Deep in the Living
Chapter 348 - 336 Ancient Spread

Chapter 348: Chapter 336 Ancient Spread

Perhaps it was because it was the first time sleeping in a brain bed,

the brain bed, possessing a certain awareness, could accommodate the sleeper’s state. Not just in temperature and softness, but it also had a brain-nourishing effect.

Luo Di’s game brain had fused with his spine into the "Old Spine."

The bed surface completely conformed to the spine, feeling the ancestral matter within, creating an ancient hell-like sleeping environment.

Luo Di even had a dream where he found himself sleeping in a thick hell forest, alongside a group of ancestors with no facial features.

Beside him seemed to be a slightly larger ancestor, emitting a feminine scent.

After all, in such an ancient forest, all creatures reproduced without restriction. The more they reproduced, the stronger their power became.

Perhaps some desires were already pent up before sleep, now starting to overflow in the dream, driven by the Old Spine to initiate the most basic life activities.

Suddenly,

an unusual tremor came from the ancient forest.

This forced Luo Di to cease his life activities and rise to observe the surroundings. To his surprise, the ancestor settlement here had been completely slaughtered, everyone’s heads were severed and hung on tree branches.

Some unknown terrifying presence was coming from the depths of the dark forest.

Primitive desire was instantly obliterated in the face of life and death,

the spine driving him, ready to fight.

As the outline of the intruder appeared, Luo Di suddenly charged forward to attack.

But that step forward jolted Luo Di upright from the bed. The scene before him switched from the ancient forest back to the actor’s dormitory.

The black forest in the dream corresponded to the curtains separating the bedroom.

As luck would have it, the curtain was just pulled back.

The Squad Leader was smiling at Luo Di and at Agatha, who lay beside him, with the monk’s clothes somehow removed, her neck metal tube panting heavily.

"Your boss just sent someone over to hurry us along... but there’s no rush. Luo Di, you have ten minutes to get ready, anyway I still need to do my hair and makeup, after all, to meet your boss as your girlfriend."

Luo Di was about to say something, but the curtain was pulled back down.

There wasn’t much to say upon seeing the scene before him.

All he could do was helplessly punch the surface of the Old Spine, vaguely realizing this was the influence of the ancestral element, the primal desire from within the marrow was stronger than his as a human, the originating desire of true hell, a powerful instinct urging for large-scale reproduction of life.

After all, at the birth of a civilization, reproduction was the most important aspect.

And at Luo Di’s age, after enjoying a saturating sleep and waking up in the morning, with an excellent female lying beside him, if he did not have a single impulse in thought, he might as well be on the must-eat list.

Just as Luo Di was about to say something to Agatha beside him,

she had already put on the monk’s leather clothing full of columnar objects, the metallic flush on her face had receded... staring seriously at Luo Di.

"Did you dream of ancient times yesterday?"

"Yes." Luo Di frowned slightly, "Did you too?"

"Yes, in an ancient jungle, and we stayed in a treehouse."

As Agatha said this, her body quivered slightly, one could even hear the sound of metal clashing inside.

Luo Di asked, "Ancestor’s influence?"

"Very likely... after the encounter with the Door Ancestor, part of the metal in my body underwent a property change, infusing with ancestral traits.

And your changes seem more profound, the essence of your entire spine has changed."

"The Door Ancestor...?"

"Yes, we must say our luck is really good! The ’Door Ancestor’ is the most unique existence among the ancestors, the first ancestor to achieve enlightenment and study doors.

Unlike other ancestors, it didn’t have as strong a slaughter impulse, rather a greater love for doors.

The development of the Gate of Demon Ascension is directly related to this ancestor.

The metal part in my body has aged, I don’t know if it will have a direct impact on my future development, let’s have the teacher look at it when we return to the Monastery."

"Hmm... it should be a good thing. At least my spine is now better than before, even the game brain has integrated into it."

When Agatha heard this, she was momentarily stunned, shifting her strong, large body on the bed, coming up to hold Luo Di’s head, sensing carefully with the metal between her fingers.

"Trinity! Oh my god!

I read about the ’dual entity’ in the Great Monastery Library, similar to how you integrated the spine with metal before.

After all, different Hell Items have a certain homology.

But a trinity, even in books I haven’t seen before, and you’ve truly integrated into one; the brain has become the uppermost region of the spine.

