Chapter 496: An Unexpected Result
At only eighteen, Morul had never felt so painful and weird. Two very different worldviews appeared in his mind at the same time, one was the perception that he had gradually formed over the past ten years as a human being, and the other was the evil mind of the Mind Flayer, who was ruthless and regarded other intelligent beings as food and slaves.
You must know that the reason why intelligent life can discern who it is is all due to the cognition of the world, just like a newborn baby does not have much self-awareness except for basic physiological needs. They gradually understand things through the observation of people and things around them, and then various emotions such as joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness are born.
Once the root cause of the matter is divided, it is simply a collapse for a normal person, and it is a miracle that he has not gone crazy until now. However, if you can't tell the winner before the body hydrates dry, then the whole body will die because it can't bear the dehydration.
For this situation, Henry couldn't think of any good way except to observe it carefully. Morul's body doesn't absorb water at all now, and even if he forcibly pours water out of his mouth, he will spit it out all after a few seconds. As for the various healing techniques, they are completely useless, because they are neither diseases nor wounds, but special physiological phenomena caused by cognitive errors.
"I ...... I am...... Morur ...... I...... Be...... Person...... After a long roar, Morul had completely broken his vocal cords, and could now only moan hoarsely....... He looked so weak, the pupils of his eyes were dilated so badly, and he looked like he could be killed at any moment.
"Hold on! Morul. All you need to do is defeat the Mind Flayer's perception of the world. You can gain the power of the mind. Become a powerful psychic mancer. Henry kept repeating this phrase in the apprentice's ear using "illusionism". His expression was cautious. As soon as traces of the erosion of the soul are discovered, they will immediately destroy it completely.
God knows what the consequences will be after a complete fusion. Once the new consciousness has a human appearance and a cunning heart, coupled with the intelligence and psychic abilities of the Mind Flayer, then it is a terrifying monster in the truest sense of the word. If left unchecked, it will surely set off huge waves in this land, definitely far more dangerous than most legendary spellcasters.
Fortunately, the situation has not gone in the worst direction. As Morul's voice grew weaker and weaker, the whole person looked like he was dying, but he was still making his last efforts. Fight for your last chance of life. Perhaps it is this desire and persistence for life that has led humans to replace dragons, elves, dwarves, and giants as the most powerful race on the surface.
Henry now admires the young man in front of him, whether it is in terms of qualifications, character, or perseverance, he is definitely worthy of the word genius, if he can really persevere, then he definitely doesn't mind cultivating with his heart and letting him shine brightly. After all, there are too few real talents like this, and there is definitely the potential to become a legendary spellcaster.
As the minutes ticked by, Morul's voice was only the size of a mosquito. Due to a large loss of moisture. The body looked like nothing but dry skin and obvious bones, and it looked like a dried corpse that was about to die. But his eyes were still open. The pupils kept retracting rapidly, as if the last bit of strength was being used to confront the cognitive confrontation of the Mind Snatcher.
Looking at the angry apprentice, Henry sighed slightly: "Alas, it's a pity, if you can keep your body hydrated, maybe you can really become the second mage and spiritual ...... in human history."
Before he could finish his sentence, the situation suddenly changed. Morul's head protruded rapidly, and after only a few seconds, the area from his forehead to his brow bone was like a swollen bag, and a strange energy stance began to gradually form. He didn't know what was wrong with his eyes, and the brown pupils were gone, replaced by mercury-colored eyeballs.
"Only ...... Only...... Only the soul lives on! ”
With a shout, the dry and dehydrated body instantly returned to its original state, and the skin on the surface exuded a faint oily glow, as if the state of frequent death just now was an illusion at all. Changing oneself and interfering with reality, there is no doubt that this experiment was successful, but I don't know whether it is humans or mind-snatchers who are now dominating cognition.
"Morul?" Henry tried to call the apprentice's name. Although he really wanted to know about the changes in the other party's body now, out of caution, he still needed to confirm it first. After all, the burst of spiritual energy just now was so strong, although it was only unintentional, but the power should not be underestimated.
"Morul? Such a familiar name. Right! That's my name! I'm Morul! No...... Wrong...... Am I not Morur...... Who am I? Terrible monsters? Or are they lowly humans? ”
The apprentice muttered to himself as he touched his face. It was as if he had lost some of his memories and had changed in personality, as if a new personality had been born, neither belonging to the original Morul nor consumed by the Mind Flayer's evil perception.
