The Imperial Academy of Sciences is the only unit in the Qingyun Empire that is qualified to perform wing implant surgery, but it is not overcrowded like most hospitals. On the one hand, it does not undertake the responsibility of treating people; On the other hand, the institute is ridiculously large, and each research or treatment area has its own access path. Standing in the empty lobby, there was a faint whisper of a large machine running from nowhere. The precision-filtered indoor air is exceptionally clean, with a faint smell of disinfectant, which is so rigorous that it makes people feel intimidating.

Eliza entered through the entrance of the Academy of Sciences and verified her identity in front of the electronic screening door.

The "Institute of Higher Life Studies" is on the fourth floor. So she took off from the hall on the first floor, rose vertically for more than ten meters, and then crossed the isolation railing of the hanging corridor and landed on the take-off and landing position dedicated to the winged people.

This take-off and landing position is directly opposite the third consultation room, which is headed by Professor Sun Lin, who has the authority to arrange the qualification medical examination for the original person before the wing-humanization, and also has the authority to perform wing-transplanted surgery in accordance with the indicators.

Eliza walked up to the clinic and knocked on the door, which was soon opened from the inside.

The door was opened by the professor himself, a small old man who looked to be 6 or 70 years old, with gray hair, but he stood straight. He wears a white lab coat and a monocle with intricate workmanship over his left eye.

Seeing Eliza standing outside the door, the professor had a kind smile on his face: "Come in, sit casually." ”

"Okay, thanks." Eliza entered the door and asked as she went, "Why are you the only one here today, Professor?" What about your assistant? ”

"I'll ask him to stay away for a moment." Sun Lin walked to the desk and sat down, turned to the position facing the filing cabinet and began to rummage through the materials, "You are in a special situation, the fewer people who know, the better." ”

"Exceptional?" Eliza was stunned for a moment, "...... you mean?" ”

The professor took a report from the filing cabinet, placed it on the table in front of her, and said, "You can take a look at it first." ”

The thin pages of paper detailed the physical condition of the medical examiner, and the name column does say - Shadow Owl.

The summary section at the header of the paper contains several concise basic information and comprehensive scores:

Age: 19 years old;

Gender: Male;

Ethnicity: Proto-human;

Physical Condition: Excellent;

Adaptability: A+++;

History of wing planting: None;

Eliza was puzzled: "This result...... Doesn't it look normal? ”

"It's too normal...... Sun Lin shook his head, "but it makes people feel abnormal." ”

“…… What do you mean? ”

Sun Lin turned the report in a different angle so that the two people sitting opposite each other could see the content clearly. He picked up a pencil from the table and pointed to the "adaptability" column: "The adaptability of three plus signs, appearing in a primordial person, can be said to be unprecedented. ”

"Adaptability should mean the aspect of the human body and the wings, right?" Eliza is not ignorant of such reports, but she can still understand the content of a simple review, "The higher the adaptability, the less likely it is to have rejection during wing implant surgery." Usually wing transplantation can be considered if the adaptability is above B+, and the survival rate after surgery can reach more than 70%. So isn't this A+++ very suitable for planting wings? ”

"Hehehe...... Looks like you've done a lot of homework before you came. The professor narrowed his eyes in satisfaction, "That saves me a lot of time for explanations." At this point, he used the pencil in his hand to make a circle on the three plus signs after the A, "But...... There are three plus signs here. In general, if we see such results in the report, we usually assume that the subject of the medical examination has not only completed the wing implantation, but also recovered very well after the operation, and can fly like a healthy wingman. ”

"Huh? But the Shadow Owl hasn't planted any wings......"

"yes, I'm wondering too. And it's not just adaptability......" The professor flipped to the second page of the medical examination report, which listed more detailed physical examination data, most of which were highlighted with a green highlighter, "Do you see these items marked in green?" These are all consistent with the results of the physical examination of the Wing Man, including the main muscle strength, weight-bearing indicators, endurance, metabolic status, etc...... Nearly 90% of all test results were green. ”

Speaking of this, even Eliza heard that something was wrong, and couldn't help frowning slightly: "How can this be?" Doesn't it mean that by the time the Tsubashi reaches the age of 20, whether it is endurance or physical strength, it will grow to 2-3 times that of the original people of the same age? According to your report, doesn't it mean that the physical condition of the Shadow Owl is no worse than that of the Wingman of the same age? ”

