Awakening

Deep sleep.

This time, Luo Di didn't have any dreams about his student days.

Instead, he had a very strange dream in which he turned into a lump of beef.

It was thrown onto the cutting board and then pounded back and forth by the chef with a stick.

Strangely, even after breaking down the fascia and muscle, Luo Di only felt a little pain, and mostly a sense of comfort and relaxation.

When he was completely smashed into mincemeat, the dream began to fade away.

Somewhat strangely, Luo Di seemed to have completely accepted his status as beef, and even wanted to be further processed into Meatball and thrown into a boiling pot of soup to cook.

When the dream ended, the strange thoughts also disappeared.

but,

When Luo Di opened his eyes, he was no longer sleeping on the back of the crow colt, nor had he been carelessly thrown to the side of the road. Instead, he was in a metal chamber with special incense burning.

He was lying on a hard, round bed, his clothes completely removed, and his crow and Fei Ji were nowhere to be seen.

My body is currently experiencing the feeling of a dream, with a strange sense of comfort, a feeling of complete relaxation, and the shedding of all pressure and burden.

Hoo~ Ha~

A heavy breathing sound came from beside him, making Luo Di realize that there seemed to be someone next to him, who seemed to be the chef who was pounding beef in his dream.

When Luo Di instinctively tried to turn over, he found that although his spine could move, his body did not respond. Upon closer inspection, he realized that his body was being smashed into a pulp, with only his spine remaining unchanged.

The so-called chef was none other than Iron Pillar Nun, Agatha.

We are currently inside the Grand Monastery.

Agatha's warning came:

"Luo Di, don't move yet."

The raven carried you, who was in a deep coma, to the Grand Monastery. Fortunately, we found Mr. Hook's letter of recommendation on you, and I happened to be out on the outskirts, so I brought you in immediately.

It has been detected that your physical body has already reached its limit. Moreover, because you are new to the True Hell, you have a certain aversion to the world, and your body has been in a semi-tense state.

After consulting with the teacher, I was granted permission to "Flesh Beating" you.

Your body has been reduced to its most primal, minced state and you need to go to the healing pool next door to recover. Do not move during this process, otherwise it will cause irreversible damage to your body.

"OK."

Luo Di felt as if his body, like a lump of mud, was being carried on Agatha's shoulders and taken to the next room.

A smell wafted into my nostrils.

A mixture similar to gasoline and floral scents.

Thump!

The fleshy, mushy body was thrown directly into the pool, with its face just above the surface to breathe normally.

"Huh?! What is this?"

Luo Di could clearly feel some liquid seeping into his body, stimulating every acupoint and causing every cell to greedily absorb nutrients.

When the cells are absorbing nutrients, you can clearly feel needles pricking the surface of the cells, and this sensation will become stronger and stronger.

Not only was his body repaired, but Luo Di also felt more relaxed than ever before.

If the Flesh Forging gave him a near-perfect hellish human form,

The hammering and repair before his eyes made this humanoid body even purer and more suitable for the True Hell.

An hour passed,

Luo Di stood up abruptly and looked the reconstructed body up and down, occasionally catching glimpses of metallic luster on the surface of the muscles.

Just as he nodded in satisfaction with his current physical condition, Agatha was also standing in the room, nodded in agreement and even offered her own assessment:

"The spine and metal can be perfectly integrated into a body, and your repair speed is faster than that of an ordinary monk... No wonder Lord Hook specially recruited you."

Feeling Agatha's gaze, Luo Di, despite wanting to follow local customs, subconsciously turned his body to the side, even needing to turn at a certain angle.

His costumes and props were already neatly folded and placed on the other side of the pool.

Luo Di quickly put on his clothes, and the pig's head was also hung on his waist.

"What about the crows and the Recruitment Spine?"

"Your crow has been sent to the ranch of the Grand Monastery, where there are many Hell Beast. Your crow has been tested and has been found to have the Pain attribute, so there is no problem raising it there."

