Facing the Tree of Annihilation, Qi Yuan easily completed the sign-in. However, this time, Qi Yuan also knew very well that even if he saved Cao Yansheng, he wouldn't be able to take the mechanical arm away.
The two strolled around the laboratory for a while until the medical staff sent news that Cao Yansheng's injuries had stabilized and he was recovering quickly. Both of them heaved a sigh of relief at the same time.
Chief Molin was about to leave. If Cao Yansheng also fell, the Biological and Mechanical Research Laboratory's status in the Black Steel Shelter would plummet. This was an outcome no one wanted to see.
Before leaving the laboratory, Qi Yuan whispered to Tanqiu.
"Although the Public Order Department has caught two spies from the Mechanical Palace, I'm guessing that there's still one more spy hiding. Moreover, this person should be hiding in the laboratory."
Tanqiu's eyes narrowed.
"How sure are you?"
The laboratory had just experienced a terrifying explosion, causing huge losses. If there were still spies, no one could say for sure if the same thing would happen again.
"I've checked all the information on this explosion. Other than Councilman Cao's laboratory, the other laboratory explosions had Hu Sha and Ning Jiajia behind them. However, the explosion in Councilman Cao's laboratory had nothing to do with them. Therefore, I suspect that the other laboratory explosions were just a cover for the last spy," Qi Yuan said.
"Does the Public Order Department know about this?" Tanqiu asked.
"They shouldn't know yet." Qi Yuan shook his head.
"This person is very well-hidden. If the Public Order Department really gets involved, it might not be a good thing for the laboratory."
"Do you have any suspects?" Tanqiu asked.
"I haven't locked onto anyone yet, but this person should be able to enter Councilman Cao's laboratory frequently."
"I see." Tanqiu nodded with a serious expression.
In Cao Yansheng's laboratory, there was no batch of experimental equipment that Hu Sha and Ning Jiajia tampered with. Therefore, this explosion must have been done by someone alone. There weren't many people who could enter Cao Yansheng's laboratory and tamper with the experimental equipment. Other than a few people that Cao Yansheng occasionally invited into the laboratory, only his students could do it.
"Don't worry. No matter how well he hides, I have a way to find him." Tanqiu's voice carried a trace of killing intent.
Qi Yuan nodded and didn't say anything else.
Although the spy in the lab didn't reveal himself, the fact that the other party had attacked Cao Yansheng and used Hu Sha and Ning Jiajia as a cover could only mean one thing: the Mech King Court didn't want Morin's project to succeed.
As long as Cao Yansheng successfully woke up and grasped the key point of the project, it was very likely that the other party would make another move.
Now that Tanqiu was prepared and had an approximate range, if the other party could still successfully destroy it, then they could only accept their fate.
"Can you help me keep what happened today a secret? I don't want too many people to know about the existence of the Blazing Angel." Qi Yuan suddenly said.
"No problem. I will also instruct the medical staff. Someone will leak your information," Tanqiu said.
"However, saving Mr. Cao is a great achievement for the entire laboratory and even the entire shelter. If you don't report this to the higher-ups, you won't be rewarded."
"There's no need for a reward." Qi Yuan chuckled.
"With my current strength, too many rewards would be troublesome."
Tanqiu looked at Qi Yuan.
"Your current strength is indeed not enough. If you are targeted by the Mech King Court, you won't live to see tomorrow."
Qi Yuan's face froze.
Cursing me to not live to see tomorrow in front of me?
This woman must be doing it on purpose!
Tanqiu pretended not to see Qi Yuan's frozen face and continued.
"You saved Mr. Cao's life, so this is what the lab owes you. Do you have any requests? As long as they aren't too outrageous, I can help you."
Qi Yuan was about to wave his hand and say he didn't need anything, but suddenly, he remembered the last two checkpoints.
"I want to visit Feng Qian's lab. Can you arrange it?" Qi Yuan asked.
Tanqiu glanced at him.
"Are you trying to humiliate Feng Qian in front of him?"
Although Feng Qian had stopped, it didn't mean that he was a clay figurine that anyone could bully. Feng Qian's status was there. Even the board of directors couldn't easily bully a level four researcher.
"Of course not!" Qi Yuan said sternly.
"I just want to take a look."
Tanqiu didn't want to listen to Qi Yuan's nonsense. The relationship between the two was like fire and water. Feng Qian had stopped because of the situation. If he found the right opportunity, he would definitely suppress Qi Yuan.
