Chapter 77: Mind Meditation Class

"I haven't confirmed it yet."

Lin Qing asked, "Which series of combat techniques will help me the most?"

That hoarse voice pondered for a moment, then said, "If you want to increase your strength, you naturally need to make your advantages greater while also fixing your weaknesses."

Lin Qing nodded slightly and said, "After mastering the entire Free Body series, I have no weaknesses in close combat; everything is good, but it is hard to deal with some special situations, such as those special abilities created through genetic modification... or the legendary awakened telepaths."

"Then I recommend you learn the Divine Transformation series of combat techniques."

That hoarse voice said, "The Divine Transformation series of combat techniques focuses on the senses, best at utilizing the human body's five senses, and also involves the most ethereal 'Will'. It is effective against telepathy as well. Currently, it should be the most helpful to you, and it pairs perfectly with the Free Body series."

He paused, then said, "Moreover, as far as I know, a high-ranking official at Headquarters once said that even on that evolutionary path from the starry sky, 'Free Body' and 'Divine Transformation' are a perfect match."

Lin Qing nodded and said, "Then let it be the Divine Transformation series."

"You still have one redemption opportunity."

That hoarse voice said, "You can use it to learn the Divine Transformation series combat technique 'Will'."

"'Will'?" Lin Qing asked in confusion, "Why not learn the other five?"

The Divine Transformation series of combat techniques is divided into six branches: Eye, Ear, Nose, Tongue, Body, and Will.

Among them, the principle of 'Will' is similar to self-hypnosis, leaning more towards the realm of mental will. It not only makes one's mental will more condensed and firm but also uses will to intensify mysterious energy, allowing oneself to exert extraordinary strength.

This is completely different from the path taken by Zhao Jiayi, the awakened telepath.

Awakened telepaths focus on interfering with external reality or influencing other people's minds.

Whereas the combat technique 'Will' focuses entirely on oneself.

"The Divine Transformation series is quite special."

That hoarse voice explained, "'Will' of the Divine Transformation series is the foundation. Once you learn 'Will' first, learning the others will become much simpler; otherwise, even entering the door will be very difficult."

Lin Qing nodded slightly and said, "Then let's learn 'Will'."

"Entering the door for 'Will' is the hardest; once mastered, the other five branches are actually not that difficult," that hoarse voice said. "Give it a try."

The fact that the Free Body series is cultivated quickly only shows talent in cultivating combat techniques; the key is having a high compatibility with this series of techniques.

But if you switch to combat techniques from other series, that is hard to say.

Lin Qing immediately closed his eyes.

Ten minutes later.

After Lin Qing finished learning the combat technique 'Will', he went straight back to the office.

"I don't know if I can enter the door..."

Sitting behind his desk, Lin Qing pondered silently, "It feels a bit difficult..."

However, he didn't mind.

Even if he doesn't learn it in one go, after this wave of merit comes down, he can learn it a second or third time.

The mental imagery of each visualization diagram can only remain in the mind for five to eight days; if time passes, it will fade, and one must learn again, re-watching the visualization diagrams provided by Headquarters.

Theoretically, as long as one learns enough times, even the most difficult combat techniques to enter the door for can be mastered.

"After entering the door, I will directly advance to the instinct level to increase my compatibility with the Divine Transformation series of combat techniques."

Lin Qing nodded silently to himself, "If this continues, my compatibility with the Divine Transformation series will grow higher and higher, and mastering it completely will be quite simple."

However, what he hoped for most was for the Hyper-Sense Original Liquid to take effect soon, so he could enter the door for the original Morning Sun Cultivation Method.

In the short term, only the original Morning Sun Cultivation Method would bring him the greatest improvement.

The combat techniques of the Divine Transformation series still need to be learned one by one.

Pity...

It has not even been a month since the injection of the Hyper-Sense Original Liquid on February 9.

Normally, the Hyper-Sense Original Liquid takes at least one or two months to take effect.

All one can do is wait.

Four more days passed, and in the blink of an eye, it was March 9.

The combat technique 'Will' was indeed difficult; four days had passed, and Lin Qing still had not entered the door, but the merit and commendation rewards for this operation had come down.

First was the rank, rising to 'Level 1 Inspector', with a monthly salary reaching fourteen thousand, and all kinds of benefits had also improved.

The shoulder insignia had also become three stars.

