"In fact, the very slumber of the Evil Brain is also a result caused by these worms."

Wind Rolling Grass said, "In the consciousness world of the Evil Brain's dream, there are many insect-like consciousnesses. They are interconnected, forming a web, capturing consciousness within, and can also disperse widely, searching everywhere for the fragments they need."

"I've repaired the broken dream and discovered that the reason it appears decayed and rotten is that they themselves are multiple insect-like consciousnesses, each with its own direction, causing tearing and pulling between them."

"Normally, for example, humans, when at a crossroads, have thoughts of left, right, or forward in their minds, but eventually decide on a direction and move forward. But insect-like consciousnesses don't; they go in every direction, each having its own behavior, especially in the consciousness domain where there is no material carrier limitation, making the randomness and dispersion even stronger."

"There is only one consciousness firmly connecting them, the Observer. It is like a mark, a consensus, causing each insect-like consciousness to react."

"It is intangible, yet it is deeply rooted within the consciousness."

This reminded Zhou Yi of the Building Life.

In Jade City, they have a similar structure, except the multitude of consciousnesses of the Building Life must ultimately submit to the architectural machine, its material carrier.

The biological brain is in a long-term dreaming state, so there is no such restraint for the Usurper Worms.

Zhou Yi asked it, "Can you project the internal situation?"

"I'm not strong enough, I can't do it..."

"Let me do it."

Ding You Jun raised his hand, piercing into the body of Wind Rolling Grass, and a screen rose from the tip of the wizard hat on his head.

In the foggy background, there's a massive tornado, with the surrounding air currents revolving around it.

At the center of the eye of the wind is a translucent crystalline structure.

Inside, there are prominent white and blue lights, forming threads of intertwined lines, resembling how a manual spinning machine wraps cotton thread into spindle.

Amidst the crisscrossed lines, there was a vague shadow.

The shadow projected those intricately woven lines externally, forming patches of light spots imprinted on the surrounding gaseous vortex.

Ding You Jun stroked his messy white beard, "The Observer... is it really such a thing? It does resemble a gemstone structure..."

Zhou Yi understood.

This is clearly the Heavenly People component on the surface of Jupiter.

They are also known as the great vortex by the Mud Tree People and the natural spin machine in the understanding of Cave People.

Are the Usurper Worms trapped Heavenly People on Jupiter, pushed to form the Evil Brain shape?

Zhou Yi noticed further.

In the light spots projected by the Heavenly People vortex, the shadows projected were actually human figures, both male and female.

The commonality is that they are all dressed very neatly, some in jeans, some in shirts, short sleeves, shorts, down jackets, coats, and even sporty school uniforms... These styles are familiar to him.

It is the old humanity.

Zhou Yi asked Wind Rolling Grass, "What is the situation of these projected old human beings?"

The Dream Demon said, "Mr. Zhou, the instructions received by the Evil Brain are to seek these targets and then bring them to it."

Transforming into the Evil Brain shape, utilizing Usurper Worms to search for old humanity.

Zhou Yi's mind suddenly became clear.

In other words,

The Evil Brains entering Earth are a result led or commanded by the Observer.

He couldn't help but ponder.

The Heavenly People trapped on Jupiter, due to the failure of the Ancient Plate Tree creatures' deployment strategy, thus want humans to participate in this and assist them in escaping from Jupiter?

However, this line of thought is somewhat strange, greatly differing from the previous methods of the Heavenly People.

The Heavenly People only believe in their own gem cells and the core of their lineage—the glass people.

Humans, in the eyes of the Heavenly People, are merely raw materials to cultivate glass people.

Not even given a direct glance.

Even the sequences in the agency are in an awkward third place. Their threat is not as significant as the Mechanical Life or the Sea People, their loyalty and stability not as firm as the Mountain Dogs and Bone Men...

The strangest thing is, why specifically target old humanity?

Xiao Fu suddenly said, "Da Zhou, don't get trapped in a dead end. The Observer is not a Heavenly Person."

"The Heavenly People on Jupiter cannot maintain independent consciousness; this part must have been stripped away. The colossal structures at the star level need stable operation, so these unstable factors would definitely be controlled."

"Just like on the Moon, those who maintain the Twin Towers are similarly just parts. It isn't them."

"The style of the Heavenly People is to transform other life forms into parts of the gemstone system, being the absolute dominator. But this Observer doesn't follow this path; instead, it has opportunistically leveraging the Usurper Worms to reshape into the form of Evil Brain organizations."

"Just from this point alone, we can distinguish it as a completely different behavior pattern."

It's not the Heavenly People.

Then it is... something trapped within the Heavenly Person Gem Body.

Zhou Yi looked at the image that still hadn't dissipated.

At the center of the great vortex, beneath the dazzling light of the Gemstone Body, shadows flowed.

