From the end of the world

Chapter 242 Ying Lingyun's Conspiracy
Both... The senior researcher's answer puzzled me.

There was no need for me to rush. The source of information was right in front of me, and there was no time limit for the interrogation. I would eventually dig out all the information I could from his brain, so I could take my time.

"It seems you know a lot." I considered the angle I should take to ask the question next. "How did you know that Chang'an was the container for Yin Yue's resurrection? I heard that you are Ying Lingyun's right-hand man. Did you also provide assistance in his exploration of the method to revive Yin Yue?"

"Yes." He admitted, "In the highest levels of the Humanitarian Department, it is no secret that the Silver Mask is Ying Lingyun, and his intention to revive Yin Yue is also easy to judge. And since I am his research assistant, I also have the responsibility to monitor him from the side.

“Although this responsibility was gradually abolished as his power in the Humanitarian Department grew, at least for a long time, I participated in his research, which also included research on how to resurrect the dead.

"I didn't know at first that Zhu Chang'an was the resurrection vessel. Later, when I saw Zhu Chang'an being captured by Chen Long in the base, combined with the known information at hand, it was not difficult to deduce this point."

I didn't care about his position in the Humanitarian Department, so I continued to ask, "So, how is Ying Lingyun's research going? Is it successful? Why did he continue to explore ways to revive Yin Yue when Yin Yue had already made plans to revive her?"

"It should have been successful. As for why he wanted to explore the method of resurrection... it was probably because the resurrection method that Yin Yue prepared himself was not complete." he said.

"You said 'probably'... you mean you're not sure?" I asked.

"Yes. Because this is just my speculation based on the situations I have encountered. Ying Lingyun did not tell me the truth directly." He said.

"Tell us what kind of situation you encountered," I said.

He could only nod and say, "This story begins with the incident of the dog's defection."

Xu Gou... This name is a little unfamiliar, but it's not like I haven't come across it before. I quickly retrieved it from my memory.

Fu Feng was a little confused, not knowing whether he was pretending or sincere. He asked, "Who is Xu Gou?"

"Xu Gou is one of the experimental subjects of the Humanitarian Department's 'Twelve Gods Project'." I said what I remembered, "The purpose of this project is to create a super soldier that can rival the Great Master level and above demon hunters, but in the end, only two successful cases were created.

"One of them is Chen Long - he achieved the Great Accomplishment Level through the 'Twelve Gods Plan'; and the other one is Xu Gou."

This is about all I know about Xu Gou. The senior researcher showed a shocked expression: "The 'Twelve Gods Project' is a top-secret project even in the Humanitarian Department. How did you know about it?"

"The Humanitarian Department can actually create a Great Perfection rank?" Dong Che was also shocked. "I know Chen Long. He was originally a leader among the Perfection rank, and he also possesses the ability of 'comprehensive enhancement'. It is not unacceptable that he used unorthodox methods to enhance it to a level comparable to the Great Perfection rank at all costs and resources... But what about this Xu Gou? Is this 'Twelve Gods Plan' really successful?"

"No, it failed..."

Perhaps knowing that he couldn't resist, the senior researcher said it himself before I repeated the question: "This dog is also a special success case that cannot be replicated. The reason why he can become a great success is because Ying Lingyun implanted some unknown substance into his heart.

"Thanks to this, the Dog not only gained absurd power, but also became a qualified Great Impermanence."

I have also seen this on the bookshelf of Dr. Silver Mask's information, but Dong Che could not accept it. He could not help but say, "Qualified Great Impermanence? Are you serious? Do you know what the Qualified Great Impermanence means? Even if they do nothing, they are gods on earth whose mere existence will affect the rise and fall of civilization. As long as they do not die in the middle of the journey, they will definitely become Great Impermanence... How can you create a god?"

It turns out that not only the Great Impermanence is called a god, but even those who are qualified to be the Great Impermanence are also regarded as similar beings?
Unlike Dong Che, Fu Feng did not question the authenticity of the senior researcher's words, but was concerned about other parts: "What do you mean by 'some unknown substance' you mentioned just now?"

"It's a substance that looks like black jade." The senior researcher replied.

Fufeng obviously thought of something. There was also a similar item stored in the Fufeng base. His eyes suddenly changed: "Ying Lingyun actually implanted that thing into the experimental subject..." "Go on. What happened to this Xu Dog that made you realize that Yin Yue's method of resurrection was not complete?" I said to the senior researcher.

And he went on to say—

The general background of the matter is not complicated. While the Humanitarian Department is researching the technology to create super soldiers, it is also studying ways to restrain super soldiers.

