There are more than 200 people who were selected as contractors by Jiang Yan's Zhi Brain, except for Jeno, but only more than 100 people are still alive, and the rest are all dead.

Some of the causes of death were force majeure, such as Jeno, who was in the struggle of the underground gladiatorial arena where life and death could not be helped, and after getting the key to the extraordinary power given by Jiang Yan, he died directly under external factors before he had time to strengthen his strength.

Most of these contractors who died for this reason were judged by the brain to have insufficient potential, although they were selected by the brain, but they basically adopted the 'free-range' training method, and at most they put a level 0 brain to silently monitor and record, and did not send a level 1 brain to guide them like Jeno.

After all, Jiang Yan now has a lot of level 0 intelligence brains in this world, but the number of level 1 intelligence brains is still limited, and there are still some people who are in short supply if they are all sent out to serve as mentors for those contractors.

Jiang Yan's current data-based intelligent brain-type sub-machine developed in this world, the level 0 intelligent brain is actually transformed from those wild animal spirits with low intelligence, so the number is the largest, but although the IQ of this level of intelligent brain has increased after Jiang Yan's transformation, due to its original soul strength, their abilities are very limited.

And the level 1 wisdom brain is transformed from the human soul, based on the wisdom level and soul level of human beings that are much higher than other beasts, the ability of the transformed level 1 brain is obviously much stronger than that of the level 0 brain brain, whether it is computing power or software skills such as Shenyuan secret arts, the strength is far beyond the level 0 brain brain.

So, where did Jiang Yan's current Level 1 Wisdom Brain come from? The answer is obvious, it was transformed from the souls left behind by those dead contractors.

Therefore, Jiang Yan's reason why he didn't feel too sorry for those contractors who didn't have enough potential to die halfway was also obvious, for him, even if the human subcontractors who made the contract died, as long as their souls were not destroyed, then it would still be useful.

The soul of the submachine that has been transformed by Jiang Yan's ability data can directly abandon the original physical body and lodge in the submachine network, and then use the link of the network to possess the submachine within the scope of all the permissions allowed by Jiang Yan, to a certain extent, it can be regarded as continuing to survive in another form.

Aren't the legendary 'ghosts, fairies, and lichs' all similar creatures who have abandoned their bodies and left only their souls?

Of course, after being transformed into a data-based soul, the original seven emotions and six desires of the intelligent brain will basically be lost and there will be no potential for autonomous advancement, and the thinking mode will become more cold and rational, and most of these side effects will not be liked by normal people.

Jiang Yan can still understand those contractors who died because of force majeure, but in addition, he also found that many contractors died on their own initiative.

This part of the contractors who died, many of the original identities were small people or slaves at the bottom of the society, and they only stepped into the extraordinary circle after being selected by Zhi Brain to be given the seeds of extraordinary power by Jiang Yan, and their strength became stronger, but their mentality did not change with it.

The enslaved contractor tried to escape with his newfound powers, and was then suppressed by the more powerful thugs under the slave owner.

Contractors with pauper status used force to obtain wealth through criminal means, and were suppressed by official guards.

Even if you are a civilian, there are people who use their newly acquired power for their own purposes, and then because they don't know how to restrain themselves, they are targeted by people with ulterior motives, and the end result is not much better.

These dead contractors either died at the hands of others, or they violated the secrecy clause of the contract that became one with their souls, and the contract was devoured.

Jiang Yan doesn't feel guilty about this, because he thinks he is quite tolerant, he not only develops the sub-machine contractor with the principle of 'you love me', and the contract terms made with them are also very complete, but everyone secretly lets the brain follow and monitor around the clock, and Jiang Yan also gives those who are responsible for monitoring the brain the authority to control the validity of the contract according to the situation, even if there is really a misjudgment of the clause, the brain can also correct it in time, which can be called foolproof.

Jeno's situation is the best example, he violated Jiang Yan's contract counter-devouring mechanism several times but nothing major happened, and he was only given a small punishment warning, which was the result of the interference of the intelligent brain that was secretly monitoring.

