In human society, from ancient times to the present, regardless of race, region, belief or education level and other factors, everyone knows and can talk about three or two things, there must be such a word: soul!

Although there are differences in the understanding and description of the soul, if the commonality is extracted, it seems that it can be simply summarized as: people are in the soul, and people are gone.

The bird's-eye view of meditation and inward vision, the spectator of near-death experience, the sense of detachment from the fugue in dreams, the long-distance spiritual perception between blood relatives, and so on, all illustrate that the soul is actually a fairly independent existence from multiple angles and levels.

Li Shishu, also known as David Lee, known as the "father of human nuclear power", once said a metaphor about the soul at a lecture at United Airport at that time: the human body is like a desktop computer, and the soul is a USB flash drive with drivers, and the two are complete when they are linked together; However, this is not the only one, after all, the USB flash drive can also be linked to a tablet, a smartphone can also be connected with a data cable, and so on.

If the soul is explained by the theory of magic patterns, it is more simple and intuitive.

The so-called magic pattern is an energy body generated by the nine elements when they travel and change in a specific structure. Broadly speaking, there are three main types of magic patterns: the Nine Yuan Demon Pattern, the Quikin Demon Pattern, and the Creature Demon Pattern. Among them, the nine-element permutation and combination of the nine-element magic pattern is the magic pattern in a narrow sense, and the Kuijin magic pattern and the biological magic pattern are more focused on "lines".

Through the arrangement and triggering of the nine elements, some magic patterns can be turned into fireballs, and some can be turned into water droplets, and the human brain, a biological magic pattern, was triggered at the beginning of its birth to produce the energy body of "soul".

As long as the creature patterns of the human brain continue to be supplied with energy, the "soul" can always exist. In states such as meditation, near-death, sleepwalking, and mental perception, the soul can make corresponding changes in abnormal states, which in turn bring different perceptions to the human brain: some details will be magnified, some important points will be ignored, some anecdotes and ghost gossip may become the so-called "past and future lives", and so on.

Any magic pattern directly triggered by the Nine Elements, including the human brain, will only obtain "temporary stability", even if it is not released, after a period of time, that is, after 48 minutes, these "Nine Yuan Soldiers" will quietly "unload their armor and return to the field" and reintegrate into the cosmic energy circulation system. Otherwise, the nuclear power will all gather the nine elements and put them in their own homes, and the laws of the universe will collapse because of the anomaly of the nine elements.

Therefore, when the soul is completely deprived of energy supply, it will eventually dissipate. It's just that depending on whether the soul is strong or not at that time, as well as the interaction of the external environment and energy field, and even the interference of the media, the time for the soul to dissipate is different. For the soul that dissipates in an abnormal state, the folk usually refer to it simply as "the ghost does not disperse". Removing those ghost legends that are false, far-fetched, or pretending to be famous, the soul is actually a kind of energy body.

In a sense, the appearance of Quikin, who has magical "inertia" over the nine elements, can be regarded as making up for the problem of the "persistence" triggered by the magic pattern. Taking the Kuijin Pattern as an example, the nuclear power person controls the Nine Yuan or Nine Yuan Yuan Base to complete the "path" of the Kuijin Magic Pattern and reach the trigger conditions, which is equivalent to casting the Magic Pattern, but this casting process can be extended to more than one and a half Mu Hu Li, that is, 72 minutes. On the premise of reaching the trigger conditions of the magic pattern, although this consumes more nuclear power, perception power, and mental power, it is better to be able to "last" ...... As a result, with sufficient preparation time, you can even release the god-punishment level magic pattern energy!! This is a level that is almost impossible for the Nine Elements Demon Pattern to reach.

Of course, the abilities, attributes, and even preferences of different nuclear forces are different, and it is reasonable that after repeated use, especially after casting the Heavenly Rank Demon Pattern, there will be attrition, and then the Demon Pattern Master is needed.

