Chapter 49 Section VI

When Jiandibo was asleep, he suddenly felt a light touch in his mind. Since it directly affects the "arousal center", it is extremely efficient and does not cause any discomfort.In the next instant, Candiba had opened his eyes. He sat up from the bed, and the quilt slipped off his upper body, revealing a strong and muscular body.He recognizes who made the light touch. For a psychiatrist, the psychic powers of each person have distinctive features, just like ordinary people who communicate mainly through sound waves, who can tell who is based on the sound. Talk the same. Candib sent out a standard signal asking if he could wait a moment, only to receive an immediate "no emergency" reply.

So Candib started his morning routine without haste. When he made contact again, the person had not yet left the shower room of the spacecraft, and the bath water was still being discharged into the recovery system. "Kamp?" "Yes, speaker." "Have you talked to Trevize and the other guy?" "That man's name is Pelorat, Janov Pelorat. I spoke to them, Speaker." "Fine, give me another five minutes, and I'll arrange visual contact." As Chandib walked towards the cockpit, he encountered Sura Novi on the way.She looked at him in bewilderment, as if she wanted to say something to him, but he put a finger in the middle of his lips, and she immediately dismissed the idea.Candidate was still a little uncomfortable with the strong feelings of admiration/admiration in her mind, but somehow they were becoming a pleasantly normal atmosphere.

He stretched out a spiritual tendril to hook her mind, so that if any external force invaded, the minds of both of them would be affected at the same time.Because of the simplicity of her mind (Candibard couldn't help thinking of the joy of gazing at that unadorned symmetry), she would surely be able to detect any alien mind field nearby. Measure it out.Chandib suddenly remembered that when the two of them stood at the gate of the university, she showed him a humble attitude; it was because of her admiration for scholars that she helped her when she needed help most. Appear.Thinking of this, he couldn't help feeling grateful to her.

He called again, "Kamp?" "Here I am, Speaker." "Please relax, I have to check your mind. This is just in case, there is absolutely no malice." "Go ahead, speaker, but may I ask what the purpose is?" "In order to make sure that you have not been disturbed by external forces." "I know you have political enemies in the roundtable, speakers, but none of them would ever..." Comp said. "Don't make wild guesses, Comp, and relax—very well, you are not being disturbed. Now, please cooperate with me, and we will establish visual contact immediately."

What happened next, if described in ordinary words, would be a hallucination in the minds of both of them at the same time.This kind of image is completely invisible to ordinary people, and no equipment can detect it.Only well-trained members of the Second Foundation can help both sides capture this image with the help of mental strength. The so-called visual contact is to project the other person's face on the screen of one's mind, but even the most skilled psychiatrist can only produce a vague outline.Now, Gendib could see Comp's face reflected in the sky, like a moving veil.Jiandibo knew very well that his own face looked the same in front of Kang Pu now.

The superwave developed by physical science can send clear images to distant places. Even if two people are separated by a thousand parsecs, they will feel face-to-face when communicating.And on the spaceship of Jiandibo, of course, there is also a hyperwave communication device. However, "mental vision" has other advantages, the most important of which is that it cannot be intercepted by any device owned by the First Base, not even by a third party at the Second Base.Although mental activity may be perceived by others, it doesn't matter, because the essence of mental visual communication is all about subtle changes in facial expression.

As for those rebels—well, as long as Novi's mind remains pure, it's enough to ensure that they don't appear nearby. Candibe said: "Kamp, tell me the whole story of your conversation with Trevize and Pelorat. It must be completely accurate, and it must be conveyed to the depth of the heart." "Certainly no problem, speaker," Comp said. Although the content of the message conveyed by this kind of telepathy is much more than that contained in each sentence of the conversation with a tape recorder, the combination of voice, expression and mental force field can compress the density of the message many times, so the whole process It didn't take much time.

