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Chapter 575 Intelligence on the Civil Rights Party Leader and Dylan

Seeing the person go from having their willpower barrier on the verge of collapse to regaining their mental stability, coupled with the wailing that had just occurred, Wu Chang knew without guessing that it must have been the one who wailed, or rather, Mary, who had made the move.

He tried to pinpoint her with his intuition, but found he couldn't catch any trace of Mary.

He asked the raven and learned that the reason Mary could not be locked on was that the appearance of the Light of Collapse had caused an anomaly in Mary's domain, and the entire city of Jacques, and even the entire canton of Calais, were now within Mary's domain.

Unless Irene's divine kingdom can cover the entire state of Calais, Mary will not want to appear, and no one can find her.

After listening, Wu Chang fell silent. No wonder hundreds of players had entered Yake City, and various forces had been searching continuously, yet they could not find Mary, who had transformed into a flesh and blood monster with a huge body.

He couldn't find Mary, but from her howling, he could tell she was in bad shape.

Whether it's restoring Niels to normal or protecting everyone in the current miniature Honkai light, it's clear that she still retains her sanity.

But when she uses her power, the pain in her screams is not just a sound effect.

Whether the cyborg enters the out-of-control dream and becomes a flesh-and-blood monster, or she kicks the target out of the out-of-control dream, it will put a tremendous strain on her mental state.

If this continues, her remaining sanity may collapse at any moment; she must complete her grand dream as soon as possible.

Wu Chang shook his head, clearing his mind of all thoughts. Taking advantage of the moment when everyone in the room had just recovered from their loss of control and were still mentally unstable, he set his sights on the governor of Calais, who was part of the elite guard.

He was nominally the commander of the Calais State Guard, and through this position, he was one of the most powerful decision-makers in the Civil Rights camp and the first in line to become the leader of the Civil Rights Party after Mason's death.

Having learned from Mason's experience, Wu Changxian confirmed the governor's situation through Raven and found that the governor did not have the means to install the Collapse Armor on him. He then proceeded with the plan with peace of mind, sending the governor on his way.

With the governor dead, the remaining members of the Civil Rights Party have become largely silent. Given the precedents of Mason and the state governor, other decision-makers are probably avoiding becoming the first to speak out.

After all, the modders under Mason's command wouldn't protect them the way they protected Mason himself.

Power is desirable, but you need to be alive to enjoy it, not only to sit in that position.

Wu Chang looked around the scene and, after confirming that there was nothing he needed to do again, used spatial teleportation to leave.

A few minutes after he left, the people in the room recovered from the near-out-of-control experience.

Looking at Mason's gradually cooling body on the ground, everyone was at a loss for what to do.

For the members of the Civil Rights Party, protecting the secret laboratory and fighting the Conservatives were all Mason's orders. Now that Mason is dead, they naturally have no reason to fight.

If Mason had died an ordinary death, they might have continued fighting for revenge.

But Mason secretly implanted a devastating weapon inside his body, attempting to drag everyone down with him, and he almost succeeded.

This made it impossible for the state guard leaders, who had been promoted by Mason, to convince themselves to avenge Mason. They felt that not spitting on Mason's body and firing a couple of shots was already a sign of loyalty.

The Conservative Party was similarly drawn by intelligence about the secret laboratory and mobilized its forces to seize it.

They initially thought it was a mistake by Professor Eugene's team that allowed them to get a great advantage, but when they saw the elite guards coming in a large force, they realized they had been set up. Faced with an overwhelming disparity in strength, they began to consider retreating.

But when they saw Peace suddenly appear and kill Mason with a military dagger in the chaos, the Conservatives realized that they had not only been set up, but also had to take the blame for someone else.

Do you think they don't know the skill level of their own family members? If there were truly such experts in the team, they wouldn't have gone to such great lengths to fail to breach a secret laboratory guarded by a dozen or so people.

In the chaos of the battle, the enemy assassinated Mason, a truly embarrassing situation. Even if they claimed innocence, probably no one would believe them.

