Chapter 1143: Chapter 142: Giant Beast (22)
What are you contemplating?!
The crowd watching the battle’s conclusion were silently ridiculing the situation,
The Hansen father and son didn’t care about anyone else’s thoughts, gestured to the helicopter pilots in the sky, and then headed towards the Broken Dome Fortress.
The aftermath phase was up next,
Li Ang, in front of the PPDC dignitaries from various countries, took out a Giant Surgery Saw, sliced the Ridgeback Turtle into pieces, and transferred them into the Automated Pet Box,
The remaining bits and pieces were left to the PPDC to handle—they would send ships and submarines to trawl away the biological remnants of the deep-sea creature to purify the water source and prevent secondary pollution.
Then, Li Ang used the Colt Revolver and Bullet Teleportation Technique to head to the harbor, casually dealing with the deep-sea creatures fighting the Human Mech, harvesting spoils.
When everything settled, ten minutes had already passed,
Li Ang left the battlefield to the defense soldiers for cleanup and returned to the Broken Dome Fortress.
At this moment, the command hall of the Broken Dome was slightly chaotic,
The Hansen father and son, fresh from the battlefield, had already taken off their tactical pilot suits, instead donning medical diagnostic uniforms full of patch sensors, surrounded by a circle of doctors and specialists.
"Mr. Kelly, please stand still, will you?"
A middle-aged doctor wearing a mask said to Kelly Hansen: "We are scanning your brain, and moving around would mess with the data readings..."
"You incompetent quack!"
Kelly Hansen frowned and angrily cursed in Chinese: "My body is tempered through arduous trials, unmatched in strength. Tearing apart tigers and leopards is nothing to me.
And yet you think I’m sick?!"
I think you might be seriously ill.
Not only the doctor, but also General Stake, Cai Tiantong, and several PPDC higher-ups all showed expressions of helplessness and tight discomfort.
"Father, stop wasting time with them."
Chaq Hansen said gloomily: "In the eyes of these government lackeys, aiding with martial prowess is an offense.
They are wary and suspicious of us, trying to use lies to subdue us to become weapons in their hands.
Hmph,
I thought the Pacific Rim United Defense Corps, proclaiming to act for the greater good of humanity, would be more noble and united,
but alas, they are merely a bunch of worms making heroes bleed and weep.
How can humanity be saved by them?"
... Wait, why are you calling us government lackeys?
Which era tomb did you dig out from, young hero?
Moreover, weren’t you part of PPDC earlier? If we are worms, what are you?
General Stake and others’ faces turned beet-red, instinctively looking toward the Black Trojan nearby, hesitating momentarily before asking: "Mr. Trojan,
what about the Hansen father and son..."
"Uh..."
The Black Trojan’s expression stiffened, internally thinking ’you ask me, then who do I ask?’, he wiped non-existent cold sweat from his forehead, using electronic eyes to scan the Hansen father and son up and down.
"In terms of brain structure, they are completely normal, no different than before, no tumors or other pathological changes have appeared.
But the brain wave activity index is high, in an extremely excited state..."
The Black Trojan smacked his lips; the anomaly occurring with the Hansen father and son was undoubtedly Li Ang’s doing.
How did he manage it?
"Could it possibly be hypnosis?"
Beside him, Dawn rubbed his chin and said uncertainly: "The nature of the A.T. Force Field is essentially mind energy.
The more steadfast the will, the purer the soul,
the stronger the A.T. Force Field becomes.
Li Rising might have, perhaps, possibly hypnotized the Hansen father and son into believing they are heroic characters from anime or movies?"
"It’s possible."
The Black Trojan nodded and looked at Kelly Hansen, "Mr. Hansen, do you still remember who you are?"
"How could I forget."
Kelly Hansen sneered: "My surname is Hansen, my first name is Kelly, born on December 1st, 75 at St. Anne’s Hospital in Sydney, Australia, father Roger Hansen, mother Oriana Hansen.
Attended Glen Full Time School. After graduating, joined the military for fighter pilot training, recruited into PPDC Hunter Academy three months after the monster war outbreak, initially piloting the MARK1 type training mech, Blue Warrior,
due to excellent training scores, specially recruited into the heavy mech pilot training program..."
Kelly Hansen rapidly narrated his life story, emphasizing that the proudest moments in his life were not when piloting heavy mechs to destroy monsters,
but rather marrying an outstanding wife and having an outstanding son.
