Chapter 1833 - 1834: Eerie

On the cruise ship, the atmosphere felt a bit eerie.

Zhao Shitong snapped out of her thoughts and asked, "Sichun, do you believe what he said?"

Obviously, she was still hung up on why Lin Xian was able to know their hole cards. Compared to what you said about x-ray vision

and Mind Reading Technique, I think his explanation sounds more reliable!" Liu Sichun joked.

I'm being serious!

Liu Sichun shrugged helplessly and said, "Honestly, I don't know either. To me it feels similar to Magic, it looks

like

something amazing, but its essence is actually very simple. It's just that for the moment we haven't discovered that

essence yet. Magic is about using props and some unique methods, plus visual illusions, to achieve something that looks magical. Before a piece of Magic is exposed, it's full of the unknown and mystery. But once it's revealed,

you just feel it's very simple.

In Liu Sichun's view, the way Lin Xian knew their hole cards was similar to Magic. Before you find the underlying essence, you'll always be shrouded by layers of fantastical mist. I still don't believe a person's mental arithmetic ability can

be that exaggerated." Zhao Shitong said, then suddenly thought of something, her face full of curiosity: "Sichun, aren't you acquainted with that Mr. Shen? What kind of person is he usually?"

"Very unfortunately, I only met him once. We just played Texas Poker for one night, I don't really know him." Liu Sichun looked

at her bestie meaningfully, and couldn't help sighing inwardly. When a woman starts to take an interest in a man,

it means she's already not far from liking him. On the other side, Amand was holding her phone, dialing a number.

Very quickly, the call was connected, and an old, kindly voice came through: "Amand, what's up?"

"Professor Kevin, are you free right now?" Amand asked respectfully. This Professor Kevin wasn't just

her psychology professor back in university, he was also a classmate of her grandfather. With those two layers of ties, Ada had enormous respect

for this professor.

Moreover, in terms of academic standing, Professor Kevin was, without a doubt, a heavyweight in applied psychology. The impact factors of the papers he published ranked among the top and were frequently cited. "Of course!"

Professor Kevin seemed to be having lunch; chewing sounds came through the phone. Ada straightened up

and said, "Professor, have you done any research on virtual personality?"

"Of course. If you're interested, you can go read the paper I published in '95, 'On the Impact and Analysis of Virtual Personality in Intelligent A Applications.'"

Silently memorizing the title of this paper, Amand continued to ask, "Then do you think someone could, in real life, at any time fabricate a virtual personality?" On the other end of the line, there was silence.

A moment later, Professor Kevin said seriously, "Theoretically speaking, it's possible." Amand was stunned, then hurriedly asked, "So you mean, in practice it's impossible?"

"Looks like you don't really understand virtual personality. Simply put, a virtual personality is an artificially created false personality. It's false, yet it truly exists. That means it possesses all the characteristics of a real personality. So here's the question: can a person have two personalities coexisting at the same time?"

After listening to Professor Kevin's explanation, Amand was even more puzzled and couldn't help asking, "If that's the case, then why did you say it's theoretically possible?"

On the other end, Professor Kevin explained unhurriedly, "According to the question you raised, theoretically speaking, as long as there is a person with extremely brilliant psychological attainment, and who can grasp a portion of the feedback activity of the preconscious space,

then he would be able to at any time fabricate a virtual personality."

She of course knew about feedback activity of the preconscious space; it's a projection coming from the subconscious. But wanting to master the subconscious's projections, in her view, was simply fantastical. Yet this kind of absurd thing

had actually happened right before her eyes. For a moment, Amand started doubting life.

Seeing that she hadn't spoken for a long time, Professor Kevin asked curiously over the phone, "Amand, why are you suddenly interested in virtual personality?"

Amand took a deep breath and said seriously, "Professor Kevin, you might not believe this, but just now—"

Very quickly, she recounted everything that had happened just now, along with her own conjectures and inferences, in complete detail.

After hearing her account, Professor Kevin fell silent for a while, then asked, "Are you sure you haven't been hypnotized,

or planted with psychological suggestion?"

Hypnosis?

Psychological suggestion?

Amand's eyes lit up; she felt as if she'd vaguely found the answer. Not far away, seeing this scene, Liu Sichun couldn't help shaking her head again.

2:30 in the afternoon.

Lin Xian arrived at the main gate of F D University on time, driving his car. After parking, he headed familiarly toward Xianghui Hall.

Zhou Hui had been waiting there for a long time. Seeing him, she immediately waved. Walking up and seeing the trace of nervousness on her face, Lin Xian asked curiously, "Why are you so nervous?" "How could I not be? Today's opponent is Xijiao University, the big favorite to win the championship!" Zhou Hui explained.

After all, everyone hopes their own school's team can win, sharing in the glory; that sense of collective honor is very normal.

Yesterday's Tsinghua University, although also quite strong, honestly speaking, in terms of debate competitions alone, can't be compared to schools like Xijiao, Wuda, Jin University. Don't talk about top three, they wouldn't even make top ten.

"Let's go, it's about to start, we should head in."

Zhou Hui finished speaking and led Lin Xian into the auditorium.

Still the last row of seats, with a somewhat poor view.

These seats had been specially added by the student union as a favor.

After waiting for a bit, the match between F D University and Xijiao University began. The host gave the usual introduction of both sides' team members,

then announced the topic for this debate. Hearing the topic, Lin Xian immediately grinned.

The topic was: Is love selfish, or selfless?

Right from the start, both sides were trading barbs. Especially the clash between Wang Li and Xijiao's star debater,

which

very quickly pushed this debate into the second phase: the free debate segment.

After a brief period of probing, Xijiao University started to press the attack.

Their star debater, Wang Yang, stood up and smiled, "I heard the fourth debater on the opposition has a boyfriend. Since love is selfless, then may I ask the opposition's fourth debater, are you willing to share your boyfriend?" The moment these words

left his mouth, the audience immediately burst into an uproar.

This question was just too tricky, and even had a bit of bullying to it. Wang Li and Zhu Xianxin's expressions all changed, looking somewhat angry. In the back rows of the audience, Zhou Hui turned to look at Lin Xian. Seeing his relaxed expression, she raised an eyebrow and said, "Hey! Your girlfriend's being bullied, how come you don't react at all?"

"How am I supposed to react? Go up there and beat that guy up?" Lin Xian laughed. Zhou Hui was momentarily at a loss for words.

True.

This is debate time. Though the other side's question is very tricky, it doesn't break any rules. If Lin Xian were to do something extreme now, like go on stage and punch Wang Yang, he'd only end up hurting Yan Xiaoman.

Staring at Yan Xiaoman onstage, Lin Xian chuckled softly and said, "Besides, I trust she'll handle it just fine."

Sure enough, they saw Yan Xiaoliang slowly stand up, her expression firm as she said, "I am!"

I am willing.

This time, the audience was completely blown away.

The very next second, Yan Xiaoman continued, "I think learning to share is a necessary path toward love. For example, if my boyfriend's family is ill, and he needs to spend a lot of time taking care of them, then I'm willing to share his time with his family. Or say he's working on some research that benefits society and humanity, and needs to devote a lot of energy to it, then I'm equally willing to share."