Did the world end today?

Chapter 171 The Original Personality
"Qi Yuan!"

Lin Xu, who had watched the entire assault operation from the command center crammed with everyone else in the early hours of the morning, suddenly stood up.

Good heavens, so this is you!
Unexpectedly, 20 years ago in the real world, Qi Yuan was already an elite PMC employee.

What's even more unexpected is that he had already started using a skull mask twenty years ago.

What, you're going to use it for twenty years?
This thing must be covered in a patina by now, right?

Looking at the young face that flashed by in the video, Lin Xu felt both a sense of familiarity and emotion.

After a slight pause, he began to speak:
"A preliminary examination of Amir's body tissues was conducted directly on site."

"Once the test results come out, it can be discarded."

"There's no need to bring it back; it's pointless."

"We only need to prove that he has entered a higher-dimensional channel; other information is not important!"

"clear."

Sitting to the side, Chen Yixin immediately nodded, and the order was instantly transmitted to the receiving personnel across tens of thousands of kilometers.

Following that, Lin Xu continued:
"Keep an eye on that guy named Qi Yuan."

"He's a key figure—protect him if possible!"

"clear."

Chen Yixin replied:

"We will make proper arrangements for all personnel involved in the operation."

"They will withdraw from the United States within two days and return home via Southeast Asia."

"If you believe Qi Yuan is of great importance, have you considered transferring him to Jinling?"

Transferred to Nanjing?

It's not impossible.

According to the information Lin Xu had, Qi Yuan was just an ordinary mercenary in the first world.

In the second world, he successfully went ashore and entered the system, becoming the security chief of the Vermilion Bird No. 1.

Both she and Jiang Xingye repeatedly chose him.

This proves that he must have some kind of special characteristic—a special characteristic that is unrelated to higher-dimensional channels.

Talent!
Since they are talented individuals, we should try to bring them to our side.

Lin Xu answered decisively:
"can!"

"By the way, when you transfer him over, remember to check if there's anyone named Su Yuchen among his contacts, and transfer her over as well."

"Su Yuchen, I understand."

Chen Yixin's communication with Lin Xu remained as simple and efficient as ever.

He wouldn't ask Lin Xu "Who is Su Yuchen?" He would find out naturally once he found the person.

In his view, it seemed that making Lin Xu say even one more useless word was a waste of his energy and time.

At this point, the team members had already obtained the body tissue samples.

When Lin Xu first saw it, he was shocked to see that it was actually three fingers that had been forcibly broken off.

The testing began immediately, and the data was transmitted to the operations command center in real time.

Two minutes later, the test results were in.

"An anomaly has been detected in the STM scan!"

"Abnormal lattice distortion has been confirmed, and abnormal electron cloud has been detected."

"Features match, confirming the tissue sample originates from a high-dimensional channel!"

That’s no problem!

Lin Xu and Chen Yixin exchanged a glance, and the latter decisively issued the evacuation order.

Amir did indeed enter a higher-dimensional channel, which explains why he was "inexplicably" subjected to "mental control" by Ayana and Zhou Yue.

In fact, this is not inexplicable.

Rather, it is a new characteristic of high-dimensional channels.

Lin Xu doesn't yet know how this special effect is transmitted to Amir through Ayana, but perhaps it doesn't actually need to be too complicated.

Ayana has already taken on Amir's personality, so theoretically, as long as we keep trying on her, we can always find a special method or a special "hypnotic command" that can influence Amir's subconscious.

After all, higher-dimensional channels have the effect of "weakening rationality," and it's incredibly easy to change a person when they're in a state of low rationality.
"Now, all the logic can be confirmed."

Lin Xu began to speak:
"All the pieces of the puzzle of Mnemosyne technology have been completed. Although some parts are still unknown to us, that's not important."

"We don't need to fully master this technology for now; all we need is defense."

"So, that's enough."

"really."

Chen Yixin nodded, just about to speak.

At that moment, in the operations command center, a man Lin Xu had never seen before suddenly raised his hand and said:
"If it is confirmed that the Mnemosyne technique uses 'dissociative identity disorder' as its basic execution logic, replicates personalities by utilizing sparse coding, and thus indirectly affects the thinking of others."

"Then I think there is still a lot we can do."

Lin Xu turned to look at the other person, and the man wearing gold-rimmed glasses briefly introduced himself:

"Mr. Lin, my name is Xu Quanyou, and I work in neuroscience."

“My view is this: if Ayana is to take on the so-called ‘Mnemosyne’ role, it means that her newly split personality must be in a dynamic and rotating state.”

