Chapter 509 Chapter 506 The Magic I Invented
When the sick lady was summoned in a state full of resentment, her shadow energy reaction was very strong, like a top-level active shadow. If you can find a way to cover her up, then the effect will only be better when used on yourself.
First of all, we need to understand what the shadow energy reaction is, and why all implants, shadow devices and shadow spells can produce it. Zhuang Xuteng started with a more extreme case: a shadow control chip used in electrical equipment. This chip itself does not contain active substances, and the energy required for work needs to be supplied externally. At this time, when the Eye of Shadow sweeps over it, it will also emit a shadow energy reaction.
"It has no energy itself and cannot radiate signals outward, so it is wrong to say that it 'emit' shadow energy." Zhuang Xuteng believes that when the Eye of Shadow spell is cast, mana is consumed. This part of mana, as well as the shadow energy, touches the shadow device and stimulates the reaction of the shadow device, which produces a signal that can be identified.
Based on past practical experience, Zhuang Xuteng summarized several states of searching for shadow energy signals. In most cases, when the eyes are looking straight ahead, the object with shadow energy is in the field of vision, and it can be seen most clearly at this time. In another case, the shadow energy signal is behind the wall, behind the door, and can only form a vague impression. It can only be made clearer when it is close.
There is also a third relatively rare type, that is the mirror. Zhuang Xuteng once used the reflection formed by the glass window to see the shadow energy signal on the other side of the room; when searching the room for the enemy, he also confirmed the enemy hidden in the bathtub through the bathroom mirror. In actual combat, the ghost jelly is more useful at this time, and it is also his main source of intelligence. The shadow eye is just an auxiliary, providing information about the strength of the enemy's implant, so that he can predict the intensity of the battle.
"Mirror... mirror..." Zhuang Xuteng had an idea. He found a few mirrors and adjusted the angles to make them form a special reflection path. Without using the ghost jelly, Zhuang Xuteng can only see the sick lady behind the cover through the mirror, and then he will test the effect of the shadow eye.
One group of experiments, two groups, the third group... Zhuang Xuteng kept changing the content of the experiment and gradually found some rules. First, objects will not actively emit shadow energy signals; second, after casting Shadow Eye, the main detection direction is directly in front of the eyes, followed by the front of the field of vision of nearly 180 degrees, and the caster will also radiate Shadow Eye energy in all directions, but this part of energy is very weak and the effect is not obvious.
Shadow Eye also has some properties, such as it can penetrate thin objects, the sparser the better, the more gaps the easier it is to penetrate. Secondly, Shadow Eye can reflect on a smooth plane, its reflection ability is close to the properties of light, and the properties of the return signal are also close to visible light.
The reason why it is close to visible light is mainly because it is not really visible. Zhuang Xuteng cast Shadow Eye, if the reflected signal is visible light, people around can see it, even the person being detected can see it, which is obviously not in line with the actual situation.
Looking at the entire detection process, its weak link is obviously the feedback signal of Shadow Energy, Zhuang Xuteng decided to make a fuss about it. Since the feedback signal has the reflective property of light, as long as it is not reflected toward the detection source, a similar invisibility effect can be achieved.
The mirror used in the experiment provided Zhuang Xuteng with an idea. Mirror reflection can easily control the direction. As long as the feedback signal emitted by the detected object is reflected toward the ground, especially toward the ground under the feet of the detected object, it is almost impossible for it to return to the detector. Zhuang Xuteng thought of one-way glass, which might be able to imitate that state...
Just do it when you think of it. Anyway, this kind of material is easy to find, and you don’t even need to go to the black market. You can buy it directly from decoration companies or home furnishing stores. After he changed his appearance, he went shopping. Except for the dream fog and puppet advertisements that made him uncomfortable, the purchase process was smooth, and the various reflectors in the furniture store also gave him some new ideas.
After some tossing, he formed a plan: let the mirror material form an inverted pot, cover himself, and let the feedback signal emitted by the body pass through this mirror pot and be reflected to the ground.
In theory, this can definitely completely prevent the feedback signal from leaving the range of the "pot" and waste it all on the ground, but in actual operation, it is too difficult. First of all, this "pot" needs a perfect shape, and the control of the reflection angle must be flawless in every subtle detail. Then, the mirror material used in this pot can never blend into the environment. It can retain the feedback signal, but it cannot eliminate the observer's suspicion. This is a huge contradiction.
