Did the world end today?

Chapter 179 Long Time No See, Skull

Chapter 179 Long Time No See, Skull (Bonus Chapter for Alliance Leader Autumn Water Dyed Star River x1)

As soon as he opened his eyes in bed, Lin Xu quickly got up and went to the table to record the technical information he had just obtained from the world of the bracelet.

At this point, the "gravitational wave monitoring technology" was 40% complete. If things went smoothly, he could copy the entire theoretical basis of the technology by entering the bracelet world seven or eight more times.

However, obtaining the theoretical foundation is only the first step. Further practice requires more knowledge on application and implementation.

But that's another issue.

After finishing the technical document, Lin Xu continued to write down the clues he had just obtained in his notebook.

[Among Zhou Yue's trump cards, the possibility of using methods such as language and social factors to interfere with the course of world development can be largely ruled out.]

The human world's self-cleaning ability is exceeding expectations; slow-acting and poorly deceptive methods are ineffective.

We are still considering starting with fundamental physics to examine whether there is any possibility of a 'technology lock-in'.

[Wang Yifan's assistance is needed]

Lin Xu circled the last sentence.

He wasn't involved in fundamental physics, so it's pointless for him to work in isolation.

We must bring in more scholars to jointly analyze the possibility of the so-called "trump card".

It was already 2 a.m., and Lin Xu was still thinking of continuing to enter the bracelet world to try and test the other plans he had proposed before.

But after a moment's thought, he decided not to attempt such extreme maneuvers.

After all, the problems with the Lanzhou Petrochemical Project have been resolved, and the progress has exceeded expectations.

There's really no need for me to keep that tension so high.

If it were to actually snap one day, things would get really funny.
So he promptly lay back down on the bed.

Immediately afterwards, I fell asleep in 0 seconds.
Lin Xu was quite disappointed that he slept without any dreams.

After all, he had dreamt about key information several times before.

He had originally thought that once he fell asleep, he would be able to completely destroy the killer bees' carefully laid trump card.

But clearly, things are not that simple.
When he woke up, it was only a little past 8 o'clock in the morning. Life on the island was different from that in Nanjing. The military units stationed here still had to train. The reveille made it really hard for Lin Xu to fall asleep. After dawdling for two hours, he finally got up.

Qin Feng had brought back breakfast from the cafeteria and was waiting in the restaurant. To Lin Xu's slight surprise, the person sitting next to him was Ayana.

Upon seeing Lin Xu, Ayana immediately stood up.

Good morning, brother!

elder brother?

This unfamiliar title startled Lin Xu.

He was actually still not used to the older brother and younger sister thing—but then he thought, what else would Ayana call him?
Call me Uncle? Call me Dad?
That's really going a bit too far.

Let's keep the older brother then.

Lin Xu smiled and replied, "Good morning."

But in that instant, he suddenly realized something was wrong.

What Ayana just said.
It's in English.

Lin Xu's eyes widened suddenly, and Qin Feng immediately noticed his expression, then raised his hand to signal Lin Xu not to be nervous.

He opened his mouth and explained:

"The documents from Mauritius arrived two hours ago."

"He Ming, as planned, awakened Ayana 02's personality by 'recreating the scene'."

"He then showed the documents to Ayana 02."

"Upon seeing the document, Ayana 02's personality naturally dissolved, and her memories were absorbed by Aishwarya."

"It can now be confirmed that Xu Quanyou's theory is correct, but not entirely correct."

"When Zhou Yue was 'designing' Ayana, he had already considered the risk of the whole thing being detonated, so he used a special mechanism to completely hide the other personalities."

"But this also gives us additional opportunities."

"Aishwarya absorbed most of Ayana 02's skills and memories, only excluding the malign memories that conflicted with her self-defense mechanism."

"If we can continue down this path, we might obtain a fully evolved Ayana."

The fully evolved Ayana?

Lin Xu was dumbfounded.

Goodness, this is a talent with growth potential?
Just like me?
Not really.

There is a limit to the number of personalities she can absorb; judging from the current situation, it's only around 30 to 40.

No matter how much more there is, it won't be much more.

After absorbing all these personalities, her ability limit was basically reached.

Compared to her own butterfly form, she was still far behind.

Even compared to Jiang Xingye, she is far inferior, because she does not possess the attributes of a higher dimension or multiple worlds.

But compared to Zhou Yue...
She seems to be just as good?

Lin Xu vaguely realized that Ayana's role was far more than just a tool for Mnemosyne's technology.

It's just that Zhou Yue was too short-sighted, which is why he used her as a tool.
At this moment, Ayana—or rather, Aishwarya—was still looking at Lin Xu expectantly.

She waved the fried dough sticks Qin Feng had brought back from the cafeteria at Lin Xu, and shyly invited him to sit down.

