Luo Hai handed Meng Chao a high-calorie nutritional fluid with calming medicine.
Meng Chao drank it in one go and released a long sigh.
"Hey, don't tell me you've cultivated some evil cultivation method?"
Luo Hai asked in a half-serious and half-joking manner. "I once asked my dad whether there's a way to be like you. You've just entered university and haven't come into contact with real battles in the wild, but you're like an elite special forces soldier who has fought in hundreds of battles. You have great awareness and rich experience.
"He said that there is.
"For example, you can use superbrain technology to create a virtual world and increase the nerve stimulation to 500%. Then, you can make people suffer pain that is five times stronger than in reality during virtual training. You can also make the time ratio between the virtual world and reality five to one. If you spend five hours in the virtual world, only one hour will pass in reality.
"If you use this method to immerse yourself in virtual battles for a long time, you can brand the fighting experience of elite special forces soldiers in the depths of your brain. Then, you can turn ignorant newbies into veterans who have fought in hundreds of battles.
"But he strongly suggested that I don't do this, because I'll definitely have to pay a devastating price for such extreme training."
Meng Chao was a little stunned. He asked hoarsely, "What price?"
"If you want to obtain the fighting experience of veterans, you have to endure the mental pain of veterans. Real wars aren't hot-blooded games. Even the most righteous wars have a high possibility of crushing the victor's mind. They'll suffer from all sorts of battlefield syndromes, and even when they die, they'll be cursed by war," Luo Hai said.
Luo Hai said. "If we say that a real warrior can use a will of steel and a long period of time to resist this kind of curse, then a fake warrior who was' accelerated 'through artificial methods will definitely not be able to resist the incredibly powerful mental attack. There's a 99% chance that he will go berserk.
"In truth, there are plenty of forces of power in Dragon City who have developed similar super warrior projects. Unfortunately, most of them failed, and some of them even ended up in bloody tragedies. The main problem isn't the strength, but the mind.
"Meng Chao, do you remember the small booklet we saw on the first day we came to the Supernatural Tower to register?
"Superhumans absorb a lot of energy, and their brain cells are constantly surging madly in the spirit energy magnetic fields. Every second, they have to work beyond their limits.
"We're like race cars that race at maximum speed. The slightest stimulation can cause the most intense reaction. That's why it's easier for us to lose control of our emotions, desires, and thoughts compared to normal people.
"Sometimes, the most terrifying thing isn't the monsters who are skilled in controlling minds, but ourselves."
Meng Chao stared at Luo Hai in a daze. "What do you mean?"
"My dad said that monsters aren't just around Dragon City, but also in our hearts. From the moment we are born, there is a small monster residing in the depths of our hearts," Meng Chao said.
"But most of the time, humans are relatively weak and are suppressed by morality, law, law, law, and the law. They're all violent. Humans are weak, and they are suppressed by the laws of God. s. Then, the monsters don't dare them. Dong Chuan Chen Long Shan.
"But as superhumans become stronger, morality, law, social order, and the law become powerless against us. Gradually, the monsters will be unable to do anything to us, and the monsters will wake up. They will bare their fangs and claws to make you reveal your true self, which is the deepest part of your heart.
"It's just like how there are plenty of people who act gentle, humble, benevolent, rational, loyal to their love and family when they're poor. They're good people with a good reputation, but once they get rich overnight, they live a lavish life and commit all sorts of crimes. They're completely different from before.
"In truth, they weren't good people in the past. They just didn't have the right to be bad. Once they were nourished by money and power, the monster in their heart woke up, and soon, it devoured the layer of human skin on the outside.
"Meng Chao, cultivation isn't just about increasing your fighting strength. You also have to be wary of the monster in your heart. If it's possible, you should take it easy. You don't have to be in a hurry to increase your cultivation realm."
Luo Hai spoke honestly and sincerely to Meng Chao.
It was a great taboo to speak too much to someone who was not close to him. Luo Hai was smart, and he was once the club leader of Construction High. He should not have said such sharp words.
He really treated Meng Chao as a friend.
Meng Chao could sense his kindness, so he nodded and said, "I will. Thank you."
"That's good. Did I say too much?"
