From troll tribes to elf empires

Chapter 244 Big Tooth’s Visit to the Research Institute and the Activated Armor

The "weird feeling" caused by losing the fangs is more caused by behavioral habits and shame.

For example, Big Ya used to stroke his fangs when he was thinking about problems, but now he often touches them in vain because of this;

For another example, during combat training, because you are too concentrated, you often forget that the big fangs have disappeared, and you will habitually shake your head and try to attack with them;

For example, he was even embarrassed to let his friends call him "Bigosta" anymore. He felt that he was short of such a powerful and majestic name. He already had no teeth. How could he continue to use it shamelessly?

However, this body is extremely satisfying in other aspects. Whether it is muscle and bone strength, agile reaction speed, or combat endurance, it is many times stronger than before.

Although his body size had shrunk several times after his first transformation, even to the point where he was embarrassed to go out, he has now grown back;

Although the giant tooth at this time seems to be a little more 'slender' than before, its height, weight, etc. are actually a step further than before;

For example, the height has reached 3.25 meters, which is about 0.15 meters longer than before;

Another example is weight. The current net weight of the body is 1.2 tons, which is about 0.35 tons higher than before;

Obviously, as a pure warrior, Big Tusk's recovery speed is much faster than the progress of Azshara and three other witch doctors after they advanced.

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Due to its rather fast speed, the Moose Transit car made a "clack" sound when the carriage passed between the tracks, which was heard by the passengers inside;

And amid such noise, Big Ya and the intern who came to contact him arrived at the Memorial Square from home.

The rail car was as arrogant as ever and did not stop at all when it arrived at the station. Ju Ya and the intern chose to jump off the train like most of their compatriots.

Since there have been no wars worth mentioning in recent years, the number of steles in Monument Square is no different from that at the end of the Northern Campaign;

The two of them passed through the Plaza of Heroes and arrived under the mother tree.

Today's mother tree can no longer be simply described as "tall". With its trunk height of 230 meters, balanced diameter of 90 meters, and a spherical crown with a top width of 300 meters, it can be called "magnificent".

'To describe it;

At least in the knowledge of the trolls and elves, this should be said to be the most majestic unnatural creation on the entire road.

Although this is a scenery that can be seen all the time in daily life, every time he comes near the mother tree, Big Tusk will feel deeply proud and at the same time realize his own insignificance again, and from this he will have the thought "I will practice harder"

·The fighting spirit of learning.

"Not yet. Nerve signals cannot be transmitted across the air, at least you can't. The nutrients that carry energy are also real substances, and there is no way to make them transmitted intangibly. Therefore, no matter what, the external terminal must be retained.

of."

But now it is not particularly dark here, because there are pine cones on the surrounding vines, but they glow with a light that is close to the color of natural light;

"Look at that thin tube again. It's the same set as the one in your chest. It's also connected to the central core and will become a supply tube of nutrients and energy in the future."

"Very good, turn over. It's the plexus organ's turn."

"Yes, that's it. Look at that hole. It matches the new organ under your skull. It is connected to the core of the implant and will become a consciousness control port in the future."

Big Tooth was actually a little uneasy, but he thought that the sacrifice of the victim should not be wasted, so he underwent the subsequent transformation surgery in silence;

Relying on the strong will exercised during the advancement process, he kept himself still in the pain, calmed his mind in the uneasiness, closed his eyes and used the tissues in the wound area to feel all the subtle processes of the surgery.

The cold scalpel cut open the upper neck skin, and then two dry and slightly warm pliers pulled the separated tissue tightly to both sides;

Not long after, a black dot, ranging from small to large, fell down, and within a very short period of time, it stopped firmly in front of the two of them with a 'whoosh'.

But today, of course, he couldn't just turn around and go home, because this trip was a call from the witch doctors of the institute, saying that there was an experiment closely related to the warrior's path that needed his help.

Unlike those research institutes located in the city, there do not seem to be guards standing guard here at all times. However, if you underestimate the defensive power here, you will undoubtedly make a huge mistake. The pioneering application of a large number of new technologies will make

Its vigilance is actually not as lax as it seems on the surface.

The trunk of the mother tree has become extremely smooth at this time, and it is like glass without any fulcrum that can be used to grasp and draw strength. Even with the agility and flexibility of the trolls and elves, they must rely on the road when traveling up and down.

Vine-controlled 'commuter pod' to carry on.

"Ah this."

