Chapter 203: Humans Are So Hard to Understand!

In the conference room, a group of bizarrely shaped aliens were whispering to each other, while in their center, data feeds from the action teams—including Yuan Fei's unit—were replaying repeatedly, leaving no detail untouched, even videos of other teams indulging in debauchery and abusing others.

Though not part of the highest decision-making tier, those overseeing this operation were mostly elite members who had undergone two to three transformations; they endlessly replayed every detail, with specialists translating behaviors and dialogues understandable only to Earthlings and former Nihonjin into forms comprehensible—or at least partially comprehensible—to Giant He Xing.

"What do you think?" asked a Giant He Xing with three faces on one large head, flipping through documents; unlike previous meetings, everyone here was a researcher from the "Divine Spirit Research Institute," so there was no need to waste words debating whether to study such foolish matters.

"There are minor discrepancies between biological data and AI logs—something is definitely wrong here," said one Giant He Xing, lifting his gaze from the report, his tone certain; but another Giant He Xing beside him, whose eye extended to view the same report, shook its eyeball:

"But this feedback report was also generated by AI judgment—if those auxiliary AIs are faulty, then the biological coding records can't be trusted either; to verify anything, we must wait for direct sampling."

"The Awakening Pill has some neurotoxic effects; it's possible our biological coding technology is conflicting with it, since the Awakening Pill was developed based on Earthling technology—this is the first time both have been used together, so bugs are normal," added the three-faced Giant He Xing dismissively, then shifted topics without waiting for a reply:

"I don't care what those Earth monkeys did—I only want to know whether this… uh, what they call 'Oujinjin'—has any connection to the Faith Seed. If not, why does it register such high readings? If yes, then how did the Faith Seed transform into this 'Oujinjin'?"

"No need to doubt this. According to my research, humans on this planet are reward-emotional organisms, and have historically possessed reproductive worship. In fact, among the so-called eight million rabble twenty years ago, many exhibited similar traits—essentially, a primitive, backward form of belief, easily arising spontaneously. In fact, even colonies thousands of kilometers away show similar beliefs—or rather, for humans on this planet, such worship is the most natural outcome."

The speaking Giant He Xing pulled up his previous research findings, displaying over twenty distinct faiths, originating from different locations and time periods, yet independently generated and remarkably similar; then he asked:

"When will the samples reach the institute? I'm curious about the mechanism of this 'Oujinjin' graffiti—especially its hallucinogenic properties. Normally, even if sexual worship induces hallucinations, they should relate to reproduction."

"No one knows what hallucinations they saw, but based on their behavior during their abuse of public resources, I suspect these barbaric creatures will fight violently over control of the cult. Hmm, let me check… there seems to be a specific term—ah, yes—'male competition'?"

As the Giant He Xing studying Earth sociology spoke, he logged into a local website and pointed to a top-streamer on the trending list:

"For example, this one—can you understand how a virtual character, easily created on a whim, can draw crowds to spend money on her just for saying nonsense?"

"Actually… I find this livestream kind of interesting, especially that 'Bell Mom Lullaby Stream…'" said a Giant He Xing whose appearance slightly resembled a human but bore reptilian traits; before he finished, he noticed everyone staring at him, his voice weakening, yet he still explained:

"I'm just researching!"

"Yes, yes, you're researching—we get it. So, do you think this Oujinjin made the soldiers see a… well, perhaps a group of high-quality opposite-sex beings, so desirable they'd kill each other even while under heavy stimulant side effects?"

The three-faced Giant He Xing pulled the topic back; the livestreaming Giant He Xing shook his head:

"It's also possible their perception is confused entirely—after all, in hallucinations, they may not recognize others, and their hallucinations may not be identical: one might see himself barging into an auction and fighting security guards for items, while another might see a group of enemies chasing a beloved target…"

"But guessing is useless—we must wait for the biological coding carriers to return for comparison. By the way, we finally have a well-funded independent project—don't just fixate on human actions! Don't forget those turncoats—I suspect the real resistance group has already gone underground; what we find will likely just be trash they discarded."

The livestreaming Giant He Xing's words gained approval from colleagues, though one still objected:

"But this 'Oujinjin' does show high faith response—if the human resistance truly forged this fake, they wouldn't need to fight over the 'False Bait.' So either 'Oujinjin' is a naturally born divine prototype, meaning we may have obtained a sample more valuable than the Faith Seed—or humans, after acquiring the False Bait, cracked the secret of divine birth, making the origin of 'Oujinjin' equally valuable for research."

"Hold on—look at this first!"

As several Giant He Xing fiercely debated the value of "Oujinjin," the sociologist Giant He Xing suddenly rotated his device, pointing to an Earthling forum.

The text had been translated into Giant He Xing language; the hovering Giant He Xing extended his eyes toward it and read aloud:

"'The Magical Oujinjin in Xili Alley'… What is this nonsense?"

"You'll know if you keep reading," replied the Giant He Xing, throwing a look of disdain and pointing to a line:

"Here."

"On a graffiti wall in Xinningsu 8-chome, there is an Oujinjin graffiti. Before heading to Kabukicho, touch the canopy and you will gain great power…"

The Giant He Xing exchanged glances; though translated into Giant He Xing language, they still struggled to grasp its meaning, turning their gaze to the specialist in local translation.

"Ah! Uh! I was just investigating!" The Giant He Xing who had split one face to watch the livestream, suddenly becoming the center of attention, startled and quickly shut his device; but seeing his colleagues' strange expressions, he too turned his gaze toward the forum…

(End of Chapter)