Laws of the Other World

They avoided the graduate students tacitly, and came to an empty office, and the two stood in front of the window sill.

"Just tell me how bad the situation is." Zhou Yu said.

"Actually, from the perspective of surgery, I did it perfectly and successfully. I removed as much as possible, and preserved his brain function as much as possible..." Daniel hesitated to speak, after all Zhou Qing is not only a patient to him, but also a friend.

"I know that there is no one in this world who can do better than you. What you can do is already the limit of the current medical level. So, tell me the result, I can accept it."

"Zhou Qing will be paralyzed to a large extent, his left arm and left leg will lose function and need rehabilitation. He may also lose the ability to speak...and this is not the worst..."

"Please continue."

"Zhou Qing once said that the air composition in the Nibelungen suppressed the growth of tumors in his brain, and I have also conducted research on this. Because the air quality in the Nibelungen, that is, the concentration of oxygen, is slightly higher than where we are In this world, it is reasonable that this will also provide more nutrients for the tumor to grow, but it has never grown. But now, the growth rate of the tumor is three times that of the past. Maybe only by returning to the Nibelungen, Zhou Qing can Get well, but..."

"But with his current physical condition, Juli Group won't let him go back." Zhou Yu said what Daniel hadn't finished.

Doctor Daniel nodded.

"You have tried your best. I am very grateful to you. I want to accompany Zhou Qing."

"of course."

When Zhou Yu came to the door of the ward, those graduate students were still there.They were very concerned about Zhou Qing and wanted to know the result of his operation, but Zhou Yu couldn't give them an answer.

"What is this?" Zhou Yu saw a graduate student holding a petri dish, and two young leaves were pulled out from the seeds inside.

"It's the plant that Professor Zhou has been cultivating these days. He seems to value it very much. We were thinking that when Professor Zhou wakes up, he will definitely want to see it, so we brought it."

"Thank you." Zhou Yu took it over.

Logically, no plants could be brought into Zhou Qing's ward, but Dr. Daniel allowed it.

Because many things may not be meaningful to Zhou Qing.

Zhou Yu carefully observed the petri dish, the plants in it were no different from ordinary plants no matter from which angle.

Maybe it's the seed of new life, the feeling of the beginning of life has a special meaning to Zhou Qing.

Zhou Yu put it in the corner of the ward, pulled out the chair and sat beside Zhou Qing's bed.

He didn't know how different Zhou woke up this time from the last time.

Zhou Qing has been in an unconscious state.

His mind sank aimlessly.

It was dark all around.

It wasn't until someone caught him firmly that he opened his eyes suddenly.

At that moment, he found himself floating in this directionless space, and in front of him was the S-class creature he had seen in Nibelungen.

"It's you! Why are you here!"

Zhou Qing opened his eyes wide, trying to see the other party clearly.

With such gentle facial features and an elegant and lingering smile, he seems to be drifting in the eternal river of time, looking for a place to dock.

"I'll be where you are, isn't that good?" His arms wrapped around Zhou Qing's body.

This is the most weightless but most natural hug that Zhou Qing has ever experienced.

"But this is the human world, not the Nibelungen..." Zhou Qing didn't understand at all.

"You brought me here, don't you remember?" The corners of the other party's lips sank more obviously, and when Zhou Qing's gaze touched it, it was like an inescapable reincarnation.

"You are... the seed of Elpis? How is this possible!" Zhou Qing was stunned.

"I am defined by you as an S-level creature. The mimicry possessed by this level of creature... is not just the human form, is it? And our thinking can also be transmitted through other things as a medium."

In other words, which seed is the medium of transmission of his thoughts?

"So... what do you want from me?" Zhou Qing asked curiously.

"What can you give me?" The other party asked with a smile.

His smile contained too many things that Zhou Qing didn't understand.

"I can't give you anything." Zhou Qing said helplessly, "But I look forward to seeing you all the time. I'm really greedy."

"It's not greed, it's just your persistence. You still have a lot of time, don't always worry that you still have a lot of things to do. Enjoy your life, trust me." After finishing speaking, the other party gently moved He pushed upwards.

Zhou Qing stretched out his hand, and the distance from the other party was getting farther and farther.

"who are you?"

The other party's lips moved, but Zhou Qing didn't hear what he said.

The dazzling light entered Zhou Qing's eyes, making Zhou Qing subconsciously recognize his face.

