The next few days were even more tiring than fighting Irezumi.
Even in the post-apocalyptic world, Magus did not relax in the slightest.
Her bedsheets had to be changed every day, and the carpet had to be cleaned every day. There could not be a single strand of hair in the bathroom. She even had specific requirements for the scent of the indoor air. She could not use air fresheners that smelled like chemical essences. She had to change her perfume and fresh flowers every day.
Forget about the perfume, she really didn't know where to find fresh flowers. Lin Sanjiu plucked a bunch of foxtail grass and stuffed it under Magus's bed. She hoped that Magus wouldn't bend over because she dropped an earring or something.
Other than cleaning Magus' own room, Lin Sanjiu was also responsible for cleaning the room that was full of people. After all, there were dozens of people crammed in the same room, and they didn't get any sunlight all year round. If they didn't clean the room, it would stink very quickly. When she asked why Magus wanted to collect so many living people, Magus raised her chin and glanced at her with the corner of her eyes. She said, "Oh, you have no idea how useful they are. If you can't save the living, it's better to collect a few more corpses. "
"That sounds reasonable..." Lin Sanjiu nodded, not really understanding what Magus meant. As she mulled over it, she rushed to her next battlefield. Even though she didn't need to eat every day, Magus would request for lunch or dinner from time to time.
Speaking of which, it was quite strange.
Lin Sanjiu's culinary skills were worse than Ji Shanqing's, but Magus was not picky when it came to food. It was just that after she brought the tray into the room, she would bring it back out not long after. Apart from the fact that the tray had been flipped, there was no sign that the food was missing. It was as if she had not eaten at all. However, she was always able to give Lin Sanjiu very accurate advice. For example, "The inside of the fish is not cooked yet" or "You shouldn't be so brave when adding salt".
As Magus had too many requests, Lin Sanjiu realized that she didn't even have the time to study the [School of Higher Consciousness] and the foreign cells. While she was busy, the other three were busy as well.
"Four twos, bomb!" Qing Jiuliu happily threw down the cards in his hand and blew on the note on his forehead. "Finally, it's my turn to win!"
Ji Shanqing raised his head and was about to say something, but he suddenly shut his mouth. He stuffed the king back in his hand.
Blinking his eyes, Qing Jiuliu seemed to have noticed that something was amiss from Magus' smile. He turned around and saw Lin Sanjiu standing behind him with her arms crossed and a gloomy expression on her face.
"… He smokes, drinks, and gambles. You have all five poisons. "
"Small, small gambling is fun."
"Cut the crap. Go and clean the room." As Lin Sanjiu spoke, she suddenly extended a white bone tail from her back. It rolled up the broom in the corner and shoved it into Qing Jiuliu's arms. Then, she turned to look at Ji Shanqing. Her love for the grand prize had finally been exhausted. "You, put on the apron and cook."
The two of them looked at each other, then wordlessly took their brooms and aprons and left.
"You came at the right time," Magus lazily tossed the cards on the table and rested her chin on her hand, "... I can't win this round either. Look, they're all phone numbers."
"Magus," Lin Sanjiu immediately sat down and pushed the cards away, "When can I awaken my Higher Consciousness?"
Magus lit a long and thin cigarette and held it between her fingers, "Have you recovered your Evolved Ability?"
Lin Sanjiu thought for a moment and opened her palm. She opened her palm. Although it was a little strenuous, a vague image flashed a few times in her palm and finally formed into the shape of a card.
"This ability of yours is very suitable for cheating in a card game," Magus' eyes lit up. She smiled, "... Hmm, you can use your Higher Consciousness now?"
Although Lin Sanjiu could use her [Defense Forcefield] and [Higher Consciousness Scan], when she tried to enter the [School of Higher Consciousness], there was only darkness. Even the classroom she used to be in had disappeared, let alone Mrs. Manas.
"I can use all my abilities, but I still can't open the [School of Higher Consciousness]," Lin Sanjiu opened her eyes and said to Magus, a little disappointed.
