Cannon fodder dressed as a disabled marshal

Facing Shen Qiran's question, Kenze readily admitted it.

"Well, it's me."

At that time, he also thought about giving some clearer warnings, but due to the influence of ethnic group consciousness, that level of warning was already the maximum he could do.

"In order to avoid Shao Xing's pursuit, I did a lot of tricks, and I was almost discovered by him." Kenze smiled wryly, "It is also my order to stop you at the exit gate, because I know that in the Merdale Conservatory of Music There is a sub-emperor, if you go there, you will definitely attract its attention."

He knew that Esther also wanted to turn Shen Qiran into an ethnic group, but the capital was Shao Xing's territory after all, and it was not so easy for Esther to get her, but if Shen Qiran went to Modell, the consequences would be hard to say.

Shen Qiran was very strange: "Why do you think that the second emperor...that is, Xia Shuyun, would notice me?"

"Because of your music."

Seeing Shen Qiran's confused face, Kenze explained unhurriedly.

"Do you know what is the biggest flaw when the Zerg fights against humans?"

Shen Qiran thought for a while: "...they don't have spiritual power?"

Kenze nodded: "Do you know why?"

Shen Qiran shook her head.

"Because of the limitations of ethnic consciousness." Kenze said.

No race is without flaws. The scary thing about the Zerg is that the group consciousness can twist them into a rope, be loyal, and move forward bravely. But because of this, they cannot have individual spiritual power, because they do not have individual thinking. , individual emotions.

"I guess the Queen of the Zerg spreads seeds all over the universe to overcome this weakness through parasitism." Kenze said, "But there is a problem here. They parasitize on humans and will consume and absorb human spiritual power endlessly. When the sea of ​​spiritual consciousness of the parasites is completely dried up, they will no longer be able to use their spiritual power, and this parasite will not be able to achieve their most desired effect."

"so?"

Kenze tapped Shen Qiran's forehead lightly.

"So, they need to be replenished," he said.

"Ample emotions and emotions can nourish the sea of ​​spiritual consciousness, and music is the best medium to convey and stimulate emotions. Some emperors, such as Xia Shuyun, will compose and play music by themselves to nourish themselves, but the second emperor The emperor is more deeply eroded than the ethnic group or species, and the spiritual music played by the second emperor will be mixed with distorted emotions that seem human and not human, which can easily affect normal humans and cause a series of troubles."

Shen Qiran couldn't help thinking of Xia Shuyun's relatives and friends who died one after another, so the "suicide" of those people was really related to the music played by Xia Shuyun?It's just that the investigations at that time were all focused on Xia Shuyun's spiritual power, but no one thought that Xia Shuyun's existence was problematic.

"That's why most emperors, such as His Royal Highness Esther, will raise musicians as their own ethnic group. Compared with listening to music for nourishment, musicians' creation and performance can mobilize more emotions, and the effect of nourishment is a thousand times better than the former "Kenze continued, "The sea of ​​spiritual consciousness of the ethnic group has a secret connection with the sea of ​​spiritual consciousness of the second emperor. Just like the worker bees support the queen bee, the second emperor can absorb the spiritual power of his own ethnic group to develop and grow himself. The mental power of ordinary humans will basically solidify after adulthood and will no longer be promoted, but there is no such restriction in the Second Emperor, as long as they absorb enough power, the level of mental power can be continuously improved." Kenze suddenly said meaningfully He glanced at Shen Qiran.

"Even breaking through the SSS level is not impossible."

Shen Qiran was speechless for a long time after listening.

He suddenly realized that he had really underestimated Esther. According to the information released by the other party, the level of mental power was S level, but in reality?How far has he been promoted?Is it only one step away from Shaoxing's SSS level?

"So both he and Xia Shuyun wanted to turn me into an ethnic group because they wanted to use me to help them get promoted?" Shen Qiran couldn't help asking.

Kenze hesitated for a moment: "Not exactly."

"Your non-spiritual music is very attractive to us parasites." Kenze suddenly smiled embarrassedly, "To tell you the truth, I also like your music very much, and I don't know the reason What is it? It may be that the Zerg itself does not have spiritual power. Even if it is parasitic on humans, it feels mediocre to music with spiritual power. Instead, it prefers non-spiritual music. , they are of course more inclined to choose you first."

"..."

what is this?Like his music so much that you want to turn him into an ethnicity?Is this an alternative way of chasing stars for the Zerg?

Shen Qiran rubbed his temples speechlessly, for a long while: "What if I refuse to continue playing music?"

Anyway, he doesn't use his mental power very much, and he doesn't care if the sea of ​​spiritual consciousness dries up.

Kenze: "His Royal Highness Esther will not agree, don't forget, ethnicity cannot defy the will of the second emperor."

"..." Almost forgot about this.

Seeing Shen Qiran's depressed look, Kenze said again: "You don't have to give up on yourself, the degree of ethnic erosion will be weaker than that of the second emperor, as long as you control it properly, you can maintain rational thinking, at least you can still behave like a normal person. Humanity."

What Shen Qiran was most worried about was being completely assimilated. Xia Shuyun's crazy appearance left him with a great psychological shadow. Hearing what Kenze said, he suddenly had a glimmer of hope.

"what should I do?"

"Surrender and accept."

Shen Qiran didn't understand, and frowned in confusion.

"When most people are first parasitized, it is unacceptable. It is common to make a lot of noise and try to resist, but the more this happens, the easier it is to arouse the suppression of the ethnic group consciousness." Kenze said, "Don't try to fight against the Zerg group. Consciousness, in front of the collective subconsciousness of hundreds of millions of Zerg, the will of individual human beings is not worth mentioning, any confrontation is futile and will eventually disappear.”

