What It's Like to Become a Vampire
Chapter 318

Give Me Back My Gundam

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As Lao Xia woke up from his dream, Xiang Kun naturally ended his perception of Lao Xia's dream.

The second time he perceived Lao Xia's dream, he indeed gained a lot, just as he had expected.

He already knew that there was a certain connection between "Super-Sensory Link items" and "Emotional Injection items," and that they could "call" each other, as both Little Apple and Liu Shiling had proven.

However, he hadn't yet figured out the specific connection method or the underlying principle. In his dream just now, Lao Xia had clearly shown him how to use both of these to Xiang Kun's abilities and, in the dream... construct the shapes of Napoleon cake and crispy pork knuckle.

To use a somewhat inappropriate analogy, the dream induced by the "Emotional Injection" item is like an operating system that is directly connected to Xiang Kun and relies on Xiang Kun to provide hardware functions to support its operation.

Lao Xia, who was originally just a user, immediately found a way to introduce the special projection of the three "Super-Linked Object" (Super-Sensory Link objects) Coin into the dream after experiencing the dream for the first time, and directly transformed from a "user" into a "developer".

The three "Super-Linked Object" Coin are like servers with three processors, directly supporting Lao Xia's dream and thus allowing Xiang Kun to be "liberated" to explore the dream from a different perspective. Although, in essence, those three "processors" still need Xiang Kun to provide more fundamental and underlying functional support, their existence is still rooted in Xiang Kun.

What Lao Xia "developed" was the projection of those three Coin in his dream—they were like an interface, a HAL (Hardware Abstraction Layer) for Lao Xia's dream "system" through "Super-Linked Object," allowing Lao Xia to operate in his dream by relying on their energy and to have greater autonomy in the dream.

Lao Xia also successfully used this method to link the abilities of "Super-Linked Object" and "Emotion-Infused Object" (objects Emotional Injection).

Liu Shiling's previous dream was likely generated in a similar way.

However, Lao Xia took over the "Super-Linked Object" power through his own "development" in the dream, while Liu Shiling directly triggered the dream herself; Lao Xia consciously controlled and used the "Super-Linked Object" in a "lucid dream", while Liu Shiling was probably not a "lucid dream", but an instinctive, subconscious behavior.

Lao Xia's ability to project and edit dreams using the three "Super-Linked Object" Coin might seem to only allow her to create a cake or turn a pork knuckle into something else in her dreams, but it actually helped Xiang Kun to better understand the connection between "Super-Linked Object" and "Emotion-Infused Object," as well as their special relationship.

Moreover, Xiang Kun has a way to actively enter and guide other people's dreams by using "Emotion-Infused Object." Now he is basically certain that he can also create Napoleon cake, crispy pork knuckle, and the "derivatives" that Lao Xia made based on these two items in other people's dreams.

Although it seemed pointless to prepare these two foods in someone else's dream, Xiang Kun knew that this was just the beginning.

If he can "edit dreams" in the same way that Lao Xia did in the dreams of others triggered by the "Black Circle Graffiti," it is possible that through these two types of dream projection, he could further find the ability to control other people's dreams and understand various cognitive information under a "Hyper-Sensory State."

For him, this was the most important gain.

In addition to gaining new insights into the connection between "Super-Linked Object" and "Emotion-Infused Object" from Lao Xia's dream and finding new methods for "editing" dreams, Xiang Kun also had some new insights earlier when he assisted in investigating that building by "controlling beads".

There were very few people on the streets on New Year's Eve, and almost no shops were open. Occasionally, a few patrol cars would drive by.

On his way home on his electric scooter, Xiang Kun controlled the twenty-odd beads, four Coin, and two pebbles he was carrying, making them come out of his pocket and distribute evenly between his jacket and the long-sleeved T-shirt underneath. They then began to interact with each other, influencing their surroundings and creating a magnetic field for him.

