The Power of Mind Shift

Gaoxin repaid blood with blood, fighting desperately, and finally killed Daishan Beida.

Luo Yan jumped up excitedly. Even the other newcomers were greatly encouraged, unable to believe their eyes.

But just then, Daishan Beida's body crashed down, heavily crushing Gaoxin.

Luo Yan's expression changed. The corpse was too heavy; it wouldn't crush the dying Gaoxin to death, would it?

Gaoxin's hand hung down, motionless, truly appearing dead, and the scene instantly fell silent.

A mutual kill?

Luo Yan rushed forward to move the corpse, but someone beat him to it.

Sasaki's face was extremely grim. He reached out and lifted Daishan Beida, patting his cheek as if he couldn't believe he was already dead.

However, Daishan Beida's pupils had already dilated, and the blood gushing from his neck had stained his entire body red.

"Useless!" Sasaki threw the corpse aside.

Looking at Gaoxin again, he was much the same, with only faint breaths rising and falling in his chest. It seemed he was already half in the grave.

"Tch, he actually won," Sasaki looked at Gaoxin with disgust, unable to understand how this guy had so much strength in his final blow.

But as things stood, he could only announce, "The winner... Gaoxin."

Only then did the Wa people snap back to reality, exclaiming and whispering amongst themselves.

70kg versus 150kg.

Inferior Glass Person versus Superior Glass Person.

No combat experience versus Karate Master.

How could Daishan Beida lose? And be killed in a fight to the death, no less.

On one hand, they were shocked, thinking this kid could defeat a Superior Glass Person as an Inferior Glass Person, his fighting will was truly astonishing.

But on the other hand, they were unhappy, feeling it was just luck, an adrenaline rush, coupled with Daishan Beida's underestimation.

In front of everyone, a strong Wa person from the Enforcer group died at the hands of a newcomer, with such a huge physical disparity. It was a direct slap in the face.

The happier they had been laughing earlier, the more embarrassed they were now.

"Hurry and save him! He's not dead yet!" Luo Yan rushed to Gaoxin's side.

Gaoxin was clearly on his last breath. If he wasn't rescued immediately, he would truly die.

However, the Wa people just watched silently, not speaking. The scene was extremely awkward.

This chilled Luo Yan's heart. The newcomers who had been encouraged also saw their joy disappear.

Fortunately, the inconspicuous, thin young man Lin Fo stepped forward from the crowd. "Lord Fúshé, Daishan Beida let this kid off many times, but this kid always used dirty tricks, poking eyes or hitting below the belt..."

"And finally, an adrenaline rush gave him strength comparable to a Superior Glass Person's full power strike. His luck was truly incredible."

"However, there won't be a next time. If you let him fight Daishan Beida again, even ten times, a hundred times, Daishan Beida would definitely win."

He spoke with righteous indignation, as if deeply regretting Daishan Beida's death.

Hearing this, Fúshé sat back in his seat, his expression returning to calm. "In a fight to the death, luck is also a part of strength."

Lin Fo still said coldly, "A Superior Glass Person like him is just a false strongman. Why not heal him, pick another person from the Enforcer group, and fight again! I guarantee he'll be utterly defeated."

The Wa people were speechless. Although finding another person to fight would surely result in a win if they went all out from the start, after what just happened, they had no appetite to watch more entertainment. And what if they lost again? They just wanted this matter to be over quickly.

Fúshé waved his hand. "Alright, since he won, he is a Superior Glass Person. Take him to the Redemption Squad later."

Then he looked at the fat woman who was eating heartily. "Rou Si, please help save him."

Seeing that he had spoken, Luo Yan breathed a sigh of relief. If Gaoxin became a Superior Glass Person, he could enter the Redemption Squad, and he could choose his team freely.

Unexpectedly, Rou Si said while eating meat, "Can't you see this beauty is eating? How many people have I saved for you? You want me to save Glass People too?"

Fúshé pursed his lips. Rou Si was of the same rank as him, and he really had no right to order her around.

At this moment, Six Scars chuckled. "If Lady Rou Si doesn't act, it will be too late to save this kid."

"He's practically dead anyway. I think he should go to my Prey Group. Let's have him while he's still warm."

The Wa people didn't object to this.

Gaoxin was too severely injured, his internal organs were all damaged. Taking medicine now was useless, and it was too late to send him to the Silver Tower. As for the expensive nano repair fluid, it would never be used on a Glass Person.

