Industrial Cthulhu, starting from the island lord

Chapter 51 Cognitive Barrier
After rescuing Monica, Nora was sent to the manor for treatment. The banshees were also seriously injured, but under the influence of the symbiotic contract, they have basically recovered.

Nora turned out to be the only injured person.

Fortunately, she had made sufficient preparations when she came. Not only did she wear the thickest ice heavy armor, but she also put on an extra layer of chain mail inside. This was almost the kind of armor she would wear when charging into battle.

She originally thought that she would face a group of cultists, so she swallowed a lot of secret medicine from the church in advance. Therefore, although she was in a very bad state during the battle, her injuries were not too serious. She was just a little exhausted and needed to rest.

But she didn't want to stay for a moment. Thinking of the refugees who had to wander around the borders of various noble territories to avoid the white disaster, she urgently wanted to rush back to the north.

Those were her compatriots.

Therefore, after completing a simple bandage, she planned to say goodbye in a hurry and return to the North with the good news.

But he was stopped by Hughes, as he had too many doubts about the pollution.

such as
"What exactly is pollution? Why has it persisted for over a thousand years? People still live on the sea, yet the Banshees are polluted?"

Hughes had wanted to ask this question for a long time, and now that Nora was about to leave, of course he had to ask it quickly.

Noila Mo's expression became complicated when she heard this topic.

"You should have noticed that the church is deliberately concealing news about the extraordinary world. Whether it's the Church of Silence or your candlelight gathering, this is a tacit understanding among all churches."

Zeus nodded. The church had concealed the supernatural powers too thoroughly. He had descended to this world several times but had not found any clues about the supernatural, and he began to doubt himself.

“It’s actually a form of protection.”

"Protect?"

"Yes, pollution is a very special existence. It has a very counterintuitive characteristic - if you don't know it exists, you won't be polluted."

Hughes opened his mouth and was stunned.

"Wait, you mean"

"Fishermen at sea are unaware of the existence of pollution. As long as they touch the sea, there will be no problem. This also applies to merchants and sailors. It's the same for them."

"And once they know about this, they will be tainted?"

Nora nodded.

Hughes fell into the armchair, his face full of shock.

The truth is actually like this! ?

This is too much
"Unbelievable, unbelievable, why is this happening?"

"I don't know about that. The church only told me this fact. As for the specific reason, I, like you, know nothing."

"Wait, that's not right. The Banshees and the others didn't know there was pollution in the sea? They discovered it themselves."

Hughes suddenly froze.

He vaguely remembered that Ash had told him in the villa below the manor that they had heard about pollution in the Abyss.

That's it!

Xius sighed, wishing he didn't know.

Noila guessed what he was thinking and shook her head: "It's useless. Once you step into the extraordinary world, you will inevitably discover the existence of pollution. It's just a matter of time."

"So only mortals can avoid being contaminated through 'ignorance'?"

"Yes, the senses of transcendents are often different from those of ordinary people, and they often see many things they shouldn't see. Buried ones like me are fine, but the Candlelight Society's Investigators even hear various whispers containing taboo knowledge from time to time. Even if they do nothing, they could be contaminated."

Extraordinary abilities actually come with such risks? Hughes was a little amazed. This was beyond his imagination.

etc.
"I'm not considered a transcendent being yet, am I?"

He hesitated. He had signed so many contracts with the banshees, possessed numerous supernatural senses, and could even descend into the Abyss. Perhaps he was already a supernatural being? Nora laughed in anger. "What do you think of supernatural beings? Like the fourteenth-level clerks in your empire? Do you still think you can gradually increase your supernatural level, like a job promotion?"

Xius' eyes widened: "Can't?"

He really thought that above the Buried there was a Sky Buried, an Earth Buried, a God Buried, and something like that, the pinnacle of perfection.

Nora sneered, grabbed Hughes' hand and pressed it against her chest.

Xius: “?”

It felt icy to the touch, and the power of the symbiotic contract told him that it was a living body of flesh and blood.

Is there anything wrong?

But slowly, Hughes' eyes widened and he looked at Nora in shock.

"Feel it."

".No heartbeat."

"Yes." Nora pointed to the gauze on her forehead: "There is no heartbeat, but the blood is still flowing. Do you know how long I can live? No need to guess, I'll tell you directly."

"I am immortal."

"And this is just one of the most insignificant qualities of the Undertaker."

"Now you know what extraordinary means."

"The extraordinary are not more powerful mortals, but another form of life."

Hughes sat in the armchair, his eyes trembling slightly.

He really didn't expect that Chaofan would be so different.

Now that I think about it, Nora was directly knocked away by Monica several times during the battle. The impact was basically enough for Zeus to travel through it several times, even though she was wearing armor.

Armor can only protect against damage from sharp weapons, and its protective effect against such a huge impact is quite limited.

Nora only bled a little, and she walked all the way back to the manor by herself without even needing any help.

Moreover, without a heartbeat, how would the body be supplied with energy? These questions only briefly crossed his mind before Hughes gave up on them.

Maybe physics really doesn't exist anymore.

Nora didn't know what she was thinking about, and her eyes dimmed.

"After all, you are still a mortal, which may not be a bad thing."

"Anything else you want to ask?"

Xius took a breath, thought for a moment, and then said, "The pollution in Monica suddenly erupted. Why is that?"

He had wanted to ask this for a long time: how did an ordinary treatment inexplicably turn into a battle?
"Well, this is actually the same thing as what we said before, 'Ignorance is not contaminated.' By the way, we usually use the term 'cognitive barrier' to describe the concept of 'Ignorance is not contaminated.'"

"[Cognitive Barrier]?"

"Yes, that's exactly what it means. It's a cognitive barrier. The less you know, the stronger the cognitive barrier becomes."

"You knew almost nothing about pollution at the time. In other words, you had a [cognitive barrier] that made it extremely difficult for you to be eroded by it even after you came into contact with it."

Noila smacked her lips and said unwillingly:
"I never imagined that there would be extraordinary beings who didn't understand pollution. Besides, you mentioned pollution when you asked me for help, but you only knew the term."

"Anyway, the result was that I directly disclosed a lot of specific details about the pollution, such as that it had lasted for a thousand years."

"This behavior instantly breaks down the [cognitive barrier]."

(End of this chapter)