Chapter 843 - 796: Cleanliness Is Next to Health
Upon hearing Da Fei’s solemn request for mind control, Essinger couldn’t help but be surprised, "My lord, do you really need to brainwash Elifel? Is it necessary? Given your current situation, as long as you continue to train in this Flame River for several months, any kind of achievement can naturally be realized."
Da Fei shook his head with a bitter smile. How I wish I could just idle here for a few months, but at my level, even if 50 cents were to fall on the ground, I wouldn’t have the time to bend down and pick them up.
Da Fei sighed, "Time is running out. I must train the troops as quickly as possible and complete the mission."
Essinger nodded, "I see! However, Elifel is a very intelligent unit, and she’s even started to develop a personality. For such units, it’s better to facilitate mutual communication before doing any mind control. Let me demonstrate!"
Da Fei quickly said, "Thank you, master!"
Now, Elifel approached Essinger and saluted, "Please instruct me, my lord."
Essinger asked, "Miss Elifel, your commander wishes to use compulsory methods to quickly make you learn the master-level navigation skill. What do you think?"
Elifel nodded, "As long as I can become stronger, I’m even willing to jump into the Lava River, so I will face any challenge calmly!"
Essinger nodded with satisfaction and then smiled at Da Fei, "It’s best when the unit itself desires to grow stronger! If it were any normal units, they’d usually just express absolute obedience, which is also a good state. But if they show indifference or resistance, that’s a bit troublesome."
Da Fei was surprised, "There are units that might resist?"
Essinger sighed, "When I was trained by demons, I was highly resistant!"
Da Fei was shocked, "And yet, master, you reached your current level?"
Essinger froze momentarily, then sighed deeply, "I was forcibly brainwashed and lost most of my memories from when I was alive, but I vaguely remember that I was incredibly awesome back then! Oh, if only the demon instructor had taken some time to communicate with me patiently..."
"—Then I wouldn’t have been able to save you!" Elda interrupted with irritation.
Essinger immediately said, "The lady is right! How could I possibly submit to demons? I would naturally resist to the end, never giving my excellent talents and outstanding abilities to demons!"
Elda nodded repeatedly, "Please continue! I’m a bit interested in this mind control training as well."
Essinger hurriedly said, "The next step is psychological suggestion for the troops. The so-called psychological suggestion, for example, is like taking a timid person to a haunted house, solemnly telling them in advance how terrifying it is. So when this timid, frightened person sees any fleeting curtains, shirts, sheets, or even the wind moving doors and windows, they’ll think they’re ghosts, looking more and more like them, getting more scared and therefore seeing more ghosts. That’s psychological suggestion!"
Da Fei couldn’t help but grit his teeth, "Exactly! I was played with like this when I was a kid! The more I think about it, the more uncomfortable I feel!"
Essinger continued, "So, similarly, before mind control, we need to implant a psychological suggestion into the troops, showing them which skills are useful and which are not. If she initially assumes certain skills are useless, the mind control will likely erase those skills she deemed useless!"
Da Fei was astonished, "I see!"
Essinger chuckled, "But this method can only be used on very intelligent units. Regular units naturally wouldn’t ponder such profound questions."
Da Fei nodded repeatedly.
Essinger then continued, "Miss Elifel, learning is limited at certain stages for anyone. To learn new things, you must let go of the old ones. The same applies to you. Which skills do you think you need the least? Please express your true feelings; otherwise, you can’t truly become stronger."
Elifel was taken aback, then shook her head, "True feelings? I... feel uncomfortable sharing them."
Essinger quickly said, "You must express them! If you don’t say it, you’ll have psychological pressure, which will bind your soul and become a stumbling block to your growth!"
Da Fei laughed, "No worries, this is hell; there are no gods here. Say whatever you like, it’s just us!"
Elifel sighed, "Should I really say it? My lord won’t get mad?"
It’s just a Bloodthirsty Frenzy, I don’t care about that! Da Fei laughed heartily, "I won’t get mad, not at all! As long as you don’t erase the Sailing Skill and Human Form, I don’t care about other skills!"
Essinger laughed, "Some skills can’t be erased no matter what. For instance, Holy Body is a racial special skill of Angels, a core skill related solely to the body structure, and won’t be erased by mind control skills. By the way, that Holy Flame Body combination created by Lord Uriel is indeed just a skill that can only compose the body, essentially no different from those Alchemists manufacturing magic puppets."
Da Fei nodded, "I see!"
Elifel took a deep breath and said, "Alright, from the moment I was born, my task was to be a healer, constantly healing non-stop for a thousand years or ten thousand years. I’m so sick of healing that I could puke. I’m fed up with meditation! I’m fed up with resurrection! What’s more, I’m tired of those monotonous decrees in Heaven! That’s why I want to follow Lord Warrior and Lord Selvia on their adventures, no matter how dangerous. I’m willing to risk it all! —— That’s what I wanted to say the most!"
