As I guessed, the interior of this cargo ship underwent a large-scale renovation. All the original compartments were opened, and then the areas were re-divided. The hatches between the areas were replaced with ones that looked the same as the bulkheads.
The camouflage door is difficult to detect when it is closed, which is why I kept circling inside and couldn't find a place. The entire cabin is like a large three-dimensional variable maze. This is the main defense system of this institute. If
If there are intruders who are not familiar with the situation, they will really be trapped inside.
But I am an exception, because I am an intruder who has mastered terrain destruction skills. In order to prevent me from demolishing the maze, the manager of the maze now has to come out to lead the way for me.
The big man and I walked in the empty corridor, but there was only my footsteps in the air. The soles of his combat uniforms were similar to soft rubber air cushions, and there was almost no sound when he walked, so my shoes were harder than the metal floor.
The clicking sound of boot heels became the only sound here. Those tentacle robots have long been hidden in the pipes, and there is currently no place where they are needed. I have dismantled dozens of these things tonight, I don’t know
How much will it cost?
Without any deliberate confusion, I quickly came to the real research area. There were multiple large open cabins with various research equipment installed inside. Unsurprisingly, there were no living people here either.
, only some tentacle robots and cargo trolley robots are busy in it. But I didn’t see any subjects here, and I don’t know what they are studying.
"What is this research on? Why don't I see the research object?"
I asked bluntly.
"This institute mainly conducts some theoretical research, generally using equipment to create a simulated environment to verify hypotheses, so it does not require too many experimenters. If there is demand, we will recruit them temporarily."
The big man replied smoothly.
"What about Nishiki Yuri? She was also recruited temporarily?"
"She is an exception. She is a member of our institute."
"Really? Does she live in a place like this?"
"Of course not. She lives in the dormitory area like ordinary students. Have you never been to her home, Miss?"
"No."
Having said that, I have never been to Youli's house. I didn't know her very well to begin with, but before we had time to develop a relationship, the poor child turned into a vegetative state inexplicably.
"How did you abduct her? In theory, shouldn't the victim of that incident be transferred to a specialized hospital for treatment?"
I asked seemingly casually while checking the equipment whose purpose I couldn't figure out. These guys tried every possible means to prevent me from coming in before, but now I came in and found nothing unusual. There must be something fishy in this. Although I am not good at it at all.
It's cheating, but you won't lose anything if you try it, right?
"Miss, your friend was just an ordinary person when she got into the accident. She suffered only simple physical injuries, so naturally she would not be sent to a hospital dedicated to superpowers. At that time, the number of medical departments in the college was seriously insufficient, including ours.
All the research institutes in the country participated in the rescue operation. She was already dying when she was sent here, and it is really a miracle that she was able to be saved."
"So in order to repay you, she volunteered to be a test subject, right?"
"I dare not draw any conclusions about this, but it is a fact that she has nowhere to go, and participating in the experiment is voluntary."
"Yeah, I know."
My hand gently brushed the cover of a tentacle robot, and I looked like I was satisfied and wanted to leave.
"So Miss Elumia, are you satisfied with this inspection?"
The big man asked as he moved the muscles on his shoulders.
"Not yet. Youli is an artificially created superpower, right? Where are those devices?"
I held one of the tentacles of the innocent robot and turned to look at the big man.
Don't complain about why I can see the other person's movements without turning my head. Don't forget that I have a third-person perspective.
The big man's originally relaxed muscles tensed up again. He was silent for a moment and greeted me again.
"Miss, please wait a moment, I will ask my superiors for instructions."
"Okay, but it'd better be okay."
The big man walked away from me and started talking on the phone, while I was bored and trying to study the structure of the mechanical tentacles. As for the method of research~of course it was violent disassembly. Well...the structure of this kind of tentacles is really ingenious~circular
The metal shell is filled with man-made fibers that can be freely contracted. There are no complicated circuits or mechanical structures. Its flexibility and reliability surpass the robotic arms on the other side of the earth...
"Miss, the higher ups have agreed to your request, please come with me."
The big man led the way, and I still maintained my arrogant attitude and followed slowly behind. This time we walked deeper into the cabin, and I felt that we should have gone below the waterline. The surrounding passages were still difficult to distinguish.
In the maze of directions, the big man would check his terminal from time to time to determine the direction. In this maze with variable terrain, people who live in it all year round would probably get lost.
"Miss, we are here, please feel free to visit."
After making several twists and turns, the big man stopped in front of an undisguised isolation door. After the door opened to both sides, light yellow light poured out - it was emitted from the glass jar in the center of the room.
Yes, this jar is very similar to the one used by the underground research institute to extend the life of the male protagonist’s sister. The difference is that this jar does not have too many complicated auxiliary equipment, except for some pipes and bases on the top, and there is nothing else. It looks simple and bright.
Much more.
"Is this a device that artificially induces superpowers?"
I walked into the room and put my hand on the glass jar. The glass jar was not cold, but had a temperature close to body temperature. This was the jar that Youli had been soaked in before, but I didn’t know if she was still full of fruit when she soaked in it...
...Ah, it doesn't matter. I have no interest in her anyway. Although the child is very pitiful, we don't want to accept her as our sister. I just want to be friends with her for the time being.
"Yes, Miss, these are the devices."
The big man nodded.
"Aren't you the person in charge? Why do you feel unfamiliar with this place?"
I walked around the jar.
"To be honest, young lady, I am the person in charge of security here. I really don't know much about research. Please give me more information."
The big man bent slightly and apologized to me.
"Just admit it."
I nodded and walked to the console next to me. There were many open monitors on the console, which displayed various complex physiological or super energy indicators. However, the culture tank was empty now, so these values were all empty.
"Aren't you afraid of wasting electricity if you keep it on like this?"
I asked casually.
"Back to Miss, this ship is nuclear powered, so there is no need to worry about energy issues."
"I see."
No wonder these guys were afraid that I would snatch the ship away. It turns out that this ship is such a dangerous thing! So they were worried that I would blow up the reactor and cause a disaster, so they tried every means to drive me away? Although it felt like something was wrong,
But I can't think of any other reasonable explanation for the time being. No abnormalities were found in these research equipment, and even the culture tank was warm. So where is the shameful research?