Beside him, Chaq Hansen also wore an approving and respectful expression, leaving General Stake and others astounded.
To know, the father-son relationship between Kelly Hansen and Chaq Hansen was not harmonious before,
Chaq was young and rebellious, wild and unruly, considering himself the best in the world,
Kelly felt guilty for not being there during his son’s growing up due to being a soldier and having lost his wife early, always finding himself at a loss with Chaq.
So... hypnosis even repairs family relationships?
When everyone was at their wits’ end,
The creak of the door,
Li Ang pushed the door open and entered.
"Brother Li."
The Black Trojan perked up, unwilling to dwell on the reason behind it anymore. From past experiences, Li Rising as a teammate was quite reliable, as long as he didn’t dislike any particular colleague or let his mischievous side take over.
"Mr. Li."
General Stake and others surrounded him, asking in anxious voices, "What’s wrong with Kelly and Chaq? Why have they suddenly changed so much..."
Li Ang replied casually: "Oh, the situation was urgent earlier, I reinforced them a bit."
General Stake was taken aback by his words, "Reinforced?"
"That’s right."
Li Ang nodded affirmatively, saying casually: "Didn’t you see that during the fight, the raider’s A.T. Force Field suddenly intensified, defeating the Ridgeback Turtle just with its fists."
"Saw it, saw it, but..."
General Stake pressed his lips, asking the question everyone was concerned about, "How is this possible?"
"Hmm?"
Li Ang blinked, surveying the command hall.
PPDC members showed varied expressions, Chief Advisor Cai Tiantong and Monster Science Department’s professors strongly seeking knowledge,
General Stake cautious, wary yet hopeful,
The Black Trojan and Dawn were purely curious,
Meanwhile, heavy mech pilots like Raleigh Becket, Mori Masako, the Wei Brothers, Kadenovsky, and some medium mech pilots, all had faces painted with vigilance and desire—
As frontline combat personnel, they were keenly aware of how significantly the strength of the A.T. Force Field impacted the war,
and how challenging it was to enhance the A.T. Force Field’s Ohm Index.
In the entire history of monster wars, only a few cases of drivers breaking through during battle, increasing the A.T. Force Field were recorded,
In most cases, the limits of the A.T. Force Field they could release remained constant throughout their career.
"It’s quite simple, really. Boost confidence, strengthen will."
Li Ang returned to his original position, continued flipping through documents, extended vines to analyze the deep-sea species’ biological samples, and lazily remarked: "The nature of the A.T. Force Field is essentially mind energy.
But contrary to what some experts and scholars in the PPDC believe,
the A.T. force field of all mechas is not entirely released by the pilot themselves,
but rather a joint result released by the pilot and the Pineal Organ."
"Ah?"
Cai Tiantong was taken aback upon hearing this, and quickly reacted, cautiously asking, "Are you saying that the Pineal Body of the deep-sea giant beast is not just a mere mediating organ?"
"That’s right."
Li Ang nodded and said, "In your understanding, both human mechas and deep-sea giant beasts actually use the A.T. Force Field in the same way.
They activate their Pineal Organs with their own will,
inducing the Mind Energy contained within to come forth,
finally manifesting externally in the form of an A.T. Force Field.
This theory is not wrong,
but during the entire process, the Pineal Organ also releases a significant portion of Mind Energy.
For example, in a human mech that is 3-5 meters tall,
the ratio of Mind Energy between the Pineal Organ and the human pilot is roughly 6:4.
In a human mech that is 5-10 meters tall,
the ratio is 5:5.
While in a human mech that is 20 meters or taller,
the ratio of Mind Energy can reach 7:3 or even 8:2.
The taller the mech, the more advanced the Pineal Organ used,
the more significant the share of Mind Energy attributed to the Pineal Organ, and the more effective it is."
"That’s impossible!"
As an expert who has studied A.T. Force Fields for years, Hermann Gotlieb instinctively stepped forward from the crowd and said, "The Pineal Organ itself doesn’t have any self-will, and it’s absolutely impossible for a being without self-will to release an A.T. Force Field!"
"You’re half-right."
Li Ang shook his head and said, "Indeed, the Pineal Organ doesn’t possess any self-will,
but lacking self-will doesn’t necessarily mean that it can’t release an A.T. Force Field, or Mind Energy."
This world lacks foundational Spiritual Energy education,
Hermann and others aren’t aware that primitive worms, though low in intelligence yet possessing significant Mind Energy, can be born in certain special environments,
and some special species can pass down Spiritual Energy talents to their offspring,
giving embryos that haven’t been born or developed self-will prematurely a substantial amount of Mind Energy.
