In Cecil, priests don't necessarily have the light, nuns don't necessarily heal, stalkers usually use two-handed swords and power sticks, and even the peak of the elves' appearance may be bald in nature - to sum up, it is natural for a "singer" not to sing.

But Gawain stood there and pondered for a long time, and still felt that there was something wrong with this......

But it's not right, it's not right, anyway, there are few normal painting styles in this land - he has seen the cyberpunk dragon country, and Gao Wen's compatibility with the painting style problem at this moment is unprecedentedly high.

Regardless of whether the style of painting is right or not, it just works.

He looked at the young tester in the center of the testing room, who was connecting the rune plates and the test guide terminal with the help of several technicians, while another technician went to a nearby safe deposit box and carefully removed a vertebrae-like device from the box that shimmered with a silvery-white metallic sheen, the nerve thorn.

A technician came to Wendy's side, he first saluted Gawain, and then reported to Wendy: "The tester's equipment has been checked, the personnel and equipment are in good condition, and they are ready to conduct experiments at any time." ”

Wendy nodded and glanced at Gawain, who snorted, "Then let's start testing...... Let me see how you've achieved so far. ”

"Start connecting the nerve thorns," Wendy immediately turned to his assistants, "get the nerve signal amp and helmet ready!" ”

The technicians began to work, Gawain saw the technician with the nerve thorn come to the center of the field, carefully pasting the "artificial spine" with a silver-white metallic luster to the contact point on the back of the subject's neck, and other technicians came over with a strange-looking helmet, the helmet was made of several layers of metal stacked on top of each other, the most peculiar thing was that it completely obscured the position of the eyes, and then others began to activate the various testing equipment and safety devices around it.

They had apparently done this more than once, and in just a few minutes, they were ready to test.

The technicians left the center of the field, leaving only the young tester standing still, the nerve thorns at the back of his head hanging quietly behind his back, the strangely shaped helmet obscuring his eyes and skull, and some kind of soft material at the back of the helmet that was tightly connected to the nerve thorns - he was waiting for further instructions, while Wendy explained to Gawain what the equipment does: "We have specially designed a nerve thorn that is more sensitive than the regular model, It allows psionic singers to perceive anomalous mental contamination acutely, but it also creates a certain mental burden, so ordinary people need to be trained to withstand the stress of this additional perception......

"The Psionic Singer's suit comes with a series of resonant substrates that can be used to unleash specific high- or low-frequency magical oscillations under the control of the Thorns, and the effects of the 'Song of the Deep' are spread in this way. To further enhance its effect, we have also designed a set of three neural signal amplifiers – the amplifiers are not activated yet, as you will see later.

“…… The helmet has a large number of nerve contacts to further enhance the connection between the Psionic Singer and the suit, as well as some protection......"

Gawain listened silently, and finally couldn't help but ask: "Why do you use armor pieces on the helmet to block your eyes?" ”

“…… In order to prevent delirium," Wendy said with a serious expression, "In the test, we found that the psychic singer's perception is not only greatly enhanced, but also produces various 'extrasensory phenomena' that are different from those of humans, which involves a very complex neuro-soul interaction process. As a result, this extracellular perception mutates the vision of psionic singers, who see many ...... Things that shouldn't be seen, and which are likely to bypass their mental defenses and break through their intellectual barriers.

"After all, although psionic singers are soldiers fighting against spiritual pollution, they are still mortals themselves, and once their protection is penetrated, they are not much stronger than ordinary people.

"That's why we designed this visual suppression device – those armor pieces not only physically block the user's vision, but also temporarily block the brain's processing of visual signals through the nerve contacts built into the helmet, which can prevent mental pollution caused by visual pollution to the greatest extent. It's a lot more effective than 'closing your eyes'. ”

Hettie on the side couldn't help but interject: "Then their vision ......"

"Don't worry," Wendy laughed, "although the eyes are blocked, the psionic singers can actually 'see' it. ”

As she spoke, she raised her hand and beckoned to the young man in the center of the testing room, who immediately raised her head and waved in response - as if his vision was not affected in the slightest.

"Yes, I can 'see,'" the young tester said with a smile, his nervousness seemingly completely relieved, "and more clearly than I could see with my eyes." ”

Gawain suddenly became a little curious: "What is the world like in your eyes?" ”

"This ...... It's hard to describe, I can see everything in all directions at the same time, including my back and the ground under my feet," the young tester thought for a moment and said seriously, "It's direct perception, and all the information is presented directly to the mind." But almost everything I saw was colorless, only grayish and white, which took a while to get used to. ”

"The only 'color' that the psionic singer can see in this situation is the 'color' of the spiritual pollution," Wendy explained, "This is the conclusion that Naritiel helped with the simulation test - but the actual effect has to be tested in actual combat, after all, Naritiel is no longer truly 'polluted', and it is uncertain how much difference between the divine power she simulates and the divinity in the real world"

Gawain nodded knowingly, and then exhaled softly: "I understand, can I move on to the next step now?" ”

Wendy immediately looked up at the tester in the center of the field, "Mr. Ex, are you ready?" ”

The young man known as Ex raised his hand and gestured ready: "Ready to start." ”

"Then activate your suit - start by activating the three neural signal amplifiers stored in the room," Wendy nodded, "and the others get ready, start recording surveillance data, and be ready to provide a magical countermeasure at any time!" ”

Wendy's voice fell, and the tester in the center of the field had already begun to move - he moved a certain joint on the magic guide terminal, and then the surface of the suit on his body suddenly flowed through a halo of magical power, and with the gradually increasing magic reaction, his whole person seemed to lose the restraint of gravity, and began to slowly float in the center of the field!

After a few seconds of floating, he waved his hand out of the field.

