"Do you think this is different from the second stage you imagined?"
Professor Bai seemed to see the hesitation and confusion in Lu Xin's heart. After looking down at his watch, he quickly Explanation:
"Actually, the second stage is just a concept, and its essence is the strengthening and stabilization of ability users."
"Normally speaking, the strengthening of ability users requires Complex preparation work includes psychological counseling, ability testing, mental scale model calculation, risk assessment, etc. Before proceeding to the second stage, a series of transformation surgeries are required for the capable person."
" The surgical process includes entering the culture chamber, using culture fluid and a mental power amplification device to strengthen it, strengthening the neural circuits, stimulating specific areas of the cerebral cortex, and increasing the activity of the pituitary gland, etc. All of these are for the purpose of empowering people with abilities. With stronger mental power, you can also withstand stronger mental power, maintain your own stability, and avoid losing control."
"..."
Listening to Professor Bai's words, Lu Xin couldn't help but nod.
He had to admit that what Professor Bai described was in line with his imagination of the "second stage".
Lying on the bed, a group of people were scratching and scratching with knives...
Although, he was somewhat opposed to this scene.
"But you are different."
Between each sentence, Professor Bai left only a small pause for Lu Xin to digest, and then continued: "You have a very high spiritual level, so there is no need to enhance it. For you, keeping you stable is the core of the second stage."
"So, for you, for your second stage In the phased strengthening plan, I made some adjustments and cut out unnecessary procedures."
While saying these words, Professor Bai looked at Lu Xin calmly, with ordinary eyes that seemed to see through. Everything:
"I'll ask you a few questions. You just need to nod or shake your head."
"..."
Lu Xin looked up Looking at Professor Bai, there seemed to be some kind of tacit understanding quietly emerging between the two.
"First, for you, the biggest trouble when using your abilities is the emotional impact?"
"..."
Regarding this question, Lu Xin hesitated slightly and nodded slowly.
Professor Bai smiled and said: "Second, does your ability make you feel that you don't belong to yourself to some extent?"
Lu Xin was a little surprised. After glancing at Professor Bai, he nodded.
"Third..."
Professor Bai paused and said, "Are you particularly longing for inner peace?"
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Lu Xin was really surprised at this time.
He even had the feeling that his heart was being peered into.
This feeling gave him a sense of crisis, and even his eyes did not know when.Became a little wary.
"Whoops!"
There were members of the special punishment team around. They noticed Lu Xin's eyes, became slightly nervous, and moved unnaturally.
Chen Jing, Mr. Su and Minister Shen behind were also a little worried.
Only Professor Bai remained calm, looking at Lu Xin with a non-hostile smile.
So, after some time to calm down, Lu Xin nodded again.
Professor Bai had a relaxed smile on his face.
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"In this case, you meet the conditions for us to proceed to the second stage, which also shows that my speculation is correct."
As he spoke, Professor Bai picked up the silver box in his hand and placed it on the front hood of the jeep. Then he turned to look at Lu Xin and said, "For you, the second The stability of the stage lies in how to control your emotions..."
"Remember, it is your own emotions..."
"So, I am not going to treat you routinely. In the sense of psychological counseling, or even surgical transformation, I chose to use a new, very restrictive... and also very expensive method to achieve it."
said. As he spoke, he opened the safety lock of the silver box and said at the same time: "Before that, I want to seriously inquire..."
"Do you really want to proceed to the second stage?"
"..."
Lu Xin was slightly stunned, but nodded slowly.
For him, this is an extremely important and meaningful decision.
When he nodded, he had already looked at Professor Bai's hand reaching into the box, and at the documents he took out...
Then he looked at Professor Bai solemnly He handed the document into his own hands.
He said: "Sign the contract first."
"..."
Lu Xin was speechless for a moment.
What are you doing...
You have already laid the foundation in your mind, but you signed the contract at such an important time...
Not just him, not far away Mr. Su, Minister Shen, and Chen Jing in the office all looked helpless and a little nervous. They all now have a complex mentality of being in awe of the unknown and wanting to express some opinions, but not daring to interrupt casually.
