Post-Apocalyptic Survival Modpack

Chapter 51: Essence

River Bay City is a recognized center for trade and commercial exchange in northern China.

The river brings together people from all walks of life, nourishing this place and making it prosperous.

The lords and nobles kept all of this prosperity to themselves, unwilling to let a single drop slip away.

This city is always well-informed, and can even see some outdated bounty posters from the capital, including Wang Ji's.

However, the reason it is so well-informed is because of the rapid flow of people in the surrounding area; the latest news and rumors always float across the river.

This flow of people made things convenient for Wang Ji, allowing his people to easily infiltrate his territory.

As the siege of the territory progressed, River Bend City could now be said to be the least informed of the surrounding area.

At this moment, what the people in this city know depends entirely on what Wang Ji wants them to know.

The city's gentlemen continued to live their comfortable lives, complacently cursing the common people as scum sent down from heaven, considering themselves superior to these scum, while constantly exploiting and plundering wealth from these people they despised.

However, these good days are about to come to an end.

A message was sent to Wang Ji's resonance communicator:

"The gate to the Immortal Realm has been deployed."

In the void, a star lit up.

River Bay City

"There's one more thing. All the materials have been collected, so we can try to start the forbidden technique experiment."

"Come back first."

"it is good."

Upon receiving Wang Ji's instructions, in a secluded house in River Bend City, Ryder stepped onto the newly deployed Immortal Realm Gate and closed his eyes.

In the dark void, numerous points of light twinkled like stars, and luminous lines connected these points of light.

Ryder turned his gaze to the center, where he had just deployed River Bend City.

A ray of light connects River Bend and Riften, meaning the two cities can travel directly together without needing to transfer elsewhere.

My gaze fell upon the glowing spot marked "Riften".

In a daze, time and space seemed to distort at this moment. With a thought, the scenery around him quickly blurred and disappeared. The next moment, Ryder had already appeared in Riften.

He went straight to the alchemy lab.

Wang Ji and Mo Lin had been waiting here for a long time.

"Are you really going to do this?"

Ryder looked at Wang Ji and said hesitantly, "Theoretically there is no problem, and Morin and I are both familiar with the modification process."

"But this thing is too uncertain. Not to mention that it can harm the body, the various side effects and residual toxins are also very dangerous. These are things that cannot be controlled by humans."

"Besides, you're too young. There's a chance your physical development will be affected after the modification."

"That's not necessarily the case."

Wang Ji shook his head and said, "I've looked into everything you've said. No problem, let's get started."

[Amulet for self-defense]

Wang Ji looked at his equipment.

It can remove all negative buffs from the wearer, including distortions.

Wearing this device will instantly eliminate all factors that are harmful to the body.

Now Wang Ji can drink poison like a beverage, and swallow all kinds of harmful substances and even radiation pollution as snacks without any problem.

How could something happen to such a body?
"Are you really going to do this?"

Ryder asked again, advising, "Why don't we wait a little longer? The territory has grown stronger now, and we can eventually get a gentler reform method by taking it slow."

Wang Ji asked, "Is that kind of modification method as powerful as forbidden techniques?"

Redd paused for a moment, then shook his head.

"It's okay, I'm sure."

Wang Jifei jumped up and patted him on the shoulder.

Seeing his resolute expression, Ryder could only sigh and say, "If anything goes wrong, I will immediately stop and try to fix it."

"Morin, watch carefully. Don't be stingy with the instant healing potions. Use them immediately if there are any abnormalities."

“Okay.” Morin nodded.

There was a whole box of splash-type healing liquid next to him.

A moment later, Wang Ji lay on the operating table.

No, perhaps it shouldn't be called an operating table; it's more like a wild alchemical machine that combines multiple functions, except that what's being refined now is the King of Extremes.

This alchemy was mainly performed by Ryder, with Morin assisting him.

"Then let's begin."

Ryder took a deep breath and began the operation.

First, there is the confirmation of physical integrity.

Ryder examined Wang Ji's body and confirmed that there were no problems, nothing missing, and nothing extra.

He was a pure, very standard person, as standard as could be.

Next, it's time to begin. The first step is to lay a solid foundation by integrating mercury and metal into the tendons and blood vessels to strengthen the limbs. This step requires using a specially formulated potent solution to mitigate various rejection reactions; one wrong move and...

