Chapter 2066 Possibilities
"...That's interesting," Rui remarked. "I'm a Martial Master, but will you be fine?"
"I armed this particular vessel with anti-hypnosis measures," he lightly replied as his eyes never once left the specimen. "However, ordinary human staff cannot be allowed to directly lay eyes on it without being compromised and untrustworthy."
Rui's eyes narrowed. "Creating a training dungeon out of this will be annoyingly difficult if it's this hostile to anything that even looks at it."
"It can be overcome," the Divine Doctor replied. "However, I will need time. Lots of time to research it."
Rui turned to him with a pointed look. "How do you intend to approach researching this specimen? I will not perform experiments or endeavors that compromise the health of the specimen by anything more than an insignificant amount." Geett the latest novels at novelhall.com
"I have no intention of compromising the alien specimen, I am certainly not foolish enough to get rid of one of the most promising keys to my greatest ambition," the Divine Doctor clinically reassured Rui. "However, this constraint will slow down. I would be able to accelerate my research if I had countless specimens of this species, but alas, we can only play with the cards we have dealt. Thus I shall have to limit my experimental research to micro samples."
"Experimenting on micro-samples is permissible, but how much will that delay your progress?"
"Hard to say, however, I would surprise myself if I'm able to make much progress within a year," he calmly answered Rui. "Conducting experiments of samples of different tissue to put the pieces of the puzzle together to understand the creature is a truly difficult task, but it is a matter of time. The creature is alien, not its matter."
"Regardless, I intend to measure its adaptability and survivability by conducting experiments and tests on various samples," the Divine Doctor remarked. "I will begin with a top-down analysis and study its structure, the various types and distribution of tissue, and their apparent functions. Only after I have gained a thorough understanding of the aforementioned matters will I increase the resolution of my scientific inquiry."
"...I suppose you are in complete control," Rui remarked, closing his eyes. "What else do you need?"
The Divine Doctor considered his question. "...I will need a team. This is not something that I am able to embark on myself as quickly as I'd like to. Experienced, brilliant researchers. Ideally, I'd like you to be a part of my team, but I already know that you would refuse."
Rui snorted lightly. "I'm a Martial Artist."
"It is both fortunate and unfortunate that you are." The Divine Doctor heaved a sigh. "I need people of your caliber for them to be able to help me beyond grunt work."
An idea popped into his head as a smile emerged on his face. "...I think I know just the man for the job."
The two of them conversed for a while about the specifics of the alien lifeform.
Rui was glad that he was able to get the Divine Doctor on the job. A process that would probably take a decade had been cut down to a year. If anybody was qualified to learn the secrets of the alien lifeform, it was the Divine Doctor.
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