Industrial Cthulhu, starting from the island lord

Chapter 81 The Awakening of the Steel Giant II
Everything has been going quite smoothly recently. Whether it's studying fossils into mud or manufacturing Type I steam engines, nothing has caused cognitive interference. Hughes thought he had found the law of this phenomenon. After repeatedly confirming that the students understood the principles and functions, he didn't worry too much about pollution.

But reality slapped him hard in the face.

Just now, Zeus felt a large amount of pollution emerging from his body in an instant, and more pollution was gradually turning into entities from his body.

"The course is suspended. Execute the third plan immediately!"

Zeus yelled at the students, then rushed towards the banshees not far away.

The students were stunned for a moment before they reacted. They scattered in panic and ran towards the house in the distance.

At the beginning of the advanced class, Hughes did not teach them right away, but instead trained them on various emergency plans for a whole day.

What to do if cognitive interference occurs, someone is contaminated, a steam engine runs wild, a boiler explodes, or a fire occurs
To be honest, the students didn't understand at all, but since it was the lord himself who made the request, they trained obediently. Therefore, although their movements were flustered and unfamiliar, they successfully completed the evacuation.

The Banshees have already picked up their weapons and spread out to guard the surroundings.

This place is on the easternmost side of the island, not far from the previous cave. It is a special experimental site set up by Hughes. Since the last contamination, Hughes has moved all risky experiments here.

This place is far away from almost all densely populated areas. Even if cognitive interference occurs, it will basically not affect the core areas of the island. There are also banshees secretly guarding in distant places.

The banshees quickly took control of the entire laboratory and then reported the surrounding situation through the mental link.

No contamination found

Everything is normal.

"The west is no problem"

"It's normal here in the cave."

After a brief inspection, the banshees reported one after another. All the banshees in the mind link were online. Some of the banshees in the manor dived into the sea, while some were on guard beside the secret passage, ready to rush out at any time to take over the defense of the manor.

Zeus glanced at the mental link. The banshees had all reported that nothing unusual was found. The patrol team in the manor was also mobilized under Connor's organization and would return with news soon.

No pollution has been found nearby?

But why did a large amount of pollution suddenly appear in his body, and why did it continue to be produced?
Xiusi took a few deep breaths and forced himself to calm down. He closed his eyes and carefully felt the pollution in his body.

The state of those pollutants was very strange. Some of them appeared almost out of thin air, suddenly appearing in his limbs and bones, and then were directly purified.

A part of it gradually condensed from virtual into solid, and then was purified by him the moment the condensation was completed.

Zeus used to wonder if there would be an upper limit to his inexplicable purification ability. Now it seems that although he still doesn't know whether there is an upper limit, the upper limit should be very high.

"Lord, are you okay? Where did you find the contamination?"

Several banshees surrounded him, they had already activated their flesh and blood magic and looked at Zeus carefully.

"I'm fine. The pollution comes from my body."

The banshees were startled and then looked at each other. They did not feel any pollution in the vitality transmitted by the symbiotic contract.

"It's okay, at least for now. All the pollution in my body has been purified."

"My Lord, the manor patrol reported that they found nothing unusual."

Hughes frowned.

"Keep patrolling, don't let up."

"yes! 』

"You don't have to worry about me. Let's stay on guard for a while and see what happens." Xius waved his hand.

The banshees nodded with some concern. After a moment of chaos, the island gradually quieted down again.

Connor and his men brought some food over, and the students and banshees each took some to fill their stomachs.

The pollution on Zeus' body lasted for several hours, and then slowly weakened and finally disappeared. He only breathed a sigh of relief after the last trace of pollution disappeared.

"Report the situation everywhere."

"Everything is normal at the manor."

"The patrol team in the residential area has returned, and everything is normal."

Everything is normal at the teaching base.

"Factory area is normal"

"Okay, leave some people on guard, and the rest of you can go and rest. If there's no pollution by tomorrow night, it should be safe."

"Sir, where did the pollution occur? When?" Nini asked. She had been at the manor and had just stopped what she was doing to be on guard, but there was no sign of pollution.

"It happened after the Type II machine was operating normally," Hughes paused. "Suddenly, contamination emerged from my body. The amount was quite large. Fortunately, I purified it quickly enough, so it didn't cause any more trouble."

"Then this pollution lasted for a long time, at least several hours, and only just now it slowly ended."

As Zeus spoke in the mind link, he was also thinking.

What went wrong, causing the pollution?
Perception doesn’t match facts?
These students' understanding is correct. He has checked it, but why is there still pollution?

Even the banshees listened to his entire explanation of the steam engine, including the principles and specific parts. He explained it all himself, so how could there be any mistakes?
Think again, think again.

【Cognitive Interference】: When there is a deviation between personal cognition and facts, pollution will occur.

This is a known fact.

Everyone's perception is correct, he has confirmed it, and it is also a fact.

According to Occam's razor, the simpler things are, the more effective they are. When encountering a problem, try to guess from the simplest possibility.

Simple, straightforward possibilities.
Then the most likely thing is -

"Am I wrong? The knowledge I shared is wrong!?"

"Impossible! The principle of a steam engine is very simple. Even if I only know the principle, I can deduce it. What's more, I have actually seen the blueprints of the steam engine!"

"The steam engine can't be wrong!"

"Then could it be..."

Xius suddenly thought of another possibility, and he felt his heart suddenly tighten.

Is it
"This world can't build a steam engine or boil water?!!"

Zeus felt his whole body shudder. He slowly turned his head to look at the huge metal creature that was spewing white smoke and whose pistons and cylinders were roaring.

The steel behemoth, which possesses a sense of strength and industry, has a strange beauty to it. The students look at it as if they are looking at a god descending to the earth.

Now, it has woken up, and the roar of its boiler is announcing its existence to the world.

"So what did I create?"

(End of this chapter)