Soshyan woke up from his dream and found that his surroundings were filled with artificial light.
He blinked away visions of twisted mazes and dead souls, and groaned.
At first glance, he saw a curtain of winding pipes and wires, with long lighting balls forming a square above, and a small window five meters away looking red and dark.
Moreover, his mouth felt very dry, and the tip of his tongue was full of metallic taste.
Then his arm slid down from his forehead, he blinked lightly, and reached out to wipe away the small debris on his lips.
Soshyan found that his fingers were stained with small blood particles, as if he had bitten his tongue while under anesthesia - but he did not remember that he had the habit of smacking his lips while sleeping.
"Chapter Commander, you're awake."
Taking a breath, he rolled over from the bed and stepped on the cold metal floor with his feet.
Soshyan sat up, the feast the day before yesterday and the subsequent physical examination seemed like a dream.
Pallas on the side was packing up the tools and instruments, and the servitor on the side brought a silver water glass, which was full, with many small bubbles constantly pouring out.
Soshyan picked up the cup, drank it, and then sighed comfortably.
Then he drank three more glasses of water, one cup faster than the other.
This nutrient solution is said to be Pallas's unique secret recipe, which he calls Rebi. It tastes like carbonic acid, but it's not too much.
When he put down the cup, Pallas had already walked to him with some scans and data sheets. The newly joined pharmacist followed closely, with confusion and frustration on his face.
"How's it going?"
This is the first time Soshyan has had his physical condition checked. He has realized that the gray marrow is causing some kind of change in him, but he is not sure what this change looks like.
"it's complicated."
"Then just pick the important ones and talk about them briefly."
"First of all, the content of liquid metal molecules in your body has greatly increased. If your original injection record is correct, the amount of liquid metal molecules in your body now is more than two hundred times that of the original."
"anything else."
"Also, part of the liquid metal is solidifying. I can't tell yet whether this solidification is permanent, but it does change some structures in your body."
"Mainly where?"
Pallas took out a whole-body scan, and it could be clearly seen that the upper part of Soshyan's spine and the part where it connects with the skull have obvious shadows and differences.
"About a quarter of your spine has been altered by the solidified liquid metal."
Soshyan looked at the picture and blinked.
"Does this mean...my bones turned into metal?"
"It can be said, but it is not absolute, because it remains to be determined whether these solidified liquid metal molecules are exactly the same as the original material composition of the gray marrow. Unfortunately, I don't have the original liquid of the gray marrow on hand, so I can't make a comparison."
Having said this, Pallas looked very regretful.
"Okay, so is this a good thing or a bad thing?"
"Logically speaking, the spine is the most important skeletal structure of the human body, and it also contains a large number of nerves. Once damaged, the human body's mobility and coordination will also be irreversibly damaged."
"But I don't have any discomfort in this regard."
"Yes, this is the third question. Your metalized spine seems to have the same function as a normal spine, and is even more powerful. I found through comparison of the sensing current that it seems to be more powerful than normal human bones.
Efficient.”
"Then...I said if."
Soshiyang thought for a moment and said cautiously:
"What would happen if all the bones in my body became like this?"
"I can't give a conclusion on this, but I speculate that if all the bones are metalized, the content of liquid metal molecules in your body can be much higher than now, and it can even change your blood structure, muscle structure, and even...brain
structure."
For a moment, the images of those soulless mechanical undead flashed through Soshiyang's mind.
Will he also become like this?
"By the way, Chapter Commander, I also extracted a part of the gray medulla from your body."
As he spoke, Pallas took out a test tube from the refrigerator nearby. Inside, you could clearly see some light gray substance with a hint of silver squirming.
"I plan to conduct a receptor suitability test in the near future to prepare for further expansion of the scope of transplantation."
"I understand, then I'll leave this job to you."
"Honored."
After loosening his muscles, Soshyan walked to the dressing room and put on a loose robe.
He did not leave, but instead moved from the medical sanctuary where Pallas worked to the deeper transformation area.
The Medical Sanctuary of the Chapter Monastery is a place full of wonders and horrors. Of all the areas within the monastery, although it is not the largest, it is the most closely guarded.
The mechanized living dead are widely distributed inside. The high ceiling is loaded with energy conduits and a transmission network that emits electric sparks. Strings of telegraph wires hang downward like grapes in the desert. Some extend to
Inside the rooms, some wrap around the floor.
The fighter servitors were wired into the alcove, their feet replaced with the square base of the gyroscope, their weapons pointed at Soshyan as he walked by, forming a circle around him, their dead eyes locked.
his body.
The walls here were cut through to accommodate energy cables, blood pumps, and piped supplies.
Dim lumen lamps hang from the tops of the support columns and sorting brackets on the walls, providing nutritional illumination for the tissues that are slowly developing in the culture tank and are about to be harvested.
In the translucent glass tank, the muscle tissue and organs are opening and closing unconsciously like a tangle of grass. These are the artificial organs needed for the transformation of the Space Marines.
The air smelled of disinfectant, and the floors and walls were almost spotless.
The power cooling units stacked together along the wall sprayed cold mist into the secret room, evacuating all the warmth, and at the same time hiding the already vague words inside and the figures slowly passing through the corridor.
Many surveillance cameras are installed in the secret room to record everything that happens inside.
Many stooped servants ran in and out, grunting softly as the organization collected various materials - they were all loyal servants who had followed the Astral Knights for many years, and that was why they had the honor of being in this secret place.
local work.
Soshyan was walking through the corridor leading to the transformation room, and before he opened the door, he heard Nasin Balitaem's voice.
"Start from the Y-shaped incision, first insert it in the middle, and then cut it to the side..."
With his voice, the whirring sound of the machine intensified.