Three days later, Jin Wei personally sent the approval procedures for entering the lower 20 floors of the prison to the laboratory.
Before leaving, Qi Yuan pondered for a moment and recalled the Blazing Angel back into the energy heart, before heading to the prison.
There were all kinds of dangerous existences locked up in the prison. Although they were already locked up, it was still dangerous to come into close contact with them.
In front of those existences on the 20th floor and below, his strength wasn't worth mentioning. Even if they were already very weak, he wouldn't be able to withstand their attacks.
The Blazing Angel had already faintly recovered to the peak of the fourth step. If he really encountered danger, he would be able to withstand it.
The Danger Management Department in charge of looking after the prison was already used to researchers entering the prison to collect all kinds of experimental materials. They didn't make things difficult for Qi Yuan and chose to let him pass.
Holding the documents, Qi Yuan walked unimpeded all the way to the entrance of the 20th floor before stopping.
A pitch-black door blocked his path. After waiting for a while, a red screen appeared and slowly approached.
Qi Yuan felt a faint sense of danger approaching him through the screen. However, Qi Yuan didn't move recklessly. Not only could this screen verify the identity of the person who entered, it would also instantly turn into a terrifying killing method when it discovered any abnormalities.
There were rumors outside that there were even high-level powerhouses locked up in the 20th floor of the prison. If these prisoners escaped, it would be a disaster for the Black Steel Shelter.
As the screen approached, Qi Yuan faintly felt that the Blazing Angel hidden in the energy heart seemed to be somewhat nervous, just like when he faced Mo Sheng.
This meant that the Blazing Angel also felt the danger.
When the screen passed by his body, the faint sense of danger slowly disappeared. Only then did the Blazing Angel's tense body slowly relax.
A mechanical voice sounded.
"Second-rank researcher — — Qi Yuan, identity confirmed!"
A blue light flashed on the surface of the black metal door, followed by a heavy sound of the door opening slowly.
The black door opened to the top and bottom.
Qi Yuan passed through the opened door and walked into the depths of the corridor. At the end of the corridor, the elevator had already stopped there.
Taking the elevator, Qi Yuan went all the way down to the 12th floor before walking out.
On this floor, there was a checkpoint!
At the entrance of the elevator, a woman in a black robe was waiting quietly.
The woman's eyes were like a cold, venomous snake. When her gaze landed on him, it gave him the feeling of being brushed by a wet tentacle.
"Has your body been mechanically modified?" the woman asked in a hoarse voice.
"The prisoners on this floor are all mechanical lifeforms, including some powerful Mechanics. Their limbs have been modified by machines, so they can easily be controlled remotely."
"No," Qi Yuan replied.
The woman glanced at him. Although she hid it well, Qi Yuan still caught a trace of coldness in her eyes. It seemed that she did not welcome his arrival.
"After you go in, follow behind me. Don't cross the red line rashly and approach the prisoners," the woman said expressionlessly.
Qi Yuan nodded his head. If it were him, he wouldn't be happy to let a weakling at Tier 3 enter such a dangerous place.
The woman turned around coldly and walked ahead.
Qi Yuan followed behind and looked at the woman's empty right arm. If it weren't for the fact that she was working in this special place, she could've just been mechanically modified and replaced with a mechanical arm.
Although this woman was a staff member, this kind of work obviously didn't require her to be transferred often. Working here, to a certain extent, was not much different from the other prisoners in the prison.
The two's footsteps echoed in the corridor. Qi Yuan could clearly sense that the checkpoint was right in front of him, and he was slowly approaching it.
Qi Yuan activated Area Detection and observed his surroundings vigilantly.
Unlike the dark and damp prison he imagined, the entire 12th floor didn't have a trace of gloominess. Everywhere was brightly lit.
After passing through a long corridor, the cramped scene in front of him instantly widened into a large flat floor that stretched as far as the eye could see. In the spacious hall, there were huge silver metal pillars erected. Other than that, there was nothing else. There wasn't even a guard standing guard.
All the silver metal pillars were seamlessly connected, and there wasn't even a trace of an edge. There was only a circle of light on the ground nearby.
There were only two colors in the circle, red and green. It didn't look like a prison at all. It looked more like some kind of sci-fi building.
"All the prisoners are imprisoned in these silver metal pillars. Green means empty, and red means there are prisoners inside. Be careful not to cross the circle of light."
