Jenkins' general vision of the profession of "boatswain" is that of a brawny, brawny man with a tattoo of an anchor on his bicep at the end. And the woman in front of her, although she looked plump, she didn't look like she had been a sailor at sea, but she looked like an ordinary female worker in a textile factory:
"If I also pretend to be afraid, how will you find me?"
the woman asked.
"It's really hard to tell whether it's real fear or not, but as long as you're still a person, I can vaguely feel the psychological activities of creatures. The appearance is disguised as fear, but the feeling in the heart cannot be disguised."
This is also a new passive characteristic derived from [Empathy], which also belongs to the life-like ability after [Four Seasons] nurtured the seedlings of the World Tree. Of course, it is also possible that after four seasons nurtured the World Tree, Jenkins, whose soul essence has been improved again, has gained the ability to perceive the heart similar to a god.
But no matter what, the extreme fear caused by [Aura of Fear] is very different from a person who has no fear at all, so Jenkins was able to find the boatswain.
"Then how do you know I'm not as scared as they are?"
"I don't know, I'm just guessing that since the boatswain has special authority on the ship, he might be able to resist or be immune to some states that ordinary asylum seekers cannot resist or be immune to."
That's not a lie, Jenkins said.
"So what if your guess is wrong?"
the woman asked again.
"If you're wrong, you're wrong. Then you can only perceive the life form of each person. The life form of the boatswain must be different from that of ordinary asylum seekers. Although it is time-consuming, it is at least feasible."
The fat woman's face is not very outstanding, not only that, but the dense freckles on her face make it difficult to stare at her for a long time. Under normal circumstances, no one would think of her as the boatswain. And if Jenkins hadn't been reminded by the girl just now, he would never have chosen this girl to ask questions.
"I want to get some news from you, and I also want to get some... permission, permission to break the rules."
Hearing Jenkins' words, the woman sat up straight, first looked at the back of the metal head on the chair in the distance, and then said in a nasal voice:
"Then you need to do something for me."
"No problem? Fish or flowers? Or want me to sweep the deck."
"No, some of the asylum seekers here have problems. Help me get rid of at least three, and I can give you permission and give you news."
"What does it mean that some people have problems?"
Jenkins asked again.
"You should already know that the indescribable thing that fell from the sky has the ability to transform life into its dependents. Now there are its dependents on the ship. They have not been completely transformed, and they still retain most of the human characteristics. Therefore, this ship The ship will not repel them."
"I just killed a guy who can put his mouth..."
"No, he's not. He's still human, though he's crazy."
the woman interrupted.
"So how many of these people are there? Are there any obvious characteristics?"
"The ship is the person who told me that there is a problem. The number is between five and ten. I can't tell you the characteristics. If I know it, I don't need you to do it."
In fact, Jenkins already knew what the "indescribable thing" that descended on this world was. It was unbelievable, but it was the Difference Engine, or at least a part of it.
There are contradictions in this guess. After all, this is the eighth floor. If the Difference Engine is on the scene now, Jenkins doesn't need to go to the ninth floor. He guessed that maybe he had already reached the ninth floor, because of memory loss; or the difference engine had been deceiving him, that the nine-story tower actually had only eight strange realms in total.
All the above guesses were vetoed by Jenkins. This tower does have nine floors, and this is indeed the eighth floor, and the difference engine has indeed descended here.
Jenkins didn't know what method the Difference Engine used to make himself part of the background of the paradox. But he didn't feel that the core of the difference machine was here, so he concluded that the difference machine stuffed a part of its huge body used for fighting into the Paradise, and became part of the background of the disaster in the Paradise, and Jenkins was here The first floor has to face the huge body.
The body of the difference engine is extremely huge, and it has spread to almost every corner of the entire material world, so it can completely be split and stuffed here. As for the beast of disaster in this strange place is the body of the difference machine, there are actually some contradictions. Jenkins just thinks so, but still maintains a skeptical attitude. No one said that the difference machine made itself the background. Then hide another beast of disaster.
As for the difference engine that came here, there is already a lot of evidence. The initial evidence came from Jenkins trying to dissect the fish that produced the black lightning. Although the fish blew itself up, after the blade was pierced, the fluid that flowed out was undoubtedly engine oil.
Later, from the man who asked for the fish and the girl who wanted the flowers, I learned about what happened in the background disaster story of the devious world. The description of the "indescribable thing" is almost exactly the same as the difference engine.
It can transform living things into gear structures and become its subordinates, and non-living things can be transformed into steel structures and become its props. The yellow light covering the world refers to the unique brassy aesthetic of The Difference Engine. It was the brief moment when Jenkins stuck his head out of the boat that made Jenkins fully confirm this idea.
In the process of fighting with the Difference Engine above the church, Jenkins shared part of the power of the Difference Engine "Lord of All Machines", thus allowing the ability to evolve into "The Principle of All Machines". As a result, he has a very keen perception of the creation of the difference engine, and while the ship is shielding from outside influences, it also shields Jenkins from his ability to perceive metal.
It's just that once the head sticks out of the ship, it will not be protected by the ship, so he clearly feels that there are traces of differential machine creations almost everywhere in the area outside the ship.
Later, he even directly touched the tentacles protruding from the water. Although the tentacles looked like living organisms, he found that they were pure metal structures as soon as he touched them. Stop trying to fight the Difference Engine.
All in all, all the clues point to the background of this paradox that "the difference machine descended on the world, turning the world into a land of steel and slaughtering flesh and blood". This point can basically be confirmed.