Oh no! I'm surrounded by the main characters!

"Don't worry, Doctor."

Hearing Dr. Garu's words, Mimi smiled and nodded.

"We'll keep trying. Is there anything else?"

"Um......"

Dr. Garru hesitated for a moment upon hearing this, then asked,

"There's one more thing. How's the preparation going with the second team?"

Chapter 80 The Origin of Team Two

Upon hearing Dr. Garu mention this, the smile on Mimi's lips faded slightly.

Dr. Garru seemed to have anticipated Mei Zhen's attitude, and he sighed before speaking.

"Meizhen, I know you have feelings for your current team."

Like you, I also believe in the abilities of Dong Shan Xin Nan and his team.

Our battle with the film industry has yielded such great results, and every single one of them deserves immense credit.

Even Bei Miao, he brought the Water Shadow Stone with him.

Dr. Garrut paused for a moment, then changed the subject, his expression gradually becoming serious.

"But the battle with the Shadow Realm is no small matter."

According to the data we recently unearthed and researched, during the previous Light and Shadow War, each village in the Five Elements Village prepared corresponding candidate summoners for armor.

This is not a sign of doubt towards the current armor summoners, but rather a form of protection for them.

The battlefield has no eyes; no one can guarantee they won't get hurt in the battle against the Shadow Realm.

If Dong Shan Xin Nan and the others are seriously injured one day, won't we have no one else to continue fighting against the Shadow Realm?

Or are we going to have them continue fighting the Shadow Realm while they're still badly injured?

After hearing Dr. Garu's explanation, Meizhen also fell silent.

As the commander of the ERP research lab, she rationally knew that Dr. Garu was right.

But from an emotional perspective, she still couldn't quite accept it.

Even now, he still can't bring himself to tell Dongshan and the others about it.

"Alright, do as I say. If there are any problems, just say it was my decision."

Seeing that Meizhen was still hesitant, Dr. Garu's words settled the matter.

"Ok."

Seeing this, Meizhen nodded as well.

He then tapped the screen, and the information for Team Two instantly appeared on the big screen.

"The second team is ready; they are all descendants of the Five Elements Village who possess the corresponding bloodline and meet the summoning requirements."

They've all been arranged to train at another base, but they seem to be a bit...

Meizhen's expression was somewhat strange; she didn't know how to describe the second team's personality.

If all the members of the team joined the armored squad by various coincidences and eventually became comrades-in-arms fighting for the same goal...

The feeling that Team Two gave her was like that of a workplace elite selected after going through numerous interviews and assessments.

On the surface, the five-person team seems to get along very well, but there's always a sense that they're secretly competing with each other.

"By the way, Doctor, it seems that Team Two has some issues with the current summoners like Dong Shanxin and the others."

Meizhen frowned and continued speaking.

Although the second team's performance in various training sessions and tests at the base was no worse than the first team's.

Even so, given their status as a second team, unless something unexpected happens to the first team's summoners, they might remain substitutes for the first team for their entire lives.

He possesses the qualifications to summon, but is unable to actually summon the armor.

Furthermore, the training resources it possesses are far inferior to top-tier configurations like the virtual combat room in the ERP research lab.

This obvious difference naturally caused some resentment and dissatisfaction among the second team members.

"Okay, I understand. I will try to communicate with them appropriately."

After all, if possible, I, like you, hope that the second team will never be used.

Dr. Garru nodded, seemingly unconcerned.

After all, he was only setting up a second team as a precaution, not because he really wanted them to replace the current first team, so there was no need to take it too seriously.

"Ok."

Meizhen nodded, then hung up the call.

He rubbed his temples with his fingers and sighed softly.

She couldn't change Dr. Garrut's decision.

Although I had a bad feeling, I could only hope that Dr. Garrut's words were true.

......

Back home,

Luo Chuan looked at his home, which was just a stone's throw away, took out his keys from his pocket, and took a deep breath.

He just hoped Tom wouldn't prepare any surprises for him.

Shila-

But as soon as he inserted the key, a piercing drill sound rang out, making him suddenly shudder.

He flung open the door, and the scene that greeted him instantly made his chest heave violently.

Tom looked like a welder, wearing a welding helmet and holding an electric drill.

He was drilling a hole right in front of the corner of the wall, his mouth twitching into a signature villainous grin.

Around them were various bones, cream, and other scraps scattered everywhere.

The entire house was now a complete mess.

Looking at the chaotic scene before him, Luo Chuan closed his eyes and took a deep breath.

"Tom!"

With a roar, Tom's sneer instantly froze.

She glanced back at Luo Chuan, then surveyed her surroundings.

He instantly threw down the chainsaw, and leaped into the air as if his hair had stood on end.

It let out a long, mournful wail, like a steam whistle.

A few minutes later,

The chainsaw and welding helmet were nowhere to be found. Tom changed into an apron.

With mops and brooms hanging from its limbs, it frantically cleaned and swept the surroundings.

"I've only been gone a few days, and you've practically torn the house apart?"

Luo Chuan stood to the side, hands on his hips, holding a stick in his hand.

The stick struck Tom's head, leaving behind pink bumps the size of a finger.

Tom, on the other hand, looked utterly dejected, as if forced by his master's tyranny, his face drooping, emitting humble meows as if trying to explain himself.

"What, did I wrong you?"

Seeing Tom's pitiful expression, as if he wanted to say something, Luo Chuan stroked his chin.

Suddenly, he turned his head and looked at the corner where Tom had just dug the hole.

After all, this lazy cat of mine has always been good at eating and lazy, and it might not necessarily be willing to do something as thankless as destroying the house.

The only reason Luo Chuan could think of that would motivate Tom to go to such lengths as to tear the house apart seemed to be just one.

As Luo Chuan arrived at that corner, he crouched down, closed his eyes, and silently sensed what was inside.

"Depend on!"

The next moment, Luo Chuan opened his eyes, his lips twitching.

In his perception, a small hole had been dug into the inside of the wall at some unknown time, and inside, a little guy about the size of a fist was shivering with his head in his hands and his butt sticking out.

thump...

thump...

Luo Chuan knocked on the outer wall, and the little guy inside seemed to tremble, but still didn't react.

Seeing this, Luo Chuan stood up, went to the kitchen, and opened the refrigerator.

They dug out a small piece of cheese and returned to the hole.