Chapter 190: Indirect Influence
“Where was I?”
Inside the laboratory, a voice filled with confusion sounded.
“Bloodline modification. My lord brought me into the laboratory.”
In an instant, Lin Hai, who had undergone bloodline modification, had his consciousness become clear.
Just as Lin Hai was about to rise from the experimental platform, he discovered that his body was restrained by shackles.
Instinctively struggling, he found that he could not break free from the restraints, yet he could clearly feel a powerful force surging within his body.
“Is this the benefit brought by bloodline modification?”
While Lin Hai was immersed in the powerful strength brought by the bloodline modification, the laboratory’s intelligent assistant, Snake Spirit, immediately transmitted the news of Lin Hai’s awakening to Zhou Ming.
At this moment, Lin Hai also felt somewhat puzzled. Why were my lord and Professor Su not in the laboratory? Could something have happened in the camp, leaving them no time to attend to me?
After sensing the changes in his body, Lin Hai pondered his current situation. Just as he was considering whether to break free from the restraints, the laboratory door was suddenly opened.
“Awake?”
A familiar voice sounded beside Lin Hai’s ear, and he hurriedly raised his head to look toward the laboratory entrance.
“My lord.”
Zhou Ming did not respond immediately, but instead issued an order to Snake Spirit.
“Release the restraints on the experimental subject.”
As the words fell, the alloy shackles on the experimental platform immediately retracted.
“How do you feel now?”
Seeing Lin Hai’s streamlined, well-defined muscles, Zhou Ming began to ask about his condition.
“I feel much stronger, as if I could barehandedly smash a low-tier ferocious beast.”
Facing Zhou Ming’s inquiry, Lin Hai revealed an excited expression and hurriedly described his feelings.
At this moment, he finally understood the feeling the Snake Guards had when facing his lord. The other party was an unshakable, towering figure in his heart, and every word and action of that person was the rule he believed in.
After he rose from the experimental platform, facing Zhou Ming standing before him, he instinctively lowered his head, as if he dared not look directly into the other party’s eyes.
As time passed, this feeling would be deeply engraved in Lin Hai’s heart, eventually leaving only the thought of submission.
“Besides bloodline modification, I also specially modified your gallbladder organ. Close your eyes and calm your mind, and rely on instinct to uncover the power that belongs to you.”
“Yes.”
Regarding Zhou Ming’s command, Lin Hai had no extra thoughts at all. Even if the other party had privately decided to carry out a second modification on him, Lin Hai felt nothing was wrong.
As Lin Hai’s excited emotions gradually calmed down, he slowly sensed abnormal changes appearing within his body.
Because of his heartfelt trust in Zhou Ming, Lin Hai did not feel panicked. Instead, he proactively guided these changes to manifest.
The next moment, Lin Hai felt as if his pores were able to breathe, and something was clearly being “expelled” from his body.
As a sweet, cloying smell began to spread, Lin Hai could sense a stream of gas being released from within his body.
“This is…”
“Snake venom. After special adjustment, it is mainly paralysis-oriented. It can cause the target’s limbs to go limp and the mind to grow dizzy.”
When modifying the gallbladder organ, Zhou Ming had ultimately removed the corrosive nature of the snake venom as well as its other traits.
Apart from worrying that Lin Hai might not be able to withstand it, he was also concerned that Lin Hai might not be able to control the venom, thereby causing harm to others in the camp.
“Thank you, my lord.”
“If you want to thank someone, thank yourself. Since you were willing to bear the risk, this is the reward you deserve.”
“I just briefly sensed the venom you released. It is enough to affect low-tier ferocious beasts, but the onset time of the snake venom is relatively slow. For now, it can only be used as an auxiliary method in the short term.”
Without the need for special testing, Zhou Ming only needed to lightly inhale the venom released by Lin Hai to judge its effect and potency.
After that, Zhou Ming continued to issue instructions.