As the one-armed woman spoke, she took off a metal bracelet from her arm and handed it to Qi Yuan.
"The bracelet stores the information of all the prisoners on this floor. As long as you get close to the cage, you'll be able to obtain the information of the corresponding prisoners."
Qi Yuan put the bracelet on his right wrist, then slowly walked into the metal forest made of silver pillars.
Qi Yuan could clearly sense that the checkpoint was on this floor, inside one of the silver metal pillars deep in the forest.
The checkpoint was right in front of him, but Qi Yuan didn't go directly. Instead, he tried to approach a silver metal pillar with a red circle of light.
The bracelet quickly showed the corresponding information.
Serial Number: 12- 00105
Type: Human Race Mechanic
Level: Level 4 Mechanical Body
Danger Level: ★ ★
Qi Yuan paused for two seconds, then walked to the next silver metal pillar with a red circle of light.
Serial Number: 12- 00312
Type: Mechanical Bug
Level: Level 5 Mechanical Body
Danger Level: ★ ★ ★
What was a mechanical bug? Mechanical modification of a bug?
Qi Yuan continued walking mechanically. As the information of the prisoners was displayed one by one, Qi Yuan slowly realized just how powerful the Black Steel Shelter was.
Although most of the silver metal pillars on this floor were empty, there were close to a hundred of them with red circles of light, which meant that there were at least a hundred prisoners imprisoned here.
Qi Yuan tried to get closer to the dozen or so silver metal balls that were imprisoning the prisoners. None of the prisoners were below the Fourth Order in strength.
Even some of the prisoners whose danger level was only one star were Level 4 Mechanical Bodies.
In one of the metal pillars, Qi Yuan even found a Level 6 Mechanical Body. It was a pure mechanical life, and its danger level had reached the highest five stars!
Around the level-six machine, the red circle of light on the ground covered the largest area, covering a radius of several hundred meters. The silver stone pillars around it were all empty, and there were no prisoners locked up.
After passing by the prisoners, Qi Yuan stopped in front of a metal pillar with a red circle of light.
Serial Number: 12- 00012
Type: Corrupted Mechanical Body
Level: Level 4 Mechanical Body
Danger Level: ★ ★ ★
Corrupted Mechanical Body!
Qi Yuan quickly thought of the Corruptors. The power of corruption was also known as the power of corruption!
In the battle in the old city, Qi Yuan had seen many Corruptors and Corruptor Beasts.
Whether it was the intelligent Corruptor or the Corruptor Beasts, their bodies were filled with black mucus. It was like a furnace of flesh and blood with only bones and skin left. Hidden in the black mucus was their true control core, a monster that was somewhat similar to the black octopus.
Among the numerous Corruptors, Qi Yuan did not see any traces of mechanical modification. The strange body structure of the Corruptors, although most of the vital parts of the body were erased and brought about a strong recovery ability, was also destined to be unable to undergo mechanical modification.
Then, what was the Corruptor Beasts inside?
With Level 4 strength but a Level 3 danger level, it was enough to prove that the Corruptor Beasts inside were not simple.
After pondering for a moment, Qi Yuan said to the one-armed woman.
"Open it, I need to take a sample."
Hearing this, the one-armed woman frowned.
Although 12- 00012 was not the strongest prisoner here, nor was it the most dangerous prisoner, it was very difficult to take a sample of the prisoners.
That strange depraved mechanical power had an extremely strong polluting power. Her arm was accidentally contaminated when she was sampling 12- 00012, and was forced to be amputated.
"Are there any requirements for the sample?" The one-armed woman asked in a hoarse voice.
"There are no special requirements, but the sample weight cannot be less than 10 grams!" Qi Yuan said.
The one-armed woman took out a fist-sized irregular sphere, and then carefully stood on the red aperture. A light screen swept past, and then a holographic control panel appeared in front of her.
The one-armed woman reached out her left hand, pressed on it, and then entered a control command.
Soon, Qi Yuan felt an extremely cold aura condensing in the silver cylinder in front of him.
After nearly a minute, the red light on the virtual control panel turned green. The one-armed woman entered another control command, and a fist-sized gap appeared in the center of the originally seamless metal cylinder.
The one-armed woman carefully put the irregular sphere in her hand into the gap and entered another series of commands.
