Where's my golden core? Did you think I removed a kidney stone?

Chapter 96 Covering the Sky with One Hand!

The next morning, as the lights were just coming on in the outpatient building of Jiangcheng No. 1 Hospital, a group of nurses who had just finished their night shift gathered around the soy milk buckets at the breakfast stall downstairs in the inpatient building, their eyelids heavy with sleep.

Su Ye carried breakfast into the hospital. He had just returned from his vacation and thought that today he would only be making rounds and looking at medical records. But before he could even put on his white coat, Zhang Yuanping called.

"Su Ye, come to my office."

Zhang Yuanping's voice was a little hoarse, and the sound of a wheeled cart rolling over the paving stones in the background indicated that he had just come out of the operating room.

"It can't be anything good," Su Ye joked with a smile, then placed the soy milk on the table.

When I entered the office, Zhang Yuanping was looking down at medical records, his eyes were red, and his hair at his temples was pressed in and out by the surgical cap.

"Director Zhang, you look like you didn't sleep again last night?"

Zhang Yuanping looked up and said, "I dozed off for twenty minutes on the chair outside the operating room."

Su Ye paused for a moment. This could be called sleeping?

But that's how it is when doctors get busy.

Especially Zhang Yuanping, a pillar of the department.

Zhang Yuanping pushed the medical record over: "There's a surgery scheduled for me, but I have two more big surgeries today, so I can't schedule it. You just got back, so I'll take over for you."

Su Ye opened the medical record.

The patient, Lin Ruoyao, female, nineteen years old, had an impacted stone in the upper segment of the right ureter, complicated by hydronephrosis of the right kidney, accompanied by fever and back pain, and elevated infection markers. The CT scan showed that the stone was stuck in the upper segment of the ureter, like a small nail that had been forcibly inserted into the thin tube. The renal pelvis above it was already dilated, and the hydronephrosis was pressing on the outline of the kidney. If left untreated, the infection would worsen and the problem would become serious.

Ureteroscopic laser lithotripsy is performed, and a double-J stent may be inserted if necessary.

Su Ye nodded after watching the film.

"I understand."

Zhang Yuanping glanced at him, his eyes showing fatigue but also obvious relief: "You did a great job with your first surgery. I think you can handle this one. The patient's condition is a bit special, so you should go and discuss it with them again before the operation."

"Where are the family members?"

"My aunt brought her." Zhang Yuanping looked like he had a headache. He sighed, "My parents didn't come. I heard they're getting a divorce. My aunt brought her here for a checkup, paid the fees, and left. Sigh."

Su Ye's fingers paused slightly, and the corner of his mouth twitched.

This looks like it might be a bit tricky.

In the ward, Lin Ruoyao sat leaning against the hospital bed, her face very pale, her lips dry and chapped, and her bangs stuck to her forehead with sweat. She was holding a faded gray coat in her arms, and there was a transparent tape over the IV line on the back of her hand. She looked very thin.

But her eyes were cold.

I can't be bothered to say another word.

Su Ye walked over.

"Hello, I will now perform the surgery on you. How are you feeling?"

Lin Ruoyao looked up at him, her expression cold: "Not bad."

Su Ye glanced at the monitoring record: right lower back pain, fever, frequent and painful urination. The highest temperature last night was 39.2 degrees Celsius. The temperature dropped a little after anti-infection treatment, but the obstruction was still there. The source was not removed, and the fire could reignite at any time. He pasted the film onto the light box, and the white light shone through the CT image.

"Lin Ruoyao, your condition needs to be treated as soon as possible. The surgical plan is ureteroscopic laser lithotripsy to break up the stones that are stuck in the kidneys. Depending on the situation, a double-J stent can be inserted to reduce the hydronephrosis and the risk of infection."

Lin Ruoyao's expression didn't change much after hearing this.

"Will I die if I don't understand?"

The nurse next to her paused in her work.

"Delaying this is risky," Su Ye said, looking into her eyes. "If we deal with it now, we should be able to recover quickly."

Lin Ruoyao gave a soft "Oh," and looked down at the blue and white stripes on the blanket. "Then let's do it."

Su Ye paused, looked at the girl's face, and asked, "Do your parents know?"

'

Lin Ruoyao's fingers clenched the edge of her coat, then quickly loosened.

"They're busy."

