On the day the international investigation team withdrew, from afternoon to evening, over a period of about five hours, Hua'an City issued three secret orders urging Chang Le to return to Hua'an City, but Chang Le did not respond. This continued until the task was handed over to Shen Cangbai and Si Tuoyuan.
The two men sat facing Chang Le.
Chang Le was wearing a long, off-white knitted cardigan and holding a cup of hot jujube milk. Luo Xuan sat beside her, slowly peeling fruit.
Si Tuoyuan glanced at the time, then at the silent Shen Cangbai, sighed softly, and broke the silence:
"Chang Le, therefore all members who have entered the divine-level secret realms also need to go to Hua'an City to undergo testing and questioning. This is to ensure that the bodies of those who entered have not been infected with any abnormalities in the secret realms, and also to advance our research on these secret realms."
This is a regulation that has been in place for hundreds of years; it's not intentional harassment. Qin Xian and Gu Yujing need to return to Hua'an City for routine checks, and so do you.”
Chang Le licked the milk off his lips and said, "I didn't mean to break the rules or make things difficult for you. But can you two guarantee that when I return to Hua'an City, I will only undergo routine checks?"
Si Tuoyuan hesitated and said, "If nothing unexpected happens, we'll have to do another test like yesterday's."
"And it will forcibly probe my origin, right?"
Si Tuoyuan hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but then stopped.
Shen Cangbai continued, "Because this will cause some damage to your body and may also pose a certain danger to the people responsible for the testing, many people disagree."
"But the Qin and Ying families will definitely agree, and it is very likely that even if many people disagree, they will take measures to force me to be tested."
Chang Le sneered: "Knowing it's a den of dragons and tigers, why would I go? Since you two can't guarantee my safety, are you still going to try to persuade me?"
"What if I could guarantee your safety?" Shen Cangbai asked.
Si Tuoyuan looked at him with some surprise.
Shen Cangbai calmly said, "The Central Plains is not a place where the Management Council has absolute power, and you are not a vicious criminal. They have no right to do anything against you. The dignity of law and order cannot be disregarded, even by the Management Council. At the very least, I guarantee that I will be responsible for Miss Chang Le's safety."
“However,” Shen Cangbai said, “forgive my bluntness, but each family has its own needs. The key is not a single test, but their specific requirements.”
Si Tuoyuan smiled and said, "Chang Le, when it comes to people and social interactions, we can help you refuse one test, but what happens after that is your choice. We can't do anything about it."
Chang Le chuckled and glanced at Luo Xuan.
Luo Xuan then presented a paper document.
Shen Cangbai took it and opened it: "This is... the laboratory data that Mr. Dragon Emperor exchanged with the region back then?"
“Yes,” Luo Xuan said, “this is the document that was exchanged for retaining the high degree of autonomy of the Ninth District back then. It records the experimental data that the Domain Lord brought out from the No. 001 God-Making Laboratory.”
Shen Cangbai and the other person knew about this document, which recorded the relevant experiments of several major research directions conducted by Jiu Fanggui.
The fusion of different species, the fusion of human superpowers, and the fusion of human and alien abilities, as well as research targeting creatures that are powerless or without superpowers.
This document largely completes the experimental data that was confiscated from Laboratory No. 001 back then.
Chang Le knew about this information.
This information secured peace and power in District Nine, and should have even saved Fuguang's life, but unexpectedly—
Because the data on integration was vague, the Greater Region believed that the Ninth Region was concealing something and had ulterior motives.
Therefore, when Fu Guang led his men into the North Border Old Ruins during the riots, the League of Nations made no statement, and the regions that had originally agreed to provide support suddenly reneged!
Instead of sending a large force to provide support, they only sent a few small teams to investigate.
Therefore, after Fu Guang, Mu Liangchao, and Ren Baitou went deep into the no-man's land of the northern border, they fought to the death without any reinforcements, using their lives to suppress the alien uprising in the old ruins!
Shen Cangbai and Si Tuoyuan also thought of what happened back then.
Both men were eyewitnesses and among those who supported a cautious deployment of troops, sending only small teams to verify the true situation. Therefore, their expressions were somewhat unnatural as they looked at the document.
Chang Le looked at them calmly and said, "There is no problem with Fu Guang's information, but there has been no progress in the integration research of the Nuwa Base Research Institute, right? In fact, the research results are not as good as those so-called 'mutants' of the God-Making Faction."
Shen Cangbai said bitterly, "As far as I know, that is indeed the case."
No matter how the tests were conducted, the supernatural ability could not be stably retained in the new host's body. Even after removing the original core of the alien species and sealing it back inside, a rejection reaction would still occur, resulting in damage to cultivation. This was even more true for the original core of a species of the same kind but of a different species. Whenever it entered the body, the host would inevitably experience uncontrollable negative mutations or even collapse.
"So far, research on fusion has made almost no progress."
Chang Le recalled the clear records about "creation" in the data. Although it was only theory and a very small amount of experimental data, the research institute did not devote more research resources to this direction.
That makes sense, since it involves a group of powerful and influential people pouring countless resources into the weakest and most vulnerable.
They say it's about making progress together, but who isn't selfish? It's instinctive to do what's best for oneself.
Creation is ultimately too idealistic, while integration leads to excessive selfishness, pouring all resources into a tiny group at the very top. These are two paths, two extremes.
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