Afterwards, the support frame was released and the surface of the tissue corroded by the acid was cut away. The surgical wound on the giant tooth began to heal itself at a high speed, leaving the organ completely in the body.

It is for this reason that the witch doctors invented a new technique specially used for surgery.

"Remember, the nutrients stored in the organs themselves cannot support their survival for a long time. You have to come to me for a review every three days, and then you have to inject them with the next life-sustaining nutrients."

Ju Ya, who probably understood what was going on, slowly took back the unsheathed weapon at his waist, and tentatively asked,

"Little Freya?"

"Thanks."

In this gap, the methods left by the witch doctor on the organ also began to take effect, barely allowing it to make a nest inside the giant tooth.

"learn."

"Then there will always be a tube in my body?"

This is a fluorescent magical plant that has been debugged. It has now become a source of light in various indoor environments of the headquarters and at night, and it has also given the deep canopy more uses.

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The Institute of Nervous System and Brain is located in the middle of the canopy of the mother tree. It is composed of countless vines of different thicknesses connected to each other. Although it seems a bit inconspicuous due to the grandeur of the background, it is actually a multi-functional experiment covering a wide area.

room.

"Oh, I see, I don't know exactly what it is, but it's called 'I'm Not Little'. What do you witch doctors think?"

"Haha~ There is no other way for now, right? To be honest, I find it quite interesting, especially the external neural organ. I always feel that it will have more applications in the future."

"If you put it that way, besides making it more troublesome to control the commuter cabin, it doesn't seem to have any more uses, right?"

Obviously, it’s the turn of ‘bone cutting’

When he was still a troll, it was actually difficult for an ordinary scalpel to cut through the bones of the giant tooth;

After Big Tooth took it, he looked up and down and found that there was a small hole and a thin tube on it. After thinking about what the witch doctor had said before, he raised his eyes and asked in surprise,

There is obviously no life response such as breathing and heartbeat, but the sound just appears out of thin air for no reason;

He began to use the 'Warrior Meditation' he had figured out to interfere with the body's rejection of foreign objects, so that the witch doctor would have the energy to complete the next steps.

"It's just an appearance. All content that seems to be 'communication and dialogue' is actually just a totem mechanical response made according to the program after capturing specific sound fluctuations. If I speak a little faster, or my pronunciation

If it's a little vague, it will just stiffly repeat 'We'll serve you wholeheartedly'."

Just then, there was a buzzing in my ears.

Big Tooth understood that it was an extremely thin 'liquid weekly blade' that oscillated at high frequency under the control of magic, and that there should be some tiny metal particles mixed inside;

"Really? It seems to be a new device this month. I thought it was little Freya who was being naughty again."

"Apply to run."

"But the nerve connection has to start from the spinal column of the lower brain. We used your cells to cultivate a new organ covered with nerve plexuses and wrapped in muscles, and then connected it at the junction of the spine and the cranial cavity, and outside the body

The connection holes are reserved on the armor side."

"Um."

"Have you not been here recently, Your Excellency? It will not respond to anything other than settings, or it cannot answer at all."

"There are two main purposes of this operation."

"So troublesome?"

‘Creak, creak, creak.’ The sound of the vines tightening came to my ears;

"Your Excellency, please come first~"

The commuter cabin was obviously not very 'humane', and there wasn't even a seat arranged in it, so Juya nodded and moved to an empty space, waiting for the interns to operate.

At the same time, the commuter cabin also began to climb upward, and its speed was obviously getting faster and faster.

"This thing feels pretty smart?"

".I understand, then you can do it."

‘Is it a new application of audio totems?’

"Now I can only rely on the suppression method I left behind to barely keep them on you, but if you really want to realize the idea I just mentioned, such as 'manipulating them to penetrate the body surface', or 'external armor',

In order for them to 'survive' in your body, you still need to go through a unity of will, do you understand?"

". Please wait a moment and let me do it."

After a brief reply, Big Ya took the lead in boarding the commuter cabin, but just as he was trying to find the totem pattern of the master control destination selection in the cabin, a somewhat familiar voice sounded in his ears.

"Welcome to take the Nan-12 commuter cabin, the intelligent guidance system will serve you wholeheartedly."

But at this time, the only ones who need to go up are Juya and the interns, so naturally there is no need to make it so troublesome.

"Understood, we will leave immediately, please keep yourself stable."

During the conversation, the commuter cabin finally stopped and automatically opened the door, and the voice collected from Freya also sounded again at this time,

"We have arrived at the Institute of Nervous System and Brain. I wish you both good luck in your research."

