Wizard: I brought the wrong system...

Chapter 436 Mind Conflict

"That's just human nature!"

"Human thought is like a tree with countless branches. These branches are both distracting thoughts and barriers that protect the trunk. They are interdependent and influence each other."

At this point, Morton changed the subject and began to introduce the magical principles of "Domination of Mankind".

"Dominating Humanity" utilizes the externalized mental power of advanced apprentices to forcibly suppress the main mind of humanoid beings, and constructs a temporary blank main mind, borrowing the original logical framework of distracting thoughts, thereby controlling the body and mind.

"That's why 'Dominion' needs to have a common language with its target audience."

"If you can't understand the language of the target, the temporary main thought and the target distractions can't communicate, so they can't have any influence. You can only use the main thought to forcibly control the body to make a few simple movements, and then... that little bit of energy will disappear completely."

Morton turned around, a hint of pride in his voice: "Mediocre people only know how to rigidly learn this witchcraft, but I see in it the dawn of becoming a proper wizard!"

Morton extended a finger, and beneath the fair skin, several wriggling, emerald-green branches were clearly visible.

"For this reason, I reluctantly joined a branch of the Elk Wizard Academy, just to implant in my body the bloodline of the King of Ghost Orchids, which has no hallucinations, no direct combat power boost, and can't help meddle to strengthen my mental power. The only thing it can do is control a series of ghost orchid plants such as the Skull Ghost Orchid, the Blood Ghost Orchid, and the Ghost Ghost Orchid."

"The magic rune structure analyzed in conjunction with the 'Dominate Humanity' trick."

"Going up increases your favor with stronger individuals and opens up more opportunities."

"Going towards the center can reduce others' hostility, making it easier to strike secretly."

"Going forward, we can cultivate talent and reap geniuses!"

"This continent ultimately belongs to humanity; as long as we control the people..."

Morton retracted his fingers and clenched them into a fist.

"Are you afraid you won't become a formal wizard?"

The coachman didn't agree, but simply asked stiffly, "So we're just going to ignore the 'moon' then?"

Morton's expression stiffened. After a pause, he waved his hand listlessly: "Let's back off. Don't worry about him. Just focus on your own business."

"Master, will he notice anything amiss?"

"Don't worry, even if he finds out, it's okay. At most, he'll just stay away from me. I've encountered similar things many times over the years."

"Understood, Master."

The coachman nodded and stiffly stepped back.

Morton watched his retreating figure and murmured, "The main thought and the distracting thoughts are like molten iron and its not-so-solid mold, interdependent and mutually influential, together forming wisdom."

"I've almost figured out how to modify the main thought over the years. As long as I use purified ghost orchid powder to suppress distracting thoughts and highlight the main thought, I can quickly gain the favor of others."

"But this only completes the 'middle' direction; the 'up' and 'down' directions haven't been fully studied yet."

"Above, you'll face powerful beings. You can't use magic to attack them directly; you can only influence them indirectly, which means you can organize your own thoughts and influence the distracting branches of their minds and their five senses."

"It mainly consists of four types: sight, touch, smell, and hearing."

"Now that I've adjusted my 'sight,' 'touch,' and 'smell,' the next step is to adjust my 'hearing,' which is my voice."

"As for the more crucial 'going down'..."

Morton frowned slightly, as if he were troubled.

"Older people tend to have a very strong sense of self. Younger people, on the other hand, have not yet developed a clear sense of self and are more prone to change."

"If we want to 'go down' to the next level, we need to send young people to wizarding academies for training, but who knows what changes will occur to their main consciousness after they go there?"

Will he still pursue those hobbies? Will he come back? Will he still trust me?

"The scope of each revision should not be too large, otherwise it will create a huge disconnect with their own personality, causing them to discover the problem and correct it themselves. It must be done step by step."

"Excessive use of ghost orchid powder will wash away the 'main' and 'mixed' thinking, turning one into an idiot like the coachman."

"Ian, although his hostility has not been eliminated, is still the most perfect experimental subject in existence."

"I need to thoroughly study everything that happened to him and find a more direct and effective way to 'go down' from his experience!"

……

As soon as they left Crocodile Valley, a cold wind blew, and Yaro suddenly shivered. All sorts of chaotic thoughts sprouted wildly like weeds by the roadside.

His expression changed rapidly.

Perhaps due to the 'dual-core drive', Yaro's awakening was much faster than expected.

It takes time for the dominant thought to influence distracting thoughts.

The main thought here modifies distracting thoughts, which is to allow the body to get used to being close to Morton.

To give the most extreme example, people in love experience a racing heart when they think of their partner.

Similarly, when you deeply trust someone, your body will also exhibit various subtle and imperceptible reactions.

It's like performing surgery on someone under anesthesia. Halfway through, the anesthesia wears off, and what should have been a silent and unnoticed process is suddenly detected by the body.

When undergoing surgery under anesthesia, the muscles will automatically twitch and contract as the anesthesia wears off. As the influence of the anesthesia fades, distracting thoughts will reshape the main thought process.

After a moment, Yaro finally regained his senses.

He glanced back at the hazy mist, a cold glint in his eyes.

"Morton..."

If Aro had reacted in time, he probably would have used magic on the spot.

But now, he hesitated.

"Crocodile Valley is so far away. If we really used magic to get there the whole way, wouldn't the abyssal magic corrupt a lot of us just for the journey?"

"Morton can clearly control the entire Ghost Orchid Garden with 'Pastoral Melody.' Can we really defeat and kill him in his home turf?"

"We're out of purification potions. How long will the battle take? Can I really withstand the aftereffects?"

"Morton may have misled me, but he didn't kill me. Could it be that he simply wants to hear the truth from me?"

As soon as the thought popped into his head, Yaro suddenly froze.

Do you have to drug people to hear the truth?

Isn't this going too far?

"But shouldn't this level of severity warrant the death penalty outright?"

Yaro's facial muscles twitched involuntarily.

Even though it was only for a short time, the main thought was affected after all. The clash between the main thought and the original distracting thoughts is not something that can be easily overcome.

It was a clash of beliefs, a battle of wills, where one side had to be worn down before the conflict would end.

(End of this chapter)