Chapter 720: Chapter 700: Corpse Refining Chamber
Luo Di came to Jiang Mansion partly to think about weapon repair and partly because he was genuinely curious and wanted to see this monstrous organization that only accepts Huaxia bloodline.
After all, the first “inhuman entity” that Luo Di encountered and fought against directly was a [zombie].
Although it was just a simulation practice at the time, the life-threatening presence and indestructible physical prowess of that zombie are still vividly remembered by him, each combat detail and the puzzle-solving segment are clearly imprinted in his mind.
Moreover, he used the pituitary to create a Zombie Blade afterward, which accompanied Luo Di on an important journey.
Since there exists such a zombie organization in the corner, he naturally wanted to come and take a look.
Although what he saw along the way was not a great side of Jiang Mansion, Luo Di still wanted to continue understanding; perhaps there are unknown secrets within this mansion.
Luo Di sat in front of a bronze mirror, looking at his darkened face center and thickened nails, showing a satisfied smile.
Recalling the “special makeup” before the journey,
Luo Di invited Gust to the villa area, intending for him to cooperate with Wu Wen for the makeup, but Wu Wen had a different idea.
“Although the makeup for infiltration is perfect, it is only limited to the situation where the body hasn’t been touched.
You’re going to a special place like Jiang Mansion and will be staying for a while. If the other party wants to do something to your body, it will soon be exposed.
I’ve heard some things about Jiang Mansion, the living enter, the dead exit.
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But your Hell Shell surely is not compatible; those gloom energies haven’t penetrated the skin but are burned away by your hellish heat.”
“So what should be done?”
“Fortunately, we have Mr. Qu here; he can provide the raw materials, and I can customize an ‘External Skin’ here.”
Wu Wen directly went to the second floor, where Mr. Qu stood silently at the entrance, watching the makeup event happening in the downstairs hall.
After some exchange, Mr. Qu separated a ball of fresh meat from his palm.
Although only the size of a meatball, the surface had wriggling fibers, occasionally showing a hideous human face.
“Wu Wen, what is this?”
“Something Mr. Qu once absorbed from a monster. The pituitary just sprouted, very suitable for your journey’s disguise. I will make this thing into a skin and cover your surface, allowing you to achieve a real identity disguise.
No matter how the external skin changes, it will not affect your inner self.
Even if they want to make you into a zombie, it doesn’t matter… but don’t go too far; once the skin is damaged, you’ll still be exposed.
Be careful, fellow villager tricking fellow villager. A place like Jiang Mansion is extremely dangerous.”
While Wu Wen worked on the skin production, Luo Di also looked up at Mr. Qu on the second-floor entrance, nodding his thanks.
The sound of the night watch came from outside the side room, it’s already midnight, time to sleep.
Luo Di stood before the pitch-black coffin, slowly embedding his body into the soil-filled interior, as if burying a corpse.
Whether it was the experience of lying in a coffin on the way to Jiang Mansion or the body change that came with dinner, who knows.
Buried in the soil, Luo Di surprisingly slept comfortably and even dreamt of past times.
Dreamt of the classroom, the squad leader’s first initiative in speaking, inviting him to simulation practice, dreamt of the specific details of fighting zombies, dreamt of that decayed, foul zombie smell.
But the smell in the dream didn’t fade away, and he felt his teeth seem to have undergone a subtle change, a chill rapidly spreading within, with no warmth from his former human self.
Ka! A crisp sound came from the arm.
Perhaps too hasty, exerted too much force! Luo Di’s right arm broke, snapping at the elbow, with the severed arm stuck in the soil.
He hurriedly dug out the severed forearm,
but as soon as he held it, Luo Di seemed startled, letting go… Crack! The severed arm fell and broke into three parts on impact.
This is definitely not his familiar arm but a completely blackened, wooden stiff arm, looking at the fragments clearly useless now.
Luo Di quickly went to the bronze mirror to self-examine, almost scaring himself again.
Worm-like black veins crawled all over his body, the skin had lost its former color, with parts showing corpses’ spots.
