Chapter 1011 Heart to Heart

  Chapter 1011 Heart to Heart

  With a doubtful mood, the young man with a bow and arrow lit the “fuel rod” given by the ancestor and groped into the interior of the starship wreckage.

  The silver disc in his hand projected a light blue light forward.

  The tiny light particles gathered into an arrow-shaped icon in the air, guiding him forward.

  At the same time, Jiang Xuezhou, who was sitting in the bridge of the Orion missile cruiser, was munching on compressed biscuits while remotely directing the indigenous boy.

  The whole process was like playing an RPG game in the first-person perspective.

  If Ye Shi was here, he would definitely complain like this.

  It’s not even just the first-person perspective. When necessary, she can also let the “drone” in the boy’s hand fly to the back and switch to the third-person perspective.

  Just when Jiang Xuezhou was having a lot of fun, the shipboard server suddenly received a message, which was presented in the form of a pop-up window on the holographic screen in front of her.

  [Investigation report on the “Tree of Insof”, the forest tribe, and the unique “psychic abilities” of the locals]

  Jiang Xuezhou’s eyes lit up when he saw this pop-up window. He coughed lightly and said to the communication channel.

  ”I’m out of power – I mean, I don’t have enough mana. You can explore it by yourself for a while. When you come out of the ruins to rest, remember to mark the explored area and put the silver metal disc in the sun.”

  Qiu Ling: “?”

  Jiang Xuezhou, who threw down a sentence, did not wait for the native boy who was exploring the ruins to reply, and immediately opened the investigation report uploaded by Ye Shi.

  In the report, Ye Shi recorded in detail the explanation of the “Tree of Insof” by the maid of the temple of the Doma tribe, as well as a series of events that occurred during the “Barbaric Era” and “Awakening Era”.

  [For some reason, the locals have forgotten the text and history of the Human Union era. My guess is that most of the people who survived the war were children whose sexual characteristics were not fully developed, or even babies who were not long born. Gaia or the Tree of Insof changed the genes of these children, giving them the ability to photosynthesize under certain circumstances, so that they could survive the aftermath of the war. However, due to the lack of parents, the inheritance of civilization and knowledge was interrupted. 】

  【However, in contrast, the genetic modification gave some of the surviving newborns the special ability of “telepathy”, hereinafter referred to as “psychic power”. 】

  【Through this special ability, they can communicate directly with each other, other creatures in nature, and the Tree of Insof, and even connect the past and the future. 】

  【This special ability has accelerated the civilization process of the locals to a certain extent, even if the locals are not aware of the existence of this special ability. Under the catalytic effect of “psychic power”, they quickly invented a new language and formed a large tribal community under the cohesive effect of the new language and culture. 】

  【Time has come to the Awakening Era. With the landing of the surviving crew of the Gemini missile cruiser as a watershed, the local survivors, with the assistance of the 17 Gemini crew members, have completely comprehended the “psychic” talent, and truly recognized the existence of the “Tree of Insof”, and used the dimension theory to understand it as a higher-dimensional existence. 】

  【With the help of the “Tree of Insof”, the locals have re-recognized the forgotten history, and summarized the past memories as the Savage Era, and called the memories after “realizing the existence of the self and Him” ​​the Awakening Era, until the arrival of the Second Judgment Day. 】

  【On the issue of the “Tree of Insof”, the crew of the Gemini had a disagreement. Some of them took the “sinners” who were suspected of being unable to sense the Tree of Insof out of the forest, and the rest of them took the survivors who believed in the Tree of Insof to continue to stay in the Forbidden Forest Valley, and recuperated under the branches of the original sacred tree, that is, the Tree of Insof. 】

  【There is no clear record on the murals of the temple about why the crew of the Gemini had a disagreement. The history that the temple maiden could “see” through the temple murals did not seem to include this part. 】

  【According to her, the basis of “psychic” induction must be based on mutual recognition, and the information that can be communicated must also be a concept that is commonly understood. My understanding is… this kind of psychic energy is like pressing the teleprompter in each other’s hands. Therefore, when this connection is established between the past and the present, the present can convey more information to the past, but relatively speaking, the impact on the future is smaller. The information that the past can receive from the present is smaller, but relatively speaking, the impact on the future after making choices based on known information is greater. 】

  【This is very similar to our experience in the “hyperspace channel”, but not exactly the same. 】

  【However, although the hope of establishing a “psychic channel” with the crew of the Gemini is slim, I can still make a rough guess based on limited information: their quarrel may be related to whether to continue to assist the locals in awakening and whether to take the Gemini back to the solar system. And this dispute eventually ended with the Gemini missile cruiser crashing into the atmosphere. Since then, the forest people were forced to leave the Forbidden Forest Valley and give the ancestral holy land to the current valley people. 】

  ”So that’s how it is… No wonder the forest people call the valley people criminals, and the valley people call the former ‘traitors’.” After reading the report from beginning to end, Jiang Xuezhou’s mouth curled up with a smile of approval.

