After half an incense stick of time, they arrived unimpeded in front of a silver-gray diamond-shaped gate.
Aina took out her notes and looked at them. She said, "It should be here, the control center. The notes only mentioned that it is in the center of the negative first floor, but didn't give too many details. How do we get in?"
"This is easy to handle."
Bai Lang responded casually, moved her right wrist slightly, and with a swish, the sword was pulled out three inches. She frowned, stared at the door in front of her, and began to count in her mind.
If no one opens the door within three seconds, she will force her way in.
As she watched, the diamond-shaped electronic door suddenly opened automatically to both sides. White Wolf snorted coldly, sheathed his sword, and said to Aina:
"Let's go, the owner here lets us in."
Aina stared at the white wolf from behind for a while, and only reacted after the white wolf went in. She quickly followed in his footsteps and ran into the door.
Miss Olivia is so handsome, she thought dazedly.
The internal space of the control center is many times larger than that of an ordinary laboratory. It is divided into many small control rooms, each separated by translucent crystal blue glass.
As Bai Lang and Aina entered the control center, they heard voices coming from behind.
"Good morning, everyone from the Guard Academy and the National University. I am Farm, a professor and expert researcher at the National University. I am sorry to have to contact you just now."
The white wolf turned his head and looked at the white camera in the corner. The sound came from there.
"I know you two must have many questions to ask, but I also have many difficulties. Please give me a little time to explain."
Hearing this, Aina turned and looked at the white wolf, who nodded expressionlessly at the camera.
"Thank you very much for your tolerance. I guess you must have encountered many dangers when you got here. As you can see, this experimental base has been completely out of control. My entire control range is limited to this control center. Other places have fallen into the hands of the infected."
"But why do I feel that the actions of these infected bodies are very purposeful? Including other facilities in the base, it seems like someone is controlling them." Bai Lang interrupted the other party coldly.
Farm was silent for a moment, and when he spoke again, his voice was full of helplessness and bitterness:
"I know that I can never gain your trust again, but I still want to say that the situation you are facing has nothing to do with me."
"At this point, I have nothing to hide. I admit that I couldn't resist the temptation and started the forbidden experiment. Moreover, the test subjects used in the second half of the experiment were all humans, but I can guarantee that every one of them participated voluntarily. The student from the national university next to you should be from Originium Academy. Perhaps she can understand my feelings a little bit."
Bai Lang glanced at Aina and saw that she lowered her head and didn't speak. She sighed in her heart and said, "You continue."
"Well, our experiment is divided into two phases. The human experiment starts from the second phase. In this phase, our progress is getting faster and faster. Each experiment will be greatly improved compared to the previous one. The subjects in the early stage completely lost consciousness and became creatures that acted on instinct like wild beasts. The subjects in the later stage are different. They learned to take the elevator and use simple electrical appliances. To a certain extent, they retained their living habits as humans. I think some of them have already appeared with self-intelligence."
"Their presence has caused the entire experimental base to gradually go out of control. I can only hide in this only safe place and hope that someone can come to save me. Fifty-four days have passed since the last experiment ended. If you don't come, the nutrient solution in the control center will be exhausted, and I will starve to death here. Please take me away. As long as you can let me out, I am willing to accept the trial of the Royal Court unconditionally."
"Is that all you want to say?" There was no emotion in White Wolf's voice.
"Yes." Farm said in a complicated tone, "All my hopes are on you. If you think that the mistakes I made deserve this result, I can't do anything about it. I am a researcher who has immersed my entire life in research. The search for truth is a curse for people like us."
As soon as Farm finished speaking, the White Wolf turned and walked out, but Aina grabbed the corner of her clothes.
"Miss Olicia, can't we really take him with us?" Ina said sadly. She felt a faint sadness from Farm's words, which was a melancholy that only she could understand. Perhaps, this is what people often say, "When a rabbit dies, the fox mourns, and all living things feel grief for their own kind."