The still somewhat normal left arm had nails growing over ten centimeters, with a sinister air exuding from them.
Two iconic sharp teeth appeared in his mouth, clouded white swirled in his eyeballs.
“Corpse transformation… but my body is also deteriorating.”
At this moment, the door was suddenly pushed open.
A face, coated with yellow wax, resembling a corpse, extended in.
No body, just this face.
Behind the face is a long neck, and following the neck down you’ll find that the tall, lean body is still standing at the courtyard gate.
Uncle Neck has arrived,
pressing his face against Luo Di’s body for an inspection, naturally noticing the broken right arm and the nearly bloodless, soon-to-be broken right leg.
Uncle Neck’s wax-covered face squeezes out an incongruous smile: “Huh… Look at this body! Look at these corpse spots! Look at the thickness of this flesh.
The master truly is the master,
I originally thought you were just an ordinary choice, but I didn’t expect you to be such a good specimen! You’ve undergone such a great transformation in just one night, even your pituitary gland is growing along with it.
Very good, excellent!”
“Uncle Neck, my hand…”
“Why worry? This is normal! Corpse transformation is a process from life to death, the collapse of flesh is common.
Not to mention, you’ve changed so much in just one night; it’s already quite good that you didn’t leave half your body in the coffin.
Our Jiang Mansion has special corpse refining techniques, not to mention the breaking of flesh, even soul wounds can be repaired.
Follow me, you’re such a promising candidate, you’re qualified to go to the [Corpse Refining Shop] ahead of schedule.”
Upon hearing these words, a hint of gray flashes in Luo Di’s eyes, “Corpse Refining Shop?”
“That’s right, it is a restricted area of Jiang Mansion, accessible only to core members. When your flesh reaches the final stage of corpse transformation, you must go there for the ultimate transformation.
Today we’re just going to help you patch up a bit.
In your current state, you’ll reach the corpse transformation stage in less than three days… Hmm! The timing’s perfect, the master will be very delighted.
Uncle Neck’s head suddenly returns to his body, standing at the courtyard gate, greeting Luo Di with a wave.
A shabby plaque hangs over the door beam.
This so-called Corpse Refining Shop is set at the back end of Jiang Mansion, close to the direction of the back hill.
Following Uncle Neck across the threshold, stepping into this ominous, chilling Corpse Refining Shop, there is nothing related to corpse refining in sight.
It’s simply an empty house.
Who would have known,
Uncle Neck gently exhales a puff of black air onto a pillar inside the room.
The center floor tile moves aside, revealing a stairway leading deep underground. Simultaneously, a scent emerges; aside from the pungent smell of decay, there’s a waxy smell.
The deeper you go, the stronger the smell becomes.
Even the surface of the stairs is covered with a layer of yellow wax, making it very easy to slip.
After reaching the bottom, a rush of heat hits.
Unlike the dark, cold Jiang Mansion, here candles are lit everywhere, the burning resulting in a constant temperature of around 40℃.
Just as Luo Di, driven by curiosity, wanted to continue exploring further.
Uncle Neck stretches out his hand to stop him, signaling him to stand still.
It is then that Luo Di notices a line drawn with wax on the ground, he nearly stepped over it just now.
As the chief steward, Uncle Neck bows his head completely at this moment, raising his voice and shouting:
“Madame! The newcomer the master favors needs his corpse repaired, please kindly assist.”
With these words, the candles sticking to the walls and placed on the ground start to flicker.
The wall opposite the passage begins oozing wax continuously, slowly manifesting the form of a female body, dressed in red makeup, with a jade hairpin inserted.
Her face covered by a red cloth, occasionally sticky wax can be seen dripping down from her neck.
This figure, along with the exposed hands and feet, is clearly no older than thirty-five.
her jade feet dangling,
A delicate yet mature voice emerges from beneath the red cloth: “Uncle Neck, you may go attend to your tasks.”
With Uncle Neck’s departure, only Luo Di remains.
The voice beneath the red cloth continues, “My maid talked about you yesterday, mentioning your strange vocal skills… Come to me, let me see why the old undead thing values you.”