Chapter 3111

Inside the underground research institute, the long-haired white-haired youth was soaked in the solution within the glass column. The faint light emanating from within made his eyes appear very clear—or rather, they had to be clear. Having one's memories tampered with every three days would make anyone's gaze clear. Not becoming a babbling mess is already considered having a firm mind.

"This youth is the lightning-summoning secret method. He is a person favored by the world and can fully control golden lightning."

As Kingsley spoke, he took a golden button from his pocket. A careful observation would reveal very faint blood patterns on the front of this golden button.

"Kingsley, is it okay to say this in front of this youth?"

"It's fine."

Kingsley tapped his finger on the glass column. The faint light inside shifted to a warm yellow, enveloping the youth. His eyes began to lose focus, and a moment later, he closed his eyes and fell into a deep sleep.

In principle, Kingsley also doesn't control golden lightning; he is merely summoning it. The medium for summoning the lightning is this youth's blood—a type of golden blood located in the center of the youth's heart that does not circulate.

Kingsley walked toward the inner side of the research institute. On both sides of the corridor he passed, glass columns stood upright, each containing a figure soaked inside. They were between 17 and 20 years old, both male and female, and their features were very similar; all had white hair.

"Damn, this is mass production."

Baha tried to sense the aura of one of the test subjects. The subject's life aura was very faint, as if it were hibernating. These were all failures.

"It is the dangerous object S-012. Utilizing its properties, doing this is not difficult."

Kingsley walked in front. Strangely, no research personnel were seen here.

Baha glanced sideways as he passed a glass column. This column had the number 5 printed at the bottom. It was empty, and near the bottom, pale golden tentacles were drifting.

Baha approached the glass column to check. The pale golden tentacles inside were coiled and fused together, forming the silhouette of a woman. Her hair consisted of hair-like white tentacles, and there were suture marks on her abdomen.

"Have you... seen my child?"

The woman inside the glass column spoke. Baha seemed to think of something and did not answer her.

Kingsley stopped in front of a tall cold storage tank. An eye opened on the tank and stared at Kingsley for a moment. The tank slowly opened, releasing cold mist.

Kingsley took out a sealed glass tube about ten centimeters long, which contained more than half a tube of golden liquid.

"Accumulated for several years, only this much was produced."

Kingsley held the sealed tube between two fingers. The implication was clear: the mermaid's residual ash alone was not enough to trade for this golden blood.

"Bai Ye, you know there are people of destiny in this world, otherwise you wouldn't have cultivated Aiqi."

Kingsley pondered for a moment and tossed the sealed tube in his hand. Su Xiao raised his hand and caught it.

"Aiqi has more combat potential than the No. 5 I cultivated. This time when I go to the 'Taiya Continent,' I will face many unknown situations. I will take No. 0 with me. As for No. 5 and Aiqi..."

Kingsley did not continue. The No. 0 he mentioned was that authentic Child of the World. Kingsley was very cautious about this trip to the Taiya Continent, putting on a show of going to his death.

In reality, this was not the case. Kingsley's trip was more about investigating the situation there. The reason for his current attitude was intentional; Kingsley was worried that someone would stab the Eclipse Organization in the back after he left.

The two strongest extraordinary organizations in the Southern Continent were indeed the Containment Agency and the Eclipse Organization, but they were not the only two. The second-tier forces included the Chosen, the Secret Guild, the House of Pleasure, the Ascetic Monastery, and others.

These forces were either suppressed by the Containment Agency or deterred by the Eclipse Organization. Once both sides appeared slightly weak, these second-tier forces would jump out, swallow one of them through an alliance, and then take their place.

The reason Kingsley acted as if he were going to his death was actually to subtly imply that if the Eclipse Organization were destroyed, the Containment Agency would not have it easy either. Therefore, during his absence, the Containment Agency must strongly support the Eclipse Organization.

Given Kingsley's strength and his ability to deal with various dangerous objects and powerful enemies, it would be surprising if he actually died on the Taiya Continent.

The Alliance Council could establish trade relations with the Taiya Continent, let alone Kingsley. This guy was not planning to attack the Taiya Continent head-on; Kingsley had prepared three full warships of various daily supplies and precious ornaments.

Given Kingsley's methods, it wouldn't be surprising if he became the new leader of those primitive tribes in a few days.

"Speak, what do you want me to do?"

Su Xiao lit a cigarette. His vigilance toward Kingsley had never faded.

"Act as a villain, a mastermind, an antagonist—a lonely villain who has lost his lifelong rival."

Kingsley smiled, the brilliance in his eyes captivating.

"Oh?"

Su Xiao understood Kingsley's meaning. He put away the sealed glass tube. Inside was the Blood of Destiny, which only the authentic Child of the World possesses. It is impossible to obtain this through killing.

Kingsley's lightning-summoning secret method was actually not complicated. Using the Blood of Destiny, he developed an imprint called "Holy Father." With the Blood of Destiny as the base material, after engraving the "Holy Father" imprint on a specific item, that item could be used as a lightning-summoning object.

