Chapter 585 - 286: Personality Upgrading in Progress...
People from the Future Interstellar have excellent physical fitness, yet they can still fall ill. However, this generally only happens to ordinary individuals. For someone as powerful as Gu Ningxuan, he might not get sick even once in a century, let alone exhibit such fluctuating symptoms, with a long-lasting high fever.
Despite the high fever, Gu Ningxuan’s mind remained exceptionally clear. Fortunately, he was currently in a civilian spacecraft, so he didn’t need to worry about his life being threatened. Still, he felt concerned about this situation...
"It’s rare for you to feel worried... I thought you’d do nothing but stubbornly resist." Once again appearing in his mind, the surroundings were still dark. A massive swirling mirror stood before him, and in the mirror was a person identical to him, but with a completely different aura. "How long do you plan to continue resisting the fusion? Are you satisfied with the current outcome?"
"This... current outcome?" Gu Ningxuan sat cross-legged on the ground, looking slightly up at the person in the mirror. Confusion filled his eyes like thick fog, but it soon dissipated, returning to clarity. "Do you mean the inexplicable fever... or my previous actions?"
Messing with O’Neal... To be honest, those words and actions were indeed within his character. Usually, Gu Ningxuan would suppress such thoughts with rationality, but that time, his most genuine thoughts and actions were revealed... Rationality was completely ineffective!
This version of himself felt unfamiliar even to Gu Ningxuan... let alone to those who didn’t know him.
"Both... Even though you’ve used spiritual power at the 3S level to suppress our fusion, this method is only a temporary fix. In reality, this method cannot completely prevent the fusion..." The Gu Ningxuan in the mirror shrugged, a sly expression appearing on his face. "The fusion is happening slowly but surely, and your previous personality change was due to this."
"Still... can’t stop it?" Gu Ningxuan felt somewhat dejected. Even though he knew the person in the mirror was also himself, he simply couldn’t accept it. He wasn’t sure if the fused version of himself would still be really him, and he wasn’t willing to share the affections buried in his heart with "the other person"... So he chose to resist, but the results proved his efforts were in vain.
The second personality in the mirror sighed slightly, feeling sorry for the other self’s foolish intelligence. Intelligence falls short; emotional intelligence compensates. Yet, who can tell him how to remedy it when neither the intelligence nor the emotional intelligence is up to par?
"Not only can it not be stopped, but we must also go along with this trend... Gu Ningxuan, you know if you continue with the previous resistant behavior, the consequences will be terrifying, right?" The figure stared closely at Gu Ningxuan. "We’ll truly split into two independent consciousnesses by then, and... in the struggle for survival, I’ll personally kill you, erasing your existence!"
How can one body host two independent consciousnesses? Who controls the body at that point? Naturally, it has to be decided! But the current situation between him and Gu Ningxuan is different; the two are just one consciousness with two different personalities.
If Gu Ningxuan continues to be stubborn, then... haha, splitting into two independent consciousnesses would be fortunate. If accidental mitosis occurs, splitting into four, eight... then he’d really be committed to a mental asylum for life as a lunatic.
Unfortunately, although they are two personalities of one consciousness, Gu Ningxuan holds the dominant position. So if Gu Ningxuan resists, being in a subordinate position, he can do nothing but worry!
Gu Ningxuan clenched his fists in vain. After a struggle within, he finally nodded in agreement. "Alright... then let’s... fuse..."
Then the two faced each other in silence across the swirling mirror. Gu Ningxuan asked suspiciously, "Why no action?"
"You’re so dumb it’s making me cry..." The person in the mirror covered his face, looking disdainful. "Do you still remember what Su Jiameng gave you before you left? Take a good look at that item; it’s beneficial for both of us..."
"You... peeked at Miss Su’s stuff?" Gu Ningxuan was shocked, asking, "When did this happen?"
"That’s not the point!" The person was getting frantic. He would rather undergo mitosis; he doesn’t want to merge with this fool!
Waking up once more from his inner world, Gu Ningxuan’s fever symptoms had subsided significantly. Forcing his uncomfortable mind to focus, he carefully reviewed the documents Su Jiameng had given him, his expression becoming grave and serious... Does he really have to do this?