Chapter 2998: Green Trees Shade the Long Summer Days (43)

Cobblepot was a bit surprised by Shiler's current form, but not that surprised. There was a feeling of being unexpected but reasonable. He said, "I think every one of us represents a kind of animal. That is our other form in the natural world. If I had to say which animal you would be, Professor, then I think it must be a snake."

Pamela nodded vigorously from the side.

Shiler sighed and said, "I think you have a deep misunderstanding of me, and I don't think it's necessary to represent it in such an intuitive way. The feeling of having no limbs is really uncomfortable."

"But you use your tail very well." Pamela gave him a thumbs up.

Then they finally started to study some serious business. Pamela indicated that she could teach herself alchemy and then try to extract the effective substances from snowdrops, thereby attempting to cure Alzheimer's disease through magical means.

However, she couldn't guarantee the success rate; she could only say there was a slight hope and it was worth a try.

Moreover, the snowdrop extract might also be used to deal with the witch Circe, thereby breaking the curse on Shiler.

Although Pamela also had the ability to force snowdrops to grow, she felt that to ensure the drug's effect, it was best to use wild species, and it was best to go to the oldest place of origin of this plant and find that kind of native population that had evolved all the way, which had special significance in mysticism.

Zatanna volunteered, but this plant had no distribution in the United States; its place of origin was in Europe, but there were also some populations in Asia. Zatanna decided to go to Europe to collect them.

Collecting and extracting the components of this drug would take some time, and during this time, Shiler needed to figure out how Edgar and Circe controlled those three people to commit crimes, and how much they participated in the whole process.

The problem now was that Shiler needed a means of transport; otherwise, relying on his current snake body to move step by step, he wouldn't find anything even by next year.

Zatanna and Pamela had to be busy with the snowdrop matter, Cobblepot had to stay to take care of his mother, and Brand was nothing and could only laugh. Finally, Shiler made a phone call to Helen.

This wasn't him favoring Helen; it was mainly because if he called Aisha over, he was worried Aisha would give him a bite first. His small body now couldn't withstand Aisha's sharp teeth. Helen was still more civilized.

But when she saw Shiler's current form, she couldn't help but be startled.

"Don't tell me you're afraid of snakes."

"I'm not afraid of snakes... but how did you become like this? Professor, are you trying to use snake venom to poison your students' cups?"

"Why do you all suspect I want to poison my students to death?"

"The high-EQ way of saying it is because they deserve it."

"And the low-EQ way?"

"You just look like that kind of professor."

Helen let Shiler coil around her arm. She adjusted her body temperature and took Shiler out of the asylum.

"The cooling device I modified last time should have had a pretty good effect, right?" Helen asked.

"Yes, the effect was very good. When Nygma was carried into the police station, he had completely lost his vital signs, and the forensic doctor didn't find any flaws."

"Yes, I learned a trick from Loki. After all, he is a Frost Giant, so he is an expert among experts in this regard. But I didn't have much confidence when I first made this thing. As long as it's easy to use, that's fine."

"This is definitely an outstanding scientific research achievement, Helen. You know how strict my requirements are in this regard, but I still think you can write it into your future resume."

"Why? I don't think this counts as a particularly big achievement."

"You don't understand. The Cat Getan Police Department gathers the most excellent forensic doctors in the entire United States, and even the world, because the case library here is too rich and too unique. A forensic doctor who can grab an entry opportunity at the Cat Getan Police Department is at the pinnacle of the forensic pyramid."

Shiler paused and then continued, "In other words, being able to create equipment that makes them unable to find flaws is completely enough for you to brag about. Your father will also be proud of you."

Helen laughed and said, "That's really great. Pepper worried for I don't know how long, feeling that the name Tony Stark put too much pressure on me, making no matter how I write my resume, it seems not outstanding enough."

Then Shiler began to discuss the child abuse case with Helen. Helen believed that magic only played an auxiliary role in this case, and it was mainly those three idiots who harbored evil intentions. If they weren't pedophiles and sadists, those two idiots harboring evil intentions wouldn't have targeted them.

Shiler agreed with her view, but he still said, "They didn't use magic much, but it must have been critical every time. I suspect that those witnesses with psychological problems were all interfered with by Edgar."

"Mind readers are really too troublesome." Helen also frowned and said, "If I have to say what my weakness is, it's probably mental abilities. My offensive and defensive capabilities in this regard are very weak, and even if I'm not careful, I wouldn't know if I were being read."

"Why is that? Can't you evolve infinitely?"

"Yes, but there must be pressure. That is to say, I must have dealt with such enemies before I can evolve corresponding abilities."

"Then haven't you gone to find Charles?"

"This is the key." Helen sighed helplessly and said, "Professor Charles is unwilling to attack me. He says it's too inhumane. I don't know why, even though he has seen my true body, he still feels I'm a little girl."