Ok?
'No problems at all?'

Ryder looked somewhat surprised.

There was no rejection reaction, no abnormality; the body accepted it all calmly, as if…

No, it's also possible that it's just too adaptable.

Suppressing the strange thought that had just arisen, Ryder waved his hand, signaling Maureen to continue preparing the other procedures.

The second step is to awaken the flesh and blood, giving it a certain degree of controllability in order to improve vitality and self-healing speed.

The records show that many subjects survived the first step, but their blood vessels burst during the second step. The blood seemed to have a mind of its own and rushed around, even breaking through the skin and gushing out. The nerves also began to twitch unnaturally.

Finally, he bled profusely and convulsed, dying a gruesome death.

However, this step is also going smoothly at this moment.

Ryder swallowed hard.

Too docile.

Everything about this body was too docile, so docile that it was practically half-dead, as if it were simply a body functioning in an orderly manner, a...shell.

Wang Ji himself has remained completely silent from the beginning until now.

Suppressing his inner turmoil once again, Ryder glanced at Morin, who immediately understood and continued preparing for the next step.

Next, the skin will be strengthened to improve its resistance to impact, followed by the modification of bones and various organs... such as the heart, lungs, liver, and kidneys, to greatly enhance resistance to extreme temperatures and the ability to metabolize various toxins...

After a series of procedures, Wang Ji underwent a complete overhaul, from his skin and bones to his blood vessels and organs—everything except his brain was completely renovated.

Throughout the entire process, the body did not experience any abnormal reactions, nor did the person scream in pain.

"The enhancement was a great success."

Seemingly due to the constant state of high tension, Ryder was sweating profusely, his chest heaving, and his eyes were bloodshot.

"Thanks for your hard work."

Wang Ji stood up, stretched, and crackled all over his body.

He is adapting to the changes in his body.

Just as Ryder said, the transformation went very smoothly.

Wang Ji's current maximum lifespan is as high as 320 points, and his skin, bones, flesh, and even internal organs are all exceptionally strong. His body seems to contain a volcano, possessing unparalleled power.

Specifically, this means a bunch of permanent buffs.

These include increased health, health regeneration, resistances, strength, and agility, as well as some hidden attributes such as the ability to hold one's breath longer, higher abnormal status resistance, and 7 points of armor without wearing any equipment…

Wang Ji now has a Strength 4 effect in his normal state, which means he can deal more than ten points of damage with a single punch. He also has a level 1 resistance, which is a 20% damage reduction.

With the God Set on top of that, and all the protection stacked up, it's very difficult for ordinary attacks to damage him.

and.

"The current state is only at the initial stage of the effect."

Ryder said, "You can get stronger over time and with continued training, and from what I've observed, it seems your body hasn't lost its potential because of this modification and can still grow normally."

"Don't ask me about the principles; from this point onward, it's beyond my comprehension."

"All I know is that if it were me undergoing the transformation, I wouldn't have enough lives even if I had a hundred."

"Ok."

Wang Ji seemed somewhat excited. He said to Ryder, "You've worked hard. Get some rest."

"it is good."

Ryder nodded.

After Wang Ji left, he suddenly took a deep breath and slumped into his chair.

"what happened?"

The sudden turn of events startled Morin, who quickly came up to ask what was wrong.

“You don’t understand, Morin. Luckily, you didn’t study it deeply enough, which is a good thing for you. You didn’t see those things…”

Ryder scratched his head, his voice hoarse, and said, "Incomprehensible, incomprehensible... It was just an active shell, an empty shell, strangely vibrant, half-dead, with no soul to be felt..."

"It is a creation of some kind of rule, an orderly coincidence, mimicking the laws of humanity..."

"what?"

Maureen was somewhat confused by Ryder.

This is incoherent and contradictory. How can "full of life" and "half-dead" be used to describe the same thing?

After a long while, Ryder finally regained his composure. He exhaled and said:
"Molin...don't try to explore the origins of Wang Ji, and it's best not to be curious about the essence of his existence, that will drive you crazy."

"Consider it my request, let's pretend today's events never happened, and forget about it all."

"Let's go, we have important things to do tomorrow, we can't be listless."

Watching Ryder's figure gradually disappear into the distance, and recalling what he had just said, Morin scratched his head.

"But I already knew."

(End of this chapter)