Chapter 1051: Chapter 60: Reconnaissance

[No, there isn’t.]Jeanne was very disappointed, [Shall we search again more thoroughly?]

[There’s no need.]The hallucination of Tumor Xiang Shan floated in front of Jeanne and shook its head: [The crucial information has already been handed to the right channels, so there’s no need to stubbornly focus on this Hero Arena. There’s nothing we need here anymore.]

Jeanne was skeptical: [Why are you so certain?]

[The news about The Twelfth Martial God gave me some relevant speculation.] Xiang Shan crossed his arms and sneered, [If “I” were the Black Hand behind the scenes, what kind of Striking Hand should I choose? This is the simplest inclination-based discrimination method. I just need to select those who are confused at heart and have a strong desire for catharsis.]

[Strong destructive desire…] Jeanne nodded, [I remember… in the history of the Grassland Heroes’ Arena competitions, the mortality rate has been high.]

Even in the old days, tightly regulated fight competitions between Homo sapiens inevitably had accidents. The biological brain of the Benchmark Man is very resistant to damage compared to Homo sapiens, with protection structures for the biological brain being very secure, yet how can the strength of a mechanical prosthetic body be compared to flesh?

Hence, even in the Paralympics, many people actually die.

In fact, how the residents of this era understand the term “Paralympics” says it all. They feel that the Paralympic Games are games that cause the opponent to be disabled or incapacitated, with at least prosthetic parts flying around.

Of course, boxing gyms do not want to lose their star members, nor do boxing arenas wish to lose their star fighters. This mortality rate is controlled.

Death is forbidden repeatedly but continues to occur.

A major highlight of many boxing arenas is whether the fighter can retire alive.

The Grassland Heroes’ Arena might not be the most extreme. But more extreme arenas than the Grassland Heroes’ Arena have been prohibited by Chaldea’s laws, only operating outside legal jurisdiction.

After listening to Jeanne’s narration, Asgard nodded: “Yeah, indeed, that short person using Magnetic Chain Martial Arts almost died several times in real cases. Her opponents went completely for the kill.”

Due to the uncertain location of the biological brain in cybernetically enhanced people, there are no prohibited striking areas or actions in the competition, making it difficult to simply specify “certain actions are fouls” in the rules. However, humans can sense more abstract “attack intentions” and “killing intentions.”

[Those standing on this arena differ from violence-addicted maniacs, but only slightly.] Xiang Shan nodded and summed up: [They have already set one foot into the realm of madness. They trained desperately to have relatively good martial arts skills, but they don’t know what they can do or want to do in the future.]

[Don’t warriors have this kind of problem?]

[For heroes, martial arts are a means to an end. Some heroes love martial arts from the heart, but they also know how to express this love and fight against tyrants “so that everyone in the world can express this kind of love.”] Xiang Shan said: [Participants of this Hero Arena know how to value their lives, but that’s all they know. It seems like they are indeed recruitment targets for secret organizations. If the organizational structure is really “religious” in nature… But it’s strange. Why, in the memories we seized, is there no “specific content of faith”? Is it because “faith” is too abstract to input into machines? It can’t be…]

Xiang Shan mumbled.

Asgard said: “What to do next?”

“Stick to the plan and find the drug dealer.”

The foundation of the Six Dragons Sect seems to be related to biology-related technology. Jeanne’s first encounter with the Six Dragons Sect was at the periphery of a Scientific Knight Order researching brain science.

During her years on Mars, Jeanne did some statistics and figured out a pattern — the most likely place to encounter Six Dragons Sect members is at the entrance of Scientific Knight Orders related to cognition.

To find spies of the Six Dragons Sect, starting from this aspect is necessary. They need to search the city to look for those seemingly non-regular drug dealers and brain modification surgeons. These people are the most likely to be sent by the Six Dragons Sect to collect experimental data.

The market area in Chaldea is similar to Ur, both constructed with iron plates and chains, but the weightlessness of Chaldea’s market area is apparently more “chaotic,” with vendors on all sides, forming a completely three-dimensional market, where goods are either tied down directly or fixed by magnetism.

At this moment, Asgard had equipped herself with the newly bought Magnetic Chain Weapon set. After the incident where the mysterious Six Dragons Sect master injured Sandelier, similar weapons became popular. Not everyone is capable of downloading truly needed blueprints from the net, nor do all blueprints come with assembly processes. Even if they do, not everyone can complete it themselves. This kind of exchange is still very meaningful to ordinary people. For Asgard, this impulsive purchase is time-saving. The 3D printer on the ship can only meet most of the parts needs for her and Jeanne.

Of course, the most significant price increase recently is not for magnetic chain weapons but for magnetic field generator sets — to be precise, the Gang Qi System able to manipulate metal aerosols with magnetic field generator arrays.

Limited data shows that The Twelfth Martial God commonly used a miraculous Gang Qi Martial Arts.

Tumor Xiang Shan evaluated this: [Oh, the Mystic Tortoise True Gang, I know it, a flashy martial art… but indeed quite a creative martial study]

After solving the weapon problem, Gang Qi Martial Arts itself is not difficult to learn, but it is extremely challenging to use. It demands precise control over its practical use, the battlefield environment, and the grasp of “timing.” Most people cannot use it effectively.

For a long time, Gang Qi Martial Arts remained niche. Perhaps in an era where laser weapons are more widespread, it will have a broader application.

The magnetic field flower pulling of the Mystic Tortoise True Gang was already akin to performance art.

Even with the Twelfth Martial God setting an example, the Gang Qi Martial Arts system would not become mainstream. However, it is likely to enjoy a brief period of universal attention where everyone studies it a bit.

After some investigation in the market area, Jeanne and Asgard returned to their base in the residential area. They put away the fully automated machine that insulted King Aqini.

It seems no one would dare eavesdrop on this place in the short term.

They also did not forget to buy Li Zheyuan an allocation of computing resources to process the vast amount of research data he completed on the ship.

This was also one of their purposes for coming to Chaldea.