Moreover, Mason's assassination is such a big deal, someone must be held responsible.

If they don't escape now, their heads will become a means for the Mason family and the Civil Rights Party.

Neither side wanted to continue fighting; they looked at each other, waiting for the other to leave first.

Just then, a violent explosion erupted inside the secret laboratory. The shockwave spread along the ground, not only collapsing the passageway of the secret laboratory but also knocking the two opposing sides outside to the ground.

With an explosion of this magnitude, there was no chance that the equipment in the secret laboratory would survive.

The final reason for the battle also disappeared, completely eliminating any reason for the Conservatives to remain. With the order from their commander, the Conservatives immediately withdrew.

On the other hand, the Civil Rights Party was in an awkward position. Mason was dead, the governor was dead, and who would give the order to retreat?

Whoever issued the order will likely be held responsible for today's events and will have to take the blame.

The state guard commanders looked at each other, debating whether to report the news back to Jacques University and follow the instructions of the decision-makers.

Just then, Sean arrived late with support from Shuangyue and others. He clearly hadn't expected things to turn out this way. He found the deputy governor in the guard squad and inquired about the current situation.

Upon seeing Sean's arrival, the crowd felt as if they had seen a savior. They briefly recounted what had happened, stating that Mason and the governor had both died at the hands of the Conservative Party, and that the state guard was now lacking a leader.

Including the state lieutenant governor, all the officers in the guard were willing to follow Sean's orders.

Sean reluctantly refused, but the crowd persisted, and after three unsuccessful attempts to decline, he finally had no choice but to accept the temporary command of the state guard.

Unsure of the cause of the secret laboratory explosion or whether a secondary explosion would occur, he did not have anyone check the status of the secret laboratory, but instead led his men directly back to Jacques University.

As everyone returned, news of Mason and the governor's deaths quickly spread throughout Jacques University.

Upon learning that Mason and the governor died despite heavy protection, and that the murderer had escaped without being caught, everyone was immediately gripped by fear.

Faced with an irresistible decapitation strike, the four decision-makers besides Sean were all in fear, lest they become the ones to be beheaded.

It is said that in the end, Sean stepped in and took over this mess, and everyone's eyes lit up as they saw their perfect solution.

Of the other four decision-makers, only Wilson, the president of Jacques University, could be remotely associated with research, but his research was in the humanities, which was far removed from bio-network technology.

His ability to sit at the table was largely due to opening the door to Mason and cultivating the talent Calais needed, according to Mason's requirements.

Even if the Lullaby Protocol succeeds, he can only appear in the background story and cannot be added to the developers.

Therefore, the other four decision-makers did not particularly crave the empty title of developing the Lullaby Protocol.

They were all prominent upper-class people themselves, and even without Mason as their backer, their status would not change once the Collapse Light incident ended and Calais returned to peace.

In contrast to them, Sean was a simple-minded boy with no background or connections, hastily promoted by Mason.

His power does not belong to him personally; once the Calais crisis is over, he will return to his status as a researcher.

Instead of being envious, people would see having such a person as the leader of the Jacques Citizens' Party as a way to avoid a big problem.

So, under Wilson's leadership, Jacques University held a high-level meeting overnight to discuss who should succeed Mason, push forward the Lullaby Agreement, and resolve the crisis in Calais.

With the exception of Wu Chang abstaining, all four other votes went to him.

"Due to Mason's death, the Lullaby (Civil Rights) faction held an election, and the player received 80% of the support, successfully becoming the faction leader."

"The player gains the authority to lead the Lullaby (Civil Rights Party) faction. As the faction leader, you have the right to appoint new decision-makers. The total number of decision-makers cannot exceed seven. The current number of decision-makers is 5/7."

Players can issue quests to other players in their faction, and can also elevate other players' status within the faction or kick them out of the faction based on the completion of quests.

"As the faction leader, your faction's main mission has changed to: Complete the Lullaby Agreement, with the Civil Rights Party as the lead."

Wu Chang watched the main questline of the faction change after he became the leader.

