Chapter 362: Chapter 362: Laboratory Situation
A brain as delicate as a craftwork, its size is about the size of a fat man’s body.
The gears embedded inside, the hydraulic devices, and some of the metallic structures remind Han Dong of the body construction of the former Great Lord, Stuart.
In truth, Han Dong himself is also very curious about where the set of metal driving devices in the body of the Great Lord, a ghoul, comes from.
He did not find any related information in the research of the Swollen Doctor.
Like Han Dong, the Swollen Doctor is skilled in the study of biological entities. He knows nothing about Metallic Endoskeletal Power Drive Systems.
When Han Dong approached this giant brain, he immediately sensed a familiar smell.
“Could this be…”
About half an hour of waiting.
The slowly rotating gears inside the brain gradually stop.
The tube for delivering oxygen and nutrient fluids separates from the brain layer.
Contaminating tentacles sprouted on the surface of the brain immediately, combining with the body soaked in a solution nearby.
A new body, similar to a “Frankenstein,” was used to carry this brain.
Not only has the size of the brain increased, but it has also added metal structures inside. The load has greatly increased, and the original body is no longer suitable.
A huge and swollen skull wraps around this brain, and the surface of the scalp is reinforced with several metal nuts.
“My Lord! You’re here!”
The moment the Swollen Doctor opened his eyes, he immediately knelt down.
“What’s this?”
The Swollen Doctor immediately explained: “My Lord, a while ago when I was expanding the lab, I accidentally found a few fragments of the [Great Lord] in the depths of the manor ruins…I tried to incorporate the metal frame structure from the ‘M.O.’ into my brain.
Unexpectedly, it easily merged and caused great changes in my brain in a short period of time!
I sense a vague sign of a potential evolution towards [demon].”
Han Dong is also pleased with the growth of the Swollen Doctor.
“Oh? You said that the Great Lord’s metal drive structure comes from that old king?”
“That’s correct…The manor is just a small, insignificant territory within the Old King’s vast domain.
But as the keeper of the land deed, the Great Lord also received some blessings from the Old King.
This metallic skeleton is one of the main blessings.”
The Swollen Doctor was extremely excited when discussing this matter, as he had realized a huge improvement due to it.
“Since this is an artefact of the ‘M.O.’, are you sure you should be using it at will?”
“I have conducted relevant detection via the signal device beforehand. This kind of metal remnant no longer has any signs of energy dissipation.”
“My Lord, the Life Laboratory and the production workshop have been basically set up… Would you like a tour?”
“Okay.”
All the way.
Han Dong inspected every detail, including the caliber of each pipeline, the shape and blade count of the paddle, the humidity control of the environment, as well as issues related to concentration detection.
He raised various questions.
The Swollen Doctor recorded them all. Several hours later, he filled a notebook.
“My Lord…aren’t you only in your twenties?”
The doctor was sweating and curious about what the envoy’s previous occupation was, as he didn’t expect his newly built lab to be questioned so thoroughly.
The meticulousness of Han Dong was learned during his PhD studies.
Biological reactions are based on enzymes. The natural catalysts of organisms have very strict requirements for the external environment… Therefore, every step of the biological experiment needs to consider various details.
“Details determine the yield as well as the quality of output. You need to pay close attention to all the details I’ve mentioned… Make me a list of needed materials and I’ll provide them all at once.”
“Alright.”
“By the way, I have two things to give you.”
The first is the cell essence extracted by Han Dong from the body of a death row inmate in the [Strange Tales] world.
Han Dong doesn’t plan to use it himself.
This type of cell essence, derived from human body, is more suitable for research. Experts could try to instill muscle characteristics similar to those of death row inmates into the body of a ghoul, and even introduce ‘fighting techniques’.
The doctor carefully took the Petri dish, “I’ll do my best to research it.”
“Additionally, I’ve found you an assistant… Can you use the ‘Life Cultivator’ in the lab now?”
“Yes! Come with me.”
The Swollen Doctor led Han Dong to a separate laboratory partition.
In a room strewn with red filamentous material, there is a flesh pouch that can accommodate a fully grown ghoul.
Some of the inspiration for this device came from the [Mother], made using the Swollen Doctor’s method to create Mother’s structure, used for breeding life.
Building it was naturally costly, and it took the Swollen Doctor a full month to build just this device.
Han Dong took out the important props.
The core crystal bead from the S-level Strange Tale – [The Head Nurse], and the cell essence that had been cultured for a day (now formed a cell colony and has strong differentiation capability).
The Swollen Doctor took the cell colony in the petri dish and observed it through an optically-powered microscope he’d made himself.
“They’re all stem cells… My Lord, where did you get these?”
The cell essence extracted by Han Dong with a syringe is a set of stem cell groups with infinite potential.
“Can they form an individual?”
“If we have a core to stabilize it, of course…”
……
With the burping of the pseudo-mother sac.
After two hours of body reconstruction.
The nurse in the purple dress slipped out of the sac, her whole body sticky and slimy.
The moment she opened her eyes.
The Head Nurse stared at Han Dong angrily… her memory still stuck in the lighthouse.
Just as she wanted to attack Han Dong.
Hum!
A strong mental force acted on her whole body, and the newly born Head Nurse, still in a weak state, could not move.
This was the doctor’s power.
At the same time.
Feeling hostility and alien invasion.
Hundreds of crowmen came to the underground area from different passages. Hundreds of black eyes stared at the head nurse, scaring her so much that her whole body trembled uncontrollably and her fighting will faded instantly.
The gaze of the Crowman Elder brought her more pressure than [Lamp Man] did.
“Lamp Man – Kinoshita Souichiro is dead!
You have a choice.
The first. Submit to me and work in the lab with the doctor.
I believe you can already feel that the body I’ve rebuilt for you is much different than before. It’s mixed with an attribute called ‘contamination’.
If you perform well, I will give you a chance to grow.
In future, you will break free from the fetters of the ‘Strange Tales’ and become stronger than Lamp Man.
Second. Reject the proposal, then you will become the fertilizer in the manor.”
“I, Sakurada Rina, am willing to follow my Lord!”
The Head Nurse is not a creation of Kinoshita Souichiro, she is an independent individual. She only joined the Lighthouse’s forces because Souichiro valued her a lot.
Now, Souichiro is dead, but a stronger one values her.
She immediately kneeled down, acknowledged Han Dong as her new master.