Seemingly sensing Su Ye's gaze, the girl turned her eyes away.

"Anyway, I'm pretty busy." Lin Ruoyao's voice was as cold as the lingering morning mist outside the window. "My affairs are none of their business."

Su Ye didn't press further, but explained the surgical risks, anesthesia arrangements, and postoperative precautions one by one. Lin Ruoyao nodded calmly, but Su Ye could see the fear hidden in her calm eyes.

The preparations are almost complete.

The nurse pushed her towards the operating room.

Su Ye also assembled a team to prepare for the surgery. Just as they arrived at the operating room door, a series of hurried footsteps suddenly came from the elevator.

"Ruoyao!"

A woman practically ran over, her hair half-undone, her eyes terribly red, clutching her phone in her hand. Behind her followed a middle-aged man, one button of his shirt askew, his face pale, his breathing ragged as if he'd rushed up from downstairs.

The woman rushed to the transport vehicle, tears streaming down her face, and sobbed, "Why didn't you tell us about something this big!"

Do you still consider me your mother?

The middle-aged man stood beside her, his lips moving a few times before he finally managed to squeeze out, "Doctor, how is she now? Is it serious? Is she alright?"

Lin Ruoyao lay in the car, turning her face away.

"You don't care whether I live or die."

The woman seemed to be stung by those words, and her tears fell even more fiercely. She choked out, "How could I not care about you? I just—I've just been too confused lately."

The man lowered his head, looking at his pale-faced daughter, and said guiltily, "Ruoyao, it's all my fault."

Lin Ruoyao didn't look at them.

Su Ye stood to the side, his gaze falling on her turned face. Her eyelashes trembled slightly, and there was a little water in the corner of her eyes, which slowly slid down her temples into her hair.

Su Ye's lips curled up slightly.

He understood Lin Ruoyao's situation. The girl's cold personality was due to the discord between her parents, which caused pressure from her family of origin. Seeing her parents' caring appearance now, Su Ye secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

He was very confident about the surgery: "Don't worry, I will give you back a healthy daughter."

However, his words caused the surrounding medical staff to look at him with surprise.

They could understand the arrogance of young people, but who could guarantee anything on the operating table? The circulating nurse hesitated, and the anesthesiologist's heart skipped a beat. Su Ye was too young, so young that they all felt uncertain.

Lin Ruoyao's mother, however, seemed to be grasping at a last thread, nodding repeatedly: "Thank you, doctor, thank you, doctor."

The operating room doors slowly closed.

The light came off.

Su Ye washed his hands, put on his clothes and gloves.

As the ureteroscope is inserted, the narrowed lumen is stretched open by fluid on the screen, and the mucosa is slightly congested, with the edema becoming more pronounced as it ascends.

Clearly, the kidney stone was stuck there, and the surrounding tissue had been worn red from friction.

"Low-pressure infusion," Su Ye said softly.

The scrub nurse assists.

His mental power spread silently, and the entire ureteral wall appeared in his mind in perfect detail under his third eye.

The laser fiber is fed in.

Three flushes followed, each avoiding the most vulnerable areas of the renal pelvis, and each rinse precisely applied pressure to the upper limit of the renal pelvis pressure: lithotripsy, rinsing, lithotripsy again, rinsing again —

The stubborn kidney stone was gradually removed, and the cavity was gradually opened.

The anesthesiologist, who had been watching the monitor, couldn't help but look at the screen and his expression turned horrified.

The scrub nurse also quieted down. She had followed many surgeries and seen those senior surgeons operate based on their experience, but the young man in front of her had such steady hands that it was as if he had done hundreds of surgeries, like a machine that never makes a mistake!

Is this what talent is?

They had all heard that a super genius had emerged from the hospital, but they didn't believe it at first. Wasn't this a bit too exaggerated?

They dared not think too much; they could not be distracted during the surgery.

The kidney stone fragments were removed, and cloudy urine flowed out of the tube. The color made the nurse next to her gasp softly. The double-J stent was inserted, positioned perfectly, and the pressure in the renal pelvis dropped. The vital signs remained stable throughout the process.

Su Ye raised his hand.

"Finish."

The operating room fell silent for a second.

From the initial insertion of the scope to the lithotripsy to the final stage, the entire surgery was almost nonstop, like a wonderfully written article completed in one go.

The medical staff around him looked at Su Ye with admiration in their eyes.

genius.

