"Can even things like talent and extraordinary potential be erased?" Wu Ming was surprised when he heard Mia's explanation. He was not surprised or questioning the ability of the contained object or Mia's description, but he was confused. A more practical question: “How do you erase something this abstract and intangible?”
If this eraser can theoretically be used to erase Lin Jiaojiao's excess extraordinary potential without causing too many side effects, then the first problem he has to face is: how to use an actual eraser to erase it Drop an intangible abstract thing.
But Mia's answer was somewhat beyond his expectation: "It depends on imagination."
"Ah?" Wu Ming's thoughts couldn't keep up with Mia's rhythm for a while, and he almost wondered if he heard wrong.
Seeing the confusion on his face, Mia, who had long been used to it, directly explained to Wu Ming how to use it according to the experimental records that came to mind: "As for how to use the universal eraser, many operators in the office have submitted experimental applications before. and usage application, its usage has also been relatively perfected through repeated exploration.”
"If what needs to be erased is something that actually exists, such as a table, chair, bench, or living thing, or something that can be clearly captured by vision, such as a wound or a germ that causes disease, it is actually not difficult. You just need to Focus your attention, describe in your mind what you want to erase, and then rub it against the area that needs to be 'erased' like you would a normal eraser..."
"Abstract concepts that do not have physical form, such as memory, emotion, and even talent and extraordinary potential, are somewhat difficult to erase. Users need to use their imagination to define the abstract concepts that need to be erased and know clearly what they want to erase. Whatever is being erased, those intangible and insubstantial things will become a strange and weird children's simple drawing that will naturally appear in front of you."
"The next thing to do is to continuously describe, strengthen and solidify the concepts that need to be erased in your mind to prevent the painting from disappearing midway. At the same time, use an eraser to gently erase the corresponding simple drawings to erase those that have no entity. abstraction."
Wu Ming's face became more and more weird as he listened: "Since you have memorized all the information about the contained objects, why didn't you tell me about such useful things earlier..."
Mia clenched her pink fist slightly, tapped her head lightly and stuck out her tongue in an attempt to pass the test cutely: "Even with a search engine, if you don't limit the keywords, you won't be able to find the content you want~ Hehe~"
"..." Wu Ming was speechless. He was at a loss for words and could only change the subject, "Then I apply to use this contained object. Oh, what are the side effects of using this eraser before?"
If the side effects are too big, forget it... This is Wu Ming's subtext. After all, he has consulted countless information on abnormal objects these days, and he has fully seen the deceptive side effects that are out of proportion to the effects of the abnormal objects themselves.
Although some abnormal objects are very useful in themselves, they also have very serious side effects.
For example, Wu Ming saw that there was a medicine that could get rid of diseases, injuries, and all the bad conditions that occurred during the acquired growth process, so that the rough skin caused by pollution and wind and frost could be restored to a baby-like delicate state, and the effects of burning the midnight oil and studying hard could be restored. Myopia vision can be restored to normal, all defects you are dissatisfied with can be reversed, and users will experience the feeling of regaining a new life.
It sounded very tempting, and Wu Ming almost applied for the use of this abnormal object for Lin Jiaojiao to take, until Mia told him the side effects of this medicine:
The side effects of taking this medicine will return the person to the state of a newborn baby...
Including memory, intelligence, consciousness and life experience will be reversed together with the body back to the infancy.
There are also abnormal objects that are not very useful in the first place, but the side effects are so great that it is unacceptable.
For example, a small crystal ball sun that can burn an ordinary person into ashes in three seconds, or a brooch that can seal extraordinary potential but will buzz in your ear 24 hours a day are all types that do more harm than good...
There are even many anomalous objects that are of little use in themselves and have even greater side effects.
Therefore, what Wu Ming is most worried about is the side effects. If the side effects are too large, it will put the cart before the horse.
However, to his surprise, Mia, who had expected to report a list of annoying side effects as usual, actually shook her head for the first time this time: "If you ignore the fact that the size of the eraser will continue to decrease with use, use This anomalous object has almost no side effects, and as long as the user's imagination is reliable enough, it is harmless."
"In fact, in the past usage records, there were even operators who used a universal eraser and their own imagination to directly erase the 'fact of death' and bring the recently deceased back to life."
At this point, Mia paused and watched Wu Ming digest it for a while before continuing: "But this kind of illegal behavior of applying for the erasure of 'injuries' is actually a sidestep and counts death as an injury for erasure. I have also been punished by the firm. I also hope that Mr. Wu Ming can learn from this and not repeat the same mistakes."
Wu Ming was a little confused after hearing this: "I know that there is a regulation in the employee code that cannot interfere with the development of civilization unless there are specific circumstances. Although there are requirements for the aftermath of interfering with individuals with extraordinary power, there is no explicit prohibition of interference in the regulations. Could it be said? Doesn’t the firm actually allow the unnatural operation of reversing death?”
At this moment, all he could think about was: reversing death is a violation of the natural cycle of birth, aging, illness and death, and is not tolerated by heaven and earth. Even the agents of the Lucky Ancient God Agency cannot easily break this natural law that has been passed down from ancient times to the present. , balabala reasons and so on.
