Did the world end today?

Chapter 159 In a dream

Chapter 159 In a dream
The environment was too harsh; Lin Xu simply couldn't finish reading all the documents in space.

With 30 minutes remaining on the countdown, he quickly gathered all the information and prepared to return to the landing ship.

On the other side, Bai Mo and Qi Yuan also made their own gains. The data in the first mate's and security chief's living quarters were also not destroyed in time. However, the security chief was obviously more vigilant. The moment he was attacked, he tore all the materials to shreds and scattered them into the air.

"Go back! Go back!"

Qi Yuan gave the order, but Bai Mo drifted towards the core control room of the Ares wreckage in the distance.

Lin Xu knew that she was planning to try to remove the memory from the control room.

If the memory is still intact, you might actually find more information.

Lin Xu hovered in place and waited, but unfortunately, when Bai Mo's figure reappeared, her report also rang out.

"All electronic devices were destroyed."

"Physical circuit break!"

An expected result.

Once an attack occurs, the first thing the site administrator should do is, of course, destroy the data.

Compared to ordinary paper materials, physical melting is more efficient and easier to operate, so it's normal not to be able to get the documents.

"Let's go!"

Lin Xu began to speak:
"The information we have is enough. Let's return to the landing ship first!"

"understand!"

The three quickly advanced forward, using the wreckage of the space station as cover, while the landing craft, operated by Shen Li, began to approach and provide support.

Five minutes later, Lin Xu returned to the landing ship.

After the hatch closed, without the slightest hesitation, he immediately unfolded the documents in his hand and read them page by page.

Most of the data stored on the Ares space station—or rather, the vast majority of it—was related to operations around the station, but even so, he still discovered a great deal of valuable information in it.

The so-called Plains Sandstorm Operation had been in preparation for two years, while Jiang Xingye's identity was exposed at least three years ago.

Zhou Yue held back until Jiang Xingye arrived on Mars before he began to carry out his "hunting plan".

"So why does Jiang Xingye insist on coming to Mars?"

Lin Xu turned to Bai Mo, who was standing to the side, and asked.

He had never asked this question before.

First, he believed that Jiang Xingye must have his own plan.

Secondly, if he and Jiang Xingye were to switch identities, he would definitely want to come to Mars in person before the apocalypse and witness it.

Personal observation is a necessary means of transmitting reliable information.

but now.
He had to consider a problem.

Is it possible that Jiang Xingye's trip to Mars was also influenced by Zhou Yue?

Upon hearing his question, Bai Mo immediately replied:

"This was at her own request, because she needed to get a closer look."

"No other effects?"

"no!"

Bai Mo nodded and said:
"I can confirm it, absolutely not."

"Jiang Xingye is the core of the Butterfly Plan, and attention to her has always been kept at the highest level."

"If there are any changes in her, whether psychological or physical, we will notice them immediately."

"clear."

Lin Xu nodded.

In this way, this potential hazard can be eliminated.

He continued turning the pages, focusing on clues related to the Mnemosyne project.

However, he couldn't find any detailed information about the project.

Even the most detailed clues are only the list of people who participated in the "Mnemosyne" project.

Unsurprisingly, everyone involved in the Ares project, including the ground station and the space station, had undergone "modification" using Mnemosyne technology.

The document does not mention the specific operational procedures of the Mnemosyne technique, but only contains a psychological dynamic report and an effect feedback report.

Judging from the text alone, the effects of this technology are truly astonishing.

It can pinpoint a specific type of memory, or even a specific segment of memory, with high accuracy, and then erase or seal that memory.

Seriously, even the memory erasure device from Men in Black couldn't do this, right?

How could they possibly do that?

Activate synapses.
Does it involve first locating the relevant receptor by activating specific synapses, and then precisely influencing the receptor?
This is fantastical enough.

Lin Xu continued reading; attached to the psychological dynamics report were two thick stacks of assessment forms.

They also chose the most primitive method for monitoring, and as it turns out, primitive methods are not always ineffective.

Lin Xu quickly flipped through the pages, the countdown ending in just 10 minutes.

He soon discovered that the "memory erasure methods" used for "senior personnel" and "ordinary personnel" were actually not the same.

Ordinary people likely underwent a more rudimentary form of reformation, resulting in stronger psychological reactions and even occasional logical confusion.

Reasonable!

This at least explains how they managed to maintain efficiency while deploying the technology on a large scale.

