novelraw Chapter 408-2: Anesthesia Plan, Eyeball Heart Transplant (2)
Chapter 408-2: Anesthesia Plan, Eyeball Heart Transplant (2)
[Very soon, only you and the assistant are left in the lab.]
[He looks at you suspiciously and asks what you went off to do earlier and why you suddenly announced a break…]
[You take out the Star Core Crystal and Star Silver Pouch and ask him if he knows what these are.]
[The assistant’s face shows horror. He points at you and blurts out that you have secretly handed the Eyeball Heart over to the Star Spirit Envoy behind Lord Envoy’s back.]
[You bellow at him, calling him a damned fool and asking whether his head is filled entirely with dung stones.]
[You proclaim that you are utterly loyal to Starrealm Envoy Lord and would never let a bit of profit blind your eyes and betray him.]
[The assistant’s gaze is full of doubt as he looks at you, clearly not convinced by your character.]
[You continue, saying that you went to find the Star Spirit Envoy earlier to have him immediately contact Lord Envoy and inform him of the good news that you have conquered the Eyeball Heart.]
[Who would have thought that Star Spirit Envoy would instead try to bribe you, demanding that you hide the truth from Lord Envoy and secretly transplant the new Eyeball Heart for him.]
[With your lofty character, you of course refused him right away, but he attacked at the slightest disagreement and threatened you. You are far from Star Spirit Envoy’s match and could only bow to his tyranny and pretend to agree for the time being…][You did not hand over the Eyeball Heart to the Star Spirit Envoy and even stalled for time by telling him that the Eyeball Heart was still inside the test subject, that you needed to carry out a series of preparations before the transplant could begin…]
[…]
[With Lord Envoy absent from the branch, there is no one to check the Star Spirit Envoy. You have no choice but to come to the assistant to discuss countermeasures.]
[The assistant finally believes your words. His expression turns grave as he says that the Star Spirit Envoy possesses the ring that controls the Star Annihilation Magic Formation. Even if all Star Mages in the branch join together, they cannot defeat him.]
[Only Lord Envoy’s ring permissions outrank his and can wrest control of the formation back from him… Damn it, that Star Spirit Envoy actually dares to betray Lord Envoy. His audacity knows no bounds.]
[He shakes his head and mutters that with Lord Envoy still at least ten days away from returning, you and he simply cannot stall the Star Spirit Envoy for that long.]
[You clear your throat and subtly guide him on from the side, asking that since Lord Envoy is absent and neither of you are a match for the Star Spirit Envoy, whether there might be any other way to get rid of him.]
[If you do not kill the Star Spirit Envoy, never mind the hard-won Eyeball Heart, even your lives will be in danger.]
[Hearing this, the assistant falls into deep thought. Suddenly, he seems to think of something and says excitedly that Priest Lord can go through with the act and perform the transplant surgery for the Star Spirit Envoy.]
[As long as he does a little something to the anesthesia, the Star Spirit Envoy will absolutely be unable to resist.]
[You cannot help clapping your hands in praise, exclaiming what a good idea it is and wondering how you did not think of it sooner.]
[The assistant immediately says that Priest Lord should wait here while he goes to concoct more special anesthetic. He will make sure the Star Spirit Envoy falls into a sleep from which he never wakes…]
[With that, the assistant hurries out of the transplant room…]
Lin Xun waited until the assistant was gone, then locked the door of the transplant room tightly.
He then possessed the Star-Favored and set that shell as Bee Queen, before clicking on Star Radiance Priest’s skill Eyeball/Organ Transplant Technique.
With such a slick maneuver, he could perform surgery on himself…
Under the exquisite technique of Star Radiance Priest, he very quickly extracted the Eyeball Heart from Star-Favored’s body.
However, even after removing the Eyeball Heart, continuing to use Flesh Authority could not restore attribute points that had already been washed into Strength back into mental power.
In other words, this Star-Favored shell was already ruined.