It’s just not yet complete... so this was the real purpose of your journey.

"As long as you can ensure not to die and continue to grow like this, the seat at the top of the Spine, which hasn’t changed for hundreds of years, might see a change."

"I haven’t even opened the door yet, there’s no need to consider such things."

"True, speaking of which, how do you feel about your door, Luo Di? This experience should have given you deeper insights, right?"

"I plan to... wait for a while before opening the door."

Agatha tilted her head slightly, "You are in excellent condition now. Currently, you can take advantage of your relationship with the Film Director here to fill in your brain. Why not strike while the iron is hot and ascend to a demon in one go?"

"No, there are no door materials I need in True Hell. I’ll come back once I’ve collected the materials."

Agatha’s pupils contracted slightly, seemingly understanding the meaning of the words, "Then remember to call me at the Great Monastery at that time."

"Okay... by the way! Since your metallic properties have undergone ancient changes, might Calen’s Tumor Crystal have as well?"

"Yes."

"It seems what we encountered wasn’t a maritime disaster, but more like an opportunity. Hasn’t there been a demon encountering the Door Ancestor at sea before?"

Agatha shook her head, "Not sure. The Door Ancestor rarely emerges on the sea surface and seldom attacks ships. Even if it happened before, the Door Ancestor’s huge corpse would swallow them whole, with all the tourists disappearing without a trace.

After all, no one’s idle enough to actively search for ancestors at sea, and the Door Ancestor is the most mysterious, the hardest to encounter.

Our encounter might be a coincidence or perhaps related to you, Luo Di, as an outsider."

"Hmm."

While the two were engaged in close conversation,

the bedroom curtain was pulled open again,

and the Squad Leader had already finished her makeup, her apricot-pink eyeshadow accentuating her watery eyes as she gazed at the two, "Ten minutes have passed, let’s hurry up and go. There is still time tonight, no need to rush now."

The Squad Leader didn’t particularly select her outfit, opting to keep the gray bodysuit formed from the ovum structure from last night, even retaining the conspicuous Corner mark on the back.

Luo Di had not yet responded,

when Agatha beside him was already seated upright, "Okay, Squad Leader!"

Meanwhile, in the living room, Calen seemed to have been waiting for a long time, tossing a coin-shaped Tumor Crystal with one hand, its color no longer green but a faint gray.

...

Film Director’s Office.

Walking past rows of brain exhibit cabinets,

through a red carpet corridor set inside the office,

they arrived at a room newly formed last night, with a freshly hung sign reading- [Film Art Experience Room].

Inside was a gigantic indoor space, as large as a stadium.

Dozens of employees with hollow eyes, resembling pure white zombies, were working efficiently inside.

They had already built a huge neural network studio.

Various lighting equipment was connected through nerves descending from above, and there were even lighting devices structured like eyeballs.

As for Boss David, he was establishing a neural connection with a film camera,

his nerves extending from between his eyes connected to the enormous camera to adjust various parameters and control it from any angle, eliminating the need for stabilizers, jibs, sliders, etc.

The post-production equipment was also fully assembled, being tested by a group of technicians with brains growing between their eyes.

The four stepped forward,

Boss David temporarily disconnected from the camera, extending his real arm, seemingly about to shake hands with Luo Di... but his hand passed by, reaching for the hand of the girl beside Luo Di.

"This is the ’Squad Leader,’ right?

I have glimpsed your presence in Luo Di’s memories. Indeed, you look better in person than in the memory images... A natural actor. Welcome to join us, I’ve adjusted all the equipment to allow for film shooting as shown in the behind-the-scenes."

Boss David’s gaze also turned to the paper in Luo Di’s hand, taking just a glance to read all the content.

"The script is already written? A demon who grew up deformed from abuse, massacring Hell Town. Very fitting to the Hell theme... However, I have a suggestion."

"What?"

"The Squad Leader should have some script ideas, right?" David’s special eye grew within the socket, looking meaningfully at Wu Wen, "Since she seemed to have been preparing last night."

"Last night?"

As for Luo Di’s memories of last night, it was only about writing the script and sleeping.

When he looked toward the Squad Leader, he saw that her face held a strained and rigid smile, her voice coming from deep within her mouth without moving her smile:

"So, I’ve been discovered? I thought I was cautious enough... It seems there’s someone here with perception beyond my imagination.

Indeed, I have special ideas for this film shoot."