Forty-nine rules of the end times

Chapter 207 Expanded Channels of Mental Power
Guan Tong had been circulating her mental energy according to Shi Jingyi's "body acupoint flow method," but she always felt a little awkward about it.

This method works, but it always gives him the feeling that it is very inefficient.

Shi Jingyi was able to master it with ease because she had been practicing martial arts and acupoint circulation since she was a few years old, so she could seamlessly switch to spiritual power after it appeared.

However, most people don't have this experience. Learning about acupoints from scratch and gradually opening them up is really hard work.

Although Guan Tong had mastered it through rote memorization, he had never been able to grasp the essentials. If Shi Jingyi could gain 10 points from this method, he felt that he could only gain 5 points at most, or even less.

He believed that others who followed him in learning would also experience poor learning efficiency due to differences in talent and experience.

However, through this fortuitous opportunity, he truly understood how to utilize mental energy by outputting hundreds of thousands or even millions of units of mental power at once.

It doesn't mean rigidly following Shi Jingyi's "acupoint circulation method," because the human body itself is a large channel that can be freely accessed and moved by spiritual power.

Once you grasp this point, there's no need to worry about acupoints. Simply widening the channels will improve the efficiency of the flow of spiritual energy.

The way to increase the width is to output a large amount of mental energy per unit of time. Guan Tong would never normally have this opportunity; his upper limit of over three hundred and his reserve of several thousand mental energy are far inferior to tens or hundreds of thousands.

The instantaneous output of millions of units of mental energy will expand the channel in an instant. Even if it contracts afterwards, there will be residual expansion, which is reflected in the data as an increase in the upper limit of mental energy.

"If nothing unexpected happens, my mental power limit will also increase significantly... because the channels for mental power to enter and exit will become wider, allowing mental power to circulate faster and increase efficiency. Just like how people with thicker blood vessels are less likely to get diseases like blockages."

Guan Tong brought up the terminal panel, and sure enough, his mental power limit had increased significantly.

Name: Guan Tong

Nickname: Shadow

[Title: Civilization Observer]

[Psychic Power: 386 (386) (21641)]

[Ascended Coins: 3686120]

[Overall Bioinformatics Evaluation: Excellent]

"It has increased by nearly thirty points... It seems my judgment was correct."

Guan Tong had figured out the logic: the process of inputting and outputting mental energy was essentially about constantly expanding the "channel." But that small stream of water was too inefficient to slowly wash it away.

It's normal for a sudden influx of hundreds of thousands or even millions of units of mental energy to bring about an improvement several times or even dozens of times greater than usual!

"As long as I make good use of the output opportunities from the three major earthquakes of magnitude 8, 9 and 10, raising my mental power limit to over 500 should not be a problem... and it may even be more than I thought."

Guan Tong thought the achievement of destroying the level 7 ley line pillar in half a minute was amazing. The official team would definitely be determined to mobilize all the Ascended Ones they could and transfer their mental power to him.

In this way, he can convert even more reserve spiritual power in the future, possibly several million or even tens of millions!

If one could output tens of millions of mental energy at once... Guan Tong couldn't even imagine how much the channel could be expanded. He felt that with an output of tens of millions, increasing the limit by 100 points wouldn't be impossible.

……

The damage caused by a magnitude 7 earthquake is no longer the minor disruption caused by a magnitude 6 earthquake.

There have been casualties in countries around the world, many houses and roads have been destroyed, and some cities close to the epicenter have been largely collapsed.

On the North Star side, because Guan Tong destroyed the ley line pillar in less than half a minute, the losses were minimal. This couldn't be hidden, and coupled with the previous leak, it sparked discussion at the Human Alliance Conference. Many national delegates appealed to Gao Liangwei, the North Star representative, hoping that Shadow could not only deal with the North Star's ley line pillars but also help deal with those of other countries.

Because if teleportation items are used, distance is not an issue—if a shadow can destroy one ley line pillar in one minute, it can destroy at least four pillars in five minutes, thus preventing four major earthquakes.

Gao Liangwei expressed sympathy and understanding, but ultimately refused.

The shadow needs to expend an enormous amount of mental energy to destroy the pillars of the earth's veins, and this mental energy is not generated out of thin air, but is provided by the ascendants of the North Star.

The Northern Star Kingdom itself doesn't even know if it can transmit enough mental energy to the Shadow before the magnitude 10 super earthquake erupts. How could it possibly have the spare resources to deal with the ley lines of another country?
One committee member expressed his willingness to have his country's ascendants provide spiritual input to the shadow in exchange for help.

However, Gao Liangwei pointed out that out of your country's total population of just over a million, there are fewer than 100,000 Ascended Beings. Even if everyone channeled their mental energy into the Shadow, it wouldn't be enough to compensate for the energy consumed in destroying a high-level ley line pillar.

It may sound harsh, but it's the truth.

It's true that member states of the Commonwealth of Nations should help each other, but that must be based on ensuring the safety of their own citizens first. Only when they have the capacity should they help other countries.

Therefore, other national committee members could only mutter a few complaints in their hearts, but they could not directly criticize Gao Liangwei.

Mary, a commissioner of the Solomon Empire, then offered to help.

"Our Soroma has very advanced mechanical and intelligent technology, as you all know. Many of these technologies can be used in disaster relief and rescue. If any of the committee members here need them, we can provide them."

"Really?" a member of the committee from a small country exclaimed in surprise. "We need it, thank you!"

“Don’t rush, these technological creations are very valuable and cannot be given to you for free,” Mary said. “If you need to buy them, we only accept Ascension Coins.”

"Well... okay, I'll discuss it with the professionals."

Upon hearing that it would cost Ascension Coins, many eager committee members hesitated. Ascension Coins are now absolute hard currency, needed for everything, and even the government of a nation cannot afford to spend them recklessly.

"Chairman Gao, your Beixing is so wealthy and powerful, don't you plan to order some?"

“We don’t need them for the time being,” Gao Liangwei said. “We have done some research on robots in this area and can achieve self-sufficiency.”

Mary pursed her lips and looked at the representatives from France and Sakura Kingdom.

"If you need security-type robots, we can provide those as well."

Both committee members were somewhat embarrassed upon hearing this, as Mary's words struck a nerve with them, as both countries currently face serious security problems.

France and the country have been plagued by riots in various places since the chaos in the central square. In addition, the Ascended One with similar "mind control" abilities has not been captured and is controlling others to cause chaos and attack government departments, causing the domestic situation to deteriorate. Some high-ranking members have even begun to secretly flee to other countries.

Sakura Inori, on the other hand, faced the challenge of a nationwide relocation. Although many citizens moved with her, they experienced various forms of maladjustment, from food to water, after the move. Under pressure, these discomforts quickly escalated into mania, resulting in numerous lone wolf attacks every day.

The earthquake disaster caused by the rules is already difficult to deal with, and the addition of human error has made things even worse.

Despite the immense pressure, both countries' committee members rejected Mary's proposal. They both knew that if Soroma were to sell at this point, he would demand an exorbitant price.

As a special currency whose production is beyond human control, the value of Ascended Coins is self-evident. Any country that remains cautious is unwilling to overspend on Ascended Coins, lest it become unprofitable and ultimately go bankrupt.

If a country's government runs out of its Ascension Coins, then that government is basically not far from disbanding.

After the meeting, each country made its own preparations based on the latest model data. Three days passed in a flash, and an 8 magnitude earthquake struck, once again causing enormous damage to the world.

(End of this chapter)