With the completion of the check-ins, there were only three rank 3 check-ins left. He was one step closer to reaching rank 4, but the last few steps were also the most difficult ones.
This robot that he had brought back from the combat division could be fused with talent points, allowing him to activate a talent called Mechanical Synergy. Qi Yuan only gave it a try before keeping it in his warehouse, awaiting the day he would advance to the Type 4 realm.
Not long after returning from the combat division, the news of Qi Yuan completing the activation of the second mutated energy weapon spread like wildfire. If activating one mutated energy weapon was a coincidence, then activating two in a short period of time was a reflection of his strength.
Immediately, those who had mutated energy weapons came to Qi Yuan's door again, waving Asterite and begging him for help. However, this time, Qi Yuan politely rejected all of their requests. Asterite was important, but reaching rank 4 was more important.
He already had enough Asterite. Any more Asterite wouldn't be of any help to him. Instead, it would become a hidden threat.
Asterite was too precious. When the number of Asterite you had exceeded your strength by too much, even if you had the protection of your identity as a researcher, you would still attract the greed of some adventurers. Xue Hong was a good example.
Although there weren't many idiots like Xue Hong, there were many greedy and smart people. If too many Asterite attracted the attention of those people, it would definitely be bad news for him.
Just as Qi Yuan was thinking about how to complete the check-ins, Tanqiu suddenly sent him a private message.
"Come to the second floor of the laboratory!"
Looking at Tanqiu's private message, Qi Yuan raised his eyebrows.
The second floor!
Apart from the check-ins he had been longing for, there were many secrets on the second floor of the laboratory. Even Cao Yansheng was recuperating on the second floor.
Why did Tanqiu ask him to go to the second floor?
Qi Yuan thought for a few seconds. His eyes flashed as he thought of a possibility.
"I hope my guess is correct. If it's really as I think, maybe I can complete the check-ins at Feng Qian's laboratory!"
Qi Yuan muttered to himself. Then, he left the laboratory with Blazing Angel and went to the second floor to another checkpoint.
The elevator continued to descend. When the number on the screen turned to 2, Qi Yuan took a deep breath and slowly walked out of the elevator.
After passing through the corridor and going through a strict identity verification, Qi Yuan finally stepped into the secret laboratory.
Inside the laboratory, a soft light shone down. Tan Qiu, who was dressed casually, walked over.
Tan Qiu looked at the position of the energy heart and said, "Councilman Cao needs your help."
Qi Yuan's heart tightened as two thoughts flashed through his mind at the same time.
His first thought was: She had indeed discovered the existence of the Blazing Angel.
The second thought: I guessed right!
"How is Mr. Cao now?" Qi Yuan asked.
"Not very good." Tan Qiu's expression was somewhat serious.
"Although Councilman Cao survived the explosion, there are still remnants of the explosion energy in his body. Therefore, he has been unable to wake up. Furthermore, because the remnant energy in his body is too deeply entangled with his organs, we can't completely remove it no matter how hard we try.
"Because of the invasion of the remnant energy, Councilman Cao's physical condition has begun to deteriorate. If we can't remove the remnant energy as soon as possible, Councilman Cao might have to abandon this physical body and transfer his consciousness to a mechanical body."
Qi Yuan furrowed his brows.
In other departments, there were many aptitude users who were forced to abandon their physical bodies to become Mechanics due to injuries. However, for a researcher, abandoning their physical bodies and transferring their consciousness to a mechanical body meant that they would no longer be able to conduct experiments and research.
Just the interference between the mechanical body and the precision experimental equipment was enough to make people despair.
Cao Yansheng was the only recipient of the Ascender Medal in the Biological and Mechanical Research Laboratory. If he was forced to transfer his consciousness to a metal can, it would be a huge loss to the entire Black Steel Shelter.
"Is there any way to change Councilman Cao's physical body?" Qi Yuan asked.
The technology of the new era was so advanced that it could even transfer a person's consciousness to a mechanical body. However, he had never heard of anyone changing their physical body. This made Qi Yuan feel a little strange.
Tan Qiu looked at Qi Yuan as if he was looking at an idiot.
"There are many people in the Flesh Alliance who are researching how to transfer a person's consciousness between different physical bodies, but they have never succeeded. If you can transfer Councilman Cao's consciousness to a new physical body, the Flesh Alliance will definitely give you a Creator's Medal."
Embarrassing again!
Qi Yuan shrugged. Although Blazing Angel had all kinds of information on machinery and energy, it had no information on flesh and blood. That was why he had made such a low-level mistake.
