At the invitation of Kamel and Jenny, Gwen came to a "holographic analysis room" in the Rune Research Institute. In this large square room, a raised platform was fixed in the middle of the floor. A high-precision crystal array was fixed on the platform. As the rune projector was activated, a holographic image far clearer than ordinary projection emerged in front of everyone with a slight buzzing sound.
In the middle of the image, there were several siren runes with wonderful vortex-shaped or curved structures floating in the air.
The moment Gwen saw those runes, he felt a slight sense of spiritual excitement. He even felt that his thoughts had become a little clearer and sharper. Of course, a considerable part of the latter was actually a psychological effect. The technicians had experimentally tested that the siren runes did not actually increase the actual operating efficiency of the human brain. They only had a strong mental protection ability. The so-called "brain acceleration" effect was just an illusion produced by the test subjects when their minds were clear.
After looking away from the runes that could increase the SAN value, Gwen turned to look at Jenny next to him. "You said that you have made a great discovery in the study of the siren runes?"
"Strictly speaking, we have a certain understanding of the uniqueness of the 'siren,'" Jenny nodded. At the same time, she nodded to an assistant beside her. The latter immediately operated the projection device and made the holographic projection in the middle of the room appear with the constantly changing shape of the siren. At the same time, Jenny added, "By the way, all our research has been greatly supported by Miss Tyre."
Gwen nodded. "What did you find?"
"We found that the 'runes' on the siren's body may not be the only thing that has the 'mental protection' effect," Jenny said. "As long as it is an 'information body' that can point to the siren race, it will have a similar mental protection effect..."
"Hmm?" Gwen was immediately attracted by Jenny's words. He could not help but raise his voice a little. "Point to the siren race?"
"For example, the runes on their bodies, and also... their singing." Kamel said. At the same time, he waved his hand and turned on another device in the room. After a soft click, a very soothing and pleasant humming sound came from a recording device in the room. With this humming sound, Gwen immediately felt a sense of excitement and joy similar to when he looked at the siren runes!
"This was recorded with the help of Miss Tyre. It is different from the tune she usually hums in her free time. She said this song is' Song of the Deep ', which contains the' truth of waves'... We still can't understand what she means, but this special melody obviously has an effect similar to the deep sea runes. Even after the transcription device, the effect still exists, but it is weakened a little."
Kamel explained, and then before Gwen spoke, he added, "In addition, I used the resonance crystal to analyze this melody and found a lot of waveforms that are beyond the range of human ears. They constitute very short and complex waves. After extracting and testing these waves, we confirmed two things: first, these vibrations can trigger magic resonance that humans cannot detect. It is actually an extremely complicated 'spellcasting' process, but the resonance itself and the traces produced after the resonance are invisible to us. Only the highly sensitive crystal recorded indirect evidence. Second, these waves beyond human perception have the 'mental protection' effect."
There was an unconcealable change in Gwen's eyes. This was an incredible discovery, a development that everyone had been looking forward to for a long time!
Ever since Gawain came into contact with the 'patterns' on Tyr and learned about the various unusual characteristics of the sirens, he and his technicians had been working hard to decipher the secrets behind it. They had created mental protection barriers based on the deep sea runes and created 'anti-god resistance coatings' that were getting more and more efficient. However, all these applications were just crude imitations. They had not explored the principles behind it at all. This was undoubtedly the biggest regret in the hearts of all the researchers, and it was even a ravine.
But now, Kamel and Jenny had finally taken a key step on this road, and it was in a direction that they had never thought of before. The sirens' anti-god characteristics were not limited to their 'runes'!
"That is to say, if the 'waves' hidden in the melody are extracted and introduced into the magic network, they can also produce an effect similar to the deep sea runes?"
"In theory, Your Majesty." Jenny nodded. "And they will have a more comprehensive effect than the runes, covering every inch and corner. The only disadvantage of the waves compared to the runes is that they need to be 'continuous'. After the runes are made into a coating, they can be effective for a long time, but the waves need to rely on a special device to maintain. Once the effect is interrupted, the effect will also be interrupted. But in the magic network, which is constantly running, this limitation is not a limitation. "
Gwen thought quickly in his mind, and then a question suddenly popped up. "Wait, have you tested this thing? Does it work on deaf people?"
Unexpectedly, Kamel immediately nodded. "I also thought of this, so I conducted a test. The result was very interesting. Although the waves hidden in the melody are beyond the perception of the human ear, and in theory, whether it works or not should have nothing to do with whether the human body can perceive it or not, in fact, the effect of these waves on deaf people showed a significant decline. It was not completely ineffective, nor was it fully effective, but a certain percentage of decline. In addition, we also found volunteers who were deaf for different reasons to conduct the test. We found that the decline was not obvious in the deaf people who had organic damage to their hearing organs. The 'Song of the Deep' still had a considerable effect on them, but it was the opposite for the volunteers who were deaf because of brain lesions.
"On the second kind of test subjects, the 'Song of the Deep' only played a weak role. It gave people the feeling that not only were they deaf physically, but even their souls were deaf."
"… Strange result …" Gwen could not help but mutter.
Kamel nodded. "Yes, very strange. We will continue to study in this area. This may help us to uncover some secrets in the process of 'human perception of magic'."
"Back to the melody." Gwen looked up. "Now, can the 'Song of the Deep' be imported into the Magic Net or made into something practical?"
"We still need some preparation and testing," Kamel immediately said. "This is a recent discovery. There are many parts that have not been tested. It is best not to use it rashly. At present, Jenny and I have only imported the runes that have been tested into the Magic Net to protect the key nodes. "
"Well, we should be cautious in this regard." Gwen nodded. Then, he could not help but glance at the 'sample siren' on the holographic projection. Although the image was deliberately edited, he could still see that the prototype was Tyre. "What else did you find?"
