Wishful Casting Heart

Luo Yan touched his chin and said, "I think I'm starting to understand what Dark Logic is. It's like explaining advanced mathematics to an Australopithecus."

"No, you don't even need an Australopithecus. It's like talking about Bell's inequality to an ancient shaman. Their minds are full of yin and yang, the five elements. If you use strict mathematical logic to derive Bell's inequality for them, they'll think you're making no sense at all..."

Gaoxin asked, "What is Bell's inequality?"

Luo Yan pouted, "We'll talk about it later. It's not important..."

"So, you've reached the level of AI Little Ran's thinking and cognition now? You can create technology that humans can't understand?"

Gaoxin said, "Dark Logic isn't a state of being, nor is it a single logical principle. It's all-encompassing and infinite. I've only stumbled upon one aspect of it by chance."

"However, Little Ran definitely won't be able to understand this one. Because I'm certain that AI isn't a child of the universe. It was created by humans, and it has no spirit."

"So, this is a Dark Logic that humans can hardly understand, and AI absolutely cannot."

Luo Yan waved his hand, "Alright, I don't care about your metaphysics. I just need to know its effect."

"You said before that all human talents are equal. Can you directly imagine yourself becoming a Radiator?"

Gaoxin spread his hands, "I'm willing to believe I can, but... what exactly is a Radiator?"

"..." Luo Yan was stunned, and he began to understand.

The reason he could make his arm burn as if from nowhere was because Gaoxin fully understood the body's reaction to being burned.

But how to become a Radiator? What about Class N, Class R, nano genes? He only had a vague understanding, hearsay.

Imagination Embodiment isn't just blind wishing.

"Can't you just imagine yourself flying, burrowing, or having surging muscles?" Luo Yan asked.

Gaoxin immediately felt insulted, "No, do you still think I'm talking about magic with you?"

"I was just asking, I really don't understand," Luo Yan said.

Gaoxin thought for a moment and said, "If humans could fly and burrow, then I could too. But the bodies of Radiators, including their various abilities, aren't innate. They are achieved through effort."

"Besides, our bodies and those of Radiators aren't even the same species."

Luo Yan pondered. That was right. Radiators weren't 'Intelligent Humans'. Their re-engineered genes were achieved through gene manipulation using nano-agents, not spontaneous mutations at birth.

Without gene protectors, the mortality rate after human gene collapse would be... one hundred percent!

This was a result of AI Little Ran's technology, it had nothing to do with humans.

Gaoxin added, "However... Radiators are also transformed humans. Perhaps I can directly try Wishful Casting Heart."

"Wishful Casting Heart?" Luo Yan was confused.

Gaoxin explained, "My previous self-inflicted burns and hallucinations were both forms of 'Imagination Embodiment.' It's the controllable realization of functions that already exist within the body. Although it's not exactly that, you can understand it that way."

"As for Wishful Casting Heart, it's the phenomenon of developing potential after drinking your blood. You can understand it as a super-amplified version of the placebo effect."

"This requires a specific medium to work. For example, if there's a vial of medicine I don't recognize, but I wholeheartedly believe it's a gene protector, then when I'm collapsing and drink it, my body will undergo gene recombination, heal the collapse, and I'll become a Radiator... without me needing to truly understand the genetic essence of a Radiator."

Luo Yan pressed, "Does it have to be an unrecognized medicine?"

Gaoxin smiled, "Imagination Embodiment only needs to fool the body, but Wishful Casting Heart needs to fool the inner self."

"If the cup I gave you earlier was cola, you would almost certainly fail, because you'd know it was cola after one sip or glance."

"The body itself has a powerful memory; it's not that easy to fool."

Luo Yan chuckled sheepishly, "Even if I didn't recognize it, it didn't work just now... By the way, what did you give me to drink earlier?"

Gaoxin looked around, "Maybe it was the bodily fluid of that rat? It was specially extracted and placed in the corner. It didn't freeze in the cold storage, so maybe it really has some special effect."

"Ugh..." Luo Yan gagged.

Gaoxin patted him, "Now I have full confidence in becoming a Radiator. For example, the Black Medicine the Wa people obtained. If I drink it in the Radiation Chamber, it's equivalent to drinking a gene protector worth ten thousand points. It already has a gene recombination effect, though the mortality rate is very high. But for me, it's all the same."

Luo Yan frowned, "Hmm, my suggestion is... you should still try your best to gather redemption vouchers in the game and buy a real one."

Gaoxin tilted his head, "For you to use?"

"Not for me, brother. I mean, you should use a real gene protector to become a Radiator," Luo Yan said solemnly.

Gaoxin looked at him, "You still don't believe I can do it?"

Luo Yan said seriously, "It's not that I don't believe it, but I think there's still a chance of failure when believing in things. Even if you say it's some technique or skill that's very stable, even a new car might not start!"

"The mortality rate of gene collapse is one hundred percent. If something goes wrong when you drink the 'fake medicine,' you'll die!"

"Can you honestly say that your method is 'absolute'?"

"Listen to my advice, don't put yourself in a position with no way out. With your ability, as long as you become a Radiator and possess a new body and potential, you'll almost certainly take off!"

Gaoxin said seriously, "That's why I said drinking the Black Medicine with a nine-tenths mortality rate directly is fine. It's already diluted from the real medicine, and I have absolute confidence."

Luo Yan shook his head, "It's not about how much confidence you have, but about the outcome we can't accept."

