The Last Gentleman
Chapter 725: 723: Stories and Books

"Sin Reward!"

William didnt immediately reach for the book; instead, he checked his brain, consciousness space, and other spiritually related areas, to ensure he hadnt been invaded by that evil notion,

even testing himself to see if his foundational human nature had been shaken.

Just then, a voice came from deep within his brain:

"William, didnt I say beforehand that I would behead you if you were tainted by Evil? You just need to touch your neck to see if theres a wound, no need to be in such a rush to check.

Evil isnt all-pervasive; it only seeps in when a person is willing to face evil."

"Being passively receptive to Evil isnt dreadful because such evil cannot take control, just like me."

"Okay, speaking of which, Yi Chen, how is your body doing?"

"You actually care about people, huh? Since I chose to give it up, naturally I have a way to get it back. As for your eye, thats a bit more troublesome.

For precise sensory organs like the eyes, the most troublesome part is losing the concept. Even if I dredge up my lower half from the Sea of Death, I might not be able to retrieve your eyeball."

"Its good that you have a way to get it back. As for my eye, only one is gone... as long as I can barely see with the other, it doesnt affect me much."

"Its not as simple as you think. The Concept Deprivation didnt only make you lose an eye, it also affected your wholeness.

Just focus on your performances for now and steer clear of trouble."

"Got it."

With the communication over,

William grabbed the storybook, sat up from the bed, and prepared to thoroughly research this unexpectedly acquired spoils of war.

With complete darkness on the right side of his vision, his mood was unaffected,

as he saw this interdimensional contact as an all-around upgrade to his worldview, gaining clearer understanding of the whole world system and the Old Worlds position, and having even established a relationship with a seemingly prominent True God in advance.

More importantly, he had early exposure to the Evil that might threaten all planes and even mastered the methods of observation and eradication.

Just as he was about to open the storybook,

the hospital room door opened,

and Lorrian, with silver hair draped over a white lab coat and a stethoscope around his neck, led Doctor Fana of the Deep Red Cross and Dentist Jessica into the room.

"William, youre awake."

"Oh, everyones here? Wheres Nash?"

"That Parasite is currently soaking in nutrient fluid due to full-body energy depletion. You woke up quite quickly. Since Mr. Yi didnt chop off your head, it means you werent influenced by evil.

Ive studied that Commanders Seal thoroughly, and it indeed has a certain suppressing effect on Chaos. I dont like taking things for free, so consider this a token of my gratitude."

Lorrian took out a gift box from within his lab coat, and William, curious, was receiving a gift from Lorrian for the first time.

The moment the gift box was opened, a vertical beam of moonlight shot upwards and then gradually faded,

revealing a monocular piece with a silver sheen, the lens itself solid like some sort of silver-white crystal.

"This is..."

"To cover up your imperfect part until your eye recovers."

At this point, Doctor Fana interjected, "This accessory was crafted by the Master using extremely valuable crystal stones extracted from the Moon Core. As you are the first-generation of the Moon Transformation Disease infectee, you can also have a Sensing reaction with this Moon Crystal.

It can capture external light through the moonlight and then transform and absorb it through the resonance caused by the Moon Transformation Disease. The lens can then transmit to the brain the images that the right eye should see."

"The Master thought for a long time before..."

Before she could finish, Doctor Fanas mouth was covered by Lorrian.

"Try it on, this type of image-forming reliant on illness should not be constrained by concept."

"Alright."

William picked up the mirror from the bedside to look at himself,

the entire right eye on his face had vanished, the eye socket filled in by smooth flesh, and there was no right eye in his soul, not even the concept in his thoughts.

With the eyeglass worn, William only felt as if some kind of moonlight had shone upon him, the originally dark right side slowly turned silver-white, and then the outline of the hospital ward appeared, proving it could indeed produce an image.

Unfortunately, the colors could not be received normally, and he was left with an image in two shades, silver and black.

"As long as it can produce an image, itll have to substitute for the right eye... William, you must have a way to bring back the concept of the right eye, right? Youre always someone who thinks ahead before doing anything."

Scratching his head, William replied, "Ah, this time Im not so sure. I certainly didnt make any backups for myself. However, Yi Chen said theres a possibility of fishing the lost concept back from the Dead Sea. Well have to see about that.

But it might be difficult to restore it in the short term."

Smack!

What was a normal visit to the hospital room suddenly changed,

Lorrian grabbed William by the collar and lifted him off the ground, his Moon Eyes wide, even feeling as if something was about to grow out of his head.

Rage was written all over his face,

"You! Why dont you take better care of yourself? Do you have any idea how much potential you have, how hard it is to come by a body like yours? And you just lose an important sense without any preparations!"

William also quickly gestured with his hands, "Lorrian, calm down, this was my first encounter with the hazards of the outside world. Who can guarantee a safe return? Even Yi Chen is missing half his body.

Wait... as for the eye, maybe theres a chance to fix it!

Come on, put me down. What kind of doctor treats their patient like this?"

Lorrian, realizing he had lost his composure, let go and immediately changed the subject, "Alright, lets not talk about the eye for now. The reason we came is actually about the book in your hands.

While you were unconscious, we tried many methods to touch itby hand, using spiritual power, or toolsbut none could interact with it... for example, if I try to touch it now, my hand would just pass right through like this."

Lorrian stretched his hand toward Williams storybook and indeed it went right through.

"Moreover, as we moved you, the moment the book goes further than five meters from you, it automatically reassembles by your side."

"Thats amazing, isnt it? Let me give it a try."

William threw the storybook out of the ward and when he turned his head, the same book had appeared next to his pillow.

"It seems to be deeply bound to you. Lets see what the book does, William~ everyone is quite curious."

"Okay! I was just about to try it when you guys came in, give me a second."

As William opened the storybook, nothing happened in the ward, no malevolent thoughts escaped, everything remained normal.

And inside the storybook were just ordinary printed words,

Seeing that nothing happened, William tried reading the content of the story.

"Legend has it that..."

As the words between the pages were read out by William one by one, the atmosphere started to turn eerie, the lights in the clinic flickered, and the whole ward felt strangely spatially disturbed.

Crackle!

As the frequency of the flickering lights increased, with the Human Body Collector in the story making an appearance on the street,

a woman wrapped in a black leather coat was slowly standing up in the corner of the ward, looking at the people in front of her with an extremely distorted stare.

Everyone present also felt as if they were being observed and even felt as if their internal organs were about to be collected. Lorrian broke into a cold sweat, and the female doctor didnt even know what was happening.

As everyone turned their heads toward the corner, they indeed saw the evil woman from the story, even wielding an alarmingly threatening spoon, evidently ready to begin collecting on the spot.

Smack!

William quickly closed the book, the lights flickered once, and everything returned to normal.

They all looked at each other dumbfounded until Lorrian spoke up, "This book... can it project so-called urban legends? What was that sense of danger just now, William? As the holder of the book, cant you control it?"

"If I could control it, I wouldnt have shut the book just now~ It seems it needs more research.

Mr. Yi is more knowledgeable about evil than I am, well discuss it later."

"Okay~ thats it for today, we still have to make a trip to the Chaos Building. You keep resting, and if you need anything, just call the nurse."

"Alright."

As Lorrian and the others left and William was the only one remaining in the ward, he held the storybook in his hands, his lips curling into an involuntary smile.