The Daily Life Of A Cyberpunk Magician

Chapter 307 - 194: Have you ever tried hypnotizing an entire city?_2
Chapter 307: Chapter 194: Have you ever tried hypnotizing an entire city?_2World view.

As long as these don’t change, the Main Brain’s position above all else won’t change.

But clearly, Clo’s advocated ”knowledge equity” would impact the Character Card system, so the Main Brain’s consciousness carrier, the City Lord, still emerged.

It scattered Clo’s forces in an instant.

As Clo said, the Key Master is a double-edged sword.

However, when used properly, either edge of the blade can wound the enemy.

”So, what exactly should we do?” Wu Ci spoke up, concisely and clearly stating, ”Previously, following the fox... Lin Xu and Devil Wind’s approach, they wanted to enforce justice through violence to deal with those scum in the sunlight, while at the same time striking at the police department and tarnishing the image of the Social Sequence, forcing them towards transparency and achieving a self-evolution toward justice.”

He continued, ”But that came to a halt a long time ago, so...”

”So we carry on,” Jiang Shu said without hesitation. ”We continue, sticking to the original plan, I’ll make certain changes, but we will ultimately get there.”

With those words, the three people at the table turned to look at him unanimously, his decision essentially announcing the Deception Group’s future goals and direction.

Meanwhile, Lang Tai was still immersed in his quiet world, as if everything happening outside had nothing to do with him.

”The Social Sequence relies on the presence of the Three Major Groups, as long as the Three Major Groups exist even for a day, the Social Sequence will have difficulty completing its ultimate self-evolution,” the Fox said lightly at that moment.

Being the propose of this path, he naturally understood what the real obstacle was.

”Only by uprooting the entire Three Major Groups can we possibly achieve such a thing,” the Fox continued, his face showing no joy or sorrow.

”Do you want a war too?” Jiang Shu simply countered, ”And someone has already tried that path, it’s unworkable.”

The Fox was reminded of the war scenes he had seen in the Thirteen District and was at a loss for words for a moment.

Forcing change through drastic measures would inevitably lead to serious consequences, and if they involved everyone, they would be no different from that warmongering thug.

”So what’s your plan?” the Fox straightened up, all ears.

”As long as we suppress the Social Sequence, at a certain point I’ll make changes in the right way,” Jiang Shu said gravely, not explicitly saying what his proper method was.

To be honest, he wasn’t sure if that was the right method either.

”I’m not Clo, so I won’t use extreme methods,” Jiang Shu explained calmly, but his calm voice carried an unquestionable firmness, ”Next, I’ll focus on the Social Sequence, not just the police system, but also the medical system, and so on. We need to work together for this.”

”However, before that, we need to first cleanse the fugitives from the Thirteen District,” he continued. ”Each one of them is a ticking time bomb, and combined, they’re not much less dangerous than Clo.”

Then, Jiang Shu began to explain each person’s short-term tasks succinctly.

But as he was speaking, the Fox was contemplating something, his brows deeply furrowed until then.

The Fox wasn’t sure just moments ago, but now he was certain; what Jiang Shu was saying definitely wasn’t his goal.

Or it was a goal, but definitely not the main one.

Half an hour later, this simple meeting was adjourned, and Fang Yue and Wu Ci left Fish Mother’s apartment one after the other.

But the Fox’s steps did not move; he sat quietly, watching Jiang Shu until Jiang Shu developed a puzzled look under his gaze.

”What’s wrong?” Jiang Shu asked, ”You’ve been off since just a while ago.”

”What exactly are you trying to do?” the Fox asked bluntly.

”Me? Didn’t you hear the meeting just now?” Jiang Shu gave a strange look, ”I recorded it, you can take it back and understand it slowly.”

”Don’t dodge the question,” but the Fox just shook his head, ”They believe in your arrangements without a doubt, simply because you are ’Smiley’.”

”What about you?” Jiang Shu narrowed his eyes slightly.

”I will doubt you, simply because I am ’the Fox’,” the Fox looked down, he lowered his head slightly, not meeting Jiang Shu’s gaze directly.

