Deep in the Living

Chapter 272 Identity
When Fei Ji was following Rody back to the lounge, he got lost because he saw a candle.

As the backbone of the conscription, it has a wealth of knowledge, but it is completely unaware of such white candles.

None of its memory intelligence could connect with this candle. The only thing it knew was that this candle seemed to only appear in the upper nest or even higher areas, which were areas that a conscription backbone like it had no right to reach.

The appearance of the candle caused it to be completely lost, and no matter how it flew it was stuck in the passage.

In this almost endless process of wandering and waiting.

It suddenly smelled a scent, a scent that made it tremble all over and want to bow down.

Following the smell quickly, they found Rody standing in the passage unexpectedly, with the source of the smell in his hand.

When it landed on Rody's shoulder and he saw the symbol on the parchment.

A special task is immediately implanted into the mind, with priority given to it, higher than even the most basic physiological needs.

Fei Ji had never encountered or heard of such a thing since he was created.

A new recruit who has completed the service assessment does not need to join the army, but is directly granted the status of "envoy" with the privilege of being granted the status of "envoy".

You should know that the envoy has a very high status among the Chaos Hive Cities. He is even qualified to go to the upper nest, which is far beyond the reach of a new recruit.

"Emissary Rody...what on earth happened?"

Feiji's words and attitude subconsciously became respectful, and it felt as if there were suddenly several more levels between Roddy and it, turning it into a superior-subordinate relationship.

Rody folded the parchment in his hand and put it into his clothes, then briefly recounted what had just happened.

During the whole process, Feiji's wings tightened and even trembled slightly. If it followed him to the locker room, it would most likely be killed like those spinners.

“This… I have led more than 30 soldiers to participate in service assessments before, and I have never seen a soldier’s assessment be conducted in this way. They would actually arrange a prank to attack you, and insert it among the normal soldiers in advance.

Messenger Luo Di, you are so powerful! I will always follow you. "

Luo Di was uncomfortable with this respectful address. "Just talk to me like before. There's no need to be like this just because you're an envoy. You can also keep it simple when addressing me."

Feiji was very obedient. Since it was Rody's request, it immediately switched to this tense state between superiors and subordinates.

“It always feels wrong to call you by your name directly~ The status of an envoy is still very high, far higher than that of a soldier, and far higher than that of me.

Then let's keep it simple and call you Mr. Di."

Luo Di nodded. He seemed to like this address. "Well, do you know what to do next?"

“Got it… Parchment has given me a mission. I need to give you the [Messenger’s Outfit] before we leave the city.

There are three items in total.

The first and final important item is to "dye" your spine. This will directly indicate your identity as an envoy. After all, most external forces reject and even hate spine people.

Without the protection of our messenger status, we might be killed or even eaten by some secret organization or group.

Second, go to the scene to customize a messenger outfit that best suits you to further highlight your identity as a messenger. Don’t wait until you are killed to find out that you are a messenger.

Third, choose a long-distance mount that can carry us to the Prologue’s territory.”

"Let's go."

An inexplicable sense of excitement rose in my heart.

This new path seemed to interest Rody more than endless battles and fights.

He could also roughly guess the intentions of the mysterious being, and could also roughly deduce the ultimate destination of this messenger's road.

【Dyeing center】

A special institution set up in a military zone, with at least a few spinal warriors exuding a special aura coming in and out of here.

Fei Ji also explained immediately:

"The dyeing of the spine is a confirmation of the identity of the spine. Those spines who have made great contributions during the war or made important contributions to the development of the Chaos Hive will come here to dye.

When a meritorious service only corresponds to the staining of a section of the spine.

When dyeing reaches a certain degree, you will have the opportunity to move upward to the upper nest area.

But we are different. You are a privileged messenger, and the dyer will dye your entire spine black."

"Ah."

Walking into the area that resembles a government hall, there is a strong smell of bone marrow in the air.

When Rody showed the parchment in his hand to the front desk, the top supervisor here was immediately alerted, and the best dyer was immediately arranged to come over. A separate operating room was even set aside for Rody.

As required, he lay prone on the operating table, with his back slightly raised to highlight his spine.

The elderly dyer had dyed thousands of vertebrae, but this was the first time he had seen such a metal vertebrae.

Next, you need to use a scalpel to separate the skin and flesh around the spine, allowing the entire spine to be peeled off separately.

This process is quite uncomfortable for spine practitioners, but the young man in front of him did not even have the most basic changes in his breath, and he felt very enjoyable.

On the contrary, when the dyer was separating the meat spine, he felt a sharp stinging sensation every time the scalpel and the metal spine touched each other, and it was very painful.

He took the painkillers that were originally intended for the dyer himself.

After the spine and flesh are completely separated, a tube of "Messenger Paint" just approved by the upper nest is applied along the midline of the spine.

Next comes the most important deep dyeing.

The dyer activated the characteristics of his own spine, and a high-temperature structure similar to an iron hoof grew on the tip of his finger, with the temperature reaching nearly 1000℃.

The heat will activate the dye and allow it to penetrate the spine.

This process is extremely painful for most spinal therapists, as such high temperatures exceed their basic tolerance and the surrounding flesh and blood will be severely burned.

The same is true of Rody.

The flesh and blood around him that had been separated in advance was somewhat burned, but he still did not move.

The dyer wanted to ask him if he needed painkillers, but he unexpectedly heard snoring.

Rody had fallen asleep, recovering the energy he had wasted on the military service assessment.

Since Rody did not move at all due to the pain, the whole dyeing process went quite smoothly. The black dye had penetrated into the inside of the spine, and the entire metal spine was revealing the dark color that belonged to the messenger.

Just as the dyer was about to finish his work,

His sharp eyes suddenly caught a glimpse of a color that shouldn't be there, and this color was not just a small patch but spread across the entire surface of the spine.

An inharmonious grey.

But when he turned around and took out the detection device to re-examine the spine, he found that the staining rate of the spine was 100% and there was no mixed color contamination at all.

"Dear messenger! Your dyeing request has been completed. Please try to keep your spine on display while you are out of the city to avoid unnecessary pursuit."

"Ok."

Just as Rody sat up from the operating table and put on his clothes again,

The dyer, who turned around to pack up his equipment, caught a glimpse of the strange gray color again out of the corner of his eye. He turned his head suddenly, and the color disappeared again.

If it was just once, he could say he was dazzled.

The second appearance was definitely not a coincidence, and he needed to ask clearly.

"Dear Messenger, it seems that there is a special color hidden in your body, which can even cover your spine?"

"Yes."

"But gray?"

"Yes."

"Do not dye your spine gray while you are away. That color is the opposite of a messenger. It is the color of the exile, the unclean, and the despised.

It is the color of being abandoned by the spine. If others see you, they will definitely regard you as hell food. "

"Okay, thank you."

"Messenger, please go slowly."

Rody did not show his dark spine when he walked back to the street.

There was no need to attract unnecessary attention in the safe hive, so he had no intention of stopping and continued with the preparations related to the envoy.

From the time he left the apartment until now, he has only been wearing this thick coat, without even a pair of pants. Under the coat are two bare legs and feet, making him look like a pervert no matter how you look at him.

"Feiji, take me to get my clothes custom-made."

"it is good."

(End of this chapter)