"… In the dream, the battle ended just like that. Somehow, the gun ended up in the ruins that Ji Yijun and I explored. Afterwards, I started to have some strange dreams, all from the perspective of the Valkyrie, and I saw a lot of… things that looked like memory fragments. I think this was all brought to me by this gun." Ye Zi handed the gun to Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen stood by the window of Ye Zi's room, and took a close look at the gun in the sunlight. It was silver-white, made of a hard and elastic metal, but it didn't feel slippery to the touch. The transition from the barrel to the tip was very smooth, giving people a sense of science fiction, which was quite out of place with the weapons in this world.
Xiao Chen stroked the gun barrel with his hand and felt a strong sense of repulsion. The gun was obviously not heavy, but it made him feel difficult to lift and wield it. He always had an urge in his heart to return it to Ye Zi.
Is it an impact on people's spirit
Xiao Chen separated a trace of his mental power and gently placed it on the gun barrel like a tentacle, preparing to explore the inside of the spear.
However, at the moment when his mental power penetrated the gun body, a powerful mental force surged from the gun barrel, first mercilessly deflecting his mental tentacles, and then turned into a fist and rushed towards Xiao Chen's head. Xiao Chen felt a sense of oppression as if a mountain was approaching his head. If such a force rushed into his sea of consciousness, it would shake his foundation. At the least, his sea of consciousness would be shaken and his mental power would be damaged. At the worst, his sea of consciousness would be shattered and he would become an idiot.
Xiao Chen quickly released the mental barrier magic, turning his mental power into layers of dense nets to block his sea of consciousness. However, that power had a strange property, making its mass and density much stronger than Xiao Chen's mental power. It was like the collision between a drill and a rock. Although the defense Xiao Chen hastily built weakened it slightly, it did not successfully block its invasion.
Layer after layer of mental barriers were broken through. Xiao Chen gritted his teeth and simply opened the meditation space floating in his sea of consciousness, allowing the fist to penetrate into his own sea.
In that world, an island had already been formed next to Xiao Chen's cruise ship, with several coconut trees on it. The cruise ship was moored at a simple pier, and the sea area within a radius of about one kilometer was calm. This was the result of his three months of hard work. At this time, his original body was standing on the sand with a cautious look on his face, looking into the sky with rolling dark clouds.
Suddenly, a crack appeared in the sky, and the dark clouds spun rapidly, forming a hole that revealed the starry sky behind. A shining golden comet appeared between the stars, and suddenly plunged into this world. It plunged into the distant ocean, which first sank, then bulged again, and then a huge wave swept in.
Xiao Chen's body flashed and appeared in the cabin of the yacht, then he closed the door tightly. Then a huge force lifted the boat up and spun the entire cabin...
In the real world, Xiao Chen held the silver spear tightly, but he was shocked and stood there, his face pale. When he came to his senses, he found Ye Zi patting his face anxiously.
Xiao Chen raised his hand to signal her to stop, put the spear back in her hand, then found a nearby chair to sit down, and adjusted his breathing for a while before returning to normal.
"Senior, how are you? What happened just now? It's all my fault. Let me show you this gun. Last time, those two very powerful priests didn't dare to touch it."
Xiao Chen smiled, his face still pale: "It is a steadfast weapon. I touched it with my mental power. It probably thought I was taking advantage of it, so it immediately used its mental power to hit me in the face."
Ye Zi was stunned: "It also has mental power? Are you not hurt?"
Xiao Chen waved his hand and said, "I was careless. However, the experience just now did me no harm. I saw what a more concentrated mental force should look like. Don't worry, I'm fine."
Ye Zi slapped the gun in annoyance and said, "I told you not to mess around."
"This gun is very powerful. It will use its own spiritual power to counterattack my detection. I even suspect that it has its own consciousness."
"So these memory fragments, are they talking to me?" Ye Zi nodded and said, "No wonder, this gun has such a legendary experience, it's normal for it to have consciousness."
"It's really possible. Do you still remember those memories?"
Ye Zi shook his head and said, "Except for the memory of the first battle, all other scenes are intermittent and the pictures are incomplete. It's like someone cut up a photo album into pieces and stuffed it into my head. I can feel that many of them are battle scenes, and some... seem to be about getting along with a man. But the content seems to be a lot, because the fragments I can see every day seem to be different."
"Do you know that man?"
"His image is not very clear, but his figure is unfamiliar to me."
Xiao Chen thought for a moment and said, "I suggest you write them down and see if you can form a valuable picture. I always have a hunch that the past of this gun has a lot to do with our future."