Da Fei’s jaw dropped to the ground! Elda and Essinger stood there dumbfounded!
Oh my! So beneath her serene and sweet demeanor was a rebellious and restless heart! The question is, you wouldn’t want to wash away all your healing, meditation, and resurrection skills, would you? What kind of Angel would you be then?
Elda came back to her senses and cleared her throat: "I understand your thoughts, you remind me of my younger days, the result... well, that’s how I ended up like this."
Da Fei was shocked again! Your younger days? How old are you? Oh my god! Angels should be at least a few thousand years old, right?
Essinger also came to his senses with a long sigh: "So that’s how it is, a strong desire to become stronger, coupled with the determination to break away from the old life, this washing issue is huge..."
Da Fei asked miserably, "Master, will she be wasted by washing?"
Essinger patted his head: "Actually, Lord Warrior, look at it this way: The more skills she washes away, the more it will benefit her understanding of Sailing Skills! Moreover, sometimes things are not altered by subjective conditions. Those spells she has used for thousands of years might have already rooted deeply in her soul, so even if she wanted to wash them away, she couldn’t. For example, when I was brainwashed by a Demon, I still retained some skills from my former life – although these skills were preserved against the odds."
Da Fei’s eyebrows twitched: "Master, well said!" Then he asked Elda: "What do you think, Miss Elda?"
Elda shook her head: "I understand her thoughts, I’ve seen her determination, anyway, with so many soldiers, what’s one more or less? It’s healthier to wash it out!"
Oh come on! Healthier your sister! Exactly because she’s the only Angel of this level that I particularly care about!
Essinger said seriously: "Lord Warrior, her current state is almost perfect, nearly controlling her growth direction herself, so it’s unlikely to have brainwashing aftereffects. If you’ve made up your mind, you can use the brainwashing skill on her now!"
No aftereffects? Well then, there’s nothing else to say. Da Fei took a deep breath and made up his mind: "Alright, let’s start!"
Elifel solemnly said: "Elifel won’t let Lord Warrior down!"
With a wave of Da Fei’s hand, a flash of light appeared on Elifel!
——System Prompt: You used the Master Level special soldier skill "Brainwash" on your unit Elifel, and your unit Elifel has forgotten "Resurrection Technique" and "Strong Healing Skill"! Your unit Elifel has gained additional growth potential.
At this moment, tears streamed down Da Fei’s face!
Oh my! This truly is a transformation! You really dared to wash away all the Resurrection and Healing skills! But luckily, the "Strong Meditation Skill," which is the Wisdom Angel’s signature skill, should be a soul-deep skill, and didn’t get washed away!
The key issue is, the Bloodthirsty Frenzy didn’t get washed away! Damn! The ones that should be washed weren’t, and those that shouldn’t have been washed were!
Oh well, originally Bloodthirsty Frenzy and Healing Skills were probably conflicting, being able to retain both last time was a miracle, now with no Healing Skills, it’s fine. After all, now none of my 17 BOSS-level Angels have Healing Skills. The issue is, with the Power Angel evolving to the extreme, a "Long Weapon" special skill appeared. Elifel, clearly a magic type Angel with no melee special skills, has no use for such a skill, right?
Oh well, it’s also a problem faced by the four Power Angels, in any case, without Healing Skills, this blood-sucking skill, even if useless, must become useful.
At this time, Essinger asked: "Lord Warrior, how was the result of the brainwashing?"
Da Fei replied painfully: "Quite satisfactory! Just feels like it wasn’t washed enough."
Essinger nodded: "Anyway, that’s the method for brainwashing. As long as no attributes are reduced, and potential is increased, it’s a perfect brainwash! However, the brainwashing subjects must be extremely intelligent, even the famous Guxin Clan of Demons must pick very smart subjects, so there’s nothing more I can teach you, Lord Warrior."
Da Fei’s eyebrows jumped: "Guxin Clan?"
Back then, didn’t I save those dozens of hybrid Dark Elf beauty slaves and Light Elf slaves from the underground mine outside Radiant City, who were brainwashed by the Guxin Clan? Speaking of which, since raiding that mine, I didn’t have time for other adventures, right? Of course, that’s not important. What’s important is I’ve never had time to train those slaves I saved! Damn! What a waste! How about I take them all out to sea when I go?
Essinger shook his head: "Guxin is one of the 72 Demon Gods, and their clan holds a very high status in Hell. I haven’t had the opportunity to meet them, so I don’t understand them well. Now, you can continue to train Miss Elifel, as forgetting two skills gives her a large growth space!"
Da Fei’s spirit lifted! That’s right, now it’s time to get down to business.
(Today I went for a blood test to check liver function, and all indicators remained at normal human levels, feeling very relieved. Begging for monthly tickets, recommendation tickets~~~~) (To be continued. If you like this work, please come to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendation tickets and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please read on m.qidian.com)