Hao Ren looked at the strange container in Big Beard's hand and still felt a little nervous now that it had come down to it. "By the way, do I still need to lie on the ground with my shirt off?"
"You can just sit here," Big Beard said with a faint smile. "For you, only the source-blood inoculation is necessary. Still, I suggest you concentrate and try calling out to our Goddess in your mind. It's hard to say what effect a call without any piety might have, but it should improve the success rate somewhat."
Hao Ren gritted his teeth and nodded at the Data Terminal beside him. "Help monitor my physical condition. If anything happens..."
The Data Terminal sounded particularly eager. "Don't worry. This unit will knock you unconscious immediately."
Hao Ren always felt that there was something vaguely malicious in that thing's voice, but by then Big Beard had already pressed the container with its sharp needle against his forehead. He felt a faint coolness, but nothing happened afterward.
Big Beard coughed twice. "Ahem, well, you need to turn off your shield first."
Hao Ren quickly patted the back of his head. "Oh, right. I forgot about that."
The source blood seeped into his skin through the needle, and a strange warmth spread from his forehead.
The liquid was just as its name suggested, containing eternal and primordial vitality. It felt not the slightest bit cold or foreign. On the contrary, when it seeped into his skin, Hao Ren could almost feel his body actively accepting the foreign substance. A gentle, slightly ticklish stimulus spread beneath his skin, gradually permeating his limbs and organs. A thought involuntarily flashed through Hao Ren's mind:
*I'm really getting bolder and bolder. Isn't this basically injecting microorganisms of unknown origin