I have never seen such a genius.

Su Ye glanced at the monitor and nodded.

He turned around and took off his surgical gown. Under his Heavenly Eye-level mental control, the surgery was incredibly simple.

I'm just a little thirsty.

Outside the operating room, Lin Ruoyao's parents waited anxiously, the woman clutching a tissue, her eyes red-rimmed. The man was coming—

I walked back and forth several times before finally being reminded by the nurse to sit back stiffly in the chair.

When Su Ye came out, the two of them stood up almost at the same time.

"doctor!"

"The surgery went smoothly." Su Ye took off his mask. "The stones have been removed, and we just need to follow the procedures from now on."

The two felt a huge weight lifted off their shoulders. Tears welled up in the woman's eyes, and the man's eyes also reddened. He thanked her several times, his voice hoarse.

"Thank you, Dr. Su, thank you so much."

Su Ye nodded, then said casually, "Spend more time with her after she wakes up. Although I don't know much about your situation, I can tell that you both love your child very much."

Both of them paused for a moment, and the woman lowered her head and nodded vigorously.

Su Ye returned to the rest area, picked up a bag of saline solution, unscrewed the connector, and tilted his head back to take a big gulp.

The salty taste rushed into my throat.

A nurse on duty nearby passed by, her eyes wide with surprise: "Dr. Su, you're drinking this?"

Su Ye put down the bag and said without changing his expression, "I need to replenish some sodium."

The nurse's lips twitched; the world of these genius doctors was indeed hard to understand.

Not long after Su Ye sat down, Zhang Yuanping came out of another operating room. He had taken off his hat, his hair was even more disheveled, and his face was full of fatigue. When he saw Su Ye, he still smiled and patted him on the shoulder.

"I heard your surgery was very successful. Well done, keep up the good work!"

Looking at his reddened eyes, Su Ye said with some concern, "Director Zhang, if you keep working hard, the hospital should be able to arrange a bed for you."

Zhang Yuanping chuckled at his words, "You little rascal, you're even teasing your teacher now." Though he scolded him, his eyes were full of satisfaction. After finishing his surgery, he had been keeping an eye on Su Ye's situation and, upon learning that the surgery had gone very well, he came to congratulate him.

In the afternoon, Su Ye rested in the consultation room. Sunlight streamed in through the blinds, falling on the medical records on the desk. In the corridor, people were calling out numbers, children were crying, family members were making phone calls in hushed tones, and there was the soft clinking of bottles and jars as nurses pushed treatment carts past.

Hospitals are always noisy.

People come and go.

But as Su Ye leaned against the table, he always felt that he was able to calm down in this environment.

-

"Dr. Su, Lin Ruoyao has woken up. Would you like to go see her?"

"Oh? Okay, I'll go check it out in a bit."

Su Ye straightened his clothes and walked towards the ward. Before he even entered, he heard a woman's low, reproachful voice coming from inside.

"Feed her slowly, she just woke up, she can't keep eating like that."

"I was just worried the porridge would get cold," the man said, his voice a little aggrieved, his movements clumsy. "Then let me blow on it."

Su Ye stood at the door and glanced inside through the glass window. Lin Ruoyao was leaning against the pillow, her face still pale, but she looked much better than in the morning. Her mother was sitting on the edge of the bed wiping her mouth with a tissue, and her father was holding a small bowl. He handed her a spoon halfway over, but her mother took it back with a look of disgust.

There was still some awkwardness between the two, but the scene was still very heartwarming.

Lin Ruoyao looked at them, her face still expressionless, but Su Ye could tell that she seemed to be enjoying this feeling.

Su Ye knocked on the door.

"How's the recovery going?"

Lin Ruoyao's parents immediately stood up. Su Ye waved his hand, walked to the bedside to check on her condition, and found that she was in good condition. He then gave Lin Ruoyao a meaningful smile.

Lin Ruoyao's icy expression suddenly became slightly awkward. She turned her head to look out the window, and after a few seconds, whispered, "Thank you, doctor."

Su Ye smiled and said, "You're still young. There are many wonderful things in this world waiting for you to witness. Health is the most important thing. If you have any problems, come to me."

"When you recover, at your age, you'll definitely have the urge to see the world, which is so big."

Lin Ruoyao pouted, a hint of disdain in her voice: "Dr. Su, this joke is so old—"

Su Ye's face stiffened.

