Chapter 343 Flying Pasta

In this experiment, members of the second operation team and the expert team tried more options.

One of the pigs, after coming into contact with Wang Quan and accepting Wang Quan's "curse", was immediately taken to another city in a vehicle. The straight-line distance from Wang Quan reached about 200 kilometers.

The other pig has a different form of curse. This time, investigators did not give Wang Quan ordinary paper and pen, but a touch screen and stylus. As for the statue of the god, it was replaced with another statue randomly purchased from a certain store of such items.

The statue was covered with a turban to prevent Wang Quan from discovering that the statue had been replaced, which would cause unpredictable changes.

The sewing needle was also replaced with a wooden barbecue skewer.

Under the guidance and comfort of the interrogators, Wang Quan still conducted the two experiments very compliantly.

In the first experiment, the pig that was transported to another city showed no abnormalities. Except for being a little agitated due to the change in environment, everything else is normal. It is still healthy, eating well and sleeping soundly.

This proves that even if you are cursed, you can still save your life as long as you stay away from Blue Lake City before the curse takes effect.

But it is unclear whether this is because it is far away from Wangquan, or because it is far enough away from Blue Lake City to be immune to the curse. This requires further verification.

As for the second experiment, I used the stylus and the touch screen to draw the image of the pig, prayed in front of the replaced idol, and pierced the touch screen several times with a wooden barbecue skewer - of course it did not penetrate. , just made a pricking action, that night, the pig still showed certain abnormalities, and the degree slowly increased over time, and eventually committed suicide.

This means that Wang Quan's curse seems to have nothing to do with the tools he uses. It also means that the source of specialness lies in himself.

In order to further verify this speculation, the second operation team specially assigned an investigator to recreate the entire process of a curse using props that Wang Quan had used before.

Another pig was brought in and interacted with the investigator. Afterwards, he used the pen and paper Wang Quan had used to sketch the image of the pig, then knelt down and prayed in front of the statue obtained by Wang Quan's family, and pierced it with the sewing needle Wang Quan had used. portrait.

But nothing unusual happened to the pig in the end.

In Wang Quan's experiments, the only thing that remained unchanged was himself, everything else changed, and the curse took effect.

In the experiment the investigator conducted, the only thing that changed was himself; nothing else changed. As a result, the curse did not take effect.

A comparison of the two completely proves the point that "the special thing lies in Wang Quan himself".

But another subsequent experiment cast doubt on this conclusion.

This time, the second operation team did not provide Wang Quan with experimental props. After still bringing a pig into contact with him, the interrogator said: "Wang Quan, I also want to kill this pig. Please help me kill him. Can I buy you a beer?"

"OK."

When he heard the word beer, Wang Quan immediately became happy: "Give me paper and pen, as well as the idol and sewing needle."

"this……"

The interrogator pretended to be difficult: "There is nothing left at home, can you kill it without those things? Don't worry, no matter whether it succeeds or not, I will treat you to a drink."

"Okay, let me try."

Wang Quan closed his eyes and seemed to be meditating. After a moment, he opened his eyes hesitantly: "I have already cursed it."

"good."

By the next day, the pig was still alive without any incident.

The three members of Operation Team 2 and the investigators were confused.

If Wang Quan himself is the source of his specialness, then why can't he complete the curse without the aid of props? If those props also have special functions, why can the ordinary things they replace also work?

After thinking for a moment, Lu Ming slowly said: "I guess that may be the case. Maybe those props themselves do not have a special function. Their function is just to provide some 'ceremonial sense' to assist Wang Quan, so that Wang Quan can concentrate more. Perhaps this concentration is the most critical point."

"It's possible."

Sketching images of victims or victimized pigs allows Wang Quan to concentrate on recalling the appearance of the victim. Praying in front of the statue and piercing it with a needle can make Wang Quan's thoughts and thoughts about killing the opponent stronger and clearer.

This is the role of ritual.

"If that's the case, images drawn by others, or photos, should have the same effect."

"You can give it a try."

So this time, the investigators did not let Wang Quan draw it himself, but directly gave him a photo of the experimental pig. And he was told clearly that the person who asked him to kneel down and worship this time was a great god named "Flying Spaghetti".

The flying pasta god provided to Wang Quan is an image similar to a ball of twisted wool.

This god was created by atheists and materialists to mock religion. But of course Wang Quan couldn't know about such a niche thing.

In order to increase the importance of the Feitian Spaghetti God in Wang Quan's heart, the investigators told him that the Feitian Spaghetti God was the creator god of the entire universe. The Fulu God whom Wang Quan had knelt down before was just a subordinate of the Feitian Spaghetti God. A random gadget that the Pasta God made out of boredom.

In short, the Feitian Spaghetti God is extremely great, and worshiping the God of Fortune is definitely not as effective as worshiping the Feitian Spaghetti God.

This information was processed by professional psychologists and psychiatrists and told in the language most acceptable to Wang Quan. Sure enough, Wang Quan immediately abandoned the God of Fortune and worshiped the God of Flying Pasta.

So this experiment started under the watchful eyes of Feitian Spaghetti God.

Wang Quanman knelt down in front of Feitian Spaghetti God with piety and pierced the photo with a knife.

The next day, the pig was killed in the cage, and the curse took effect.

Lu Ming's guess was verified.

Afterwards, Wang Quan was taken to another city under strict isolation and protection, and the experiment started again in another city.

But this time, no matter how hard he tried, Wang Quan's curse failed. No matter pigs or sheep, dogs or cows, they are all safe and sound.

This again reveals an important clue.

What is special is not only Wang Quan himself, but also Blue Lake City. Of course, it is currently unknown which aspect of Blue Lake City caused this special situation.

