Not to mention the enthusiastic participation of the whole society in maintaining order at Minhong Hospital and in society, Luo Jimin and Lin Hongmei in Chengdu finally breathed a sigh of relief and stopped being saddened by the people being killed by the escort personnel every day. At this time, Lin Yao did not consider these things and left the villa alone. Even the Chairman's urgent summons could not find him. The Grand Elder Yi Potian had no choice but to go to Zhongnanhai in person to explain the situation.
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In Baoding City, on a mound outside the camp of the 38th Army Infantry Division, Lin Yao sat on the ground in a daze.
"Yaoyao, go back now, everyone's looking for you." Xiaocao spoke cautiously, helpless in the face of the situation.
Lin Yao did not respond, completely absorbed in his own world, pondering something very important.
Although Xiaocao has recovered its original state and even improved further, the two people's optimism has always been unfounded, entirely wishful thinking on their part, or rather, a deliberate avoidance.
Xiaocao was avoiding difficulties. Although Lin Yao had a vague feeling that things were not so simple, he chose to believe Xiaocao and therefore did not think deeply about certain things.
Although Lin Yao had long anticipated the outcome of the violent robberies of convoys across the country these past few days, and he had personally issued the order to kill, it would be a lie to say that so many people had died, all of them because of their own will. Lin Yao began to think deeply about how many more compatriots would have to die before the matter was resolved.
It's impossible to reason with Jiang Nan, who has controlled the "Morning Mist" clone. Only a life-or-death battle can resolve the issue. According to the dying words of the "Morning Mist" main body, the clone possessed a more powerful origin and abilities, far surpassing the main body in the lava cave. This is because "Morning Mist" originally intended to gain the ability to freely roam the world through perfect parasitism, so it separated most of its abilities into the clone, but unexpectedly, it ultimately benefited Jiang Liu.
Fighting the "Morning Mist" itself, which was unable to escape and whose abilities were reduced to a small fraction, was already dangerous, even costing Dika his life. So, if they were to encounter a fully recharged "Morning Mist" clone in the future, would he and Xiaocao really be able to win and successfully kill it?
Lin Yao had doubts about this, and these doubts grew stronger with the large number of Chinese people lost. Eventually, he couldn't help but run away from home and wander aimlessly until he came to the place that held his childhood fantasies: the military camp in Baoding City.
He now possesses numerous "Sacrifice Pills" refined from "King Tai Sui" and super "Tai Sui," as well as countless "Yearly Pills" and "Creation Pills." However, these purely auxiliary methods cannot significantly enhance his and Xiao Cao's abilities. The effect of "Sacrifice Pills" in nourishing Xiao Cao's herbal source is not very obvious. A quantity of about one million pills can only allow Xiao Cao to recover its original state and grow by a few percent. Moreover, this most precious resource cannot be regenerated; it is a matter of diminishing returns with each use.
Compared to the abilities of "Morning Mist," they were at a disadvantage.
Because human resources in this world are almost inexhaustible, once the two-year period is up, how will Chen Ai and Xiao Cao deal with the situation when he recklessly uses "poisonous people" to enhance his abilities?
At that time, none of his compatriots will be able to be protected by him. Not only will he be unable to decide who will have the limited right to survival, but under the almost unsolvable and continuous poisoning attacks of "Morning Mist," no one will be able to escape. At that time, distinguishing between good and evil among his compatriots will be meaningless, and everyone will be heading towards extinction.
No matter how powerful he and Xiaocao are, they cannot immediately save their vast motherland from the epidemic. Creating a plague and solving a plague are not even on the same starting line. Can a great nation withstand several calamities from "Morning Mist"?
With this concern, and the domestic situation gradually improving, Lin Yao immediately put aside all his work and devoted himself to thinking of a solution to completely resolve "Morning Mist". However, this solution was too difficult, and the only clues he had came from a few inexplicable feelings, which plunged him into deep confusion.
Extreme weather struck again in the winter of 2015. This time, the global cold snap was even more severe than in early 2008. Not only did the snow accumulation in the north reach a record high, but the snowfall that was a pleasant surprise for residents of Shanghai and Hong Kong in early 2008 became commonplace. The snow accumulation in Shanghai reached 20 centimeters, and in Beijing it even exceeded 40 centimeters, seriously affecting people's work and lives.
The heavy, fluffy snowflakes completely covered Lin Yao, making him appear as a human-shaped mound from a distance. The whole world turned white, as if there was no more dust in the world.
"Yaoyao..."
"Little Grass, tell me, what exactly is faith? Is it like our inner energy, something that can be directly felt and utilized?"
Lin Yao's voice was ethereal, and although he was talking to Xiao Cao, it had a sense of talking to himself. "Is the mysterious power in our 'Sacrifice Pills' really the power of faith? What is its function? How do we use it to activate its power?"
"Furthermore, if it truly is the power of faith, how did those 'Tai Sui' collect and store it within their bodies? Can we find a way to obtain more of this power and then use it to deal with 'Morning Mist'?"
"To be honest, I have no confidence at all in the final showdown with 'Morning Mist', even if we have a lot of 'Sacrifice Pills'."
Lin Yao's series of questions left Xiao Cao speechless, and she was somewhat conflicted...
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"Yaoyao..."
After a long while, the little grass finally spoke, its tone extremely cautious.
"Theoretically speaking, faith is a person's choice and holding of their outlook on life, values, and worldview; people have extreme belief in and respect for a certain proposition, doctrine, religion, or person, and take it as a guide or role model for their actions, and that is faith."
"I know what you're trying to say is that people today lack faith, which is why society is so disappointing. People are selfish and self-serving, petty people run rampant, and kind people are bullied. They disregard morality and rules for personal gain, and even seriously harm others... Is that what you're trying to say?"
"Hmm." Lin Yao responded, pulling himself back to listen carefully to what Xiao Cao had to say.
“Actually, it’s not like that,” Xiaocao smiled, her tone tinged with helplessness. “Those who harm others for their own benefit are actually people with faith, even if that faith is base and wrong, built on the basis of harming the interests of others, or completely abandoning their own principles and dignity.”
"People have different beliefs, so their moral values are different, and therefore their moral behaviors are different. This leads to various contradictions in society, which is the root cause of a disharmonious society. If we all share a common belief and uphold some common morals, then our world will inevitably be a harmonious world. What our family wants to do now is to hope that everyone in society has a common, positive and good belief, so that this world can be a better place."
"A person's faith is formed by their experiences and the influence of their environment. If they are raised in the doctrines of Islam, God is their faith; if they are in a devout Christian family, Christ is their faith; if they are in an environment tainted by money, then money becomes their God."
"What are you trying to say?" Lin Yao suddenly interrupted, cutting off Xiao Cao's long-winded explanation.
"Uh..." Xiaocao choked for a long time before saying, "Okay, what I mean is, it's because some social trends and habits are bad, and these trends are artificially promoted and amplified. The country is busy with economic development and doesn't have much energy to pay attention to these things, so the whole society has a phenomenon of lack of faith. That is, everyone's faith is to worship money and power, but they have lost basic morality and principles of being a person."
“Before you were born, Yaoyao, there was a saying, ‘peaceful evolution,’ which claimed that Western countries used ideological methods to infiltrate and subvert socialism. Regardless of the effectiveness of this measure by Western countries, there are already many similar institutions, organizations, and individuals in our country doing this. That’s why I brought it up specifically.”
Xiaocao felt a little wronged. She had painstakingly compiled the knowledge and experience she had learned online and summarized it to tell Lin Yao, but it was regarded as nonsense.