Charles was stunned for a moment, then shifted his gaze from the book to Chen Que again.

The commander's face showed no further emotion.

"I don't know either."

Charles answered truthfully.

"The investigation application was submitted to the headquarters of the School of Life Sciences, who then decided whether to grant permission. There is no way to know who approved it."

Most of the researchers who were expelled were involved in academic misconduct, and the School of Life Sciences has strict audits of such investigations.

After his application was rejected several times, Charles had already given up hope, but unexpectedly, it was suddenly approved.

If you want to know what changes have taken place at headquarters recently...

Charles: "Maybe it has something to do with the research team that will be returning from the Sea of ​​Life."

"Are you still sending research teams to Life Haipai?" Pei Ji interrupted.

In the eyes of interstellar pirates and mercenaries, that sea is also known as the Sea of ​​Death. No one is willing to enter it except those who are desperate for money.

This is also why things that come out of the Sea of ​​Life are often ridiculously expensive on the black market.

If I remember correctly, Carolina didn't like that place. The current queen preferred to invest money in military power rather than the illusory exploration of the universe.

“In fact, there have always been deployments.”

Charles looked at the dilapidated room, his distant gaze seemed to be able to penetrate the dust and look back to the ancient times.

"However, due to limited research funding and insufficient equipment, we could only linger on the fringes."

"Research on the Sea of ​​Life was conducted quite frequently during the previous emperor's tenure, but since the empress took over and vigorously developed the military, much of the research has been shelved due to lack of funding."

"It wasn't until recent years that Her Royal Highness the Princess revived those shelved research projects and allocated more funds to the study of the Sea of ​​Life, allowing the research team to explore the outer reaches."

Her Royal Highness, Ann Luya, Alpha.

He is currently studying for a bachelor's degree in the School of Life Sciences and is a crown prince who is as powerful as Carolina.

Rumor has it that many of her ideas are contrary to those of the current queen.

Although they are mother and daughter, they often clash during meetings, making the already divided imperial court even more turbulent and undercurrent-filled.

Pei Ji was not interested in the messianic waters of Messiah.

The emperor of Baisha Star is far away and the sky is high. Since the first lord, he has not liked to participate in political struggles, and it reached its peak with Pei Li.

If not...

He glanced at Shen Que.

"It's just a grave of sinners. What difference does it make whether we study it or not?" Shen Que suddenly said coldly.

Pei Ji was stunned.

His questioning gaze fell on the Omega beside him.

The fragmented shadows of the sunlight gilded him, which should have made him look soft and warm, but his thin figure sitting upright revealed extreme alienation and coldness.

Shen Que has always been objective and rational, and his comments are rarely biased.

He has no particular likes or dislikes, and his reactions to the surroundings are mostly indifferent.

Why are you suddenly showing such hostility?

Seeing Charles's brows furrowed, Pei Ji said, "Don't be so extreme."

He reached out his hand to the back of Shen Que's neck and released pheromones of appropriate concentration.

He felt the body under his hand tremble slightly and relax a little.

Pei Ji continued: "That place is not so worthless."

"At least useful things like pheromone memory stones have been created."

"Then have you forgotten that the living things in the mutation element also come from the Sea of ​​Life?" Shen Que glanced at Pei Ji coldly.

He opened his lips slightly and said, "That is a cursed land. Your Highness Lu Ya thought many things were too simple, and that's why he wasted too much energy going there."

Hearing this, Pei Ji felt a little unhappy.

There is no doubt that Shen is the Queen's man, but isn't it a bit too much to protect his master like this?

If An Luya had not reorganized the research on the Sea of ​​Life, the analysis of the mutant would not have progressed so quickly. Even if he took a step back, his own treatment would still rely on this.

It always feels like it’s not that simple.

He lowered his eyes to look at the paper that Chen Que had been holding.

Pei Ji suppressed his unhappiness caused by Chen Que's unconditional support for the queen again, and carefully pondered Omega's thoughts.

The formula implied in the picture should be fine. The only thing that could cause an Omega reaction is...

His eyes fell on the name that was crumpled by Chen Que.

Deer in the forest.

This is obviously a code name.

At first glance, it seems nothing special, but now that I think about it, I seem to have seen it somewhere before, it looks a little familiar...

At this time, Pei Ji's terminal rang.

Luo Yuan's communication popped up: "General, I can't find anything about that feather for the time being. I've sent you a copy of the latest records."

Pei Ji: "Give it to Doctor Li as a research subject. Jin Yi will handle the formalities, and I'll sign. You can dissect it at will. I allow it."

Luo Yuan: "No problem, it's just..."

Pei Ji: "What is it?"

Luo Yuan: "He asked to see the commander."

Pei Ji raised his eyebrows.

After a moment of silence, Shen Que stood up and lightly threw the picture back onto the table.

"Then let's meet him." A few words uttered from his cold, thin lips. "Maybe we can find out something from the interrogation."

…

The desert prison's high walls stand like a massive fortress.

Lingyu was imprisoned in a solitary cell underground.

As Pei Ji and Shen Que walked down the stairs and passed the guards of the prison, six golden compound eyes looked over at them.

The female insect, whose human gender is Omega, was covered in blood, with shackles on her hands and feet and a pheromone controller around her neck.

Two streams of scarlet liquid slid down the exposed elytra behind, leaving dirty traces.

Pei Ji had plucked out those wings long ago.

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