Chapter 29: The Theory of Superpowers
And I don't know how much they know about themselves, and if they don't ask well, they expose themselves, and they can't do it.
After thinking about it, I decided to ask them what they knew first.
After pondering, Nie Tian asked, "What do you need from me?"
Professor Li had an expression that he had expected, and said, "You need to be able to surpass ordinary people, maybe in the future. ”
Nie Tian then asked, "What are the abilities beyond ordinary people?" So why do I have, or will have, these supernormal abilities? ”
Professor Li smiled slightly and said, "You have two questions. However, if you can find my loopholes and the ability you showed when you shot at me, and you have passed the preliminary assessment, I won't care about you, and I should send you a question. ”
He continued: "The super energy level is generally divided into three levels: high, medium, and low according to the growth space and destructive power. Low-level abilities include the supernormal perception of the five senses, such as: hearing, vision, etc.; Extraordinary physical fitness, such as strength, speed, etc.; There is also an extraordinary memory and so on.
The intermediate level has mental interference, regenerative ability, strengthening ability, etc.;
The advanced has the control of the five elements, wind, wood, water, fire, earth, etc.; There is also mind control, etc.
There are also special levels, such as having more than two super abilities and some other special super abilities at the same time, because it is difficult to judge, they are not classified as the above three levels for the time being.
This rating doesn't mean the strength of individual strength, for example, a low-level super-capable master can also defeat a high-level super-capable low-hand, do you understand? ”
Nie Tian scratched his head and replied, "I seem to understand a little, but aren't the five elements metal, wood, water, fire, and earth?" How did it become wind, wood, water, fire, and earth? ”
Professor Li was very satisfied with Nie Tian's current performance, with a hint of pride on his face, and continued to explain: "The control of the five elements is actually the control of the five basically different forms of matter in the world, the wind is actually the control of gaseous matter, and solid substances such as metals and stones belong to the earth element. Water, liquid. Wood, a photosynthetic life form. Fire, photothermal form. ”
Nie Tian was full of questions and blurted out: "That mental interference can't advance mind control?" ”
Seeing that Nie Tian had more and more problems, Professor Li didn't want to waste any more time, and said, "There is no precedent at present, and mental interference can be escalated to mental control. You're so studious! Why are there so many questions? That's one question, let's ask the second question, right? ”
These superpowers that he has heard and watched in movies and novels, Nie Tian can't help but be a little surprised when he learns that they are really in his own life.
Thinking that he had seen those phantoms, he rolled his eyes and said, "Let me ask by the way, it can't be counted as the second question, haven't you seen ghosts in the superpower?" ”
Professor Li glanced at Nie Tian and said solemnly, "That's superstition!" ”
Nie Tian thought to himself, fortunately, Professor Li is very scientific and will not expose himself.
Then I felt that the super power is also impossible for ordinary people to know, isn't that superstition? People worship science too much, and when they feel that science is omnipotent, they respect science as if they believe in ghosts and gods, isn't that also superstition about science?
Being too attached to it is sometimes a kind of superstition, and thus losing the correct judgment.
As he grew up in the future, Nie Tian gradually learned that Professor Li's understanding and cognition of superpowers was also such a "frog at the bottom of the well".
"And how does science explain that humans have superpowers?" Nie Tian asked curiously.
Professor Li pointed to his head and said, "According to our research, the reason why human beings have superpowers is all here. ”
Nie Tian asked casually, "Head?" ”
Professor Li nodded and emphasized: "To be exact, the pineal gland in the brain. ”
Nie Tian thought of the pine nut-shaped ellipsoid the size of a bean in the center of the brain that the doctor said in the county hospital. Thinking about it, what kind of secret does this human body's smallest brain organ have?
Seeing that Nie Tian was thoughtful, Professor Li continued to say that the "pineal gland" is located in the middle of the left and right brains, with a length (5-8mm), a width (3-5) mm, and a weight (12-200mg), and is shaped like a pine nut, so it is called the "pineal gland", also known as the "third eye".
After research, almost all animals have had a third eye.
It's just that with evolution, this "third eye" gradually grows from the outside of the skull to the brain, and although the "pineal gland" is in the brain, it can sense and respond to light signals.
Now the medical community generally believes that the pineal gland has an effect on other glands such as the amygdala and pituitary gland, which in turn has an effect on mood, growth, bones, etc.
And it also plays a role in the aging of the human body, the sense of direction, and the sense of time.
Listening to Professor Li's explanation, Nie Tian suddenly realized, thinking of himself, he has recently looked younger, his face is more angular, his height continues to grow, his muscles and so on, is all this really related to the pineal gland?
I can't help but ask, what does the "pineal gland" have to do with superpowers? Or how does the "pineal gland" allow humans to have superpowers?
Professor Li was concerned that Nie Tian could not understand too complex theories and unfamiliar professional terms, and said empathetically: "Then I will simply speak in a language that you can understand." ”
Then he said word by word, "The specific principle cannot be confirmed with the current level of science and technology, but the theory infers that the "pineal gland" gradually degenerates after the human being develops to the peak state at the age of 7-8, and a very small number of human "pineal gland" does not degenerate, but evolves or mutates, and more human beings evolve the "pineal gland" for congenital evolution, and its evolution or mutation has a changing effect on the entire brain and body, thus producing superpower.
This is why some people are born with "superpowers", while others are acquired with "superpowers", and according to the differences and degrees of evolution or mutation of the individual "pineal gland", there are different types and strengths of superpowers.
Some affect the body, causing changes in the body, such as: hearing, vision, strength, speed.
Some affect the intensity of brain electrical energy (which is commonly known as mental power), such as: mental interference, mind control.
Some affect their own energy field, and then have a relationship with the energy field of different substances, so as to achieve the ability to control matter, such as element control.
Of course, not all mutants can get superpowers, and even those who mutate and get superpowers may have various problems due to the instability of mutations.
But more people have what people often call tumors and other diseases because of mutations. Therefore, people who have superpowers and are in good health are not one in ten thousand, but one in a million, or even less than that.
We call those who have superpowers and are healthy artificially evolved, and the opposite is artificially mutated. ”
Nie Tian explained the changes in his body according to Professor Li's theory in his heart, but he still couldn't help him solve other doubts, and fell into a mystery again, and his intuition told him that Professor Li's theory was only scratching the surface, and the most fundamental reason still needed to be explored by himself.
Looking at Nie Tian, who was deep in thought, Professor Li, who was very confident in his theory, asked proudly, "You really want to know your own situation, right?" ”
Nie Tian nodded in response, "Yes." ”