As the instigator of all this, Cheng Ye’s leading action of showing support naturally caught Miao Yang’s attention.
"Are you here to train too?"
"Yeah." Miao Yang replied gloomily, not because he was antisocial, but because he couldn’t find a common topic to discuss with Cheng Ye.
He was a retired veteran while Cheng Ye was a respected Inspector in the Buffer Zone.
Flattery seed unnecessary, yet he couldn’t find a suitable pretext to build a connection.
Moreover, he couldn’t bring himself to flatter.
The two walked towards the main entrance, Cheng Ye seemingly unaware of any class difference, casually asking, "I heard you ntion that after a Hydrophilic infection source parasitizes, it can amplify human emotions, especially fear, which grows over ti. Is this an isolated case or a common phenonon?"
"Huh?"
Miao Yang suddenly stopped, responding instinctively, "You heard that?"
"Of course, I did. Didn’t you explain it well?"
Cheng Ye was also montarily stunned, then awkwardly said, "I was still pondering what you said, and you had already stepped down, so I didn’t get a chance to applaud you."
"Uh..."
Miao Yang instinctively thought Cheng Ye was joking until he confird his earnest expression.
He sighed secretly, "I thought no one wanted to hear those old relics. Amplifying emotions is neither an isolated incident nor pervasive. From the cases I’ve studied and encountered, most are concentrated on animal infection sources."
"Explain it in detail."
"Hydrophilic infection sources are primarily divided into three types: one is polluted aquatic plants, known for their bizarre nature, like the Death Language Tentacles, a mutated spring grass that can resurrect the dead."
"The second type is fused creatures that prefer environnts with abundant rain, such as the Chiba Epidemic Grass, which requires water sources to sustain its growth."
"The third type is the animal infection sources I ntioned, like Nightmare Goldfish, Fearful Shrimp, and Berserk Fish. These sources influence human consciousness and amplify certain emotions, with the most prone emotions being fear, bloodlust, and greed."
When Miao Yang began his introduction, he initially only touched upon the main points.
After saying a couple of lines, he noticed that Cheng Ye was listening attentively, even occasionally nodding affirmatively.
Unconsciously, he beca more detailed and even cited a personal encounter as an example.
"The Blood Dragon Corps I belonged to was mainly responsible for clearing the area around Happiness City."
"In the 17th year of the New Era, a severe flood broke out in the Lishui River Basin, with several dikes breached, leading to Tide Level infections, mostly Hydrophilic types. At that ti, the Thunder Moon Squad I led received the task to eliminate them, but that operation nearly wiped out the entire team..."
Fearing that Cheng Ye might beco impatient with a long story, Miao Yang spoke very quickly, focusing on the main points.
In the 17th year of the New Era, humanity’s understanding of infection sources was only just beginning to take shape.
Most Hydrophilic infection sources were encountered for the first ti, and their bizarre abilities were unknown.
The Thunder Moon Squad encountered the Fearful Shrimp he ntioned earlier.
This kind of infection source, once parasitizing a human, would induce inner fear, causing one to gradually hallucinate and mistakenly identify teammates as infected.
The most troubleso part was that once fear beca contagious, it beca a breeding ground for the parasite.
Within half a day, three squad mbers were parasitized.
"Eight people, three got parasitized. Captain Miao, and you could still make it back alive?!"
Cheng Ye was taken aback.
According to the Inspector handbook, if two mbers of an eight-person squad were parasitized and infected, it would essentially result in total annihilation.
If more than two were infected, it was a death sentence with no chance of survival.
"Luck was indeed on our side, allowing to discover this creature’s weakness."
Miao Yang felt pleased with Cheng Ye’s surprise, couldn’t help but smile, "Amplifying emotions has both pros and cons. If it can amplify inner fear, it could naturally amplify other emotions as well."
"I saw those three cowering and not daring to move forward, scared to death of even looking towards the river. I got so mad that I just scolded them hard, and it ended up with two of them crying, exposing the parasitic Fearful Shrimp."
"So... when dealing with Hydrophilic infection sources, if you perceive emotional issues in yourself or your team mbers, should you induce an extre test like this?"
"You’re quite insightful, hitting the main point right away."
Miao Yang nodded, "However, there are exceptions. So infected bodies can remain dormant during parasitism, only acting under special conditions, like the Berserk Fish, which only begins to affect emotions when a parasite’s daily steps exceed two thousand and enters a Second-Phase outbreak."
"Conversely, if a parasitized human remains completely still for over seven days, the parasitism will directly fail. Or, there’s a simpler thod... hmm, just break the infection source’s two legs, and the parasitism fails."
"Oh, is that possible?"
Cheng Ye raised an eyebrow, thinking that the infection source knowledge in the Inspector handbook was really too superficial.
It focused solely on identifying infections, never detailing how to handle or heal a parasitized human.
"Also, don’t call ’sir’, it sounds strange."
Receiving such vital information, Cheng Ye’s mood improved instantly, "My na is Cheng Ye. You can call Inspector Cheng or just by my na."
Thrilled by good fortune, he felt today was extraordinarily lucky, everything going smoothly since waking up.
Far easier than feeling his way through darkness over the past two months.
"Inspector Cheng, this way, please."
Miao Yang dared not call him by na, stepping forward to open the polycarbonate door of the training area, gesturing for him to enter.
The two walked inside one after the other.
From the interior design, there wasn’t much difference between the front and back fields.
Both were large open spaces divided into four sections: Equipnt Area, Training Area, Combat Area, Shooting Area.
"Director Miao, who is this...?"
A burly man standing at the entrance, upon seeing Miao Yang bringing soone in, curiously asked.
"This is Inspector Cheng. Rember him well and don’t call him the wrong na."
"Ah, Inspector... Inspector Cheng!" The burly man’s back shivered, hurriedly nodding and bowing in greeting.
Cheng Ye casually waved his hand, and as he approached the counter, couldn’t help but wonder, "Captain Miao, did he call you Director? Does this an you’re in charge of the training area?"
"Not at all."
Miao Yang hastily shook his head, "This is property of the Blood Dragon Corps. I’m just a retiree making a living here. Don’t listen to him call Director; I’m really just a coordinator. There are dozens of directors here like ."
"I see..."
Cheng Ye nodded slightly, understanding the internal structure of the training area now.
The Blood Dragon Corps established the training area both to scout talent and likely to accommodate so ritorious retired veterans.
"I wonder what brings Inspector Cheng here today?"
Among the staff wearing earpieces, the receptionist had already understood Cheng Ye’s identity when Miao Yang introduced him.
"Looking for a sparring partner. I always trained in the back area. Lately, I’ve had so breakthroughs, wanted to see if there’s any improvent in my combat ability."
"Sparring partner?"
Before the staff could respond.
Miao Yang, standing behind Cheng Ye, hesitated briefly and then, unsurely asked, "Inspector Cheng, do you think I would suffice?"
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