A Scientific Urban Detective.

Chapter 1110 Technology Exchange

Kihara Kaguni proposed a concept called "post-death thoughts," which can also be simply called "obsession" or even "resentment."

“I’m not a Nen user, so my understanding of Nen abilities is ultimately not as profound as yours,” Kihara Kagura said. “Therefore, some things can only be considered accurate if I confirm them with you personally.”

After developing his own unique magic "Virtuos" and immunity to certain death, Kihara Kagura, who is essentially a researcher, was not satisfied with this.

Or rather, these two spells are inherently imperfect, but by combining them, their respective flaws are utilized to achieve an effect greater than the sum of its parts.

However, the defects still objectively exist.

Unlike the almost rule-based "bullet time," Kihara Kagura's magic doesn't truly make him "immortal"; it only helps him "immune to fatal wounds."

However, casting a spell takes time.

In other words, if he encounters a truly powerful, instant-kill attack that directly penetrates his magic, then he will still die.

Furthermore, Kihara Kagura's magic can only grant immunity to fatal wounds; it is powerless against "non-fatal" injuries. This is because his mastery of magic is not yet complete; he is still a work in progress.

However, by combining with "Weiting", this weakness was turned into a special way to enhance combat power.

However, the injuries were real and continued to accumulate. Even if he could be full of energy during the battle, what would happen afterward...

"The accumulated injuries could very well cost me my life." Kihara Kagura did not hide anything and recounted his weaknesses one by one.

“As a researcher, there aren’t many opportunities to rush to the front lines of combat, but I am Kihara,” Kihara Kagura said after a slight pause, “and even where I am now, the distinction between combatants and researchers isn’t so clear-cut…”

In other words, Kihara Kagura is very confident in his fighting ability, but his ability to survive is questionable.

"I have a mission to complete, and I will not rest in peace if I die before that," Kihara Kagura said. "Lin Wuming, I won't hide it from you anymore, it's that woman Kihara Pathologist, I must kill her with my own hands, even if it means my own death!"

Kihara Kagura left Academy City, even "betraying the science side," to study magic, driven by the desire to gain power enough to kill Kihara Pathology.

His plan was proceeding step by step, but plans can never keep up with changes.

The world situation suddenly changed dramatically, and the conflict between the Roman Catholic Church and Academy City intensified rapidly in a short period of time, teetering on the brink of a "world war".

The Gremlin were thus awakened from their silence, and their part of destiny began to officially take center stage.

Kihara Kagura had a feeling that, if things continued this way, he would probably be drawn into an even more intense battle before he could kill Kihara Pathology.

Kihara Kagura did not believe he could have survived such a brutal battlefield.

"...In conclusion, I must prepare for death."

"So, you want to be able to continue moving and fighting even after you die?" Lin Wuming asked.

Lin Wuming was not surprised by Kihara Kagura's idea, because he remembered that Kihara Kagura had indeed done such a thing in the original story.

However, Lin Wuming couldn't remember the specific method or the underlying principle.

Or rather, Lin Wuming hadn't fully grasped the method he used, so the impression wasn't particularly deep. He could only conceal his ignorance and say nothing more. However, Kihara Kagura seemed to have a plan: "I already have a general idea of ​​the method; now I only lack the most crucial link."

"So, what I just mentioned is 'remembering after death'?" Lin Wuming asked in return.

“Yes.” Kihara Kagura nodded. “Actually, this concept is an assumption that I came up with based on myths and legends and combined with your actual situation.”

Normally, there is no concept of "post-death thought" in Academy City, and even if there is similar research, it is still in the laboratory stage.

Kihara Kagura's inspiration comes from folklore and mythology from around the world. It can be seen as a byproduct of his research into magic.

Kihara Kagura carefully studied Lin Wuming's "bullet time" mechanism, and with his knowledge, it was not difficult for him to discover the paradox within it.

After all, in theory, "bullet time" is based on the "Achilles paradox" and should not exist in the real world.

However, superpowers turned theory into reality, realizing this "miracle".

Since it is a "miracle" that turns the impossible into the possible, there must be more that can be done.

Kihara Kaguni did not crave "resurrection"; he simply hoped to continue fulfilling his unfinished wishes after death.

— His Nen ability can help him achieve this goal.

Or rather, it is Lin Wuming's Nen ability that can do this.

Because the two had different understandings of "death," Kihara Kagura guessed that by his own standards, Lin Wuming had actually "died" many times.

However, the battle did not stop during his "death." Lin Wuming even developed something called "psychic clone," which he used to imbue his psychic power and willpower to continue fighting.

In Kihara Kaguni's view, this was already very close to his vision of "afterlife thought".

What Kihara Kagura needed was this—Nen ability, and how Lin Wuming would use it.

Therefore, this meeting with Lin Wuming was less of an academic exchange and more of a transaction.

“I know that Academy City now has a technology that can give ordinary people superpowers—'Thoughtmaster',” Kihara Kagura said. “I want to use it to master Nen abilities. I don’t need to have a very high level; I just want to integrate it into the ability system I’m building as part of the puzzle.”

This was Kihara Kagura's real purpose in specifically seeking out Lin Wuming.

“Furthermore, I need your experience in using Nen abilities as a reference,” Kihara Kagura said. “In exchange, I will give you all my research results, including my near-death experiences and current magical research. Also, I will give you the laboratories I left in Academy City and some ‘backdoors’.”

Kihara Kagura presented his price, knowing that Lin Wuming had a close relationship with the chairman of Aleister Group, so part of the price was actually meant for the chairman's benefit.

Lin Wuming had no reason to refuse.

Without even needing to prepare anything extra, Lin Wuming made a phone call back, and soon someone delivered a cell phone from Academy City.

"Everything you need is in here." Lin Wuming handed the phone to Muyuan Jiaqun.

(End of this chapter)