"It was here many years ago that we launched the Ranger Project. After the failure, we created the Florend Potion. The neural connection in the armor technology was also carried out here..."
Abigail spoke softly, looking through the gray-yellow glass at the experimental table that looked like a Colosseum.
A mechanical chair resembling an electric chair stood upright on a high steel platform. With it as the center, machinery and pipes extended outward like vines, with cables entwined in between and light steam oozing out from the gaps.
The logo of the Black Mountain Hospital was engraved on the iron wall above the chair, and the lancet that pierced the brain seemed to break through the constraints of the plane and pierce the person on the chair together.
They usually call this place a birdcage. The subject of the experiment sits on a chair and is watched by people behind the fence.
"It's still the same here. Haven't you used it in all these years?"
Merlin came from behind and looked at the place with some nostalgia.
"After the teacher's death... to be more precise, this place has never been used again since that incident. Anyway, we never had the chance to use it." Abigail said.
"Ah... I really miss it. At that time, the Perpetual Motion Pump and Black Mountain Hospital worked closely together, instead of operating independently like now." Merlin gently brushed the surface of the steel. Although someone came here to perform maintenance from time to time, the edges of the metal were still covered with rust due to the erosion of the years.
"But the failure of the Ranger Project proves the difference between us. Black Mountain Hospital tried to tap into the ultimate of the human spirit, while your Perpetual Motion Pump only wants to make machinery, bigger and bigger machinery, and more and more powerful explosives."
"But there's nothing we can do about it..." Merlin sighed.
"That incident changed a lot of people, and it was at that time that Arthur made a decision," Merlin said, recalling the past. "Although Arthur had lost many children at that time, he was still a passionate guy who seemed invincible, until the demon found him."
"Lorenzo often told me this. The more we come into contact with demons, the more we are contaminated by darkness. The clearer we are in the eyes of demons, so those strange things can find us. This explains why the demons found Arthur at that time." Merlin said.
"I only know a rough idea of what happened at that time. After all, I was not the dean at that time, but just a student." Abigail asked.
Merlin hesitated for a moment. He was about to say something, but then he stopped. The entire experimental field was very quiet, with only the noisy sound of the fan sucking out the stale air.
"What else could happen? It's just a cliché story."
Merlin finally spoke slowly.
"The Ranger Project was originally intended to replicate the secret blood of the Demon Hunting Order, but we took a completely different path and focused on strengthening the spirit... In fact, looking back now, I understand why Queen Victoria agreed to this somewhat risky plan at the time. She probably wanted to try to use the product of the Ranger Project to solve the King's Curse.
After obtaining the armor technology, Arthur became the last Ranger. At that time, because of the battle with the demons, Arthur was discovered by the demons. Groups of demons attacked Phoenix Manor, and his pregnant wife was also injured by the demons. "