Chapter 399: Chapter 399: Universal Parasitism, Universal Programming, Universal Networking
Actually, the parasitic method of the âmutated parasiteâ differs greatly from traditional parasites.
Most of the time, it doesnât directly absorb the hostâs blood, but drives and guides the host to actively obtain fresh blood from other organisms. After absorbing this blood, it âtransformsâ the hostâs body to a certain extent.
However, based on Xiang Kunâs research, the relationship between the âmutated parasiteâ and its host is not âmutualisticâ, but still âparasiticâ.
Aside from its impact on the hostâs mind, altering the hostâs normal thinking and behavior patterns, causing the host to unknowingly fall into danger, the changes it induces are not entirely beneficial for the hostâs body.
As Xiang Kun had previously speculated, the âmutated parasiteâ essentially regards its host as its âvehicleâ or âtoolâ for âtransformationâ. The stronger the host, the greater its willpower, the more advantageous it is for the parasite to absorb more types of fresh blood.
However, a âvehicleâ remains a âvehicleâ. When it âtransformsâ its host, it only considers efficiency and convenience, without considering the long-term health and benefits for the host.
Therefore, the âmutated parasiteâ would induce hallucinations in the host, inflating the effects of the physical transformation and causing misjudgments.
These transformations could likely cause after-effects such as accelerated aging, increased risk of cancer, and the like, greatly differing from the mutations of the âmutantâ organism itself.
So, itâs correct to call it a âparasiteâ.
But why does it adopt this method? Why doesnât it just drain a person or other organism of its blood, then find a new host?â
Why not evolve to not need to parasite, but rely on hunting and bleeding on its own?â
After thinking, Xiang Kun considered that it should be the choice of the âmutated parasiteâ to adapt to the environment.
This mode of parasitism firstly masks its existence, reducing the probability of discovery and pursuit;
Secondly, it enables the parasite to accomplish things that it couldnât do by itself, or would be difficult to do, thereby raising its upper limit;
Thirdly, after drinking blood, it provides a relatively safe place for it to sleep.
Xiang Kunâs idea of âParasitic Environmentâ has no direct connection with the âmutated parasiteâ itself. Itâs merely an approach to integrating mutated abilities inspired by its parasitic method.
Itâs like âobject-orientedâ in programming development.
The hosts of the âmutated parasiteâ include various organisms including humans. The ways they impact and transform arenât clear, but it can be guessed that they use those tentacles sprouted after parasitism.
Xiang Kunâs âhostsâ could be any space or environment, or even an object, an organism, or a group. His ways to influence and transform are by his âSuper-connected Objects systemâ, various derived abilities, and the special perception and control in a âSuper Sensory Stateâ.
Actually, when Xiang Kun uses âEmotion Infused Objectsâ to change othersâ emotions and âSuper-connected Objectsâ to create magnetic fields, his actions have been in this pattern.
But previously, these actions emphasized specific implementations and separate analyses for different problems. They were in the exploration phase and didnât have an overall, continuous consideration.
Xiang Kun got the idea of âParasitic Environmentâ on the plane, and when he spoke to Xia Libing about it, it was also to improve the direction of his thought.
During the red light, Xia Libing rhythmically tapped her slender fingers on the steering wheel and suggested, âIf your influence on the âhostâ isnât detrimental, it shouldnât be called âparasitismâ. Should it be called mutualism, or commensalism?â
ââParasiteâ here is just a concept for reference. We donât necessarily need to abide by its biological definition strictly.â Xiang Kun explained.
Xia Libing slightly tilted her head to look at Xiang Kun in the passenger seat, âIn that case⊠from the perspective of âIllusion Realityâ, I am in a âparasiticâ relationship with you, arenât I?â
âHuh?â Xiang Kun paused, scratching his nose, âIndeed⊠thatâs one way to put it. Of course, another way to see it is that I am âparasitingâ you through âSuper-connected Objectsâ and âEmotion Infused Objectsâ.â
The red light turned green. Xia Libing stepped on the accelerator, nodding, âI understand what you mean. You want to have a greater influence on the environment and objects around you, in a more enduring and extensible way. You havenât developed the ability related to the âmutated vineâ that you gained from the âmutated spiderâ. Maybe this time, you got an ability to transform animals internally from the âmutated parasiteâ. This could be a chance to develop abilities in this respect.â
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âYes.â Xiang Kun was relieved, Old Xia really understood what he was thinking.
Xiang Kun continued, âLike a few days ago when I encountered the âmutated big birdâ on Zi Huan Mountain, if I had transformed Zi Huan Mountain into a âhostâ beforehand, I wouldnât have needed to take the trouble to induce a thunderstorm beforehand or give it a chance to escape.
âEven if the location I transformed isnât on Zi Huan Mountain, I could still lure it over.
âAlso, âDivine Technologyâ could become my âhostâ.
âMijoe, Fang Pingfang, Zhou Rui, even that âMr. Liangâ, could all be regarded as âorgansâ or âcellsâ of that âhostâ.
âMy various âSuper-connected Objectsâ and âEmotion Infused Objectsâ are just like the tentacles of that parasite. freewŃbnà«ŠÎœeÉ.com
âThe influences we produce through the first-level dream and âDream in A Dreamâ, as well as the illusion in reality, are similar to the illusions and emotions that the parasite induces in its host.â
âWhen the influence accumulates to a certain degree, I will not only know the secret of Divine Technology and their situation, but I will also be able to ask them to probe into the investigations I want to conduct but inconvenient to do so and to carry out the research I want to do but canât do for the time being.
