I am Jinshan Youxia

That night, in N City, at the headquarters of the Church of the Bacteria Lord.

[Takano, His Highness has decided to launch the moon landing program tomorrow. This is an opportunity for the Church, and it is also your opportunity.]

Takano lay alone on the rooftop, gazing at the crescent moon in the sky, his thoughts still unable to settle.

He was brought to N City by the church in a daze. All his means of contacting the internet were no longer valid. N City was also controlled by the Church of the Lord of the Bacteria. After a few attempts, he found that no one cared about his stay or leave, so he thought of leaving and going back to reunite with his wife and daughter.

When he returned, he found that his wife and daughter had already learned of his death from the investigation bureau. He knew that his reappearance would only drag his wife and daughter into trouble with the investigation bureau. He and his wife and daughter were often separated because he often went on business trips to do intelligence work.

Not long after he 'died,' his wife had already recovered from her grief and even met a new man. His daughter showed no signs of sadness at all. He only felt a sense of desolation and didn't know where to go. Inexplicably, he returned to N City.

The funny thing is, nobody noticed him, and the church even prepared food for him.

what.

In the whole world, only one shoe cult that worships outcasts still cares about him.

He wasn't particularly moved, but he stopped thinking about leaving. He slowly began to learn about the microbiome, which he had once considered a betrayal of humanity. He then became the only person in the church's residence who hadn't had the microbiome implanted, and he integrated into the community.

Even though he didn't transplant any bacteria, wasn't willing to help the church recruit people or do anything, and observed everyone with a very detached attitude, 'stealing' information, no one would still treat him as an outsider.

Gradually, more and more outcasts were discovered. Much of the information was public knowledge within the church. He also realized that the church had been targeting, harboring, and dealing with outcasts. His stance of sticking to his position gradually loosened until he began to actively help the church and take on more responsibility in fighting against outcasts.

His experience as an investigator made him far more experienced in intelligence gathering and dealing with superhumans than most superhumans who were just ordinary people a month or two ago.

So, Takano, a former humanist, became a member of the church, but he still did not transplant the microbiota.

After that, he would occasionally see that oddball who called himself Jinshan Wanderer Zhang Chengyi. The other party was much kinder than he had imagined. He didn't care that he was just loafing around in the church and was unwilling to be implanted with bacteria. He would also joke with him from time to time and ask him if he needed help with his wife and children's problems.

Well, if the other person wasn't an oddball, he would think that Zhang Chengyi was a person with considerable personal charm.

The number of aliens is increasing, and they are becoming more and more troublesome. The laboratory is so busy that he can no longer see Zhang Chengyi leisurely strolling around. He also sees the fragile defenses of humanity and the unstoppable destruction that the aliens are causing.

On a sweltering afternoon, with his hair a mess, he went to apply for a microbial transplant.

It was a decision he had struggled with for a long time and observed for a long period of time before making it with great difficulty, but in the end no one cared because everyone was busy saving humanity.

"Save humanity..."

Takano stretched out his hand, looking at the moonlight flowing through his fingers, and all the complex emotions on his face returned to calm.

"Section Chief, I'm starting to understand you a little better now."

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The next day, on the plains near N City.

In front of the nearly 30-meter-tall umbrella-shaped mushroom.

“This design…” Zhang Chengyi looked at the slightly familiar aviation mushroom and was completely speechless.

The mushroom-like figure beside him said enthusiastically, "Your Highness, once we arrive on the moon, the operators will deploy the replicating mushrooms inside. They can complete the life support system within ten minutes. Then, the earth mushrooms can consume lunar soil to generate energy and expand the fungal carpet. Within three hours at most, oxygen and water can be produced. At that point, the operators just need to..."

He kept talking about the operating procedures, but in fact, the entire process had already been communicated to the selected operators through telepathy. He was just a little too excited at the moment before the launch.

The technology for the aerospace mushroom was initially developed two months ago; all that's missing is manned testing, after which we can fast-forward to moon colonization.

Zhang Chengyi sighed and said, "If you added two magic pills to the side, I think it would be more in line with the design prototype."

The mushroom man was speechless after hearing this. Looking at the aviation mushroom that he and his assistant had painstakingly hand-rubbed together, he finally realized that this thing looked more like the thing in his crotch. He chuckled dryly, not knowing what to say.

It was clearly the starting point for humanity's colonization of other planets, yet it became so awkward.

