54: Chapter 54: This glass of water can change reality

At this moment, everyone fell into a daze.

The viewers who had previously speculated that Jiang Zhe was talking nonsense were now hit by this string of detailed explanations...

It left everyone thinking deeply, their scalps tingling with fear!

After a brief silence in the livestream room, it erupted!

"I finally understand why the gap between people is so large; it's because our signal is bad!"

"Case closed! The top students and academic gods live inside the signal towers. It's unfair, totally unfair!"

"Also, although the human brain is in the material realm, all signs indicate that the brain—or rather, the consciousness—that can understand abstract concepts doesn't belong to the material realm at all!"

The viewers suddenly realized a profound truth—

The brain, though composed of various elements...

Once formed, the [brain] no longer belongs to the material realm, but is a product of another [world].

If the brain only existed in the [material realm], then it would surely be like that of primitive humans or animals...

Prioritizing survival and reproduction above all else, and would not do anything else!

Once the brain no longer belongs to the material realm...

The more they thought about it, the more terrifying it became, a sudden enlightenment for all sentient beings!

In which world does a fully developed brain truly reside? Definitely not the material realm!

Dougu Platform, Operations Department.

Operator Wang looked at the traffic, which was steadily climbing past two million...

And the collaboration inquiry boxes popping up crazily every few seconds.

At this moment, he deeply realized—Jiang Zhe was not just a traffic code, but a [phenomenon]-level name!!!

[The endorsement advertisement for Mengniu Sports Milk has been accepted by Operator Xiao Wang.]

[Merchant Requirements: Have Xiao Yu place the milk on the glass table in front of the camera during every livestream. No lines required. Endorsement fee: 300,000 RMB for one month of silent placement. With lines: 600,000 RMB/month.]

[Optional Requirement: Without Xiao Yu's Brother realizing he is being livestreamed, have him voluntarily say the line: "Mengniu, I love to drink it; after drinking, I'm super fierce!" Fee: 500,000 RMB per mention, up to 2 times.]

For a streamer who had just reached the 500,000-follower tier, this advertising fee was astronomical!

...

Inside the Principal's office.

The Principal and Old Wang had invited Teacher Xiao Wang to watch together as a team.

They had just gone out for a meal and had only just returned.

As soon as they returned, they couldn't wait to turn on the projector.

They immediately heard Jiang Zhe's statement: "Yes, Xiao Yu, our heads are essentially a mobile phone. The quality of the phone determines how strong a connection it can make to the wireless network, the [akashic records]."

Principal Fu said with bated breath:

"Brothers, we've been teaching and educating for so many years."

"We've always told the children that 'diligence is the path up the mountain of books, and hard work is the boat across the boundless sea of learning'."

"Have we actually been teaching children how to make their [signals] better?"

Old Wang looked at Teacher Xiao Wang beside him.

"Perhaps it is truly as he says, that knowledge already exists between heaven and earth."

"Our human heads are not products of the material realm at all!!!"

"It might even be that on a certain day in the past, the brains of primitive humans shifted from the material realm to another level of existence!"

Teacher Xiao Wang's eyes darted around, and he unceremoniously snatched Old Wang's phone.

"Why think so much? Just send a gift and be done with it."

He scanned the code, used Old Wang's face for verification, and paid.

[Teacher Xiao Wang from Gusu High School gifted the streamer Xiao Yu a rocket and left a message: Xiao Yu's Brother is awesome!]

Old Wang stared at Teacher Xiao Wang with a dark face, "!!!"

"Hehe, I'll pay you back, I'll pay you back!"

...

In Kyoto, in the living room of the faculty housing.

Professor Chen Runzhi and his two good friends, Qian and Wang, also reacted.

Old Qian was the first to sigh with emotion:

"In our study of 'investigating things to extend knowledge', no one ever suspected that the subject of 'investigating things' was actually the [brain]."

"Xiao Yu's Brother turned 'investigating things' into [signal reception]."

"And turned 'extending knowledge' into [decoding complex signals]."

"In this way, human wisdom isn't important at all. Aside from being free of physiological diseases, our level of intelligence is just the amount of Akashic information we receive!"

Old Chen seemed to age many years in an instant.

"If this is true, then we humans... don't seem to be very special at all!"

Professor Wang remained silent, frantically searching for specific data on Savant Syndrome on his tablet.

The more he searched, the more alarmed he became—

The cases described in the papers were too numerous to count.

Among the world's eight billion people, there were at least a million who had experienced a [sudden brain awakening] after an injury.

And the achievements of every single one of them were not low at all!

On the other side.

In the Chinese-style villa.

The Eldest Senior Brother looked dazed.

Jiang Zhe's conclusion nearly caused his Dao heart to shatter.

The Third Junior Sister said with a solemn expression, "If this is the case, then what exactly is the Dao we are cultivating?"

The Second Senior Brother's expression flickered between fascination and shock, his face clouding over with uncertainty.

He was indeed stunned by Jiang Zhe's impeccable conclusion.

But his pride and experience made it impossible for him to accept Jiang Zhe's conclusion.

After a long while, he squeezed out a sentence:

"He's negated the uniqueness of humanity—creation, invention..."

"Ridiculous, the inherent advantage of humans is [creation and invention]."

"What's this about primitive humans being unable to learn modern knowledge? Given a little time, any primitive human could learn modern knowledge."

"It's not some akashic records at work; it's just that primitive humans lacked the foundation of modern knowledge."

Despite saying this, the Second Senior Brother's confidence was no longer as strong as before.

Only Master Wang Chongyang was the most steady, remaining silent throughout.

