Invade the World

  Chapter 135 The psychic and the psychic

  ——It's the old man in the haunted house.

The only difference between    and the ghost in the impression is that when he is a human in the photo, he still has eyes.

  Although he had expected it a long time ago, Xu Xiangyang's mood was still quite shaken.

  He finally couldn’t help but asked:

   "Uncle Meng, what the **** is the so-called ‘evil spirit’? Are they really ghosts and ghosts that ordinary people understand? But I’ve seen monsters that look like that at all..."

  Meng Zheng picked up the cup and took another sip, explaining slowly.

"Don't worry. Now you really need to understand these common sense, I will tell you slowly. However, before getting into the topic, I still have to remind in advance: about the distant world, or the "other world" Theoretical research can be said to have just started in the world, so what I say next may not be 100% correct. Any theoretical system may be the latest research results or more convincing in two years. The hypothesis is overthrown and replaced, do you understand?"

  Xu Xiangyang nodded, indicating that he could understand.

   "Then let's start from the beginning."

  Meng Zheng pointed to his temple.

"There is no doubt that there is a mysterious connection between'that world' and our human consciousness. We can feel the existence of distant powers through our brains, and in turn it can also affect us...this feeling Only a psychic can understand. I believe you should be aware of this, right?"

  The boy nodded again.

"Those monsters that don’t look like humans are all sorts of weird monsters. Before the idea of ​​evil spirits became popular, there was actually another name, that is, “beyond creatures.” As the name suggests, they live in another The existence of the world can be understood as us living on the real earth, just like other animals and plants."

   "But as you said, there are still human-shaped evil spirits in the distant realm that look similar to humans, and according to current observations and statistics, they all appear after the death of humans."

"Just now I mentioned the shared perception that there is a close connection between the distant realm and our consciousness, so a very reasonable guess has emerged: when a person dies, the vitality of the body disappears, and the consciousness should have died with it. But once it is infected by the power of the distant world by some chance coincidence, it will transform into a completely new form of existence and continue to exist in the new world, that is, evil spirits."

   "Of course, there is no final conclusion about what the so-called ‘consciousness’ is here. It may be some kind of electromagnetic field, or, in a metaphysical way, it is...soul."

  Speaking of this, Meng Zheng turned his gaze to him.

   "There is a relationship between matter and consciousness, did you talk about it in class?"

  Xu Xiangyang recites a paragraph to him without thinking.

  “Matter is the origin of the world, and matter determines consciousness. Consciousness has a counter-effect to matter. Matter is the primary nature, and consciousness is the secondary nature..."

  Meng Zheng raised his hand to stop, and said:

   "In short, from the perspective of the world view, it claims to be'adhering to the monism of materialism.' So do you think there is a problem with this statement?"

  Xu Xiangyang was taken aback.

  You ask me who I ask, I just endorse it.

"At least for some cognitive science researchers, the problem is that this generalized theoretical system was before the rise of language philosophy and brain science. Recognizing the status of the so-called'secondary consciousness', in fact this It is still a dualistic vision concept constructed out of the common sense of human society."

"Because we humans always think that we are more than a skin, and we are instinctively willing to trust the difference between us and animals and us and machines. For the more radical physicalists,'mind' and'consciousness' ...These vocabulary, just as people did not have a deep understanding of natural science in the past, thought that combustion requires phlogiston, and that the propagation medium of electromagnetic waves requires ether. In fact, they are all hypotheses constructed by common sense."

"In fact, we don’t need it at all—since scientific progress allows us to observe brain activity through instruments, we don’t need to talk about the difficulty of observing and integrating into a closed and self-consistent mathematical system, even if it does not exist. The concept of'consciousness' proved."

"Faith, desire, fear, desire,'I am broken in love, I feel very sad','I had a big meal today and felt very happy'... These words are just words, and of course we can communicate in our daily communication. This is more convenient and easier to understand, but in serious theoretical research, it can be completely discarded and replaced by the different response relationships between neurons and synapses."

