Wen Xishu felt this seemed to be a clue.
Time passed by the minute and the bright sunlight soon turned dark red; the sun was about to set.
Dinner time had arrived.
Dinners in the Severe and Moderate Illness Areas were consumed in extremely enclosed environments.
But not in the Mild Illness Area. There, meals were taken in a spacious and clean cafeteria.
Wen Xishu controlled Britney, looking at the food in the bowl, which was quite normal and met human appetites and physical needs.
This made Wen Xishu feel very curious.
"Is it the price of occupying a human body? Though controlling this body, it also has to endure the body's desires."
Regarding the Good People, Wen Xishu only had the following speculation—
He suspected that the Good People had some sort of "synesthesia," like he could hear the sound of those bugs crawling inside other quasi-Good People.
They all served a unified will and could be replaced by that will.
Yet at the same time, when not replaced, they retained a small part of their own will. This explained the individuality of each Good People.
But despite the individuality, some of their sensations were actually shared, which sometimes made their actions strangely synchronized.
Of course, it's all speculation, and Wen Xishu couldn't make plans based on conjecture.
However, Wen Xishu's speculation was soon verified.
In the dining area, Wen Xishu saw an interesting scene, something that could only be seen so closely from Britney's perspective.
Due to the queuing, some Good People would start eating first, and Wen Xishu's gaze fell on a lab coat who was having dinner.
"That lab coat... before being parasitized into a Good Person, they seemed to really enjoy spicy food."
The food for the Good People was different.
"It's intriguing from this point of view; though they have to learn human habits, upon parasitization, they still retain some of the host's habits or desires."
"Some like sweet, some like salty, and others like spicy."
"And from the food, these are just normal human foods, they are Good People, eating the same as humans!"
The most crucial point Wen Xishu discovered... when the lab coat enjoyed food full of chili peppers, some Good People subconsciously made a "hiss" sound from the spiciness.
Some began to drool.
Synesthesia...
Wen Xishu was convinced that these Good People indeed shared feelings; this guess had been confirmed.
"At the same time, I can also conclude that the mother entity can cut off feelings with certain individuals."
"Though it's a mother entity, due to synesthesia, it likely cuts off contact with most of the swarm."
This is quite natural; if Wen Xishu were a first-generation vampire, biting a bunch of second-generation vampires... and everyone shared the same feelings.
Then Wen Xishu would surely find a way to sever ties with certain second generations.
To put it simply, the first generation doesn't eat cilantro, but the second generation loves it...
The first generation would certainly need to cut off part of the sensory connection with this second generation, at least cut off shared taste senses, to avoid getting nauseated by the cilantro.
It's like this now.
Many Good People don't like spicy food, casting puzzled looks at the spicy-eating lab coat.
Meanwhile, those who love spicy foods gave that lab coat Good Person their signature fake Good People smile.
Throughout the cafeteria, some people occasionally gagged while others drooled.
This scene was so interesting that it instantly gave Wen Xishu confidence.
Most intriguingly, when a cat instinctively ate food that had fallen to the ground, all the lab coats started to retch.
"So... I can at least be sure that the mother entity, well, The Great Kind Man isn't omnipresent. If it linked to every Good Person, just processing all that information would take a while."
"And, I also found out that each Good Person retains part of the original host's desires."
"And when one person feels hunger, other Good People also develop an appetite."
"This is the breakthrough point!"
Connecting all the clues, Wen Xishu had already thought of the framework for an escape plan.
"The Benevolent is indeed a trump card."
The Great Kind Man, though not omnipresent, Wen Xishu wasn't sure if this final boss was watching them.
However, Wen Xishu could be certain... when all the Good People looked greedily at Britney, at that moment, The Great Kind Man must also be watching.
"It likes Britney; Britney is the bait to divert its attention."
"But it's not enough; Britney still needs to draw more firepower."