Chapter 18: The Sword of Damocles
After the medical examination, Russell began treatment on his stomach on the treatment table.
After the wound on the back was carefully cleaned, it finally revealed its true shape.
Only then did Russell learn that his injuries were quite seriousβthe largest wound alone was two and a half fingers thick and nearly a palm long. In addition to that time, there were five or six smaller wounds on the back...... But if it's small, it's about the same as being lightly slashed by a sharp knife.
"It's hurt my muscles."
The bull-headed doctor let out a low voice and warned Russell: "One more centimeter off will hurt your spine!" β
He sprayed Russell's wound with a faint mist, then applied a yellowish, cold ointment to the wound.
Except when it was first sprayed...... After that, Russell didn't feel the slightest irritation.
Even if you cut your finger and then apply alcohol to the wound, it hurts a lot more than that.
It was supposed to be a kind of medicine for pain relief, or to numb the wound.
Russell's heart moved.
This stuff is good...... You can do a little bit.
After the ointment is applied, the coats take out a creamy, delicate cream attached to the transparent film, layer by layer, and cover the ointment very gently, and then the film is removed.
β¦β¦ That skillful technique reminded Russell of the master who applied film to mobile phones in the night market in his previous life.
Each time they applied a layer, they shone it with a hand-held ultraviolet lamp for a split second and then applied it again.
This process lasted less than five minutes.
After the three of them dispersed, they motioned for Russell to reach out and touch the wound on his back.
In addition to feeling that the wound was still a little hot, what he reached out to touch was just as delicate as his own skin.
Russell had no pain at all, and could not even perceive the wound.
"It's not an immediate cure for your injuries, it's just a high-end bandage. It temporarily replaces your defective skin tissue and speeds up healing...... Once your injury has almost healed, it can be turned directly into the base of your new tissue without having to dismantle it. β
Another lab coat said: "You can also take a normal bath, see water, and get wet in the rain without worrying about the wound being contaminated and inflamed." Wounds of this magnitude can heal in just forty-eight hours. However, if you suffer another severe injury to your back within the next two days, you may be contaminated with the hemostatic material due to bleeding. In that case, remember to come here to change the dressing, otherwise it may cause spondylitis. β
After Russell nodded in response, the three of them said goodbye to Amirus.
After that, Amirus took Russell away.
It's just that Russell didn't expect ...... Amirus is on the island of happiness, and there is no real home.
He doesn't have a house of his own. Therefore, I took Russell directly to the most luxurious hotel on Happiness Island - the "Peach Blossom Spring" hot spring hotel named after Taoyuan Commercial Bank.
This is a hot spring hotel built on top of the snow-covered mountains, far from the center of Happiness Island.
The 49-storey hotel resembles a minaret or an obelisk than an ordinary hotel. The hotel's main door is not on the ground floor, but on the 49th floor β the only way to get there or out is by flotation car. And if you want to enter here, you need to make a reservation some time in advance...... Or more distinguished guests, you can register your car number directly here.
Because the reservation time does not have to be long, and the floating car must be in your own hands during this time. This means that you must have at least one float car to meet the basic requirements to enter this spa hotel.
Russell was led into the hotel by Amirus.
They descended to the lowest floor through the elevator - to Russell's surprise, it turned out to be under the sea.
They were in the middle of a wall of considerable transparency, and the light was rather dim. Outside the walls is the deep black water, and you can see many strange fish swimming around that can only be found in the deep sea......
But theoretically, it is impossible for him to reach the deep sea.
Even at the lowest level, it is impossible for this hotel to reach the bottom of the sea, or even to touch the surface of the sea. Because it hasn't even entered the lower town in terms of depth.
Because gravity in the lower town is reversed, it is very easy to tell.
If you jump from each of the underground wells and reach a certain height, you will reach the "Shadow City" on the other side of the floating island.
Russell had heard from his mentor...... Many years ago, when the city was first built, it was built so that the three essential factories of the "automatic production organization" that produces various daily necessities, the "recycling judgment agency" responsible for resource recycling and garbage destruction, and the "water management organization" responsible for the discharge of seawater purification and sewage do not occupy the living space on the surface of the empty island. It is only in recent decades that this place has become a shadow city where mercenaries, criminal organizations, and illegal psionics are active.
