Chapter 150: Life Span
Amid Han Su’s astonishnt, Black Rose’s voice in the recording continued probing, “Why does it have to be 70%? Can’t it be 69%, or 71%?”
“Is there sothing special about this data change?”
The middle-aged man sighed softly, “Is there even a reason? Humanity hasn’t even figured out their own mind yet—how could they understand the secrets of the gods? 70% is simply a threshold, a boundary where spiritual power undergoes a qualitative transformation.”
“Before 70%, spiritual activity still belongs within the human realm. But the remaining 30% begins to encroach upon the forbidden domain of the gods—that’s a territory mortals aren’t allowed to touch. It’s as simple as that!”
“……”
Black Rose asked, “If it’s not allowed, are you really not going to touch it?”
“Of course not.”
There was a hint of urgency in the middle-aged man’s voice. “When has humanity ever followed the rules?”
“Even though my spirit hasn’t revived yet, I’ve already figured it out. The first step is to revive the spirit. The second step is to increase spiritual activity to 70%, and then, break into the gods’ forbidden domain.”
“However, this step is too difficult. Only by finding so professionals can there be a way.”
“……”
Black Rose sounded intrigued. “Professionals like ?”
“If you don’t believe your patients, what kind of professional are you?”
The middle-aged man gave a cold chuckle. Whether due to the recording quality or sothing else, his tone took on a mysterious air: “In this world, those who truly wield mysterious power fall into four types.”
“One is the person carrying a briefcase. Another is the mysterious organization. But the ones with true knowledge and ancient heritage are the Esoteric Schools and the Ancient Nobility…”
“The Esoteric Schools originated from scholars studying the Radiation Era’s history and ruins. They began thousands of years ago, generation after generation, always closer to the mysterious than ordinary people, having already accumulated a vast wealth of knowledge.”
“The Ancient Nobility…”
“Heh, they’re the true rulers of this world, rely pretending to be ordinary people, hiding within our city. But everything, everything, never truly escapes their control…”
“……”
Black Rose sighed, “Sounds like rich folks…”
“So, which type have you found?”
The middle-aged man’s thoughts were interrupted. He sighed, “I haven’t found any yet. My spirit is still dead. Talking about this now is too early. For now, I plan to go die once.”
Black Rose said, “Then good luck. And don’t forget to settle the consultation fee before you leave—I worry you’ll be too busy afterward.”
The man replied, “I will settle it, but I also want you to promise one thing. Be my witness. If I really die, the insurance company will think I committed suicide and won’t pay.”
Black Rose hesitated, “Even if I testify, they might still not pay…”
The man had made up his mind. “But you must promise to testify for . Of course, there’s always risk. But everything cos with a price, doesn’t it?”
……
……
The recording ended there. Han Su sat there bewildered. The contents truly sounded like soone obsessed with mysterious powers, spiraling down a rabbit hole.
But how could a layman ntion “spiritual activity,” and even talk about sothing like the Esoteric Schools and the Ancient Nobility?
He seed to know more than Han Su himself, an investigator?
The briefcase carriers and mysterious organizations were familiar enough. Han Su had known about the Esoteric Schools for so ti, aware of their existence. But what about the so-called Ancient Nobility?
Curiosity grew stronger in Han Su’s mind. The confusion born during this mission seed to be unraveling rapidly due to this strange, inexplicable conversation.
He sat silently for a long ti, then sent a ssage: “So, what’s the reason you let listen to this recording?”
Black Rose seed to be waiting by the computer and replied instantly:
【Weren’t you interested in this before? I ca across sothing related, so of course I thought of you.】
【Pretty amazing, right? I’m telling you, there’s even more amazing stuff!】
【……】
Han Su imdiately asked:
【How amazing?】
Black Rose:
【After seeing this patient, I felt what he said was absurd—but useful. So I searched using a few keywords from his speech…】
【……It’s truly amazing. There’s a ton of related content, and it’s all been systematized by soone.】
【……】
A flicker stirred in Han Su’s heart. Even his suspicion toward Black Rose was montarily set aside. He asked urgently:
【Then tell , is there anything about how to improve spiritual activity?】
【There is. And a lot.】
Black Rose replied:
【If all this content is part of so pseudo-discipline created by idle hands, then spiritual activity is its main subject.】
【According to their theory, my patient’s thod of reviving the spirit actually makes so sense.】
【And the ways to increase spiritual activity are similar—experiences of adventure, crises, exposure to contamination, thirst for knowledge, philosophical comprehension, insights into life—all of these can enhance one’s spiritual activity.】
【Because each person’s life experience differs, the initial value of spiritual activity upon revival also differs. People who often seek thrills and live extraordinary lives usually have a much higher initial value—and a faster growth rate.】
【……】
Han Su suddenly felt like many pieces in his mind had snapped into place.
