Chapter 3167: Unrecognized, Main Course

"Computing Power Pool?"

Saike only then realized belatedly that the person behind the target of their operation this time was actually Xia Duo, which made him feel somewhat uneasy. At this moment, he did not even bother to focus on why his Psionic had disappeared, but instead calmly questioned Xia Duo:

"Then what do you want to do? Go and destroy another one of our cities?"

"What do you think?"

Xia Duo ignored Saike further and went outside to seal Saike's Consciousness Copy once again; he had already discovered the fact that the other party possessed no Psionic.

If the other party possessed Psionic, they would inevitably have tried to escape or perform some other small movements while saying those things. The fact that there were no small movements at all, did that not prove that the other party had already lost their Psionic?

Of course, considering that the other party might be skilled at feigning and had deliberately avoided making any small movements while he was present, Xia Duo took out another Consciousness Copy—still Saike's—and went through the previous process again.

In the outside world, about the time it takes to drink a cup of tea passed, and Saike in the virtual scene of the rock cave slowly woke up again. However, this time Xia Duo did not show himself; he wanted to observe what reaction Saike would have when only outsiders were present.

The result was not much different from what Xia Duo had guessed. After waking up, Saike would definitely want to understand the environment he was in at the first opportunity. Even if it was still the same rock cave they had been hiding in before, his companions were all gone, and he was the only one left.

Under such circumstances, would he not be curious about what had happened?

Those two were both Psionic Mages, of equal status, and had no common topics; surely, being in a desperate situation, they would likely blurt out many explosive secrets.

So Xia Duo conducted an eighth experiment. This time he still did not appear, but he placed two Consciousness Copies into the consciousness cage: one was Saike's, and the other was a Psionic Mage named Badi.

And the next moment, Badi suddenly screamed, "Saike, Saike, why can I not perceive the Mental Image World? What on earth happened? How are you? Are you the same as me?"

"Saike? What just happened? Where are the others?"

It could tentatively be assumed that the previous judgment was not wrong, namely—the Consciousness Copy does not possess Psionic.

"..."

A single-person scene best reflects Reality, which is why the ancient sages of Xia Duo's hometown had the teaching of "caution when alone." However, considering that Psionic always possesses some unique aspects.

Xia Duo extended the time to observe the dialogue and reactions of the two people in this virtual scene. Two people are easier to establish order than one, and order often represents hope.

It was just that with only the strength of two people, and without tools, they soon discovered that it was almost impossible for them to escape on their own, and thus the scene of Saike waiting for death as in Xia Duo's second experiment appeared.

Saike did not answer. Badi was his companion; Badi's awakening could not trigger his Subconscious alertness. He remained in a state of extreme shock and distraction from losing his Psionic.

The experiment always started with a fixed process: unsealing the Consciousness Copy, then drinking tea and waiting. Since the flow of time within the virtual scene could be adjusted at will, not even a moment was needed before the two people in the scene woke up one after another.

Saike woke up first, and after experiencing another major change in expression, Badi slowly woke up. He saw Saike at his side and asked subconsciously:

"I only woke up a moment earlier than you. I truly cannot perceive the Mental Image World. It is not just my own; yours, others', and even the Artifact's Mental Image World, I cannot perceive any of them."

Most were things Xia Duo had not parsed before, but now they were easily obtained.

The process was the same as the previous three experiments: deploying the scene, unsealing the consciousness, and then waiting for the target to wake up. And this time, after Luodasi woke up, Xia Duo did not appear directly in front of the other party as he had in the first experiment.

Since he was curious and wanted to know, he would inevitably have to use Psionic.

This was obviously impossible.

Perhaps having a companion with the same encounter made Saike feel a little better. After adjusting his emotions slightly, he began to state his findings:

"Are you saying that our current state is the work of the Northland Alliance? Then what about the others? Where did the others go? I believe they would absolutely not abandon us."

Consequently, Xia Duo once again saw Saike's expression change drastically. Having lost his Psionic, Saike could not even run out of this rock cave, because the exit of the rock cave was a tiny, narrow passage that could not fit a person at all.

But Saike was helpless about this, "I don't know either. Perhaps the Northland Alliance has mastered some powerful mental Spell. After all, they even have a Computing Power Pool; having a powerful mental Spell is not something unimaginable."

The so-called "things don't happen more than three times." Although no amount of similar experiments could rigorously prove that a Consciousness Copy cannot obtain the Psionic of the original body, after these three experiments, Xia Duo had not discovered anything abnormal.

Being unable to perceive the Mental Image World is equivalent to losing the perception of the (as perceived by Psionic Mages) Reality, which is equivalent to losing Psionic.

Attempting to communicate with the other party—

"What on earth is going on? Why would a perfectly fine mission turn out like this?" Badi was still unable to calm down at this moment, continuously questioning Saike.

Watching Saike collapse to the ground in near despair, Xia Duo could not help but think that Psionic Mages were nothing more than this. If he were in such a situation, he would also feel despair, but he would never let despair take the lead; instead, he would try every possible means to save himself.

He could create a large number of copies and evolve all scenes; in the end, I fear no secret would be able to be kept.

"Perhaps the people from the Northland Alliance came by, took the others away, but for some reason left us behind. I can't figure it out either."

Then it was time for the main course, which was Luodasi, that Psionic Mage who had direct contact with Kalishi, had a Consciousness Lock in his consciousness, and might even know many of Kalishi's secrets!

Before all methods were tried, he would not be willing to accept the fate of death.

After experiencing the short-lived shock and panic upon waking, Saike and Badi recovered their calm and did not feel much despair. They soon began to check the situation of the rock cave and attempt self-rescue.

A Psionic Mage who has lost Psionic is just an ordinary person. Could an ordinary person dig through a mountain with their bare hands?

Watching Saike, he truly looked like he was trying hard to think, but right beside him, Badi, who had lost his Psionic, found it very difficult to accept this fact, walking back and forth in the rock cave, venting the anger and fear in his heart.

It was just that this time, the two of them were waiting for death together, and compared to when Saike was alone, because there was one more person to talk to, the two of them continuously blurted out various secrets of Zhamu and Dasi.

"Luodasi, do you recognize me?"