[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-dimensional-demon-god-s-chat-group":3,"chapter-the-dimensional-demon-god-s-chat-group-the-dimensional-demon-god-s-chat-group-chapter-194":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","The Dimensional Demon God's Chat Group",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2277761,4455,"Chapter 194: West Coast Base","the-dimensional-demon-god-s-chat-group-chapter-194",194,"\u003Cp>So that’s how it is!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No wonder He Jingfeng dared to live openly here and go all out renovating it, turning the original pool estate into a Chinese-style garden courtyard…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Yu’s expression cleared, then he smiled and asked, “Enough about that—have you decided on the teleportation portal’s location?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Jingfeng’s demeanor turned serious; he immediately set down his wineglass, pulled out his phone, and made a call.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A moment later, he hung up, smiled, and gestured with his hand: “The car is ready, Big Brother—please!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...What’s this performance supposed to be?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Yu regarded him with interest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Jingfeng sighed: “Big Brother, haven’t you forgotten? I’m just the manager elected by the brothers—you’re the largest shareholder with the most equity!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“When the behind-the-scenes boss finally shows up, shouldn’t you make an appearance before your subordinates, so they know there’s a far more mysterious force behind the company?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Company?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seems the Youming Pavilion’s transition to the surface has gone remarkably smoothly!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Yu studied He Jingfeng thoughtfully, then smiled: “Alright, lead the way.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Got it!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Jingfeng beamed and eagerly led Lin Yu out of the mansion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, the two arrived before a pre-arranged convoy: in the center stood a black extended Lincoln, surrounded by eight armored black sedans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Around twenty men and women in suits stood respectfully beside the convoy, awaiting Lin Yu and He Jingfeng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...This much of a show?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Yu looked at He Jingfeng in surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Jingfeng chuckled: “Nothing compared to Big Brother’s cultivation grounds!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Yu gave him a silent look, then turned his gaze to the suited bodyguards around them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Quickly, he spotted three or four familiar faces among these cultivator bodyguards—disciples of the Tang Sect, originally sent by their elders to train within the Youming Pavilion!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among these Tang Sect disciples, the one who most interested Lin Yu was undoubtedly the calm, curly-haired girl.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...Is that Tao Tao?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Yu asked with interest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Jingfeng glanced over and nodded: “Yeah, that’s her.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Yu asked curiously: “The Tang Sect actually let her go?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Jingfeng whispered with a grin: “They didn’t want to, but our company offers the only benefits in the world!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Any Tang Sect disciple dispatched to the Youming Pavilion who achieves merit is granted a Spirit Seed; upon returning, each grows dramatically stronger and easily outmatches the prodigies the Tang Sect refused to release.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This sent the Tang Sect’s senior elders into an uproar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To avoid wasting the potential of those prodigies, they had no choice but to swallow the sugar-coated bullet and send over the hidden geniuses from both inner and outer sects.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Yu laughed: “Looks like even the Tang Sect can’t escape the ‘true flavor’ rule!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Jingfeng grinned as he waved away the suited attendants waiting by the car door, then personally opened the extended Lincoln’s door for Lin Yu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Big Brother, after you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Yu gave a slight nod and stepped into the spacious car.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Jingfeng followed closely and shut the door behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the door closed, the suited subordinates moved swiftly, boarding the armored sedans in pairs and trios, escorting the extended Lincoln out of Beverly Hills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Along the way, Lin Yu casually asked about the Youming Pavilion’s current status.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Jingfeng’s expression turned serious and began reporting the current developments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since acquiring technology far beyond its time, the Youming Pavilion has gradually transformed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Today, its core operations have shifted entirely to the tech sector.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Jingfeng consolidated all the former public assets of the Spear of God’s elite into a single multinational tech corporation named Baiyu Group.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Youming Pavilion’s assassin operations were retained as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But compared to before, assassination missions have drastically decreased; now, they primarily serve as the Youming Pavilion’s contact force with the hidden world and as Baiyu Group’s intelligence and security arm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, this is general—exceptions exist in certain special regions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For instance, in Japan’s Yakuza-controlled islands, war-torn Africa, and Southeast Asia’s warlord-ridden territories, Youming Pavilion assassins remain active.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In these places, the assassination business proceeds as usual.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Generally, Tang Sect disciples sent out prefer to head to Japan to hone their skills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only those like Tao Tao, who dislike killing, choose protective assignments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for whether reduced assassination missions cause manpower surplus... the answer is certainly not!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, the opposite is true: Baiyu Group’s three newly built research bases all demand massive security forces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the assassins freed from their old duties can’t meet the demand of the largest research base.