Urban Legends: The Legacy of Ancient Civilizations

I glanced up at the tent where the translator Bo Xinshan was, and found that he was stretching his muscles and bones with a tired look on his face, as if he wanted to gain mental clarity from this physical stretching exercise.

After beckoning him to come closer, the conversation between Bai Ning and Ivan officially began.

"Ivan, you spent the whole night adding firewood last night. Why, did the special environment give you a special hobby?"

The arrival of Bo Xin Shan made Ivan realize something, but Bai Ning's topic was too unusual and did not have much sense of oppression. It was more like a kind of teasing between old friends.

Ivan's own experience of how stressful the current environment is is very clear. He will not naively think that there will be any meaningless content in Bai Ning's words.

"It's nothing, I just feel like I can feel better if I do something. Not being able to sleep is really torturous."

The intense mental torture disqualified Ivan from continuing to tell lies, which also resulted in him not saying many words, just a few words to show off his tactics.

"How about it, do you have any new memories of the dream a few days ago?

During such a torturous time, it can always be better to pass the time by thinking about something meaningful. "

Bai Ning's tone was still casual, but the content became more serious, which made Ivan even more powerless to resist.

Even if Ivan wanted to talk nonsense, his mental state at this time made him powerless and he could only respond according to instinct.

"The more confused the mind, the more painful the body will be. Who would torture themselves for nothing?"

The lack of sleep made Ivan suddenly feel unbearably hungry. He picked up a preheated can next to the campfire, quickly opened the ring and took a bite. His brows were furrowed, and he didn't know what kind of taste experience he was having in his mouth. .

Seeing Ivan feasting in front of him, with such natural indifference, Bai Ning didn't know how to continue for a moment.

Just like that, the cunning Ivan is just the most useless existence in the world, and having any hope for him is just a dead end.

This state of being cut off from inspiration is unfamiliar to Bai Ning. No matter how complicated the situation is, there is absolutely no way he would be so embarrassed.

"The three scenes in your dream are basically from your bystander perspective, which is basically impossible to happen in the fantasy maze.

Unless, you really were just dreaming. "

As if he was looking for something to talk about, Bai Ning's topic was abrupt and abrupt, like an unreasonable question.

Jiang Yingxue on the side had already woken up, or in other words, she had never fallen asleep, but she was not very interested in Bai Ning's conversation at this time, as if she suddenly had some world-weary mood, which made her feel uneasy about the world. Nothing in the world is of interest anymore.

However, when Bai Ning's topic suddenly touched on the core of the illusion, she felt a palpitating feeling that came out of nowhere, causing her to subconsciously turn her head and glance at Bai Ning.

Bai Ning, who was half-sitting, was featureless, with a bland aura and a slight tiredness. This may be a true portrayal of everyone present.

“I can’t remember clearly, the feeling at the time was just hazy, it seemed real and fake, who could tell so clearly?

Besides, things like the fantasy maze are not my home, so what can I do in it?

Isn't it normal to be a bystander? "

Ivan's response was weak. It seemed that the tough move just now consumed all his strength. If possible, he really wanted to sleep forever.

However, everyone knows that no one can get what they want, and sleeping soundly is just a luxury wish after all.

"wrong.

The core of the illusion has a certain degree of interactivity. Entering such an unusual illusion maze and seeing many scenes that have never been seen before will make a normal person more interested.

What's more, it's you, Ivan, who exists infinitely because of a small sleep deprivation experiment. "

The reason why Bai Ning selected Ivan's team was not only because Ivan had certain utilization value, but also because Ivan's curiosity about the Tunguska region was the most important thing.

After being exposed by Bai Ning, Ivan wanted to make up a few lies to deal with it, but the long-term mental pollution and lack of sleep made his brain feel like a ball of mush.

He wanted to lie, but the function of his brain no longer allowed him to do so.

Glancing at Bai Ning slightly tiredly, Ivan knew that this was the result of Bai Ning's deliberate actions. It was obvious that Bai Ning had never believed him, Ivan.

This is what he must know after a long game. Ivan knows that the secret he has kept so hard will soon be lost.

"My original dream was indeed too complicated, and I couldn't remember many things completely. From what you said, it seems that there were some details that I had overlooked.

In the human experiment in the third act, the experimental subjects were actually transported from the huge laboratory in the second act.

At that time, I was very curious as to why someone would be transported out of the house tied up, so I followed him all the way to the third laboratory.

