Star Farming, the eldest lady relies on alchemy to counterattack

Chapter 433 Counterattack
“Actually, the immortal warriors are not without consciousness; they have self-awareness. It’s just that control chips have been implanted in their brains, which is why they can be manipulated.” When Yu Mingche said this, Qinghe and Di Youlin’s expressions changed drastically.

If the Undead Warriors have lost consciousness, which is equivalent to brain death, then they will not feel pain when they are controlled. However, if they still have their own thoughts and consciousness and feel that they are being controlled, they may be forced to do many things they do not want to do. How painful would that be for them?

"This brain chip technology was already well-developed in civilizations before the Great Cataclysm. It's called a brain-computer interface. When implanted in the brain, it can help paralyzed patients stand up and live like normal people. After the Great Cataclysm, the living environment was extremely harsh, and disabled people simply could not survive. Later, this technology was lost. A few years ago, the research institute found this technology somewhere and, in conjunction with some current research, wanted to use it on those out-of-control orcs, attempting to turn them into controllable orc warriors." Yu Mingche explained while touching the assassin's head, as if searching for something.

“There are no obvious wounds on his head. Even if a chip was implanted, the method was extremely sophisticated,” Qinghe explained, adding that he had just checked.

"If this chip technology is so advanced, then immortal warriors can be controlled, and spirit controllers should be able to as well, right? If that's the case, wouldn't everyone be living in fear?" Ning Xuan said thoughtfully.

"Yes, that's why the modification experiments were stopped, and such experiments are no longer allowed to be conducted openly. These experiments were all carried out secretly in private," Yu Mingche said.

“Look, he’s awake,” Ning Xuan suddenly said.

The assassin, who had just been injected with a powerful anesthetic, opened his eyes. Unlike his unfocused eyes before, he stared intently at Ning Xuan. When Ning Xuan looked over, he bowed his head to her, appearing respectful and submissive.

"Can you understand what we're saying?" Ning Xuan asked tentatively.

Upon hearing this, the assassin stiffened slightly, then nodded slightly, before looking up at Ning Xuan and shaking his head.

Ning Xuan had a sudden inspiration. She found a piece of paper and wrote on it, "Can you read? If you are being controlled by someone, can your conversations with others be eavesdropped on?"

The assassin read the contents of the paper, a pained expression on his face, and then nodded.

“Not only are they being monitored, but the chips in their brains are also programmed with self-destruct. If they say something they shouldn’t, or make any unusual movements, it could trigger the chip to self-destruct,” Yu Mingche explained.

"Can you write?" Ning Xuan wrote again.

The assassin shook his head. When the chip in his brain was offline, he couldn't move freely without instructions.

"If he has a chip, how could he break free of control?" Di Youlin asked, blocking Ning Xuan's way.

"I had Yan Fuzhen create a localized, powerful electromagnetic signal shield within the area. It seems the operator is within the shielded zone," Yu Mingche said with a smile, while instructing Yan Fuzhen to continue narrowing down the target area.

The assassin laboriously raised his hand and made a "kill me" gesture towards Ning Xuan. Qinghe and Di Youlin understood his desire to die. He was clearly conscious, yet he was being controlled like a puppet. This feeling was worse than death.

“If it’s just a chip implanted in the brain, I should be able to remove it.” Ning Xuan wasn’t acting out of pity or wanting to save the person, but rather because this person was like a weapon in someone else’s hands. If she could remove the chip, regardless of whether she could subdue the person, she could at least obtain some useful information.

“It’s useless. If he’s a half-orc whose mental sea has collapsed, this chip is only stabilizing his mental sea. If the chip is removed, he will immediately lose control.” Yu Mingche shook his head, disagreeing with Ning Xuan’s idea.

In reality, the only purpose he keeps this person around is to use the connection between this person and the manipulator to find the manipulator's location.

As a secret weapon, the Undying Warrior must be controlled by Ren Pingsheng's confidant. Capturing that person would be a devastating blow to Ren Pingsheng.

Ning Xuan wanted to say that if he went out of control after the chip was removed, she could cure him; if not, she would just kill him.

Just then, the assassin on the ground suddenly let out a painful roar, sprang up from the ground, and rushed towards Ning Xuan like a cannonball.

Qinghe kicked him away, and Di Youlin shielded Ning Xuan with his body. At this moment, Yan Fuzhen hurriedly pushed the door open and entered, "We found the target, but we only caught a few thugs. That person escaped using a spatial teleportation artifact."

"Di Youlin, quickly take the patriarch away. He has a destruction device installed inside him, which is controlled by a chip and has already been activated." Yu Mingche put a protective shield on Ning Xuan and signaled Di Youlin to escort Ning Xuan away from here.

Di Youlin's hand had already put his arm around Ning Xuan's shoulder, but it was pushed away by a firm force.

“I’m not leaving. I can remove the chip from his brain. This is our territory after all. There are so many people outside. If it really explodes, countless people will die or be injured, which will bring us huge losses.” Ning Xuan gently raised her hand, and countless black vines flew out from her palm, swimming in the air. These vines can split into extremely fine individuals and parasitize inside a person’s brain.

The terrifying parasitic ability of the Ghost Face Red Vine was probably known to everyone in her original world, but here, she had never used this ability of the Ghost Face Red Vine. Of course, this was mainly because the Ghost Face Red Vine's strength had not been fully restored.

The assassin's body sprang up like a taut bowstring, a non-human roar escaping his throat. His hands and feet were bound by the Spirit-Sealing Rope, which greatly restricted his movements. Qinghe's kick was powerful enough to shatter a steel plate, yet it only made the assassin pause in mid-air for a moment.

As the assassin lunged again, Qinghe landed a precise punch on the back of his head, followed by a kick from Yan Fuzhen. Seeing the assassin lose his balance and crash heavily to the ground, Ning Xuan calmly said, "Hold him down."

Yan Fuzhen immediately pounced on the struggling assassin with her full weight. Di Youlin's sword hummed as it was drawn from its sheath and placed to the side. Yu Mingche's protective shield surrounded Ning Xuan, and Ning Xuan's mental energy attached itself to the vines, manipulating them to enter the assassin's brain.

Time ticked by, and beads of sweat slid down Ning Xuan's forehead. With her eyes closed and her brows furrowed, she "saw" a blue luminous object flashing incessantly, the blue light traveling down her nerve pathways.