Chapter 156 Reverse Harmony

Chapter 156 Reverse Harmony

With Guan Yuanfeng's assurance, Zhou Yun proceeded methodically to personally perform crystal core implant surgeries for Zhu Zhuan, Dong Kexin, and Yao Huan.

Jiang Rongqian immediately sought out Guan Yuanfeng privately to plead for help, knowing that Zhou Yun was concerned about his married status and having a daughter. The next day, he brought his wife along to visit and earnestly requested inclusion.

Zhou Yun reluctantly agreed, saying he would try after completing this batch.

The crystal core implant surgeries for Zhu Zhuan, Dong Kexin, and Yao Huan were successfully completed, and after experiencing it firsthand, Yao Huan revised Zhou Yun's paper once again.

In June, a paper titled "Design and Implementation Evaluation of Comprehensive Rehabilitation Treatment Plans for Patients with Amputated Limbs and Blindness in the Context of Current Psychic Ability Applications," with Yao Huan as the first author and Zhu Zhuan and several doctors from Guixu as co-authors, was discreetly published in the "Guixu Journal." It was not even highlighted as a key paper of the issue, sandwiched among other papers like "Preliminary Exploration of Cultivating Shadow Hemp," "Experience in Taming Mutated Black Goats," and "Preliminary Study on the Efficacy of Mutated Ganoderma," making it rather inconspicuous.

The key paper of this issue was "Innovative Application Exploration of Volcanic Spider Silk in Psychic New Energy Military Protection and Weapon Optimization," authored collectively by the "Guixu Base Crystal Core Weapon Project Team," but the team members were not specified.

This paper boldly presented a groundbreaking conclusion: using volcanic spider silk, crystal cores of the same attribute could be connected to form a crystal core resonance field, thereby fully utilizing psychic ability to create crystal core energy cannons and crystal core energy shields.

The paper straightforwardly provided experimental data on the damage absorption effect of the energy shield and the damage effect of the energy cannon. Based on current experiments and supercomputer calculations, it was estimated that an energy cannon powered by a thousand king-level cores could cause an explosion equivalent to 10 million tons of ordinary explosives.

This was a staggering level of damage, meaning that a hundred king-level cores could easily destroy a base.

The paper touched upon the theories of energy absorption, dispersion, and reflection, as well as electromagnetic acceleration, energy focusing, and release technologies.

As for how to connect them, how to operate them, what indicators to use, and where to obtain volcanic spiders—all the specific details everyone was eager to know—the paper remained vague.

The reason given was that it involved military secrets.

However, the paper interestingly listed the outcome of using a psychic ability cannon to attack a psychic ability shield.

The outcome was that for the same attributes, the side with higher energy would win. For different attributes, the outcome would depend on the degree of attribute repulsion.

The conclusion was obvious: shadow core energy, capable of absorbing and neutralizing all damage, proved highly effective as an energy shield.

On the other hand, light-based energy cannons, which were relatively easy to breach shadow energy shields, also demonstrated excellent attack performance.

On the electronic version of the "Guixu Journal," a video was posted with subtitles at the beginning:

"A large number of mutated sea turtles have appeared in a certain offshore area, capable of manipulating seawater to create giant waves that attack passing ships, causing multiple serious maritime accidents, resulting in severe casualties and significant property damage. These sea turtles are massive in size and possess powerful psychic attack abilities, posing a great threat to maritime traffic and ocean safety."

The video first showed a brief clip from the perspective of a fisherman of a ship being capsized by a wave created by a sea turtle, with countless ice arrows piercing through human bodies.

The scene then switched to a military ship's perspective, where a cannon was aimed at a mutated sea turtle on a remote island in the deep sea. The subtitles indicated the type of round as "armor-piercing."

The round flew at high speed and bombarded the mutated sea turtle, but a thick, transparent water shield rose from the turtle's body. The armor-piercing round seemed to be swallowed layer by layer, eventually breaking through the water shield and landing on the thick turtle shell, merely creating a shallow dent. The turtle didn't even stick its head out.

The video then showed the round being replaced with another type, with the subtitles indicating it as a "high-explosive round."

The round tore through the air like a burning meteor, shooting towards the king-level sea turtle, only to be blocked by the thick water shield again. Frost instantly formed on the round, which failed to explode and instead rapidly cooled and fell to the ground. The mutated sea turtle remained motionless in its original position.

The video cut back to the gunboat, where the entire cannon was replaced with a smaller, pitch-black cannon. A hand in camouflage gloves loaded a hundred ordinary-quality black cores into the energy chamber, with the subtitles indicating "one hundred ordinary-level shadow cores."

The dark shadow round, as if carrying the chill of the underworld, cut through the sky, forming a black trajectory as it rushed towards the massive sea turtle.

When the dark shadow round touched the ice-blue water shield, it released a strong shadow fluctuation, enveloping the entire island in darkness. The water shield was easily penetrated, and the round accurately hit the king-level sea turtle. Powerful shadow energy spread and tore through the turtle's shell, which instantly cracked. The mutated sea turtle was almost defenseless, shattering into pieces upon impact.

