Chapter 8: Wings of Awakening

"Luna, it's time to get off the ship." I followed the sound and saw my father standing behind us.

"Dad, why are we going back to Cachari." I asked.

My father didn't answer my words, he walked up to me and handed me a satchel.

"Captain, it's time for us to disembark." Behind him, William said to us, "Madame is still waiting for us." ”

"What! Mother is here too! I thought to myself.

"Then you go first." "I'm going to get the goods through customs," said my father, and by the way, I'm going to have to take care of the fuel for Lexington." ”

"Yes, Captain." With that, William led us off the boat. We left the beach along the way, and I turned my head to see my father watching us off, and I waved my hand, happy to see him waving as well. Then the father turned and disappeared on the deck.

We walked down the stone steps towards the main road, and William decided to rent a carriage and go into town. Although I had heard that the carriage ride to Cagalli's central city was dangerous: it was all the "credit" of the scavengers and robbers, but we had no accidents on our trip.

It's a resemblance to Whartonte: a thick black fog hangs in front of the rooftops, and the river that connects to the sea is crowded with boats. The air was also filled with the pungent smell of smoke, excrement, and dead bodies.

William took us into a cab, and he told the coachman in the local language where we were going.

But unfortunately, the coachman still didn't understand, and he was stunned

looked at the three of us. William did not repeat the words, he took a piece of paper from his pocket and handed it to the coachman, who, when he read it, suddenly realized, and immediately climbed into the carriage.

Cagalli's carriage is very interesting, like other cities, it is a carriage driven by electromagnetic machinery, in layman's terms, the carriage has no horses, as for the coachman, he is the same as the conductor in the subway.

But that's not magical, the carriage has three compartments in front and rear, the design is ancient, but in comparison, very human. This was originally designed to distinguish between royalty, ministers, and nobles, and although there are still monarchies such as royalty in today's society, this design has been obsolete due to the changes of the times, and only a few countries still use it.

When the carriage was on its way, Alice and I closed the curtains and drove William to the first carriage, where we took turns holding down the intercom and began to change our clothes.

I took out the crumpled skirt from the depths of my satchel, the one I had packed at school, and immediately I regretted that I hadn't folded it properly. And Alice took off her shabby robe and put on my dress. Although considering that she had been covered with a lot of dust during the past three days of travel, after she put it on, her appearance still did not change much, only her skin appeared whiter, but it was only like that.

Finally, the carriage stopped at the entrance of the street of Baker Street in the new district of Bezate, and the coachman opened the door and was surprised to see two girls in very different clothes appear before his eyes. He turned his head to look at William behind him, who gave him a gold coin and motioned for him to go.

Then we walked to the door of a residential building in the alley, where William, William, and my maid stood between the two colonnades in the doorway, and I took a deep breath and listened to the footsteps coming from behind the door.

"Luna!" I was stunned for a moment when a lady in a princess robe opened the door, with the faint smell of detergent on her body.

"Caflin!" I threw myself into her arms. In my childhood, apart from my parents, my dearest was Cavlin. Cavlyn played with me, put me to sleep, taught me manners, but when I was twelve, after that attack, she left me, saying that she was looking for some memories of the past. I like her very much, as an elder, no less than my mother.

"Cavlin, I miss you." I sobbed, "I thought I would never see you again......"

"How so?" Cavlin patted me on the shoulder, and she said softly, "Aren't I coming back?" She held my face, she wiped my tears, "Don't cry as soon as we meet, goodbye is a happy thing, why use tears to explain it?" ”

I looked up at her face, at the nostalgic blond shawl hair, at the amethyst eyes, "Have you found your memory?" ”

Cavlyn shook her head, and seeing her hesitant expression, I didn't ask any more.

After a moment, the silence was broken by Alice, who stepped forward and introduced herself to Cafrin, who nodded as if she recognized Alice, and the two of them hugged each other, and then Cafrin led us through the wide living room to a carpeted hallway. We ended up at what seemed to be a room.

Through the half-open door, I saw my mother, and Cateflin knocked lightly on the door and walked in, and then I heard her say, "Ella, Luna is back." ”

The room fell silent for a moment. I looked at Alice's expression on the next side and wondered if my own expression was just as hesitant.

