Longevity

If the other displays scared Charles, this one disgusted him and made him want to retch. This creature was hundreds of times larger than a regular baby. Immersed in the foul liquid, half of it was skeletal while the other half still looked so alive.

Finally recovering, Charles gathered his courage to study the thing. "What the f*ck is that?"

"As you can see, it's just an infant." Gaius looked away. "It's an infant with longevity that had the blood of a natural catastrophe injected into it as an embryo and born after a series of large surgeries."

"Longevity?" It sounded ridiculous. "How many years do you think that can live?"

"The life expectancy for the average man is fifty years," Gaius suddenly said. "The rich and powerful nobles take care of their bodies, have healthy meals, and have good doctors that can treat them at any time. Their life expectancy is eighty years. In some places, it can be up to ninety.