"If I change the body below the head, can I solve Councilman Cao's problem?" Qi Yuan, who did not feel embarrassed at all, continued to ask shamelessly.
Consciousness was completely dependent on the brain. Since he could not transfer his consciousness, he would transfer his brain as well.
In the new era where broken arms and legs could be replaced with biotechnology, it was not shocking news to have a head transplant.
"With Councilman Cao's current condition, he can no longer endure such a large-scale operation," Tan Qiu explained.
"Moreover, there are still remnants of energy in Councilman Cao's brain. Even if the head transplant is successful, there is a high possibility of an accident."
"So, you want me to think of a way to remove the remnants of the explosion in Councilman Cao's body?" Qi Yuan asked calmly.
Tan Qiu did not hide her purpose.
"This is the only way I can think of right now."
Tan Qiu paused for a moment before continuing, "You should know how important Councilman Cao is to the laboratory. He must not fall!"
Tan Qiu's tone was a little serious, which made Qi Yuan feel the waves in her heart. Even when she was confronting Feng Qian, Tan Qiu was very calm. This was the only time Qi Yuan felt her emotions fluctuate.
"I'll do my best!" Qi Yuan nodded.
Although the Blazing Angel was an energy body and was familiar with all kinds of energy, Cao Yansheng's injuries had not been healed yet. This was enough to explain many problems.
Even Qi Yuan was not absolutely sure that the Blazing Angel could completely remove the remnants of energy in Cao Yansheng's body.
Tan Qiu also understood this point, so she was not too harsh. She only led Qi Yuan to an empty room.
The room was empty except for a pure white life-saving capsule lying quietly in the middle of the room. Several medical personnel in white coats were walking back and forth in the room, constantly injecting Wei Shengcang with all kinds of medicine to help Cao Yansheng, who was lying inside, resist the invasion of the energy in his body.
"How's the situation?" Tan Qiu asked.
A medical personnel walked over with a heavy expression.
"We've done our best, but Councilman Cao's vital signs are slowly declining. If this continues, we will have to make a final decision tomorrow at the latest."
Tan Qiu was silent for a moment before saying, "I understand. You can leave first."
The medical personnel nodded and did not ask why.
"We'll rest in the room next door. If anything happens, you can inform us immediately."
After all the medical personnel left, only Tan Qiu and Qi Yuan were left in the room.
"Let's begin," Tan Qiu said.
Qi Yuan waved his hand and summoned the Blazing Angel.
The Blazing Angel, who was wearing a floral dress, floated in the air and looked at Tan Qiu warily. Although this woman did not look very powerful, she gave her a very dangerous feeling.
Qi Yuan stroked the Blazing Angel's hair and said:
"Remove the remnants of the explosion in his body and I'll give you an extra meal tonight!"
Hearing the words' extra meal ', the Blazing Angel's eyes immediately lit up. At the same time, she turned her attention to Cao Yansheng, who was lying in the life-saving capsule.
The Blazing Angel circled the life-saving capsule twice, rolled her eyes, and extended five fingers, saying: "I want five extra meals!"
"You even know how to raise the price?" Qi Yuan smiled.
The Blazing Angel immediately felt guilty. She stuck out her tongue and said pitifully:
"Then three meals!
I can't go any lower, I'm still young, I'm still growing! "
"If you can save him, I'll give you five extra meals. If you can't save him, I won't give you a single meal!" Qi Yuan said.
"Deal!"
The Blazing Angel immediately smiled.
"Watch me"
The Blazing Angel turned into a streak of light and entered the life-saving capsule, entering Cao Yansheng's body.
A faint image of an angel appeared inside the life-saving capsule and enveloped Cao Yansheng.
Tan Qiu silently clenched her fist, then let go.
"Don't worry, since the Blazing Angel agreed to this deal, it means that she's confident enough. However, the only thing she can do is remove the remnants of the explosion. She has no way to heal the wounds on Councilman Cao's body" Qi Yuan told her.
"It's enough to remove the remnants of the explosion" Tan Qiu replied.
"The Apocalypse Munitions HQ has already sent us the best medicine. After removing the remnants of the explosion, even if Councilman Cao only has a single breath left, he can still be saved"
Qi Yuan didn't say anything else and just looked at the Blazing Angel's image that enveloped Cao Yansheng inside the life-saving capsule.
During this period of time, the Blazing Angel had consumed a large amount of star energy. Although activating her energy weapons consumed a large amount of energy, her strength was steadily increasing, and she was only a step away from reaching the Fifth Order. Unknowingly, the Blazing Angel's trump card had become more and more powerful.
If I can't find a way to complete all the Check-Ins within a month, I can only let the Blazing Angel try to advance to the 5th step first!
