Chapter 1294: Chapter 1293 Complicated Relationships

Artificial structures wrapped around half of a Constant Star, endlessly mining its energy, powering the entire Alliance.

For the Interstellar Alliance, this was a common sight, these man-made constructions were the handiwork of the Murong Group.

A youthful-looking person arrived alone at the headquarters of the Murong Group. With a unique identity, he enjoyed unhindered access, making his way to the office of the Murong Family Master.

The Murong Family Master was over sixty years old, yet looked like a man in his thirties.

Seeing the youth’s visit, the Murong Family Master stood up with interest, personally welcoming his cooperative partner.

"How is it that the Chairman of the Supreme Council has the time to visit me today?"

The youth took the main seat unceremoniously, snorting coldly: "Subject Number One is lost, I came here to clear my mind."

The Murong Family Master was shocked: "Subject Number One, that’s a serious matter."

"It’s troubling indeed. I’ve eliminated my longstanding adversary, the Star Group, but the crucial evidence chip of illegal Constant Star mining wasn’t found there."

Seeing the Murong Family Master also had his troubles, the youth’s mood considerably improved. He didn’t linger on the two annoying issues and instead shifted his concern to their collaborative project.

The youth stood up and looked up through the window at the Constant Star overhead: "How is the mining of the Sun going, how far are we from the Star Core?"

"Just 6,000 kilometers left, it will be completed in half a month."

Finally hearing some good news, the youth grew somewhat excited: "So in half a month, we will see the full picture of that creature?"

The Murong Family Master’s expression turned strange: "Are you sure it’s a creature? According to my engineers’ speculation, the energy density of that thing is extraordinarily high, not matching any known energy form, what creature could have such energy density?"

"It is definitely a creature!" the youth stated adamantly, "and it’s deeply connected to the corpse I’m researching!"

"You say so, then it is so," shrugged the Murong Family Master. In this field, the youth was the expert, and he did not argue with experts.

"The main thing is that your research can extend my lifespan."

This was the reason for the Murong Family Master’s cooperation with the youth. Although the Murong Family Master’s body was modified to be mechanical, he still felt it wasn’t enough; the lifespan of his brain determined his own, and he wanted to extend it.

And one of the research outcomes of the Supreme Council happened to include this.

The two major organizations thus reached a cooperation agreement, the Murong Family Master would mine the creature from the Sun for the youth, and the youth would extend the Murong Family Master’s lifespan.

After the mining was concluded, the youth would acquire new research materials, which would further extend the Murong Family Master’s life.

The youth sat for a while longer before leaving the Murong Group and returning to the headquarters of the Supreme Council.

...

Lu Yang and his three companions, as guided by the doctor, found the hidden thermal weapons and armed themselves.

Although Lu Yang felt his own clothing was sturdier than the bulletproof vest, out of consideration for Lan Hai and the others’ good intentions, he did not want to disappoint them.

The sports car had limited space, so the four of them could only pick the stronger weapons to bring along.

"We’re not far from the headquarters, time to get off," said Mi Xue’er, directing the sports car to stop on the outskirts of the woods; any further would alert the people at the headquarters.

Lan Hai let the sports car hide itself, while they hid on both sides of the road.

According to Mi Xue’er, trucks would transport goods every day – their opportunity for infiltration.

After waiting for a full hour, a large truck finally approached from the distance.

Mi Xue’er followed behind the truck, extended sharp nails, and cut out a circular door on the truck’s door, signaling the others to climb in. Once inside, she sealed the circular opening with a strong adhesive; anyone looking at it from the outside wouldn’t be able to tell a door had ever been there.

The four hid in the cargo compartment, clenching and relaxing their fists repeatedly, vigilant of their surroundings, attentive to any movement outside the truck. Only Lu Yang was the least conscious of danger, still finding time to chat with Fairy Eternity.

"Mi Xue’er’s Ancient Bloodline concentration seems a bit high, could it be that there are still living Ancient Demon Beasts in the outside world, and Mi Xue’er is their descendant?"

