On the Ark.

He only realized he was overthinking it when he discovered the ice in the bucket.

Ansel took a vial of reagent from the ice bucket, shook it, and handed it to Lin Ye: "Drink it."

Lin Ye initially wanted to ask what it was, but then felt it was pointless since Ansel wouldn't harm him anyway, so he took it and drank it. It felt like drinking baijiu (Chinese liquor), his throat felt like it was burning, and he quickly grabbed his neck, his face flushed, unable to speak.

"Why drink it so fast? It's not like it's a beverage." Ansel was somewhat speechless.

"...So, what is this?" Lin Ye couldn't help but ask.

Ansel remained silent, but Himer explained, "Those infected with Oripathy typically develop symptoms about a week after infection. This week is the virus's incubation period, making it difficult to detect. Only certain medications, like the one you just drank, can be used. If you have the virus in your body, this medication will activate it, making it detectable."

Lin Ye clutched his neck, his voice still slightly distorted: "This doesn't sound like a good medicine."

Just then, the White Owl's voice slowly rang out behind Lin Ye again: "But if you don't have the Oripathy virus in your body, then this medicine will be good for your body."

"What are the benefits?"

"It helps with bowel movements and relieves constipation."

"...Are you kidding me?"

“No.” White Owl shook her head and said seriously, “Operator White Owl never jokes.”

Lin Ye: "..."

"It will only take ten minutes. This is a new drug, and it takes effect very quickly," Hermer said.

With things having come to this, what could Lin Ye say? He could only wait obediently under the watchful eyes of the medical staff. Ten minutes later, Ansel drew his blood and took a saliva sample before turning and going into the laboratory.

Lin Ye felt even more uneasy. He looked at He Mo and asked, "How long do I have to wait? Do I need to come back for the results at this time tomorrow?"

“No, half an hour is enough,” Himer said softly. “The Orivirus is not a low-profile virus; it has always wanted the whole world to know about its existence.”

Lin Ye thought Hermer's analogy was absolutely brilliant. He felt that this half hour of waiting might be the most unbearable half hour of his life.

The "understanding" white-faced owl noticed Lin Ye's unease and stood beside him to comfort him.

"Dr. Lin, don't worry too much," the white-faced owl said. "Look, I'm sick too, but I'm perfectly fine, aren't I?"

Lin Ye's lips twitched: "Thank you."

"You're welcome." White Owl twitched its ears and said seriously, "This is operator White Owl's duty. Dr. Lin, even if you're mentally ill, operator White Owl will still consider you my superior."

Lin Ye: "..."

Finally, Himeru couldn't stand it anymore and coughed twice: "Alright, White Owl, stop talking."

The white-faced owl listened to Himer and nodded, no longer "comforting" Lin Ye, which relieved Lin Ye.

After a grueling half-hour ordeal, Ansel finally emerged from the lab, holding Lin Ye's test report. Upon seeing the report, Lin Ye felt his heart leap into his throat.

"Here you go." Ansel handed the report to Lin Ye.

Lin Ye immediately took the report, glanced at it, and then realized something was wrong: "I don't understand it!"

Ansel raised an eyebrow: "Weren't you a veterinarian before?"

"But I don't care about the test reports, my main job is to..."

Hemer took the test report from Lin Ye's hand: "Then let me take a look at it for you."

After glancing at it briefly, Hermer breathed a sigh of relief and then turned to look at Lin Ye.

"Don't worry, you're not infected," Himer said. "All your indicators are normal."

Lin Ye breathed a huge sigh of relief, but just a few seconds later, he heard Hermer speak again.

“Something’s not right.” Hamer stared at the report, his brow furrowed slightly. “Something’s not quite right.”

His heart leaped into his throat again: "Something's not right?"

"The [Blood Origin Stone Crystal Density] value is 0.012u/L, which is far too low," Himer muttered. "How is this possible?"

"What density?" Lin Ye didn't understand. "What does that mean? Is there something wrong with my body?"