"What do you think, Aina?" White Wolf stopped, looked back at Miss Filin, and asked calmly.
Aina didn't dare to meet Bai Lang's gaze. She lowered her head and spoke in a whisper: "I, I think it's too cruel to leave him here alone."
White Wolf glanced at the familiar Originium crystal particles on the ground with the corner of her eye, then looked at Aina who was requesting sincerely, and a sudden and evil excitement surged into her brain.
Innocent girl, you have no idea about the ugliness and evil in this world.
She silently kicked the Originium crystal fragments into the corner, and walked to Aina with a cruel yet charming smile on her face. She stretched out her right hand, gently stroked Miss Filin's cheek, and whispered:
"Aina, I value your opinion. Since you said so, let's take him away."
"Huh, yeah." When Ina saw Bai Lang's smile, her face turned red and her body went limp. When Bai Lang's hand touched her face, she fell on him in a daze as if she was drunk.
Bailang quickly helped the red-faced Ina to stand up steadily. He was wondering what was wrong with this girl. Was it because of him?
Oh! White Wolf, why are you having a seizure at this time? Little Aina is just too innocent and has never seen a bad guy. Why are you so excited? Bah, bah, you are such a bad Rupert.
She was determined not to touch Miss Ina. This girl had a very pure mind. It was rare for her to remain untainted in a place like Victoria.
Next, it’s time to see what surprise Professor Farm has prepared.
For the sake of Aina's safety, Bailang originally wanted to leave directly. A temporary truce between the two sides would be beneficial to her, but Aina looked obviously persuaded by this guy. In this case, insisting on leaving would only leave a thorn in Miss Aina's heart.
Bai Lang had a good impression of Aina from the beginning, and since he needed her help in his recruitment work, he decided to take care of things temporarily.
Volume 4: Chapter 123 Seeker II
Bai Lang took Aina a few steps forward and came to the next control room of similar size. She raised her head and said in a pretended annoyance:
"There are so many rooms in the control center. Where are you now?"
"Just keep going forward and you'll see me. I'm organizing my research materials in the central hall. Most of this material is data from normal experiments. It would be a shame if it was destroyed."
"Don't have any evil thoughts, I will take you to the Royal Court." White Wolf warned again.
Farm said timidly: "Of course, of course, I am just an ordinary person, how dare I have any evil thoughts."
"That's more like it." White Wolf snorted complacently, walking leisurely on the road, and said casually, "You have to hurry up, we are in a hurry."
"well."
As she spoke, White Wolf approached the central hall. Through the crystal blue protective glass, she could see a man in a loose white coat, sitting in a large chair at the control desk, busy with his work.
"Wait a moment, it will be ready soon." Farm said without turning his head.
White Wolf hummed, and continued forward with Aina. The blue glass door opened automatically to both sides, and a semicircular control core filled with monitors and operating consoles appeared in front of the two.
A strange laugh suddenly sounded, and Farm, who was lying in front of the console, suddenly stopped what he was doing, shrugged his shoulders and began to laugh.
"Welcome both of you. You will take the truth to the next stage."
Farm turned around in his chair, revealing a semi-crystallized blue-green head. In the gaps of his white coat, various sophisticated electronic instruments were faintly visible. These densely packed electronic devices were flowing with red light, and were closely integrated with the Originium and flesh and blood, making White Wolf's scalp tingle.
At the same time, three blue infected bodies suddenly jumped high from behind the console. The Originium spikes on their arms became visibly longer and shot towards the White Wolf from three directions like lightning.
She was still careless. This message popped up in her mind. Although she was highly alert, she did not expect that these infected bodies did not need to breathe at all. Until the last moment before the attack, there was not even the slightest sound.
Moreover, this time was different from the previous situations. Her previous attacks were all surprise attacks with the advantage of taking the initiative, and on the surface she seemed to be at ease. But the current situation was that she was attacked by the infected body in the air.