His fingers trembled, his throat was extremely dry and hoarse: "Water...I want to drink water..."

When he said these words, Zhou Yu, who was standing by his side, was startled suddenly: "Zhou Qing, what do you want?"

Zhou Qing's eyes finally opened completely, and met Zhou Yu's eyes: "Brother... why are you here...I want to drink water..."

"I'll pour you water right away!" Zhou Yu quickly poured water for Zhou Qing, watched him drink it, and immediately went out to find Dr. Daniel.

"Doctor Daniel! Zhou Qing is awake! You were worried that his language function would be affected, but he spoke to me and understood what I asked him!"

Doctor Daniel opened his eyes wide and hurried to Zhou Qing's ward.

At this time, the doctors and nurses were already examining Zhou Qing.

"The heartbeat, blood pressure, and pulse are all normal," the nurse told Daniel.

Daniel came to Zhou Qing, pointed at himself and asked, "Professor Zhou, do you know who I am?"

Zhou Qing raised the corners of his mouth and smiled: "You are Dr. Daniel...I can't forget it even if I want to...Because if my tumor recurs, only you can save me."

Dr. Daniel swallowed, "Now lift your left arm."

Zhou Qing raised his left arm and moved his left hand.Daniel checked his limb mobility and found that his limb mobility was not affected by the injury of the operation.

When Zhou Qing recovered slightly, another expert came to test Zhou Qing's logical ability, and his thinking ability was the same as before.

"This... is simply a miracle..." Dr. Daniel covered his face in disbelief.

Moreover, ordinary patients would be severely injured after undergoing such an operation, but Zhou Qing's recovery speed exceeded the expectations of the doctors.

When he sat up and saw the petri dish in the corner of the ward, he asked Zhou Yu very nervously: "What is that?"

"It was brought back from your laboratory by your graduate student, saying that it was some kind of plant you have been raising."

"What! Why did they bring it here! The room temperature here is too high..." Zhou Qing was anxious to get out of bed. Zhou Yu was about to reach out to support him, but he walked over by himself.

The young shoots in the petri dish have wilted.

Zhou Qing stood there for a long time, expressionless, but the feeling in his heart was so complicated that it was hard to describe.

"Zhou Qing?" Zhou Yu came to his side, and it was the first time he saw Zhou Qing showing such an expression.

"How long have you kept it here?" Zhou Qing asked.

His expression and the fact that he cared so much about this sprout just after regaining consciousness convinced Zhou Yu that it was not an ordinary plant.

"Since your operation, your students have been holding it and standing outside the operating room. Can it come back to life? If it is because of the room temperature, I will send it back to your laboratory now?"

The young shoots are dead and the roots are rotten.

Zhou Qing's heart ached, and it was irreparable.

He shook his head: "Not only because of the room temperature, but also some harmful substances may have entered the water... There are too many absolute conditions for its cultivation."

"Is this any special plant?" Zhou Yu asked.

"This...it was given to me by a very important person. It was very difficult to survive. I was surprised that it could sprout, but it still didn't grow up." Zhou Qing's expression was very melancholy, "Brother... Why don't you take me back to the laboratory."

"Okay, I'll go talk to Dr. Daniel."

Zhou Qing took a deep breath. Could it be that the S-level creature in his sleep pushed him away to say goodbye?

Because the young plant died, he lost the medium of thinking, so he disappeared?

If I don't go back to Nibelungen, will I have no chance to see him again?

Although Dr. Daniel hesitated, Zhou Qing's physical condition was so good that he couldn't understand it.Exams showed that the wounds from his brain surgery were healing.Originally, the brain scar caused by such an operation would also cause epilepsy, but Dr. Daniel felt that Zhou Qing's brain healing ability was completely beyond ordinary people.He agreed to Zhou Yu's request, but only gave him three hours.

Zhou Yu drove Zhou Qing back to the laboratory.Zhou Qing took out the unused Elpis solution and poured it into a new petri dish.

He carefully peeled off the festered part of the seed, and gently put the remaining part into the liquid with tweezers. Unexpectedly, it completely dissolved in the liquid and disappeared.

Zhou Qing's hands froze there.

After Elpis died, part of his body turned into clear water.And this seed merged into these clear waters...so this clear water is the final state of Elpis' death.

He has completely lost it.