"In other words, as long as a new personality is created, an old personality will inevitably perish."

"Because all her personalities are functional, from the perspective of neuroscience, there must be an upper limit to a functional personality, otherwise, the human brain's 'computing power' cannot keep up."

indeed.

Lin Xu had actually thought about this problem before.

How many personalities are considered too many?

10? 20? 30?
No matter how many, there should always be a number.

If she could simulate all of humanity with a single brain, then there would be no need to develop a quantum computer; we could just let her take over.
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But what does this prove?

Lin Xu waited quietly for Xu Quanyou to explain further.

He then spoke:
"Therefore, I think we may not necessarily need to unlock each personality one by one."

"She should have an 'original personality' as an anchor point in her mental world." "If we find this 'original personality,' we can easily unlock all the locks in her mental world."

Original personality?

"You mean, the dominant personality?"

"no!"

Xu Quanyou shook his head and said:

"Her primary personality is, of course, Ayana—the personality she first encountered with Zhou Yue."

"In theory, the dominant personality should be the one with the most stringent defenses, and it is virtually impossible for us to unlock it through methods like 'keywords'."

"However, the original personality is different."

"If we can find her original personality, we can then 'destroy' all of her personalities?"

"We don't need her personality, we just need her memories."

"If we can gain the trust of the original personality, then I think at least 20% of her memories can be retained."

"The memories of the dominant personality are more likely to be retained."

Damn it.

What kind of logic is this??
Lin Xu was dumbfounded.

He kept thinking about decoding it, about proceeding step by step, and this Xu Quanyou
Are you planning to flip the table right from the start?

But the problem now is.
How do I find this "original personality"?
Lin Xu suddenly had a thought.

Seaside, little girl, sand cake.

The clues revealed by that dream may go far beyond just the issue of "dissociative identity disorder".

"Are we capable of sending her to Hainan?"

Lin Xu began to speak:
"I need a sea—a sea with lagoons, beaches, and coconut groves."

"If she really does have a primal personality, then this kind of environment is the most likely to trigger her primal personality."

"We can give it a try!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Chen Yixin frowned instantly.

Hainan
It's not that you can't go.

However, if it's about setting up the so-called "triggering scenario," Lin Xu will obviously have to go along as well.

Security arrangements must be made in advance.
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wrong.

Why not just find a place that's safe enough?

Thinking of this, Chen Yixin spoke up:
"I'll make the arrangements now."

"Mr. Lin, get ready. The plane will take off in one hour."

One hour?

Lin Xu glanced at the time; it was already 4 a.m.

Isn't this itinerary a bit too tight?

Seeing his expression, Chen Yixin explained:
"This is for your safety."

"After the Washington incident, the entire CIA force within the country is now watching us, and we cannot give them time to react."

"Airplanes are definitely safe in the air, but not necessarily on the ground."

"Therefore, we must be fast!"

"it is good."

Lin Xu nodded emphatically.

"Then pack your things, let's leave right away!"

An hour later, Lin Xu boarded a plane bound for Hainan.

He slumped wearily in his seat, scrolling through his phone. Almost all the platforms displayed the same trending topics.

[Breaking News: A CIA safe house on the west side of Washington, D.C., was attacked; sources say it was a premeditated and organized attack]

[Breaking News: Armed clashes erupt in Virginia, attackers unknown]

Breaking News: China and the US hold emergency talks to exchange views on the attack.

Breaking News: US President's Spokesperson Says Attack Linked to Foreign Extremist Groups

Lin Xu was taken aback. He turned to Qin Feng and asked:
"So the Americans have backed down?"

Qin Feng shook his head and replied:
"It can't be called admitting defeat."

"It should be said that they made a choice that maximized short-term benefits."

“They can’t possibly start a war with us over something like this, especially since we’ve already made things perfectly reasonable.”

"They can't find any evidence. Since there's no evidence, they can only swallow their anger and suffer in silence."

"clear."

Lin Xu nodded slightly.

At this point, the aircraft had already reached a stable flight altitude.

He glanced at his watch and asked:
How long will it take to fly?

"One hour?"

Qin Feng replied:
"3 hour."

"3 hours??"

Lin Xu asked in astonishment:

"Aren't we going to Hainan? Why does it take so long to fly there?"

"No."

Qin Feng shook his head.

"Hainan is not safe, and there are not many suitable sites for conducting experiments."

"We are going to the South China Sea."

Meiji Island!

(End of this chapter)