When Everlearn finished watching the footage, his mind was reeling in shock.

Being a Mech Designer, he was very knowledgeable about fusion surgery, yet he had never found one more difficult than this one.

The process of making his heart weaker by getting rid of his cells required using an advanced microscopic blade operated by robotic hands, interconnected with the surgeon's mind to get the job done.

One mistake.

Just one lack of focus and his heart would be divided into two, killing him in an instant.

What was more was that the simple process had taken her three full hours to complete.

Three hours of unblinking focus, staring solemnly at an organ, and yet she had accomplished her aim without even the slightest error.

And after that process, she had to drain him of more blood before forcibly awakening the Core and forcing input of energy into his blood by connecting it with his heart.

Even if one fused with a Core, it takes time for the Core to awaken.

It was like transplanting a seed heart; it can't just start beating immediately once in the body.

But she had forced it to beat because his cells, just like his heart, were refusing fusion.

Draining off the cells without replacing them with others would have made him eventually die due to a lack of enough cells.

So she awakened the Core, had it create Core cells that not only kept him alive, but also welcomed the Core's energy.

That process had also taken an extra four hours of absolute focus.

But it wasn't just focus, it was timing.

A part of the body could only remain without cells for a limited time before becoming useless.

She wasn't just under the headache of core rejection; she was also under the pressure of timing before his body collapsed.

And in the end, she had still pulled it off, perfectly connecting heart and Core and artificially awakening the Core.

This time, Everlearn couldn't help but properly take a look at the spectacled woman.

An oval-shaped face, a symmetrical nose, and large crimson eyes that could quickly narrow and turn fierce, just as they did now as she noticed his stare.

She was beautiful, but to him, her beauty had just reached an entirely new level.

'She's an X-guardian and just like the rest, she's also so good at what she does....very good.'

"What ideas are you getting this time, cheat?" she whispered.

"You're very good at what you do. The best Core Fusion Surgeon I've ever seen," he whispered as her narrowed eyes slowly reverted to their big bubble shape, but only for a moment before they narrowed back again.

"I didn't do it for you," she said unforgivingly, and Everlearn nodded.

"I know. You only went through that much trouble for Boss Ash," he mused before he turned away to the side of the bed.

She had pushed herself to the limit, making the surgery a success, but only because she had believed it was Boss Ash who wanted him fused.

If he had just been any ordinary student, she could have given up halfway, and he would have...

║You see why I said it was bad. You were 99.9% close to death the entire time of the surgery.║

║One mistake and you would have never woken up.║

The system blinked in red, and only now did it fully dawn on Everlearn.

'I know now,'

'Initiate MDS protocol,' he ordered, and in the next moment, it blinked.

║Secret Quest Completed: Embark on Nvidia's Cultivation Path by Becoming a Corer.║

║Rewards:

1. +5 Level Up Cards!

2. +10,000 EXP!

3. +5 Ability Upgrade Cards.║

'So there was even a secret quest, hmm,' he thought silently as the panel rapidly changed.

╔══════════════════╗

║ [ SYSTEM INTERFACE ] ║

╠══════════════════╣

║ ▸ Name: Everlearn Snowfall ║

║ ▸ Race: Human ║

║ ▸ Age: 17 ║

║ ▸ Level: 14 ║

╠══════════════════════════════════════╣

║ CULTIVATION ║

║ ▸ Current Energy: Core ║

║ ▸ Cultivation Stage: Anomalous X-Grade Corer ║

║ ▸ Core to Body Sync: 10% ║

║ ▸ Energy State: Stable ║

║ ▸ Core Energy Points: 100 ║

║ IMPORTANT NOTE: At 10% Core to Body Sync, activating the Core will lead to a boost of +10 on all stat points except Charisma and Intelligence. ║

'So, there's now a new panel for cultivation,' Everlearn thought silently to himself before the panel continued.

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║ ▸ EXP: 10,000 / 10,000 ║

║ Does Host Wish to Level Up? ║

'Yes.'

║ Congratulations, Host has leveled up to Level 15. ║

║ +20 Attribute Points Obtained. ║

║ Level Up Cards: 5 ║

║ Does Host Wish to Use Level Up Cards? ║

'Yes.'

║ -1 Level Up Card! ║║ Congratulations, Host has leveled up to Level 16. ║║ +20 Attribute Points Obtained. ║

║ -1 Level Up Card! ║║ Congratulations, Host has leveled up to Level 17. ║║ +20 Attribute Points Obtained. ║

║ -1 Level Up Card! ║║ Congratulations, Host has leveled up to Level 18. ║║ +20 Attribute Points Obtained. ║

║ -1 Level Up Card! ║║ Congratulations, Host has leveled up to Level 19. ║║ +20 Attribute Points Obtained. ║

║ -1 Level Up Card! ║║ Congratulations, Host has leveled up to Level 20. ║║ +20 Attribute Points Obtained. ║

═══════STATS═══════

║ Strength: 80 ║

║ Agility: 70 ║

║ Endurance: 70 ║

║ Intelligence: 80 ║

║ Charisma: 45 ║

║Attribute Points: 120 ║

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'How does Host wish to distribute attribute points?'

'Add 20 Attribute Points to Strength, 30 points to Agility, 30 points to Endurance, 20 points to Intelligence, and 20 points to Charisma.'

The second those words were completed, it set in.

BAAADUUUMP

BAAADUUUMP

BAAADUUUMP

The sound of a heart thudding loudly was what Lady Erendel heard first.

"Why is my heart beating so fast all of a sudden?" She thought, confused, as her hands reached for her chest.

It was quiet.

'What is...?'

FLICCCKKER

In the next moment, the side of her eyes caught the blue ray of light, and she sat up with speed, turning to Everlearn, only for her jaws to fall as she looked at him.

"What... What is this!?"

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