Seeing that Gaoxin still wasn't getting any treatment, Luo Yan's eyes turned red. Sule and Meimei felt immense sorrow. How little did these people value Glass People?

"Lady Rou Si, please save Gaoxin. You only need to make a slight effort, and he will live!"

Luo Yan had no other choice and rushed to Rou Si's dining table to beg.

"Baka!" Sasaki saw this and was about to drag him back.

Unexpectedly, Rou Si threw a bone, smashing Sasaki's head directly.

Then she looked at Luo Yan with interest. "You said you've read many books, is that true?"

Luo Yan hurriedly said, "It's true, it's true. I did graduate from vocational school."

"And my crime was spending two million book coins on the Emperor Penguin platform and reading many, many books."

Rou Si smiled, the fleshy folds on her face completely obscuring her eyes. "Then you must be good at telling stories, right?"

Luo Yan had no other words to say. Remembering that this woman had taken a liking to him yesterday, he could only desperately say, "I am. I know so many, many stories."

"Lord Rou Si wants to hear them. I'm willing to tell you every day. Please save him."

Rou Si turned to Fúshé and said, "Hey, I'll take this newcomer. I like cultured people the most, hee hee."

Fúshé nodded gently. "No problem. Pick a few more. You can even take the one on the ground."

Rou Si chuckled. "No need. That little guy on the ground doesn't look like a well-behaved toy at first glance."

As she spoke, her hand had already grabbed Luo Yan, as if picking up a doll.

Luo Yan was pressed against her flesh, unable to break free, nor daring to.

He could only give a bitter laugh. "Save him. I promise to behave."

Rou Si grunted a couple of times and walked to Gaoxin's side, plopping down on the ground.

She channeled her Vitality Fat, and soon, Gaoxin's injuries were healed.

"This little guy will be back on his feet tomorrow."

Fúshé smiled. "A mere Glass Person's internal injuries are nothing for you."

Rou Si stood up and left. "I'm going back to try out my new toy. I won't stay any longer."

"Farewell, Lord Rou Si." All the Black Hands present said, watching Rou Si depart.

Sule clenched his fists, wondering what fate awaited Luo Yan now that he was taken away by that fat woman.

"Haa..." Luo Yan's face was pressed into flesh, utterly helpless. He could only try his best to look back, his eyes filled with helplessness and despair.

"Vocational School Brother..." Sule could do nothing. He watched helplessly as Luo Yan was taken away.

The next day, early morning.

Gaoxin woke up, his head spinning.

He had slept for a full day and night. He sat up groggily.

Before he could even figure out where he was, he heard Sule's voice. "Brother, you're finally awake."

Gaoxin was stunned and immediately recalled his previous experience.

In a desperate attempt, he had used Mind Shift No. 1, which he had bought with 30 redemption vouchers.

Good heavens, the side effects were immense. He had completely lost his mind.

However, his emotions, intuition, and inspiration had indeed been greatly enhanced, especially his emotions, which were incredibly rich.

He could look at a blade of grass by the roadside and be moved to tears.

As time went on, he found himself thinking less and less, even gradually losing his language functions, unable to express his feelings in words.

His entire consciousness seemed to be shifting from rational understanding to sensory experience.

His hearing, sight, and tactile senses, along with other ways of perceiving external information, gradually bypassed the logic processing stage and directly impacted his consciousness, allowing him to experience things in the most emotional way.

As a result, the world he saw became increasingly unreal. Everything around him, sounds and sights, seemed to be changing.

All his ability to discern was transforming into the ability to feel. All his logical ability was transforming into the ability to experience. All his reasoning was transforming into the ability to imagine.

Operational understanding became artistic appreciation. Language comprehension became musical appreciation. Observational understanding became visual appreciation.

The sun was like a huge, bright vortex...

He imagined all people as spirits controlling energy...

Everyone's face was vivid and full of restless lines, wrapped in wisps of color... Oh, that was clothing...

Gaoxin recalled what happened before he fainted. The more he thought about it, the more insane it felt.

Fortunately, before he completely lost his mind, he had defeated Daishan Beida.

"Sule... Where am I...?"

Gaoxin looked around as he recalled, "Is this a hospital?"

He was lying on a hospital bed, with a joyful Sule beside him. His clothes had also been changed.

"Brother, this is the Redemption Squad's medical station. How are you feeling?" Sule helped him up.