As she wished, she saw the ugly smile of success on Farm's terrifying crystal face.
So, at the critical moment of life and death, a strange smile appeared on the White Wolf's face.
Farm, you did a good job, but it's a pity that the person in front of you is not a student from the Guards Academy, but a bounty hunter dancing on the edge of a knife.
White Wolf tightly grasped the hilt of the sword with his right hand. He took a breath slowly and looked at the infected bodies that were attacking him from the air.
Time seemed to be stretched and slowed down.
Well, it's time.
When this thought suddenly came to her mind, she swung the sword in her hand.
At that moment, Ina saw a red full moon flash by, and then three corpses fell heavily to the ground, making a dull sound of metal hitting the ground.
He should have at least half the power of old man Heragg, White Wolf thought. She glanced at Aina who was standing motionless behind her, sighed helplessly, then turned around and pointed her sword at Farm.
"I really lost this time." Farm shook his head. White Wolf then realized that the opponent's mouth could only move up and down due to crystallization, and his voice was emitted through the electronic equipment in the hall.
"As you can see, my body is connected to the control center and I can't move. The infected bodies that can be controlled have all been eliminated by you." Farm pointed to the electronic equipment on his body, many of which were connected to the chair.
He continued: "But I still advise you not to kill me. I have good reasons."
"Tell me." Bai Lang put down her sword. She had developed a certain interest in this guy who kept going back on his words and liked to reason. She wanted to see if he had any new tricks.
As soon as Aina came out of her daze, she saw Bailang put away his weapon and was confused again.
Shouldn't this cunning monster be destroyed immediately?
Farm said calmly: "First of all, you must understand that I have someone behind me to build such a large-scale research institute."
White Wolf nodded.
"I'll be frank. It's the Drake royal family, the Atelias family. I guess with your ability, your status in the Guard Academy must be quite high. The dean of the Guard Academy has always been close to the Atelias family. You may have heard about these things."
"The antiquity and power of the Atelias family is beyond doubt. This type of family has a common problem, which is that they attach great importance to bloodline issues. However, the current situation is that the Atelias family has very few direct descendants, and because of the last battle for the crown prince, they were severely damaged. Some people in the family had no choice but to come up with the idea of increasing the lifespan of their members to ensure long-term control over the vassal forces."
"I am originally a researcher funded by the Atelias family. I also happen to be interested in this, so I was commissioned to conduct research on the 'Immortals'. If I die here, the Atelias family will not get any news from me for a period of time, and will secretly send people to investigate the matter thoroughly. You will get into big trouble because of this."
Artelias? I don't know what the relationship is between Tallulah and this family. She said her father was a Victorian noble. Hmm, maybe it's really this family.
What is this? The blood of the Victorian royal family was adopted by the Duke of Ursus, and finally joined the infected camp to fight against the Ursus army in the northern tundra?
It’s too messy, too messy.
Bai Lang put these things behind her. She wouldn't stay in Victoria for many days anyway, so there was no need to care about them. She stared at Farm and shook her head: "If you want to use the title of nobility to pressure me, you've miscalculated. I don't care about these."
"So, you are the kind of person who adheres to the ideas of the late King Victoria?" Farm was not in a hurry. He speculated slowly, "Not afraid of power and sticking to justice. Very good. Then you must know the laws left by the late king. For academic practitioners, they must be tried in court before we can determine how to deal with them."
White Wolf continued to shake his head: "You are mistaken. I am not from Victoria and I do not understand the laws of your ancestors."
There was no expression on Farm's crystal face, but White Wolf felt that he was probably frowning at this time. Soon, Farm spoke again:
"I have heard of the rules of the Imperial Guard Academy. When encountering such an important but not particularly urgent situation, you should handle it according to military regulations, report it in time, and act after receiving orders. If you act privately, you will be severely punished and ruin your bright future."
"You're wrong again. Actually, I'm not from the Guard Academy. The reason I wear this outfit is because I was 'invited' to help someone else." White Wolf said lightly.