Luo Hai asked, feeling a little embarrassed. "Everyone has their own path to become a superhuman, but it's important to train your heart and understand yourself. Take my dad for example. He's long since reached the peak of Heaven Realm. With one more step, he'll reach Deity Realm. His strength, spirit energy magnetic field, and his understanding of life forms have all reached that level, but he hasn't been able to move forward for a long time. Why do you think that's the case?"
"Why?" Meng Chao asked.
"He doesn't dare."
Luo Hai hunched his shoulders, as if he was afraid that his father would notice him. "He said that he's afraid that once he takes this step and reaches Deity Realm, he'll see his monster-like self in the depths of his heart."
Meng Chao thought about this for a long time.
Even Soul Breaking Saber Luo Wu, who was at the peak of Heaven Realm, did not dare to see his true self clearly.
What about him? Should he see just what the true remnant soul of the apocalypse looked like and release it completely so that he could take control of "Meng Chao"?
Meng Chao felt that he had to continue cultivating, fighting, and thinking about it before he could find the answer.
"You've woken me up. Looks like I've indeed been a little impatient over the past month of cultivation."
Meng Chao smiled and extended his hand to Luo Hai. "I thought that we were just partners, but since you said what you said today, we're real friends!"
Luo Hai laughed and shook his hand. "Don't you think that business partners are more reliable than real friends? I don't have any other good points, but I know what I want to do, what kind of person I want to become, and what kind of path I want to take! "
"Oh?" Meng Chao could not help but ask, "What kind of path do you want to take?"
"First, I want to continuously train myself in war. At the very least, I want to have the strength of Heaven Realm," Luo Hai said readily.
"Then, I'll expand the company with you. We'll start with Surging Lightning and expand it to include everything the youngsters need to cultivate and fight. Then, we'll get even greater benefits beyond the fog.
"Once I'm done accumulating my resources, I'll run for a normal councilman in the five-hundred-man city hall meeting. Then, I'll become a high-ranking councilman in the Survival Committee. In the end, I'll fight for the highest authority in Dragon City!
"So, you understand why I said what I said today, right? I don't want a scandal to suddenly pop up when I'm running for mayor. I don't want my right-hand man, who has been following me loyally for decades, to be a demon who practices evil martial arts in secret, has long since gone through spirit energy deviation, and has a twisted mind!"
"Wait."
Meng Chao could not help but smile. His mood gradually brightened. "We fought against each other twice, but you didn't win against me. Why should I be your right-hand man?"
"Fighting for the highest authority doesn't depend on who's better at fighting. Even Battle God Lei Zongchao has never been a mayor before!"
Luo Hai said with a grin. "In any case, I've already accepted the fact that you're so strong that you're crazy strong. Now that I think about it, it's very logical for my right-hand man to be slightly stronger than my master."
As they spoke, they laughed.
The slightly depressing atmosphere from a moment ago was gone.
"By the way, let me ask you something."
Meng Chao changed the topic. "How much do you know about the temporary hospitals and underground clinics twenty to thirty years ago?"
Luo Hai thought about it. "At that time, Dragon City was constantly fighting, and the citizens had to fight against monsters every day. Social order had just been rebuilt, so there weren't that many public hospitals. Instead, there were a lot of temporary hospitals and underground clinics. What exactly do you want to ask?"
"This is what happened. I have a friend's father who was attacked by a monster more than twenty years ago. I heard that his heart was bitten through, and he was about to die," Meng Chao explained.
"In the end, he received treatment in an underground clinic, and he was actually brought back to life. Unfortunately, the situation was chaotic at that time, and as time passed, he forgot which doctor from which hospital.
"Years have passed, and the old man often talks about the benefactor who saved him in the past. He wants to thank him personally, so I helped him ask around."
"I see. Now, it's going to be difficult," Luo Hai said.
Luo Hai said. "I'd advise your friend's father to give up. In the past, most of the people who had the strength to open temporary hospitals and underground clinics were powerful people who had a deep understanding of spirit energy, life sciences, and gene modification technology. Now, these powerful people might have already reached Heaven Realm or even Deity Realm. They have great power and have to deal with a lot of things every day.
"Deity Realm superhumans …" Meng Chao fell into deep thought.
"If you really want to search for information from the past, you can go to the library in the Supernatural Tower. It has a lot of books, documents, newspapers, videos, and audio materials from the past half a century in Dragon City. It has everything you need," Luo Hai said.
