Chapter 2591 Spirit Crystal Gland
After thinking about it for a long time, Joan finally decided to keep the "portable brain aid" and store it properly, maybe it will come in handy at any time.
Putting away the "portable brain aid", Joan recalled the Qingbing secret storage box from the spiritual world, took out Isaac's body from it, first drew blood for analysis, and then dissected the body later.
The special abilities that Joan analyzed from Isaac's blood were divided into two categories.
The first is the racial abilities that adult mind flayers have, such as wrapping the head of their prey with the tentacles grown from the face, extracting and sucking the brain, and various innate abilities represented by "Mind Blast".
In addition, Isaac, as a level 12 Psychic who specializes in "Psychic Confusion", acquired level 1-6 psychic powers through professional practice, which is also the focus of Joan's attention.
Isaac has comprehended a total of 15 psychic powers, of which there are three first-level powers: "mind stabbing", "reading thoughts", and "psychic charm".
"Mind stabbing" Joan has learned a long time ago. "Reading Thoughts" is actually the psionic version of "Detecting Thoughts". A complex of arcane "charm monsters", which exerts different effects according to the amount of power points spent when manifesting the power.
If only 1 point of psionic power is invested, then "psychic charm" is equivalent to "charm human".
If 3 psionic points are invested, then in addition to humanoids, this power can also charm animals, fey, giants, magical beasts, or monstrous humanoids.
If you invest 5 points of psionic power at one time, in addition to the above species, you can also charm strange monsters, dragons, elemental and alien creatures, which is equivalent to "charm monsters".
There are three second-level abilities that Isaac has mastered, "Brain Lock", Psychic Suggestion, and Psychic Levitation. Joan has either learned it or learned the corresponding arcane version.
Isaac also has three third-level abilities, "Psychic Dispel", "Mind Blast", and the "Throat Lock" that he used in the duel with Joan.
Qiao An has already mastered the first two abilities, but the "throat lock technique" is worth studying. This ability can remotely paralyze the respiratory system of the subject, causing it to temporarily fall into a coma. As far as the third-level ability is concerned, it is quite practical.
The fourth-level abilities that Isaac comprehended included the "Trigger Suggestion Technique" and "Memory Tampering" that Joan was familiar with, as well as the "Psychic Domination Technique".
The operation mode of "Psychic Domination" is similar to that of "Psychic Charm". The basic model only needs 7 energy points, which is equivalent to "Dominate Human Beings" in the arcane. The more additional psionic points, the species that can be controlled The more abundant it is, it can affect all living creatures by spending 11 points of psionic power, which is equivalent to the 9-level arcane "Monster Domination".
A simple calculation shows that 11 points of psionic power is equivalent to a 6-level spell slot, but it can receive effects comparable to 9-level arcane spells. This is definitely a big profit!
Of course, the duration of "Psionic Domination" is not as long as the arcane version, but it is enough for a battle.
Isaac has two fifth-level abilities, "Super Resonance" and "Mind Probe". The former can form a spiritual contract with other psychic creatures, temporarily sharing senses, abilities, and psychic points; the latter is actually a shrunken version of "Dream Catcher", which can use spiritual power to detect the most secret memory in the heart of the subject And true feelings, very suitable for obtaining information.
Isaac only learned one level 6 ability, which was "mind exchange".
This ability is very insidious and dangerous, and if you are not careful, you will play yourself to death.
Two creatures whose bodies are swapped, if one of them dies, after the manifestation ends, the soul of the other creature cannot return to the body that has lost its life, and it will die accordingly.
In addition, spells such as "Advanced Dispel", "Resist Evil", "Break Barrier" and "Ruby Reversal Ray" that can forcibly release the possessed state can all break the "Mind Exchange", forcing the souls of both parties to return to their original state. body.
Joan transcribed the analyzed psychic powers into the "Infinite Psychic Book" presented by Ms. Altaran. After a short rest, he took out a full set of surgical instruments and dissected Isaac's body.
The host of the mind flayer is an ordinary humanoid creature. Judging from its stature, this body should have been a half-orc.
After this unfortunate guy was parasitized by Isaac, his brain was first sucked dry, and then his head was deformed, transforming into a purple octopus-like appearance, and his physiological functions also underwent complex changes. The original rough skin was covered with a layer of internal secretions The mucus became smooth and moist, but the body shape and limbs did not change much.
The body of the mind flayer is actually the brain tissue parasitic on the host. After Joan dissected it, he found that Isaac's brain was extremely developed, and there was a special gland in the skull that was rarely found in humanoids. The appearance was translucent. Water drop shape, texture is quite hard.
After a little inspection, Joan found that this special gland emitted spiritual energy fluctuations, and the internal structure also showed the characteristics of a spiritual energy circuit, just like a natural spiritual weapon.
It can be seen from this that this is the so-called "spirit crystal gland" - an organ in a living organism that is specially used to generate and store spiritual energy.
Not only mind flayers, but all biological groups with psychic talents, such as duergars, aboleths, githyanki, etc., have "spirit crystal glands" in their bodies.
Joan had read a lot of academic papers on psychic powers before, and also asked the Zion siblings and Ms. Altaran of Yinkong such a question:
The vast majority of ordinary people don't need to be particularly outstanding in intelligence. After systematic study and training, they can master arcane spellcasting skills. The difference is nothing more than their level.
However, why do ordinary people rarely have individuals with psionic talents, and their probability is much lower than that of warlock seedlings with spellcasting talents? What's going on?
The answer given by the Zion brothers and sisters is "there is no 'spiritual energy pool' in the body of ordinary people". Ms. Altaran's explanation went further, pointing out that the well-developed "spiritual crystal gland" is a way for creatures to spontaneously open the "spiritual energy pool". important condition.
Joan's anatomical research on the mind flayer's brain can provide evidence for Ms. Altaran's assertion, but he has not forgotten Ms. Altaran's subsequent addition: "'Psychic Gland' is just a creature with psionic talent An important condition of the law is neither sufficient nor necessary.”
To put it bluntly, someone who is born with a very developed "spiritual gland" can only show that the probability of spontaneously opening up a "spiritual energy pool" is very high, but it is not inevitable; Other ways to open up a "spirit pool" and become a manifester - Joan himself is a living example.