LWGP - Chapter 233
Chapter 233: Xingyao Light Array
Saling didn't fall into Wang Jiu's trap regarding the topic of His Majesty's stinginess. She only asked again if Wang Jiu was willing, emphasizing that this experiment wasn't just to help Wang Jiu, nor was it a subjective experiment on the part of the medical institute.
"After all, a situation like yours is very rare."
Wang Jiu leaned back against the chair, her body language telling Saling she was very relaxed and not at all nervous. Instead, she asked, "My situation, does everyone else at the medical institute know about it?"
Saling: "Right now, only I know. I've reported it to His Majesty, so I don't think anyone else does. But once you agree, the experiment's difficulty factor is not low. I can't handle it alone; I'll need some people to join in."
"Oh, that doesn't matter. As long as it gets the job done. Can you explain the operating principle to me?"
Wang Jiu raised her hand and gestured for Saling to go ahead.
The gesture was very proprietary. Saling almost thought this was Wang Jiu's territory.
Glancing at Wang Jiu, Saling went forward, took off her white coat, and draped it over the back of a chair. It revealed her tall figure. Her cold, fair, and stunningly beautiful face was striking in the sunlight, but her professional and austere demeanor suppressed that touch of glamour.
After sitting down, she projected her optical computer and let Wang Jiu look at it herself while she explained.
In fact, the principle was very simple, but the simpler it was, the harder it was to execute. This was because there weren't overly meticulous steps, or rather, some steps couldn't be explained.
"So, your Xingyao Light Array has the ability to directly manipulate mental consciousness, separating it from the physical body. First, you separate it, then you absorb the Spirit King's soul," Wang Jiu summarized.
Saling: "In principle, it can be broken down and assimilated into mental power, then devoured in reverse. At least, that's what its creator did, but you can't. Right now, your mental power isn't as strong as the Spirit King's."
Because the Spirit King was of the Primordial Spirit Race, its soul was independent. But Wang Jiu's was not, and neither were almost all the players in this world. Therefore, this final operation could only be performed by the Xingyao Light Array.
"I've read a book. It recorded that the founder of your medical institute's Xingyao Light Array was the founding emperor of the empire, the first-generation Emperor Xing Lin. Was he of the Primordial Spirit Race?"
Without an independent soul, it would be impossible to create such a super-instrument that targets souls and mental power.
Saling looked surprised and suspicious, but she quickly calmed down. "Your thinking is very sharp."
To have absorbed the knowledge of this spacetime so efficiently after only a few days—she felt this person must have been a formidable figure in her original spacetime.
Unaware of Saling's thoughts, Wang Jiu deduced, "No wonder Prince Xingyun is so arrogant. In terms of bloodline, he is indeed noble. But after generations of inheritance, the traits of the Primordial Spirit Race must have weakened considerably."
Saling: "I cannot discuss matters of the royal family, and I hope you won't say much either. After all, your identity is also quite special…"
Wang Jiu sensed Saling's subtle warning. While pouring coffee, she raised her eyes. "You don't want me to have any more contact with them, including the Young Prince?"
Saling lowered her eyes and drank her coffee. The aroma was rich, but her voice was faint.
"His Majesty doesn't actually have any women by his side. The Young Prince's birth mother was of humble status and has long been forgotten by the world. But any woman who comes into contact with them will become the subject of suspicion and gossip. Your origins are not unassailable. If you have too much contact, those great families… will be very sensitive."
To say so much was quite a heartfelt plea.
Wang Jiu put down her coffee and said casually, "Has someone started investigating you? Next time, please tell them I'm married."
Saling was taken aback, seemingly very surprised, but she quickly composed herself. They discussed some more medical details, and just as they were about to finish, she asked, as if unintentionally, "By the way, you said you came here to save someone? Who? Your husband?"
If they needed to be saved across spacetimes, it was probably a more serious situation than being turned to ash.
Saling thought.
System: Why do I get the feeling she's cursing your ex-husband? Has she fallen for you or not?
Has she fallen for me?
Should I continue to flirt more deeply now?
"No, it's an old lady."
Wang Jiu said it lightly, not emphasizing the old lady's importance to her, nor was she in the mood to talk about her own story.
She suddenly became distant, her intentions obscure.
Saling understood. Her fingers tightened slightly around the coffee cup, and she didn't ask any more questions. "I'll go report this now. We should be able to start in two or three days."
Watching her back, Wang Jiu lowered her eyes, a cryptic look in them.
That night, in a certain prison cell, the incarcerated Prince Xingyun heard footsteps outside.
They were very faint, but they were a secret signal.
He hadn't suffered any harsh punishments; he was just locked up. But this was, in fact, more dangerous.
Until this secret signal appeared.
It conveyed two pieces of information.
1. The intruder from another spacetime has the soul of the Black Witch Spirit King and is about to undergo an experiment with the Xingyao Light Array.
2. In three days.
Prince Xingyun's eyes held a strange glint, and the corner of his mouth curled up slightly.
Three days later, the ten highest-level medical officers of the medical institute were present. Saling, as the chief officer, was repeatedly verifying the procedures with them when she received news of the Young Prince's arrival. She frowned slightly, but if the Young Prince wanted to come, no one could stop him.
"Lord Saling? The Young Prince insists on coming in."
"Let him in."
The Young Prince shouldn't have known about this. Since he did, it must have been one person who told him.
His Majesty.
Everyone knew this as well, so they let the Young Prince in.
Fortunately, the Young Prince knew the gravity of the situation today. He didn't say much, just waited obediently on the side, but he did say one thing to the medical officers.
"She is this prince's only good friend. I'm counting on you."
The other medical officers immediately agreed.
Saling glanced at the Young Prince, closed her optical computer, and said, "Let's begin."
