The Gentleman at the End-Chapter 776 - 774: Detection

Physical inspection.

Yi Chen was well aware of the monks’ rationale, claiming it was for safety, but in reality, they intended to conduct a comprehensive physical inspection to see if the two were likely to be infected by the monastery virus and the possibility of accepting the iron chains.

Upon reaching the Monastery’s main door, the lead monk pulled out two special metal eye covers, each with two ten-centimeter-long thorny spikes.

"Due to the Monastery’s special requirements, foreign visitors need to wear ’eye covers’ when entering and moving about the internal areas"

to ensure that you will not remember the internal route of the Monastery and see things you shouldn’t.

Once the eye covers are on, we will lead you to the physical inspection room, and as long as the examination is completed and there are no issues, you will be guided to the public area to move freely.

Given your contributions, you might also apply to visit some more secretive areas later."

After Yi Chen received the so-called eye covers, the other party emphasized again, "Remember to fully insert the spike part into the eyeball, reaching the brain."

While Yi Chen was carefully observing the unique features of the eye covers, Nash had already put on the eye covers and completely inserted the spikes, touching the brain.

Hum!

Nash instantly collapsed to the ground and twitched slightly; after several seconds, he struggled to get up, his body shaking as if he had drunk counterfeit liquor.

"Big boss Yi, this thing directly disrupts the balance and sense of direction in the brain... it’s honestly quite uncomfortable," Nash remarked.

Clearly, the eye covers were not merely for visual obstruction, but also erased environmental perception to ensure that the route taken could not be remembered.

Once the eye covers were on,

Hum! A strong tinnitus and vertigo immediately swept through Yi Chen’s body,

yet he remained steadfast, his body still relaxed overall, suggesting he might have had such experiences before.

More importantly, such eye covers were of no use to Yi Chen.

He could capture environmental conditions not only through conventional senses but also directly obtain environmental data by breathing the air, even conveying the physical state of several nearby monks to his brain via Purple Lung.

The lead monk, seeing someone wearing eye covers without any reaction for the first time, couldn’t help wondering if it was due to the function of Yi Chen’s half-metal prosthetic body.

Once it was confirmed that both persons had their eye covers on properly, the gates of iron chains slowly opened.

"Hold on to the chains, we need half an hour to walk to the physical inspection station. After all, it has been a long time since we had such ’valuable guests’ as you."

Holding a chain that grew from the back of the lead monk meant entering deeper into the Suffering Monastery.

Huff... Ha...

With each breath, his mind immediately obtained detailed environmental data,

and what appeared before him resembled a complex maze structure,

its walls delicately carved with various depictions of hell aesthetics, some of which even reminded Yi Chen of punishments at the Orphanage.

However, as Yi Chen captured painting after painting,

he realized that these paintings not only expressed the cultural art of the Monastery but also contained crucial information related to the Monastery.

For example, something that greatly interested Yi Chen, "Origin of Iron Chains."

According to the paintings,

the iron chain structure within the monks’ bodies was not congenital; the majority were acquired later. The source of these iron chains did not come from smelting but from the individuals themselves, cultivated from within their bodies.

There are mainly two categories,

1. "Planting Iron Chains," several areas within the Monastery have plantations,

some low-level sinners with metal-related illnesses,

or pilgrims who failed to become monks and volunteered to be embryos,

or monks who died in battle,

all serve as ’cultivation bases’ within the plantations, where iron chains are cultivated inside these bodies through a unique cultivation method of the Monastery.

In special cases, an individual used as a cultivation base completely merges with the iron chains, producing a "Iron Chain Embryo" with self-awareness, which is extremely valuable and rare.

2. "Self-cultivation"

Monks who have practised in the Monastery for a period and reach a certain threshold of metal proteins in their bodies and who willingly choose, will proceed to a designated plantation for self-burying.

Every day, monks would be "watered" by cultivators,

until the metalloproteins in the monks’ bodies formed a complete iron chain under the guidance of self-awareness, a process often tied to "Open Source."