"Because erasing death will consume a lot of the universal eraser's volume, the rectangular eraser was worn into an oval shape, causing unexpected damage to the abnormal objects, so I was punished."
After saying that, Mia looked at Wu Ming with a look that looked like a lunatic. After staring at him for a while, she whispered softly: "It's exactly what the director said. He is a good person, but he has some brain problems and likes to think too much..."
Wu Ming: "..."
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More than half an hour later, Wu Ming teleported to Lin Jiaojiao's home with the universal eraser and the Crimson Queen that he had just applied for.
"I feel like this is my first time experiencing this battle... I'm a little nervous..." Lin Jiaojiao squirmed uneasily in her chair. She felt unsure when she thought about the 'treatment' she would have to undergo next. " Hey, do you think I will travel to a small private clinic in the Victorian era later?"
Wu Ming rolled his eyes and complained: "I'm not here to give you blood therapy. Besides, the act of time travel is strictly prohibited. Any unregistered time traveler will have to be sent back to the original world."
"So that's it...then are there any time travelers in our world?"
"I don't know, I haven't encountered it yet, but there should be some..."
Although he was talking nonsense, it was the first time for Wu Ming to experience this kind of battle. Even though he had seen the memory images of more than ten or twenty operators and hundreds of pages of experimental records and summary experiences before coming here, in theory He already fully understood the next steps and methods, but when it came to practice, he was still a little nervous.
But naturally these emotions cannot be shown in front of Lin Jiaojiao. Not only must they not show timidity, but they must also tell the latter with a calm and confident face: "Don't worry! I have spent ten minutes to fully master the use of this eraser. There’s a way.”
With the help of the additional thinking circuit provided by the auxiliary device, the waves in his heart quickly calmed down.
"Are you ready? I'm going to start."
Lin Jiaojiao nodded: "Yes."
Then Wu Ming waved his hand to open the containment space. He reached out and dug into the dark abyss-like space crack, and a round brown eraser appeared in his hand.
From the outside, this eraser looks like the kind of eraser that primary school students often use to erase pencil writing. There is nothing special about it. However, like all inactive passive abnormal objects, it can only be used correctly when used correctly. It will show its specificity.
"The thing that needs to be erased is Lin Jiaojiao's extraordinary potential..." Wu Ming had adjusted his mentality to a calm state, looking at Lin Jiaojiao who was sitting on the chair and looking up at him, muttering to himself. He used his imagination to outline and define the approximate erasure range in his mind.
"What needs to be erased is Lin Jiaojiao's extraordinary potential..."
"The things that need to be erased are..."
Gradually, a strange picture began to appear on Lin Jiaojiao's face...
The overall tone of the picture is dark and strange. In the dim and blurry background, you can vaguely see several huge tentacles entrenched in the darkness and countless insects and ants.
Perhaps this painting has some kind of strange visual illusion, or maybe this painting itself is 'alive'. The insects and tentacles hidden in the dim background always give people the feeling of being slowly crawling.
Even at a glance, Wu Ming felt that the dense tentacles and insects and ants gave him a sense of mental pollution.
And in the very center of the painting, which is the only place that is not affected by the dark tone of the background, there is a crooked black stick figure. The surface of the stick figure is covered with a layer of arrogance. He raised his hands high and tried to spread light around him, but he still couldn't stop the advance of several black palms protruding from the dim surrounding background.
It's almost like trying to drive away the unstoppable darkness and madness in the background.
As the scroll took shape, Wu Ming, the user who embodied it, also vaguely understood what each of the simple drawings meant.
The crooked stick figure represents Lin Jiaojiao, and the layer of arrogance and light emanating from her body represent excess extraordinary potential and accumulated extraordinary power respectively.
As for what the slow but unstoppable darkness and madness is, Wu Ming has no idea.
Don't think too much, don't think too much, the most important thing now is to solve Lin Jiaojiao's problem... Wu Ming forcibly restrained his consciousness that was about to diverge, turned his attention back, held the eraser and pressed the match on the scroll. Beside the person, he began to vigorously wipe the arrogance that represented extraordinary potential around the little person.
Wu Ming was wiping attentively, but from Lin Jiaojiao's perspective, he just stared at her, and then wiped with an eraser only five centimeters away from her face. It looked quite funny.
At the same time, Lin Jiaojiao also had the opportunity for the first time to closely observe this extraordinary person who had saved her life many times.
He has an ordinary appearance that is neither handsome nor ugly. Apart from a baby face that looks completely inconsistent with his real age, he doesn't have any impressive features. His black pupils give people An indescribable depth, like staring into a bottomless abyss, as if one's soul would be pulled into it if one stared for too long.
But for some reason, Lin Jiaojiao always felt that something was missing deep in Wu Ming's eyes.
But she couldn't tell what was missing, but she felt something in his eyes...
A sense of alienation and alienation.
Wow!
Just as this strange thought came into Lin Jiaojiao's mind, both she and Wu Ming heard a crisp tearing sound.
It was like the sound of cloth being torn, or the crisp sound of paper being torn apart.
Then she saw an embarrassed sneer on Wu Ming's face.
"Oh my god, my hand slipped and I accidentally scratched your painting..."