Lu Xin honestly opened the contract and quickly browsed the above content:
Then he discovered that it was similar to the contract he signed when he was working in the company. Compared with this contract, it seems much simpler.
The general content is: Qinggang helps the capable person Lu Xin to achieve the second stage of strengthening and stabilizing work.
The cost of the second phase will be borne by the Qinggang Special Clearance Department.
Correspondingly, Lu Xin must also ensure that after signing the contract, he will abide by three major principles:
First, abide by QinggangThe laws and regulations and the regulations of the Ministry of Special Purposes, brackets: Appeals and discussions can be made in special circumstances.
Second, Party B promises to help Qinggang complete certain special pollution cleanup work. Brackets: Paid.
Third, if Party B wants to tear up the contract, it must pay the overall cost of the second phase of strengthening and triple the liquidated damages.
......
Lu Xin read it to the end in one breath, without the words "final interpretation".
This makes this contract seem less formal.
It seems that it is not based on law, but is bound by the moral character of both parties.
"Is that it?"
Lu Xin couldn't help but glanced at Professor Bai.
He felt that even if his sister Sun came over, she could draw up a more professional contract than this.
But at this time, Professor Bai had a solemn expression, nodded seriously, and said, "Yes."
As he said that, he took out a stick from his suit pocket. The pen with a hot stamping pattern on the surface was handed over solemnly.
Lu Xin glanced at Professor Bai.
Under the gaze of countless pairs of eyes around him, he slowly took the pen and signed his name on the contract.
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"Is this okay?"
Lu Xin put away the pen and put it into the bag. , and then handed the contract to Professor Bai.
Professor Bai took the contract, took a look at it, then carefully put it away, nodding with satisfaction: "That's it."
It felt like it was just a meaningless thing, but But they all felt relieved.
"Then the second stage you mentioned..."
Lu Xin raised his head and looked at Professor Bai, unable to tell whether he was nervous or expecting.
Professor Bai acted very calmly at this time, opened the box again, and said, "Do you still remember the painting you brought back?"
Lu Xin thought for a moment, then I understood that he was talking about the painting he snatched back from the Knights.
He nodded.
Professor Bai looked at him with a smile and said: "Now you must have heard that there are many spiritual parasitic products in the world that can attach people's mental power to them. These parasitic products , there are many signs that resemble people, or sources of pollution."
"That painting has been identified by us."
"It is. The name is 'Red Moon's Gaze', and it is one of the rare high-level parasitic products."
"In the records of the Alliance Research Institute, there are a total of thirteen such high-level parasitic products."< /p>
"The reason why they are special is because there are thirteen most abnormal spiritual powers that exist in these items."
"..."
At this point, Professor Bai paused, slowed down his speaking speed, and emphasized his tone: "And after I made a series of tests,It has been determined that this kind of abnormal spiritual power is parasitic in this painting called Gaze of the Red Moon. ”
“Its name is ‘Gaze’, and it is a power that has terrible control over emotions. "
"..."
While saying these words, Professor Bai had already opened the box again.
But at this time, the people around him, even They even forgot to look at what was inside the box.
Because what he said was so shocking, even Chen Jing had a look of obvious confusion on her face.
< p>It can be seen that even she is not completely clear about what Professor Bai is saying now.Only Mr. Su and Minister Shen can still follow what he is saying.
p>Presumably, they already know this secret, but they are still a little uneasy about Professor Bai's decision.
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"These thirteen abnormal powers, All very scary. "
"For example, in this painting, the power code-named 'Gaze' can disturb people's emotions, making them change from a normal person to a kind of... A monster that only knows how to vent its desires, its pollution mode is also through the most direct visual contact, so if this painting is exposed to the crowd, it can easily cause the greatest chaos. "
"But such power is not completely unusable. "
As he spoke, he had already pushed the box in front of Lu Xin and said:
"The second stage of strengthening for you is to borrow this power. Having analyzed the power code-named 'Gaze', it can be determined that its characteristics are not to induce negative emotions in people's hearts on the surface, but to devour people's positive emotions. ”
“In human emotions, there are negative emotions such as depression and pessimism, but there are also positive influences on oneself such as self-control and positivity. Various emotions, thoughts, desires, etc. are intertwined and intertwined, becoming It is a whole that shapes who we are. If there is a problem in any aspect, it will cause a terrible situation of the collapse of the building. This is why we are easily contaminated. ”
“But as long as we know the reason, there are ways to guide it to a more stable state. ”
“Those people who are out of control show strong negative effects because of the lack of positive emotions. ”
“So, I reversed it. ”
“Through the extraction and imparting of this spiritual power, this special parasitic item was produced. "
"..."