The commuter cabin stopped just outside the 'visitor arrival' room specially opened by the institute. After going through two identity confirmation procedures, the two finally arrived inside the institute.

"Then how many times have you succeeded?"

Big Tooth subconsciously responded with a thank you, and then followed the intern out of the cabin.

This place is located deep in the canopy of the tree. After the sunlight is filtered through the layers of many leaves, only a small amount is left to reach here;

The function of the 'commuter cabin' is roughly similar to the common elevators in Nesta's previous life, except that the places it can reach are more carefully planned. It can reach almost any area you are allowed to go to with one click, and is accurate to '

Room';

This is of course also because the 'traffic environment' on the mother tree, especially among the crown vines, is too complicated, so the witch doctors designed this function to save trouble.

"Actually, it has no name. It's just that Ms. Freya took the initiative to come over to 'help' during the installation, and then 'secretly' added a setting to it. Everything is referred to by adding '小' in front of the lady's name.

When it appears, it will forcibly emphasize "I am not small". I heard that the witch doctors originally wanted to delete it, but some witch doctors thought that this was the only thing that seemed to be called "intelligent", so they kept it.

Come down."

As for soldiers, maybe it is equivalent to mandatory unified party classes?

No matter whether the students can listen or not, or whether they feel rebellious, they must first achieve "consistency" on the surface.

But no matter what, the cells in Big Tooth's body are indeed like those students who are nagging but still have to hand in three thousand words of feedback, temporarily suppressing the sudden explosion.

Rejection.

"Well, I don't think so. Isn't this just creating a weakness for yourself? Isn't there a way to avoid adding burdens or leaving holes?"

"Huh? Don't believe in my craftsmanship?"

"It's not like I'm just a little worried."

"And the so-called 'nucleus' is a semi-vegetative symbiotic meat ball that integrates nutrient-converting cell groups and nerve cell groups. Now it looks like it hasn't grown up yet. Wait until you at least complete the implantation organ at the back of your head.

After it has been assimilated, you can take it back and cultivate it yourself;”

"Haha. It's quite similar to her character."

"The first is to add additional nutrition and energy delivery capabilities to your implant; the second is to externally connect to the mental control interface."

After becoming an elf, his bones, which had been strengthened again, completely lost the possibility of being harmed when faced with ordinary cutting methods;

As the witch doctor said this, he operated a cultivation cabin behind him, and after opening it, he took out a wooden sphere about five centimeters in diameter.

"It's okay, let me continue to tell you the precautions? Although these two organs are cultured on your somatic cells, you also know the condition of the previous implants."

"Isn't this the 'living armor' you're talking about?"

"Afterwards, two cases were followed up in the mid-term, and all nine cases in the later period were successful."

The witch doctor responsible for ‘holding the knife’ had beads of sweat on his forehead at this time. Maintaining this technique was also a burden on his spirit, not to mention that there were so many things that needed to be taken into consideration while operating.

One light was divided into two lights, then three lights. The buzzing sound gradually stopped, and Big Tooth felt a long, smooth organ. At this time, it touched his wound;

Then, its front end broke through a layer of neural mesh, and countless fine threads poured into its spine, trying to connect with its spinal cord.

Juya understands that the next thing must be assisted by himself, so that the witch doctor can successfully complete the ending;

The intern stepped forward and pressed his finger on another area, and Big Tooth followed suit.

"Hello, Your Excellency Colonel Bigosta; Hello, Your Excellency Intern Anesta. Please tell us your destination, and the intelligent guidance system will serve you wholeheartedly."

"Okay. I guess I have to say thank you."

"Institute of Nervous Systems and Brains."

"That's why it is said that the integration of wills should be carried out as quickly as possible. When your body completely accepts them and starts to provide necessary nutrients, you will no longer have to suffer."

"So. Not only will I have an extra hole in my body, but I will also have an extra tube?"

Before the intern finished speaking, the outside of the transparent resin layer was immersed in mottled light and shadow, and the running direction of the commuter cabin also changed from a straight vertical line to a complex horizontal and diagonal line. This is because

It has entered the canopy of the mother tree.

After hearing this, Big Tooth touched his healed chest, then nodded and lay down again, but when the blade just touched his lower head, Big Tooth asked with some uneasiness,

"Sir, I won't become a fool, will I? This is the lower brain and spine."

