Chapter 77

As everyone watched, Lily was placed into a body adjustment chamber. As the chamber lid slowly closed, Hao Ren felt a weight lift from his heart.

"Is this going to work?" He looked at Raven 12345, who was now holding the manual and studying it intently. Seeing her unreliable behavior, Hao Ren's heart sank again. "Are you sure you know how to use this thing?"

"Oh, you're such a fusspot. Even if I don't know how to use it, I'm still more reliable than you, who uses a data terminal as a brick. You have the nerve to criticize me," Raven 12345 glared at Hao Ren, then turned to look at the adjustment chamber where Lily was lying. "Don't worry, it's fully automatic. I'm just making sure the signal indicators match the manual."

"Can this control her loss of control?" Vivianna, curious, touched the silver alloy device, finding this high-tech gadget quite incredible. "Just lying in there for a while will do it?"

Raven 12345 waved her hand. "This is a temporary measure to forcibly stabilize her mind. In a few days, her body will reach the critical point of evolution. At that time, you just need to find a spacious place for her to release all at once. Don't worry, with this adjustment, she'll be conscious even during the evolution, and at worst, she'll revert to her wolf form, but she won't hurt anyone."

This was Raven 12345's "treatment plan" for Lily. According to her, Lily's growth was an inevitable and good process, and only a fool would try to stop it. Her job was to help Lily smoothly get through the few days of physical agitation, which only required a small adjustment. The equipment here was more than capable of meeting the needs.

With the help of the body adjustment chamber, Lily's mental state could be temporarily suppressed to normal levels, and her body would regain control. During this process, her "growth and development" would continue normally. Today's adjustment would allow her to safely pass through this period of accumulation, and when she reached the critical point of growth, she could release everything at once, and everything would be fine.

Of course, the "release" must take place in a sufficiently safe environment. According to Raven 12345, an immature werewolf like Lily could easily lose control of her form during the first power release, possibly fully transforming into a beast, even becoming a true predator, like a large canine the size of Shali. This clearly couldn't happen in the living room.

Hao Ren had already found a place. The southern suburbs were full of open, uninhabited wilderness. From the back door of his house, it was just a short walk to a series of undulating hills. This place was so desolate that it didn't even have a path, making it perfect for Lily to transform. Even if she ran around all night, there would be no risk of disturbing anyone.

"But still, werewolves are really amazing," Hao Ren looked at the coffin-like adjustment chamber, finding it full of irony that Lily was lying inside. He tried to change the subject. "Can she really turn into a wolf? That girl usually looks so cute and innocent; I can't imagine what she'd be like when her beast side takes over."

"Ignorance is bliss..." Vivianna, seeing Hao Ren's curious expression, couldn't help but rub her forehead. "When a werewolf fully reverts to their beast form, they become completely insane. Do you think they're like the lazy dogs that lie on the ground and play dead when the sun comes up? Back in the day, Fenrir bit Odin to death, and the blood spurted out seven or eight meters. Even high-level vampires avoid fully transformed werewolves. No matter how silly they are normally, they're not to be trifled with once they transform."

Hao Ren didn't dare ask for the details of Fenrir biting Odin to death. He knew it must be another of Vivianna's shocking and dark histories. He just patted his chest in relief. "Raven has given her word that Lily will remain rational when she transforms. I'll trust her. And honestly, aren't you curious what Lily looks like as a wolf? The contrast would be so cute!"

Vivianna's expression was strange. "Is that interesting? I turn into a bunch of bats and fly around to clean your corners and chandeliers every few days, and you've never noticed?"

Hao Ren was taken aback. "Oh, right, why haven't I noticed that?"

Just as Hao Ren and Vivianna's conversation was getting increasingly off-topic, Raven 12345 finally interrupted. "Done with the chitchat? You should get in and lie down now. I'll install the translation plugin for you."

Hao Ren had almost forgotten about this. Raven's reminder made him remember he still had to go through the "coffin" ordeal. His expression became awkward. "But you said it would be a few days..."

"Stop whining. Since you're here today, let's get it done today," Raven 12345 snapped her fingers, and the ground nearby cracked open. Three new body adjustment chambers slowly rose from the floor. "I suggest you all go in. Using the data terminal as a translator is just a tool and not very convenient. This body adjustment can directly modify your mind, allowing you to communicate barrier-free with any race in the empire. Choose what's more convenient for you. Oh, and Izaak, you use the one on the far right. It's a special model with an adjustable internal space to fit your size. It looks small, but it can definitely hold you."

Vivianna was the first to nod, showing no resistance to the coffin-like adjustment chamber. "Just lie down, right? I'll go first!"

"This is a coffin!" Hao Ren quickly reminded her, but Vivianna just gave him a nonchalant smile. "So what if it's a coffin? I've slept in real coffins before. Back in the day, it was fashionable for vampires to sleep in coffins, saying it matched their identity and style. I even saved up to buy a walnut coffin with a cross decoration, but it got lost during the war in Europe."

Vivianna walked over to the nearest adjustment chamber, caressing the silver alloy shell with a nostalgic look on her face. "This shape... this style... it's so nostalgic. I used to love sleeping in coffins like this."

Hao Ren felt a cold sweat break out all over his body, making him even more reluctant to go in.

But his protests seemed to have little effect. By the time he realized it, Vivianna and Izaak were already lying in their respective "coffins," leaving him standing in the middle of the room, staring at Raven 12345 with a sinister look.

The "sinister" look might not have been just in his head...

"Are you going in yourself, or do I have to put you in?" Raven pointed to the adjustment chamber. "Your goddess will do it herself..."

Hao Ren didn't wait for Raven to finish. He quickly jumped into the coffin. "I'll treat this as performance art!"

As the sliding lid of the adjustment chamber slowly closed, Hao Ren quickly lost consciousness.

In a series of surreal illusions, he seemed to have a dream.

He dreamed he was standing on a calm surface of water, defying logic but standing firmly. Hao Ren looked around in the dream, seeing familiar scenes on the shore: old, slightly worn buildings, bustling markets, and mountains and rivers he had never seen but felt close to.

Various scenes lined the shore near the water, changing rapidly like a slideshow. Hao Ren watched in amazement, knowing he was dreaming, a situation he hadn't encountered during his previous time in the adjustment chamber.

Suddenly, he felt a tremor under his feet. Looking down, he saw a large black shadow slowly rising from the water.

An inexplicable sense of fear came from all directions. Hao Ren felt a monstrous creature slowly surfacing from a deep abyss. It was the black shadow in the water, about to swallow everything on the surface, including all the scenes on the shore and himself, who was watching them.

"Boom!"

A loud noise echoed in his mind, and Hao Ren found all the illusions around him instantly disappearing. He was floating in a chaotic, empty dark space, the normal perception during the body adjustment phase.

The brief dream seemed to vanish like a meaningless stream of consciousness.

Raven 12345's voice came from nearby. "I didn't press the wrong button, did I? Why did the red light suddenly come on?"

Hao Ren: "..."

He felt that the only reason he hadn't been killed by this crazy goddess yet was because of his good luck!