A Puppet's Remote Uses

In the pitch-black sea, Yuanli opened his eyes, which had red vertical pupils.

Having undergone the transformation into a dragon, when he returned to human form, the pair of dragon horns on his head became even more translucent and long, like the finest Black Jade.

He has recently been experiencing frequent, mild headaches, accompanied by memory lapses.

After undergoing examinations at the First Research Institute and the Imperial Medical Academy, nothing was found.

According to an elderly researcher who has studied the Dragon Spirit Species Royal Family.

Sacrificial rituals involve changes at the level of the soul, and therefore there have been cases of minor damage to the soul.

There's no need to worry too much; most of it will gradually repair itself as your strength increases.

After hearing Yuanli could only give up for the time being.

After all, he was busy with the construction of the new Chongming City and comforting the families of the deceased.

By the way, he was also in charge of recruiting immigrants and increasing the population of Chongming City.

He really didn't have much time to dwell on this minor, non-fatal injury.

At this moment, Yuanli, who was processing documents at his desk, was rubbing his head, which was starting to throb slightly again, following the techniques taught by the Imperial Medical Academy.

However, this headache did not end quickly; instead, it became increasingly prolonged.

Gradually, Yuanli's eyes began to lose focus, and his hands stopped moving.

His eyelids had drooped at some point, then slowly opened again after a moment.

However, when Yuanli opened his eyes again, his gaze had completely changed.

If someone familiar with Yuanli's personality were present, staring at those blood-red vertical pupils for a moment, they would notice something amiss.

That once gentle gaze, meant to conceal his true nature, is now undisguisedly cold and indifferent.

Yuanli is accustomed to maintaining a gentle, sunny, and approachable image outside of the battlefield.

This look was completely unlike the kind of gaze he would have shown while in the capital.

Unless, at this moment, the consciousness controlling Yuanli is no longer Yuanli's own.

[Survival in Desperate Situations] received orders from Shisui, and therefore, he took direct control of the body.

The puppet Crown Prince stood up and walked around the office twice.

Once he had fully adjusted, he stepped out of the room and headed straight for the location of the First Research Institute that he remembered.

He took small strides, walked with elegance and poise, and would occasionally smile and respond to officials who passed by and greeted him.

Everyone bowed respectfully, and no one looked directly into the Crown Prince's eyes, so naturally no one noticed anything amiss.

A moment later, Yuanli arrived at the entrance of a secluded courtyard in the Dragon Palace.

The courtyard looked very deserted.

In addition, its remote location means that apart from patrolling soldiers, no one would dare to approach it.

After successfully passing through the Psychic Energy Shield that isolated the outside world, four guards appeared standing by the door.

Looking through the porch, one could see many researchers carrying out their work.

Everyone was busy, the sounds of footsteps, conversations, and the hum of machinery mingled together, making the place quite lively.

This is the temporary research base of the First Research Institute.

Before the new base is built and perfected, most of the researchers will have to stay here to conduct experiments.

Yuanli did not explain to anyone why he had come suddenly, and entered the courtyard without any hindrance.

A short while later, he found the person in charge of the place in a room that had been converted into an independent Laboratory.

"Your Highness, I'm very sorry, but I'm still conducting an experiment and it's really inconvenient for me to leave."

"The person you're looking for is in a closed cell. This is my assistant; he will take you there."

After Yuanli explained his purpose, the person in charge bowed slightly to express his apologies for not being able to accompany him in person.

But he had no intention of letting the Crown Prince make a wasted trip.

So he sent his obedient assistant to lead the way.

"It's alright, it's just that I came by so suddenly and disturbed you."

[Survival in Desperate Situations] According to Yuanli's memory, he only exchanged a few polite words with the person in charge before leaving with his assistant.

The assistant led Yuanli a maze of turns until they arrived at a small room.

Pushing open the door, one finds soldiers stationed inside, and the room is clearly filled with the Psychic Energy fluctuations of a defensive formation in operation.

Upon seeing that the Crown Prince was among the newcomers, the stationed soldiers hurriedly stood up and then bowed respectfully.

Your Highness!

Yuanli simply nodded slightly and followed his assistant toward the slowly opening underground entrance.

Stepping inside, the spacious underground passage is automatically illuminated by glass lamps.

Based on the faint Psychic Energy fluctuations emanating from the lamp, [Survival in Desperate Situations] knew that this was definitely a closely monitored area.

But he didn't panic at all.

He is now the Crown Prince of the Sea Race, and there are no secrets within the Sea Race that he cannot see.

