PFC Chapter 3068 Mercury Notes (54)
Chapter 3068 Mercury Notes (54)
Chapter 3068 Mercury Record (Fifty-four)
Back in the Temple of Apollo, everyone seemed a little silent. The news they just received was too shocking, and everyone needed time to digest it.
They once imagined that the mastermind behind this must have the ability to control others mentally, controlling them to do something and then deleting their memory.
But it was not until Hera revealed the power of the Mother Phase, one of the three phases of Hecate, that they realized that this matter was not that simple. This was not manipulation, but a direct change of a person's personality.
In other words, Hecate does not need to control anyone. She only needs to conceive a person again to get what she wants, someone who is truly loyal to her and willing to do things for her.
This is much more terrifying than manipulation.
When a person is controlled by another person, there will definitely be flaws. Even if all memories can be read, there will always be some subtle differences in behavior and speech. Especially when he needs to be manipulated to do something, the flaws will be more obvious. Even Professor X would not dare to say that he can control a person to hang around people close to him without being noticed.
But if it is a reshaping like Hecate, then this person is still the same person. His memory, habits, behavior and personality itself have not changed at all, and it is difficult to see any problems through his external behavior.
In other words, if you want to crack this kind of reshaping, you must have the ability to read minds, and even that may not be useful, because no matter how hard you read, you can only read normal memories. Personality is an abstract thing and cannot be cracked by concrete mind reading.
Dick had a headache, but Jason said confidently, "I don't think this ability is completely flawless. Think about it, since it's a gestation, it takes time. Although it may not be as long as 10 months, it can't be as simple as mental manipulation of super powers. There must be some restrictions."
"That's right." Dick nodded and said, "If she could really reshape herself in an instant, she would have conquered the universe long ago."
"But the question is, if there was something wrong with Diana, how did she conceive Ares and Poseidon again? They didn't have contact for a long time, otherwise it wouldn't have caught the attention of Hermes."
Dick thought for a moment and said, "I guess this conception doesn't really mean putting a person into the belly. It may be some abstract metaphor."
At this time, Raven spoke up and said, "The nurturing of the spirit should not involve the physical body. Everything may be completed on the spiritual level and will not be manifested externally, just like pregnancy is completed in the mother's body."
Dick seemed to understand a little bit, and he said: "In other words, maybe Diana only had contact with Ares and Poseidon, but she had already captured them on the spiritual level and re-fed their spirits, making them feel that it was worthwhile to give everything for Hecate."
"I think I know why Hera is so sad." Aisha sighed and said, "No one knows a child better than his mother. Hera may have noticed that something was wrong with Ares, but she couldn't find any evidence. She could only watch him die."
"I have another question." Jason suddenly said, "Since they can be captured by contact, why not Zeus and Hera? Wouldn't it be more convenient to directly control the King and Queen of the Gods?"
"Maybe a medium is needed." Raven said, "Although it is a spiritual capture, a medium is also needed on the material level. Ares, Poseidon and Diana all have good relationships, and Diana is more likely to let the medium contact them. However, Zeus and Hera have an average relationship with Diana. If they contact her rashly, they may be exposed."
Jason nodded, thinking that this statement made sense. The people who could be deceived were naturally the ones he trusted, and it was not easy to rashly approach people who were not that close to him. Behaving abnormally in order to act as a go-between would increase the risk, so there was no need for that.
"Hera just said that the mother is only one side of Hecate. There is also the young girl and the old woman. Will they all be on Diana?"
Elsa's question hit the nail on the head. Although Hecate used to be three-faced, it might not be the case now. If the three of them split up, then there would be three behind-the-scenes figures from just one.
Even if Diana is really one of them, it would not be enough to just capture her. There are still the other two who are hiding somewhere. Even if we act rashly against Diana, the remaining two may hide deeper and cause even greater trouble.
"My head hurts." Dick rubbed his temple and said, "Let's talk about something less serious. Do you think the Justice League will notice something unusual? What countermeasures will they have?"
Jason thought about it seriously and said, "If it's really Diana who has the problem, then I don't think they can be completely unaware of it. Don't forget, who can be concealed from this so-called personality reconstruction?"
Dick and Aisha were both stunned, and then they suddenly realized.
Logically speaking, Tianke's mental manipulation is directed at people with the ability to read minds, because as long as he reads the other person's mind, he can find out that the other person is being manipulated. However, Hecate's manipulation is covert. It is possible that even if the person with the ability to read the other person's mind turns it upside down, he will still think that the other person is just that kind of person.
