"Failed. Why is this happening? The nerves and blood vessels are all connected. The implantation should have been very successful. Why didn't I obtain the power like that of the Knights of Light? What's wrong? Aaaah..."
When reading this, Dudian suddenly thought of Rosyard's mutated shoulder. Judging from the experimental records, the implantation of the alien organ this time was obviously a failure. However, the sentence "the power like that of the Knights of Light" in it surprised Dudian. Could it be that Rosyard's experimental purpose was to transform himself into a Knight of Light? No, to be more precise, to possess the power of a Knight of Light!
Could it be that the Knights of Light also have superhuman power through genetic modification?!
This was definitely an explosive piece of news!
You know, genetic modification is an evil technique used only by alchemists. If the Knights of Light are also like this, then the Holy See of Light behind them is an extremely terrifying existence.
Dudian's eyes were filled with suspicion and uncertainty, and he continued to flip through the notebook.
The subsequent diary entries recorded Rosyard's experimental experiences over the past decade or so. After this failed experiment, Rosyard became more cautious. Every time an experiment reached a successful stage, he would find human children as experimental subjects. Once the experiment was successful, he would kill them and then publish the experiment in the "Dark Holy See" to obtain alchemical merits. When these merits accumulated to a certain extent, he could upgrade his alchemical level, be certified at a higher level, and obtain greater rights and resources.
From Rosyard's notebook, it could be seen that the Dark Holy See was a huge force composed of heretical professions such as alchemists, magic pharmacists, and dark puppet masters. It lurked in various places of the Great Wall. The members who joined the Dark Holy See ranged from nobles to commoners, and even in the military, the power of the Dark Holy See had infiltrated. If the Holy See of Light was a colossal entity standing proudly in the sunlight, then the Dark Holy See was a terrifying behemoth lurking in the darkness of the night!
"The Holy See of Light, the Dark Holy See, the Military Department of the Great Wall..." Dudian murmured. Judging from the current situation, these three forces were in a tripartite balance within the Great Wall. And that mysterious Tribunal seemed to be above it all, and it was unclear whether it belonged to the Military Department of the Great Wall or the Holy See of Light, but at least it would never side with the Dark Holy See.
"I still know too little..." Dudian sighed, feeling a bit at a loss in his heart, not knowing where he should go in the future.
Submitting to the Military Department of the Great Wall, he couldn't bear the constraints.
Joining the Holy See of Light, he couldn't betray his beliefs.
Siding with the Dark Holy See, he couldn't face his own conscience.
From the notebook, it could be seen that the various professions gathered in the Dark Holy See were of the same nature as the scientists in different fields in the old era. However, a group of scientists without the constraints of law and morality were no different from devils.
Dudian couldn't help but feel that it was extremely difficult for a small person to climb to the top of the world. Even a thought suddenly flashed in his mind: It might be quite good to just live an ordinary and uneventful life.
As soon as this thought appeared, he thought of that noble girl's sharp words, as well as the humble postures of the Jura couple in front of the nobles, and the incident where he almost lost his life in the Hunter Detection Ancient Castle. He gently closed his eyes and asked himself in his heart, could he live on just by being ordinary? Could he avoid disasters by being humble?
No, he couldn't!
When his life was threatened, being ordinary and humble would only make him more unable to resist!
He slowly opened his eyes, and his gaze was more determined than ever. Even if he had to sacrifice his freedom, even if he had to betray his beliefs, even if he had to give up his compassion, he still wanted to live well. Even if he had to crawl in the dark quagmire, he would still dig out his own light!!
He grabbed the iron sheet on the table and suddenly slashed his arm, cutting a finger-length bright red wound. The intense pain made him grit his teeth slightly, but his gaze became even colder. He secretly thought, "Dudian, Dudian, just feeling a bit of difficulty made you have such a cowardly thought today. How can you be worthy of your parents? How can you be worthy of your sister? You occupied the only chance to survive!!"
He gritted his teeth and looked at the blood flowing from his arm. The intense pain eroded his mind. He clenched his fists as if he wanted to firmly remember this pain. He silently admonished himself in his heart that no matter how great the difficulties and obstacles he encountered in the future, he would never change his direction of progress and would never let this world tame him!!
When Mekin and the others came back and saw the blood flowing from Dudian's arm, they were shocked. They quickly took him to get bandaged.
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The Scavenger Special Training continued.
Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, three years passed.
"Dian, the special training is finally over. Today is the coronation ceremony, and we can finally go home and see our parents," Zach said with a smile. He was known as a filial son in the dormitory. On the one-day vacation every month, he would definitely go back to visit his parents. As for Dudian, Mekin, and Shamu, they only visited occasionally and usually just wrote letters to let their families know not to worry.
Dudian smiled slightly. After three years, his appearance had changed greatly compared to before. His skin was no longer as fair as it used to be. Instead, it had been tanned to a healthy wheat color under the scorching sun. He was about 1.6 meters tall, which was extremely tall among his peers. After all, he was just turning twelve years old this year!
"Hehe, our dormitory should be the most special one. All four of us stayed until the end," Mekin grinned, revealing a row of white teeth, full of sunshine and cheerfulness.
Shamu was tidying up his clothes. When he heard this, he looked up and smiled. "I hope that when we enter the military department in the future, we can still be assigned together. If we are separated, remember to come to the tavern my family runs. I'll treat you!"
Dudian and the other two had already heard the address of his family's tavern. Mekin laughed heartily and said, "We'll definitely go and drink you out of house and home!"
The few of them laughed. At this time, their respective luggage was all packed.
Dudian said, "Let's go. It's getting late. Let's gather at the drill ground."
The four of them went out and came to the huge drill ground. They saw that there were already dozens of figures chatting there.
Mekin sighed, "There were more than 300 people three years ago. I didn't expect there to be only so few left now. Tsk tsk. It's really lucky that the four of us can graduate together."
"Some people haven't come yet," Shamu shrugged. "I've already calculated. The number of people graduating this time is 106."
Zach looked at the woods outside the drill ground and wondered, "Why did Old Tob bring so many people here? Are they all here for our coronation?"
Dudian and the others looked in that direction and immediately saw Tob walking over with seven or eight people, chatting and laughing along the way. These seven or eight people were dressed in fine clothes and had elegant manners. At first glance, they were either nobles or servants who had been influenced by noble etiquette.