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Could this be a kind of psionic energy?

but……

There is a difference between him and Yan Keke.

Yan Keke awakened her spiritual energy after becoming an evolved being.

And he...

He already had superpowers nine years before the Evolution Game was released.

Fan Xiaochao asked Li Jian, "Can only evolved beings awaken psionic energy?"

"Of course, this is the foundation."

Li Jian nodded: "There is a widely circulated theory in District 001 that one of the reasons why the evolution game appears and continues to devour parallel universes is to collect psionic energy."

"Humans will become evolvers under some kind of stimulus from the evolution game."

"And a very small percentage of the evolved beings will awaken psionic abilities."

"When a psionicist dies, their psionic energy is recycled by the Evolution Game."

"And the talents of us human players are very likely the fragments that the game bestows upon us after it splits psionic energy."

"Is talent a fragment of psionic energy?"

Lu Xining looked surprised: "What's the difference between talent and psionic energy?"

“Psionic power is a comprehensive ability with a wide range of applications,” Li Jian replied. “But talent often has many limitations, such as time limits and frequency limits.”

Fan Xiao asked, "How do I awaken my spiritual power?"

“Psionic power is a true ‘talent,’ an ability bestowed upon every lucky person by the heavens.”

Li Jian shook his head and said, "As far as I know, it seems that only natural awakening can help."

"Of course, it's also possible that my understanding is too narrow."

"Ahem... Actually, I'm not doing very well in District 001. I only know some publicly available information."

“I can tell,” Lu Xining said.

Li Jian: "..."

After hearing Li Jian's intelligence, Fan Xiao's doubts only deepened.

Only evolved beings can awaken psionic powers...

So, does his superpower count as psychic power?

"Li Jian is in District 001, so he's probably just an ordinary civilian with limited information. There are probably still many intricacies and theories about psychic powers."

"There's no need to rush into investigating this matter; there will be plenty of opportunities in the future."

Fan Xiao quickly suppressed his curiosity and focused his attention on the important matter at hand.

Through Yan Keke's diary, he had already guessed what the disaster was.

Yan Keke seems to have awakened a kind of spiritual energy.

This psionic energy is currently exhibiting two characteristics.

The first type is fantasy—she can create a mental world in her mind and even bring other people's minds into this world to play together.

It is likely that all the illusions in Wangxiang Town are created through this characteristic.

The second characteristic is the ability to use self-suggestion—for example, she imagines that she has eaten a lot of animals and is no longer hungry, so she is actually no longer hungry.

Moreover, besides being useful to oneself, psychological suggestion can probably also be used on others.

For example, players who enter this instance are constantly under a huge mental suggestion.

I thought I was injured.

He thought his wound was very painful.

He thought he was dead.

Then, the mental suggestion became a "fact" in the player's perception.

However, Yan Keke seems unable to completely control her abilities.

As can be seen from the later entries in her diary, she seemed to be influenced in turn as more and more little girls entered her mental world.

It's clear that Yan Keke is a very kind girl.

Even though she was treated harshly by her parents, she never thought of revenge after gaining psychic powers.

Of course, this could also be due to the fragility of children's hearts, causing them to instinctively seek someone to rely on.

Even if this support came from her parents, who were like demons.

In short, she had no intention of killing her parents.

But all the hatred of the little girls in the town was transferred to her mind, which eventually caused her psychic powers to go berserk, killing all the adults in Wangxiang Town except for the old women.

Chapter 131 The Real Way to Clear the Game

Fan Xiao shared his speculation with his two teammates.

After listening, Lu Xining nodded and said, "It's pretty much what I guessed, but there's one last question: what happened to Yan Keke and those little girls in the end?"

"Well..."

Fan Xiao said, "Didn't we previously speculate that the little girls' spirits were attached to us players?"

"We can try to start from this point and deduce..."

"and many more!"

Li Jian suddenly said, "When did we come to this conclusion? Oh... surely I'm not the only one who doesn't know?"

"Xiao Li, when you get back, you should practice your logical thinking skills more."

Fan Xiao patted him on the shoulder and said earnestly, "You can't expect to rely on carrying a strong character to clear dungeons every time you enter a dungeon, can you? There aren't that many strong characters for you to carry."

"Uh...we're trying to achieve more completion conditions now, right? That's like actively increasing the difficulty."

Li Jian defended himself, saying, "Smart people are a minority. I'm at an average level, so you can't say I'm stupid... Anyway, when clearing other D-level dungeons, I'm not aiming for high ratings. If I just want to survive, I don't need to rack my brains to think about a lot of things."

He sighed, "Who doesn't want intelligence? But increasing the evolution rate doesn't increase intelligence... I'm in a lot of pain."

What are you in pain about?