It was some unknown object inside the Heavenly People.

It was the Observer.

What exactly is the Observer, and why does it instruct the Evil Brains to seek out ancient humans?

Could it be a surviving ancient human?

Zhou Yi wondered aimlessly in his mind.

The tumbleweed beside him said again, "It's a pity that the Evil Brains only have this little bit of information about the Observer due to their structure and mechanisms... But if we could further repair it, we might get more information."

"It actually isn't a Devouring Demon Man, and it matches very well with the Dream Demon."

Zhou Yi snapped back to reality and smiled, "So it seems we got to know each other after a fight. We've decided to work with the Dream Demon Clan to advance the Evil Brain Motor project."

"I'm officially inviting you on behalf of the company. Would you be interested in becoming the company's first Evil Brain Motor operator?"

The tumbleweed was stunned, then overjoyed, "Yes, yes, of course! I'm very willing!"

The specifics of the subsequent collaboration were left to Cang Hai-jun to discuss with them.

...

The seventh year's autumn lasted less than a month before it quickly turned to winter.

Snow fell continuously for three days, covering the entire Sand Port in a blanket of white, making it clean and bright.

The duration of summer and winter extended, with extreme weather becoming even more severe than in the ancient human era.

The rapid temperature drop caused many Sand Port residents to catch colds, and Maria Hospital was overwhelmed with patients.

In Jade City, patients wearing masks were everywhere, sneezing, wiping their noses with handkerchiefs, and coughing incessantly.

Zhou Yi specifically sought out Da Vinci for this reason.

"Chairman."

Da Vinci said, "Winter does indeed make colds more common, mainly due to low temperatures, dry air, changes in the human immune system, and crowd gatherings."

"The new virus is very active this year, which we speculate is related to the large transient population in Sand Port now."

"Currently, Sand Port has a permanent population of 120,000, double that of three years ago, with a large number of tourists and migrants. With the current manpower, it's impossible to diagnose and identify every entrant at the airport and docks. The influx of virus carriers from various places has also caused an unusually severe flu in Sand Port this year."

Zhou Yi also found it a headache.

This is indeed a troublesome issue.

In the era he used to live in, there would inevitably be a wave of flu every winter, hitting the elderly and children the hardest.

He asked again, "What measures do we currently have in place?"

"We currently have a three-step approach."

Da Vinci explained, "The first step is to vaccinate against influenza. We provide free vaccination for company employees and Jade City residents, and everyone is very proactive about it. Currently, 5,900 people have been vaccinated, covering all company employees."

"With the constant promotion and education by hospitals over the years, everyone's awareness of health and hygiene has also improved, which helps prevent infections."

"The second step is to require regular ventilation in workplaces and the provision of humidifiers to maintain humidity between 40% and 60%. Max, as the air purifier, has provided many effective practical measures in this area."

"The third step is large-scale disinfection. We dispatched an influenza response nursing team to carry out regular disinfection in crowded places, and we advocate wearing masks and frequent handwashing."

Zhou Yi nodded as he listened.

These measures are indeed effective ways of dealing with it.

"We are working jointly with the Holy Mountain to trace the source and found that several new viruses this year have the same origin. The origin location is still undetermined, and we have not yet found patient zero. The viral strains are still under continuous analysis."

Da Vinci said seriously, "However, what we can confirm this time is that this is an infection sweeping across all regions of the Western and Eastern Continents."

"The virus this time is aggressive and long-lasting. Currently, there have been no fatal cases in Sand Port. But this also means it has a strong co-existence ability and iterates quickly. We are still observing further, and corresponding medications are being tested."

Just half a month later.

According to statistics from the Legal Front, the winter virus swept across more than 400 regions, infecting over 3 million people.

Related various drugs were suddenly in short supply and sold out.

Da Vinci was the first to report, "Chairman, we found the source of the virus infection, from the Red-eyed Vultures. They frequent various regions worldwide, with strong endurance and flight capacity, making them highly infectious..."

"The Holy Mountain finally pinpointed patient zero and found that the virus on the Red-eyed Vultures came from the Forbidden Continent, suspected to be from a creature hunted by the Killer Rats. After being gutted, the Killer Rats only eat certain organs, leaving the carcass to rot."

"The Red-eyed Vultures fed on the decaying carcasses in the wilderness of the Forbidden Continent, spreading the virus worldwide."

"Currently, there is no specific medication for this virus, which causes patients to have symptoms like fever, sore throat, cough, as well as headache and body aches. The symptoms last quite a while, with an at least two-week period of weakness... Whether there are any aftereffects is still uncertain."

Zhou Yi rubbed his temples.

This is indeed a bit of a hassle.

Compared to tangible enemies, these unpredictable natural challenges are the most difficult to cope with.

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