The Gentleman at the End-Chapter 277 - 276: On the Eve of Dreaming
Chapter 277: Chapter 276: On the Eve of Dreaming
[Power Station]
Electricity and Technological Development Center
It represented the pinnacle of human scientific achievement before the spread of Pathological started in this world.
Even though the process of electrical conduction might be eroded by Pathological, the Organization still didn’t give up on this essential technological branch, and over three hundred years of its development, the application of electricity became more mature.
The electricity produced by the Power Station only needed to allocate 30%-40% to meet the entire needs of Zion, with the remaining electricity used entirely for internal research at the research institutes.
In the current worldview, the top human need is survival, so technological development was not used to improve the quality of life, but was instead focused on individual enhancement.
The Electronic Insect Spine installed on Reagan’s back, which could store Miss Faye, could adjust the body’s electrical currents and even grow with the individual, was an extremely representative technological product.
However, after Reagan, subsequent test subjects trying to accept the electric spine all showed strong adverse reactions; minor cases suffered back burns, serious cases resulted in broken spines and paralysis, and some even died directly.
More common products were electronic prosthetics that did not involve the central nervous system, commonly seen on some gentlemen who were severely injured and could not recover as well as Power Station employees.
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The trio team and Principal Daislin arrived at the hidden street where the Power Station was located, passing through several back doors equipped with surveillance and guarded by staff,
ultimately “tearing open” a Mimicry Net specifically used to conceal the Power Station.
What was a clear sky instantly got covered with a dense and heavy layer of electronic clouds, and a castle-like pitch-black building almost completely blocked everyone’s field of vision.
Yi Chen was seeing such a ‘grand’ and ‘oppressive’ megastructure for the first time, utterly different from what he expected a Power Station to look like,
with black rough-hewn stone and metal materials as its main components, it had Medieval spire elements fused with modern metallic geometric Frame.
Under Reagan’s lead, they stepped into the dark and dull interior of the Power Station and rode the internal track to the research area.
With Reagan’s director credentials, they went deeper and arrived at a seldom-used high-level life detection room,
where an elderly man with a head a whole size larger than normal, with a prominently protruding forehead structure, was standing inside overseeing the work, wearing thick-lensed glasses the thickness of a fingertip, carefully instructing staff to start complex equipment and adjust various parameters.
“Director Celestin, long time no see.”
When Daislin arrived at this detection room, she also bowed slightly to express her respect for this ‘big-headed’ elder.
“Daislin, long time no see, you have grown to this extent, haven’t you?”
From Director Celestin’s words, one could tell he seemingly had some history with Principal Daislin, possibly a teacher-student or leadership relationship.
Daislin immediately changed the subject, apparently not willing to talk about the past.
“Today we came …”
Just as Daislin was about to speak, Director Celestin raised his right hand to interrupt,
“Reagan already explained the specifics to me on your way here.
I have arranged the best dream entry location; it’s not too far from here, and Director Tros is over there testing the related dreaming equipment and making preparations.
Before we head there, let’s conduct a comprehensive physical check on the youngsters who need to undergo dreaming.
Since during dreaming you will need to doff your gentleman’s clothes and make contact with the hidden ‘nightmare factor,’ I will create a set of dream entry clothing based on your body parameters that will allow you to maintain sufficient initiative within the dream.
The detection equipment will soon be adjusted; you can lie down on the check-up table one by one later on.”
“Okay.”
Reagan did not need to be tested, as he, the director of the research institute, had his detailed personal data updated weekly.
Yi Chen lay on the examination table first, and as successive metal hoops conformed to and covered his body, a special magnetic field immediately formed.
Relevant body data were rapidly recorded into the devices of the research institute.
Principal Celestin was also shocked at the data obtained from the examination; Yi Chen’s physical body had, in some respects, completely transcended average levels and also seemed unique.
“Every muscle actually has a strong and sensitive brainwave feedback? Neural cell frameworks are no longer confined to the brain but are distributed throughout the body, forming a brain system that can regulate the entire body?
Moreover, only the surface layer of his brain structure could be detected, with the interior being autonomously sealed off.
Multiple structural pathogens are all integrated into the main brain, Desline, you really have taught an extraordinary student.”
“Of course! William is my proud student, only time was too short. He had just made a breakthrough when he had to face the nightmare issue, otherwise he could have learned more star magic from me.”
As Yi Chen’s examination finished,
Jin lay on the examination table, and an external red alert was immediately triggered.
“Warning! The individual being tested contains a large number of malignant proliferating and spreading cancerous tumors, danger index completely exceeds preset values, do you want to seal off the examination room? Yes/No.”
The principal decisively shut down the alarm system,
having heard of the youngest Executioner emerging from Cesimani, the mark inscribed on Jin’s wrist serving as the best proof.
It was because this girl’s body was so unstable, yet appeared outwardly indistinguishable from an ordinary person, it sufficiently demonstrated her absolute control over the cancerous illness within her body, making systematic danger assessments seem superfluous.
Less than an hour after the examination was completed,
three sets of specially structured close-fitting clothes were delivered by the manufacturing room staff.
As Zion’s premier scientific research institution, several months earlier when the nightmare issue was discovered, the institute had already begun researching and considering relevant countermeasures.
The ‘dream entry clothing’ was specifically designed to intervene in dreams, allowing the dreamer to quickly recognize themselves within the dream and maintain a certain degree of control.
On the outside, it looked like a white skintight leather garment, covered with metal wires resembling brain grooves.
[Dream Entry Room]
An idle laboratory not far away had been transformed into a special room that was suitable for dreaming and capable of comprehensive monitoring of the dreamer’s state, with brainwave signals monitored in real time, and in critical moments, the brain could be electrically stimulated to forcibly awaken them.
Moreover, the ‘bed’ was not used here as the support medium for falling asleep.
Dangling from the ceiling were numerous ‘fishing lines,’ which would hook into the dream suit of the individual, corresponding to each major joint and effective support point on the body, completely suspending the individual horizontally in the air to provide a perfect sleeping posture for better dreaming effects.
The Dream Entry Room was divided into two parts.
One part was the control area where Principal Daislin, Principal Celestin, and a series of institute personnel were located, observing the inside through reinforced one-way glass and operating consoles that could also detect the dreamer’s state through ‘fishing lines.’
The other part was the sleeping area for Yi Chen and the two others.
It was equipped with a sealed barrier; if a nightmare managed to leak out, it could be contained and slowly eliminated within.
In addition to the fishing lines, there were also intravenous tubes set up, which would be connected to the body to supplement nutrition while also being able to inject secret medicine in dangerous moments to ensure a higher survival rate for the individual.
Currently, the trio including Yi Chen were in the personal changing rooms getting dressed and undergoing some basic preparatory routines, such as taking hot showers to adjust body temperature and eliminating bodily waste.
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Different from others,
Yi Chen, dressed in gentleman’s clothes, stood directly under the showerhead, showing no signs of the pre-nightmare tension, as if he were engaged in conversation, with yellow lights occasionally scurrying across the surface of his clothing.