But psychoanalysis is different.
Psychoanalysis is not simply mind reading. It does not read a person’s thoughts at the moment, but analyzes a person’s personality.
Although empaths can empathize with emotions, psychoanalysis is a rational analysis based on empathetic emotions. Professional knowledge is used to parse out the empathized emotions and thus analyze the other person's personality. This is a professional skill, not a superpower.
Although it does look a bit like a superpower, the fundamental difference between it and mind reading is that, like the known theories in other subjects of modern science, it is stable, reliable, and able to produce continuous results. It does not become less useful or inaccurate due to any changes in the receptor or itself.
In other words, once you have mastered this analysis method, you can use it at any time and in any situation. It is not that it may work today but not tomorrow; it may work for one person but not for that person.
The strength of Professor X lies in the fact that he has both superpowers and analytical skills. The two complement each other and make each other successful, so he is the benchmark for all psychics.
Lilith lacks professional analytical skills. She can read memories and thoughts, but can hardly analyze a person's personality, and therefore cannot judge whether a person is normal or not.
Therefore, Schiller, the only person known to have mastered this skill to perfection, is the real nemesis of this so-called personality reshaping, and he is fighting against the false personality.
If this is the case, Dick and the others can assume that Schiller actually saw Diana's problem early on and was prepared. Then their previous inference that it was most likely the Justice League who sent someone to release the eldest son was correct, and the Justice League had been preparing.
Based on this idea, why are they here?
It does seem like they followed the clues all the way here, but the process was too smooth, there were no interfering options, and it was almost a single-line search, which made people suspect that someone might have guided them here.
What do their guides want them to do?
Several people discussed this issue, and Dick took the lead in proposing a more conservative hypothesis. He said, "Suppose only Professor Schiller saw that something was wrong with Diana, but he could only feel it without any evidence. Then we followed the clues and came here. What we need to do is to find evidence."
"You know, the Justice League has just been formed and we have to start hunting for traitors. This is really a blow to morale. Without solid evidence, it would be hard to convince people even with Professor Schiller's endorsement. So I guess one of our tasks should be to find evidence among the gods to prove that Diana was indeed behind this."
Elsa nodded and said, "I agree with this, because since the eldest son released by Schiller was able to kill Ares, there is no reason why he couldn't kill Poseidon. Why was Poseidon released?"
The people present were very smart. Jason immediately said, "Because Poseidon must have actually committed a crime in order to form a complete chain of evidence. That is, Diana controlled or instigated Poseidon to disobey the will of the God King and come down to earth to injure the Sea King of Atlantis."
"If Poseidon and Ares are both dead, then both of them are attempted crimes. Even if we find evidence that Diana may have controlled the two, since the two of them didn't really do anything, the crime can't be attributed to Diana."
"It seems to be like this, but I think it's more than that. Diana is now on Mercury, which is near the sun, and we followed the clues to the vicinity of the sun and entered the portal. Don't you think this is a coincidence?" Dick said again.
Jason thought and said, "The sun must be the key. If the Justice League really has a plan to deal with Diana who is controlled by Hecate, then finding evidence to convict her is the first step, controlling her based on the evidence is the second step, and the third step is to really deal with her. Does the Justice League want to use the power of the sun to deal with Hecate?"
"It's not impossible." Raven said, "Didn't Hera say that? Hecate is the goddess of the night and witchcraft. In mysticism, she should be restrained by the sun."
"It's not that simple, children." Apollo walked out from the back of the temple and said, "I can't deal with Hecate, and neither can Helios. As for the star called the Sun that you know about, I'm afraid it can't cause any harm to the goddess."
Everyone looked at him, and Apollo came over, sat next to them and said, "If your mission here is to find a way to end Hecate, then perhaps, what you are looking for is the Spear of Longinus."
"The Lance of Longinus, what is that?"
"The name comes from a myth in the Bible. When Jesus was nailed to the cross, a soldier pierced Jesus' side with a gun. The blood flowed down the gun to his hand. He was inspired and became a saint. His code name is Saint Longinus."
"And what is the reality?"
"It is actually the code name of a powerful weapon stored in the realm of light." Apollo's eyes flashed with an inexplicable brilliance. He said: "The real name of this weapon should come from its creator. I prefer to call it - the Spear of the Rising Sun."
The answer is at the beginning!