The final gentleman

Maybe it was because it was the first time I swallowed a hard object the size of a ping pong ball.

Perhaps because what happens next will determine life or death,

Perhaps it’s the sensory enhancement brought by the small meat balls,

Yi Chen could actually clearly feel the digestive reaction taking place in the stomach pouch.

The embryo-like round surface of the crystal is constantly bubbling and decomposing under the erosion of gastric acid... These digested surfaces are turned into nutrients and absorbed by the stomach pouch.

Eventually the diseased material in the core of the crystal is exposed,

A "green strip" between roundworms and roots

It enters the intestines through the stomach, is eventually broken down and absorbed by digestive enzymes and bile in the intestines, and flows into the blood circulation.

In an instant,

The blood all over Yi Chen's body showed fluorescent green.

The structure of the blood vessel wall is actually undergoing "secondary growth" unique to plants, a nested combination of plant vascular bundles between blood vessels.

The whole process is extremely painful, as if blood vessels and other body tissues are being separated from each other.

Far more than the severe pain caused by the penetration and extraction of the sole of the foot before,

Just when the consciousness was about to be washed away by this pain,

The diseased essence mixed in the blood officially flowed into the depths of his brain, bringing his thoughts to a strange memory of the past.

This is an intermittent signal memory stored between plant cells.

With the help of Yi Chen's brain, it is integrated and processed, and finally put into the memory area for 'personal experience'.

You can feel the whole process of a tree going through seed germination, sapling growth and trunk formation.

Experience the subtle sensation of roots growing underground, sucking moisture from deep within the soil, and forming a symbiotic structure with bacteria in the soil.

Feel the unique photosynthesis between plant cells and breathe the carbon dioxide in the air.

Going through staged changes - primary growth and secondary growth, a complete and sound plant system has been established, turning into an unknown guardian of the cemetery.

Until he was eventually infected by an unknown pathogen and transformed into a living corpse through mimicry.

What Yi Chen himself didn't know was that in the process of reading this plant memory,

The real body in the operating room is undergoing strange changes.

Young green stems grow from the pores and emerge from the cuffs, collars or waistbands of trousers.

Wriggling hyphae are drilled out of the slits in the mouth, nostrils, and ear canals.

The widened pupils were dyed green, and they were constantly zooming in and out.

I don’t know how long this state lasted.

When the memory reading is over and the thoughts return to reality,

"Did I survive?"

Yi Chen quickly checked his whole body and found no bark or branch structures (they had already been taken back into the body)... His body was still the same as before, but he vaguely felt that his physical fitness had improved.

The manager of the cemetery, Mr. Wilbert, showed a satisfied smile.

"I knew you could do it."

He seemed to predict that Yi Chen would survive

Serve vegetarian food that has been prepared in advance and has not been processed in any way.

When Yi Chen saw these vegetables,

There was a sense of déjà vu as if a homeless person had seen a delicious delicacy, and he devoured it regardless of the image, eating five or six kilograms of vegetarian food.

During eating,

The wounds caused by the previous fight with living corpses were healing at a speed visible to the naked eye, and the sutures provided by the small flesh balls were covered with new flesh.

Yi Chen muttered: "My body...has undergone some kind of change."

The manager explained, "Yes, you have perfectly accepted the "pathological characteristics" between crystals. You need to explore by yourself what changes will be made to your body.

Once you officially become a member of the organization, you can search for this feature in detail. "

Saying,

The manager took out a unique metal business card from his pocket, all silver.

The logo of the organization G\u0026D is engraved on the back,

[Seven-Day] is printed on the front in an elegant streamlined italic, representing the Seven-Day Cemetery where it is currently located.

While handing over the card, he also said:

"Because you fulfilled the "requirement", the little guy on your shoulder also belongs to you.

It should be noted that if someone asks about the origin of this little guy, you can choose to ignore it.

Just show this business card if necessary, which will save you a lot of trouble.

The world is sick,

Even sane creatures can become naturally suspicious and travel alone to avoid as much trouble as possible. "

"Thanks."

Just when Yi Chen took the card, Wilbert suddenly remembered an important question.

"It seems that I started to guide you to join the organization without consulting your independent wishes.

Let’s do it all over again… Do you want to be part of an organization?

If your intention is not strong or you are relatively opposed to it, you can continue to work in the cemetery. You will receive a generous salary when the contract period is over. "

Yi Chen answered without any hesitation:

"I want to see the outside world."

"very good.

At noon tomorrow, go to the east exit of the town.

Show your business card to the groom and he will naturally send you to the area related to the organization. "

As he spoke, the manager threw in a small linen bag containing heavy coins.

“These are your back pay for the past few months and the special bonus for this incident.

Since your overalls were destroyed in combat,

Before setting off, remember to visit the most upscale clothing store in the town of Easton...show your business card to the boss, and she will make you a set of high-quality clothing that suits your status.

The organization has certain requirements for a person's dress and appearance.

Don't throw away the gentlemanly etiquette you learned in the orphanage...elegant habits can effectively isolate the mental impact of illness. "

"I know. That..."

Yi Chen looked at the silver-plated hand ax in his hand with some reluctance. This ax was quite good in terms of workmanship and the effect of silver on curing diseases.

The manager waved his hand,

"Take this basic weapon from the organization's craftsmen with you, as well as a special long-lasting kerosene lamp. The journey to the organization will not be smooth sailing, and light sources and sharp tools are essential."

"Thanks."

There was not much time left until the next morning,

After Yi Chen said goodbye, he returned to the wooden house to sleep.

When the thin sunlight penetrated through the layers of fog and squeezed into the narrow gaps between the branches and leaves, it penetrated into the cemetery.

The young man with a kerosene lamp and a handaxe stored in his waist bowed deeply to Cemetery No. 7 and set off...

Corresponding.

The entrance to Cemetery No. 7.

The cemetery manager, Wilbert, used his crow-like eyes to penetrate the buildings and trees in the cemetery, watching the young man's retreating figure, with a slight twitch in the corner of his mouth.

It seems that he is extremely reluctant to part with a certain 'item' that was taken away by the young man.

It's not the high-quality [crystal] taken out from the corpse.

But it is an important product among the cemeteries, the little meat ball stuck to Yi Chen's shoulder.

“I don’t know if such an expensive investment is worth it.

The "mature consciousness" in the unknown cemetery has not appeared for hundreds of years, right?

It happened to appear at the same time as a potential person who could kill living corpses and receive crystals.

coincide? Or some kind of synchronicity?

Forget it...just treat it as a big gamble. "

In the conversation with Yi Chen yesterday, the manager deliberately did not elaborate on this little ball of meat, but simply mentioned it as "pet" and "cemetery product".

And what Yi Chen didn’t know was that,

The division of cemeteries not only corresponds to the different forms of corpses, rule management, and types of tombstones.

Among them, the [order] of 1~6 also has important significance.

As the serial number increases, the cycle of "products" produced by the cemetery will increase significantly, and the complexity and danger of the corpses buried there will also increase step by step.

That is to say,

Those "unnamed corpses" with no names and unknown origins buried in Cemetery No. 6 are the most dangerous.