Chapter 786 Spiritual Seal

Gao Fei touched his forehead, feeling grateful for Metatron's generous gift of 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 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, "zhenqi".

"Magic, Qi and psychic energy are three similar yet independent energy systems."

"Magic mainly borrows external energy, collects 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. 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, spells and other spell-casting rituals. They can be released as soon as a thought occurs, and they can still be used in a magic-free environment."

Gao Fei was stunned after hearing this and 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 do it? 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 higher-ups of Tiangong released me from prison because they wanted to use my knowledge and experience in the field of psychic energy to design a set of simple and easy-to-follow psychic energy tutorials."

"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 the 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.

For people who engage in art, no matter how hard they study and practice, they cannot make up for the gap in talent.

In comparison, magic is closer to "science".

It is true that smart people learn magic faster, but people with ordinary qualifications can gain something as long as they are willing to work hard and learn step by step.

Gao Fei quickly thought of another thing.

"Ms. Metatron, mutants' superpowers can be used in a magic-free environment after they develop to maturity. 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 stores enough energy to release 10 'mind blasts'."

"When you return from this trip, if you can help me recover the wreckage of the spacecraft, or get valuable information, I will help you upgrade the 'Explosive Spiritual Seal' and solidify it in your body, and then spend an astrolabe energy to 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, so it's not illegal for you to 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 and opened the astrolabe first to check 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 category is the "charging" type. If it is used up today, it will be automatically refilled tomorrow.

For example, Gao Fei's "Frost Star Wand" is a charging type magic device.

The second category is the "energy storage" type. The total amount is so much, and it will be counted as used up when it is used up.

For example, the disposable magic device made by Ma Yun through "Item Infusion" is an energy storage equipment.

According to the above classification standards, Gao Fei's "Shock Explosion Spirit Seal" also belongs to the "energy storage" type.

The energy stored in the spirit seal can release a total of 10 "mind explosions". When the energy storage is exhausted, the spirit seal disappears automatically.

The next question is, what is the use of "mind explosion"?

With doubts, Gao Fei continued to check the status panel.

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Mind explosion: Spend an "attachment" or "reaction" action, starting from the self, release a 60-foot cone-shaped mental wave. Creatures in this area will fall into the "stunned" state unless they pass a DC30 will save, which lasts for up to 1 minute. During this period, the stunned creature can make a will save every round.

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A creature that is “shocked” cannot move or think, and the items and weapons it holds will fall out of its hands. It cannot fight back when attacked.

Among the common negative states, in addition to “sleep” and “paralysis”, “shock” is the most powerful negative state.