Chapter 914: 512 Black Owl

"Alright..."

Before he could even start complaining, he was blocked by "His Majesty the King" in advance. The person in charge of the No. 1 Research Area choked, guessing that perhaps His Majesty was dissatisfied with his recent progress, and had no choice but to report hurriedly:

"Your Majesty, the progress of the fifteen major research projects in Area 1 has been basically stable recently. However, four of them—artificial soul, aging delay, memory infusion, and spiritual materialization—are still the same as before, with no changes for the time being..."

"Hmm, I know."

After hearing the report from the person in charge of the No. 1 Research Area, Prince Andrei on the lounge chair nodded and continued in an aged and serious tone:

"Compared to the other eleven major research projects, these four are indeed more difficult. Not only is there little connection to what you have learned in the past, but they haven't been carried out for long. It was only after capturing those cleaners recently that they could be considered to be on the right track. I can understand that there is no progress for the time being."

Phew... looks like I passed.

Just as the person in charge of the No. 1 Research Area was secretly relieved, "His Majesty the King's" tone shifted slightly. He tapped the armrest hard with his knuckles and said with great dissatisfaction:

"But what about the other research? Why is the progress of the other research still just stable?

How much energy have I allocated in the past few years? How much budget support have I given you? Your answer to me every time is that the progress is stable, but what about the results? Why can't you produce a single one?"

"..."

Damn... I shouldn't have come to complain...

Faced with the stern questioning of "His Majesty the King," the person in charge of the No. 1 Research Area felt sweat on his back and had to bite the bullet:

"This... you also know that each of these fifteen research projects in Area 1 is a great research project that, once it has substantial results, can add a day of celebration to our Krolok Kingdom's calendar.

Research of this level really cannot see results in a short time. The time span is generally measured in decades, and it may even take several generations to produce some results, so..."

"So, while I'm still alive, I probably won't see these research projects come to fruition, right?"

"This... it's hard to say..."

After secretly wiping the sweat from his head, the person in charge of the No. 1 Research Area said sheepishly:

"Many research projects in Research Areas 2-18, although not as important as Area 1, have many connections with the research in Area 1. If those related research projects have major breakthroughs, perhaps the progress of our Area 1 research can also take a big step forward."

"Then tell me, how many more steps do you have to take before I die of old age to let at least one of these research projects come to fruition?"

"This... the progress of scientific research is not that specific, so it's not easy to count, but it is estimated that it will take many more steps..."

"Fine, then you take your time!"

After tossing the person in charge of the No. 1 Research Area around, Prince Andrei, who felt much more comfortable, crossed his legs again and said leisurely:

"We'll talk about research later. How are the preparations that Andrei asked you to make before?"

"They are all done!"

Seeing that His Majesty the King finally stopped chasing the research progress and instead asked a question he had the confidence to answer, the person in charge of the No. 1 Research Area let out a long sigh of relief and responded very eagerly:

"The second day after those people from the Oreson Kingdom arrived, we replaced the medicine in the city spray system, changing the original insecticide and nutrient solution to an adrenaline antagonist soaked in the flesh and blood of the gods.

Those two cleaners who hijacked Atifi 01 arrived late, so the effect is not yet certain, but the cleaners from the Oreson Kingdom have received more than a week of spraying in advance, and their reaction speed can no longer be improved to a non-human level.

In addition, in all 864 blocks of the upper and lower layers of the entire kingdom, position stones extracted from anomalous objects have been placed, and the positions are one-to-one corresponding. After being attacked, the power will be directly thinned out and shared equally among all blocks, ensuring that there will be no major damage!"

"Hmm, this matter was handled quite well."

After hearing the report from the person in charge of the No. 1 Research Area, Prince Andrei nodded with satisfaction and then said in a lazy manner and majestic tone:

"Go busy with your research, and strive to produce at least one or two results before I die of old age.

If you can do it, then everything is easy to talk about. But if you can't, then on the day I die of old age, you, the person in charge of Area 1, will accompany me to the Dead World and continue to do it for me!"

"Alright... alright..."

Faced with the threat from "His Majesty the King" to either bring results or be taken away, the person in charge of the No. 1 Research Area only felt a chill in his neck, responded, and didn't dare to make a sound again.

And after there was no movement at all, Prince Andrei on the lounge chair let go. The metal piece with the spring hanging at the end of the copper wire suddenly popped back, shrinking into the secret compartment on the other side of the bookshelf.

This guy is really... although he has the ability to do things, he is also becoming more and more annoying.

Glancing at the secret compartment on the bookshelf to confirm that it had completely closed and would not be discovered, Prince Andrei couldn't help but sigh, then put his legs on the footstool, leaned back on the lounge chair, and pondered.

The most difficult thing to deal with about cleaners is actually not those strange abilities. After all, except for a very few cleaners who can destroy a city in a short time, the destructive power of most cleaners can only be said to be okay.

And with the Krolok Kingdom's technological level far exceeding other countries, if they really go all out to mobilize the products of the military industry block, it wouldn't be difficult to destroy a city. If they really confront a Zodiac Branch Director head-on, they might not necessarily lose.

But the trouble is that those Zodiac Branch Director-level cleaners are mastering this destructive power as "individuals." Compared to the thermal weapon legions that need to be mobilized, their flexibility is really too high.

Coupled with those strange anomalous objects, if they want to mix in and do something, it's really hard to know where to stop them. After all, you can't let the legion turn the muzzle and wash the entire Krolok Kingdom, right?

So either don't take action against them at all, play deaf and dumb and pretend they don't exist, or you have to do it in one battle. Once it comes to the point where you have to take action, you have to do it thoroughly.

As for whether action is needed now...

After frowning and pondering for a while, Prince Andrei got up and walked to the balcony, rummaged through the storage rack on the side, found a dusty black owl mask, and pressed it hard on his face.

Phew...

Gray fog filled the air. In the strange space filled with gray fog, the familiar bone long table reappeared. But unlike before, the positions around the long table were basically empty, and only two figures were pulled over.

"You are... Black Owl?"

After identifying the other party's mask, the hooded person sitting behind Prince Andrei looked up, revealing a snake-faced mask.

"You never participate in the affairs of the King-Slaying Society, right? Why are you looking for me suddenly?"

"I need support."

After stating his request cleanly and neatly, Prince Andrei behind the Black Owl mask said:

"Snow Owl has been captured by the Cleaning Bureau. Now it's time to take action, and my layout is not necessarily effective against the Zodiac Director, so I hope you can provide me with support to ensure that I can kill the Scorpio Branch Director!" ===== CHAPTER 915 =====