Chapter 1591: Chapter 1586: Workshop (23)

They really are all here.

From a high vantage point, Fu Qian looked down at the things in the pool as Ice indicated, without questioning her statement.

Anyone can count, and at a glance, three heads were already visible.

A further look would easily reveal six hands.

In fact, whether heads or hands, they looked much more normal compared to Sophia.

The only issue was that these things were grown on the same body.

Unlike Sophia’s side, this pool had no water.

Instead, there was a large mass of intertwined bodies with no clear boundaries between them.

Though devoid of any life aura, a closer look might even reveal the sequence in which these three bodies merged.

And the gestures of their struggle.

Only, this clearly belonged to meaningless behavior; the more they struggled, the more their blood, flesh, and bones melted together like wax.

The sour, rotten smell from before was seeping out from beneath this deformed mass of flesh.

Unlike Sophia, this seemed to have been used as a waste tank.

After these earlier three had exhausted their value, Ice had thrown them here one after another.

And after her demonstration of her achievements, she looked at this side with a special expression, seemingly very eager to see Fu Qian’s next reaction.

"Feel free to examine, no need to be polite—"

But her words were interrupted the next moment by Fu Qian’s actions. Taking a step forward, Fu Qian actually grabbed one of the arms and examined it carefully, even quickly reaching a conclusion.

"There are no weapons on them."

"I took them... that’s also why they died."

Without denying Fu Qian’s statement, Ice candidly admitted that the "Holy Garment" on the experiment subjects had been later removed by her.

"When you make such contact, aren’t you worried about being affected?"

"At that time, I hadn’t considered the risk that the Vacuum Flower might be hidden in the flesh."

Facing Fu Qian’s casual concern, she responded with cold indifference.

"So, how many did you remove?"

Unperturbed by her attitude, Fu Qian casually inquired while switching to examine another head.

...

"Why ask like that? Three people, naturally three—"

However, the moment Ice realized what he said, her enthusiasm for answering changed.

Unfortunately facing her query, Fu Qian merely responded with a calm gaze.

"Two."

Slightly gritting her teeth, Ice temporarily revised her answer.

That’s more like it.

Fu Qian withdrew his gaze.

In Ice’s ultimate plan, all three of them were without "weapons", how could a scene like this not be tested in advance.

So many materials at their disposal.

At least one of these three had undergone a test without equipment.

"After taking them, they quickly approached death?"

After finishing the examination, Fu Qian didn’t continue, but showed some contemplation at the deformed corpse.

"The deformed body structure was never meant to survive long."

Ice didn’t deny it, copying Fu Qian’s actions, her demeanor indifferent.

"Judging from the result, those without a weapon died the fastest, while the remaining two’s life states were obviously maintained to some extent, much like Sophia over there."

"Their physiques were even fairly well preserved."

Fu Qian didn’t doubt Ice’s statement, even trying to find the good aspects of the three people in the pool.

"That’s because they weren’t exposed to the Vacuum Flower for as long—so is this your finding?"

Regrettably, this observation outcome couldn’t satisfy Ice.

Dividing different time gradients for observation is reasonable, while Sophia bore the role of the extreme test.

Fu Qian did not care about Ice’s attitude, even affirming her thought process.

"Are there any others?"

"No, there’s just the four of them."

Seeing Fu Qian appear to genuinely give up, Ice no longer concealed her displeasure inside, responding stiffly.

"I mean in the entire underground facility."

"...In that case, no."

Realizing that Fu Qian was actually asking about this, Ais furrowed her brow and continued to shake her head.

"Are you worried that even if without contact with them, someone might be affected? Rest assured there’s no one else in the entire underground facility."

"That’s good, such caution deserves praise."

In fact, for Fu Qian, it was a similar conclusion that he reached all along, hence he did not suspect Ice’s words much.

"So, since the Vacuum Flower isn’t here either, what’s the plan moving forward, any thoughts from Your Excellency, the Ring Lord?"

Unfortunately, faced with Fu Qian’s praise, the subject was clearly not buying it, coldly focusing instead on what ideas Fu Qian might have.

"There are ideas, of course, but who said it wasn’t here?"

Regrettably, for her questioning, the Ring Lord was also not buying it, partly responding with a caring-for-the-uninformed gaze while lifting the hand that had just been in contact with the corpse.

The five fingers remained five, but silently, small round and smooth fingernails had blossomed from the palm, spreading to the fingertips.

It’s really inside!

Seeing this sight that shouldn’t appear on a normal human body, Ice’s body nearly trembled as she quickly turned her head to the metal pool.

...

Of course, it’s not inside.

Fu Qian, understanding Ice’s emotions well, didn’t speak, letting her savor the moment of harvest.

Of course, the fingernails were something he conjured up; apart from visual impact, this corpse with three heads and six arms had nothing special.

Sophia earlier was the same way.

Fu Qian was quite certain that within his sensory limits, there was nothing particularly hidden on their bodies.

However, due to the successive blows, Ice’s subjective initiative clearly showed some instability.

To have her cooperate honestly with his subsequent plans, appropriate psychological intervention is necessary.

As for why not imitate the webbing changes seen in Sophia and instead go for this new design?

Motivation must be approached skilfully, especially tailored to the material at hand.

Ice might be in a hurry, but that does not imply she’s not suspicious.

Such an obviously opened-ended mutation would more likely make her overthink, suspecting a disguise.

Besides, this design wasn’t entirely imaginary by himself, but rather plagiary of Old Master Henry’s creativity.

Facing his disgusting domain in Night Holy City, Fu Qian’s palm had blossomed once.

To Fu Qian, this slight deformity compared to normal limbs often had better visual impact.

"Let’s go."

But happy times are short-lived, Fu Qian didn’t give Ice much more time to enjoy the surprise; the next moment, he waived that hand in front of her eyes.

"Where to?"

Startled by the excessive visual impact, Ice snapped back into reality, though subconsciously inquired, her first reaction was to look Fu Qian up and down.

"With this kind of change...aren’t you worried about your own body?"

"Of course, we’re taking them to the Workshop, and also—I’m not worried."

Fu Qian’s eyes were bright as he pushed up non-existent glasses with the hand whose fingernails had spread to the back of his hand.

"I am very certain, this is destiny calling."

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