The gap slowly closed.
After about half a minute, the gap opened again, and the one-armed woman carefully took out the irregular sphere from inside.
Before the irregular sphere was put in, it was originally transparent like a crystal, but now, it was as black as ink.
Even though it was sealed with a special material, Qi Yuan could still feel the evil and depraved energy churning inside.
Qi Yuan did not take the irregular metal sphere from the one-armed woman's hand, and said to her directly, "Send someone to send it to my lab."
The one-armed woman silently turned around, put away the crystal sphere with the Corruptor Beasts, and then followed behind Qi Yuan and continued forward.
Slowly, Qi Yuan finally approached the silver metal cylinder where the checkpoint was located.
Serial number: 12- 00055
Type: Mechanical Beast
Level: Rank 4 Mechanical Body
Danger Level: ★ ★
Note: A creation of the Mechanical Palace.
A Rank 4 Mechanical Palace Creation, and its danger level is only two stars!
Qi Yuan was surprised, but his expression did not change.
To be able to become a Rank 3 checkpoint, it would definitely not be an ordinary Rank 4 Mechanical Body.
This Rank 4 Mechanical Body, although its danger level was only two stars, but since it came from the Mechanical Palace, it must be hiding other secrets, just that it had not been discovered.
"Open it, I need to take a sample," Qi Yuan said calmly.
The one-armed woman quietly sighed in relief. A Rank 4 Mechanical Beast with a danger level of only two stars was considered a relatively safe prisoner on this floor. Taking a sample was also relatively safer.
"Do you have any special requests?" The one-armed woman asked as a matter of routine.
Qi Yuan did not answer her, but tried to use area detection, but found that it could not penetrate the metal cylinder to sense the Mechanical Beast inside.
He then said slowly, "I want to take a look at the structure of this Mechanical Beast."
The one-armed woman paused for a moment, then stood on the red circle and summoned the control panel. After entering a series of commands, the holographic projection of the Mechanical Beast appeared in front of Qi Yuan.
It was a spider-like mechanical beast. Its eight sharp metal limbs flickered with a faint blue light. There was a layer of faint blue light film at the joints, and a large blue crystal was inlaid on its back.
It did not look like a Mechanical Beast at all, but more like a piece of art.
Qi Yuan carefully observed the Mechanical Beast in front of him, but did not find any abnormalities. He could only shake his head in his heart.
Unable to use area detection, relying only on a holographic projection, it was impossible to find any clues.
"I need to take samples from its mechanical limbs, its mosaic joints, and the crystal on its back."
The one-armed woman did not find anything strange. This Rank 4 Mechanical Beast was a creation of the Mechanical Palace, and there were many researchers who had their eyes on it. Every part of it had been sampled repeatedly, and Qi Yuan was just one of them.
While the one-armed woman left to get the sample container, Qi Yuan took a deep breath, quietly crossed the red line, and pressed his hand on the silver metal cylinder.
A cold touch followed, and at the same time, the familiar feedback appeared again.
Sign In completed!
Qi Yuan waved his fist fiercely in his heart. Although there are various strong people in the Black Steel Shelter, as long as the preliminary preparations are done, signing in at these Sign In points is not as difficult as imagined.
After his network is spread out, Qi Yuan believes that he can quickly complete all the Sign Ins at the Black Steel Shelter.
Feeling the cold touch between his fingers, Qi Yuan tried to activate Steel Self-Healing and was surprised to find that the silver cylinder could not be shaken at all.
Facing metal, Steel Self-Healing, which has always been successful, has never failed.
There are only two possibilities, either these silver cylinders are not real metal, or they are a very strange kind of metal.
Associating the whole floor with these silver cylinders, Qi Yuan was more inclined to the first guess.
After completing the Sign In, Qi Yuan released his right hand from the silver cylinder and slowly retreated outside the red line, just in time to see the one-armed woman quickly walking back.
"I have reminded you that crossing the red line is very dangerous. If you continue to do this kind of dangerous behavior, your access permit will be revoked!" The one-armed woman said with a serious expression.
"I'm sorry, there won't be a next time!"
Qi Yuan sincerely apologized, and at the same time took two steps back to express his attitude.
The one-armed woman's face slightly relaxed, and she did not continue to be entangled in this matter. Soon, she took out the three samples that Qi Yuan needed from the prison.