Chapter 267: NO.29: As long as the medicine isn't too smelly, it'll do

NO. 29: As long as the medicine isn't too smelly, it'll do.

The agency's laboratory is divided into two locations.

One is located on the first floor, occupied by Ailisuzhi, where many chemical products are placed, and Aomo originally thought Suzi had transferred the equipment from Telesen, but in fact she had purchased a whole set of complex instruments according to the original specifications.

It can only be said that her wealth exceeded Aomo's imagination, solely because of the reasons 'moving equipment is a hassle to rearrange' and 'I want to be able to immediately start research in both places', leading her to buy another set of instruments and equipment worth over ten million.

Although it's somewhat laughable, considering it's Ailisuzhi, it's also normal.

By comparison, Bopang and Chazuo's economic levels are much more ordinary.

Although the latter has an amazing sister guaranteeing her expensive coffee machine's permanent presence, and the former has bonus prize money, but that's not important. What needs to be mentioned now is the agency's second laboratory.

It is also the laboratory that Aomo first promised to prepare for Xintiao Xi.

In the basement.

Considering her research specialty and also her otaku level, this is the top choice that least affects others.

But the basement laboratory itself is still rather oppressive and also somewhat tooth-white, so Aomo is actually quite hesitant about this site.

Regarding renovation considerations, nothing has been truly decided yet.

But this person decided on the spot the day they arrived, and, just like Suzi, clicked a bunch of items on an online shopping page, then the next day enthusiastically began setting up their own little world……

Maybe researchers are all like this?

Although Aomo thought this might just be an isolated case, seeing two in a row still made him nervously start firing off map cannons.

Also out of awe for such researchers, Aomo does not actively step into their laboratories.

But today is different.

Today he watched helplessly as the logistics personnel moved that extraordinarily foul-smelling cargo down to the basement, also installing the deodorizing equipment there, and he learned that the express shipment came from something called 'Yabo Monster Ltd.'.

Whoa, Yabo!

Feeling that it was very likely the Yabo he had in mind, Aomo finally felt a spark of curiosity today.

Of course, more so, he wanted to teach those two a lesson to remember to notify appropriately when ordering goods online next time.

Of course, there's no need to report every purchase, but buying something that could make all the neighbors shut their doors and windows obviously warrants a heads‑up.

So he went down, walking up the stairs with only a single turn, not complicated, and thus got to overlook the laboratory's furnishings.

Unexpectedly, the proportion of equipment and cables far exceeded the workbenches; rather than a laboratory, it resembled more of a machinery room.

There are many screens here, displaying various charts, and beneath those charts, intersecting cables crisscross the spacious laboratory floor, forming a huge net.

In this net, every few steps there are several blocks of connecting lines and processing terminals with flashing indicator lights, surrounding the experimenters seated on one side, as well as their cups of red tea that have lost temperature due to being forgotten.

Two curious onlookers also stood nearby, gazing at the cargo illuminated by the laboratory lights.

This left Aomo very silent.

Because that really isn't something minors should be exposed to, let alone the fact that everyone here is underage girls.

Those were pallid muscle tissue and twisted connective tissue, yet they seemed to throb as if still alive.

"We need to be wary not just of Suzi, but also classmate Bopang."

"Already logged into storage, Chazuo team member."

At least this side is still within the realm of normal people.

Chazuo, whose expression wasn't too pleasant, and the ever‑expressionless Bopang, who upon closer inspection under the laboratory's bright lights revealed a pallid complexion.

Obviously having suffered a considerable mental shock, to the point that even the horse girl's keen ears failed to function.

They completely failed to notice Aomo descending the stairs behind them.

Meanwhile, the two people at the distant workbench were in a somewhat abnormal state of fervor.

"With red blood cells this dilute, they're still able to perform this high‑intensity oxygen transport—how about that! Am I not right?"

"Of course! It's a perfect surprise, Xijun—I'm starting to regret not having studied these amazingly capable giant beasts sooner, and Guinea Pig‑kun really pointed out an astonishing path for me."

"And there's something even more special—look here, this metabolic rate that could be mistaken for rot might actually approach the values you horse girls achieve when fully transformed."

"I couldn't agree more—I need to pull up the records right now; I really have collected data on the horse girls' full‑transformed state, uh… Guinea Pig‑kun, you're here!"

Having turned around and picked up a tablet, Ailisuzhi finally noticed Aomo walking up the stairs, and a greeting drew the other three pairs of eyes over.

The greetings of 'trainer', 'master', and 'Little Snake' came in succession; Aomo approached while nodding, then raised his hand and pressed it onto the pink‑haired head.

"Hey hey hey, Little Snake, what's this?"

The pink‑haired head lifted both hands in a flustered wave, while Aomo leaned in slightly, smiling at close range and asked:

"Miss Xintiao, do you know how many households I've apologized to?"

What does 'quite close' mean? It's close enough for Xintiao Xi to see Aomo's eyelashes clearly, and even make out the red gleam spilling from his brown pupils.

The laboratory's temperature noticeably dropped, the Kadala card unexpectedly didn't twitch, and the muscle and connective tissue laid out on the table slowed its throbbing.

"Uh…" In this mutual gaze, the pink‑haired girl's eyes behind her blue‑light‑filtering lenses rarely showed a hint of guilty shifting, "Should I also go apologize?"

