We've arrived at the second floor below ground
The files related to the fake "king" from five hundred years ago are open to everyone in the galaxy.
Even Carmen, a spirit race, knew about the other party, especially Shang Yiqi's sudden assassination at the other party's birthday party and the simultaneous resistance, which was even a legendary story written in history books.
Researchers discovered a strange Y-shaped incision on the body of the "King" of the Chimizu tribe. It was a classic scalpel cut, and there were also suture marks on the neck.
Dissection, suturing... He subconsciously lowered his head to look at the Qianmi tribe in front of him. There were many wounds on the other party's body, and they were covered with blood. It was difficult to find a place similar to a dissection incision or suture at the first time.
[After that "king," a full five hundred years ago, no similar cases had occurred in the interstellar universe, leading many to believe that the official Qianmi tribe's explanation of "possession" was merely a cover-up, and that such a ridiculous thing simply couldn't exist in reality.]
Many researchers were baffled by the analysis report from the Star S Research Institute, believing that such technology does not currently exist in interstellar space, and that the ancient suture method is not a high-tech product. In interstellar space, the concept of the soul is a false proposition that few people believe in.
But now, five hundred years later, it appears again.
The Qianmi tribe member in front of him had already passed out due to excessive blood loss. Shang Yiqi did not move him rashly. Xiao Qingcen squatted beside him, trying to maintain his vital signs.
Carmen frowned and said, "Let's not talk about the soul for now. I got here a little earlier than you. This is probably where they conduct experiments, so they have a lot of 'consumables' in stock, but the number of mercenaries is relatively small. Should we sneak in or attack directly?"
Those who were forced into a state of madness were all ordinary people with mediocre abilities, and they were locked up. The mercenaries had high combat effectiveness but were not really loyal to their boss. When they found out their boss was about to die, their first reaction would definitely be to flee for their lives, leaving only the researchers who were unaware of the situation.
"Sneak in," Xiao Qingcen said to Shang Yiqi.
The tribe and violence to pass through this place is never a choice.
Perhaps it also included some selfish concerns about Shang Yiqi's safety. He didn't want Shang Yiqi to get hurt. If he fought all the way in from here, no matter how strong Shang Yiqi was, Xiao Qingcen would be worried about it.
The other person was a member of the tribe whom I felt a liking for the first time I saw him after entering this world.
The handsome five-star police officer, facing the backlight, knocked the smugglers to the ground. Xiao Qingcen shook his tail slightly, his face still very serious as he said, "If this is really their lair, they may have more hidden tricks. It's easy to just attack them, but it's difficult to save the lives of these ordinary people."
The little snow leopard's claws brushed across Valoran's body. It was not known whether it was Xiao Qingcen's illusion, but it seemed that a golden light converged into his fingertips.
A vague thing formed in his mind. He shook his head, but could not trace the vague existence. However, the good thing was that he could transmit energy to Valoran in front of him without contact.
He squatted on the ground, pointing his finger at Shang Yiqi, as if any of the Qianmi tribe who had established a connection with him would be enough. Shang Yiqi turned his head with a sense of understanding, and heard Wang whimpering: "If those experimenters had also transformed themselves..."
There was no need to continue talking, Shang Yiqi already understood Xiao Qingcen's thoughts. He held the little snow leopard on his head and put the black hood back on.
An ordinary man in black robe returned to his post.
Carmen on the side hesitated for a moment, then also put on her weapons again. She mysteriously drew a relatively abstract topographic map of the places she had passed by using the bloodstains on the ground and showed it to Shang Yiqi.
This map only shows the first floor and the basement floor. The first floor is the original factory floor plan. This part of the map was almost the part that the factory submitted to the official at the beginning before they sneaked into the factory. The basic layout has not changed at all, and the basement floor is where they are now.
"Hmm, my intuition tells me that the laboratory should not be on this floor." Xiao Qingcen touched his head. This feeling was quite mysterious, a bit like he had gained a part of Valoran's feelings and the other party made a subconscious judgment.
The golden light flickered for a moment, and Xiao Qingcen said again, "First, check the other places we haven't been to."
The three of them sneaked out of the room. Before leaving, Valoran did not forget to fake the crime scene. If you just took a quick glance from the outside, you would not notice that Valoran had been rescued.
The corridor is long and narrow, with more than 30 small compartments along the entire length. Some are so small that there is almost no place to stand, while others are large enough to hold a lot of things.
"It looks a bit like different rooms were converted." Carmen muttered to herself. This situation is not uncommon in investigations. It would cost a lot of money to break up and rebuild all the rooms in an entire factory. It would be better to use local materials and convert the original rooms directly into cells. Those assigned to the small rooms might sleep in the original toilet location.
