Chapter 55: [Organ Shaping]

Terra Calendar 1589.3.14

Three Portland crossed the Britannia Strait today and arrived in the Frankish region. After negotiations with the local transcendent organization, the [Riding Guard], Three Portland ultimately chose to dock within the barrier territory of the City of Flowers.

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Deer Academy·Wing E (Second Underground Level) - Medium Security Control Area
Room 0-66.

"Doggy, today is my last day feeding you. I hope you won't miss me after I'm gone," Xiuxiu squatted beside the cage, petting the fur of the [Black Demonic Hound] with a melancholic expression.

The Black Demonic Hound, munching away on dog food with a slurping sound, did not even lift its head.
*The sooner you get lost, the happier I'll be.*

"I told you before that I am a man of my word. See, here is the photo; I'm burning it right now." Xiuxiu pulled out the only remaining photo he had kept, slightly channeling his lineage, and a small flame appeared in his hand, immediately swallowing the photo.

The blindfolded Black Demonic Hound twitched its nose. Having confirmed that the human across from it had fulfilled his promise, it did not want to throw a fit at him today.
Let's just have a peaceful breakup today.

"Time's up, doggy. After I leave, you need to live a good life all by yourself," Xiuxiu said a sorrowful farewell.

Roar—
*Hurry the hell up and get lost!*

After finishing his hypocritical routine of traditional farewells, Xiuxiu walked away without looking back, whistling a cheerful tune as he walked.

[Ding——]
[Sir, the mission reward has been credited to your account. Your current academic points are: 70]
[You still have a mission directive request available for redemption!]

"Help me redeem a portion of Lock-Heaven Serpent blood."
[Are you sure you want to redeem it?]
[Hmm.]
[Application submitted. It is expected to be delivered to your personal residence within 24 hours.]

After confirming the redemption, Xiuxiu took the elevator back to the surface.

After a month of cram-style foundational education, the first-year deer cubs had already acquired a certain level of transcendent knowledge.
Now, general courses had been cut in half, while specialized courses were only held once or twice a week, sometimes even once every two weeks.

The reason for this was that specialized courses required academic points. The academy would teach theoretical concepts for free, but when it came to practical techniques, the deer cubs had to pay academic points in exchange.

Take the two specialized courses Xiuxiu was currently taking, for instance. Meme studies was fine; he was only auditing it at the stage, so he wasn't charged too many points. However, he hadn't attended a single class for the Anomalous Art course yet, mainly because the materials requested by Professor Nimus for crafting [Anomalous Art] were too expensive, costing a hefty 100 points.

Xiuxiu only had 70 points to his name right now, and he still needed to reserve 100 points to pass the academic point evaluation.
Not to mention, the [Hat Trick] he planned to study later was also a major point-drainer.

[Presence Weakening] required 100 points.
The use of "Leaves of Grass" required 80 points.
[Partial Body Immaterialization], [Avatar Substitution], and [Gestalt Breakdown Impression Technique] required 150, 100, and 50 points respectively.

He had to find a way to bridge this massive point deficit.

Camille had finished her certification exams some time ago and even held a meeting for it. In the end, the club members unanimously decided to enter the House of Languages after this week's quiz, since failing subjects was quite troublesome.

Xiuxiu would have to wait until after the exams to go in there and swindle... ahem, help others.

By the way, with Three Portland docking in the City of Flowers today, Deer Academy had specially granted a few days of holiday.
After all, the students had been watching the rainy season for over a month; it was about time they went outside to see the sun. Right now, quite a few students had already gathered at the teleportation plaza, all preparing to head over to the City of Flowers to unwind.

"I hope the weather in the City of Flowers is sunny these next few days," Xiuxiu muttered to himself.

Camille and the others had previously invited him to join them in the City of Flowers, but he didn't want to go; he had a lot on his plate right now.

After leaving Wing E, Xiuxiu stopped by the cafeteria for a good meal. Seeing that he still had plenty of time, he took the light rail to Prometheus Square to have a few drinks and listen to a few live performances of [Vortex Music].

When Jarvis reminded him that the Lock-Heaven Serpent blood had arrived, he leisurely strolled over to pick it up.

Indeed, he had quite a lot on his plate······

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Observatory.
[This Is Not A Fucking Starbucks Coffee Shop!]

"Ding-ling~"
Xiuxiu walked in from outside. Looking around the cafe, he found it exceptionally deserted today.

Well, that made sense. Many of the students had run off to the City of Flowers today. Camille and Ushas had even told him that they were going to check out the Etretat Coast in the City of Flowers, claiming that the pristine natural scenery and breathtaking cliffs would shock every tourist.

*I hope the weather in the City of Flowers is sunny today,* Xiuxiu silently repeated to himself.

"Old Man, I'd like an alchemy and observation room," Xiuxiu said to Old Man Philip, who was reading a newspaper. As he spoke, he deliberately glanced at the newspaper headlines, which read: *City of Flowers Times - Weather Forecast*.

"100 Central-Bank Coins," the old man said without raising his head.

Xiuxiu had Jarvis transfer the funds. Once the payment went through, a key bearing the number 6 automatically flew into his hand.

"Let me ask, what is the weather like in the City of Flowers today?" Xiuxiu asked out of curiosity before stepping inside.

"The City of Flowers' meteoromancers predict clear skies all day long."
"Well, that's just fantastic."
Xiuxiu smiled and walked towards the alchemy and observation room.

Room No. 6.
In the center of the room, the familiar [Reality Extraction-Type Reality Stabilizer] star-track was still spinning. Xiuxiu walked over to the alchemy workbench; this time, he didn't need to brew anything.
All he needed to do today was inject things into his own body.

Xiuxiu did not plan to fully assimilate the flesh-and-blood template of the Lock-Heaven Serpent. This time, he intended to graft a portion of the Lock-Heaven Serpent's organs into his own body. As the Lord of Flesh and Blood, [The Endless Expanse He Covers] could easily shape organs without triggering rejection reactions.

Xiuxiu laid out the items to be injected one by one: [BIO-006·Aculos], [Lock-Heaven Serpent Blood], [Divine Nutrient Potion], [Thermal Delirium Antipyretic].

The items were neatly arranged by Xiuxiu.

Next, Xiuxiu rolled up his left sleeve, picked up a sharpened scalpel from the alchemy table, and sterilized it over an alcohol lamp. Holding the glowing red scalpel, he plunged it into the muscle of his left forearm.

Ssss—
The muscle was sliced open, and under the control of [Flesh Shaping Technique], the blood did not spill out.

Xiuxiu quickly opened the vial containing [BIO-006] and dumped out the worm. The pure white worm sensed the aura of flesh and blood.
It wriggled its body toward the wound, and then, squirming its plump white body, burrowed straight into the cut.

After [BIO-006] entered, Xiuxiu used [Flesh Shaping Technique] to heal the wound.

At this moment, the parchment representing the Fleshly Lineage appeared.

[Second immune system equipped——]
[Olin, you have obtained the authority of [Organ Shaping]!]

A blood-red interface appeared before Xiuxiu's eyes, displaying the image of a human body posed in an 'X' shape. Within the body projection, blood vessels, organs, and human meridians could be clearly seen·······