"There are only more than a hundred people in total, and there is not a single second-level strength ...... Zhi Brain, the selection of contract targets in the future, let's start to expand the scope!" After looking through the information of those contractors that Zhi Brain had sorted out, Jiang Yan thought about it and ordered.

"Now that our submachine network has laid out the Duragon Empire and begun to radiate the surrounding neighboring countries, we don't need to hide too much to do things, and the selection of contractors is based on the principle of large-scale random capture as much as possible, so as not to let people with intentions see any clues through regional screening. ”

Jiang Yan knew very well how magical and precious his abilities were, so before he was sure that he could protect himself against the top powerhouses in this world, he would take the principle of being as safe and secure as possible in all his actions related to his abilities.

Even the plan to recruit humans to develop into new sub-machines through the dream contract, Jiang Yan also ordered the implementation after the sub-machine network under his command was laid to most of the empire, in order to confuse the public and prevent people from directly locking the mastermind behind the scenes to Bylen City and increasing the risk of his own exposure.

"Yes, expand the selection range from now on. Zhi Brain was ordered to respond, and then asked, "Then may I ask if the second-level transcendent is also included in the selection target?"

“...... No, the second-level transcendents in this world all have the strength level of a single army-breaker, which is slightly better than the innate martial artists of the Canglan Domain, and if they make rash contact, if the contract fails, they will cause trouble!" Jiang Yan shook his head, hesitated, and said: "Unless it is the kind of target that can be sure that even if it fails, there will be no consequences, for example, if a person has fallen into a desperate situation of being seriously injured and dying, then it can be considered." If you find this kind of person, you can notify me directly before you act, understand?"

"Yes. 』

After dealing with the routine review work, Jiang Yan pulled his mind back from the Internet, really relaxed and began to enjoy the leisure time of afternoon tea.

......

Unlike Jiang Yan, who lives a leisurely life, many forces in the outside world have been busy because of his various actions during this period of time.

Duragon Empire, Technical Research Institute XI XI, somewhere in a senior laboratory.

Under the bright light of the surgical lamp, a grim-faced Dr. Lux and several research assistants are surrounding a test bench, holding various tools to perform a gruesome dissecting study of a corpse.

Dr. Lux took a test tube with a strange yellow-green fluorescence and poured the strangely colored reagent on the dissected corpse while carefully observing the reaction of the reagent.

The yellow-green reagent fell on the flesh and blood, turning into a mist of light and spreading out at once, directly enveloping the entire corpse, making the corpse emit a strange green fluorescence.

After a short while, the green fluorescence dissipated, and nothing else was normal.

A flash of doubt flashed in Lux's eyes: "Hmm-isn't this also unresponsive? If the manifestation potion with the addition of dark bone powder doesn't work, it means that there is really no soul left in this one......"

He put down the empty test tube and asked his assistants to leave the aftermath, while he replaced the bloodstained white coat and left the laboratory directly.

As soon as Lux returned to his office, he saw a middle-aged man in a military uniform standing up from the sofa, bowing slightly, and asked expectantly, "Doctor, what is the result?"

"It's still the same. Lux sat down casually, made himself a cup of coffee, and shook his head as he drank it, and replied, "Each of these corpses you brought back has no soul reaction at all, and they are all empty shells." ”

"That's going to be tricky. The middle-aged officer furrowed his eyebrows, and a solemnity appeared in his eyes.

It's no wonder that he showed this expression, in recent months, there have been reports from intelligence agents all over the empire, and there are some ordinary people who have suddenly gained extraordinary powers. If it's just a few examples, forget it, after all, it may be lucky to get some adventure, but the same thing has happened too many times, which can't be explained by coincidence, which naturally attracted the attention of the intelligence officer, and sent someone to investigate the information of these anomalous people.

It turned out that there were many similarities between these abnormal people: they were originally ordinary people, their identities were ordinary and low, and they faced difficulties and had a strong thirst for power.

The official originally decided to wait and see for a while, but after catching a few guys who were making trouble and committing crimes with the power they suddenly gained, a bigger anomaly appeared.

The gang of people who were caught were all unwilling to reveal any information related to the incident, and if they were forcibly tortured, they would not be able to torture them to death, and methods such as mind reading would even make the other party commit suicide directly!

