Chapter 48: Gungnir Experiment, Foreshadowed Long Ago
Leaving the city, they entered the mountain forest area.
Bai Yu was constantly monitoring the situation in this area, even worrying that the fate line would change, leading to a battle on the way.
Fortunately, nothing unexpected happened when they passed the Nine Snake Bend area.
The group successfully arrived at the Thunder Laboratory in the mountains.
This laboratory mainly consisted of two buildings, with the rest being a vast area enclosed by barbed wire, which was clearly used for attracting and controlling lightning.
He looked up at the sky, at the thick dark clouds.
Wang Wen noticed Bai Yu’s gaze and smiled, “Your luck is good. The thunderclouds are thick today, and the natural lightning attribute spiritual energy in the air is abundant.”
After learning some basic inscription knowledge from Bai Yu, he had a greatly improved impression of Bai Yu and became much more enthusiastic.
Bai Yu thought for a moment and asked, “By the way, who is staying at such a remote laboratory?”
“Haha~ An old friend of mine. His strength has reached the Spirit Yuan Realm. He also majors in lightning system techniques. Come, I’ll take you to meet him!”
As he spoke, Wang Wen walked through the gate. The ground here clearly showed many scorched patches.
Looking from a distance, about a dozen people were already standing at the entrance of the building.
A middle-aged man, Feng Yihua, who was relatively sturdier and a bit fatter, walked towards them and said to Wang Wen, “You old fellow! Aren’t you researching your spiritual plants, medicines, and dietary supplements? What brings you to my place?”
“I saw you’ve been here in this desolate place for months without returning, so I thought something might have happened, so I came to check. If you haven’t been electrocuted to death yet, it’s also to relieve your loneliness.”
“Heh~! You’re not that sentimental. Speak, what do you plan to do by borrowing my laboratory?”
“Hey, I’m here to chat and drink with you this time, what’s there to talk about.”
As he spoke, Wang Wen also looked back.
Several of his students immediately took out platters of fresh spiritual fruits, which looked very valuable at first glance.
Feng Yihua looked at them. One of the purple spiritual fruits was a Third Rank heaven and earth treasure of the lightning attribute.
Heaven and earth treasures of this level were not mass-produced now and were extremely valuable.
What a generous gesture!
“Hahaha~ Why be so polite, please come in.”
Seeing that the two were about to chat for a while, Bai Yu was not in a hurry.
He hoped to spend more time understanding who was here and who might have leaked the information.
‘The investigation report didn’t find out, so it will definitely be difficult for me to find out.’
‘But… I have a golden finger!’
He would pretend to do some research, and after getting the intelligence tomorrow, he would report it to his superiors.
There were a total of two buildings: one for offices and living, and the other for special equipment.
Inside the office building.
Wang Wen brought many good things and immediately started lunch.
Everyone ate with great enjoyment.
Bai Yu, on the other hand, calculated the situation of the people present.
Professor Wang Wen’s side had three associate professors, one Spirit Yuan Realm expert, and ten guard team members.
Professor Feng Yihua’s side had over thirty scientific researchers, fifty guard team members, and most of them specialized in the lightning system.
The spiritual energy concentration in the wild areas was already one to two times higher than in the city, not to mention the facilities for guiding lightning here.
So, this group of guards would not be wasting their time here; instead, they had entered a holy land for cultivation, and their spiritual energy levels were not low.
The luncheon lasted for nearly an hour.
Everyone was in high spirits.
Feng Yihua said excitedly, “Old Wang, since you’re here, I’ve recently developed a new treasure that I’d like to show you.”
“Oh? What treasure?”
“You’ll know soon.”
As he spoke, Feng Yihua led Wang Wen to a window.
Outside the window was a vast open space.
At this moment, a person was holding what looked like a silver long trident, and in front of him was a monster with blood-red skin tied to a wooden stake.
Bai Yu: Vampire Clan modification!?
Is this laboratory experimenting with this? It could also be the cause!
His previous line of thought was that the enemy’s target was the Scepter of Thunder, after all, the information he obtained stated that the activated Scepter of Thunder was an item from a Level 5 Treasure Vault.
But now, the situation seemed different.
Vampire Clan modifications had already appeared here.
Wang Wen saw this scene and asked in confusion, “What is this for?”
“The weapon my student is holding, I call it a Gungnir. It can release extremely high-voltage currents for a short period, capable of heavily wounding most monsters below Level Ten in an instant!”
“As for this monster, I caught it in the nearby mountains recently. It seemed to be spying on my laboratory.”
Bai Yu heard this.
Damn! You elders don’t even take such a serious matter seriously!?
You made me suspect this and that before I came.
I thought some scoundrel wanted to harm me, but it turns out they were targeting you and incidentally wanted to eliminate me.
