Tokyo underground city

Chapter 294 Katori

"[Writing] is an action."

“It refers to the process by which humans transform ‘entities’ into ‘symbols’ through the process of ‘writing’.”

"And [Writing] in terms of psychic talent is also similar to it——"

“Through the act of [writing], we psychics have completed the transformation from ‘illiterates’ to ‘literate people’.”

“This process is not accomplished through ‘transformation’, but through ‘awakening’.”

"So if I beat you half to death like Chun did, there is a chance that you will realize the interlayer between soul and body and become a 'psychic person'..."

"But to put it bluntly, that's just a 'bug'. Real psykers are almost all people who have rewritten reality through their own exceptionally pure will——"

“In other words, a ‘scholar’.”

Yu's statement is very vague.

But it is very consistent with the feeling of psykers——

Rather, Yu's description is the clearest one among the various explanations that Lin Huai'en has found.

This is mainly because he can understand what Yu said: "matter is energy."

Although the idea that souls existed in human bodies long before the emergence of dungeons was a bit too exciting for him.

But "matter is energy" is not a novel theory.

[In my opinion, matter is not so much matter as it is a kind of ‘structured energy’, which is no different from the waves on the sea——]

"Therefore, if the human body is regarded as a kind of 'structured energy', then the 'soul' is just a kind of 'structured energy'..."

"If 'soul' and 'consciousness' are the key to activating psychic energy...then essentially, the body can also be regarded as a part of the soul."

"Using the power in the dungeon, psychics should be able to use their souls to drive their mental power and change the energy structure of their bodies..."

"That is, semi-spiritual incarnation——"

“And this is [writing].”

At first, Lin Huaien found it difficult.

He was unable to energize matter and combine it with spiritual energy.

Until he changed his mind and considered [matter = energy] as the first premise.

Then it dawned on him——

"To put it bluntly, the essence of [Writing] is no different from [Fireball Technique]."

"[Fireball] uses magic power to drive [heat] to create an explosion."

"And [Writing] is to use spiritual energy to drive [matter] to transform into [spiritual body] this special [energy]."

"If you still can't understand it, consider dismantling the forces between atoms——"

"Allow them to be alienated from each other, but still maintain the material structure in space, but the gaps between them can still allow physical materials such as bullets to penetrate..."

Lin Huai'en gradually understood what incredible existence these things in the hands of explorers and psykers actually were——

"There is no essential difference between [Katana] and [Assault Rifle]."

"The only thing that determines the difference between them is [structure]."

Lin Huaien opened his eyes. He looked at the faint silver light in his palm and looked at Tian Shuiyou:

"I understand."

"The essence of [Writing] is the use of [Psychic Power]."

"Since psychic skills can even imitate other people's skills, they can naturally imitate the various chemical bonds and microscopic particle forces in our bodies -"

"Whether it's the strong force, the weak force, or the electromagnetic force, it can replace it."

“While breaking them apart, the basic physical structure remains intact.”

"about there."

After hearing Lin Huaien's explanation, Yuan nodded: "Only the last bit left -"

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"If you want to complete [writing], do you have to do [extension]..."

Lin Huai'en looked at the silver light in his hand, closed his eyes and thought.

Tian Shuiyu helped him enter the door of spiritual talent, and then he had to go through his own practice.

[Write] is certainly very powerful, but ordinary [Write] will cause irreversible situations.

For example, Siegel was blown away by half of his body in "Star Deer Forest".

At this time, you need to use [Extension].

In other words, from the perspective of psykers, dismantling the molecular forces between substances is only the first step in awakening the talent of psychic energy and becoming a "scholar".

"Once the intermolecular forces can be broken down, psykers will face the problem of [Ship of Theseus]——"

"In other words, the molecules (substances) that make up the body are not important, but the 'structure' of the substance is important."

In other words, even if Lin Huai'en's brain is shattered, as long as he grabs some basic particles from the air around him and forms a new body at the moment when [writing] is released, he will be the original Lin Huai'en.

And this is [Tuo].

"[Extension] is the part that consumes the most energy in the process of [writing]."

"In other words, if the psyker is not damaged during the [writing] process, he can [write] repeatedly a dozen times."

"Once the body is fatally injured, a large amount of spiritual energy must be used to enter the [Extended] state to repair the body."

"And most of the psychics were almost half dead after [Tuo] last time, let alone three times after [Tuo]..."

The more he understood [Write], the more Lin Huai'en realized what kind of monster Chun was.

Tianshui Kaoru and Tianshui Yu both said that the reason for Tsubaki's high talent is self-evident.

After Lin Huai'en tried several times, he reluctantly discovered that in terms of psychic talent, he was indeed similar to ordinary people.

"Just barely, once every three days."

Lin Huai'en felt the state of [writing]: "Fortunately, as long as you awaken your psychic talent, you can at least [expand] it once. The only difference is how serious the side effects are and how many days you have to rest afterwards."

"This is determined by the characteristics of the soul."

Regarding the characteristic of [writing], Yu explained it this way——

"Even a psyker who has exhausted all his spiritual energy can still [extend] his life by releasing [write]."