It can be said that this greatly exceeded Henry's expectations. Know that this is a one-in-a-million situation, and it only happens in cases of extreme coincidence. The cognition of the two worlds is completely merged, and then the way of thinking and personality are rewritten, and finally a dominant consciousness is born that can balance the two.
He didn't expect this to happen, and he didn't know what to do for a while. Do you want to accept him as your apprentice? Or nip the threat in the bud immediately. In any case, this time the reality proves that the theory of the blind eye is correct, and that psychic abilities are born in the brain, which belongs to the area of root consciousness activity.
While Henry was a little hesitant, the newborn Morul gradually came back to his senses, observing the world around him with those mercury-colored eyes, like a newborn baby, very curious about everything. He was able to use his psychic power to lift objects, books, and test equipment at will, and displayed a talent that was terrifying, and I am afraid that most Mind Flayers could not have such a strong psychic ability.
"Oh...... Oh my God, what kind of monster did I make? Henry smiled wryly and patted his forehead. He felt that this time it was still too reckless, but fortunately it was the strong-willed Morul. If you change to someone else, I'm afraid you will already be affected by the cognitive influence of the Mind Flayer. Become a downright evildoer.
The blindness is a bit bad though. But it's not too bad, at least there's a perfect real yàn body. It is entirely possible to teach and train Guò to observe how his psychic abilities grow, so that a set of screening methods can be summarized for the potential of human beings in this aspect, so as to achieve the purpose of cultivating psychic warlocks and psychic warriors.
Morul looked around for a moment, put everything back in its place, and then ran over and asked curiously, "Who are you?" Know me? Why am I here? ”
Henry thought about it for a moment and replied with a smile, "I'm your teacher." And you're my apprentice. As for why it appears here, it's long to say bad things. The simple explanation is that you have performed a real yàn here, and the supernatural powers just now were obtained after the experiment. ”
"Teacher? Apprentice? Real yàn? Why don't I remember them all? Morul asked with a frown. Judging by his expressions and movements, he shouldn't be lying. It seems that the side effects of this reorganization of consciousness are quite large, and I'm afraid there won't be too many memories left.
"Remember the Masked Mage's Guild? That's where you used to be. And then there's the apprentices, Raz and Nala, who were sent with you to learn magic. Henry continued to probe as he observed the concrete reaction. For outsiders, he has always been the most suspicious, for fear that this guy is deliberately acting for himself.
However, Morul's reaction was very normal, and there was no suspicion at all. He lowered his head and remembered for a moment. Immediately jumped up and shouted: "Remembered! That's right! I'm an apprentice with the Masked Mage's Guild! I also have a father, a mother, and a younger brother. ”
"Yes, it's good to remember. I promised you before the real yàn. No matter what the outcome is, I will accept you as a disciple, and now is the time to realize it. Come on, sign this magic contract, and you can follow me to learn magic knowledge and of course, how to exercise the power of the mind. As he spoke, Henry pulled out a contract that had been prepared long ago. In order to avoid long nights and dreams, he hoped to control the uncertain factor in front of him immediately.
Perhaps because of the innocence of the new personality, Morul signed his name on the contract with his own blood without even thinking about it. In an instant, the entire parchment quickly burned out, proving that the extremely harsh terms on it had come into effect. He knew what this contract meant, and even if it was too late to regret it.
In order to ensure safety, Henry used the devil's usual trick in the contract, the pattern text. Now the promising apprentice in front of him is completely his, both in body and soul. You don't even need to speak, just a thought can pull out the soul of the other party who signed the contract.
Of course, this is just in case, and it will not be used lightly under normal circumstances. After all, such a real yàn body is too rare, and I'm afraid there won't be a second one. At least Henry didn't dare to risk a second experiment, because the chances of failure were far higher than success, and the best possible thing was to create a group of deranged and lawless villains.
Looking at the black ash left behind by the burning parchment on the ground, Morul asked in a low voice, "I have signed the contract, can you tell me what happened now?" ”
"No problem, this qiē has to start with the principle of real yàn...... "Henry from beginning to end the whole thing, including the principle of the birth of the psychic ability, how it works, the entire fusion process, and the strange phenomenon that happened at the end, none of them were left behind. The reason why he explained in such detail was that he hoped that the young apprentice in front of him would not be misunderstood, otherwise it would be difficult to unfold the follow-up reality.
After listening, Morul smiled bitterly and touched his protruding forehead and said to himself: "Hehe, is it my own choice?" It's ironic...... But it's okay, at least I did get psychic abilities. ”
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