Cthulhu Panel: One organ mutates every day

On the train from Metropolitan to Michigan.

Charlotte turned her head to look at the suburban scenery passing by outside the window, and took a nap with her eyes slightly closed.

Outside the window, rolling green and yellow grass stretches out, interspersed with low shrubs.

Wayne sat to the side, touching the bluish-black bite mark on his neck and feeling the properties within his body.

【Sequence 069 - Weaving the Heart: Unraveling Intentions, Planting Thoughts to Take Root】

"At the previous competitive eating contest, Charlotte seemed completely unaffected."

"She may be carrying a mysterious object with her, or it may be related to her characteristics. Maybe she, like Ethan and Lillian, had characteristics before she entered the game."

"I wonder what Charlotte's mental threads will look like?"

With a thought, Wei En's bluish-black bite mark on his neck flickered slightly.

In her field of vision, countless threads spread out from Charlotte's body.

Those threads stretched into the distance, seemingly infinitely near yet infinitely far, densely packed, some thick, some thin, some warm, some tinged with emotion.

It formed a huge ball of yarn.

Wei En stared intently.

The yarn wasn't very tight; in fact, you could say the gaps were quite large.

In theory, it should be very easy to operate.

Wayne didn't want to control Charlotte's consciousness; he just wanted to explore why Charlotte was able to maintain her emotions in Metropolis.

That might be related to her consciousness.

So I just randomly picked a piece of insignificant thread.

"One, two, three, four, five"

He reached out, trying to stuff the thread into the gaps in Charlotte's tangled consciousness.

But as soon as Wayne reached out, he could no longer move forward.

Even though the gaps in the tangled web of consciousness before him were large, the hand holding the thread could not move forward an inch.

It was as if something was blocking it.

Wei En focused all his attention; the bluish-black bite mark on his neck was already burning hot.

Finally, the thread was inserted.

Strangely, after the thread was inserted, it did not take root and extend, nor did it merge with the ball of consciousness; it was as if it was rejected.

A short while later, the thread was squeezed out.

"Can the 'consciousness thread' also have a rejection reaction?"

Wayne gave up trying.

The dense, fine lines in my field of vision disappeared.

Although the implantation was unsuccessful, it can be confirmed that Charlotte's consciousness thread is very special.

Charlotte was already asleep with her eyes half-closed, seemingly because she was too tired from finishing up the last night.

Wei En said no more and began to think about his future plans.

Make the most of the panel to accelerate your growth.

……

in the afternoon.

The Ritz Hotel, Michigan.

Wayne and Charlotte, carrying their suitcases, went up to the 32nd floor and stopped at the elevator entrance.

Wayne asked:

"How was it? You successfully helped the messenger acquire the trait this time. Mission accomplished!"

Charlotte nodded in satisfaction:

"Yes, yes, thanks to you, my mission was completed so smoothly."

Wayne smiled;

"After this, you should be able to be promoted to a full-fledged investigator, right?"

Charlotte curled her blonde hair with her fingers:

"Okay, it should be fine now. Congratulations on getting the special ability. Will you be coming to the University of Michigan to study?"

University of Michigan?

The original owner had no university experience, but the Special Bureau's scoring system involved "knowledge," so it was certain that he would have to go to the University of Michigan for a period of time.

Moreover, having just selected "Knowledge," which grants photographic memory, it's a great opportunity to improve your "Knowledge" score at university.

Wayne thought for a moment:

"I'll probably go, since my group leader helped me enroll, so I'll go and experience it for a while."

Charlotte smiled faintly:

"Okay, remember to contact me before you come to the University of Michigan. Maybe I can even show you around the campus."

Wayne was straightforward:

"It's a deal! This beautiful senior will show me around campus. I couldn't be happier."

Charlotte rolled her eyes slightly, waved, and turned away:

"Alright, I'm going back to Section Two now, bye-bye."

Wayne waved:

"Bye-Bye."

Next, Wayne returned to the office of the second group of the second department and gave Matthew a brief report on his experience of acquiring the special ability, which broadened Matthew's horizons.

They also asked about facial symbols and painters.

Matthew said:

"The General Administration is further comparing facial recognition data, and one team is already following up, but so far no obvious clues have been found. As for the situation with the painter, you can ask Ethan when you have time."

The lack of obvious clues is probably a good thing.

Wei En asked:

"Where are Lillian and Ethan?"

Matthew said:

"Our group has no mission right now, so those two can do whatever they want. Is there anything I need from them?"

What happened? If I had to say, apart from the nightmare, there wasn't much.

But they definitely don't remember anything from their dream.

Next, I'll learn from their experience and use the interface to improve myself as soon as possible.

Wayne said:

"It's nothing, just some small things I'd like to ask them for advice on."

We then had a brief chat about some features and our experiences using them.

After leaving the office of the Second Section, Second Group, I returned to room 3013.

Wayne changed his clothes, and with a thought, distorted threads appeared before his eyes.

【physique】

[Breathing Lv.1 - Empty Breath] Progress 90.2%

[Sports Lv.1 - Extreme Body] Progress 40.1%

[Feeding Lv.1 - Digestion] Progress: 80.4%

【Spirit】

[Knowledge Lv.1 - Strong Memory] Progress: 0.02%

[Perception Lv.1 - Observation of the Microscopic] Progress 85.6%

[Charm Lv.1 - Affinity] Progress: 75.4%

【characteristic】

【Sequence 069 - Weaving the Heart: Unraveling Intentions, Planting Thoughts to Take Root】

[Fragment]

[Collagen-like eyes: Dark lipids gradually seep into the eye sockets, allowing the perception of shadow outlines and subtle vibrations even in darkness]

Olfactory glands: Proliferating mucous membranes within the nasal cavity, capable of detecting extremely faint odors and tracking living creatures.

[Flexible bone: Abnormal proliferation of joint capsules, shoulder and hip misalignment and dislocation, compressing body shape to squeeze into narrow gaps]

The entire panel has been unlocked.

The range of physical deformities is now very wide, and the abilities involved are also very diverse.

The Special Bureau's evaluation system is divided into six dimensions:

Strength, Agility, Observation, Knowledge, Willpower, Traits

Each dimension has a maximum score of 10 points.

The first five dimensions are similar. 1 point is equivalent to the level of an average person, 6 points is equivalent to the human limit, and there is no specific description for 6-10 points, but it is certain that they have already surpassed human capabilities.

The sixth dimension is characteristics. A score of 0 is equivalent to the average person's level. For scores above 0, a specific score is given based on the degree of real-world deviation that the characteristics can induce.

The total score for the six dimensions is 60 points.

Currently, under the scoring system, I only scored 12 points in the first five dimensions, including my characteristics...

Wayne unleashed his special ability at full power into the air while glancing at the watch face in his hand:

Reality deviation: 1%, 2%, ... 6%

Currently, the actual deviation induced by the special properties is about 6%, and it should be even higher if side effects are not taken into account.

Therefore, the score for the "characteristics" dimension should only be 2 points.

The first five dimensions plus "characteristics" make a total of six dimensions, and my total score for the six dimensions in the evaluation system is 14 points.

The total score for a formal investigator should be 20 points.

He was officially an investigator in name, but he was still a bit far from being a truly official investigator.