Steel steam and flame

"It's okay to understand now. I know it's because I'm close to you and have constant contact with you." Ye Jielin looked at Cassia's face and her tone softened, "In short, surgical development is a very troublesome matter. , be careful during the process.”

"Are there any specific medicines and hormones used?" Ye Jielin asked. She rubbed her hands vigorously. The white skin on the back of her hands fell away at this time, revealing a color that was almost the same as Cassia's hands. Noticing Cassia's gaze, Ye Jielin smiled proudly, "This is just the most basic preparation. It can save some time in the future. Before the operation has reached the second stage, even if I want to do several things as soon as possible, Very useful in-depth development, and those in the family will not allow me to do this. If the physical foundation cannot keep up, if something goes wrong during the process, it will not only be the hands that are damaged. It will involve a series of body parts. the tissues and organs in it.”

"The reason why surgical development is so slow is that you want a certain part of the body to function to meet your own requirements. Other organs and tissues that seem to have no connection will slowly change and evolve during the development process. It depends on the degree of matching. This is why in-depth development will become a horizontal reference for strength in the middle and later stages of the operation."

Ye Jielin sat back on the chair and fiddled with the bullets wrapped in oil paper on the table.

"Cassia, in about a year, after the knight squire assessment is completely over, we will probably graduate from the military school early. We will hardly stay in the military school in the third year, and we will probably only complete the symbolic graduation exam when we come back. , and just get the military rank and title that match our own." Ye Jielin looked at the warhead that looked sharper under the light and said, "Time can be seen. After graduating from the military school, have you ever thought about where to go? ? I will probably return to the family, take over the business in an area, and then gradually expand my power to prepare for the great purge within the family and the upcoming war. My father will age rapidly in a few years. The handover of the management of any big power will never be a quiet one."

Ye Jielin lay on the table, thinking of her mother who had left for the Endless Sea. Although he has many brothers and sisters, he does not have a normal relationship with his mother and father. But the protection they gave her, as well as the tilt of the family's resources before she showed any strength or talent far beyond those of her contemporaries, still made Ye Jielin feel a feeling of involvement in her.

Surgery extends life and brings strength, but it's not without its downsides.

Cassia opened his mouth, as if he had already stored what he wanted to say in his throat, but at this moment, the blank space in his head made him feel a sense of fear rising from the bottom of his heart. His own guesses about the future are still based on him at the Imperial Heavy Industry School. My thoughts must have changed a long time ago, but that's just the consciousness that comes with entering a military school.

Ye Jielin didn't notice the change in Cassia's expression, and still said to herself: "If you have nowhere to go, you can come to me. I will definitely not treat you badly with your salary..."

In the end, she became Ye Jielin's audience, and Cassia did not give Ye Jielin an answer in the end.

Both of them were in good spirits and had no intention of taking a break. When Ye Jielin went to the hot springs, Cassia took her luggage and found a room to stay.

In a quiet residence, the sound of water coming from the courtyard and Ye Jielin's laughter from time to time can be heard through the door wall. Cassia sat on the edge of the bed, turning on the light and reading the half-opened "History of Steam Power".

After dozens of pages of reading, when Ye Jielin came and knocked on the door, Cassia glanced at the big patinated clock hanging on the wall. It was close to half past five, almost early morning. The sky did get a little brighter.

"It took a little longer." Ye Jielin said, but there was no apology on her face. His bare feet stepped on the floor, and there were a series of small water-stained footprints behind him. Wearing only a white cotton one-piece suit, the exposed skin of the body showed a slight pink color, the same color as the hair that was spread down, and was emitting a faint heat and familiar fragrance to the surroundings. There was also a slight blush on his face, and his hands were combing his wet hair. Cassia was already used to the scene in front of her.

"We'll set off at eight in the morning. We'll discuss the next steps with Sotagang today." Cassia watched Ye Jielin return to the room.

There is a five or six square meter pool made of stones in the courtyard, and rich steam rises warmly. There is still a fresh fragrance in the air, and now you can still see the string of footprints left by Ye Jielin.

Half a meter deeper, Cassia sat in the pool, with the water just below his chin. He had no intention of coming here. He had always treated hot springs as a bath. However, the water temperature of 70 to 80 degrees seems to be just right for the operator, and the body naturally relaxes a little. Cassia sighed, and the matter that he wanted to solve in a few minutes was suddenly extended for a long time.

Cassia remembered that she had never had a moment to relax since she started working in the steam factory, and until now.

After sitting quietly for more than ten minutes, until the white mist formed by the steam completely covered the small courtyard, Cassia opened her eyes and looked at the dark brown hands.

The touch transmitted is much clearer than other parts of the body. When the hands can withstand a temperature of about a hundred degrees, other changes are also taking place as Ye Jielin said. Cassia mobilized the information recorded in her head, and when the skin on her hands began to change, it indicated that in-depth development had passed the initial stage and began to move towards a long transition.

The foundation has been prepared, and the next step is to gradually increase the temperature that the hands can bear. In terms of time at each stage, Cassia thought that because of the particularity of his physique, it would be much faster than the range given in the data. It's just that the estimate was wrong. When an average surgeon develops this surgery, it takes about three years. Of course, we do not rule out some people who have made sufficient preparations in the early stage and finally completed it in about a year. But there are many rigid indicators and prerequisites. With the resources and cultivation of big forces, this can indeed be achieved.

"Is it the influence of the volcano base?" Cassia's eyes were filled with steam above her head. There was no possibility of recovering the memory of the fault, but the reason was probably hidden there. Maybe she already had the answer in her heart. Cassia had seen the scene inside the refrigerated carriage used to store jars of concentrated dragon blood. He knew who had left the bite marks on the jar.

"Maybe it won't be a bad thing." The sky above his head was half bright, "It's been a year, and I still look like a human."

Cassia closed her eyes and talked to herself, as if to comfort herself. I wanted to stay like this for a few more minutes and then go back, but I fell asleep unknowingly.

It wasn't until he felt someone slapping his face, thinking it was Ye Jielin, that he slowly opened his eyes. Then he subconsciously remembered that he was soaking naked in the pool, and his mind suddenly became completely awake, and his body instinctively curled up together.