Human Body Mechanization Modification!

"Perhaps the pressure of being a God Chosen had been too much for this child. Chen Fan hadn't been in a good state these past two days."

Mother fell silent for a moment.

She slowly lowered her head, her expression growing ever more respectful. "If... if he does anything rash, please don't take it to heart."

"That was just..."

The man in white gave a soft exclamation and interrupted Mother. His deep voice echoed through the living room, carrying a faint reverberation. "Pressure?"

"That is a novel thing to hear."

"I have served as a Church Deacon for so many years, yet this is the first time I have heard that the status of a God Chosen could bring someone pressure."

"As a God Chosen, as the spokesperson of God, shouldn't one feel honored by such an identity?"

"Or could it be..."

By the end, a trace of chill had entered the man in white's voice.

Mother understood the implication hidden in his words.

Under the man in white's gaze, her face turned deathly pale. Her body trembled slightly as she replied, "This... perhaps Xiao Fan was afraid he hadn't done well enough, that he couldn't meet the Lord's expectations, so..."

As an ordinary person, this was already the only reason and excuse she could think of!

Fortunately, the other party did not pursue the matter further.

The man in white gave a slight nod, and his tone eased as well.

"The Lord is absolutely just and without flaw."

"But people are different. Everyone has their own flaws."

"Since the Lord chose Chen Fan, the Lord would not become angry over Chen Fan's minor flaws. Do you understand?"

Hearing the slight softening in the man in white's tone, Mother painfully forced a flattering smile onto her face. "Church Deacon, y-you are right."

"I'm just a crude person. I don't understand these things."

"I'll have to trouble you to take more care with Xiao Fan..."

Chen Fan stared blankly at the scene in the living room. Though his face showed little expression, stormy waves had already risen in his heart.

"Yi..."

Chen Fan murmured inwardly, "Didn't you say she had already realized there was something wrong with my identity? Why would she still..."

According to Yi's earlier deduction, Mother had already grown suspicious of Chen Fan's identity.

That was perfectly normal. After all, he lacked the original owner's detailed memories and knew nothing of the original owner's behavioral habits.

As the original owner's closest relative, Mother could naturally spot the problems with him with ease.

Faced with such a situation, for a fervent believer like Mother, who worshipped the gods, praying for help from God and the Church was undoubtedly the best choice.

Thus, in Chen Fan's original estimation, this Church Deacon had most likely been summoned by Mother to "exorcise evil" from him.

Of course, it was also possible that he had come to take him, this "heretic," back to the Church for judgment.

But now...

This was completely different from what he had expected!

Mother had not only helped him placate the Church Deacon, she had even laid the groundwork for him in advance—after what Mother had said, as long as he did not do anything outrageously foolish, the Church Deacon probably would not scrutinize his behavior too closely!

This... this was far too abnormal!!

After a long silence, Yi finally spoke in Chen Fan's mind: Human nature is complex.

This unit cannot accurately analyze or predict human nature.

Chen Fan looked at Mother, whose demeanor in the living room had become humble to the extreme, and felt slightly moved.

He gritted his teeth and took the step he had originally intended to retreat from. "Mom, I'm back."

The living room instantly fell silent.

Mother was the first to turn and look at him.

The moment their eyes met, Chen Fan felt his heart tremble—Mother's gaze was incredibly complex, so complex that he did not dare meet it directly and could only instinctively shift his eyes away.

In that instant, an inexplicable guilt and regret filled Chen Fan's heart.

But in the very next second, the complicated emotions in Chen Fan's heart vanished completely, replaced by a shock from the depths of his soul and a terror that pierced his bones!

Under the dim yellow light, a white hood attached to a voluminous white robe slowly turned toward him.

Within the shadows beneath the hood, a horrifying human face appeared and disappeared!

It was a face covered in countless mechanical devices!

No, it should not be called covered!

They were embedded!!!

A Mechanical Eye glowing faintly red, a prominently raised mechanical nose, and vast areas of mechanical skin gleaming with a silvery-white metallic luster...

Countless mechanical devices had been deeply embedded into the human face, replacing the positions of its various organs!

Those mechanical devices were connected by all manner of precise tubing whose purpose was unknown.

From afar, the surfaces of those devices were also engraved with countless profound patterns—just like that Mechanical Prosthetic from before!

Through the tubing, he could vaguely see that patches of shriveled, scorched yellow skin still remained around the chin and forehead.

The scorched yellow skin accounted for very little, conservatively estimated to cover only one-fifth of the entire face!

Human Body Mechanization Modification!

The instant Chen Fan caught sight of that horrifying face, Yi's tense voice rang out in his mind as well: This technology belongs to a branch of human modification technology. It is dangerous technology whose research has been strictly prohibited by the Human Federation!

Damn it, what exactly was going on with this civilization?!

Human Body Mechanization Modification? Dangerous technology?

Fuck.

Wasn't this supposed to be a low-level civilization?

Why did he feel as though he was sinking deeper and deeper?!

With his mind shaken, Chen Fan did not know what to say for a moment and could only stare blankly at the man in white.

Seeing Chen Fan staring straight at him with a "shocked" expression, the man in white immediately frowned.

He moved his dry lips and let out a questioning sound from deep within his throat. "Hm?"

Chen Fan suddenly came back to his senses.

He lowered his eyes, swiftly withdrew his horrified gaze, and greeted the man in white in as steady a voice as possible. "Church Deacon."

The man in white said nothing. He merely rose slowly from his chair.

As he stood, the folds of his white robe gradually fell under gravity. Yet the voluminous robe could not completely conceal his body, and a section of metal lower leg was exposed beneath its hem—

The mechanized modifications were not limited to his head. This Church Deacon had also turned his leg into a Mechanical Prosthetic.

Under the dim yellow-white light, the metal lower leg reflected a dazzling silver gleam.

At the same time, the distinctive hum of mechanical devices operating came from the man in white.

Amid the humming, the man in white walked steadily toward Chen Fan.

Chen Fan's gaze tightened. Though his face did not betray anything, he had already raised his guard to the utmost.

The next second.

Before Chen Fan's astonished eyes, the man in white bent his knees slightly and bowed to him.

"May the Lord be with you, God Chosen Esteemed One."