New Gods of North America.

Chapter 347 Try
As a beginner extraordinary person,
Wayne’s current feeling towards Miss Olivia is - humph, childish.

The "awakening" of a Beyonder is roughly a process of leaping from level 0, which may lead to level 1, or directly to level 2.
The hallmark difference lies in whether there is a process similar to "enlightenment".

Wayne knew at the beginning that he had an "immortal body", but he was not able to clearly understand the attributes of his extraordinary abilities and spiritual power through spiritual intuition, which meant that he had reached the first level.

According to Inissa, generally speaking, for Beyonders who can directly reach the second level, the Beyonder abilities they awaken are mostly "simpler", which is reflected in their combat effectiveness at the same level and usually appears to be relatively "weaker".
——The "principles" of some tools are easier to understand, and normally it will be faster to learn entry-level usage.

This may be like a primitive man getting an iron rod. He may know that it can be used to hit things after a quick look, but it may take some time to explore and adapt before he knows how to use the crossbow correctly.

After both of them have "entered the door", the latter will often perform at a higher level.

But this is just "generally speaking".

If you want to give a counterexample, there is a ready-made Connor in the detective agency.
After awakening, he directly reached the 2nd level. His extraordinary ability is straightforward and easy to understand. Up to now, Connor's "armorization" level and strength are not as high as Peter's.

But he was still able to knock down most of the agents.

But there is only one "Connor" in the detective agency. He can use simple extraordinary abilities quickly, flexibly and efficiently because Connor "himself" is strong enough.

Assuming the abilities were reversed, Connor might still be able to beat up Cowardly Peter, but Cowardly Peter might not be alive today.

Whether the “tool” itself is easy to use is one thing, and “who uses it” is another.

Miss Olivia is currently at level 1.
It's probably like a person who has just learned to ride a bicycle, but is not familiar enough with it, doesn't know how fast and how far he can ride, and doesn't know how to brake smoothly, turn, and avoid overturning.
Because there is no "enlightenment" yet, there is no way to gain clear cognition through direct spiritual intuition.

So I always thought about looking for someone to try it out.

"After using my extraordinary ability to contact someone, I can 'enter' a house like a ghost.

“I can’t actually touch objects, nor can I pass through walls and closed doors, but I can use my mind to look for things in the room. However, as long as I leave the current room, the furnishings inside will automatically return to their original state.

"Everyone's 'house' looks different. I feel like the condition of the house may reflect their inner world to some extent, but it doesn't seem to be that easy to interpret."

Miss Olivia secretly tried it on her personal maid and housekeeper, and a family nurse who was checking on her was also not spared.
Wayne and Inessa did not become "guinea pigs" because Miss Olivia's spiritual intuition told her that "it is better not to do this."

The personal maid seems to have fallen in love with a bodyguard in the manor.
Miss Olivia said that in the "house" inside the maid's heart, she could see an oil painting of her and the bodyguard holding hands hanging in a private room, with a blue sea and a gentle breeze in the picture.

The housekeeper seemed very nervous. The doors and windows of the whole house were boarded up from the inside. Medical kits and shotguns could be seen in the room.
But the nails had begun to show signs of loosening, and sunlight could be vaguely seen coming through the gaps. Miss Olivia felt that she might be worried about her condition.

As for the home nurse...

Miss Olivia was considering whether to fire her. It sounded like the house in her mind looked gloomy and dilapidated except for the hall which looked neat and bright.

In a room deep inside was a door that was half-closed but could not be pushed open. Through the crack in the door one could see a pile of gorgeous dresses and jewelry - Miss Olivia could recognize that many of the things inside were actually hers.

This made Miss Olivia a little confused:

"I'm not sure what this reflects on her inner thoughts. If she is just envious, then it's normal. At least there are no signs of damage on the clothes... But considering the situation in the room, I don't think it's that simple."

Wayne and Inessa listened to Miss Olivia's retelling and were very curious about her extraordinary abilities.
This style of ability feels fairly rare, but not completely incomprehensible.

Inesa was like a curious baby, constantly asking about various details, such as how long it would take to explore someone else's "house", whether she could try to walk out of the "house", whether she could enter someone else's "house" again after no direct contact, whether the "speed of time" when exploring inside was synchronized with the real world, etc.

After Miss Olivia answered all the questions one by one, Inessa thought of another question that seemed more crucial:

"Are there no people or 'guards' in those 'houses'? For example, like the black shadow you encountered in your dream before."

Miss Olivia shook her head.

"There seems to be no living creatures in the house. As for 'guards'... I think those doors that can't be opened, locked boxes and cabinets, or some traps, may be their guards."

"There is actually a trap?!" Wayne asked.

"Yeah. The basements of most houses are full of traps, but since I'm a 'ghost' in those houses, I'm not afraid of them. But I can't open the door deep in the basement either."

Well……

Wayne suddenly had an idea:
“Since you won’t get hurt in those ‘houses’, would you be interested in helping check on the others?
"From the news Doug just brought back, you may be the first person to wake up after being affected by Mrs. LaLaurie's extraordinary ability. The church's exorcism department is still having a headache."

It seems that Miss Olivia is still in the excitement of getting a new toy but still "drawing her sword and looking around with a confused heart".
After hearing this, he barely hesitated for long and said, "I can try."

Inesa never stopped others from saving people or committing suicide: "You may need to pay attention to the consumption of your extraordinary power. If you feel something is wrong, stop or rest in time."

"I will be careful."

……

After returning to the academy, Wayne discovered that the influence of Mrs. LaLaurie was greater than he had imagined.
Originally, because of the "lucky coin" incident, David Mills temporarily borrowed an office in a small building in the college to detain, question or treat those who were "contaminated".

Now the small building is even more lively than before. In addition to the original twenty or so "contaminated" people, Wayne's roommates in the same dormitory have also been temporarily placed here.

Add to that the church clergy and medical staff, and there were so many people that the place was almost packed like a pomegranate.

The average condition of the first batch of people was slightly better, but after the death of the lady, the degree of "contamination" in them suddenly increased. Some of them fell into a coma directly, and some slept for a while and have not woken up yet.
The situation of the students who were rescued from the dormitory fire was relatively simple. None of them have opened their eyes since they lay there.

The church was a bit hesitant, and the mild purification measures seemed to be ineffective, but they were also worried that the students would not be able to handle the "strong medicine".

After all, the students in the college are, in a sense, the so-called "chosen ones", and they are the talent resources of the local area and even the whole of America.

After hearing that Wayne had a method that could be tried, David Mills had people use curtains to create a relatively closed space in front of a bed.
A patrol officer from the academy was chosen to be used as an experiment for Wayne and his team.

Miss Olivia used her extraordinary ability, closed her eyes, put her hand on the other person's forehead, and then almost instantly took a half step back and retracted her hand.

"What's wrong?" Wayne and Inissa asked.

"In his 'house', there is the dark shadow I saw in my dream..."

Miss Olivia frowned slightly, and stretched her hand towards the other party's forehead again after thinking, "I'll try to see if Ghost can still deal with Shadow in someone else's territory."

(End of this chapter)