Before coming here, Angor thought "mind monsters" were the manifestation of evil thoughts in people's minds.
That was why they were called "monsters".
But after putting on the "Eye of Vigilance", Angor realized that the mind monster was not an evil creature. It was just a reflection of one's mind.
It was just that the "reflection" was manifested in the form of a monster.
To a certain extent, a "mind monster" could be seen as "mind reading", which could reflect someone's attitude toward you.
This "mind reading" was not the kind of psychological profiling that relied on facial expression analysis. Instead, it was similar to the "mind reading" ability of the dog deacon.
Unknowingly, forcibly activated.
As long as someone looked at you, the mind monster would appear. The mind monster's appearance could not be changed or detected. The mind monster's perception was direct and clear, and it could not lie.
Therefore, it was similar to the "mind reading" ability of the dog deacon.
But only similar.
In terms of effect, it was still far from the "mind reading" ability of the dog deacon.
The dog deacon could read minds directly, and nothing could escape from its eyes no matter what you were thinking. The "Eye of Vigilance" could only vaguely reflect the thoughts of its master through the mind monster's attitude toward you.
For example, the Ingji boy was surprised when he heard Angor's name in Heart Fire Home. But he did not show it on his face at all. Only the mind monster showed him how excited he was.
As for the wild-looking woman, Angor could not tell what she was thinking just by looking at her face. Even if the Tauren Spirit Monster saw her, it might not be able to guess her thoughts immediately.
She still needed a certain amount of analysis to know that this valiant-looking sharp person was completely treating herself as a child-bearing machine in her heart.
From these details, Angor could tell that the "Eye of Vigilance" was still far from the "mind reading" ability of the dog deacon.
However, if it was only used to determine whether someone had good or bad intentions toward you, Eye of Vigilance was more than enough.
Also, Angor could think of many possible applications for the "Eye of Vigilance".
For example, finding spies, finding bad friends … Eye of Vigilance could do all of these things.
However, there was also a problem. Eye of Vigilance could only tell if someone hated you, but it could not tell if they actually did something to you.
In other words, the Vigilant Eye could make you focus on your thoughts, regardless of where you are.
However, this was actually not too big of a problem. Furthermore, in the world of Transcendents, in terms of one's heart, one could be alerted in advance. In terms of one's actions, it was very likely that one would be persecuted before the premise of alertness even existed.
Perhaps, this was why its abbreviated name was "Vigilant Eye".
…
On the other side, 004 also noticed that Angor was no longer looking at the people around him.
Presumably, his test of the [Vigilant Eye] had already ended.
Seeing Angor looking at him, 004 smiled and asked, "What do you think after using Vigilant Eye, sir?"
Thoughts? Angor considered for a moment and explained his theory about the Vigilance Eye.
"Looking for spies? Looking for evil friends? " 004 smiled. "This is indeed a situation that we often encounter after we start renting the Vigilant Eye."
"However, in the list of applications for the Vigilant Eye that we have recorded, there are a lot of people in the Vigilant Eye. When it comes to finding evil friends, it ranks in the top ten. When it comes to finding spies, it's not even in the top ten. "
Angor was a little surprised. There's a list for this?
004 continued, "You can say that the owner of the Vigilant Eye came up with a social topic. He wanted to see under what circumstances the Vigilant Eye could be used most effectively."
Angor did not quite understand. "So, the number one on the list is …?"
004 said, "Ambush on the alert."
Most of the time, an acquaintance's malice toward you was caused by a lot of information. The core of such malice was complicated and multifaceted. It was difficult to determine the source of the malice.
However, it was much easier to detect a stranger's malice.
For example, if you somehow received a message from a spirit monster while traveling, it was very likely that the spirit monster's master was thinking something bad about you.
Therefore, Vigilance could lead to an ambush. Instead, after the rental of the "Vigilant Eye" began, its application was ranked first.
After telling Angor the number one application, 004 also mentioned the number two and number three.
The number two reason was simple curiosity.
Yes, simple curiosity. It was not about looking for evil friends.
When you had the idea of "searching", it meant that you were already suspicious of your friends.
But in the vast majority of cases, renting the Eye of Vigilance out of suspicion of a friend is far less than "curiosity." Many people rent the Eye of Vigilance simply because they are curious about the attitude of the people around them, not because they want to find a bad friend.
The number three reason was to look for evil friends or catch adulterers in the act.
After listening to 004's explanation, Angor gained a new understanding of the Vigilant Eye's effect.
The Vigilant Eye was not a strategic item, but it was quite outstanding in the aspect of human nature.
It could also be used in a wide range of situations. It could be switched between large and small scenes at will.
Basically, the owner would only rent it and not sell it.
…
After talking about the effect of "Vigilant Eye", Angor still had some questions in mind.
For example, he wanted to know about the appearance of the spirit monster.
Why did the spirit monster look like this? Was it because it reflected the inner desires of its master? Did the spirit monster look different in different people's eyes?
Angor asked his question directly.
004 considered and said, "I'll answer your second question first. The spirit monster looks the same in different people's eyes.
"For example, my mind monster is a black coal ball. Am I right? "
"…" Angor hesitated and nodded. It was not wrong to call it a dust ball, but this one had hair on it.
004 continued, "I've never seen my spirit monster before. With the Vigilant Eye, I can only see other people's spirit monsters, but not my own.