At this time, Lu Xin lowered his head and looked into the box, and then saw the parasitic item that Professor Bai said.
Unexpectedly, it is a pair of glasses
The frame is made of red wood, or a wood-like material, with red veins on it.
At first glance, I feel that the glasses frame hasThe wooden texture is slowly moving, as if the glasses themselves are alive.
Even when staring at this pair of glasses, Lu Xin had an illusion.
This pair of glasses is also secretly looking at yourself...
"This is the key item for your second phase of strengthening."
Bai The professor told Lu Xin: "It has functions such as information transmission and task processing assistance, but the most important thing is that it has its own spiritual strength. When you have emotional fluctuations, you can use it to achieve balance."
“Simply put, it is a guarantee.”
“As long as you wear it, you will not lose control due to emotional impact.”
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“Of course, the real second stage will not be so fast. You will need time to adapt to it and affect each other.”
“But in the final analysis, with it, you will Will truly enter the second stage."
"..."
Lu Xin fell silent for a moment, just looking at the glasses quietly.
He has made many guesses about the second stage, but he did not expect it to be realized like this.
He understood the horror of the painting, so he was a little wary of the pair of glasses that were somehow related to the painting.
Can such glasses really be worn on the face?
Can such a pair of glasses really help me maintain emotional stability?
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...
While Lu Xin was silently looking at the pair of glasses, everyone else remained silent.
"Buzz..."
In the distance, next to the Donghai Hotel, the red-cloaked spiritual monster once again spread an impact.
You can feel that its impact this time is much more terrifying than before.
In this city, screams and panic sounds can be heard from far away from time to time, which represents the occurrence of tragedy.
Professor Bai lowered his head and glanced at his watch and said: "There are still two minutes."
Then he looked at Lu Xin calmly and said: "Carry out the second stage of strengthening , not only do we need to believe that people with abilities will not lose control, but we also need people with abilities to believe in us. For example, Gecko is a typical example. We believe in him, but he does not believe in our representative. You submitted the application, and we chose to believe it, so it passed. After accepting your application, we created this special item."
"Now, we have given the plan and it is up to you to make a choice."
"..."
I feel that countless eyes around me are falling on myself.
Lu Xin, who had been silent, finally raised his head.
His eyes swept from the doll that was staring blankly at him to Chen Jing, whose mouth was tightened, and then to the tense members of the special task force around him, and then to the people in front of him. Professor Bai, the one behind him with a kind smileThe middle-aged man with a round face...
Finally, he landed on the man with a face as hard as a rock.
He could feel that among the people in the room, the person most wary of him was this man.
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So he said hoarsely: "You choose to believe me, so you are not afraid that I... am actually a lunatic?"
The man with the resolute face The man's body tensed slightly as Lu Xin looked at him.
Then he slowly reached out to his leg and pulled out his gun.
At this time, the people around him were extremely nervous and their throats were dry. Then they saw the man pull out the gun. After checking it, he also took another small bag containing the magazine. He took it out and threw it directly towards Lu Xin.
Lu Xin caught it and found that the small bag was full of special bullets.
"Even if you are a madman, you are also a madman from Qinggang."
The man with a resolute face, or Minister Shen, said slowly in a calm voice: " I have indeed always been wary of you, but I also know very well and must admit that our city has always been protected by madmen."
Lu Xin stopped talking.
After a while, he stuffed the gun and special bullets into the bag.
Then a smile appeared on his face, and his voice became more relaxed, and he said:
"After this mission is completed, I should have enough remuneration to buy a house. Are you there?"
"..."
The people around me didn't react.
On the other hand, Mr. Su, who was at the back of the crowd, smiled and said: "I promise, that's enough."