Parasitic Thinking

After consuming the "Mutated Parasite" in the early morning and briefly falling asleep before waking up, Xiang Kun discussed his situation with Xia Libing via mobile phone, then booked the earliest available flight, took a taxi directly to the airport, and prepared to fly back to Citong.

At the airport, Xiang Kun sat in the waiting hall, looking as if he was dozing off.

To others, it's perfectly normal to feel sleepy when rushing to catch a flight so early in the morning.

However, Xiang Kun was actually focused on sensing the changes in his body, especially his senses, carefully observing whether there were any abnormalities.

Because of the "dream" he had after drinking the blood, he had a gut feeling that the "Mutated Parasite" would enhance and promote his senses.

Intuitively speaking, he believes that he has experienced some very slight improvements in the five traditional senses, such as sight, hearing, and smell.

Of course, because his foundation is already very strong, the degree of improvement is actually very small, and he can only roughly determine it by using his own special method.

However, he felt that even if he didn't eat the "Mutated Parasite" and just drank blood normally according to the cycle, the normal improvement after drinking blood next time would be about the same.

While the five ordinary senses showed no significant changes, the "sixth sense" experienced a clear enhancement.

Xiang Kun can now clearly perceive the surrounding magnetic and electric fields even with his eyes closed, without needing to enter a "Hyper-Sensory State".

Then, based on these perceptions, we can reverse the process to determine where there are electronic devices, where there is current, where the current is strong, where the current is weak, where the devices use alternating current, and where the devices use direct current.

Based on these judgments, it can be further deduced which devices are mobile phones, which are lights, which are computers, which are luggage transport vehicles in the airport, and which are connected to the internet.

He carefully sensed the magnetic fields, and could even vaguely determine the exact location of individuals and creatures through the data from these magnetic fields—though this was clearly a combination of auxiliary information from other senses, a deduction of details after knowing the result.

The fact that such obvious mutation and evolution occurred immediately after he devoured the "Mutated Parasite" during this blood-drinking period is enough to prove that the "Mutated Parasite" definitely has the ability to perceive its surroundings through changes in magnetic and electric fields.

However, based on what he and Lao Xia had previously discovered about the true memories within the "Dream Within a Dream" of the "Mutated Parasite's" previous hosts, Xiang Kun knew that when this "Mutated Parasite" was inside a host, its judgment of external information and the host's condition did not solely rely on this magnetic field perception ability; it must have also accessed the host's perception or emotions.

Otherwise, it wouldn't have been able to escape before the "vampire patient" was arrested, nor would it have guided the wanted host who had fled to Yang City to fall from the building and escape before being arrested.

Xiang Kun is more inclined to believe that this "Mutated Parasite" can sense subtle changes in the host's emotions through the numerous, finer-than-a-hair-thin "tentacle threads" that extend from the host's body, thus judging the host's situation.

Thinking of this, Xiang Kun couldn't help but look at his fingers, wondering if he could also "extend" those tiny tendrils from his hands, directly contacting people to sense their emotions and share their sensory information, without needing to rely on "Emotion-Infused Object"?

However, after looking for a long time, no tentacles emerged from his hand.

Of course, if he could actually mutate those "Mutated Parasite" tentacles, he would actually prefer... that those tentacles could extend from the top of his head?

Uh, this scene seems a bit too creepy?

However, Xiang Kun also knew that the tentacles of the Mutated Parasite worked inside the host's body. Even if he could mutate and grow those extendable tentacles, to know other people's emotions, he would probably have to penetrate their bodies and let the tentacles enter their bodies, rather than just directly touching the skin.

In that case, it's actually not as good as his "Emotion-Infused Object," at least that's "wireless"!

Xiang Kun entered a "super- Hyper-Sensory State" again, where he perceived various cognitive information.

Because the "Hyper-Sensory State" is actually based on the "sixth sense," the "sixth sense" is significantly enhanced, and Xiang Kun's perception also changes considerably under the "Hyper-Sensory State."

This feeling was somewhat similar to the experience he had when he first mutated and took off his glasses; suddenly, the world became much clearer.

However, this doesn't mean his range of perception has widened in his "Hyper-Sensory State," but rather that the depth of his initial perception has increased.

Previously, when he delved into a certain cognitive information, the amount of cognitive information he acquired would increase and become deeper. However, this could only be achieved when he focused his attention on a particular thing. Moreover, after going to a certain depth, his brain would even be unable to withstand it and forcibly exit the "Hyper-Sensory State".

But now, without going deep, when you notice something in a "Hyper-Sensory State," the first-level cognitive information is already more than the cognitive information you would have previously gained through a lot of effort.

It's like looking at a pool of water. The information about the pool has always been the same, without any changes. But before, you could only see 20cm underwater. To see deeper, you had to dive down. Now, you can see 80cm at a glance, and with a little diving, you can see depths of 2m or 3m.

Based on the information perceived in the "dream" after drinking blood, Xiang Kun believed that although the perception of the "Mutated Parasite" was somewhat similar to that of his "sixth sense," there were still significant differences overall.

As for how he processes that perceived information, it differs even more greatly from the cognitive information he experiences in his "Hyper-Sensory State".

To give an analogy, the "Mutated Parasite" at most uses a similar lens to Xiang Kun's, but the "Mutated Parasite" is a very old-fashioned camera, while Xiang Kun's is a super recording and image processing device connected to a top-of-the-line chip and equipped with various electronic accessories.

Of course, Xiang Kun the footage of the "Mutated Parasite," modified it, and used it for his own purposes...

On the plane, Xiang Kun continued to frequently enter a "Hyper-Sensory State," engaging in various forms of perception and experimentation.

He certainly couldn't parasitize other organisms like that "Mutated Parasite."

There are many abilities that he probably can't use, can't evolve, or can only use to help him understand his own body.

But then a strange thought suddenly occurred to him: could he... treat himself as a "parasite" and his surroundings as a host to "parasitize"?

After getting off the plane and sitting in Lao Xia's Camry, Xiang Kun first briefly summarized the results of his self-examination and perception with Lao Xia, listing them as 1, 2, 3, and 4.

Then he brought up the idea of a "parasitic environment".