"It doesn’t quite look like it; her situation seems more like a case of atavism, pretty much like that kid from the Barbarian tribe."

"Then she’s pretty lucky."

"Right, Little Yang, you’ve become quite famous in the Interstellar Alliance. On my way here, I saw a lot of stuff about you..." The Immortal Fairy momentarily didn’t know quite how to describe those things.

"Merchandise."

Lu Yang saw it too. His popularity within the Interstellar Alliance was higher than the Salvation Team’s, with merchandise selling at an absurdly fast rate and being perpetually out of stock.

"Oh, then let’s call it merchandise. After all this is settled, why don’t you buy some and take it back?"

Lu Yang felt somewhat embarrassed.

The Immortal Fairy, like a koala, clung onto Lu Yang’s neck, swaying back and forth: "Buy it, buy it, what’s a trip without souvenirs?"

"...But people don’t usually go on a trip to buy their own souvenirs."

Lu Yang, unable to effectively retort, had no choice but to agree to the Immortal Fairy’s insistence.

The large truck carrying everyone passed through the dense forest and drove into the pitch-black cave mouth, stopping twice.

When it stopped for the second time, Mi Xue’er gestured with her hands, signaling that they had arrived inside the headquarters.

The truck and container detached, and mechanical arms arranged the container in another area; wisps of cold air seeped into the box, seemingly being taken to an ice cellar.

After waiting a while, Mi Xue’er, feeling no danger outside, was about to leave when suddenly the container shook, and the walls on all four sides opened simultaneously, revealing Lu Yang and the other three, who had been hiding amidst the cargo.

It was then that they realized they were indeed in an ice cellar, with the container right in the center, surrounded by eight Class A Soldiers, as if they were offering them up as tribute.

Mi Xue’er’s face instantly darkened; she had been outsmarted.

She had never been here, but she had heard the doctor mention that the President of the Supreme Council had discovered a mysterious body, and through studying the body, developed Gene Technology. Her modified genes came from this research.

A rhythmic clapping sound started, and a young man emerged from the darkness, with a seemingly amused look as he watched the surprised crowd.

"Mi Xue’er, does this mean you knew it would be difficult to capture you and you’ve deliberately walked into the trap, or do you think after dealing with more than thirty Harvesters, you’ve become overconfident, thinking you could deal with me?"

"More than thirty people?" Mi Xue’er was taken aback, wasn’t there only one Harvester?

"Are you puzzled how I found you? The answer is simple, I secretly planted a tracking device in your body, your doctoral grandfather doesn’t even know about this."

To the youth, Mi Xue’er entering the headquarters via the truck was practically tantamount to walking in broad daylight.

Mi Xue’er aimed her gun at the young man, teeth clenched in anger: "No wonder the Harvester could find us."

Lan Hai, snapping out of his dazed state, suddenly shouted to the youth: "Cycle? Are you Cycle?"

This made Lu Yang very surprised: "You know him?"

Lan Hai nodded vigorously: "I do. Remember I mentioned I had a friend who likes to experiment, with a lab at home, and I wanted to take Xue’er to his lab to concoct the Anti-Gene Agent? I was talking about Cycle!"

"Lan Hai?"

Cycle was also surprised to see Lan Hai. He only knew that Mi Xue’er had gathered three companions, but he had never paid attention to the identity of the companions, nor did he care.

"You really are Cycle?! So it turns out you’re the President of the Supreme Council?!" Lan Hai thought they just looked similar, but hearing Cycle calling his name, he immediately affirmed that this person was indeed the Cycle he knew.

Neither side expected to encounter a friend here, making the atmosphere at the scene somewhat awkward.

Lan Hai was the first to sense something was amiss: "Hold on, if you’re the President of the Supreme Council, how old are you, and how can you be attending the same school as me? You even stand out at school, daring to tell teachers openly that this question was explained wrong, that question was incorrect!"

Cycle scoffed: "What a foolish question, of course, it’s to maintain a youthful mindset."