Chapter 99: A Match Made in Heaven is like putting phoenix-tail earrings on a cat-o-nine-tails...
"Imperial Research Institute, is it so rampant?" Nan Qi looked at the plaque on the building that flashed a special light even in the daytime, his eyes flashing with coldness.
"What should we do?" Arnold's face was grim. "Carter..."
Can I still be alive?
When Arnold saw that it was the Imperial Research Institute, his heart sank immediately.
What kind of place is the Imperial Research Institute? Even though Arnold is a male insect from a remote small planet who has never seen the world, he is familiar with its reputation.
The Imperial Research Institute is the largest comprehensive research institute in the empire and a pilgrimage site for all scientific researchers in the empire.
Because it is backed by the royal family, the institute has sufficient funding. In addition, it is a comprehensive institute. From military weapons, vehicles, and pacifiers to civilian food, clothing, housing, and medicine, the Imperial Institute is involved in everything that can be studied and does not involve ethics, morals, or laws.
How could Arnold not feel disheartened when he knew that such a huge monster could be the culprit who secretly captured his brother?
"Don't be anxious. It may not be done by the Imperial Research Institute." Nan Qi comforted him.
Nan Qi was not talking nonsense. In the interstellar age, technology was advanced and the Star Brain's built-in positioning system was very accurate, with an error range of no more than 10 meters.
The person who secretly captured Carter was not a fool. If he did not want his whereabouts to be exposed, the first thing he would have done was to destroy Carter's star brain to prevent the bugs from finding him based on the location after discovering that Carter was missing.
The other party did not destroy the Star Brain immediately. It is very likely that Carter was smart and hid the Star Brain. When there was a chance, he threw it out to them to leave them a clue.
Another possibility is that the organization that kidnapped Carter deliberately left Carter's star brain behind to shield the signal. After knowing that they were looking for Carter, they deliberately left it near the Imperial Research Institute in an attempt to divert their attention to the Imperial Research Institute.
In addition, there is another possibility. It was indeed the Imperial Research Institute that captured Carter. They did not destroy Carter's star brain in order to lure them here. Their purpose was to find out the reason for the changes in Carter.
But no matter which possibility it is, it is inseparable from the Imperial Research Institute. Today they must go into the Imperial Research Institute to take a look.
After explaining all this to Arnold, Nan Qi asked Bai Xian to fly the aircraft out of the back door of the research institute.
It is a key scientific research site with tight security. If you stay there for even a little longer, you will be discovered by the well-trained security department, and it would be bad to alert the enemy.
Bai obediently drove the aircraft away from the Imperial Research Institute. Arnold looked anxious, but did not say anything at this time. He wanted to save his brother, but he did not want Nan Qi and the others to be in danger.
The Imperial Research Institute is backed by the royal family. As it is a confidential unit, the security in its building is very strict and advanced. In addition, they also independently develop weapons. No one knows what kind of weapons they will put in the building, and the danger inside will only be higher.
Nan Qi is powerful, but not so powerful that he cannot be harmed by any weapon. They are not suitable for a head-on confrontation with the research institute. The right thing to do is to go back and make long-term plans.
Moreover, Arnold believed that Nan Qi would never ignore Carter. He didn't have much knowledge, so all he could do was trust Nan Qi and do what he could to the best of his ability.
Arnold gently exhaled from his chest and tried to calm himself down.
When he felt that he was in the state of "even if he couldn't help, he wouldn't hold Nan Qi and the others back", he wanted to ask what he could do, but he heard Nan Qi asking Bai to pull over.
"Why did you stop?" Arnold was puzzled. "Aren't you going home?"
Nan Qi looked back at him with a wicked smile on his face: "I'm not going home. I finally found a clue, but you let it go. I'm not willing to let it go. I want to sneak in and take a look."
"No!" Arnold refused sternly. "It's too dangerous. Let's go back and discuss it."
Arnold said, looking at Bai: "Your Excellency, please take care of Nan Qi. You can't let him take risks. I can't let him get into danger because of Carter!"
Bai didn't speak immediately, but looked at Arnold with some surprise. He didn't expect that when faced with the assumption that his brother might have been in trouble because of Nan Qi, Arnold could still remain kind, not blame Nan Qi, and give priority to Nan Qi.
This is an extremely valuable quality. Few insects can be so rational in times of worry and anxiety. Nan Qi really has good vision and was right about the insect. Arnold is indeed a friend worth making close friends with.
"Don't worry, we have a way to sneak in quietly." Bai looked at Arnold with a much gentler look in his eyes. "Give me your Star Brain and release the lock. For a while, you just need to keep an eye on Nan Qi and me. If anything goes wrong, you will immediately fly the aircraft and take us to find Melon."
"What...does that mean?" Arnold's head was confused, but he still obediently unlocked the Star Brain on his wrist and handed it to Nan Qi.
What does "keep an eye on me and Nan Qi" mean? What's wrong with their health? How should he look after them?
As if to answer Arnold's question, Nan Qi and Bai Shuangshuang closed their eyes. After a moment, a nine-tailed cat that was more solid than before jumped out from between Nan Qi's eyebrows.
The nine-tailed cat's entire body is shiny black, except for its eyes, which are a gem-like emerald green.
A tuft of long hair stood up on its furry ears, and nine tails, which were longer than its body, hung softly at its feet. Above each tail was a pitch-black, seemingly bottomless hole.
The virtual holes were neatly arranged in a semi-arc shape behind it, making it look very majestic and domineering. Nan Qi's star brain was sucked into the virtual hole in a flash.
This is Nan Qi’s spiritual body!
Arnold realized what Nan Qi wanted to do and was shocked. He immediately turned to look at Bai and saw an extremely beautiful butterfly with a dreamy blue gradient color jumping out from between Bai's eyebrows.
