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"I don't have any." Lao He shook his head, "I don't know if there are any other people in our city at the end of the year. You can ask around later."

Jiang Baimian let out a "hmm" and took out a high-performance battery:

"There is no other problem for now."

After completing the transaction, Shang Jianyao suddenly took a step back, bent his arms, and put on a gesture of holding a baby.

He pressed his voice and said:

"It will eventually belong to Si Ming!"

Jiang Baimian knew that this guy was trying to test the faith of the end of the year city.

Old He laughed:

"You are also a believer in 'Siming'? Many people in our city at the end of the year believe in him."

Just when Shang Jianyao was about to step forward to recognize his relatives, Lao He said again:

"Unfortunately I'm not."

"Then what do you believe in?" Shang Jianyao asked curiously.

Lao He pulled out a pendant from his collar, and it hung a small wooden figure with no facial features and a blank face.

Holding the pendant, Lao He said reverently and solemnly:

"What I believe in is 'truth'."

Chapter 34

"'Truth'? Why have I never heard of such a Zhisui?" After returning to the second floor of the Cliff Village Office, Long Yuehong said while closing the door.

They didn't have a long chat with Lao He on the issue of faith, because the "truth" in the mouth of the other party touched the blind spot of their knowledge. The "folklorist" of China is also not very clear.

At that time, Shang Jianyao had asked who this is, what are its characteristics, and what rituals need to be completed if you want to believe in Him, but Lao He didn't answer, just smiled and perfunctory.

Due to the obvious weirdness of the gods the other party believes in, and due to the fact that the city at the end of the year is related to the "management" of the year, and there are some abnormalities, the calm and rational Shang Jianyao did not force him to make friends, and let the target say something out of his heart The words, plan to observe for a while.

This was affirmed and appreciated by Jiang Baimian.

Bai Chen pursed her lips and said:

"It may be another name for 'The Last Man', or an incarnation, just like the relationship between 'Shi Zi Zai Tathagata' and 'Zhuang Sheng'."

Jiang Baimian then said:

"The puppet on Lao He's pendant is indeed very similar to the symbols representing gods in the 'Anti-Intellectual Cult'."

They are all people without facial features.

In the teachings of Anti-Intellect, this is a symbol of "the last man".

"The Awakened's ability described by the village chief also seems to belong to the 'Last Man' domain." Gnava, who was still wearing a burqa, helped to add evidence.

"Old He denied this speculation." Shang Jianyao had an expression of "I'll believe whatever he says" on his face.

After seeing clearly the pendant that Lao He pulled out, he asked back on the spot, "The last man?"

And Lao He shook his head without hesitation, saying that "truth" is not "last man".

Jiang Baimian let out a "hmm":

"Theoretically speaking, it is something to be proud of that the god one believes in is a certain age, and there is no need to deny it, just like several major sects of Buddhism frankly admit that 'Shi Zi Zai Tathagata' is 'Zhuang Sheng'.

"However, 'The Last Man' is in charge of memory and is quite mysterious. The 'Anti-Intellectual Cult' who believes in him also inherits this characteristic. His acting style is crazy with caution, and arrogance with caution..."

What she meant was that the "Last Man" might be like this too, with layers of false identities and multiple avatars that no one knew about.

In this way, it is normal for a believer in one of his incarnations not to know that his god is the "last man" who holds the age.

"But there is also the possibility that the 'truth' is another Zhisui, or not a Zhisui." Jiang Baimian added, "Do you still remember Yan Hu? We live together. Similar situations can be seen in many places on the gray soil, and in the chaotic era and the beginning of the new calendar, it will not be too rare."

Shangjian Yao clasped his right fist and punched his left palm and said:

"I see.

"'Truth' is a 'New World' expert in the 'Last Man' domain in Years' End City, and even the only 'New World' expert, so he gained the faith of some residents."

Bai Chen thought for a while and said:

"But why does he make the symbol that symbolizes himself almost the same as the 'Last Man', isn't he afraid that his believers will have cognitive confusion after meeting someone who is 'Anti-Intellectualism'?"

"It's possible that the symbols in the realm of the 'Last Man' are fixed. This starts with the source of mysticism..." Shang Jianyao glanced at Jiang Baimian and forced himself into the posture of a folklorist.

Jiang Baimian rolled his eyes and said:

"The symbol corresponding to an executive age is actually not fixed.

"Do you still remember the Vigilance Sect, Fear Sect, and Friendly Hand who also believe in 'Yougu'?"

These are the three sects that the "Old Tune Group" encountered in Hongshiji. They all believe in "Yougu", but they have different concepts and symbols.

At that time, folklore scholar Jiang Baimian took some time to do some research.

This is not a very important matter, it took Long Yuehong a little time to recall:

"The symbol of the Vigilance Sect is a half-closed door, behind which there is a faint figure of a woman in the darkness..."

He was most impressed by this, and sometimes he would use it as a blueprint for nightmares.

"The symbol of the Order of Dread is a black female shadow, and the friendly hand is a hand that glows slightly in the dark.

"What they have in common is that they all have dark and gloomy connotations. Well, when these three sects debated, none of them accused the other party's symbol of not being able to represent the ruling age 'Yougu'."

"It seems to be like this..." Shang Jianyao was quite frustrated, and he was not too willing to admit it.