Among the two major factions of the nuclear power, in the Taiyin faction of "relying on the brain to eat", unlike the pupil magicians who focus on the spiritual class, the magic pattern masters are a very transcendent group. Its main job is to draw, repair, and erase the Quikin Pattern, as well as to study the Creature Pattern. Among them, the Heavenly Rank Demon Pattern Master even has the ability to correct or improve the existing Nine Yuan Demon Pattern Array and the Kuijin Demon Pattern Pattern!

In fact, the Demon Pattern Master is the most balanced and comprehensive among the nuclear powers, after all, they have to meet the various unbelievable and whimsical requirements of the Sun or the Taiyin customers, and the Sun and the Taiyin are two very different systems.

Therefore, as long as you can afford to pay the price, the Demon Pattern Masters or Demon Pattern Masters will tell you with facts what it means to "only think of it, nothing can be done".

"So, the threshold for becoming a Magician is very high. Although the comprehensive assessment just now can fully prove that you have an extremely solid theoretical foundation and rich experience in magic pattern drawing..... "A middle-aged man in a suit and leather shoes continued with a smile that was neither humble nor arrogant: "However, since you don't have a license number now, you still need to start an internship from a magic pattern apprentice for a period of one year, and you can only receive orders after the expiration of the period." ”

"A year?!" A masked man in a black hooded mage robe asked with a little dissatisfaction, "Do you have to provide your license number?!" ”

The broad hat almost completely obscured the head, except for a small part of the Quijin pattern visible from the mask near the chin.

The middle-aged man in the suit raised his eyebrows slightly, a sudden smile flashed on his face, and said, "So your situation is like this...... That's easy to do. The Mercenary Guild has a workaround for such situations. For example, if you are able to consign your enchantment at any of the locations without providing your license number, your Magician qualification will take effect immediately from the date of the transaction, and a new license number will be provided to you. ”

"Forget it, it saves being discovered by acquaintances, it's more troublesome, then you still need a new license number." The masked man muttered to himself, hesitated for a moment, and then asked, "What is the content of your internship here?" Is it also to eliminate the Quikin Demon Pattern? ”

"Yes, the internship is about removing the Quikin Pattern. Now, that's it. The middle-aged man in the suit took out an enchantment from the display cabinet on the side and handed it to the masked man, and continued: "You must also be able to understand, because it is for those rookie apprentices to practice, so they are all low-level defective enchantments, and the fire consumption in the elimination process is set at 1.53% in this branch. So, what are your options? ”

The masked man glanced at the bronze badge pinned to the chest of the middle-aged man in the suit, and suddenly asked, "Bronze medal...... It's clear that you're not a chapter director, are you doing what you say? If you're going to build a long-term relationship, I'd like to be able to talk to just one person from your chapter, and I don't want to get too distracted about trivial matters. ”

"I am a senior inspector of the general association, and I have no right to interfere in the affairs of the club. However, there may be some minor personnel changes in the Bermuda chapter in the near future, so the next time you come back, maybe I'll be a silver medalist. The middle-aged man in the suit had a reserved smile on his face, and his fingers tapped on the badge, and the speed of his speech was just right to reveal a hint of affirmation.

"That's good. Then you give me a quiet room first, so that I can experience it. The masked man was noncommittal, and instead made a request.

"Okay, no problem. Our staff member will take you to the Zero Room. The suit reached out and summoned a man wearing the work uniform of the Mercenary Association, and then the masked man on his back gave the staff a very hidden look under the pretense of command.

The staff member apparently understood, and it didn't take long for him to turn back alone and follow his suit back to the reception room just now.

"Let's get started, Scott." The suit waited for the other party to close the door and sat down on the Taishi chair on his side before he started to say a word.

"Commissioner Andre, I feel like this one is a little different from the other magicians." Shi Kaodian nodded and began to report: "He didn't activate the Demonic Pattern Array in the Quiet Room, so he didn't close the door. Not long after, I went in to see his progress under the pretext of delivering a fruit bowl. ”

"Didn't he just take the same enchantment that the old horse had stored here for two months waiting to be repaired? After the old horses were wiped out, the enchantment was put into our chapter's warehouse because it expired......"

