Kidney Transplant Plan

The scattered starlight stones on the ceiling gave off faint glimmers, shining onto the large round ** ahead and forming a string of peach-heart patterns that slowly rotated, like love quietly flowing on.

If not for the few mice in the corner squeaking wildly as they fought, this would have been an absolutely warm and sweet world for two.

With no outside disturbances, Li Ziran completely discarded his good-man disguise and directly tossed Nicole onto the large round **.

"Ouch!" Nicole deliberately whined coquettishly.

Li Ziran had no time to care about anything else now. Nicole's sudden visit had completely thrown all his plans into disarray. He had to deal with this mess as quickly as possible and head to the Undead Nest.

Serving VIPs was certainly important, but improving his own ability to survive was the top priority.

Even now, Li Ziran was not confident he could trade the Necromancer for the Corpse Witch summoning spell and the Soul Replacement technique. Before heading to the Undead Nest, he needed to secure more capital for himself.

Fortunately, Nicole's operation was not difficult. From preparation to completion, three days would be enough.

Li Ziran did not waste time. He put on protective gloves and reached straight for the Life Tree Leaf.

Unexpectedly, Nicole suddenly dodged aside. Gazing at Li Ziran with deep affection, she said coyly, "With such a beautiful atmosphere, aren't you planning to do something?"

Li Ziran smiled. This little girl was actually using that sort of man-controlling trick on him.

Though her petite figure had developed to perfection, Li Ziran would never make a move on his clients.

"Hurry up. It's the Elves Tide right now. I can't guarantee your absolute safety. Ancient Elves are no ordinary beings, and I still need to think this through carefully. You should know this isn't child's play."

Li Ziran's rigidly businesslike attitude left Nicole speechless. She shot him a fierce glare. "You really have no sense of romance at all. Hmph. Even if you wanted me, I still wouldn't give myself to you." Though she muttered under her breath, she still took out the Life Tree Leaf and placed it in Li Ziran's hand.

Li Ziran flipped the white side of his wizard robe outward and carefully spread it over the round **. He took out an ink-green Thumb Bottle, gently shook it evenly, then used a brush to carefully coat the surface of the white gown.

This was Alforin Solution, refined from the blood of Alforin Giant Frogs from the Abyss. The solution contained trace toxins that could thoroughly kill the Elemental Bugs within the Elemental Tide.

Its function was similar to a Volcanic Potion's, but its effects were far better.

However, it was expensive and scarce, requiring trade with Abyss merchants.

Abyss merchants were few and far between in the Wasteland. Li Ziran had been fortunate enough to meet one, who was also one of the high-level VIPs in his hands.

Li Ziran's movements were meticulous. He had to ensure that this precious Alforin Solution could kill the Elemental Bugs and prevent himself from being infected by those invisible little things.

Once the Alforin Solution had been applied, it was equivalent to creating a relatively clean surgical space.

The conditions were crude now, but the space on this gown was enough for Li Ziran to complete a kidney transplant.

Li Ziran carefully placed the Life Tree Leaf at the very center of the white gown. Wearing protective gloves, he peeled back the outer layer and took out the Mithril Paper that blocked magic.

He had seen it once on the street, but seeing it again still stirred him.

The Elf's skin was sapphire blue, completely transparent, soft and sticky, like a piece of softened blue glass. Through the skin, the bones and organs inside could be seen with perfect clarity.

Li Ziran glanced at Nicole. She was lying.

Even with the special constitution of Elves and the protection of the Life Tree Leaf, it was impossible for the skin to remain transparent until now.

On the Red Soil Continent, every creature came into contact with the Elemental Tide. Likewise, in an instant, the Elemental Tide would begin altering a living being's structure.

The skin would rapidly harden, then take on the distinctive color of Elves.

Li Ziran could infer even more.

There were obvious stretching marks on the Elf's body, as though it had been unnaturally pulled longer like a rubber band.

Though the Witch Doctor who had wielded the blade had been highly skilled, Li Ziran still caught the details.

Time must have been extremely tight back then.

That also explained why, after so long, the Elf's skin still retained its fresh transparent state.

However, the sapphire-blue skin was no longer pure. On close inspection, tiny crystalline bodies the size of mites could be found within the skin layer.

These were impurities formed after the Elf naturally absorbed the Elemental Tide. It was precisely these impurities combining with the Elf's own skin that produced normal Elven skin.

If he could bring in someone of the same size at this moment, Li Ziran could transplant this hide that had yet to transform onto them, granting them the Elves' keen elemental perception.

The window of opportunity was this narrow.

An Elf's original skin would not last long. At most, after half a quarter-hour, the best transplant window would be missed.

It was a waste, because there was no suitable recipient.

