The speaker should be today's "broadcaster", Major Shi Xinhe. Paper Cut has interacted with him many times and has the impression that he is a very smart guy.
Ronan's answer was simple: "It's convenient for experiments."
"Isn't it possible for people with ordinary abilities?"
"From the perspective of experimental design, it's inconvenient." Ronan's answer made people feel depressed. It seems that this live broadcast is really not a "class". At least for now, it is just a chat.
Fortunately, Shi Xinhe was able to stick it on: "What's this inconvenient method?"
"Untidy."
Untidy?
Paper Cut didn't understand, so naturally I hoped Shi Xinhe could ask more questions. But Zhai Weiwu next to him expressed his dissatisfaction first:
"Uncle Zhi, you are just staring at Brother Ronan's butt. Where is your voice?"
"……Give."
The paper-cutting uses the external release function to deal with the troubled little guy, and looks forward to the follow-up. However, Shi Xinhe, the temporary "broadcaster", exposed the butt of the military burner at this time and jumped to the opposite side:
"That means the Burners are more tidy, but this 'tidy' means..."
Ronan's answer was a little longer this time: "There are more artificially selected rules, which can be used as relatively unified basic modules and properly arranged, with fewer variables."
The paper cutter chuckled, causing Zhai Weiwu to look sideways: "Uncle Paper, why are you laughing?"
"I'm laughing at you, Brother Ronan, because your mouth has become stinky. This is a mockery of the Burner's transformation technology..."
After saying the words, Paper Cut felt a little unsure.
It seems that Ronan has no prejudice against Burner technology, and has been studying and utilizing it. For a period of time, he even used the Burner simulator to learn, and he also put great efforts into transforming the Deep Blue Walker... These are all seen by the paper cut. inner.
At this time, Zhai Weiwu blinked: "Yes?"
"hehe."
Paper Cut scratched his head and finally got a little free from the video. He found that he and Zhai Weiwu were in the foyer of the orphanage. They were really stupid, so he put his arms around Zhai Weiwu's shoulders and continued walking in with the little guy.
After learning the previous lesson, Paper Cut did not dare to go upstairs to disturb others, so they found a place to rest in the hall on this floor. The two of them sat on a bench and continued to watch.
In the projection area, the video continued to play, and the progress bar was very far back. But what made Paper Cutting suspicious was that his so-called "negative example appearance" had not yet come.
Ronan in the video is slowly piling sand on the beach. The camera occasionally pans, and you can see that a circle of undulating sand piles has been built on the beach. The amount of work is quite large.
Ronan's rank is also very high for this action of piling sand. He doesn't need to actually make a move, just point his finger in the air, and the relevant area will swell and deform. In the eyes of a child like Zhai Weiwu, it is quite magical.
In fact, paper cutting is also of great concern.
Mentally awakened people who are good at mentally interfering with matter, such as Paper-cutting himself, can also do this, but it is difficult to do it as easily as Ronan.
Thinking back to when he taught Ronan the "Soul Power Activation Technique", the latter couldn't even make a paper man. Thinking about it now, it feels like a lifetime ago.
The paper-cut side was a little dazed, but Shi Xinhe on the other side was still asking: "Since there are regulations, what are the regulations for ordinary ability users compared to burners?"
Shi Xinhe's words are suspected of sparking a fight, but he also has the energy to break the casserole and get to the bottom of it. And this question is really in line with paper-cutting.
Ronan, who was immersed in piles of sand, finally turned around and had an obvious time to think before he said: "This cannot be explained clearly in one or two sentences..."
"Then tell me more!"
Of course, Paper Cut said this thousands of kilometers away, and at best it made Zhai Weiwu laugh. Shi Xinhe didn't dare to read the rest of his story about his encounter with Ronan. He couldn't see it in the camera, so he could only watch and wait for the actual situation.
After a few seconds, Ronan finally continued: "Let me give you an example."
"Yeah!"
I couldn't see Shi Xinhe's expression, but the voice was indeed malicious and cute, and it also meant to persuade Ronan to talk more.
Over at the welfare home, Zhai Weiwu burst into laughter, and instead cut paper. When he heard the word "example", he felt his face, no, his whole body stiffened, and only his heart was pounding in his chest.
After receiving the spoiler trailer from Ho Tung Lau in advance, he inevitably thought of:
Could it be that this is it?
As soon as the paper cut was seen in the camera, Ronan's eyes were a little vacant, as if he were reminiscing: "Last year, I was in Xiacheng. I had just entered the circle not long ago, and I lacked common sense. Many friends in the branch took turns giving me lessons. There was a friend who taught me Soul activation techniques..."
