Chapter 492: Science Boy (10/10, Autumn Subscription)

Chen Qing looked at Fang Yue blankly and shook his head.

"Don't understand."

"... Just forget it if you don't get it. Anyway, don't drag me into why you do scientific research... hey, where's the science in this game anyway!"

At the mention of this, Chen Qing perked up; if not for the corpses lying around and the blood splattered everywhere like cheap rotten tomatoes, Fang Yue would've thought he was back at university, discussing symptoms with a bookworm.

"This is called Weirdology! Weirdology means the study of weirdness, but weirdness has many subfields—I was lucky enough to be taken in by Sister Xia Xiyu and assigned to Human Weirdology, under a top expert in the field..."

"Wait?!"

Fang Yue had been half-listening, but when the meaning hit him, he was stunned and immediately interrupted Chen Qing.

"You—you just said the previous sentence again? What was it?"

"Human Weirdology—basically, it's about the human body having..."

"Stop! Stop! Stop! The one before that!"

"The one before that?" Chen Qing looked confused, thought for a moment, then said: "I was lucky enough to be taken in by Sister Xia Xiyu into the Phoenix Organization?"

"Yes! That's the one!"

Fang Yue's eyes lit up instantly; his whole body trembled with excitement.

The name "Phoenix Organization" was like a lightning bolt, connecting all the scattered clues into one line!

So the hidden patron behind Ningguang Sect, Ningguang Mountain, and Ning Mansion was the Phoenix Organization!

That colossal force that made the Qing Bureau tremble in fear and everyone dare not offend lightly!

Now everything made sense.

Why could that mere old man Ning Lao hollow out Ningguang Mountain to build such a massive, secret base?

Why was this tiny Ning Mansion so full of hidden power, gathering three Xiantian Realm experts in one place for protection?

Why had Ning Mansion held such a huge secret without anyone ever finding out?

All of it, everything, was because... Ning Mansion's backer was the Phoenix Organization!

The Phoenix Organization held all power—compared to its rank and scale, dominating the Heiqing Shanmai was like a dimension-level strike.

The fact that the Phoenix Organization only assigned three Xiantian Realm warriors to guard, operate, and develop this branch base in the Heiqing Shanmai was already a kind of subtle mercy.

Given the Phoenix Organization's strength, even if they deployed a Human-level powerhouse, Fang Yue wouldn't be surprised—they had that kind of confidence.

In terms of rank and power, the entity that should rival the Phoenix Organization was Qing Guo, not the Heiqing Shanmai.

Of course, at the small scale of the Heiqing Shanmai, Qingsi County could barely challenge the Phoenix Organization's branch base.

If Lord Han's strength were still intact, or if there were an Wuyu Tribe attack, wiping out this branch base would be child's play.

But without those out-of-scale forces, under normal circumstances, few factions could stand against this branch base.

After learning that Ning Mansion's backer was the Phoenix Organization, Fang Yue's mind raced with thoughts.

Then he thought of another question.

That was... why did the Phoenix Organization kidnap Lin Ling, kidnap Lord Han, and even... kidnap me?

What exactly was the Phoenix Organization? What did they actually do?

Fang Yue realized he'd heard of the Phoenix Organization before.

But in reality, he only knew it was a top-tier power within Qing Guo, and some merchant caravans were protected by them—likely to facilitate the Phoenix Organization's acquisition of rare goods unavailable elsewhere.

Now, knowing the Underground Secret Chamber was a Phoenix Organization base, Fang Yue's understanding of the Phoenix Organization changed.

The room full of human heads was etched vividly in his memory.

The Phoenix Organization's atrocities were inhuman.

Any organization doing such things must be evil—so... today, I must destroy this base! To make a tiny contribution to the Heiqing Shanmai!

At this moment, Fang Yue felt the light of righteousness shining upon him, filled with positive energy—completely forgetting how cleanly and efficiently he'd slaughtered the Ning Mansion servants... oh, no, he should say the Phoenix Organization's lackeys.

Of course, before destroying the Phoenix Organization—this noble goal—Fang Yue first needed to find two people.

"Chen Qing, do you know where Lord Han and Lin Ling are being held?"

Chen Qing shook his head dumbly; he seemed dim-witted about anything outside academia.

"Lord Han? Lin Ling? Who are they? But if you're asking about prisoner cells, I do know. There are seven cells scattered through the Underground Secret Chamber—where do you want to go?"

Fang Yue's face lit up: "Take me to the nearest one!"

"The nearest is Prison Cell No. 1. Taking a boss there is no problem, but each prisoner cell is guarded by a First-rate Realm warrior, and they're accompanied by 【Experimental Subjects】—we have no chance of winning..."

"Experimental Subjects? You mean these rotten fish and stinking shrimp on the ground?"

Fang Yue sneered.

But hearing the term "【Experimental Subject】" after so long reminded Fang Yue of the late An Shenyi—and suddenly, he remembered something.

Wait a minute! Captain Wu said An Dong'er was kidnapped by the Phoenix Organization, and Miao Fa went with them too.

Now I'm inside the Phoenix Organization's branch base—doesn't that mean I can find them both at once? And maybe even encounter... the Ox Mask Man and the Horse Mask Man!

According to Captain Wu, he was one-shot by the Ox Mask Man—his power was unfathomable.

As for the Horse Mask Man, he must also have some skill.

For a moment, Fang Yue felt anxious and tense.

Just a moment ago, after dealing with these rotten fish and stinking shrimp, he'd been smug, thinking he could turn this place upside down.

Now he realized—the Ox Mask Man and Horse Mask Man might both be inside the base—the situation had become dangerous.

Fighting two unknown-powerful enemies was unnecessary.

The immediate priority was rescuing people—free them, then escape the Phoenix Organization's base.

As for how to handle this base later, that would have to wait until he returned to Qingsi County and consulted others.

Even if Qingsi County lacked the strength to deal with this, they could report it to the higher Qing Bureau and request reinforcements to eliminate the Phoenix Organization's branch base.

As Fang Yue pondered his next move, Chen Qing beside him kept earnestly lecturing him.

"Big shot, 【experimental subjects】 aren't worthless trash. They're the result of research by many of us—we fused the bizarre properties with humans who had a high degree of compatibility, sealing the bizarre power inside a human body. When it needs to be used, we unseal it, letting a human wield martial artist power while also being able to use bizarre power, combining the strengths of both to create an entirely new divergent path of power… No! It should be called evolution! The evolution of a species!"

Can't take it anymore, owe you 4 more chapters. Going to sleep first……

Also recommending a friend's book, "This Puppeteer Is a Bit… You Know."

Naruto-themed, quality author, quality guaranteed.

Synopsis: Xuanqi Long'er transmigrates into Sunagakure from Naruto, and has a Salted Fish Sign-in System.

On the first day during the newbie sign-in, he obtained all the knowledge of the Grand Puppeteer Aozaki Touko.

Thus, he chose to become a Puppeteer.

(End of this chapter)