Neural Thorns

As a military man who knew little about cutting-edge magic-conducting technology and had no intention of changing careers to become a researcher, Byron had only visited the Magic Technology Research Institute a handful of times—his last visit had also been because of Pea.

Pea was a mute girl. To Byron, who had been her foster father for several years, this was a source of deep regret and sorrow.

That poor child had once been the mute slave of a wealthy merchant. Her tongue had been cut out, leaving her unable to speak, and because too much time had passed since the injury, conventional druid spells could do nothing. Even after Cecil Territory became the Cecil Empire, even after Byron transformed from a rural knight into the commander of the Empire's armies, he had been powerless to help her.

Several years passed in the blink of an eye. The little mute girl of those days had grown into a graceful young woman, and at this moment, an unexpected turning point appeared—

The End of All Things relics excavated from the Sorin Region gave Byron hope that Pea could be healed.

Those unbelievable, cutting-edge biochemical technologies could be used to create terrifying monsters, but they could also heal unfortunate mortals.

After obtaining Pea's consent, Byron had his foster daughter become the first clinical test subject at the Druid Laboratory under Pittman's name. The early stages of treatment went smoothly. Regenerating her severed tongue took less than half a day, but getting Pea to speak again proved unexpectedly difficult.

Today, the middle-aged knight came to the Magic Technology Research Institute once again, seeking a new solution.

Pittman, stooped at the waist with white hair and beard, walked ahead and led Byron deeper into the Magic Technology Research Institute.

This large facility, personally established