The fragrance of tea was swirling, but no one spoke.

Holden's simple words fundamentally subverted their perception of psionic energy, knowledge, and framework, and everyone had different ideas in their minds, and it was difficult to accurately describe what they were feeling for a while, and they couldn't even think about it, and their brains were on the verge of exploding.

Holden has a positive attitude towards this situation.

At the very least, they did not take it for granted or rebuke them, as the angry populace and the Holy See did in the face of Copernicus's "heliocentrism" and denounced "heresy", which proves that their way of thinking is still willing to open their minds to different potential possibilities, which is far beyond expectations.

A long, long time later, Robben asked Holden.

"What if we—or any of us—dismiss your point of view that afternoon—like a femme fatale?"

"I would politely apologize and pretend nothing had happened. That's Holden's answer, then, they can't be friends.

Luckily, they didn't. Robben didn't, neither did Ray Peters and Brutus.

At this time, the waiter appeared with an ampiling of psionic food.

The other three were a little distracted, their attention still not coming back to their senses, and no one introduced them to Hoden, but Hoden took the initiative to start tasting.

From the outside, it is a sandwich bread, with a slightly burnt dark brown crust on the outside and a faint hint of tender red filling on the inside. Judging purely by the eyes, there is no difference from ordinary food, and there is no expectation of aura and fairy spirit.

But Hodden solemnly cut it with a knife and fork, put a small piece in his mouth, chewed it carefully, and tasted it slowly.

The skin that seems to be a little burnt does not have a bitter taste at all, but a little crispy and mellow, and the rich aroma of wheat comes to the nose.

As soon as you bite into it, the filling creates a crispy sensation – not the fluffy texture of a magma cake, but the subtle texture of a juicy cherry stuffed into your mouth.

Then a hot and hot sweet smell penetrated into the mouth, slightly stinging and hot, but not annoying, more like the stimulation of popping candy.

Taste it carefully, you can vaguely feel a breath of fire element mixed with the turbulent magma eruption, hidden behind the irritability and publicity, but also with a little tenacity and passion, seemingly contradictory characteristics but cleverly fused together, interpreting a different kind of mixed feelings.

Hordon could clearly feel that the fire element in his body was surging slightly, as if the depths of his soul were carefully figuring out the nature and characteristics of the fire element. And then...... The whole feeling is gone, leaving only the afterglow surging.

Despite the lack of explanations, Hoden was able to taste the unique properties of psionic food.

This is not a panacea, which can enhance the spiritual energy and increase the strength after taking it, but a work of art that carries interpretation and expression.

Cooks use psionic energy to make food, and their understanding of the elements permeates the food, and then the psionics are able to taste their own understanding during the tasting process.

This process of creation and experience is similar to that of art.

It's like "there are a thousand Hamlets for a thousand people." When interpreting Hamlet, different actors can always give different characteristics to the characters and present different Hamlets, and different audiences can always bring their own different perspectives and get different viewing experiences when appreciating Hamlet.

This is the most wonderful thing about art - artists insist on the "original" and do not like the "copy", including copying, uploading, taking pictures and other acts are the secondary creation of art.

Not to mention the difference in light, angle, and position, in the process of making the "copy", the maker himself has already brought in his own understanding of the artwork, which is already a secondary processing, and the work that is finally presented in the eyes of the viewer is the artwork of the "copy maker", not the original artwork.

In the same way, the same is true of the paintings, music, poetry, and so on that Holden just said to Ray Peters and Brutus. Since psionic food can be integrated into the cook's own understanding of the elements and conveyed to diners, the same can be said for other art forms, which may be another way for psionic beings to interpret.

In other words, the real role of psionic food is to:

Deepen diners' understanding and interpretation of the elements, and then inspire their own perception and interpretation as psychics. But how much the same psionic food can perceive depends on one's qualifications.

The chef who cooks the dessert of Ampili should be a passionate but gentle person, who can feel the passion of the fire element, but also understand the tenacity behind the fire element - not just in the literal sense, but in the deep part of the soul, which is indeed a wonderful experience.

"The sandwich filling is a spiritual plant called Ampili, which grows next to the volcanic hot springs and has a unique dual element attribute of water and fire, which is very rare. ”

The first to react was Brutus, who also eagerly picked up the knife and fork, divided a small piece of ampili in front of him, and explained.

It was clear from Brutus' expectant expression that he must have been attracted by the aroma of dessert before he came back to his senses.

"The raw material for psionic food must be a spirit plant?" asked Hodden curiously.

Brutus nodded in affirmation, "In the Cretaceous period, there was no need, and top-level psionics could casually cook high-grade psionic food from ordinary ingredients - of course, psionic food was not popular at that time, because psionics didn't need the help of these external forces at all. ”

Horden immediately understood that psionic food should have become popular in the new martial arts, especially in the era after the overall decline in psionic strength.

But because of the high cost, it should not be common in civilian life, no wonder Robben also looks like a "first long insight". Therefore, the snow deer that I tasted before, although it is cooked with psionic energy, cannot be regarded as psionic food.

At this time, Thunder Peters and Robben also slowly came back to their senses because of the sound of conversation.

Ray Peters took a long sip of his teacup with palpitations, only to hear Hoden's voice come again, "This is what I just said about the different uses of psionic energy. If someone can use psionic energy to cook, why can't they use psionic energy to paint, or some other form of art?"

Ray Peters almost choked on the tea again, but this time he finally calmed down a little:

When you think about it carefully, the whole idea is opened, and it can be called an enlightenment.

Ray Peters cast his gaze towards Brutus, and the two exchanged a look of surprise, unable to hide the turmoil in his heart.

However, this is not the end of the story.

"What tests did you go through at the House of Knightmore?"