Chapter 1038: Chapter 37: The World of the Living (4K)

The mission concluded, and the Mobile Detachment was responsible for cleaning up the scene, scanning for anomalous energy fluctuations to ensure nothing was overlooked.

Li Ang and Wang Congshan boarded the helicopter, heading towards Yin City.

Actually, teleportation arrays are set up inside the various Special Affairs Bureau bases,

but like the Star Gate, the teleportation array has the setting that "the higher the essential life level of the teleporter, the more energy it consumes."

Wang Congshan fares better, but if Li Ang wanted to use the teleportation array, he’d have to empty half of the high-level energy reserves in the local base.

It’s simpler to take the helicopter; after all, Yin City isn’t far away.

In the sky, the helicopter rotor blades spun rapidly, creating noise.

Li Ang glanced at the gradually shrinking, silent street scene below, his mind surging with spiritual energy.

Ever since he fully resolved the turmoil caused by past experiences, his mood and thoughts have cleared considerably,

his psychic abilities have surged, and he has become skilled in using fifth-level abilities like Restrictive Ability Technique, High-level Command Technique, Superpower Resonance, and Mind Probe, no longer struggling as before.

He has begun to gradually learn sixth-level psychic enchantment system abilities—Reformative Spirit Light, Collective Suggestion, Mind Exchange.

Among them, Reformative Spirit Light can alter the physical and mental characteristics of the target, fundamentally twisting others’ minds.

This transformation is permanent,

If the target is weak and lacking in will, and no other psychics notice the issue, they might never discover traces of the transformation.

Meanwhile, Collective Suggestion is an upgraded version of the second-level ability Suggestion, with a broader range and longer duration,

and it also belongs to the category of one-time release, long-term effect types.

If Li Ang wished, he could suggest an entire school into believing he attended classes punctually every day, without noticing any anomaly.

As for Mind Exchange, it involves exchanging minds with a subject incapable of exempting sixth-level psychic powers.

In some extremely peculiar circumstances, it can yield magnificent effects.

Feeling the surge and ebb of spiritual energy, Li Ang sighed, looked at Wang Congshan, and said, "Your level is up to 7 now, right?"

"Yes."

Wang Congshan nodded, "Lv7, Experience Bar 187/700.

Attributes are,

Strength: 7

Agility: 7

Intelligence: 6

Constitution: 7

Perception: 6

Charm: 7.

Free attribute points, total of 7 points."

When first becoming a player, Wang Congshan’s basic attributes were Strength, Agility, Constitution 5 points; Intelligence, Perception 6 points, Charm 7 points.

With training and magical potion aid, Strength, Agility, and Constitution have each increased by two points,

and she hasn’t used any of the free attribute points gained during leveling up.

"Seven attribute points...should be enough."

Li Ang nodded and turned to Xing Hechou sitting beside him, "Have your people start preparing."

Xing Hechou solemnly nodded, picked up a communication device, and began coordinating with colleagues at the Yin City Special Affairs Bureau headquarters.

Soon, the helicopter entered Yin City’s downtown area, soaring over towering skyscrapers that seemed like creations of gods, descending onto the Special Affairs Bureau’s helipad.

The three walked into the Special Affairs Bureau headquarters, arriving at the seventh level’s III-level laboratory of the scientific research department.

This area’s confidentiality level is extremely high; ordinary staff cannot enter or even take a look,

The three held their passes, walked through a dozen safety doors of varying specifications, and entered the central laboratory area.

The central area was particularly lively today; over a thousand research personnel, medical staff, and think tanks were already in place, calibrating various instruments.

According to the plan, once Wang Congshan upgraded to level seven, Li Ang would enhance her physical attributes to increase them to 11 points, and then bind her to two items: Remnant Spark of The Traveling Mage and Axis Cube.

Since the Remnant Spark of The Traveling Mage is a Perfect Level strength seed, carrying a complete strength system,

the Axis Cube is an epic-level magic tool with the special property of devouring other items,

during the binding process, there’s a minute possibility of accidents,

Li Ang struck a trade with the Special Affairs Bureau; he offered a portion of medical attribute magic potion products, seeds, and formulas to the Bureau,

while the Bureau dispatched a professional team to protect Wang Congshan from accidents during the item binding process,

and incidentally observe energy fluctuations triggered by binding the epic item.