Matsui Keiichi, who had come over to visit, burst into laughter: "I've been wanting to say this for a long time! You actually came up with a ██, hahahahahaha!"

"If you laugh again, I'll fight you to the death!" The mushroom man was furious. If Zhang Chengyi hadn't been there, he would have pounced on Matsui and fought him to the death.

It does look a bit like... well, but it's his most meticulously crafted work to date, practically his own creation. How can he allow others to slander him like this...?

But it seems so!

He inwardly groaned, realizing why his assistant hesitated to speak after the creation, and why the mushroom-wielding ability user helping nearby couldn't help but laugh.

It turns out that the joy of success wasn't it at all!

Zhang Chengyi, keeping his mind at ease, asked calmly, "Where's Furuhata? How much longer until he gets here?"

After concentrating on communicating with the microbial network, the psychic nearby said, "Lord Furuhata Goro is already on his way back and will arrive in three minutes at most."

"Then let the operators board the mushroom first." Zhang Chengyi waved his hand. Anyway, it was just to witness the aircraft mushroom taking off, and there was no need for each operator to introduce it to Furuhata Goro.

The operators, who had been waiting for a long time, floated over wearing somewhat bulky mushroom-shaped life support suits. To his surprise, he saw an old acquaintance inside.

"Aren't you that Takano?"

It's hard not to remember this guy who's obsessed with human supremacy. He was the first ordinary human to infiltrate Demon Mountain Town and cause trouble everywhere. He also hung around the church every day. Later, he even helped out at the lab as an ordinary person. He's a very strange guy.

"Your Highness." Takano's voice sounded muffled through the protective shield.

The reason he was chosen is simple: as a former intelligence officer, even if he was a bit weak, he had a lot of corrupted minds. Moreover, after experiencing a distortion in his beliefs, in today's very broad definition of corrupted minds, he had a full 71% corrupted mind, which is one of the top levels among all infected people. He was ultimately selected to provide energy for the Airplane Mushroom.

Since it doesn't need to fight personally, the Aero-Mushroom itself carries a huge amount of psychic mycelium to propel itself toward the moon. If used for combat, it would definitely be the strongest psychic power currently available. As long as it can provide energy, that's fine.

Chapter 339 Test Flight Successful (It seems like it can't fail)

"Bon Voyage."

Zhang Chengyi didn't exchange pleasantries; he simply smiled and spoke gently.

He didn't know what Takano's mindset was when he ultimately chose to implant the bacteria and dedicate himself to the church, but he was willing to respect other people's choices no matter what.

"..."

Takano was somewhat lost in thought; whether he was prostrate at the other's feet or not, the feeling was the same.

Yes, because His Highness has never needed humans. Everything is readily available to a god over time. It is humans who need a god to save them.

"For Your Highness." He bowed and replied, then exchanged a glance with Matsui Kei, who was still laughing not far away. Without any hesitation, he reached out and pressed his hand on the Aero-shroom. After the power supply was started, the originally thick and tall Aero-shroom expanded twice more and wriggled to 'swallow' the operator into its body for protection.

Four of the operators, who were from the security team, kept looking up at the sky, but before Goro Furuhata could arrive, they were swallowed up.

Keiichi Matsui's smile remained unchanged as his gaze subtly swept over the people present, pausing for less than a second on the face of the Japanese government representative.

Everyone waited quietly for the late Goro Furuhata.

There were a total of ten people selected to be responsible for powering the aviation mushrooms. Initially, six people were chosen from the security team and four from the church.

Those selected are all capable of transplanting both psychic bacteria and mushroom bacteria. Being compatible with psychic bacteria indicates a strong will, while mushroom bacteria simply love mushrooms. Whether they like to eat them or not, as long as there is compatibility, they can be cultivated. Mushroom bacteria are a typical example of top-tier bacteria that are not picky about hosts.

Many people meet the criteria for both bacterial groups, but only ten people were able to receive the honor of being the first to colonize the moon.

The allocation ratio was roughly determined based on the people selected by the security team and the church.

Toshiyuki Furuhata is a smart man. Even if he is somewhat biased towards the police force, he can still maintain a general level of fairness.

When everyone was in Demon Mountain Town, the church was just a bunch of stinky outsiders, and the security team surrounding His Highness was practically the 'government' of all the symbiotic bacteria.

