Chapter 125: The Nature of Skin
When crossing the Black Bridge and completely leaving the jurisdiction of the [Godskin Mansion],
Director Aegie wanted to say something,
After glancing at Chamberson, he swallowed all the words in his mouth back into his body, patted Yi Chen's shoulder heavily, adjusted the slope of his high hat, and returned to the gentleman's hall alone.
Chamberson led Yi Chen to the nearby elevator to the lower street district, and the destination was naturally a tailor shop.
"Professor, are these skins used to upgrade costumes?"
"Now that you have a pair of proper spellcasting gloves, there's no need to make cloth supplies.
You haven't upgraded your costume since you entered the city, i.e. by adding extra Gentleman's Skins to increase the 'leather content' of your outfit.
Also, your costume was badly damaged during this incident and will need some leather to be completely repaired. β
Since he talked about this, Yi Chen just took this opportunity to ask Professor Chamberson some questions about 'clothing'.
"I've read some explanations about 'gentleman's clothing' when I'm reading books.
A very important point is mentioned in it - [skin content].
Gentlemen who are accepted by the organization can be rewarded with additional "Gentleman's Skin" by performing various tasks, and most of them will use it to complete the costume, increase the [leather content] between the garments, and gradually reach the maximum value in the process of completing this costume.
Once the maximum value is reached, the tailor will refuse to add the skin.
What happens if the so-called maximum skin content is exceeded? This is not mentioned in the book. β
"If it is exceeded, it will get out of control, and it will give birth to the independent consciousness that the individual cannot control, and finally swallow the gentleman's subject, this process is also called [peeling].
This was the case in the early days of Zion when they were unfamiliar with the use of leather.
The more famous one is the 'Charles Family Incident' that happened 75 years ago, and its eldest son, Charles. Indulged in the power provided by the skins of a gentleman, Ferdier forcibly filled the garments with an excess of skin through unconventional means.
As a result, his family was completely skinned overnight.
When a nearby patrol team spotted the anomaly and stormed the family house, it was covered with skinned corpses.
and a "costume body" that devoured the skin of the whole family, fortunately, there were high-ranking gentlemen and doctors who passed by nearby to suppress it, so the clothing body was suppressed, and it was disassembled into a gentleman's skin to calm the incident. β
Yi Chen had long been suspicious of the "Gentleman's Skin", what was this kind of thing that had life and could connect to the ancient system.
"Costume body? Could it be that the essence of a gentleman's skin is a pathogenic product? β
It should be called "controllable pathogens" or "beneficial pathogens" correctly.
This pathogen can be controlled by us humans, and we can use it to greatly increase our survival rate, so that human civilization can continue in such a world.
After hundreds of years of development, it is enough to prove the stability and controllability of the gentleman's skin. β
"Is that really the case...... Yi Chen nodded thoughtfully, and then continued to ask, "Then the reason why the 'First Gentleman' exists in such a form underground, can it be said that the meaning of his existence is [control over the skin]?" β
Professor Chamberson replied without hesitation: "Connection, control, and output, his dedication is selfless, great, and incomparable...... It is precisely because of their great beings who are willing to dedicate themselves that the organization and human civilization can be developed and continued. β
"Hmm."
Yi Chen wasn't too surprised, or he had expected it, but simply responded.
In his cognition, the skin of a gentleman is like a probiotic in the human body, which lives in symbiosis with others, resists foreign invasions together, and can trigger pathogenic bacteria that induce various diseases.
"Except for me, Professor, which is taken directly from [the First Gentleman]. Also, where did those ordinary gentlemen's skins, and the gentlemen's skins that carry the ancient atmosphere, come from? β
"With your observational powers, you should have discovered something in the depths of the mansion, right?
The chains used to bind the First Gentleman are covered with his derivative skins, which will grow and spread, and will be passed through the chains to the ground and eventually reach the Godskin's residence.
After special processing by the clergy, these derivative skins were cut, sorted and sorted together.
Different derivative skins carry different amounts of old-world breath.
If the skins of the first gentleman are counted as 100% content, these derived skins will not exceed 50% at most.
The content of 30%~50% is defined as the skin that carries the atmosphere of the old world.
The content of 15%~30 is defined as the most common gentleman's skin.
Skins with a content of less than 15% are extremely ineffective, and are often packaged and sent to the tailor shop under the organization's command to be used as 'leftovers'. β
Yi Chen nodded, and then turned the topic back to clothing:
"I see! There is also the problem that since the 'maximum leather content' of a gentleman's clothing varies from person to person.
Is it possible that there is a powerful human who can fully control the skin, who can perfectly adapt to the skin of the first gentleman, and can wear clothing with 100% leather content...... Wait, no! β
Speaking of this, Yi Chen immediately realized something,
Chamberson smiled and answered: "That's right, there are indeed human beings like this...... That's the First Gentleman itself. β
At this time, Yi Chen's expression had changed,
He stared at the 'skin of the first gentleman' in the black box, felt the leather touch between the clothes, recalled the state of the first gentleman, and couldn't help but feel a chill in his back.
"If I've been using the skin of the first gentleman to fill my garments, and one day it's 100% and I'm able to handle it completely, then ......"
At this point, Chamberson stopped.
"I was talking to Director Edge about this in private, and you might be able to do that.
You should also feel that this time you have received more eyes and snoops when you walk in the Shenskin Mansion than last time, and those clergy have paid more attention to you.
And [First Gentleman] gives you a large leather of 15Γ15cm size at one time, not because you are sorry for destroying your body, but because you are fancied. β
These words made Yi Chen stunned for a moment, his skin stirred up a tingling sensation, and goosebumps spread all over his body.
Chamberson patted his shoulder lightly and comforted:
"Don't be nervous, it's just that you're being favored, which is what [alternative] means.
There were at least ten gentlemen in the whole of Zion...... Most people have already pushed the limits of human beings, and even if they have to choose, they are the main considerations.
Moreover, if that time does come and you are determined to be the best candidate, I, as your first mentor, will do whatever it takes to ensure your 'right to choose'.
If you don't want to be the first gentleman, I can keep you out of Zion.
So don't worry too much about the things that affect your self-development...... Make the most of the resources at your disposal and follow the most suitable path to reach a higher level.
At this stage, it is only good for you to increase the skin content, and when you reach the maximum, you can even stimulate the ancient power in it, and carry out a deeper combination, which greatly improves your efficiency in dispelling diseases. β
"Thank you, Professor Chamberson."
γNameless Tailor Shopγ
When the two came to the door of the dressing room again, Mr. Yin Wan was actually working.
After about an hour of waiting, a familiar figure stepped out of it.
"William, what a coincidence!"
It was Kim who walked out, her costume was completely destroyed in the church incident, and now she has asked Mr. Yin Wan to make the same color shirt.
"Kim, what's the skin of your costume?"
"Didn't the mission send one? And then the flesh of the Holy Fetus that you chopped up also extracted a lot of skin from the missing squad, isn't that enough? β
Jin naturally also noticed the black box in Yi Chen's hand, and walked to his side, and said in his ear: "Are you sure you want to use such a large piece of skin to increase the skin content?" It's a bit dangerous. β
"Hmm."
Seeing that Yi Chen's eyes were firm, Jin didn't say anything.
"I'm very confident~ I'm also looking forward to it, I want to see how the guys in Zion who manage the skins will react when you completely control these [skins]...... Come in and make clothes, I'll be waiting for you outside. β