"I have perfected this imprint for seven years. From my personal perspective, it can already be used as a combat method."

Kingsley handed over a piece of animal skin the size of a palm. The skin still had bloodstains and residual warmth, appearing fresh, but in reality, it had been peeled off for at least half a year.

"..."

Su Xiao silently took the animal skin. The inspiration for the structure of the "Holy Father" imprint was commendable. As for the structure itself, from the perspective of an Alchemy Master, the imprint was very rough. Everyone has their specialty, and Kingsley did not focus on this area.

Su Xiao could perfect the "Holy Father" imprint. What he cared about was whether the "Holy Father" imprint, constructed from the Blood of Destiny in his hand, could summon golden lightning in other native worlds.

If it could, this Blood of Destiny was very valuable. If not, then every time he arrived in a new world, he would have to find that world's authentic Child of the World, seize the scarce Blood of Destiny from their body, and then re-engrave the "Holy Father" imprint to summon lightning in the new native world. For just one sword technique, this was too troublesome and too unstable.

Everything had to be tested to be certain. Moreover, as an alchemist, Su Xiao could improve the "Holy Father" imprint. Not only that, the imprint carrier he chose would definitely be equipment notarized by the Reincarnation Paradise.

Notarized equipment would not be weakened in any derived world, native world, or even the Void and the real world. The "Holy Father" imprint using this as a carrier had a high probability of being able to summon golden lightning in other worlds as well.

There was much to be done. Su Xiao was in a good mood. He looked at a long corridor in the deepest part of the research institute. Kingsley had already written the "script."

The mermaid's residual ash alone was not worth the Blood of Destiny Su Xiao had obtained. Therefore, Su Xiao had to do something for Kingsley—something very simple for him, but something only he could do.

Su Xiao had Baha move the No. 5 glass column into a spacious hall on the inner side of the corridor. This was a place Kingsley had prepared long ago. Due to the changing situation, Kingsley himself should have been sitting there waiting for several people to arrive, but now it was changed to Su Xiao sitting on the iron chair in the hall, waiting for those people.

Kingsley was going to the Taiya Continent. No one could be sure what would happen during this trip, so Kingsley prepared to make the protagonist team useful.

Ever since the protagonist team took the mermaid away from that primitive tribe with incredible luck, both Su Xiao and Kingsley discovered that the protagonist team was truly useful.

And this time, for the sake of stability, Kingsley would become the "great benefactor" of the protagonist team.

After Su Xiao and Kingsley agreed, the script was as follows: First, Su Xiao's identity is the mastermind villain boss. He imprisoned the authentic Child of the World, No. 0, and used the dangerous object S-012 to cultivate the white-haired youth, that is, the Child of the World (fake).

Not only the white-haired youth, but Aiqi was also cultivated by Su Xiao recently (this is a fact). His purpose in cultivating these two was to have them kill each other, ultimately selecting a vessel to carry the dangerous object S-001, and through the vessel carrying S-001, overthrow the rule of the Southern Alliance and become the dictator of the Southern Continent.

This story was indeed cliché, but the protagonist team consisted of kind-hearted companions who fell for this. Upon learning that Su Xiao wanted to overthrow the Southern Alliance and become a brutal, iron-fisted dictator, the five members of the protagonist team would never stand by.

The protagonist team coming to crusade against Su Xiao? Of course not. How could the script Su Xiao and Kingsley planned be so old-fashioned?

As the protagonist team discovered this secret, the exciting part arrived: the Taiya civilization surfaced. The Great Emperor who existed thousands of years ago was a more dangerous enemy.

Su Xiao and Kingsley, who had always been hostile, temporarily set aside their grievances. Su Xiao guarded the Southern Continent, while Kingsley went on an expedition to the Taiya Continent.

As the script developed to this point, it officially reached its climax. Kingsley's second identity would be exposed: he secretly formed the protagonist team and secretly helped these five people. The five members of the protagonist team were alive today because of Kingsley's secret protection. With this, Kingsley successfully cleared his name.

The five members of the protagonist team, who were seeking the truth, would learn all this after coming to the underground laboratory. Ask yourself, with their personalities, would they watch the tragic hero Kingsley—who had secretly protected, helped, and cared for them all along—go to the Taiya Continent to die? The answer is: absolutely not.

The protagonist team would go to find Kingsley, who had not yet set out, and accompany him to the Taiya Continent as assistants.

As for Su Xiao's identity as the mastermind villain boss, that didn't matter. If Kingsley wanted to use the protagonist team to deal with Su Xiao, the later script had an earth-shattering reversal: Kingsley would become the mastermind, the origin of all evil.

After finalizing the plan, Su Xiao sat on the iron chair in the center of the hall, with the No. 5 glass column just a few meters behind him.

"To play the villain, do I need to change clothes?"

Su Xiao looked at Kingsley. Hearing this, Kingsley smiled and replied: "No, just be restrained. Don't release too much blood energy."

With a boom, the metal door of the corridor ahead closed. All that was left was for the protagonist team to arrive.