Deep in the Living

Chapter 679 Secret Room
[Exploration Bureau - Technology Development Department (Department 6)]

An ancient stone chamber, yet the floor is covered with modern metal cables, each one involving a rather complex manufacturing process.

These metal cables are attached to the walls of the stone chamber at one end, seemingly able to "connect" with the ancient history deep within the walls.

The other end of the cable converged deeper into the back of a boy who looked to be no more than twelve years old.

It is less like a human and more like a bionic entity.

There are numerous ports on his back to accommodate these cables, and his face also has symmetrical lines.

The boy was in a state of weightlessness, his eyes closed, seemingly communicating with or deciphering some kind of message from these ancient rocks.

At this time,

The outer stone door opened, and a woman wearing thick glasses walked in, with a gold armband on her arm.

"Special Agent 'Roddy' has arrived. He brought a very special pituitary gland, which I think you might be interested in."

The boy did not reply. The metal cable connected to his back retracted on its own, and he slowly returned to normal from a state of zero gravity.

He followed the woman into the testing room.

The researchers here were scratching their heads, as if they had encountered some difficulties.

The devices used to identify the pituitary glands of monsters are currently malfunctioning.

Not only could the relevant parameters not be detected, but a strange fog also seeped into the instrument, and many methods could not be used to repair it.

The boy knew the problem at a glance.
He simply stood in front of the control panel, and the malfunctioning machine started working again, suppressing all the mist flowing inside back into the pituitary gland.

A test report was printed out quickly.

[Mature Pituitary Gland Result Test Report]

Plant Name: §My Proudest Work§

Corner ranking: NO.45
Pituitary gland condition: Completely removed from the monster's brain, without wounds or contamination, in perfect condition.

Fear type: Huangmen - Paranoia

Pituitary space: large amusement park
Related abilities & non-corner abilities:
1. "Trick" - a morbid trick that can induce psychological fear in others, an exaggeration of conventional clown performances.

Anyone who has watched the magic trick will be marked as an "audience member," allowing for individual location tracking.

Any individual who is directly or indirectly touched by a magic trick may be decapitated.

The magic can be applied to oneself, and when combined with other abilities, it can achieve immortality and a quick escape.

2. "Balloon" - Can create clone balloons for monitoring, touching, exploding, teleporting the original body, etc. The combined magic can generate a variety of uses, and the richer the individual's imagination, the stronger the effect.

*3. "Mist" - Not a native ability, but one of the primal fears from the depths of the corners. This ability allows an individual to release a primal mist.

It has a very high compatibility with the pituitary gland, and can be released directly into the environment to gain regional advantages, or used to inflate balloons, greatly improving the balloon's related effects.

At the same time, it can replace its own blood with mist as a brand-new circulatory carrier, greatly improving bodily functions and changing the essence of the body.

Further uses await individual development.

*4. "Comic" - Not a corner ability. According to database detection, it comes from the comic book store opened by the Outer God. The corresponding comic book is called "Human Head Balloon".

By simultaneously strengthening and linking the three abilities mentioned above, "air vents" can be created for any individual exposed to the mist, facilitating the filling of the mist and the creation of human head balloons.

The effect will be doubled if the magic is applied or if the person touches it.

[Overall Assessment]: S+*
*One of the most advanced mature monster pituitaries, possessing both primal fear and otherworldly characteristics. To create relics from this pituitary, the user must be a human who has personally slain the monster, and the individual's compatibility must be above 80%.

The female adjutant wearing glasses standing nearby was stunned when she saw the test report.

"A combination of primal fear and extraterrestrial characteristics... This is the first time I've ever seen such a pituitary gland! Moreover, it ranks 45th among mature plants. If it were developed into a garden structure, wouldn't it have a chance to squeeze into the top ten?"

The boy then spoke up, "Start compatibility testing immediately, and I'll personally take charge."

"Ok."

……

The metal door to the waiting room opened, and the boy stepped out.

Yu Ze had calculated the time in advance and got up early, facing the door, "Minister Matthew!"

"Sorry for the wait, the testing took a little time. Next is the compatibility test. Agent Roddy, come with me."

Luo Di also quickly stood up and bowed in respect, never expecting that such a young man was actually the head of the Technology Development Department.

But they quickly realized the problem: the boy in front of them was most likely just a shell, and the real body didn't seem to be here.

