203: Chapter 203 [Forbidden Object: Plague Rat]

"Twenty million Source Energy points?!"

Inside the [Cliffside Epidemic Hospital] secret realm camp.

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When Luo Xin, who had once again withdrawn with a load of loot from the secret realm alongside Song Jiaojiao and the others, received a transmission on her communicator.

Calling back the He Group and hearing the quote coming from the other end of the communicator, her voice involuntarily raised by several octaves.

"Minister Deng, are you sure it's twenty million Source Energy points? A confidential-grade secret realm?"

She pursued the question somewhat incredulously.

"That's right..." The gold-framed-glasses man, Deng Jie, head of the He Group Pioneer Training Department, exchanged a glance with He Zhenshan in front of him.

"Don't just look at the high remuneration. The group hasn't set foot in this secret realm before, so aside from the intelligence circulating on the market, we cannot provide you with extra support. And only when you complete all the intelligence collection requirements in our list will those twenty million count..."

Hearing this, Luo Xin couldn't help curling her lips.

She knew these fellows weren't that kind-hearted.

But considering that this operation could directly pay off one-fifth of her debts, after pondering for a moment, Luo Xin decided in her heart to take it on.

The harshness, and even exploitation, displayed by Deng Jie's side during this time sounded to Luo Xin like it truly fit their consistent style.

"The mission is rather urgent; you'd better make a trip to [Qianchongzhai Base City] today..."

Hanging up the communication.

Luo Xin looked somewhat apologetically at Song Jiaojiao beside her, just preparing to say something, when she heard Wang Suming, scratching his head beside them, looking suspicious.

"Just collecting some intelligence is worth twenty million Source Energy points... Why wouldn't that so-called He Group look for a specialized intelligence collection team? I'm afraid it wouldn't even cost ten million, right?"

The joy on Luo Xin's face instantly stiffened, while Chu Hong at this moment seemed to have already caught a whiff of something.

...

Inside the dim underground pipeline hideout.

Luo Yi looked at the green-furred rat soaking in the dark green solution tank before him. At this moment, this solution tank was connected to several valves and testing equipment.

His eyes, filled with fatigue and bloodshot veins, carried a hint of eagerness and excitement.

"Source Energy mutation value 36 units, stabilize it. As long as it stabilizes and the crystal solidification is completed, it will succeed..."

He muttered to himself. After years of dry and despair-filled research, if it weren't for his younger sister Luo Xin constantly encouraging him and taking care of him, Luo Yi would have already given himself a swift release.

A Pioneer who didn't even have Source Energy, the title of the proud son of heaven at Longming Sacred Academy in the past, sounded only laughable to people.

He nervously stared at various data such as the "Source Energy mutation value" on the experimental instrument in front of him.

In fact, the so-called [forbidden object] research was a kind of "secret realm miniaturization" effect.

Extracting the power of the boss or elite monsters in the secret realm, and through various technologies, forming a layer of solidified crystal around this power similar to a real secret realm barrier.

Then, when Pioneers used this power, it achieved an effect similar to "swallowing an entire secret realm".

Strength would be massively enhanced, and they would also gain unexpected and powerful might.

Ding!

As the stabilization time of the experimental data reached the predetermined calculation requirement, Luo Yi abruptly pressed a button on the experimental bench.

In an instant.

The green nutrient solution in the solution tank located in the center of the laboratory behind him instantly lit up as if ignited, emitting a crystal-clear green light. Meanwhile, the eyes beneath the mask of the humanoid bird-beaked black-robed monster in the tank suddenly lit up with a scarlet glow.

"Hiss!"

Luo Yi suddenly drew in a sharp breath, grabbing at his chest with one hand.

The heart-piercing, bone-eroding pain caused cold sweat to pour wildly all over his body.

However.

This pain not only failed to make him feel the slightest bit of fear, but instead filled him with excitement.

Source Energy!

Although extremely minuscule, the very moment this pain was triggered, that bizarre power that had always forcibly snatched away every single trace of Source Energy in his body...

...actually stopped that bandit-like behavior, and the Source Energy in his body actually began to recover naturally and slowly.

"Squeak, squeak, squeak!"

A chubby green-furred rat wearing brownish-yellow goggles hopped onto Luo Yi's shoulder.

This was a monster named "Marsh Rat".

It was a collective product left behind in the wilderness after a certain secret realm shattered and the beast tide ended, considered a very common monster in the wilderness of this era.

But this "Marsh Rat", named Luoluo by Luo Xin, possessed remarkable intelligence.

And monsters like the "Marsh Rat" had always been the experimental carriers used in Luo Yi's research.

Time ticked away second by second.

I don't know how much time passed, but the "Marsh Rat" in the solution tank behind him suddenly began to curl up slowly after a burst of struggle, then fell asleep, and the dark green color of the solution began to fade.

It turned into a light green with a hint of grey.

With a "beep" sound.

All experimental instruments automatically stopped working.

When Luo Yi, filled with excitement and wild joy, held the jar containing the completely crystallized "Marsh Rat" inside in the palm of his hands, the information of this product, completely researched and manufactured by himself, also appeared before his eyes.

[Item Name]: contraband: plague rat

[Item Grade]: Gold

[Value]: 600,000

[Type]: Source Energy Substance

[Weight]: 1.9 kg

[Inventory Slot Capacity Occupied]: 2 × 3

[Item Description]: Unknown substance, possesses extremely tyrannical Source Energy factors, by no means a product from within a secret realm.

The item description was identical to those forbidden objects he had seen before, with extremely minimal descriptive content. However, the instant he saw this thing, Luo Yi's face could not help but show wild joy.

It succeeded!

And it was even a Gold-quality forbidden object!

This point even exceeded Luo Yi's own expectations. In his anticipation, being able to research a Purple or even Blue-quality forbidden object to resolve that bizarre power within his body would have been enough.

But he never expected that he actually created a Gold-quality forbidden object!

This was on par with the level of those official Source Energy Universities and Black Hole Council organizations.

Luo Yi's breathing was rapid.

Without any hesitation, just as he was preparing to directly use the [forbidden object], the experimental instruments that had originally stopped operating and entered standby mode suddenly and collectively emitted a sharp alarm sound.

The "Wuwu wu!" alarm, accompanied by red light,

caused Luo Yi's expression to change drastically. Raising his head, the next second he abruptly saw that the monster which should have been in a dormant state all along was now suddenly lifting its head inside the central solution tank.

"Crack!"

Sharp claws fiercely smashed the solution tank to pieces.

Luo Yi's eyes widened. Just as his hand reached into the jar of [contraband: plague rat], a dark green power began to flow through his arm and all over his body.

The next second, he was directly grabbed by the neck and lifted up by the escaped [Biochemical Freak: Bird-Beaked Death Knell Man].

"Squeak, squeak, squeak!"

Marsh Rat Luoluo let out a sharp hiss, rushing forward in an attempt to scratch and claw the monster's body.

Yet its sharp claws couldn't even leave a single scratch on the opponent's body.

Inside his body, along with the violent beating of his heart, Source Energy poured in with that force flooding into his body. That power which had tortured him for a full eight years and, in his perception, parasitized inside his body...

...suddenly felt like a Pandora's box whose shackles had been opened.

"Ugh, ah!"

Surging Source Energy exploded inside his body like a heavy bomb.

While Luo Yi couldn't help letting out a painful scream, a flash of red light suddenly appeared in his hand, and a small, pistol-like object abruptly materialized.

A sharp needle pierced out from the muzzle position.

"Puchi!"