Pirate: My Piltover technology is far ahead!

Chapter 25 Hextech Heart Type I - Codename: Zaun Fireworks

"The ship has a medical room with top-of-the-line equipment and professional medical staff. It will definitely meet your needs. Do you have any health problems?"

Du Field has invested heavily in this group to build his reputation, and if any of them were to die of illness, he would lose a lot of money.

Scientific research is a bottomless pit, and since Dufeld has already spent the bulk of it, he doesn't care about these small amounts of money.

"No, but that child has a heart condition. I promised her I would take care of it."

"That fur-bearing girl? Was it a valve defect or a blood vessel?"

"She has congenital heart disease. If it weren't for the physical condition of a fur tribe member, I estimate she wouldn't have been able to hold on for a long time. I was originally planning to take her to another country for treatment after a while."

The medical standards in the Kingdom of Sorbe are quite poor. There is indeed an operating room here, but that operating room...

It's just lucky that the person survived the surgery.

"I can help you with your medical problems; I'm a doctor myself. But have you found a suitable donor heart?"

Vegapunk himself has made significant contributions to medicine, conquering many difficult and complex diseases. Open-heart surgery alone is not a challenge for them; the problem lies in the source of the heart.

The human body is a very complex thing, both fragile and incredibly strong. A strong heart is hard to replicate, and rejection reactions will eliminate most options.

Even if the two are compatible, whether one can get through the rejection period and whether it will affect their life afterward are all questions.

"I don't recommend a heart transplant. Conservative treatment might prolong her life. After all, she's a furry person, and finding a matching heart is extremely difficult."

Although humans and other races like fish-men share the same blood, there are still obvious differences in their organs. The fish-men's dual respiratory system and the mink race's ability to generate electricity make their hearts different from those of humans.

"Director Vegapunk, you may have misunderstood something. I never said that I was looking for the source of the heart."

Vegapunk's concerns were not a problem for Oran. From the beginning, Vegapunk was wrong about one thing: what limited Oran was not technology or mental energy, but the basic environment of the Sorbet Kingdom.

This place can't even manufacture some basic parts, and the quality of its citizens doesn't meet the recruitment requirements for some products.

To give an example, if someone can produce bricks, then Oran can teach them to build walls from those bricks.

The problem is that these people don't even know how to dig the soil for making bricks, which blocks a path from the root. If they really develop here step by step, they'll probably be able to offer incense to Kate.

Moreover, the source of the heart...

Even in relatively peaceful places with well-established systems, it's not easy to find donors. There are already few people willing to donate their bodies, and even fewer with usable hearts. Even if a heart is found, there will be a series of problems afterward.

Killing for such a purpose is contrary to Oran's principles, not to mention that he doesn't need such low-level methods.

"Don't limit yourself to the physical body; machines are another option."

Hextech Heart was the solution Oran had devised when he was planning to address Kate's heart problem.

After all, there are more than one such example in Piltover in the original timeline. Whether it is Camille or Orianna, both of their hearts were replaced by Hextech Hearts.

The former was for power, the latter for survival and for his father.

Excessive modification may lead to a loss of humanity, but only if it is not something completely out of control.

"Machinery? Forgive my bluntness, but there is currently no machine that can operate so powerfully and continuously for decades like the heart."

"That's only because you don't know it, Director Vegapunk. You are being imprisoned by your own perceptions, which is a major taboo for scientists."

Vegapunk's movements suddenly froze. Oran's words made him realize a problem he had been facing recently: he had been trying to use known methods to overcome future challenges, which had led him into a dead end.

Given Vegapunk's mindset, he wouldn't dwell on this matter for too long, but Oran's words saved him even more time.

"I once heard a saying that humans cannot imagine things they have never seen before, and all fantasies are based on speculations made from their own knowledge."

Artificial hearts are an exception; at least I think it's much easier to make such a thing than to imagine a color that has never existed before.

Since you've agreed to my conditions, then I have no further questions. Besides, you're planning to stay here for a few days anyway, and I'll finish up my work in that time.

Vegapunk has already agreed to Oran's conditions, so there's nothing wrong with joining an organization that's beneficial to his research.

As for the possibility of attracting the attention of world governments after setting sail, that's not really a problem.

First of all, no member of the World Government has ever seen Oran's true appearance. The only Celestial Dragon who had close contact with him is long dead. Even most of those who fled with him did not know Oran's name or face.

Oran covered his face with a gas mask when he was in God Valley, and now he has changed his hairstyle and taken off his glasses. In a world where face blindness is common, this is already a very strong disguise.

The World Government itself has no idea what happened on the island during that time. Countless pirate crews turned the place upside down, and now not even a single stone has been left. The difficulty of tracing back to the source is unimaginable.

Now that news of God Valley has ceased to circulate on the high seas, the World Government's cover-up efforts are beginning to show results. Under these circumstances, even if they wanted to find someone, they couldn't issue a large-scale wanted notice.

Given the World Government's usual efficiency, even if they could find out, Nika would probably be out dancing by then.

After confirming their intentions, Vegapunk showed Oran around the ship's medical room. Once he was sure the facilities were working properly, Oran found Kate and explained his medical plan to her.

"Orlan, do you mean you can treat my illness?"

"I remember telling you from the beginning, and I wasn't just trying to comfort you. I only recently finished designing the specific plan. As I just said, the Hextech Heart will replace your original heart."

I'm very confident in the surgery, and you'll be able to run freely soon. However, there are some important special matters I need to explain to you first.

After explaining the details of the surgery, Oran's expression became serious. He was confident in the safety of the surgery, but he couldn't control some of the randomness that might occur, which was a characteristic of Hextech crystals themselves.

Seeing Oran's serious expression, Kate's relaxed mood became tense again.

Although she always felt that she had let go of the past, her mindset would still be different when the choice actually came.

"Let's start with the good side. Based on your Mink race's racial characteristics, I've modified part of the Hextech Heart's structure, which will enhance your control over electricity."

I've named this heart model "Zuan Fireworks."

(End of this chapter)