Fei Jin had already boarded the streetcar heading to Acumen College. Luo Nan had been delayed by Tian Bang, so he had most likely missed this train. The two controllers didn't feel that this was a pity. This sort of chance encounter was not worth it, especially since Luo Nan was at the most critical moment of his mental analysis.
The Bloodflame Order's base in Xia City quieted down as well.
Mrs. Halder had roughly finished categorizing the intelligence data and was put together for the final time. She pulled out the third set of data that had never been put to use before. It was the list of Luo Nan's discussions of cultivation theory and lectures. She paused for a moment and searched through the other two groups, especially the group with the Mask of Strength. She put the data in one by one.
Yin Le calmed down and carefully observed. She discovered that the new data that Mrs. Halder had put in belonged to Luo Nan's performance when he dealt with gray personnel. The so-called gray personnel were neither friend nor foe. They were people who lacked friendship and good feelings. They were people who couldn't be considered mortal enemies.
It wasn't just Tian Bang. The Gossips Lord, who had just spouted trouble, and Ou Que, who had a conflict a few days ago over the location of the Eleusis Secret Device, were all in this group.
If one were to go even further back, there were also a few ignorant second generations who dared to stroke a tiger's whiskers in the Ocean Sky Cloud City and Aurora Cloud City Incident. There were also a few people from the management company in the Municipal Plaza Incident. There were also a few people from the outer circle, represented by He Donglou, who were neither friendly nor aloof.
Right now, Yin Le didn't need Mrs. Halder's guidance. Her mind was like a movie. She sorted through the data, and a certain impression formed.
She opened her mouth, wanting to speak, but she forcefully restrained herself.
"If you want to say it, then say it." Mrs. Halder's keen insight was displayed in full force at this moment.
Yin Le adjusted her breathing and said softly, "I believe that Luo Nan is very distant from these people. Yes, distant! Aside from the few moments when he was stimulated to explode, where he had clear hostility and even killing intent, he basically ignored them. He was stiff, his thoughts jumped, and his mind was absent-minded... His mind wasn't on face-to-face communication at all. He was on a completely different frequency than these people. "
"So?" Mrs. Halder asked softly.
Yin Le was about to come to a conclusion, but she hesitated before she said, "There's no strict classification of personas. It doesn't matter if it's the third persona. Perhaps we can call it the 'Mask of Alienation' for convenience. But we have to find the behind-the-scenes mechanism of its formation and operation to make sense. "
Mrs. Halder did not even raise her head. "In other words, you only saw his attitude, but not his logic."
Yin Le said, "Boss, I believe that a person's thoughts and emotions are always continuous. From an outsider's point of view, it looked like it was jumping and torn, but from the person's point of view, it might be consistent and complete. It's just that we can't peek into people's hearts, we can only guess … "
Mrs. Halder interrupted her. "Do you have any ideas?"
Yin Le took another breath and took the initiative to flip through the materials. She spent a few minutes and found two rather special examples in the third type of materials. "During the Ocean Sky Cloud City incident, Luo Nan, Black Beetle, Puppeteer, Snake Tongue, and the others had a relatively long 'exchange' during the deadlock stage. The contents were all related to Formatting Theory, such as order frames, gear coupling, and so on.
"Even further back, during the Fudong Avenue Frost River Reality incident, he and Fairchild, who had yet to be identified as friend or foe, engaged in a cultivation discussion that was completely incompatible with the atmosphere. And when I looked through the communication records of the time, Luo Nan had an argument with the support personnel of the Xia City branch. The logic was disjointed, making communication difficult. Of course, there were elements of Formatting Theory interspersed within …. That's right! "
Yin Le clenched her fists as she let out a low cry. She was a bit annoyed, but she was even more excited. Actually, Mrs. Halder had long ago categorized all of this information. It was the same as giving her the most clear guidance. When the frequency was in sync, her train of thought naturally connected and flowed smoothly.
"I overlooked one point before. Formatting Theory! This was the foundation of Luo Nan's existence. It was the foundation that separated him from external social relations. It was the foundation that was truly internalized. And the process of internalizing Formatting Theory should be the core element that influenced the composition of his personality!
"Then.
I must start from the interaction between him and Formatting Theory …. Yes, it can't be pure theory. There is also the enormous social and interpersonal pressure associated with it. "
Mrs. Halder's expression did not change. Her fingertips moved forward through a series of documents, finally stopping at a certain node. "Luo Nan's formal contact with Formatting Theory should have been over five years ago. He was ten years old at the time. A ten year old child with no foundation, no investment, no support, yet he resisted the enormous pressure to learn and inherit his grandfather's theory and grudges …. There should be a sufficiently powerful motivation, right? "
Yin Le didn't hesitate to respond. "His family changed greatly when he was young. His grandfather, father, mother, and practically all of his immediate family members were caught in the maelstrom of Formatting Theory. They were even annihilated. This stimulation was enough."
"You just mentioned the interaction."
"Formatting Theory has the value of allowing him to continue researching it in depth. Also, there is the effect of empathy. Through research, he can converse with his relatives and elders. This is an extremely important psychological compensation. Of course, it is also a driving force. "
Mrs. Halder raised an eyebrow. "So?"
"So we need to consider what he has experienced in this series of processes. We need to consider what he has obtained. I remember that before Luo Nan made his debut, his results were a series of neurological drugs …. How did he obtain them? "
Yin Le closed her eyes slightly. She put herself in Luo Nan's shoes and thought for a moment. She answered her own question. "I heard that Luo Nan didn't have the conditions to test drugs. He could only use himself as a test subject. Of course, this process was filled with endless failures. It was extremely dangerous. He even struggled on the line between life and death. There was certainly anxiety, panic, self-doubt, and so on during this process. There were enormous sources of negative emotions. "
Mrs. Halder's voice entered her ears. "But he has walked all the way to where he is now. He has obtained absolute accomplishments."
"So he has also obtained powerful self-confidence. No, that's wrong! " Yin Le's eyes were still closed. She denied her initial inference. This was because there weren't many circumstances that matched Luo Nan's performance in reality. He wasn't a proud and self-confident person. "It is said that the basis of his series of research and experiments all came from his grandfather's notes. In that case, he doesn't trust himself. He trusts his grandfather's theory, Formatting Theory! "
Yin Le suddenly opened her eyes. "That's right. From Luo Nan's perspective, researching Formatting Theory is tantamount to having an endless' conversation 'with Formatting Theory. He is endlessly receiving the' guidance 'of his grandfather. He is endlessly overcoming challenges, obtaining sufficient positive feedback from them, and he continues to strengthen his confidence and dedication towards this theory. At the same time, the process of loneliness has given him no reference to compare himself to. It has strengthened his mentality by a factor of two. So this has turned him into a person who has internalized the ideals of Formatting Theory. He has used the ruler of ideals to measure things internally and externally, to others and to himself. So, this isn't a mask of alienation. It's a mask of ideals! "
"He is a young man who uses theoretical research every day to converse with his grandfather and his parents. Laughing and cursing in anger, warm and cold, and other socializing traits are really useless. It would be better to use Formatting Theory to evaluate and test him. If there's meaning, then he'll research. If there's no meaning, then he'll ignore it …. This is the standard by which he conducts his judgment. This is his true dominant mask! "
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