Deep in the Living
Chapter 96 - 90: Utilizing the Pituitary

Chapter 96: Chapter 90: Utilizing the Pituitary

[Youth Apartment]

"Ah? The City Investigation Bureau assigned you just this little nook? Can someone even live in such a small room?"

Anna’s build truly wasn’t suited for such a single-room apartment. As soon as she entered, she couldn’t stop finding fault with everything, and when she plopped herself onto the not-so-sturdy sofa, its lower structure creaked and groaned.

"It’s alright if it’s just one person."

Luo Di emerged from the kitchen, bringing over a cup of freshly brewed tea.

"Don’t be so formal with me, come and have a seat~ I’ve got something cool to show you."

Anna grabbed Luo Di’s wrist and gave a sharp tug! The force made him lose his balance and fall onto the sofa with a thud.

Opening her backpack, the smell of raw meat wafted out again.

Wrapped in a shroud, the heavy, axe-like object (without a handle) was pulled out.

"Last month, on my first mission with a senior investigator from Jupiter City, we found a fleeing Pseudo-Person while cordoning off a district, and I ended up killing it head-on under the senior’s restraint.

The reward for that was its brain pituitary.

After careful consideration, I took the ’brain pituitary’ to the City Research Bureau and, with their help, created this Cornered Tool which suits me perfectly.

And, the way the pituitary is integrated is different from that knife of yours, Luo Di."

"Let’s open it up and see."

Luo Di was really curious about this kind of thing as well, not to mention an ’axe’ is a fairly common weapon seen in Murderer movies, and it matched Anna’s physique perfectly.

As the layers of the shroud were peeled off,

The intense smell of blood and flesh reminded him of an encounter with a flesh-based Pseudo-Person he’d had before. Unfortunately, at the time, he didn’t have the power to slay it head-on.

Expecting to see an axe made of flesh and blood, he was surprised to find just a big iron chunk in front of him, with only the smell emanating from the hole at the back of the axe, where the handle should be attached.

However,

The axe wasn’t made of ordinary metal; it seemed to be a special alloy material.

"Watch closely! I also put a lot of effort into finally mastering this weapon."

As Anna touched the hole at the end of the axe, something inside was instantly activated,

Creak creak!

Flesh burst forth, with dense red meat piling up and molding to form a straight, fleshy handle.

As Anna gripped the handle, the flesh would also stick to her hand.

Not just that, strands of bloody sinew emerged from the base of the handle, covering the entire axe head. The previously lifeless chunk of iron seemed to come to life.

Anna, going with the flow, stood up and made a chopping gesture.

This kind of momentum was indeed reminiscent of a character from a B-rate Murderer movie, which Luo Di found quite delightful, even imagining a Murderer movie with a female protagonist.

"How about that?"

"Not bad."

Anna beamed with joy at Luo Di’s affirmation and didn’t carry on showing off, instead, she put the item away.

After all, tools related to Corners exposed for too long could affect the environment, even the neighboring residents.

Having finally completed her demonstration in front of a friend, a satisfied Anna also exclaimed, "To be honest, even with a handy Cornered Tool, I can only deal with some immature and not-so-special Pseudos.

After all, ’Cornered Tool’ is just the most superficial use of the pituitary, and the effects it brings to be are extremely limited.

To handle anomalies on one’s own,

To confront mature Pseudo-Persons head-on,

To survive or even to explore deeply in environments like ’Seams’,

one must take the utilization of the pituitary even further."

"Even further?" Luo Di was evidently very interested in the topic.

Anna resting her chin on her hand, "Yeah, how many people in the world can become a ’Connector’ like you? Most people couldn’t achieve it even if they spent their entire lives trying.

If you want to fight against Pseudo-Persons, if you want to explore the completely unknown Corner Depths, you’ll have to opt for methods that are more aggressive, more dangerous."

"Tell me more."

Luo Di could roughly guess that these so-called more aggressive, more dangerous methods had something to do with an alternative deep use of the ’brain pituitary’.

He also understood clearly that it’s this method that formed the investigator community, and even the existence of humans stronger than investigators.

Enabling humans to effectively deal with anomalies of various magnitudes, to continue living stably on this lost land, to commence the exploration of Corners.

However, this method is not mentioned in high school textbooks, and for Luo Di, who went straight into the hospital after graduation, it is also unknowable.

Anna took out a book from her backpack, carefully explaining the relevant knowledge she learned at the Investigation Bureau.