  Especially the word “report”, which satisfied her desire to conquer, and also relieved her anger.

  ”Well, not bad, it seems that this guy is not just staring at the fat meat, but is still working hard.”

  Back to the report itself.

  This traitor, should it refer to betraying the Human Union?

  Although the term Human Union has been replaced by “ancestor” in the culture of the “Qiu people”, just like the concept of “dimension” has been replaced by “higher existence” in the culture of the forest people, the hatred between the two has been passed down from generation to generation.

  To this day, the Forbidden Forest Valley is still a holy place in the hearts of the forest people and a shame of the past.

  It must be said that it was indeed a bad idea for Ye Shi to provoke this war without knowing anything.

  And this little cleverness might even get him involved.

  The ancestor’s palace destroyed the sacred tree of the forest people. Although the forest people still respect the ancestor, they obviously respect the “Tree of Insof” more.

  If there is a conflict between the two, or if there are other factors such as territory, worldly fame and property, she can guess without hesitation that the group of forest people will stand on the side of the “Tree of Insof” without hesitation.

  ”Even if the Qiu people return the “holy object”, the forest people will probably not stop there… At that time, that guy will feel guilty and want to step on the brakes, I’m afraid he will not please both sides.”

  Although Ye Shi complained more than once that she was a little “saintly”, she could actually feel that the guy was not really cold-blooded, but was occasionally a little smart and reckless.

  If this war really breaks out, when he sees the scene of corpses everywhere and thinks that these people are actually descendants of humans, I’m afraid he will start to regret it again.

  This kind of shouting yes and no at the same time, shouting that it is too weak and too cruel at the same time, is actually a manifestation of immaturity, and it will pay a price.

  Of course, she didn’t mean to show how mature she is by complaining like this.

  Especially in terms of frank expression…

  ”Psychic power… sounds like a really convenient ability. It would be great if I could also awaken that special ability.”

  Jiang Xuezhou, leaning back in his office chair, sighed and pointed his index finger at the holographic screen.

  ”Forget it… I’d better remind this guy.”

  For his surrender…

  Just as Jiang Xuezhou was thinking this in his heart, a line of light blue pop-up windows appeared in the window.

  Looking at the pop-up windows on the holographic screen, Jiang Xuezhou’s face changed instantly, and the whole person jumped up from the chair as if reflexively.

  ”Connection lost?!”

  What’s going on? !

  …

  On the official forum of Wasteland Online, a discussion post about a world five light years away was at the top of the hot search list, and the title of the post was exactly the one Jiang Xuezhou saw on the shipboard server——

  【Investigation report on the “Tree of Insof”, the forest tribe, and the unique “psychic abilities” of the locals】

  Quit smoking: “Fuck, psychic power?!”

  WC really has mosquitoes: “Mind is better than matter!!! (screaming)”

  Elf King Fugui: “Fast forward to the end of reincarnation. (funny)”

  Irena: “Life is fifty years, right? I signed for the Alliance. (funny)”

  Edge paddling: “Fuck, your jokes are getting harder and harder to understand. (horrified)”

  Not only did Edge brother not understand, but Ye Shi also didn’t understand this time, probably because he didn’t awaken psychic power and didn’t establish a “psychic channel” with these bastards.

  However, looking at the lines of warm-hearted replies, his original anxious mood was diluted a lot.

  Fang Chang’s guess was the same as his, he might have been tricked by something like hypnosis.

  It’s not a particularly outrageous ability, it’s just a hypnotic effect produced by psychological suggestion.

  Not to mention that the game has added the setting of “psychic power”, even in reality without “psychic power”, similar situations exist.

  Fang Chang: “…According to your description, those little green men can understand some of the human languages ​​and even Chinese you speak through psychic power. It should be possible to use psychological suggestion to hypnotize you based on similar principles.” Ye Shi:

  ”Can even hypnosis be done? (bitter smile)”

  Fang Chang: “At least the mind interference device can do it. I always feel that psychic power is a similar thing. I think it should be possible.”

  Canyon Fleeing Mole: “By the way, I remember that the mind interference device has little effect on creatures with active minds?”

  Kuangfeng: “I remember the specific explanation should be that the higher the mental level, the more affected The smaller the impact, the more specific the information received. ”

  Debt Big Eyes: “Good fellow, you are secretly attacking Brother Ye Shi again. (Manual funny)”

  Ye Shi: “? ?” ”

  Fang Chang: “Similar does not mean exactly the same. After all, the signal emitted by the mind interference device is a mechanical simulation, and there should be a difference between it and the real “psychic” gifted person. I am more inclined to think that your vigilance is too low, and those natives have taken advantage of it. Don’t take it too seriously. (Smile)”

  Ye Shi: “Get out!”

