With Alicia's death as a dividing line, Adnis changed.
He began to stay away from his family all year round, only staying between prayers or with the people, persistently pursuing the ideal world where "people will not die".
So, how can we create a world where people will never die?
At first, Edith had no clue.
But Denton already had a direction to think about.
Strengthen your body!
Yes, by strengthening the body to promote human evolution, first evolve a powerful body that cannot be defeated by the red death disease, and then continue to strengthen it, and finally evolve into the ultimate life form that can defeat even death.
Denton is confident in this path.
So, Adnis chose to believe Denton and solemnly entrusted him.
…
Denton's research on physical enhancement and transformation officially began.
He chose an outstanding assistant who had lost his wife and child due to the red death disease, encouraged him, and allowed him to fight with him.
With hatred for the Red Death, the assistant regarded Denton's research as the meaning of his own survival.
They conducted a lot of research on enhanced modification of the human body, on cells, on the immune system... Then, they entered the stage of human experiments.
Denton knew that their research was immature and likely to fail.
And if it fails, the people participating in the experiment will have almost no chance of survival.
When he thought of this, Denton couldn't help but hesitate.
But his assistant calmly persuaded Denton.
He calls those possible failures necessary and valuable sacrifices.
Because once successful, many, many people will be saved.
The assistant said to Denton: "People who are suffering from illness will be willing to fight with you, just like me."
Denton was determined.
He began recruiting volunteers.
Just as the assistant said, after Denton expressed his true feelings, many people who were suffering from illness took the initiative to become volunteers.
Denton hugged them gratefully.
…
Denton's experiment failed.
Again and again.
The volunteers, without exception, died one after another.
This caused Denton great pain.
Every time he failed, he would cry and bury the body, apologizing to them again and again.
He can no longer enjoy failure as he used to, because in this experiment, every failure means that a volunteer will die.
At this time, assistants would persuade Denton.
"We're still a little short of it, so we can't give up. Their sacrifice is worth it. This is the only way for the future of the beholder world."
Denton nodded silently and strengthened his determination again.
But not long after, he was summoned by Adnis.
Adnis heard about the dead people in Denton's experiments.
He harshly criticized Denton.
"No matter what, the people must not be sacrificed... not even for that purpose!"
He ignored Denton's excuse of "give him some more time and he will definitely succeed" and sternly stopped Denton.
"That's enough, Edith will take care of it!"
…
Yes, while Denton continued to conduct experiments on human enhancement and transformation, Edith had also found his own research direction.
He is developing an eye-soul system that "places the physical body in the machine to maintain its state, and extracts the soul and puts it into the incarnation for action."
Moreover, unlike Denton, Edith's research, which has reached the final stage, does not involve experimental steps that require the sacrifice of people.
Denton, who heard the news from Adnis, expressed his opposition.
He believes that only living by using one's own body can be considered truly alive.
But Denton's opinion was overruled because Adnis recognized Edith's research and warned Denton not to continue the experiment that would involve sacrifices.
Denton responded with silence.
He couldn't agree with what Adnis said.
Because if he gives up the experiment now, then what are the people who died in the experiment in the past? So he can't give up, he must succeed!
…
Just as Denton decided, he ignored Adnis's warning and was still conducting experiments on physical enhancement and transformation, and once again, victims appeared.
This time after burying the victims, Denton's laboratory received two special visitors.
It was a mother and daughter.
It was obvious that my mother had contracted the red death disease and did not have much time left.
Although my daughter is not sick, she is weak and it must be only a matter of time before she becomes sick.
The mother begged Denton to help her daughter.
She wanted Denton to strengthen her daughter's body and protect her from disease.
But successive defeats have severely damaged Denton's self-confidence.
Without intensive surgery, her daughter could live for a while, but with intensive surgery, her daughter might die immediately... Based on this thought, Denton opened his mouth to refuse, but was interrupted by his assistant.
"Although the experiment has not been successful, there is nothing we can do. Denton, we can help her!"
After hearing the assistant's words, the mother immediately asked Denton desperately.
Denton was touched by his mother's heart.
Denton agreed to his mother's request.
"thank you all."
With these words of gratitude as her last words, my mother fell to the ground with a smile and fell asleep forever.
Denton fulfilled his promise to his mother. Not only did he and his assistants apply the current achievements in physical strengthening and transformation to his daughter, he also adopted her as his adopted daughter.
The girl's name is Chloe.
…
The incident between the mother and daughter made Denton more determined to make the experiment successful.
For this reason, he will dedicate his body to the experiment of physical strengthening and transformation.
When the assistant heard Denton's idea, he immediately stopped him, but was persuaded by Denton.
Denton did not regard the volunteers who had gathered around him as mere experimental subjects, but as his own family.
Is it really right to put your family in constant danger while you stay in a safe place?
Denton, who has become a father, has made a decision.
If there will be victims in the future, let him become one of them.
…
Denton discovered Adele, Adnis' second son, who was sent by Adnis to monitor him.
But Denton did not hide anything, but showed what he had done openly.
"Whether what I did is right or what your father did is right, use your eyes and will to judge, and then decide whether to tell your father."
Denton bet on his own consciousness and his trust in Adair, so that this young man who admired his father, but was emotionally estranged from his father because his father did not pay attention to the family for many years, began to frequent Denton's laboratory... Of course... , was hidden from his father, Adnis.
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As a result, until the development of Edith's Eye Soul System was completed, Denton's experiment failed.
