Hao Ren wondered if Raven 12345 was a freak of the Imperial Space Administration. He could not believe that such a super civilization was made up of such an unreliable person. Unfortunately, he did not have the opportunity to meet other members of the Space Administration or senior leaders from the Xiling Empire. Raven 12345 said that this small place was poor and the administrative level was not high enough. It was possible that no one would come to visit for years...
But in any case, Hao Ren no longer doubted Raven 12345's identity and the authenticity of the super civilization. Just this big house in a different dimension and the high-end, low-key, luxurious facilities in the big house were absolutely not built by humans! For example, the place he was in now, the room called the New Employee Induction Enhancement Center... looked like a sci-fi movie.
Raven led Hao Ren around the house for a long time. Along the way, they passed by many strange rooms with crystals and strange equipment. Hao Ren walked like a country bumpkin with his mouth agape. When he almost wondered if there was an end to the big house, Raven led him into a hall that did not fit in with the rest of the place.
The hall was full of technology. The whole body was a regular hexagonal. Every wall was glowing with a silver-white metallic luster. There was a blue and white light pulsing slowly like blood vessels. The hall was very high. There were many glowing crystals floating on the roof, filling the whole room with a light blue glow. Along the wall of the hall, Hao Ren saw many strange equipment that he could not understand. They looked like some kind of console, but there were no buttons or joysticks. Above each console was a holographic image, and the only possible control part of the console was a hexagonal crystal board. It was completely different from the machines on Earth.
"This is the enhancement center, smaller." Raven 12345 pointed at the equipment in the hall with a proud look on her face. "In the beginning, inspectors had to undergo unified enhancement and assessment in the capital of the Empire, which is the City of Shadows. At that time, the scale of the Space Administration was not big, and there were not so many things to do in the macro world. So, it was still busy. But now, the assessment, primary training, and enhancement for new inspectors have been delegated to various nodes and even basic worlds. Our place is relatively remote, and the nearest void node needs a few space jumps. So, I simply applied for a place like this in my home. Speaking of which, I wanted to apply for magical equipment at first. I really can't handle these technological devices... But I made a mistake when I wrote the report... "
Hao Ren listened dizzily. Raven 12345 had a bad habit of talking to herself. Once she opened her mouth, she would not care if the audience could understand her. Now, Hao Ren was completely clueless about the general knowledge of the Space Administration. Who could understand what this white-haired sorceress was talking about?
"What the hell is this enhancement thing you're talking about?" Fortunately, Hao Ren was not bombarded by a large amount of information. He still maintained the minimum level of vigilance. The atmosphere in this place reminded him of the research centers that studied slicing and slicing every day. In his mind, the Xiling Empire was still an "alien community" (after all, he had been an atheist for more than 20 years, and the word "god" was not as easy to understand as "alien"). Let's think about it: an earthling falling into an alien's biochemical laboratory and undergoing enhancement... If this scene was in the hands of those Hollywood directors, it would be a waste of the plot!
Those guys in the novels who were overjoyed when they heard that aliens were going to enhance their bodies were obviously not as far-sighted as Hao Ren. Of course, if you had to say that Hao Ren was a coward, there was nothing you could do...
"It's just a normal physical adjustment. Don't worry, it won't make you uncomfortable, and it won't harm you," Raven 12345 said as she pushed Hao Ren towards the center of the hall. "There are hundreds and thousands of new inspectors undergoing enhancement every day, and there have never been any accidents. Don't worry! Our standard has always been to be humane... Stand here and don't move! I'll bring the adjustment chamber up. "
Hao Ren stood there, trembling. He then saw Raven reach out and press a few times in the air. The ground under his feet trembled slightly, and then a high-tech device slowly rose from the rectangular opening on the ground.
It was a two-meter-long silver-white metal box, roughly rectangular in shape, with one end large and the other small. It was exquisite and gorgeous, with a lid on top, and on the lid was a crystal cross...
The lid of the metal box slowly slid open. The more Hao Ren looked at it, the more puzzled he became. "... Why do I feel that this thing looks a little familiar?"
Raven 12345 suddenly stared at him. "How is that possible! This is the latest model of the universal adjustment and enhancement chamber. It was just unpacked two days ago. Where did you see it? "
Hao Ren thought for a moment, then suddenly slapped his forehead and shouted, "I remember now! This shape is like a f * cking coffin! "
Raven 12345 slapped Hao Ren's shoulder. "Have you forgotten the employee rules? Don't swear in front of the leader! Even if you have to swear, wait for the leader to finish! "
Hao Ren tilted his shoulder and stepped back. "Are you sure you want me to lie in this box? Let me tell you, I'm a man of principle. Just the shape of this thing is scary enough... Hey, don't push me! I'm not going in! Don't think that just because you guys plated it with silver, it's not a coffin! There's even a cross on it, and you... "
Raven 12345 single-handedly lifted Hao Ren up and threw him into the "coffin". "You're a man, you're not being unreasonable! Go in, you! "
Hao Ren could not resist the crazy white-haired witch at all. After a moment of dizziness, he found himself lying in the big box. At the same time, a transparent barrier extended from the walls of the metal box, completely trapping him inside.
Hao Ren could only resign himself to fate. But after waiting for a long time, there was no movement. He craned his neck and looked to the side. He found Raven 12345 holding the MDT and looking at it intently. He slapped the walls of the metal box and asked, "And then? Then what? "
Raven 12345 did not even look up. "Don't shout. I'm looking for the manual... Why does technology have to be so complicated? Where the hell is the switch?"
Hao Ren: "... F * ck! I want to resign! I break the contract! I quit! You're not reliable at all! I... "
"Oh, found it!" Raven 12345 slapped somewhere next to the "coffin", and Hao Ren's protest came to an abrupt end. The last thing he saw was a dazzling white light piercing through his retina.
Dark, cold, endless chaos. Space seemed to have lost its meaning. Hao Ren felt his soul leaving his body at that moment, floating in an ethereal and indescribable dimension. He tried to find even the slightest bit of familiarity with his five senses, but to no avail. There was no sound, no light, no temperature, and no touch. His spirit was locked in a small bottle, floating alone...
Well, floating for about ten seconds. Then, Hao Ren heard a "bang" in his ear. Then, he was pulled up by his arm, and his vision began to gradually recover.
The light and lines in his vision condensed into a figure. It was Raven 12345's beautiful face and signature silver hair. She patted Hao Ren on the shoulder, looking happy. "Okay, it's done."
Hao Ren jumped up, only to find that he was still standing in the coffin-shaped metal box. He almost lost his balance and fell. He steadied himself and carefully jumped to the ground. "That's it? Why do I feel like it's only been a little while? "
"Well, twelve seconds," Raven 12345 waved the MDT in her hand. "Just like what the manual says: Press the switch, select the idiot mode, wait twelve seconds, hear the 'ding' sound, then the red light turns on, the hatch automatically pops open, and the user is brought out — but you jumped down yourself."
"Is this thing a microwave?!"
Raven 12345 shrugged. "Anyway, the way to use it is pretty much the same. Isn't this the same process for idiot devices?"
Hao Ren was stunned by the white-haired witch's calmness and thick-skinned face. In the end, he could only comfort himself: at least there was no accident, and his body parts seemed to be still there.
Then, he clenched his fists, wanting to check if the alien's enhancement technology was reliable. He wanted to know if he had really embarked on the path of an expert in the novel who came and went like the wind. In the end, he was surprised to find that — he would talk about it in the next chapter.
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