"Oh? This is a little strange. "
Magus said as she squinted her eyes. She narrowed her eyes amidst the lingering white smoke. Her long eyelashes cast a shadow on her blue-gray pupils. She was clearly an aged woman with imperfect facial features, but the feminine charm she exuded made Lin Sanjiu's heart skip a beat.
"Hey." Suddenly, Magus snapped her fingers in front of Lin Sanjiu. Lin Sanjiu snapped out of her daze and quickly sat up straight.
"Your Higher Consciousness is really weak," Magus leaned on the chair, her body naturally forming a beautiful arc, "It's a miracle that you survived the Astral Plane."
"What do you mean?"
"I have to start from the basics," Magus tucked her blonde hair behind her ear and said casually, "Do you know why there are so many posthumans but so few people have Higher Consciousness?" He said casually, "Do you know why there are so many evolved humans but so few people with Willpower?"
"Potential Growth Value is the prerequisite and foundation for all posthumans to grow. You should know this, right?"
"Potential value is the prerequisite and foundation for all evolvers to grow. You should know this, right?"
Lin Sanjiu nodded.
"Hmm, it's alright. I don't intend to teach you everything from the beginning." Magus smiled and said, "Everyone's Evolved Ability is developed on the basis of their Potential Growth Value, just like building a house on the foundation. However, Higher Consciousness is different. To be precise, Higher Consciousness is not an Evolved Ability."
"No?" Lin Sanjiu couldn't help feeling a little surprised.
"Shut up, you look like an idiot. The Willpower has directly turned the Potential Value into a form of power that relies on willpower, spirit, and determination. Although it has the same origin as the Evolved Ability, it's a completely different system. " Magus furrowed her brows and said slowly, "For example, you can build a house here, but someone on the other side has taken away the foundation and used the steel bars for other purposes … Of course, that won't work. That's why people who don't have a high enough potential value can't develop their Willpower. "
"Does that mean that it's easier for growth-types to develop their Willpower?"
"That's right, you're not stupid. Although the growth of the potential value of a growth type was slow, it was still growing little by little. So sooner or later, he would be able to develop his Willpower with the additional 'foundation'. However, there are also an extremely small number of extremely talented people who have an inexhaustible potential value from the very beginning — for example, me. "
"What I mean is …"
"1972." Magus' expression was as natural as ever when she praised herself, "... A normal posthuman. They rarely even exceed 150. "
Lin Sanjiu sucked in a breath of cold air. She suddenly thought of Luther and couldn't help lamenting the unfairness of his life.
"Although the potential value of a Growth-type is not easy to quantify, it is estimated that Normally, it would only increase by seven or eight percent a year. " Magus raised her chin and said, "... Once you have the first drop of Higher Consciousness, you will be able to increase your Higher Consciousness through continuous practice. Have you ever experienced this before?"
Lin Sanjiu thought for a moment and quickly agreed. When she was in Kisaragi Station World, He had indeed used the compression method to increase his Willpower by quite a bit.
"Alright, this involves two characteristics of Willpower. One is' quality ', and the other is' quantity '." Magus was a good teacher. Even though she appeared to be absent-minded, the content of her speech was clear and organized, "... The increase of Higher Consciousness through practice, of course, refers to the increase of its' quantity '. You're asking about the benefits of quantity? "
"The quantity determines what kind of related ability you can generate."
"To make it easier for you to understand, let's use numbers to refer to it. For example, if you have 100 Willpower now, even if it's depleted, it's 100. It could also slowly recover to 100 over time. In that case, the ability generated by your [School of Willpower] can only consume 100 Willpower at most. "
When Magus said that, she looked at Lin Sanjiu and saw that the latter had a blank expression.
"… What else is there to be confused about?" She sighed, "For example, your [Defense Forcefield] only consumes 50 Willpower every time it is activated, so you can successfully generate it because you have enough Willpower. However, if you have another ability that consumes 120 Willpower every time it is activated, then of course you won't be able to generate it. The one that consumes a lot. If you don't have enough Willpower, you won't be able to generate any amazing ability. "
Lin Sanjiu blinked her eyes and let out an "Oh." She quickly asked, "What about 'quality'?"