Then Cavlin walked out the door and beckoned to us, "Come here." And just like that, we walked into the room.

At first, my mother stood quietly in front of the window, she looked out of the window with solemn eyes, and when she saw us coming, she came over, and she stood in front of us, and she did not speak for a long time.

"Mom's ......"

At the moment when I called her, my mother hugged me, she didn't speak, just hugged quietly, and vaguely, I heard her crying.

Later, I heard from Cavlin that my mother had not spoken or eaten in the days I had been arrested, like a child with a temper tantrum.

Although I may not understand at this moment, I have some feelings, and sooner or later I will understand, the feelings of being a mother.

That night, I didn't talk to my mother much, and after Alice and I had dinner, we went back to bed.

For the next two days, life was peaceful, and my mother did not show up with me as often as she used to, but she had approved of my maid Alice, which made me very happy.

On the third day, when Alice and I were about to pack up and take Beanie out for a visit.

There was the sound of hurried footsteps outside the door, and I was about to put down my things, and when I went to open the door, my mother had already opened the door, and she was panting.

"Ella, don't tell ...... yet," the father could finish before he was interrupted by his mother, "if you don't do that experiment, this child's eyes will be ruined!" ”

Hearing this, I realized at once that I had injured my right eye, but this time I learned wisely, and I didn't have my hands to touch it.

"But, Ella, we don't fully understand that substance, aren't you afraid of the damage caused by the sequelae to the child!"

"Isn't the prevention plan for sequelae already come out!" The mother angrily reprimanded, "Anyway, we can't delay any longer! We can't wait for him to come! With that, she grabbed my hand and pushed my father away and walked out of the house.

My mother led me downstairs quickly, into the small room on the inside of the corridor on the first floor, she locked the door, and then motioned for me to come, and then we pushed the solid wood bookcase on the inside of the room open a crack, and with the help of our thin body, we easily got in.

After entering, there was a staircase facing us, and my mother pulled down the fake wall lamp on the wall, and the solid wood bookcase was closed, and then she turned on the maglev oil lamp and led me down.

There was a door on the bottom of the stairs, and the mother placed her hand on the green palm print in the middle of the entrance, and the door was opened.

It was a small studio, with a metal table full of manuscripts of all kinds of weapons, and an iron cabinet on the walls around it containing tissues and organs of various creatures, almost all of which I recognized.

In the center of the room is a bed with various robotic arms next to it, some holding small drills, some holding scalpels, and in addition to this, a large metal ring wraps around the head of the bed, resembling an antique from previous centuries: a CT machine.

Mother pointed to the place, and she ordered, "Luna, quick, lie down." ”

I didn't hesitate, to tell you the truth, I felt that my mother was terrible today, she disobeyed my father's orders, just like that day when she reprimanded the bishop, and although I didn't know what would happen next, I still lay down obediently.

With the help of my peripheral vision, I saw my mother walk to the desk next to her, and then the mechanical arm moved, and I realized that it was a console.

"Luna, maybe it's a bit abrupt," said the mother, "now I'm going to examine your right eye, it might be a little painful, I'm going to anesthetize and restrain you to prevent you from moving, and then you'll probably only stay conscious, do you understand?" ”

Before I could say "um," I felt a pricking in my arm, and my consciousness slowly blurred.

When I woke up again, I noticed that my vision had changed to binocular, I quickly got up, and soon I found what I needed: a mirror.

Facing the mirror, I was amazed to find that my right eye had fully recovered: the amethyst-like iris, which contracted and then enlarged as I panicked, and my visual distance changed with it.

"It's weird, isn't it?" I turned my head at the sound of the voice, and my mother stood behind me, and before I could speak, she held my head in her hands, like a wizard holding a crystal ball, facing my head in the mirror.

"Isn't it beautiful," said the mother with a smile.

I nodded subconsciously, then looked up slightly, looking at my mother behind me through the reflection of the mirror.

