Helping each other with countless me.

Chapter 607: Mental Words
There was dead silence in the laboratory.

Li Zhongren's question, "Who will give it a try?" was like a pebble thrown into a calm lake, creating ripples in everyone's heart.

The air seemed to freeze, with only the low hum of the energy barrier reminding people of how dangerous this place was.

All eyes were focused on the modified glove.

It lay quietly in Li Zhongren's small hand, its appearance not much different from before, except that there was a transparent crystal bottle inlaid with dark red "blood crystal" on his wrist, like a strange decoration.

However, in the mind perception of the awakened, it no longer exudes chaos and greed, but instead a sense of stability that is restrained and guided, like a ferocious beast being put on reins.

The researchers exchanged bewildered glances, their expressions complex.

There is a yearning for unknown power, a fear of potential risks, and even more so, awe for the absolute power of that small figure.

They had just witnessed firsthand how "zero" could turn the impossible into the possible, as if created by a god.

trust?

Maybe there is.

But not everyone has the courage to take risks.

Benjamin instinctively stepped forward; as the highest-ranking commander on site, he had a responsibility to take the risk.

But as soon as he took a step, a slightly weak but unusually firm voice rang out.

"I come."

It is Doyle.

His face was still pale, a consequence of his previous mental exhaustion, but his eyes shone with an astonishing brightness, the pure curiosity and desire to explore the unknown truth of a researcher.

He pushed away his companion's helping hand and walked unsteadily but without hesitation to Li Zhongren.

"Doyle."

What was Benjamin trying to say?

Doyle shook his head, a near-fanatical smile even appearing on his face.

“Deputy Director, no one knows it better than me. From the moment it was a fragment, my mental power merged with it. If even I don’t dare, who else is worthy of this first-hand experience data?”

He looked at Li Zhongren and stretched out his slightly trembling hands.

“Please give it to me, Mr. Zero.”

Li Zhongren calmly handed him the gloves.

Doyle took a deep breath, as if performing some kind of sacred ritual, and slowly put the glove on his left hand.

The leather fits snugly against the skin, providing a slightly cool touch.

The instant the gloves were on!
"Buzz!"

An invisible wave spread out from Doyle.

In his telekinetic perception, the dark red blood crystal in the crystal bottle suddenly lit up, and a vast amount of life energy was drawn out, rushing into the glove along the energy circuit engraved by Li Zhongren, and then feeding back to Daoer's entire body!
Doyle's body jolted violently!
His previously hunched body straightened instantly, and the muscle contours beneath his thin limbs visibly bulged slightly, not in an exaggerated way, but rather with a streamlined sense of power.

He subconsciously clenched his fist, his knuckles making a crisp cracking sound.

"His strength has increased at least fivefold! No, possibly more!"

Doyle's voice was filled with barely suppressed excitement as he looked around, his gaze sharp as an eagle's.

"My dynamic vision and neural reaction speed have also improved significantly! Everything around me seems to have slowed down!"

To verify this, he focused his gaze on a heavy alloy target not far away, which was used to test impact force.

Without a running start, he simply pushed off the ground with his left foot!
"boom!"

With a muffled thud, a shallow footprint was left on the ground where he had been standing, and his figure had already turned into a blurry afterimage, instantly crossing a distance of more than ten meters and appearing in front of the target.

His right fist swung out, creating a sharp whooshing sound as it cut through the air!
"Boom!!"

A dull thud echoed through the laboratory.

On the alloy target, which was strong enough to withstand rifle bullets, a clear fist mark was left, several centimeters deep!

Doyle pulled back his fist and looked at his left hand. The glove was intact and not even a speck of dust was on it.

He attempted complex, rapid changes of direction and precise grabbing of tiny parts on the nearby instruments, his movements as fluid as if he had practiced them a thousand times, without the slightest hesitation.

Most importantly, his eyes remained clear, and although his breathing was slightly rapid due to excitement, his logic remained sound.

“I was fully conscious and did not feel any chaotic or violent emotions. The flow of energy was very smooth and completely under my control. The output power seemed to be related to the intensity of my ‘thoughts’.”

With a thought, he stopped absorbing energy.

The faint light on the gloves and the overwhelming sense of power receded like a tide, and the color of the blood crystal in the crystal bottle seemed to dim slightly.

A wave of weakness washed over me; it was the discomfort of my strength being suddenly withdrawn, but there were no other side effects.

"It's a success! It's really a success!"

