Chapter 54
Whether you can reach the patient while they are in their sick state depends on how alert the patient is to you.
Sometimes, patients actually need someone close and familiar to carry out psychological intervention.
When he felt that he was being strangled, Ji Chuyao actually breathed a sigh of relief.
Strangling someone to death is a continuous action. It isn’t an instant kill. Si Chen didn’t stab him directly in the chest or spleen, showing that he still has a good chance.
Si Chen’s body temperature was lower than normal and his fingers didn’t have much flesh. They were like slender bamboo, with thin calluses on the joints.
He was like a drowning man. Pale and weak, looking like he was about to cry but with a drunken flush on his face.
Their fingers intertwined. Ji Chuyao gripped his hand and gently took him into his arms.
The tentacles around his neck gradually loosened.
Ji Chuyao let go of his hand and patted Si Chen’s back lightly, as if to comfort a shivering animal. “It’s okay, no need be nervous…”
But Si Chen wasn’t any kind of harmless animal after all.
Ji Chuyao suddenly felt a cold sensation on his neck.
He didn’t feel pain but he could clearly feel something sharp piercing his skin.
He then realized. He was being bitten by Si Chen.
Because he’d been undergoing transformation since his birth, Ji Chuyao had no blood to shed.
A translucent liquid gushed out from the side of his neck.
In nature, predators usually hold their prey tight to prevent any struggle.
Just like Si Chen was now. He was hugging Ji Chuyao’s waist as he gulped down his blood.
Because he couldn’t feel the pain, Ji Chuyao didn’t push him away.
However, this was his body’s condensate and while he wouldn’t die without it, too little of it would affect his body’s functionality.
Ji Chuyao’s blood can effectively improve the degree of mechanization and physical value for Evolutionaries pursuing mechanical evolution. It was akin to experience potions in games.
After a moment of thought, he decided that Si Chen could only drink a little, no more than 500cc. After all, sick people cannot take tonics.
But Si Chen was very conscientious and stopped when he reached 340cc.
He woke up.
It’s not quite right to describe it as ‘waking up’. Si Chen hadn’t fainted. He was simply getting out of that abnormal state.
He poked his sharp teeth with his tongue.
In the interest of survival, human beings have evolved to regard high-calorie and high-fat foods as delicious.
After having merged with the Eternal Life Abyss, Si Chen grew to regard only high-energy foods beneficial to evolution as delicious.
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And Ji Chuyao’s blood was actually within the range of… the Eternal Life Abyss’ diet.
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He let go of his hold and stepped back, movements a little unnatural.
“……I’m sorry.”
“It doesn’t matter.”
Their voices sounded in the room almost at the same time.
Si Chen rubbed his nose. “What’s the current situation?”
Ji Chuyao: “All the Machines here have been implanted with the system of the Radiant Legion. But their system hasn’t been updated for a long time and their current version is relatively backwards… In short, not only did they fail to control me but they’ve allowed me to gain the same authority as an ordinary Radiant Legion Machine.”
To put it simply, if the human body is to be compared to a computer; not only was Ji Chuyao’s computer not hacked but Ji Chuyao had even hacked into the hacker’s system in reverse. He was now recognized by the main system as “one of us”.
He can enter and leave the base at will and won’t be attacked by Machines here. All while being able to retain his consciousness.
“But Yuanji couldn’t do it.” Ji Chuyao confessed, “He’s been completely controlled and he’ll have to wait for the instance to finish before he can be deprogramed. I’ve blocked all his signals. The order we received was actually to examine you while you’re asleep.”
With that said, he opened the door and carried Ji Yuanji in.
Ji Yuanji’s body remained motionless but his eyes stared straight at Ji Chuyao, somewhat wickedly.
Si Chen asked, “What examination?”
While dismantling Ji Yuanji’s body, Ji Chuyao replied, “Brain activity and intelligence testing…Fortunately, Yuanji went with us this time.”
Ji Yuanji, a support type mechanically transformed Evolutionary, was a mobile arsenal.
Ji Chuyao turned Ji Yuanji over, cut open his skin and took out two folded metal blocks from his back.
After removing these “muscles”, he could even see the nerve wires on Ji Yuanji’s body clearly, like spider silk. The energy core, in place of his heart, shone golden.
These two metal blocks were disassembled into different parts and finally assembled into a half-meter long scimitar.
Ji Chuyao handed it to Si Chen. “I remember training you to use a sword.”
Holding a cold weapon in hand really brought such a comfort.
Then, Ji Yuanji’s arms and legs were also dismantled.
Ji Chuyao patted Ji Yuanji’s head, looked around and put it in the closet. He then closed it.
Si Chen asked, “Won’t something happen to Ji Yuanji?”
After all, he’d had too many part disassembled. He was now stuffed into a closet like human swine.
Ji Chuyao replied, “We’ll just install it back after use. If we fail, he won’t need them. Tell me about the information you’ve collected.”
He sat on the floor, surrounded by scattered parts.
Ji Chuyao was assembling the limbs he’d taken from Ji Yuanji’s body, with a calm and serious manner.
As an orphan who grew up in the Disaster Zone, Si Chen had never seen a mechanical weapon before going to college.
Even if he made up for it later on, his understanding was still limited, most of it theoretical. He still had a long way to be able to do this kind of free-hand assembly.
Si Chen realized he must be attracted to intelligence, also to strength.
For example, now, as he watched Ji Chuyao, he could feel his heart beating a little faster.
