Chapter 38

James stood where he was as he watched Adam leave. Using a voice that only he could hear, he said to himself, "Adam, you underestimate me. As long as there is a glimmer of hope, I will do my best to fight for it. This is my own choice. Resentment? It doesn't exist. "

From the Psychokinetic power that Adam had just demonstrated, James had already seen the extraordinariness and difficulty of it. Even if this materialization was a characteristic brought about by meditation, it would be impossible to have it if the amount of spiritual energy was not sufficient. He had studied spiritual energy for decades, it was impossible for him not to see this point. To James, choosing to stay was a gamble. He was willing to bet everything he had, even if it meant death.

"Dying on the path of a mage is better than living the rest of my life in mediocrity."

.....

Adam came to the original spiritual energy laboratory. After showing the certificate that Mage Irene had given him, the laboratory was unsealed. The efficiency of the tower was extremely high. This month's funds had already been allocated. Adam summoned an alchemy puppet through the control panel. He needed to modify the laboratory. There were too many rooms in the previous laboratory, and it was too redundant. This was probably because there were too many apprentices participating in the research.

However, Adam did not need so many people to help him with his demonstration. With his multi-threading ability, he could even fight against a team alone in a project like spiritual energy that did not require any large equipment.

What Adam needed was a sample, not an assistant.

After the alchemy puppet received the order and received the energy stone, it began to work. Adam once again saw the silver flood that he had seen at the docks. These nano-level robots covered the laboratory like a tide, directly breaking down and reassembling the original structure. Within a few seconds, they had met Adam's requirements.

If these puppets were not the wealth of the academy, Adam would have wanted to keep them all. This ability to directly change the form of matter was simply too fascinating.

Next was the purchase of equipment. After becoming the owner of the laboratory, he found out that the tower could improve so many magical things.

Optical projectors were just the most basic things. There were spiritual force amplifiers, materialization auxiliary devices, energy amplifiers, energy wave recorders, and so on. Although they sounded very powerful, they were all relatively expensive.

Adam furrowed his brows as he purchased a batch of instruments. He realized that the funds allocated by the tower were quickly spent. At this point, he finally understood why the value of energy stones was not high, but there were still apprentices dueling over them. It was because the apprentices were too poor.

He couldn't help but think of the few red missions and huge rewards in the mission hall. As a research geek, Adam wasn't interested in those, but now he realized that maybe he really had to do it.

However, now was not the time. He needed to send the meditation technique to the library. The books with specific runes in the library were not made of paper, but in the form of a hologram. Adam recorded Psychokinetic Meditation into the optical projector, then removed the information box from the projector. The complete set of runes had been stored in the information box, and the library would form a book based on the information box.

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The next morning, Frank and James arrived at the laboratory at almost the same time.

"I'm willing to join the laboratory," Frank said directly.

Adam was not surprised. From yesterday's performance, Frank's agreement was almost inevitable.

"I'm very honored. However, what I need is not an assistant, but a test subject. Can you accept?" Adam's words were very direct. In the research of Psychokinetic Meditation, whether it was James or Frank, their intelligence was not enough to help Adam. Their purpose was to provide data for Adam — data on normal aptitude and data on semi-mechanized bodies.

Even if they already knew their own abilities, they still felt a little awkward when they heard Adam's words. However, Frank quickly said resolutely, "Yes, Mr. Adam, I can accept."

Adam nodded and took out two contracts for them. The contents of the contracts were very formal, and the two signed them without even looking at them.

Adam clapped his hands and said, "Well then, welcome to the laboratory." Without any words of encouragement or celebration, Adam directly assigned the tasks. "James, you can begin to construct the meditation technique. If you find it difficult, you can use amplifiers and materialization support devices. The construction process will be monitored. If you have any questions, sort them out and hand them to me. Mr. Frank, come with me. "

Compared to James, Frank's research value was much greater, and Adam was very interested in him.

"Mr. Frank, I want to know if there are any changes to your soul and spiritual power after losing half of your body."

This was a question that Frank had been paying attention to every day. When he heard Adam's question, he said without thinking, "There are no changes. It's just that after losing my body, I can no longer feel the elements."