"Our current situation is like being connected to their network, facing a vast and huge data flow. If you are a maverick, you will exist like a virus here, and you will naturally be severely strangled. Only by lurking and keeping a low profile can you protect yourself to the greatest extent. In fact, His Royal Highness Esther has done a good job. His human consciousness and ethnic consciousness have always maintained a delicate balance. Although he has changed a lot, at least he will not be like Like Xia Shuyun, she was assimilated so thoroughly."

Shen Qiran seems to understand but half understands - what Kenze means, if you can't beat them, join them?Does this... really work?

Kenze continued: "So when that voice appears, don't provoke it, and don't try to fight it, just obey its request."

"Sound?" Shen Qiran frowned, very puzzled, "What sound?"

Kenze was startled: "Can't you hear?"

"Hear what?"

"The voice parasitic in your sea of ​​spiritual consciousness." Kenze said, "that is, the Zerg consciousness that is rooted in. Didn't it try to erode you?"

Shen Qiran shook her head blankly.

Except for checking the sea of ​​spiritual consciousness when confronting Esther, he did not pay attention to that strange black egg after that: on the one hand, he did have an evasive mentality and was unwilling to face it, on the other hand, after Esther left, the egg The black egg didn't seem to have any effect on him, Shen Qiran was upset, so naturally he didn't have time to study it.

Seeing that Shen Qiran was really at a loss, Kenze couldn't help raising his eyebrows in surprise, and his expression gradually became weird as he watched him.

He once heard a call between Esther and Xia Shuyun, and they did mention that Shen Qiran was a bit strange, that it was difficult for the spiritual mother to take root in his spiritual consciousness, but the second emperor's parasitic species was more difficult to entangle than the spiritual mother. Duo, this person...hasn't been affected?

"Maybe it's because you have just been parasitized, and the parasites haven't had time to communicate with you." Kenze hesitated, "You can observe again, if there is anything strange..." He paused slightly.

"Just know it yourself. Don't tell anyone, including me."

Shen Qiran was taken aback: "Why?"

"Don't forget, I'm also an ethnicity." Kenze smiled bitterly, "Every ethnicity is the most loyal servant of the emperor, and they are also their ubiquitous eyeliner. Don't trust me too much, even..." He lightly Lightly point to Shen Qiran.

"You can't trust yourself completely anymore."

***

It was already eight o'clock in the evening when Shen Qiran returned to Shao's residence.

The conversation with Kenze gave him a little respite from his oppressed heart.Looking at Kenze's state, after being parasitized for five years, he can still maintain a rational and sound thinking, which makes Shen Qiran feel better-maybe, things are not as bad as he imagined, maybe... there is still a little room for maneuver?

Although he had no appetite, he still forced himself to eat a little dinner, turned off the light early and went to bed after washing, closed his eyes and dived into his spiritual consciousness.

Because he had to cooperate with Shao Xing's spiritual resonance, he already knew his own spiritual sea of ​​consciousness well. Quickly and keenly discovered a little difference——

The color of the sea surface seems to be darker than before.

Shen Qiran was a little confused. He observed for a long time, and even stirred the seawater with his own hands, and found that the color of the seawater had indeed become darker. Although it was only a little bit, a change is a change. It was really different from before.

The sea of ​​spiritual consciousness is the projection of spiritual power. According to current theory, the color of sea water also represents the level of spiritual power.Shen Qiran's current level of spiritual power is A-level, and the sea water is clear blue. It is said that after S-level, the color of the sea of ​​spiritual knowledge will become dark blue. As for Shao Xing's SSS level, Shen Qiran heard him once said that the sea of ​​​​spiritual knowledge The color is pure black, like an abyss as far as the eye can see.

Now, my spiritual consciousness has actually changed. Could it be that my spiritual power has increased?

Shen Qiran carefully recalled what Kenze said. The other party only said that the second emperor can absorb the power of the ethnic group to improve the level of spiritual power. Could it be that the ethnic group can do the same thing?Can the current self improve the level of spiritual power by nourishing the sea of ​​spiritual consciousness?

After thinking for a while, Shen Qiran left the sea, let his consciousness land in the center of the isolated island, and approached the parasitic black egg.

He observed it carefully, and felt that there was no difference from the last time we met, and the number of black threads extending from it did not seem to increase. Shen Qiran flicked the black threads with his hands, they were cold and flexible, but there was no sign of life .

Shen Qiran circled the black egg a few times, and leaned over to listen again. There was no movement in the black egg, and it didn't look like there was Zerg consciousness at all.

After hesitating for a while, Shen Qiran stretched out his hand to touch it, but his hand directly penetrated through the black egg.

???

Shen Qiran was stunned for a while, and tried again and again several times.Although he could touch those strange black silk threads, he couldn't touch the source of all the black threads - this strange black egg.

It's there, but it's like... not quite there.

***

A week later, Esther finished his visit to the Niaya Empire and returned to the capital with the foreign mission.

The news of his return to the capital was not deliberately publicized, it could even be said to be silent, but Shen Qiran knew it immediately.

—because he could feel it.

Just like he can sense the species and ethnicity, his sense of the second emperor will only be clearer and stronger. As long as the other party appears within a certain distance, even if it is thousands of kilometers apart, he can still feel the other party's existence .He could even hear the other party's call, the man was ordering him—

come see me.

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