However, after arriving in N City, expanding nationwide, and gradually reaching overseas, the church has grown rapidly and is now almost as large as the security team, and is destined to surpass the security team in the future.

Whether it was the security team or the church, they had always had healthy competition. Everyone was trying to move in the right direction and see who could do better. When it was time to cooperate, they would put aside the idea that being better than me would win His Highness's favor.

But things will definitely change in the future.

Humans are complex and filthy creatures. From beginning to end, Keiichi Matsui harbored the most malicious suspicions about humanity and himself. He did not believe that humanity would remain firmly united after overcoming the crisis.

He hoped that his part of the church could cooperate with the security force represented by Goro Furuhata to face the internal strife that might arise among humanity in the future.

However, aside from being completely obedient to His Highness, Goro Furuhata was far too naive.

In an attempt to change this guy's stubborn mindset, he only mentioned the moon landing and colonization, as well as the "competitive" relationship between "Goro Furuhata, who is most trusted by His Highness," the church, and the security forces when chatting with the surrender faction of the Japanese government.

As expected, the Japanese government immediately requested to send personnel to join the moon colonization program. After a series of scheming maneuvers, Goro Furuhata voluntarily backed down, offering two slots to the newly joined Japanese government to fill in. Ultimately, the operator structure became four security teams, four churches, and two Japanese government personnel.

Of course, no one would engage in cutthroat competition for something like this, trying to fill every position with just one person; God is watching.

The problem is that there are many people with similarly strong mental strength among those selected, which gives you room for choice.

Ultimately, the security team still suffered a loss.

Goro Furuhata was preoccupied with internal matters within the police force, which is why he couldn't arrive here immediately.

Being late for such an important event, Furuhata, I hope you'll remember this...

As Keiichi Matsui watched Goro Furuhata rapidly approaching from the horizon, he dismissed his own thoughts.

His abilities and talents are incredibly effective when it comes to scheming and intrigue. From the moment he utters a word, makes a face or gesture, he thinks about what others will think and do, and observes whether they react.

But now there are too many psychic beings, and there are mushrooms that can detect and simulate minds. He knows that if he sees this situation again, he will be able to deduce his past actions and purposes, so he ruthlessly cuts into his mind and memories.

Apart from Zhang Chengyi, the leader of the microbiome, he trusted himself more than anyone else.

"Your Highness." Goro Furuhata landed heavily, kneeling on one knee, and said, "I'm late."

"Get up, get up."

Zhang Chengyi waved his hand, not really caring, "There are still five minutes before the meeting time for the tour, so we're just in time."

It's not that we're late, but making His Highness wait is definitely too late.

Goro Furuhata stood up and silently went to the back, looking directly at Keiichi Matsui before finally focusing his gaze on the aircraft mushroom.

Zhang Chengyi rubbed his hands excitedly and said, "Let's begin."

【ignition!】

The mushroom man shouted in the public mental network:

【emission!】

After a brief delay, the aircraft mushroom was officially activated, expanding once more before silently and slowly leaving the ground. It was then launched into the sky by nearby telekinetic users who were assisting in the launch. The direction and force had been calculated the night before, and it disappeared from sight in the blink of an eye.

Looking at the sky where the aviation mushrooms were no longer visible, Zhang Chengyi asked with some doubt, "Is there some kind of fire process involved?"

"Uh, no."

Mushroom Man frankly said, "I just watched those rocket launches and they ignite the ignition and stuff, so I shouted along."

In fact, the principle is no different from that of primitive people throwing stone spears, and it may not even be as valuable as throwing stone ropes.

After all, as long as the general direction is correct, it's fine. If there are any deviations, the operator inside can manipulate the telekinetic mycelium of the aviation mushroom to make adjustments. It's not like it's just shot up and left to fly by inertia. Don't be fooled by how fat and big the aviation mushroom is; it's actually very agile.

Essentially, they could do anything, not just land on the moon, but also travel in space for extended periods, as long as they could endure the long, monotonous hours and continuously supply the infinite energy built upon the unscientific, moldy minds and the out-of-control rules of "mold."

The psychic ability user assisting in the launch is simply to reduce the flight time of the aero-mushroom by giving it a huge acceleration.

It's a rather abstract concept, but the idea of ​​aliens using superhuman strength to fly bricks and escape their home planet—if there really were aliens who could technologically advance in a normal way…