Subsequent Effects, Noel Doubts His Life (Part 3)

"Speak. As a patient, he has the right to know everything," the long-haired man said solemnly, his expression hardening upon hearing this.

The man responsible for checking the data glanced at Noel and slowly replied, "Current data shows everything is normal, but this is based on the support of the research institute's medication. If that support is lost, the situation..."

The man didn't finish, but his meaning was clear.

Without medication, Noel's condition would rapidly deteriorate.

"Medication support?" Noel, lying in bed, was completely bewildered, not understanding what was happening.

"Is there no way to cure it completely?" the long-haired man asked, frowning slightly.

"Theoretically, there's a possibility of full recovery, but it's difficult. And since the patient already requires medication to maintain his body..." The man shook his head sadly at this point.

"I want you to do everything you can to treat him. He's still very young and should have a chance to recover!" the long-haired man said seriously to the man, his expression firm.

"I can only say I'll do my best. However, as long as he takes the medication on time, there is indeed a possibility of recovery, though we can't determine a specific timeframe," the man replied, nodding quickly.

"Wait a minute! What are you talking about? What 'possibility of recovery'? What do you mean 'do everything you can to treat him'? What exactly is wrong with me?"

Noel, lying in bed, was thoroughly frightened by their conversation.

Why am I sick again for no reason?

"Beep~"

"Swish~"

At the same moment, as Noel on the sickbed fell into a panic.

The door to the PLANT councilor's office slowly opened, and Cruze, wearing a white uniform and an eye patch, entered with a report.

"How is the investigation going?" Patrick Zala, at his desk, looked up upon hearing the sound.

Cruze's original route was to go to Earth to assist with the placement of the N-Jammer.

However, because Cruze was one of the parties involved in this incident, Patrick Zala had assigned the investigation task to him.

"According to the investigation, the rioter was an employee of military academy who had been lurking in PLANT. The main reason for initiating this riot was to kill Noel Cassia!" Cruze replied, standing at attention.

"Kill Noel Cassia? Why?" Patrick Zala's eyes narrowed slightly upon hearing this.

It wasn't strange for PLANT to have Earth Alliance spies, as they were both human.

Naturals also lived in PLANT, so it wasn't unexpected for spies to be embedded within.

But why?

A spy who could enter the military academy was incredibly valuable to the Earth Alliance. To kill Noel Cassia, were they willing to abandon such a spy?

"According to intelligence, yesterday afternoon, a researcher in charge of Noel Cassia's project fled PLANT alone in a shuttle and was taken in by an Earth Alliance fleet."

After speaking, Cruze continued his report: "Concurrently, according to the investigation, we discovered that this researcher took Noel Cassia's physical research report and clinical trial report."

"They just took those?" Patrick Zala frowned, unable to immediately understand why they would take those.

"Yes, in fact, this is also intelligence that the research institute just sent. Based on the physical research of Noel Cassia and the study of Gene Potion No. 4, the research institute discovered a potion that can stimulate human potential for a period of time. However, this potion has certain flaws and is not very effective on Coordinators, so it was not reported immediately."

Seeing that Patrick Zala remained unmoved, Cruze continued, "However, this drug is extremely effective on Naturals. Based on the clinical feedback from Noel Cassia, the researcher found that this drug could allow certain Naturals to achieve MS combat capabilities comparable to, or even surpassing, Coordinators in a short period. And the person who rioted in the MS was also able to pilot the MS normally because they had taken this drug."

"Those detestable Earth monkeys!"

Patrick Zala couldn't help but curse upon hearing this. A drug that could give Naturals combat power equal to Coordinators was not good news for PLANT.

The main reason PLANT could stalemate with the Earth Alliance was the piloting ability of MS. Almost no Naturals could pilot an MS.

If the Earth Alliance possessed a large number of MS pilots, PLANT would be in danger.

"However, this drug has only just been discovered. It still has significant flaws and hidden dangers, and it is not applicable to all Naturals. Furthermore, long-term use will lead to dependence and cause irreparable damage to the human body," Cruze quickly interjected.

"But why would they want to kill Noel Cassia? Wouldn't it be better to take him away?" Patrick Zala wasn't foolish and immediately thought of the problem.

Why would the Earth Alliance want to kill Noel Cassia instead of taking him away?

"It might be because of Noel Cassia's background. His parents and relatives were all killed by Earthlings, and even his home was destroyed by the Earth Alliance's nuclear bombs. Under such circumstances, it would be virtually impossible for the Earth Alliance to persuade Noel Cassia to cooperate with their research," Cruze quickly provided an explanation.

Although this explanation was somewhat far-fetched, it was the best 'excuse' he could think of.

"Does Noel Cassia know about this?" Patrick Zala temporarily accepted this answer.

Or rather, he couldn't think of any other explanation and could only choose to believe it for the time being. It was also due to his trust in Cruze. In the entire PLANT, he only trusted a handful of people, and Cruze was one of them.

Moreover, the incident had already happened. Rather than pondering the other party's motives, it was better to consider how to deal with the impact of this matter.

"We haven't told him yet," Cruze replied, putting away his documents.

In fact, he had initially considered telling Noel Cassia this 'guess,' but after thinking for a while, he chose to conceal it.

Because he discovered that Noel Cassia was somewhat abnormal.

The biggest abnormality was~~ hatred!

Noel Cassia's hatred for the Earth Alliance didn't seem as strong as he had imagined.

This forced Cruze to change his strategy for guiding Noel Cassia.

"Why?" Patrick Zala retorted. He was aware of Cruze's actions during this period, and Cruze seemed to value Noel Cassia greatly.

Of course, this MS piloting also gave Patrick Zala a rough idea of the reason.

It was normal for Cruzer to favor someone who could do such things on their first MS sortie; he himself held high hopes for Noel's future.

"Some truths are more impactful when discovered by oneself," Cruzer replied calmly.

This conclusion was drawn from his own personal experience.

"I hope so."

Night fell.

Noel Cassia lay on the hospital bed, staring blankly at the ceiling.

Having learned the truth, he didn't know what expression to wear.

Similar to a genetic defect... a genetic defect!

This unfamiliar yet familiar term had appeared in his own body.

According to the tall, dark-haired man from earlier, his body had developed various problems of different degrees after taking Potion No. 4.

His organs, blood vessels, bones, and even his flesh and brain had suffered varying degrees of after-effects.

However, thanks to the support of the medication, these issues were in a repairable state.

But because he had been using the MS for extended periods in the past few days, his body's burden had increased dramatically. His blood had surged, further damaging his internal organs and intensifying the strain on his body.

Even his brain had been affected to varying degrees.

As a last resort, to save his life, the hospital had no choice but to forcibly use a gene repair agent still in its development phase.

However, the gene repair agent had its own after-effects.

The final outcome was that his life was saved, but due to the after-effects of the gene repair agent, he had to take medication constantly to stabilize his body and maintain a relatively normal state.

I want to speed things up, but I can't just skip ahead.

This isn't me trying to pad the word count!