Embers Ad Infinitum

The operating room was obviously not in the living room. After a simple search, Shang Jianyao and Gnawa discovered the target location on the right side of the suite.

This is a modified room with a shadowless lamp hanging above. Under the lamp is a movable operating bed. There are many high-tech instruments beside the bed.

At this time, there was a white skeleton that was not covered with anything lying quietly on the bed, with several corpses and unrusted medical equipment scattered around.

Carrying a "Berserker" assault rifle and a bulging backpack, Shang Jianyao walked to the operating bed and carefully observed the corpse that was suspected of being "the son of Zhi Sui".

"Can you tell what kind of surgery was performed?" After a while, he turned his head and asked Gnawa.

Gnawa, who was holding the chameleon's head, moved his metal neck left and right:

"It's hard to tell just from the bones."

At this point, he changed the subject:

"But it's impossible to perform an operation without any preparation. You must find out where the lesion is in advance."

What he means is that the doctor responsible for the operation should have relatively complete case information.

Pong! Shang Jianyao used his right palm covered with metal bones to pat the chest next to the picture of blessings from the gods, and suddenly realized:

"Quickly check these corpses around!"

As he spoke, he looked at the bones on the operating table again:

"Is this the 'Son of Zhi Sui'?

"The bones left behind are no different from ordinary people."

Gnawa, who had already done a round of testing, said:

"The possibility that the children left behind by the incarnation body of Zhi Sui are normal human beings is not low."

Shang Jianyao ignored this sentence and said to himself:

"Which kid will it be?

"April's 'Twisted Shadow'?"

This is an inference based on the impact he suffered inside the stairs.

"The probability is 82%." Gnawa gave a calculated result.

Shang Jianyao's thoughts jumped to another thing, and he said sadly:

"Dangtang Zhi Sui was unable to cure his own child and allowed him to risk surgery!"

"Zhi Sui's intervention in Huitu is obviously subject to some restrictions." Gnawa did not try to understand Shang Jianyao's thinking, answering questions and responding to words.

Shang Jianyao finally controlled himself, squatted down, and examined the body in a white coat next to the operating table.

Scalpels, biological agents and other items were scattered around the body. The body was clean and contained no information.

"Found it." Gnava said, squatting at the corpse a little behind.

Shang Jianyao relied on the military exoskeleton device to make a 180-degree turn.

"What is it?" He asked eagerly without pulling down the mask.

Gnawa was looking through the information and acting as a translator:

"The goal of the operation is to solve the patient's heart problem, and the extracorporeal circulation system is prepared for this."

——Coninmis did not suffer much damage when the old world was destroyed. The instruments in each hospital were well preserved. It was only as time went by that it gradually entered a state without any production lines for various drugs and medical equipment. There is a lack of medical treatment and medicine.

"It seems that there was indeed an accident during the operation, which caused a disaster before it was over." Shang Jianyao stood up straight and looked at the remains of "Zhi Sui's Son" again.

Gnava said:

“The results of the preoperative assessment were also risky, but the old team still wanted to give it a try, and the patient agreed to them after fully understanding the situation.

"They probably didn't expect that a failed operation would bring disaster that would destroy the whole city."

"Yes, yes." Shang Jianyao agreed.

He then raised his right palm and said:

"Namo Anuttar Samyak Sambodhi, saving one life is better than building a seven-level pagoda."

Gnawa continued to talk about the contents of the case file:

"The preoperative plan mentioned that the patient is a powerful awakener. After anesthesia, he may unconsciously interfere with the electromagnetic information in the surrounding environment. He needs the assistance of a 'spiritual corridor' level awakener who is good at this..."

"How powerful?" Shang Jianyao interrupted Gnawa's words.

"After exploring the depths of the 'soul corridor', we can also interfere with matter to a considerable extent." Gnawa replied.

He continued:

"The patient is eighty-one years old and very frail, which is the main source of risk."

"Eighty-one years old?" Shang Jianyao blurted out in surprise, "He is just a child!"

Gennava knew that this was Hi's written understanding from the title "Zhi Sui Zi", and explained carefully:

“The destruction of Cornimis occurred in the 37th year of the New Era, and the chaotic years before the New Era lasted for almost twenty years.

“Since the Council of Wise Men in Cornimis claimed that it was the ‘Son of the Executive’ who protected the city and its surrounding countryside from the destruction of the old world, it shows that the other party had a strong sense of autonomy and ability to act at that time.