The logic is simple.

Just like "removing cancer cells," important people are precisely cut with a molecular-level gamma knife, while less important people are simply chopped off.

In any case, the tasks that ordinary personnel need to perform are relatively simple and have a much higher tolerance for error.

Only one question remains.

trigger.

Memory erasure is certainly not direct erasure.

It will only execute "sealing" when necessary.

So how exactly is this "triggering action" achieved?
There are only 5 minutes left.

On Earth, the plasma energy shockwave from the GOHEPA explosion is almost reaching Mars orbit.

It was at this moment that Lin Xu noticed that many people repeatedly mentioned a question in the "Mind Dynamics Assessment".

"False trigger".

They seem very worried that their "amnesia" might be mistakenly triggered by the so-called "Mnemosyne" mechanism.

This means that this mechanism cannot achieve 100% complete control from scratch.

subconscious.

Hypnosis.

Two words instantly popped into Lin Xu's mind.

Almost simultaneously, Bai Mo, who was also reading a report, suddenly spoke up:
"Ayana!"

"There's a clue here!"

Lin Xu immediately turned his head away.

Bai Mo pointed to the report in his hand and spoke very quickly:
"Ayana was supposed to be a prototype in the Mnemosyne project?" "This report mentions the differences between her and the other test subjects."

"She seems to be able to activate and deactivate the implanted so-called neural Trojan more smoothly?"

"But no one else could do it, not her."

"wrong."

Lin Xu interrupted Bai Mo.

"Ayana is not a prototype."

"She must be some kind of 'primordial'."

"Now I know why she's so important."

"Because this plan was designed based on her."

"She first gained the special ability to control her memories, which is what caught Zhou Yue's attention!"

"But why didn't Zhou Yue put her under CIA control from the beginning?"

"Is this some kind of check and balance? Or a trump card?"

Countdown to thirty seconds.

Lin Xu didn't have time to think any further.

At this point, Europa had begun to tear apart.

His consciousness vanished without warning.
When Lin Xu opened his eyes again, he woke up on the bed in the lounge.

Upon entering the world of the bracelet, he still couldn't find the specifics of the "Lan Shi Project," but he did confirm the inference that "mind control" was related to "memory."

Mnemosyne technology.
记忆女神
Ayana.
These three must be strongly correlated.

So the most important task now is to get David Julius and Ayana together.

Bringing together a scholar who might specialize in this project in the future with the "origin" of the project should surely spark some interesting ideas, right?
Thinking of this, Lin Xu immediately picked up the secure phone and dialed Chen Yixin's number.

After the call connected, he spoke directly and bluntly:
"I have confirmed that at least one sub-project of the Lanzhou Petrochemical Project is related to mind control."

"And the so-called 'mind control' is indeed related to research in the field of memory in neuroscience."

“I need David Julius.”

"Didn't he come to Nanjing to see some special samples?"

"Tell him that these are all special samples!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Chen Yixin's voice came through the receiver.

"clear."

"In addition, he wants to speak to you directly."

“He doesn’t know your identity and wants to learn more about ‘mind control’.”

"So, can you agree?"

Want to talk to me directly?

A strange intuition rose in Lin Xu's heart.

David Julius likely knew his own identity.

Or at least, he knew that there was a special person.

Perhaps I shouldn't have exposed myself.

However, contact with David was necessary.

After a moment's thought, Lin Xu activated the voice-changing function on the security device.

Then he replied:
"We can talk."

"clear."

Chen Yixin on the other end of the line had obviously handed the phone to David.

After a brief pause, David's voice came through the phone.

"Hello sir."

"You know about Trojan horses, right?"

David spoke in English, but his wording was extremely concise, making it completely easy to understand.

"I know."

Lin Xu's answer was more concise.

He wanted to avoid revealing any information about himself as much as possible in order to verify whether David actually knew anything about the "butterfly".

After receiving his reply, David paused again.

After a few seconds of silence, he asked:
Do you know who the person who mentioned the term "neural Trojan horse" to me was?

Is this a password exchange?
But I really don't know!

Lin Xu answered frankly:
"I do not know."

"Of course, I couldn't possibly know."

“We hadn’t even noticed you before the CIA started targeting you.”

Lin Xu played a trick here, shifting all the blame onto the CIA.

David has clearly accepted this explanation.

He sighed on the other end of the phone.

You don't know either.

I thought you would know.

"what?"