Lin Xu sat down opposite her, while Qin Feng continued:
"She absorbed Ayana 02's memories, but the problem remains: a severe lack of security."

"She was unwilling to communicate much with He Ming's team, but instead had an almost natural trust in you."

"Therefore, He Ming has decided to have you contact her to see if you can get more information."

"Her personality is relatively stable now, and she poses little danger."

“I will keep a close eye on her—she has an electric shock device on her, so there won’t be any problems dealing with her.”

"clear."

Lin Xu nodded.

Under the current circumstances, this is indeed the best approach.
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You could say that using interrogation methods is certainly an option, but is it really necessary?

Wouldn't a fully cooperative, completely controlled, and completely friendly Aishwarya be more useful than an "Ayana X" forced out through interrogation?
It just takes a little more time.

Thinking of this, he looked up at 8-year-old Aishwarya again.

"Let's eat!" he said.
"We'll leave now that we're full—don't worry, you'll stay by my side from now on, and no one can hurt you."

"If you feel that someone inside your body wants to hurt you, tell us, just like last time, and we will help you, understand?"

"Ok!"

Aishwarya nodded emphatically and took a big bite of the fried dough stick.

Her movements and expressions still carried a touch of childlike innocence, but compared to when I first met her, the eerie "uncanny valley effect" had subsided considerably.

Is this an influence from the memories of "Ayana 02"?
Lin Xu did not immediately ask any questions.

He planned to let Aishwarya speak for herself and slowly reveal the memories she knew.

And this strategy has proven quite effective.

It was so obvious that before the meal was even finished, Aishwarya, chattering away, had already revealed most of the information.

From the last dodo bird bone she saw in Mauritius to the motionless sea turtle in the park.

From her parents' arguments to her father being killed by "Ayana" whom she referred to.

She was like a completely ignorant bystander, as if she were telling someone else's story.

"So later Ayana killed him, saying he deserved it."

"But she said she had committed a crime and would definitely be arrested."

"I thought she was lying, but it turns out someone really arrested her."

“It’s another Ayana—she’s locked her up.”

Another Ayana.

Lin Xu's eyes lit up instantly.

The Order-Maker Personality – or the Moral Guardian Personality.

A more accurate and academic term for it is superego-dominant personality.

This is a typical personality type within the framework of dissociative identity disorder, embodying individual moral conscience, which is the "superego" function in Freud's theory.

This type of personality often attempts to maintain psychological balance through internal sanctions, resembling the role of a "judge".

And such a personality
It often dominates in split personality disorder!
Very close.

The dominant personality must be the one who possesses the most information. As long as we find a way to awaken her and then dissolve her, Aishwarya will be able to fully grasp the information she possesses!
Lin Xu felt a surge of excitement, but he didn't rush into anything.

Every step we take now requires caution and prudence.

We need to obtain information, but we must not destroy Aishwarya.

patience.

Patience is the most important thing.

He subtly guided Aishwarya to skip over the topic and refocus her attention on the food in front of her.

This made Aishwarya trust her even more, and she didn't even want to leave after the meal.

This is a good phenomenon.

Her attachment to the real world has been established, and her personality is able to stabilize further.

Therefore, Lin Xu neither stopped her nor pushed her away.

Even after packing up and finishing up, when everyone boarded the plane to leave Meiji Island, Aishwarya remained with Qin Feng, staying by Lin Xu's side.

She took a nap on the plane.

He Ming, who was accompanying her, kept a close watch on her, fearing that she would switch to a dangerous personality after waking up.

Fortunately, that did not happen.

When Aishwarya wakes up, she is still Aishwarya.

"Her personality has basically stabilized—it cannot be ruled out that it might become unstable again under sudden stimulation, but the strength of this personality is high enough that it is impossible for her to be 'killed'."

"That's good."

Lin Xu also breathed a sigh of relief.

This is what he is most worried about.

After all, Qin Feng could easily stop a physical murder.

But psychological murder is truly pervasive.

With this last risk eliminated, the subsequent work becomes much easier.
Once awake, Aishwarya resumed her chattering ways, and Lin Xu listened carefully to every word she said, not wanting to miss any clues.

Unfortunately, he couldn't find a way to trigger the "superego-dominant personality" from Aishwarya's words.

We can only take it one step at a time.

The plane landed quickly, and Lin Xu stepped out of the cabin.

In that instant when he looked up, he saw a familiar figure.

He stepped forward and extended his hand to the man.

"haven't seen you for a long time."

The man paused for a moment, then grasped Lin Xu's hand as if flattered.

"Commander, hello! I'm your new bodyguard!"

"From today onwards, I will work with the comrades from the National Security Bureau to ensure your safety!"

Lin Xu laughed.

Good heavens, there's a thick barrier between us now.

They've started calling him "Chief" now.