Gnava made a slightly synthetic voice:

"Each Zhi Sui controls multiple domains, maybe those symbols do not directly represent Zhi Sui, but symbolize a certain domain below.

"For example, the woman behind the door corresponds to 'vigilance', the black female shadow corresponds to 'fear', and the glowing hand in the dark corresponds to 'friendliness'."

Jiang Baimian nodded:

"This is more common in folklore, religion, and mysticism.

"So, as the powerhouse of 'New World', 'Truth' masters a field related to memory, which corresponds to the symbol of 'Anti-Intellectualism'?"

For this guess, Bai Chen, Long Yuehong and Shang Jianyao all agreed.

Just when Jiang Baimian was about to switch to the next topic, Shang Jianyao suddenly laughed and said in a low voice:

"I thought of another possibility."

"What's possible?" The honest Gnava was very cooperative.

Shang Jian Yao looked around and said:

"Replacement!

"'Truth' uses the symbol of 'Last Man' in order to replace it one day."

"Have you read too many old world entertainment materials?" Jiang Baimian's first reaction was annoyed and funny.

Immediately afterwards, she thought about it:

"It's not impossible. After all, we don't know much about the form of existence of the executives and the specific situation of the 'New World'."

"If the executives will also become weak, fall and be replaced, many things can be explained." Bai Chen remembered the destruction of the Fourth Research Institute, and remembered the thirteen executives mentioned by Shang Jianyao. When each month is full, what will happen to a new executive year old.

Clap, clap, Shang Jianyao clapped his hands, but Long Yuehong felt inexplicably heavy in his heart.

Jiang Baimian exhaled slowly and said:

"This is just speculation for now.

"What is more worthy of our concern now is why the 'Siming' sect in Suimo City allows the 'Truth' to preach and develop believers?

"Moreover, the two sides get along quite well."

"Isn't the big boss always indifferent to believers, and doesn't like to get along with humans as a juvenile?" Long Yuehong replied reflexively.

"The big boss is the big boss, and the high-level officials of the 'Ming' sect are the high-level officials of the 'Ming' sect. The two cannot be completely equated." Jiang Baimian explained, "Since the end of the year city has made public the punishment for the big boss. Faith, the elders there should not allow other sects to appear, unless they cannot be defeated or have some practical considerations."

This is determined by the characteristics of religions themselves. They will instinctively crowd out other beliefs, and will not consider integration or coexistence until they are restricted by reality.

Of course, except for the weird ones like friendly hands.

"Maybe I really can't beat it." Shang Jianyao looked gloating, "The big boss doesn't care much about reality, and at the end of the year, there are relatively few strong people in the 'New World' who believe in 'command', and they can't do anything about 'Truth' at all. We can only compromise."

Long Yuehong muttered:

"Perhaps the cost of just destroying 'truth' is too high, so it is better to cooperate."

Bai Chen glanced at Jiang Baimian:

"Another possibility is:

"'Truth' is closely related to the big boss and is an ally of a certain faction in 'New World'."

"Hmm..." Jiang Baimian nodded slowly.

Everyone else didn't know what to say for a while, even Shang Jianyao just said to himself:

"The relationship between the big boss and 'The Last Man' is not very good?"

No one answered him.

After a while, Jiang Baimian glanced at the team members and said:

"Because the people in the city haven't left at the end of the year, get in touch with them more in the past few days.

"Afterwards, if there is a chance, I can ask you to find out the specific location of the city at the end of the year, and visit there. Forget it, I will not consider this matter for the time being."

"Why?" Long Yuehong asked puzzled.

Jiang Baimian smiled and said:

"Want to jump under the eyes of the big boss? It may be a place that the big boss pays attention to."

"That's right." Long Yuehong came to her senses.

The guiding spirit of the "Old Tune Group" in formulating the plan this time has been to find clues from various marginalized experiments and urban ruins that do not belong to the "command".

……

At night, Shang Jianyao entered the "spiritual corridor" again and pushed open the door of room '506'.

As soon as he entered the dreamland, he saw the vague female figure sitting on the single sofa in the living room, got up and greeted him.

"You're finally here!" The female figure said in a hysterical tone, "Ask, ask! I'll tell you everything!"

"Are you sick?" Shang Jian Yao asked concerned.

"No!" the female figure shouted, "I want to get rid of this nightmare completely! Don't look for me again!"

Shang Jianyao rubbed his chin, and said to himself:

"The psychological pressure accumulated in reality leads to thinking day by day and dreaming at night, and in the dream state, the mentality is completely broken, and there is an urgent need to vent it?"

Without waiting for the other party to respond, he turned to ask:

"Who is that executive in the depths of the laboratory?"

While speaking, Shang saw Yao took two steps back, ready to escape from this dream at any time.

The female figure was silent for a while, and replied in a slightly erratic tone:

"'dawn'……"

Chapter 35 Back then

In Cliff Village at night, Jiang Baimian summoned several members of the "Old Tune Group".

She looked around at the light bulb emitting a yellowish light, and said to Shang Jianyao:

"Tell me in detail what you asked in your dream."

Seeing Yao sitting upright, Shang cleared his throat and said:

"The owner of the '506' room did not know what happened to him in reality, or he might have nightmares every day. Recalling the beginning, the backlog of emotions in his heart reached a critical point, and he just collapsed completely, shouting in the dream, I don't need me No matter how you guide it, you will tell the story of the Fourth Research Institute.

"miracly……"