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Chapter 565: 565: Analysis Database of Super Sensory Information Syndrome

Chapter 565: Chapter 565: Analysis Database of Super Sensory Information Syndrome

When Xiang Kun and the other three arrived at Youlong Restaurant, it was already a little past eight forty p.m.

On an ordinary day, Youlong Restaurant would still be bustling with customers. But today, the restaurant had shut its doors early and hung up a sign displaying, “Closed for business”.

Upon seeing the video and related news about the plane crash on his phone, and confirming that Xiang Kun along with Tang Baona and Yang Zhen Er were on that aircraft, You Meng lost all mood to go back to the kitchen.

Even though most dishes were now made by standardized procedures and his absence did not affect much—considering they had now opened two branches—You Meng wasn’t the only one who knew Xiang Kun. The restaurant’s administrators and old staff all knew him, having been frequently given personal guidance, assistance with setup, and process optimization by Xiang Kun whenever they developed new dishes.

Everyone knew that Xiang Kun, Miss Tang, and Miss Yang were on that plane. With the owners and their wives unable to focus on tasks and staying upstairs in the private room the entire time, the entire restaurant atmosphere felt amiss. Everyone’s mind was not on the work at hand.

Thus, You Meng directed Liang Yulong to temporarily stop business operations. For all the customers who had finished their meals, their meals were made free, and they were given a coupon worth 100. While those who had ordered but not yet received their meals were given coupons worth 500 and a vacuum sealed smoked rabbit leg; those waiting in line outside were depending on the number they had drawn were given different coupons of varying values from 300-100. These coupons had no single-use restrictions, even if you use 500 all at once for a purchase, it was no problem; thus, many customers didn’t complain.

But of course, there were those who were displeased with their meal being interrupted and demanded an explanation. However, after learning that the owner’s friends were on the plane that had the accident, they immediately expressed understanding.

The video and news related to the Peng City-Jianzhou City flight accident were already circulating rapidly online. Particularly amongst the people of Tongshi Town in Jianzhou City, many already posted related news in their Wechat groups and Moments. After all, if people from Tongshi Town wanted to go to other provinces by plane, they had to go to Jianzhou Airport. This event had essentially happened to them.

Putting themselves in the others’ shoes, if their own family and friends were on that plane, they wouldn’t have been able to work either.

So, the guests soon left, and the restaurant door was closed again. Inside were only the restaurant’s employees and Xiang Kun’s acquaintances, Xia Tianhuo and Chu Xiuwen; from the private room upstairs to the lobby floor downstairs, they congregated in waiting for news.

Zhao Feng and Wang De’an stayed as well, secretly checking their phones to get more reliable information through channels within Divine Technology.

Fortunately, it wasn’t long after the restaurant was closed that they saw the news of the plane’s successful landing. Several videos surfaced of the plane landing safely and cheers erupted in the restaurant, everyone heaved a sigh of relief.

Then, You Meng managed to get through to Xiang Kun’s phone, learning that he, Tang Baona and Yang Zhen Er had gotten off the plane safe and sound, and were not injured. So, he agreed to meet them at the restaurant for dinner.

Estimating their departure from the airport, You Meng also coordinated with the restaurant staff to ready a table of hot dishes. As soon as Xiang Kun and others arrived at the restaurant, they could start eating.

“I’m starving! I’m starving!” As soon as they entered the restaurant, Yang Zhen Er could not wait to rush to the table filled with dishes in the hall.

Originally, they were estimated to arrive at Tongshi Town around seven o’clock, making dinner ideal. However, who knew they would encounter such a situation causing them to be so late. Previously on the plane, they were too scared and later too excited at finding out Dr. Xia’s secret, they didn’t care about their hunger. When it was nearly arriving at Tongshi Town, Yang Zhen Er was already starving to the point she could no longer bear it. Now, she thought she could eat a whole cow.

Tang Baona and Xia Libing were much more reserved but they were certain they were just as hungry. After they arrived at the restaurant, they couldn’t afford to catch up with friends any more. They settled in with a big bowl of hot soup and began to eat main course to quench their hunger.

However, their looks were quite reassuring to Liang Yulong: “Seeing you guys like this, I feel relieved now. If it were me, I guess I wouldn’t be able to eat after such an event.”

“Indeed, viewing the scene on the plane from the video, plunging straight down with the engine on fire, it is really terrifying.” Xia Tianhuo, who made fun of Yang Lao San daily, nodded, expressing his real worry about her safety.

Yang Zhen Er who had her mouth full of food looked up and mumbled, “No matter how scary it is, we still have to eat!”