After turning around for a long time, it seems to have entered a dead end and there is no solution at all. This reflection method is not as good as using the ghost servant to roll up the mixed sand and completely cover the detected object to isolate the feedback signal. At least the ghost servant can change its shape. In addition to always looking gray because of the mixed sand, there is always a chance to coordinate with the surrounding environment.
This is the best solution at present. Bring a can of mixed sand and let the servant evenly cover himself with sand. After use, you can put the sand back for next time. This is definitely much better than the big quilt with oil interlayer. But as long as you think about it carefully, you can still find a lot of problems. The Wraith Servant couldn't leave any sand behind, and Zhuang Xuteng's Wraith Jelly couldn't be used to find sand. Even if a strong wind blew, the Wraith Servant might not be able to catch the sand, and the mixed sand that was blown away by the wind might expose Zhuang Xuteng.
The current situation made Zhuang Xuteng feel that his brain was not enough. He did not believe that there were unsolvable problems. "I can't be affected by emotions. I can definitely find a solution." He hinted to himself, then punched for a while to warm up his body completely, burning away all the irritability brought by thinking with the heat, and then made himself a high-calorie meal to make him feel happy, and then thought while eating.
By reviewing the entire experimental process from the beginning, and asking each step: Is there no other way? He really found a loophole in his thinking. The feedback signal of the shadow energy can be reflected on various surfaces, so when is it considered a head? Of course, it is when it is collected by the detection system. This detection system can be the Eye of Shadow spell, or a shadow device for detection, or an implant such as the Eye of Kaho. In short, when the feedback signal is collected by the detector, it will be converted into a signal to present the detection results, and its life as a feedback signal will be complete.
Uh, is it feasible to make it complete in advance?
Zhuang Xuteng was suddenly startled, and he had a new idea: to wrap the target to be hidden with a detector. No matter how many other detectors there are, as long as all the feedback signals are received, there will be nothing for others to use. If it were someone else, they would definitely not be able to do this - using an implant like the Eye of Kaho to completely wrap up a target, such a practice would not appear in this world.
But Zhuang Xuteng could do it, he just needed to combine the Wraith Servant with the Shadow Eye spell. The Wraith Servant can have no actual form, so it can remain unobservable. When it is combined with the Shadow Eye, it becomes the carrier of the spell, which is equivalent to giving the Shadow Eye spell a form, and this form can completely be a cover that wraps the target object.
The Wraith Servant that becomes the carrier of the Shadow Eye spell will release energy to the surroundings, causing the Shadow Servant to react, but this reaction will only create Shadow Servant energy feedback signals. In the scenario envisioned by Zhuang Xuteng, the Shadow Eye Servant wraps itself, although there will be a lot of Shadow Servant energy signals around, but these feedback signals are only useful to the detector, and will never be seen without the detector.
Assuming that the enemy begins to detect the surrounding shadow energy, its detector will also make all shadow objects send feedback signals. In this process, the enemy cannot filter out the behavior of the Shadow Eye Servant in its influence on the surrounding world, so the Shadow Eye Servant is safe. At this time, the feedback signals sent by Zhuang Xuteng due to the influence of the Shadow Eye and the feedback signals sent by the enemy's detection will be completely absorbed by the Shadow Eye Servant that covers him and become the servant's perception, so the enemy will not receive any feedback signals...
After figuring out this method, Zhuang Xuteng collapsed immediately, and then he was a little panicked. After landing, he hurriedly thought about it again, and even wrote down his ideas to check whether there were any problems.
"It seems that everything is right..." Zhuang Xuteng laughed proudly. He rarely experienced the feeling of finding the answer to a difficult problem independently. Next, he began to try to combine the Wraith Servant with the Shadow Eye spell, and the successful experience of combining ghosts and bone spears saved him a lot of time.
The Eye of Shadow, a spell that does not require an activation action and will continue to take effect after being cast, is fully capable of being combined with the Wraith Servant. The combination is not difficult and the final completion is also very good. After the Eye of Shadow Servant was completed, Zhuang Xuteng controlled it to deform and wrap the sick lady. As the Wraith Servant gradually filled the space around the sick lady, the bandaged ghost could still be seen by the naked eye, but the Eye of Shadow could no longer see the energy signal of the Shadow.
"Success!" Zhuang Xuteng raised his arms and shouted, and then he continued to advance the experiment. After many verifications, the effect of the Eye of Shadow Servant is very good. Not only can it deceive the Eye of Shadow spell, but the Eye of Kaho will also be deceived by it-from this, it can be seen that Zhuang Xuteng's idea can indeed allow him to try to be completely invisible in front of company personnel.
