Forty-nine rules of the end times

Chapter 32 The experiment was successful
After returning to her room at the Limei Hotel from the Public Security Bureau, Guan Tong kept thinking about the case.

Thinking back on it now, I still feel a bit scared. If he had been tricked into opening the door, and had been caught off guard, he would most likely have been ambushed by those two young men.

If it is discovered that the two have malicious intent, and a direct confrontation is taken, it remains to be seen whether one can win against two opponents.

Guan Tong hadn't held out much hope before, after all, one man can't fight against many. But ever since he took the [Gene Optimization Essence] he got from the Glory-level box, in addition to the immediate increase in his mental strength limit, he felt that all aspects of his body were gradually strengthening over time.

Although there were no detailed test records, Guan Tong could feel that he was faster, had better stamina, and had increased in strength than before.

It's hard to say whether this change is due to the [Gene Optimization Essence] or the increase in mental power limits, but it's a good thing nonetheless, so there's no need to worry too much about it.

Guan Tong felt that with his enhanced body, he might be able to take on two opponents with his bare hands—but it would be different if the opponents had weapons or used mental power items.

He had previously seen some people publicly showing off their mental power props online.

There was a boxing coach whose mental power artifact was a pair of boxing gloves. Wearing them, by consuming mental energy, he could gain a significant power boost; a full-force punch could even shatter a solid rock!

The boxing coach even posted a video online showing him breaking rocks while wearing boxing gloves, and many people left comments expressing their envy.

This is exactly what Guan Tong is worried about.

If those suspected kidnappers possessed mental power items with offensive attributes, their combat strength would undoubtedly be enhanced. A surprise attack could yield very good results.

That's why Guan Tong started trying to add words to the "Wordless Book." He wanted to develop the offensive attributes of his mental power items, not to harm others, but simply to have the power to defend himself when facing danger.

"Furthermore, what are they planning to do by kidnapping people with high mental abilities?"

Guan Tong couldn't understand it.

Since mental power cannot be transferred to others and Ascension Coins cannot be traded through commodities, even if people are captured, nothing will be gained. Are we forcing them to risk their lives?
But if people are arrested so brutally, how can those arrested be expected to willingly risk their lives?

Moreover, doing so would quickly attract the attention of the police.

With the country's population drastically reduced, every individual has become extremely valuable. Those with high spiritual power are especially targeted for support; arresting them is tantamount to going against the authorities, who will undoubtedly retaliate with heavy force.

In Guan Tong's case, those two guys knocked on the door last night, and the body was found today. Such high efficiency shows how much importance the Public Security Bureau attaches to the case.

"Just to be on the safe side, I should be extra careful lately," Guan Tong thought. "And I can't easily reveal that my mental strength limit exceeds 80, otherwise I might attract the attention of someone with ulterior motives."

For the next few days, Guan Tong stayed in room 306 of the Limei Hotel, never leaving the room.

The authorities did send him a free housing application form, but he did not fill it out.

Like many others in the hotel, he felt that staying in the hotel was quite nice. These large hotels have supporting facilities such as bars, gyms, laundry rooms, and even swimming pools, with all the necessary amenities. They are maintained by staff on a rotating basis, making life very convenient.

Others might choose to live here because they fear loneliness. At least here, a large group of people gather in the lobby every morning to encourage each other and keep their spirits up.

As for Guan Tong, it was more for safety reasons. There were many people in the hotel who knew each other, so they could defend themselves together in case of danger. Moreover, it was very close to the police station, and a police officer could arrive in minutes with just a phone call.

During this period, he repeated the process of adding words, restoring his mental strength, and adding words every day. Occasionally, Xu Xiaotian, who lived next door in 305, would chat with him and invite him to go out, but he usually refused.

He also gave Xu Xiaotian a piece of advice, telling him that there were suspected criminal gangs in Yunhua kidnapping people with high mental strength, and that he should be careful when he was out and about and not reveal his mental strength value casually.

Five days passed, and after Guan Tong had used up another food box, he finally completed the last stroke of the added character. "Body..."

Guan Tong picked up the pen and wrote the last stroke of the character "体" (body), the small "一" (one), and the addition of the character was finally completed.

The two characters "关瞳" that were originally on the first page have now been changed to the four characters "体物关瞳".

Will there be any changes?
Guan Tong was both expectant and nervous. He waited a few seconds and found that the four words did not float out as before.

He thought for a moment, then channeled his mental energy, allowing the shadow to detach from the book and enter reality, just as he had done before.

"Shadow, come out."

Whoosh—!
A black shadow, the same size as Guan Tong, emerged from the book and stood before him.

When Guan Tong saw the shadow, her eyes lit up with surprise.

"Success!"

The shadow of the past was completely hollow in the middle, with only an edge outline.

However, the shadow standing in front of him at this moment was completely filled with shadow in the middle, just like a pure black Guan Tong standing in front of him!
Guan Tong raised his right hand, and under his mental control, the shadow opposite him raised its left hand.

The moment their hands, one black and one white, clasped together, Guan Tong's heart raced with excitement.

"The shadow has truly become a physical entity!"

To be honest, Guan Tong had no confidence at all beforehand; she just went ahead and added words to the first page on a whim. She never expected it to actually succeed; it was almost unbelievable.

"Once the shadow has a physical form, everything changes!"

With a physical form, it can be said that it has gained many new uses.

Most importantly, this means it can interfere with the real world and interact with the physical world.

In this way, when faced with danger, Guan Tong can summon a shadow and use his mind to control it to fight for him.

only……

In his excitement, Guan Tong glanced at the panel on his personal terminal, and the smile on his face suddenly turned slightly bitter.

"Does the materialized shadow really consume so much mental energy...?"

Watching her mental energy level rapidly decrease, Guan Tong felt helpless, but she knew it was inevitable. The deeper the mental energy item was developed, the greater the consumption of mental energy would be.

He calculated that the shadow, which was originally in a non-physical state, could probably be maintained for about 8 minutes with his current maximum mental power of 118 points.

Now that the shadow has materialized, its duration has been greatly reduced. With 118 points of mental energy, it can only last for less than 2 minutes, consuming almost 1 point of mental energy for every second it exists.

"It lasts for less than two minutes. Although it's short, a few seconds might be enough to solve a problem in a critical moment... However, if you want to use it for a longer period of time and further develop the abilities of the shadow, you still need to raise the upper limit of your mental power."

(End of this chapter)