The purpose of the Humanitarian Department was to "create super soldiers who serve mortal leaders". If they created powerful enough experimental subjects but they did not obey their orders, it would be equivalent to creating another group of demon hunters who endangered the ruling order of mortal society, which the Humanitarian Department could never tolerate. Therefore, the Humanitarian Department also made corresponding preparations for the experimental subjects of the "Twelve Gods Plan".

Chen Long once mentioned to me that Ying Lingyun implanted a backdoor in his body while transforming him, and the Humanitarian Department did the same thing to Xu Gou in order to prevent him from rebelling after gaining powerful strength, and even went even further.

The Dog, who was reborn from the "Twelve Gods Plan", has the power of the Great Perfection level, but has also been intentionally given countless flaws. He must be equipped with a special life-support device to survive and move normally, and the maintenance of this life-support device must be based on the huge and complex logistics system of the Humanitarian Department; he has also been injected with countless super-strong addictive elixirs and magic potions, and once the drug supply is stopped, he will become worse than death. These are just the tip of the iceberg of the Humanitarian Department's control methods.

In addition, the dog itself has a life span of only three months at most. Because to the Humanitarian Department, he is not a combat force, but just a guinea pig for entering the next stage of research.

More importantly, the Humanitarian Department anticipated that it would not be able to control this super individual for a long time. The dog, who had been in an inhumane situation in the past, resented the Humanitarian Department like the Yellow River. Therefore, if the Humanitarian Department did not execute the dog before it lost control, they would be the only ones destroyed.

What happened next was completely beyond the control of the Humanitarian Department.

To be honest, when the senior researcher talked about this part, I also felt like I might have heard the story wrongly - a female researcher who was responsible for monitoring Xu Gou in the Humanitarian Department at the time, for some reason, fell in love with the person she was monitoring; and Xu Gou was moved by her feelings and actually fell in love with her.

Afterwards, facing the dog whose lifespan was waning, the female researcher made a painful decision. Through a ritual technique that combined mysticism and science that she had learned from the Humanitarian Department, she transferred the dog's soul into her healthy body, while her own soul was destroyed.

The dog who got a new body did not lose his power as a great impermanent person, because power is basically derived from the soul. He lost everything that restricted him, and also lost his beloved. In intense grief, he completely destroyed the base of the Humanitarian Department where he was, and disappeared without a trace.

"In fact, the ritual technology that the female researcher obtained was the resurrection method that Ying Lingyun was researching. The reason why she decided to use it on the dog was, to a certain extent, the result of Ying Lingyun's instigation." The senior researcher said, "At that time, Ying Lingyun was already at the peak of his career in the Humanitarian Department. I couldn't resist him and was forced to participate in this matter, so I know the general situation.

"The original intention of the resurrection method was not to replace the body, but to use the person being resurrected as a living sacrifice, and then revive him in a complete form... It may be a bit confusing, perhaps it is better to call it a 'rebirth ritual' rather than a 'resurrection method'.

"It's just that the backdoors that the Humanitarian Department had implanted into the dog's original body were too numerous and too deeply rooted. Even the rebirth ritual could hardly eradicate them, so they had to use another healthy body instead. The female researcher chose to donate herself."

"I see..." I said, "Xu Gou and the female researcher were just experimental subjects chosen by Ying Lingyun to test his resurrection method, right?"

"I think it should be like this. Both the Dog and Silver Moon are at the Great Perfection stage. By reviving the Dog to its complete state, Ying Lingyun can get the key data he wants." The senior researcher said, "The 'Twelve Gods Project' was also hosted by Ying Lingyun. Maybe he had this idea at the time. If he hadn't wanted to remove himself from the incident of the Dog's loss of control, he might have taken a more direct approach.

"Perhaps the only part that went beyond his plan was that the power of the Dog exploded in grief, which overwhelmed his calculations. Originally, he intended to destroy the Dog on the spot after the success, but the Dog turned around and destroyed the 'possible clone' left at the scene along with the scene."

I have sorted out some of the logic.

Mr. Zhu once told me that if you want to revive Yin Yue, it is not enough to sacrifice a direct relative like Chang An. You must sacrifice Yin Yue herself. Of course, this is completely unnecessary. Since there is a living Yin Yue, there is no need to revive her. But if Yin Yue is resurrected in an incomplete form, and Ying Lingyun regenerates her to a complete form, then this act of "resurrecting Yin Yue by sacrificing Yin Yue" has meaning.

But...is it really just like that?
I caught a contradiction in it that was hard to ignore.

(End of this chapter)