Chapter 776: Chapter 231: Gambling Agreement_2 - Space Odyssey from Abandoned Mining Space Station

"Are you sure you’re not joking about exhausting your Spiritual Power every day?" Chen Ming affirmed, "Not at all." "I just got used to draining my Spiritual Power before sleeping each day, getting knocked out by the Mind Shock, and then sleeping soundly until the next day. For me, it’s quite convenient." "That’s because I used to not sleep well while surviving in the wilderness, so I often did this." Cheng Xinghai suddenly said to Chen Ming in the private chat channel, "You’re using Mind Shock as a sleeping pill?" Seeing that Chen Ming wasn’t responding, Cheng Xinghai turned her head away in boredom. Meanwhile, the researcher sitting opposite Chen Ming asked incredulously, "Does Mind Shock have no effect on you?" "Maybe a bit in the first few days; I felt slightly tired the next day. But after getting used to it, it’s fine." "Oh, right, I have a Spiritual Stone with negative effects as an auxiliary for my exercise; it might be because of this. Anyway, Mind Shock is pretty much harmless to me." The researcher pushed his glasses, using his hand to conceal his slightly altered facial expression. He had never heard of anyone getting used to Mind Shock just because of a Spiritual Stone with negative effects, no matter how strong those effects might be. Yet, Chen Ming’s Spiritual Energy was unlike any other Psychic he had heard of. He couldn’t simply conclude that Chen Ming couldn’t do this. Moreover, the peculiarities of Spiritual Energy haven’t been fully researched; some Psychics have accomplished seemingly impossible tasks before. Psychics are, after all, people who affect reality with their will; just pondering might lead to achieving tasks that seem impossible. Besides, he was here to help as a juror, not to offend anyone. So he decided to accept Chen Ming’s explanation, saying, "That’s something I didn’t take into account; how strong is your Spiritual Stone?" Chen Ming directly retorted, "Why not let Lou Wei try it himself?" "There’s no need for that; if there’s a chance, I’d rather try it myself. Don’t want to accidentally kill someone." This comment from the researcher confirmed his identity as a Psychic. "But the Spiritual Stone and increased training efficiency aren’t enough. Even if your training efficiency is doubled compared to others, there’s still a significant gap when calculating your actual Spiritual Power difference. Do you have other auxiliaries for your Spiritual Energy training?" Chen Ming waved his hand and said, "Some things are inconvenient to mention, but I can get the Association’s president to vouch for me that I have auxiliary devices for Spiritual Energy training, if you need..." "No need for that." The researcher hastily refused; he didn’t want to attract unnecessary trouble. He could roughly guess what Chen Ming had on him; there aren’t many things that assist in Spiritual Energy training, and with a bit of filtering, he could figure out what’s on Chen Ming. Combined with Chen Ming’s basic ability to control ships with his Spiritual Energy, it’s most likely a Ship Spirit, requiring no verification. Since Chen Ming’s Spiritual Energy could control ships, creating a Ship Spirit seemed logical. The researcher didn’t dwell on whether Chen Ming had these items but continued asking about other aspects, "Can you roughly estimate your additional Spiritual Power training efficiency? Excluding those gained through excessive Spiritual Power consumption." "Excluding efficiency gained through Spiritual Power consumption? Let me think... at least five times." Chen Ming was understating this fivefold; just the training efficiency provided by the Ship Spirit and two Gathering Spiritual Energy Origins exceeded fivefold. He could clearly feel that if he consumed Spiritual Power multiple times a day for training, the effectiveness didn’t diminish significantly each time. Moreover, he had a large number of individuals in two Hive Mind Networks as auxiliaries. This fivefold claim was conservative, akin to a drastic understatement. The researcher, with a mix of confusion and disbelief, confirmed with Chen Ming, "Five times?" "I’m merely stating facts, and I don’t joke with strangers." "But five times... still feels lacking, doesn’t it?" Chen Ming seemed to recall something and said, "Oh, right, there’s one more thing I can tell you about, the Enlightenment Nerve." The researcher immediately responded, "I know you got one from White Vice Admiral and absorbed it, which I’ve accounted for." "But what you might not know is that I also absorbed one from Dusk." "Two?" The researcher looked slightly surprised and asked, "Are you sure there are two? The absorption times for the Enlightenment Nerve should be less than two months apart, right? Is there no issue with your Spiritual Power and mental state?" "My Spiritual Power is very stable, and you can see my mental state, right? Even if you brought another Enlightenment Nerve now, I’d absorb it just the same." The researcher Psychic remained silent, calculating internally for a while, then lifted his head to ask Chen Ming, "Anything else?" "Yes, and there’s an experimental item I have, capable of amplifying my Spiritual Power and Spiritual Strength, but it’s not convenient to mention." "Even if I did, you probably wouldn’t understand; it’s a unique effect of my own Spiritual Energy." "Stop, that’s enough; those are quite plenty."