342, September 16, 6:00 AM.
"Professor Tanaka, Professor Watanabe..."
Finally, Tang Li's clone heard Professors Tanaka and Watanabe arrive.
"What? Hasn't the mechanical exoskeleton been dismantled yet?" Tanaka asked.
"No. The experimental subject's mechanical exoskeleton is an integrated unit with almost no gaps. We have no idea how to take it apart."
The one who replied was the person who had been surrounding Tang Li's clone, studying how to dismantle the metal casing of the wireless brain-controlled robot, which was identical to Tang Li's integrated mechanical exoskeleton.
"How much anesthetic did you use? Why hasn't the experimental subject woken up yet?" Watanabe also asked.
Another person replied, "We're not sure either. Logically, the experimental subject should have woken up long ago."
Although these people were speaking in R-country language, Tang Li, through quantum communication, had someone transmitting the conversation back to her and translating it in real-time, so she could understand it all.
Hearing this, Tang Li knew it was time to wake up.
However, Tang Li didn't want to expose her ability to understand R-country language, so she kept her eyes closed, pretending to be unconscious.
Just then, a hand pried open her clone's eyes.
"So, she was faking it."
Watanabe smiled and asked, "Miss Tang, how long have you been awake?"
Someone beside him immediately translated his words into Z-country language.
Tang Li decided not to feign unconsciousness any longer but also ignored Watanabe.
She glanced at everyone present, moved her limbs, and found herself unable to move.
At this moment, Tang Li's clone's limbs were all bound to a laboratory table, which was a modified operating table.
Because the R-country people had anticipated her immense strength and the boost from her mechanical exoskeleton, they had bound her very securely. Her clone couldn't break free.
Seeing Tang Li remain silent and still trying to struggle, Tanaka spoke.
"Miss Tang, I know you're upset. But there's nothing we can do about it."
"We invited you to participate in our experiments before, but you refused, so we had to resort to this."
"We paid a great price to capture you. Being captured and tied up like this must be very humiliating for you."
"Actually, if you had cooperated with us earlier, couldn't all this have been avoided?"
Hearing Tanaka's words, Tang Li rolled her eyes.
As expected of the R-country people, their words were so hypocritical and shameless.
This time, Tang Li didn't remain silent. She retorted, "You paid such a high price to capture me and research the body enhancement serum. What exactly is it for?"
"I don't believe what you said earlier, about wanting all humanity to adapt to the cataclysm era. If that were the case, you wouldn't have been willing to pay such a price."
Tanaka chuckled upon hearing this. "Miss Tang is truly a wise person."
"That's right, the body enhancement serum does have other uses for us. But benefiting all of humanity is also true."
"Miss Tang, for the sake of humanity's better future, please obediently remove your mechanical exoskeleton and participate in our experiments!"
Tang Li let out a scoff and said, "Do you take me for a fool? This mechanical exoskeleton is my last line of defense. How could I destroy the Great Wall and remove this final layer of protection myself?"
Tanaka, reaching out to touch Tang Li's clone's face, said, "Miss Tang, your face is so beautiful. I really don't want to cut it with a knife to draw your blood and ruin this beautiful face! But if you don't cooperate..."
"Wait!"
Just as Tanaka's hand was about to touch Tang Li's clone's face, Tang Li suddenly called out to stop him.
Then, seeming to choose compromise, she said.
"If you tell me why you want to research the body enhancement serum, and promise not to sell it indiscriminately, I might be able to cooperate with your experiments."
Tanaka's eyes lit up. A smile spread across his face. "Miss Tang, wouldn't it have been better if you had said this earlier?"
Tang Li mumbled softly, "Earlier, didn't you say you developed the body enhancement serum to make all of humanity possess bodies as strong as mine? How could I possibly agree to that..."
Hearing this, Tanaka and Watanabe exchanged glances.
They felt a pang of regret. Why hadn't they thought of this earlier?
If they had thought of this earlier, perhaps these intermediate complications wouldn't have occurred.
However, since things had reached this point, even if Tang Li chose to cooperate, they wouldn't let her off the hook.
To trick Tang Li into removing her mechanical exoskeleton, Tanaka waved his hand, signaling everyone else in the laboratory to leave.
Soon, in the laboratory, apart from Tang Li, only Tanaka, Watanabe, and a translator remained.
Tanaka then said, "We want to research the body enhancement serum, actually to maintain the production of the longevity potion..."
While Tang Li was using her clone to extract information, her main body had also left another clone in the restroom, along with sufficient weapons and ammunition.
Then, she secretly headed towards the stairwell, making her way to the floor where the longevity potion was located.