Li Ziran smiled and slowly withdrew his thoughts, looking at Nicole.

She was lying, but there was no need to dig to the roots and pry into the bottom of it.

That was the professional integrity a service provider ought to have.

Lowering his head, he refocused on the Elf.

He was fortunate. The protective method had absolutely been that of a grandmaster, allowing him to still see the workings of every organ inside the body through the skin.

That avoided all sorts of side effects caused by dissection.

Li Ziran turned his gaze to the main subject of this operation: the kidneys.

They were the same sapphire blue as the skin, shaped like crescent moons. A thin blood vessel carried sapphire-blue blood into them, forming layers of Wind Blade-like magic power that slowly settled over the kidney surfaces. When the blood flowed out, it had already become pale blue.

Clearly, the kidneys had refined the Wind Element carried within the blood.

It was astonishing.

Li Ziran could not understand at all what sort of structure within this tiny organ could transform invisible elements into perceptible magic power.

It was fascinating, but Li Ziran knew he was not cut out for it.

This was profound magic.

Though researching the internal structure of organs was part of a Witch Doctor's work, he was still far from touching that field.

What he needed to do now was simple: take it out and put it in.

Elves and humans were broadly built the same way. Both had two kidneys, located around the lower back.

Any surgeon knew that a living being could survive perfectly well with just one kidney.

Li Ziran had no intention of draining the pond to catch every fish. This was a treasure of nature. Without exaggeration, it might well be one of a kind in the entire world.

Without absolute necessity, he would not wipe things out root and branch.

Rarity was always one of the finest qualities.

Protecting the transplant subject while also completing the task was the service principle Li Ziran pursued.

After collecting his thoughts, he began excluding the interference of magical factors and entered the familiar realm of organs.

The major blood artery, the basic organ pathway, could carry the absorbed power of the Tide into the kidneys.

The first step of the operation was to deal with this major artery.

Around the liver, meanwhile, was a dense neural network as fine as tree roots. These nerves extended into flesh and blood, spreading throughout the body.

Removing the neural network was the indispensable second step.

These nerves looked like a tangled mess, but the neural network originated in the brain. The brain extended a main nerve, which branched into secondary nerves after reaching each organ. Once those secondary nerves entered the organs, they formed a chaotic web of terminal nerves.

As long as he found the main nerve and the secondary nerves, he could control the tangled terminal nerves.

One hundred and seventy-six.

There were rather a lot of nerves, which meant Li Ziran had to be even more patient.

That was not much of a problem.

The extraction plan gradually took shape. It would likely take three hours, most of which would be spent cutting the neural network. But as long as no accident occurred, he could basically pull it off.

Afterward, he would need a great deal of time to connect those nerves with Nicole's nerves.

All told, one day would be enough.

As for the blood replacement, it needed to be more meticulous.

He had two plans. The first was the simplest: draw Nicole's blood out in batches, then transfuse Ancient Elf Blood into her, replacing the blood on the surface.

But it was crude. At the same time, because the two types of blood were incompatible, varying degrees of rejection would occur.

Even if the rejection could be resolved, the blood would still be replaced and diluted by the endless supply of new blood generated within Nicole's body. Once the Elf blood's energy was consumed, it would become ordinary blood again.

Blood replacement looked simple to outsiders, but in the eyes of a Witch Doctor, a true blood replacement operation was a bone marrow transplant.

By fundamentally changing a living being's blood-producing conditions, it allowed their body to produce special blood on its own, achieving a perfect blood replacement.

This was Li Ziran's second plan, and also the more thorough blood replacement surgery.

But it was extremely complicated and required both skill and special potions.

At the very least, all the Sacred Potion he currently had on hand would be used up. Transplanting bone marrow also required a special potion called Carnivorous Flower Allure Fluid.

This potion came from the roots and stems of Carnivorous Flowers and could only be obtained through careful refinement by an alchemist. Since it was an obscure potion with few applicable symptoms, it was rarely seen on the market.

Precisely because of that, it was expensive.

However, this potion could perfectly clear out all bone marrow within the bones, ensuring that once the new marrow entered, it could achieve perfect replacement.

Li Ziran knew where to find Carnivorous Flower Allure Fluid, but it would be somewhat difficult to obtain.

Necromancers often used this potion to help the undead clear accumulated fluid from within their bones, allowing them to inject special magical medicines into the skeletons and create undead with particular abilities.

Corpse Witches also liked using it. It was a necessity for them.

Their completely corpse-like bodies produced beetles called Rotbone Beetles every moment of every day, causing them unbearable pain. Carnivorous Flower Allure Fluid happened to be able to help them enormously.

Neither Necromancers nor Corpse Witches were easy to find.

Both methods had their advantages and disadvantages. He had to ask the person involved for her opinion.