Just as her voice faded away, she suddenly felt her body slanting to one side. Then, she was enveloped by a sense of weightlessness. Before she could react, Lin Sanjiu and her chair were flung far away by an invisible force. They crashed into the ground with a loud thud, causing the picture frame on the wall to shake a few times.
However, from the beginning to the end. Magus didn't even move her finger.
Lin Sanjiu crawled up from the ground in a rather awkward manner. She couldn't hide the astonishment on her face, "This … What kind of ability did you use?"
Magus did not answer. She just turned her gaze to the curtains behind Lin Sanjiu. The moment her gaze fell on the curtain behind Lin Sanjiu, the curtain suddenly closed, blocking the sunlight from the outside world.
"This is' quality '." Magus looked at Lin Sanjiu and smiled, "When your 'quality' increases, it means that your Higher Consciousness is stronger and more powerful. Your quality isn't good, and your quantity is average … Let me ask you, when you don't use your [Defense Forcefield], what do you use your Higher Consciousness for? "
"I … I just let it sit there," Lin Sanjiu said, feeling a little ashamed.
Magus seemed to choke on her answer. She paused for a moment and then spat out two words, "Waste."
"Then I …"
"I used my Higher Consciousness when I threw you just now!" Magus shook her head and sighed, "As long as your 'quality' increases, your Higher Consciousness will be able to do more things. It is said that the highest level of your Higher Consciousness can make a person's wishes come true. Besides, it can also help you not be affected by mind-confusing abilities."
Lin Sanjiu immediately thought of the cat doctor and the Souls.
"There is no balance between quality and quantity. When you reach a certain level, you can only specialize in one of them. Of course, your current level is still too low. You are still far from reaching that level." Magus knocked on the table with her red armor and stood up.
"So, what should I do next?" Lin Sanjiu was excited by Magus's words. She couldn't wait to train her Higher Consciousness, "Mrs. Manas hasn't woken up yet …"
"Don't worry. You have to know that even though the general knowledge I told you is important, it has nothing to do with waking up Mrs. Manas." As Magus spoke, she lowered her body and stared straight into Lin Sanjiu's eyes with her grayish-blue eyes.
"Huh?" Lin Sanjiu was stunned.
"The better you understand your Higher Consciousness," Magus chuckled as if she was murmuring to herself. Her slender fingers slowly rested on Lin Sanjiu's wrist, "When I attack you with the most intense method, you will have a higher chance of cooperating with me."
"Wha —"
Before Lin Sanjiu could utter a word, she felt a sharp pain in her head. Her vision immediately turned pitch black. If Nvywa's Higher Consciousness had sneaked into Lin Sanjiu's body, then Magus didn't bother to conceal her raging battle intent.
Lin Sanjiu felt as if she had lost her protective shell. Her mind and soul were exposed to Magus's attack. Lin Sanjiu's Higher Consciousness even penetrated the walls of the building and traveled all the way to the first floor.
Ji Shanqing and Qing Jiuliu looked at each other. Both of them had a grim expression on their faces. However, neither of them went upstairs to check on the situation. Magus had already reminded them during the card game.
"I say," Even though Qing Jiuliu had already come down from the second floor, he was still holding a broom in his hand, "... Why do they say that you are not human?"
Ji Shanqing was obviously trying to divert Lin Sanjiu's attention. Of course, Ji Shanqing wouldn't tell him the truth. He grumbled, "You are the one who is not human."
"You are so lucky. There are no crazy fans of mine around here," Qing Jiuliu yawned.
Ji Shanqing ignored him. He strode into the hotel kitchen and took out a hard fish from the fridge. Lin Sanjiu had caught this fish from the nearby lake in the morning. He slammed the fish on the chopping board and grumbled to Qing Jiuliu, "It's fine if you follow me in, but don't touch anything."
"I won't touch anything even if you ask me to," Qing Jiuliu crossed his arms and leaned against the door.
Perhaps it was because of Lin Sanjiu's faint hissing that Ji Shanqing couldn't help but feel a little annoyed. He chopped off the fish's head and bared his canine teeth at Qing Jiuliu, "... And don't whistle!"
Stunned, Qing Jiuliu straightened his body. After a short pause, he said softly, "I didn't."
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