Seeing Andre's slightly frowning expression, Scott paused slightly, then skipped the background introduction or something, and picked the key point: "When I put down the fruit plate, I heard him mutter, 'Obviously he is a pupil magician, so I have to use myself as a master'." ”

"Because neither the Demon Array nor the Recorder in the Quiet Room were activated, I could only see some basic data, including a reading of the nuclear force value....... But I can be sure that the reading is less than a pink. Then I'll rush back and report back to you. ”

"About this old horse......" Andrei cast an inquiring look.

"Lao Ma is a mid-level pupil magician, and he is the leader of a small local mercenary group......" Scott nodded when he saw the other party hearing this, and stopped talking about it again.

"You think this one is a little different...... Andrei shook his head with a smile and asked, "Since you see the nuclear power value, what about his overclocking?" Big ups and downs? ”

"It's steady, almost a straight line." Scott thought for a moment and replied, "From the time I put down the fruit bowl to the time I left, the scale used for timing overclocking had already gone through 2.6 units. From the time before and after he finished repairing the enchantment and left the quiet room, as well as the existing grade after the enchantment was repaired, it can be inferred that the overclocking in the state of elimination should be around fifteen meters. As for the exact value, it is the greatest privacy of the nuclear force, unless he tells anyone else. Of course, it is not ruled out that the other party is a Heaven Rank Demon Pattern Master, in that case, it should be able to be completed within the Three Tans, hehe......"

"Will the Heavenly Ladder come to our little temple? You're pretty humorous! Andrei laughed and cursed. Overclocking fifteen tans, at least a five-star master. And in the state of demon elimination, he casually overclocked fifteen tan, and it is estimated that he should be a ground-level nuclear force. Andrei then turned on the preaching mode: "To do our business, we must learn to start from the details and master the ability to see the subtleties." Do you think that as long as you are a nuclear forcer, you can keep the nuclear force value below one unit? Do you know what it means to be 'free to retract'? You can't just use a quick knife to cut the mess, which will cause a lot of fire consumption. Removing the magic pattern requires meticulous patience. Moreover, these masters concealed their identities to eliminate the demons of the defective products here, not because they were bored and wanted to change the environment, and it was impossible for the sake of that little bit of 'fire consumption'. From the normal release of the magic pattern to the non-normal release of the magic pattern, in this way, the purpose of going back and thinking backwards is to find inspiration in these strange defective products and seek a breakthrough in the realm. ”

Seeing that Scott wanted to speak and stopped, Andre gave an encouraging smile and said: "I will not engage in authoritarian dictatorship like someone, I can speak freely here." ”

Scott slowed down his speech and said carefully: "Because I am an apprentice of the Demon Pattern affiliated to the branch, my daily work is to be responsible for the reception of the Ashram, and it is indeed the first time that I have encountered a situation where the Demonic Array of the Ashram is not activated during the use of the Ashram. And speaking of which, the nuclear power value of this one is less than one unit..... I remember when I was enrolled in the Bermuda Military Academy the other day, didn't there be a joke about a newcomer? It already has a nickname on the major hot search lists of the Star Network: 'the weakest in history'. ”

"Very good, no partiality, no blind obedience!" Seeing a hint of panic on Scott's face, Andre made a gesture of calmness, and then continued: "Actually, your speculation can be overturned from the point of overclocking time: the 'weakest in history' is a beginner, and our is at least a veteran magician. So it can't be the same person. And, how can a person who knows the correct use of enchantments that conceal his identity: 'unrecognizable' be a rookie? ”

Scott's face suddenly realized, and then took the opportunity to share his views on the club's vision, the rules of ashram management, and so on in a harmonious conversation, and finally left convincingly.

With a smile that made people feel like a spring breeze, Andre watched Scott leave and bring the door, but his whole face was gloomy, and he said to himself: "When I have mastered this part of the quiet room, see what else is your little girl fighting with me for the position of director?!" ”