Xiang Kun stopped turning the handlebars of the electric vehicle and simply held the steering wheel. He began to control the electric vehicle "remotely" using the magnetic field generated by the "Super-Linked Object" on his body.

His electric bicycle uses a Hall effect throttle to adjust the speed. The simple principle is that there is a magnet in the throttle and a linear Hall effect sensor that senses the magnitude of the magnetic field. When the throttle is turned, the magnet also rotates. The Hall effect sensor senses the magnetic signal and sends a signal to the controller, thereby controlling the motor speed and affecting the power of the bicycle.

Xiang Kun first directly influenced the Hall effect device by controlling the magnetic field, thereby controlling the speed of the electric bicycle. Next, he tried to bypass the Hall effect device and directly apply the analog circuit signal to the controller.

He was confident he could perform this operation before, while in Hyper-Sensory State.

But after the Little Chubby Girl "developed" a "team collaboration" mode for "Super-Linked Object" for him, he discovered that he could use this method to do it without entering a "Hyper-Sensory State".

So Xiang Kun placed both hands on the handlebars, simply holding the steering wheel steady, while using his mind to control the motor speed and the speed of the electric vehicle. The brakes could also be controlled in the same way.

Furthermore, Xiang Kun discovered that when he created this magnetic field to control his electric car, his instinctive observation of the surrounding environment and his ability to collect various sensory information were also enhanced.

However, when Xiang Kun shifted his attention more to the environment and focused on sensing that environmental information, he found that it was not that his senses of hearing, smell, etc., were enhanced, but rather that he had acquired other information. His brain automatically supplemented the sensory information of smell and hearing based on that information, making it more detailed.

Xiang Kun knew, of course, that this was an enhancement brought to him by his sixth sense. However, in his normal state, he rarely had such a significant stimulation of this sense. He usually had to enter a "Hyper-Sensory State" and block out other senses to fully utilize it.

Clearly, by using the method of "creating a magnetic field through cooperation among Super-Linked Object," he successfully enabled his sixth sense to work in deep collaboration with other senses to a certain extent.

This can be said to have directly increased his perception range.

Then he suddenly realized that his vision was different from normal; it was complete darkness, and he could only see some simple lines.

He hadn't noticed this at all, as he was controlling the electric scooter very steadily, fully aware of the surrounding road conditions and environment, and even the traffic and pedestrian situation at the intersection ahead.

But when he noticed his own visual impairment, the boost from his sixth sense, which seemed to have been applied to his other senses, vanished instantly.

The moment his vision returned to normal, Xiang Kun felt a slight dizziness, as if he was not quite used to his new visual patterns.

Just then, he suddenly sensed something and perceived the power activation from the three "Super-Linked Object" Coin, and instantly confirmed that these three Coin were the ones given to Lao Xia.

Then he learned what Lao Xia had done and was greatly shocked. Coupled with the sensory unease after his vision had just returned, the control of the electric vehicle using the "Super-Linked Object" broke down, and the electric vehicle crashed straight into a roadside utility pole.

Fortunately, Xiang Kun reacted in time, cutting off the control through the "Super-Linked Object magnetic field". While holding the brake lever, he also put both feet on the ground to help brake.

Finally, the car stopped just centimeters from the utility pole, avoiding a close collision.

Xiang Kun didn't even bother checking the electric scooter. He had just learned from the three Coin that Lao Xia had "developed" a new ability—or rather, it wasn't a new development, but rather that the ability had already taken shape in the dream, though he hadn't realized it.

This ability shocked him so much that he couldn't resist trying it out immediately.

Xiang Kun looked down at his right hand, which was in a loose clenching position. A Napoleon cake appeared out of thin air on his right hand, exactly the same as the one he had seen in Lao Xia's dream.

Judging from its appearance, smell, weight, and texture, this is a real, tangible cake.

Xiang Kun never expected that Lao Xia could not only use those three "Super-Linked Object" Coin to make cakes in his dreams, but also in reality after waking up?!