After it was confirmed that Wang Quan's abilities failed outside Blue Lake City, he was brought back and another round of experiments began.

In this experiment, the cursed object was changed from animals to other things.

The first is a tree randomly selected from a forest.

Of course, before conducting the experiment, the tree was carefully inspected by plant experts and confirmed to be very healthy, and it was closely protected to prevent accidents.

Wang Quan was brought to the tree and, led by investigators, had some interactions with the tree.

The investigator patted the tree with an annoyed tone: "This tree scratched my clothes and bullied me. But I dare not cut it down. Wang Quan, my friend, help me kill it and let it die." Come on, I’ll treat you to roast chicken.”

"If you want something fatter, get two bottles of beer!"

"good."

After being taken to the experimental base and once again under strict guard, Wang Quan started trying to curse again.

That night, the tree, which was originally very healthy, was blown off by a sudden strong wind.

It was broken directly from the root and could no longer survive.

Everyone was plunged into doubt.

Obviously, being blown off by the strong wind means being killed by an external force. This is not suicide in any way.

But the tree was dead after all. So, is this curse successful or unsuccessful?

To explore this issue, it is necessary to increase the sample size. After all, it might be an accident or a coincidence that a tree was blown down by the wind during the experiment, but if ten trees were selected and all ten trees were blown down, it would be unlikely to be a coincidence.

In the following experiments, the investigators did not provide additional protection to the selected trees and only observed them secretly.

The final conclusion dismissed the possibility of coincidence. Because the next five trees selected were of different sizes and varieties, all died for various reasons on the night they received the curse.

One tree was struck by lightning and caught fire and burned to death. Another tree was hit by an out-of-control car and died. Some chemicals were poured into the roots of another tree. It showed signs of withering that day, and it was obvious that it could not be saved. Another tree was injured by a big tree next to it and was directly crushed by it. The last tree was cut down secretly at night.

"Judging from this experiment, it seems that suicide is not the only means of death for the cursed. But suicide may be the most economical, convenient and simple means. When suicide cannot end life, other means of death will come into play. . In short, death is certain, but how to die is not certain.”

Lu Ming believes that even if we provide strict protection for these trees and prevent any man-made accidents, they will eventually die due to unavoidable natural accidents.

Like the first tree blown down by the wind.

What followed were experiments with inanimate objects.

This time, Wang Quan was taken to an abandoned courtyard.

There are three adobe houses in this courtyard. The windows are all broken and air leaks from all sides.

"Wang Quan, help me collapse all these houses, and I'll buy you a drink."

Wang Quanquan looked confused: "This... I don't know if it will work."

"Try it."

"good."

For the sake of the wine, Wang Quan reluctantly agreed. Returning to the detention center, he once again unleashed his curse.

Lu Ming was also very curious about the results of this experiment.

Of course a house is a dead thing, devoid of life. Previous experiments have shown that Wang Quan's curse can cause people, animals, or plants to die.

So how should the house die?

That night, the abandoned courtyard that had not received special protection was directly washed away by a heavy rain. The walls and houses have all fallen down, and it can no longer be called a courtyard.

"Is this how inanimate objects 'die'?"

Lu Ming thought silently in his heart.

After thinking for a moment, Lu Ming said: "Judging from the current experimental results, Wang Quan's so-called curse causing death is still a bit one-sided. I think a more accurate description should be that it causes the cursed person or the cursed object to die." , disappears from the concept.”

"Conceptually? Disappear? How to put it?"

He Wei was a little confused and couldn't understand this statement.

"Is there any physical difference between the second before a person dies and the second after he dies?"

Lu Ming asked a question.

He Wei thought for a moment again and shook her head: "There is no difference."

The human body is still composed of those atoms, molecules, and elements. On a physical level, it makes no difference, or only a minimal difference.

"But the concept of being a 'person' is gone. It's not a person anymore, it's just a corpse."

Lu Ming said: "You, me, captain, Lu Ming, He Wei, Zhang Dingshan, house, car, this kind of specific designation is actually very loose at the physical level. For example, from a physical level, He Wei What kind of existence does the name refer to?"

"Of course it's me."

"What is 'you' in the physical sense? Is it a collection of specific elements and atoms?"

"You can probably say that."

He Wei hesitated.

"However, people need to eat and excrete every day. People also sweat, breathe, and exchange substances with the outside world all the time. People also continue to shed skin flakes, etc. Every minute and every second The specific composition of you is different from the last moment. I heard that every few years, almost all the components that make up the human body will be updated. So, which existence are you specifically referring to? "

He Wei fell into deep thought. After a moment, she shook her head: "I don't know."

Zhang Dingshan said quietly: "You or me, or any name, or a house, a tree, or a car, do not have a strictly corresponding physical entity. Every person or object only exists conceptually. Just like He Wei Strictly speaking, a name only refers to 'a collection of elements that are arranged and changing in a specific way', but does not refer to 'a real human body'."

Lu Ming said: "Yes. Among them, the most important thing is not the elements or atoms themselves, but the arrangement and operation of the elements or atoms. We can probably call it 'information'. This is the concept of an object Sexually essential existence.

The material itself is not important, only the information of the material is important. It is this information that allows a conceptual person to exist. "

Just like strictly decomposing a person's body, extracting every element that makes up him, and then mixing these elements, you can get a mixture that is completely consistent with the human body.

But this hybrid obviously cannot be called a person.

This is the importance of information.

"Lu Ming, are you saying that Wang Quan's curse does not actually kill people or destroy inanimate objects, but just makes the information about the cursed object disappear? Uh, or is it conceptually no longer valid?"

"yes."