332 Operating Hyacinth (1/2)
Half a month passed peacefully on Hyacinth and Zero's return took everyone by surprise. The lad hadn't sent word in advance and caused the servants in the sea temple to go into chaos after knowing that he was back. Instead of greeting his teacher first, Zero went to the place he created whirlpools and started working on the planet's infrastructure.
Fusing Gummer's weak planet core into Hyacinth's dead core was slightly trickier than Zero thought it would be. The dead core wasn't very receptive to life and even if the planet pulsed with the weak energy, it started to reject the foreign object less than an hour later. Zero was puzzled by the rejection and had to investigate further, delaying his return to the temple.
\”We discovered spirit tracks in the planet's core,\” Mii reported and showed Zero the diagram that she drafted after a very painstakingly detailed scan with Wii's aid.
Zero studied the spirit tracks and quickly demanded his assistants to bring out a few medical books to compare notes. Nobody knew what Zero was doing until the brunet took a picture of the spirit tracks and sent it to the greatest physician alive. Zero's communicator rang not too soon after he sent the picture.
\”Where did you get this map from?\” Hua Tuo asked. He had taken time off from the hospital to clarify with his student what he was seeing.
\”They look like chakra channels, right?\”
Hua Tuo felt uncomfortable answering it. On one hand, he knew that they weren't chakra channels. Even if they were, they would be no ordinary chakra channels of humans. Confirming it will only put silly ideas into his student's head.
\”Zero, what exactly are you up to this time? How did you end up having to restore such a dead network? Who is this person and why have they been injured so badly?\”
Zero grinned cheekily and didn't answer his teacher's questions. \”But you agree that it could be restored, right?\”
Hua Tuo groaned. \”Zero... I'm warning you. This is not something you should be doing. The scale of damage is too big, do you even have enough mana to support the operation and transfusion all by yourself? I heard that there was an organ rejection of sorts.\”
Zero hummed. \”I'm not very sure but I have to try. If I don't do this, my quest won't be complete.\”
\”Ah, the one Murvin gave about the gorgon's grief? Can't you ask Merlin for help?\”
Hua Tuo had a headache just listening to Zero summarise the situation. For all he knew, the actual situation might be more complicated but as a third-party, he didn't want to get involved in the business of the Greek Gods. Their family affairs had always been very messy. Not only that, but Hua Tuo also heard from Steve that Eros was made to plant trees on the recreated Mount Olympia. What his disciple wished to do from this point onwards, Hua Tuo was powerless to stop it. However, he was slightly happy that Zero was putting arrogant people in their places. His teachings didn't fall on deaf ears and if anyone could right the wrongs and teach those in power the lesson they needed, he sincerely believed that Zero could accomplish it.
\”In any case, let me know what kind of help you would require. That surgery procedure doesn't sound simple. Nobody has ever tried operating on a planet.\”
The young doctor had to stifle his surprise. \”Oh, you found out who my latest patient is?\”
Hua Tuo rolled his eyes. Zero hasn't improved at all when it came to lying and keeping secrets. The teen was still an open book and Hua Tuo had a feeling he would be like this for a very very long time to come. Some things simply didn't change. Zero's nervous laughter over the communicator made the old physician sigh.
\”Promise me that you won't overdo it like with the Tree of Life or I will send Freya over to you.\”