At this moment, everyone understood that the Empire's second true "superhuman" had been born!
His power originates from a twisted piece of equipment that has been completely "tamed".
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Dividing line

The subsequent debriefing meeting was held in the base's large briefing room.

All researchers involved in the project, regardless of whether they had awakened telekinesis, were present.

Queen Isabella and Li Zhongren sat in the front row, while Deputy Director Benjamin stood to the side, maintaining order at the meeting.

Li Zhongren stepped onto the stage once again. His small figure contrasted sharply with the many elites below, but no one dared to underestimate him; their eyes were filled with awe and a thirst for knowledge.

"Today's success proves the feasibility of this path."

His voice was clearly amplified and carried to every corner.

“We not only replicated the Twisted Object, but more importantly, we put a ‘bridle’ of rules on this ‘beast.’ And the most crucial element in this process is not my personal psychic power, but this.”

He raised his hand, his fingertips tracing lines in the air.

In an instant, a series of intricate and beautiful symbols composed of silver halos appeared out of thin air. They were not static, but rather flowed and combined slowly as if they had a life of their own, emitting a kind of informational fluctuation that contained order and power.

These symbols are unlike any known text or pattern; their lines contain some kind of universal truth, as if they themselves are fragments of the underlying rules of the world.

“I call it ‘psychic writing’.”

Li Zhongren's voice carried the solemnity of a creator.

"It is the glue that connects science and the extraordinary, the cornerstone and programming language of the future empire's extraordinary industrial system."

A murmur of barely suppressed gasps and whispers erupted from the audience, especially among the traditional scientists who hadn't yet awakened their spiritual powers. They craned their necks, trying to understand this irrational creation with reason. An old-school physicist with thick glasses couldn't help but raise his hand to ask a question, his tone filled with deep confusion and a thirst for knowledge.

"Mr. Zero, if I may be so bold, how do these symbols work? The laws of physics we know seem difficult to explain how they can so stably interfere with the fundamental properties of energy and matter?"

Li Zhongren looked at him, not displeased by the challenging nature of the question, but patiently explained.

“Excellent question. It touches on the core issue: traditional science is based on mathematical and physical laws and achieves functions through material means.”

“The essence of ‘psychic writing’ is a carrier of ‘information’ and ‘rules’.”

“It does not contain enormous energy, but it can ‘tell’ how energy should operate and ‘define’ how matter combines and reacts in this extraordinary context. Just like a piece of sophisticated code drives computer hardware to perform complex tasks, telekinetic writing drives fragments of underlying rules that are influenced and modified by our telekinesis within a certain range.”

To make the concept more intuitive, he decided to add a demonstration.

His gaze swept across the podium, where an ordinary ceramic water cup and a small standard steel block used for testing were placed.

"Okay."

As Li Zhongren spoke, his fingertips traced lines again.

This time, he drew a silver rune with a relatively simple structure but sharper lines. After the rune was formed, it floated lightly down onto the piece of steel.

The moment the rune touched the steel, it was like a branding iron being plunged into ice and snow, silently merging into it.

The next moment, to everyone's astonishment, the original silver-gray steel surface was instantly covered with a layer of dull but distinctly different color, faintly gleaming with a smooth, ceramic-like feel.

"What I just wrote is a basic 'material deflection' text."

Li Zhongren explained.

"It temporarily 'deceives' the surface structure of the steel, making it exhibit some of the physical properties of ceramics for a period of time, such as better insulation and corrosion resistance, but at the expense of some of the metal's toughness."

He gestured for a researcher to come forward and test the surface, and the instrument quickly confirmed the change in surface properties.

Next, he drew another miniature circuit composed of several simple characters on the ceramic water cup.

The circuit imprinted on the bottom of the cup. He casually picked up a pen from the table and gently tapped the cup.

"Ding!!"

A clear, melodious sound, far exceeding the ordinary, echoed in the briefing room; the sound was pure and possessed a unique penetrating power.

"This is a basic combination of 'energy resonance and amplification'."

Li Zhongren said.

"It amplifies the energy of sound wave vibrations and makes them propagate in a more orderly manner. If used in weapons, it can enhance shock waves; if used in communications, it can improve signal quality."

After the demonstration, there was a brief silence in the audience, which was then followed by an even more heated discussion.

This visual presentation is more persuasive than any language.

Another young researcher excitedly raised his hand.

"In other words, as long as we can 'write' the correct combination of words using our mental power, we can achieve specific extraordinary effects, just like programming? Such as energy guidance, matter enhancement, or even elemental simulation?"

