Chapter 761: Inside the Dragon Clan Research Institute
Chapter 761: Inside the Dragon Clan Research Institute
The "Dragon's Edge" Dragon Clan Research Institute is located approximately 30 kilometers north of the Sun City Imperial Palace.
Upon arriving at his destination, Zhong Feng realized why this institute was ranked first. The entire institute was situated on a 300-meter-high hill, with the entire area from the top to the bottom of the hill serving as the research campus. Securing such a vast piece of land in the densely populated Sun City was no small feat, making the First Research Institute truly deserving of its name.
However, the vast size of the campus greatly increased the difficulty of Zhong Feng's search. To thoroughly search from the foot of the hill to the top would take at least three to five days.
Fortunately, before coming, Zhong Feng had studied a large amount of information about the institute. He knew where the core research areas were located, which prevented him from being at a loss once he entered.
Zhong Feng successfully flew into the institute from the outside, carefully avoiding the detection devices installed on the walls.
But as soon as he entered the institute, he realized his mistake!
It was midnight, and according to the logic of Earthlings, the institute should have been deserted and dark, making it easier to infiltrate. That was why Zhong Feng had chosen to come at night.
However, upon entering the institute, he found that it was far from deserted and dark! The interior of the institute was indeed empty, but it was brightly lit, with almost all the lights that could be turned on, shining brightly. It was far from the dark and dim scene he had imagined.
In fact, this was precisely the case. After the controlled nuclear fusion technology on Skrel became mature, the planet's energy supply was virtually inexhaustible. The Skrelians extracted deuterium from seawater, and the energy released from the controlled nuclear fusion of one liter of deuterium was equivalent to the combustion of 300 liters of oil! The ocean area of Skrel was no smaller than that of Earth, so the planet was currently in a state where energy was in such abundance that it was practically unlimited.
Because energy was so abundant, advanced institutes like Dragon's Edge used electricity without any cost. It didn't matter if it was night or day; the lights in the institute remained on at all times.
Zhong Feng's assumptions based on Earth's conditions had led him to a complete misjudgment.
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Regardless of the lighting, Zhong Feng was determined to enter. Just hovering around the perimeter was not his style.
After crossing the wall, he continued to move forward cautiously. The institute was equipped with numerous cameras and light wave detection devices, all designed to prevent intruders like Zhong Feng. However, with his high level and mastery of the "Stealth" skill, combined with his cautious approach, he managed to avoid detection by any of the devices.
He proceeded up the hill and successfully reached the top.
Throughout the institute, whether on the hilltop, the slopes, or the base, numerous research facilities were constructed. However, according to the information Zhong Feng had gathered, the true core research area of the institute was not on the surface but inside the hill itself. The Skrelians had hollowed out the interior of the hill, and many of the most advanced experiments and research were conducted within.
This was a closely guarded secret, obtained by Lisa's hacker through infiltrating the email accounts of the main researchers.
Zhong Feng's objective was to enter the interior of the hill from the top and conduct his investigation.
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Upon reaching the top, Zhong Feng found a large, entirely white building. The doors were tightly locked, and the walls were engraved with a complete set of spiritual energy arrays, providing extremely tight security.
However, none of this was a problem for Zhong Feng.
Without a moment's hesitation, he took a tool out of his spatial ring. This tool, called the Echo of the Ghost Cat, was lent to him by Su Yu.
Echo of the Ghost Cat (Consumable)
Remaining Uses: 30
Effect 1: Consuming 1 use allows you to enter Ghost state, enabling you to pass through walls and other obstacles for 5 minutes.
Effect 2: Consuming 10 uses summons the Ghost Cat to perform Ghost Pounce, dealing 100% of the target's health as true damage, ignoring shields and damage reduction skills (effective only on targets level 81 and below).
Note 1: The effective target level for Effect 2 is tied to the level of Tina Garsia. If Tina Garsia dies, the consumable becomes unusable.
Note 2: If Tina Garsia is within 40 meters, the remaining uses of this consumable increase by 1 every 6 hours, up to a maximum of 30.
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Su Yu often spent time with Tina and Eliza, so the item's charge was already full.
Su Yu knew that Zhong Feng's mission was challenging, so he lent him this powerful tool.
The Echo of the Ghost Cat could not only help Zhong Feng pass through walls but, if used correctly, could also instantly kill a powerful foe of up to the seventh rank! Zhong Feng had been planning to use this item for the perfect moment.
And now, that moment had arrived!
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Standing at the corner of the white building, Zhong Feng activated the item.
A dark blue mist, dotted with starlight, enveloped his body, transforming him into a ghostly state.
Without any hesitation, Zhong Feng quickly moved forward, his body passing through the wall and smoothly entering the building's interior. The entire process was incredibly smooth, with no resistance at all.
"Truly a top-tier item!" Zhong Feng thought to himself, "Not only can it help me pass through walls, but if timed right, it can also take out a seventh-rank opponent in an instant! Why didn't such a powerful item appear in the later expansions?"
But now wasn't the time to dwell on that.
Zhong Feng focused his mind and moved deeper into the building.
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The interior of the building had minimal detection equipment, only a few rudimentary light-wave sensors.
After a thorough search and sensing, Zhong Feng successfully found the elevator leading to the mountain's interior.
However, this elevator had a fingerprint recognition system, which only special researchers could use.
But this was no challenge for Zhong Feng.
With the Ghost buff from the Echo of the Ghost Cat still active for 30 seconds, he had plenty of time to do what he needed.
He directly passed through the elevator door and descended to the mountain's depths via the elevator shaft.
After descending over 200 meters, he saw an exit where the elevator car had stopped.
Without a second thought, he rushed out and entered a vast underground space.
This underground space was as well-lit as the surface research facilities, with lights on year-round.
The underground space was enormous, extending at least 500 to 600 meters, with a height of about 40 to 50 meters.
But upon entering this space, Zhong Feng was immediately shocked!
In the center of the underground space, inside a transparent energy tank, were three complete dragon corpses!
The Skrull people were actually using dragon corpses for research?
No wonder the security here was so tight; he had to overcome multiple obstacles to get in.
Looking at the three dragon corpses, Zhong Feng could only think one thing—wow!
(End of Chapter)
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