“As for how to use your bloodline power, go to the Training Department and have Qiu Tieyi teach you. Practicing the Snake King Body should also help you enhance the potency of the snake venom within your body.”
“In addition, regarding how to use snake venom, you need to practice repeatedly on your own. Do not do this within the camp.”
“If an accident really happens, your blood has detoxifying abilities. Provide timely aid to those injured by you.”
“Yes, my lord. This subordinate will absolutely not use snake venom within the camp.”
“Mm.”
After Zhou Ming slowly nodded, he immediately assigned Lin Hai a task.
“From now on, regarding changes in the snake venom and other aspects, you are to record data at all times, organize it at regular intervals, and submit it to me.”
“Yes, my lord. This subordinate guarantees completion of the task.”
Lin Hai immediately accepted the task assigned by Zhou Ming, and a thought arose in his heart—this was a mission he absolutely had to complete.
After confirming that Lin Hai’s modification was complete, Zhou Ming cleared away the snake venom permeating the laboratory, and only then allowed Lin Hai to leave.
Outside the small courtyard, in the work buildings across the dark river, the camp’s various leaders of all ranks were gathered here under various pretexts.
Lin Hai had entered the laboratory for more than a day, and everyone knew about the request Lin Hai had made to Zhou Ming.
After waiting for a full day, seeing that Lin Hai had still not come out of the laboratory, some people had already privately suspected that Lin Hai had died.
“He’s out, he’s out.”
Seeing Lin Hai’s figure walk out of the small courtyard gate, someone immediately began to shout.
“Congratulations, Minister Lin.”
When Lin Hai crossed the small bridge over the dark river, people immediately surrounded him, hurriedly congratulating him on successfully completing bloodline modification.
At this moment, there was envy among the crowd, as well as curiosity about the changes in Lin Hai.
After being unable to become Beast Tamers, Zhou Ming’s bloodline modification, combined with the Snake King Body new martial arts and preparations such as the Thunder Type-2 Revolver, was their only path to obtaining power.
Seeing everyone’s enthusiastic greetings, Lin Hai instantly felt that his earlier decision had been correct. Only power could guarantee his position.
Because he still needed to find Qiu Tieyi to learn the Snake King Body martial arts and how to master the power brought by the bloodline, Lin Hai gave brief responses to everyone before immediately heading toward the No. 2 Cave Training Ground.
At the same time, in a distant corner of the caves, Lu Tao was leading his trusted subordinates as they watched from afar.
“Brother Lu, what do we do now? That Lin has already accepted my lord’s bloodline modification. Will it have any impact on you?”
A subordinate beside him revealed a worried expression. After all, if something happened to Lu Tao, his own position in the camp would certainly be lost.
“Should you also accept my lord’s bloodline modification? It looks like there isn’t much danger.”
With Lin Hai appearing safe and sound, everyone’s impression of bloodline modification had somewhat changed.
“Hmph, do you think it’s that easy? If your physical condition doesn’t meet the standard, even if you aren’t afraid of death and take the initiative to present yourself before my lord, my lord won’t waste resources and time.”
Compared to ordinary people in the camp, Lu Tao understood the conditions for bloodline modification very clearly. If one’s physical condition did not meet the standard, the risk of death was extremely high.
Even if one was not afraid of death and wanted to gamble with their life, my lord would not waste energy and resources.
As the Minister of Internal Affairs, he knew very well the resources my lord required, and the cost paid was no small matter.
“Go back and practice the Mad Python Martial Way properly.”
After thinking it over, Lu Tao decided to first improve his own physique, and then consider whether to accept bloodline modification.
Within the camp, aside from the Su father and daughter, among those of high status, his strength was the weakest.
With Lin Hai, who had joined my lord alongside him back then, now completing bloodline modification, Lu Tao felt an urgent pressure rising within him.
At the same time, the atmosphere of martial arts practice within the camp had clearly become much more vigorous.