The Young Prince: "None of you are going in?"
The deputy director of the medical institute, who was also the empire's second medical officer, Yan Que, heard this and explained, "Your Highness, the Xingyao Light Array is a super-instrument that targets mental power. Those of us with insufficient strength cannot stay inside. Otherwise, our souls would suffer severe damage. Unless one is an expert at the million-level, no one can currently withstand it."
This was considered common medical knowledge, taught in the imperial academies, but the Young Prince was a bit of a slacker and didn't know. Now that he did, he was shocked. "Then what about her? Uh, I mean Ma Lisu. Won't she be turned into an idiot if she goes in?"
Yan Que smiled. "She won't be. We will give her a potion beforehand to paralyze her soul and induce a coma. Her mental power will enter an absolutely stable state, so the Xingyao Light Array won't harm her. After all, the Xingyao Light Array targets fluctuations in mental power and the soul…"
The Young Prince wouldn't understand if he explained further. In any case, it was enough for him to know that Wang Jiu would be safe.
At this moment, Saling had already entered the preparation room to the side and saw Wang Jiu, dressed in an experimental gown, preparing to take the potion.
"You're not afraid?"
Saling found this person very contradictory. She was extremely cautious and full of vigilance, yet her style was so open, as if she didn't take people too seriously—whether they were enemies or others.
Holding the potion vial, Wang Jiu glanced at her. "You know I've been seducing you this whole time, yet you're not repulsed."
Saling's eyes darkened, but she saw that Wang Jiu had already drunk it all in one go. After putting down the vial, she gave Saling a light, charming smile.
"You think you can hold your ground. Likewise, I think I can hook you."
The potion took effect quickly. Wang Jiu lay down, and the moment she closed her eyes, she fell into a deep coma.
Beside her, Saling's expression shifted. She seemed both embarrassed and annoyed, and she bit her lower lip lightly. In the end, she covered the thinly clad Wang Jiu with a blanket, then activated the transport device to send her into the room where the Xingyao Light Array was located.
Outside, in front of the large screen, the Young Prince couldn't understand the dense data tables and various status displays. He could only watch as the medical officers carefully initiated various operations, being very cautious, as they were dealing with mental power.
Anesthesia. Begin separation.
The separation process alone lasted for an hour. The Young Prince had already drunk several beverages.
"Your Highness, don't be nervous. Everything is going smoothly so far. The separation process is about to reach the critical stage."
"Me? I'm not nervous."
Saling shot him a glance. "You've drunk so many cups and haven't gone to the restroom. You call that not nervous?"
The Young Prince, who had been holding it in: "..."
This woman is so annoying.
"Of course not. I'm going right now." The Young Prince huffed and left. After entering the restroom, he suddenly felt his vision go black, as if someone had struck him on the back of the head.
Thud. He collapsed.
A dark figure appeared. In the mirror to the side, the faint reflection of a tall, large man could be seen.
After the Young Prince returned, a few medical officers were a bit curious. Those familiar with Saling knew that Lord Saling never got distracted when handling official business. If she spoke to someone in the middle of a procedure, it either meant she didn't consider the experiment very important, or... she was also uncharacteristically nervous.
"We've entered the final stage of separation, Lord Saling. Only the last piece remains."
On the screen, the luminous totem detected on Wang Jiu's back was where the soul of the Black Witch Spirit King was gathered.
The array had now separated 99%, with only the central 1% remaining.
The core operation was entirely in Saling's hands, with the others assisting. But every step was crucial, especially the final 1%. This was because the 99% of soul threads that had already been separated needed to be stabilized. If they weren't, they would run rampant and could even cause a backlash. Therefore, the Xingyao Light Array's power had to be used to paralyze and stabilize them. As they approached the final 1%, the difficulty would increase infinitely.
So now, Saling became even more focused. The optical computer's tentacles, controlled by her fingers, carefully manipulated the array's energy…
The last few strands of the soul's threads were still clinging tightly to Wang Jiu's back, connected to her nerve lines, hooked into her mental power.
Saling proceeded steadily, separating them one by one. The others also remained technically proficient throughout. They encountered some turbulence along the way, but everyone cooperated seamlessly, and soon they reached the final thread.
Saling's breath hitched. She took a breath in and out, then steadied herself, controlling the final thread even more stably than before.
It was separated.
The entire mass of black soul threads detached from Wang Jiu's spiritual body. The next step was to remove it from her physical body.
Saling's finger was just about to press the absorption button to have the Xingyao Light Array begin absorbing the Black Witch Spirit King.
But before she could press it, the medical institute's alarm system suddenly flashed red.
Enemy attack!
The Young Prince was furious. "Another enemy attack?!! Are they here to kill me?"
Some treacherous commoner wants to harm this prince again!
Amid the shock, the medical institute's external defense system activated immediately, and its own defense force was mobilized. Everyone's attention was inevitably distracted for a moment, but Saling suddenly sensed that something was wrong.
The medical institute was located in the heart of the royal capital, not far from the palace. Experts were as numerous as clouds and could arrive quickly. With the institute's defense system, it could withstand a full-frontal assault from an expert with a combat power of seven or eight hundred thousand until the capital's experts arrived.
Logically, attacking the medical institute from the outside was the most foolish approach, unless the enemy had the ability to tie down the capital's experts, or unless…
It was a feint!
There was a problem internally. The target was either the Young Prince, or… Ma Lisu?!
Saling reacted swiftly, seemingly preparing to abort the experiment.
At worst, they could try again next time. But if something went wrong with the experiment, Ma Lisu's mental power would be finished.
But before Saling could press the termination key, another program loosened.
It was the control tentacle holding the Black Witch Spirit King's black soul threads. It had released its grip, and the stabilized soul threads were on the verge of collapsing.
It was over.
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