"Based on the information of eighty-one years old, it can be deduced that the 'Son of Zhi Sui' was about twenty-four years old when the old world was destroyed, which is consistent with the speculation just now."

How many years the Age of Chaos lasted varies among different forces. It can only be said that it was roughly around twenty years - if it weren't for the fact that exchanges between the major forces on the earth had become more frequent in recent years, the New Calendar would have been different. The characteristics of each need to be converted to match.

Shang Jianyao sighed unabashedly:

“I thought he was the same age as Xiao Chong.

"You're already seventy or eighty years old, and you still bear the title of 'son of the old man' and use the prestige of your father's generation to show your identity. Tsk tsk, you're not doing well."

At this moment, Gnawa deeply understood an idiom:

A chicken talks to a duck.

He didn't know what Shang Jianyao was sighing about.

Shang Jianyao quickly forgot what he said just now, and checked the remaining corpses, but found no useful clues.

After looking at the remains of "Zhi Sui's Son" who was undressed and without anything, he turned to the door and said:

"Go and search in other rooms."

"Do I need to report the discovery to Dabai immediately?" Gnawa's eyes flashed red.

Shang Jianyao raised his head and smiled:

"Do you still need to ask?"

Without giving Gnawa a chance to react, he relied on the communication system embedded in the military exoskeleton device to make a simple report to Jiang Baimian on the situation in the operating room.

Jiang Baimian thought for a while and said:

"there is a question."

"What's the problem?" Shang Jianyao asked excitedly.

Hey, do you look like someone who just discovered your father's body? Jiang Baimian couldn't help but sneered.

However, she also knew that Shang Jianyao had actually long accepted the fact that his father was dead, and just wanted to find out what his father did in the end and what he died of.

Now, there is no doubt that Shang Jianyao is still sad, and he is definitely relieved and letting go of having fulfilled his wish.

Besides, it is difficult for a mentally ill person to use normal people's thinking and logic to deduce his state.

Jiang Baimian pondered for a few seconds and said:

"The 'Son of Zhi Sui' is eighty-one years old and has explored the depths of the 'Corridor of the Soul'. Why should he risk undergoing heart surgery instead of directly entering the 'New World'?

"His father is a Zhi Sui, so he can have the room with the door to the 'New World' appear directly in front of his child."

It is generally accepted that Zhi Sui can adjust the order and location of rooms. Shang Jianyao has encountered this several times.

Shang Jianyao suddenly laughed:

"It seems that Zhi Sui doesn't want his children to enter the 'new world' either."

Jiang Baimian was silent.

This was also the conclusion she came to.

Of course, this is not the only possibility. Jiang Baimian thought about it and said:

"Perhaps there is some obstacle preventing Zhi Sui from providing help to His children."

"It's so pitiful." Shang Jianyao suddenly felt the same, even though he didn't have children yet.

Time was tight, so Jiang Baimian didn't say anything more. After a few words of advice, he took the initiative to end the call.

Shang Jianyao and Gnawa immediately left the "operating room" and entered the next room.

This is a large study room, with rows of shelves filled with books, and there are even ladders in some places.

At a glance, Gnawa saw books on music, painting, sculpture and other arts fields, as well as books on health care such as "How Humans Stay Healthy", "Love Your Heart" and "Open Your Brain".

"The owner of the room has very mixed reading preferences." Gnawa made a preliminary judgment.

This gave the "old tune team" a serious blow to the idea of ​​looking for clues based on book lists.

Shang Jianyao, who kept pushing up his mask, smiled and said:

“After the destruction of the old world, humans had too few entertainment options except reading.”

The next second, he refuted himself:

"Who said that? As the master of Cornimis, you can't even imagine the happiness of the 'Son of Zhi Sui'!"

"It's as good as you can imagine..." Shang Jianyao and the others were quarreling.

This made Gennava wonder if he was getting sicker.

Just as he was about to break up the fight, Shang Jianyao, wearing a military exoskeleton, walked to the desk by the window.

There are pen holders, books and other items placed there, and there is a photo frame in the most conspicuous position.

Shang Jianyao stretched out his right palm, picked up the photo frame, and turned the front of it towards him.

There are two men in the photo, one is middle-aged and the other is under twenty.