  Looking at these guys who can’t spit out ivory from their dog mouths, Ye Wei wanted to roll his eyes to the sky.

  At this time, the corner of his eye fell on the helmet he had put aside. He took a deep breath and finally picked it up.

  It has been five or six hours since he was offline. If it was hypnosis, he should have woken up. Let

  ’s try it again…

  Thinking of this, he put the helmet on his head for the Nth time, and then stretched his consciousness to the black area that could not transmit light, trying to pass through the darkness.

  This was the “trick” he discovered when he tried to go online countless times.

  When the body in the game fell into a coma but was not completely dead, he put on the game helmet and tried to let his consciousness spread to the surrounding darkness, so that he could vaguely perceive the situation of the character in the game.

  For example, now, he felt a warm touch coming from the back of his head.

  The warm feeling became clearer and clearer, and the seal of [Connection Abnormality] seemed to have a sign of loosening.

  Ye Shi was delighted, so he imagined himself as a tadpole and swam towards the dark darkness.

  At this moment, a ray of light finally appeared in front of his eyes, and it became brighter and brighter!

  The next moment, he suddenly opened his eyes and woke up from his coma.

  At the same time, two fruitful fruits jumped into his eyes.

  ”Are you awake?”

  A gentle voice came from above his head.

  Dora, who was kneeling on her knees, leaned forward slightly, and a peaceful smile appeared from the fertile mountain.

  With the faint light emitted by the fireflies, Ye Shi saw that gentle and beautiful face.

  The back of his head seemed to be resting on her knees.

  Realizing this, Ye Shi’s heart was not moved at all, and he had no time to appreciate the peaceful smile. Instead, his face changed wildly and he blurted out “Fuck”.

  These natives –

  stole his power armor? !

  For him at this moment, there was nothing more terrifying than this.

  Dora tilted her head slightly, and seemed not to fully understand the complex meaning of the word “Fuck”, but she understood the shock in his eyes.

  ”Chief, he has removed your armor. He hopes you can stay here… until everything is over.”

  She paused for a moment and continued in non-standard human language.

  ”Doma City has no intention of offending. We… will return the things in the sky with both hands after everything is over, apologize to you, and… compensate you.”

  Before she finished speaking, Ye Shi had jumped up from her knees with a start, and stood on the ground with both feet.

  The temple was still the same temple.

  But there was a table and two chairs on the ground, as well as a bed made of vines.

  ”How did you know how to unlock the power armor?”

  Looking at the vigilant original, Dora still maintained her kneeling posture and said in a gentle voice.

  ”You… told us.”

  I told you?

  Ye Shi was stunned for a moment, but soon realized that the “you” here should refer to the “original”!

  They established contact with the past “original” – some or someone among the 17 crew members through psychic power!

  Thinking of the encounter in the hyperspace channel, Ye Shi immediately realized what happened.

  Without the slightest hesitation, he grabbed a sharp stone, stepped forward and pressed it against Dora’s neck, threatening with a cold voice.

  ”Take me away from here!”

  Looking at the murderous Ye Shi, Dora did not speak, but just closed her eyes quietly.

  The leader asked her to meet all his demands, which naturally included letting her die.

  She would not complain.

  Seeing this look of waiting to be killed, Ye Shi lost his temper immediately.

  What’s the point of killing her?

  This guy is just a maid.

  Tunnan would not care, maybe he would send another maid to vent his anger.

  It is stupid to talk about human rights in a primitive tribe. The difference between people and objects here is just that they can talk.

  As for people who master psychic power, they are just more expensive objects.

  At this moment, Ye Shi was like punching cotton. He gritted his teeth for a while, and finally threw the stone in his hand against the wall of the temple. The

  wall with roots entangled made a dull “dong” sound, but did not leave any trace.

  There is no metal nearby.

  If there is, he might be able to blow up the wall with one shot.

  Of course, he has more than just this one skill.

  In addition to the electromagnetic gun, he can also discharge electricity directly to give this broken tree a wave of electrotherapy.

  However, it is still a bit unrealistic to expect to carbonize a sacred tree as tall as a skyscraper with this little electricity.

  The people outside can’t just wait.

  Even if the natives may not understand what electric current is, after knowing that he is the one who did it, they will probably use the old method to make him sleep again, and they may even cast a spell on him uninterruptedly.

  After waiting for a long time without waiting for death to come, Dora slowly opened her eyes and looked at the “ancestor” who was sulking alone.

  A trace of heartache appeared on that gentle face, and she said in a very light voice.

  ”You are a… gentle person, you can’t bear to kill me, even if you can do it.”