In this human laboratory, there are countless test items for victims, and the final electric shock experiment seems to be the end of a series of experiments.

I couldn't quite understand what the victim was saying all the time, but I could vaguely understand it, as if he just wanted to die quickly.

It seems that this victim was a traitor in the laboratory, and the punishment he received was extremely cruel. "

Ivan's story was very straightforward. Looking at the pain on his face, it didn't look like he was making up lies. The information revealed in it also seemed more coherent.

The final human experiment is based on basic research. If the content of these basic research is the human soul, then the pain suffered by the experimental subjects can be imagined.

However, what Ivan continued to explain seemed to have nothing to do with the current mental pollution, and it was of no help to the search for ancient ruins. It was obviously an invalid conversation.

However, the mental pollution in the core explosion area is obviously related to the core of the illusion. Bai Ning guessed that Ivan may not have grasped the key core point.

"Ivan, things that seem to be understood but not understood are the most curious. Are you really not interested in what the experimental subject said?"

Ivan was stunned for a moment by Bai Ning's question. He knew that Bai Ning was guiding him to recall some important details, but such overly detailed memories were really exhausting.

The things in the fantasy maze are difficult to remember. Ivan only accidentally remembered the last dream due to his own fate. It is not easy to remember the general content. It is indeed difficult to recall the specific text content.

"This……"

"It's okay, think about it slowly, the impact of the core of illusion on human consciousness far exceeds the concept of dreams.

Don't recall it as a dream, recall it as a real part of your past. "

Ivan was about to complain, but was quickly interrupted by Bai Ning's encouragement. This kind of persuasive behavior really made Ivan feel very weird.

Have you been completely manipulated by Bai Ning?

It seems that mental pollution has a negative impact on other people's gains, but Bai Ning is able to use this negative impact as a method of interrogation. His tenacity is on the one hand, and his flexibility and decisiveness in his methods are even more shocking. .

After a long silence, Ivan suddenly had a flash of inspiration in his chaotic and tired mind, and finally recalled what he was curious about at the beginning.

"Mind control, the content of the wailing seems to involve mind control.

The victim seems to say that he will never succumb to their mind control, even if his soul is completely torn apart, he will never surrender to evil intentions. "

Ivan's tired face finally showed some excitement, and he quickly expressed what he had just recalled.

Mind control?

Is the current so-called mental pollution a form of collective mental control?

A control method that focuses on the human soul.

There may be a certain correlation, but Bai Ning feels that even if this kind of mental control lacks subjectivity and is spread over a large area, it will never be so weak.

The only possibility is that there is something wrong with this mental control mechanism, causing only some functions to be turned on, just like the original incomplete version of the illusion core.

If you do some in-depth reasoning, this ancient ruins suffered heavy losses when it was abandoned. The Tunguska explosion later had some irreversible effects on it, so that the soul technology that was once flourishing was It has become less of a deterrent.

"What Ivan said may be of some help, but if we can't find a passage to the ancient ruins as soon as possible, it will be of no use even if we know the specific cause of mental pollution."

Seeing Bai Ning being silent for a long time, Jiang Yingxue probably knew that he was trying his best to analyze the valid information in it, but was this analysis really useful?

The irritability in his heart was combined with an inexplicable impulse, and Jiang Yingxue urged with an unkind expression.

Seeing Jiang Yingxue's increasingly abnormal behavior, Bai Ning also knew that the pressure exerted on everyone by mental pollution had reached a very dangerous threshold.

If you still can't find the entrance to the ancient ruins, you may have to temporarily retreat.

"When the beasts were able to escape from the ancient ruins, they borrowed some of the mechanisms in the ruins. We can learn more about this and facilitate our subsequent plans."

Based on Jiang Yingxue's current state, Bai Ning could only make his speech more detailed.

Although Jiang Yingxue could understand the pros and cons, the irritation in her heart was like a wild horse running wild. It was completely impossible to completely subdue it. It was already very difficult to suppress it and not deviate from the right track.

There is no response, and this is the best answer at the moment.

Jiang Yingxue was silent, and Ivan was even more silent. After a brief glance, Bai Ning was about to end the current temptation.

However, the moment he looked back, Bai Ning seemed to find some clues in Ivan's pretended calm expression.

Could it be that Jiang Yingxue's useless remarks just now stimulated some of Ivan's default defense lines?

very good!

In such a difficult situation of mental pollution, Ivan was still hiding something!

It seems that we have to continue to put pressure on Ivan to get out the core secret that he wants to hide.