"Soul activation? It refers to the extraordinary ability to control special equipment and carry out remote attack and defense." Shi Xinhe is a qualified supporter, with broad knowledge, responsiveness, and quick response to pick up ideas.
Ronan nodded: "You are talking about the control flow. At that time, Brother Papercut, the friend who taught me this technique, said: Soul activation skills are divided into activation flow and control flow, and the control flow is more practical..."
"Wow, Uncle Zhi, Brother Ronan has copied your brand!"
Zhai Weiwu was surprised and excited, shouting loudly and shaking the roof beams. Papercut thought he was making noise and using ridiculous words, and wanted to reprimand him, but as soon as he moved his lips, he felt that everything from his mouth to his throat was dry, and he needed to exert extra force to find some way to soothe his throat. Swallow the saliva and swallow it.
The thought of reprimanding Zhai Weiwu had long since disappeared, leaving only one thought:
This time, my reputation will be lost to the whole world...
Ronan in the video would not change his mind because of the emotional tension of paper-cutting. He continued speaking naturally: "I learned this technique at the time to understand the interaction between spirit and matter. At that time, I was confused about many things. I was ignorant and accepted what everyone said, but now that I think about it, there are some things worth commenting on."
Finished... egg?
At this time, the video's progress bar hit the end.
It's broken, it's broken right here!
"Uncle Zhi, what's going on?" Zhai Weiwuquan was happy to see the excitement, so of course he was dissatisfied with the sudden interruption.
"Fuck, you did it on purpose!"
Papercut punched his knee with a fist, and almost choked on the saliva he had just swallowed: The video kept going on in the morning and in the evening, but it stopped here. If that kid from He Donglou didn't mean it, Boss Luo would have become a good baby. !
He almost redialed the phone to curse. Fortunately, he saw at this time that the second video was almost downloaded.
I will endure!
Paper cutting calmed down
For a moment, send the video you have watched to the group first. After a few minutes of fermentation, the group exploded completely, and the shock wave began to spread to the Lingbo Network.
However, there is no news about Zhang Yingying yet, and the video sent by the paper-cutting only played a role in fueling the flames.
Bamboo Gang is indeed the one with the best brains. When he saw the format and duration, he felt something was wrong: "Transcribed? This porter's job is too rough! We want a live broadcast link!"
"Live broadcast! Live broadcast!"
"Who is calling Zhang Yingying now? My line is always busy."
"Is she communicating with Boss Luo? Both lines are busy."
"Why doesn't Luo Yuanwai play his cards according to the routine?"
The replies in the group were very exciting, but soon they lost their momentum. Needless to say, everyone went to watch the video.
Paper Cut suddenly realized that he was really stupid to waste time on this. He changed his mind and returned to his side. The second video had been downloaded, and there were still a third and fourth video. He was too lazy to continue. Take the trouble to synchronize and share these files directly to the group, then ignore them and click on the video to watch below.
Fortunately, the video is seamlessly connected to the previous one... Even if it is missing, you can't tell, because Ronan is just chatting casually, saying one sentence or another:
"In terms of soul activation techniques, the paper-cutting brother taught very basic knowledge. In terms of practical operations, he is the paper man who controls the talisman making. However, I can't do it well. Even if I succeed, the power is very weak and has no power at all. Practicality, this bothers us all.
"Of course, I later discovered that this was a problem caused by the characteristics of my soul power and the imbalance of form and spirit. By strengthening the practice of the physical side and strengthening the coupling between the spiritual and material levels, this problem was finally solved."
"...Chief, you are really not good at telling stories." Shi Xinhe made a rare complaint.
Papercut can probably understand what he meant...
At this time, Zhai Weiwu turned around and looked over: "Uncle Zhi, does what Brother Luo Nan said have anything to do with the previous one?"
Paper Cut laughed out loud, but still tried his best to help Ronan explain: "Brother Ronan probably said that as an ability user, soul power has its own special growth and mode of action, but it must be based on the material level in any case. .”
"I know this, the dean has always emphasized..."
Halfway through the sentence, the little guy shut his mouth. Because Ronan mentioned another thing, still related to paper-cutting: "After this matter was resolved, for a few days, I was troubled by the skyrocketing scale of soul power. So I called Brother Paper-cutting and wanted to ask about his soul. Activation technology, is there any ultimate secret or ultimate move that can achieve large-scale instantaneous consumption..."
"That's too much to say."
Paper Cut murmured a comment, which made Zhai Weiwu roll his eyes, but the little guy was quickly captured by curiosity: "Uncle Paper Cut, you also taught Brother Luo Nan his ultimate move!"
"Listen carefully!"
The paper cut tried to interrupt the little guy's train of thought.
