21st Century Necromancer

Because the majority of attendees appeared dispirited, the atmosphere of the academic conference was naturally affected. Most participants were drowsy, and both the speakers on stage and the listeners in the audience lacked enthusiasm.

Under such circumstances, the atmosphere of the conference was inevitably dull from the beginning, even more so than the last time Chen Yu had attended.

Chen Yu even saw quite a few attendees with particularly bad complexions, who completely ignored the speaker on stage and fell asleep leaning on their seats. Those who managed to stay awake were obviously fighting off yawns, with their eyelids battling to stay open.

Clearly, under such a lethargic atmosphere, the progress of the academic conference was far from smooth. Although the scheduled topics were being presented, it was apparent that the speakers on stage were merely going through the motions without the mood or energy to discuss anything extra.

The audience, in turn, listened in a foggy state, paying attention only to the content relevant to them and letting unrelated material go in one ear and out the other. @@novelbin@@

During the question-and-answer session, apart from the pre-arranged questioners, no one seemed eager to raise their hand to speak, leading to several moments of awkwardness.

Given such conditions, it was impossible for the conference’s organizing committee to continue with the afternoon session as previously scheduled, since everyone clearly lacked the inclination to do so.

Considering the participants’ mental state, the organizing committee of the conference canceled the activities planned for that afternoon and rescheduled them for the following day, allowing everyone some time to rest properly in the afternoon.

Upon hearing the host announce the cancellation of the afternoon’s scheduled conference activities, Chen Yu finally stood up with Hiromi Jounouchi, preparing to leave, and the other attendees in the hall couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief, with most emitting sounds of unburdening. Your journey continues at NovelBin.Côm

Honestly, maintaining decorum without offending the speakers on stage in such a dull setting was truly a difficult task, and it put considerable pressure on those who simply couldn’t resist the urge to sleep.

Leaving the venue, Chen Yu and Hiromi Jounouchi were headed to their rooms. Although both were Transcendents and could handle a night without sleep with little detriment to their health, they had not slept well the previous night and the morning’s conference had been so dreary that both wished to return to their rooms to catch up on some sleep.

As they were walking, Hiromi Jounouchi caught sight of a female attendee also heading to her room, and quickly scurried forward a few steps, calling out to the woman with graying hair, "Excuse me, are you Professor Soda from Kyoto University?"

"I am Reiko Soda. Who are you...?" Professor Soda, whom Hiromi Jounouchi had called out to, looked at Jounouchi and Chen Yu with a puzzled expression but stopped politely, waiting for them to explain their purpose.

Although Professor Soda had graying hair and her face was lined with wrinkles, she seemed quite energetic. Beneath her pair of grayish-white eyebrows, her eyes were bright and expressive, lacking the sleepiness that afflicted the others.

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"Hello, Professor Soda, we are doctors from Eastern University Affiliated Hospital, and we are also here to attend the academic conference," seeing that Professor Soda had stopped, Jounouchi Hiromi hastily explained her intentions: "You are a leading authority in obstetrics and gynecology in Japan, and I have some questions regarding female pregnancy that I would like to consult with you.

Do you have time?"

Seemingly worried that Professor Soda might misunderstand, Jounouchi Hiromi specifically added, "These are academic questions related to a patient I am currently treating. I had planned to email you, but I didn’t expect to meet you at the conference, which is a great honor. My intrusion, I hope Professor Soda will forgive."

"Oh, I see, there’s no intrusion at all. Academic conferences are exactly the place for everyone to engage in scholarly exchanges. Being able to answer questions from younger colleagues is precisely our greatest role as predecessors." Professor Soda seemed pleased to help, but the hallway was clearly not the place for discussion.

After a moment’s thought, she said to Jounouchi Hiromi, "It happens to be lunchtime; if you don’t mind, you can join this old lady for a meal, and I can answer your questions along the way. By the way, what’s your name?"

"That would be wonderful, thank you, Professor. My name is Jounouchi Hiromi," Jounouchi Hiromi replied joyfully, bowing to Professor Soda as she gave her name.

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In the hotel restaurant, Jounouchi Hiromi and Yu Chen were having lunch with Professor Soda while also discussing her questions with the professor.

After hearing Jounouchi Hiromi’s questions, Professor Soda took great interest in her proposal: "This is indeed a very good research topic. If it were possible to gestate babies using an artificial womb, this could significantly reduce the pains and dangers women experience during pregnancy and childbirth.

It would also greatly reduce the risk of fetuses contracting various diseases from the mother during development—a very meaningful research!"

"I wasn’t thinking that much; I just feel that it’s very pitiful for Ms. Egawa Sae. If she aborts the child for treatment this time, she may never be able to get pregnant again, but if she does give birth to the child, she might not survive herself.

Such a cruel choice between the two is really too much; I just want to help her," Jounouchi Hiromi said somewhat shy, embarrassed by Professor Soda’s praise as she explained her initial thoughts behind the treatment plan.

"No matter what the initial intention, being able to cure patients and reduce their suffering is good research for us doctors," declared Professor Soda. After praising Jounouchi Hiromi, she began addressing her doubts about the artificial womb concept, "Doctor Jounouchi, the problem you are facing now is how to ensure the fetus gets the necessary nutrients during its growth and development.

You are right to discard the idea of using placenta extract, as it doesn’t have much practical significance.

Glucose, amino acids, fatty acids, and triglycerides, along with various trace elements needed for fetal growth and development, can be combined as required, made into injections, and injected into the artificial placenta for delivery into the fetus through the bloodstream—that should be sufficient."

The real challenge is how to ensure that the fetus can develop normally outside the body, do you have a solution for that, Doctor Jounouchi?"

"Regarding that, here’s what I think..." Jounouchi Hiromi explained her ideas to Professor Soda and engaged in lively discussion, while Yu Chen ate his lunch and occasionally pitched in with a comment or two, expressing his views.

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