And even the lower town is very far from the sea. For them, the sea is the sky, and there is no sun above the "sky".
In other words, the black seawater that is forbidden by a transparent enclosure on the outside is actually an "artificial seabed" made by scientific and technological means.
Not only do they mimic the unique colors of the dull ocean floor, but they can even make life for creatures that are captured from the bottom of the sea, which is incredible just by catching them. More than ninety percent of the world's fish, shrimp, shellfish and other foods are freshwater river fresh. Because the cost of fishing from the sea is too big, let alone the deep sea. Even the best universities in Sogo have never taught what deep-sea creatures are and what deep-sea environments are...... Even if you look up on the Internet, you can't find this kind of knowledge at all.
Russell could barely recognize these as deep-sea creatures, this was the deep-sea environment, thanks to the knowledge of his past life.
"It simulates a deep-sea environment with an almost constant temperature below 500 meters above sea level."
Amirus chuckled and explained, "By the way, the second floor of the hotel is a shallow sea environment, which is much more beautiful than this side, as if frozen in blue amber. I'm bringing you here because it's a rare experience. β
Truly.
Russell couldn't help but nodded.
Even in his previous life, he had never eaten in this kind of "deep sea restaurant".
It's truly a rare experience.
Russell couldn't resist even taking a few photos β although he didn't have a prosthetic eye, so he couldn't take ultra-high-precision photos, adjust filters and contrast, and so on, but at least he could do it with normal definition.
As for the taste of the food, it is needless to say.
The quality of food has always been closely related to technology. With the blessing of technology in this era, the most top-notch, high-end restaurants are not inferior.
The space is so large that you can even play football in the restaurant.
But there weren't many guests inside...... Or rather, they don't all eat in the restaurant on the first floor.
After all, it's too dark in this deep-sea restaurant. It's okay to come once or twice because of curiosity, but if you come too much, you won't feel happy, but you will feel fearful.
The only guest who dined here was Amirus, an elf. The rest of the human beings are the type of spirit relatives who clearly prefer the dark.
For example, the lizardman who came over enthusiastically and asked Russell if he could take a picture. His head is indistinguishable from that of a lizard. Most of the skin on the body is covered with scales;
There is also a middle-aged man with a serious face and a little owl characteristics, who came to flatter Amirus in a low voice, and his tone and attitude towards Russell are also very good.
Although Russell's coat was still stained with blood, it smelled a little peculiar and was not hygienic.
However, these upper-class people who can enter the "Peach Blossom Spring" to eat have a sincere smile on Russell, who is dressed in tattered and dirty clothes.
Their smiles are really real β as real as possible.
But with Russell's sensitivity, it can still be distinguished...... Hidden behind their smiles are many complex emotions such as tiredness, vigilance, disgust, and fear.
That's the fear of "heroes".
It was only then that Russell finally realized what the over-entertaining name of "hero" meant......
Why are so many people fascinated and worshipped by it?
In a world where there is no written law, as long as it makes sense...... Even murder is forgivable.
Consortiums control the media, and the media manipulates public opinion. And public opinion is constantly shaping heroes.
But the "hero" has the ability and possibility to flip the table, so he is feared by people.
He may only be able to make a reasonable shot once. Once the people's favor is abused, the ship will capsize one day...... Just wait for a small mistake, at the right opportunity, and he will become the target of public criticism.
Turning over old accounts and taking quotes out of context...... Under the attack of many forms of public opinion, the name of the hero will soon collapse.
Because of this, some people try to sell the value of this name in exchange for profits, just like celebrities who sell their naming rights to unpopular commodities while they are still hot...... Others never consume it, but in exchange for power and the right to speak.
Like a sword of Damocles hanging high.
When the hanging sword really fell, it would not be terrible. It's no different from a falling rock, a falling icicle, and it loses all its awe-inspiring magic.
If you just raise this sword, it is no different from a thug, it is really just an ordinary ...... A sword that can be blocked, can be shot down.
But if it is always quiet and high, it can make the high tyrant panic all day long.
- Heroes must remain silent.
Russell looked up at Amirus, who was smiling at him.
He hesitated.
β¦β¦ His Excellency Amirus brought himself here specifically to show himself the deterrent power of "heroes...... Is it?
But what good will this do for Amirus?