Although she had not been drinking, the foxlike woman with hazy eyes raised her hand. "Captain, aren't mechas lifeless objects? Logically speaking, our mental wills shouldn't be able to merge with lifeless objects, right?"
"Not to mention being affected by them and developing all kinds of unhealthy conditions."
Wang Meng reached out and pressed Li Yuqing's hand down before speaking.
"The mechas we control now aren't as simple as you imagine, especially Divine General Class machines."
"However, you don't have the authority to know the specific details yet."
"When you become captains someday, you'll know the reason."
"As for now, you don't need to know so much. Knowing too much won't do you any good."
"You only need to know that frequently piloting Divine General Class mechas will make your mental states unstable."
"Especially when your resonance with a mecha reaches 300%, you may even see certain images."
"Those images will feel like another life of your own. If you can't break free from them, you'll become hopelessly addicted."
"It's like some actors who become too immersed in their roles and can't come out of them, eventually losing themselves."
Wang Meng picked up the agent in his hand. "The Spirit Stabilizing Agent was developed for this very reason. The medicinal ingredients it contains can help stabilize your minds, help you find yourselves and affirm your identities, preventing you from getting lost."
Murong Xuan raised his hand.
Wang Meng immediately pointed at him. "Don't speak. I know what you want to ask."
Murong Xuan gave an awkward laugh and lowered his hand.
"The origin of these images has yet to be conclusively determined. However, scholars tend to favor one theory: when we maintain a high degree of resonance with a mecha, our brain activity becomes intense, stimulating our brain cells, especially