Chapter 55: Alien Species from the Outside World
Lin Zizhen felt a little annoyed. Few people in his position would speak to him in that tone. Moreover, according to the information, Xu Zhi was just a kid who had barely read a book!
However, he had been in officialdom for so long after all, and his skills in cultivating his energy were quite good. Even though he was slightly unhappy with Xu Zhi's words, he behaved very humbly.
The girl in front of him is an extremely important breakthrough right now. He was able to get this job not only because of himself but also because of the power struggle behind his family. It is impossible for him to show any displeasure just because of a few unpleasant words.
What's more, there were countless people watching his entire interaction with the girl. If he showed any flaws, they would immediately raise objections and try to replace him.
"Of course, we will try our best to meet your needs." Lin Zizheng could only follow Xu Zhi's instructions sincerely.
What he submitted to was not Xu Zhi, but the benefits that Xu Zhi could bring, but it didn't matter. Xu Zhi only needed these people to show her the core that satisfied her when facing her.
The topic ended quickly, and both of them walked into the special black building as if nothing had happened.
Perhaps having received orders, the guard at the door did not stop the two of them. In fact, soon after they entered, a middle-aged man in a white coat came to greet them.
He claimed to be a researcher in the building and was quite familiar with the place. He asked Xu Zhi what he wanted to see.
Xu Zhi didn't bother to be polite with them and said frankly that he wanted to see the alien species imprisoned here.
So the two of them took Xu Zhi to an elevator that required biometric authentication. After the elevator door opened, Xu Zhi discovered that although the building did not look tall on the surface, it actually had nearly 20 floors of underground buildings.
She didn't hide her surprise. Lin Zizhen was very good at reading people's expressions. Seeing this, he took the initiative to explain to Xu Zhi: "Many tasks are safer and more concealed when carried out underground."
He said some things one after another, and Xu Zhi listened carelessly. She didn't actually care about the reasons, she just felt a little curious when she saw them for the first time.
The elevator quickly arrived at the -17th floor. According to the researchers, three alien species were imprisoned there.
Xu Zhi was quite curious about the alien species in the outside world. When she went to the alien species detention center, she asked curiously, "How did you capture them?"
"This is of course thanks to the brothers in the Operations Department. When encountering an alien species, the priority is definitely to kill it. However, occasionally there are cases where a Transcendent has the ability to restrain the alien species, making it lose most of its threat, and it can still be captured at a certain cost."
The words were very vague, and I guess he didn't want to tell Xu Zhi the more critical points, which is understandable.
"Will they try to escape if they are caught here?" Xu Zhi asked a seemingly nonsense question.
"Of course," the researcher replied with a smile. "So we need to monitor them. We haven't discovered which drugs the xenomorphs will react to yet, which is very troublesome. So, we use supernatural powers or physical means to detain xenomorphs."
Soon, Xu Zhi saw what "physical means" were.
After the researcher used his ID card to open a door in front of him, Xu Zhi entered the room where the alien was imprisoned. What he saw was an alien being imprisoned in a transparent room. Its limbs and claws were cut off, its entire body was bound to the bed with a dozen restraints, an iron chain was tied around its neck, and a large hole was cut in its abdomen. Even so, the alien was still struggling.
Xu Zhi frowned: "Can we still do experiments like this?"
The researcher nodded. "We'll find a way to keep it quiet for a while when needed."
As for what this method is, it will obviously not be revealed directly to Xu Zhi.
Xu Zhi looked at the alien carefully. It was very ordinary, no different from the aliens he had seen in the news before. They were crazy, deformed, and irrational.
They were similar to the alien species she had seen twice in the center of Cloud City, but not exactly the same.
At least this alien species couldn't give her any sense of oppression at all. She just felt that it was an ordinary monster that could be dealt with by any of her followers.
She couldn't be wary of it.
Or maybe it's because its teeth and claws have been stripped away, so it's no longer a threat?
But no matter what, Xu Zhi intuitively felt that the alien species in the outside world were different from those in Yuncheng. At least, they were not as scary as those in Yuncheng.
From this perspective, the outside world is really peaceful.
Xu Zhi looked at the other two imprisoned aliens and found that none of the three aliens gave her any sense of danger, which made her a little disappointed.
"Ms. Xu, do you have anything to ask?" The researcher looked at Xu Zhi curiously and asked.
Xu Zhi shook his head: "There's no point in asking. Let's go. I've finished reading. It's time to get down to business."
What she meant was that the alien species inside and outside the city were different, but others obviously couldn't understand the real meaning of her words. They just thought she was saying that even if they asked, they wouldn't be able to use these methods and experiences in the city.
"Let's find a place to sit down and talk." As soon as Lin Zizhen finished speaking, the researcher took over.
"How's my office?"
Xu Zhi glanced at him and nodded indifferently.
The office was on this floor. After Xu Zhi and Lin Zizheng walked in, the researcher tactfully left, but a few minutes later someone else came in carrying a box.
Xu Zhi felt that the attribute core she needed should be contained in it.
"Ms. Xu, the terms of the transaction have changed. The cores you requested have changed from no attribute requirements to fixed attributes. However, we can't provide as many cores with the attributes you specified right now. So, can we negotiate the quantity?"
Lin Zizhen was not lying. The core reserves in Danjincheng alone were not that many, not to mention that Xu Zhi only needed four attributes, so the quantity was even smaller. They were not generous enough to take out a thousand at once.
But the key issue is that the negotiations with Xu Zhi are not just Jincheng's business. In fact, many cities' special investigation offices have already given a lot of benefits to Jincheng in order to participate.
Even under the coercion and inducement of the capital, most of the decision-making power regarding Xu Zhi was no longer in Jincheng's hands.
However, the change in the content of the transaction was indeed proposed unilaterally by Xu Zhi this time. If the number of cores remains unchanged, the Special Investigation Office will naturally be unwilling to do so.
Xu Zhi understood that her sudden change of heart was unreasonable. If they still wanted to cooperate, they naturally had to make some concessions. So she nodded and said, "Then eight hundred."
Lin Zizhen's eyes twitched slightly. The core had eight attributes in total, and the price was one thousand for no specific attribute, but now they were asking for eight hundred with the specific attributes cut in half?!
This is somewhat.
But looking at Xu Zhi's casual expression, Lin Zizhen didn't know how to refute and could only wait for instructions in the headset.
"Agree with her, eight hundred is eight hundred."
A slightly older voice came from the headset.
Lin Zizhen was very happy and nodded slightly to Xu Zhi: "No problem."
I was about to adjust my work and rest schedule, it’s all messed up!
This is the umpteenth time I have tried to correct it.
(End of this chapter)
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