"But most of the information is fragmented and doesn't form a system. It's very complicated and chaotic. If you want to find any useful information in there, it'll be the same as searching for a needle in a haystack."
Meng Chao thought about it for a while. "Since I'm already here, I might as well search for it. When I see my friend later, it'll mean that I tried my best."
"Alright, then I'll bring you to the library." Luo Hai opened the door and suddenly turned his head around. "But you have to tell me something."
"What is it?" Meng Chao asked.
Luo Hai winked at him. "Your friend is a woman, right?"
…
The library was on the third floor of the Supernatural Tower.
It was a region that normal citizens and superhumans could enter.
Most of the books, newspapers, videos, and audio materials in there could be borrowed by normal citizens at will.
Meng Chao knew that around thirty years ago, Dragon City's internet had yet to be completed. The interference from spirit energy was pretty bad, and the transmission of electronic information was obstructed. Instead, ancient newspapers, flyers, and mimeographed pamphlets were very popular. They were used to issue orders, coordinate organizations, and boost morale.
He wanted to search whether there were any newspapers, magazines, or mimeographed pamphlets related to medicine at that time.
He wanted to see whether he could find the X-shaped eye on them.
"Please wait for a moment. We're retrieving the catalogues of the newspapers and magazines related to that time. There are a lot of them. Which one do you need?"
The library staff told Meng Chao that aside from the information from July to September of the 22nd year of the New Era, he could retrieve all the other information.
"Why can't I do that for three months?" Meng Chao asked in passing.
"It was burned," the library staff said.
The librarian said, "During the explosion in June, the ground fire somehow got into our storeroom and affected a batch of documents. Do you happen to need the documents for the next few months?"
Meng Chao calculated the time. His mother should not have run into the X-shaped eye so soon.
"No need. Thank you."
He lowered his head and focused on studying the catalog.
Ten seconds later, he looked up again, and his pupils shrank.
"I'm sorry, but you mentioned that the explosion in June happened in the Supernatural Tower? When exactly did it happen? "
His expression scared the library staff a little. He looked at him, then at Luo Hai beside him.
"What's wrong? You've been acting a little strange the entire day."
Luo Hai tugged at his sleeve. "Is there a problem with the explosion in June?"
Meng Chao looked at him. "Do you know about the explosion?"
"I know a little. I think one of the core labs under the Supernatural Tower exploded, and it's one of the ones that leads straight to the ancient ruins," Luo Hai said.
Luo Hai said, "I'm not sure about the details. Only Godly State Experts can enter the core laboratories. Even my father was denied entry. They often conduct all kinds of extremely dangerous experiments. It's normal for explosions to happen.
"Speaking of which, it's pretty strange. The safety measures and spirit energy shields in the ancient ruins' labs should be really tight. In the past, no matter how serious the accidents were, the ones that killed Deity Realm superhumans, they never affected the surface. I wonder what happened in June. A few wisps of Kindling tore through the defense measures and reached the surface.
"Fortunately, it's just a few wisps of flames. The losses aren't great. What's wrong with you?"
Meng Chao sucked in a deep breath and tried his best to remain calm. "N-nothing. I just want to know the exact date of the explosion."
"It should have been right after lunch."
The library staff thought about it. "I don't remember the exact date. Was it the seventh or the eighth?"
"I don't remember it either. I just remember that my father came home and talked about it that day. Then, the fog descended, and the monsters attacked. My father went out to fight, so we didn't continue talking about it," Luo Hai added.
Meng Chao hummed in acknowledgment and pretended to be calm. He lowered his head and continued reading the catalog.
However, his mind was no longer on this matter.
Because he remembered it very clearly.
During the first half of June, there was only one rather large monster attack in Dragon City that required people like Soul Breaking Saber Luo Wu to attack.
It was the day he returned to the past.
He returned from the apocalypse at the same time that a strange explosion occurred in the ancient ruins lab under the Supernatural Tower.
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I've given you a chapter with nearly four thousand words. Today is also the day I write ten thousand chapters!
I really can't write anymore. My fingers hurt. I need to rest!
Today, I have a new alliance master, and I'm definitely going to add more chapters. Let me rest for a while. Everyone's supervising me. I can't go back on my word!
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