Candiba concentrated on the image in front of him, because in the mental vision, there is almost no redundant information.In ordinary naked eye vision, even ultra-wave images spanning several parsecs contain a large amount of optical information, which far exceeds the need to transmit information. Even if a large part is missed, there will be no serious loss. And the spiritual vision, which is like looking at flowers in a fog, has the advantage of absolute security, but the price is that the communicator cannot ignore any information, because every bit has great meaning. On Trantor's Second Foundation, there are many terrifying stories passed down from generation to generation, and the teacher always likes to tell these stories to his students in order to emphasize the importance of undivided attention.One of the most frequently retold, and least reliable, stories is that before the mules took Kalgon, Second Foundation outposts noticed the mules' movements and reported back to Trantor using psychovisual communication .However, as the low-level staff of the relay station, he thought the report was about a horse-like animal, because there was a tiny signal in it, indicating that it was a "person's name", but I don't know if he didn't notice it, or he didn't at all Got it, so he didn't think the whole thing was important enough to be worth passing the news to Trantor.By the time the next report came in, the Second Base had no chance of taking immediate action, and five years of hard work began.

The incident is almost certainly fictional, but that does not matter; it is a dramatic story intended only to warn students of the habit of single-mindedness.Candiba remembered that he made a small mistake when receiving spiritual visual information during his studies. He thought it was not important at all, and would not cause any misunderstanding. However, his master, old Kendast— —a complete tyrant, but immediately sneered, and then said: "An animal like a horse, student Candiba?" Just such a sentence made him feel ashamed. Comm has finished his narrative. Candibe said, "Please gauge Trevize's reaction. You know him better than I—and anyone."

"It's very clear, the mental indicators are clear," Comp said. "He thinks I'm trying to tell them to leave, whether they're going to Trantor, or Sirius, or anywhere else." It's a good place, but I don't want them to continue their journey anyway. According to my speculation, this means that he will definitely stay where he is. In short, because I have repeatedly emphasized that he should go, it has made him think that this is very important. It is important, and because he thinks that his position is 180 degrees different from mine, he will deliberately do the opposite of what he thinks I want him to do."

"Are you sure?" "Very sure." Candiba thought about it and decided that Comm's view was indeed correct. "I am very satisfied, you have done a good job. The story of the earth being destroyed by radioactivity, you have chosen it extremely well. It can make the other party respond appropriately without directly manipulating the mind. Appreciate it!" Komp seemed to struggle with himself for a while, and then replied: "Speaker, I cannot accept your praise. This story is not fabricated by me, it is absolutely true. In the Sirius star region, there really is a planet called Earth." It is a planet that is known to be the home of human beings. It was radioactive a long time ago. I don’t know if it was there in the first place or it was a change that happened later. Because the situation is getting worse and worse, this planet finally died. .Some people did invent mind-strengthening devices back then, but they have never been used. On the home planet of my ancestors, these things are regarded as history." "Really? It's really interesting!" Candiba obviously didn't quite believe it. "It's better this way. It's also a very admirable skill to know when the truth is useful. A lie can't be so sincere anyway. Pafo once said: 'The closer the truth is, the better the lie is. The truth itself, when used well, can be the best lie.'” Compe continued: "I have one more thing to report. Since you have instructed Trevize to stay here at any cost until you arrive at Seychelle, I have to do my best. Therefore, He obviously already suspected that I was influenced by the second base." Candidate nodded. "I think it's unavoidable under the circumstances. He's paranoid to the point where he can create something out of nothing even where there's no trace of Second Base. We have to accept that. " "Speaker, if it is absolutely necessary for Trevize to stay here so that you can take care of it yourself, I think it would be better for me to go meet you and bring you back in my spaceship so that within a day... ..." "No, Observer," Candidate snapped. "You mustn't do that. The people on Terminus know your whereabouts, and you have a non-removable hyperwave repeater on your spaceship, don't you?" "Yes, speaker." "Since they know you've landed on Seychelle, they must have notified the ambassador to Seychelle, and that ambassador will know that Trevize is here too. If you come to pick me up, the hyperwave repeater will be leaked Your whereabouts, let the people on the terminal know that you have left, headed to a place hundreds of parsecs away, and then quickly turned back. But the ambassador will report to the terminal, saying that Trevize has always stayed In situ, based on this information, what would the people on Terminus think? After all, the mayor of Terminus is always a shrewd woman, and the last mistake we want to make is to make her suspicious, make her So be on the alert. We don't expect her to lead a fleet here, however the likelihood is worryingly high." Compe said, "Excuse me, speaker, why fear a fleet when we can control the mind of the admiral?" "One more thing is worse than one less thing. No matter how confident we are, the absence of a fleet will always relieve some concerns. You stay where you are, observer, and I will join you as soon as I arrive. I will board your spaceship and... ..." "Then what, speaker?" "Then, it's up to me to take over."