He didn’t want to confront Jiang Shu; he was well aware that at certain times Jiang Shu possessed an unyielding toughness that nobody could refuse.

”Heh,” Jiang Shu suddenly laughed lightly, nodding approvingly before turning and leaving Fish Mother’s apartment, walking out the main door.

His voice carried from the hallway outside—

”Follow me, don’t wear a watch, don’t bring any electronic devices.”

—

Atop the rooftop.

As the Fox’s figure emerged into the sunlight, Jiang Shu had already been waiting at the edge of the rooftop for a while.

This was the residential apartment area of Zone A, filled with standardized apartment buildings, which had strict urban planning and cold, angular lines.

”I’m here,” said the Fox, walking up behind him.

”Mm,” Jiang Shu nodded, but he didn’t turn around, just kept his gaze fixed on a certain apartment opposite, ”You live there, don’t you?”

”Mm,” the Fox confirmed, and then he asked flatly, ”Are you threatening me?”

”No, you should know I’m not one to be hard-hearted or cruel,” Jiang Shu replied, equally calm.

”So, what exactly do you want to do? I need to know the answer to this question; otherwise... it’s hard for me to be at ease,” the Fox continued, following Jiang Shu’s gaze, yet he wasn’t looking at his own room.

”Do you want to confirm whether you’re just a tool in my eyes?” Jiang Shu understood his thoughts and shook his head with a smile, ”Of course not, none of you are. If I merely saw you as tools, I wouldn’t have chosen to expose myself to Tang’s view so early.”

The Fox didn’t speak.

”Just now, you said that if the Three Major Groups are not destroyed, then the reform of the Social Sequence cannot succeed,” Jiang Shu spoke slowly, ”That’s right in one sense, wrong in another; you haven’t considered one thing. Even if the Three Major Groups are destroyed, it’s still useless; you won’t be able to change Lonely City because the Main Brain is pressing from above. My real target is the Main Brain.”

”...The Main Brain?” Jiang Shu’s words were brief, yet they shocked the Fox no less than a Thunder Shock out of nowhere, ”The Main Brain... how to destroy it? Does it... have a physical form?”

The vast majority of Lonely City’s inhabitants knew of the Main Brain’s existence but most knew absolutely nothing about the Main Brain. Some even thought of it as a god-like being—although of lofty status, it was ethereal and elusive.

Because no one had ever seen it—everything about it was hearsay—and everything about the Main Brain was the highest level of secret; it was impossible to know.

Even for the Fox, this was true. His feelings now were much like Jiang Shu hearing in his previous life that someone wanted to pick a fight with Sun Wukong.

”I don’t know if it has a physical form, but it definitely exists, and it’s also the fundamental reason why Lonely City cannot change,” Jiang Shu continued, then lightly threw out the information Clo had shared, ”The Three Major Groups are unified; they all belong to the City Lord, and the City Lord is the consciousness vessel of the Main Brain.”

The Fox: ”...”

”Are you serious? Who told you this?” This information was beyond the Fox’s comprehension.

Unlike Jiang Shu, he was born and raised in Lonely City, so such information was even more difficult for him to grasp.

”This should be reliable information,” Jiang Shu replied without explaining the source.

”Okay, then how should we deal with the Main Brain?” The Fox asked, ”Kill the City Lord? Would that help?”

”That wouldn’t work,” Jiang Shu told the Fox straight up, ”Violent methods like that are definitely not a way to solve the problem.”

”Then you...” The Fox frowned.

”Do you know the highest level of hypnosis?” Jiang Shu suddenly changed the subject.

”Negative Visual Hallucination.” The Fox answered without hesitation.

Come to speak of it; Jiang Shu had once used this to win against him.

The situation at the time had roughly been that the two had decided beforehand to use the police station as a game field, playing casually, still in opposing camps, to see who could complete their own faction’s mission.

The result was a slight loss for the Fox.

The Fox had not expected Jiang Shu’s tactic, just as Jiang Shu hadn’t expected the Fox to switch to playing as Ryan from the beginning, using this cheeky method to play with him.

”No,” Jiang Shu slowly shook his head, ”It’s collective unconsciousness.”

He continued, ”Have you ever tried hypnotizing an entire city?”