  "Our thinking is only due to our brain activity. Human beings are like a large-scale algorithm interaction platform, separated from the brain itself and there is no consciousness, so why not just do it?"

  Meng Zheng’s endless talk paused here, and his voice became louder and louder.

"--However, the above-mentioned thoughts, after the existence of the distant realm is proved, are not convincing enough. It seems that human consciousness really has some independence beyond the physical body, at least after being eroded and changed by supernatural forces. ."

  Xu Xiangyang can hear it in the mist. Seeing that Meng Zheng couldn't stop talking about Xing, he couldn't help but interject:

   "Uncle Meng, do you have a good understanding of theoretical issues?"

   "...Well, there is one thing. Although I used to be ignorant, I was still a researcher in name after all, and I heard a few lectures."

  As if recalling something, most of the excitement in him disappeared, and he sighed softly.

   "Excuse me, I seem to have digressed. Do you have any other questions?"

  "I basically figured out the classification of evil spirits."

  Xu Xiangyang is also welcome, even though he seems to understand but not understand, he continues to ask:

  "What about us humans? What is the difference between the ‘psychic’ and the ‘psychic’ in your mouth?"

"The definition of a psychic is very simple. Just like there are no two identical leaves in the world, it is impossible for humans to have two identical brains. Both inheritance and acquired development will have an impact. Therefore, there will be some people's The consciousness is more acute than ordinary people, so their connection with the other world will be closer."

  Meng Zheng spread his hands.

"This is a natural talent. Once stimulated by distant forces, they will awaken as a psychic, just like the "yin and yang eye" in folklore. Of course, there are also individual differences in the level of psychic abilities. Some people see the appearance of the evil spirits more vaguely, and some people are more clear, but these are all within a relative range, and this limit is the limit of the human brain."

"However, among the psychics, there is another type with more powerful and special abilities and a relatively scarce number. That is the'psychic'-the connection between them and the distant realm is so strong that they can manipulate individuals in another world. It is the only human being able to confront evil spirits head-on."

  "As a type of psychic, the psychic ability is also innate. But when they have the evil spirits summoned from another world as a medium, their psychic abilities are not limited to their own brains..."

  Meng Zheng patted his forehead and said with a smile.

  "This allows them to have unlimited possibilities on the level of consciousness. In my opinion, psychics represent the future direction of human evolution."

   "All born?"

   "That's right, and it also requires the activation of distant forces to achieve it."

  Xu Xiangyang thoughtfully.

"I see."

Xingjie was lured into that haunted house by a call from another world. The reason she used to be just an ordinary person is because Xiao An can't reach the girl who lives in the real world;

  And only when she enters the border between the distant realm and the real world—that is, the haunted house, Xiao An’s power can reach her.

  After establishing contact, Lin Xingjie’s consciousness proactively sent an invitation to another world, and Xiao An could pass through the barriers of the two worlds and invade the world;

The experience of the squad leader is the same. Before meeting the old man in the haunted house, she would just feel like an ordinary person.

   "Then...what kind of evil spirits will link a person to, is it completely random?"

  Xu Xiangyang thought of the "line" of the squad leader.

  Although the appearance of evil spirits is so strange, but Qingyue’s ability is not so much an evil spirit that controls an individual, it is more like a part of a certain evil spirit...

  Is there such an evil spirit in this world?

  He still can't get the answer.

   "I don't know anymore."

  Meng Zheng shrugged.

"It may be because everyone’s consciousness is different, and they have a special frequency band, so they can be in contact with those who are on the number. Some people can feel the connection with the individual in the different world after awakening, and some Man directly establishes a connection with the evil spirit that stimulates his own awakening."

"Although it is a rare example, something like this has indeed happened in history: when a certain psychic was conducting a stimulus experiment, he found that one of the awakened subjects was more closely related to the individual evil spirit. The evil spirit controlled by this psychic took it away..."

