Please be my partner.

After doing this, Ruthka waved her hand, indicating that they could leave.

After leaving Ruthka's office, Rachel shrugged and said, "Don't mind. That's just how Director Ruthka is."

Mellen shook his head to indicate that it was okay.

According to the information he obtained, this supervisor Ruth Ka was actually from the New Faction. The other party knew that Matthew was an undercover sent by the New Faction, so they would naturally provide convenience in the arrangements.

Of course, this information was not something Matthew could know.

Rachel said, "Matthew, each lab is independent, so it's not convenient for me to go with you. So, you should report to Lab 93 by yourself. After a couple of days, when you're settled, we can get together again. I'll also introduce you to some friends."

At this point, Rachel smiled amusedly. "You, while focusing on research is great, proper socializing is even more important for us at this stage. Don't look so gloomy all day, as if someone owes you money. It won't hurt to make more friends."

Mellen nodded, agreeing.

After Rachel left, Mellen walked towards Laboratory 93 alone.

A moment later, he arrived at the metal door of Lab 93 and swiped his newly issued metal ID card against the sensor on the door. A voice suddenly came from the microphone: "This is Lab 93. What can I do for you?"

Mellen shook the document given by Director Ruthka in his hand and said, "My name is Matthew. I just arrived at the Brotherhood headquarters today. Director Ruthka assigned me to Laboratory 93."

"Oh? It's a newcomer?" The man inside muttered and opened the metal door.

A middle-aged man walked out and said, "Give me the documents."

Mellen immediately handed over the document in his hand. The middle-aged man looked at it for a moment and then returned it to Mellen, saying, "Come on, follow me."

As the two entered, the metal door closed again.

When you enter Laboratory 93, the first thing that catches your eye is a long corridor. At the beginning of the corridor, on the left hand side, there is a room similar to a monitoring room. There are many screens in it that can monitor the surroundings of Laboratory 93.

There were two other people in the room. The middle-aged man with Mellen pointed at Mellen and said, "I'll take this newcomer to see Mr. Pierre."

Soon, the middle-aged man brought Mellen to an office on the third floor. He knocked on the door and said, "Mr. Pierre, there's a new person reporting in. They're assigned by Supervisor Ruth Ka."

A deep voice sounded: "I understand, let him in."

The middle-aged man gestured for Mellen to go in by himself, and he left.

Melen pushed the door open and saw Mr. Pierre.

Mr. Pierre is a man who looks to be only in his thirties or forties, but his hair is gray and he looks a little seasoned.

After Mellen closed the door, Pierre smiled and said, "Sit down. Wright told me about you."

Melen understood immediately, but did not respond.

Pierre shrugged it off and said with emotion, "I still remember those adventurous days vividly. I never thought so many years would pass in the blink of an eye. We all have our own careers and lives now. It's really..."

After a brief sigh, Pierre said, "Wright has already told me the reason for your visit. As a talent transferred to headquarters, Matthew already possesses the advanced knowledge inherited from him. If you wish to gain more, you must demonstrate sufficient value."

"Although I have the authority to pass on knowledge, I won't use it at will. At most, I can only grant you certain conveniences within the rules. You should understand this."

Mellen nodded slightly. His identity was a disguise, and if something went wrong he could just leave. But Pierre had been working in the Brotherhood of Craftsmen for most of his life, so of course he couldn't just give up. Being able to provide some convenience was already very good.

Although this was somewhat different from what Mellen had initially thought, he understood and did not ask for more.

In the next few days, Mellen settled down in the Brotherhood of Craftsmen. As an official member of Laboratory No. 93, he was naturally assigned housing, which he did not need to worry about.

His daily work basically involves learning various advanced mechanical knowledge. Of course, because Matthew's reported level is a second-level mechanic, the knowledge Mellen can learn can only be selected within this range.

Fortunately, Pierre had given him broader permissions. He could freely view any knowledge of this level that was available in Laboratory 93.

Otherwise, generally speaking, when new outsiders join a laboratory, the knowledge they initially learn must be limited to the scope of the projects conducted in this laboratory.

It is worth mentioning that the main research project of Laboratory No. 93 is mechanical power devices, as well as a series of related power structures, power output, mechanical geometry, etc.

