Urging for more updates, then turning into a magical girl.

Chapter 6 Hypnotic Commands

Zhang Menglin also noticed the unusual situation behind her.

She turned her head and saw Lin Yuyan's eyes gradually regaining their clarity. However, Cheng Qi reacted even faster, saying almost without thinking, "Defeated Magical Girl Arc Moon."

As soon as the sound was uttered, Lin Yuyan's hand, which had been resting on her forehead, slowly fell to her sides. The glint that had just appeared in her eyes vanished instantly, returning to emptiness. Then, her body stiffened, reverting to her doll-like form.

"Defeated Magical Girl Crescent Moon, obeying your command."

Lin Yuyan responded in a completely emotionless voice.

Zhang Menglin breathed a sigh of relief, "That was close... so close—"

"Dr. Zhang," Cheng Qi's gaze remained fixed on Lin Yuyan, "why did the hypnosis fail just now?"

Zhang Menglin turned around, tilting her head as if recalling something. Then, she scratched the back of her head somewhat embarrassedly.

"Uh... I think I accidentally gave the command to end the hypnosis just now."

"...What?"

"Well... when I was explaining the operation procedure to you just now, didn't I repeat that instruction...?"

Zhang Menglin stopped halfway through her sentence, seemingly wanting to avoid giving the instruction again.

Cheng Qi also understood.

When Zhang Menglin was introducing hypnosis, she did indeed mention the phrase "humanity's return to the crescent moon." The instruction to break hypnosis is to say those six words.

In other words, Zhang Menglin herself dispelled the hypnosis while demonstrating it.

"...Isn't this command incredibly unintelligent? Can't it automatically understand the context?"

Zhang Menglin clearly realized her mistake and quickly tried to salvage the situation, saying, "That was just... just an accident! Both the commands to enter and end hypnosis are customizable. You can try to reset them to a word that would never be accidentally triggered in daily life, which will prevent this from happening again."

...Even changing the wording wouldn't have helped in that situation! Isn't the problem with your description?!

"Forget it, I won't dwell on that anymore. I still have some questions. I just gave the command to enter hypnosis. Will Arc Moon remember me after she wakes up?"

"Uh, probably not. Because Lin Yuyan was still dazed when she woke up, she probably didn't see what you looked like, Commander. And memories from hypnosis can't be carried over to when you're awake, so when you meet her, just pretend it's the first time you've met her."

As Cheng Qi continued his conversation with Zhang Menglin, an idea immediately came to mind.

According to Zhang Menglin, the current effectiveness of light hypnosis is very limited, and it is not enough to make Hu Yue do things against her will.

But conversely, what if it's something that Arc Moon himself doesn't object to?

For example...writing novels?

As a web novel author, even if she often misses updates or goes on hiatus, writing is not something against her will, right?

After all, it wasn't like she was being asked to do anything outrageous; it was just asking a web novel author to update her own novel. What was there to resist?

So even a light hypnosis should be enough to issue such an instruction, right? Wouldn't that mean we could use hypnosis to make this eunuch keep typing away?!

Cheng Qi's lips began to curl upwards.

"Dr. Zhang, are there any other techniques related to hypnosis?"

Seeing that Cheng Qi had returned to the main topic, Zhang Menglin continued her explanation:

"Hmm... Regarding long-term suggestion, I suggest you first subtly increase her positive feelings towards you, gradually making her lower her guard. This way, when you proceed with deeper hypnosis and command implantation later, her subconscious resistance will be greatly reduced. Sharpening your axe before chopping wood is essential, right?"

Cheng Qi nodded slightly.

He understood this principle. Simply put, it meant first becoming friends with her and gaining her trust. The effect of hypnosis can only be maximized when the target psychologically trusts the hypnotist.

"You can also use reward mechanisms during hypnosis. For example, suggest that she will feel pleasure and joy after completing a certain task, so that she psychologically enjoys doing it. Once this positive feedback loop is established, there will be no need to repeatedly give instructions; she will do it spontaneously."

Upon hearing this, Cheng Qi couldn't suppress the smile on his face.

This is exactly what I wanted!

Wouldn't that mean we could train this grand eunuch to enjoy writing more and more?!

If we add the implied instruction to update 10,000 words daily...

Cheng Qi's smile was developing into a kind of indescribable, silly grin.

Looking at Cheng Qi's expression, Zhang Menglin patted her shoulder with some concern: "Uh, Commander... do you have some strange ideas?"

"Hmm?" Cheng Qi snapped out of his reverie, slightly composed himself, "What else could I possibly be thinking?"

"You're clearly looking like you want to use the Crescent Moon as a firearm... but Commander, you don't have the tools right now. How about you go back into the modification device, and I'll add another part for you?"

"...Go to hell with you."

Seeing Cheng Qi's disdainful expression, Zhang Menglin pondered for a moment, then suddenly realized: "...Hiss, I didn't expect you, Commander, to prefer the QQ Space?"

Cheng Qi quickly interrupted the other person's wild thoughts: "Stop, I'm not that vulgar. I still need to arrange a meeting with Hu Yue. Do you have any ideas?"

"Thoughts?" Zhang Menglin asked, somewhat puzzled. "What kind of thoughts are you referring to?"

Cheng Qi faced the hibernation pod, his arms crossed over his chest.

"You see, after Arc Moon was defeated and captured by us... so the last image in her memory must still be the moment she was defeated. Therefore, there is nothing wrong with her being imprisoned in our base."

She paused, her brows furrowing slightly.

"But the problem is... what's next? How do I get her out of here? And how do I get her to take me with her? Don't forget, my mission is to infiltrate her circle and conduct long-term suggestion and hypnosis. If she goes out on her own without me, then all my efforts will be in vain."

Zhang Menglin rested her index finger and thumb on her chin, pondering for a while. Half a minute later, she shook her head and frankly admitted, "I'm sorry, Commander, I can't think of any good ideas."

Cheng Qi was not disappointed.

Zhang Menglin is just a scientist; expecting her to offer advice in this area would indeed be asking too much. The reason for asking was that "it wouldn't hurt to ask if she had any brilliant ideas."

In fact, Cheng Qi already had a plan. She smiled and slowly turned her head—

"Listen, I have a plan."