Dual Worlds: I Have a Doomsday World

It traveled from the kidneys to the spleen, liver, pancreas, heart, and brain...

This Lucky One had never imagined that he would tragically become Aishwarya’s control group test subject.

Aishwarya needed to confirm whether the Holy Light had truly been removed!

Although previous experiments suggested that the Holy Light was hidden in the kidneys of a Wizard, it was highly probable that the so-called "removal" had merely shifted its location.

After all, in Aishwarya’s eyes, this "Lucky One" before her showed absolutely no signs of having received treatment.

And so, under Aishwarya’s hand, the poor "Lucky One" suffered massive internal bleeding. A piece of his brain was missing, his features were twisted, and an unidentifiable fluid trickled from his nose.

When the medical team entered Meditation Room 3, this "Lucky One’s" body was already unresponsive.

"Director, he’s already... brain-dead. Should we still try to save him? We can maintain his vitals with the support system. If we could get an Extraordinary Professional who specializes in healing, he might be saved."

Extraordinary Professionals specializing in healing charged exorbitant prices and were exceedingly rare. In the entire Asian Administrative Region, those capable of reviving a brain-dead person could be counted on one hand.

It wasn’t as simple as just repairing the brain; it also required mending the Sea of Consciousness.

This would require the methods of a Tier Four, so one could only imagine how many Credit Points it would cost.

"Don’t save him. Send him to the family cemetery for a proper burial."

Aishwarya, still lost in thought, merely glanced at the "Lucky One"—his features twisted, a mixture of red, white, and yellow fluid gurgling from his nose—before giving her instructions.

To be honest, even Lin Qi hadn’t expected the "Lucky One’s" end to be so miserable.

In Lin Qi’s original scenario, Aishwarya would, at most, have "burst" the man’s kidneys to run a control experiment and get her results.

But who could have guessed Aishwarya would be this cautious!

Having given her instructions, Aishwarya issued another order to the medical team: "Take Ah Lun to have his kidneys removed and replaced with a Prosthetic Body. Notify me when it’s complete."

Aishwarya arranged the next course of action, but then, thinking of something, she added, "You must guarantee the integrity of the kidneys. I’d rather you remove extra surrounding tissue than allow the kidneys to be damaged."

Clearly, this man named Ah Lun was about to become the next poor bastard.

Theoretically, Aishwarya was trying to save him by removing the Holy Light from his body.

But after the surgery, given Aishwarya’s cautious nature, she would most likely subject him to the exact same set of experiments as the "Lucky One."

Only this would ensure the Holy Light was truly and successfully removed, not simply transferred elsewhere by some other means.

"Yes, Director."

Aishwarya nodded and left No. 32, Core Road.

As she left, Aishwarya glanced meaningfully at the temporary chat window open on her personal terminal.

’It seems I might have a chance to break free from this control...’

But bodily integrity held an extraordinary significance for a Wizard.

Although identical organs could be replicated through cloning, for a Tier Four Wizard, doing so would damage their combat effectiveness.

Cloned organs struggled to adapt to the Tentacle Monster form and required a prolonged period of Spiritual Power attunement.

For a Wizard, the Tentacle Monster form was the true liberation of their combat power.

’The experiment has to proceed, but if it’s possible, I need to remove the Holy Light perfectly.’

Aishwarya had inspected the "Lucky One’s" body; his kidneys were his original ones, which wouldn’t place any burden on a Wizard’s body.

What Aishwarya didn’t know was that Lin Qi’s method was actually quite similar to her medical team’s.

Both involved replacing the patient’s kidneys via surgery.

The real difference was that Lin Qi used his "Rapid Growth" Ability to make the patient grow new organs by themself.

This resulted in a far better match for a Wizard’s constitution than a Prosthetic Body or cloned organs.

...

Inside Alliance Mansion, Lin Qi speculated on Aishwarya’s next move.

’As long as Aishwarya isn’t a fool, she’ll be able to draw her own conclusions from the experiment and figure out how to save herself.’

’Still, being able to control a permanent council member with the Holy Light was an unexpected boon. I just need to exploit this window of time.’

’Even if Aishwarya finds a solution, she won’t test it on herself right away. She’ll still have to do as I ask, buying me a day or two.’