Lu Xining said bluntly, "Logical thinking can be trained."

"Most of the problems players encounter in dungeons are not so difficult to solve by reasoning that they require a high level of intelligence."

"If you're lazy, just be lazy. Don't make excuses. I have the utmost contempt for people who are always making excuses."

Li Jian: "..."

Fan Xiao patted Li Jian on the shoulder again and said, "She's always good at roasting people, don't take it too seriously. Let's get down to business."

He continued the previous topic, saying, "The little girls became spirits and possessed us. To put it metaphorically... it can be understood as 'possession by ghosts'."

"Yan Keke's psychic abilities have the characteristic of pulling other people's spirits into her own spiritual world."

"The real Wangxiang Town has become ruins. The current Wangxiang Town replica is a huge mental illusion... What conclusions can we draw by summarizing this information?"

"Yan Keke's mental world has become a copy for some reason!"

Lu Xining suddenly realized what was happening.

As for the reason... that's not important.

The way dungeons are created has always been a mystery. Some dungeon bosses themselves don't even know how they obtained the dungeon.

To attempt to deduce a pattern from a single copy is nothing short of wishful thinking.

And this is not something they should be thinking about right now.

They just need to treat this as a given fact and incorporate it into their reasoning.

This will not affect the final conclusion.

Lu Xining continued, "Yan Keke's psionic energy probably went berserk in the end."

"Going berserk... hurts others and oneself. While Yan Keke killed everyone in the town, she may have also affected herself and other little girls."

"However, at this moment, the power of the evolution game interfered with her, causing her mental world to mutate into the current instance."

"Yan Keke and the other little girls, their physical bodies may have long since perished and turned into skeletons, but their spirits still exist in this instance."

"This reasoning is logically sound, and there is a lot of supporting evidence."

Fan Xiao smiled, which was an acknowledgment of the girl's answer.

He added, "Even if Yan Keke is extremely familiar with Wangxiang Town and can completely imagine the appearance of every brick, every inch of land, and every weed in Wangxiang Town."

"But what about other people's parents? She can't possibly know the personalities of everyone in the town and imagine them all, can she?"

"A reasonable explanation is that this dreamlike town of Wangxiang is the result of the girls' collective imagination, and their memories have filled in all the details."

He paused, then continued, "These little girls are connected to Yan Keke's mental world. Perhaps if Yan Keke grants them authorization, they can also use the power of 'fantasy'. That would make sense."

"Hmm...the possibility is very high."

Lu Xining agreed.

At this moment, Li Jian suddenly said, "Wait a minute, I have a question."

Fan Xiao nodded: "Go ahead."

"Why do these little girls fantasize about Wangxiang Town?" Li Jian asked. "Their lives in Wangxiang Town are very painful. They are constantly tormented by their parents. Why would they fantasize about Wangxiang Town to make themselves uncomfortable?"

"Children need their parents, or rather, they need someone to rely on emotionally."

Fan Xiao said, "The last three sentences in the diary are 'I didn't mean to.' It's not hard to see that Yan Keke felt intense guilt after killing her parents and the whole town."

"We adults can live independently, but children need both physical and psychological support to survive."

"Even if Yan Keke's parents are terrible, she has developed a strong dependence on them. This dependence isn't something you can just abandon so easily. Unless..."

"Unless she finds a new dependency—a new person to take care of her, allowing her to let go of her attachment to her parents."

Lu Xining continued, "But unfortunately, her psychic energy went berserk, her physical body was destroyed, and she had no chance to find a replacement. She can only live in the past and in her memories."

"If Yan Keke is like this, then other little girls are probably the same."

"After they took their revenge, they regretted it because of their strong dependence on their parents."

"Whether it's them or Yan Keke, they all hope for the reappearance of rural towns, so they jointly yearn for and fantasize, creating this dreamlike town."

"Why don't they think more positively of their parents?" Li Jian asked, puzzled.

"There could be many reasons for that."

Fan Xiao said, "It might be due to the limitations of the copy; they can't imagine whatever they want and can only create based on the prototype."

"It's also possible that Yan Keke's psychic abilities themselves have this limitation."

"or……"

He paused for a moment, then said, "They might simply be unable to imagine what their parents were like when they were happy."

Li Jian remained silent.

He felt the weight carried in those simple words.

Sigh... He sighed softly to himself.

"Now the background of the dungeon has been completely revealed."

Lu Xining said, "Only the third task condition remains—to fulfill everyone's wishes."

“The ‘everyone’ here should refer to the little girls and the old women who are still living in this town.”

"Their wishes... are all very troublesome."

It's really troublesome.

Fan Xiao also acknowledged this point.

The old women's wish... Judging from the common psychology of trafficked people, they most likely want to see their former relatives.