  Ye Shi glanced at her, sneered at himself, and said in a hoarse voice.

  ”Is this what good people don’t get rewarded…”

  Okay.

  He is not actually a good person. Perhaps it is more accurate to say that good and evil will be rewarded.

  Dora stared at him intently and continued in a very soft voice.

  ”Why, you are unwilling to obey the chief’s orders… We are not going to harm you, but to help you.”

  ”Help me?” Ye Shi chuckled and asked sarcastically, “Is this how you help me?”

  Dora nodded gently and continued softly.

  ”The tribes in the forest are gathering, and we will soon unite again to take back the holy objects in the sky from the hands of the sinners and return them to you. Our leader also said that I can meet all your requirements… You can do anything to me except leaving here.”

  Looking at that well-behaved and moving face, Ye Shi replied coldly.

  ”I’m not interested…”

  Besides, he can’t do anything.

  Bah.

  Even if he could do it, he wouldn’t do it.

  Unlike the debt-ridden big eyes, he is a man of integrity, and he has always been like this.

  Looking at the indifferent Ye Shi, Dora didn’t force herself to do anything, but just waited there quietly.

  Time passed by minute by minute.

  As time went by, Ye Shi became more and more anxious.

  The most troublesome thing now is that he doesn’t know what’s going on outside. Maybe the mobilization for war is going on, or maybe the war of genocide between the forest people and the valley people has already started.

  Another thing is that he has been lying here for so long, and he doesn’t know what’s going on with Jiang Xuezhou.

  He is actually more worried about her, especially worried that she will do something irrational.

  What to do?

  Ye Shi’s mind turned quickly, and countless thoughts flashed through his mind in just a few minutes.

  Looking at the ancestor pacing back and forth in front of the temple murals, Dora suddenly spoke again in a gentle voice.

  ”Is there anything I can do for you?”

  Ye Shi didn’t think this guy could help at all, and he threw down a sentence impatiently.

  ”What can you do for me.”

  Dora said respectfully.

  ”Anything.”

  Ye Shi sneered.

  ”Let me out?”

  Dora whispered.

  ”Except for this.”

  Ye Shi curled his lips.

  ”Then you can go to the Forbidden Forest Valley for me.”

  He just said this casually, and didn’t really think of letting this guy go there.

  What’s the use of going there?

  Can a maid of the temple reconcile the two tribes for him?

  Not to mention that he himself may not have this ability.

  However, what Ye Shi did not expect was that Dora nodded gently and stood up from the ground.

  ”If it is for you, I am willing to go there.”

  Ye Shi was stunned.

  He turned his head to look at Dora, staring at the crystal clear eyes, and it took a long time to squeeze out a word from his mouth.

  ”Are you serious?”

  Dora nodded again and said in a gentle voice.

  ”You can’t get out. There are only the chief’s people outside. He can send you back with just a flick of his finger. Even if I am willing to help you get out, you can’t get out of this temple…”

  After a pause, she looked into Ye Shi’s eyes and continued in a sincere tone.

  ”But I can get out of here… The chief has ordered me to meet all your requirements. I will do anything for you.”

  There was a hint of cunning in that sincere voice.

  Obviously, she actually realized that she might betray the chief’s intention by doing this.

  But Dora believed that the First Ancestor standing in front of her was a kind person.

  Moreover, she believed this from the first time she saw him.

  Even though not everything he said was true.

  ”I can feel that you are serious, you really want to help us through the difficulties, and treat us as your children… just like at the beginning of the Awakening Era.”

  ”We…are actually the same.”

  Ye Shi stared blankly at the peaceful and pious face, and suddenly remembered what Jiang Xuezhou had said to him before –

  they can understand things beyond language!

  Even things that cannot be expressed in language…

  In a sense, “psychic power” is really a convenient ability.

  The bridge between hearts greatly reduces the cost of trust between their tribes.

  If you have to find a counterexample, the province of Boro can probably be considered one. The actual cohesion of the people there is always a positive or negative difference from the cohesion in their imagination.

  As for positive examples, the city of Boulder can probably be considered half, and that is already a unique miracle in the wasteland.

  And this kind of cohesion that reaches an incredible level is not even possessed by the Alliance.

  Perhaps only by narrowing the “value range” of the collection to players who have completed the novice task can we find a similar situation…

  Ye Shi was filled with emotion.

  Looking at that serious face, he finally made up his mind and decided to entrust his hope to her.

  In fact, this was also natural.

  Just like the crew of the Orion handed over the control of the starship to him –

  although the mistakes were caused by him, it was still the fate of the locals.

  ”I need you to help me do something…”

  ”For the survivors living in the forest, for the survivors living in the valley…

  ”And all the creatures on this land!”

  (End of this chapter)