"Perhaps the pressure of being a God Chosen is too much for this child. Chen Fan hasn't been in a good state these past two days."
His mother was silent for a moment.
She slowly lowered her head, the expression on her face becoming increasingly respectful. "If... if he does anything rash, please don't take it to heart."
"That's just..."
The man in the white robe let out a soft exclamation, interrupting his mother. His deep voice echoed through the living room, creating a slight reverberation. "Pressure?"
"That's a new one."
"I've been a Deacon in the Church for so many years, and this is the first time I've heard that being a God Chosen can cause pressure."
"As a God Chosen, as God's spokesperson, shouldn't one feel honored by their identity?"
"Or could it be..."
As he finished speaking, a hint of coldness seeped into the white-robed man's voice.
His mother understood the hidden meaning in the white-robed man's words.
Under the white-robed man's gaze, her face turned pale, and her body trembled slightly as she replied, "This... perhaps Xiao Fan is afraid he won't do well enough, that he won't be able to meet the Lord's requirements, so..."
As an ordinary person, this was the only reason and excuse she could think of!
Fortunately, the other party didn't press further.
The white-robed man nodded slightly, and his tone of voice softened.
"The Lord is absolutely just and without any flaws."
"But humans are different; everyone has their own flaws."
"Since the Lord chose Chen Fan, the Lord will not be angered by Chen Fan's minor flaws. Do you understand this?"
Listening to the white-robed man's slightly softened tone, his mother managed to force a fawning smile onto her face. "Deacon, you, you are right."
"I'm just a simple person, I don't understand these things."
"As for Xiao Fan, I'll trouble you to look after him..."
Chen Fan stared blankly at the scene in the living room. Although there wasn't much expression on his face, a storm was raging in his heart.
One...
Chen Fan murmured softly in his heart, Didn't you say she already realized there was a problem with my identity? Why would she still...
According to One's previous deduction, his mother had already become suspicious of Chen Fan's identity.
This was normal. After all, he didn't have the original owner's detailed memories and knew nothing about the original owner's habits.
As the original owner's closest relative, his mother could naturally easily detect the problems with him.
Facing this situation, for a fervent believer in God like his mother, seeking help from God and the Church was undoubtedly the best option.
Therefore, in Chen Fan's initial assumption, this Church Deacon was very likely someone his mother had called to "exorcise" him.
Of course, it was also possible that they were preparing to take him, this "heretic," to the Church for judgment.
But now...
It was completely different from what he had expected!
Not only did his mother help him stabilize the Church Deacon, but she even gave him a preemptive warning – with his mother's words, as long as he didn't do something completely outrageous, the Church Deacon probably wouldn't delve too deeply into his actions!
This... this was too abnormal!!
After a long silence, One finally spoke in Chen Fan's mind:
Human nature is complex. This unit cannot accurately analyze and predict human nature.
Chen Fan looked at his mother in the living room, her expression extremely humble, and felt a slight stir in his heart.
He gritted his teeth and took the step he had originally planned to retreat. "Mom, I'm back."
The living room instantly fell silent.
His mother was the first to turn her head and look at him.
The moment their eyes met, Chen Fan felt a tremor in his heart – his mother's gaze was extremely complex, so complex that he didn't dare to look directly at it and could only subconsciously shift his gaze away.
At this moment, Chen Fan's heart was filled with an inexplicable guilt and regret.
But in the next second, the complex emotions in Chen Fan's heart instantly dissipated, replaced by a genuine shock and a bone-deep fear!
Under the dim yellow light, a white hood connected to a wide white robe slowly turned.
In the shadow beneath the hood, a chilling human face was faintly visible!
It was a human face covered with a large number of mechanical devices!
No, it shouldn't be called covered!
It was embedded!!!
A mechanical eye glowing with a faint red light, a high-bridged mechanical nose, and large areas of mechanical skin with a silvery-white metallic sheen...
Numerous mechanical devices were deeply embedded in the human face, replacing the positions of various organs!
These mechanical devices were interconnected by various precise tubes whose function was unknown.
Looking from a distance, the surface of the mechanical devices was also engraved with a large number of profound patterns – just like the mechanical prosthetic from before!
Through these tubes, one could vaguely see some dry, shriveled, scorched yellow skin remaining in the chin and forehead areas.
The proportion of scorched yellow skin was very small, conservatively estimated to occupy only one-fifth of the entire face!
Human Body Mechanization Modification!
Just as Chen Fan caught a glimpse of that shocking face, One's tense voice simultaneously sounded in his mind: This technology belongs to a branch of human modification technology and is a dangerous technology strictly prohibited from research by the Human Alliance!
Damn it, what is the situation with this civilization?!
Human Body Mechanization Modification? Dangerous technology?
Fuck.
What about the low-level civilization they talked about?
Why did he feel like he was getting deeper and deeper into trouble?!
With his mind shaken, Chen Fan was momentarily at a loss for words, only able to stare blankly at the white-robed man.
Seeing Chen Fan's "surprised" expression as he stared intently at him, the white-robed man immediately frowned.
He moved his dry lips and let out a questioning sound from deep within his throat: "Hmm?"
Chen Fan suddenly snapped back to reality.
He lowered his gaze, quickly withdrew his horrified look, and greeted the white-robed man in as steady a voice as possible: "Deacon."
The white-robed man did not speak, but slowly stood up from the chair.
As the man stood up, the white robe that had been wrinkled together slowly fell under the force of gravity, but the wide white robe could not completely cover his body, and a section of a metal calf was exposed from the bottom of the white robe—
The mechanized modification was not limited to the head; this Church Deacon had also modified his leg into a mechanical prosthetic.
Under the illumination of the dim incandescent light, the surface of the metal calf reflected a dazzling bright silver glare.
At the same time, a unique buzzing sound of mechanical devices operating came from the white-robed man.
Amidst the buzzing sound, the white-robed man walked steadily towards Chen Fan.
Chen Fan's gaze narrowed slightly. Although there was no change in his expression, he was already on high alert.
The next second.
To Chen Fan's surprise, the white-robed man slightly bent his knees and bowed to him:
"May the Lord be with you, God Chosen."
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