Through his leadership authority, he could sense that the Lullaby Protocol the Civil Rights Party intended to implement didn't need to strictly adhere to Mason's previous idea of ​​equating the Lullaby Protocol with the Neural Annihilation Protocol, nor did it necessarily require the complete erasure of all modified individuals' consciousness, turning them into humanoid machines. The Lullaby Protocol mentioned in the mission was actually a framework proposed by Professor Eugene. As the leader of the Civil Rights Party in charge of this project, he could grant Professor Eugene certain authority to make adjustments within the framework.

As long as the research can solve bioreticulosis and become political capital for the Civil Rights Party, it can win votes from voters.

As for whether it will be profitable or not, that's something only the Mason family needs to think about. After all, the Mason family is the major shareholder in the development of this project, and if they profit from this technology in the future, the Mason family and other small shareholders will get the lion's share, while the Civil Rights Party across the entire federal government will only get a small piece of the soup.

Wu Chang's eyes showed a thoughtful look. Without the requirement of profit, there would be no fundamental conflict between the Civil Rights Party and the Self-Help Group, and the tasks of the two camps could be completed simultaneously.

I wonder if we can settle the accounts twice in the final settlement so that it's a win-win situation for both parties.

After a night's rest, the newly appointed leader, Sean, began sweeping reforms of Jacques University.

His first task was to lift the quarantine and resume the supply of tranquilizers.

After the Light of Collapse appeared, the Central Research Institute was closed, and the production of Tranquilizer was cut off, with each bottle used reducing the supply.

When Mason was in power, tranquilizers were one of the benefits he provided to his modified subjects. They were not wasted on the modified subjects in the quarantine zone. To obtain them, one had to agree to become a test subject and participate in Mason's experiments.

Wu Chang no longer controls it, and releases the Tranquilizing Essence. The Tranquilizing Essence combined with the main tower of the Sky Tower within Yake University is enough to stabilize the state of all the modified individuals.

The only drawback of this method is that it cannot be sustained. According to Mason's method, the Civil Rights Party's stockpile could not only last for sixty days, but also for a hundred days if they were more frugal.

Under Wu Chang's control, it would be difficult to sustain even a week. After a week, all the modifiers would face the predicament of having no calming agent.

However, he didn't need to think about it for that long. Once Jacques University and the self-rescue team cooperated, he would plant the Tree of Miracles at Jacques University. With Eileen's protection, there would be no need for any calming agents.

Releasing the supply of tranquilizers was intended to reassure the survivors at Jacques University that the modified individuals were safe for a certain period of time.

After informing him of this, he immediately canceled the quarantine zone, released all the modified individuals, and gave them the same treatment as ordinary survivors.

This decision immediately sparked discontent among many survivors.

Calais's long-standing discrimination against cyborgs, coupled with the dangers they pose after the Collapse of Light, makes ordinary people hesitant to stay with them, even though they know they are temporarily safe.

Wu Chang understood this point. Instead of having the modified people live together with ordinary people, he set aside a separate area for the modified people to live in.

Even so, some people still cannot accept it.

On Earth, there is a classic psychological experiment known as the Prison Experiment.

Twenty-four mentally healthy college student volunteers were randomly selected to play the roles of prison guards and prisoners, living in a simulated prison environment.

They knew it was an experiment, but as the experiment progressed, they completely immersed themselves in the role. In just six days, the prison guards began to abuse the prisoners, while the prisoners showed obedience and numbness.

This means that people can be conditioned by their identity and environment. Even psychologically healthy ordinary people can have their personalities reshaped by the environment under high-pressure special conditions.

The same applies to ordinary people at Jacques University. Under Mason's rule, many people have come to believe that modified humans are inferior and should be locked in cages, and should be shot on the spot if they go astray.

Wu Chang also had some clever tricks for dealing with these people.

He'll behave after a couple of punches.

Mason's environment can influence them, but Sean's environment can't?
Once the label of superiority is stripped away from these people with an iron fist, they will soon become obedient.

