The Social Life of the Supreme God

Chapter 28 Taboo Taxonomy

Lin Xueqing recalled the red and black planet in the short film and tried to summarize what had happened.

Unexpectedly, Jiang Ye, who was sitting opposite her, frowned when he heard this: "'Monster'?... You don't use this word appropriately."

Jiang Ye said, putting a hand in front of Lin Xueqing: "We just have different forms of existence from humans."

After finishing speaking, Jiang Ye's palm turned into a puddle of jelly-like gel, which fell onto the table with a sticky sound.

"Just like human beings, there are concepts of good people and bad people - special beings from different dimensions, there are also concepts of 'good' and 'evil'. If they are generally called monsters, think about it... those who represent 'good' If you know about it, you will be very hurt." When the words ended, Jiang Ye's palm had returned to its original shape.

"In the future... when you mention these extra-dimensional life forms again, please use..." Jiang Ye looked directly into Lin Xueqing's eyes, and there was a hint of warning in his words: "'Taboo'... this title .”

Lin Xueqing nodded when she heard this. She had heard the word "taboo" many times today.

"As for what you said, collectively traveling to the earth... this metaphor is quite interesting, just like the plot of a novel." Jiang Ye gently stroked his chin: "Although it is somewhat different from the reality, let's follow your thoughts. …”

Jiang Ye said and showed five fingers: "The committee divided the taboos into five categories based on their state after traveling to the earth."

"For example, I..." Jiang Ye pointed at his face: "I fell on a cat."

Lin Xueqing recalled that when she first met Jiang Ye, he was lying on the verandah railing in the shape of a black cat.

"After entering this body...the first thing I instinctively did was to eat the host's self-consciousness..." Jiang Ye recalled: "Therefore, my type is collectively referred to by the committee as the body-seizing type. "

"It is also the most common type." Jiang Ye continued to add: "We used to live in a non-entity world...an abstract world where the weak and the strong preyed on each other."

Jiang Ye's eyes flashed, as if he was recalling the past days: "Therefore, the self-awareness of the earth's creatures is almost undefended in the eyes of taboos. Most of them are like cupcakes and can be Delicious in one bite.”

Jiang Ye actually licked his lips as he spoke: "Of course, the committee found a more delicious substitute. The appetite problem has been solved."

"Then there is the second type, which is called the 'outside' type by the committee." Jiang Ye tapped his fingertips on the table: "I heard Minister Huang say... you have already seen one of this type - and... Remember, the 'Skeleton Man' in the elevator?"

Hearing this, Lin Xueqing thought of the chatty skeleton that emerged from the flesh and blood elevator that occupied the entire wall in the evening. The other party also took out a bunch of living flesh and blood with the ability to mimic—even the clothes he was wearing. This pink tights was also made from those pieces of meat.

"It seems that you are very impressed." Seeing Lin Xueqing nod with a sad face, Jiang Ye continued: "He is an extraterrestrial type. As the literal meaning means, it is a type that directly 'travels' to the earth from another time and space and is not attached to any physical host."

"This type, without exception, is a strong one." Jiang Ye explained: "Coming to the earth in this way means that the taboo has the ability to condense entities - most of these existences have touched the 'divine nature' threshold."

"Divinity?" Lin Xueqing noticed the new vocabulary.

"Similar to the gods in human belief," Jiang Ye tried to make an analogy: "The difference is... for the taboos living in the incorporeal world - divinity is also an abstract existence that is untouchable, unperceivable, and untouchable. "

Even abstract taboos feel that abstraction exists?

Lin Xueqing thought so and nodded without knowing it.

Jiang Ye did not dwell too much on this issue. After a moment of pause, she continued to popularize science: "Let's talk about the third and fourth types together."

"I just said... the self-awareness of earth creatures, in the eyes of taboos - is like a delicious cupcake." Jiang Ye said, licking his lips again: "But... there are two special situations."

"The first type is the host of taboo possessions. Either they are obsessed with it, or they stick to their beliefs, or for some other reason... they have a self-awareness that is difficult to swallow." Jiang Ye said, looking at the LCD monitor. : "This type is called - the oppositional type."

"Because there are multiple consciousnesses of the taboo and the host in the body at the same time, so... the oppositional type is usually contradictory, chaotic, and easily out of control." Jiang Ye pointed to the LCD monitor: "In the short film... Qin Songzi's body was invaded by the taboo. Miss, that’s the type.”

Qin Songzi?
  Lin Xueqing had seen this name before - the elevator lady wearing a bright red concierge uniform had this name written on the work badge hanging around her neck.

Miss Qin Songzi is this kind of contradictory, chaotic, and easily out of control type of opposition...

Lin Xueqing recalled the experience before and after taking the flesh and blood elevator.

At that time, she had speculated on a possibility through Huang Qin's words - Miss Songzi might really hurt herself.

The answer to this question may be precisely because there are two consciousnesses in Miss Songzi's body at the same time - Lin Xueqing did not expect that the guesses she had made through details before would actually correspond one by one at this moment.

Seeing Lin Xueqing's stunned look, Jiang Yecai continued: "The opposite of the oppositional type is the fourth type..."

"A very small number of hosts are very closely related to taboos." Jiang Ye said thoughtfully: "For example...a taboo incarnated by joy descended on an excellent...comedian."

"This taboo may be due to the host's talent, recognition, appreciation, or other reasons, and finally decided to leave the host's self-awareness behind."