Under such circumstances!
Unless Cao Yansheng or the chief came forward, Feng Qian would only let Qi Yuan step into the lab. However, if he wanted to resolve the grudge between the two, unless Qi Yuan was willing to lower his head and admit his mistake, even if the chief came forward, Feng Qian wouldn't take the initiative to let go of this grudge.
"Since you want to go to Feng Qian's lab, I will tell Mr. Cao when he wakes up. However, with Feng Qian's personality, he definitely won't stay in the lab and wait for you to humiliate him," Tanqiu said.
Qi Yuan chuckled.
"I just want to take a look. I won't humiliate him!"
Another one down!
"If I still want to visit the board of directors' hall, can you arrange it?" Qi Yuan continued to ask while the iron was hot.
Tanqiu looked at Qi Yuan as if he was looking at an idiot.
"If you become the next chief and enter the board of directors, you will naturally be able to enter the board of directors' hall."
"Other than this, is there any other way?" Qi Yuan pretended not to see Tanqiu's gaze and continued to ask.
Tanqiu frowned. He originally thought that Qi Yuan was just teasing him, but he realized that Qi Yuan seemed to really want to go.
"You really want to visit the board of directors' hall?"
"Of course, I also want to take a photo in the board of directors' hall as a memento!" Qi Yuan said seriously.
"What kind of hobby is this!" Tanqiu finally couldn't help but complain.
Qi Yuan was also a little helpless. The check-in difficulty of these two places was really too high. If he thought of a way step by step, he didn't know when he would be able to complete the check-in. Now that the opportunity had come knocking on his door, he naturally had to grasp it well.
"Only the board of directors can freely enter and leave the board of directors' hall. Others are absolutely prohibited from approaching. No matter who it is, if they rashly approach the board of directors' hall without permission, they will be torn to pieces by the defense system.
"There is only one way for members outside the board of directors to enter, and that is to win the three major awards!" Tanqiu said.
"Three major awards?" Qi Yuan couldn't help but repeat.
The three major awards referred to the Leader Medal, Creator Medal, and Ascender Medal. They corresponded to the highest achievements in the field of energy, flesh, and machinery respectively. Other than Cao Yansheng, no one else in the entire Biology and Machinery Research Laboratory had ever received these three major awards.
Even Feng Qian and Tanqiu had never!
For most people, winning one of the three major awards was even more difficult than entering the board of directors.
After all, the Black Steel Shelter had eleven board members, and only Cao Yansheng had ever won the three major awards.
"Under normal circumstances, the winners of the three major awards need to go to the headquarters where the awards are set up to receive the awards. If the recipient is unwilling to travel, then they will send the medal over and award it in the board of directors' hall."
"Committee member Cao was awarded the Ascender Medal in the board of directors' hall."
Qi Yuan suddenly had a headache.
The awarding of the three major awards was extremely strict. Unless it was a major breakthrough, it was impossible to touch it. Even if he could copy homework, he wasn't confident that he could copy one of the three major awards.
"Among the three major awards, someone from the Flesh and Blood Alliance won the Creator Medal last year, and someone from the Door of Truth won the Ascender Medal three years ago. Only the Leader Medal hasn't been won for five years in a row," Tanqiu said faintly.
Qi Yuan raised his eyebrows. Was this a hint for him to fight for the Creator Medal?
Asking him, a second-level researcher, to fight for the three major awards?
Tanqiu didn't seem to notice Qi Yuan's expression as he continued to talk to himself.
"For researchers, the most tempting thing about the three major awards is that their evaluation isn't based on the level of the project registration. Even a third-level or second-level research project has the possibility of winning the three major awards."
Tanqiu paused for a moment, then suddenly changed the topic.
"There's a very strange Tree of Annihilation on the ninth floor of the prison. Although it feeds on flesh and blood, the power of annihilation in its body is very effective against machines. The headquarters is at a disadvantage in the war against the Mechanical Palace. If someone can crack the secret of the power of annihilation and mass produce it, the headquarters will most likely be able to turn the situation around."
Qi Yuan nodded as he vaguely guessed what Tanqiu wanted to say.
The Leader Medal hadn't been awarded for five years. Coupled with the unfavorable situation at the Doomsday Munitions headquarters, if he could crack the secret of the power of annihilation, the Doomsday Munitions would most likely give him a Leader Medal.
The possibility of a third-level ability user getting a share of the three major awards was indeed very low, but it would be different with the addition of Seraph.
