Chapter 684: 683. Wonderful Relationship
Wang Guowei had taken medication to treat depression and anxiety before meeting with Lu Yao.
If he hadn't done so, he would have been unable to stay by Lu Yao's side for long.
The current Lu Yao was like an active volcano compared to ordinary people. Even though he was restraining himself, the slightest leakage of his power could cause serious effects.
From a distance it was bearable, but up close even an elite like Wang Guowei couldn't endure it—merely looking a little longer and his bodily functions would start to disorder.
After a brief talk, just as the atmosphere became amiable and Wang Guowei wanted to probe further about "cultivation," and perhaps where such supermen like Lu Yao came from,
it was at that moment his expression drastically changed, the familiar sensations of palpitations, chest tightness, dizziness, and blurred vision reappeared.
And the symptoms seemed to be worsening!
The imposing middle-aged man realized he couldn't stay any longer and quickly got up to take his leave.
Upon leaving the coffee shop, Wang Guowei hurriedly entered a van parked on the roadside.
Inside was a mobile medical center with all kinds of medical equipment. Medical staff quickly surrounded him to check his condition.
An elderly man in a white coat asked routinely, "The old symptoms?"
Wang Guowei's face was deathly pale as he nodded, "That's right, palpitations, chest tightness, dizziness, and extreme restlessness."
After glancing at Wang Guowei's blood pressure, heart rate, and other vitals measured by the medical staff, the elder in the white coat furrowed his brow:
"The meeting time was exactly ten minutes. Your pre-medication was almost ineffective; it's even hard to tell whether it was the drugs or your own tolerance has increased."
Recalling that teachers and students at the school had also experienced similar symptoms, the elder couldn't help but express,
"This is the difference between immortals and mortals... It's a challenge for ordinary people to even get close to them."
After leaving Lu Yao, Wang Guowei quickly returned to normal. In a serious tone, he said:
"Academician Chen, it seems our previous speculation was correct. After visiting things related to nuclear fusion, Mr. Lu's strength has greatly increased."
Academician Chen's eyes showed deep curiosity, "Cultivation is actually related to nuclear fusion, I really want to witness it."
With no time for idle chatter due to the importance of the matter, Wang Guowei quickly got up from the sickbed, ready to return to his workstation.
The sun had already set by then, and instead, the solar-powered street lamps lit up all at once, illuminating the way home for people.
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The four little girls were attending evening self-study. With peaceful times requiring no supervision, Lu Yao began to deal with his own matters.
Taking cover in the night sky, he flew above the clouds, releasing the eager Willpower Golden Dragon and Creation Immortal Boat to roam and frolic freely.
He also took out items like the Epang Palace for purification.
This gigantic palace was a Sun God level magical treasure. As Lu Yao's cultivation level was not high enough, handling it was especially exhausting, although he found joy in the effort.
While letting the magical treasures bathe in willpower, Lu Yao took out the crystal card given by Merlin to study.
Similar in size to an identity card, it appeared transparent at first glance and seemed to be made of crystal.
But if one probed with Divine Sense Perception, they would find its interior laced with dense metallic wires, each only one nanometer in diameter.
Lu Yao placed his finger at the center of the card, where the metallic wires were most concentrated.
The card immediately flashed a beam of light and then projected a holographic interface for operation.
The default language of the interface was that of the Tianyuan Realm's native language, akin to programming code.
However, as Merlin had proactively given this to Lu Yao, preparation was made in advance.
As soon as it was activated, a female voice announced, "Transferring authority, 10%, 20%..."
Though it was a cold mechanical sound, it was very similar to Fran's voice to Lu Yao's ears.
A progress bar appeared in the center of the interface, and it quickly completed within a few seconds.
"Authority transfer complete."
Accompanied by this prompt, the language automatically switched to the familiar square characters.
Immediately, everything became concise and clear. Lu Yao stretched out his finger, pointing and studying for a bit, the control method wasn't much different from a tablet computer.
"This seems to be an intelligent device..."
After a while, just when Renmin University High School had finished the evening self-study session, Lu Yao figured out the function of this thing.
It was similar to the mobile phones on Blue Star, mainly for communication and to a certain extent, identity recognition.
With it, when heading to the Tianyuan Realm, one could enter the city with great pomp, and it would also allow contact with the "School of Life" mentioned by Merlin.
But to his surprise, there were "memos" that Merlin had recorded on his daily observations!
The man had the makings of a scientist, liking to jot down some thoughts on the fly.
He had deep contact with the Angel Envoys and had even seen the Guiyi God! Certainly, he could provide very important intelligence!
Lu Yao opened one of the memos, and immediately an image of Merlin began to play.
Merlin was seen dissecting an "Earl," which is an Innate-level Vampire, while saying:
["The invaders are not brainless bandits, they have rich experience, and they know very well that 'a strong fort is easiest to break from inside.' In the early stages of invasion, they are keen to turn and recruit defectors.
The experimental subject I'm dissecting was a human native just a month ago, who defected to the invaders and was then enhanced.
This is a very special application of life science that completely changes the recipient's life form while still retaining the basic genetic sequence.
The so-called Vampire race, even without reproductive isolation from humans, is truly marvelous."]
...
Lu Yao was almost familiar with this information, so he swiped his finger and the next memo started playing.
It was still a dissection video, but this time, the dissection was of a half Primordial Ancestor!
Merlin was seen standing beside the unusually mutilated corpse with a wolf's head and a human body, holding in his hand a shattered "Fusion Crystal."
["The leader of the invaders obviously comes from a different world. The one in my hands liked to transform into beast soldiers and was slain by the Emperor of the Immortal Qin Empire, a pity that it is too mutilated to be of much research value.
The resistance will of the natives is admirable, but I do not believe they can win. This is a battle with a huge disparity in strength.
Perhaps I should consider accepting the invitation of the invaders, after all, I do not belong to this world."]
...
Just as Lu Yao let out a sigh, the next image automatically played.
Merlin faced the camera towards himself for a selfie, with a strange expression, saying:
["I underestimated the resistance will of the natives; their desperate fighting caused heavy casualties on both sides.
The invaders found me; they are very sincere, even allowing me an audience with the Guiyi God.
But this omnipotent True God seems... to lack 'self'?]
There is not even the slightest bit of thought fluctuation, and emotional fluctuation, which is very odd.
Angel Envoy Roland was very friendly to me; he gave a positive response! This is actually true!
The will of God is as vast as the universe, yet lacks personality. How ironic is that!
In other words, the so-called 12 Angel Envoys, are more like remoras... Looking at it this way, it's actually not bad, possessing a high degree of freedom, I've already been tempted."]
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Remoras are a kind of marine fish with suckers on top of their heads, which like to attach themselves to large predators such as sharks, following them around on their travels.
Usually, they help the sharks clean parasites from the roots of fins and gill slits.
During the shark's hunt, they will also rush to share the scraps of prey.
This is a very peculiar symbiotic relationship.