The tunnels were intricate and winding; it took more than ten minutes to reach our destination.

"Your Highness, this is the prison where those Human Race Bound Captive from that Earth Realm are held."

"Please note that you must ensure the main door is closed while the detainee is conscious."

"Only in this way can we effectively isolate him from the outside world and ensure that the location of the research institute is not exposed."

"I will close the first door shortly. After that door closes, you can unlock the second door and enter the cell."

As he spoke, the assistant took out a uniquely shaped key.

After listening, Yuanli took the key, tapped it, and said, "Okay, open the door."

"Yes."

The combination lock on the first floor door was unlocked, and the assistant pushed the door open, respectfully stepping aside to let Yuanli enter.

Then, she did not go inside and closed the first door.

Yuanli waited until the first door was completely closed before unlocking the second door and pushing it open to enter.

Upon entering, the first thing you see is a emaciated Human Race suspended by chains in the center of the not-so-spacious cell.

He was a handsome young man with a gold-threaded chain around his waist.

Unlike the chains that ran through his body and secured his limbs, the ones around his waist were clearly more exquisite and beautiful.

But in the end, it's still just chains.

At this moment, the young man's eyes were closed, his head was bowed, and he showed no reaction.

If it weren't for the faint Psychic Energy fluctuations and breathing sounds, [Survival in Desperate Situations] would have thought it was a desiccated corpse.

Yuanli to the table by the door, picked up two syringes, and took a small amount of the transparent, unknown medicine from each.

Then, he walked up to the Human Race youth.

One of the transparent vials was injected into the Human Race hanging in front of him.

Through Yuanli's memories, [Survival in Desperate Situations] knows that only in this way can this Human Race be awakened.

A moment later, sensing a subtle change in the other person's breathing, Yuanli knew that the other person had woken up.

However, he did not open his eyes, or rather, he was incapable of opening his eyes.

Neither of them spoke.

[Survival in Desperate Situations] could sense that the Golden Silk Chains around his waist were slowly and discreetly emitting Psychic Energy fluctuations.

Unfortunately, all of this was blocked by the specially designed walls of the prison.

This shows that the Sea Race did have some knowledge of how to deal with Bound Captive.

After confirming that he was conscious, Yuanli grabbed the young man by the neck.

The moment their skin touched, Yuanli's long-accumulated Rc Cells suddenly shot out.

"You...!"

Before the young man could utter anything in shock, he was interrupted by a feeling of suffocation.

Walls have ears, Yuanli wouldn't let him say anything more.

Rc Cells rapidly travel along blood vessels into the recipient's brain.

Meanwhile, Shisui, far away in the Jade Swallow Continent, simultaneously received a notification that he had made contact with the target.

Despite the vast distance, Shisui remotely activated [Spirit Dream Recall] through Rc Cells.

Unlike the previous search for that researcher at the First Research Institute, this time it was due to a lack of experience.

This time, Shisui did not rush to delve into the other party's memories.

He probed slowly and steadily, gradually extracting fragments of memory from the other person's mind.

Therefore, this search took much longer.

It took a full ten minutes before Shisui finished acquiring the memories.

After severing the connection between [Spirit Dream Recall] and the Rc Cells, Shisui instructed [Survival in Desperate Situations].

"I've blurred that part of his memory; all you need to do now is leave."

[Survival in Desperate Situations] asked in bewilderment, "Not to kill them to silence them?"

"It's not the right time yet," Shisui said, suppressing his surging killing intent. "It's alright, I left some Rc Cells in his brain."

Given this person's current condition, I could kill him anytime I wanted.

However, if he dies, the puppet will be at risk of being exposed.

He can't die now; he has to wait until someone else has come here.

"Understood."

[Survival in Desperate Situations] Withdrew the hand that was gripping the youth and injected another dose of medicine into his body.

A moment later, the young man fell into a coma again.

The Psychic Energy fluctuations on the Golden Silk Chains vanished instantly.

Yuanli turned and left the prison.

Soon after, Yuanli, who was sitting at his desk with a pen in hand, slowly opened his eyes.

Huh? When did I fall asleep?

Feeling that the pain in his head had subsided, Yuanli subconsciously assumed that he had fallen asleep because he was too tired.

I need to finish work early so I can go and rest.

The thought popped into his head, and his attention was drawn to the documents in front of him.

They were completely unaware that they had just left.

However, it wouldn't matter even if he noticed.

His mind, already deeply embedded in his soul, will weave a suitable explanation for his [Survival in Desperate Situations].