Chapter 1138 - A Deep Connection (1/2)
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
After fiddling for a while, the autonomous robots finally separated the Heart of Darkness and most of its nervous fibers from the cavity. A nerve, which was still connected to some vital tissues in the hole was the exception. Before figuring out the nature and mechanism of the Heart of Darkness, severing it completely from the cavity was risky.
Galazur and Hao Ren stood in front of the Heart of Darkness. Galazur’s arms crossed. “What do you think?” she asked.
“It looks like a contaminated and mutated brain, but it is also connected to the normal brain. This is probably more than pathological. Look at the shape of the nervous fiber bundles and the surrounding tentacles. It feels like they are vying for the control of Yggdrasil.”
An autonomous robot came up, piercing its variable needle into the epidermis of the Heart of Darkness, while another needle into the healthy brain. After reading some of the surfaces’ nervous impulses, Hao Ren’s suspicion was confirmed.
The lesioned brain was indeed eroding the power of a healthy mind. It was not just a nervous suppression; it was releasing a pollutant similar to the lifeblood, continually killing the cells of the healthy brain. The battle between the two minds must have been going on for many years.
“This is something unheard of.” The MDT could not help but sigh. “The First Born never gets sick. At least they have never developed lesions so far. Even if they have become mad, it is not because of physiological but mental problems. I’m confused by this visible physical lesion.”
“Can you check the cause of the disease?” Hao Ren glanced at the MDT.
“I am trying, but I am pessimistic,” the MDT said, swaying from side to side. “You know, the First Born is a strange life form. It contains so many evolution templates, and no matter how mutated they are, their cells are always deemed normal. Hence, it’s difficult to determine the root cause and its evolution.”
The MDT’s tone of voice changed suddenly, “Of course, I could still deduce some conclusion out of it.”
Everyone looked at the MDT. “What conclusion?”
“The Heart of Darkness is probably the original brain,” the MDT said. “Look at the healthy brain, it is, in fact, a younger organ. That is to say, the one trying to take over the control of Yggdrasil is not the Heart of Darkness but the healthy one.”
Hao Ren was wide-eyed.
“Determining the age of biological tissue is a straightforward job to me, so you don’t have to doubt my findings.” The MDT knew his finding was kind of counterintuitive, so it needed to explain. “I have a thought…”
Everyone asked in unison, “What thought?”
“Let’s not ask if the First Born will ever get sick. Just assume that if it is capable of falling sick, it must have some self-healing mechanism. If one of its brains is mutating and its body is still unable to get rid of the lesioned brain, how should it heal itself?”
Vivian now finally understood. “You mean it created another brain to attack the diseased organs?”
“This is a war.” The MDT hovered up and down. “A war of the immune system even though the immune system of this thing is a little bigger.”
Hao Ren exhaled. “We need a cure. It is clear that this diseased brain is the cause of Yggdrasil’s rot. Excision? Medication? Physiotherapy? Chemotherapy? Which method you think will work?”
Galazur’s arm was once again covered with scales as she cautiously poked the nervous fiber bundle connecting the Heart of Darkness and the healthy brain, brows knitting together. “To be honest, no treatment is safe enough. This thing has completely grown together with healthy tissue. I can feel that the confrontation is not only physiological but mentally. I am worried that any form of stimulation will lead to the damage of healthy tissue. There are limits to even the most precise surgery. What’s more, the situation is too complicated.”
Hao Ren rubbed his chin. “Why not we ask the patient directly?”