Walking to the end of the corridor, there was a corner. Xiao Qingcen's ears suddenly twitched. Shang Yiqi listened for a moment, picked up the lighter he had found from the mercenary, and seemed to have found a place to smoke a cigarette. At this moment, a warning voice suddenly sounded in the corridor.
"Five warnings. Smoking prohibited in the research area. Fine of 5,000 star coins."
This punishment is quite severe. Mercenaries who make money quickly should not be punished like this.
It must be because most of the mercenaries around here are heavy smokers, and they can't help but accidentally shoot their guns when they have some free time. Those few people just staggered out, one reason was to take over the guard duty, and the other reason was probably to smoke a cigarette like that unlucky guy.
Shang Yiqi spread out his hands, as if helpless. His face hidden under the hood was not exposed to the surveillance camera, but the surveillance location and broadcast location here were all exposed to Xiao Qingcen's field of vision.
The little snow leopard placed one of its paws on the right side of Shang Yiqi's head. The latter glanced inconspicuously in the direction of the broadcast, which was not far to the right.
During the mental connection, several other archons suddenly took the initiative to initiate contact.
[Wang, we've already completed our reconnaissance of the first location. This is likely just a cover. We'll be heading over to your location soon. We estimate it will take 38 minutes to arrive.]
The second location was attacked by some mercenaries, but it was an empty shell, likely an abandoned experimental base, with all the data already cleared out.
After checking the third location, a group of smugglers were discovered. They have all been knocked out. The investigation into the related industry chain and the ringleaders behind them is underway.
The fourth consul has not sent any new information, but simply reported that he was safe. It should be that the environment he was in was not safe.
When the Qianmi people establish contact and communicate with the king, their perception of the outside world will become weaker than usual. In this case, rashly contacting the other party may cause adverse effects.
——Close-range links won’t work, but the king and the linked person will experience a strange synesthesia, a bit like seeing two different display screens at the same time.
Shang Yiqi and Xiao Qingcen are currently experiencing this kind of synaesthesia. After all, most of Xiao Qingcen's body is hidden in the hood, so if he wants to see things in front of him, he can only rely on Shang Yiqi's vision in most cases.
When Valoran was taken for experiments, he was directly given anesthesia and sent to the laboratory. Although his brain still had some consciousness, his body was half-numbed and he could not make any movements. He could only sleep there drowsily, feeling his body being cut open bit by bit by the knife.
After being warned, Shang Yiqi put the cigarette butt in his hand back into his pocket. He looked at the fluttering hem of his black robe and, based on the sound of the wind he had just heard, guessed that the source of the wind was near him.
There should also be the humming of instruments.
This swing isn't obvious... so there must be a descending platform hidden somewhere nearby.
Carmen suddenly leaned against the wall, blocking the camera with her body, and quickly touched the surface of the wall. She didn't find any protruding places, nor were there any gaps for wind to pass through.
The little snow leopard looked at what was in front of him. What Shang Yiqi could see was not just what Xiao Qingcen could see. Wang put his hand on Shang Yiqi's ear and pressed it slightly to the right.
The two of them didn't need to talk, not even communicate with their minds. Shang Yiqi immediately understood Xiao Qingcen's meaning. He threw the cigarette butt in his hand to the ground beside him, imitating the habit of that guy just now. The moment the broadcast sounded for the second time, he immediately squatted down, as if he wanted to pick up the cigarette butt, but in fact he was repeatedly touching the ground.
——Found it! This place is indeed a bit hidden.
Shang Yiqi's finger pressed on a protruding stone and bent it to the right. The entire ground suddenly sank with a clanging sound.
A mercenary nearby suddenly opened a door and yawned, "Huh? You've met your capture quota? So you're going to go deliver supplies to those annoying researchers? When did you become so diligent?"
The other party looked as if he had just woken up. Carmen stood in front of Shang Yiqi and hurriedly said to cover up: "Of course not. If it weren't for the generous salary, I definitely wouldn't be working so hard. Didn't you hear that 5,000 star coins were just deducted from your salary? What bad luck."
The other person shook his head, looked at the cigarette butt on the ground, guessed how the five thousand star coins were deducted, waved at the two of them, and no longer cared about this topic.
Xiao Qingcen slowly crawled out from the collar of Shang Yiqi's robe, leaving a claw mark in a corner that was invisible to the surveillance camera. In this way, when the tribesmen arrived here, they could find Xiao Qingcen's location through the mark information he left behind.
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