Seraph was an energy lifeform. With her existence, he would have a unique advantage in the field of energy research. If it was a fourth-level researcher, he would have probably rushed to the Leader Medal with Seraph.
Tanqiu's hint gave Qi Yuan a glimmer of hope. Back in the lab, Qi Yuan quickly contacted Jin Wei and reprocessed the procedures to enter the lower twenty floors of the prison.
The sample taken from the Tree of Annihilation had disappeared in the explosion. To study the power of annihilation, he needed to take a new sample, and it was still the Tree of Annihilation's heart. As for whether the Tree of Annihilation would die because of this … that was something for the Tree of Annihilation to consider.
Two days later, after successfully retrieving the Tree of Annihilation's heart from the prison, Qi Yuan summoned Seraph again.
Under the temptation of an additional meal, Seraph excitedly immersed herself in the research of the power of annihilation.
At the same time, Qi Yuan began to search for information related to the power of annihilation in Seraph's database.
In Seraph's database, there was a lot of information about machinery and energy. After a careful search, Qi Yuan indeed found some information related to the power of annihilation.
This information did not completely solve the secret of the power of annihilation, but it also solved the mystery of the power of annihilation.
Although he was mentally prepared, Qi Yuan was still more shocked the more he read.
Doomsday Military Fire and the Gate of Truth did not study the secret of the power of annihilation. Where did Seraph's database come from?
The Mechanical Palace?
Impossible!
If the Mechanical Palace had this kind of energy, they would have taken it out long ago. It was impossible for them to hide this kind of extremely destructive energy and not use it.
Could Seraph be a creation of another civilization?
When he saw those illusions on the headless giant statue, Qi Yuan had thought of this possibility. The cyclops, mechanical warriors, and Faceless that appeared in the illusions all had terrifying power. If they really existed on Planet Aquamarine, there would definitely be legends about them. However, there was not a single word about them in this world.
This meant that there was a high possibility that there was an alien civilization!
If Seraph was a creation of another civilization or another world, her information would have gone astray, but at the same time, it would also bring about new doubts.
If Seraph's database also came from another world, why was it so compatible with the various civilizations on Planet Aquamarine?
Whether it was the mechanical equipment or the various energy matrices, it was almost the same as the development of the Mechanics on Planet Aquamarine.
It was just more powerful.
After thinking for a moment, Qi Yuan slowly shook his head. No matter where Seraph came from, it could not be more mysterious than his Talent Tree.
After organizing the information related to the Power of Annihilation, the originally mysterious Power of Annihilation was no longer mysterious. With Seraph's help, Qi Yuan was confident that he would be able to crack all its secrets.
Under the temptation of a feast, Seraph analyzed the Power of Annihilation bit by bit, completing the information she had organized.
As the secrets of the Power of Annihilation were revealed bit by bit, Qi Yuan felt like he could see the Leader's Medal waving at him.
Energy Strength … Metal Annihilation Characteristics … Energy Control … Energy Storage … Energy Matrices …
The mysteries were revealed one after another …
Ten days later, Qi Yuan turned off the energy mass spectrometer and took out the Annihilation Tree Core that had shrunk significantly.
Qi Yuan wore a pair of black gloves that were like thin films. The Annihilation Tree Core that was filled with destructive and corrosive power lay in his hands, but it did not bring him any discomfort.
"What a magical energy!" Qi Yuan could not help but exclaim.
At most, with Seraph's help, copying homework went exceptionally smoothly. It was even easier than when he was making the Berserker.
The Power of Annihilation was not weak in essence. Its strength was not inferior to any Rank 5 Energy Core. With Qi Yuan's strength, he could not control this powerful energy with his bare hands.
However, with the thin black glove, Qi Yuan was able to easily hold it in his hand, and could even knead it into any shape he wanted.
Most of the secrets of the Power of Annihilation had been unraveled. Qi Yuan had found a way to control and use it. He had even designed a weapon that used the Power of Annihilation as its core.
There was only one last problem that Qi Yuan had to face before he could promote it on a large scale.
That was the mass production of the Power of Annihilation.
The Seraph's information did not record the method to produce the Power of Annihilation.
How to mass produce the Power of Annihilation that was comparable to a Rank 5 Energy Core was a blind spot in Qi Yuan's knowledge.
If he could not solve the problem of the Power of Annihilation's production and mass produce the Power of Annihilation's weapons, then all his efforts would be meaningless.