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"

Lin Ruoyao: "————This one too..."

After getting off work, Su Ye did not go straight home.

After leaving the hospital, he turned into a small roadside shop and ate a bowl of beef noodles; the soup was piping hot.

After it got completely dark, he took a taxi to Baideng Street.

No kidding, Su Ye still has 900,000 yuan lying in his bank account. It's hard for a poor person to be stable when they suddenly become rich.

Consumption is essential; we must consume lavishly.

The slight flaw on the golden core was still there, like a very fine crack hidden deep in the lung core. It was nothing usually, but it was always a thorn in Su Ye's side, and he always felt uncomfortable.

Therefore, he needs a flash of inspiration.

Why don't we go check out White Lantern Street?

As night falls on White Lantern Street, the streetlights at the intersections light up one by one, their white light seeping through the gaps in the old buildings and illuminating the damp ground like a layer of bleached water.

Some of the shop signs on both sides were lit up while others were half-lit. Old wooden boxes, copper basins, talismans, medicine bottles, and several bone objects whose purpose was unclear were placed at the entrance.

Compared to the last time I came, it was noticeably quieter here. There were far fewer gloomy gazes on the street, and the number of people who used to be so vicious just by sensing their aura was much smaller. Most of them were more reserved, hurrying past wrapped in black robes that obscured their faces.

After Canglong destroyed Xuanjing Society, it shocked far and wide. Many things hiding in the shadows withdrew their claws, and a faint sense of order had already taken shape in this unseen extraordinary world, radiating to all corners of the land.

Su Ye walked slowly along the street, his spiritual energy spreading silently.

However, this time he was somewhat disappointed. He wanted to repair his metal-type golden core, so the materials he needed couldn't be too low-grade. However, when he swept his spiritual energy over the area, he found absolutely no inspiration that met his requirements.

Su Ye stood in front of a stall for two seconds. He looked at a strange iron block and scanned it with his mental power. He only found a faint golden aura pressing on the iron block.

The stall owner's eyes lit up, and he quickly leaned closer and whispered, "Boss, you have a good eye! This is some good stuff!"

Su Ye asked speechlessly, "What's so good about it?"

"Bring home super high returns for just 88,000!"

Su Ye turned and left. Even robbery has some basic rules. How dare they ask for such a huge amount of money with such a paltry interest?

Walking all the way to the end of the street, Su Ye still couldn't find a suitable metal-type spiritual energy. He sighed softly. Jiangcheng was still too small. The Golden Core level remnant core needed repair, and these broken spiritual energy sources wouldn't do. However, Su Ye did buy some metal-type spiritual energy. Combining some faint spiritual energy sources together should have some effect. However, Su Ye spent over 100,000 yuan, which made him feel extremely uncomfortable.

"We should spend more time in nature and seek inspiration from it."

Just as Su Ye was feeling sorry for his phone, it suddenly vibrated and the screen lit up.

[Your friend request has been accepted for store account number 102.]

Su Ye stopped in his tracks.

The white lights shone down from above. He stood on the damp street, looking at the sign, and the smile in his eyes gradually faded.

The next second, the other party sent a message.

Is the news true or false?

If it's fake, can you accept the consequences?

As he read the replies in the private chat from his forum account, the smile on Su Ye's face gradually disappeared.

The white light of Whitelight Street shone down from above, illuminating the damp ground.

It's better to be lucky than early. This person didn't add him earlier or later, but just when he was on White Light Street.

Su Ye looked at the screen, a hint of interest flashing in his eyes.

That being the case.

Then I'll play along with you.

His finger paused on the screen for a moment.

As a party involved in the 102 tragedy, he naturally remembered every detail of that day, even the exact locations where several people died in the 102 shop, all of which were clearly visible in his mind.

But if you go into too much detail, you might easily reveal something.

Su Ye thought for a moment and replied with only three words.

He Qingqing.

After the message was sent, there was silence on the other end for about ten seconds.

Then, an address popped up.

[Golden Club, back entrance, within half an hour.]

Su Ye raised an eyebrow.

He searched on his phone.

Golden Club.

An old club near Baideng Street closed down three years ago. Photos online show the club overgrown with weeds, looking particularly desolate.

Su Ye looked at the address and couldn't help but chuckle softly.

"They have a good eye for choosing locations."

