Chapter 1273 Serotonin Receptor (First Update)

"Have you ever had a hallucination?"

"No, you didn't give us the ability in this area." Amon answered truthfully, "We can't even dream."

"It is very difficult to ban magic talents. This is to avoid hallucinations, dreams and other symptoms that affect the mind." The emperor told the guards. Any Imperial Guard could see the emperor's dark mood, but no one except the emperor himself knew what kind of information he had obtained, and the emperor had no intention of bringing it up, and instead told another story. "Under normal circumstances, removing the frontal lobe is the safest approach. Without cognitive ability and consciousness, no matter how powerful the soul is, it will not be able to play any role. But if it is just to temporarily block it to avoid adverse consequences, it will cost There are a lot of processes, just like what the Supreme Mage did to me in the past. Without this kind of meticulous measures, people with talents will often be immersed in layers of hallucinations and dreams at the moment when their talents are stimulated, unable to distinguish reality. The border with the unreal.”

"You seem to have written a book on this aspect, from the perspective of brain science and cognitive psychology." Hammurabi interrupted, "Although our modified bodies do not need sleep very much, that paper has the ability to influence The magic of the Praetorian Guards can even make me yawn.”

"Then you should know the paper about the effects of psychotropic drugs and extradimensional energy on brain receptors. Imagination is limited by cognition, and cognition is limited by the senses. For gifted people, abnormal brain activity makes them You can frequently activate serotonin receptors without taking psychotropic drugs, and sometimes you can even directly stimulate and reach a state similar to lysergic acid plateau 4 or 5, crazy imagination, misaligned cognition, these are gifts." The emperor was not amused, he pointed to his brain, "We all know that a small amount of serotonin receptors can enhance artistic creativity, empathy and music appreciation after being activated. This is why so many talented spellcasters have Reasons for amazing artistic creativity, even mine.”

"I've seen your work."

Hammurabi thought of the works of art at the Oxfordshire estate, everything from paintings to marble sculptures, ceramics to wall reliefs, all made by the emperor. Among them is a giant 4.5-meter-high white marble sculpture placed in the front hall, which was inspired by the "Ecstasy of Saint Teresa" created by Renaissance artist Giovanni Lorenzo Bernini. Compared with the original work, the scene of St. Theresa in the hands of the emperor does not have the light piercing her heart. The clouds and angels are not above but below to set off the nun. Even the nun's upper body and face are covered by fabric.

With excellent carving skills and passion, the veil and robe carved from hard marble cover Mother Teresa's body like flowing water. Through the extremely tense spasms at the ends of the limbs and the pulling and loosening of fabrics, it shows the extreme passion and pain that burst out when Mother Teresa fell into madness. Compared with the original Emperor, Mother Teresa is younger and expresses more Lust and passion, as if the veil stuck in Mother Teresa's mouth when she breathed might be blown up by the hot breath at any time. It seems that the emperor wanted to exclude the influence of the Holy Spirit and focus on depicting the youthful lust of young girls. Even the angels in religious metaphors were used as tools to set off the passion and the spiritual state of St. Teresa.

It is said that this marble sculpture was created when the emperor first met the witches, so the witches also admired the lust and love displayed in this sculpture. Hammurabi knew that he could instantly become the most famous artist in the world if the emperor wanted to, but the emperor still chose to give the work to the witch as a gift.

"Your artistic achievements are indeed worthy of praise, and I have benefited a lot."

"Any talent comes with a price. The consequences of a large number of serotonin receptors being activated or even burned are unbearable for ordinary humans. After taking a large dose of LSD, most people will completely lose the serotonin receptors in their brains and suffer from a large number of mental hallucinations. This cursed gift is similar, except that the visions the psyker sees are more realistic scenes from extra dimensions. This is why so many gifted spellcasters suffer from mental illness. Falling into paranoia, anxiety, panic, delusions, and being wrapped up in nightmares, unable to distinguish between reality and fiction.”

"Why are you talking about this?" Amon asked.

"Haven't you ever been curious, did I have similar problems when I discovered my talents? You guys know my attitude towards magic talents, but it is undeniable that my talents are stronger than everyone else in the world. Why? I'm not crazy, huh?" The emperor raised his eyebrows in question. Before the Praetorian Guards could give an answer, the emperor continued, "The answer is yes, it is abnormal for me not to go crazy. If the Supreme Mage had not taken me away from that church parking lot, I would have The only outcome is to enter a mental hospital. Although my body can grow new serotonin receptors and my mind can withstand the torture of a large number of hallucinations, the abnormal behavior and losses caused by stimulating my talent will inevitably lead to my childhood. He was thrown into prison."

The emperor took a deep breath of the dusty air, "This is the consequence of not being taken away by the Supreme Mage. When I observed the timeline, I repeatedly confirmed that that was the fate I should have set foot on. The Supreme Mage gave me an education. and the opportunity to reshape my mind. This is a gift of great significance. Not many people are as important to me as His Holiness, which is why I have to enter here. I know that thing is full of lies, but I am not just Prying into the threads of fate one at a time to find the most perfect solution. However, fate points to the same outcome every time."

The Praetorian Guards rarely saw the emperor so hesitant. The gloomy mood almost filled his eyes, and nightmares lingered in his mind, constantly spouting vicious truths. He saw the blood on his hands and the parting he would face in the future. In the end, the emperor sighed and did not say the rest of the words, but when he opened his eyes again, calm and firm emotions emerged again. "Let's go," he said. The Imperial Guards knew that the emperor was never a man willing to be captured without mercy. "The prophecy is just a reference. No matter what fate awaits us, we must face it."

"So, what kind of threats will we face?" Amon followed the emperor's footsteps. The newly replaced equipment made noise in the air. The warden did not leave with the other guards. Instead, he taught the guard group how to use these new equipment. This was the Emperor's order to use the Wetware Processor as a tool for the Watchers, so that corruption of the information processing tools could be easily observed. "Will it be a monster like Quetzalcoatl?" Amon asked, "Do you need help from the Mars Foundry?"

"Needed, but not now. The enemy we have to face is more powerful. We have another enemy, and that is time." The emperor shook his head, "Take me to the armor conferment ceremony. The establishment of the Imperial Guard needs to be expanded. Urgent The Biogenetic Laboratory gave an order to Maya Hansen and the Sola Redwood Druid Order, asking them to speed up the production of knights. Give an order to Victor von Doom, asking him to prepare to expand southward, Complete annexation of the Balkans, even if this causes a strong reaction from NATO and public opinion, does not matter. I need more angels of death, more resources to run my war machine."

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