Free Web NovelChapter 1006: Chapter 367: Descent to the World
"Director Wang, this device has been successfully modified according to your specifications.
However, are you sure about the child inside?"
The middle-aged woman standing closest to the liquid tank looked towards Director Wang.
She was a professor from Magic City University, with her main research topics being new energy and related devices.
This liquid tank was different from ordinary equipment, as it did not use electrical power, but rather an unknown energy source from Interconnect Technology.
As per Director Wang’s request, she had connected the hospital’s emergency power supply to the liquid tank.
Should the hospital face an electrical power crisis, the modification would automatically start up, drawing energy from the liquid tank to maintain operations.
However, at that time, the liquid tank itself would cease to function.
According to what she knew, one lying in this liquid tank was unlikely to be an ordinary child.
After all, there were no more than five such liquid tanks throughout Blue Star.
At this time, Director Wang did not answer directly but turned to look at an optometrist beside him.
This optometrist was the person in charge of the hospital room.
Receiving the gaze, the optometrist understood and responded, "In these ten years, we’ve found that the patient’s physical condition has been continuously improving.
Three years ago, all his symptoms disappeared.
So, theoretically speaking, the patient is very healthy now.
However, what’s strange is that despite the tank providing sufficient nutrition, his metabolism and growth are quite slow.
His rate is about one-tenth that of an average person, which means that although we’ve experienced ten years, for this body, it might only be equivalent to just over a year."
What this conversation implied was that even if the liquid tank’s support was cut off, the patient should, theoretically, be alright.
"When I was transferred here as the director five years ago, I contacted Interconnect and inquired about the patient’s situation."
Director Wang then took over the conversation, "This one is said to be one of the winners of the first Interdimensional Qualifier, but according to Interconnect, he might have encountered a minor accident during the traversal, so his situation is different from the other corporeal crossers. It seems he underwent a... consciousness sculpting traversal."
What consciousness sculpting traversal meant, he couldn’t fully understand.
As for the plan to siphon energy from the liquid tank, of course, he would not report it to Interconnect, nor was there a need to. freewebnøvel.coɱ
After all, Interconnect was not their supervisory body.
"I’ve been working here for ten years, and I’ve actually done some relevant research on the side, even discussed it with technicians from Interconnect."
The optometrist continued, "Especially after his physical indicators returned to healthy levels, we specifically invited personnel from Interconnect to examine him.
The conclusion we reached is that once the energy supply from the liquid tank is cut off,
it’s very likely... the patient may wake up."
"Let’s see, I’m really just preparing for the worst-case scenario," Director Wang said with a smile to the professor, "But if the whole hospital does face an energy crisis, there’s nothing we can do.
After all, there are many critically ill patients in the hospital who need electricity to survive."
"Then let’s hope we never have to use it," the professor nodded and fell silent.
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Kung Fu Kingdom, Southern Border.
An ancient and mottled City Wall stretched for thousands of kilometers.
It traversed through the grasslands, deserts, forests, and over mountains.
Creating what seemed like a never-ending defense line, it guarded the entire southern border of the Kung Fu Kingdom.
This great structure was the result of many generations of monarchs who poured countless subjects’ efforts into its construction.
At this time, a general clad in silver armor stood atop the wall.
His hands were clasped behind his back, and his gaze was fixed on the south, filled with worry.
The general was not human.
To be more precise, he was not a pure human.
His head was that of a horse.
Black and white patterns crossed his face, creating a distinct appearance.
In the Cube Card Metaverse, such a being would be called a Zebra-headed Person.
But here, it was just a common appearance for Kung Fu Beasts.
All Kung Fu Beasts were black and white.
"Report!"
At this moment, a black-furred squire with snow leopard spots rushed up onto the City Wall.
"Speak," the General Zebra said without looking at him, simply opening his horse mouth a bit.
"Scouts report the sighting of a Gun Beasts army a thousand miles away!
Including their mechanical squires, their numbers exceed two hundred thousand!"
The figure two hundred thousand made General Zebra’s heart skip a beat.
The facade of calmness almost didn’t hold.
In this world, Kung Fu Beasts were not the only intelligent race.
There existed another race capable of rivaling them, the Gun Beasts.
Unlike the settled civilization of Kung Fu Beasts, Gun Beasts were a nomadic race.
Kung Fu Beasts excelled at cultivating their bodies, pursuing harmony between heaven and human.
Gun Beasts were adept at making machinery, seeking to triumph over nature with human inventions.
Perhaps due to some differing philosophies, along with various other factors,
there was an irreconcilable conflict between the two races, with strife being their main theme across generations.
Even during relatively peaceful times, interactions between the two were limited, each remaining wary of the other.
The Kung Fu Kingdom built this Great Wall to prevent invasions by the Gun Beasts.
To the north, the Kung Fu Beast Soldiers guarded, making it impossible for Gun Beasts to breach the Great Wall completely.
To the south, the terrain was flat, enhancing the power of the Gun Beasts’ artillery formations to no end.
For many centuries, the national strength of both sides was essentially equal, in a nearly balanced state of equilibrium.