Mellen was very interested in this. In his opinion, this knowledge could not only become the accumulation of Garuru, but also serve as the prototype of Mechanical Spike.

The so-called Mechanical Spike is Garuru transformed into a suitable form and then merged with Spike.

Mellen's bottom line effect is that at least one plus one equals two, preferably greater than two, and the greater the better.

In the next few days, Mellen first had a small gathering with Rachel and some friends he invited, and then visited Master Joel, and then he settled down to learn various knowledge.

One month later, in Laboratory 93...

"Yes, Matthew, you're quite good, truly a new generation genius. Your joining has not only greatly accelerated the research progress of the [Pathfinder IV], but has also improved its performance by approximately 10% in all aspects, exceeding original expectations."

Facing the project manager's praise, Mellen said modestly, "Mr. Jayne, you are too kind. This is all thanks to everyone. I just made some insignificant suggestions."

Jayne smiled and waved his hand, saying, "Young man, don't be too modest. Now is the time for you to show your talents. You should show yourself more so that you can get more opportunities."

After a brief celebration with the project team, Mellen went to Pierre's office alone.

"Mr. Pierre, you're looking for me?"

Pierre looked at Mellen and smiled. "You've been doing great lately. I've heard that several projects in the lab have seen significant progress thanks to your participation."

"I called you here this time to fulfill my original promise. I imagine you've already learned all the knowledge within the purview of Laboratory 93 in this month, right?"

Mellen's eyes lit up and he nodded immediately.

Seeing this, Pierre said, "I've secretly spread the word about your deeds, and now three Level 3 laboratories have contacted me, hoping you can go to their labs for study and research."

At this point, Pierre couldn't help but laugh. "I don't get along with two of those old guys. It's just right that you don't have to worry about anything if you go."

Mellen blinked and thought to himself, even if he is your acquaintance, I will not feel any psychological burden to learn knowledge from him secretly.

Pierre naturally didn't know what Mellen was thinking. He placed three documents in front of Mellen and said, "This is the basic information of the three laboratories, including their main research directions and unique knowledge. Take a look and see if there's anything you like. If not, just wait a little longer."

Mellen casually flipped through the documents. When he saw the third one, his eyes lit up and he read it carefully.

A few minutes later, Melen closed the information in his hand and said to Pierre, "This is it, Laboratory 43!"

Chapter 186 Mechanical Behemoth and Accidental Discovery

Pierre showed a look of surprise and asked, "Laboratory 43? I thought that was the least likely choice for you, but I didn't expect..."

Pierre shook his head, but didn't say anything else. Instead, he said, "Since you've made your choice, go back and prepare. I believe there will be a result within today."

Mellen nodded and left Pierre's office.

Things were exactly as Pierre said. Melen learned about this at noon, and then received a transfer order in the afternoon, saying that his research level had been promoted and he had to report to Laboratory No. 43 within three days.

After the researchers at Laboratory 93 received the news, some congratulated, some mocked, some were jealous, some were cold... and so on.

To Mellen, these were like a gentle breeze and he didn't care at all.

He spent a day handing over the research project and then reported to Laboratory 43.

As a third-level laboratory, the treatment enjoyed by Laboratory No. 43 is naturally far superior to that of a fourth-level laboratory like Laboratory No. 93. Coupled with the special nature of Laboratory No. 43 itself, this has led to the fact that the actual floor area of Laboratory No. 43 is dozens of times that of Laboratory No. 93.

Standing in front of the huge fence, listening to the faint roars of beasts coming from within, Melen said to himself: "Mechanical behemoth? It really suits me."

That’s right, the main research project of Laboratory No. 43 is mechanical behemoths. The mechanical behemoths here are not created from scratch to look like mechanical behemoths, but the controlled extraordinary life is transformed into a semi-mechanized form to improve their combat capabilities.

Mechanical behemoths are divided into two aspects. One is the mechanized transformation of the extraordinary life itself, such as the replacement of metal bones, the shaping of metal fiber muscle groups, the addition of mechanical internal organs, etc.; the other is external mecha, which is similar to the mecha used by humans, but is a special model for extraordinary life.

In fact, although the mechanical behemoth project looks good, its actual application value is very low.

Think about it, the results of several years of research can only work on a certain group of extraordinary life forms, and the number of this group of extraordinary life forms is only a few dozen. Some special mutant individuals are even unique, and mature technology can be applied to them, but other individuals still need to be modified separately, or even cannot be used at all. How frustrating it is.

