Xiao Xiangzhi, you people on earth really know how to play

The entrance of the Star Federation Adventurer's Union.

A large screen is playing a news item on a loop.

"Today is August 4200, 8 in the New Earth Calendar. At 24:3 pm yesterday, the Roman Empire military destroyed an illegal pharmaceutical factory and seized 2 "Awakening Potions" and 1 "Physical Boost Potions". 100 "inhibitors", and a living laboratory was found in the basement of the pharmaceutical factory... The two existing human kingdoms have banned such prohibited drugs, and the success rate of awakening drugs is not uniform, and the fragments of gene expression It cannot be directional, and the surge medicine will also cause irreversible damage to the human body and overdraw the vitality in advance... Next, we will invite our on-site reporter Matthew to report the situation on the scene.”

"Hi everyone, I'm Matthew, the reporter on the spot. Right now behind me is the basement of an illegal drug factory. With the permission of the Imperial Army, I will go inside to conduct on-the-spot interviews. A friendly reminder, the following pictures may cause discomfort. Please watch carefully."

The stainless steel electronic door in the basement was violently pried open, the crack in the door was dented, and the electrical system was damaged. The criminal doctor and pharmacist inside had been arrested for interrogation.

Thousands of culture tanks up to 3 meters high are erected in the sterile laboratory, and inside are naked human bodies. Their hearts are still beating, but they have just fallen into a deep sleep.

Some culture tanks only had red liquid, and an imperial soldier was pumping out the liquid in the culture tank. As the water level dropped, the shape of a human body appeared.

"vomit!"

Someone in front of the display began to vomit, "What the hell is this?"

In the picture, the human body may not be considered a "human" at all. That person has the head of an orangutan, four deformed meat wings grow out of the shoulder blade, and the tongue is forked into two often thin shreds of meat. Can't put it in the mouth, the belly burst...

It turned out that these red liquid petri dishes were deformed products that failed to awaken, and the blood gushing out from the ruptured internal organs stained the culture liquid red.

Matthew's eyes widened in horror, and the "orangutan" in the training tank also stared back at him.

"He... he didn't die! Ah!!!"

With a scream, Matthew collapsed to the ground.

An Imperial soldier carried him down.

As soon as the screen turned, a man wearing an iron-gray imperial military uniform appeared. There were several medals and ribbons on the military uniform.

The man said with a cold face: "I am Karl, the commander of the First Imperial Army."

While he was talking, the "orangutan" in the culture tank behind him yelled and hit the glass. Carl pulled out his sword and swung it back casually. The sword penetrated the culture tank, and the head of the "orangutan" fell directly to the ground , but he still didn't die immediately, and his mouth was still moving up and down to make the sound of hitting teeth.

Carl inserted his sword back and continued: "Both the empire and the federation expressly prohibit all illegal activities of manufacturing and selling prohibited drugs, and all human experimentation on the grounds of promoting human evolution is prohibited. Once found out, there will be no tolerance. Everyone has seen the deformed human beings just now. In the thousands of culture tanks behind me, there are countless experimental subjects of awakening potions... The mastermind behind this incident is still being traced. The hanging of the head of the laboratory The execution will be carried out at the Imperial Law Enforcement Square at 12 o'clock tomorrow morning, everyone is welcome to watch the end of the offender."

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The news is still playing on repeat.

The adventurers who had read the news dispersed in a rush, and the next batch of adventurers came over and filled the front of the screen again.

"I won't eat chicken wings this month, vomit!"

"I might not eat it in the future. I suddenly feel that I won't wake up if I don't wake up. My brothers and I can hunt the second- and third-level strange beasts together, and there is still enough to support our family."

"Oh, yes, I didn't know who told me to buy awakening potions for my son from my mother-in-law a while ago, let's not talk about the success rate, who can do it when the awakening fails! "

"Hey, brother, I understand you. We ordinary people don't want to be awakened. After awakening, we can hunt higher-level beasts, earn more credits, live in bigger houses, and get more resources..."

After watching the video, Jory closed his eyes, tightened his cloak, and walked quickly up to the second floor.

The corridor on the second floor is deep and narrow, and everything is designed to save space. A thin figure walked slowly in the corridor, and as he walked, he made soft noises on the ground.

He stopped before a door.

Knock three times, one knock every two seconds.

The door opened, and a shiny and plump hand stretched out to pull the young man in.

"Rui'er, mother kisses."

Jory took off his cloak. Although he had a helpless smile on his face, he obediently bent down and let his mother kiss her forehead and cheek.

Qiao Rui's mother, Ms. Yuan Xin, touched Qiao Rui's cheek with distressed expression, "My Rui'er has lost weight and grown a little taller."

"Mom, let's sit down first. How are you doing recently? Where's the second brother?"

Ms. Yuan Xin, who was slightly plump and fair, snorted and said, "Hmph, your second brother is doing well, he lives in the army every day without a home."

Qiao Rui put his arms around his mother's shoulder and said, "Second brother also has something to do."

Yuan Xin sighed, and said, "Oh, I know he's busy. Last time, I heard from your father that the herd of alien beasts in the north of the Federation has a tendency to gather. Your second brother has been paying attention to this matter for a while."

Jory frowned, "It's been ten years since the last beast tide, and the beast herd has been too quiet these past few years, which is unusual."

Yuan Xin took Qiao Rui's hand, "Let's not talk about it for now, Rui'er, have you seen the illegal pharmaceutical factory found by the Empire?"

"I saw the news."

Yuan Xin thought about it for a while, and said: "The structure, functional divisions, and culture tank system of the basement are too similar to a group experiment concept I did when I was young. I suspect that the teacher is not dead."

Jory wondered, "The corpse from that year..."

"The DNA test of the corpse back then showed that it was indeed him, but it was very easy to do biological experiments in his environment, so your father and I have a terrible guess, maybe that corpse is just his clone."

The atmosphere was suddenly tense, and Jory said: "The financial support required for such a large laboratory must be huge, and it cannot be operated by ordinary people. I have not found any information about the relevant personnel of prohibited drugs in the Guidance Academy in the past few years. , They hide too deeply, but the entrance to the black market already has some clues, since the circulation of prohibited drugs cannot be found on the market, it can only be done in secret."

"Rui'er, you must be careful when you are outside alone." Yuan Xin held Qiao Rui's cheeks, "If my mother hadn't given you the inhibitor by mistake back then, maybe..."

Qiao Rui couldn't hear these things the most, he said helplessly: "Mom, don't bring it up after it's over."

Yuan Xin patted his face lightly, "By the way, your uncle asked me to bring you something."

Yuan Xin took out the card and a small package from the space, "This is an unregistered card, which contains 50 credit points, and the spell card materials given by your uncle. If it is not enough, go to the encrypted channel and tell mom."

The mother and son hadn't seen each other for a long time, and they chatted for a few more words, only to realize that it was getting late when the guard knocked on the door.

Yuan Xin reluctantly put on her hood and followed the guards away. Around her, there were a few guards mixed in the crowd who were always vigilant.

Jory secretly looked at the back of her mother walking away.

"Mi woo."

—Are you sad?

Noah has recently become more and more sensitive to human spiritual emotions, and it raised its paw to press Jory's chin.

"A little bit." Jory rubbed the top of its head, "I'll take you to a good place tomorrow."

"Miu?"

--Is it fun?

"It's fun, but you have to be good."

"Meow, meow."

——Noah be good, Noah don't enter the spiritual space.

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