Moreover, things like Spiritual Energy organs and Psychic Items exist.
Li Ang wasn’t intending to educate the residents of this world on what Spiritual Energy is, so he succinctly stated: "In reality, the Pineal Organ isn’t initially possessed by the deep-sea monsters, instead, it should originate from their creator.
The true masters of deep-sea civilization, those wise beings behind the portal who have never shown themselves,
retrieve the brains of their dead kin, those with strong Mind Energy,
and transform the brains into Pineal Organs.
Then they implant these Pineal Organs into the heads of their bio-engineered weapons, or the deep-sea giants.
When the PPDC killed the deep-sea giants and extracted the Pineal Organs and installed them onto mechas, it essentially became a third-time utilization.
Because the Pineal Organ is essentially the remnant brain of a powerful Spiritual Energy being,
it inherits the Mind structure of the psychics.
When it connects with new intelligent beings, it triggers a switch, generating Mind Energy.
This is the reason why the larger the Pineal Organ, the stronger the Mind Energy –
Larger Pineal Organs mean stronger Mind Energy from the original brain owner.
If you think about it carefully, could a regular human, no matter how strong-willed or resilient,
truly release an A.T. Force Field capable of withstanding thousands of tons of hydraulic press just by themselves?"
As a professional psychic, Li Ang knew that mortal beings must undergo systematic Spiritual Energy education to potentially acquire powerful Mind Energy.
Without learning ways to strengthen the mind, without learning the methods to utilize Spiritual Energy,
no matter how determined one is, they remain an ordinary person rather than a psychic.
"This..."
Hermann froze on the spot upon hearing this, feeling he vaguely understood something.
Beside him, Newton, indifferent to his friend’s turmoil, keenly grasped the key term in Li Ang’s words, impatiently asking, "Wait a moment, Mr. Li, you’re saying the Pineal Organ is the brain left behind by a powerful Spiritual Energy being,
and the deep-sea giant beast wasn’t even the first owner of the Pineal Organ, they were merely recycling it?"
"Exactly."
Li Ang casually said, "In war between two unknown civilizations, the most crucial components are intelligence, the power system, and the order of action.
The deep-sea civilization undoubtedly specializes in Mind Energy and bioengineering.
Their primary species should be ammonia-based organisms with an extensive history and remarkable intelligence,
but they are very cautious, never appearing in person,
instead attempting to use bio-engineered weapons to clear obstacles on your planet.
Just as you fear them,
they are also afraid of you – the technological advancement pace of an intelligent civilization cannot be accurately estimated; if humans were to acquire the genetic information of deep-sea civilization intelligent beings, it’s possible humans might invent a special virus targeting deep-sea genes, able to eliminate the entire deep-sea civilization instantly.
To conceal information, they deliberately created the illusion that the Pineal Organ is an original part of the deep-sea giants.
Of course, there are other reasons why deep-sea civilization intelligent beings never show themselves,
like their ammonia-based organism nature, Earth’s waters being corrosive to them,
and Earth’s atmosphere pressure being too low for them."
Stake instinctively exchanged a glance with Cai Tiantong upon hearing this,
as a PPDC executive, he was aware of certain classified information.
From the previous autopsy results on deep-sea monster corpses, it appears their bodies are carbon-based, consistent with Earth’s life forms,
but their brains have had ammonia molecules replace standard amino acids, aligning with scientists’ expectations of ammonia-based organism existence forms.
"As for you, due to a lack of intelligence and insufficient understanding of the essence of the Pineal Organ, you erroneously believed the pilots are the main releasers of the A.T. Force Field."
Li Ang casually stated: "In fact, pilots mainly hold the responsibility for triggering, using their own will to activate the dormant Pineal Brain.
However, this doesn’t mean the pilot is unimportant.
The more determined and confident the pilot’s will,
the higher the control degree over the Pineal Organ and the more they can unlock its inherent potential.
It’s like using electricity to charge an electromagnet, generating a strong magnetic force.
What I have done is breaking the human limit of the pilots’ willpower,
making them believe they are heroes like those in anime, comics, and movies,
transcending humans, becoming the superhumans in philosophical theories."
After saying so, he looked up from his book and glanced at the Hansen father and son,
the latter thumped his chest and smiled coldly, saying: "The strong become stronger when they meet challenges.
Today, we have already surpassed yesterday."