You know, many precision mechanical structures require changing a considerable number of parameters even if the size is just a change.

It is precisely because of these constraints that the Mechanical Behemoth Project ranks quite low in the third-level laboratory.

But all this is just right for Mellen. He believes that with the large amount of relevant knowledge available here as a supplement, the birth of Mechanical Spike is not far away.

After following the normal procedure and presenting the transfer order to join the company, Mellen did not meet the person in charge of Laboratory No. 43. Instead, he was received by a manager named Billy, who was also the project manager of one of the projects.

Billy looked at Mellen with a smile and said, "As far as I know, Lab 29 and Lab 35 have also extended invitations to you. To be honest, I'm quite surprised that you accepted the invitation from Lab 43."

Without waiting for Mellen's explanation, Billy continued, "But I have to say, your choice is not wrong. Although mechanical behemoths are a niche field, they have broad development prospects. This is also the fundamental reason why the Brotherhood allocates large amounts of research funds every year. Speaking of our advantages, there are too many, such as..."

Mellen then endured a half-hour-long speech in which Billy discussed the past development of the mechanical behemoth and its future prospects, including three points, five aspects, and seven conclusions...

After finishing his words, Billy still looked unsatisfied. He looked at Mellen and said with a smile, "I know you young people don't like to hear this, so I'll just keep this short for today."

"We've reviewed your research and feel you're quite talented in mechanical dynamics, structural dynamics, and structural mechanics. However, you must understand that there are considerable differences between humans and extraordinary life forms. Your primary goal right now is to quickly learn more about the anatomy of extraordinary life forms in preparation for further research. Is that alright?"

Mellen said, "Of course, Mr. Billy."

After a day of settling in, Mellen successfully joined Laboratory 43 and began his learning journey again.

This time's study was naturally not as free as in Laboratory 93. Melen was strictly limited in the categories of knowledge he could learn. Fortunately, this knowledge was also very useful to Melen, so he also enjoyed it.

A few days later, Mellen joined a branch project under Billy and quickly demonstrated his talent, greatly speeding up the project progress, which enabled him to quickly respond to his request to read more knowledge.

Another month passed as we continued to upgrade and unlock new items. Now, there was only about one and a half months left before the Princeton College team set off.

Melen was quite satisfied with the knowledge he had learned during this period. In addition to a large number of contents about behemoth mechas, he also learned how to manufacture large power cores, elemental cannons, psychic beams and other mechanical creations.

Among them, the large power core is prepared for those large extraordinary life forms with mechanization reaching more than 70%. Only the large mechanical core with huge output power can drive such a behemoth.

Elemental Cannons and Psionic Beams are both powerful weapons...

The former can condense various elements into energy bombs and launch them out to achieve large-scale bombing. Different elemental energy bombs have different side effects, such as burning by fire and freezing by ice.

Single-element energy bombs are just basic ones. Legendary mechas and war mechas are equipped with composite element cannons. Each attack can trigger multi-element resonance. With each additional element, the power will increase by three to five times compared to the previous one. The most powerful one at present is the four-element fusion energy bomb, which is 45.2 times more powerful than a single-element energy bomb.

It is said that this is the result of the inability to perfectly control the annihilation reaction between elements. If the annihilation reaction between elements can be perfectly controlled, the power limit should be increased tenfold for each additional element. In other words, the theoretical upper limit of the power of the four-element fusion energy bomb should be a thousand times that of a single-element energy bomb!

The psychic beam restrains psychic energy to the extreme and stimulates it in the form of rays. It has powerful cutting ability, huge single-target lethality, and relatively low energy consumption.

After absorbing enough knowledge, Garuru also began to try to design a mecha that suits Spike.

From this time on, the role Mellen could play gradually became smaller. After all, he was just a carrier of knowledge.

In fact, by learning all this, Mellen's basic purpose of coming to the Brotherhood of Craftsmen has been exceeded. He plans to stay for a while to see if there are other opportunities, and also to see if Sir Light has any other arrangements.

However, Melen did not have too many expectations. As Pierre said, those of them hidden in the Brotherhood of Craftsmen could naturally provide some convenience and support for the new school, but that was all.