Si Chen explained everything that happened after he was separated from him, focusing on the strange movie and the blood test.
“I think these two must be related.” Si Chen analyzed, “Plus the brain test you mentioned today. The base raises humans, probably for the purpose of taking brains. But I can’t think of why the Machines would want to have emotions. Likewise, I also don’t think the Enlightened Legion is on the side of humans.”
Ji Chuyao’s hand paused. “En. I will forge a copy of the brain test data and send that to them.”
When filling in the IQ, Ji Chuyao hesitated. Too high or too low would be inappropriate, so Ji Chuyao filled in a 105.
Si Chen: “By the way, in this instance, Zeus also has the Level eight energy core Descartes. He said its the key to controlling the Machines.”
“It’s a fake.” Ji Chuyao replied firmly, “It must be a replica or a virtual item.”
“Why are you so sure?”
“First of all, it is said that no energy core can control Machines. The energy core is a power source. It’s not the main system. Secondly,” Ji Chuyao smiled proudly, “The real one is in my warehouse.”
Si Chen: “…”
“Your family…” Si Chen hesitated for a moment and asked, “What is your status in the Ji Family?”
Ji Chuyao replied, “Ji Sicheng is my father.”
Though many people in the world shared the same name, Si Chen already knew who he was talking about.
The current power holder of the Machine Core Group is the head of the Ji Family. He is currently recognized as the person who has gone the farthest on the road of evolution.
Si Chen leaned against the bed, gradually getting sleepy.
It was already late at night and though he wasn’t drowsy at first, maybe there was something wrong with the food at dinner, he was feeling sleepy for no reason.
Sleeping when you’re full is normal.
He didn’t know how long it took, but Si Chen noticed that Ji Chuyao had turned off the overhead light and turned on the night lamp. He then adjust Si Chen’s posture from reclining to lying down.
Si Chen really wanted to open his eyes and take a good look but his body couldn’t muster the strength.
He struggled to open his eyes.
Ji Chuyao covered him with the quilt and said in a low voice, “Sleep. I’ll watch over you.”
His words were inexplicably reassuring.
Si Chen gave up fighting against his body’s instincts and let out a nasally hum.
Ji Chuyao smoothed his slightly frowning brows with his hand and rubbed his head with his hand to massage his scalp. Neither light nor heavy, just right.
Before falling asleep, Si Chen heard the Eternal Life Abyss chuckle. “Hehe, Mom, food, was delicious.”
Si Chen suddenly realized something. It turned out that this moving of his heart for Ji Chuyao wasn’t lust…
It was appetite.
**
When he woke up the next day, it was almost noon.
In the morning, Al delivered a hearty breakfast. It was now cold on the table.
Ji Chuyao was taking a nap on the sofa.
Mechanical evolution did make him less dependent on sleep but it didn’t mean he didn’t need sleep.
He didn’t have the chip in his brain.
Ji Chuyao would sleep intermittently. Sleeping on and off was an uncomfortable thing for most people. But he was used to it.
Sensing that Si Chen had woken up, Ji Chuyao also opened his eyes.
Si Chen lifted up the quilt. He stood up and smoothed the creases on his clothes. “You can sleep in the same bed with me, I don’t mind.”
Ji Chuyao felt that if he went shared his bed without permission, he would end up not being able to sleep in the same bed as Si Chen for the rest of his life.
Ji Chuyao pointed to the assembled mechanical weapon on the ground. “It’s fully charged and can be used 15 times. Want to try it?”
This was a lightweight floating cannon.
Although it bore the word “lightweight”, it was actually a heavy weapon that required two hands of an adult to lift.
Si Chen stepped forward and picked up the floating cannon.
The muscles in his arms strained.
Even with a strengthened body, it was still a bit difficult to lift.
Ji Chuyao took the mechanical cannon and demonstrated how to use it. “This weapon can be carried or loaded on the shoulder. I have enabled your permission in the operating system. After unlocking the safety lock, just pull the trigger. Be careful of the recoil.”
Seriously, no adult can resist the lure of floating cannons.
Si Chen couldn’t take his eyes off it.
Ji Chuyao smiled. “I’ll leave this wiht you. I plan to sneak out and head up to the sky to take a look. There are many mechanical civilization Space Folds but there aren’t many where you can meet ‘Turing’.”
Although most of what is left might just program or data. And it might not even be Turing at all, but just a guise of Zeus. But Ji Chuyao still planned to take a look.
Si Chen was a little curious. “Who is Turing?”
In this Space Fold he’d already encountered Turing’s name several times.
Ji Chuyao thought for a while, and said slowly, “If my father is the pinnacle of human mechanical evolution, then Turing is the pinnacle of mechanical civilization.”
“It’s nobody, it’s a symbol of the civilization itself.”
Thanks for the chapter!
I wonder if the ml is the copy of Ji Chuyao or the real one, or maybe they merge into one lol
Ji Chuyao smiled. “I’ll leave this wiht you… -> Should be ‘with’
Finally gave Si Chen a little explanation on Turing! I wonder how he’ll react later ehehehe
I’m also a little skeptical that Ji Chuyao knows his othe r self or that he calls Turing as his other name. This is an interesting piece of information for Si Chen to hold in his hands.
Lil bro scrapped for parts…hahahaha! Interesting explain of Turing…
Thanks for the update 🤣❤️🤣❤️🤣
it’s not nobody it’s your real body 🫣
Lust? No, no, no, hungry
Thank you for your translation 🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