He put away his phone, turned around, and walked into a nearby grocery store.

The shop was filled with black robes, masks, gloves, and some random trinkets. It was very damp, and a stick of cheap incense was burning in the corner. The smell of smoke mixed with mold made people's noses itch.

The boss looked up and glanced at him.

"What should I buy?"

"A black robe," Su Ye said, "something loose and concealing. Mine won't do."

"Um."

The shopkeeper took a black robe down from the shelf. The fabric was much thicker than the ones sold at the market, the brim of the hat was pulled down very deep, and there were hidden layers on the cuffs to cover the shape of the hands.

"Eight thousand."

Su Ye looked at the boss.

"One hundred and fifty."

""

The boss was also looking at him.

"make a deal."

Su Ye's expression changed slightly, but this black robe was indeed useful. After putting it on, his figure was blurred, and even the lines of his shoulders and neck were covered, only revealing half of his face hidden in the shadows.

Half an hour later.

Golden Club.

This place is not far from White Lantern Street, separated by two abandoned alleys. The signboard outside is only half left, the gold lettering is badly peeling off, and when the wind blows, the broken light box sways gently, making a creaking sound.

It was eerie and terrifying.

The entrance to the clubhouse was overgrown with weeds, the steps were covered with black water, and the glass door was half broken, leaving a dark void inside.

Su Ye entered through the back door.

The back door was badly rusted, and made a screeching sound when pushed open.

It's even more desolate inside.

The carpet in the lobby was rotten and smelled damp and musty. Peeling gold wallpaper remained on the walls, the chandelier was hanging askew, and the crystal pendant was mostly gone.

Su Ye didn't stop walking and walked to the center of the hall.

"You're very punctual."

There stood a man, wearing a dark coat and a mask, revealing only a pair of cold eyes. He noticed Su Ye's black robe and his gaze flickered slightly.

Su Ye spoke.

"You're the owner of shop number 102?"

The man's voice was cold, and seemed to carry a hint of threat.

"Don't ask any more questions. I only need the information you provide. Knowing the rest won't do you any good."

"Where's the money?"

The man's eyes turned cold.

"Tell me the information first. If it's true, you'll get your money. But if you're lying to me, you're not leaving today."

Su Ye sighed.

His mental energy had already swept across the entire clubhouse.

There are no boxes.

No cash.

He even used his mental power to search the pockets of the man in front of him. This guy didn't even have a single card in his pocket. He's trying to get something for nothing, isn't he?

As expected, you can't trust the credibility of places like White Lantern Street.

"I want cash," Su Ye said. "I definitely won't tell you the information unless you show me the money. It's clearly written in your post: 200,000. Are you trying to double-cross me?"

Upon hearing this, the man suddenly let out a cold laugh.

"People die for wealth, birds die for food. You have the guts to come here, so you must have some skills, or at least you've come into contact with extraordinary people."

He lowered his voice gradually.

"But this is Jiangcheng, and you can't afford to offend the people behind me. I advise you to tell them everything you know as soon as possible."

Su Ye looked at him.

"Looks like you guys have some influence in Jiangcheng?"

The man paused for a moment, then a smirk appeared on his lips.

"Within Jiangcheng, we represent the extraordinary and unique voice."

The words fell.

From the surrounding shadows, figures slowly emerged.

Some people tumbled down from behind the second-floor railing, some pushed open the doors of private rooms, some carried short knives, and some had a wisp of murky spiritual energy floating in their palms.

The aura emanating from them wasn't particularly strong.

They haven't even undergone a marrow cleansing, but to ordinary people who have just come into contact with the extraordinary, these people are already frightening enough.

The man stared at Su Ye and sneered, "You're about to die and you're still pretending."

Su Ye sighed softly.

He actually noticed these people from the very beginning.

He was just hoping to make some money, but unfortunately he overestimated these people's moral bottom line. They were just trying to trick people into coming and forcibly pry information out of them, right?

A burly man approached first, his expression cold, and reached out to grab Su Ye's shoulder.

"Take off your hat."

""

His fingers had just touched the black robe.

hum.

A faint golden ripple suddenly spread across Su Ye's body.

That ring of golden energy was extremely fine and thin, like a golden ripple skimming across the air.

The burly man's pupils suddenly contracted.

brush!

The next second, his body shifted away from his waist and abdomen.

His upper body crashed to the ground.