Is this cake an illusion?

He naturally thought of the hallucinations he had experienced under Guo Tianxiang's influence. Those hallucinations involved imagining the most terrifying things in a person's mind. No matter the details, the brain would automatically fill in the blanks, from visual, tactile, and olfactory aspects, making it appear incredibly real with almost no flaws.

Later, although Xiang Kun did not fully acquire this ability, he also possessed similar abilities such as "Projection Manifestation." Instead of allowing the target to see things he imagined based on their emotions, he directly allowed the target to see things he imagined. Of course, the realism would be somewhat weaker.

Xiang Kun couldn't help but wonder if he was hypnotizing himself, telling himself that he had a piece of cake in his hand?

But from the abilities invoked by those three Coin, Xiang Kun quickly realized that this was not an illusion, or rather, not just an illusion; they were not affecting his mind or emotions.

A police siren sounded nearby, and a police car pulled up to the side of the road.

"What are you doing here? Did you bump into a telephone pole?" a uniformed police officer got out of his car and walked over to ask.

"We didn't hit it, just a hair's breadth away," Xiang Kun replied with an honest smile. He had already noticed the passing police car and the officer inside who had noticed him.

The middle-aged police officer, who looked quite authoritative, sized him up for a few moments and asked, "Could you please show me your ID?"

"Excuse me, officer, I didn't bring my ID card with me when I came out. Can I give you my ID number?"

"Okay." The officer entered Xiang Kun Kunnian's ID number and name, then scanned his face to confirm his identity. After that, he asked, "Why are you still out and about on New Year's Eve?"

"I'm delivering a late-night snack to a friend who's on duty at the hospital," Xiang Kun said truthfully, pointing to the empty food box on the footrest of his electric scooter.

Hearing this and seeing the food box, the officer's expression softened considerably, and he nodded, saying, "Your friend is working hard, still on duty on New Year's Eve."

"You've all worked hard too," Xiang Kun said.

The officer chuckled, looked at his right hand, and said, "Why are you carrying a cake while riding a bike? Don't you know that's dangerous?"

"Oh, I was bringing a late-night snack to a friend, and she gave me a cake. I was thinking of eating it before going back, but then I decided to eat it when I got back, so I just held it in my hand..." Xiang Kun said with a "simple smile."

The officer asked curiously, "Why didn't you put it in the food container?"

"Huh?" Xiang Kun was taken aback, then exclaimed with a "sudden realization," "That's right! You can put it in the food box, why didn't I think of that?"

"Don't ride your bike with one hand, be careful, and go home quickly."

"Yes, yes, I'll go back right away." Xiang Kun opened the food box as instructed, put the cake inside, and then said to the officer walking back to the police car, "Happy New Year, officer."

The officer nodded to him. "Happy New Year to you too."

Xiang Kun rode his electric bike back onto the road, he was deeply shocked. The police officer could also see the cake in his hand!

At the time, he didn't look the officer in the eye, nor did he actively exert any "Projection Manifestation influence" on the officer. Could the cake in his hand, like his "Emotional Assimilation," be a passive, limited influence?

If I hypnotize myself into believing I have a cake in my hand, then I'll also hypnotize everyone else into believing I have a cake in my hand?

Xiang Kun felt that wasn't the case. Judging from the ability to manipulate the Coin, this shouldn't be a purely mental influence.

But what could it be? It can't possibly be a real cake, can it?

That's impossible, of course. Even without stopping to check, he knew that the cake in the food box had vanished completely, without a trace.

Although he hasn't actually tried it yet, he knows that besides being able to "manifest" a Napoleon cake, he can also "manifest" a crispy pork knuckle—the two foods that Lao Xia made in his dream.

Other things can't be done yet.

Although this thing was "manifested" by the "Super-Linked Object" calling upon his abilities, he still couldn't fully understand how it was done.