But at this time, Shi Xinhe and Zhai Weiwu actually realized synchronization of thinking, and they were pondering: "What is the ultimate move of soul activation...?"
"There was nothing... Then Brother Papercut recommended that I learn the Dripping Sword from His Majesty the Emperor Wu."
"Ah, really?"
Shi Xinhe laughed twice before reacting: "That shouldn't be a high-cost move... Well, I mean, the core value of the Dripping Sword lies in the water-condensing ring. Chief Luo, you mentioned this just last time. In an open class. But what does this have to do with Mr. Paper-cutting?"
Shi Xinhe single-handedly brought the chat topic back on track.
It is conceivable that many people watching the live broadcast at this moment were giving him likes. If the military's live broadcast system had a reward function, it would definitely be a hit!
"It didn't matter at the time, but now that I think about it, what Brother Papercut said was inappropriate: Including that he compared the activation flow and the control flow, thinking that the former was more suitable for supporting, while the latter was the main combat force. Maybe fundamentally That's wrong - I feel more and more that compared to the precise control of Ding is Ding and Mao is Mao, the activation flow of 'simulated spirituality' is more representative."
Shi Xinhe took about two seconds to digest it before asking again: "What does it mean?"
Yeah, what does it mean?
At this moment, Paper Cut, who was suspected of becoming a negative example, became more and more focused. Not only because he is closely related to Ronan's description, but also because he also has an expectation:
At Ronan's current level, even a casual remark might have its own unique value and some guiding significance.
What's more, now we are profiling him! Even if the privacy is a bit low, if you really have to say "one, two, three, four", let alone the current situation, it will be a public execution!
Paper Cut pursed his lips, held his breath, blocked all information from the outside world, and only watched the video content. If it breaks again at this time, he vows to strangle that boy He Donglou to death...
"I think it is too rash to artificially differentiate abilities and traits prematurely before delving into them in depth. Just like the 'prescriptiveness' that you were particularly interested in just now, it has not been explored to a more basic level. All differences are just superficial expressions.
"Just like this beach, before I shaped it, it had no special meaning. If it did, it was just the sand itself."
Papercut is a bit confusing.
Shi Xinhe understood somewhat, at least he needed to show this state in order to have a more in-depth discussion with Ronan: "However, at the most basic level, there is no essential difference between ordinary ability users and burners, then you You mean, exploring a capability structure?”
Ronan held out three fingers: "Level, structure, and promotion, all three aspects must be considered. Whether it is a general ability user or a Burning Person, its regulations are based on a more basic level and depend on the adjustment of its own ability structure. and optimization, as well as the possibilities and directions for the improvement of the existing physical and spiritual systems.”
Shi Xinhe asked cautiously: "Can you elaborate more?"
At this point, the video flashes and the progress bar reaches the bottom again. Paper-cutting felt nervous again, but fortunately this time, the next section had been downloaded and intelligently continued:
“In a general sense, the basis of our lives is an established fact that cannot be changed, just like this beach. Even if I pile the sand into a castle, it will only be a sandy castle and will not change into other properties.
"Humans, to be precise, practitioners are slightly better off. At least they have hope of change... Hello?"
Ronan's sentence was disconnected again. This time, communication from the outside arrived. There was no doubt that the caller was Zhang Yingying.
The paper cutting made my heart feel stuffy, but I could only endure it.
Ronan was talking to Zhang Yingying in front of the live broadcast camera: "Yes, still on the beach... not on the beach
The class is just an experiment, and it’s not easy to find people to cooperate. Well, come here, come here, it hasn't officially started yet. "
After a few words, the communication was hung up, and Ronan faced the camera again. This time he still had some conscience: "Where did you just say?"
"Practitioners have the hope of changing the foundation of life." Shi Xinhe accurately summarized and expressed the original intention.
"'Leap' is more appropriate, like this..."
At Ronan's feet, a beach area suddenly rose up, and the sand in the lower layer was like a spring, slowly rising from low to high. Each grain of sand is as smooth as a drop of water, forming a beautiful bouquet of sand spring flowers with a hissing sound.
"Now we basically believe that life is the product of a leap, from the pure material layer to the life layer. We can assume that these ordinary sands have become the life matrix, forming a series of life, making it possess Basic functionality. That’s the first end.”
"First...end?"
Ronan did not explain in depth, but continued: "When life takes shape, to maintain the structure of life, maintain basic functions, and continue life, it is necessary to absorb energy from the outside world, reproduce, and form basic desire drives. This is the second end."
“It seems that we are going to enter the scope of anthropology and sociology later on, so I will just state the conclusion:
"Faced with a series of disposal memories from nature and complex society, humans have formed a pattern of experience that is constantly accumulated and spread, but relatively fixed. This is the third end.