As Roddy followed them into the inner area, he asked, "Can they come in together? These are trustworthy friends; they're very interested in artifact crafting."

The boy flatly refused: "No, regardless of whether they make any movements, even the most basic breathing could affect the creation of the relics. Not to mention that two of them are not human, and the monsters inside their heads will seriously affect the ritual."

Yu Ze pushed Luo Di inside with a palm strike, saying, "Fellow villager, hurry up and go. Come out and show us the finished product. You have to do this kind of thing by yourself."

Inside a sterile laboratory.

The so-called compatibility test is very simple; it only requires cutting open Roddy's palm, inserting the pituitary gland, and surgically connecting the nerves in his hand to the pituitary gland.

Ultimately, the situation is determined by detecting the activation state of the pituitary gland.

However, Roddy doesn't need such trouble, nor does he need surgery.

Which hand should we test?

"Your original arm."

"Row."

When you place your right hand on the table, the flesh in your palm splits open automatically.

The internal flesh and nerves had already become tendrils, directly emerging from the palm and wrapping around the balloon pituitary gland, with nerves and blood vessels connecting simultaneously.

This marks the formal integration of the pituitary gland into the body's circulation.

They thought it would be revitalized and upgraded with the injection of blood, but instead, the pituitary gland rapidly shrank, its essence being absorbed by Luo Di.
Or rather, the essence of the mist is actively flowing into Roddy's body.

Snapped!
Minister Matthew reached out and grabbed Roddy's wrist tightly, stopping the process.

"Quickly send the thing that's inside your body back. Such a good pituitary gland can't be damaged in any way, otherwise it will seriously affect the integrity and quality of the remains."

"it is good."

Roddy decisively activated his spine, using the pressure from the blood vessels to forcefully push the fog back into the pituitary gland.

Once all the mist had been sent back, Minister Matthew immediately removed the pituitary gland and put it back into the container.

"Follow me, the next step is the most important part: the creation of the relics."

Roddy seemed a little slow to react: "It's done? How's the compatibility?"

"Generally speaking, the pituitary gland of a mature monster has a strong degree of independence. Even if the main body is dead, the pituitary gland itself is unwilling to have any contact with humans and will exhibit a strong rejection reaction."

If an agent can effectively suppress the pituitary gland and the body's reaction is not too strong, then the compatibility test is passed.

You are completely different.

Not only does this pituitary gland show no rejection towards you, but its internal components are also actively drawn to you. This is not just 'compatibility' but 'matching'.

Have you ever come into contact with this mist that comes from the depths of the corner?

"Yes, I was involved in the videotape incident, ultimately for the sake of getting this thing. Although I didn't get it, I had a deep 'interaction' with the fog along the way."

"That's right~ Come with me."

Roddy got up and continued to follow Minister Matthew, passing through several metal passages carrying special force fields, verifying his passage through five large hydraulic metal doors, and undergoing multiple full-body scans of energy fields along the way.

I thought we would arrive at a special laboratory where the pituitary gland would be further processed through some modern technology.

hiss!
Steam diffuses.

The last heavy hydraulic door slowly opened.

What's inside isn't a laboratory at all, but an ancient grotto with a deep pit dug out in the center.

An ancient stone coffin lay inside.

Roddy knew very well that the [Corner] had only existed for about a hundred years, while the cave in front of him, especially the stone coffin, was extremely old, beyond estimation, and felt to be even older than the ancestors of the real hell.

"This is……"

"The Secret Chamber is the area discovered by the first humans to arrive in the corner, or rather, 'discovered'. The entire Exploration Bureau was built around the Secret Chamber, which is of great significance to the development of humanity and the exploration of the corner."

Its existence ensures the production of elite agents.

If an agent can kill a mature monster with his own hands and extract a relatively intact pituitary gland, he can obtain his own "relic" here.

An agent can only use it once and can only possess one relic.

"What use are these relics anyway?"

"You'll know when you get it... The agents who joined forces with Vortex Town to fight against the extraterrestrials this time are all elites with relics."

Only agents who possess the relics are qualified to explore deeper into the area.

Go, take this pituitary gland and lie down in the sarcophagus. This experience will be unforgettable. By the time you emerge from the sarcophagus, the artifact will be complete.

(End of this chapter)