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To better protect the company’s technology and assets, He Jingfeng had to expand his ranks, using Number Two’s connections to recruit five elite mercenary squads and sign lifetime employment contracts with them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From now on, they are effectively sold to Baiyu Group.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To say “alive, they are the company’s people; dead, they are the company’s ghosts” is no exaggeration!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such a massive cost bought them an absurdly high level of treatment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Salaries and benefits, of course, far exceed industry top-tier standards—food, clothing, housing, transportation, medical insurance—all covered by the company.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But even that wouldn’t make these mercenaries surrender everything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What truly won them over were the hidden perks beyond the contract—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such as the Super Soldier Serum injected upon hiring, priority access to trials after successful low-classification experiments, and the annual bonus of Anti-Aging Serum every three years...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes, Baiyu Group is also researching the same tech produced by the Yibao Pavilion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ling Hua has awakened a high-level consciousness, but her thought structure differs from humans; she excels at information integration and replication, yet her creativity is slightly weaker.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She can make minor innovations on existing tech, but human geniuses’ sudden flashes of insight can directly propel entire civilizations forward, achieving qualitative technological breakthroughs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For this reason, Lin Yu places great importance on Baiyu Group’s development.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Jingfeng has thus recruited many top talents, offering them compensation that even surpasses that of mercenary security forces—they are Baiyu Group’s most precious assets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...The place we’re heading to is Baiyu Group’s West Coast Base.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s our largest research facility, with the highest classification and security, responsible for studying serums and mechanical tech from various worlds.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As He Jingfeng gave his detailed report, the convoy drove out of Los Angeles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, the convoy entered a vast complex on the outskirts of Los Angeles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to He Jingfeng, this was once an aging industrial park; as labor costs soared, major capital firms relocated factories to countries with cheap labor, leaving the site abandoned for years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After purchasing it, He Jingfeng, under the banner of “Making American Industry Great Again,” moved his manufacturing enterprises here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Publicly, they produce expensive agricultural machinery like seeders and harvesters; secretly, they hollowed out the underground, using earth-based cultivation techniques and cultivators with relevant abilities to build an enormous subterranean base.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arriving at the opulent office, He Jingfeng turned a decorative deer antler on the wall, revealing a hidden alloy elevator door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this point, including Tao Tao, all the suited bodyguards remained outside; only a three-member security team—each injected with serum and bound by “soul-sale” contracts—followed them into the office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Yu glanced at the professional bodyguards beside him, then turned his interest toward He Jingfeng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He saw him pull out a phone with no internet capability, open a certain app, and enter a ten-digit dynamic password displayed on the screen, successfully unlocking the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hss—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a soft hiss, the alloy door slowly opened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Jingfeng stepped aside and smiled: “Big Brother, after you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Yu nodded with a smile and stepped into the elevator first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Jingfeng and the three security personnel followed closely behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the elevator descended slowly, Lin Yu extended his spiritual sense, eagerly surveying the West Coast Base below.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his perception, the entire base resembled the Hive from Resident Evil, though smaller in scale—only five levels total.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the spiritual feedback, each level was pentagonal in shape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the center of each floor was a smaller pentagon housing elevators and safety corridors connecting all levels.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Radiating outward from the five sides of this small pentagon were five trapezoidal zones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each zone contained high-security laboratories, rest areas, entertainment zones, and other functional areas for its research team.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So far, only the first three levels’ labs are open to researchers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bottom two levels remain unused; elevators and stairwells are sealed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With five research teams per level, three levels mean fifteen teams total!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Lin Yu was surprised—hard to imagine where He Jingfeng found so many talents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, the elevator reached the basement’s B1 level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the door slowly opened, a bald middle-aged Caucasian man came into Lin Yu’s view.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike the confident elite he expected, this researcher in a white lab coat seemed socially awkward and visibly nervous upon seeing He Jingfeng and Lin Yu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, He Jingfeng knew his personality well; he grinned and introduced: “Big Brother, let me introduce you—this is Dr. Kay Turner, Chief Researcher of the West Coast Base!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He’s a super-genius spanning chemistry, physics, and computer science, holding multiple PhDs from MIT in physics, engineering, and computer science!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No wonder he has that kind of hairstyle!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Yu bowed respectfully and extended his hand: “Pleased to meet you, Dr. Turner.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1540,"2026-06-20T00:29:28.871Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","36d85e3d0bf10cfced162602623309146b6cb19682e1712e211a6644936f9dcc","the-dimensional-demon-god-s-chat-group-chapter-195","the-dimensional-demon-god-s-chat-group-chapter-193",206,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-dimensional-demon-god-s-chat-group-cover.jpg"]