Zhuang Xuteng let the Eye of Shadow Servant wrap himself, and then stood in front of the mirror. He also couldn't find his own Shadow Energy reaction, and at the same time, other observation abilities were not affected at all. Use the Eye of Kaho to switch various observation modes, infrared, low light, etc. are the same as before, only the X-ray perspective state feels a little blurry.
That is to say, Zhuang Xuteng's observation and image memory are superior to discover this difference. Others cannot detect the problem when they compare unconsciously. Moreover, the X-ray function itself works at a very short distance, so close that it has entered Zhuang Xuteng's "two-step attack range", that is, it has entered the circle that can be hit by raising his hand. If the enemy really reaches this distance, the problem will definitely not be the energy feedback from the shadow, so this phenomenon can be ignored.
The real problem is the other two. The high mana consumption is a relatively small problem: Zhuang Xuteng calculated his mana recovery speed. Unless the total mana is increased by more than six times, or the recovery speed is quadrupled, it will not be able to hide all day.
Another problem has no solution for the time being: the Shadow Eye Servant will absorb all the energy feedback signals from the shadow, so when it covers Zhuang Xuteng, Zhuang Xuteng cannot receive the signals from the outside, and his Shadow Eye is useless. After all, it is not perfect, just like hiding safely and looking around are contradictory. Just hide well when you are hiding, and do the investigation work when you have time. This is acceptable, and overall the benefits far outweigh the disadvantages.
Since this method works and the spell is finalized, it should be named. Zhuang Xuteng thought for a long time and finally named it "Thousand Eye Cloak". Firstly, the essence of this spell is to use the Shadow Eye on the Wraith Servant, making it seem like it has a thousand eyes and see all the energy feedback from the Shadow. Secondly, it can be deformed and cover the whole person like a cloak. Zhuang Xuteng certainly knows that it is actually more like an upside-down pot, or a cell without doors and windows, or a tailor-made coffin, but these more vivid descriptions are definitely not as good as a cloak, so it is called the Thousand Eye Cloak.
In response to the problem that the Thousand Eye Cloak would hinder the Shadow Eye from viewing the outside world, Zhuang Xuteng also tried to improve it. He let the Wraith Servant cover the whole body but expose one eye, that is, to form a monocular shape on the eye to connect to the outside world. In this way, he can indeed see the energy reaction of the Shadow again, but his detection range is extremely narrow, and he can only observe obvious objects close to him. He has difficulty focusing at medium and long distances.
Moreover, after opening this hole, there is a possibility of being observed, which Zhuang Xuteng cannot accept. The Thousand Eyes Cloak was developed for the purpose of pursuing complete non-observation, and research should definitely not be reversed.
"This is really a good thing, not only for myself, but also for others. Once the cloak is covered, it is safe and reliable..." Anyway, there is no one in private, Zhuang Xuteng allows himself to be proud for a while, and then stop this useless behavior. "The Thousand Eyes Cloak can only prevent shadow detection, and is useless for other detection methods. Wait, if the shadow and the shadow eye are combined, in a dark environment, using the light absorption of the shadow, it should be safe to disguise as a shadow and avoid a lot of detection."
The shadow version of the Thousand Eyes Cloak can help companions try to hide under certain conditions, which is a little useful. After Zhuang Xuteng opened his mind, he immediately thought of Miss Patient. If she is combined with the Shadow Eye... No, it seems useless. Miss Patient's form is basically fixed. She cannot wrap herself, so she cannot use this method to autonomously obtain the effect of shielding the energy signal of the shadow. The Shadow Eye can only give her the ability to check the strength and distribution of shadow energy in the surrounding environment, but this is of little use to her. Miss Patient's pursuit of resentment is a side effect of shadow, not a "positive effect" such as feedback signal.
If you want Miss Patient to be invisible, you can only rely on the Thousand Eyes Cloak and let two resentful spirit summons be present at the same time. It doesn't matter if the consumption is a little higher, at least Miss Patient has the ability to attack the "suspected purple-skinned puppet".
"If you want to take this ability further, you have to solve the basic problem: how to safely know that you are being and will be detected by shadow energy?"
If spells such as "Shadow Eye" are regarded as searchlights, this is the problem of "how to find out that the searchlight is working". This requires in-depth research on the essence of shadow spells and shadows, and explore the nature of shadow-related technologies from a more basic position. Zhuang Xuteng scratched his head and decided to take a long-term view. Increasing the total amount of mana, increasing the recovery speed, and learning more spells to achieve permutations and combinations at the technical application level are the top priorities.