Gaoxin got out of bed and moved his body, feeling full of energy.

"I'm fine..."

As he spoke, he was still recalling.

Gradually, that sense of detachment returned, and he froze in place.

What was going on? Had the medicine's effects not worn off yet?

The more he recalled yesterday's events, the more he recalled that emotional, intuitive state, unadorned by logic, unanalyzed, full of emotion and experience...

felt that feeling again, as if entering that state once more.

"How long have I been unconscious?" Gaoxin wondered if the drug's effects hadn't worn off yet, as it was supposed to last for three hours.

Unexpectedly, Sule said, "You've been asleep all day, Brother."

"A whole day?"

Gaoxin was astonished and quickly shook his head, trying to dispel the bizarre and fragmented worldview.

Indeed, when he forced himself to be rational and escape that state.

That feeling truly receded.

This reminded him of the description of Mind Shift No. 1, 'transferring consciousness to the right brain.'

So, is the right brain solely responsible for emotion, and the left brain solely for reason?

"But that was a one-time drug. How can it still be effective after so long?"

"And now, I can seemingly enter that state anytime, switching my consciousness between my left and right brains at will..."

"This is called a mind shift... I've gained the ability to mind shift without medication?"

Gaoxin pondered. He was certain that Mind Shift No. 1 had clearly stated it was a one-time effect, with the drug only lasting for three hours.

AIs don't make elementary mistakes, so was this his own problem?

Could it be because his true personality's cognition was incredibly aligned with that emotional state?

Indeed, the feeling was very similar to the 'feeling with one's heart' he had discovered in his childhood, though the drug made it more intense.

Back then, his father constantly told him to think, to think more, to think with his heart.

To contemplate the principles of everything in the world, but without telling him what was right or wrong.

At first, he completely didn't understand what he was supposed to do. What did 'thinking with one's heart' mean?

Until one day, he accidentally fell into the water. While struggling and suffocating, as death approached, he gradually grasped the feeling of the water flow and, without any prior instruction, learned to swim.

From then on, he began to understand what 'thinking with one's heart' meant.

And when he used his heart to see, to listen, to think, to observe, to experience, and to appreciate the myriad phenomena of the world, it was very similar to the state after a mind shift, just not as intense or thorough.

So, it seemed he had already mind-shifted before. If he compared it to transferring his consciousness to his right brain.

Then the feeling he found as a child should have been his consciousness shifting to the space between his left and right brains...

Now, combined with the drug, after thoroughly shifting to his right brain, he had essentially traversed the left, middle, and right, thus gaining the ability to control mind shifts freely.

He tried it. He could control the progression, sacrificing a bit of reason to enhance emotion at any time, or sacrificing a bit of emotion to enhance reason.

However, if he became completely emotional, he wasn't sure if he could switch back...

"Brother, Brother! What's wrong?"

Sule shook Gaoxin, not understanding why Gaoxin was staring blankly like an idiot.

Gaoxin snapped back to reality, his eyes suddenly filled with rational charm.

"It's nothing... So, after I won, I joined the Redemption Squad, right? Was I assigned to a team?" Gaoxin asked.

Sule shook his head, "Not yet. Only Meimei was randomly placed into a team."

"You, me, and Luo Ban are Superior Glass People. Every team is scrambling to get us, and they're still arguing outside."

"The Wa people are happy to let them compete. Plus, you were too severely injured and unconscious, so they put us in the medical bay first."

"Oh, right. Luo Ban has already accepted a team and left. It's just you and me left now."

Gaoxin nodded slightly, finally back on track with his plan.

Truly, tomorrow and the unexpected, one never knows which will come first... The suddenly changed rules and the terrifying side effects of the drug almost made all his efforts go to waste.

There were many twists and turns in the middle, but fortunately, the outcome was the same, and he even developed his own potential.

Thinking of this, he felt even more grateful to Luo Yan.

Suddenly, he felt something was wrong and asked, "It's just me, you, Meimei, and Luo Ban?"

"Where's Luo Yan? Did he... not pass?"

"Even if he didn't pass, Meimei was sent here, which means that Fúshé kept his word. Luo Yan couldn't have been sent to the Prey Group, right?"

Hearing this, Sule's mouth drooped, and he said with a mournful face, "Vocational School Brother... was taken away by that fat woman. She said he'd become her toy."

"What?" Gaoxin's expression turned grave.