Master of Kaidan
Chapter 340: Connections and Bustle

Chapter 340: Chapter 340: Connections and Bustle

Entry: Researching Ghost

Tags: [Ghost], [Unknown], [Unscientific]

Introduction: The many researchers of Isgray City received a commission: a batch of exceedingly bizarre samples were handed over to them, with an amusingly preposterous name—ghosts.

For these samples, trapped in cling film, the researchers found themselves at an intellectual impasse; according to the test results, they seemed to be a kind of biological energy polymer, yet having a myriad of strange shapes and exhibiting an "intelligent" behavior that was utterly incomprehensible.

The researchers exhausted all their knowledge, sacrificed countless hairs, and still could not understand how these pure energy bodies managed to display stable yet distinct appearances or how they exhibited high intelligence with a uniform structure.

What baffled them even more, was why the cling film could restrain such energy entities, and how chocolate managed to affect them.

The circle of researchers was not large, and seeking advice from a teacher was not uncommon when encountering something they did not understand, but the situation became awkward when they met peers working for other corporate research institutes on the way to their teacher’s house.

But due to confidentiality agreements, all inquiries about others’ projects were met with the same response—

"Research? I’m researching a ghost!"

Thus, an urban legend gradually spread among the circles of researchers.

The uninitiated would simply think it was sarcasm about research going poorly, while those in the know would share an understanding smile.

Power: [Hard to Understand]

Current World Rules: [Research Barrier]

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An inconspicuous entry of a Kaidan, with low yields of "Identity" and flame intensity, not even producing any Companion Phantom Object, with the Current World Rules descending in those research institutes struggling with issues, adding a bit more chaos...

However, the strength of a Kaidan entry depends on its power, and the only power of this humor-filled entry, which Feng Xue willingly shifted "Identity" from other Kaidan revenues to support, was a high-level commodity—

[Hard to Understand], which, as its name suggests, is very difficult for rational minds to grasp. As a power, it could even prevent someone from being able to add 1+1.

But this capability differs a bit from dumbing down, because at its core, it is not about making people too stupid to know that 1+1=2, but rather making them unable to understand what 1+1 means in the first place.

Of course, following the tradition of scrutinizing words related to Kaidan, the power here is "hard to understand," not "impossible to understand," so even if the power is used, a few clever individuals could still figure out what 1+1 really means through meticulous logical reasoning and speculation, coming up with the answer of 2, but they are in the minority.

In a way, if the owner of this Kaidan entry worked a bit harder, it could even become a fearsome entity capable of becoming the enemy of civilization. Under its shadow, aside from the chosen ones who succeed at everything on the first try, no laboratory would hope to achieve any result.

However, as powerful as it is, there is a drawback: this power "selects its target", like if Feng Xue wants someone to not understand "why is this pigeon so big," she would first have to ensure the person sees the "big pigeon."

"In other words, it can also make people ’unable to understand’ Kaidan stories? Isn’t this a counter to Hundred Tales?!"

Feeling the power provided by the new entry, Feng Xue didn’t hesitate to dump in all the unnecessary "Identity" at once, directly maxing out today’s enhancement limit.

"The range is a bit small, but the upper limit is rather high. Hm, is it because the quality of the researchers is higher, so they better understand the wonders of ghosts? It seems the amount of "Identity" provided by people and their level of scholarship do have different impacts on a Kaidan."

Looking at the flame, which was slightly stronger than when it first formed, Feng Xue couldn’t help reflecting; this was not something hard to understand.

Take weapons, for example; in the eyes of ordinary people, military enthusiasts, and experts, cognition about what constitutes a remarkable weapon clearly varies.

A high-tech electromagnetic gun shown to ordinary people is just an impressive uncomprehended object; they cannot grasp the significance of its data, and some pseudo-scientists might even say something like "What’s the big deal, Bilibili uploaders can make this" and thus, the upper limit of the resulting entry would feel like weapons from TV dramas or movies (for instance, being able to say last words after being hit by an anti-material sniper rifle), and the power might not even compare to real firearms.

But if a military enthusiast takes a look, comparing the muzzle velocity, bullet caliber, and weapon weight, he would realize this thing is nearly as powerful as a cannon, and that hitting someone with it would leave nothing intact, and naturally form an entry with the expected weapon power.

What if a weapons expert looked at it? Those who have spent a lifetime immersed in this field would realize that its energy source, material strength, and even principles are all outrageous; even if its inherent power is less than an infantry cannon, in the eyes of a weapons expert, it has transcended being merely a weapon. And under this enlightened perception, the upper limit of the created entry would naturally skyrocket.

But there’s an awkward truth that cognition and strength often have an inverse relationship because ordinary people greatly outnumber experts. If one desires to raise the entry’s upper limit, they must find a way to limit the entry’s circulation, confining it to just a few people.

"However, it’s not always the case. Take Martial Arts, for example, those who do not practice tend to overly exaggerate its upper limit, while practitioners would lower it..."

Feng Xue quickly spotted a flaw in her thinking and also realized the difference between experts raising the upper limit and ordinary people doing so.

"Is this what they call ’laymen watch the excitement, professionals watch the doorway’?" Feng Xuexin came to a realization and started making some minor adjustments to the Kaidan she was managing.

Based on this theory, since the Kaidan she was currently creating leaned heavily towards the "excitement" aspect, could she add some "doorway" details to catch the attention of "experts"?

In this respect, Dunn did quite well. Take the [Researching Ghost] entry, for example, where the shock the researchers received from cling film and chocolate even surpassed the intelligence of the ghosts.

But to showcase these, it was necessary to consider which professionals to attract.

George Augustus could attract various light and heavy industries, so what she needed to do was use methods that were thrilling and explosive in the eyes of ordinary people, yet perplexing to experts, to destroy those weapons—she had already done well by forcibly twisting off the War Bishop’s head to insert a grenade, but it needed to be more outrageous.

As for the other side...

It seemed that manual demolition wasn’t shocking enough for the experts?