The lower body remained standing in the same place.

Blood gushed out, splashing onto the rotting carpet, the stench instantly overpowering the musty smell.

The entire hall fell silent.

The people behind them retreated frantically, their faces filled with terror.

"Lung metal?"

"wrong!"

"What kind of power is this?!"

They had certainly seen lung gold.

Within Jiangcheng, while there are few Inner Realm level transcendents, there are still one or two extremely rare individuals who have awakened Lung Metal. Lung Metal can cut through steel bars and tear apart walls, making it the most terrifying transcendent weapon.

Compared to the lungs of the person before me, they are worlds apart!

It was as if someone had compressed an entire metal mountain into a thin line and then gently pulled it past them.

Su Ye stood still, his black robe drooping gently.

He looked at the blood-soaked ground, and his gaze gradually turned cold.

Jiangcheng, this small place, indeed has its share of darkness that he hasn't seen.

The reason why White Lantern Street can operate so freely is that there must be someone backing it up. Those people stand in the shadows of Jiangcheng, wielding power and influence, using the lives of ordinary superhumans as bargaining chips and newly awakened children as materials, and they don't care at all about the life or death of a few minor characters.

The owner of shop number 102 is like that.

The same goes for these people in front of us.

The man's expression finally changed.

He stared intently at Su Ye and suddenly growled.

"Attack together!"

Several figures rushed at the same time.

Su Ye did not back down.

Deep within the lungs, the Golden Core of the Gold System trembled slightly.

He exhaled.

That breath carried a faint sword hum.

The next instant, golden energy erupted.

It was as if countless fine golden lines suddenly lit up in the hall.

The two men at the front froze, a thin line appearing at their throats before spraying out a mist of blood. The man on the right raised his hand to block, but his arm and the short knife broke off together, the cut horribly smooth.

Some people even tried to ambush him from behind.

Su Ye pressed down with his backhand.

A slight popping sound filled the air, the man's chest caved in, and he flew backward, smashing the bar and scattering glass bottles all over the floor.

The remaining people were terrified.

They wanted to escape.

Su Ye looked up.

The golden bird's eyes gleamed slightly in the shadow of the black robe.

Two extremely thin golden rays flashed across his eyes.

puff.

puff.

The two people who had run to the door fell down at the same time, each with a pinhole-sized blood spot between their eyebrows.

The hall returned to silence.

The masked man stood frozen in place, his body as stiff as a log. What kind of monster was this? What terrifying being had they provoked?

He looked at Su Ye.

Fear finally showed in his eyes.

"Who—who are you?"

Su Ye walked up to him.

A fierce glint suddenly flashed in the man's eyes. He abruptly raised his hand, and a black bone fragment slid out from his sleeve. The fragment had just begun to glow with a cold light when Su Ye grabbed his wrist.

Click.

The wrist bone was fractured.

Before the man could even scream, Su Ye had already placed his other hand on his shoulder.

The sheer force of the physical body pressed down.

The man slammed his knee into the ground, and the floor tiles cracked instantly.

"I have no money."

"There is no credit."

"I don't have the ability either."

Su Ye's voice was very soft.

"What gives you the right to be so arrogant?"

The man's lips trembled.

"Are you going to offend the person behind me? —"

boom!

Su Ye's five fingers fell.

His shoulder bone, sternum, and spine all cracked simultaneously.

The man was forced to the ground, blood gushing from his mouth and nose, and the light in his eyes quickly dimmed.

He never understood it until his death.

What exactly did I do to offend them?

Su Ye released his grip.

Blood was everywhere.

"Behind you? I'd like to see what's behind you. Do you really want to control everything in Jiangcheng?" Su Ye said coldly.

Inside the dilapidated clubhouse, the chandelier still swayed gently, the gold wallpaper peeled off, revealing the gray and moldy walls underneath, and the night wind blew in from outside the broken glass, carrying a hint of blood, which quickly dissipated into the darkness.

Su Ye turned and left.

It was almost eleven o'clock when I got back to my place.

The motion-activated light in the hallway turned on briefly and then went off again.

Su Ye opened the door and went inside, changed his shoes, washed his hands, and casually tossed the black robe into a bag.

He didn't take what had just happened to heart.

Just a few ants.

