Chapter 10 The puppet is alive
Looking at the doll he created, Alex felt a little disappointed. He could move this doll that looked like Paul, or even speak. But it was all behaviors under his control, without any help. Just like a realistic dummy, a dummy who can be controlled remotely.
After creating this doll, Alex felt that his spirit was exhausted, so he no longer had to worry about whether the doll was useful. He fell asleep after lying down. As soon as he slept the next day, after getting up, he entered the mental space to check. The doll had no change and was still sitting in a chair blankly.
"What can this thing be used for?" Alex thought to himself. Before he could think about it, Paul came to teach him music again.
This time Paul still didn't plan to teach new things. He wanted to see how Alex practiced. He planned to wait until Alex learned to play and sing on his own.
When Alex took the accordion from Paul's hand, he accidentally touched Paul's hand, which made him feel like he was being electrocuted and his whole body was numb. The sudden electric shock made him scream!
At first, he thought it was static electricity on his body, but they both were electrocuted.
Strangely, Paul had nothing to do, and looked at him for no reason and asked, "What's wrong with you?"
"I seemed to have been electrocuted just now, it must be because there was too much static electricity on my body."
"I'm electrocuted? I don't think so!"
Alex also felt strange. He clearly felt a current coming from Paul, but the other party had nothing to do. What's even more strange is that after he was electrocuted, he felt a little mentally distressed, which was almost the same as the feeling of overusing his ability.
"What's wrong with you? You look very tired."
Soon, Paul also discovered the abnormality of Alex. A child who was still very energetic just now suddenly became much more depressed.
"I, I'm fine! I just feel a little confused!" Alex struggled to play the accordion, but he couldn't remember how he played it.
"Did you not have a good sleep last night? It's better to have a sleep. I'll come over again in the afternoon!"
Seeing this, Paul thought he had been practicing the accordion all night last night, which affected his sleep.
The feeling of fatigue became stronger and stronger, and Alex felt that the light suddenly became much darker. He didn't know what was wrong, and his thinking became much slower, so he had to agree, "Okay! I'll go to bed first."
Under Paul's gaze, Alex put down the accordion and returned to the bedroom.
It was only nine o'clock in the morning during this period. Bart was at work and Angel went out to buy things. Before Paul came, he had already greeted the Carpenters and his wife. Now, he had to write a note to explain the situation and inform them to come back in the afternoon.
As soon as he got to the bed, Alex couldn't help but get tired and fell asleep. Strangely, this time he had dreams one dream after another. This was a little different from before. After he used his ability to use it too much, he would never have a dream when he went to bed. What's even more strange is that in the dream, he found himself a child from rural Germany, from birth to growth, and finally came to the United States.
"Ah! I understand! This is Paul's past!"
When Alex woke up from his dream, he sat up all of a sudden. At about twelve o'clock, the sun shone in from the window. Only some noises were heard from the kitchen, which was Angel preparing lunch.
"Strange, why did I dream of Paul?"
Since it was a dream, and dreaming of someone else's past, Alex felt a little blurred. At the same time, he couldn't figure out why it was Paul and why.
After waking up, Alex felt that this matter was a bit strange. After thinking about it, it seemed to be related to the Paul doll he created. So he entered the spiritual space to check the doll.
Surprisingly, when he entered the spiritual space and activated the time in that space, the doll actually came to life.
"Alex! Where am I?" asked the doll.
Alex stared at the doll in a daze, feeling incredible. He said, "Who are you?"
The man looked at him strangely and said, "Don't you recognize me anymore? I'm Paul!"
Yes, the doll in front of him looks exactly the same as Paul, and his behavior and tone is the same. But why did Paul appear in this space? Isn’t this space virtualized by his own spirit? Then what happened to Paul? Nothing will happen.
Alex became more and more surprised as he thought about it. He was afraid that his biggest secret would be discovered by the real Paul, or that he accidentally imprisoned Paul's soul in his own space. No matter what the situation was, it was not a good thing. He repeatedly asked the Paul puppet, but he didn't ask anything, but became more and more sure that the one in front of him was Paul himself.
"Alex! Why did you imprison me? Let me go out!" The doll was already on the verge of storm and wanted to snatch the door. However, it soon discovered that after the door opened, it only saw that it was pitch black outside.
