"Other abilities?" <br><br>Lucas didn't quite understand what Jane Chen meant. <br><br>He thought seriously for a moment before asking, "What is a mental scale?" <br><br>Hearing this, Jane Chen suddenly chuckled. Then she pushed a file placed at the bottom toward Lucas and said, "It seems you haven't thoroughly studied the document I left with you earlier. The so-called mental scale is the unit we use to measure the threat level of a pollution source and the ability level of a mental deviant. It specifically targets the strength of psychic power." <br><br>Lucas took the file and found it filled with complex terms and units. <br><br>His previous file seemed similar, with English, complicated formulas, and measurement methods. <br><br>Apart from the issues regarding compensation, he hadn't figured out anything else. <br><br>Fortunately, Jane Chen continued to explain, "You can understand it like this: a healthy, adult male, at the peak of mental activity, has a psychic power of about ten units, while a Level One Psychic Monster or a pollution source generally has a mental scale of around a hundred units. This often determines their pollution level." <br><br>"Of course, one thing to note is that Spectral Fiends are not equivalent to pollution sources." <br><br>"Although we often confuse the two now, in reality, only those pollution sources that actively attack, possess certain awareness, and exhibit corresponding changes are what we usually refer to as Spectral Fiends. There are also some pollution sources that lack consciousness; they merely distort the psychic power of the contaminated, causing certain effects." <br><br>"In today's work, we can see the difference between the two." <br><br>Jane Chen's expression turned serious as she said, "From the initial situation and intelligence, we initially judged this incident as an ordinary contamination event until we finally discovered the pollution source had turned into a Spectral Fiend." <br><br>"Oh..." <br><br>Lucas nodded, pretending to fully understand, seemingly deep in thought. <br><br>Then, he paused and asked, "Why did you ask if I was hiding other abilities?" <br><br>"Because you handled this contamination incident alone." <br><br>Jane Chen looked at him, her face slightly amused, and said, "From the previous evaluations, your ability belongs to the Spider Type, ranked as C-level. Your mental scale fluctuates around a hundred units, not exceeding fifty units up or down. Typically, mental deviants of the same level have a lower mental scale than pollution sources of the same level." <br><br>"After all, a pollution source becomes one when its psychic anomaly breaks through the limit and loses control, whereas a mental deviant experiences psychic anomaly and gains significant enhancement but remains within self-control." <br><br>"Therefore, we seldom make decisions for mental deviants to face pollution sources alone." <br><br>"Normally, it should be resolved by finding the reasoning path and central element of the psychic contamination source..." <br><br>"..." <br><br>Lucas timely interjected, "So... what is a reasoning path and..." <br><br>"The reasoning path is the apparent rule and pattern of a psychic contamination source, often representing its infection method and level, like Special Contaminant Source 041. Its initial reasoning path summarized as revenge, with a certain time pattern we can summarize. We use this reasoning path to analyze the reactions of the pollution source and formulate cleanup or avoidance plans." <br><br>"The central element represents the core of the pollution source, equivalent to its switch, turn it off, and it's over." <br><br>"..." <br><br>Jane Chen explained crisply and then looked at Lucas with an expression indicating she knew he hadn't read the documents carefully, saying, "No matter when, finding the reasoning path and central element of a pollution source is always the optimal way to handle contamination. But you're different; you didn't seek these two points but chose to directly address the pollution source. It was the same for Special Contaminant Source 036, and now 041..." <br><br>"Although this method is direct, and indeed... violent!" <br><br>"But it's not common!" <br><br>Finishing these words in one breath, Jane Chen paused, lit a cigarette, and smiled, "So, we still have to routinely ask. Don't be nervous; it's just a standard work report. Considering that some above may be interested or have questions, I need to write a report with substantial explanations for them..." <br><br>"..." <br><br>"Oh, I understand..." <br><br>Upon hearing about writing reports, Lucas nodded; he had experience in this area. <br><br>"It might indeed be slightly unusual..." <br><br>Thinking about what Jane Chen had just said, Lucas slowly pondered, "The key is, it wasn't me who resolved it..." <br><br>Jane Chen frowned. <br><br>Lucas answered honestly, "It was my sister!" <br><br>Jane Chen showed a pondering expression, as if considering how to respond. <br><br>Afraid she wouldn't believe him, Lucas pointed to the trash can outside the door, saying, "The candy wrapper you just threw away was eaten by my sister!" <br><br>Jane Chen frowned and asked, "Where is she now?" <br><br>Lucas looked over Jane Chen's head and said, "She's above your head, smiling at you..." <br><br>"You..." <br><br>Though it wasn't the first time hearing this, Jane Chen felt her hairs stand slightly. <br><br>She forced herself not to look up, though she glanced upward and saw nothing but empty air above her. <br><br>This made her feel a bit exasperated. <br><br>Lucas quietly added, "You can't see her..." <br><br>Jane Chen gave Lucas a stern look, sighed after a while, and leaned back slightly, ready to look up anytime. <br><br>She then said, "Alright, let's not talk about this for now. I'm more curious why you charged toward the pollution source after I ordered you to retreat?" <br><br>Lucas answered seriously, "Because those three members hadn't been contaminated yet!" <br><br>Jane Chen knew the three investigation team members hadn't been contaminated; headquarters' psychologists had evaluated them, finding only some panic without signs of contamination. Many witnessed them being controlled by a distorted psychic force field, even flying in mid-air and shooting at Lucas. <br><br>Under normal circumstances, this scenario wouldn't be considered normal. <br><br>In other words, without Lucas, those three investigation team members were destined for elimination. <br><br>This was precisely what Jane Chen didn't understand. <br><br>She slowly asked, "How did you determine they weren't contaminated?" <br><br>"How did I determine it?" <br><br>Lucas seemed puzzled by this question, "I saw it directly...")
