“Laboratory Three?” Gonzales exclaimed, “I know it!”
Ji Ruyue raised an eyebrow. “You know it?”
Gonzales nodded. “Laboratory Three was set up by the Rhine Company. Their research project involved the secondary gene ability awakening and enhancement of artificial humans. I was once invited to participate in their experiments.”
Bai Ye mused internally, “To be precise, it should be an experiment to transform powerful artificial humans into crystal humans!”
Besides this, Bai Ye also knew the research content of Rhine Company’s Laboratory One and Laboratory Two.
Laboratory One directly manufactured crystal humans using gene cloning.
Laboratory Two was for the mass production experiment of crystal humans.
There was also a fourth laboratory called the Combat Simulation Training Laboratory, which selected crystal humans with higher completion rates for practical combat simulation. xxs1
Ji Ruyue looked at Gonzales. “You didn’t go?”
Gonzales replied, “Yes, the experimental reward was quite high, and I had already decided to go. However, a wealthy individual from the affluent district offered a high price to hunt a red-crowned white crane. I figured that if there was a first phase of the experiment, there would be a second, so I chose to go hunting.”
Bai Ye curled his lips. It’s a good thing you didn’t go, otherwise, you might have been among these crystal humans.
Ji Ruyue asked, “So, are the crystal humans Bai Ye brought back really from the Rhine Company?”
Allen crouched in front of a crystal human. “Have you interrogated it?”
Ji Ruyue spread her hands and described the condition of the crystal human.
Allen pondered for a moment. “Does this world also have the Rhine Company? What is this place? What is the origin of these crystal humans?”
Allen asked three questions, and Bai Ye mentally gave him a thumbs-up.
This was his hidden mission, and it was also what Bai Ye hoped Allen would figure out. As long as Allen clarified these three questions, his hidden mission would be considered complete.
Bai Ye said, “I think these three questions are not difficult to answer, at least the first and third questions should yield answers.”
Allen asked, “Go to Laboratory Three?”
Bai Ye smiled. “Isn’t that right?”
Allen nodded. “Indeed, we can get the answers this way. Gonzales, since you were invited to participate in Laboratory Three, you should know the location, right?”
Gonzales looked a bit troubled. “I do know, but…”
Allen waved his hand. “I’ll talk to your boss. I won’t make things difficult for you.”
Gonzales agreed. “Alright then.”
Ji Ruyue, Davis, and Gonzales had all come with missions, which was to find resources.
They might not be uninterested in exploring the truth, but they were paid to do a job. Having accepted the mission, they had to carry it out.
However, since Allen was willing to take the blame, there was no problem. They all knew Allen had a close relationship with the boss.
Bai Ye, at this moment, mentally gave Gonzales a thumbs-up.
Bai Ye also knew how to get to Laboratory Three, but it was inconvenient to say it directly. Now that Gonzales could lead the way, it saved Bai Ye a lot of trouble.
Gonzales said, “It will take some time. That place is in the affluent district.”
Allen nodded and looked at Ji Ruyue. “Ruyue, are there any other crystal humans around?”
Ji Ruyue shook her head. “No more.”
Allen said, “Let’s find a car and head to Laboratory Three.”
Davis chimed in, “There’s a decent-looking car ahead. It looks like it can be driven.”
Allen nodded. “Let’s try it. Gonzales, help Ruyue move the things.”
About fifteen minutes later, Davis returned driving a black car, poking his head out from the driver’s seat. “Let’s go. The car is in pretty good condition, it just lacks energy.”
Allen nodded. “Move the things!”
Everyone loaded their belongings into the car and then drove forward.
Davis drove slowly, partly because they might encounter crystal humans, and partly for exploration of the mirrored world.
A world exactly the same!
What appeared before them was the familiar Ruined City. The surrounding buildings were completely identical, and even…
“That’s my home!” Ji Ruyue exclaimed, looking at a dilapidated apartment building covered in cracks. “Why is it like this?”
Allen asked, “What’s wrong?”
Ji Ruyue explained, “Look at that black paint mark on the side wall. That’s what happened when I was drying clothes on the roof and accidentally knocked over paint someone had left there.”
Davis nodded. “Look over there, Old Fanba’s repair shop. That’s the shop I frequented.”
Bai Ye leaned forward to take a look and almost spat out a mouthful of blood. “Are you sure that’s Old Fanba? Isn’t it missing a dot?”
Davis shrugged. “The owner of that shop is called Old Fanba. As for the dot, it’s been broken for over two years, and they haven’t fixed it. But I think you understand what I mean.”
“Mm,” Allen nodded. “The sign here, that dot is also broken.”
Bai Ye thought to himself, isn’t that obvious?
This is the mirrored world. The Rhine Company projected and replicated the Ruined City one-to-one, so of course, it would be identical.
However, Bai Ye knew the answer, so he didn’t find it amazing, but it was a different story for Allen and the others.
“Let’s stop for a moment,” Allen said, pointing to a shop ahead. “Let’s take a look. At least it’s a proper explanation for the boss.”
Davis nodded. “I’ll go.”
Ji Ruyue said, “Don’t worry, there are no crystal humans. However, I don’t feel any energy fluctuations either.”
The shop Allen pointed to was a place that specialized in selling energy firearms of various models. Naturally, it should also sell consumables like energy cells.
An energy firearm without energy cells would be like scrap metal, wouldn’t it?
And energy cells were very important resources.
The boss was willing to team up with Allen precisely for various resources.
Davis said, “I’ll go take a look first.”
The absence of energy fluctuations meant the absence of energy cells.
What others said might not be credible, but after Ji Ruyue’s brain mutation, she could clearly sense even energy fluctuations.
But since they had already arrived at the entrance, no one wanted to give up.
Regrettably, Davis searched the shop and then walked out of the shop with a helpless shrug.
“Nothing. Nothing useful,” Davis said. “Let alone energy cells, there aren’t even any firearms.”
This was expected by Bai Ye.
Although the mirrored world was a one-to-one replica of the ruined world, it couldn’t replicate the resources along with it.
Otherwise, wouldn’t the Rhine Company have inexhaustible resources?
Therefore, not to mention firearms and energy cells, there would be no resources like water or food. The mutated creatures they had seen on the road were either captured by the Rhine Company as test subjects or had wandered in by mistake.
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