Gao Fei touched his forehead, feeling grateful to Metatron for generously giving the spiritual seal, but also a lot of confusion.
"Dear Madam, what is the difference between the 'psionic power' you are talking about and magic?"
"This is complicated when explained in detail. To make it easier for you to understand, let me ask a question first. Do you know the 'qi' of a monk?"
"of course I know!"
Gao Fei himself has never practiced the monk profession, but he has a girlfriend who specializes in the monk profession. He has never eaten pork and has seen pigs run away. He is no stranger to the source of the monk's power, "Qi".
"Magic, Qi and spiritual energy are three similar yet independent energy systems."
"Magic mainly uses external energy to collect the free magic power in nature through the magic network, and injects it into a specific spell configuration to generate the corresponding magic effect."
"Zhenqi is endogenous energy. Warriors continue to exercise their bodies and spirits. As their cultivation level improves, the amount of zhenqi condensed in their bodies also increases, and is then released in different ways, evolving into various forms.
Cultivate martial arts."
"Spiritual energy also comes from the inner energy of the practitioner, but it is more extreme than Zhenqi. It no longer pursues the balance between body and spirit, but focuses on spiritual practice. It guides pure spiritual energy from the depths of one's own soul without any external help.
In certain forms, such as spell configurations or martial arts, it can directly interfere with the material world."
"Because of this, psychic powers have neither moves nor techniques, nor do they require gestures, materials, incantations or other spell-casting rituals. They can be released with a single thought, and can still be performed in a magic-free environment."
Gao Fei was stunned when he heard this. He thought for a long time before breaking the silence.
"Ms. Metatron, since psychic powers are not affected by the concentration of external magic power and can be used at any time, why doesn't Tiangong provide psychic professions in "Savior Simulator" to popularize this supernatural power that is more convenient than magic?"
"Do you think Tiangong doesn't want to? Haha, it's just that we can't do it yet."
Metatron put his hands behind his back, a look of pride on his face.
"The senior officials of Tiangong released me from prison because they wanted to use my knowledge and experience in the field of psychic energy to design a simple and easy-to-follow psychic tutorial."
"Ms. Metatron, with your talent, you must have completed this work. Is it convenient for you to send me a copy of the psychic tutorial?" Gao Fei asked eagerly.
Unexpectedly, this time the flattery really hit the horse's leg.
"Well... it's a pity that my work has not made any breakthrough yet." Metatron said awkwardly, "You can't blame me! Psychic powers require too high qualifications for practitioners.
A spiritual person can open up his spiritual energy pool once he has enlightenment, otherwise he will not be able to become enlightened after a lifetime of hard work!"
This sounds a lot like Zen Buddhism...
Gao Fei shook his head secretly.
Metatron repeatedly emphasizes "enlightenment" and "spirituality", which shows that psychic powers are not suitable for popularization to the public at all.
Psychic power is like an "art". If you understand it, you understand it. If you don't understand it, you don't understand it. There is no reason to explain it.
People who engage in art, no matter how hard they study and practice, can never make up for the gap in talent.
In comparison, magic is closer to "science".
It is true that smart people learn magic faster, but as long as people with ordinary qualifications are willing to work hard and learn step by step, they can gain something.
Gao Fei quickly thought of another thing.
"Ms. Metatron, mutants' superpowers can be used in a non-magic environment after they develop to a mature stage. Does this mean that mutants' superpowers are closer to psychic powers than magic?"
Metatron smiled and nodded.
"The reason why living things mutate is that the stimulation from external magic is only an inducement. More importantly, it is the play of one's own will. Of course, this is just my personal opinion and cannot represent the mainstream view of Tiangong's scientific research department."
Having said this, she raised her hand and pointed at Gao Fei's eyebrows.
"The spiritual seal I put on you has enough energy to release 10 'mind blasts'."
"When you return from this trip, if you can help me retrieve the wreckage of the spacecraft, or get valuable information, I will help you upgrade the 'Explosive Spirit Seal' and solidify it in your body, and then spend a burst of astrolabe energy.
Release the upgraded version of 'Psychic Blast'."
"With your words, I will do my best!"
Goofy suppressed his excitement and said goodbye to Metatron.
When leaving Yaoguang's office, Gao Fei briefly reported Metatron's commission.
"Webmaster, do you think I should help with this?"
"Just now I was worried that Metatron would give you a difficult problem, but it turned out that he was just asking you to look for a lost object along the way."
Yaoguang was very satisfied with Gao Fei's correct attitude of asking the leader for instructions in time when something happened, and said to him with a smile:
"Everyone has already paid the deposit. It's not against the rules if you make some extra money along the way. Just don't delay your job."
"Don't worry, I can tell which one is more important."
After bidding farewell to Yaoguang, Gao Fei returned to his dormitory at Tiangong Base. He was about to call Jiang Feng when he suddenly remembered something, so he put down the phone, opened the astrolabe, and checked his status panel.
Sure enough, the "Explosive Spirit Seal" that Metatron placed on him appeared in the "Special Attacks" column.
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Explosive Spirit Seal: Energy storage 10/10. Every time a stored energy is consumed, a "Psychic Explosion" can be released.
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Abilities with limited usage times can be roughly divided into two categories.
The first type is the "recharge" type. If it is used up today, it will be automatically replenished tomorrow.
For example, Goofy's "Frost Star Wand" is a rechargeable magic weapon.
The second type is the "energy storage" type. The total amount is so much that it will be used up when it is used up.
For example, the one-time magic device made by Ma Yun through "item infusion" is an energy storage equipment.
According to the above classification standards, Gao Fei's "Explosive Spirit Seal" also belongs to the "energy storage" type.
The energy stored in the spirit seal can be released for a total of 10 "mind blasts". When the stored energy is exhausted, the spirit seal will disappear automatically.
The next question is, what is the use of "mind blast"?
With doubts, Gao Fei continued to check the status panel.
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Mind blast: Spend a "bonus" or "reaction" action, starting from yourself, and release a 60-foot cone-shaped mental wave. Creatures in this area will be trapped unless they pass a DC30 Will save.
The "stunned" state lasts for up to 1 minute. During this period, the stunned creature can make a Will save each round.
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Creatures that are "shocked" cannot move or think. The items and weapons they hold will fall off their hands, and they cannot fight back when attacked.
Among the common negative states, in addition to "sleep" and "paralysis", "shock" is the most controllable negative state.
