Wasteland Border Inspector - Chapter 881

Chapter 881: Chapter 286: The Mystery of the Giant, Origin of the Starship! (2)

Influenced by the source of infection, Yu Yong’s tone seemed emotionless, but Cheng Ye could still detect the unrest within his heart.

Over the past half month, their relationship had evolved from initial unfamiliarity to familiarity, gradually finding many shared topics.

Initially, Cheng Ye took the initiative to chat with Yu Yong, mostly to appeal to his interests and enhance cooperation.

But as their communication deepened, their topics expanded beyond technical research to the core issue of whether the infected body could completely eliminate the source of infection.

It was precisely on this topic that Yu Yong gradually lowered his guard.

After all, although Cheng Ye was infected with a benign source, he, like Yu Yong, was deeply bound to the source of infection.

Their discussion on this matter was not for selfish gain, not for accolades or other interests, purely to live well, perhaps even change this world ravaged by the source.

From the start, there was a foundation of trust.

“He is my father’s brother and the guide who led me into the door of the Inspectors.”

Cheng Ye nodded, “His name is Liu Bi, and he is the Fourth-stage Inspector of Happiness City, an expert in the Unity of Heaven and Man, not an Extraordinary nor an infected body.”

“Neither Extraordinary nor infected body, yet possessing such strength?” Yu Yong appeared surprised.

“Celestial Human Martial Domain, do you know it?”

“You’re referring to the Spiritual Domain that might coalesce once the Martial Path is cultivated to the extreme?”

Yu Yong furrowed his brow, his tone tinged with uncertainty, “Firewood Shelter City conducted extensive experiments on this domain before. Martial Artists reaching this Realm indeed can indirectly affect physical matter through conviction. But the key issue is, they themselves cannot explain how this capability formed, making systematic research impossible.”

He paused, then added, “Besides, the effect of this Martial Domain varies per individual, often so weak it only works through physical contact. Yet Liu Bi’s Martial Domain can influence a certain range, even directly weaken my abilities. This situation, not even the Firewood Shelter City’s database has ever recorded such a thing, unheard of.”

“Perhaps this could lead to breakthroughs in our research?”

“No, this path is impossible.” Yu Yong sniffed, “Martial Artists reaching the Unity of Heaven and Man Realm can use conviction to bind Extraordinary power, avoiding loss of control. But among infected bodies, how many have such firm convictions?”

“To get an infected body to gradually refine their conviction like ordinary people, the difficulty is akin to researching in another direction, like using spiritual contamination to brainwash infected bodies, forcibly instilling conviction to gain the ability to resist the source. Both are an uphill battle.”

“Great difficulty doesn’t mean impossibility, don’t you want to try?” Cheng Ye raised an eyebrow.

Given Yu Yong’s personality, the fact he’s brought this up means there’s a theoretical chance to forge this path.

As long as there’s a path, not a dead end, he’s willing to try, rather than hesitate.

“I do want to try, but I’m uncertain if he would be willing to cooperate.” Yu Yong stroked his chin, appearing troubled.

“How to cooperate?”

“I’d hope he could…beat me up daily?” Yu Yong’s voice suddenly lowered.

“Hmm?” Cheng Ye was momentarily stunned, then quickly realized, “You want to perceive the root of that Martial Domain’s power through your own body?”

“Exactly.” Yu Yong nodded, “We have no equipment to capture the special power of Celestial Human Martial Domain, yet research can’t proceed without experimental data. Since that’s the case, why can’t I be that equipment? I can clearly sense the suppression of this power on me, so as long as I continuously monitor my body’s various data changes, perhaps I could capture a breakthrough point for research.”

“Are you sure the Ghost Shadow Spider within you won’t get agitated from the beating?”

Cheng Ye was startled for a moment, “You better think it through, every suppression of chaos consumes the little freedom you have left. If you live quietly, you might peacefully pass this six months…”

“No, I said, I can’t control whether I’ll go mad when I reach the end!”

Yu Yong immediately shook his head, his tone suddenly growing more intense, “The freedom I want isn’t being swallowed by the source, nor waiting for Firewood’s people to judge me. The only one who can judge me has always been myself!”

He took a deep breath, “If you’re willing to let Liu Bi beat me up daily, cooperate with my research, I can tell you a secret right now, not something Happiness City needs, but something you need.”

“Oh?”

Cheng Ye suddenly chuckled, “I guess, is it related to my grandfather, or my father?”

“Heh, no need to probe further.” Yu Yong smirked, “Indeed related to your grandfather Cheng Wu.”

“Then go ahead.” Cheng Ye nodded, “It’s just daily sparring, I can agree to that for Liu Bi, and he’s likely happy to help.”

“Very well.” Yu Yong’s expression turned serious as he spoke solemnly, “Last week I mentioned to you the Starship above Mount Everest, today I’ll tell you what the Starship actually is!”

“The giant object is actually humanity’s collective term for the alien visitors who came to the planet years ago; in truth, the giant object that appeared that day wasn’t just the monsters bringing infection, but there were other creations…you could understand it as a group of entities visiting the planet.”

“A group?” Cheng Ye’s heart jolted suddenly.

In the first week, Yu Yong leaked research data urgently needed by Happiness City, the second week he revealed the Starship’s location, and now, finally, he’s about to disclose the most crucial information.