The butterfly's upper wings are extremely broad, and each of its lower wings has three long, phoenix tails that look like the finest silk ribbons, adding a touch of sacredness to its beauty.
The butterfly fluttered in front of the nine-tailed cat. The nine-tailed cat tilted its head back and raised its front paws to gently touch the butterfly's wings. The butterfly then landed gently on the nine-tailed cat's head, as if it was wearing a beautiful butterfly hat.
The phoenix tail on the butterfly's lower wing falls from the nine-tailed cat's ear, as if the nine-tailed cat is wearing phoenix tail earrings.
Arnold had seen Nan Qi's spirit form. At that time, Nan Qi's spirit form had nine tails, which made it look more beautiful. When it did not reveal its abilities, it looked no different from an ordinary cat. When it revealed its abilities, it gave him the feeling of endless murderous intent.
It is elegant, but more like the god of death from hell.
But at this time, Nan Qi's spiritual body was very different. Although the void behind him was still pitch black, there were tiny blue lights from the flashing blue butterfly floating around the void and circling.
The flickering blue light spots made the originally dark, depressing, lifeless and terrifying black, bottomless cave seem to breathe.
It was as if they were born to be together. The appearance of the butterfly made up for the vitality that the nine-tailed cat lacked the most, making the breath that originally frightened insects become soft and gentle.
It's amazing!
Arnold looked at this scene in shock and couldn't help saying, "You...you are really a good match."
The cat-o'-nine-tails raised its tail happily, as if to say, "Thank you very much. I think so too."
When it raised its tail, its little head lifted up, its three-petal lips moved slightly, and it showed a smile that cats could hardly do, as if it had really spoken. Arnold was so startled that he almost jumped up.
However, he didn't jump up, but he hit his head. After a cry of "ouch", the cat and the butterfly in front of him disappeared.
Arnold was a little slow to react, the excitement in his heart had already rushed to his head. He came to his senses later and instinctively had two thoughts.
1. General Nan Qi and the general are so powerful, my brother is saved!
2. If I keep practicing, will I be able to condense such a powerful spiritual body? Then, will I be able to repay Nan Qi?
A spark of hope ignited in Arnold's heart.
Nan Qi didn't know that what he and Bai did was planting a seed of self-breakthrough in the heart of Arnold, who had always been self-deprecating.
He carried Bai and jogged towards the location where the signal appeared. Of course, he did not forget to make some disguises. He turned his nine tails into one, hid the hollows, and helped Bai change the color.
In fact, Bai can change the color by himself without Nan Qi's help. Nan Qi's ability to change is evolved from Bai's ability to control the color of his pupils. Bai learned it easily.
Nan Qi helped Bai because he was worried that Bai had just condensed his spiritual body and was not proficient in using it, and that he would be tired from consuming too much mental energy. Anyway, it was not difficult for him to change the color, so there was no need to train Bai's ability at this time.
Bai certainly understood Nan Qi's intention. He felt warm in his heart, and his broad wings slightly pressed down, like a hug.
Nan Qi was amused and shook his head gently. The long hair on his ears brushed against the butterfly wings, bringing out a sense of tenderness and affection.
The sun was shining brightly at that moment, and the light and shadow seemed to be particularly fond of the cat and the butterfly, inlaying them with a furry golden edge.
Suddenly, a breeze blew, and the butterfly took off and flew forward.
Cats naturally love to catch butterflies, and they jump up when attracted by the beautiful wings of butterflies.
Such a beautiful scene made the creatures of all races who occasionally passed by couldn't help but smile gently.
What a beautiful picture of a kitten chasing a butterfly! Even the security guards of the Imperial Research Institute couldn't bear to drive it away when they saw it.
They won’t come in anyway, and I will still have time to chase them away after they come in, the guard thought with his eyes lowered.
However, just when he raised his eyes to take another look at the beautiful butterfly and the adorable kitten, the beautiful pair had disappeared. The guard could only sigh regretfully and continue his patrol work.
The kitten had already passed through the manhole cover while the guard was distracted and entered the underground veins representing the conscience of the central star. It took careful steps and walked through the dim passage.
The kitten held its breath, an expression of disgust on its face. Even in the interstellar age, the sewer still didn't smell very good.
This era has its own garbage that cannot be solved. These garbages have been piling up in the sewers for years. They will not disappear out of thin air, but will only become more smelly.
It seems that whether it is his original world or the current technologically advanced interstellar world, higher life forms always have a unique talent for creating garbage.
The butterfly lying on the kitten's head seemed to notice that the kitten was unwell, and the ribbon tails hanging on both sides gathered together and tied a knot under the kitten's nose, just covering the kitten's nose without affecting the kitten's breathing.
The kitten felt comfortable, with its head held high and its tail raised. A hollow appeared, and the star brain fell onto the kitten's tail.
The kitten looked back and ran in one direction with light steps.
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After Carter flushed the Star Brain with the positioning system turned on into the toilet, he huddled up against the wall and sat on the ground, thinking about random things.
He didn't know if what he was doing was right, nor did he know where he was, and he didn't know what would happen to him next. He only knew that his brother would be anxious and Brother Nan Qi would look for him all over the world. He could only think of this method to give them a hint.
He could only hope that the Star Brain was of good quality and wouldn't be blown too far, otherwise...
Carter looked at the tightly blocked door and shuddered subconsciously. He seemed to hear the sound of the door lock turning.
At the same time, outside the door.
Three bugs in research suits stood at the door. One of them was wearing a mask and glasses. The short bug inserted the key in his hand into the keyhole and turned it twice.
The door lock was opened, he took a step back, and two tall figures behind him stepped forward and pushed the door open in a well-trained manner.
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