Chapter 12: The Study of Demons

"Suspicious of demons......"

After listening to Russell's explanation, the pink-haired girl looked thoughtful: "That should be the person I have been in contact with recently, right?" ”

"And just ordinary contact will not cause abnormal indicator values."

Russell added, "It's your tainted psionic energy that has been impregnated.

"That is, he has either used psionic energy on you or has touched you in a dream."

"No, little Russell. The word "pollution" is not quite right. ”

Hua Touch shook his head and corrected, "The company uses this statement because they inherently define demons as uncontrollable and dangerous existences, but this statement is not true.

"You've communicated with your own demons, right?

"-Since you've come into contact with your own demons, why haven't you become suspicious of demons?"

Hearing this, Russell was also stunned.

He hadn't really thought about it before.

"So...... Is it a redshift problem? ”

Russell asked, "I remember that the definition of this contamination mark was 'psionic traces that are significantly higher than the blue shift'. ”

"It's not ...... either"

Hua Touch explained seriously: "I know your company's 'happiness test', so you don't have to explain it to me so clearly. When you set up this system, you also asked my opinion - the reason why this method of detecting suspected demons is only used by your Happy Island is because it is not accurate enough.

"In fact, what it really retrieves is actually traces of spiritual damage. You can understand it as ...... Traces of the blood of the soul.

"It doesn't have to be to touch me with psionic energy, or to transform me into a demon, to leave a trail of blood...... Have you ever considered that when a doctor treats a patient's wound or dissects a body, it leaves a blood stain? ”

“…… Traces of blood in the soul? ”

"Yes. Because demons know something that the host doesn't know...... But memory is something that stays in the brain, not in the soul. Demons, on the other hand, exist in the soul.

"When demons manipulate bodies, these non-existent memories are crudely written from the spirits into the brain, and the process is bound to damage both the spirit and the brain. It's like if you put a higher volt voltage into a home appliance, it may burn the appliance...... Oh, sorry. I forgot that the voltage of the empty island is uniform.

“…… But in short, once you lose control once, it will become easier and easier to lose control after that, like a habitual dislocation. Once the redshift exceeds the blueshift once, it is basically impossible for the blueshift to catch up with the redshift in the future.

"If you've seen real demons and tested their red and blue shift strength, you'll find that the demon's blue shift strength has dropped to level 1 or zero."

"Ah, I did!"

Russell nodded repeatedly: "I've seen demons in the reinvention mechanism, and it's true!" ”

He had seen this happen when he was on the side of the Reinvention Agency.

He also thought that it was because the blue shift had been useless for too long that caused the decline, or that the demon itself was a crazy creature and therefore didn't have a blue shift......

"But that's not the devil's red-blue shift. Because this test is brain-based, and demons are information creatures. Therefore, what the instrument detects is always the host's red and blue shifts......"

Flower Touch stretched out his hand to support his cheek, and said with a smile, "Even if the psionic is completely out of control, the demon egg will hatch...... It's still not pure demons.

"Demons are like viruses, they must have some kind of carrier and cannot exist on their own. Once the virus leaves the host cell, you can even think of it as a kind of 'intelligence', or 'information'.

In the same way, demons are also information bodies, and they cannot exist alone. Therefore, even if it is a demon that is transformed into the same psionic energy, it must carry the memories of the host and have the personality characteristics of the host itself.

"If the demon knows something that the host of this generation does not know, then at most it is what the host of the previous generation knows...... If the host doesn't know, and the previous host doesn't know either, then even the demon never knows. They don't have any memories of the 'Demon Realm' or the 'Sea of Dreams', and if any demon has a memory of the Dream Realm, the demon's former host must have also entered the Dream Realm.

"Taking a step back, even if the demon is fully hatched, the demon still uses a physical body, and it still has to eat, drink, and still live, grow, get sick, and die. They still use the host's body.

"The brain is still the same brain, the body is still the same body, nothing has changed.

"It is impossible for a person who was originally very smart and turned out to be a stupid demon; Or the big fool suddenly becomes a genius with a good brain after becoming a demon - a fool with a smooth brain is still the same fool even if he becomes a demon.

"Aside from psionic strength and behavior patterns, it's just 'personality' that changes. It's like a host cell that has been infected by a virus, and what it was afraid of before is still what it fears. ”

Speaking of this, the pink-haired girl looked at Russell and seemed to point out: "If there is still a 'first demon' in this world, then what this demon knows must be 100% the same as his host. There will be nothing missing, and nothing will be left behind.

"It can even be said that the demon is the 'other me'. That's not going to get out of hand.

"The reason why other people are taken away by demons is because demons have 'other memories'. The devil wasn't exactly them.

