206: Chapter 4: Listen to the Action Team Leader’s Fun Facts (Alliance Hierarch Adds More) 206: Chapter 4: Listen to the Action Team Leader’s Fun Facts (Alliance Hierarch Adds More) “In your eyes, the past, present, and future are linked in a single line.
That’s why you might wonder whether Time-Space Retrospection could change the past and affect reality, or who it might or might not affect,”
“But similarly in our view, ‘Journey to the West’ is just a book; the distance from the start to the end of the story is the same as from the first page to the last.
A minute, a second, a year, a month—these units of time, in our perspective, are all the same, indistinguishable.”
“Thus, we are able to use Time-Space Retrospection to prepare in advance before problems arise.
We could intercept the Cosmos a month early; without the Miasma Giants transported by the Cosmos, those villains wouldn’t be able to create the ‘Fog City’ that blocks out the sunlight, and they wouldn’t be able to exert their real power.
We can also use the intelligence we’ve gathered to get ready beforehand and take the initiative to destroy their hideouts.”
“But at the same time, we must consider another issue, which is the damage that the technology of Time-Space Retrospection could cause if it falls into the hands of people with malicious intent.
It’s said that one can never truly know what lies in another’s heart, so without concrete evidence, by what criteria can you judge whether someone harbors ill intentions?”
Huo Qingyang spread his hands and said, “For instance, take this Time-Space Retrospection; while you are still fussing over whether or not to drink the mutton soup, us middle-ranking officials in the Special Service Bureau are pondering whether someone has secretly planned and facilitated its execution to achieve some unspeakable secrets.”
“Take Qiao Hongyi for example; have you ever considered that he might have received information from a future point in time, using this opportunity to logically eliminate certain individuals from your team who would play a crucial role in the future?”
Wang Yunxiao was suddenly shocked and alarmed.
He suddenly remembered Nurse Liu’s earnest words during class—
“Everything I tell you, don’t take to heart or fully believe; just get a rough understanding and use it as a tool.”
The logic of this statement was very twisted in that context, and most people dismissed it.
Only when combined with the truth Huo Qingyang told him today could he understand the real meaning of those words.
“Trust no one, because you only know your present relationship with others, not your future fates with them.”
“Perhaps twenty years later, you will become archenemies, and then he uses Time-Space Retrospection to come back to the present and castrate you.”
“People from the Special Service Bureau are also not trustworthy; this came straight from Huo Qingyang’s mouth.
When they realize an issue is too grave to be managed, only then do they consider the possibility of having a mole.”
As Yan Yu’an said, the Special Service Bureau was newly established, so personnel files were not that complicated, and searching for a mole wasn’t that difficult—a problem the Bureau could also foresee, but they considered it even more deeply—
“Is there a possibility that someone among us might turn into a mole at some point in the future?”
“This issue is far more serious than the mutton soup.”
Qiao Hongyi even prepared for the worst, assuming a scenario where the main forces of the Special Service Bureau were completely wiped out at a future point in time.
This was the cause.
The result was that Wang Yunxiao and other beginners were forcibly dragged into the battlefield to ‘experience life.’
“Alright, I’ve basically explained everything.
If you have any more questions, let’s hear them quickly.
I still have a lot of work to be busy with, let’s make it short!”
Huo Qingyang then took another gulp of his drink and turned to Wang Yunxiao.
Wang Yunxiao immediately became annoyed, “You explained so much to him, so why is it ‘make it short’ with me?”
Huo Qingyang smirked at Yan Yu’an, “That kid is petty and loves to nitpick.”
Yan Yu’an got annoyed, too.
Who’s petty?
It’s unreasonable to call me petty just because I think things through carefully!
Wang Yunxiao calmed down and thought a bit; it seemed like there was nothing left to ask.
Understanding the core issues with the timelines, other questions seemed less important.
He wouldn’t be foolish enough to directly ask how they performed Time-Space Retrospections, whether it involved turning back a stopwatch for a quarter of an hour, or using some magical green stone…
knowing such things could actually be disadvantageous to him.
As for the remaining trivia…
“What’s the deal with the mutton soup from the Special Service Bureau?”
As a normal person, he was more concerned about things that were closer to his own experience.
“It’s for detoxifying you; drink it without worry.”
“Before a mission drink a bottle of cola, after returning to the bureau have a bowl of mutton soup, and remember to carry a chocolate bar with you…’like this brand,'”
Huo Qingyang opened a drawer, pulled out two gold foil-wrapped chocolate bars, and tossed them to the two, “Buy the cola at the fast-food joint across the entrance, and this is an internal privilege of the Special Service Bureau, I don’t tell this to just anybody.”
Ah?
Wang Yunxiao thought, I just asked about the mutton soup, and now you’re telling me all these?
What is up with cola and chocolate, and what’s the meaning of this?
“The cola contains a slight addictive extract that helps the mind relax to just the right degree to endure traveling through dimensions.
Coffee and tea could also work, but they aren’t as effective as cola, and stronger drugs might cause side effects,”
Huo Qingyang explained.
“We’ve added some medicinal herbs to the mutton soup, like I said before, mainly to detoxify.
A side effect is short-term memory loss, but this side effect is also crucial—having too many memories and thoughts is not good.
You need to understand the reality that you’re just an ordinary person; when the sky falls, there are taller people to hold it up; it’s not your turn to save the world.”
“As for the chocolate, you should already have experienced traveling through dimensions.
So you should know that in most of the Outer Dimensions, there is no sun, not even any light.
The speed at which energy dissipates from your body might exceed your expectations, but in such dangerous environments, you might not pay attention to these details.
When you feel cold, it might not be because of ghosts, but rather because you’ve frozen yourself into hallucinating.”
“So, keeping a chocolate bar handy is a good precaution.
This brand of chocolate is also specially supplied to the Special Affairs Bureau; it’s also fortified and can quickly provide heat.
Compared to compressed biscuits, it’s easier to carry.”
Wow, so scientific…
Wang Yunxiao thought to himself, You and Nurse Liu are truly a match made in heaven, both so keen on science.
The only issue is that talking about science in such a world full of bizarre and supernatural elements is truly magical.