"It is still related to the 'Song of the Deep'," Kamel said. "As you know, this song can only be hummed by the sirens. But in fact … some humans can do it too."
"Humans?" Gwen was surprised. "You mean humans can also sing the 'Song of the Deep'?"
"For humans, this is not singing. It is a complicated spellcasting. There is a special spellcasting group among humans … They have mastered a technique similar to the 'Song of the Deep'," Kamel said seriously. "Of course, before coming into contact with the sirens, this spellcasting group did not know the specific melody of the 'Song of the Deep'. They used another melody. But after testing, they can indeed imitate the 'song' of the sirens."
Gwen frowned as if he had thought of something. He said thoughtfully, "This spellcasting group is …"
"Now it has been disbanded, but I can find a way to rebuild it." A voice suddenly came from the entrance of the room before Kamel and Jenny could speak. "It is the 'Psionic Choir' of the Church of Dreams and the Eternal Sleep Congregation."
Gwen turned his head and looked in the direction of the voice. He saw an elegant and beautiful lady in a white close-fitting dress coming in. He recognized that it was one of the archbishops of the Eternal Sleep, 'Spiritsong' Venti.
"Psionic Choir?" Hao Ren raised his eyebrows and quickly recalled the information. "Ah, I know this group …"
"Its predecessor was the choir of the Church of Dreams. Its duty was to appease and gather the spirits of the believers through a special 'psionic song' during important ceremonies. After the birth of the Eternal Sleep Congregation, the Psionic Choir became one of the important defensive forces of the congregation. It was used to help the core priests resist the spiritual erosion from God, or to heal those whose minds were damaged." Venti had a gentle and quiet smile on her face. Her voice was as melodious as a song. She lived up to the name of 'Spiritsong'. "When we evacuated from Typhon, the Psionic Choir was disbanded. Now, less than one-fifth of the members have come to Cecil."
"You can imitate the Song of the Deep of the sirens?" Gwen looked at the former archbishop with some surprise. "Can your ears hear the special waves hidden in the melody?"
"… I can't hear it," Venti said. "But I can perceive it in a way other than my ears. Its essence is actually a spellcasting process, and the specially trained psionic singers are no stranger to this spellcasting process. "
Then, Miss Lingge paused and sighed with a hint of emotion. "The 'singing technique' that we and the sirens use is indeed very different. Frankly speaking … the talent of humans in this aspect is far inferior to the sirens. But if it's just an imitation, we can still do it through diligent training and a certain degree of talent."
"We need to train a group of psionic singers," Kamel said. "In the fight against the erosion of God, no amount of trump cards is too much."
"Is it difficult to train psionic singers?" Gwen pondered for a moment and looked at Spiritsong Venti. "How long will it take to rebuild the psionic choir?"
"… To be honest, it's very difficult." Venti thought for a moment and frankly said, "Psionic singers are not really 'singers'. It's not as simple as teaching people with good voices to sing. It's essentially a spellcasting profession. It requires keen magic perception, special magic control skills, and a long period of boring learning and training. In the end, even if all these are completed, they still have to learn a series of knowledge from the sirens that is completely different from human cognition. In fact, even I still don't understand what Miss Tyre repeatedly emphasized about 'sensing the deep sea'. It should be more difficult for ordinary people to do this.
"On this basis, even I can't tell how long it will take to rebuild a psionic choir. It may take many years."
Gwen frowned. "This means that it's extremely difficult to mass produce, and the success is highly dependent on randomness and chance."
But soon he noticed a few key points that Venti mentioned just now. "You said that becoming a psionic singer requires keen magic perception and special magic control skills?"
"Yes, these two are also the biggest talent limitations to becoming a psionic singer. Other than that, most of the limitations can be solved by training and learning."
Gwen immediately looked at Kamel. Before he could say anything, the latter had already reacted.
"Your Majesty, perhaps we can try the neural thorns." Kamel nodded slightly, his voice humming. "The practical neural thorns are ready for mass production. The next step is to try to use it to mass produce basic mages. We can use part of the test quota to train psionic singers. If more trained psionic singers are added to our 'defense system against God', our future will be safer."
"Okay." Gwen nodded immediately. "I'll give you an expedited permit later."
As he spoke, he could not help but have some strange imaginations in his mind. What would the product of a combination of magic technology, dream magic, traditional spells, and siren technology look like? A soldier in a special combat suit with a flashing artificial nerve cord behind his head, humming an indescribable psionic melody for his comrades on the battlefield, and communicating with the 'power of the deep sea' when he had nothing to do.
And it was mass produced.
Gwen shook his head and threw some of the preposterous thoughts out of his mind. At the same time, he turned his attention back to the previous topic. He looked at the holographic projection not far away, thinking about the runes and the 'deep sea singing'. He said thoughtfully, "Although we have made a lot of progress, the key question is … what is the deeper principle of these things? Why are these things that point to the sirens so resistant to the contamination of the gods? "
Kamel thought for a moment and then broke the silence. "About this … I have some conjectures after discussing with Jenny."
Gwen raised his eyebrows. "Oh?"
"We suspect that this has something to do with the spirit of the race, Eva, behind the sirens."
"Something to do with Eva?" Gwen repeated curiously. "I remember Tyre described it to me …"
"Yes, she also described it to us during the research." Kamel nodded. "After analyzing the nature of the 'Eva' she mentioned, I suspect that the spirit of the race may be a 'foreign god' that operates in a completely different way from the gods we know.
"Of course, this is just a metaphor, because according to our definition of the gods, the 'Eva' that the siren mentioned is not a god at all, but an even bigger, conceptualized siren …"
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