  After that, I heard Meng Zheng talk about a bunch of strange things about psychics. Originally, Xu Xiangyang, who could only see Xingyue and two people in his field of vision, only felt that he had benefited a lot.

  The topic of the two quickly turned back to the haunted house.

"The haunted house is a part of the distant realm. When that world overlaps with the real world, the supernatural phenomenon we call the'haunted house' will appear in the overlapping part. The consciousness remaining after the death of human beings will be transformed into evil spirits. Even the invasion of the original evil spirits are all premised on this."

"The inside of the haunted house is actually equivalent to another world. It is their territory. It is not the same as the battles that take place in the real world. The physical laws and natural phenomena in the haunted house are very different from human common sense. In short... it is very dangerous. place."

   "I can tell you one thing now, student Xu Xiangyang, we haven't tried to eradicate that haunted house."

  Meng Zheng's tone became heavy.

   "I promised you before, let alone lying. As early as a week ago, we had dispatched a well-prepared psychic team to 41 Anning Street to implement the first round of environmental investigation."

  The eyes of the two met across a small round table.

"However, they have not been able to get out of there until now, and they have not sent back any information. There is a high probability that they will encounter accidents. They are all specially trained, experienced, and capable psychics, but in the end they were not able to be alone. Escape. Without effective information, the plan to eliminate the haunted house had to be temporarily shelved."

  Xu Xiangyang just silently stared at the coffee cup in his hand without answering.

  When he heard that Meng Zheng and his colleagues failed to solve the haunted house, he was indeed a bit dissatisfied; but knowing that someone had sacrificed...any accusation could not be said.

"At present, the shortage of manpower in this city is very serious, and the level of danger at 41 Anning Street is beyond our imagination. It is impossible to send people in and die in vain. Our team leader has reported this matter. Before the support arrives. , All we can do is to monitor and prevent the influence of the haunted house from spreading further."

   "I can understand these." Xu Xiangyang couldn't help but said, "But recently..."

  "You mean the incident where a student hanged himself?"

  Meng Zheng sighed, looking quite a headache.

   "That is probably something before this. The murderer has long allowed the evil spirits to lurch beside the victim, and only waited until now to do it."

  ...Is this the reason why the worm failed to leave Guo Zixuan's house? It may even become extremely weak due to lack of nutrients from the haunted house.

  The atmosphere fell silent for a while.

  In the coffee shop, the melodious music echoes. A few guests were sitting scattered on the seats, all quietly enjoying this quiet afternoon, the lazy sunlight through the glass window, reflecting the hurrying figures of pedestrians.

  This serene and peaceful atmosphere made Xu Xiangyang unbearable.

   Knowing that the murderer is already watching them, it is impossible for him to be indifferent.

  Guo Zixuan was killed by a bug attack, but who knows how many similar monsters in that house, and will there be more victims in the future?

  Never let that kind of murderer take the initiative in the situation!

  So, he still asked the last question:

  "Uncle Meng, I want to know one thing. The so-called ‘haunted house’, how can I make it disappear?"

A bright light flashed through Meng Zheng's pupils. He covered his emotions with the gesture of drinking coffee, and replied calmly:

   "To be simple and rude, as long as you have enough power."

   "How strong is it?"

"From the current situation, the human evil spirit transformed into by the dead Song Deshou is the core evil spirit in No. 41 Anning Street. Just like the nest of animals or insects, there will always be a'leader', ' "Matrix" or "king"."

  "And according to general experience, people who can confront it head-on are qualified to enter the haunted house."

  Meng Zheng's expression became serious. He put down the cup, folded his hands in front of the table, leaned forward slightly, and stared at him unblinkingly.

"Student Xu Xiangyang, can you tell me how it was done at the time? What kind of evil spirit you controlled, what kind of characteristics or abilities, can you tell me? I'll keep it secret, don't you worry , We can still sign an agreement."

  Xu Xiangyang opened his mouth.

  At that moment, countless thoughts surfaced in his mind, but in the end he chose to tell the truth.

   "...I can't see that kind of thing."

  (End of this chapter)