Ch. 333 - Surgical Internship

Old Dad left the cabin first and returned to the deck. The tense expression on his face gradually relaxed, and his mood seemed surprisingly good.

He took out a transparent, narrow-necked bottle. Inside was a fat goldfish. It looked as though it had been placed inside the bottle when it was still tiny, only to grow so large that it eventually became stuck.

As the goldfish continued to grow, cracks began to spread across the surface of the bottle. It seemed as though the fish would eventually burst the bottle from the inside, yet somehow, it still held together.

Crack.

Another crack appeared on the bottle.

The goldfish inside seemed to have grown even fatter.

However, it could no longer move. Only its mouth could barely open and close.

“Soon. At most, it’ll take another two years to gather enough quota....”

Old Dad smiled.

This goldfish bottle was actually a Contract Item belonging to the Collector, and it was the highest-grade Contract Item.

Through transactions, the goldfish inside would gradually grow larger. Once it became large enough to burst the bottle and was released into the sea, it would be able to summon the Collector.

At that time, Old Dad would conduct the final transaction with the Collector.

For this moment, he had been preparing for nearly three hundred years.

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Inside the cabin, Yang Yi took out his tool kit and prepared to demonstrate his “excellent” surgical skills.

Before that, however, he first asked where the items sold by the Limb Spider Cult were located.

“It’s in the white tent just ahead. Then turn left. That place specializes in selling organs, corpses, and similar items,” Bales said, pointing ahead.

“Oh, okay.”

Yang Yi nodded before looking at Suna, who was standing nearby.

“Assistant Su, come over and give me a hand......”

A few minutes later, a series of pig-like screams rang out from inside the cabin, attracting the attention of a group of guards.

However, none of them intervened.

“Gently... G-gently! Do you even know what you’re doing? Why are you only using an axe? Use that smaller knife instead!”

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“If you keep doing this, this section of the nerve is going to die...... What? Weren’t you planning to use it in the first place? Then why did you pull it out?”

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“Stop the bleeding.... Quickly, stop the bleeding! My God, that’s an artery...... Aaaaaah!”

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The screams continued for the first ten minutes.

After that, Bales passed out completely, his body continuously twitching and trembling.

Yang Yi, however, remained completely undisturbed. He stayed fully focused and performed the entire operation himself.

Finally, after thirty minutes, he finished the operation and wiped away the sweat from his forehead before reattaching the severed arm.

“Phew~... It finally worked. The operation took quite a bit less time than expected.”

Yang Yi’s hands were covered in blood as he spoke to Bales.

Unfortunately, Bales had already lost consciousness and was naturally incapable of responding.

Still, the arm had truly been reattached.

The stitches, however, looked rather sloppy. They resembled something that had been gnawed on by a dog. One glance was enough to tell that they had been done by a complete beginner.

And the skill Yang Yi possessed was indeed beginner-level.

It was called Limb Reattachment Surgery (Beginner).

If Suna had not been there to guide him just now, Yang Yi would probably have needed even more time to perform the surgery. There was even a chance the operation might have failed.

Through this internship, he had also gained a better understanding of limb amputation surgery.

It was a type of battlefield first-aid technique. It could be used to reconnect severed limbs and stop bleeding. It could even temporarily attach additional limbs to a body, thereby enhancing its combat power.

However, the technique had a side effect. It could cause rejection, and the surgery itself would inflict considerable pain.

With high-grade tools and proficient techniques, the operation could be completed in a short period of time, just like the Conjoined Rat Nest back then.

“You got what you deserved, you demon!”

A crisp, delicate voice rang out.

It was the Light Fairy, Tricia.

At some point, she had bitten a hole through the pocket and poked her glowing little head out, glaring at Bales.

It seemed she had been watching for quite some time.

Previously, Bales had tortured the other Light Fairies in exactly this manner, constantly cutting apart their bodies—including Tricia’s.

Now, he had finally received his comeuppance and experienced the same treatment himself.

Yang Yi pushed Tricia back into the pocket and whispered, “Behave yourself. You don’t want to stay here either, do you?”

“You evil.....”

Yang Yi shook the pocket and decided to deal with her after they returned.

“Exposure level: 41%. Try to complete the transaction before reaching 70%. Otherwise, I’ll have to take a Stealth Capsule.”

He secretly informed Suna before heading toward the white tent at the corner ahead with her.

As for Bales, his life was not in danger. The surgery had been successful, and he would be fine after resting for a while.

Moreover, the wound had been treated with the injury medicine Bales himself carried, so there was no need to worry about infection.

Otherwise, killing one of the members would be difficult to explain to Old Dad.

When they arrived in front of the white tent, the temperature had already dropped noticeably. There should have been some kind of cooling device inside.

The dirty white tent was covered in bloodstains, constantly reminding people of a slaughterhouse. Even the smell was somewhat similar.

Yang Yi pushed aside the curtain and entered, with Suna following closely behind.

There seemed to be some kind of sensor inside. As soon as the two of them entered, the oil lamp lit up.

However, the scene before Yang Yi made him frown.

It felt as though he had returned to the cavern where the Tinder Spiders had slaughtered and dismembered human bodies.

There were countless limbs hanging around the place, all frozen completely solid. They were everywhere—on the ceiling, on the shelves, and even on some of the carpets.

The temperature was around -15°C, so the limbs had been preserved quite well. They had not rotted away and been reduced to bones.

【Name: Right Leg of a Robust Male (Health: 94%)】

【Attributes: Strength 6, Agility 5】

【Description: The right leg severed from the body of a robust male. It has been treated with medicinal solution, making it resistant to decay. It can be traded as merchandise.】

【Name: Fresh and Intact Human Liver (Health: 91%)】

【Description: A fresh liver removed from the human body. It has been treated with medicinal solution, making it resistant to decay. It can be used for organ transplantation, body modification, or as a sacrifice, food, or material.】

【Name: Fresh and Intact Cyclops Eyeball (Health: 90%)】

【Description: A huge eyeball removed from the body of a Cyclops. It has been treated with medicinal solution, making it resistant to decay. It can be used for organ transplantation, body modification, or as a sacrifice, food, or material.】

Yang Yi took a rough look around. Most of the items were human limbs and organs, while there were relatively few that belonged to Otherworldly Demons.

As for the prices, human limbs generally cost around 2,000 Conch Coins. The lower their health condition, the cheaper they were. In any case, the prices had all been written on them with black markers.

Those with poor freshness had all been placed on the floor.

The limbs of Otherworldly Demons were more expensive. Some human limbs with particularly high attributes also commanded a premium. For example, a limb with 6 Strength had its price doubled outright.

“Buy whatever catches your eye. We have a budget of twenty million,” Yang Yi told Suna.

Suna casually examined several limbs belonging to Otherworldly Demons before putting them back.

“Complete bodies are more valuable for research. Living specimens would be even better,” she replied.

After all, she could extract these organs herself.

“Alright.”

The two of them began walking around the white tent.

There were actually three large rooms inside.

Apart from displaying various scattered limbs, the place also sold relatively intact corpses, including humans, Deep Divers, Cyclopes, Merfolk, and other creatures.

Most of them had been preserved quite well.

They might have been the corpses of prisoners who had died inside the prison.