"This should be because the total amount of spiritual energy we can use remains unchanged, and [Tuo] uses the energy at the bottom of the Sea of ​​Will, while ordinary spiritual energy techniques only use the surface of the Sea of ​​Will. The little waves it caused——"

"The total amount of the two is not the same."

"In other words, it's the [id] and the [self]..."

Lin Huai'en nodded and understood what You meant.

The essence of [Tuo] is "the desire to survive."

And [writing] is an "advanced need" based on "survival".

In other words, the soul will only allow the explorer to use the extra spiritual energy to "write" after confirming that there is sufficient spiritual energy left for "expansion".

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"So, after recasting the Fury of Gray Blue, you finally mastered [writing]?"

When leaving Tian Shuiyou, Lin Huai'en met Yuan Ximu again in the corridor.

According to the girl, Lin Huai'en, as the psyker closest to her, is a very clear presence in her [horoscope].

As long as she is willing, she can create a "coincidence" to meet Lin Huai'en at any time.

"In the psychic's understanding, interpersonal relationships, event development and causality are all similar to chess pieces on a chessboard. As long as the stars are moved, exact results can be obtained."

Regarding Lin Huaien’s doubts, the girl explained this:

"But this kind of opportunity doesn't come often. It depends on the difficulty and opportunity-"

"Sometimes, we can easily grasp the moment of 'it can work!'. But more often, we are still blinded by looking at the astrolabe which is like a mess."

"However, it is easy to create a 'coincidence' of meeting you, especially when it involves myself."

The girl hugged her knees. This time she prepared a blanket, so she wouldn't get cold again.

"...But since you have this ability, can you also control the astrolabe to make the enemy commit suicide?"

Lin Huai'en thought for a while and realized a problem.

"That's the theory."

Yuan Ximu nodded: "So most psykers will have a psychic by their side to prevent them from falling into the pit unknowingly due to the interference of other hostile psychics -"

"But psychics also have levels. It doesn't matter if they are at the same level as me or even at the same level as me. I can't see that kind of [great astrologer] like An Xiyan, even if he controls your destiny. ——”

"After all, a great astrologer like her can influence the fate of an entire country."

"...In other words, wouldn't it be miserable for those dungeon associations without a 'great astrologer'?"

Lin Huai'en was thinking and suddenly had a bad premonition.

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"The eldest lady of the Shinohara family, want to see me?"

Early the next morning, Lin Huai'en met Tian Shuiyou outside his guest room.

"yes."

The boy rarely put on formal clothes: "Sister Katori is one year older than me and one year younger than Miss Hiiragi. She probably wants to apologize to you for the [Colorful Deer] incident——"

"Because of you, Shinohara Takazo, the acting head of the Shinohara family, was forced to step down, and Katori-san was also released from house arrest."

"It seems that the butterfly effect caused by me saving your life is quite large,"

Lin Huai'en said teasingly.

However, Tian Shuiyou nodded solemnly:

"Indeed."

Lin Huai'en didn't understand what he meant at first, but when he packed up his equipment and walked out of the Tianshui Hall gate, he was surprised——

"Congratulations to send His Excellency Tensui Yu, the master of Tensui Isshin-ryu, and Mr. Lin Huai'en, the captain of the daytime thief explorer, to Shinohara's humble residence!"

Rows of Tokyo samurai stood neatly at the door.

Rimu and others whom Lin Huai'en had met before were also among them.

Higurashi Tibetan, who had cured his ore syndrome, looked capable and ordered the other "diners" in the Tensui Hall in an orderly manner, and dealt with the retainers of the Shinohara family.

Looking at this scene, Lin Huai'en was extremely surprised——

"Higurashi and the others are..."

"Mr. Higurashi was originally a follower of my father. Now that they have recovered their health, they will naturally become contractors of Tensui Hall again."

Tian Shuiyu replied calmly.

What seemed to be a gentle and shy expression before now seems to have the aura of a superior person who is not angry and confident.

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Sitting in a fleet of black cars sent by the Shinohara family, Lin Huai'en and Tianshui Yu left Shibuya and headed for Chiyoda District.

This is the political center of Tokyo. Like the adjacent [Minato Ward] and [Chuo Ward], it is a [purification area] located in the [circle].

After the convoy entered Chiyoda District, the black reflective glass automatically opened, and fresh harbor air poured into the car. Even the nearby vegetation and air were much fresher.

Not long after, the convoy stopped in front of a large Japanese-style garden.

Compared with this Japanese-style garden, Tianshuiyu's Tianshui Pavilion can only be said to be as compact as a bachelor's apartment.

The samurai belonging to the Shinohara family sent Lin Huaien and Tianshui Yu through the gate, and then the maids in kimonos ushered them into the side hall of the Shinohara family, which was used to receive foreign guests.

Across the charming Japanese courtyard, Lin Huai'en finally met Tian Shuiyu's fiancée——

That is, the next head of the Shinohara family, Kaori Kaori.

"You can call me Katori."

The girl in a heavy kimono gently sipped the sencha tea in her cup.

She is petite, but like Yu Tenshui, she has the aura of a superior person.

"My father likes to call me 'Hanako', but doesn't it sound like some school ghost story to you?"

"So I let others call me 'Katori'."