Xia Tianhuo then asked, “By the way, Yang Lao San, on your way back from the airport, I saw some media interviews with a few passengers from your flight. They said there was a little girl who appeared outside the airplane. She guarded the plane, preventing the bird swarm from exploding the remaining engine, allowing the plane to land safely. Did you see that little girl? There are a lot of doubts online about it, saying it is impossible for anyone to stand outside the airplane at such a high altitude without protection, let alone a little girl.”

Yang Zhen Er looked at him with a confused expression, “I don’t know. I guess I was scared stiff then, I didn’t notice anything outside. You should ask Nana.” After that, she slyly winked at Dr. Xia, but Dr. Xia was busy eating and didn’t notice her “merit-claiming” gaze.

Tang Baona also shook her head: “I didn’t notice either, I was so scared… I had my eyes closed! You should ask Xiang Kun!” and then continued eating.

In the lobby of the first floor, Xia Tianhuo, You Meng, Liang Yulong, Chu Xiuwen, Liu Caifu, including Zhao Feng, Wang De’an and other people, all turned their attention to Xiang Kun who seemed to be the most reticent of the four, waiting for his answer.

With the enhanced control of subtle body movements, Xiang Kun no longer needed the super sensory contact cobblestone to “settle his stomach” and suppress vomiting during meals. He could directly control the movement of food residues in the gut. Although he still couldn’t digest and absorb the food, he at least can eat and drink naturally now. Plus, he didn’t have to endure severe discomfort in his stomach while using the cobblestone restraint like before.

Facing everyone’s expectant gaze, Xiang Kun smiled and wiped his mouth, then said: “I don’t really know either, I think I might have been too scared and fell asleep.”

Upon hearing this, Yang Zhen Er, who was in the middle of eating, suddenly sprayed rice from her nostrils and began to cough, as she choked on her food.

You Meng couldn’t hold back his comment: “Damn! The plane was about to crash, and you fell asleep?”

Xiang Kun chuckled, “I guess I fainted from fear.”

At this point, even Tang Baona spat out her soup, choking on it.

Everyone didn’t take what Xiang Kun said seriously. Considering how chaotic it was on the plane and how critical the situation was, it was normal for them not to notice whether there was anyone outside the plane. Plus, maybe the media online were just hyping for attention. Those interviewed might not have been real passengers on this flight; they might just be trying to profit off the popularity of the event. After all, the idea that someone could stand outside the plane was too mystifying and exaggerated.

Then Zhao Feng took the initiative to greet Xiang Kun and Xia Libing, “Mr. Xiang, Dr. Xia, I didn’t expect to see you here again.”

Xiang Kun looked at Zhao Feng slightly confused, it seemed that it took him a couple of seconds to recognize him: “Ah, you are…you are Officer Zhao!”

Of course, he already knew that Zhao Feng and Wang De’an had come to Tongshi Town to see Xia Tianhuo. He also knew about their trip with Ye Zijun to film a documentary and interview those Chinese tourists who had seen the illusion of the eight-armed, eight-eyed Giant in Myitkyina, as well as their two visits to Old Man Du, all thanks to Alice’s information.

Interestingly, both Ye Zijun and Old Man Du were related to his “Super Sensory Item System” as members of the secondary network emanating from the “Eight-armed, Eight-eyed Wood Carving.”

The fact that Old Man Du had managed to come out of the ICU several times, reversing his disease condition and regaining his spirits to the point of moving about on his own when doctors held no hope, was also due to Xiang Kun’s “operation.”

Old Man Du was the first “criminal” who had turned himself in under the emotional projection influence from the “Eight-armed, Eight-eyed Wood Carving.” Compared to those later influenced by emotional projection in the real world, the influence on “Old Man Du” in the dreamland was relatively less. Yet peculiarly, the impact on Old Man Du seemed to intensify over time. Thus, when Xiang Kun could sense the people associated with the secondary network under “Emotion Infused Objects,” Old Man Du quickly became one of them.

Xiang Kun didn’t have any particular feelings towards this old con man. He had done a lot of bad things and deceived many people, but had already confessed to his crimes, helped the police apprehend the entire scam organization and handed over all his illegal earnings. He was serving his sentence obediently in prison, paying for his actions.

Just because Old Man Du had made a connection with the “Eight-armed, Eight-eyed Wood Carving” through the secondary network of Emotion Infused Objects, Xiang Kun didn’t regard him as an ally or grant him any trust.

