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Chapter 586 - 332: Corpse Dragon Devil Tuber! Research Institute of the Ancient Civilization! (Two-in-One Super - ) _4

Chapter 586: Chapter 332: Corpse Dragon Devil Tuber! Research Institute of the Ancient Civilization! (Two-in-One Super Chapter) _4

Next, he gathered all his strength and rushed forward.

Upon reaching a certain critical point, he seemed to have pierced a layer of paper, breaking free from the suction below him, leaping out, and landing on a rocky plateau surrounded by wetlands. On the plateau were multiple racks with the sacred number "4" and piles of coffins behind these racks.

The rocky plateau was filled with graves.

The falcon that Ivita had transformed into fell and returned to human form. He found himself standing in front of the Duke’s tomb. The inscription on the tomb read, "This is the grave of Billy Lombardy, the last Duke of Cross Island. He came into this world with nothing and left without taking anything with him."

The Wind Bone Granny was also jumping on the fragmented shards of wood and stone floating in the marsh. It must be said that the Longhair Tribe, with their External Red Nerve, had an almost superhuman control over their limbs, making them naturally adapted to swamp life.

Wind Bone Granny said, "Impressive. When we first crossed these marshes, most of us perished, yet you managed to overcome this obstacle with just a few magic spells."

Ivita said, "We have encountered the Duke. Now you should tell me the origins of the Longevity Surgery and the Swamp Red Flower, as well as the secrets of this marsh."

Wind Bone Granny jumped onto the rocky plateau. She walked towards the Duke’s tomb while talking with Ivita, "Sixty years ago, during an uprising, we retreated to the marshlands after a defeat in a battle. The Duke was intent on staging the last stand in the marsh. Unfortunately, he still lost."

"Then, we discovered something rare even among the Alien Flora here; namely, the Corpse Dragon Devil Tuber. We also found fields of Swamp Red Flowers, which usually grow alongside the tubers."

"At the time, we had a scholar among our shattered troops, a man named Peter Pan. He insisted that as long as we could find the Corpse Dragon Devil Tuber and the Swamp Red Flower, we could perform the Longevity Surgery that he happened to read about in a fragment of an ancient text."

Wind Bone Granny fell into deep thought while leaning on the Duke’s tomb, "Of course, Peter Pan noted that there were two possible outcomes for the Longevity Surgery."

"The first outcome would result in the creation of a uniquely immortal species."

"The second outcome would retain the human form, allowing the subject to stay youthful forever, extend their lifespan by at least two thousand years, while their physical appearance stayed the same no matter how much time passed."

"However, this surgery could only be performed with the Corpse Dragon Devil Tuber and the Swamp Red Flower."

"Because Peter Pan had given many good suggestions to the Duke, the Duke agreed to Peter Pan’s plan for the Longevity Surgery. Moreover, the Duke intended to use the species created by the Longevity Surgery for the restoration of his lost kingdom."

"....." Ivita: "???"

Ivita felt a chill down his spine when he heard Peter Pan’s name. For a moment, he almost thought Joanna was under Peter Pan’s control.

But on second thoughts, Joanna should be in league with Santa Claus’s group.

It would be unlikely for her to be manipulated by Peter Pan.

But why, then, would he come into contact with Pan God’s plan from sixty years ago in this swamp?

What role did Pan God play when the Black Sea was established sixty years ago?

Only now did Ivita realize that the ’Human Transfiguration’ he had seen in the treehouse deep in the swamp was indeed the ’noble’ style of the Druids.

The origin of the surgery was indeed the Druids.

Wind Bone Granny shared, "Back then, I was just an inexperienced young woman who had to follow the decisions made by those in charge. We all underwent the surgery one by one. I ingested anesthesia derived from swamp plants. When I woke up, I had red hair all over my body."

"But it was only me left. Everyone else disappeared, and the Duke became a grave."

"Peter Pan told me that only I had successfully completed the Longevity Surgery. He discovered halfway through that the Swamp Red Flowers had a peculiar reaction when they mixed with a unique hormone secreted by male humans, a substance used to enhance muscles. This caused a mutation."

"Because of this, all the men either died in the surgery, or failed and turned into a species with slightly lower intelligence and shorter life spans than humans and had red hair all over their bodies. That’s the Longhair Tribe you saw earlier."

A strange expression appeared on Ivita’s face as he realized she was talking about testosterone.

High levels of testosterone can indeed impact a male’s lifespan.

But he hadn’t expected this side effect.

Ivita felt that sixty years ago, Pan God must have deceived the Duke and the Old Granny standing before him. The truth back then probably wasn’t as simple as this.

What Pan God cared about most was the revival of the Druids.

Wait, didn’t he find a fragment of the Druids’ Wind Elemental Shard in a place where divination magic and compasses didn’t work, namely, on Volcano Island? Did Pan God know about the Wind Elemental Shard in the Black Sea back then?

If he did know, he might be one of the patrons behind Marco Anson, possibly aiming at sowing chaos in the Black Sea, making the Elemental Shard of the Crown that was sealed by Hell reappear.

However, since the Longevity Surgery was mentioned, Pan God’s goal back then was probably not that simple.