On the day the paper was published, the price of shadow cores soared to its peak, and bounties for shadow-based mutated creatures and mutated plants dominated the task boards of all bases. King-level cores were completely monopolized by major bases, with private transactions prohibited.

Light-based cores, already expensive, skyrocketed to an astonishing price.

Amidst all this commotion, some attentive individuals still noticed that seemingly ordinary paper on the treatment of amputees—because this treatment plan, though appearing quite obscure, was a beacon of insight for medical experts.

The so-called "using a new energy entity that is compatible with the patient, incorporating a light psychic crystal core from a deep-sea jellyfish into the patient's lower abdomen, and performing grafting with advanced wood psychic abilities..." Isn't this just a light psychic crystal core transplant?!

And "the patient's limbs regenerated within a month, with normal limb function, and slower recovery of vision"—these findings aren't shocking. What's truly astonishing is the data that follows, which clearly reveals the physical changes of an ordinary person transforming into a psychic.

Increased strength and endurance, improved vision and hearing, enhanced cellular antioxidant capacity, strengthened immune system, and elevated basal metabolic rate—these are all body data of psychics, which experts have long confirmed!

The key point is that this patient, who underwent the transplant over three months ago, shows no abnormalities in various body indicators. ECG, heart function, liver and kidney function are all normal, with no rejection reactions, infections, or complications. Psychic powers circulate normally in the body, allowing the patient to perform psychic skills normally.

In other words, this patient turned misfortune into fortune, completely transforming into a psychic without any side effects!

"This patient is Ye Yuqing!"

Ye Shiqing, bound by restraints on the nursing bed, gritted his teeth. The journal lay in front of him, but his vision was somewhat blurry, forcing him to wear glasses to read the content clearly.

Ye Zixi, wearing a thick mink coat, sat on the sofa nearby, his face pale: "No wonder we couldn't find out where he went back then. He actually went directly to the enemy's base. He became a test subject for Dongjun to save his own life. Truly the most outstanding member of the Ye family in this generation, ruthless even to himself."

Ye Shiqing said: "Dongjun and Guan Yuanfeng! They are the root of all this! How could Ye Yuqing have escaped on his own? He must have colluded with Dongjun from the start!"

"Grandfather! Kill Dongjun! They are the ones who caused our current state! They are controlling the Lin Dong base through Ye Yuqing!"

His ugly face twisted in rage: "Perhaps Ye Yuqing is still controlled by poppies, ha! Living a life that's worse than death! No side effects? I bet he is tortured and controlled day and night, pretending there are no side effects! Let's expose Dongjun's true nature! They have the mutated poppies from Cangshan City! They are evil! The alliance should punish them!"

After his furious outburst, he was drenched in a cold sweat, feeling dizzy and weak, almost unable to breathe. His mother wiped the sweat from his forehead, tears quietly falling.

Ye Lihui said: "Don't get too worked up, just rest."

He looked at Ye Zixi, hesitating: "Shiqing has a point, father. Should we contact the alliance government and talk to General Tan?"

Ye Zixi shook his head: "It's no use."

He placed the journal back on the table: "The sequence of the papers is clear. They now possess crystal core weapons and shields. Now it's the alliance military and government who fear them. How dare they point fingers at them? I bet the alliance military is eager to obtain the manufacturing methods for crystal core cannons and shields from the Guixu base."

"We started earlier, with the Psychic Research Institute and the Haiyuan Laboratory, but we haven't developed any crystal core weapons or shields."

Ye Shiqing was furious: "We discovered the mutated poppies first! We conducted the crystal core transplant experiments first! And we found the volcanic spiders first!"

"Dongjun took everything from us!"

Ye Zixi calmly said: "Losing is losing; just admit defeat." This is where Ye Shiqing falls short of Ye Yuqing. If Ye Shiqing hadn't gone mad, Ye Yuqing would still be in control of the Lin Dong base. Such mistakes wouldn't have happened.

He said to Ye Lihui: "Notify the Psychic Research Institute, contact Gong Feiyun, and find a way to persuade Wu Zhou to work for us."

Ye Lihui replied: "Yes, I'll arrange it."

Ye Shiqing felt dizzy: "Kill Dongjun! Reclaim the technology that belongs to us!"

Suddenly, he was hit with severe abdominal pain and vomited blood. His mother, supporting him, was horrified and cried: "Why not just concentrate on getting better? Why stir up trouble?"

Ye Zixi and Ye Lihui paid little attention to her, merely comforting her a few words, and called in medical staff to care for him before returning to the study to discuss arrangements.

The medical staff administered a sedative to Ye Shiqing, and he soon fell asleep.

Ye's mother, watching her son, felt a sharp pang of heartache. Remembering the coldness of her father-in-law and husband, she felt resentment. She quietly stepped out, found a secluded spot, took out a small phone, and dialed.

Ye Yuqing quickly answered: "Aunt?"

