Starting with the defeated female knight

[Types of toxins and their combination reactions...]

[The generation and strengthening of the carapace...]

as well as......

Parasitism and Transformation

"Was I... helpful...?"

The voice in her arms spoke softly, her little hands nervously clutching Green's collar.

【certainly】

He smiled, lowered his head, and patted her head.

[And it was a huge help!]

Hearing his answer, the body that had been tense in his arms finally relaxed, and under the gentle caress of his touch, her eyelids slowly closed.

She fell asleep.

But this time, it was no longer a lonely, curled-up place, nor a long sleep of regret, and there was no longer only coldness around me.

Since entering that house, countless years have passed, and countless changes and hardships have been experienced.

The lonely child finally completed her long mission.

In the warm embrace, I slept a peaceful and ordinary sleep, something I hadn't done in a long time.

Volume 1: Chapter 66: The Grand Stage of the Imperial Capital

As it turns out, not only was the child unable to master the Thousand-Legged God, but even the invading Gray Mist team later on completely failed to understand the machine.

This is Green's assessment after obtaining the Ancient God technology.

Especially after Greene had absorbed and practiced some of the techniques with the help of the cathedral, he became even more certain of this.

[It's one thing for the children to be forced into this job, but just physically restraining them is tough enough, let alone anything else.]

[But you've completely hacked into and controlled this thing, how come even the wheelchair can't figure it out?]

Greene danced in exasperation at the gray fog core.

But the Gray Mist Core also felt wronged, since its technology path was not aligned with that of the Ancient Gods.

Moreover, just as the gray fog technology was being transferred, a certain mentally unstable man arrived, and before he could even react, he was parasitized and hacked. There wasn't even time to destroy the data, let alone study these trivial matters.

However, Green had no idea what the Gray Fog Core was thinking.

Or, even if he knew, he probably wouldn't care.

Because he is now completely immersed in the joy of experiencing new technologies.

First the left foot, then the right foot, then the left foot again... Oops, wait, I stepped on the wrong foot!

pat.

The black rhinoceros beetle, which was walking on the road, suddenly tripped and fell, accidentally flinging out the small tentacle hidden behind its head.

Then, the rhinoceros beetle, which had lost control, wobbled to its feet. After recalling what had just happened, it immediately spread its wings and flew away in terror.

But the next second, before it had flown very far, it was caught by the tentacles, pressed onto the platform, and then stuffed back into that tentacle.

Don't rush me, let me practice a little more before I let you go.

Yes, this is one of the technologies that Green found in the core of the Thousand-Legged God.

Parasitism and transformation.

It sounds like a terrifying technology, and it actually is.

Or to put it more directly, this technology is the same technology He used when He created His Familiars, those 'human centipedes'.

[Through parasitic venomous insects, they destroy the internal structure, tearing at flesh and killing each other. Combined with the flesh mutations caused by mental aberration, they fuse the two together...]

[A single individual can hardly withstand this 'ritual,' and in the end, it is difficult to avoid permanent damage to some organs. Therefore, multiple individuals need to undergo the procedure simultaneously, and complementary parts of them need to be combined to form an individual with complete functions...]

However, the focus here is not on how the clans are created.

The key point here is how He managed to parasitize a human body with poisonous insects, causing extensive damage, without causing the victim's death.

[How are the physical mutations resulting from mental abnormalities triggered? What is the range of these mutations? Are they controllable? And can they be applied to other fields?]

How was that 'merging' accomplished? How was the initial 'parasitism' achieved? And what about the subsequent mutations and evolutions of those clans?

It's true that the centipede-like creature is disgusting, but that doesn't mean the technology behind it is entirely worthless.

On the contrary, the fact that they could survive even after mutating into that form, and even later show signs of transforming into a higher-level familia, only proves the value of their technology, making them a unique version of biotechnology from another world.

So, let's think about it from a different perspective.

What if instead of a complete distortion and mutation, it were divided into different parts and surgically modified in a controlled manner?

What if the flesh deformities were not uncontrolled growths, but rather controlled and induced, and could be used to repair missing limbs or for other purposes?

Even the parasitism of venomous insects can be used on his tentacles. He could simply insert a healing tentacle into someone's body, automatically regenerating health while they're being attacked...

There are too many possibilities.

Unfortunately, although Green obtained a lot of knowledge and information by invading the core of the Thousand-Legged God, he couldn't use most of it because of the differences in structure and ability between the two.

For example, the Thousand-Legged God can directly command insects through something like pheromones, or even control them remotely.

But Green, even using parasitic tentacles and simulating the centipede god, couldn't figure out how to manipulate even the simplest beetle.

But it doesn't really matter.

After all, even if we disregard the fact that Green didn't simply copy those techniques but rather learned and digested them, just considering Green himself, or rather, his strengths have never been in the area of ​​insects.

But people.

But then another problem arises.

Since Green wants to apply these technologies to people, he must first try them out on people.

Moreover, given the bizarre nature of this technology, the various scenarios and tests will likely be far from harmonious, and will probably involve considerable risks. Ethical and ethical considerations are also a concern, and it will likely require a significant period of preparation...

?

That was Green's original plan.

But as a result, just a few days later, he started experimenting on people without any prior knowledge or experience.

And these weren't adults, but children. As time went on, the number of children he used as subjects for experiments gradually increased, and each experiment became more and more excessive than the last.