Qi Yuan sighed inwardly.
Tan Qiu nervously looked at the life-saving capsule's vitals. Because of the Blazing Angel's entry, the data had become a bunch of random codes, so Tan Qiu could only wait anxiously.
Time slowly passed. After 2 hours and 37 minutes, the Blazing Angel's image that originally enveloped Cao Yansheng's body suddenly rippled like water.
Tan Qiu clenched her fists again.
A streak of light flew out from the life-saving capsule and turned into the Blazing Angel wearing a floral dress.
"Mission complete!
I've cleaned up all the energy that destroyed his body! "
The Blazing Angel looked at Qi Yuan eagerly, waiting for him to fulfill his promise.
Qi Yuan smiled and rubbed the Blazing Angel's hair.
"Good job!
I'll give you more food when we get back! "
Although Tan Qiu had already discovered the Blazing Angel, Qi Yuan didn't want to continue exposing his secret. Therefore, the Asterite energy meal would be given after they got back.
The Blazing Angel swallowed her saliva. Although she wanted to eat more now, she wouldn't pester him endlessly. Moreover, Qi Yuan had a good reputation. Therefore, the Blazing Angel finally returned to the energy heart and patiently waited for the time to come.
Tan Qiu glanced at the life-saving capsule. After the Blazing Angel left, the various parameters jumped again. Seeing that the numbers representing the residual energy had returned to zero, her eyes instantly lit up.
Tan Qiu immediately sent a message to the medical staff.
After receiving the message, the medical staff resting next door immediately rushed over.
"The residual energy in Mr. Cao's body has been cleaned up. We'll immediately proceed with the next step of treatment." Tan Qiu said in a hurried tone.
The medical staff were stunned. The residual energy in Mr. Cao's body was extremely stubborn. They couldn't do anything about it. They could only watch as Mr. Cao's body deteriorated bit by bit. It hadn't even been three hours since they left, and the residual energy was completely cleaned up?
It wasn't that they didn't believe Tan Qiu, but this change was too unbelievable.
The medical staff subconsciously shifted their gaze to the display screen in the life-saving capsule. They only saw that the parameters that had troubled them for a long time had all returned to zero as Tan Qiu said.
What just happened?
Was it a miracle?
Of course, it wasn't Tan Qiu who caused this miracle.
If Tan Qiu had this ability, she would've done it a long time ago. She wouldn't have waited until the last day.
So, it was that young man who did it?
But he was clearly only rank 3!
How could a rank 3 ability user accomplish such a miracle?!
The leading medical staff was the first to recover from the shock of the miracle. He looked at the data in the life-saving capsule one last time and said in a low voice, "Immediately inject the first medicine."
The medical staff immediately took action. The residual energy in Mr. Cao's body had been completely cleaned up. The rest was up to them.
"There's nothing for me to do here. I'll go out for a walk first." Qi Yuan said in a low voice.
His check-in hadn't been completed yet. Since he was already here, he couldn't go back empty-handed.
Tan Qiu looked at the medical staff who were currently saving Mr. Cao, and her hanging heart slowly calmed down.
Cao Yansheng's life was already saved. Even if his injuries couldn't be completely healed, he could at least undergo a head transplant surgery.
"I'll accompany you for a walk." Tan Qiu said.
Qi Yuan didn't object. If it wasn't for the chief's big project, even a rank 4 researcher wouldn't be able to walk around freely, let alone a rank 2 researcher like himself.
After leaving the room, the two slowly walked around the laboratory. They chatted while walking, and Tan Qiu also revealed some information about the project.
Just like the news spread by Le Huaizhou and the others, the chief's big project was indeed the rank 7 Apocalyptic Mechanical Armament. It was just that it wasn't the whole thing, but a part of it.
This was a task assigned by the Doomsday Munitions Headquarters. In addition to the Biological and Mechanical Research Laboratory of the Black Steel Shelter, several laboratories of other shelters also accepted this task.
Because of Cao Yansheng's coma, this project was almost aborted when it was just started. If it wasn't for Qi Yuan removing the residual energy in Cao Yansheng's body, this project might have been forced to be transferred to other shelters.
While the two were chatting, Qi Yuan finally saw the location of the check-in beam.
It was a broken mechanical arm that was sealed!
The moment he saw it, Qi Yuan felt a speechless visual impact.
Although it was just a broken arm, Qi Yuan still saw a kind of extreme violence from it!
"This is the arm of the Apocalyptic Mechanical Armament that was shipped from the headquarters. What we need to do is to crack it and then make a new mechanical arm." Tan Qiu said.