"yes, that's why I arranged a special inspection for him on the 'history of planting wings'. Usually the original person does not need to check this item - whether the wings have been planted or not, you can know at a glance at the back. But his data made our inspectors a little suspicious of whether they were wrong, so they used precision instruments to measure it again - the result was that there was indeed no trace of any wings planted on this original person called 'Shadow Lord', and it was an out-and-out original person. ”

"Then ......," Eliza was a little embarrassed, "although the results of the physical examination are different from those of the other originals, but this is also a different direction for the better, isn't it?" What are the problems? ”

Professor Sun Lin shook his head: "It wasn't a problem. But you're the original 'broken code' - that's the problem. ”

"What......" Eliza was a little upset, "it turns out that the professor also looks down on 'broken codes'." ”

"It's not to look down on." The professor took off the monocle of the eye he wore on his left eye and looked solemn, "As scientists working in this 'Imperial Academy of Sciences', we must ensure that every primordial who is planted will not become an enemy of the empire in the future. The original people of 'broken code' are not without the past, but have just forgotten. When he remembered the day, who could guarantee that he would still be able to live in peace like he is now? If you let the 'broken code' original person with such good physical fitness be winged and humanized, then it is not good, and he will really turn his face in the future, how can you cure him as a girl? ”

"I understand all of this, but ......"

Professor Sun Lin looked at her embarrassed, and suddenly remembered something, and pushed the shadow lord's physical examination report in front of her: "Do you like him?" ”

"Huh!?" Eliza was startled, and two blush flew up her cheeks in an instant, "You—What did you say?" ”

"Why else would he have to?" The professor continued, "In the case of servants or acolytes, how many are there in the Priest's Palace, right?" …… Why does this 'broken code' have to be? ”

"I'm ......," Eliza bowed her head, trying to clear her mind, "I...... I don't know. What does it feel like to like it? I don't know. I just feel ......" she touched the report on the table with her fingertips, "I just feel like he'll never betray me." ”

"Think?" Sun Lin leaned forward, "It's not because of what happened, but just feeling?" ”

"Hmm. I know what you want to ask. Eliza nodded firmly, "If you think that I have inherited some of my father's abilities, try to believe me." ”

"Well......" the professor leaned back in his chair, "but the original man didn't say much, and he didn't ask questions. Unlike other primitives, they look like they're scheming when they can talk to the Wings. Since you think he's okay, I can't say anything. However, according to the rules, I can only give him a qualified physical examination result here, not an index. ”

"Well, I understand." Eliza nodded, "So I've found someone who has indicators in his hands and is willing to give him a chance to be evaluated." ”

"Oh-" the professor immediately looked at it, "yes, it's only a third of the way this year, and the Guards Legion should still have quite a few indicators in their hands. ”

"No...... I didn't ask my sister for help. Eliza shook her head and continued, "The one I asked for...... I think if even he was willing to give the Shadow Owl indicators, the rest of the people wouldn't gossip. ”

When the professor heard this, he quickly went through the names of several people that appeared in his heart, and couldn't help but show surprise on his face, and asked, "Is this person you are talking about ......?" ”

"Military Intelligence Special Investigator - Carl Murphy. Lieutenant Orlando. Eliza quickly answered.

At the same time, in the square outside the office building of the Military Intelligence Service, several horizontal rows of people in different costumes were being inspected by a winged officer.

The officer has a well-proportioned figure and wears the red uniform of the Air Force. His eyes are also dark red in the same color as his military uniform, and the doll head, which is as pure as gold and has an unusually smooth texture, makes the whole person look like a moving marker, and it cannot be easily ignored wherever he goes.

He walked slowly from one end of the queue to the other, carefully examining the faces and expressions of each one of them, like a psychopathic researcher observing a guinea pig.

"That's all there is to it this year?" He stood at the end of the line, turned to his immediate attendants, and said, "Naoto, look at them like this. It's either as fat as a pig, or as thin as a bamboo pole, and it's rare that a few people with good figures and faces are underage. How many qualified ones can be left for me? ”

The squire's name was Naoto Ito, a height of more than seven meters, and his black hair was tied into a ponytail at the back of his head. This person has sword eyebrows, a dignified appearance, a mature and steady face, and a wide and solid white wings. The master's complaints seemed to have long been commonplace for him, and he quickly replied: "Young Master, these are all candidates recommended by the people of Yuanshengyi, and each of them has a letter of recommendation, and their qualifications should be quite excellent. ”

