Mythology: Ragnarok

Chapter 293 The Summoned Passenger

Seeing this, Xuanyuan Muze asked the nurse, "Why are there no patients here?"

Upon hearing the question, the nurse turned and glanced at him with a puzzled look, then asked in return, "Are you talking about a disease? To be honest, I haven't seen one of these in many years. I'm really looking forward to seeing a few patients, instead of seeing seriously injured people covered in blood every time. To be honest, I was quite shocked when I first started working here. After all, this job is definitely not suitable for people who are afraid of blood. You have no idea, there are many bizarre things we encounter in this line of work, like that time..."

Then the nurse seemed to open up and began to talk at length. Xuan Yuan Muze listened with slight surprise as she recounted her miraculous experiences. However, during this conversation, he learned a very important piece of information about this place: the residents had long since been freed from the torment of disease.

With the nurse's introduction, Xuan Yuan Muze quickly arrived at the room of the important figure called 'Talos'. The nurse knocked on the door, and after hearing the director inside say 'Come in,' she opened the door and let Xuan Yuan Muze in. Then she gently closed the door and returned to her work station.

After entering the room, Xuan Yuan Mu Ze looked around. A handsome middle-aged man with delicate features was sitting on the conference table, and opposite him sat a figure who was covered by a long robe but whose physique was still quite burly.

Xuanyuan Muze asked the middle-aged man in as gentle a tone as possible, "Are you Lord Talos?"

The middle-aged man quickly waved his hand and said, "No, I am the dean here. You can call me 'Sett.' The man in front of me is Lord Talos, who has come to introduce you to the Emperor."

As the middle-aged man explained, Xuan Yuan Mu Ze looked at the man in black. Talos stood up and was about to remove the clothes covering him when Dean Seti immediately stopped Talos and said, "My lord! He is not prepared."

Upon hearing this, Talos stopped what he was doing and then reached out his hand, saying, "Then you should give him some psychological support. Don't keep His Majesty waiting, or I'm afraid I won't be able to explain it to him."

Upon hearing this, Sett waved his hand dismissively and said, "Don't worry, His Majesty won't scold you for such a trivial matter."

“But I cannot slack off in my work. This is a mission bestowed upon me by His Majesty, and I cannot fail His Majesty’s expectations.” Talos said truthfully and solemnly, clearly showing that His Majesty held a very high position in his heart.

Sett shook his head helplessly. He knew that Talos was just like that, so he didn't say anything more.

Seti walked directly to Xuanyuan Muze and solemnly stated to him, "Guest who has come from afar, in order to prevent you from being frightened, I must inform you of some common knowledge: our country is formed by the intermingling of many different species. Therefore, you will often see many... 'non-human intelligent life forms' here, and a considerable number of them do not conform to human aesthetics. So you should be prepared, and you should understand that this situation will become more and more common in the future."

Xuanyuan Muze leaned back tactically, then looked at Talos and asked tentatively, "So... he's not human? No, I mean, he's not human, right?"

Before Xuanyuan Muze could finish speaking, Talos tore off the black cloth covering his entire body, revealing his true face: a strong lizardman. Moreover, a conspicuous scar could be seen on Talos's face, making it clear at a glance that he was probably a ruthless character not to be trifled with.

Upon seeing Talos, Xuanyuan Muze was so frightened that his legs went weak and he sat back down. Sett quickly grabbed a swivel chair and helped Xuanyuan Muze sit down, reassuring him, "Calm down. I know that in your world, how should I put it, they might be alien species that shouldn't exist, but in this country, to be honest, lizardmen are already considered to be of acceptable appearance to humans."

Xuanyuan Muze struggled to stand up, but to be honest, he was really scared. This was a completely different experience from watching TV. Imagine a lizardman who was two meters taller than you and covered in muscles and scales appearing in front of you. Just kidding, a normal person would be scared enough by being stared at by a two-meter-tall strong man, let alone a non-human monster that was four meters tall!

Taros looked at the terrified Xuanyuan Muze and innocently shrugged at Sett, as if to say, 'Is it my fault?' However, Xuanyuan Muze's mental fortitude was much stronger than that of ordinary people. He quickly calmed down, stood up slowly, walked up to Taros, and tentatively asked, 'Can I touch your scales?'

Talos nodded without refusing and said, "Of course, please calm down quickly, His Majesty the Emperor is waiting for you."

Xuanyuan Muze tentatively touched the scales on Taros's arm. The smooth, irregularly arranged scales felt wonderful to the touch. Xuanyuan Muze also realized that he had entered a world beyond his comprehension. Now, all he could do was convince himself to believe what was happening before his eyes.

"Your scales feel amazing!" Xuan Yuan Muze couldn't help but praise.

Talos replied happily, "Thank you. I've always taken good care of them. After all, veterans like me don't have much entertainment, so when I'm free, I like to dress myself up. I'm really delighted that you like them. But we don't have time to waste here. If you've rested enough, would you do me the honor of moving with me to a nearby restaurant? His Majesty the Emperor is waiting for you there."

Xuanyuan Muze then withdrew his hand and said, "Then I can't go out like this, can I? Is what I'm wearing not formal enough to meet your emperor?"

Talos stared at Xuanyuan Muze for a while, then commented, "It's not formal enough, but His Majesty the Emperor asked me to bring you a gift. Wearing this will make it formal enough." As he spoke, Talos took out a huge disc and pressed it against Xuanyuan Muze's chest.

The disc instantly and tightly adhered to Xuan Yuan Mu Ze's body, tearing his clothes to shreds. This exposed Xuan Yuan Mu Ze's naked body to the two of them, causing him to hurriedly cover his private parts in fright. At the same time, the nanomaterials inside the disc rapidly expanded, and the huge disc gradually shrank, eventually transforming into a set of nano armor that perfectly fit Xuan Yuan Mu Ze's body, enveloping his entire body.

Looking at the control panel in front of him, which resembled a suit of steel armor, and examining the high-tech nanotech armor on his body, Xuan Yuan Muze couldn't help but exclaim, "What is this? It looks incredibly cool!"

Taros patiently explained, "This is the standard version of the Exterminator C-1701 nanoarmor. Please understand that due to various considerations, this suit of armor was actually modified from an old one that had long been phased out and then given to you. Therefore, its performance is not very good. It is only equipped with a low-level laser cannon and a relatively simple energy shield. To be honest, its weapon functions and protective capabilities are not quite military equipment. If you wear it and there is enough energy, at most you can slaughter your home planet within five months."