Chapter 781: Locking the Area
Chapter 781: Locking the Area
Qiao Sang couldn't help but grumble to herself: The upper class sure knows how to play their games...
Suddenly, a man lying on a nearby device with his eyes closed sat up abruptly, angrily tearing off the connector from his head and cursing:
"Fuck! How dare they slap me!"
"Sir, what happened?" A staff member who had been standing quietly nearby hurried over.
The man growled:
"You actually made me possess a kid who was in school and had an Exam today!"
Just thinking about it made the man's blood boil.
The Upper Ten Districts, Middle Ten Districts, and Lower Ten Districts all have time differences. He had been sent to the Lower Ten Districts, where it was midday.
After figuring out his location and preparing to go out for a stroll, a woman came over and told him to focus on his Exam in the afternoon.
Did he really come all this way just to take an Exam?
But he didn't say anything, picked up his bag, and left, making it look like he was heading to school.
He had barely been out for twenty minutes when the woman, probably alerted by the teacher, found him somehow and slapped him without a word.
Then he woke up.
The man ranted on and on, and Qiao Sang listened with great interest.
The staff member soothingly said, "Sir, we did warn you that the possession is random, and no one can guarantee the identity of the body you will possess."
"But if you want to lock the area, we can make adjustments for you."
The man snorted, "No need."
With that, he lay down and put the connector back on.
Just as he did, an elderly man with white hair, who was on another device, sat up with a heavy breath, his expression filled with terror.
"Sir, would you like to experience it again?" The staff member who had just calmed the other man asked.
The elderly man seemed dazed for a while before finally nodding and lying back down.
The staff member helped him put the connector back on.
Qiao Sang watched the whole scene, puzzled, and asked:
"Their soul travels don't seem very pleasant. Why do they want to continue experiencing it?"
The reception staff member smiled and explained:
"We have a lot of data showing that multiple experiences of Global Soul Traverse can help improve the brain domain. One important figure who hadn't improved his brain domain in over twenty years experienced a 0.5% increase after one session of Global Soul Traverse. He later became a regular customer here."
So, playing this can actually improve the brain domain... Qiao Sang's eyes widened in realization, suddenly understanding why those two people, despite their bad experiences, wanted to continue.
No Beastmaster could resist the allure of improving their brain domain, especially the older ones who hadn't seen any improvement in a long time.
Although she had been taught that the brain domain couldn't be enhanced by any external means, Qiao Sang had taken the Vilis Serum and knew that some things were only known at certain levels.
Those in the upper echelons of society, who held political power, social resources, and control over natural resources, wouldn't let the best things trickle down to the public.
Birit raised an eyebrow, "The important figure you mentioned, his brain domain didn't improve again after that, right?"
Research on brain domain enhancement has always been a top priority at Top Universities. While he hadn't participated in the research, he was familiar with it. In such cases, it's usually a result of First Consciousness Separation, where neurons are stimulated upon return, leading to individual cases.
Generally, the older a person is, the more pronounced the stimulation from First Consciousness Separation.
If others could enhance their brain domain just by being aware of it, the method for enhancing the brain domain would have been studied and published long ago.
After all, the Imperial Beastmaster Academy has conducted related research.
"That's not something I can know", the staff member replied without any slip-ups.
After saying that, he looked at Qiao Sang. "Would you like to try it out?"
Qiao Sang pondered for a moment, recalling what another staff member had said earlier. "Can the area be locked down?"
To be honest, enhancing her brain domain was somewhat appealing to her, but it wasn't a huge temptation. Her brain domain had always improved rapidly, so she hadn't been overly concerned about it.
However, if she could lock down a specific area, there was indeed a place she had in mind.
"Sure", the staff member replied. "However, the further away from the First District, the less accurate the area locking might be."
"If I lock the range to this island, will the location be locked down more precisely?" Qiao Sang asked.
Island? Birit's heart was filled with confusion. He couldn't understand why Qiao Sang, who was already here, would want to experience Soul Travel.
The staff member hesitated for a moment, then said tactfully, "The location will be locked down more precisely, but there might not be many suitable targets."
"I want to travel inside the barrier, near the Energy Pool", Qiao Sang said.
Birit seemed to understand something, and his expression became complicated.
The staff member looked puzzled, then seemed to realize something and resumed his respectful demeanor. "You don't need to worry. Absorbing energy at the Energy Pool is absolutely gentle and has no side effects. As long as you don't force it when you can't absorb, there won't be any problems."
He paused and added, "And there are no people or familiars inside the barrier..."
Qiao Sang interrupted, "Didn't you say I could also travel into ordinary animals?"
The staff member was taken aback again.
Because of customer feedback, he knew that most customers who came here for the experience primarily wanted to Soul Travel into humans. Some adventurous souls preferred to try traveling into familiars, but almost no one chose ordinary animals.
Or rather, when they experienced Soul Travel, they never even considered the possibility of traveling into ordinary animals.
He hadn't expected the girl in front of him to actually want to travel into an ordinary animal...
Since the customer had made her choice, the staff member didn't say anything more.
Qiao Sang, following the staff member's guidance, lay down on an empty device and put on the connector after some adjustments.
"Xunxun!"
Just as Qiao Sang was about to close her eyes, Treasure Seeker appeared, raising its claws excitedly and calling out, indicating that it wanted to play too.
"Can familiars participate?" Qiao Sang asked.
"I'm sorry, but that's not possible", the staff member said apologetically.
"Xunxun..."
Treasure Seeker deflated.
"There are many other entertainment options. I'll take you to them when I come back", Qiao Sang reassured it.
"Xunxun..."
Treasure Seeker sighed in resignation.
There was no other choice.
"Fangy"
Fangy looked at its Beastmaster and then at Treasure Seeker, not finding this experience particularly interesting.
"You can close your eyes now", the staff member reminded her.
Qiao Sang closed her eyes, feeling a sudden dizziness in her head.
When the dizziness subsided, she opened her eyes.
What she saw was a dense canopy of green leaves.
Through the gaps in the leaves, Qiao Sang caught sight of the figure of a familiar in the green pool water.
(End of Chapter)
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