Chapter 296: Chapter 163 Mosaic Technology_3
The night arrived, and at midnight the Drone data was indeed refreshed, confirming Yan Fei’s previous speculation about the Drone data refresh cycle. First, the Drone’s data refresh time is related to the midnight of Yan Fei’s physical location. If Yan Fei did not land on solid ground, the time of the takeoff location would be used instead. Second, no less than 24 hours must elapse between two consecutive Drone data refreshes.
During this data refresh, the Mysterious Power made its subtle presence felt once again, not only restoring the Drone to its peak Combat power but also acting upon Yan Fei’s physical body, completely healing his injuries. Even the feeling of tearing in his Spiritual Soul disappeared without a trace. After experiencing this Spiritual Soul Tearing, Yan Fei’s Spiritual Power was further enhanced and solidified, making his perception abilities even sharper and more formidable.
From now on, Yan Fei stood once again at the pinnacle of his Strength. Should he encounter any unforeseen circumstances in Europe, with the capabilities of his physical self, he possessed the power to defend himself.
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Yan Fei fell asleep at ease, but in other parts of the World, many people were not asleep. Intelligence agencies in many countries were studying around the clock the two videos that Yan Fei had uploaded to the Internet. The contents of the first video depicted the extermination of the Assassin Sect, but this video was not the focus of their studies. Although it featured a massive City built within a mountain, this might at most be related to architectural technology and was not the primary concern of these intelligence agencies.
What captured the attention of these intelligence agencies was the second video uploaded by Yan Fei. In it, Yan Fei brutally killed a bearded man from the Assassin Sect. However, what intrigued them was not how Yan Fei killed the bearded man, but the appearance of the Scripture Depository’s internal scenes in this torture video, which were of great value to the Assassin Sect.
While Yan Fei, with the help of the Auxiliary Brain, rapidly gathered data online and learned a great deal about the Assassin Sect, he was still an outsider when it came to religion and the Sect. Therefore, he overlooked some of the items in the Scripture Depository. However, the intelligence agencies studying the video were experts with a profound understanding of history; they knew many Secrets unknown to ordinary people. Upon discovering the internal scenes of the Assassin Sect’s Scripture Depository, they immediately regarded it as a treasure trove and commenced detailed analysis of every frame.
When editing the second video, Yan Fei, wanting to prevent his identity and other details from being exposed, blurred certain parts of the images and muted the audio. Initially, the intelligence agencies were confident that, with their advanced computing technology, they could easily remove these mosaics and restore the original images in minutes.
However, the blurring was applied by the Auxiliary Brain using a novel information technology, making it impossible for current computers to remove it. These agencies soon realized their efforts to remove the mosaics were futile, and the obscured images were the most valuable. Their inability to view these images left them extremely frustrated.
Especially for the intelligence agency of The United States of America, which, after losing more than a dozen elite special forces and bravely entering the City amidst “Novichok” Poisonous Gas, finally located the Assassin Sect’s Scripture Depository. They discovered it had been burnt down, and any items of value had already been taken; they found nothing worthwhile and uncovered no clues. Upon obtaining Yan Fei’s second video, they initially felt like they had struck gold, but then realized they were unable to crack the mosaic encryption and were consequently disheartened.
Unable to directly research the true nature of the mosaicked images in the Scripture Depository, some intelligence agencies took a different tack. They ceased attempts to remove the mosaics and instead engaged in reverse thinking. Combining historical legends and documentary records, they speculated on the possible treasures within the Assassin Sect’s Scripture Depository and identified items that had already appeared in the video frames. The remaining items not seen were likely hidden behind the mosaicked images. In the Depository, there were only a few mosaicked things, which significantly narrowed the scope of their investigation.
Yan Fei, who detested the broad, crude mosaics typically used in Japanese adult films, instinctively applied very small mosaics, closely fitting the object shapes when it was his turn to apply them. If Yan Fei’s mosaic technology were disseminated in Japan, then all censored films could essentially be viewed uncensored. Therefore, although the mosaicked items in the video were indistinct, it was still possible to roughly infer the shapes of the objects underneath.
Using reverse deduction, some intelligence agencies were able to guess at some of the items obscured by mosaics in the video. The rusty chain that appeared on the stone wall was identified based on historical records of the Old Man of the Mountains’ chained Weapon, revealing its true nature.
These intelligence agencies had long been searching for this Weapon, as they had already surmised what it was and knew its real purpose. They had sought the chain without success, unaware that it had all along been within the Assassin Sect’s Scripture Depository. Since the Destroyer had applied mosaics to this Weapon in the video, it was evident that he knew its true use as well.
So swiftly, the news of the Destroyer possessing the chain weapon spread, causing a series of shifts—an outcome that Yan Fei had not anticipated. It just goes to show that there are too many clever people in the World; no one can consider every detail, as others will always find a breakthrough in unexpected ways and uncover the truth of the matter.
Although the news spread quickly, no one knew the true identity of the Destroyer. So, even if some wanted to find him and retrieve the Weapon from him, they had no starting point for their quest.
Meanwhile, other intelligence departments let their imaginations run wild, studying the various sounds and physical motions made by the bearded man during his execution, hoping to decipher clues about the Destroyer. Unfortunately, Yan Fei had already anticipated this and eliminated any potentially revealing sounds and clues in advance. All that remained were the bearded man’s painful moans. In these pure cries of agony, no hidden information could be discerned.
Thus, the video contained no useful sounds or actions; there was absolutely no information disseminated, so the investigations by these intelligence agencies were destined to return empty-handed, without a single clue found.
However, one intelligence agency discovered an astonishing Secret by focusing on a detail in the video that no one else had considered, which later caused tumultuous upheaval. But this moment shall be set aside for now, as it will naturally be explained in later text.