When Jim solemnly took back his wallet and returned to the place where he had been chatting, he found that everyone stood there with their brows furrowed as if they had been immobilized, as if they were thinking about some difficult question.

"What's going on?" said Jim, frowning, "Why is everyone being 'contemplatives'?"

"Ah, you're here just in time. Tess floated to Jim's side, and as her little face, which had been pinched by herself in the middle of a small piece of paper, approached, Jim felt like she was about to lose control of her hand.

......Jim's breathing gradually became short, and Tess, who should have been very sharp, seemed not to notice Jim's abnormality, and kept staring at the young man in front of him with beautiful eyes, until the crocodile behind Jim began to be a little restless, and Tess retreated with embarrassment.

"I'm sorry, but I was just watching the Grey and Blue Men, and it looks like they didn't get on you or control the crocodile behind you, which is a blessing. Tess floated up behind Jim and patted the crocodile on Jim's back, which actually made a comfortable cry when Tess slapped him.

"Grey and blue?" the new term made Jim frown, "What is this, why do you suddenly observe this?"

"That guy's comrade-in-arms was possessed by the 'gray and blue man'. Tess nodded and pointed to O'Brien, who nodded and said, "I just found out." ”

Tess opened her Veins interface - this was registered by Ojiao with her - due to Veins' "epiphany + old with new" strange registration mechanism, she may be one of the few Veins registrants in the huge Xingzi Empire, pointing to one of the materials and saying: "This is a cosmic life that can possess other creatures, even if you defeat their possession, one will be possessed if you don't pay attention, and the victory or defeat will be reversed here." ”

"It's terrifying......" Looking at the detailed information recorded on Veins, as well as the effects of the monsters with the name "Gray Blue", even the well-informed Jim couldn't help but feel tricky, "So, the reason why you attacked O'Brien's comrade was not because he attacked the members of the expedition, but because he was possessed by 'Gray Blue'?"

"The logic of cause and effect is reversed, it is precisely because he is possessed that he attacks the members of the expedition. O'Brien hurriedly explained that he didn't want his teammates to be mistaken for someone who would shoot casually, "Even if we are mercenaries, we won't make enemies in a strange jungle for no reason. What's more, in this kind of place, is the gun fast or the card fast...... Don't you have points?"

"Yes, those who hold guns these days may not be able to play cards. Professor Hopkins on the side smiled bitterly and said: "The experience of our middle-aged and elderly people for many years seems more and more comical in the face of the rampant era...... If nothing else, as long as you or Rebecca were on the expedition at that time, it was not Louise who we might need to take care of, but this young mercenary friend, and Miss Tess would not have to do it. ”

"Don't be so sure, it's impossible to say if you can't make a move, like I checked this teenager just now, it's because his dueling elves have close contact with people who have been possessed by the 'gray and blue people'. Tess explained, "Without protection, Grey Blue is likely to parasitize the man who defeated them...... But it seems that the 'gray blue' on that guy's body should still be in a very young stage, and it has been completely wiped out, let alone yourself, even the crocodile has no traces of infection. ”

Jim felt a little relieved when he heard Tess say that "even crocodiles have no signs of infection".

After seeing that Jim had no signs of "gray blue" infection, Tess had nothing to ask, so she planned to leave, but was stopped by another question from Jim - it seemed that Jim was deliberately asking Tess not to leave so early.

"What about the Earthbound God?" asked Jim, as if on a whim, "How did you get into a fight with that big lizard?" you told me that you were meditating instead of protecting the professor because ......"

"Alright Jim, don't be embarrassed about Miss Tess anymore. Before Jim could finish his question, he was interrupted by Professor Hopkins, who looked at Jim in front of him with sincere eyes, trying to get him not to get to the bottom of it, "It's getting late, let Miss Tess rest." ”

"I ...... Professor Hopkins, you're the archaeologist who likes to get to the bottom of things. Jim half-jokingly said, "It's not convincing for you to say that." ”

"Everyone has secrets, just like the relics of antiquity, there are always things that the ancients are willing to tell us and what they are not willing to tell us, so why bother to make everything clear?" Professor Hopkins shook his head and said, "We archaeology is to know the past, but to know the past is also to know the present." ”

“...... Okay," Jim reluctantly glanced at Tess, who turned her head, and gave up with some regret.

However, Professor Hopkins's words still made Jim very concerned, and as a student of Professor Hopkins, he knew him very well - it is likely that when did he learn some information that he did not know, and why the "Maiden of Thoughts" had a fight with "Earthbound God Kokalea", this information is likely to be dangerous.

As an archaeologist, Jim knows that many times a piece of information is more lethal than a bullet, and he has seen firsthand people who fall into a frenzy after reading ancient books and then commit mass suicide.

Tess and Toyo retire one after another, and O'Brien plans to see his mercenary brother again - mercenaries either have no affection for each other (they can be betrayed at any time) or have a deep relationship (they have to pay for it), so Jim and Professor Hopkins can't tell from O'Brien's expression whether he intends to take care of his brother or mend the knife.

However, O'Brien's comrades-in-arms really can't be controlled, Jim rescued him by handing him over to O'Brien to repay his friendship for taking the initiative to act as bait, he has not yet been a virgin to save everyone, and he is not arrogant enough to think that he can rely on a few hours of "comradeship" to convince a mercenary who has been in the war for many years.

The other party may have eaten more gunpowder than he had eaten salt.

According to Professor Hopkins, when Jim left, Toyo introduced his relationship with Tess, and it turned out that they went to the island together, as if they were with Professor Hopkins, so it was very reasonable for them to act together at this time.

However, Juyo and Tess did not fly far, they flew to the camp and set up a tent to live in.

Jim clutched the wallet in his hand, and the "Miss of Thought" lay quietly inside.

[If I miss this opportunity, I don't know when I will have a chance in the future!] Jim felt a chord in his heart, and then after sending Professor Hopkins to the tent to rest, he sneaked up on the tent where Shiyo and Tess had just been, hesitating to go in......