Lin Xun did not care about what became of this trash shell. What he was thinking about was whether he could transplant some powerful hearts into warrior shells.
Given his current mastery of Flesh Authority, he was still unable to respec attributes on his own and could only rely on external pressure from hearts like this to achieve a respec.
If he could give Desire Primordial Fire Child of Evil, Corrupted Earth Giant, or even Ninja Master a respec, he could convert some useless attributes into attributes actually effective for the shell and thus enhance its strength.
“Let’s settle the storyline in front of me first, then slowly experiment…”
After removing the Eyeball Heart, Lin Xun tossed the thing into a surgery tray and waited for the assistant to return.
[…]
[After a long wait, the assistant finally returns holding two syringes.]
[Upon seeing the familiar Eyeball Heart in the tray, he no longer has any doubts about your words.]
[He tells you that these two anesthetic syringes contain a highly concentrated special drug. Unless the target is a demon with a powerful body, no Scholar or Star Mage with a frail body can withstand the anesthetic’s effects.]
[You have obtained Special Anesthetic Syringe (Item)!]
[You pat the assistant on the shoulder and sternly say that he should go inform the Star Spirit Envoy that the surgery is about to begin. Success or failure will be decided in this one move. May the Radiant Stars bless you both.]
[The assistant suddenly gives you a deep bow and says sincerely that Priest Lord, he used to think you were an extremely selfish, morally reprehensible person.]
[Only now does he realize that you are actually the most faithful and most selfless one.]
[You know that the assistant is referring to the fact that once you get rid of the Star Spirit Envoy, you will no longer be able to obtain the decryption incantation and thus cannot take the massive Spirit Essence from the Star Silver Pouch.]
[You give an easygoing smile and wave as you leave the transplant room…]
[…]
[…]
[Before long, you and the Star Spirit Envoy push open the door of the transplant room and stride in together…]
[The Star Spirit Envoy’s gaze is fixed tightly on the Eyeball Heart in the tray on the surgery table.]
[He reaches out a hand, seemingly wanting to touch the Eyeball Heart, but the assistant smacks it away, saying that the Star Spirit Envoy Lord’s hands are not clean and warning him to be careful not to cause an infection during transplant.]
[The Star Spirit Envoy ignores the assistant and instead says to you that it is very good, that he can feel an extremely unique power sealed within this heart and that you did not deceive him.]
[Then, let the surgery begin.]
[The Star Spirit Envoy removes his upper garments and lies down on the surgery table…]
[You take out the Special Anesthetic Syringe. Calm and composed, you aim the needle at his arm as you speak, saying that the strength of this Eyeball Heart is very high and that during the adaptation process after transplant, it will cause tremendous pain…]
[The assistant beside you has his head lowered, his expression somewhat tense.]
[The Star Spirit Envoy suddenly sits up, dodging your anesthetic syringe. He says that he does not need anesthesia and will not accept any injections. You are to begin the surgery directly.]
[The assistant exclaims in shock, saying that this will not do and that Lord Envoy will not be able to endure the pain…]
[Star Spirit Envoy reveals a vicious smile. The ring on his hand flashes with light and a beam of destructive starlight shoots straight into the assistant’s head…]
[With a boom, the assistant’s entire head explodes, red and white splattering everywhere.]
[The Star Spirit Envoy ignores the headless corpse on the floor and threatens that he has only slightly activated the Star Annihilation Magic Formation to unleash such powerful force. Your life and death rest entirely on his whim…]
[So he advises you not to play any tricks.]
[After speaking, the Star Spirit Envoy lies down again and closes his eyes. On the surface, he looks as though he is putting himself completely at your mercy, but in truth he is secretly on full alert. The moment you show the slightest abnormal movement, he will immediately send you after the assistant…]
The anesthesia plan he had meticulously prepared died before it could even begin. He could only proceed with the surgery as normal.
Yet Lin Xun did not feel the slightest disappointment…
He followed the storyline developments and continued transplanting the heart for Star Spirit Envoy, without doing anything out of line during the process.