If you're worried, you can go check on it later.

As for the consciousness belonging to the Spine Being, it was not allowed to enter the Grand Monastery. Its mission was complete, and it had already been sent back via the teleportation array.

"Okay." Luo Di was now more concerned about Crowfoal. As for Fei Ji, it was a good thing to send it back ahead of time, as it might not have survived if it encountered danger.

Where do we go now?

"Your baptism will take place tomorrow morning. There's nothing else to do today, so come straight back to the Lodging Area with me. Since you're a monk who joined temporarily, you haven't been assigned to a dormitory yet."

Besides, you don't seem like you'll be staying here for very long, so you might as well live with me.

Is this okay?

Agatha didn't seem to understand Luo Di's meaning. "What's wrong with that? As a nun, I have my own bedroom. We also met beforehand. Didn't you promise to tell me the rest of the story?"

In return, I'll show you around here quickly.

"Okay, is it far from here to the dormitory?"

"Not far... The Grand Monastery is a miraculous building of True Hell. Unlike the hive, we don't need any means of transportation here. We can move around the entire area on foot."

That's all.

A metal then floated up in Agatha's palm; it was not an iron pillar, but a rather exquisite metal Rubik's Cube (3×3).

Each piece has its own unique metallic color and engraved pattern.

"The Grand Monastery is essentially a Rubik's Cube Space with a total of 27 sections. The [Sanatorium] we are currently in is one of those sections."

The Rubik's Cube in my hand changes in perfect sync with the changes in the Grand Monastery. To go to a certain section, I only need to wait until the pieces in the two sections are close together.

The Rubik's Cube changes every ten minutes.

The dormitory area we're going to is right below the sanatorium. We'll be moving in five minutes, so hurry up and follow me.

Before Luo Di could even marvel at the Grand Monastery's wondrous structure, he was dragged out of the room... It must be said that Agatha's strength was truly remarkable; the sudden acceleration and pulling almost dislocated his arm.

The sanatorium is also enormous; they are currently located on the seventeenth floor.

Quickly descend the stairwell.

When you reach the bottom, there is a "metal door" with the same material and structure as the Rubik's Cube.

After Agatha forcefully opened the door, the inside was pitch black, as if there was a spatial disturbance.

"Jump!"

"OK".

The two jumped into the doorway together, but instead of landing directly in the dormitory building or another stairwell, they fell from a height of over 100 meters.

Just as Luo Di had prepared to bend his knees for a high-speed fall,

A magnetic force emanated from the ground, acting on his Metal Spine. The repulsive force counteracted his falling speed, and he landed steadily at a crossroads.

Pitch black, Thick Fog, and stillness.

It was quite different from the bright sanatorium I had seen before.

The Thick Fog limited visibility to within ten meters, making it impossible to see any dormitory buildings for the time being.

However, there was a metal road sign at the intersection where the two were located, pointing in four directions.

[Former - Dormitory]

[Left - Single Dormitory Room]

[Right - Ascetic Dormitory]

[Subsequent Order of the Hook residence]

"Do the members of the Prelude Group also live here?"

"They simply have their residences here. People like teachers usually control an area within Grand Monastery."

They spend most of their time resting in their own areas and rarely return here.

"And what about the ascetic dormitory?"

"Some monks need to undergo ascetic practices in their sleep to enhance their spiritual strength. The ascetic dormitories are specially designed for them, and even the most basic act of sleeping must be done in a state of pain."

I belong to the carnal faction; it has nothing to do with me.

"Don't you sleep well?"

"No... those guys need pain to fall asleep. Not giving them enough painful stimulation will actually cause them to have insomnia."

Luo Di, you also need to gradually learn to enjoy suffering. I believe you'll adapt better during your time at the Grand Monastery.

"All right."

Luo Di had a bad feeling that Agatha's dorm room might be hiding something strange.