Zhou Yu came over: "What's the matter? Is it still irreparable?"

"Yes. Some things cannot be saved by our efforts." Zhou Qing put away the petri dish, his eyes blurred, "Brother...it is the seed of Elpis."

Zhou Yu was stunned: "What did you say? You...brought the seeds of Elpis from the Nibelungen here?" Zhou Qing closed his eyes: "I know that doing so will not only be useless The professionalism of a scholar may even pose a threat to our human world... But the voice in my head convinced me, he made me feel trustful and safe, so I followed what he said, and brought the seeds to This side of the world."

Zhou Yu instantly became alert, and grabbed Zhou Qing's shoulder: "Who do you mean by 'he'?"

Zhou Qing opened his mouth, and finally decided to reveal all the secrets buried in his heart.

He told the story of the first time he met that S-level creature by the lake and every time he was rescued by the other party after that.

"I know what you're thinking...you're thinking that he's tempting me, maybe he wants me to be his food, or the nourishment for his reproduction...but this kind of me, who may die at any time, doesn't exist at all The value of being seduced by the other party. If that S-rank creature wants to eat me, it will be easy..."

Zhou Yu crossed his arms and looked at Zhou Qing.

"You are underestimating yourself, Zhou Qing."

Zhou Qing raised his head. He thought that Zhou Yu would tell him not to approach that creature, that everything was designed by that creature, and then cited the example of a former female researcher who died of pregnancy after being lured.But Zhou Yu said such a sentence.

"Brother... I don't think he ever thought of hurting me."

"I know."

"You know... what?" Zhou Qing asked uncertainly.

"I know the feeling. Even though the whole world is telling you to be careful and stay away, your gut tells you that there's no turning back. Because you need him."

Zhou Qing opened his eyes wide, looking at Zhou Yu's eyes as deep as obsidian, he did not expect Zhou Yu to say such words.

"So... what should I do?" Zhou Qing asked.

Zhou Yu stretched out his hand and pointed at Zhou Qing's heart: "Always remember where your bottom line is. Always remember who you will never hurt even if you sacrifice everything. Before that, experience and feel carefully. "

"Are you really my big brother?"

"Don't tell me you want to be my big brother?" Zhou Yu asked back with a smile.

Zhou Qing laughed: "Brother... let's go back to the hospital."

"Okay." Zhou Yu nodded.

Looking at Zhou Qing's back, Zhou Yu's gaze sank.Although he has also experienced such an experience, and even keeps himself alert all the time, Zhou Yu understands the feeling of being provoked and cannot be restrained.

He knew very well that although Zhou Qing looked no different from other scholars, he was very desperate inside.But the appearance of that S-level creature gave Zhou Qing comfort.If he forcefully asked Zhou Qing to cut off the connection with that S-level creature, Zhou Qing would fall into despair again this time.

Compared with despair, Zhou Yu hoped that Zhou Qing would be happy.

Therefore, he needs to watch Zhou Qing more carefully than before.

Even if Zhou Qing couldn't see clearly, as Zhou Qing's eldest brother, he had to see clearly for him, especially before Zhou Qing was dragged off the cliff by any temptation, he had to grab him.

"But what about me?" Zhou Yu smiled helplessly.

The image of the black-haired boy floating in the water appeared in front of his eyes.His hair swayed with the waves, and his eyes seemed to drag Zhou Yu to the end of the world.

Zhou Yu closed his eyes and took a deep breath. He found that the more he wanted to suppress, the deeper and deeper the boy's face became in his brain, until it was unmeasurable.

In the office, Dr. Daniel crossed his arms and kept looking at Zhou Qing's brain scan photos.

When Zhou Yu went back to cook porridge for Zhou Qing, Dr. Daniel came to Zhou Qing's hospital bed and sent his CT photo in front of him.

"Can you tell me, what special creature did you come into contact with in the Nibelungen?"

Zhou Qing's fingertips trembled. He knew that Dr. Daniel was too professional, and he might be the most difficult to hide from him.

"Elpis." Zhou Qing replied.

"what?"

"I have been studying the samples of Elpis. I don't know if it is because I am often exposed to its samples that it has affected my body. Elpis is a creature with very special nerves... complex neural structure , Super nerve healing ability and memory, you should have heard that it can also give memory to another living body before death."

Zhou Qing tried to divert Dr. Daniel's attention.