"On the basis of experience and experience, the deeper application of wisdom forms the advanced state represented by logic and spirituality. This is the fourth end... This is a rough division, which can be regarded as four small levels. ,"
Shi Xinhe finally found a chance to interject: "But why is it called 'Duan'?"
Ronan took it for granted: "Life is full of contradictions. You can't ask it to be like a machine, working diligently and to the end for a preset goal."
Shi Xinhe thoughtfully summed it up appropriately: "Nonlinearity and reaction are the normal expressions of the universe."
Ronan laughed: "So, a small leap in the life level often happens like this..."
The straight-line sand spring began to twist and lose its beauty. More like a fat snake dancing in the sound of a flute. It seems to have been drunk with medicinal wine. In the air without any resistance or obstacles, it turns suddenly, twists and turns, collides with bodies, and even ends with its head, devouring and merging with itself.
"Look, the cyclical interference between them finally formed a self-formatted structure. We divided this process into four levels. Each level represents a big turning point, that is, the four ends, and the fifth level is the five ends... … By analogy, it’s not very precise.”
Ronan said it in an understatement, but whether it was Shi Xinhe or paper cutting, he was fascinated by it.
The camera focused on the twisted "sand snake" and watched as it gradually melted into one piece, no longer having any holes, and turned into a chaotic creation that seemed to have some edges and no specific shape.
Ronan's voice continued: "In fact, we can also break open this thing to see what kind of core its mode of action ultimately forms..."
As he spoke, the outer shell of the sand was torn apart, but it maintained its general outline and only expanded outward, revealing a surprisingly neat thing inside:
A round ball.
Shi Xinhe’s obviously dazed voice gave a footnote: “Cut the ball inside.
Ronan hummed: "I prefer to call it 'self-format'. If you follow this model and expand its role to a certain extent, it will form a ladder leading to the 'fantasy layer'. Of course, its initial The result will still be..."
Shi Xinhe murmured: "A sphere, outside the ball."
The outline of the split sand curtain re-closed, and this time the edges and corners were sharpened extremely clearly - so much so that a standard tetrahedral structure with four ends and six edges was formed, and soon its outer layer was covered with thin layers. An arc film of sand grains is attached to the sharp corners at the four ends and is spread by rotation.
"Format Theory."
There was no need for Ronan to make a definite decision, Shi Xinhe had already blurted it out.
Thousands of kilometers away, the paper-cutting happened simultaneously.
However, Ronan himself did not dwell on this, and just said to Shi Xinhe:
"As a researcher, you should know that there is no circle in nature. It has always existed at a conceptual level. But when projected into the real world, some are relatively more regular, while others are like mud."
"People with ordinary abilities are like mud?" Shi Xinhe's words were a bit substandard, and it was also a sign of his instability.
Ronan smiled: "Even if it's mud, adjusting the humidity and viscosity can keep shaping it, which is good."
"Then Burner..."
"I've already had some shaping done, and it's really the most suitable for me so far."
What Shi Xinhe wanted to ask was not this at all. Even the paper-cutting thousands of kilometers away and even Zhai Weiwu could feel it.
Ronan waved his hand, and the maracas, which was connected to the beach and integrated into one body, suddenly shattered: "Don't worry about this. I just said that it is not so neat in reality. We can design various different hierarchical sequences. Of course it is also Can be in various forms.
"Whether it is 'format theory' or 'prototype format', the images displayed are only products of symbolization."
"Atmosphere!" Paper Cut clenched his fist fiercely and waved it.
Zhai Weiwu's brain had been shut down by Ronan's theory for a long time. He could no longer understand the excitement, but he still retained curiosity:
"Uncle Zhi, what is your current image?
Paper Cut twitched his lips: "It's probably just a piece of mud."
Ronan, who was far away in Ti City, seemed to have a "telepathy" at this time, as if he was comforting, and as if he was announcing the answer: "Whether it is a person with ordinary abilities or a Burner, as long as it follows this pattern, the form can always be corrected - —Towards the direction that suits you best.
"This requires ability users to constantly actively 'slice' downwards, find more basic components, and adopt more reasonable structures, such as..."
"for example?"
Papercut's ears were already perked up, but what he heard next was the buzzing engine noise and military-style chants:
"Everyone has it!"
Ronan interrupted his speech and turned to look towards the beach: "Oh, there is a group coming, but the number is not enough. But we can prepare first. A few will teach a few, and let them and Meng Chong get familiar with each other first. Just...let’s get started.”
Shi Xinhe didn't respond for a long time.
"What the fuck!" Paper Cut really swore this time, his voice shrill and trembling.
Zhai Weiwu was startled, carefully looked at his face, and finally cautiously responded:
"W-ruthless?"
