Countless scenes of the two of them getting along flashed through his mind. Soshiyang groaned and rubbed his head with his knuckles, trying to drive out the distracting thoughts. He even wondered if the Chaos Evil God had done anything to him. Maybe he should let him go.
Khayon gave himself a thorough check.
Deejay Katona noticed his abnormality and said:
"Chapter Commander, what seems to be bothering you? If it's convenient, maybe I can help you solve it."
Soshyan put down the cup with a wry smile.
"I'm afraid you can't solve this matter... Let's not talk about this anymore. What do you want to see me for?"
"Actually, it's not a big deal."
With that said, Sage Reza's entourage took out a data tablet and handed it to Soshyan.
Soshyan took about ten seconds to glance at the things on the data pad, and then put it down with a smile.
"You don't have to be so polite."
"We may have had some misunderstandings before, these are just small gifts to resolve the misunderstanding."
"Is there any misunderstanding there? I have always believed that Reza is an ally with good relations."
Hearing this, Dije Katona secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Soshiyang had only called them friends before, but now he changed his name to allies, implying that he had let go of Dije Katona's previous actions.
.
This generous gift was indeed useful. Although it hurt, the situation was finally restored.
"The things I discussed with you about those plasma weapons..."
"Our agreement is still valid, Sage Katona, you don't have to worry, you just have to wait until the matter at hand is settled."
"The matter before me——"
Deejay Katona's tone became sluggish.
"About stc template."
"The course of this matter has been decided."
"Of course, a fair decision."
Dije Katona noticed the smile on Soshyan's face. He guessed that the other party had seen the hints on the data board before. Although he couldn't make the other party guarantee anything, he at least had some confidence in his heart.
"Then I won't disturb the Chapter Leader."
After Sage Reza left, Soshyan also left the conference room. He would not see any outsiders today because he needed to visit a brother.
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Farzad opened his eyes and tried to speak, but felt a sharp pain in his chest again.
He stretched his limbs and tapped the smooth glass surface with his palms. His movements were slow, and the world in his eyes was a blur of pink. Then he blinked and tried to clear his vision.
But the world was still blurry, and he could only reach out and rub his eyes to clear his vision, which felt like swimming in thick water.
A human figure swam at the edge of his vision, but he couldn't focus enough to recognize it yet.
His head ached, and his body felt indescribably heavy—even though his body was apparently suspended in liquid buoyancy.
Although his body was in great pain, it was nothing compared to the heavy anger in his heart.
He remembered sleeping, or at least in the dark when the pain had subsided, hearing some distant snippets of conversation in which words like "attack," "killed in action," and "seriously wounded" were used.
The lack of context made the words meaningless, but he knew they were used to describe him and his team's situation.
When he heard more sounds, he blinked, trying to figure out what they meant.
He forced himself to focus on the sound, and in his conscious world, thoughts and viscous liquids swayed around.
The figure spoke again, or at least he thought he heard its voice, those soft, boneless words, as if filtered from a faulty auger.
He pushed forward until his face was pressed against a thick piece of glass, and his vision gradually became clearer. Through the glass, he saw a sterilization room composed of polished tiles and metal gurneys, with spider-like hangings hanging from the ceiling.
The same installation, with many glass jars filled with liquids mounted on brass sockets on the far wall.
Standing in front of him was a bald pharmacist wearing gray and white armor. He vaguely recalled that this pharmacist's name was Valier.
"Captain Farzad, can you hear me?"
The pharmacist looked down at the data pad for a while, then asked, his voice suddenly becoming clearer.
Farzad tried to answer, but his mouth filled with liquid and bubbles billowed over his lips.
"Yes."
After struggling for a few seconds, he finally regained his ability to speak.
"He's awake, Chapter Master."
Valier turned his head and seemed to be speaking to an invisible owner of the room.
He heard the relief in the other person's voice and wondered why he was so happy to hear him speak.
"Where am I?"
"You're in the medical bay."
"Medical bay? Oh, damn! Where are those malicious warrior bastards!"
Farzad finally remembered those villains in yellow armor.
"This is the Eternal Loyalty. You were seriously injured, but those malicious warriors also paid the price."
Suddenly, there was a sharp pain in his forehead. Farzad gasped and inhaled a large amount of oxygenated liquid. His mind was disgusted by the idea of breathing liquid, but his body knew better than him that it could withstand the experience.
, his anger gradually lessened, although his pain did not.
"Why am I in here?"
Farzad asked after his breathing returned to normal.
"You've just woken up from a trauma and need help adjusting, and this is where you'll find it."
"I do not understand."
Valere glanced at the invisible person in the room, and then a figure appeared in front of Farzad.
"Chapter Master."
"Farzad, you were in very bad condition when you were first brought up. You suffered fatal injuries to your head and neck, and you immediately entered a state of suspended animation."
Farzad frowned, bubbles floating on his face, and he tried to recall the last memory before waking up.
Hateful color and face.
Spoilers for the moment after the neck armor was penetrated.
The moment the power hammer hit his head, the black abyss pulled him into darkness.
When he experienced that moment again, a sharp pain surged through his mind. His face gradually transformed into a metal-like texture in the suspension, and the surrounding machines suddenly began to flicker.
"Calm down, Farzad."
Soshyan's voice made him struggle out of his memories. Then he felt cold and shivered involuntarily, and the abnormality on his face faded away.
"Chapter Commander, I..."
"Your injury is very serious and has severely damaged your brain, so Valier decided to carry out a bold treatment. When you enter a state of suspended animation, he will transplant gray marrow into your body with the aid of a large amount of medicine."
"Gray marrow!"
Farzad made a shocked sound.
"Didn't I say before that my physique is not suitable for transplantation?"
In fact, Farzad had proposed a gray marrow transplant very early on, but after testing, the pharmacists believed that he was not suitable and a forced transplant would be life-threatening.
"Valier used some... experimental techniques, which were risky, but you were lucky to persevere."