You must know that many of these arrested people are civilians, and they cannot have the cruel willpower to withstand torture to death and refuse to surrender! The only explanation is that these people are not unwilling to surrender and confess, but that they cannot do it!

Feeling the strangeness of it, the imperial officials did a deeper investigation, and then they were surprised to find that after the death of these people, the souls in the corpses also seemed to be mysteriously missing.

In this world where spiritual power is the dominant power system, the existence of the soul is not a secret even among the masses. Regardless of the other worlds, it stands to reason that even if the soul of the human body is to dissipate and return to heaven and earth after death, it should remain in the corpse for a period of time.

But those corpses are obviously different, and the experiment that Lux just did proves a conclusion: those corpses, even if they have just died, have not left the slightest trace of their souls inside!

This phenomenon immediately attracted the attention of the empire, because-

"Satisfy the desires of those who thirst for strength, and then collect their souls...... This kind of method is so familiar!" Lux narrowed his eyes and asked in a deep voice, "Have those crazy demon worshippers of the Dark Church actually extended their tentacles to the Empire?"

"Doctor, we have the same speculation about this, but we have not found any trace of them yet. The officer also frowned: "In addition, according to the information sent back by foreign intelligence officers, this kind of abnormal incident is not limited to our empire, but also has the same incident in many neighboring countries around us!"

Hearing this, Lux frowned in displeasure: "Oh, such a large range, this is really bad news!"

Being able to do things in such a large range without revealing their feet not only means that the strength of the people behind the scenes is very strong, but also means that it is difficult to hide this matter from some guys.

"Yes, it's really bad news!" the officer said with a wry smile: "The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has just sent news that the Holy Light Church has sent a notice of entry investigation, and there is already a team of priests and knights apologetic, led by a cardinal, heading to our country, and will probably arrive at the church in the imperial capital tomorrow." ”

Lux said mockingly, "Heh, I'm not completely sure if it's the devil's doing, and these guys can't wait to run over like a wild dog that smells fishy?"

The officer said helplessly: "Doctor, although I also think that what you said is correct, don't say it outside, after all, it is not suitable for our country to conflict with the St. Angel Church at present. ”

The current Duragon Empire is still in a situation where foreign enemies are watching, especially the dispute with the Rhines Kingdom, which is simply a thorn stuck in the throat of the empire, and it is impossible to pull it out if you want to, and it is impossible to leave it alone. If you offend the Holy Angel Church at this time, which is stronger than the empire and kingdom combined, it will undoubtedly be very bad.

"Of course, I don't need you to remind you of this. Lux smiled.

"Alas...... If the Empire's strength is restored, why bother with all of this...... Speaking of which, Doctor, I hear that your plan has been a success?" the officer asked with a sudden curiosity.

Dr. Lux's eyelids twitched slightly, and he glanced at the officer with curiosity and anticipation on his face.

"Do you care? That's right, as long as the 'plan' enters the late stage after a while, and when the experimental results are formed, Rhines will naturally not have to worry about anything. ”

Hearing this, the officer asked with a little excitement: "So, can those mass-produced experimental subjects already be put into actual combat?"

"Don't be in too much of a hurry, Major. Lux waved his hand and said with a light smile: "You know, after all, it is a man-made creation, and some congenital defects still need time to be repaired, according to my estimate, wait another six or seven years, and the latest batch should be officially put into the battlefield." ”

"Do you have to endure it for seven years...... The officer's face couldn't help but regret, but he also knew the difficulty of this kind of experiment, and it was already rare for Lux to be able to get to the point where he was now, and he didn't force it anymore.

"Well, then, it's almost time for me to take my leave. ”

After seeing the officer leave, Lukes' originally leisurely eyes suddenly became gloomy, and he raised his hand to pick up a communicator from under the drawer of his desk, activated it and said softly: "Go check to see if Major Greer has anything unusual recently." ”

[Yes.] 】

Lux put down the communicator and looked in the direction where the officer had just left, his eyes playful.

'I hope I'm suspicious, but, young man, with the rank of major, you're asking a little too much......