"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 explained:
"Actually, the second stage is just a concept. Its essence is the strengthening and stabilization of ability users."
"Normally, strengthening the ability user requires complicated preparations, including psychological counseling, ability testing, mental scale model calculation, risk assessment, etc. Before proceeding to the second stage, the ability user needs to undergo a series of transformation surgeries."
"The surgical process includes entering the culture chamber, using culture fluid and a mental power amplifier to strengthen it, strengthening the neural circuits, stimulating specific areas of the cerebral cortex, increasing the activity of the pituitary gland, etc. The purpose of all is to allow the person with abilities to have stronger mental power, be able to withstand stronger mental power, maintain their 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 scratched and scratched with knives...
Although, he was somewhat opposed to this scene.
"But you are different."
Professor Bai left only a small pause between each sentence for Lu Xin to digest, and then continued, "You have a very high mental level, so there is no need to enhance it. For you, keeping you stable is the core of the second stage."
"So, I have made some adjustments to your second phase strengthening plan and cut out unnecessary procedures."
While saying these words, Professor Bai looked at Lu Xin calmly, with a pair of ordinary eyes that seemed to be able to see through everything:
"I'll ask you a few questions now. You just need to nod or shake your head."
"..."
Lu Xin looked up at Professor Bai, and there seemed to be some kind of tacit understanding quietly emerging between the two.
"First, for you, the biggest problem 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 glanced at Professor Bai in surprise, but nodded.
"Third..."
Professor Bai paused slightly and said, "Are you particularly longing for inner peace?"
Lu Xin felt 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 became a little wary without knowing when.
"Uh-huh!"
There were members of Special Task Force around, and when they noticed the look in Lu Xin's eyes, they became slightly nervous and moved unnaturally.
The following Chen Jing, Mr. Su, and Minister Shen are 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.
"In this case, you meet the conditions for us to proceed to the second stage, which also proves that my speculation is correct."
Professor Bai said, lifting the silver box in his hand and placing it on the front hood of the jeep, then turned to look at Lu Xin and said, "For you, the second stage of stability lies in how to control your emotions..."
"Remember, it's your own emotions..."
"So, I am not going to provide you with conventional psychological counseling or even surgical modification. What I choose is to use a new, very restrictive... and also very expensive method to achieve it."
As he spoke, he opened the safety lock of the silver box and said at the same time, "Before that, I want to inquire seriously..."
"Are you sure you want to do phase two?"
"..."
Lu Xin was slightly stunned, but still nodded slowly.
For him, this was an extremely important and significant 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 watched Professor Bai solemnly hand the document into his 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 sign the contract at such an important time...
Not only him, but Mr. Su, Minister Shen, and Chen Jing not far away also had expressions of helplessness and a little nervousness. They all now have a complex psychology of being in awe of the unknown and wanting to express some opinions, but not daring to interrupt casually.
Lu Xin opened the contract honestly and quickly browsed the above contents:
Then he discovered that compared with the contract he signed when working in the company, this contract seemed 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 Qinggang Special Purity Department.
Correspondingly, Lu Xin must also ensure that after signing the contract, it will comply with three major principles:
1. Comply with the laws and regulations of Qinggang and the regulations of the Special Purity Department. Brackets: You can appeal and discuss 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 the contract seem less formal.
There is a sense 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 subordinate Sister Sun came over, he could draft a more professional contract than this.
But at this time, Professor Bai looked solemn, nodded seriously, and said, "Yes."
As he spoke, he took out a pen with a gold-gilt pattern from his suit pocket and handed it 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.
"Is this okay?"
Lu Xin put away the pen, put it into the bag, and then handed the contract to Professor Bai.
Professor Bai took the contract, glanced at it, put it away carefully, and nodded with satisfaction. "That's it."
Obviously it feels like it's just a meaningless little thing, but it still feels like a sigh of relief.
"Then the second stage you mentioned..."
Lu Xin looked up 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 and realized 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 Psychic Parasitic Item in the world that can attach people's mental power to them. These parasitic products also have many signs of being similar to humans, or Pollution Source."
"That painting has been authenticated by us and can be confirmed."
"Its name is 'The Crimson Moon's Gaze', and it is one of the rare high-level parasites."
