Chapter 313: Chapter 232: Soul Equation
The Fox Demon saves the live stream atmosphere!
Looking at the dense flood of comnts, Owl was cheering in his heart.
It proved that any planet, any civilization, possesses the sa longing for beautiful things, just like now. Once the topic about the Fox Demon arose, the audience engaged in a heated discussion, so even took out the "Universal Beauty Appreciation Compendium" to start deliberating.
Soon Duan Mingyuan realized that over seventy percent of the viewers were loyal followers of the series, already well-versed with the tribes listed within it.
The discussion over beautiful things turned their swords into plowshares.
Stances remained in existence, but everyone beca fans of the Fox Demon, or, to put it in broader terms, connoisseurs of beautiful things, with most people not exclusively in love with just the Fox Demon type but embracing a "love for all" philosophy.
The live stream thus drew near its end, with the audience leaving ssages like "That’s all for today’s stream," before they exited the live stream room.
When the live stream footage was cut, Owl stretched lazily.
"Care for a drink?"
Despite having an inkling of Duan Mingyuan’s response, he still extended the invitation politely. The crew was arranged by the company that both parties were officially collaborating with for the first ti today, and Owl decided to cultivate a good relationship with his new colleagues.
There was a bar in the habitation zone of the Prison Planet. While it could not compare to those more lavish establishnts, it was still a place for them to enjoy a nice evening.
"No, thanks."
Duan Mingyuan had fulfilled his duty as a special guest. As Jiuyue had said, working overti is a bad culture, and he considered socializing after work to be another form of that culture.
However, as soon as they stepped out, a chanical prison guard blocked their path.
"Gentlen, may I ask how you feel about the live stream just now?"
The voice was still devoid of any emotional fluctuations.
Owl glanced at Duan Mingyuan, noticed he had no intention of answering, and said, "The atmosphere was good, very lively. The audience was very keen to comnt."
He believed that advertisers would be willing to spend a fortune to make an appearance on this show.
The chanical prison guard nodded.
An expected response, yet liveliness was not the desired outco for it.
This trial’s scale exceeded all previous ones, with the number of participants multiplying several tis over, in part due to the company’s contribution. The company’s team had found a business opportunity, transforming the trial into a live reality show.
This only fortified its determination.
The soul is the root of everything. Whether a good person or a villain, all are puppets dominated by desires. What it aid to do was to free everyone from the status of marionettes.
"Please follow . Next, we will go over the rules and procedures of the trial."
The chanical prison guard led the two to a room next to the studio, which also had a screen. At that mont, the screen was showing footage from a certain prison block.
The faces that appeared on the screen were familiar to Duan Mingyuan.
Outside the cells, mbers of the Actus Pirate Group had reconvened. What he did not expect was that the contestant he had pegged to be "cannon fodder" turned out to be one of them by sheer coincidence.
Clearly, the contestant nicknad "Great Wisdom" had not quite grasped the true aning of the moniker.
But after giving it so thought, he let it go.
After all, how could a truly wise person ever beco a Cosmic Pirate?
The crew of Actus were exhilarated. "Great Wisdom" had beco their hero. This was the Actus Pirate Group’s first shot at making a na for themselves inside the prison block. They were fantasizing about the mont "Great Wisdom" would win the competition when they would replace the largest gang there and beco the new shot-callers of the prison block.
This would at least give their lives so hope.
It must be said that the actions of "Great Wisdom" had earned them respect; now the pirates could freely enter and leave the cells as long as they didn’t start any trouble, the other prisoners in the block wouldn’t bother them.
"Sothing’s not right."
Owl quickly picked up on sothing amiss.
The "hero" himself, "Great Wisdom," stood out from the lively atmosphere of the team. Although he stood amidst the crowd, enjoying the praise and crowd, his face bore no hint of joy.
Likewise, there was no concern for his uncertain fate.
There was no expression on his face; everything happening around him seed irrelevant to him.
This was in no way fitting with the motive why "Great Wisdom" had signed up.
Imagine this, the Cosmic Pirate mustered the courage, under imnse pressure, to enter his na into the device, all for this mont—to be praised, acclaid, making him feel like everything he was about to sacrifice was worthwhile.
But now, these very things that "Great Wisdom" had longed for seed to have beco tasteless to him.
"It’s getting late, let’s rest."
"Great Wisdom" interrupted the pirates surrounding him.
The other pirates also noticed that he seed a little off today but guessed that perhaps the trial had put too much pressure on him. After comforting him, they left him alone.
Duan Mingyuan had been closely watching "Great Wisdom’s" movents as well.
His deanor and tone appeared familiar to him—"Great Wisdom’s" behavior seed identical to that of the chanical prison guards.
Unaffected by any emotion, always maintaining a calm, rational state.
"What have you done to him?"
Owl had a bad feeling and asked.
"It’s an experint,"
the chanical prison guard said, "I’ve been monitoring the state of all the registrants. Their vital signs are all normal, with no adverse reactions."
The experintal results were consistent with its theory.
It proved that the soul wasn’t essential to humans; after the removal of the soul, their vital signs weren’t affected, and they could still maintain autonomous thinking.
The only difference was that they would no longer be blinded by any desires, and any decisions they made were based solely on rational analysis.
This was the state it most wished to achieve.
"Can you explain more clearly?"
Owl pressed.
He didn’t like the word "experint," especially when it was applied to human beings.
"Great Wisdom," in his eyes, exuded eeriness; locking eyes with him for too long gave Owl goosebumps.
"Put simply, I’ve taken away their souls; that’s the first step of the experint. In the upcoming phases, I will gradually lift the restrictions in each block, granting them an unprecedented level of freedom. They can freely go to any block, do anything they wish, all to verify one thing."
the chanical prison guard said, "Under the condition of full freedom, whether these irredeemable villains would still commit cris... There’s only one way to win this trial, as long as they can find their souls again, they would be victorious."
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