Second was the two hundred thousand in cash and the medal awarded jointly by the Municipal Bureau and the Branch Bureau for this operation; although not much, it was not bad.

Finally, there was the most crucial merit.

—Two Second-Class Merits and two Third-Class Merits. Mainly because Mr. Lu was captured by Yuan Anping; otherwise, it would have been three Second-Class Merits.

The Third-Class Merits were rewards for saving lives.

Adding the one Third-Class Merit from before that he hadn't used yet, he now effectively had five opportunities to learn combat techniques.

Lin Qing was quite delighted, but he didn't care too much.

A Second-Class Merit is just two opportunities to learn combat techniques; for him, it could no longer bring a qualitative leap.

If he could obtain a First-Class Merit, he could learn these series of combat techniques an unlimited number of times.

"'Will' and the original Morning Sun Cultivation Method have not entered the door yet, so there is no improvement for now..."

Seeing that the two pre-advanceable slots were empty, Lin Qing felt somewhat helpless.

"By the way..."

Since there was nothing else to do, he suddenly remembered the 'Mind Meditation Class' that Zhao Jiayi had mentioned before.

"It involves awakened telepaths... maybe I should go take a look?"

After pondering for a while, Lin Qing contacted Zhao Jiayi and decided to go take a look.

The combat technique "Intent" also contains a part similar to meditation.

……

……

The next morning.

In a spacious and bright meditation room, students of various ages, all wearing identical clean, loose white robes, sat quietly in the lotus position on soft cushions, their eyes firmly closed.

Everyone wore a green wooden mask that covered most of their face, leaving only the eyes and the area below the nostrils exposed.

A wisp of refreshing sandalwood incense drifted through the air.

Inside the entire meditation room, only the faint sound of fingertips lightly tapping the table remained.

Lin Qing also closed his eyes, listening quietly to this tapping sound.

Since entering this meditation room from the changing room, he had not spoken a single word, because the rule of this Mind Meditation Class was "Do not speak, listen with your heart."

Including these students, after arriving, they showed no intention of communicating at all, simply sitting quietly in their respective places, waiting for the teacher of the Mind Meditation Class to arrive.

Even the teacher, after arriving, only spoke five words—

"Close your eyes and listen."

And the teacher was a middle-aged man with a touch of scholarly air between his eyebrows, looking very ordinary and common, the kind who would leave no trace if thrown into a crowd.

At this moment, this teacher sat at the front, his spine upright, expression calm, his fingertips lightly tapping the redwood small table beside him as if barely touching it.

Lin Qing also did not expect that this so-called Mind Meditation Class would take such a form.

No communication throughout, just closing your eyes to meditate?

But the simpler it was, the more he felt there must be something extraordinary about it.

"This is..."

As Lin Qing closed his eyes and began to listen to the faint sound of this seemingly ordinary teacher tapping the redwood small table, he gradually discovered where exactly this sound was strange.

In the tapping sound, where the force was sometimes heavy and sometimes light, and the intervals sometimes fast and sometimes slow, there actually contained a strange rhythm!

It seemed to possess some kind of magic; not only did it not make him feel sleepy or immersed, but it actually made his spirit become even more alert! It was as if the blockages in his head that had hindered his thinking were disappearing bit by bit, or as if a hazy fog had been cleared away, making him feel his mind gradually becoming clear.

"Could it be that my subconscious is being influenced again?"

This thought flashed through Lin Qing's mind. He tried opening his eyes and found that the students around him, as if cherishing this opportunity, were closing their eyes and listening carefully, with absolutely no intention of opening them.

And the middle-aged man in front merely looked at him once with a gentle gaze, did not look again, and his fingertips continued to lightly tap the table.

"Not sure if there's any influence, let's try to visualize..."

Lin Qing closed his eyes, moved his heart, and immediately attempted to visualize the combat technique "Intent" he had learned a few days ago.

Once entering the visualization state, one also needs to devote oneself wholeheartedly, making it easy to be unaware of other things in the outside world.

However—

In this state of a clear mind, Lin Qing, having just started to try, felt the visualization was more immersive and engaged than ever before, as if his spirit had been refined.

Not long after.

"Hmm?"

Lin Qing suddenly felt the mysterious energy within his body undergo a strange change quietly, and he couldn't help but be slightly stunned.

Because...

The combat technique "Intent" had reached the entry level.

(End of this chapter)