Farm was stunned for a moment and didn't know how to respond. Aina, who was listening behind White Wolf, was also confused.
PS: Having reached this point in the journey, I still feel like I need to remind everyone that a lot of the content in this book has deviated from the settings in the game, and there will be more that are different from the game itself in the future.
There is probably no way around it. As a fan fiction author, I have to deal with the so-called "backstab" problem all the time. I just suddenly realized that it would be difficult to write a book if I consider the game plot everywhere.
For example, Casimir's plot is inconsistent with some of the previous settings of this book, the setting of discrimination against infected people is also different from the established situation in this book, and the new plot of Yan Country during the Spring Festival (setting, world view, etc.) completely overturned some of my future plans.
It is not yet known what the new Victoria main line will look like.
Therefore, the author would like to state in advance that this book will give priority to the integrity of the story and world view. The main part will still be written according to the original ideas, while trying to take into account the new plot. The author's ability is limited, and he can only do his best. I hope everyone understands o(╥﹏╥)o……
Volume 4: Chapter 124 Seeker III
Farm's daze lasted only a moment, but combined with his ugly blue crystal head, it looked both scary and funny.
Finally, he said in an awkward tone: "What do you want? I can give you money, or a future. I have the ability to recommend you to work for the Atelias family."
Bai Lang pointed at the sword stuck in the ground with his index finger: "You know what I want. I'm just a little curious about you."
"What a weirdo, are you going to kill me anyway?"
"Yes." White Wolf answered in a low voice. She suddenly remembered the motto she saw in Dr. Hemer's notebook during Operation Balrog. Everything must return to the existing order, and no one can violate the law.
Farm was silent for a while, then took out a thumb-sized data chip from his arms and placed it next to him: "This is the result of all my research over the past few decades. There is also a lot of useful data in the computer behind me. I hope..."
"I will handle it properly." White Wolf said calmly.
"Well, you must remember that the brain needs to be completely burned. I don't want to become an unconscious monster. That is completely contrary to the truth."
"I understand." White Wolf raised the sword and calmly looked into Farm's crystal blue eyes that would never close. Just as she was about to swing the sword, she suddenly heard the other party's faint whisper.
"You know what? When you first came, I really sorted out the data carefully. I was thinking, if I still had a human appearance, if I hadn't become like this, I would go to the court with you."
"Am I really, wrong?"
No ifs, White Wolf thought, and she slashed the sword in her hand.
……
Next, White Wolf and Aina began to organize the information in the control center. During this process, they had to mobilize the interface from Farm's mechanical body.
Bailang discovered that this researcher, who could not tell whether he was a human, a machine, or an Originium lifeform, had all the parts on his body coming from the most advanced military equipment.
She knew that every country's army would be equipped with a very small number of semi-mechanized soldiers to perform some special tasks, and the military equipment of a big country like Victoria must be at the forefront of the world. If any piece of equipment on Farm retained its armed performance, it might cause her a lot of trouble.
However, this guy converted all the military accessories into scientific research props, and even removed the crystallized body parts that could be used as weapons and replaced them with data interfaces specifically for looking up information.
In other words, Farm's body is a combination of machinery, Originium, and flesh and blood. It has the potential to become the most terrifying biological weapon in the world of Terra, but in fact it is less fragile than an ordinary person.
During the entire data collection process, Bai Lang remained silent. She didn't know how to evaluate this researcher who stood at the top of the pyramid.
After Aina finished copying the data, she looked around the control room and said, "Burn it."
"What?" Ina didn't hear clearly.
"I say, burn it. The information here should not fall into the hands of those with ulterior motives, and Farm's body cannot be taken for research."
"Okay, then I'll go out and wait for you." Ina agreed and left the control center.
She leaned against the wall and closed her eyes to rest. Too many things happened today. Not only Farm, but also Miss Olicia, made her have many questions.
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