“【Blood Originium Crystal Density】,” Ansel said. “Simply put, this is an indicator. In the world of Terra, whether you like it or not, you will come into contact with Originium. Because there are Originium particles in the air, as long as you breathe, you cannot prevent this process. However, most of the time, the amount of Originium in the air will not turn a normal person into an Infected, nor will it change your body, but this value does exist. After all, the longer you live, the higher this value will be.”

"So?" Lin Ye asked nervously, "Is my number too high? Am I about to become infected?"

Ansel gazed at Lin Ye and said softly, "No, quite the opposite. The density of your blood Originium crystals is far below that of a normal person... like a newborn baby. A baby's value is low because they have just come into this world, but you are clearly over twenty years old, yet you only have this value, as if you have never been in contact with Originium and have been living in a greenhouse for more than twenty years."

Lin Ye was stunned.

“I’ve never seen anyone like you before,” Himer also spoke up. “I didn’t see anyone like you during my years at Rhine Life either.”

Regardless, it seemed he wouldn't contract Oripathy, which reassured Lin Ye somewhat. However, Himer and Ansel's words piqued his curiosity: "Is it because I'm a former human?"

“It’s still unclear. There are indeed no cases of original humans infected with Oripathy, but there are also no original humans like you who have almost never been in contact with Originium,” Himer said slowly. “Either we just haven’t discovered it yet.”

Lin Ye nodded, then fell into thought.

Is it the protagonist's halo? Two years after he transmigrated to this world, the gods finally gave him the halo they were owed?

"With such a low Originium crystal density, it seems you'll never be able to master Originium Arts." Himer smiled. "Will you feel sorry about that?"

Lin Ye was stunned for a moment. Just as he was about to answer, the white-faced owl's eerie voice rang out.

"found it."

Everyone turned to look at her.

"What did you find?" Hammer asked.

"Operator White Owl found similar medical records to Dr. Lin in the database." White Owl stared at Lin Ye. "Her name is Skadi."

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Author's BB:

I found the information about "Blood Originium Crystal Density" in Skadi's materials, but I'm not sure if it's correct. Please point it out if it's wrong.

Chapter 193 Someone Poisoned My Holy Maiden! (4K)

Even after leaving the medical department, Lin Ye's mind was still filled with the words that Himer and Ansel had said to him.

"Not only was he not infected, but the density of Originium crystals in his body was as low as that of an infant who had never been exposed to Originium."

Lin Ye wondered if it was because he had only been in this world for two years, unlike others who had been breathing toxic air for decades. But then he thought, even if it was only two years, there was no reason for his blood pressure to be so low. After all, Chernobog was no good place; the number of infected there was no less than that on Rhodes Island, and the sanitation was much worse. Breathing air there for two years would definitely be more effective than breathing it for six or seven years elsewhere—one breath was truly better than six.

Could it be due to the original humans? According to White Owl, the original humans had extremely poor adaptability to Originium and could not possibly master Originium Arts. Therefore, the density of Originium crystals in their blood was much lower than that of other races (by the way, the Sarkaz had the highest density), but it was indeed unprecedented for Lin Ye to be this low.

No, it can't be said to be unprecedented, since Skadi's medical data was similar to his, so he planned to go to Skadi and ask her what was going on.

But one thing still bothered him: before leaving the medical department, Himer sealed his medical report in a brown paper bag and instructed him not to tell anyone other than Skadi about his medical report, especially a woman named Warfarin.

Lin Ye had never heard of this person before, so he asked who Hermer was.

At that moment, Hermer shook his head with deep apprehension, and then said meaningfully, "If you don't want to wake up to find yourself lying on a cold operating table, turn around and see your internal organs hanging high, and then hear a series of eerie laughs, then you'd better not know this person too well."

Lin Ye immediately shut up.

After leaving the medical department, I returned to the fourth floor of the office building.

He already asked Skadi yesterday, and she said she doesn't have any missions these days and will be staying at Rhodes Island. So he should be able to see Skadi in her office around this time.

