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Chapter 1374: Chapter 123 Extremely ’Polite’ (Please Subscribe!)
United States.
New York State.
Northern region.
A secluded manor deep in the mountains.
Underground.
Numerous scientific researchers are busily at work.
Aside from clocks, it’s difficult for them to tell whether it’s morning or night; their internal biological clocks are all out of sync due to long hours in the laboratory and the loss of time awareness caused by focusing on their work.
Normally.
The tedious research makes for a somber atmosphere.
However.
Today.
The place is bustling.
In a side hall on the third sub-level.
Over a dozen brawny, bare-chested men are sweating profusely, continuously punching and kicking against a punch force tester, striking with full force. Exerting themselves beyond their physical capabilities, their bodies flush red.
Outside the circle of glass surrounding them.
Stand dozens of researchers related to the project.
This place.
Is Kovalro’s second largest experimental base.
Thanks to technology sharing with Jars, they are aware of the effects of the Transcription Fluid and have produced quite a few finished products based on the data, ready for further testing, with two labs moving forward in tandem.
The reason is simple.
Insurance.
Otherwise.
If only one laboratory does the work and someone secretly withholds information, that would be problematic. Therefore, for important experiments, there are always control groups. Currently, this lab is conducting the same experiments as Jars’s side.
Looking at the promising data.
Many researchers are buoyed up with excitement.
Such stimulant drugs.
Are merely the beginning; many of their revolutionary experiments are based on this, and now that the foundation has been laid, it’s akin to a materials revolution, bringing about technological leaps of breakthrough proportions.
"Get more experimental subjects; we can’t fall behind Jars."
The head of the base ordered enthusiastically.
"Yes," replied the head of security.
Experimental subjects.
It is no less difficult to find them in the United States than in other countries.
Come nightfall, the streets are full of homeless people, whose existence they see as a waste of food and a threat to social order; they believe it would be better to let them contribute to the grand cause in their remaining capacity.
Immediately.
The head of security made a phone call.
Using the organization’s numerical code language.
He tasked someone in New York with the preparation.
While everyone was eagerly discussing the experimental data and envisioning the future, what they didn’t know was that a tiny spider robot had descended from above, landing stealthily behind them.
A roll.
It made its way under a table in the side hall.
A flicker of light.
An object the size of a brick.
Suddenly appeared.
Then, the magnet on it quickly attached to the iron underside of the table. The ’brick’ was the same color as the table, and even if someone saw it, they would only think it was a part of the table.
Immediately after.
The robot, like a hardworking little bee.
Buzzed through all the key locations.
This experimental base.
Tang Qing actually knew about it long before.
Previously.
When his second uncle and Liu Qian followed Chai Ren to visit here for the first time and went hunting in the forest, they encountered a large pack of wolves, which was the creation of this laboratory, though the details remained unclear.
But less than a day after those wolves died, the laboratory sent quite a few people to investigate and perform autopsies on the wolves; in the end, the issue came to nothing—after all, they couldn’t expect Mu Jian and the others to pay compensation.
This time.
Tang Qing had no intention of completely destroying the place; otherwise, he would need to find another playing field for his next move, which would be quite troublesome. He simply decided to place his pieces on this chessboard and not rush to flip it yet.
Laboratory.
Data room.
Small-scale data center.
Key corridors.
Elevator.
Emergency escape routes.
...
’Bricks’ were placed in all of them; in total, they didn’t exceed two tons this time, a very ’polite’ move. Finally, when the last ’brick’ was placed in the designated spot.
Countdown.
Begin.
00:09:59.
The whole process.
Not a single fighter appeared.
Technology.
Changes the world.
That’s what’s happening right now.
In some infiltration tasks, these robots perform so well that after being disguised, they can lurk in a place for a year and a half as if it’s nothing, and even find time to recharge occasionally.
...
Ten minutes.
Passed quickly.
Side hall.
’Boom~~~’
The huge shockwave made every person in the side hall meet their maker, ’Boom boom~~~’ At the same time, all the ’bricks’ emitted deadly flashes of fire.
"Sizzle... Boom... Boom... Boom."
All three elevators fell at once.
Chaos.
Began.
Everyone headed towards the emergency exits to evacuate, but although Tang Qing didn’t plan to destroy the place, he didn’t intend to let them get away safely. If everyone got out unscathed, how would they attract the rescue teams?
The main lighting failed.
The entire base was shrouded in the dim light of emergency lighting.
"All elevators have been destroyed, the emergency exits have collapsed." A group of surviving researchers rushed to a main gate, and after a struggle, managed to pry it open, only to hear bad news from those coming from the other side.
"What do we do?"
"Is there another way out?"
"There is a ventilation duct underground that leads to the mountains."
A security personnel said.
"Then let’s go."
"But the duct’s exit is over a hundred meters up a cliff; even if we get out, it’s no use... I don’t have the clearance to know about evacuation routes." He was just a regular security officer and truly didn’t know about the base’s escape routes.
...
Normally.
These people, who treat human life like dirt.
Also panicked.
When they conducted experiments, they didn’t care about others’ lives, but that doesn’t mean they didn’t cherish their own lives. Their lives are meant for the pursuit of truth, they can’t die in such a place.
...
What happened here.
Quickly.
Was reported back to headquarters from this place’s second control center.
For a moment.
The upper class of ’Kovalro’ were all shocked.
Mexico.
"Check, find out who did this," the Caucasian angrily ordered. With such a big incident, he definitely couldn’t shirk responsibility. Now, the main thing was to try to mitigate the damage.
Without his command.
His subordinates started to get busy.
They retrieved the surveillance footage.
Suddenly.
"We found it."
The revelation sent a jolt through the Caucasian man. That was fast.
When his eyes focused on the large screen, his heart was racing like hundreds of alpacas galloping and jumping. The scene that unfolded before him was like something out of a James Bond movie.
A man.
Dressed in security personnel uniform.
Entering and exiting various important rooms, then, from the backpack he carried, he took out ’bricks’ one by one, like he was in his own home, and placed them in those concealed spots.
Especially in the ’side hall’.
Dozens of researchers were there.
The man brazenly continued to tie his shoelaces.
And positioned the devices.
Dozens of people.
Failed to notice the bomber, ’Bang...’ The person in charge punched the screen in front of him, his expression was so angry it seemed like he was about to bite someone. It was infuriating. 𝒏𝒐𝒗𝒑𝒖𝒃.𝙘𝒐𝒎
Have they all gone stupid?
Such a big living person ’planting mushrooms’ right under your noses, and you didn’t have the slightest clue.
The security was as good as non-existent.
Personnel seemed extremely lax.
If this video gets back...
He won’t be chewed out by the higher-ups for nothing! Looks like he really can’t hold onto his position.