"Charles is just like that." Shiler said, "Don't complain about his overly high moral standards, but righteousness cannot be overcorrected, and the consequences of him losing control are very terrifying."

"Then where are we going now?" Helen asked, "You said you've controlled Williams and Bob for over ten hours. Do you want to find a way to lure the snake out of its hole?"

"I'm just a bit worried that they might abandon these few pawns and look for new ones... perhaps my appearance will make them more vigilant and make other choices. In short, let's go to Williams' place first. Maybe they will find a way to take action to save people."

Shiler told Helen about his plan. It was actually very simple. After discovering that the three of Williams were just small fish in the front, naturally, he had to find a way to use these small fish to lure out bigger fish.

Although it was already known that the ones causing trouble behind the scenes were likely magicians and superpowered individuals, these two people were very vigilant and cunning. Once they sensed something was wrong, they could immediately flee thousands of miles away and never appear again.

But after all, these were two time bombs. As long as they were still eyeing something in Cat Getan, they would definitely return, repeatedly harass, and commit vicious cases like the child abuse case time and time again. More importantly, they were like flies circling around Shiler, making him unable to have peace.

So one must wait patiently, and then strike with one hit, not giving them any chance to escape or counterattack.

Shiler felt that although he was cursed now, his appearance this time wasn't a loss.

If he hadn't appeared, Circe and Edgar would likely have chosen to abandon these three pawns later, because as Edgar said, these three people actually didn't know of their existence. Edgar modified their thinking, making them feel that these were crimes they committed themselves.

Since that was the case, they had no need to go to the trouble of silencing them, nor did they need to rescue the hostages. Abandoning these three people and finding three more was fine. Cat Getan didn't have much else, but it had many bad people.

But Shiler's sudden appearance was very likely to disrupt their subsequent plans, making them focus all their attention on the mysterious attacker, and unable to decisively cut off the tail to save the lizard. When experts fight, being a second late is fatal.

Shiler planned to take advantage of them chasing him to find a way to force them to reveal their flaws, and what he would use naturally were the two unlucky guys he caught. If they used magic, they shouldn't blame him for not playing by the rules.

Shiler was gradually perfecting his plan in his heart, but about half an hour later, he appeared in the hospital.

Shiler opened his eyes and saw a huge crocodile head. Killer Croc leaned in front of the bed, looking at Helen while pointing at Shiler and saying, "You say this is Professor Shiler? Don't tell me he also has some atavistic bloodline..."

"He didn't atavize, he just received a magical curse, but this curse is too powerful, actually turning his life form into a poikilotherm." Helen shrugged and said.

That's right, this was the reason Shiler appeared in the hospital.

Just like Killer Croc, what kind of normal snake could be a detective in 40-degree weather?

Although someone must have seen crocodiles or snakes lying lazily in the sun in various animal documentaries and felt that poikilotherms must be more afraid of the cold, because once the temperature is too low, they will hibernate.

But in reality, except for some desert species, poikilotherms are also very afraid of heat. Most cannot withstand high temperatures exceeding 45 degrees Celsius. Now the ground temperature in Cat Getan is approaching 50 degrees.

Normal people wouldn't go out in such temperatures, but what a coincidence, the means of transport Shiler chose wasn't a normal person; she was Doomsday.

Although Helen could feel the heat, she complained, but no matter how high the temperature was, it couldn't affect her free movement. She felt Shiler's matter was very urgent, so she couldn't care about the heat and ran wildly with Shiler all the way.

Normal humans would have died long ago doing such strenuous exercise in such weather, so they had to use tools, either driving a car or taking public transport.

But Helen's physical fitness was too strong; she didn't need to use any tools at all. She just forcibly ran to the destination.

She was fine, but Shiler, who had turned into a snake, couldn't withstand being exposed to the sun for so long in such high temperatures. By the time Helen ran to the place, Shiler the snake had already been heat-stroked and fainted.

So he happily got a bed next to Killer Croc.

This wasn't a coincidence, but Cat Getan's hospital specifically had a department used to treat such special patients, which was subdivided into many departments. Shiler the snake and Killer Croc both belonged to the reptile department and both had heatstroke, so naturally, they were assigned to the same ward.

Not long after waking up, Shiler heard the sound of a nurse's footsteps. He immediately became nervous. Sure enough, the nurse walked in, knocked on the railing of the bed, and said, "Knowing you have an atavistic bloodline and still going out in such hot weather, are you afraid the hospital has too many staff?"

"Hibernating in winter, family members thinking you're dead and constantly sending you here is one thing, but occupying the bed in summer too? If this continues, we'll be turned into a veterinary hospital sooner or later!"

"What about that unlucky new guy? Let me see the IV... Heavens! Is your atavism a bit too... Shiler Rodriguez?! Professor Shiler?!"

Shiler had never hated being so famous so much. ===== CHAPTER 2999 =====