After all, they also have their own careers and lives, and blatantly betraying the interests of the Brotherhood of Craftsmen is something that needs to be carefully considered.

After achieving his goal, Mellen's overall pace slowed down. He would occasionally go out with Rachel and others to hang out and have fun, which was a rare pastime.

"...You're truly worthy of me, Matthew. When you first went to Lab 43 to research the mechanical behemoths, I thought you were a bad choice. I never expected you to see results so quickly. You truly are a genius."

Rachel, slightly tipsy, said with some envy, "Although the Mechanical Behemoth is unpopular, it's still a third-level laboratory. As long as we can make achievements and gain a foothold in it, it won't be a problem to join the first or second-level laboratories within the number 15 in the future."

Mellen smiled and shook his head. "The requirements for entering the labs within number 15 are too demanding. I might not be able to complete them within five years. It's too far off to even think about it now."

Rachel gritted her teeth and laughed, saying, "The tone you used when you said that really makes you want a beating!"

As they were chatting and laughing, a loud noise came from outside. They looked out through the window and saw several guys in cloaks running away. Chasing them were the law enforcement team of the Brotherhood of Craftsmen.

Rachel retracted her aim and muttered, "These scumbag rats from the gutter are always dreaming of unrealistic things and gloating over every effortless gain."

There is also a saying in this world that science and technology are the primary productive forces.

Therefore, the Brotherhood of Craftsmen, which possesses advanced technology that is ahead of its time, naturally becomes a hot commodity in the eyes of many forces.

So every now and then, some small and medium-sized forces or individuals would try to infiltrate the Brotherhood of Craftsmen to gain some benefits.

Of course, these people cannot succeed. You have to know that the Brotherhood of Craftsmen is so powerful that even the new and old factions can only win over some allies to divide them, or secretly send some undercover agents.

Similar scenes of law enforcement teams arresting intruders are staged every once in a while, but every time there is a new group of people who choose to take the risk, so everyone has long been accustomed to it.

When Melen saw the cloaked men being hunted, he didn't think much of it at first, but when he was about to look away, his pupils suddenly shrank and he saw something familiar.

Almost without thinking, a barely perceptible ray of colorful light popped out from Mellen's fingertips.

After Rachel finished mumbling, she continued to drink and have fun with her friends, not noticing the fleeting strangeness in Mellen's eyes.

After three rounds of wine and five dishes, Rachel showed a mysterious smile on his face and said, "Matthew, don't say that I don't take care of you. Today I will take you to see some good things."

Mellen was stunned for a moment. Although he was very interested in the 'good stuff' Rachel mentioned, after a little thought, he said regretfully, "Maybe next time. I have an important research project tomorrow. I'll talk about it after I apply for vacation."

Hearing this, Rachel could only shrug and say, "Well, that's a pity."

After saying goodbye to Rachel, Mellen did not return to his residence directly. His figure gradually disappeared in a burst of colorful light.

Following the guidance of the dream power released earlier, Melen easily found the hiding place of one of the cloaked men.

This surprised Melen a little. He didn't expect that the cloaked man could really escape the pursuit.

You know, the law enforcement team of the Brotherhood of Craftsmen is composed of elite second-level professionals. They are either mechanics or some other professions, but without exception, they are all equipped with powerful mechanical weapons and are extremely good at fighting.

Melen looked at the cloaked man who was resting, especially the pattern engraved on the latter's wrist, which was the emblem of the "Heavenly Father" sect.

Back when Mellen was still studying at the Kingdom Mystic Academy, he joined the Special Affairs Bureau as a temporary investigator. During one of his missions, he destroyed a stronghold of the "Merciful Father of Heaven" sect. Afterwards, he was attacked by Pat, the "Shepherd" from the "Merciful Father of Heaven" sect, and he almost escaped death.

[Shepherd] Pat's move undoubtedly completely angered the Roland City Special Affairs Bureau. The Special Affairs Bureau launched an unprecedented and vigorous pursuit, but unfortunately, Pat still escaped in the end.

Of course, afterwards, Mellen also learned the whole story from Sir Light, and understood that [Shepherd] Pat was rescued by Sir Light's other personality, the 'Dark King', in order to instruct [Shepherd] Pat to hunt down Mellen during the subsequent mental confrontation, thereby distracting Sir Light's mind.