[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-notes-on-kraft-anomalous-studies":3,"chapter-notes-on-kraft-anomalous-studies-notes-on-kraft-anomalous-studies-chapter-370":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Notes on Kraft Anomalous Studies",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2283848,4467,"Chapter 370: The Lifesaving Thrombus","notes-on-kraft-anomalous-studies-chapter-370",370,"\u003Cp>Although he appeared especially confident when persuading Benny, Kraft spent several days simulating the procedure before officially beginning treatment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Five sheep, fortunate enough to have made a necessary contribution to the advancement of supernatural medicine, departed painlessly and in accordance with animal experimentation ethics.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The benefiting patient would never know the backstory, but the monks who enjoyed extra meals and Kup who refined his skull suturing techniques would remember them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If conditions allowed, Kraft would have liked to practice a few more times, but time likely permitted no further delays.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Almost every surgery follows a fixed pattern: the smaller the damage inflicted to achieve the same therapeutic goal, the higher the demands on technical skill and the operator’s control.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Dominic’s pituitary resection was like carving intricate patterns with a great sword, then Lu Xiusi’s vascular occlusion plan had the flavor of tofu sculpted with delicate brushstrokes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The operational principle was similar—both created small-scale layer disruptions to cause the necessary damage in areas inaccessible by conventional methods.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Intracranial vessels are inherently small; at the level of a pituitary tumor, they are mostly under a millimeter in diameter—about three to six hair widths, or the thickness of two mosquito legs—on a scale that exists conceptually in the brain but is barely visible to the eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This scale is roughly equivalent to the minimum width of the “Sword in the Stone” tearing open fissures—an operation pushing the limits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides requiring his full concentration, the procedure demanded absolute stillness of the patient’s head; even a sneeze or a slight turn of the neck could lead to catastrophic consequences.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, despite the pain being likely minimal, fleeting, and barely perceptible, the surgery had to be performed under general anesthesia.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Additionally, the monastery’s best carpenter had specially crafted a custom wooden pillow and neck brace, designed to fit as snugly as possible, to ensure secure fixation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What could be done externally was limited, but for safety, internal adjustments were needed—through dietary control, without pro-coagulant drugs, to make the blood thicker and more prone to clotting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During the days Kraft prepared, the kitchen was also busy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Xiusi’s meals were adjusted to a special version as required: eggs, dairy products, animal fats, and organ meats increased, while water intake was restricted and strong tea consumed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The overall approach followed the principles of high calcium, high protein, high fat, diuretic dehydration, and vitamin K supplementation; elevated blood calcium aided platelet activation and aggregation, vitamin K promoted coagulation factor production, and other components increased blood viscosity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The actual effect was certainly far inferior to pro-coagulant drugs, serving merely as a token effort and psychological reassurance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clot formation became theoretically easier, comforting the surgeon; the patient, well-fed and well-hydrated, was also comforted. A win-win.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, when it came to psychological reassurance, the core equipment could not be omitted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kraft rummaged through his storage chest until he found the holy emblem gifted to him during his time in Dunling, from the Cathedral of the Mother, and hung it beside Lu Xiusi’s bed. Raymond had assured him it was unquestionably the most authoritative holy emblem in the entire monastery—and indeed throughout the surrounding Priler territory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With all preparations complete, the first treatment officially began after morning prayers on the fifth day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since there were no external incisions, no sterile environment was required; the procedure was conducted directly in the ward, avoiding the trouble and risk of transporting the patient.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After securing the head and administering anesthesia, Kraft sat beside the bed, his hands hovering gently over either side of the patient’s skull—no special meaning, merely a habitual gesture formed from gripping horns and ears when treating sheep, giving the illusion of greater precision in localization.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He occasionally recalled literary depictions of spellcasting gestures and incantations, silently apologizing to his former self for having mocked such tropes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if unrelated to the actual mechanism, he and others he’d encountered who wielded special powers all exhibited similar preparatory motions—as if the ordinary parts of body and mind struggled to comprehend the newly imposed, artificial functions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These small gestures, while revealing intent, also somewhat assisted the “casting,” making it psychologically more acceptable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He dismissed distractions, locating the target vessel: the original inferior hypophyseal artery, branching from the internal carotid, had been hijacked by the tumor and become an accomplice to its growth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The vessel seemed slightly wider than when he’d seen it a few days prior—evidently, the tumor’s metabolism and secretion were vigorous, inducing vascular proliferation and dilation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In conventional treatment, this would be bad news—indicating rapid growth and higher bleeding risk during resection—but for Kraft, it was good: intravascular manipulation would be slightly easier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He began attuning to the spiritual ache deep within, releasing his restraint on it, like opening the floodgates of a memory palace—clear, bitter, salty waters surged forth, the agony of countless wounds wailing everywhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It could not be familiarized, could not be adapted to; there was no difference between more and less, only between presence and absence—as if a mere neural signal had undergone a qualitative transformation into something tangibly real.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kraft inexplicably felt it resembled the entity parasitizing Dominic—both were information with tangible “existence,” capable of being contacted and controlled by thought, and capable of conversely contacting and controlling thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only such entities could be transformed into real power, tearing rifts in the material world through subjective will.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A fine fissure formed internally along the vessel’s path. If visible, it would resemble a slender violin string, immovably stable within the bloodstream.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, following his practice results, he slightly relaxed control—like a real violin string, it vibrated with minimal amplitude, simulating an inserted guidewire to scrape and damage the endothelium.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Controlling the length of the damaged segment required precise regulation: too short, and the clot would be unstable and easily dislodged; too long, and it might injure surrounding healthy tissue or occlude unrelated vessels.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The difference between sheep and humans was still vast; relying on limited experience, he chose a segment roughly the length of a grain of rice, scraped the endothelium, and withdrew quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The coagulation system had already activated; perhaps due to slow terminal flow and the dietary regimen’s partial success, within three hundred heartbeats, his spiritual senses observed a visible clot forming along the damaged endothelial segment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A tough, filamentous mass composed primarily of platelets gradually blocked the small artery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>About thirty percent of the pituitary tumor’s blood supply was thus severed, with a few minor branches still providing the remainder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kraft observed for a while longer, then severed his spiritual perception. Today’s treatment ended here—the price of precision was a rapid decline in his condition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if his condition improved, he had no intention of completing the cure in one go; he should first observe the effects and plan cautiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He gave Benny a reassuring nod, wiped away the cold sweat from tension and discomfort, and silently left the room, leaving the morning’s stillness to the patient and his family.\u003C\u002Fp>",1156,"2026-06-20T02:15:56.940Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","76e75a32c2d0168f2a311ce383c6ae04e5b9d764b065b18e5a9dd7231c01b754","notes-on-kraft-anomalous-studies-chapter-371","notes-on-kraft-anomalous-studies-chapter-369",406,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fnotes-on-kraft-anomalous-studies-cover.jpg"]