636: Chapter 635 The Thirteen Saints, the Doctor

At the same time.

At the exact same time Lin Mo was revealing "Xingtian" to the top Chinese officials.

On the other side of the ocean.

On the vast wilderness of the eastern North American continent, everything seemed quiet and desolate, with only the sound of the wind moving through the withered grass, kicking up clouds of dust.

However.

Beneath this land where life seemed extinct, a secret and frantic expansion was quietly taking place.

Over 380 meters underground, the Earth-Trisolaris Organization's main base, the "Holy Land," was no longer what it used to be.

The scale of the entire base.

Under Sophon's direct guidance and the investment of massive resources, it had expanded at least a hundredfold.

New alloy corridors crisscrossed, extending deep underground like an ant colony, connecting brightly lit new laboratories and functional areas.

Staff members dressed in gold and white clerical robes bustled through the corridors, their faces devoid of expression, their steps hurried, their movements precise and efficient; the entire base was immersed in a busy yet orderly atmosphere.

In the main corridor, Nakamura Inao was walking briskly.

He wore a newly made red, gold, and white archbishop's robe, the luxurious fabric and fine embroidery making him look radiant.

Compared to the professor who was on edge in the lab a few months ago, worrying about the success rate of every human experiment, his current mental state was incredibly good, and his steps revealed a heartfelt lightness.

As he walked, he looked down at a thin, flexible electronic tablet in his hand, which was refreshing the summary of the Holy Land's current core data in real-time.

[Total number of awakened Saints: 37]

[Gene Awakening Ritual success rate: 2.3%]

[Pilgrim candidate reserve pool: 412 (undergoing faith reinforcement training)]

Looking at these figures, the corners of Nakamura Inao's mouth couldn't help but curl up slightly.

One year!

Starting from Professor Disser, the first successful experiment, until now, the number of Saints had steadily grown to thirty-seven!

Although this number was insignificant, even somewhat laughable, compared to China's massive military force of millions.

But Nakamura Inao knew very well that these were two completely different things.

Every Saint possessed superpowers far beyond mortal imagination; they were walking miracles, the intermediate weapons bestowed upon them by the Lord to deal with China!

More importantly, this number was still steadily growing, and the success rate was also continuously rising.

He had every reason to believe.

In a while, perhaps a year or two, or maybe just a few months, the success rate of the Saint Ritual would surely reach 100%. At that time, he could also become an esper, a new human who would rule the Earth!

Thinking of this.

Nakamura Inao's worship and devotion to the Lord were deep in his bones, no longer wavering in the slightest.

“Bishop.”

Of the two followers behind him, one stepped forward and reported in a low voice: “Saints No. 36 and No. 37 completed their awakening rituals last week. Their physical indicators have stabilized, and they are currently in the recovery training phase. According to preliminary testing, the abilities they gained are 'Sonic Control' and 'Metal Affinity' respectively.”

“Good.” Nakamura Inao nodded with satisfaction and crossed off a to-do item on the electronic tablet.

He then remembered something else and asked without looking up, “What about the Doctor? How is the construction of his exclusive laboratory progressing?”

This question caused the follower's expression to falter noticeably.

He answered hesitantly: “Reporting to the Bishop... the Doctor... he went down half a month ago and hasn't come up since. He even took the initiative to cut off internal communications.”

“He said... he has entered a critical deduction and verification phase and does not allow anyone to disturb him in any way.”

Nakamura Inao's footsteps stopped.

A complex expression involuntarily appeared on his face, one that held both admiration for a genius and a hint of unspeakable wariness.

The Doctor...

Among all thirty-seven Saints, the Thirteenth Saint, codenamed “The Doctor,” Arthur Hines, was the most special.

This specialness.

Was not because his superpower was strong in terms of physical destruction.

On the contrary, his ability was almost useless in direct combat.

But his superpower was the most terrifying.

Thought Overclocking!

This extreme enhancement ability, which acted purely on the cognitive level of the brain, turned this already genius physicist into an almost omniscient monster.

It also made him the only existence in the entire Holy Land who could make Nakamura Inao feel uneasy from the bottom of his heart.

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