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Chapter 3829 Soul Rest
Chapter 3829 Soul Rest
Zuniga chuckled and said, "I don't want to express anything. I just made a small guess."
"Most of the medical staff and patients here stay in the Fourteenth Town all year round, and their social circle is also here. As long as you ask around their social circles, you can know their lives, experiences, personalities, preferences... Combining these details and making some inferences, you can know how they will react in different situations."
"Everyone's circumstances are different, so they will react differently to the same thing."
"For example, if the Beverly Care Center had just experienced a dangerous virus leak disaster that could have caused a doomsday risk, even if the disaster has been resolved now, their reactions would be different."
Zuniga paused.
"They have just experienced a virus disaster, and it is the time for them to react emotionally. They may contact their families, go to the pub, or go to the red alley to vent... This is human nature."
"But if they remain calm and still work on their posts, researching the virus, and are very focused on the progress... do you think this is normal?"
At this point, Zuniga controlled the rumor kid to turn his head and look at Angel.
Ingres lowered his eyebrows, as if he didn't notice his gaze.
"So, I boldly guess that they might have been hypnotized. It's even possible that everyone in the nursing center was hypnotized."
"Of course, this is just my guess. However, I always like to live my life as if it were a normal life, with the worst guesses."
"So, even though this is speculation, in my opinion, it is the fact..."
"Being able to hypnotize so many people at the same time, this ability is really terrifying."
Zuniga's emotion came from the heart.
To others, even to the medical staff in the bureau, everything seemed normal at the nursing center. However, a little deeper investigation revealed that the people inside were too calm.
This large-scale hypnosis even gave Zuniga a sense of "meme".
The one who caused all this was most likely the alien behind him.
On the other side, after listening to Zuniga's story, Angell suddenly realized that the flaw was in the Beverly Nursing Center.
Before this, in order to complete the hidden mission and to keep the medical staff and patients calm and avoid any mishaps, he had forcibly suppressed everyone's emotions.
At the time, Ingres didn't think there was anything wrong with this.
But unexpectedly, this small detail was discovered by Zuniga, who then speculated that he had the ability of group hypnosis.
Although Angel personally felt that Zuniga's inference had some logical flaws, he was not prepared to refute it... Zuniga had already made his character clear, and no matter whether the speculation was true or not, he would not hesitate to assume the worst of others.
For a person like Zuniga, as long as he firmly believes in his own ideas, he will not believe it even if someone refutes him or corrects his logical flaws.
Unless there is absolute evidence that his guess is wrong, there is a possibility of refutation.
But his guess itself is true, and it is impossible for Ingres to refute him with "facts".
So, Ingres remained silent.
And his silence, in Zuniga's view, was tacit consent.
Zuniga continued, "As for your ability to monitor me, I don't need to explain this. I believe you know the reason yourself. Our coincidences are too coincidental. Every time I enter the challenge space, you appear beside me. In my opinion, this can only be done with special monitoring abilities."
Angel: "You knew I could spy on you, so why did you come to Beverly Nursing Center?"
Zuniga: "I came here, and I know you know it. But it doesn't matter, because I came here to show an attitude, and I want to see your attitude."
If Angel was really monitoring him, Zuniga knew very well that if Angel didn't want to see him, he would never be able to find Angel.
But this doesn't mean Zuniga is giving up.
He kept running around, sometimes going to the central area, sometimes going to the Beverly Nursing Center, just to show his attitude.
He told Ingres through his actions, I want to see you.
As for whether Angle was willing to see him, Zuniga didn't know, but he could wait.
Now...he has been waiting for it.
……
"So, you asked Fengwen to collect information about the social circles of medical staff and patients?"
Ingres did not deny it again.
Zuniga nodded. "Yes, it seems that your surveillance is not perfect. You can only monitor me, but not the boy Fengwen."
Angel: "..."
After listening to Zuniga's "speculation", Angel finally confirmed it in his heart.
Before, when Zuniga was talking with the rumored kid on the rooftop, he suddenly chose to communicate with his consciousness, most likely to test himself.
Angel had previously thought that Zuniga was doing this for convenience…
Looking at it now, he is still too young.
Zuniga is a total old fox.
Seeing Angel suddenly silent, Zuniga smiled and said, "It seems that the topic has reached an impasse. Let me go back to the previous story. I haven't given an ending to the previous story yet... But I think you should have guessed why I told that story, right?"
Angel: "Are you worried that I'm monitoring you or hypnotizing you?"
"I'm just an old man, there's nothing shameful about my life. Besides, I've also been through a period where my life was transparent and everyone was watching me. So I don't mind you monitoring me." Zuniga paused, then changed the subject: "But I do worry that you'll hypnotize me."
"Surveillance can't change my will, nor can it stop my free will, but hypnosis can."
Zuniga: "I don't want to be hypnotized, but I also know that I may not be able to stop your behavior. Even if I face your hypnosis, I may not be able to resist it."
“All I can do is change myself.”
"Just like the lich in the story, I also separated a part of my soul, will, and memory and hid it in the 'box'."
"Although this box does not have the rebirth ability of the Lich Box, I have given it the subjective initiative to distinguish."
"It's like a remote-controlled machine. Once it finds that my original body has been hypnotized, it can press that button in a distant unknown place. Let my original body completely disappear."
In other words, Zuniga would rather die than become the one being hypnotized.
Angle could tell that much of what Zuniga said was true.
But there are some words in it, and some false words are mixed in. But which one is false and which one is true, Ingres cannot judge.
But now, Ingres understood.
Why did Zuniga create such a special space and such a long staircase before meeting himself, as well as a seemingly unrelated "lich" story?
All his preparations were just to tell Ingres that he resisted all forms of hypnosis.
