Chapter 198: How Espers Trained (1/2)

Warning: Little Math Ahead!

At a hundred percent Sync Rate, Line Controllers were capable of moving objects at a speed of one metre per second, but following linear paths. The refined objects could only weigh a maximum of one kilogram in total, movable only a metre around them.

But, the weight limit didn't conform to a single Refined Object. The psychic energy of Espers was capable of seeping through objects. Meaning, given the objects were Refined Objects of the Line controller and were lined up one after another within the one metre range, then the Line Controller would be able to seep his/her psychic arm through all of them.

As long as the total weight doesn't exceed a kilogram, the Line Controller would be able to lift all the Refined Objects. Also, the restriction the Line Controller faced only conformed to the direction of movement and not his psychic arm's morphing.

The control of a Line Controller was only a single line, meaning a single direction. So, he could line up his psychic arm, thinking about it in reference to the three directional axes, X, Y, and Z.

Now, for assumption, let us assume the psychic arm of the line controller aligns with the positive X-axis.

Using his ability to move in a straight line, the Line Controller could make the psychic arm expand along the Y-axis, one point at a time, one after another. When he finishes it, his psychic arm would now resemble a square.

Similarly, he could repeat the same in the Z-axis, expanding one point after another, eventually ending up with a cube. Now, he could expand and contract similarly, the only limitation being able to move in a straight line, one at a time or a collective whole aligned in a straight line.

Suppose each point of the cube is made up of particles, possessing a definite mass and volume. Then, they would all be the Line Controller's Refined Objects, their motion controlled by him.

Now, the Line Controller would only be able to move them in a single direction as a collective whole, despite them being individual units. But, since his psychic energy—the building blocks of the psychic arm—has seeped through the particles, holding them in place, the Line Controller would be able to achieve something different.

Consider the cube to have a side of 80 centimetres. Suppose he chooses a point K(20, 30, 80)—situated 20 centimetres from the Y-axis, 30 centimetres from the X-axis, and 80 centimetres from the X-Y plane—with 100 units conforming to a metre in length and moves it up, it will create a point of vacancy in its original spot.

Suppose the Line Controller throws away the displaced particle; now, the cube is no longer a perfect cube; the point K920, 30, 80) becomes a void. Using his control, while holding all the particles in place, the Line Controller will be able to move one particle after another, changing the shape of the cube little by little.

Now, the task Madam Mila had assigned them was the same. They would have to pass their psychic arm through the glass jar, passing through all the yellow dust, arranging them into the shape of their face one particle after another.

Each particle wasn't too small, only half a millimetre, visible to the naked eye. This way, the Line Controllers were able to spot and move each particle without trouble. It was a daunting task, requiring monstrous patience and concentration.

It was assigned to them because concentration and patience were traits preferred to exist in Espers, either naturally imbued or artificially cultivated. Only then would they able to create complex structures in the future while in the Wilds, amidst battles.

Area Controllers were capable of moving objects in two directions simultaneously, capable of expanding and contracting along a plane. This allowed Jyorta to complete the task layer by layer, taking a shorter time as compared to his Line Controller peers.

When he becomes a Wave Controller in the future, he would be able to manoeuvre his psychic arm in three different directions. Therefore, Wave Controllers were capable of replicating their current task in a single second.

Line Controllers acted in one-dimension, Area Controllers acted in two-dimensions, and Wave Controllers acted in three-dimensions. This was why only from Tier 3 would Espers be capable of exhibiting their powers to the full extent.

Placing the glass jar on the table, Jyorta picked up a notebook and tore a blank page from it. Using a cellophane tape, he affixed it on the wall beside his bed, near his feet. He picked up a ball-point pen and sat on the bed, assuming a cross-legged pose.

He seeped his psychic arm into the pen, hovering it in the air. He brought the pen towards the paper, its nib situated a millimetre from the surface. With a thought, the pen began to rotate, spinning faster and faster.

He gently touched the spinning pen on the paper, immediately changing its direction, creating a curve on the paper. He moved the pen, limiting contact with the surface lest it bore a hole through the paper.

”Jyorta!”