Destiny Clusters

"Aiyo, hahahaha, we're all old friends, why start with shouting and killing? Mr. Lan, if you want a nuclear bomb, forget tactical nukes, even the big ones, I can personally represent the higher-ups and give you one~~"

A burst of hearty laughter echoed, and two people emerged from the deeper kitchen area of the shop.

The leader was middle-aged, energetic, with exceptionally bright eyes, and a smile like a waiter, making people feel unconsciously at ease, sensing the genuine intention from the other party: respect and friendliness.

The other person had a tranquil expression, utterly unremarkable, the kind of ordinary youth who would instantly disappear in a crowd without leaving much of an impression.

"It's almost time. If I can help you a little in the first Artificial Divine Realm trial, that would be truly wonderful!"

The middle-aged man stepped forward, making a gesture as if to grab a walkie-talkie to issue an order.

The enthusiasm with which he offered a nuclear bomb as a gift would have made any ignorant bureaucrat present tremble with fear, seriously suspecting if the world had suddenly gone mad.

Lan Yi merely smiled at this.

"Ji Ning, why do you need to test me? Even if you gave it to me now, I couldn't bring it into the Artificial Divine Realm. I didn't bring back any Destiny Clusters related to spatial Daoist Arts. I don't have any Destiny Clusters on me right now. If you don't trust your own eyes, you should at least trust Zhang Shouzheng's [White Speech]."

[Destiny Clusters]

These are organs similar to nerve plexuses that grant humans various incredible abilities.

Before the arrival of the War Zone, Destiny Clusters already existed within humans, but for various reasons, they couldn't function. Even if a lucky individual managed to activate even a tiny bit of their Destiny Cluster through instinct, the effect was extremely subtle, easily drowned out by the noisy, bustling everyday life.

In Lan Yi's words, Ji Ning's eyes and Zhang Shouzheng's [White Speech] are both Destiny Clusters, and in the future, they would be widely known as Daoist Arts Organs.

[White Speech], located in the brain, function: mind-reading.

"He's not lying."

Zhang Shouzheng gazed intently at Lan Yi, then nodded slightly after a moment.

The "not lying" here didn't just refer to Lan Yi's claim of having no Destiny Clusters on him, but also to the credibility of Lan Yi's statement that he only had a 40% chance of survival against a tactical nuclear bomb.

Hearing this, Ji Ning's pupils contracted slightly. For a moment, his warm and gentle smile seemed a bit forced, but then his expression became even more sincere and open.

"Mr. Lan, you see, you've misunderstood again! I do have a bit of curiosity, haha, but that will absolutely not affect our consistent attitude towards old friends. Our credibility is recognized worldwide. As long as you have a request, we will do our best to fulfill it, even if it means picking stars or pulling the moon!"

Compared to Lan Yi, who said nothing.

Ji Ning hoped Lan Yi would make some requests.

No matter how outrageous the request, it was still better than him remaining silent for twenty years and openly declaring his intention for world annihilation. That attitude of refusing to even discuss, sealing space and proceeding with world annihilation, was something that made them, the reborn individuals, tremble with fear.

With a 60% chance of killing Lan Yi, even if it meant throwing a tactical nuclear bomb at their own heads, the price was worth it in the eyes of Ji Ning and Zhang Shouzheng.

However...

Ji Ning sensed something was amiss.

Lan Yi, who showed no psionic energy traces on his body, had accurately judged all their actions and detected the directions of all the weapons locked onto him upon their first meeting.

As the primary cause for the rebirth of numerous psionic cultivators, even with a 99% success rate, no one was willing to gamble. Losing that gamble would mean the tragic repetition or even acceleration of past events.

Although they were putting on a show, there was one thing Ji Ning truly meant.

That was that they were old friends.

Since they had the chance to start over, why insist on fighting and killing each other? The future world was so vast, with abundant resources and countless powerful enemies as numerous as the stars in the sky. Wouldn't it be better to avoid many pitfalls in advance?

As for idiots like Gao Xing, they were the extreme minority in Star Han.

As for foreign countries... well, there were always many strange occurrences there.

"I have no requests, but I do have a trade." Lan Yi looked at the time again. "You've already paid, so I'll tell you the terms of the trade."

Among so many reborn individuals.

Lan Yi, who had been betrayed, cyberbullied, and falsely accused, had plenty of people who wanted to curry favor with him.

Ji Ning and his group, with the fastest machine efficiency, had controlled a series of individuals they cursed a million times. They were now living worse than death, and Lan Yi was very satisfied with their handling of the matter and the opportunity they specifically left for him, so he had informed them of some important information in advance.

"The rebirth of everyone does indeed have something to do with me."

"There are three conditions for rebirth."

"First, at least at the fifth energy level. Second, possessing at least one quantum organ. Third, being personally killed by me."

"Why would you do this?" Ji Ning, seeing a breakthrough, quickly asked into his earpiece.

"Destiny Cluster Psychosis." Lan Yi didn't answer directly, but instead threw out a term that would only appear in the future and become increasingly popular.

[Destiny Cluster Psychosis]

This is a disease caused by psionic cultivators transplanting too many Destiny Clusters into their bodies, leading to brain erosion and hallucinations, turning them into Destiny Cluster lunatics. After going mad, Destiny Cluster lunatics would indiscriminately attack those around them, causing widespread destruction without regard for consequences. Often, a single Destiny Cluster lunatic could cause immense damage to an entire region.

When Lan Yi was carrying out world annihilation without a word, many people suspected he had suffered from Destiny Cluster Psychosis.

Now, it seemed he had personally admitted it.

It was just a bit baffling.

After all, in the future, for those truly at the pinnacle of psionic cultivation, Destiny Cluster Psychosis, if not eradicated, could at least have its risks reduced to a negligible level.

Ji Ning and Zhang Shouzheng were processing this absurd answer.

On the other end of their earpieces, over two hundred top physicists, biologists, sociologists, psychologists, weapons experts, and other specialists who had been urgently summoned within twenty-four hours for a top-secret project, along with several taciturn elders, were also processing this seemingly fantastical yet realistic information.

Their most pressing task was to determine whether Lan Yi, this world-annihilating demon, still harbored a tendency to destroy the world.

"When you're sick yourself, you cover your own ears and muzzle others, then blindly seek the cause of your illness in others, which will only make you sicker."

Lan Yi suddenly added.

Startled from his thoughts, Ji Ning instinctively asked, "Mr. Lan, who do you mean is sick?"

"Everything filled with hostility right now, and you all." Lan Yi knew that even if they could do it all over again, the illness would still need to be resolved.

Ji Ning instinctively looked at Zhang Shouzheng.

Then Zhang Shouzheng slowly and with difficulty nodded, a result that sent a chill down Ji Ning's spine.