My mother quickly realized my curiosity, and she straightened her throat before explaining, "This is a prosthetic eye, its main materials are graphite and amethyst, it has the limit of human sight, the distance ability of a vulture, and the night vision of an owl, and in addition to that, it has one of the most amazing functions. ”

With that, my mother beckoned to me and motioned for me to come over, and we walked to the console, and she pressed the button on the lower panel, and a projection structure appeared in front of us, "There are some careful miniature sonar sensors around this eyeball, which can recognize the people around you through sonar and mark them, just like the holographic projection on the mask to identify friend or foe, and mark the colors, and the microcomputer inside this eyeball will perform a quick simulation when you are fighting." , which will be used to match your brain commands through bioelectricity, then assist you in battle, plus, it will mark the enemy's weak points and convey bioelectric commands for you to carry out appropriate attacks. ”

"Mom," I interrupted.

"What's wrong?"

"You've said so many features, it's amazing, but ......"

"But?"

"Why don't I feel any of them now?"

Mother's expression suddenly became a little relieved, she touched my head, "This is the most serious problem, there are only ten eyeballs in the world, it is said to be the work of the last human society, so how to use its functions flexibly, we don't know yet, and I said that these functions, maybe for it, are just the tip of the iceberg, I give her to you, just hope you can unlock its true secret." ”

"What's the secret?"

"It was we got on Scarlet Christmas Eve, and it was tucked away beneath the continent." As she spoke, the mother pointed downward.

"Below! Moham! Before I could scream, my mother immediately covered my mouth and whispered, "Be quiet! ”

I understood what she meant, so I nodded, and then she asked me to swear and bury it in my heart, and I agreed.

Alas, there is a secret......

My mother was relieved to hear my experiments, and she continued, "In addition to that, I have done these measures on you. With that, she handed me a digital punk.

It reads "Luna's Description of Technological Modifications":

1.Carbide ceramic ossification

Modification process: Nanomaterials are added to the bones.

Purpose: Strengthens bones so that they are unlikely to break.

Sequelae: If the material covers more than 3%, it will cause a large area of leukocyte gangrene.

Occurrence Chance: 80%

2. Muscular enhancement injections

Modification process: Special proteins are added to the muscles to make the fibers tight.

Function: Reduce fatigue recovery time.

Sequelae: cardiovascular disease.

Occurrence rate: 60%.

3. Catalytic thyroid implant

Modification process: Implantation of crystalloid and part of the nanomaterial in the thyroid gland.

Purpose: Aids in the growth and regeneration of bones and muscles.

Sequelae: frigidity, elephantiasis.

Occurrence Chance: 90%

4. Occipital Capillary Reversal (Occipital Capillary Reversal Technique, for the left eye of the organism)

Modification process: Increases the blood flow rate of the corneal blood vessels.

Purpose: Increase visual perception sensitivity.

Sequelae: retinal detachment, permanent blindness.

Chance of occurring: 40%

5. Super-conducting fabrication of neural dendrites

Transformation process: Modification to strengthen nerve conduction, current conduction and reception.

Purpose: Increases reaction speed by 300%, makes people smarter, has a better memory, and is more creative.

Sequelae: encephalomalacia, other brain problems.

Occurrence probability: 50%. ’

"Is this a reinforcement of my body?" I asked.

"Yes?"

"What about the aftermath of the above?"

My mother was silent, she bowed her head and did not answer my words.

"Will it happen?" I asked, when a sudden fear came over me, and my body trembled unconsciously, and I was terrified, terrified that this bad thing would happen to me.

My mother crouched down, she put her hands on my shoulders, and she said solemnly, "My child, please forgive me, I'm not sure if this will happen to you. ”

"That didn't happen now, will it happen in the future?"

"I'm not sure it's just for now," she said, "but you have to know that if it works, you're going to ......."

Just then, there was a loud roar from upstairs.

"What's going on?" I asked, feeling a sense of foreboding

"Luna, listen, you leave me here, don't move!" She came to her senses and began to button up her coat as she prepared to leave, saying, "I hope it wasn't him." ”

Then she put on her black cap and walked towards the door, where my father appeared, and he whispered a few words to his mother, and then he said to me, "Stay still! Then the two of them ran towards it, maybe it was just a gas cylinder that had exploded, something similar had happened before, but not in this place. So I didn't take it to heart.

I turned and walked towards the mirror, thinking about a lot of things, the sequelae and the secrets of my right eye.

After facing the mirror for about a minute, I suddenly realized that something was wrong and hurried towards the door.

But at this moment, I couldn't stop it from happening: the attack began.