"The dark red diffused into the brown, then expanded into a cool, indifferent reply: 'No longer needed.'"

"Well…" Xintiao Xi, too afraid to meet his eyes, put her palms together in an embarrassed laugh, "Sorry for making Little Snake apologize? Little Snake's sorry."

"This kind of delivery should be reported in advance—please… no, you must remember this point."

Aomo's voice wasn't loud, but it carried a weight that didn't need volume to be felt.

So her wine‑red eyes shifted back, and she whispered softly, "... Okay, okay."

Thus the dark red retracted, the surrounding pressure vanished instantly, and the hand resting on her head was withdrawn.

As he turned his head to the side, Xintiao Xi finally exhaled in relief, lifted her hand to press against her violently heaving chest, and then heard the other side also begin:

"Suzi, you should also know what she's going to buy, right?"

"How, how is it, Guinea Pig‑kun?"

Ailisuzhi, seemingly unable to muster bravado in the face of Aomo's demeanor, was clearly going to become the second person to be educated, while the two horse girls beside them watched and muttered:

"Trainer like this…… scared away all the 'friends', classmate Bopang… have you ever seen him like this a few times?"

After checking, this is the appearance master always had during training.

"... Would that be very stressful?"

No, after confirming master has resting and working states, this is the serious mode in the working state.

……He wasn't especially serious yesterday, was he? Chazuo recalled yesterday's training; the trainer's face indeed had no smile, but also lacked this oppressive feeling.

Master only gets especially serious about admonition.

Those two over there, can you take these two as a warning?

The two horse girls muttering softly were called from afar by the trainer; after exchanging a glance, they turned their heads back.

Already recorded in the database, master.

……I will watch Suzi more carefully.

"Great!" Aomo nodded, then turned back to Xintiao Xin, asking, "What monster's bodily tissue is this?"

Meanwhile, Ailisuzhi lowered her head and quickly walked to the front of Mancheng Chazuo and Meipu Bo Fang.

……What, what's wrong? Chazuo couldn't help but admit she felt a similar oppressive pressure from the other's approach as from the trainer.

Bo Fang even more directly:

"Query Suzi team member status."

The state was obvious; in the next second both saw Suzi raise her head, actually a face full of tears, a pitiful sheep-like appearance: 'Wuu… Chazuo, guinea pig-kun is so scary!'

Chazuo: "……"

Bo Fang: "……"

The two exchanged another glance, but the spirit medium horse girl and the cyber horse girl obviously couldn't achieve any teammate encrypted communication.

So Chazuo still had to consider whether to give the other a hug.

At this point, the monster communication on the other side also reached a hesitant stage, after all Xintiao Xin answered Aomo, this is 'the bodily tissue of Silizan'.

This name was somewhat unfamiliar to Aomo, but with the aid of the crystal core, as long as it wasn't completely unfamiliar, he could eventually recall it.

Silizan, a monster that appeared in Ultraman Diga, the zombie monster of episode five, appears in the form of a corpse with no vital signs, but from its nickname it's clear its death isn't complete.

Its body can devour any energy, it has a reserve organ for converting poison gas, and the bodily tissue at its neck can also contract.

Of course, what leaves a deeper impression is mostly its regenerative ability and the genuine stench.

This led Aomo to glance around the lab, his eyes landing on a white device that looked much like an air purifier.

"Do you want to study this thing long-term?"

"Just fill in the material log, and incidentally test the effect of the secret key. Don't worry, I'll burn it after finishing the material analysis."

Xintiao Xin obviously also knew its fear of high temperature; the so-called devouring any energy is not total consumption—in the work's records, Diga first gave it a huge natural gas canister, then Diga exploded the canister to send it away.

"This is best; I really doubt this thing can grow into a whole from just a large piece of tissue."

"Besides, I really hope you can find a more normal monster to test the secret key."

"This is already my carefully selected pick; originally there aren't many companies selling monster tissue, and the need for repeated experiments is better with this regenerative monster!" She even argued earnestly.

"But the hidden dangers of this also worry people." Aomo shook his head.

"Perhaps even more worrying is that the Abo Company could sell this; if mishandled, little zombie monsters might sprout everywhere."

"But upon further thought, it's just needless worry."

"After all, the weakness of fearing high temperature is really easy to target."

"Don't worry~ I've specially prepared a high-temperature spray gun here! It's specifically used to counter this feeble immortality!"

"Under this topic, the earlier hesitant appearance is long gone; the spirited Xintiao Xin swooped up the items on the table."

"As she said, it's a handle that, if not using telekinesis, would generally not be easy to pick up—a large spray gun."

"It looks like the power is not low."

"If all else fails, there's still your monster cards!"

"Don't use it recklessly," having just heard various little tricks for countering darkness from Star Jia, Aomo although he felt he didn't especially need it, also realized the extreme danger monster cards pose to ordinary people—"just call me to handle it."

"Well, fine, then I'll continue researching! Suzi-chan Suzi-chan! Come help!"

"Here I come!"

"That side too, it seems as soon as this stage arrives there's no effect at all, and even the relationship heats up quickly; Aomo still remembers that Suzi used to call Xintiao 'Xinjun'."

"To be honest, I have a bad premonition."

"I feel that in the future Suzi's potion side effects won't just be glowing; they might also emit black vapor."