"I know you need to maintain your belief, brother. You don't need to prove anything, and I also believe you'll succeed, but you don't have to do it this way. Just consider it wasting ten thousand redemption vouchers for me."

Gaoxin knew he was concerned about him and that he wasn't just doing it because he was confident of success.

He nodded, "Alright, I'll use the real one."

Gaoxin finally bid farewell to Luo Yan and left Rou Si's home.

Sule and Qiao Long, waiting outside, were getting anxious, worried Rou Si might return suddenly.

And even if they were on watch, they wouldn't know how to notify Gaoxin.

Fortunately, Gaoxin emerged.

"Why did you take so long inside? Is everything alright?" Qiao Long asked.

Gaoxin shook his head, "Nothing much, just chatted a bit longer."

Sule asked with concern, "How's Vocational School Brother doing?"

Gaoxin pursed his lips, "He's doing alright, actually. He's even gained quite a bit of weight."

"Let's go, we'll talk more when we get back."

The group walked towards the Redemption Squad's camp. On the way, Gaoxin explained Luo Yan's situation.

Qiao Long mused, "Rou Si is indeed easier to deal with than other Black Hands. At least she doesn't resort to fighting at the drop of a hat. She just can't stand skinny people, wishing everyone was as plump as her."

"Since Brother Luo Yan managed to win Rou Si's favor, his life won't be bad."

Sule asked curiously, "Isn't gaining weight good? For both Glass People and Radiators, the heavier they are, the stronger they become."

Qiao Long chuckled wryly, "Brother, 'gaining weight' and 'carrying weight' aren't the same thing."

"A belly full of food, or a body full of fat, if it can't be refined into controllable muscle, what's the difference from carrying a heavy load?"

"If you just mindlessly increase your weight, you're actually weakening yourself."

"Rou Si is special. Rumor has it she controls her fat as easily as her muscles, so she can eat and drink without restraint, build up a layer of fat, and still be incredibly strong."

Gaoxin frowned, "Do you know Rou Si's level?"

Qiao Long stated confidently, "Tiger Cub!"

"Tiger Cub?" Gaoxin was taken aback. "Can you explain the power ranking system on the island?"

Qiao Long smiled, "That's simple. You know the limit for us Glass People, right? Three times. Anyone who surpasses the human limit and possesses strength equivalent to four times their body weight is considered a young wolf."

"To reach Sub-Wolf Level, you need at least fifteen times your body weight in strength... anyone below that is just a little wolf cub."

"A True Wolf has thirty times their body weight in strength. This physique is also the limit that Class N Radiators can reach."

"Class R Radiators can break this limit. Even a slight breakthrough makes one a Tiger Level, referred to as a Tiger Cub."

"Only by reaching one hundred and fifty times is one considered a Sub-Tiger, and three hundred times is a True Tiger Level... this is another limit. Class R can only go this far and no further."

As he spoke, Gaoxin's brow furrowed.

"If someone isn't the corresponding type of Radiator, is it absolutely impossible to surpass the limit?"

Qiao Long stated firmly, "Absolutely impossible."

"Genes determine the upper limit. Without gene protectors, Glass People cannot become Radiators. The mortality rate from Gene Collapse is one hundred percent."

"And Class N Radiators can never become Class R, and Class R can never become Class SR. It's like the common ancestor of humans and chimpanzees; once you enter a branch, there's no way to switch branches... zero."

"Tian She is quite powerful, isn't he? He's the commander of the Enforcer group, the strongest Black Hand under Fúshé. In terms of effort, comprehension, willpower, skill, and even the talent for learning and adapting various Gene Modules, Tian She far surpasses Fúshé."

"But he lost one thing to Fúshé: he's only a Class N Radiator."

"This determines that Tian She's ceiling is only Wolf Level, at most a Wolf King. That's the limit of Class N genetic potential."

Gaoxin scratched his face, feeling that the future remained uncertain.

Radiator is just a vague general term used by ordinary people. In reality, N, R, SR, and SSR are four distinct races, representing a four-level bloodline suppression, akin to four major species evolving from the common ancestor 'Homo sapiens'.

For Glass People to become Radiators, there's a method like gene protectors. But for Class N to become Class R, or Class R to become Class SR, it's completely impossible, a zero percent chance.

If he became Class N, would he be at most a wolf for the rest of his life?

"What is a Wolf King?"

Qiao Long explained, "A Wolf King and a True Wolf have no fundamental difference in physical quality, with strength also being thirty times their body weight. However, their combat power is in a class of its own."

"With the enhancement of various Gene Modules, combat awareness, and skills, a Wolf King crushes other True Wolves. It's said that Wolf Kings are fiercer than many Tigers."

Gaoxin nodded, completely understanding. Didn't he himself defeat Da Shan Bei Da by fighting above his level?

Rou Si's weight is at least a ton. Even if she's only True Wolf Level, she can lift thirty tons.

And some people weighing a hundred kilograms, even if they reach True Tiger Level, their strength is only thirty tons.

This is the difference in tonnage. Body weight is a very important standard for measuring combat power.

"Does the Redemption Squad have training facilities?"

Qiao Long smiled, "Of course. We train ourselves regularly, everyone doing their best to become stronger. Are you thinking of gaining weight?"

Gaoxin nodded. He currently has three times his body weight in strength, and that's already his limit. Unless he undergoes Gene Recombination and expands his capacity, the only way to get stronger from now on is to build muscle.

I need to test the effects of Imaginary Training as soon as possible, he thought to himself.

p.s: Sorry.