Rather die with honor.
Angel understood Zuniga's thoughts. If anyone knew that they could be hypnotized at any time, or even have their thoughts changed silently, they would probably find it difficult to endure.
Especially since this person is a strong man.
Even though he looks like an ordinary homeless man now, nothing on the outside can erase the pride hidden within.
Angel was silent for a moment, then slowly said, "In fact, the people at Beverly Nursing Center were not hypnotized. I just suppressed their emotions."
"As you just said, the apocalypse is imminent. Panic will not solve the disaster and may even make it worse."
"But everyone has a different personality. Some people will become desperate, pessimistic, and give up when faced with a disaster. I can't control everyone, so I can only suppress their emotions and let them stay calm."
"Of course, I also provided some guidance on some key matters. For example, after resolving the doomsday disaster, I guided the doctors to study the virus because there were still many infected people in the care center who had not recovered."
Zuniga: "I know, I saw it. In the Daily News, it described you as an unsung savior."
"It is precisely because I know you are a good person that I choose to use morality to kidnap you."
Angel looked at Zuniga with some surprise: "You are honest."
Zuniga: “Because I have also been morally kidnapped.”
Zuniga's eyes were a little dark, but he didn't say much. Angel chuckled and nodded: "Okay, I promise you I won't use hypnosis... Well, I won't use the ability to influence emotions either."
"Of course, the premise is that we can be honest with each other." Angel: "Because, I have a lot of things I want to ask you."
Zuniga: "I can see that if you didn't have something to ask me, you probably wouldn't come to see me."
Angel nodded without comment.
The main reason why he promised Zuniga not to use hypnosis was indeed related to the "Lich Box" that Zuniga mentioned.
If what Zuniga said was true, and he had split his consciousness and hidden it, it would be difficult to find.
Although the God's Perspective can see a lot of things, it still cannot find things that are deliberately hidden. For example, if the boy Fengwen is hiding his actions, Angel may not be able to find him using the God's Perspective.
In other words, Zuniga was really determined to hide his "consciousness box", and the probability of Angel finding it would not be very high.
And if Angel fails to find the "consciousness box", Zuniga can use his split thoughts to detonate his own body at any time.
Zuniga... in Angel's opinion, it's a spawning point for high-end fashion monsters.
It's such a pity to let him die like this.
For this reason, it was impossible for Angel to let Zuniga die.
At this time, they had reached the end of the long staircase, and the door glowing red was right in front of them.
Zuniga turned around and said, "I'm grateful that you chose to step into the spiritual resting place. I believe we will have a sincere conversation next."
After he finished speaking, Feng Wen's eyes slowly changed from their previous calmness to confusion and clarity.
Clearly, Zuniga's will had left its body.
Feng Wen shook his head and looked at the door in front of him that was glowing red: "Ah, are we here already?"
Feng Wen turned to look at Angel: "First, the gentleman is here. Shall we go in?"
Looking at the boy Feng Wen who had become a little timid again, Angel smiled and nodded: "Let's go."
As they stepped into the red light gate, everything around them changed.
According to the reality, they should be on the roof of the building at this time. But when Angel looked around, he saw a small room decorated with "musical notes" everywhere.
There are black and red stripes above the head, and black and red musical notes on the ceiling.
The floor is the same style, but the stripes have been changed to black and red marble tiles.
The candles on the wall, the color of the Baroque style tables and chairs in the middle, the style of the carpet… everything is dominated by black and red notes.
It looks like a lounge that is obsessed with the gorgeous style of musical notes.
Zuniga was sitting at the tea table in the middle of the lounge.
When Zuniga saw Angel coming in, he stood up and came to greet him.
"Welcome to the spiritual resting place."
……
A spiritual retreat.
This is the name of this lounge.
After Angel entered here, he felt the power information flowing around him.
He directly intercepted a part of it for analysis.
He thought that the information analyzed this time was still vague, just like the energy hidden under the stairs before, only the general situation could be known.
However, the information analyzed this time surprised him...it was unexpectedly detailed.
"Mind Rest: An unstable space constructed by mind notes. Everyone within the range of the Mind Rest, including the creator, can only tell the truth and cannot lie. Once a lie is told, the Mind Rest will immediately collapse and dissipate."
When Angel analyzed this information, Zuniga on the opposite side was saying the same thing.
"Didn't you hope that we could be honest with each other before? This place perfectly meets your requirements."
"This space is called the Soul Rest, and it is constructed by the soul notes of La La Land. Within the Soul Rest, only the truth can be told, and no lies can be told, including me."
"In this way, the communication between us is absolutely sincere."
What Zuniga said was similar to the information that Angell himself parsed.
It's most likely true.
However, there was an additional term that caught Ingres' attention: La La Land?
Although Angel was curious, he did not ask immediately. Instead, he followed Zuniga's words and said, "What if we lied?"
Zuniga: "If you tell a lie, your mind will collapse. This collapse has no significant impact on you and me. The only impact is the process and result of our communication."
Earlier, on the third floor, Zuniga had said to Angel: Whether you move forward or stop, we will meet in the end. But there are differences in different ways of meeting.
At the time, Angel didn't quite understand what Zuniga meant.
Now, he understands.
Zuniga and Angel are strangers. Zuniga cannot trust Angel, and similarly, Angel cannot trust Zuniga.
In order to have candid communication on the basis of mutual distrust, there must be some external catalyst.
And spiritual resting place is this factor.
When they have spiritual rest, their conversations, even if they each have something to hide, what they are willing to say is at least true.
Without a spiritual resting place, there will naturally be a barrier.
Therefore, Zuniga said that different ways of meeting are also different, and the process and results of communication will also be different.