"But from other people's words, I know that my mind monster looks a lot like a coal ball."
"So, everyone's spirit monster is actually the same. Whoever wears this' Eye of Vigilance 'will see the same thing when they see my mind monster. "
004 paused for a few seconds and continued, "As for your first question, whether the spirit monster's appearance is related to its master's inner desires … I don't know.
"408 should have told you, right? The owner of the Vigilant Eye is a scholar from Mirror Mountain Academy. This scholar has done some related research. To a certain extent, the mind monster does reflect the psychological desires of some people, such as 408. "
"408's spirit monster is a flying fish that carries a 'stage play'. It's actually related to 408's inner desires. "
Angor could guess why, even though 004 didn't explain why.
The 'stage play' was actually a performance of different "characters" on stage, which was related to 408's character card. Saying that it was related to her inner desires was completely reasonable.
"But there are also a small number of people whose spirit monsters have nothing to do with their inner desires.
My spirit monster is one of them. "
004 shrugged and looked at Angor. "Do you think this black dust ball can reflect my inner desires?"
Angor subconsciously looked at the black furry ball on 004's shoulder.
Mao Tuan blinked its big, adorable eyes, clear and innocent.
"You're right," Angor muttered.
"That's why we can't simply associate our inner desires with the spirit monster. As for where the spirit monster comes from and how it will be affected, even the owner of the 'Vigilant Eye' doesn't know. "
Angor nodded as if he was considering something.
After several seconds of silence, Angor spoke again, "I have another question."
"Go ahead," 004 said.
"Can spirit monsters be touched?" Angor glanced at Xi Luo from the corner of his eyes.
Xi Luo's flatfish touched Angor before. It didn't feel anything, but Angor's soul and consciousness felt something cold and slippery.
Angor was curious. Could spirit monsters really be touched?
If so, would he be able to do something to them?
It wasn't anything strange.
It was about killing the spirit monster.
Could it be done?
If he really killed the mind monster, would it affect its master?
Angor's mind kept wandering. Most of the spirit monsters here looked strange and disgusting, as if they were monsters from the Abyss.
Angor couldn't help but think of … killing.
"Touch?" 004 gave Angor a strange look. "Did a spirit monster touch you just now?"
"I'm just curious."
"You can touch them, but there's no real sensation. It's just a feeling in your mind, like you touched something. But it's all fake. You can think of it as an illusion created by your subconscious mind. "
Fake? Angor felt that this answer was too hasty. But since 004 said so, there had to be a reason.
"Can the mind monsters interact with each other?"
004 was surprised. "That's a strange idea."
Angor chuckled awkwardly. "I'm just thinking that if these strange creatures don't fight in the same space, something is missing."
004 rubbed his chin and thought for a moment. "That makes sense. Mind monsters look very strange, just like real monsters. It's rare to see monsters living in peace like this. "
"But I don't think it's possible to touch a spirit monster."
"It's because they see things from different perspectives."
Spirit monsters existed because of their "observation", and this "observation" was the wearer of the "Eye of Vigilance".
If multiple people looked at the "observation" at the same time, the "observation" could see several spirit monsters at the same time. However, this was only from the "observation" point of view. From the spirit monster's point of view, the "observation" point of view was one-on-one.
It could be understood that every mind monster was in its own dimension. Its dimension only had the observer, no one else, and no other mind monsters.
"The owner of the 'Eye of Vigilance' once did such an experiment. There were two people whose mind monsters were incomparably huge, as huge as a mountain. When they stood in the same row and looked at the wearer of the "Eye of Vigilance" at the same time, the two gigantic monsters appeared to overlap each other, and they were not affected by each other. It was as if they didn't exist in the same space. "
"The experiment wasn't very rigorous, but we can be sure that spirit monsters can't touch each other."
"Then will there be something like 'telepathy' between them?" Angor asked.
004 gave Angor a strange look. "No one can know the answer to that. After all, spirit monsters aren't living creatures, and they can't communicate with each other. "
"Not living creatures?" Angor looked at the black furry thing on 004's shoulder. The creature's eyes were so bright that it almost looked like a real life being.
"Personally, I don't think spirit monsters are living creatures." 004 shrugged. "However, the owner of the 'Eye of Vigilance' believes that there are many secrets in the mind monsters. They may be some kind of projection, or even a new life form …"
"But he didn't think that spirit monsters are living creatures. He believed that spirit monsters are organs or microbes that need to attach themselves to living creatures. "
To use a less appropriate analogy, he thought of spirit monsters as the cells that made up a body, or even the bacteria in the intestines.
He believed that spirit monsters couldn't exist on their own. They were parasites that attached themselves to living creatures. Everything about a spirit monster came from the living creature, or its master.
The spirit monster was a projection of its master.
Angor was still skeptical about this theory. However, he didn't take any stance on this matter. It was just a "guess" that needed to be questioned.
But he also believed that since the owner of the "Vigilant Eye" said so, there must be a reason behind it. Perhaps they had already studied it on a microscopic level.
Angor didn't think too much about it. As long as he knew about the existence of "spirit monsters", it was enough.
Compared to these unanswered questions, Angor wanted to know the answer to another question.
And that was …
What was the monster in his mind?
Angor already had this question when 004 told him that the "Eye of Vigilance" couldn't see his spirit monster.
(End of Chapter)
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