So, Lin Ye hummed a song as he swiped his access card to open the office door. He looked up and saw a large, sorrowful face less than ten centimeters away from him, which startled him so much that he almost dropped the access card.

"Dr. Lin! You're finally back!" A pair of strong hands pressed down on Lin Ye's shoulders. Lin Ye looked down and saw those familiar pectoral muscles trembling in front of him. "I've been waiting for you for so long! I really don't know what to do! You have to help me!"

Lin Ye's lips twitched slightly: "Um, Mr. Niu, good morning."

"What Mr. Bull! My name is Horn Peak!" Horn Peak stared at Lin Ye with his piercing eyes. "Have you forgotten me?!"

"No, I haven't forgotten, of course I haven't forgotten." Lin Ye shook his head repeatedly. "Um, Mr. Jiao, let's talk this out. Could you please let go of me first?"

"Oh, okay, okay." Horn Peak immediately realized what was happening, let go of her hand, took two steps back, and looked very apologetic. "I'm sorry, Dr. Lin, I was too excited. I really had no other choice but to come to you. But you went on a business trip to Lungmen a few days ago, so I could only come here and wait for you for several hours every day. I finally waited for you to come back."

Horn Peak's strength was truly immense. He gripped Lin Ye's shoulder so tightly it hurt, forcing Lin Ye to rub it a couple of times, while simultaneously feeling speechless at Horn Peak's words.

Coming here to wait for several hours every day, is it some kind of important matter, or do you really have nothing better to do?

Lin Ye complained inwardly, but dared not say it to Jiao Feng's face. After all, Brother Niu looked very anxious, and it was better to just listen to him honestly at this time.

"Come, come, Mr. Horn Peak, please have a seat. Just tell me what's on your mind, there's no need to rush."

Lin Ye had Horn Peak sit on the sofa, and then he noticed that Skadi was also in the office, standing by the window looking at the scenery outside. After hearing the noise, she turned around and glanced at Lin Ye, but then turned her head back without saying a word.

This struck Lin Ye as somewhat unbelievable. After all, Skadi had never been particularly fond of the Rhodes Island operators, and in the past, to avoid contact with them, she always chose to return to the island late at night. Why was she staying here this time? In Lin Ye's mind, even if she were resting here, Skadi should have left immediately upon seeing Horn Peak, since she could go to any room on this fourth floor.

After glancing at Skadi a couple more times, Lin Ye decided to ask her later. It would be better to deal with the Horned Peak matter for now, since she had been waiting for him for several days and it seemed to be a very important matter. However, based on his previous experience, it was probably just a minor matter related to that Saintess Sherag.

Lin Ye sat down opposite Horn Peak: "Mr. Horn Peak, would you like some tea?"

“No, no need.” Horn Peak shook his head. “I’m not in the mood for tea right now.”

Lin Ye nodded.

He didn't want to boil water anyway.

"Ahem, since that's the case, let's get straight to the point." Lin Ye cleared his throat. "You came to see me this time because..."

"It's all because of the young lady!"

Sure enough...

Lin Ye thought to himself that he really was a prophet. He really wanted to ask directly, "What happened to your Holy Maiden again?" But for the sake of his professionalism, he remained very polite.

"Has something happened to Miss Chuxue?"

“So many things.” Horn Peak sighed, his face full of the worry of an old father. “Before, there was the issue of the young lady’s appearance as the Saintess of Sherag…”

"Wasn't this matter already resolved last time?"

“Yes, with your help, I thought it was solved.” Horn Peak nodded. “But a new problem has arisen.”

"What's the problem... Did someone touch your tail again?"

“It’s not about touching her tail, it’s a new problem.” Cliffheart looked embarrassed. “I don’t know how to tell you, you might not believe it, but I don’t know when the young lady developed this strange habit.”

A peculiar hobby?!

Lin Ye felt inexplicably excited: "What kind of fetish?"

"Well... um?" Horn looked at Lin Ye with some confusion. "Dr. Lin, why do you seem so happy?"