[Because if the hell we don't experiment on these kids, they're all going to die!]

Yes, the subjects of Green's experiment were the 'aristocratic junk' in the capital.

Sheila was Green's first test subject. Since he didn't have the healing tentacles and the child's arm was in really bad shape, Green tried to use his newly learned technique to repair it. Although he couldn't completely cure it, at least it was usable.

But at that time, Green was still naively fantasizing that since the child was in such a miserable state, he must be at the very bottom of the capital. Although his condition was indeed terrible, he thought that as long as he contacted the church and the priest helped him with some treatment, there shouldn't be any major problems.

but......

"I'm sorry, the church cannot interfere in this matter."

After confirming the identity of the 'little girl' that Green had mentioned, even Vanessa showed a solemn expression.

"'Scrap' is a very sensitive topic for nobles. If it were any other child, I could send someone over, but with them, even if a bishop went, he would probably be kicked out, and it might even cause more serious problems."

The church, the nobility, and the magicians' association cooperate with each other, but they are also wary of one another.

The existence of 'scrap metal' is considered the darkest of the dark among the nobles, so it's impossible for the other two forces to get involved.

Upon learning this, Green's tentacles went numb.

The reason is also very simple.

The reason he was so optimistic before was entirely because he thought he would receive medical support from the church to repair the damage to Sheila's body. So even though he knew the child's problems were serious, he didn't take it to heart.

At worst, we can stabilize things with the miracle for now, and bring some nutrient solution back with the investigation team when they return. If all else fails, we can just drag them out of the city and give Blue Butterfly some room to maneuver.

That's what he thought before.

but now......

After checking Sheila's condition again, Green smiled.

Laughing angrily.

[At the most optimistic estimate, he can live for at most another six months.]

The red-eyed guy next door is a bit stronger; if he can get enough to eat, he can live for about ten years.

However, given their sisterly bond, it would be a miracle if Grace survived more than a week if Sheila died.

But just when Green thought that the sisters' condition was already extremely tragic, and that they must be at the very bottom of the capital city.

Three days later, Sheila participated in the 'trial'.

There, Green encountered even more strange and unusual beings.

It's common to see people missing limbs, deformed or missing half their faces everywhere. There are even children who have been almost shaved into human stumps, crying and begging for help, but in the end they are still brutally killed by the monsters in the trial. Their bodies are then collected by their families, and no one knows what they are used for.

Numbness, pain, despair...

Green could hardly believe that these were expressions that appeared on the faces of children his age.

Back when Dawn City took in refugees, those refugees didn't behave as dramatically as them, and their body parts were far more intact.

Even with Sheila's body, which could only last for six months at most, if you put something inside, it would be like Yao Ming in a small group, truly towering and upright.

At least, although her limbs are not completely intact, they still look relatively whole.

However, despite their mostly physical disabilities, after the trial, Green discovered that although these children looked pitiful, they were quite formidable when it came to fighting.

Take Sheila for example. Although she looks thin and weak, suffers from long-term malnutrition and has hidden injuries, she can calmly face a beast twice her size and kill it in a few rounds with her wood-chopping knife. After dragging it back, she passed the trial.

Steady, accurate, and ruthless.

There are no fancy techniques involved; it's all about dodging, using terrain to your advantage, finding opportunities, and then aiming for vital points. At the cost of having your arm bitten off, you kill with a single, decisive blow.

The other children weren't as outrageous as her, but they all basically had their own unique skills.

Although each of them has their own unique characteristics, what they have in common is their mentality that is inconsistent with their age, as well as their terrifying combat power that far exceeds common sense.

But this terror is only relative.

The qualified descendants who inherited the bloodline next door could easily kill the monsters that the others had to fight with all their might, laughing and joking all the while. They even had time to come over, watch the monsters struggle, and point and laugh at them.

The only thing that made Green somewhat relieved was that after Elise rose to power, at her request, the Stuart family stopped sending people to the event, and after she came to power, they withdrew completely.

Other nobles didn't care about her decision, and even regarded it as a sign of weakness, feeling that the Stuart family was not far from decline.

As for Elise's opinion of them...

"There's something wrong with his brain, something wrong with his intelligence, something that even his bloodline can't cover up."

For Elise, who always demanded elegance of herself and had hardly ever uttered a curse in her life, this was the most extreme insult imaginable.

However, the trials still exist and are regarded by almost all nobles as a way to purify their bloodlines and show off their superior bloodlines to other families.

Then, after the trial ended.

Sheila received a reward from her family for her outstanding performance in the scrap yard.

Five Imperial Silver Coins.

For a normal nobleman, it's questionable whether those five silver coins would even cover the cost of a meal.

But for Sheila, this was already a small fortune. Not only would she have enough of the dry rations that were like livestock feed, but she might even be able to have some meat.

However, after the initial joy, she clutched the silver coins in her hand, examined them carefully for a while, and then, with a touch of reluctance and great care, took out the five silver coins one by one and placed them in front of Green, leaving none behind.

"Without you, I could not have survived this trial."

"Perhaps you don't need these things, but if I die someday, please... no, I beg you to use this money to take care of my sister."

"She can't live alone."

She didn't know who Green was, but she knew the tentacles had helped them.

She didn't know when she would die, but she knew her sister liked the tentacle very much.

She knew that after she died, her younger sister would most likely have difficulty surviving on her own, so she wanted to ask it—no, she should beg it—to take care of her sister for her.