"Please don't be excited, listen to my explanation!" Alex felt scared. When he saw the doll's eyes, he knew that the other party had lost patience and no longer wanted to hear what he said.
The doll's eyes showed fierce light and rushed towards Alex, trying to control him. The doll knew that the strange things that happened to him must have something to do with this child.
"Stop!" Alex shouted, stopping the doll's movements.
Yes, no matter whether Paul himself or not, he still has a way to stop the doll he created. In this spiritual space, Alex is God, who can create everything and control everything.
Now, the doll is like a robot with a pause button pressed, not moving at all.
"What the hell is going on?" Alex walked around the doll a few times, trying to find out the answer, but unfortunately, he found nothing.
Finally, Alex withdrew from the spiritual space. He planned to find the real Paul to see if there was any abnormality between the other party.
As soon as he walked out of the room, he was called to eat by Angel. It was already lunch time, and Bart returned home.
"You're awake? I'm just about to ask you to get up and have a meal."
In desperation, Alex had to finish the meal first. While he was eating, he was thinking about Paul. He was already a little worried about Paul, afraid that he would kill someone by accident.
After finally finishing lunch, he hurriedly left the house and ran to the tavern to find Paul. When he saw that Paul was safe and sound, a big rock fell in his heart.
"It's so great to see you!" Alex was so angry, he ran all the way.
Paul was a little surprised, and he said, "Didn't I say I'll go to find you again in the afternoon? You can't wait now?"
"Yes! I want to play it for you right away."
Alex had to follow Paul's words, and he pretended to be impatient, which made Paul feel extremely happy.
"Very good, then come in. We haven't opened the door to do business yet, it's still early."
They walked to a cottage, where Paul lived. Under Paul's gaze, Alex picked up the accordion on the table, which was old and seemed to have been used for many years.
It's strange that when Alex played this time, he felt that he was self-taught and could not be connected before, and he easily played over the parts that could not be connected. Not only that, he understood Paul's understanding of some of his actions and fingering techniques yesterday.
"It's incredible! You just came into contact with the accordion yesterday, and you were able to play so well today!"
Paul has been playing the accordion in the tavern for almost twenty years and knows this instrument well. He has also taught children to practice accordion and is not unfamiliar with the identity of a teacher. He often goes to nearby primary schools to teach children accordion part-time, but when he saw Alex's performance, he was still surprised.
The accordion makes melodious notes in Alex's hand, and it is a wonderful piece of music together. For him, all he lacks is proficiency. Now, if you practice it a few times, you can play it immediately.
Even Alex is a little unclear about why it is so easy to learn. He guessed that it might be because he created the Paul puppet. Originally, the ability to complete memory is only reflected in memory. In the process of learning, the most time a person spends in his life is to remember various knowledge. However, after remembering, he still needs to use it to truly master it.
Now, Alex has only practiced a few times and has mastered the skill like playing the accordion. Others need to practice for ten days and months, and Alex only needs one or two times. This is even stronger than the super learning ability of Gold Baby, and this ability is more in line with Alex's wishes.
"Oh, it's so great. With this ability, it's very convenient to learn anything. It's really easy to save trouble and effort!" Alex is a lazy person, so of course he doesn't want to work too hard.
Although he is a lazy person, he still uses his brain to think about things. He is not simply imitating others. After he masters the skills, he can create some musical clips as he wants. Although these are just some clips, for someone like Paul who relies on music to make a living, it is like the sound of nature!
Facing this amazing performance, Paul was shocked and numb. He really didn't understand how Alex could do it. After a while, he realized that it was time to teach Alex to sing early. In this way, he could really stand on the stage and perform with them.
"Alex, your accordion is already so good. I want to teach you how to sing as soon as possible, but today I haven't figured out what to teach you. I'll come to find you later."
After Paul sent Alex away, he thought about it and thought that he could not be treated as an ordinary child, and he had to show some real skills.
In fact, Alex's goal has been achieved, and he just wanted to come and see if Paul is still alive. Fortunately, it's okay, otherwise he really doesn't know what to do. Now he just wants to go home and enter the spiritual space to study the doll, and maybe there are other new discoveries.
However, when he returned home, he realized that he used his abilities too much today, and even if he had the spirit, he had to consider his physical ability. He had to wait until tomorrow before he could enter the spiritual space again.
Chapter completed!