Gu Ya and Ye Ying rested in the small storage room for half an hour.
Heiyang finally returned to Gu Ya and materialized into human form, saying eagerly and excitedly:
"Master, I've explored all the rooms in the research institute and discovered the following intelligence."
"First, this place is located on the 18th floor of the Black Star Headquarters Building, with an independent elevator passage and an independent sky-parking lot."
"Second, within the Black Star Headquarters Building, functional zones, research institutes, and ruling offices are all separate areas, blocked by thick dense rock walls, and do not communicate with each other, nor do they have secure communication lines. Therefore, I cannot enter other areas, nor can I obtain a map of the entire building."
"Third, I discovered that they are experimenting with creating 'superhuman' life forms. Particularly renowned are the 'Dual Ring' human experiments and the 'Pure Essence Body' modification technique."
"As these are classified data, intelligence cannot be obtained through normal channels. However, I still managed to find clues from over one hundred thousand ordinary documents."
"The Dual Ring human experiment, simply put, is to combine male and female individuals into one."
"Dual Ring experimental subjects can self-impregnate, and their fetal growth rate is 42 times that of normal human fetuses, fully developing and being born within 7 days."
"If supplemented with medication, the fetus can grow into an adult within 39 days after birth, and after 60 days as an adult, a new organ, the 'placental sac,' will develop, capable of gestating new fetuses."
"However, the drawback is that the experimental subjects can only survive for one year and ten months."
"Master, this might be a technology for large-scale troop expansion during wartime. With these experimental subjects born to die, Black Star's combat strength will greatly increase."
Gu Ya and Ye Ying nodded, listening attentively.
Heiyang continued: "The Pure Essence Body modification technique involves replacing the experimental subject's organs according to the researcher's intentions."
Gu Ya expressed some doubt: "Is this technology very advanced? I feel that Master Liang's 'Divine Bestowed Modification Technique' is more powerful."
Heiyang chuckled and said: "Master, you are unaware that cells, blood, small tissues, organs, etc., can all be replaced. After replacement, the experimental subject can still survive in human form."
"And also, Master, I found a research report about the 'Pure Essence Body' in an encrypted folder belonging to a junior high-ranking official."
"This report mentions several terms: 'modified organ model,' 'bio-electric body,' 'flesh circuit,' and 'neural communication sensor'—these are professional terms. But I can't find any professional reports related to these terms."
"However, the good news is," Heiyang said happily, "both of these experiments are still in their early stages!"
Gu Ya shook his head dismissively. If the "Dual Ring" human experiment had the function of troop expansion, then this "Pure Essence Body" was too limited and too primitive.
Of course, he couldn't jump to conclusions so early. What if the "Pure Essence Body" modification technique had other important functions and uses?
And the term "flesh circuit" shared a similar meaning with Dunsaxin's "flesh chip," "genetic chipology," and "human carving chip technique."
What was Black Star researching these things for?
Did they want to create computers powered by human electricity? Haha, that sounded a bit absurd. Black Star was truly daring and ambitious...
But in an instant, Gu Ya's relaxed expression turned serious, even sinister, as if he remembered something terrifying.
Ye Ying, lying in Gu Ya's arms, saw her boyfriend's expression and was startled into sitting up. She touched Gu Ya's forehead, worried, "What's wrong? Honey, don't scare me."
Heiyang's eyes widened instantly, his movements stiffening, only his eyeballs swiveling to glance at Ye Ying.
Seeing Gu Ya unresponsive, Ye Ying continued to maintain her cold, pensive expression. She gently nudged him, probing in a low voice, "What's really wrong with you? You look so scary, did you remember something important you haven't done?"
After a long pause, Gu Ya withdrew from his chilling state, a faint smile playing on his lips as he uttered a nonsensical remark: "Heh, Ning Yucheng didn't lie to me! Heiyang..."
"Heiyang?" Gu Ya called out a couple of times. Hearing no response, he looked up.
Heiyang was stiff-bodied, only his eyeballs moving.
Gu Ya asked suspiciously, "What are you doing? Did you get cement in your neck?"
"Got a taste of human affection again, choked on it."
Before Gu Ya and Ye Ying could understand what he meant,
Behind Ye Ying, a female voice, devoid of emotion, suddenly spoke: "You haven't seen much."
Gu Ya quickly shielded Ye Ying, looking warily towards the source of the voice.
But he found nothing behind Ye Ying.
"Who's speaking?" Gu Ya asked coldly.
"Ah, who else could it be? It's my first time simulating a female voice with 'Shixi,' and it feels a bit unaccustomed."
Gu Ya and Ye Ying exclaimed simultaneously, "Bai Ying?"
"Heh, it's quite coincidental..." Bai Ying said faintly, "The extraction experiment caused my existence form to mutate. Using the 0.01% retained in Ye Ying as a foundation, I absorb nutrients."
"And the remaining 99.99% of my body escaped, breathing fresh air. Although I don't have the function of breathing, saying it this way helps you understand my current feelings better. Although I don't have feelings... ah, describing it is so troublesome."
"Imprecisely speaking, I might be the first sentient life form in history that can freely enter and exit its host's consciousness."
Gu Ya and Ye Ying's surprise turned into joy! They laughed in disbelief.
They hadn't expected the extraction experiment to actually help Bai Ying!
If Bai Ying could move freely, its usefulness would definitely not be lower than Heiyang's!
Heiyang, without materializing into human form, had to convert into code and utilize communication channels to move.
But Bai Ying was different; it was a three-dimensional being in the truest sense!
Gu Ya asked excitedly, "Can you ignore terrain and phase through walls?"
Aside from Heiyang, neither Gu Ya nor Ye Ying could see Bai Ying.
Bai Ying spoke without inflection, "You're looking in the wrong place, I'm over here."
Bai Ying continued, "Uh, no! Because I am still connected to Ye Ying, a part of Ye Ying's consciousness, and Ye Ying does not have the ability to phase through walls or see through them, so I cannot phase through walls!"
Ye Ying happily said, "It's okay, this is already very good. At least when I'm fighting, you can help me watch the surroundings."
Gu Ya nodded in agreement and asked, "What's your maximum activity radius?"
Bai Ying unusually let out a soft chuckle. Bai Ying didn't have emotional functions, but it liked to imitate Ye Ying.
It mimicked a chuckle to tell Gu Ya that it had seen through his little ulterior motive.
It said, "It's too cramped here to be my limit. But I estimate it's around thirty meters."
Gu Ya stroked his chin and chuckled, "Did you hear that, Heiyang? Do you know what to do from now on?"
Heiyang was speechless and said, "I've seen it before, haven't I? I even cheered for you and Ye Ying back then!"
"Clang!" Gu Ya punched Heiyang hard on the head and said coldly, "No more from now on!"
Suddenly, Bai Ying lowered its voice and said, "Shh, I hear someone outside the door!"
As soon as Bai Ying finished speaking,
The storage room's alloy gate suddenly opened automatically.