"That's the principle."

Li Zhongren nodded affirmatively.

“The process of writing is the process of injecting a ‘set of instructions’ into the target. Different combinations of words constitute different ‘programs’. What I’m engraving on the gloves today is a complete set of complex ‘programs’ about ‘energy path planning’, ‘external energy priority identification’, ‘life energy conversion efficiency’, and ‘power output and neural connection with the user’s nerves’.”

Doyle, deep in thought, spoke from his own experience.

"So, in the future, when we manufacture extraordinary equipment, we may not need to directly manipulate matter at the microscopic level like you do today. Instead, top-level 'architects' like you will first design the core 'psychic script' blueprint, and then engineers with psychic abilities will 'enchant' or 'engrave' it on a specific substrate according to the blueprint?"

“This is a very good direction, Doyle.”

Li Zhongren gave him an approving look.

"This is also the focus of your studies going forward. The longer-term goal is to develop a psionic instrument that can stably output specific 'psychic script' energy frequencies, and gradually realize some standardized manufacturing processes that non-psychic individuals can also participate in. However, this requires time and a deeper understanding of psionic scripts. At this stage, one of the core tasks for all of you awakened individuals is to learn and master the most basic principles of psionic script configuration and combination."

He paused, his gaze sweeping across the room, his tone becoming serious and compelling.

"Gentlemen, we stand at an unprecedented starting point. In the future, we may discover countless distortions and countless extraordinary paths waiting for us to explore. But what the Empire needs is not to blindly chase after every seemingly beautiful bird in the unknown forest."

"Our strategy must be clear and firm; a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush!"

"We must concentrate all our current resources and wisdom to thoroughly understand this 'Sacrifice Glove' technology! From the stable cultivation of the twisted material, to the standardized imprinting of the psychic script, to the large-scale preparation and optimization of external blood crystal energy, and then to the collaborative training and tactical development with the user system, we must form a complete and iterative closed loop! The goal is to achieve mass production, improvement, and upgrades!"

His voice gradually rose, filled with a passion for describing a grand blueprint.

"Imagine when the spiritual energy resurgence fully arrives, the rules of the world will be drastically changed, and our empire will not have a few powerful individuals relying on talent or luck, but tens of thousands of steel legions equipped with standard 'powered gloves,' receiving unified training in extraordinary combat skills, and possessing a complete logistical support and tactical system!"

"While our enemies are still ecstatic about accidentally acquiring a twisted object and racking their brains over how to control the backlash, they will be facing the Imperial superhuman army advancing in tight formations like an iron torrent! They will experience what it means to have absolute crushing power supported by order, science, and industrialization!"

The briefing room was silent at first, then erupted into thunderous applause and heavy breathing.

Every researcher's eyes burned with a flame—the supreme sense of honor in participating in the creation of a great era, and the boundless longing for the future that was so close, one that they had built with their own hands.

As the meeting drew to a close, Li Zhongren picked up the modified glove inlaid with blood crystals and turned his gaze toward Doyle.

"Dow Hawkins".

Doyle immediately stood up and straightened his back.

"Yes, sir!"

Li Zhongren walked up to him and handed him the gloves.

"This glove is officially awarded to you as a reward for your outstanding contributions and courage to explore. It is not only your weapon, but also your research tool. I hope you will make good use of it and gain a deeper understanding of its mysteries."

Doyle received the gloves with trembling hands, feeling the power and responsibility they contained, and was too excited to speak.

"Thank you, Mr. Zero! I will certainly live up to your expectations!"

Li Zhongren looked at him, his tone becoming more serious, filled with encouragement and higher expectations.

"Remember, our current solution relies on external blood crystals. This is just the beginning. One glove is consumed slowly, but what about ten thousand or a hundred thousand? Even if we mobilize the entire population to donate blood, it would probably be difficult to support the long-term consumption of a large army. This 'bloodthirsty' core mechanism is still the sword of Damocles hanging over our heads."

He touched the dark red blood crystal.

"You need to innovate and try to understand why it must have 'blood'? Is it life energy? Is it a certain soul wavelength? Or is it the genetic information contained in the blood? Can you find a substitute? Or optimize and purify it so that a unit of blood can exert ten or a hundred times the effect? ​​This road is long and difficult, but I hope you can be at the forefront."

Doyle gripped his gloves tightly, his excitement transforming into unwavering conviction, and he bowed deeply.

"I understand, sir! I will dedicate my life to uncovering its secret!"

(End of this chapter)