Due to the precious nature of the medical attribute magic potion (effective on ordinary people),

the Bureau also had to pay an additional reward to Li Ang for expanding the Immaculate Furnace Shop’s premises.

It appeared there was still time before the personnel on-site were fully prepared,

Li Ang and Wang Congshan logged into Game Square, walking straight towards the Immaculate Furnace Shop.

During this period, he hadn’t bothered to respond to various organizations’ recruiting overtures, hadn’t even stepped into Game Square much,

Those organizations seemed to have understood his intentions and stopped having people camp outside the shop’s entrance 24/7,

Therefore, there were only a few customers browsing goods in the store now, along with Laura lounging behind the cash register, idly reading comics.

"Boss!"

Upon seeing Li Ang in his iconic Dragon Head White Lab Coat, Laura, whose mental age was still that of a child, jumped up in nervousness,

The few customers in the store also looked over curiously.

"I brought a friend to visit, you go on with watching the shop."

Li Ang casually nodded, leading Wang Congshan, who was wearing a Tiger Mask and looking around curiously like a baby, into the operating room behind the Immaculate Furnace.

"Is this where you usually work?"

Wang Congshan curiously examined the operating room.

The walls of the operating room were covered with white ceramic tiles, and the incandescent lights hanging from the ceiling were neither bright nor dim; the room had no excess furnishings,

other than bookshelves containing surgical material, storage cabinets containing biological materials, and desks and chairs,

the only other items were the green sterile surgical bed, a trolley with surgical tools beside it, and the conspicuously out-of-place pure white bathtub.

Constant sunlight generated by Game Square filtered through the cross-grid windows on the operating room walls, spilling inside,

a scent of disinfectant lingered in the air,

though the entire room was clean and tidy, it somehow possessed a sinister and eerie atmosphere,

like the underground lab where a mad scientist conducts forbidden experiments.

"Is it? Seems fine."

Li Ang removed the Dragon Head Mask, donned protective goggles, a mask, and rubber gloves, casually saying, "This room is specially designated for customer body modifications,

No medical mishap has occurred since opening; all customers are satisfied, endlessly praising my surgical skills..."

"What’s this?"

Wang Congshan stood before the storage cabinet and opened it, seeing inside hundreds of brown glass bottles of various sizes, each filled with preservation solution,

Containing mutant organs like heavy-pupil eyeballs, tumor-covered brain tissue, overlapping proliferated digits.

"Ah ah!"

Wang Congshan shrieked, her hand trembled, nearly dropping the brown glass bottle to the ground.

As Li Ang put on his rubber gloves, he calmly said, "Oh, this.

The objectives of the customers coming to my shop differ,

Some wish to replace better body parts, some are severely injured or cursed, and some seek stronger power through modification.

Directly disposing of their original organs seemed wasteful,

So I simply kept some special, collectible organs as a stash, just in case they can be reused in future surgeries to cut costs."

"There’s even a saying about reusing these things?"

Wang Congshan was flabbergasted, "Aren’t you concerned about customers finding out you’re fitting them with defective parts, their angry protests, and them tearing down your shop?"

"What defective parts, as long as they work."

Li Ang casually replied, "I erase the organs’ rejection responses during surgery, ensuring they’re indistinguishable from the original."

Moreover, using recycled organs allows customers to spend less money, which they’re eager to do—not everyone has conditions and resources as good as yours.

As for dismantling the shop or provoking trouble...

Heh, if they dare."

Li Ang shrugged nonchalantly, seeming like a scheming store owner, and confidently pouted.

He squatted down, placed his hand on the ground, casually created a larger bathtub, poured in the plasma raw liquid made from the nest, and said to Wang Congshan, "Alright, lie down inside."

"Uh..."

Wang Congshan glanced at the bathtub full of crimson blood, hesitated, "Do I need to change into a hospital gown..."

"No need, just lie in directly."

Li Ang waved dismissively. His biotransformation technology had already reached the point where he could perform surgeries through clothing.

"Okay..."

Wang Congshan nodded, took off the Tiger Mask, lay in the bathtub, and unexpectedly found the plasma had a certain warmth, not as cold and piercing as imagined.

"Are you settled in?"

Li Ang asked. After receiving an affirmative response from Wang Congshan, he took out a piece of white cloth from his backpack, intending to cover Wang Congshan’s face.

Wang Congshan instinctively blocked it with her hand, "Wait, why are you covering my face with a white cloth?!"

"To make you more comfortable."