However, when Old Man Du was admitted to the ICU, Alice notified Xiang Kun, who happened to be free. At that time, there was a large-scale distribution of “Super-connected Objects” worldwide and many of the new associations or newly distributed “Super-connected Objects” near the hospital where Du resided were available for use. So, Xiang Kun entered the “Super Sensory State” and subjected some influence on Du’s physical cognitive information.

Regarding how to use “Super-connected Objects” in the “Super Sensory State” to influence the cognitive information of humans or other organisms, thereby changing their physical state to treat various diseases or even enhance physical functions, Xiang Kun had some basic ideas as he had been making extensive analyses and mastering cognitive information.

However, these ideas required detailed research into each specific disease and the cognitive information of cancer, and a large number of experiments to summarize a reliable and usable model of capability. Then, a steady and reliable operational capability could be established.

But it wasn’t the most urgent issue to resolve at the time, and there wasn’t a suitable target for the experiment – he did not dare to try it on real people when he wasn’t sure of any potential side-effects.

For Old Man Du’s condition at the time, Xiang Kun was certain that without any intervention he would be 100% doomed. Hence, he decided to give it a try without any guilt to see if he could figure out how to alter people’s bodily ailments using super sensory information editing patterns.

Xiang Kun didn’t initially think he could save Old Man Du. Given how dire Old Man Du’s condition was, with various diseases almost consuming him, Xiang Kun wouldn’t be able to tackle them all within a short period. To allow Old Man Du a relatively peaceful departure would have been good enough.

Yet, under Alice’s assistance, when he began to genuinely influence and edit Old Man Du’s physical cognitive information, he found that he really didn’t need to solve each individual ailment. He didn’t need to understand the cognitive information expression of each body part or each disease.

He could treat Old Man Du as a whole, a small system, and give his overall, outermost cognitive information a direction: to strive for a healthier surviving state.

As for the human outermost cognitive information expressions of a healthy state, a diseased state, and a death state, Xiang Kun was very clear and able to do a thorough analysis. So, he could define the target very accurately.

So, after defining it this way, under Alice’s coordination, all the “Super-connected Objects” around Du and in the hospital began to influence Du’s bodily cognitive information based on this target.

The microscopic components of his body started to make subtle changes in response, striving towards a set direction. Although the lesions did not disappear completely and the diseases were not completely cured, his overall state entered a “it’s not unusable” state.

So, Old Man Du miraculously left the ICU in this “incredible” way and gradually improved day by day, even managing to move around with the support of a walker.

From the doctors’ perspective, it was an “medical miracle” they could not yet comprehend.

But to Xiang Kun, Old Man Du served as a mobile “super sensory information disease analysis database.” Through the changes in his body, Alice could gradually analyze and decipher the cognitive information change of every single disease. Maybe this could help establish a model to actually edit and remove specific diseases through super sensory information.

Of course, Old Man Du’s “pseudo-healthy” state required continuous influence and support from the “Super-connected Objects” around him; otherwise, his body would immediately enter a normal evolution state and die rapidly.

Hence, he needed to live in an environment with enough presence of “Super-connected Objects” to maintain his condition.

Luckily, he had no intention nor means to leave the hospital, and the coverage of Xiang Kun’s “Super-connected Objects” was expanding increasingly. Even if he wanted intentionally to go to areas without “Super-connected Objects,” it would not be an easy task.

Inside Youlong Restaurant, Zhao Feng didn’t realise that Xiang Kun’s surprise was acted. He smiled, “I’m not a cop anymore. I came to Tongshi Town with my colleague to see Mr. Xia. I didn’t expect to meet Dr. Xia who is Mr. Xia’s sister, and to encounter such an incident. Mr. Xiang, you’re blessed, able to safely get through any crisis.”

“That’s true, I’m just lucky,” Xiang Kun agreed with a smile.

Truth be told, Xiang Kun had a strong liking for Zhao Feng and Wang De’an. He had a clear understanding of their experiences, their thought processes, their goals, and their attitudes towards the “Eight-armed, Eight-eyed Monster”, various “Mutants”, and special incidents. That’s why he didn’t hinder them when they wanted to come to Tongshi Town to find Xia Tianhuo. Otherwise, he could have just asked Alice to mislead them away from Tongshi Town and Chongyun Village, and they wouldn’t have run into him.

However, Zhao Feng shook his head and smiled, “The case you and Dr. Xia encountered last time in Citong City wasn’t resolved because of luck, but totally due to your capabilities.”

Then, under the puzzled gazes of You Meng and others, Zhao Feng talked about the incident on New Year’s Eve when Xiang Kun and Xia Libing had beaten two armed criminals to tears in an alley. He even deliberately exaggerated the pitiful state of the criminals when the police arrived after receiving the call.