"I don't want your best. I want your guarantee that it will succeed," Fred said as he stared at Rhea.She took a deep breath and nodded firmly. "I promise it’ll be a success." Seeing Rhea’s confident look, Fred nodded. "Good. Keep up the spirit, okay?"He then lowered his head and said to a mouthpiece, "Is everything ready?"After receiving a reply, Fred nodded and looked up at Rhea and three other surgeons. "Please get ready and change into surgical gowns now."They went in deeper, and Rhea found a sterile room and an operating room, complete with all the surgical equipment necessary. Fred must have gone to great lengths to build this place in Hyderland in secret. When they put on their surgical caps and masks, Fred got changed and joined them too. As they were the only people around, Rhea threw him an inquiring look. Fred smiled." Don't worry. The test subjects will be here soon." He called the queen and Lily test subjects, but Rhea didn't see any problem with that. If sh

Not expecting Fred to ask her to answer, Rhea was taken aback. "I…""You heard the queen. What's the success rate?" Fred pushed her.Not knowing the answer, Rhea gritted her teeth and murmured, "Theoretically speaking—""23 percent," Lily interrupted.Not knowing why Lily had said this, Rhea gave her a puzzled look. ‘Did she just pull out a random figure?'Without even a glance at Rhea, Lily added solemnly, "And this is only a rough estimation as the success also depends on the surgeons, the level of cooperation before the surgeon and attendants, the conditions of the test subjects, and so on.“Taking all these factors into consideration, the success rate could be as high as 45% or as low as less than 10 percent.”Fred listened intently as if he had forgotten that Lily was the one about to undergo surgery, not the one performing it."You heard that?" the queen asked Fred in a grave tone."Well…" Fred blinked, then caught himself. "She’s just bullshitting you so that you’d s

"If you must know, many of the officials are on my side. Just leave the country to me. It's time for you to enjoy your retirement," he said with a smile, finally revealing his ambition to rule Yudonia. The queen sneered. "Oh, yeah? Who are these people who are backing you?""Why? Do you plan to take them out?" Fred smiled. "It's a pity that you won't have the chance."Come now, Your Majesty. You could simply cooperate with me and share in the joy of success with me. Why must you make a scene?" Turning around, he pointed toward her men. "People will only treat you and your men as a joke."He then said to his guards cheerfully, "Guys, take them away, and don't let anyone come in here again without my permission! We're about to begin the greatest experiment ever done."However, his men stayed in their spot as if they hadn't heard him. Noticing Fred's upset look, Rhea scolded, "Hey, didn't you guys hear what the duke said? Seize them!" Hearing her words, the guards turned and poi

All his efforts had gone to waste just as he was about to achieve success."All right, the show's over for you." The queen sighed regretfully. "I gave you a chance, but you chose to betray me. You've truly let me down, Fred." As Fred had served her for many years, the queen wanted to show him mercy. However, since he had tried to replace her, she didn’t have any other choice in the matter."This is all a mistake, Your Majesty. I've always told you that you’d stand to benefit from the experiment, haven't I? Yes, I’ve taken some wrong turns and gotten a bit greedy, but I only restricted your freedom and did all this for you!“Think about it. Why have I put so much effort into this?" Fred was unwilling to give up. "When the experiment succeeds, you’re going to be the one to live on forever. What do I have to gain from this?" "Cut the act, Fred!" Lily’s cold voice interrupted him. "You’re just using me and the queen as guinea pigs. If the experiment succeeds, you’ll then repeat it a

However, the queen’s following words dampened Fred’s excitement. "Since you've done so much for me, you must be willing to do one more thing, right?" Fred had a bad feeling in his gut and asked, "What… is it?""Why don't you help me find out whether or not R10 works?" she said casually with a smirk. Fred grew alarmed. "Your Majesty… I…"Stunned, Lily looked at the queen. "You're not up for it?" the queen asked, "Aren't you devoted to me? Why are you scared?" "No!" Fred gritted his teeth. "It's not that I'm scared, but the experiment has strict requirements, which I'm sure you're aware of."I had to go to great lengths to find the most suitable vessel for you. I even let you two recuperate for a long time to ensure a high level of compatibility. Therefore, it would take time before we can proceed with the experiment, even if I do have a suitable vessel." After a pause, he thought of something and added, "I swear I'll go through the experiment for your sake if there’s a suit