Lan En still subconsciously clutched the shoulder socket that had grown new flesh.

I used such a deep knife for myself, palpitations were inevitable, and Lan En was used to it.

The witcher's body, with the support of potions, does not have to worry about bacterial infections, which has saved him a lot of trouble.

"I feel like I'm getting a little bit more energetic now."

Lann stood up propped up on the ground and spoke to Mantos in his head.

"The effect of [muscle strengthening organs] is so immediate? Is this normal? ”

The bio-intelligent brain then projects the biochemical indicators of the subject, and marks certain indicators in red.

"Muscles grow much faster than bones, so the strengthening process of a normal Space Marine is basically completed in a few months. And considering your super high metabolic efficiency, it takes you less than a year to strengthen your bones. Then muscle strengthening can be expected to be completed in less than two months. ”

"But even then, it's not like you're growing muscles. Rather, it is muscle congestion under the action of hormones. ”

Mentos's words are right.

Lan En hadn't put on his clothes yet, so in his now naked upper body, the already developed muscles were even more bulging, with obvious lines and full arcs.

A look after a full warm-up.

Of course, his body temperature also rose as well as he had warmed up.

It is estimated that he will maintain this state for a period of time before the completion of muscle development.

"Three surgeries have been completed."

Lan En opened and closed his fists, feeling the contraction of muscle fibers, and muttered in a low voice.

"The most direct combat effectiveness of conventional Space Marines is considered to have been completed. The rest are also powerful, but most of them are surgeries to improve survivability and functionality. ”

"Yes sir, congratulations." Mentos congratulated in a British accent and gave the row a full face.

And then I started to put the next questions on the table.

"But now, we have to make a choice - do we continue to follow the enhanced route of the regular Space Marine, or do we follow the route of the original Star Marine?"

If the three extra parts of the original cast space warrior surgery are carried out according to the process in memory, then they must be followed immediately after the [muscle strengthening organ] is implanted.

Regular Space Marines later did not have the opportunity to become original Star Marines.

This change is known in memory as 'crossing the original casting boundary'.

But for a full-fledged regular Space Marine, it is never easy or easy to cross the boundaries of the original casting.

Even with the physique of Space Marines, this step has a 61.6% failure rate. Because these superhuman warriors are almost literally 'peeled off' in the process.

The duration of the surgery can sometimes take up to several years due to their tenacity and perseverance.

Time-consuming, labor-intensive, and risky.

"Don't think about that yet, Mentos."

Lan En wiped the scattered blood stains on the ground while drinking the [White Honey] without a sip.

"How to do those high-tech steps of the original casting surgery is not up to us, but to this."

As he spoke, the witcher's hand patted the Ankh cross in his pocket.

"In the world of ancient Greece, with the advanced level of the first civilization, I believe that we can get the technology we need there. And whether you can go back again, and whether you can fully tap the technology of the First Civilization, all need help to see the results. ”

The research on the transworld beacon has been given to Margarita.

And to unearth the legacy technology of the forerunners, Kassandra's help will definitely be needed.

"First of all, we do what we can."

The Witcher said so, and the Biological Brain agreed.

——

The day after the operation, Lane was ready to head south.

The war between the Nilfgaard Empire and Sintra is taking place there, and only a handful of people know what the war is turning out for.

These were the great nobles, the kings, the strategic advisers to the kings, or the intelligence chiefs of the kings.

As for the specific situation of the war, except for those people on the battlefield, no one has the ability to spy on the reality of the truth.

The Nilfgaard seem to have been planning for a long time, and their espionage system has put the entire northern kingdom to shame.

According to Margarita's complaints, even the most professional spy in Redania, King Wizmir began to publicly reprimand his spy leader, Dikoscher, for his insensitivity.

This is a very red flag for an intelligence director.

The wariness and concern of the northern states for the southern empire has continued to rise over the past few decades.

But after all, it lost its first-mover advantage, and it was not comparable to the Southern Empire's long-planned research on the northern states.

Perhaps after this war, the intelligence systems of the northern countries will take a lot of resources away from their neighbors and instead invest them in the south.

But in this sudden war, in this short period of less than a month, they had no time to do anything, and could only watch the situation develop.

Outside Goth Willen's city, Margarita, Bellingar, and Syleton Giancardi arrive to see Rann off.

The sorceress looked angry, she knew she couldn't convince Ran, so even now she was looking at the young man viciously.

It doesn't look like a farewell, but rather like a saying, 'If you can't persuade those who can't come back, go and die'!

And just as Belengar had predicted, the sorceress now looked at him and the red-bearded dwarf with a bad expression.

He was a little worried that the other party would not greet Lan En directly with a big fireball after he left.

These people are Ran's friends in Goth Willen, and Yuna and Fergus can't get involved at all, so it's better not to worry about them.

"It's like we said yes."

Lane stood in front of Margarita and assured her sincerely.

"As soon as I get my friends out of the battlefield, I'll be on my way back. It's a war between nobles that swallows up and fights for each other, and it's like a dog eats a dog, and I'm not going to get into it. ”

Margarita's expression was still vicious, but as the parting approached, the worry in her eyes prevailed.

"Oh, preferably."

Although she still spoke coldly, Margarita couldn't help but hug her, and then left without looking back.

Lan En set off, and he still took Popai with him. Because when he takes off his armor, this Codwin horse can still take him for a while.

After seeing him leave, the trio stepped through the mud and headed back inside Goth Willen's walls.

Margarita and the other two were very separated, which made Belengar and Silleton look very embarrassed along the way.

But upon entering the city, a messenger with an eagle feather stuck in his fur hat squeezed out of the noisy crowd and headed straight for the sorceress.

Belengar and Hilleton watched this scene and didn't feel anything wrong.

It is a city that depends on Erethusa to prosper, and the influence of the sorceress is everywhere.

Half of the messengers on the roads in the city serve the Academy, and this is a normal scene.

Margarita took a letter from the messenger's panicked hand, and then a flash of magic flashed, and the envelope opened automatically.

Immediately afterward, Berengar first saw the sorceress's face turn pale.

After that, even the sluggish red-bearded dwarf cried out in surprise.

"The plague is above! Dear Miss, your face is a little bit."

It's kind of like a dead man.

The letter fell to the ground, and some war reports were scribbled on it.

Belengar's neglected eyesight caught only one sentence -

"The Nilfgaard slaughtered the city of Sintra! They slaughtered everyone in the city! Every single one! ”

So, Belengar knew why Margarita's face was ugly.

Because she knows, and she realizes one thing based on that understanding.

The man she cared about, the man she had just left, the witcher who was different, from now on.

He has been caught in the middle of a war.

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