’A day or two is more than enough. Ninghang Technology must be getting antsy by now.’

Unless Ninghang Technology was staffed by Ninja Turtles hiding in a sewer, capable of remaining calm and holding back under such immense pressure, they had to be making their move soon.

Lin Qi was eager to study the matrix sample in Ninghang Technology’s possession. He wanted to see just what they had found on the Cyber World’s Moon.

But that would have to wait for the Light Prism Organization’s Mercenary Corps to make their move. Lin Qi couldn’t rush it.

He lay down on his bed and closed his eyes.

Time to rest!

This was real rest.

Lin Qi hadn’t truly rested in a long time.

Now that the summit was over, Si Ranran had been taken away, and Alliance Mansion was temporarily safe. No one would be foolish enough to try to assassinate him. It was time for a good rest.

He closed his eyes, slept, and the night passed without a dream.

...

The next morning, Lin Qi’s internal clock woke him at nine o’clock sharp, no alarm needed.

As soon as he woke up, Lin Qi saw a flood of messages on his Intelligent Brain.

There were company announcements, thank-you emails from Xiao Gu and the others, and a message from the old man, Doctor Lin.

After brewing overnight, the results of the summit had spread completely, appearing on all the major Cyber Media outlets that day.

The names Lin Qi and Liu Xuan were splashed across the headlines of the Cyber Media.

In the reports, Lin Qi was identified as a director of United Pharmaceutical and its chief Pharmaceutical Researcher.

Some outlets went even further, interviewing researchers from the smaller companies that had participated in the summit.

They had high praise for Lin Qi.

"We believe Lin Qi is bound to become an S-Class Pharmaceutical Researcher in the future. He’s a true genius!"

"Do you know how hard it is to take first place for academic ability at the summit? According to Director Qiao Xi, it requires not only extensive theoretical knowledge in Pharmacy but also a special Talent!"

"Right now, in the Asian Administrative Region, he’s the most skilled Pharmaceutical Researcher outside of Nanyun Potion."

In short, Lin Qi was famous. This was a turn of events he hadn’t expected.

Following the leads from Xiao Gu’s messages, Lin Qi started browsing the Cyber Media reports.

[Asian Administrative Region’s Pharmaceutical Industry Shaken Up as United Pharmaceutical Takes the Lead, A Top Enterprise in the Making]

[From Lowly Origins to a Director’s Seat at a Potential Oligopoly? The Untold Story of Director Lin Qi and the Liu Clan]

[Who Is the True Heir to Liu’s Heavy Industries? It’s Her?! The Full Story Behind United Pharmaceutical]

[The Allure of the Divine Iron Bull! Your Shortcut to Jumping a Social Class]

[Liu Clan - Divine Iron Bull Sales (BOOM)]

Reading the articles on the Cyber Media, the corner of Lin Qi’s mouth twitched.

Not only was he trending on the Cyber Media, but Liu Xuan had also become today’s most popular figure.

Countless outlets were deconstructing the relationship between him and Liu Xuan.

But...

’What’s all this about the Divine Iron Bull? This has to be the work of Liu’s Heavy Industries’ marketing department, right?’

Lin Qi felt a headache coming on. Aside from the top-tier Cyber Media, which focused on his academic achievements, the smaller outlets couldn’t care less.

’Future S-Class Researcher?’

’Most skilled researcher?’

’Neither of those gets as much traffic as the Divine Iron Bull!’

’The dregs of the Cyber World love to read these kinds of articles.’

’Install a Divine Iron Bull, meet a beautiful corporate executive, and leap up the social ladder!’

’Isn’t that way more effective than working hard?’

’Aren’t you tempted?’

’Why haven’t you acted?’

’Hurry and take out a loan with 108 installments to get the latest Divine Iron Bull from the Liu Clan!’

Unable to read any more, Lin Qi closed the Cyber Media articles.

Then, Lin Qi saw the message from his old man.

Doctor Lin: "The clinic’s stock of the Divine Iron Bull is sold out, and the company won’t transfer any more to me. The new person in charge doesn’t know about our relationship. Can you put in a word for me with the Weapon Research Institute?"