"In the records of Alliance Research Institute, there are a total of thirteen such high-level parasitic products."
"The reason why they are special is because there are thirteen most abnormal spiritual powers that exist in these items."
"..."
Having said this, Professor Bai paused, slowed down his speaking speed, and emphasized his tone. "After I conducted a series of tests, I have determined that this painting named the Crimson Moon's Gaze contains such an abnormal spiritual power."
"Its name is 'Gaze'. It is a power that has terrible control over emotions."
"..."
While saying these words, Professor Bai had opened the box again.
But at this time, the people around him even forgot to look at the contents of the box.
Because what he said was so shocking, even Chen Jing had a look of obvious confusion on his face.
It can be seen that even she is not completely clear about what Professor Bai is talking about now.
Only Mr. Su and Minister Shen can still follow what he said at this time.
Presumably, they already knew the secret, but they were still a little uneasy about Professor Bai's decision.
"These thirteen abnormal powers are all very terrifying."
"For example, in this painting, the power code-named 'Gaze' can disturb people's emotions, making them change from a normal person to a monster who only knows how to vent their desires after one glance. 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. I have analyzed this power code-named 'Gaze', and I can confirm that its characteristics are not to induce negative emotions in people on the surface, but to devour people's positive emotions."
"Human emotions include 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 to form 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 you know the cause, there are ways to guide it to a more stable state."
"Those who lose control show strong negative effects because they lack positive emotions."
"So, I worked on it in reverse."
"Through the extraction and imparting of this spiritual power, this special parasitic item was created."
"..."
At this time, Lu Xin lowered his head and looked into the box, and then saw the parasitic item Professor Bai mentioned.
Surprisingly, it was a pair of glasses.
The frame is a kind of red wood, or a wood-like material, with red veins on it.
At first glance, it feels like the wooden texture on the glasses frame is slowly squirming, 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 me...
"This is the key item for your second phase of strengthening."
Professor Bai said to 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 power. When you have emotional fluctuations, you can use it to achieve balance."
"Simply put, it's a guarantee."
"As long as you wear it, you won't lose control due to emotional impact."
"Of course, the real second phase will not be so fast. You will need time to adapt to it and affect each other."
"But at the end of the day, with that, you really get to phase two."
"..."
Lu Xin fell silent for a moment, just looking at the glasses quietly.
He had made many guesses about the second stage, but he never thought it would come true like this.
He understood the horror of that painting, so he was a little wary of the pair of glasses that were somehow related to that painting.
Can such glasses really be worn on the face?
Can such a pair of glasses really help you maintain emotional stability?
While Lu Xin silently looked at the pair of glasses, everyone else remained silent.
"Buzz..."
In the distance, next to Donghai Hotel, Mental Monster in red cloak spread an impact once again.
You can feel that this time its impact 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 looked down at his watch and said, "There are still two minutes."
Then he looked at Lu Xin calmly and said, "To carry out the second stage of strengthening, we not only need us to believe that the ability users will not lose control, but also need the ability users to believe in us. For example, Gecko, he is a typical representative who we believe in him, but he does not believe in us. You submitted the application, and we chose to believe it, so we approved your application and created this special item."
"Now that we have given a plan, it's up to you to make a choice."
"..."
I felt that countless eyes around me were falling on myself.
Lu Xin, who had been silent, finally raised his head.
His eyes swept from Kid who was looking at him blankly, to Chen Jing who had a tight mouth, then to the nervous special team members around him, to Professor Bai in front of him, to the middle-aged man with a round face and a kind smile behind him...
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.
So he said hoarsely, "You choose to believe me, so you are not afraid that I... am actually a lunatic?"
The man with a resolute face was looking at Lu Xin, and his body tensed slightly.
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 his gun. After checking it, he took out another small bag containing the magazine 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 still a madman from Qinggang."
The man with a resolute face, or Minister Shen, said slowly with 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 reward to buy a house, right?"
"..."
People around him didn't react.
But Mr. Su, who was at the back of the crowd, smiled and said, "I promise, that's enough."
I will update these first at noon. There are a bit more words, but it is too short if divided into two chapters. The next chapter is actually coded, but I have to refine it first and try to publish it in the evening.