Royer naturally noticed Saulâs gaze and smiled at him. âIâll go first. If this fails, then you can try.â
Saul directly spread his hands. âGive me a sample to study first.â
Royer felt awkward. âArenât you going to watch how I operate?â
Saul patted the iron experimental table. âI used to work in morguesâIâm best at human experiments.â
âFine.â Royer saw Saulâs confidence and could only first extract a sample of bloodline to hand to Saul.
Saul took the bloodline and, ignoring Royerâs progress, directly returned to another experimental table and took out various instruments to begin observation.
He now had obtained the Water Godâs mermaid bloodline, the mermaid bloodline from Pearlâs body, and now the original mermaid bloodline.
He had kept a portion of each.
It wasnât that he wanted to research mermaid modification, but mainly to study the principles of bloodline inheritance through the differences and changes in these bloodlines.
So-called bloodlines werenât just as simple as blood and the cells withinâotherwise there wouldnât be situations like puppet emperor Sander sowing seeds monthly only to end up with nothing.
While observing, he suddenly heard Royer âtskâ from his side.
Only then did Saul look up. âFailed?â
Royer turned back, his expression already restored to calm. âYes, the bloodline became polluted, but I removed it in time.â
Only then did Saul stand up and go over, discovering Harryâs entire right arm had been severed. The severed arm was now lying quietly in a crystal tray, its skin developing needle-like holes at a visible rate.
These holes were continuously growing larger, from less than a millimeter in diameter to a centimeter in diameter. The entire arm was covered with holes, looking so disgusting it made oneâs skin crawl.
Saul didnât rashly use tentacles to absorb the pollution. He had methods for dealing with black tide pollution, but unknown bloodline pollution still required caution.
Even having reached third-rank, he couldnât just charge into everything.
Finally, that left arm turned into a honeycomb-like hollow frame under the observation of two third-rank wizards. The blood and bones inside had completely disappeared.
âThe original mermaid royal bloodline is too domineering, so it directly devoured Harryâs body. Fortunately you acted quickly, otherwise his entire person would probably be gone.â After watching the armâs transformation, Saul seriously analyzed the reasons for experimental failure.
Royer had long known that bloodline fusion experiments werenât so simple, so the first failure didnât exceed his expectations.
âThis time⊠why donât you try, Saul?â
âAlright.â Saul didnât decline either. He directly took the liquid Royer had prepared and worked on Harryâs other arm.
Because the previous attempt had resulted in Harryâs arm being directly annihilated due to the mermaid bloodline being too domineering, Saul chose much more cautious measurements than Royer this time.
But even being very cautious, Harryâs body still couldnât withstand the mermaid bloodline. Even after the bloodline was diluted through bonding agents and injected into veins, it immediately caused flesh and blood to lose vitality.
Although it didnât develop the strange honeycomb appearance from before, it became like withered tree branches, losing all activity.
Saul wasnât surprised by his own failure. His emotions didnât change at all as he continued seriously recording experimental reactions and data.
Royer had been watching from the side. Seeing Saul also fail, he somehow felt relieved.
He had invited Saul naturally because he acknowledged the otherâs abilities. But if he, who had researched for so many years, was surpassed by Saul in one attempt, that would be somewhat embarrassing.
Saul didnât pay attention to what Royer was thinking. He took his recent experimental data and began comparing it with Royerâs first experimental data.
As he looked, his brow gradually furrowed.
Royer was also analyzing data. Seeing Saul motionless for a long time, he stepped forward. âIâll proceed with the third attempt.â
Saul retreated to the back, yielding the position.
Next, Royer conducted third and fourth experiments. However, each attempt failed.
Now, even though Royer had prepared for several failures, his expression didnât look so good anymore.
Before conducting experiments, he had done careful calculations, yet still couldnât see the dawn of success!
Other materials were one thing, but the original mermaid royal bloodline wasnât plentiful. Having failed four times already, Royer didnât want to conduct a fifth attempt.
He followed Saulâs example, taking the four sets of experimental data to analyze.
At this time, Saul put down the materials in his hands and came to Royerâs side to unceremoniously copy a set.
âLetâs stop here for today,â Saul said flatly. âIf we canât find the specific reasons for failure, consuming more bloodline would just be wasteful.â
Royer exhaled. âYouâre right. Thereâs clearly a problem with the experimental design approach. If we canât find the fundamental cause, thereâs no point in continuing experiments.â
Saul pointed at Harry on the experimental table, who no longer looked human. âWill you handle him?â
Royer sighed helplessly. âThe current royal bloodline only includes him and Alexandra. We canât let him die yet. You go backâIâll heal him.â
âFine, but even if you heal him, getting him to recover mentally and clearing residual pollution will probably take half a month,â Saul reminded him.
Royer calculated the time. âI know. Before the black tide arrives, thereâs only one experimental opportunity. If it still canât succeed, Iâll go back to strengthening Red Sea Trees.â
Regarding temporarily enhancing Red Sea Treesâ pollution absorption capabilities, Royer was still quite skilled.
Saul nodded and left directly.
After Saul left, Vanessa, who had long been awakened, appeared at the laboratory door.
She immediately saw her son lying on the experimental table, no longer human in form. Her eyes instantly filled with tears.
But she only cried silently without speaking to stop Royer from continuing experiments.
Royer naturally noticed Vanessaâs appearance. His mood wasnât as calm as when Saul was present.
Continuous failures, with completely no experimental data showing any approach to success, made his heart extremely irritated.
Seeing Vanessa, he directly spat out one word.
âScram!â
Vanessa covered her mouth, not daring to make a sound, and hurriedly turned and ran.
Just as Royer was preparing to heal Harry, an unremarkable candlestick in the laboratory corner suddenly lit up.
The warm yellow light sphere wasnât very brightâit didnât even illuminate its cornerâbut Royer immediately put down his tools and hurriedly turned to look.
âDid he act?â A low voice sounded within Royerâs soul body.
âNo,â Royer answered respectfully.
The voice from the candlestick showed no change. âNext time bring him to conduct mermaid modifications.â
Royer was stunned, instinctively wanting to explain his bloodline fusion experiment, but the words at his lips became, âYes.â
âHiss!â
The candlestick extinguished.
From beginning to end, the voice in the light source never asked a single question about bloodline fusion.
Royerâs fists slowly clenched.
This feeling of not having expectations for him really wasnât pleasant.
He temporarily didnât want to deal with Harry. Leaving him out for a night wouldnât kill him anyway.
He wanted to find some diversion. It couldnât be Vanessaâshe was still useful and couldnât die.
Several hours later, Royer got up from a bed full of severed limbs, gently sucking his blood-stained fingers.
By now his mood had calmed down.
âAlfonso, Alfonso, Iâve already helped you this much. You mustnât really walk down that path of no return!â
(End of Chapter)
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