Zilu| hunting you down

Her appearance: Zilu is an imposing woman with dark hair and a bandaged face, wearing a wide-brimmed straw hat wrapped with cloth, two strands of which hang off the hat, ending in a bright yellow color. She wears a bulky gray and segmented scarf over a set of robes, a thick chain across her chest that holds a large greatsword sheathed in a canister on her back. Her arms are wrapped in the same cloth that covers her face, with her hands ending in sharp claws. Her multi-layered robes have a pattern of two yellow-eyed hares along the hem.

Her personality: Zilu is a quiet person, following orders closely without spending time on idle talk. She is highly professional, choosing to remind her companions of not speaking about important matters in front of enemies. She remains highly loyal to Jia Qiu, returning to his side immediately upon his arrival, unfazed by the death of Shi Yihua. Her loyalty extends so far as to willingly sacrifice herself for those her master trusts, even if for others she has no connection to.

H corp, district 8:The entirety of District 8 is contained within a single gargantuan building called Hongyuan (Mandarin: 鸿园, lit. The Vast Garden). District 8's Nest lies at the center of the structure, while the Backstreets form the periphery of the building. Different areas of Hongyuan have different Taboos imposed upon the residents within.[1]

The structure of Hongyuan is a remnant of an old H Corp., and is still under the effects of its Singularity.[2] Within it, the wealth of the residents is measured by the amount of space they own, in a scale referred to as "rooms". Rooms are redistributed by the Singularity during a period called "Restructuring Day": the process of restructuring redistributes space based on the residents' net worth, and involves the buildings within the complex shifting and moving at great speed and force.[3] Those who do not have any residence or find themselves without enough room will be thrown around by the movement of buildings, typically to their deaths.

District 8 does not make use of cars; instead, a common method of transportation is the "Palanquin". In District 8, a Palanquin refers to a car chassis manually carried by people stationed beside each wheel.

Historically, the company has been controlled by the Family Hierarch of Daguanyuan, a building complex located at the very top of the Nest, where the members of the most prestigious families of the District reside. Among them, the Jia family has always been the most influential, surpassing the previously prestigious Shi family. By the time of the events of Canto VIII, the Family Hierarch of the Jia family and the Wing's Executive Director was Jia Mu.

Singularity of h corp: Singularity H Corp.'s Singularity is called the Bolus (Mandarin: 丸药). H Corp. manufactures Boluses that contain "essences of treatment" and can transform the body.[5] These Boluses can be used in a variety of ways, including but not limited to:

Taken orally, in powder or pill form; Mixed into food or drink; Soaked into bandages and wrapped around injuries; Applied as an ointment. The creation of a Bolus is an alchemical process that bears resemblance to traditional chemistry or medicine-making, albeit far more esoteric in nature. Highly specific ingredients are combined in accordance with their properties to create a harmony, with the entire process being highly sensitive to external factors such as the storage method, processes of preparation, or even spacetime itself; for instance, the same recipe used at a different hour of the day may yield a different effect. In addition, the ingredients used obey laws dictated by concepts found in Taoism: these include yin/yang alignment, the elements of the Sexagenary cycle and five phases, alignment according to the eight trigrams, and more.[6]

Treatment involves selecting the appropriate technique from a myriad of choices to address the specific deficiency in status to be addressed. Heavy and/or frequent use of Boluses can lead to a variety of side effects, generally causing unsightly mutations. District residents will typically refer to victims of these side effects as "regulars".[7] Bolus treatment may also be utilized to produce directed mutations, such as those applied to Heishou Pack members.[8] Notably, these treatments are seen as different from the ones administered by K Corp. for this reason; K Corp. ampules work by "restoration" of the body to its original state, while the Bolus works more via "transformation" or "evolution".

The Boluses are also used to create the Heishou Packs, with each pack having a secret recipe for the Bolus needed to become one of them. According to Garion, those who ingest these Boluses gain traits and abilities akin to creatures in the Outskirts.