"The use of the ’pituitary’ is generally divided into four types.

From the simplest to the most complex: ’propagation’,’Seed Demon’,’segmented brain fluid injection’,’Alien Food’."

It was the first time Luo Di had heard so many terms, and he immediately took out a notebook to start recording.

Seeing this, Anna also put on the demeanor of a teacher, talking loudly, fueled by the alcohol.

"There’s no need to go into propagation in detail, we have all encountered and used it already. Incorporating the pituitary inside a tool, with skilled use, one can even make the characteristics of the tool adhere to our bodies, but the effect is limited.

The next three methods all involve direct changes to our bodies.

1. ’Seed Demon’ means implanting the pituitary in the form of a seed into subcutaneous tissue far from the head, such as on the back of the hand, knees, navel, etc.

The body parts where the pituitary is implanted will gradually change, inheriting the characteristics of the pituitary itself, manifesting tissue similar to that of a Pseudo-Person.

Some flesh and insect-type pituitaries are very suitable for this, and once mastered, one can freely control the activation, appearing like normal limbs when not in use, easily switched on and off.

Since this is only a transformation of the limbs other than the head, although there are risks, they are much smaller compared to the latter two methods.

2. ’segmented brain fluid injection’

The term describes quite accurately what it is: crushing the pituitary, centrifuging it to filter out impurities.

Then it’s injected into the brain fluid in five separate doses, with a long period of psychological evaluation and thorough physical examination required after each injection.

If one perfectly endures the five injections, the individual’s entire body will acquire the corresponding pituitary characteristics without being affected by the Corner, and will still retain ’Growth potential.’

This is also one of the core requirements for an Intern Investigator to become official.

When I find the most suitable pituitary for myself and make all the preparations, I too will use this method to enhance myself.

According to the current data support provided by the Investigation Bureau, if the pituitary is personally killed by the individual, the chance of successful integration greatly increases.

Various rejections, sequelae, and burdens on the body will be significantly reduced."

Luo Di quickly threw out a question:

"So this means an individual’s entire body can express ’Fear Embodiment’ like a Pseudo-Person, can utilize power from the Corner, and not be affected by a whisper? And they can continue to grow with battle, training, and other methods?"

"Yes."

"I see."

Luo Di nodded, no wonder that Official Investigator who appeared in the residential area could easily suppress the Spider Woman, but at the same time, he had an even bigger doubt,

"This method seems perfect enough, the individual’s whole body is enhanced and retains growth potential, is there even a better method than this?"

Anna nodded, "That’s right, but the risks will also multiply.

This is the last method of use.

’Alien Food’

It is extremely rare, and few people would use it.

As the name suggests, without relying on any external force and without any extra processing of the pituitary, one eats it raw while it’s fresh, allowing one’s digestive system to accept and absorb this substance that is not of the Human kind.

As long as the body and mind ultimately resist the direct impact brought by the pituitary, suppress the emergence of Thought Corner, and control the irreversible mutations in the body.

In the end, one will achieve a natural altered form, even more perfect than what is achieved through injections.

This forceful absorption of a complete pituitary also indicates that the individual has a certain resistance to the Corner. In the future, even when exploring the true Corner, one will not easily be affected by the unknown within it.

It’s said that Humans who can accomplish ’Alien Food’ will be given special attention by the state, and might even have the opportunity to go to the core institution under the World Bureau, which is also the most powerful agency of the country.

Represented by the first letter ’E,’ the Exploration Bureau."

Luo Di didn’t care about these governmental agencies; he was more interested in ’Alien Food.’

"Eating it raw, and resist the Corner’s influence? So can I do this too?"

"You are already a ’Connector,’ so there’s no need. I’ve heard the value of a Connector is not lower than ’Alien Food.’ Whether the two can overlap, I’m not sure, you should ask someone else.

By the way, Luo Di, what kind of world do you connect to exactly?"

"You’ll know when the time comes."

Anna did not insist on an answer, after all, they would both go to the Investigation Bureau later to try to take on an appropriate anomaly case.

It’s getting late, Anna stood up, stretching and yawning, "I’ve had a bit too much to drink and I’m a little sleepy, I’ll find a hotel nearby to sleep, and I’ll come find you early tomorrow."

Just as Anna was about to open the door,

Luo Di glanced at the climbing bag beside him and suddenly made a decision.

"Want to stay here?"