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In Luo Ling's office, Ji Yijun stared at Luo Ling with crooked eyebrows, no, more staring at the extremely rare laptop in her hand. At this time, the only people who can charge this thing are the important departments. Catalina stood beside her a little restrained. Although she argued with Ji Yijun without showing any weakness, she was like a docile kitten in front of Luo Ling.
Ji Yijun had already reported to Luo Ling about the mysterious person teaching Crete magic, but Luo Ling seemed... more concerned about other things. Her hands were typing the whole time, and she glanced at the two of them when Ji Yijun was describing what happened, then simply said, "Yeah. I know about it. It's good that you can find the anomaly. You will be responsible for tracking down the mysterious person. Tell me what resources you need, but don't affect the normal work of the camp. We have just begun, and people's hearts are not stable yet, so try to do as little as possible. As for Crete, I'll talk to him, so don't stare at him."
Katerina whispered, "Maybe I can ask Crete again."
Luo Ling shook her head and said, "He may have become wary of you. If there is really a conspiracy against him, how much of the truth can he know? Maybe what he asks will lead you astray. You should find other ways to start, that's it."
Ji Yijun raised his eyebrows and asked, "Is that all?"
"That's it, what else do you want?"
"Sister Luo Ling, your instructions to me are too official, aren't they? What do you mean by full investigation without affecting normal work? I came to report this important situation to you, and you just brushed it aside with just one sentence?"
Luo Ling stopped typing, turned her head towards the two of them, and said seriously: "Ji Yijun, the most important problem for you now is the change of your mentality. You are no longer a student, you are now a person with a job. This job is very difficult. So please learn to analyze problems by yourself, solve problems by yourself, and be responsible for yourself. If you need me to instruct you on everything, then you can only be a thug."
"I, I just want to find someone to discuss it with." Ji Yijun said with a bitter face.
"Then come and discuss with me when you have some conclusions and clues. Don't just throw a vague story to me. I'm really busy." Luo Ling pointed at Katarina, "Or you can sort out the clues with your friends first."
The two came out of Luo Ling's office. Ji Yijun held his chin with his hand and thought for a long time. Then he said to Catalina, "We have to do something good about this matter. We can't let her look down on us."
"Is this what you've been thinking about for so long?" Catalina said.
"Why? Haven't I made up my mind?" Ji Yijun muttered, "But, just now, I got the first direction. I know who we should go to ask about the magic."
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Morey was still wearing a white coat, looking like a scientific researcher. When Ji Yijun found him, he was conducting an experiment on gunpowder with Mao Kai. From the expressions of the two people, it was clear that the experiment was not going well.
When Ji Yijun called Morey out, Mao Kai was shouting inside: "Go quickly and come back quickly. We have to come to a conclusion as soon as possible. I think it won't work. I have tried it so many times. Changing the ratio according to the formula of the earth and trying it little by little is a dead end. We must make this clear to the higher-ups."
Morey closed the door and ignored him. Instead, he smiled and said to Ji Yijun, "After all, Mao Kai is still impatient. Don't pay attention to him. Tell me, what do you want from me?"
Ji Yijun briefly explained the cause and effect, then focused on describing the method of casting the spell. Finally, he took out his mobile phone and played a video. It was exactly the way the man in black and Crete cast the spell. However, because it was very dark and the distance was far, only a few purple-red spots of light could be seen in the black.
Katerina, who was beside him, looked at her phone and asked in surprise, "You still have this, why didn't you tell me, and why didn't you take it out from Lord Luo just now?"
"What does she know? There are only two balls of light. It's useless for her to watch them. You too, you've even seen the live version. What's the point of watching this? The battery of this phone is expensive. I have to spend a lot of effort every week to charge it."
"You stingy guy! Sister Cao Lu lent me her money to play games last time." Katarina said disdainfully.
"Go away. Let's talk about serious matters here." Ji Yijun pushed Katarina aside and continued to ask Morey, "Did you see anything?"
"It's a very strange magic light." Morey said, "You know, the halos emitted by different magics have certain rules. In magic identification, there is a school of thought that uses the color and strength of the halo to judge the type of spell cast by the opponent. This purple light is not common. I strongly suspect that it is not the product of direct casting, but released with the help of some magic item. Also, about the seed problem you mentioned. In the magic I know, there is absolutely no way to learn how to cast spells in one day, even various sorcery can't do that. Learning to use magic items requires a certain amount of practice."
"What's the matter with the purple light in Crete's hand?" Ji Yijun asked.
"Maybe I have to go and see it in person," Morey replied.