The laboratory hall covered an area of about a thousand square meters. His telekinetic vision could cover the entire area. If he could control it to a range of fifteen meters, it would basically reduce his perception range by half.
Ding Meng gave it some thought and decided to follow Little Rascal's instructions. He focused his mind and focused his mind. The sphere of light slowly shrank. Just like how it had been shot out before, the scroll was slowly closing up.
Every time it shrank a certain distance, his vision became clearer and he could see more things. When the sphere of light stopped at a range of fifteen meters, Ding Meng felt like his eyes had become magnifying glasses. Not only could he see everything clearly, he could also see things that he normally could not see.
The smooth surface of the alloy steel plates actually had deep veins. Some parts had already rusted, and the rusty particles seemed to be evaporating.
Many of the buttons and keyboards on the control panel had aged. Many of the buttons were covered in tiny cracks. Now, he could clearly count how many cracks there were.
The screen that had long been extinguished was actually covered in dust. The thickness of the dust was also visible. The dust on the upper left corner of the central screen seemed to be especially thick.
"This..." Ding Meng was shocked. He did not expect telekinetic vision to be so amazing.
Little Rascal said, "Now, control it to a range of ten meters."
The sphere of light continued to shrink. At this moment, his vision could no longer be described as clear. Everything within ten meters was reflected in his mind. Countless tiny particles that could not be seen with the naked eye floated in the air. The floor that was originally as smooth as a mirror was actually covered in a thin layer of dust. The claw blade lay not far away. Even the "T" in the center of the blade was embedded with a lot of grease.
"Damn, this is even better than x-ray vision." Ding Meng was shocked.
"Continue to shrink it. Control it to a range of five meters," Little Rascal urged.
When it came to a stop at a position of five meters, the light waves completely formed a light shield that enveloped Ding Meng within it. At this moment, what Ding Meng could see was no longer just the microscopic world. Countless drifting air currents and surging cyclones interweaved together as if there was an invisible energy. Not only did it distort space-time, but it also emitted waves.
If this sort of fluctuation could be described, it was like a heavy hammer striking the surface of a drum, and the strength, sound waves, and tremors that bounced back all palpitated one's soul. One would feel as if one was receiving divine irrigation and baptism in the center of a vast and boundless ocean, causing one to feel ashamed of one's inferiority and reverence …
Ding Meng suddenly calmed down. "This is origin energy?"
Little Rascal finally smiled. "Heehee, what do you think?
Do you believe me now?
Are you surprised?
Are you surprised? "
It would be a lie to say that he was not surprised, but Ding Meng, who had lived on the edge of life and death for a long time, was calm at this moment. He knew that if a person could accept a new power, it was best to stay calm. This was not a profound philosophy, but his instinct and habit.
"However, Ding Meng, don't thank me so quickly."
"Now, sit down and relax your body. Focus your mind and reduce the range of your control to three meters. Then, use your heart to feel them."
Ding Meng did not hesitate. He immediately sat down cross-legged and focused his mind to shrink the light barrier.
Unlike the previous few times, this time, it was a bit more strenuous to use his telekinesis vision. It was so strenuous that his head felt a bit swollen. He decided to just close his eyes and do his best to gather the energy in his body.
Fortunately, Little Rascal explained in a timely manner, "Telekinesis consumes a lot of your stamina. The further or closer the range, the greater the consumption. You're still very weak right now, so controlling a range of three meters is indeed very taxing for you. However, hard work will pay off."
Sure enough, Ding Meng soon saw that among the billions of surging waves of origin energy, there were many sparkling stars that flickered, jumped, and shone. It was like the Milky Way in the distant night sky. There were many gemstones embedded in them, creating the most beautiful scenery in the night sky.
"What is this?" Ding Meng asked.
Little Rascal said, "This is the essence of origin energy. It's the purest form of energy. Normal origin ability users can only sense things within five meters of you. That depends on luck. However, you can directly sense the essence of origin energy."
Ding Meng was finally a bit moved. "What's the cause of this?"
Little Rascal proudly said, "This is the power of the K-virus. It has transformed you into a genetic origin. You can skip the step of sensing origin energy and directly absorb it."