"Oh?" Karl's golden eyebrows then raised, "That is to say, they are all related households?" ”

"Then you guys are really unlucky, because I hate the relationship the most. Haha......" He walked back to the front of the team in the opposite direction from the previous review, and continued: "In my experience, the people who recommend you to come to me for interviews either don't know me at all. Orlando, so I think I'm just a young officer with a target in hand, and if the sponsor is a respected senior, I'll be open to the candidates they recommend, hoping to reap the favor in the near future—but sadly, I'm doing the opposite. But what if your sponsor knows me? Then your situation will be even worse, because the so-called 'nobles' who recommend you will definitely have to clear the door. ”

After saying this, some of the original people present were already showing their faces. Obviously, this statement accurately poked at the pain points of some candidates.

"You have all signed the letter of commitment, and it is clearly written in black and white, and the review process of the indicators does not guarantee personal safety. If any of you want to back down, it's still too late. Karl stretched out his hand and pointed to the door in the distance, "Get out of here, don't waste my time." ”

After a while, despite the fact that most of the original people did not look good, no one gave up the precious opportunity to obtain the indicators because of this intimidation.

Karl admired the strange expressions of those people who were dripping with cold sweat but had to stick to the spot, shook off his military jacket with satisfaction, took out the communication desk from the pocket of the internal test, and instructed the other end: "32 people who participated in the assessment, bring the things." ”

Five minutes later, the floor-to-ceiling windows of the training room on the fifth floor of the office building were pushed open from the inside, and two winged officers in red military uniforms carried a weapon rack and landed in the open space in front of the original people.

"W-...... these!?" Standing in the middle of the first row, the original interviewer was the first to see the contents of the weapon rack, and couldn't help but exclaim, "Aren't these the one-handed swords that the Wingman recruits are equipped with?" ”

"yes, you're pretty knowledgeable." Karl gestured to the man who had just spoken, "Then let's start with you - come and pick a weapon." ”

"Elect...... Choosing a weapon? "The original man was a man in the prime of life who looked to be 3 or 40 years old. Square face, dressed in a suit and leather shoes, slightly bald. As soon as I heard that I was going to choose a weapon, my face turned white as soon as I brushed the ground, "Why do you use this kind of assessment...... To weapons? Doesn't it mean that the assessment of winged humanization only requires intelligence or physical fitness, and one aspect of the standard can be met? I was recommended by the chief assistant to the treasurer, and my specialty is to collect and process information...... I don't! ”

Karl frowned when he heard this: "Collect and process intelligence? Just by virtue of you sitting in the office of the clerical staff!? Speaking of this, he snorted coldly, "The intelligence officer of the military intelligence department is not a job that can be done by sitting in the office and answering a few phone calls every day. If you want to be one of them, I can tell you right now in a very responsible way – the people you want to be are dying every day all over the country. Terrorists' strongholds, border outposts, rebel lairs, secret bases of the Alliance...... If you don't get into the tiger's den, you don't simply think that if you look at the 'Imperial Times' excerpt from the day's front page headlines, you will be collecting intelligence!? ”

"I ...... I didn't think so......" The man raised his right sleeve and wiped the cold sweat running from the corner of his forehead.

"That's good." Carl looked at him disdainfully and asked, "What's your name?" ”

"Bart."

"Good, Bart." The red-clothed lieutenant casually pointed to the open space in front of the team, "If you still want to continue the assessment, pick up the sword for me in three seconds and roll over there!" ”

As if in response to Carl's movements, his immediate attendant, Naoto Ito, also took two steps in that direction, standing relatively not far from where Carl was pointing.

Although the unlucky original named Bart looked cramped, he reluctantly walked to the weapon rack and touched a one-handed long sword for the sake of the recommended indicators that he had worked hard to earn. As soon as he tried to swing it twice, he felt his arms sink and the blade of his sword almost fell to the ground—worthy of a winged man's weapon, and he muttered in a low voice, "It's so heavy......"

"Three-two-" Karl began to count without mercy.

Bart hurriedly staggered to the spot he had just pointed at. When I looked up, I saw the opponent standing in front of me, and his face turned from white to blue: "You, you are ......"

"Carl. Lieutenant Orlando's immediate attendant - Naoto Ito. The winged man in the red military uniform said word by word. The voice was deep, clear and powerful. At the same time, his right hand reached out to the scabbard at his waist, and drew his long sword with a crisp and neat edge, the tip of which pointed straight to the sky, "Please advise." ”