Naming Technique of the Night

Chapter 1641: Chapter 872: The Storm Approaches

Countdown to Return: 56:00:00.

“Number Eleven” airship.

Qing Chen sat on a chair in the command room, silently contemplating the prophecy Xiao Zhenji had drawn.

The person whose eyes flow with light will be swallowed by the light. Those who pursue ideals will betray their ideals and descend into the abyss.

The former is definitely me. At first, Qing Chen thought that ‘swallowed by the light’ referred to a massive explosion, like the moment the Eternal Spear fell.

However, although the explosion was intense, it did not affect him.

So, what does being swallowed by the light refer to?

And the person pursuing ideals, betraying ideals, Qing Chen always thought it might be the Duke of Storm City, but now it seems the other party has never pursued any ideals, only power.

Strange, this prophecy hasn’t shown any signs so far.

At this time.

“Cough cough cough,” He Jinqiu began to cough violently, no matter how hard he tried to suppress it, he couldn’t stop.

In recent days, Qing Chen could even feel that the other party’s condition was deteriorating at an observable speed.

When he first met He Jinqiu on the West Continent, this once-spirited boss He was only slightly thin, but now he truly appeared sickly.

In the command room, Lao Shiyi asked curiously, “What illness do you have? Nowadays, there aren’t many illnesses we can’t cure in the Roosevelt Kingdom. If worst comes to worst, just replace the organs, swap everything out and you’ll be cured. Is Bolton not paying you enough to cover the treatment? Well, you can come work for me…”

Bolton glared angrily: “Are you done yet? Why do you keep trying to poach my people, you playboy?”

Lao Shiyi shrugged his shoulders: “It’s fun.”

He Jinqiu explained: “I have cancer, the cancer cells have already spread throughout my body.”

“Oh, there’s no cure for that,” Lao Shiyi said carelessly, “Didn’t discover it early enough for treatment, now it’s definitely too late. Though I’ve heard there’s medicine that lets you coexist with cancer, the technology isn’t mature yet, it can easily turn people into monsters. However, since there’s been a breakthrough in the technology, maybe someday cancer can be completely cured.”

He Jinqiu responded with a smile: “I can’t wait for that day.”

Lao Shiyi mused: “If only you had the Forbidden object ‘Poison Cup’.”

“What does this Forbidden object do?” Qing Chen asked curiously.

Lao Shiyi was interested: “This thing is quite miraculous, you fill the cup with your own blood, the blood turns into a cup of poison, and as long as you drink it, you can remain pseudo-dead, living like a vegetable for however long without needing to eat, drink, breathe, and you won’t age. To wake up, it’s simple, a direct blood relative provides a cup of their blood for you to drink, and you’ll revive.”

“That’s not for curing illness,” Marquis Bolton was stunned for a moment: “What’s the point of being a vegetable forever?”

Lao Shiyi continued: “There was a person who had lung cancer before, he knew he wasn’t going to survive, but the doctors said that a targeted drug for his lung cancer would be available in two years at most. So, he drank a cup of poison, intending to wait for technological advancements to treat him.”

“And then?” He Jinqiu asked.

“Oh, then his son died in a car accident, the targeted drug became available, but there was no direct blood relative left to wake him,” Lao Shiyi said with a grin: “You think he was unlucky?”

Qing Chen asked: “Who currently possesses this Forbidden object?”

Lao Shiyi shook his head: “I don’t know, I’ve never paid attention to it. Help him back to his room to rest, we still have several hours before reaching Silver City.”

Returning to the room.

Qing Chen looked at He Jinqiu and asked softly: “How are you?”

He Jinqiu thought for a moment: “I probably have another month… of course, it could be shorter.”

If it weren’t for Boss He’s strong abilities, he probably would have been bedridden long ago.

Qing Chen fell silent; he could feel the other party’s unwillingness.

Having struggled hard to reach A-Class, just a step away from becoming a demigod, yet now facing death due to a terminal illness at the prime of his life.

If it were him, he wouldn’t be resigned either.

Qing Chen typed on his phone, preventing any eavesdropping devices in the room: “I’ve always known that the medicine for coexisting with cancer has side effects. After injection, you will become very bloodthirsty and have intense cravings for protein… but I saw a test subject underground who still retained his consciousness. According to him, over the long years, he has learned how to control his desires.”

He Jinqiu looked out the window and responded in writing: “You’re thinking that maybe I could turn into that kind of monster?”

Qing Chen nodded: “I know what you want to do—cancer, Eye of Truth, coexisting with cancer medication—you’ve almost gathered all the known conditions for the path to transcendence, but you’re missing the last one… you lack the Knight’s Body, the Genetic lock opened by the knight, which you haven’t unlocked.”

So, Qing Chen knew if He Jinqiu rashly used the medication, he wouldn’t achieve transcendence, he’d certainly become a gray monster.

He Jinqiu: “I previously had reservations, but I’ve run out of opportunities to unlock the Genetic lock. Then I started thinking, Ren Xiaosu’s transcendence was an accidental attempt, is there a possibility that the technology for coexisting with cancer requires not the Genetic lock, but A-Class Strength? And those who turned into gray test subjects were all ordinary people.”

Qing Chen asked: “What exactly is the Easter egg in the number one Multidimensional World?”