In Cecil, priests did not necessarily wield holy light, nuns did not necessarily know healing, Stealth Experts usually used two-handed swords and Kinetic Mallets, and even an elf at the pinnacle of beauty might essentially be bald—so all things considered, it was perfectly normal for a "Singer" not to sing.
But after standing there and pondering it for a while, Gawain still felt that something about this was off...
But off was off. After all, few things on this land had a normal style anyway—he had even seen the cyberpunk Dragon Kingdom. At this point, Gawain's tolerance for bizarre aesthetics had reached unprecedented heights.
Whether the style was right or not did not matter, as long as it worked.
He looked toward the young tester in the middle of the testing area. With the help of several Technical Personnel, the latter was connecting rune boards and a test Magic Guide Terminal. Another technician had gone to a storage case nearby and carefully removed a silver-white metallic device that resembled a section of spine—Neural Thorns.
A technician came to Wendy's side. He first saluted Gawain, then reported to Wendy, "The tester's equipment check is complete. Personnel and equipment are in good condition. The experiment can begin at any time."
Wendy nodded and glanced at Gawain. He gave a grunt. "Then begin the test... Let me see what you've accomplished so far."
"Begin connecting the Neural Thorns," Wendy immediately told her assistants. "Prepare the Neural Signal Amplifiers and the helmet!"
The Technical Personnel began working at once. Gawain watched as the technician carrying the Neural Thorns went to the center of the area and carefully pressed the silver-white, metallic "artificial spine" against the contact point at the back of the tester's neck. Other technicians approached carrying a strange-looking helmet made of several