Hearing this, Lin Xueqing thought of a question: "Isn't it the same as the opposite type just mentioned? That is... there are multiple consciousnesses in the same body."

"That's right," Jiang Ye nodded, acknowledging Lin Xueqing's doubts: "So the essential difference between the unified type and the antagonistic type is that the taboo and the host's consciousness merge into a whole."

"Just like pouring milk into coffee, it turns into a latte." Jiang Ye vividly compared it: "The two originally independent consciousnesses no longer exclude each other...the two mix with each other, becoming you and me. There is you in me, and in the end, the essence becomes a brand new existence...a unique 'product' that is exclusive to this overlapping world." "And Lin Xuejing, you... belong to this type." Jiang Ye said, pointing to Lin Xueching's Face.

"I?"

"That's right," Jiang Ye nodded: "It's a little difficult to explain to you... because the unified type is the least self-aware of all types."

"This is also the reason why Minister Huang will take you through the process." Jiang Ye said, pointing to the LCD monitor: "If you haven't seen with your own eyes the various taboos along the way, how would you view this... A short film?”

"I might...think this is a movie trailer made with special effects." Lin Xueqing said frankly. If she hadn't come into close contact with all kinds of strange and weird existences along the way, it would have been difficult for her to get there so quickly. Accept these, knowledge about taboos.

"Yes." Jiang Ye said, picking up the folder on the table and taking out an A4 piece of paper: "Like the out-of-bounds type, or the body-stealing type... Most of them are acquaintances of the committee. As long as they simply share some information, they can It can help them figure out the situation.”

"The unified type is completely different..." Jiang Ye said, pulling out a gel pen from the crack of the folder: "As I said just now, the taboo and the host's consciousness merged into a new whole, and in order to protect the host's fragile To maintain consciousness, we must actively seal those memories that are taboo... Those memories that contain cognitive contamination and memetic hazards will cause... fatal damage to the host's consciousness."

As Jiang Ye spoke, he drew a head on the A4 paper.

"Now that the taboo memory has been sealed, what...is left in this brain?" Jiang Ye said, drawing two circles on the left and one on the right in the head's head, and then on the right On the circle, a big cross was drawn.

"What's left is the memory of the host..." Lin Xueqing thought, then her eyes lit up and she added: "And... the two consciousnesses from the host and the taboo."

"Correct answer." Jiang Ye nodded: "The unified taboo body also activates the host's memory and consciousness. As well as the taboo consciousness."

"So...who do you think is ultimately controlling these memories and consciousness? And who has control of this body?" Jiang Ye said, drawing a question mark next to the head.

"Is it the host's memory... and consciousness?" Lin Xueqing blurted out. Then she realized something was wrong and immediately changed her words: "Is it the forbidden consciousness? No... that's not right either... the forbidden memory has been sealed."

Lin Xueqing was caught in a dilemma. The scene was very similar to when she was doing math problems and neither of her two ways of solving the problem worked.

"None of them are right. This issue is very complicated - the committee also came to the conclusion after studying it for a long time." Jiang Ye said, and drew three more faces next to the man's head.

"Have you ever heard of the 'id, ego and superego' theory? A theory that divides the spiritual realm into three parts." Seeing Lin Xueqing nod, Jiang Ye continued: "The committee found that the remaining elements of the unified taboo body are Memory, and consciousness—will ultimately be dominated by the most powerful part of the host’s spiritual realm.”

Jiang Ye said and started to draw on the paper again: "Dominated by the ego..."

She said, and checked the top one with an angry expression among the three faces: "It is a unified type that follows instinct and is led by the ego."

"Dominated by the superego..." Jiang Ye said, and checked the bottom one with a calm expression among the three faces: "It is an absolutely lawful, unified type dominated by the superego."

"In the end, it is self-direction..." Jiang Ye picked up the pen again and put a check mark on the three faces - the one with a happy expression in the center: "The middle layer between instinct and law is composed of Self-directed unified type.”

"Lin Xueqing, this is the type you belong to." Jiang Ye put down the pen and pushed the A4 paper in front of Lin Xueqing.

My type?

Looking at the rough sketches on the white paper, Lin Xueqing recalled what Lin Hen and Huang Qin had said, and all the clues overlapped at this moment.

"That is to say..." Lin Xueqing finally said that sentence - what she had already realized but never said out loud: "I am no longer the original me?"

Lin Xueqing felt that what she said was a bit convoluted, so she readjusted her words: "I mean... there is a taboo living in my body?"

"Yes." Jiang Ye nodded, and then added: "The taboo entered your body one day after the overlap, and then he chose to seal the memory and coexist with your consciousness. Since then, he has been dormant Within you - until today, you have met Renli."

Humanity? Is this a new word? Or...a name?
  Before Lin Xueqing could ask questions, Jiang Ye continued: "Lin Xueqing, the common sense you have accumulated since you were born, and all your cognitions... have been combined with the abnormal cognitions from taboos at some point. One."

"You now...even if you have your hands and feet broken, or if iron wires or chains are drilled out of your body..." Jiang Ye said, grabbing Lin Xueqing's hand: "You will still feel that everything is normal...right?"

In the locked room, Lin Xueqing's wrist was firmly grasped by Jiang Ye.

If you look closely, you can find that in the palm of her hand there are countless thorns as small as down, curled and dormant.

The secret of this college girl who happened to pass by the pedestrian street at noon was finally revealed.

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