I Forged the Myth of the Ancient Overlords
Chapter 454 - 454 453. Cognitive Impairment_1

Chapter 454: 453. Cognitive Impairment_1 Chapter 454: 453. Cognitive Impairment_1 Upon hearing Shia’s words, Lu Ban became instantly alert.

As a Chosen by Gods who delved into the secrets of the Foreign Domain, Du Danping had certainly left his mark in both the Abandoned Capital and this world, and collecting his Melody Shard was also one of Lu Ban’s tasks.

However, at present, Lu Ban only possessed two of them, one left at Nanhua Private Renji Hospital, and the other in that strange small town within the Abandoned Capital.

Just as he had completed the task left by Red Leaf and glimpsed into Red Leaf’s life, if he could obtain all of Du Danping’s Melody Shards, could he possibly peer into the whole life of this Chosen by Gods whom Lu Ban had only seen as remains?

Moreover, according to what Cui Siter said, he was guided by Du Danping, so might the past Du Danping truly exist in a future Foreign Domain’s space-time?

“You elaborate on that.”

Lu Ban hurriedly inquired.

Qin Tiantian found the name Du Danping somewhat familiar upon hearing it, but her survival instinct pushed her to continue eating, turning a deaf ear to matters beyond her meal.

After all, her memory only lasted seven seconds, and she would forget this meal once she was finished with it.

Feng Yu frowned slightly, she glanced at Lu Ban then turned her gaze onto Shia as well.

“It was after we left the Abandoned Capital; I went through three more tasks, and it was during the last task that I returned to the Wasteland. I traveled with a caravan and saw the real humans there and their city-states. Then, in the city-state, I met another Chosen by Gods who was on a different task and received a lot of help from him. At first, I thought he was a local Chosen by Gods from the Wasteland. However, after watching your film yesterday, I realized that man seemed to be Du Danping.”

Shia highlighted the key points of her task experience.

“Would Chosen by Gods descend into the same Foreign Domain in a way that is not as fellow Walkers?”

Lu Ban thought it was strange.

If they were all Chosen by Gods from the Silent Lands, then going to the same Foreign Domain scenario, they would usually go as fellow Walkers with the same goal.

If there were two groups of Chosen by Gods in the same timespace, and their goals were not aligned, it might lead to conflicts.

Just like those Bandaged People on He Dao were to Lu Ban.

But at that time, the parties obviously belonged to different Divine Beings, the others were not even from the Silent Lands.

So, Lu Ban presumed this type of situation would only arise when two or more Divine Beings were trying to influence a certain span of space-time.

If they are all Chosen by Gods from the Silent Lands, why were Du Danping and Shia not fellow Walkers?

Why did Du Danping also need to conceal his identity?

“There’s no need, the Silent Lands seek efficiency and place the most suitable people into the most fitting scenarios.”

Feng Yu shook her head.

“Du Danping is already dead in reality, right?”

She sought confirmation.

“Yes, I personally reduced him to ashes.”

Lu Ban said matter-of-factly.

“…”

Feng Yu was silent for a moment.

“Du Danping’s status might be very special; perhaps he found a way to break free from the Silent Lands, or he can freely choose which Foreign Domain to descend into.”

She continued.

“Also, one more thing can be confirmed, the past Du Danping still survives in the Foreign Domain to this day, and perhaps many of his tasks are set in the future. If there is an opportunity, you might meet him again.”

“One more thing, there might be a Melody Shard of Du Danping in the Wasteland.”

Lu Ban said, somewhat reluctantly.

The bugs from the Wasteland that wanted to mate with him were somewhat unacceptable to Lu Ban, but according to Shia’s account, there were at least living people there. If he had the chance next time, Lu Ban would definitely go to the Wasteland to find out more.

“Right, what’s the name of the city-state you arrived at in the Wasteland?”

Lu Ban asked again, planning to inquire, so he could look for the opportunity to search for that city-state the next time he went to the Wasteland.

“I’m not quite clear on the specific meaning of the city-state’s name, but according to their pronunciation, it should be called… Utopia, and the leader’s name is Plato.”

Shia reflected as she spoke.

“Utopia, Plato…”

Lu Ban, of course, knew these two terms.

Utopia is an imagined state of society that’s now commonly used in a negative aspect, while Plato is a philosopher whose work ‘Republic’ describes a social system with embryonic utopian ideas.

Utopia led by Plato has a surrealist implication.

Connecting to the fact that the Remains of the Sage were named Achilles, Lu Ban strongly suspected whether the renowned figures of the Wasteland were all names familiar to him.

And whether the reason this Foreign Domain had such naming conventions was because a Chosen by Gods had crossed over to the early days of the Wasteland, influencing society, and perhaps even creating the system of the Saint?

“Right, why didn’t you call Old Cui this time?”

Lu Ban decided to set aside those thoughts for now.

“I sent an invitation, but he did not respond.”

Shia answered.

“Could it be that something has happened to Old Cui?”

Lu Ban had a slightly bad premonition.

The invitations to the Silent Lands were not sent in real-time but would choose an appropriate time for delivery. If Cui Siter did not respond, it meant either he was not interested in participating in this high-difficulty mission, or he had encountered some problem that he could not get out of.

For example, if Cui Siter had died after they left the Abandoned Capital, naturally he would not be able to receive the invitation and therefore could not come.

Shia and Lu Ban received no response to their messages in the Silent Lands, indicating that Cui Siter indeed had run into some trouble.

“If we get a chance to go to the Abandoned Capital, we’ll have to look for him.”

Lu Ban could only hope that Cui Siter was merely trapped and had not encountered an unforeseen demise.

For the moment, their focus should be on the mission at hand.

“From those reports about the amusement park, we can deduce that the strangeness of the amusement park has only appeared recently, and it affects a significant number of people, also possessing a certain degree of cognitive hindrance capabilities.”

Feng Yu summarized.

“Cognitive hindrance?”

Shia obviously didn’t understand the meaning of the term and asked.

“It means it can affect your perception, making you think red is blue, left is right, and stones are food.”

Feng Yu explained.

“So stones can’t be eaten?”

Shia was surprised.

“…Ahem, anyway, cognitive hindrance is a kind of superpower ability that’s quite terrifying for common people, but for those who have seen extraordinary powers and endured Pollution, like us, there are certain methods to avoid it.”

Feng Yu cleared his throat and said.

“Firstly, the effect of cognitive hindrance is to confuse your perception of the things around you, so you need to establish a reference point, which is to confirm a concept. When this concept doesn’t match your perception, it represents that you have been affected by cognitive hindrance.”

“We need to establish some reference concepts for the amusement park.”