"If this is the case, there is still a chance to go to Nibelungen, and I will study this creature well." Although Daniel was suspicious of Zhou Qing's explanation, he still accepted it.

A month later, Zhou Qing left the hospital.He did not continue to rest, but devoted himself to subsequent research.

His paper on plant neuroevolution published in an academic journal caused an uproar in the industry, and many scholars commented on it as "a conjecture from heaven".Zhou Qing believes that in the distant future, plants are very likely to evolve the same nerves as animals, and even develop a brain form belonging to plants. complex memory.

Some scholars directly commented that Zhou Qing should be a science fiction novelist.

In this public opinion, several groups that originally sponsored Zhou Qing also thought that he had lost the ability to think because of brain surgery, and considered withdrawing funds or suggesting Zhou Qing to receive psychological treatment.

This made Zhou Qing's graduate students very depressed, but Zhou Qing continued his research as if nothing happened, without any intention of changing the research direction.

The number of people who always came to invite Zhou Qing to participate in the seminar and expressed their willingness to sponsor dropped sharply.Zhou Qing knew that his idea was because he had seen the world of the Nibelungen. He had seen the nerves of those plants, felt their thinking, and even their ability to act, which was unimaginable for ordinary humans.

But what Zhou Qing didn't expect was that a professor in the same field at H University in the United States published another paper, which discussed Zhou Qing's theory in more depth.Different from Zhou Qing's speculative argument, the other party's argument is more logical, and a large number of examples have been added, pointing out the significance of related research for the cure of human neurological diseases.

Zhou Qing read this paper over and over again, and he really wanted to have a face-to-face talk with this professor.

The professor's name is Bai Yingting, and his English name is Constantine.

While Zhou Qing was still trying to find Professor Bai's contact information, Professor Bai's assistant contacted his laboratory and said that he would come to F University to visit Zhou Qing.

This made Zhou Qing overjoyed.

And that night, Zhou Qing was sitting in the research room watching Elpis' liquid in a daze, when his cell phone rang, it was an overseas call.At that moment, Zhou Qing's heart was beating extremely fast, and he had a premonition that was almost jumping.

"Hi, I'm Zhou Qing."

"I hope I didn't disturb you. I'm Bai Yingting from H University. My doctoral student has contacted you before. I'm at the airport now and will arrive in your city tomorrow night. I wonder if I can have dinner with Professor Zhou ?”

That voice made Zhou Qing's heart almost jump out of his chest.The solid sound quality reveals a hint of aristocratic temperament in the elegance.That was the voice repeated countless times in Zhou Qing's mind.

How can it be?

How could he exist in this world?

"Of course...you can. It's my pleasure."

At this time, the announcement of the airport waiting hall came from the other end of the mobile phone.

"Professor Zhou, I'm getting on the plane. Good night."

That "good night" with a faint smile comforted Zhou Qing's nerves.

"By the way, Professor Zhou..."

"what?"

"Are you still sitting in the laboratory?"

"Ah... yes..."

"It's time for you to go back and rest. Drink a cup of hot milk, take a shower, and have a good sleep... Then, you will see me."

It was as if he had known Zhou Qing for a long time, he knew everything about Zhou Qing, even if he was on the other side of the world, he could still look at him.

"Thank you."

The call ended, Zhou Qing seemed to be missing something.He came to the computer and searched for Bai Yingting's information. Apart from his papers, Zhou Qing knew nothing about his personal information.

However, the research directions of his early papers were very traditional, and the exposition and research methods were also very rigorous, which was quite different from the recently published paper.

The only photo of him is also a photo of him receiving a doctorate degree. Although the pixels are not clear, judging from the outline of his facial features, he is definitely a very handsome and elegant scholar.

Zhou Qing turned off the computer. This was the first time in so many days that he returned to his dormitory before nine o'clock.He warmed up a glass of milk, showered and fell asleep.

That night, he slept unexpectedly peacefully.

When he woke up, it was already ten o'clock in the morning.Zhou Qing pressed his head. This was the best night he slept since he was discharged from the hospital.

All day long, he looked forward to dinner.

When he received a call from Bai Yingting again at 05:30 in the afternoon, his fingertips were slightly hot.

He had a strong premonition, but he didn't know what this premonition was.

Bai Yingting's voice was still unhurried, with a trace of warmth that Zhou Qing was familiar with.