Ye's mother whispered: "Your grandfather and uncle plan to contact Gong Feiyun, persuade Wu Zhou, and intend to harm Dongjun."

Ye Yuqing smiled slightly: "Thank you, aunt, for sharing such important news with me."

Mrs. Ye whispered, "You promised me you would spare Shiqing's life."

Ye Yuqing smiled, "Of course, I always stand by my word, and I don’t kick a man when he’s down." He enjoyed playing the long game, watching his enemies turn against each other, filled with suspicion, betrayal, and schemes, leading to their mutual destruction.

Mrs. Ye wept, "He has nothing left... no psychic powers whatsoever... the marriage that was agreed upon is gone... All I want now is for him to have a peaceful life. I know he was wrong before, but he has already paid the price... Please, for my sake, spare his life..." Tears streamed down her face.

Ye Yuqing said gently, "Auntie, don’t be sad. Sometimes what seems like misfortune can be a blessing in disguise. Without his psychic powers, Shiqing might come to terms with reality. Once he accepts it, he might find peace and be able to enjoy a long life by your side." Of course, if he remains too proud to accept his fate and ends up killing himself with anger, that would be on him.

Mrs. Ye wiped her tears, "I need to go back. You promised me, please keep your word. I will continue to provide you with information."

Ye Yuqing hung up and let out a cold laugh. He then called Guan Yuanfeng.

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Under the bright blue sky, the sea breeze rustled the coconut leaves on the island.

In the shade of the trees, Zhou Yun lay on a hammock, wearing only swim trunks with a towel casually draped over his waist, relaxing, eyes closed.

Guan Yuanfeng walked out of the house after finishing the call and poured some sunscreen oil onto Zhou Yun's smooth back, continuing the massage he had started earlier. His large, calloused hands felt warm and soothing as they spread the oil over Zhou Yun's back. Zhou Yun let out a soft moan of pleasure, "Yes, focus more on the lower back, it's quite sore. Finished with the call?"

Guan Yuanfeng replied, "It was Ye Yuqing on the phone. He warned us that the Psychic Research Institute is conspiring with the Gong family's nephew, planning to take action against Dongjun."

Zhou Yun lazily said, "They’re still trying to make moves in their current state? I really don’t understand."

Guan Yuanfeng said, "Maybe it’s just their refusal to accept defeat. Or perhaps they think they still have a chance to get our data? Guixu City is crawling with spies, all searching for Dongjun. Shen Lan has been capturing them one after another."

Zhou Yun finally understood the sudden invitation for this sea trip. He had wondered why Guan Yuanfeng, so busy, suddenly decided to take a vacation. It was rare for him to take the initiative, so Zhou Yun gladly went along. Now he realized it was out of concern for his safety that Guan Yuanfeng had brought him here.

He couldn't help but laugh, "Too bad they don’t realize the crystal core weapons research team is made up of elite experts from the five major bases of Xining, Sanchu, Lindong, Jingnan, and Guixu. It's not just Dongjun's wisdom and strength, nor is it something one person could achieve alone. Killing me wouldn’t change anything."

Guan Yuanfeng chuckled, "I just got off the phone with General Tan. The situation in the north was about to explode. Several larger bases had secretly united, planning to form an independent political entity, free from the Alliance's control. The northern military bases were already on high alert, ready for orders at any moment."

"Earlier, our southern bases had also received orders to prepare for war. But it was classified, so I didn’t tell you."

Zhou Yun thought to himself, no wonder Guan Yuanfeng had been so busy lately, with constant training, troop deployments, and inspections across the major bases, often not returning home at night.

"But as soon as we released the crystal core shields and weapons, suddenly all the forces quieted down."

"General Tan is now urging the Alliance government to adopt a conciliatory approach, offering aid and tax exemptions to the northern bases, trying to nip the war in the bud and buy more time for peace."

"The Alliance military's influence has suddenly increased. The Alliance government, which had been adamant about sending tax auditors to the bases, has now put that on hold. The Zhongzhou base is now harmonious, and everyone has become more reasonable."

Zhou Yun, lulled by the massage, felt drowsy. His mind wandered to memories of his previous life, recalling the northern wars, the fall of numerous bases, the last of the thermal weapons piercing through the base walls, the battles between psychics, the zombie kings and mutant creatures, and how it all slowly spread to the south, with countless humans dying and turning into zombies, evolving once again.

The chaotic world never recovered.

He remembered a quote he had seen somewhere: "When weapons of great destructive power are invented, people instead find peace."

Guan Yuanfeng laughed, "General Tan said to thank you for your contribution to peace."

Zhou Yun was amused by this unexpected and bizarre peace. His original intention had merely been self-preservation, yet it had completely altered the beginning of the world's chaos in his previous life.

He smiled and said, "Tell General Tan it wasn't my strength alone, but everyone's."

Guan Yuanfeng, seeing him smiling with his eyes closed, found him particularly endearing. His hands slowly moved down, following the oil along the beautiful curves of Zhou Yun's back, "We can enjoy a longer vacation now."