"Does this seem different from what you imagined the second stage would be?"
Professor Bai seemed to notice the hesitation and confusion in Lu Xin's heart. After glancing down at his watch, he quickly explained:
"Actually, the second stage is only a concept. In essence, it's the strengthening and stabilization of an ability user."
"Normally, strengthening an ability user requires complicated preparations, including psychological counseling, ability testing, mental-level modeling, risk assessment, and so on. Before beginning the second stage, the ability user also needs to undergo a series of corrective surgeries."
"The surgery involves entering a cultivation chamber, using cultivation fluid and a mental-force amplification device for strengthening, reinforcing neural circuits, stimulating specific areas of the cerebral cortex, increasing pituitary activity, and so on. The purpose of everything is to give ability users stronger mental power, allow them to withstand stronger mental power, maintain their own stability, and avoid losing control."
"..."
Listening to Professor Bai, Lu Xin could not help nodding.
He had to admit that Professor Bai's description was what matched his own imagination of the "second stage."
Lying on a bed while a group of people cut and prodded him with small knives and the like...
Although he felt somewhat resistant to the idea.
"But you're different."
Professor Bai left only very brief pauses between his sentences, giving Lu Xin time to digest them before continuing. "You already possess an extremely high mental level, so you don't need to be strengthened. For you, maintaining stability is the core of the second stage."
"So I made some adjustments to your second-stage strengthening plan and cut out the unnecessary procedures."
As he spoke, Professor Bai calmly looked at Lu Xin. His ordinary eyes seemed capable of seeing through everything.
"I'll ask you a few questions now. You only need