âEven they will not be aware of my existence. They will only think that these are things they want to do, much like the hosts who are âparasitizedâ by the âmutated parasitesâ.â
After listening, Xia Libing âhmmâ and said, âItâs a good idea.â
Xiang Kun smirked, he, of course, understood the practical meaning of these four words is: âYou wish.â
Although Old Xia can understand his ideas, relatively speaking, what she is more concerned about is the specific implementation of abilities and the details of the mutation.
In fact, in addition to what was mentioned before, after this idea came up, combining with the previous ideas that âthe more objects are established with âsuper sensory contactâ and âemotional infusionâ, the greater the influence on the world and the stronger the own abilityâ, and âedit everything, program everything through âsuper sensory stateââ, as well as âbuild a network and connect all objects through the âsuper-connected objectâ, âemotion infused objectsââ, Xiang Kun had a flash of inspiration.
This feeling, he had experienced it before when he created Alice, and when he sensed Xiao Pingguoâs special dreamland through âEmotion infused Objectsâ.
However, this time the feeling is even stronger.
He vaguely felt that if he could grasp this âlightâ, the inspiration he could gain, the things he could discover, should be stronger than the last time.
But even though the feeling was strong, he couldnât catch a glimpse of that light, Xiang Kun could only continue to try and test with various thought processes and directions, hoping to âbumpâ into it.
Xia Libing, who was driving, changed the subject and asked about the things she really cared about: âIâve watched the video you sent several times. After the bug left your body, it did not regain its health through its own repair capability. It seems that it was continuously injured. I suppose that when it was inside your arm, it got âtangledâ by some substances in your blood and carried it outside of the body. Did you have any special feelings during this? Did you feel that you had a connection with something inside the bugâs body or did you feel that something left the body?â
Xiang Kun thought about it for a while and shook his head: âNo, I didnât feel anything.â
His judgment is the same as that of Old Xia. He also believed that the reason why the âmutated parasitesâ gave up parasitizing him and continued to deteriorate and die fast after leaving his body was because of the immune systemâs counterattack and continuous biting in his blood and body tissues.
However, there was no way to judge and discern it in detail at that time, and he could not specifically confirm how the âmutated parasitesâ were killed. So, to prevent âwasteâ, he decided to eat it as soon as he made sure that the worm was killed.
Xia Libing asked again: âWhat does the bug feel like when you eat it?â
Earlier when they communicated by phone, Old Xia had asked what the bug tasted like, and Xiang Kun had answered this question so he knew that the âsensationâ Xia Libing referred to did not mean taste and texture.
Swallowing the âmutated parasiteâ this time was different from swallowing âmutant haveâ in the past in that he swallowed it whole.
âI didnât feel anything when I bit it. After swallowing it, about fifteen seconds later, it felt the same as when I swallowed the blood of other âmutated beastsâ during my previous Blood-drinking Periods â a sense of comfort radiating from the root of my body, followed by an intense sleepiness. Compared to ordinary animal blood, the blood of âmutant creaturesâ should not be measured by volume, but by the individual proportion.â Xiang Kun analyzed.
âIn this case, if there is a âmutantâ that is extremely large and has thousands of liters of blood, then even if you drink two liters, you may not meet the minimum requirement of the Blood-drinking Period?â Xia Libing thoughtfully said.
Xiang Kun shook his head and said, âIt should not work.â
Xia Libing fell silent for a few seconds, then asked again, âThe sensation you spoke of, the sense that all the cells in your body seem to be âcheeringâ, what is it like? Is it similar to the feeling when you eat something delicious when you are very hungry?â
âNo, itâs different.â Xiang Kun thought about it, but didnât know how to describe it, so he could only say, âThis sense⊠should not be experienced by normal people. Moreover, this cannot be shared through âEmotional Assimilationâ.â
âOh.â Xia Libing nodded, seeming a bit disappointed.
Just then, Xiang Kun had an idea and suddenly took out his cell phone and said, âActually, I thought of a way to try and âtrainâ your emotional perception. You might be able, in the future, not to need me, and you could also have a part of the emotional perception capability.â
âWhat way?â
âDo you listen to music? I have a constitution that is easily affected by music, my emotions are easily influenced by music, and after being influenced, I naturally produce emotions, there will be âemotional assimilationâ, you can also feel the same emotion as me, and you also listen to the same song at the same time. If you experience this repeatedly, your body may become accustomed to this emotion and the external stimulus, even if Iâm not around, you may still produce the same emotion when you listen to music by yourself, and⊠over time, this emotion might be transformed into your own, without being the same as mine.â Xiang Kun explained, âOf course, this is just my speculation for now, I canât say for sure whether it will succeed.â
Xia Libing continued to steer the wheel and look at the road ahead, but she gave a slight nod: âItâs worth a try.â
So Xiang Kun started the music app on his phone to play a song, but after hesitating for two seconds, he put away his phone.
âWhatâs wrong?â Xia Libing looked at Xiang Kun in the passenger seat in surprise.
Xiang Kun shook his head and said, âYou are driving at the moment, itâs better not to have too much emotional fluctuation. We can try when we get back home.â
Just now, he intended to play the song âShrimp Catcherâ, but immediately thought of the safety hazards it might possess. Even though Old Xia is always rational and sheâs pretty good at driving even though she doesnât drive much, itâs hard to say what state she would be in after emotional assimilation.
Xia Libing simply answered with an âUh-huhâ, seeming to accept Xiang Kunâs statement, but she did speed up a bit, clearly wanting to hurry back home.
But just half a minute later, Xiang Kun suddenly said: âOld Xia, letâs change directions.â