"Why is Elorie at Beitian Academy?" Honglian raised her voice, "You should know she’s a chanical Officer from the Dinsional Limit chanism, right?"
"Yes, we know. But she was severely injured at the ti, barely breathing. If Beitian Academy had turned her away, she would surely have died." You Chi paused, "Besides, we were entrusted by soone else. Her identity had to be secondary."
"By whom?"
"A friend."
Seeing that the other party did not want to discuss further, Honglian did not press on.
In the end, the information she currently had was too little, and she couldn’t yet discern the full situation. But as long as she could see Elorie in person, the trip would not be in vain.
The duo followed You Chi through the bamboo corridor behind Cyan Grass Hall and entered a dical facility. The style here was completely different from the antique buildings out front; the interior was simple and technology-driven, and even close to midnight, many dical staff were still busy. After passing through two airtight doors, they finally found the long-missing team mber, Elorie.
She was wearing a surgical gown, half-floating in a transparent glass tank filled with pale yellow liquid, with tubes and signal lines inserted all over her arms, forehead, and spine. Several machines nearby occasionally emitted buzzing sounds, seemingly monitoring her vital signs.
"Turns out the scene I saw was here!" Wang Baihu took a few steps forward, cautiously reaching out to touch the tank, "Can she... hear speaking?"
"No, dically speaking, she has not woken up yet. After all, she was injured so severely that surviving is already a miracle."
"What kind of injuries?" Honglian asked.
You Chi brought up her examination report on the dical room’s large screen. "Multiple gunshot wounds to the torso, a broken arm, execution-style gunshot to the head, bullet entering the brain..."
The shocking photos in the report left the two stunned.
Such injuries on an ordinary person would have likely led to death five or six tis over.
"But she looks almost intact physically..." Wang Baihu wondered.
"That’s naturally owing to our treatnt results. The equipnt before you is Beitian Academy’s latest research achievent. As long as a person still breathes, it can ensure life preservation and promote wound healing." You Chi sighed, "But the shot to her head was too fatal. Although her body has healed, she remains unable to wake."
Honglian hadn’t expected to see such a result.
She had initially thought the other party was injured by a Demon or suffered from so bizarre ability trap; but in the end, it was a random shooting.
Would the General Captain do such a thing?
She had her doubts.
"But if I didn’t misunderstand, we’re here to talk with Elorie, to find a way to treat her." Honglian frowned, "Looking at the current situation, is this account just a lie?"
"No, she’s just unconscious, aning her mind isn’t dead." You Chi shook his head.
"What do you an?"
"Simply put, Elorie’s brainwaves are still active. Using a special brainwave regulator, you can achieve conscious communication with her." He seriously explained.
"Wow!" Wang Baihu was astonished by Beitian Academy’s technology, "Is this possible now? It feels like future tech!"
"Alone, Beitian Academy can’t handle it; let’s say... we received guidance from a higher power." You Chi smiled, implying, "You must have co here because of him too, to investigate, right?"
The World Ability Center?
Assembling as a consciousness collective, it didn’t choose to partner with the Dinsional Limit chanism of Ability Users but secretly cooperates with Beitian Academy?
Honglian couldn’t help but feel a tinge of worry.
Frankly speaking, if it were as they said—Xiao Canong violated discipline and betrayed the chanism—then reporting directly to the headquarters would put Xiao Canong in hot water. Why did Shixin go to such lengths, starting with an unknown officer?
Could it be that their true aim isn’t rely a General Captain?
"So, who will go?" You Chi asked.
"Can’t both talk with Elorie?"
"Currently, we only have one device; you can take turns using it."
"I’ll go first." Honglian decisively said.
"Hey, wasn’t I the one invited?" Wang Baihu pointed at himself.
"But you didn’t dare act alone, so you sought , right?" Honglian shrugged, "So it’s perfectly reasonable for to be ahead of you."
The latter was speechless.
You Chi guided Honglian to lie down, and ceremoniously placed a tal cap full of wires on her head, attaching an IV bottle and heart monitor. "Ready?"
She nodded slightly, indicating no issue.
"Next, just relax and respond to whatever guidance cos to you."
After finishing, You Chi left the room, leaving Honglian and Wang Baihu alone on the site.
"Phew... My acting should have been quite convincing, right?" In the hallway, he stretched and turned to a tall man leaning on the window rail.
The man was indeed his senior, Yue Beifeng.
His senior’s expression was noticeably grave compared to his relaxed deanor, with a face full of seriousness, "Do you think doing this is really appropriate?"
"What’s the matter?" You Chi asked deliberately.
"What else could it be!" Clearly displeased, Yue Beifeng said, "The entire Beitian Academy is participating in that Chen kid’s play. We’re a dical institution, not a theater. The dean also... actually agreed to such an outrageous request, allowing soone from the Dinsional Limit chanism inside."
"You know it was the dean who made the decision. As disciples, naturally, we must follow suit." You Chi chuckled, patting his shoulder, "Besides, apart from you and , how many others know about this play? Compared to the help Chen Xuan provided Beitian Academy, this bit of return is not excessive."
"But a lie is still a lie, and plays can always be exposed." Yue Beifeng was anxious, "As dical practitioners, we should stay on the right path—"
"I understand." You Chi interrupted, admiring this trait of his senior, "Indeed, to heal and save lives, one should be honest and sincere. However, what Chen Xuan is doing isn’t about that; he’s engaged in combat, his enemy the Dinsional Limit chanism. It’s also sothing the dean hoped to do but lacked the power to. In a sense, he’s fighting on our behalf. Since it’s combat, naturally strategy matters."
Yue Beifeng was silent. After a while, he spoke, "Do you believe he can expel the Dinsional Limit chanism?"
"I don’t know," You Chi spoke the truth, "but we lack other worthy expectations, don’t we?"
...
When Honglian reopened her eyes, she realized the spotless, white dical room had vanished. She was lying on the floor of a small compartnt, the ceiling scene feeling so unfamiliar.
She jerked upright in a fright.
Where had she co!?
"Are you the guest scheduled for today’s visit?" Soone behind her inquired.
Honglian quickly turned, noticing a beautiful woman she’d never seen before. Her white hair like liquid rcury, her pupils more dazzling than gemstones, "You are..."
"My na is Liuli." The beauty smiled and patted the chair next to her, "Sit. Elorie will be back shortly."
"Elorie... Is she here?"
"Yes, this is her ho..."
"Yes, this is her ho... and also her Consciousness Space." Liuli propped her single hand on her forehead, repeating from her wireless earphone.
"Consciousness Space..." Honglian murmured, eyes revealing disbelief. Beitian Academy... or rather the World Ability Center, possessed such technology, turning brainwave signals into virtual worlds? Such absurd neurological science level was unheard of!
No wonder the chanism always wanted to cooperate with Beitian Academy.
"Then what are you to Elorie?"
"I’m one of her mory friends... what am I saying, I’m clearly her best friend!" Liuli suddenly raised her voice.
"Huh?" Honglian was puzzled.
"Sorry, it’s nothing, as her friend, that’s why I’m here." Liuli cleared her throat, pretending nothing happened. Just then, tily knocking sounded from outside. "Oh, it should be Elorie and the others returning; I’ll go open the door."
The others? Honglian was confounded; was Elorie’s Consciousness Space that lively?
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