He currently knows that "Super-Linked Object" can induce changes in the environmental magnetic field, create a small-scale magnetic field, and control and utilize this magnetic field to perform certain operations. However, it is clear that this comes from Lao Xia's ability to "manifest" dream objects in reality, which is different from what he did with "Super-Linked Object" before.

To be honest, Xiang Kun Lao Xia discovering certain characteristics of his "Super-Sensory Link" and "Emotional Injection" items, and developing some kind of understanding, like Little Apple and Liu Shiling, establishing a special connection with these items, or even "developing" some abilities. After all, Lao Xia was arguably the smartest person he knew.

But his reason also told him that because Lao Xia was very smart and had a high IQ, according to her usual behavior, after discovering the characteristics of "Super-Linked Object" and "Emotion-Infused Object," she should have gone to the bottom of things to find the reasons behind the special phenomena and to find the principles.

If that's the case, she will always approach the exploration with skepticism, making it difficult for her to construct her own system based on her own understanding, like Liu Shiling and Little Apple, and integrate it into Xiang Kun's Super-Sensing Item System.

I thought that in the dream just now, Lao Xia's ability to project the three "Super-Linked Object" Coin into the dream had already given him a significant understanding of the connection and transformation between "Super-Linked Object" and "Emotion-Infused Object," which was already quite an achievement.

I never expected that I would underestimate Lao Xia; he pulled off such a powerful move after I woke up from my dream.

It's like he took a few server CPUs from his warehouse and gave them to Lao Xia, and not long after, Lao Xia returned the favor by giving him a Gundam...

Xiang Kun guessed that the key to this ability to "manifest" dream items in reality still lies in the dream itself.

Lao Xia probably knew he was in a dream and was influenced by the "Emotional Injection" items, which is why he abandoned his more rigorous way of doing things in reality, accepted the existence of various characteristics, ignored all the irrationalities, and made use of them.

No, Lao Xia should have realized long ago that there was something wrong with the Coin he gave away. That's why he asked for Coin in Tongshi Town. He even realized the possible effects of the Coin projection in the first dream. So when they met again, he asked for more Coin!

She already had relevant plans and designs in reality!

As he was thinking this, Xiang Kun felt the three "Super-Linked Object" Coin from Lao Xia's place continuously connecting with and utilizing his abilities.

Whether it's Little Apple, Liu Shiling, or now Lao Xia, he can sense when they use his abilities through items that have established a connection, and he can even forcibly interrupt or block them.

However, in most cases, this feeling of invocation is not very noticeable if one does not pay attention. Only in certain special moments, such as when a new ability appears or the way of invoking an ability changes, will one clearly perceive it.

But now he is paying special attention to the situation of those three Coin, so he is very clear about every single time they are used.

He can now picture Lao Xia constantly conjuring up cakes and pork knuckles in the duty room.

Is Lao Xia researching this ability, or did he simply wake up from a nap and get hungry, coming up with this "looking at plums to quench thirst" trick?

Wait, can we eat what's "manifested"?

Xiang Kun suddenly became curious, so he quickened his pace and headed home, intending to "show off" a piece of crispy pork knuckle to try once he got there.

In a duty room of the Third Hospital.

Xia Libing, who was lying on the table, suddenly raised her head, and an A4 sheet of printed material was stuck to her cheek and lifted up.

She took the paper down, wiped her mouth, and her dazed eyes began to clear. Recalling what had happened, she checked the time on her phone and began to estimate how long she had been unconscious.

Yes, it will take about 30 to 35 minutes.

At that time, my brain was extremely tired and I felt a little dizzy, like I had been staying up all night for several days in a row, was sleep-deprived, and was also carsick.

She glanced at the three Coin still clutched in her hand, her palm slightly red from holding them for too long. She surmised that conjuring up the "Napoleon cake" and "crispy pork knuckle" required her subconscious to operate at high speed, and she had just tried too many times. To protect itself, her brain abruptly cut off her consciousness, causing her to faint.

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