Chapter 562 - Hesitation (1/2)

Chapter 562: Hesitation

Upon hearing Su Yu’s question, Shang Jianyao had a ‘you are someone with ideas’ expression. “I came into contact with his subconsciousness.”

Su Yu burst out into laughter and shook his head. “As expected, the ignorant are fearless. Then?”

Shang Jianyao frankly replied, “He shouted: ‘save me.’”

Su Yu fell silent for a moment before saying, “Any other questions? If not, you may leave.”

Shang Jianyao thought about it seriously and replied, “The Crystal Consciousness Church’s Chief abandoned his body when he entered the New World, but the Buddha’s Nirmanakaya still retains his body. Many Awakened at the New World level are the same. Who’s right, and who’s wrong in these two choices?”

Su Yu fell silent again. After a while, he said, “There’s no conclusion at the moment. Some of the New World powerhouses who chose to preserve their bodies were very regretful when they occasionally woke up, while others felt very lucky. As for the reason, they didn’t mention it.”

Shang Jianyao dragged out a long affirmation before bidding farewell without hesitation and left Room 21.

The moment he returned to the Old Task Force, Jiang Baimian stood up, looked at the door, and asked curiously, “Is the information they gave you valuable?”

“A top-three martial arts manual in all of the pugilistic world.” The current Shang Jianyao clearly admired Director Su’s analogy very much by embellishing it with all kinds of qualifiers.

While Long Yuehong was a little stunned, Jiang Baimian said in enlightenment, “A priceless treasure… Experience from generations of the company’s Mind Corridor-level Awakened?”

Clap! Clap! Clap!

Shang Jianyao applauded.

“What exactly was included?” Jiang Baimian knew that she had guessed right.

Shang Jianyao didn’t elaborate. “Certain things to take note of, as well as the danger level, the trauma situation, and the solutions to clearing the obstacles.”

After all, that was indeed too much information.

“What a priceless treasure. With such information, you might be able to explore the Mind Corridor’s depths in a year.” Jiang Baimian looked at the door again. “We’ll talk about this later.”

She meant that they could chat about the knowledge related to the Mind Corridor when they headed back to the surface. It could be a training session to familiarize themselves with the bionic artificial intelligence armor or a new mission.

With that said, Jiang Baimian pointed at a folder on the table. “This is the Life Angel necklace; you can take it back now. You can only get the Six Senses Beads through an application the next time we head out.”

It was just like the three military exoskeletons.

The reason for returning the Life Angel necklace to Shang Jianyao was very simple—this was protection for his previous ‘rashness.’ It was used to balance the chaotic auras in his Sea of Origins. Therefore, be it inside Pangu Biology or the Ashlands surface, this item had to be placed in a place he could quickly retrieve. He couldn’t afford to be delayed.

It had to be known that the ‘descent’ of those auras might happen directly in his mind world. It wasn’t something Shang Jianyao could avoid by hiding in the company and not going out.

In that case, it was only right for him to carry the Life Angel necklace at all times. After all, as a Mind Corridor-level Awakened, he was a killing machine. The higher-ups didn’t care much about him having an additional item.

Shang Jianyao immediately walked to his team leader’s desk and grumbled, “Since the company has dealt with it, I wonder if the corresponding negative effects have changed.”

“I think so.” Jiang Baimian pointed at the folder and said, “Minister Xenny told me not to touch it directly.”

“It’s toxic?” Shang Jianyao’s train of thought was always strange. He then picked up the folder and opened it.

Inside was a tightly wrapped plastic bag in layers. It was very difficult to tear apart.

“That won’t do. How can I retrieve it in time at critical moments…” Shang Jianyao evaluated as he turned his head and said to Long Yuehong, “Quick, lend me a hand!”

“How?” Long Yuehong asked cautiously.

“By using your mechanical arm, of course. This isn’t harder than opening canned food.” Shang Jianyao always spoke as though it was a matter of fact.

With Long Yuehong’s help, he quickly removed the layers of plastic and exposed the paper jewelry box inside.

The silver Life Angel necklace lay quietly inside.

Shang Jianyao didn’t mind. He picked it up, weighed it in his hand, and sighed with emotion. “What a pity. It can’t help me fall asleep faster anymore.”

He meant that the original negative effect of drowsiness was gone.

“Do you now feel unwell in any way?” Jiang Baimian asked.

Shang Jianyao sensed for a while before walking to the side. His right leg seemed to have lost its strength; he could only drag it along, appearing abnormally cumbersome. This made him limp.

Shang Jianyao then placed the Life Angel necklace on the table, and his actions returned to normal.

After he used his left palm to pick up the item again, his left arm suddenly sank, almost dropping the necklace to the ground along with his arm.