Collapse Iron Live Broadcast Connects All Worlds, Scares Wuzhan Away at the Beginning Chapter 129

“The map of Yan Country is too short…” Yuecheng Liu had already anticipated this. She didn’t take the leave slip but coldly asked, “So, Youzhen, what’s the reason this time?”

“Uh… it’s to go on a blind date!”

“But didn’t you say last time that your blind date fell into a void and became an Emanator?”

“Ah, uh… right, right! So this time, I’m going to clean up the Emanator she became!”

“…You’ve used that reason before too.” Yuecheng Liu’s voice rose slightly. “Youzhen, I’ll give you five seconds… if you don’t hurry up and make up another one, I’ll reject your leave.”

“Ahhh, don’t be so heartless, Vice Section Chief!”

[“Walking alone in the dark, fearing sudden obstacles, unable to understand what others describe seeing…”]

[Dan Shu’s tone became more sorrowful. Xing could tell that she wasn’t just comforting the girl in front of her but also comforting herself, who had walked alone in the dark for hundreds of years.]

[Such a life would continue for nearly a thousand years for a long-lived species. She must learn to endure it on her own, rather than fantasizing about anyone’s help.]

“But aren’t you helping her too?” Xing looked at Dan Shu.

“Yes… I am indeed working hard to change the situation for people like her.” Dan Shu said faintly, “But before that, she must learn to endure the darkness like me.”

“I… Sister Dan Shu, I can rely on myself… only myself can be relied on…”

“Very good, I hope you can remember this forever, forever.” Dan Shu touched her little head. “This place is too dangerous, Xing, let’s go back to Chang Le Sky.”

Rune Continent.

“A thousand years, what a long punishment…”

By the pond in Progress Square, Viktor, with his hand propped on his chin, was watching the children playing in the water, his eyes full of envy. “Unfortunately, I don’t have a thousand years, not even three… cough cough…”

“The more radiant a person is, the easier it is to exhaust their life’s energy.” Although Heimerdinger felt sorry for him, he still went up to comfort him. “But, Viktor, the more this is the case, the more you can’t give up.”

“I have never given up, Professor.”

Watching the setting sun gradually sink in the distance, the afterglow of dusk made Viktor’s pale face appear slightly rosy. “I must endure it on my own, rather than fantasizing about anyone’s help.”

“That Miss Dan Shu’s words have given me a lot of inspiration.”

“But science is not about silently shutting yourself in a room and building a car behind closed doors. One person’s wisdom is ultimately limited.” Heimerdinger shook his head. He had seen too many gifted geniuses who died young. Apart from regret, there was nothing he could do about it.

Viktor’s illness was incurable. His fate had been sealed since he was a child, and it was difficult to change—at least, the medical level of Piltover today could not change it.

“I know it’s difficult, Professor…”

Viktor remembered the subtle reaction when the blood he coughed up during the day dripped onto the runes powering the Hex Gates. Using this idea, he might be able to make a bolder attempt.

He silently affirmed this thought in his heart—no one can help him, and he will not fantasize about anyone’s help. Even if the council objects, and even if Jayce doesn’t support his approach… he will persevere with the experiment.

[After the two of them sent the little girl home, they returned to Ruomu Pavilion.]

“Thank you again for your help.” Dan Shu said calmly, “Those of us who are born with defects inevitably suffer humiliation when we are young. Even after going through hardships and sitting in the high position of a Dan Shi Chief, we are still helpless in many things.”

“That’s why I said those things to her… They may sound harsh to you, but compared to everything she will encounter in the future, my words are just a gentle breeze and drizzle.”

“Does the Xianzhou not have eye prosthetics or similar technology?” Xing didn’t quite understand.

“The physical condition of long-lived species is predetermined from the beginning.” Dan Shu shook her head gently, “Appearance, intelligence, height… everything is fixed in the flesh and blood genes from birth. Many defects that short-lived species can compensate for with mechanisms or surgery are incurable for Xianzhou people.”

“Because no matter what means are used, no matter what mechanisms are implanted, our bodies will revert to their original state. For long-lived species, congenital defects are eternal penance, unavoidable.”

“My optic nerves are underdeveloped, and I can only rely on implants to treat them, but the implants are quickly ‘rejected’ by the Xianzhou people’s powerful healing power… the process is worse than death.”

“There are many similar situations… skeletal deformities, soft tissue loss, congenital heart disease, and so on.”

“According to her, all the stubborn diseases caused by so-called congenital defects are incurable.” Changsheng, coiled around Baizhu’s neck, flicked its bright red tongue and made a “tsk tsk” sound.

“I never thought that a patient’s strong recovery ability could become a problem one day.” Baizhu sighed, “The world is so vast, there is nothing that is not strange.”

“However, Baizhu, I think there is an exception in her statement.”

Baizhu curiously took over the conversation, “Oh? Who?”

“Have you forgotten about that Fu Xuan from the Divination Commission?” Changsheng recalled, “I remember… the Third Eye on her forehead should not be something that long-lived species have naturally, but belongs to the ‘implant’ category, right? Why do we not see any signs of pain in the Grand Diviner’s daily affairs?”

“Changsheng, you underestimate that Grand Diviner Fu too much.” Baizhu “puchi” chuckled, “Have you forgotten what Qingque said? The Grand Diviner’s abilities are top-notch, except for her height.”

“The Third Eye is not only of great significance to her personally but also to the entire Divination Commission and the Luofu Xianzhou… Based on this alone, the strong-willed Grand Diviner Fu would not easily abandon the Third Eye, right?”

“Furthermore, she intends to succeed the General in the future. How could someone with such ambition be an ordinary girl? Being able to endure pain that ordinary people cannot endure seems commonplace.”

“Hmm… what you said is indeed true. If I had a Third Eye to help me divine the future, I would be willing to suffer a little.”

“Oh? Really?” Baizhu cast a meaningful smile at the little snake around his neck.

“…Hiss!” Changsheng’s whole body bristled at the stare, “I’m just joking! Tch… you have no sense of humor at all. It’s more suitable for you to do this kind of selfless thing. As for me… hehe, I’ll just follow you.”

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“How ironic… many Abundance followers—the so-called [Mara-Struck]—do not suffer this torment. Heh, as for congenital defects, it’s probably a curse prepared by Nanook the Aeon of Destruction for betrayers.” Dan Shu sneered.

“Then why don’t Mara-Struck have congenital defects?” Xing was very curious.