She was not spouting nonsense. Ding Meng noticed that the beautiful stars were leaving the Milky Way and floating toward him. They then entered his chest, and the raging flames in his chest began to burn again. However, this time, the flames rapidly shrank as soon as they came into contact with the incoming origin energy. It was like water and fire clashing with each other. In the end, the cool water entered his chest, but the origin energy did not disappear. Instead, it turned into waves of energy that spread out to his limbs and bones …
This feeling was quite comfortable, but his brain, which was maintaining his telekinesis vision, was becoming more and more bloated. He could not hold on for too long. After absorbing for a while, Ding Meng could only helplessly retract his telekinesis.
With a whoosh, the world returned to its original dark state.
"How do you feel?" Little Rascal asked.
"Not bad."
Ding Meng let out a light breath. He felt that the dullness in his brain had dissipated quite a bit. "This K-virus is quite good. Who invented it?"
Little Rascal said, "I'm sorry. I don't have enough authority to answer you."
"Okay." Ding Meng changed the topic. "Why is there a laboratory in this place?"
Little Rascal said, "I'm sorry. I don't have enough authority to answer you."
Ding Meng said, "Then what exactly is this place?"
Little Rascal said, "I'm sorry. I don't have enough authority to answer you. I only know that this is a laboratory."
Ding Meng was going crazy. The entrance was still sealed, and there didn't seem to be any other exits. Getting out now was a big problem.
"What exactly do I have to do for you to have enough authority?" Ding Meng couldn't help but ask.
Little Rascal replied, "I told you before. Only if you continue to grow stronger will I be able to obtain more authority and use more functions."
Ding Meng said, "Are you saying that I'm very weak right now?"
"Of course you're very weak."
Little Rascal mercilessly commented, "Compared to normal people, you're very strong. However, you're still just an Origin Ability user."
Ding Meng was speechless. He knew that Little Rascal was right.
Origin Ability users were only people who could sense Origin Energy. They could help you develop your innate talent and tap into your potential. For example, if your singing was quite good, you could use your Origin Energy to practice singing. Who knows, one day, you might become a superstar.
Of course, Ding Meng definitely didn't have such thoughts. He would only do something stupid like that if he ate too much.
In Black Gold Base, if you wanted to survive, don't go singing. Increasing your combat strength and becoming an Origin Ability user was the only way out.
Little Rascal sighed when he saw that Ding Meng was in low spirits. "Ding Meng, even though I don't have enough authority to answer your questions, Xiao Ai does. She will definitely be able to answer you."
"Oh?" Ding Meng's interest was piqued. "Who is Xiao Ai?"
"Xiao Ai and I are a symbiotic AI program. We were created together. To put it simply, Xiao Ai is the core AI program."
Little Rascal's tone suddenly became somewhat gloomy. "Unfortunately, during the process of modifying you, she died."
"Died?" Ding Meng was stunned.
Little Rascal replied, "Yes. The backup energy wasn't enough to completely modify you, but in order to modify you as much as possible, she gave the ultimate command to modify you. In the end, all of the energy here was used up, so she naturally died as well … …"
"Wait a minute, you said to modify me as much as possible?
Are you saying that I haven't been completely modified yet? "Ding Meng was a little flustered. He had been bragging for so long, but in the end, he was still a defective product?
This was too much of a joke!
Little Rascal said unhappily, "Of course. The K-virus is very powerful. How could it only allow you to absorb Origin Energy?
Main Program No. 1 only executed 10.8208% of the progress to create the current you. "
Damn, I really am a defective product. Ding Meng felt like he had been tricked quite a bit.
Little Rascal obviously knew what he was thinking and explained, "According to Main Program No. 1's settings, if a gene body's completion rate doesn't reach 10%, it will be considered a defective product and will be eliminated. Xiao Ai sacrificed herself in order to complete this grand plan."
She didn't wait for Ding Meng to speak and continued, "Think about it. You've only reached 10.8208%, but you can directly absorb Origin Energy. How amazing is that?"
"That … … is true."
Ding Meng fell into deep thought, but he still felt like something wasn't quite right. "What if I reached 100% completion?
What would that be like? "
Little Rascal immediately said, "Sorry, I don't have enough authority to answer you."
Ding Meng was speechless.