The only thing that made him a little regretful was that he didn't get the 200,000. Sitting on the sofa, Su Ye felt more and more upset. As an extraordinary person who was ahead of most people, it was not difficult for him to make money.

pity.

His damned sense of morality.

Su Ye sighed and took out all the metal-type spiritual energy he had bought on White Lantern Street that day.

Several pieces of broken metal.

A stone slab with gold veins.

Two withered leaves, like blades.

There was also a small bottle of pale gold powder.

The items weren't particularly good, but they still cost over ten thousand yuan in total.

He sat down cross-legged.

Deep within the lungs, the golden core floated quietly, the faint crack on its surface still present. The crack was very fine, yet it was like a flaw stuck on the perfect golden body, causing a very slight stagnation when the golden energy flowed.

Su Ye used his mental energy to envelop those metal-type spiritual energy sources.

The gold interest was gradually extracted.

The broken metal shattered first, and the faint golden essence inside flowed out like fine sand. Su Ye guided it into his lungs, and his golden core trembled slightly, swallowing the golden essence.

Next came the gold-veined stone slab.

The stone fragments contained a stronger metallic element, carrying the thickness of sediment from the mountain rocks. After entering the lungs, they did not directly repair the cracks. Instead, they were first crushed by the golden elixir, turning into fine golden dust that spread along the lung's metallic veins.

Su Ye's breathing slowed down.

With each inhale, a faint sword-like sound resonated in his chest.

With each exhale, he forcibly suppressed that sharp edge back into his body.

Deep within the lung lobes, the golden patterns gradually became clearer, as if someone had used extremely fine gold thread to outline a complex pattern in the flesh and blood.

pain.

It hurts.

The pain wasn't a tearing sensation, but more like countless tiny blades slowly scraping across the inside of the lungs, gradually hammering the originally soft organ into something tougher.

A thin layer of sweat appeared on Su Ye's forehead.

His expression remained calm.

This pain indicates that the transformation is underway.

He absorbed the last bottle of pale golden powder little by little.

The cracks on the surface of the gold-type golden core lit up briefly.

Then, it dimmed again.

Su Ye opened his eyes.

A system notification appears.

[Golden Elixir of the Gold System: Minor Flaw]

[Lung patina enhancement level: 17%]

[Note: Low-quality metal-type spiritual energy has limited effect on repairing the core of the Golden Core, but it can promote the transformation of the lungs into a golden body. Please collect high-quality metal-type spiritual energy to repair the Golden Core as soon as possible, otherwise the Golden Core will show signs of cracking and widening.]

Su Ye's panel rarely appears, but every time it does, it brings very important information.

He let out a long breath.

In an instant, a sharp glint flashed in his eyes.

A piece of paper on the table inside the room gently tore open, neatly splitting into two halves.

That sharp edge appeared for only a moment before Su Ye suppressed it.

His control over the golden energy is now far more refined than when the fusion was just completed. After Su Ye fused with the golden core, he was constantly improving his control over it. If it were right when the golden light appeared, the entire building would probably have been cut in half.

Su Ye looked down at his palm.

The golden core in the lungs throbbed quietly.

That's far from enough.

at the same time.

Jiangcheng, inside an ordinary office.

There was a very inconspicuous sign hanging outside.

The Jiangcheng Emerging Business Formats Management Office was established half a month ago. The office is brightly lit, with documents, teacups, and computers on the desks, and several work regulations posted on the walls. It looks no different from an ordinary government agency.

There is a hidden door behind the bookshelf.

Beyond the hidden door lies another world.

Soft carpets covered the floor, the walls were covered in dark wood, a faint sandalwood scent filled the air, and a ring of warm gold lights was embedded in the ceiling, casting light on the wine cabinet, jade ornaments and a large leather chair, creating a quiet yet luxurious atmosphere.

This place is like two different worlds from the ordinary offices outside.

A figure sat in a chair.

He looked to be around forty years old, with neatly combed hair, his shirt buttoned all the way up, a string of black beads on his wrist, and a gentle, even somewhat refined, expression.

The phone on the table lit up.

A message popped up.

[We've lost contact with the Golden Jue Club.]

The man looked at the screen, his fingers gently stroking the black beads.

After a moment, he raised his head.

The light shone on his face, and his gentle expression gradually faded.

His name is Zheng Wei.

Director of the Jiangcheng Emerging Business Formats Management Office, in charge of Jiangcheng Chaofan.

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