Because he knew...

Xiao Yu's Brother was correct!

At this time, on the screen.

Xiao Yu also recovered from her shock.

Looking at her calm brother, she couldn't help but ask again:

"Brother!"

"If knowledge and inspiration really are like signals, and the brain really is a receiver, then could it receive things other than [signals]?"

"Even things that could affect the human body?"

Jiang Zhe was somewhat curious.

Why didn't Xiao Yu ask which world the brain was in?

Furthermore, Xiao Yu's question was very sharp.

She was basically asking: Can signals or information affect physical objects?

To put it simply: Can information affect human life in reality!

It was generally believed to be impossible!

Because they were not on the same level of existence; they were not part of the same layer of operations.

This was the understanding and thought of the viewers.

But in the next second!

Jiang Zhe's voice came through.

"The question you're asking involves [medicine], and it's also our second question for today."

"A phenomenal experiment that cannot be explained by biology, yet truly exists!"

"The placebo effect!"

Xiao Yu's brow furrowed slightly.

She thought about these words; she hadn't heard of them, but she could understand them.

"As the name suggests: when a patient firmly believes that a certain treatment from a doctor is effective, even if the patient is taking [vitamin tablets] or just glucose saline, the patient's condition will ultimately improve, or they may even recover!"

Jiang Zhe's words were too contrary to common sense, instantly causing the livestream room to boil over.

"You've slipped up. I'm a doctor, and I don't know anything about a [placebo effect]."

"I've been searching academic websites for ages and only found [Psychological Suggestion Therapy]; there's no such thing as a [placebo effect]."

"He must be making it up. If it were really that miraculous, why would we need hospitals? Everyone could just learn this effect!"

"Impressive. To justify the existence of the akashic records, Xiao Yu's Brother has started making up technical terms!"

Not only them, but even Xiao Yu had a serious expression, somewhat confused about what her brother was doing.

Jiang Zhe just smiled slightly.

He didn't continue to explain with words.

Because this world indeed did not have the placebo effect, or rather, it existed but was not well-defined!

He stood up and turned back to the master bedroom.

"Brother, where are you going?"

"To prepare a cup of poisonous water for you!"

Xiao Yu's mouth couldn't stop twitching. "Is that something you should be saying?"

Jiang Zhe pretended to be busy in the room, clattering around. Two and a half minutes later...

Under the watchful eyes of over two million viewers, he opened the door, holding a cup of blackened water in his hand.

Then!

He placed the water gently on the table.

Finally, Jiang Zhe looked at Xiao Yu and spoke with a serious face:

"Xiao Yu, I just added something to this cup of water in the room."

"Once you drink it, that [thing] will soon cause a persistent dry sensation in your throat..."

"It will also make your cheeks feel numb, and your temples will start to swell involuntarily."

"After that, your heart rate will speed up, and your blood pressure will gradually rise!"

"Finally, you will feel exceptionally irritable and panicked!"

Jiang Zhe's description was very specific and full of persuasion and suggestion.

"Xiao Yu, do you dare to drink it?"

Xiao Yu looked at the blackened water, then looked up at her brother's certain and serious gaze.

She hesitated for only 2.5 seconds.

Her trust in her brother suppressed the thought that he would never kill her.

"Whoever doesn't dare is a coward!"

Xiao Yu stood up, picked up the cup of water, and gulped it down.

Seeing this, everyone in the livestream room was instantly dumbfounded.

"What's going on? She really drank it?"

"Holy crap, Xiao Yu, are you crazy? That black water is so dark it's shiny; it's practically poison!"

"What kind of water is black?"

"Verification complete. What Xiao Yu's Brother gave her was a DNA recombination gene potion. Once she drinks it, she'll turn into an alien. She's beyond saving. Let's all go give birth to aliens together!"

"..."

Not only the viewers, but even Principal Fu, Teacher Wang, Operator Wang, and the others felt something was wrong for Xiao Yu.

This was completely unnecessary, wasn't it?

To help Xiao Yu study and improve her IQ, he, as her brother, actually gave his sister this kind of black water of unknown origin?

Soon!

Xiao Yu put down the water cup and sensed her body with a solemn face.

She subconsciously noticed her throat becoming dry and felt a bulging sensation in her temples—as if a lump were forming.

She lifted her wrist and glanced at her smartwatch.

The diastolic pressure, originally 87, instantly became 111, and the systolic pressure, originally 114, instantly rose to 157.

"Brother!!!"

"Something's wrong. My throat is starting to get dry, and my face is starting to tremble; my temples feel like they're bulging too."

"My face is starting to itch like I have hives."

"My heartbeat is also becoming irregular, beating so fast. I feel like I'm going to die!"

Xiao Yu irritably pounded on her body here and there, trying to alleviate the distress.

In an instant, all the [predictions] Jiang Zhe had made earlier began to manifest in Xiao Yu.

Watching this, the viewers in the livestream room were stunned.

"What's going on?"

"As a brother, he really gave his own sister problematic water?"

"Holy crap, damn it, this is suspected murder!!!"

"Why isn't the livestream room banned yet?"

"..."

At this moment, many fans stood up, harshly accusing Jiang Zhe of being irresponsible.

But in the next second!

Jiang Zhe suddenly grinned. "Xiao Yu, your brother lied."

"That was just a cup of diluted sugar-free cola with a bit of salt added, nothing more!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the discomfort that had been spreading across Xiao Yu's face vanished without a trace.

...

PS:

This experiment really works!

An excellent case of [consciousness changing reality]!

But for [terminal illnesses], it fails 98% of the time and works 2% of the time.