Indeed, that made sense.
The spiritual activity of those in D7 was absurdly high. Not to ntion Bowl-Cut Boy—even the trio of Jackal were higher than him.
And when he first achieved spiritual penetration, his own initial value had also been alarmingly high—sothing even Secretary Cui Qiao and Red Trench Coat couldn’t comprehend.
Was it because he’d always been escaping from the Ancient Castle, giving him a natural advantage in spiritual activity?
He contemplated in silence, organizing his thoughts—only to arrive at a new problem:
If so, then why was his initial value high, yet the later growth so slow? And had his Ancient Castle experiences only given him a 30% head start?
That seed like poor compensation for surviving near-death over and over.
Just then, Black Rose sent another ssage:
【Besides crisis-based stimulation, spiritual activity is also affected by another factor: life span.】
Han Su paused:
【What do you an?】
Black Rose:
【Because those who compiled the pseudo-discipline discovered that spiritual activity is harder to improve in the elderly than in the young. It might be due to physical decline, but more importantly, it’s influenced by another factor.】
【The spirit is continuous and transcendent over ti—so the total amount of spirit often relates to one’s life span.】
【It’s like heating a cup of water versus a pool of water—sa stimulus, but much greater effect in a smaller body. That’s why the young show more obvious gains in spiritual activity.】
She seed to pause before sending the next ssage:
【If soone had lived for centuries, their spiritual activity would be even harder to improve—because their spirit’s total volu is already greater than most.】
“Whoosh!”
Upon reading this, Han Su suddenly felt like everything had clicked into place.
It made sense now.
No wonder the Ancient Castle experience gave him only 30% spiritual activity, and further gains had slowed drastically.
Each “Flicker” brought crisis—but also extended his life span by ten years. His activity kept growing, but so did his spiritual span.
Just like Bowl-Cut Boy, who shaved off jail ti through missions, only to extend it again with his niche hobbies—his sentence got longer and longer.
For Han Su now, boosting spiritual activity wasn’t the problem—just not regressing was a challenge.
This realization left Han Su frozen in his computer chair, speechless for a long ti. Though he finally understood, it felt like hitting a dead end.
With such an imnse spiritual ocean, how could he possibly increase spiritual activity?
【Sigh, I think what they compiled is kind of interesting. Gains always co with costs. The stronger the spirit, the harder to enhance—but if it does rise, the future potential will be unimaginable. It makes sense.】
Black Rose finally added with a sigh:
【If soone were to begin life with such imnse spiritual span, then figuring out how to take the first step—that’d be the real challenge…】
“That’s more than a challenge…”
Han Su even felt a heavy weight pressing on his heart. He shook himself and typed:
【Thank you, Miss Ai.】
She replied instantly:
【You're welco, Butcher…】
Silence!
Withdrawn!
Black Rose:
【Who’s Miss Ai? Since when did you start seeing other won behind my back?】
“?”
While she was getting angry, Han Su was stunned too. That was just a casual test… but it seed to have revealed sothing?
He furiously typed:
【Who exactly are you? Where are you right now?】
【Aiya…】
Black Rose suddenly beca nervous:
【I need to go mix protein powder for my cat. Bye!】
After that, no matter what Han Su ssaged, she didn’t reply.
Faced with this psychologist—soone he thought he knew well, even once considered silencing due to leaked secrets—Han Su suddenly fell into deep doubt.
He had known her for many years and t her in person more than once. She was the only one who had ever shared the secret of Flickering with him. Yet now… he was starting to question her.
Who was she, really?
What puzzled him even more was the information she provided.
If the Life Code could only be glimpsed with sufficiently high spiritual activity, but his span had grown so vast due to Flickering—equal to two elderly people—then wasn’t the Life Code now a distant dream?
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