"Of course not."
Ian looked around with great interest and affird, "In my experience, if the third layer is indeed a research area, then the Failed Experintal Product Disposal Room must not be far from the Institute— that’s our core target!"
With that, Ian took the initiative to step into the small elevator— here, Dragon Blood detection was also required. After all, failed experints definitely needed Dragon Blood, and related personnel were needed to lead the team, so they easily passed through.
Exotic Species Research Institute, Third Layer.
[Crimson Court]
The Crimson Court, it sounds like a courtyard filled with fresh blood, and seems to have a kind of sorrowful terror that evokes the garden built with blood and human bones in the Demon King’s Castle, possessing an incredible grotesque beauty.
But in reality, the reason it was nad as such is very simple.
"Aren’t these just all red warning lights?"
Once off the elevator, Ian comnted as he stepped onto the street of the third layer, "The first layer is sunny, the second layer twilight, and the third layer is crimson— I originally thought it would be sothing marvelous, but it’s just a plain red warning?"
Just as Ian said, the reason the third layer of the Crimson Court is all in crimson is that there is a continuous barrage of error warnings. Faintly, one can still hear the distorted and poor-quality warning sound in the distance... And the reason it is called a court is that this layer hosts nurous researchers, each with their own experintal spaces scattered like courtyards.
"Communications have broken down." "Contact is lost!"
Unlike Ian, who was only concerned with the aura of the third layer, Yisen Gard and Sio imdiately noticed the truly important change— neither could contact Master Gossay and Crown Prince Carlos, nor could they reach their respective mothers.
"Hmm. Starting from the third layer of the Crimson Court, it’s basically impossible to contact the outside world."
Anfa nodded slightly, raising her finger to point at the iron-net do supporting the rocky ceiling above: "Between the second and third layers, there’s an ’isolation layer’ nearly a thousand ters thick. This was originally a natural barrier set up by ancient civilization to prevent space-ti experint entities from easily reaching the outside world, and it just happened to counter the Spirit Energy radiation of the Calamity of Heavenly Fall."
"It is also precisely because of this that there are still many ’chips’ here containing research data from ancient civilizations... The chips on the first two layers were washed over by powerful Spirit Energy and are no longer usable, but there are still many storage devices in the third layer containing precious information!"
Undoubtedly, this is the true purpose of various forces gathering Dragon Blood and sending people to the third layer! The technological reserves of ancient civilization, enough to influence the national strength of a country and greatly enhance the power of their Sublimators, are treasures that absolutely cannot be abandoned!
"All that’s left is the most basic link to confirm our devices still exist and haven’t broken."
After checking her broadcast cara to find it indeed couldn’t transmit any information, Anfa smiled at Ian: "Now you can go all out."
"Hopefully." Ian smacked his lips, not seeming very eager: "If I were to really go all out... it’s hard to say whether it’s good or bad."
Upon hearing this, Sio looked a little bewildered, while Anfa and Yisen, after so initial surprise, couldn’t help but laugh: "Your way of boasting... is truly refreshing and unconventional! Also, if we encounter an enemy that can make you go all out, it would indeed be quite dangerous for us."
It’s more than just a little dangerous... In reality, when the group descended to the third layer, in Ian’s perspective, everyone’s colors turned into blazing bright red.
This certainly was not just the red alert lighting them up, but rather a genuine calamity of bloodshed.
—Even under my protection, there’s still such a calamity of bloodshed, the Exotic Species Research Institute’s danger is undeniably well-deserved.
With this in mind, Ian also gained a deeper understanding of Prince Carlos’s ’deception’... yes, even Prophets aren’t omnipotent or omniscient, as long as you reach places dangerous enough, every step becos a deception of one’s Seer’s Ability, a problem that ordinary Prophets absolutely cannot solve.
Although Prince Carlos’s words were often probing and insincere, it now seed he was, in fact, kindly reminding this young Prophet where the difficulties lay.
Shaking his head slightly, Ian drew out the Mithril ssenger from his bosom.
"Wait, Ian, are you really going to send it?"
While discerning the path and preparing to guide everyone to the location of her past discovery of the Origin Core Chip, Anfa noticed the boy’s actions, and she inadvertently paused, then hurriedly waved her hands in front of Ian: "You’re not seriously planning to activate communication as Uncle Yafada suggested, are you? Are you really going to cooperate with him?"
"Why?"
Lifting his gaze from the ssenger, Ian raised an eyebrow: "Do you dislike your uncle so much? The Ashlight and Yinn Household have been allies for many years; there should be no secrets between them."
"The Yinn Household is trustworthy, but not Yafada."
Anfa spoke seriously, her expression grave: "My uncle is unfaithful and untrustworthy; unless you sign a contract with him, he can deceive you without any remorse... And judging by your words, Ian, you haven’t signed a contract with my uncle, have you? In that case, your transaction doesn’t count at all!"
"Take my word for it, Ian, my uncle is truly a madman, possibly even crazy from decades ago... I even know it was he who leaked information about my trip to South Ridge, which led to the Torchbearers pursuing !"
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