On a table in the corner of the lab, three diamond-shaped metal devices about the length of a small arm flew up and flew straight past the on-site staff and behind the subject, and with the movement of the subject's hands, these metal devices unfolded their mechanical structures, blooming like some kind of hard-lined flower, and fine golden sparks jumped and flickered between the "blades", making a crackling sound. They then began to fly around the subject in an undulating manner, like some nimble creature.

This scene made Gawain's eyes widen in surprise, and then he immediately understood: it was the effect of nerve thorns.

This is exactly what he had envisioned a long time ago, the last step for ordinary people to break through the transcendent limitations, and the last step for ordinary people to truly "release" spells - the final step that can be directly controlled by the user's mind and mental power without the help of buttons and set spell models, so that ordinary humans can truly perceive and manipulate magic power!

Today, this has already been achieved.

"Very well, the subject is in a stable state, and the devices are working normally...... The neural thorn feedback signal is clear and stable, and the brainwave readings are normal......" Yuri, who was monitoring the data next to him, said while directly sensing the magic fluctuations at the scene with his mental power, "Now let's increase the load, Mr. Ex, please try to activate the psionic echo, let's see the effect of the song of the deep sea." ”

The tester, who was floating in the air, nodded, then raised his arm slightly and clenched his fist, and a low-frequency noise immediately came from the three neural signal amplifiers floating behind him, and the noise only lasted for a short time, reaching a frequency that the human ear could not pick up - it sounded like it was gone, but Gawain was sure that the "Song of the Deep" was already running, and was covering the room, because he keenly felt the ripples of magic in the air, And a slightly uplifting and sobering power is slowly infiltrating everyone's heart.

"That looks good?" He couldn't help but say to Wendy next to him, "But I heard that the stability of the prototype soldier is problematic?" ”

"Yes, there's a problem with stability, all you're seeing now is the lowest load, barely able to withstand unconscious, undirected mental pollution, but as the load increases, the prototype soldier will soon lose control of the nerve thorns......"

As he spoke, the test had reached the next stage, and after collecting enough data, Yuri motioned to the testers on the field to increase the intensity of the psionic reverberation, and Gawain visibly felt an even more powerful magic force appear in the room, and he even had the illusion of a slight itch on his skin - but it only lasted less than a few seconds.

With a high-frequency noise, the tester's suit suddenly flickered, and the nerve thorns that had been floating in the air with the personnel were also extinguished in an instant, and the young man seemed to be trying to regain control of the magic power, but without the assistance of the nerve thorns, he only barely buffered in mid-air, and then fell back to the ground.

Fortunately, he only floated a little high, and the fall of more than ten centimeters did not cause any damage, he just stumbled to his feet, and then took off his helmet in frustration.

"I'm out of control," he said apologetically, "I'm sorry, I'm trying my best to maintain the balance of energy, but it seems like there's a part of the magic outside of my perception......"

"You've done a good job, Mr. Ex, this is a technical issue at this stage, and it's something we need to solve next," Wendy sighed softly, "Let's go rest first, the next test won't be until tomorrow." ”

"Yes, Miss Wendy."

Gawain watched all of this, and only after the tester left did he look at Wendy with a slight frown: "What is the reason?" ”

"Manipulating magic is easy for the seasoned transcendent, but it's a different concept altogether for the average person," Wendy sighed, "and even if the neural thorns give them the 'physical foundation' to perceive and control magic, it will take a long time to adapt and adjust their minds, their habits of thinking, and their neural responses to master it." ”

“…… That is, it is not enough for ordinary people to be able to perceive and control magic, their nervous system ...... Can't understand this? ”

Wendy nodded: "It's like suddenly fitting an extra set of limbs to a person, and this set of limbs is far more complex than his original limbs - it takes a very long time for the nervous system to figure out how to control these extra 'organs', and it takes a long time for the human mind to adapt." Of course, effective training may be able to shorten the adaptation process considerably, but it will take time to summarize the training method itself, at least for now - I know how to educate the transcendent, but no one knows how to teach an ordinary person who has never used magic to cast spells. ”

Hetty frowned slightly: "...... We're afraid we don't have that much time. ”

“…… Are there any 'special talents' who can quickly adapt to neurothorns without training? Gawain couldn't help but ask.

"Yes, veteran transcendents, such as mages and knights, who can unleash the 'Song of the Deep' with the help of the Psionic Singer's suit without any training," Wendy shrugged, "but it loses its meaning, the Nerve Thorn was originally created to allow ordinary people to master magic, and now ordinary people are going to be turned away." ”

"Indeed, this is a bit ......ironic," Gawain reluctantly agreed with Wendy, "but if there is really no way, we can only have a group of mages undergo temporary training to become psionic singers - we are in dire need of these special soldiers." ”

"I understand what you mean, I'll make a plan," Wendy sighed, and then she seemed to remember something, "but ...... Something suddenly occurred to me. ”

Gawain and Herty said in unison: "What do you think of?" ”

"We don't know how to get the average person to master magic skills quickly, but Typhon ...... They have been studying the field of mass production of transcendents for many years," Wendy said as she thought, "Of course, their mass production transcendents need to be selected from a young age and cultivated for a long time before they can be formed, but this is based on becoming a full-fledged mage and having positive combat power, and aside from that, they have mature catalytic potion technology that can be used to reconstruct the human nervous system, special magic rituals to enhance the magic perception of low-gifted people, and mature rapid training methods and magic stimulation technology, It allows people who are new to magic to quickly master skills......

"If we just want to 'familiarize' the average person with the magic and make the ordinary person's nervous system 'adapt' to the magic, then maybe these techniques will be useful to us."

Wendy's words made Gawain and Herty think at the same time.

(End of chapter)