"Let's say that the former host of a demon is a lover, and his new host is a lovelorn king. Then after its demon sees his high blood pressure operation, the probability of losing control will be much higher...... You should be understandable, right? ”

“…… I get it. ”

Russell thought so: "It's like seeing a rookie in operation, and I can't wait to take away his handle and show him it." ”

"Yes. Strictly speaking, many demons have no ill will except that they are different from humans.

"But if the demon forcibly controls the host's body, it will permanently damage the host's spiritual integrity. This forcible control may be an active intrusion, or it may be that the blue shift is too weak, causing the demon to be squeezed out uncontrollably. And this injury is the part that really drives them crazy and makes their personality disappear. ”

Hua Touch smiled and said a meat joke: "It's like if you force your way in without lubrication at all, it will hurt both parties...... Speaking of which, have you tried, little Russell? ”

“…… To put it simply, a person like that will suddenly become a lover saint after losing control, right? ”

Russell's face flushed a little and changed the subject.

Hua Touch didn't continue to pursue, but responded happily: "Yes, Sogo Island's detection of suspected demons is based on this standard. This is the most accurate test standard.

"This criterion is based on the 'Battal Principle': a person's perception determines his behavior. If a person knows something that he did not know before, his behavior pattern will be skewed.

"It's like a person who suddenly hears a good friend's shocking black material, and the evidence is conclusive. Then the way they get along with each other will definitely change. Even if you say to yourself ten times, 'it doesn't matter' and 'it doesn't affect our relationship', before you forget this memory, no matter how you disguise it, the way the two get along will definitely change. And this kind of change can be easily detected by big data, just like 'remote login' or 'unfamiliar device login'.

"You only need to do a red and blue shift test to know if it's a demon. This detection method is mature and fast, anomalous data will appear when the psionics are just out of control, and almost 100% of all demons can be arrested before hatching is completed. He even had time to wash away the psionic energy and save the other party.

On the contrary, Happiness Island deliberately did not use this mature detection method, but went around in circles...... What do you think is the reason? ”

“…… In addition to the island of happiness, what other empty island does not use this technology? ”

Russell paused and asked rhetorically.

Hearing this, Hua Touch suddenly laughed happily.

"In addition to the Tianen Group, it is Trancelon and Ampoule Biology."

She exclaimed, "You're really sharp...... Realized? ”

"Hmm. Actually, when I saw the reinvention mechanism, I thought it was possible...... It wasn't until you explained it to me that I fully realized it. ”

Russell said slowly: "The Tianen Group is raising high-level demons, right.

"The key is not what kind of test is used, but the anxiety caused by the 'happiness test' itself. and a long interval of one month, and the development time left for demons...... As long as the demons continue to get out of control, they can follow the will of the people to imprison and imprison the demons. There is no need to treat them. ”

"I don't think it's herding, it's grazing. There are so many illegal psionics in the lower city, and if you leave it alone, you can still produce one or two demons every month. And even if a high-level demon is hatched, isn't there also your special execution department to clean up the mess? ”

Hua Touch narrowed her eyes, revealing a rather cute and innocent smile, but said something ill-intentioned: "The 'Memory Armament' of the Tianen Group is quite a hot thing in other Sky Islands...... If there were no demons who continued to do evil, this kind of production of human consumables would definitely be opposed by the people, right?

"In the twenty-six years you have been on Sogo Island, your impression of the demon should not have been as deep as the four months since you came to Happiness Island, right?"

Hearing her words, Russell confirmed the speculation that had loomed before.

He suddenly spoke, "You've said so much...... Actually, you already know who that demon is, right?

"You're not a psyker at all, so you can't be a demon. But you just don't cooperate with my investigation and don't want to tell me who the demon is. He kept explaining to me the errors of this detection method and emphasizing the harmlessness of demons......

"That person is your patient, right? And I didn't know him, or maybe had ill will towards him. So you're giving me a vaccination? ”

Looking at Hua Touch's expression that did not change in the slightest, Russell raised his eyebrows and completed further cognitive assimilation: "No...... Do you know he's a demon?

"You're actively looking for demons...... What do you want to do to try to treat him? No...... You mentioned the reinvention mechanism. So you're ......"

"I prefer to call it 'research'. That's a great study, much more important than the study of reinventing mechanisms. ”

Finally, Hua Touch didn't wait for Russell to continue his analysis, but took the initiative to say: "What Zhu said is the truth, and none of it is to deceive you." This is all for you to make some suitable foreshadowing~"

The innocent and lovely smile on her face did not change in the slightest: "Just help me drag it for a week, Russell, please~ During this period, I will take good care of him and not let him get out of control."

"I'll give him to you later...... But not now. ”