Chapter 974: Chapter 281: Hu Yi Arrives
Chen Ming already had a clear idea in his mind.
However, the conversation with Thousand Faces was not over yet.
After Thousand Faces answered Chen Ming’s question, he pointed again at the glass beads on the coffee table and said, "Come on, pick one."
This time, Chen Ming hesitated a little when making his choice.
So many glass beads, picking the Black Mist the first time needed no explanation.
Thousand Faces just used it, and the effect was quite good.
A normal person, when choosing a second time, would select the glass bead with a more noticeable Spiritual Energy Fluctuation left by Hu Yi.
But Chen Ming was not a normal person; he already had several Heart-Gathering Spirit Pearls in his hand.
Thousand Faces wouldn’t suspect anything just because of his choice of a glass bead.
So Chen Ming’s final choice was a Heart-Gathering Spirit Pearl exuding a gentle Spiritual Energy Fluctuation.
After Chen Ming made his selection.
Thousand Faces spoke again: "Then the third question."
"Your psychic ability is a type of physical mutation. What is the object of mutation?"
Seeing An Wuping frown, Thousand Faces immediately added, "This question indeed involves some privacy. However, you must understand that the object of a physical mutation via psychic ability will eventually become apparent and can be analyzed to deduce what it is. You need to be clear on this—it’s not a complete privacy issue."
"But as a trade-off, you can ask a question first this time."
Thousand Faces was right; the direction of mutation for a Psychic of the physical mutation type can indeed be analyzed.
Chen Ming had just recently learned some relevant knowledge about psychics of the physical mutation type.
Mutations with real-world prototypes and those without have very distinct differences.
The mutation forms of those with real-world prototypes align with the logic of existing living beings and should exist in reality.
Meanwhile, physical mutation Psychics without real-world prototypes will have exaggerated, extreme changes on their bodies, which are very distinctive.
So Chen Ming’s carefully designed Insectification form, based on a combination of the Thorn Insect Race and humans, fit right into the category with real-world prototypes.
All it took was a slight analysis of the Thorn Insect Race’s appearance and the Aurora Wind Spirit’s plasma capability, and the result came out.
Chen Ming even knew that the Audan Star Realm had already analyzed his psychic mutation direction from their initial contact.
However, as far as Zuo Jing was concerned,
their primary focus now was on the Cai Mo Star Realm.
They didn’t have the capability or resources to investigate all the species within the Empire to see which ones might be linked to Chen Ming’s psychic ability.
Although this wasn’t a particularly important issue, as it concerned An Wuping’s disguise,
Chen Ming still intended to follow Thousand Faces’ lead and decide whether to disclose information based on his forthcoming answer; if the information wasn’t sufficient, so be it.
What else could Thousand Faces do to him?
Then the question arose: what should he ask Thousand Faces?
The only valuable question had already revealed enough information; asking more wouldn’t bring any new insights.
So Chen Ming casually asked, "What are the benefits of actively creating dimensional infections for you?"
"The harm caused by dimensional infections is complex. In summary, you can think of it as a large-scale weapon capable of threatening the Empire. Such a weapon is worth our research."
"But I also understand a bit about dimensional infections; they require cloning technology, and the materials needed for cloning technology are entirely blocked by the Empire."
"If even the raw materials for the weapon are blocked, does your weapon really have deterrent power?"
Chen Ming once again played the doubter, questioning in an attempt to coax more out of Thousand Faces.
"The deterrent power is not dependent on what you think, but on what the Empire thinks."
Thousand Faces didn’t elaborate, as this indeed involved their current actions, and he couldn’t speak recklessly.
Moreover, Thousand Faces knew that even before this matter concluded, the Empire had already started blocking the substitute items for cloning experiments they discovered.
Until they found suitable new substitutes, they indeed lacked the capability to replicate cloning experiments.
Not to mention, the Empire would definitely intensify their efforts to hunt them down afterward.
Therefore, they intended to use the capacity for dimensional infection to enhance their psychics, at least to the extent of manually creating dimensional infection events.
But this was definitely not something they could disclose to someone like An Wuping, who had just joined them.
Thousand Faces’ response was certainly unacceptable to Chen Ming: "I’m not satisfied with this answer."
Thousand Faces simply said, "Then you could ask another question, I have no objections."
"Alright."
Chen Ming didn’t expect Thousand Faces to agree so readily and immediately thought of many questions he wanted to ask.
Questions like "When will Zuo Jing start dimensional infection research?" and "What other outcomes have resulted from dimensional infections?"
However, Chen Ming felt that even if he asked these questions, the answers from Thousand Faces would only be empty talk and cliche, meaningless.
This was because the questions he wanted to ask were too purpose-driven, and Thousand Faces would certainly be very restrained, just like with the previous question he had asked.
Without more correlated intelligence to substantiate, and with such deliberate restraint, nothing could be ascertained. Asking would be a waste.
It was only because the Spirit Beast was something Chen Ming had just encountered that Thousand Faces unknowingly mentioned it in response.
But expecting more was futile.
Thousand Faces was willing to let Chen Ming continue asking, but he definitely wouldn’t answer unsuitable questions.