"In terms of energy transmission, the main part of the entire system is on the external armor. When the armor is worn, special conduits will extend from the inside and connect to the 'jack' on your chest, and then the connection of energy and nutrients will be realized;"

"Thanks."

"This is not so much a pipe. It's more like a pipe and a jack."

Of course, 'Warrior Meditation' is just a habitual title. What Big Tusk is doing now is actually very different from the meditation of witch doctors;

Different from the subtle and precise way that witch doctors meditate, the method of using will to interfere with the physical body is more rough, and it is a large-scale implementation of beliefs.

"Welcome to take the Nan-12 commuter cabin, the intelligent guidance system 'I am not young!' will serve you wholeheartedly."

"Then, among the five experimental subjects in the early and middle stages, three cases of 'semi-permanent neurological motor dysfunction' appeared."

"But don't worry, we have reserved safeguards. The nerve plexus organs and energy ports are all built-in. They will only break out of the body when it is necessary to wear armor. Of course, you will definitely suffer some minor injuries in the process, but it is also

It’s just like being stabbed through the skin with a thin sword.”

After passing through the Plaza of the Heroes, the two arrived about a hundred meters in front of the tree trunk. The intern stretched out a finger and pressed it on the rectangular wooden platform extending from the ground;

After that, a faint electric light emitted from his fingertips, and the seemingly complicated lines on the surface of the cube wooden table also shimmered as if in response, followed by an elf (Giant Tusk), and a troll (Intern)

) and started waiting.

After that, Big Tooth felt a 'burning' around its self-inflicted wound. Judging from the type of pain, it should be that a layer of super acidic corrosive liquid had been applied. They would interfere with the witch doctor's spells and delay the process.

The self-regeneration instinct of the secondary body.

Since there was no anesthesia, the witch doctor who was 'holding the knife' explained some precautions and the principles of transformation, while using magic to control the vines integrated with various types of scalpels, and performed micro-incisions on the chest cavity of the giant tooth.

Operation.

"Animal experiments are all eliminated, except for volcanic salamanders. And experiments on dying trolls?" The witch doctor said and was silent for a while. After a few seconds, he sighed,

"The first two volunteers died"

"Understood. Two heartbeats have been detected. Please tell the two gentlemen the area you want to go to after touching and identifying the totem area."

"Take it and take a look"

Faced with this situation, if the witch doctors' response method is to hypnotize the disobedient cells one by one;

"please."

Therefore, for a long time, lighting has been one of the difficulties in utilizing various parts of the mother tree.

Big Tusk actually often has the opportunity to go to the top of the mother tree, so he knows exactly what the intern is doing, and at the moment he just looks up and waits quietly.

"I think so too, but the witch doctors seem to have other ideas. I don't know if they are too specific."

They are not arranged in the trunk of the tree, but are cabins that travel in mid-air most of the time. The starting point is placed on the periphery of the connection between the mother tree and the ground, forming a ring around the trunk.

It formed a circle, with a total of about fifty seats;

When faced with the transportation of large instruments or Warcraft, the commuter cabins will be merged to become large enough to accommodate the target, and the big ones that need to be transported can be pulled up.

"Oh~ don't worry, there have been no fewer than a thousand animal experiments before you, and more than ten experiments on volunteers in the dying stage."

After a while of exchange, Big Tooth took off his clothes and lay on the research table again, undergoing experimental transformation surgery.

Even though the voice was extremely familiar, even though this was the core area of ​​the headquarters and it was almost impossible for danger to appear silently, the instinct of the warrior still caused Juya to subconsciously assume a fighting posture and quickly turned his head to look at

source of sound

What you see in front of you is certainly not a living being without breathing, heartbeat, or even visceral movement. There are only complex totem patterns arranged on the left wall in front of you;

"Little Freya forced it. No, this is indeed the voice of Freya the Witch Doctor, but it is just a falsetto that was automatically synthesized after collecting the vocal frequency;"

"At that time, after you insert one end of the plexus organ into the interface and complete the first step of 'nuclear assimilation', you can start to use your own thinking to influence it."

"So amazing."

"Of course~ This is the joint achievement of several research institutes (rooms). In addition, during battle, it can be supported by the nutrients you provide; in non-combat situations, it can be transformed into a sapling that takes root in the ground to maintain its own activity, and is prepared in advance.

The functional totem of the inscription will not be eliminated in this transformation process."

"Small sapling? Shouldn't it be like this now? How convenient is it to carry it?"

(End of chapter)