Li Ang held up the white cloth and confidently said, "Just like soaking in a hot spring, covering your face with a white cloth is to make you close your eyes and enjoy quietly.

During the transformation process, there will be a series of changes to your body. Seeing them might cause psychological shadows."

"...Why does it feel so strange."

Wang Congshan smacked her lips but still, under Li Ang’s urging, covered her face with the white cloth.

As soon as her vision was obscured,

Wang Congshan heard a deep and loud Buddhist chant resonate in the room.

"Namo, Haridaya, Chalayaya."

"Namo, Ariya, Balakya, Svaha."

Alongside the Buddhist chant, a series of loud mourning noises echoed.

"Ah! How tragic!"

"Such a good person, how could they just leave like this!"

"Boohoo! What are we supposed to do after you’re gone!"

???

Wang Congshan yanked off the white cloth

only to find Li Ang had somehow brought out two tape recorders,

one playing the "Great Compassion Mantra" for passing souls,

and the other one playing sounds typical at funeral mournings.

On his head, he even wore a triangular white mourning hat.

"Are you performing a funeral for me?"

Wang Congshan stared daggers at Li Ang, her right hand reached out from the bathtub’s edge and pressed the stop button on the recorders playing the mantra and mourning sounds.

"No, not at all,"

Li Ang adjusted the white hat on his head and explained seriously, "This is the standard procedure in our shop.

When customers enter the operating room, undergo a comprehensive transformation, reborn anew,

it’s essentially like welcoming a new life. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞

Playing the Great Compassion Mantra and mourning music is to honor the death of their previous mortal stage.

It’s a solemn and sacred ceremony,

any questions?"

"...So, this is part of the ceremony too?"

Wang Congshan’s eye twitched, pointing at the 12.9-inch tablet placed on the table.

The screen displayed a black-and-white photo of Wang Congshan smiling,

and in front of the tablet, candles and three fruit plates with apples, oranges, and pears were placed.

"Yes."

Li Ang nodded and said, "Putting a photo of the customer smiling,

so when they wake up, they see their smiling face and keep a good mood.

The three fruit platters can be consumed after the surgery to quickly replenish nutrients.

Very scientific and reasonable."

"Reasonable my foot, it’s clearly an Underworld project."

Wang Congshan rolled her eyes, "Can’t you do something from the living world?"

"Living world stuff?"

Li Ang furrowed his brows, contemplated for a moment, then retrieved a dozen small sun electric heaters from the sodium ring, placing them around the bathtub,

plugged them in, and switched them on together.

All the little sun heaters immediately emitted intense light and heat, illuminating the room as bright as day.

Wang Congshan lay in the glowing bloodied bathtub, smacking her lips, eventually rolled her eyes again, and lay back down.

"Are you settled once more?

Now allocate your 7 free attribute points to Strength, Agility, Constitution, Perception, Intelligence Attribute.

Reach Strength: 9

Agility: 9

Intelligence: 7

Constitution: 8

Perception: 7

Charisma: 7."

Li Ang’s face turned serious, following the original plan, instructing Wang Congshan to prepare for the enhancement.

Once everything was ready, he placed his hand gently into the plasma in the bathtub, intertwining with Wang Congshan’s hand.

The Origin of Life and Swamp God Power activated simultaneously,

as numerous delicate plant threads pierced through Wang Congshan’s skin surface, releasing anesthetic agents so she couldn’t feel the transformation, only a slight itch of the skin.

Soon even this slight itch was overshadowed by the warmth from the small sun heaters.

The thick plasma in the bathtub slowly churned, Wang Congshan’s body underwent subtle transformations.

The entire process was silent.

After the Great Compassion Mantra played through twice,

Li Ang finally exhaled a breath of murky air and turned off the recorder.

"It’s done."

Li Ang pulled Wang Congshan up from the bathtub now filled merely with clear water, casually using Swamp God Power to evaporate the water on her body.

"Is it complete?"

Wang Congshan remained in a hazy state, shaking her head,

only to see Li Ang retrieve a heavy sandbag from the sodium ring, hanging it from the ceiling, "Punch this with all your strength."

"Hmm?"

Wang Congshan hadn’t fully recovered from the mild anesthesia. Listening to Li Ang’s words, she instinctively used half her strength, throwing a punch.

Bam!

The sturdy sandbag woven with hemp rope swung heavily, smashing against the wall and bursting open,

sand poured out,

scattering all over the floor.