Hearing this, Bai Yu couldn’t help but ask, “Professor Feng, this monster should be a Vampire Clan modification. If it appears near the laboratory, you should still pay close attention.”
Feng Yihua was good-natured and didn’t think it was wrong for his student to interrupt. He glanced at Bai Yu and said, “Don’t worry! Don’t let my experimental site’s simplicity fool you; it can actually unleash power beyond your imagination. It can even withstand an invasion by an alien race of a thousand people.”
“You also don’t need to worry about alien races breaking into the base’s control building; the real control hub is underground.”
“If they dare to come, then let them taste the power of thunder!”
It was clear from his tone that he was confident.
Bai Yu: …Alright, it’s confirmed. Given Professor Feng’s arrogant nature, the Vampire Clan must have been targeting this place long ago.
Professor Wang Wen smiled and said, “My student is still young. Come, let’s continue our chat.”
“Haha, it’s fine, he must have taken after you.”
“…Let’s see the effect of your Gungnir.”
As researchers, their favorite part was always the acceptance of new results.
Below, the Gungnir in the student’s hand flashed with lightning light. In just five seconds, a blue lightning bolt was fired.
“Roar~!”
The hit monster let out a painful roar, its chest was scorched black, and its flesh seemed to be disintegrating. A piece of muscle from its leg even fell off.
Despite the brutal experiment, no one showed any sympathy.
Those not of our kind will surely have different intentions!
Bai Yu was also silently observing the others, wondering if he could notice anything.
After three consecutive shots, the monster completely fell silent.
Wang Wen watched, and his smile disappeared.
Feng Yihua became even more proud, “This is a Level 9 monster, not weak, but it died easily under my Gungnir.”
“Moreover, the materials needed for my Gungnir are not complicated. If mass-produced, the production cost should be compressed to around 500,000 Federal Currency, which is quite promising!”
“Old Wang?”
Wang Wen snapped back to attention, congratulated him, but inwardly felt competitive, thinking he had to speed up his research this time and couldn’t lose!
With this thought, his mind delved deeper, and for a moment, he forgot about Bai Yu.
However, Feng Yihua spoke up, “Old Wang, you’ve eaten, you’ve seen the goods. Tell me, what’s the real reason you came this time? You didn’t just come to see me, did you?”
“Look at what you’re saying, can’t I just come to see you alone?”
“Alright! Since that’s the case, I’ll accompany you for a walk around this area and enjoy the scenery. In the afternoon, I’ll go back with you.”
“Go back? You’re not staying in these deep mountains and old forests anymore?”
“With this achievement, I have to go back and report it, right? And then relax in the city, think about new projects, and select some new materials.”
“That’s perfect! I’ll take you to visit my laboratory.”
Bai Yu heard this, and his thoughts became even smoother.
It seemed that Professor Feng intended to return to Tianhai City, which was a predetermined choice!
This attack should have been targeting Professor Feng.
Of course, if there was a mole, then treasures like the World Tree branch appearing in the current world might have made the Vampire Clan even more determined to attack.
‘I remember the stun guns worn by investigators are specially made, costing upwards of 50,000 Federal Currency! They can only temporarily incapacitate monsters below Level 4, and sometimes the effect is very poor.’
‘The effect of the Gungnir is much stronger, and the price is only ten times higher, which is acceptable. If equipped in large quantities, ordinary people could deal with Level 8 or 9 monsters. That’s incredible! Indeed, technology changes fate!’
‘If I had no connection with Professor Feng, with his talent, and already being targeted by the Vampire Clan, it would likely be a certain death situation!’
Thinking about these things, Bai Yu also looked at the two chatting professors.
They started talking about places to relax and have fun in Tianhai City, and the more they talked, the more excited they became, and they didn’t know when it would end.
After more than ten minutes, they were still chatting. Bai Yu couldn’t help but cough to interrupt, “Cough, Professor Wang Wen, about my scepter…”
Wang Wen looked back at Bai Yu, thinking, ‘You brat, you can’t hold it in anymore?’
‘Serves you right! I did it on purpose!’
‘For not respecting your elders!’
With a smile on his lips, he criticized, “My student has no manners; he’s impatient.”
“It doesn’t matter, he learned it from you anyway.”
Professor Wang Wen’s speechless expression gave Professor Feng a lot of emotional value, making him quite happy.
Having stayed in these deep mountains for months, he hadn’t been this happy in a long time.
Bai Yu: Heh heh~ You think you can take advantage of me! I’m not your student.
Then, Professor Wang Wen finally got to the main topic, “I came this time for my student, who obtained a black scepter from the Treasure Vault. It is said that it needs to absorb a large amount of thunder element to be activated.”
“Oh? Let me see it.”
Professor Feng showed a hint of interest.
Mainly, he felt that if Professor Wang Wen came to find him specifically for this scepter, it must be extremely special!
