an orangutan, he had to be blind to recognize Shang Jianyao as him.
And Shang Jianyao even seamlessly docked, and discussed with the other party about joining the education!
The female clergyman looked at the photo and then at the "Old Tune Group", and after several times in a row, finally confirmed that she had identified the wrong person.
She showed an embarrassed smile and bowed deeply:
"Sorry, I can't remember what other people look like."
After speaking, she half-raised her body and raised her hands slightly, as if paying homage to a certain existence in the void:
"May you please the gods."
What's going on with your sect? There are high-level executives who are late for love, and missionaries who can't remember their faces... Wouldn't this be too casual? Long Yuehong next to her felt embarrassed to say it.
He glanced around and found that the team leader not only did not laugh, but also showed a thoughtful expression.
This, is this the price the Awakened pays? Long Yuehong's light flashed, and she suddenly realized.
Jiang Baimian restrained his emotions and asked sternly:
"I don't know what to call it?"
"I'm Zhou Yue, the watcher of Nanke Guan, you can just call me Zhou Yushi." The female clergyman introduced herself.
Perhaps thinking that her performance just now was not very reliable, she laughed again:
"There are illusions everywhere, why take it seriously
"Everyone, feel free, feel free."
Before Jiang Baimian could respond, Shang Jianyao asked:
"I have a question, why are those 'Dream Protectors' late?"
The watcher Zhou Yue seemed very happy that it was finally not himself who was embarrassed, and quickly replied:
"Some are lost!"
Seeing that the topic was finally back on the "right track", she put on a calm and gentle attitude of a magician:
"What's the matter with you guys?"
Jiang Baimian organized the following language:
"Zhou Guanzhu, do you know about the 'high-level unintentional person' in the southwestern mountainous area?"
"I heard. What, is there anything I need to cooperate with?" Zhou Yue looked casual.
Jiang Baimian further asked:
"Then do you know the survivor Zhang Jin? His nickname is Zhang Jiu."
Zhou Yue recalled:
"do not know.
"Although I can't remember the face, I remember the person's name very well. He should not be from our sect unless he joined under a pseudonym."
"This may be very low." Shang Jianyao commented in the tone of a detective.
Who eats fried chicken wings with the name "Gu Zhiyong"? Jiang Baimian rolled his eyes and cursed in his heart.
There are not many people like this, but there are definitely some!
She turned to the spectator Zhou Yue and said:
"It's like this. When we asked Zhang Jiu, he said that after he met the 'high-level unintentional person', he regarded his companions as monsters and saw a dragon."
"Dragon..." Zhou Yue's expression gradually became serious.