Adam recorded his words and asked, "Then, do you know the situation of the other apprentices who use mechanical bodies? They also can't feel the elements? "

Frank knew that Adam was a rookie. Although he was very talented, he didn't know much about common knowledge. He directly said what Adam wanted to know. "Yes, all the apprentices in my situation can no longer sense the elements. We can only walk the path of alchemy. However, this path requires a huge amount of resources, and Moldo's Tower of Elements isn't good at alchemy. "

"Then, do you know what the reason is?"

Frank nodded. "In the apprentice stage, the body is the physical manifestation of the soul. Although a semi-mechanical body doesn't affect life, it will cause the loss of the soul."

Loss of the soul? Adam highlighted the key points. On Earth, the research on the soul was only in the field of theology. On the scientific level, there was no way to confirm its existence. If what Frank said was right, and the incomplete body caused the loss of the soul, then why wasn't thinking affected?

Could it be that in the apprentice stage, or the mortal stage, human thinking wasn't determined by the soul? Then what was the basis? The brain?

Adam put this question in his heart. This kind of knowledge shouldn't be considered a secret. There might be related information in the library, and he could look it up when he had time.

He said to Frank, "Yesterday, you told me that the mechanical body will cause pain. How does this pain come about?"

"I look like a person, but I'm actually two bodies. All the characteristics of the flesh and blood body are only carried out on one half, and the other half can't be felt. However, the mechanical side has to be involved. " Frank took off all his clothes and exposed the mechanical body. Then, he used his two hands to connect it and used force to separate it from the flesh and blood body.

This was obviously very painful. Frank was sweating profusely, but he didn't make a sound. He tried his best to maintain calmness and said, "That's it."

It looked a little scary. On the broken side of the body, small granules were constantly growing, trying to heal the wound, while the mechanical side simply cut off the granules. Every blood vessel was connected to a tube, and the blood flowed in this way. Even the internal organs were made of machinery. Frank's entire body was rapidly deteriorating.

"It's magic that keeps it running."

Adam understood. Perhaps the most painful thing for him was not the physical one. The flesh and blood body that had not been tempered had to be constantly in contact with magic, and the regeneration of the cells couldn't keep up with the speed of death. If this went on, what awaited Frank would be watching himself die. This kind of psychological pressure was the most painful.

Adam pressed his hand on Frank's body. Frank trembled uncomfortably. Adam said, "Don't move. I need to experiment."

Psychokinetic could construct a membrane between the mechanical body and the flesh and blood body, making the two a harmonious combination. Psychokinetic itself had carrying capacity, and Psychokinetic surpassed Psychokinetic. Then, could psychokinetic play a neutralizing role between different substances? This was what Adam wanted to study now.

Psychokinetic flowed out gently and gently, covering the broken part. Adam gradually controlled it to materialize, forming a thin membrane after perfectly covering it. He said to Frank, "Merge."

Frank breathed a sigh of relief. Even if he was used to the pain of tearing himself apart, he still couldn't bear it. Then he became nervous again. If Adam's experiment worked, it undoubtedly meant that he might not have to bear such pain in the future.

Adam took his hand away and asked Frank, "How do you feel?"

"The pain has lessened, but it's not obvious." Frank frowned. He had discovered a more critical problem. "And the growth of the body can't be suppressed."

Adam nodded and recorded. Then, he applied changes to Psychokinetic, increasing the power of Psychokinetic and stopping the body from growing. This was not easy. If the power was too strong, it would kill the body. If the power was too weak, there was no way to suppress it. Fortunately, Adam had an abnormal level of calculation ability, which allowed him to find the most suitable output in a short time.

"What about now?" Adam asked again.

Frank's eyes shone brightly. It was not a description, but a real light. This was a sign that his emotions were fluctuating violently and he could not control his Psychokinetic power. He said to Adam excitedly, "It works! It really works! Compared to before, it almost doesn't hurt anymore. I feel unprecedentedly relaxed! "

Frank had reason to be excited. Psychokinetic's performance gave him great hope. He had applied for this experiment only to reduce the pain, and now this goal had been achieved.

Adam had originally wanted to try using Psychokinetic to construct blood vessels, but Frank's current state was not suitable for experiments. He withdrew the Psychokinetic. Frank's expression suddenly became distorted. Adam ignored it and said calmly, "That's all for today. You can go back and rest, or find James to construct a meditation technique together."