"The thorny iron chain that William obtained seems to have been acquired through ’planting’ — it’s of high quality and has combined with the plant disease William originally suffered from, now integrated into his skeletal structure.

William indeed should visit the monastery, as it would greatly aid the growth of his physical form and the shaping of a Complete Shaper’s structure." 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝐰𝚎𝕓𝐧𝚘𝘃𝗲𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝕞

Through these murals, Yi Chen also gained a general understanding of the monastery,

and it was certain that the type of iron chain determined the monks’ ranks. As the monks reached different levels, whether through Open Source or other completion paths, their iron chains would undergo corresponding qualitative transformations.

Additionally, some monks developed ’special iron chains,’ granting them special statuses within the monastery, like Zion’s Special Record Combat Power — Doctor Asimov, whose iron chains each featured a surgical knife structure.

While Yi Chen was immersed in the content displayed by the murals, they arrived at the physical examination area.

Nash was led to a separate room for an individual examination.

"You can remove your eye cover now!"

With the voice’s arrival, Yi Chen also completely pulled out the thorns inserted into his eyeballs, facing a cubic metal chamber with densely packed pinholes in the walls.

The voice came through the vibration of the metal,

"Since it has been detected that your body has over 50% Concept Deficiency, this examination might aggravate your injuries.

Considering you returned an important Great Prison Monk card to us, we have decided after discussion to exempt you from this examination. However, after you settle in the public area, a monk will conduct a one-on-one physical examination on you."

"No need, just proceed with the examination."

"Then please remove any metal devices that do not belong to you, and the examination will begin immediately."

As Yi Chen disconnected his spine and let his upper body fall to the ground, long steel needles began to emerge from the dense pinholes throughout the room, clearly intending to pierce Yi Chen’s body entirely, resembling the density of an Iron Virgin’s needles tenfold.

In fact, this model of examination was no secret to the patients of the Old World,

and most people knew it was a basic condition for visiting the monastery, which also resulted in very few foreigners willing to venture here.

Every pin that penetrated the body would induce intense pain sensations, capturing the individual’s physical information.

According to monastery statistics, about 79% of first-time foreign visitors would faint from the pain during the physical examination, and a large portion of the remaining 21% would experience various physiological reactions.

Yet when these needles entered Yi Chen’s body, nothing happened; he merely sat quietly on the ground, even recalling the times he was punished as a child.

As the steel needles vibrated at high frequency within the body,

related physical data was relayed to the nearby Information Cocoon Room, connected by millions of iron chains, with about every hundred chains entwining around a white cocoon.

From the middle of each cocoon, a slender arm extended out, touching the wall.

The monks inside the cocoons would read the vibrations and translate the information into specific text by carving it on the wall with their extended arms.

As Yi Chen’s physical data was etched out, it quickly drew the attention of the entire information area, even rushing the person in charge there.

Due to a body integrity over 50% decayed and already quite deteriorated,

Yi Chen’s physical data was all at a low level, and he was extremely unsuitable for iron chain transformation. Given his current physical condition, even inserting the most basic iron chain would cause his body to collapse.

But oddly enough,

despite his body being as frail as a candle in the wind, Yi Chen received the highest potential rating of [S+]— a score none of the present monks could achieve.

He also scored [S+] in pain endurance.

Moreover, there was another unique point,

under the [Internal Organ Detection] category, there were numerous marks of organ damage and absence,

but despite the [Lung] test clearly indicating organ integrity, no specific score could be determined, only represented by [?].

The cocoon room supervisor promptly relayed such distinctive information deeper into the monastery, where a certain Great Prison Monk was informed. He couldn’t help but shake his head and sigh,

"Such an individual, if he can recover the lost concept in his body, could absolutely become a top-level monk, and might even attempt that ancient iron chain.

What a pity~ Who knows what could have harmed such a formidable person to this extent.

However... why would such a character travel miles to our monastery, is he seeking a way to complete his missing concepts? Perhaps we can leverage this."