Lu Yan looked at the box in his hand. It was a plain deep black paper box, devoid of any patterns. He weighed it in his hand; the box was very light. After a moment's thought, Lu Yan let his index finger grow an extra segment of bone, and with nails as sharp as iron, effortlessly sliced open the package. On the surface of his tongue, the cross had already filled the 31 days as the system had said.
On the night of the 31st day, Lu Yan split open his palm slightly and saw the densely packed fangs growing from the edge of his palm, as well as the joints on the root of his tongue, which had almost merged with the tongue itself. The golden cross had melted, revealing a piece of white bone hidden within the gold, resembling a sharp eagle hook. Although there was no apparent change, Lu Yan was acutely aware that Wang Yu had lost consciousness. Perhaps he would never again compare heartbeats with him using the tips of their tongues or pull his head back when it was about to fall to the ground. But Lu Yan clearly felt an increase in control over his own body. For example, now he could distort a finger and the newly grown bone segment to open packages very conveniently. Whether it was an illusion or not, he always felt that the fourth segment of bone that emerged from the distortion would resemble the one inserted into the big tongue.
Lu Yan opened the delivery box, finding only a certificate inside.
【X City Delicious Slaughterhouse - Work Permit】
Name: Zhu Tu
Race: Three Rivers White Pig
Position: Senior Technician for Pig Processing
Certificate Number: ******
(Do not lose, lost ones will not be replaced)
This work permit was attached with a photo of a butcher with a pig's head. At that time, Zhu Tu might have just become a butcher and wasn't as dirty as he would be later. The chubby pig face in the photo looked innocent and chubby.
[The butcher who once took 07 to the Luochuan Botanical Garden overnight ended up being roasted into fragrant roast pig by 07.]
[The fire of karma washed everything away, leaving only this permit behind in the world.]
[Holding this work permit allows free entry into the slaughterhouse and the staff of the slaughterhouse will regard you as a colleague. They will not actively attack you.]
This work permit was covered with pig grease, as well as some old black bloodstains. Fortunately, the system said it was waterproof and could be washed.
Lu Yan put on medical gloves and washed the work permit with a brush, asking as he did so, "Was it only Qin Woyu who went to sign the contract?"
[No, the headquarters also found many other people. Tang Xunan, Bai Ze, and Bai Qiushi are also there.]
Lu Yan said, "Although euthanasia is different, after Qin Woyu dies and comes back to life, there will be a long period of weakness."
System: [This is voluntary for him.]
[Some people encounter misfortunes and feel that the whole world owes them, then, after obtaining power, they draw their swords against the weaker ones. Some people go through hardships but still willingly dedicate and sacrifice themselves for their beliefs. The former is evil, and hardship is not an excuse; the latter is a saint, destined to be misunderstood by many. Most people are just somewhere between these two.]
Lu Yan shook off the water on the certificate and placed it on the table to air dry, saying, "Why did Zong Yan ask me not to go to X City?"
[01 promised to exchange 09, on the condition that he could see how the other companions are doing. But besides those experimental subjects, you are also on this list. The reason is that 07 wants to see you.]
[Tang Xunan disagreed with bringing you, thinking that you had just finished an S-level mission and shouldn't start traveling again so soon. But 01's attitude was very firm. Negotiations failed three times.]
[01 wants to take away other experimental subjects and kill you in the process.]
Lu Yan narrowed his eyes slightly. "He seems very determined about me?"
Lu Yan had experienced countless paranoia in his life just because he was good-looking, but 01's paranoia seemed different. After all, the previous paranoias were all about "getting him," not "getting his life."
[He feels that Tang Xunan has had it too easy over the years. Clearly, everyone is an experimental subject. Why did only Subject 10 leave the institute, just because the other party had a high-ranking and influential father?]
[He wants Tang Xunan's remaining years to be filled with suffering, to experience the same pain as him.]
Lu Yan fell silent, peeling an apple with the fire of hell, intending to have it as breakfast to satisfy his hunger. However, he was too absorbed in his thoughts that by the time he finished peeling, the apple had started to oxidize and turn yellow, and Lu Yan hadn't taken a bite yet.
He said, "System."
[I'm here.]
Lu Yan lowered his eyes, and the deep red pupils didn't reflect any light. "Is there any way to deal with 01?"
There's no thief that doesn't get caught after a thousand days of stealing. 01's desire for his life made Lu Yan feel uneasy. After all, if he encountered him alone, he couldn't beat Gu Zheng.
This time, the system took a long time to think.
[01 was injured when he was in the institute, and later, to extract the medicine that could be injected into 07's body, he drew some of his own origin. Now the injury has not fully recovered, and the contamination value is around 14000.]
[Tang Xunan's spiritual power threshold is 13,000. Against 01, he can fight. But 01 has the talent of the Phoenix, which makes it difficult to kill him.]
[Unless...] The system said slowly, [07 wakes up and is willing to burn him to death while 01 is unguarded.]
Just as Lu Yan's regeneration had its limits, 01's Phoenix also had limitations. It required the possessor of the talent to have intact cells. It's difficult to chop a person's cells into pieces with a knife, but it's possible with fire.
[Oh, I forgot to tell you. 07 was injected with an improved medicine by 01, invented by Gong Weibin, and is about to change from a little phoenix to a little fire dog. A little dog with bird wings... sounds familiar.]
[Because there is part of 01's contamination source in the injection, 07 will lose consciousness but remain loyal to 01.]
If Lu Yan remembered correctly, when Gu Zheng was still an experimental subject, he was also injected with the same medicine. He understood the kind of pain it was, yet still inflicted it on Zong Yan. Obviously, compared to his companion Zong Yan, Gu Zheng preferred obedient dogs.
[In general, there is no hope. But who asked you to have talent 14.]
Lu Yan slept for four hours and arrived at the hospital feeling refreshed.
The familiar scent of disinfectant around him made his mood particularly pleasant.
Because Director Lu hadn't come to work for two consecutive months, his colleagues at the hospital were quite surprised to suddenly see him in the office.
Especially the three assistant doctors assigned to Lu Yan, who were so startled that they immediately wanted to take sick leave upon seeing him.
Since it had been a long time since he last held a scalpel, Lu Yan's surgical technique was much more cautious than before.
When he was about to start the 11th surgery, the Disease Prevention and Control Center finally called.
As he had already anticipated what would happen, Lu Yan could only regretfully hand over the patient he had just anesthetized to other doctors.
After changing out of his surgical gown and disinfecting, he pushed open the door to his office.
Inside, Director Li and Minister Wang had been waiting for a long time.
Director Li introduced, "Dr. Lu, this is the current Minister of the Special Operations Department."
Minister Wang smiled, "Just call me Lao Wang. Thirty years ago, I was Mr. Tang's liaison officer."
"Dr. Lu, the purpose of my visit today is to discuss something with you."
Minister Wang elaborated on the process of negotiation with Subject 01, and concluded, "In the end, it's up to you to decide. Whatever you choose, we will accept it. We hope you don't feel pressured."
Lu Yan didn't think for too long. "I agree."
Minister Wang visibly breathed a sigh of relief, a smile appearing on his face. "If you agree, that's even better. Thank you very much. This way, we can also report to Mr. Tang."
The code name for Tang Xunan was Tyrant, with the aftereffect talent of Wrath, but his personality was not violent.
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