For humanity, burn the stars.

As the new information slowly revealed by Qin Heling, the players became somewhat restless.

They turned to each other and exchanged glances with their companions, constantly discussing 'psychic powers' in the channel.

After giving the players a little time to process the information, Qin Heling continued:

"Psionic power is a special kind of power that does not even originate from matter or energy as we usually understand it."

"To be honest, our understanding of this power from the virtual realm is still insufficient."

The curiosity of the surrounding players had been completely piqued, and [I'm such a noob] couldn't help but ask:

"A virtual realm?"

"Where in the universe is that?"

Qin Heling looked at him and shook her head.

"The Void Realm... it is extremely special, completely separated from the material universe."

"That is a separate, non-material dimension composed entirely of psionic matter."

He made a vague gesture in the air with his hand, as if drawing an invisible membrane for the players.

"Of course, the barrier between the two worlds, while not exactly fragile, is not that sturdy either."

"There will be some gaps and infiltrations between them, more or less."

"For example, the plant in your hands is a product of the fusion of psionic energy with the material world after the energy leaked out."

"Besides plants, psionic ores are also commonly found, or even creatures that are directly conceived through the influence of psionic energy."

As the players digested this statement, the speed at which messages scrolled through the channel noticeably increased.

Especially upon hearing the somewhat familiar psionic concept, they couldn't help but exchange bewildered glances.

"Holy crap! Psychic powers?! This sci-fi game actually has supernatural elements?"

In a sense, existence is its own justification; everything is simply part of the vast universe.

"It's not some kind of subspace or anything like that, is it?"

"Will the four gods of strength, wisdom, joy, and life bless me?"

"So this is considered a condition for unlocking a hidden class? A psionicist?"

Unlike the cheerful chatter in the channel, [SoulFIVE] thought carefully for a while and asked Qin Heling a question:

"Then, Captain, may I ask... what are the effects of psionic energy?"

"Or does it have any negative effects?"

When someone asked another question, the players present quieted down and waited patiently.

They were also curious whether they could uncover any new content.

After experiencing the game for a while, they all realized that NPCs wouldn't proactively tell them things; they would only answer if asked on certain points.

Qin Heling looked at the players' curious gazes and explained:

"Psionic energy is a powerful force, but unfortunately, our understanding of it is quite superficial; we are merely aware that it exists."

"Because our civilization developed on the basis of materialism, but the development of science and technology is insufficient to explain this idealistic spiritual power."

"However, according to the available information, psionic energy can interfere with reality."

"Even if you only awaken the most basic spiritual abilities, you can still do things like telepathy, telekinesis, and mental barriers."

Qin Heling briefly explained some things that the players could know at the moment.

He didn't tell players all the more detailed and specific information at once, to avoid raising their expectations too high.

As a beginner's village, this place inherently has some special branches for them to explore, so explaining it too clearly would make it less interesting.

The surrounding players nodded in agreement and noted down the information, which then spread throughout the player community as the post went viral.

Most players quickly realized that this might be a special system like job change.

To be honest, this isn't the first time the concept of psionic powers has appeared in a game.

Rather, it's more accurate to say that games with similar themes will incorporate this element to some extent.

So they quickly accepted it; no one felt it was unfamiliar, they just felt, "It's finally here."

Telepathy isn't very appealing to players, since they can already communicate in the chat channel.

But telekinesis and mental barriers are different.

It sounds extraordinary, and it can obviously be used directly in combat.

Looking at the faces in front of him, all filled with excitement, Qin Heling spoke again, pouring cold water on their enthusiasm.

"Besides the addictive nature of psionic energy itself, psionic energy is also a double-edged sword."

"If you can't control it, that force will only destroy the user and cause serious damage to the surrounding area."

"Therefore, you must make a careful decision before considering whether or not to make contact."

After Qin Heling explained the existence of psionic energy and the illusory realm, the players refocused their attention on the plant and fruit.

[Senjouhara Sun Xiaochuan] raised the fruit in his hand in surprise and asked incredulously:

"In short... does that mean eating this fruit allows one to access psionic energy?"

Unfortunately, Qin Heling shook his head.

"It's not that simple."

"We can only say that this is an opportunity to slightly increase our connection with psychic energy."

Sun Xiaochuan looked at the fruit, hesitated for a few seconds, and then made up his mind.

"Can I... give it a try?"

Qin Heling glanced at him and nodded.

"Yes, this is your discovery, and you have the right to dispose of it."

Under the watchful eyes of the people around him, Sun Xiaochuan nervously swallowed and popped the fruit into his mouth.

His face scrunched up the moment the juice entered his mouth.

The taste was hard to describe, and it was nowhere near as tempting as it looked.

It was neither sweet nor fragrant, but rather intensely bitter.

However, this bitter fruit unexpectedly made his mind much clearer.

The fatigue and slight headache from the previous exploration immediately dissipated.

Immediately, a new notification popped up in front of him:

[You are sensing a faint psychic energy from what you are ingesting...]

Sun Xiaochuan waited quietly for a while, but no other prompts appeared afterward.

Good grief, so you did feel it, but didn't feel anything, right?

Moreover, it doesn't seem like there's any increase in affinity stats, so the probability looks incredibly low.

"It seems... it's not working."

Sun Xiaochuan shook his head at the curious gazes of the surrounding players and shared his experience in the channel.

Qin Heling chuckled softly and said calmly:

"That's for sure; the power of psionic energy is related to the difficulty of awakening it."

"Otherwise, dangerous psychics would have been rampant in this universe long ago."

He glanced at the other players and continued:

"If you bring back any special items with psionic powers during your subsequent explorations, you can submit them for us to study."

"I will award points based on the value of the product."

"Of course, it's fine if you choose to stay, as long as you can bear the risks."

The players immediately realized that a new collection mission had been issued.

In other words, you can directly exchange similar items for points, or you can keep them to try changing jobs.

From this perspective, these kinds of resources are indeed very important.

Sun Xiaochuan had a sudden thought, realizing that this might be their opportunity.

You see, that "cow" was searching for this fruit all over the tundra, and there were two of them following behind it.

So he sent a message to his two other brothers, briefly summarizing the message and adding two sentences:

"Try to gather as many high-quality, large fruits as possible!"

"If I really can't carry it all back, I'll just stuff it all in my mouth and eat it!"