These people wanted to seek help from other decision-makers, but the decision-makers were too astute. They could tell at a glance that Sean was a recent graduate, a naive young man with ideals.

Before being hardened by society, such people usually act without considering the consequences. In the past, they wouldn't mind giving Sean a warning, but now that power is in Sean's hands, anyone who tries to give Sean a warning will get beaten up before Sean does.

So they all hid, and told everyone that the moment was extremely critical and they had to follow Sean's orders.

Left with no other choice, everyone had to accept this reality.

On the afternoon of the first day that Wu Chang took over the Civil Rights Party, Jason and others, who were searching for Professor Eugene's whereabouts using the secret laboratory as a clue, happened to encounter Professor Eugene.

Upon learning of the changes within the Civil Rights Party, Eugene became very curious about Sean and met with him at a designated location.

Before meeting him, Eugene already knew a certain amount about Sean, including not only the slander behind Ma Jia's back, but also the fact that Peace showed his approval of Sean after meeting him at the Central Research Institute.

It is said that even His Majesty the Eternal Light believes that Sean was a key contributor to ending the disaster on the scene.

Having experienced the wonders of the Tree of Miracles, Eugene was convinced of the power of peace and eternal light.

It was a two-way street, and both sides just went through the motions before agreeing to cooperate.

Sean allows Eugene to move his lab into Jacques University and promises Eugene all the help he can provide within his capabilities, and agrees to change the Lullaby Agreement to Great Dream.

Eugene reciprocated by agreeing to acknowledge the Democratic Party's dominant position.

Both parties were happy.

As for the fact that Eugene appeared immediately after Mason's death and was willing to negotiate, even a fool could sense something was amiss.

However, no one pointed it out; everyone praised Sean's efficiency, saying that the position of leader of the Civil Rights Party should belong to Sean.

Eugene also knew that time was of the essence. Apart from the instruments that were still running in the laboratory, all other parts that could be moved, along with the ten layers of core instruments piled up at the city hall, were sent to Jacques University overnight for assembly.

Professor Eugene's reputation in the field of biological networks is no less than that of Peace in the Wilderness Realm. No one in the field of biological networks can refuse to work under Eugene.

His arrival allowed him to smoothly take over the entire Tower of Trials laboratory, and with the help of the players, he completed the reconstruction of the laboratory in just one night.

When the sun rose the next day, the Sky Tower Laboratory had changed. The problem that had troubled everyone for many days was easily solved under Eugene's leadership.

As the leader of the Civil Rights Party, Sean dismantled the quarantine zone in just one day, freeing all the modified beings from danger. He also reached an agreement with Professor Eugene, completed the transformation of the laboratory, and put the development of the Lullaby Protocol on track.

Although other decision-makers thought Sean was just lucky, they couldn't deny that Jacques University was indeed more vibrant under his leadership.

Of course, not everyone showed vigorous vitality under Sean's transformation.

For example, Dylan.

Perhaps it was the light of collapse, coupled with the aftereffects of fighting the flesh monsters some time ago, that caused Dylan to suddenly collapse.

Out of friendship, Sean arranged for him to be admitted to the hospital for a thorough examination. The results showed that he had a mutated disease that was not only destroying his body but also causing various complications.

The doctors were at a loss and could only prescribe some painkillers and tell him to pray to God for a miracle.

Lying in the hospital room, Dylan could feel himself getting weaker and weaker, his life force constantly slipping away.

In a daze, he felt that his life might have come to an end.

Upon hearing that Dylan was seriously ill, the residents who had once sheltered him all came to visit him.

In a half-dreaming state, Dylan overheard the residents visiting him talking about the changes at Jacques University and praising Sean's benevolent governance.

Upon learning of Sean's attitude towards the modified humans, and that Sean had gained Professor Eugene's approval and was rapidly advancing the Lullaby Project, a surge of power welled up within him.

He forced himself to stay awake, grabbed a nearby resident who was visiting him, and said:
"Go find Sean and tell him I have important information."

(End of this chapter)