"Secretary Liu, if these monsters truly appear, won't it cause panic among the citizens?" an official below inquired.
"That is precisely why this task has been assigned to you. You must ensure that no negative news leaks out during the demolition of Beian Street! Even if it accidentally spreads, you must immediately stop those involved from spreading rumors." Secretary Liu's tone was cold. "Since you've boarded this ship, you have no right to disembark."
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"This..." everyone exchanged uneasy glances. They were all old hands and knew there was no escape now. Yet, Secretary Liu's words sent a chill through their hearts.
"Mayor Huang, may I ask a question?" an official stood up and said.
"Yes," Mayor Huang nodded slightly.
"Since such terrifying things will occur during the demolition of Beian Street, why must we proceed with it?"
Mayor Huang tapped the table and spoke calmly, "Because those thirty billion are in US dollars."
"What? Thirty billion US dollars?" Everyone was shocked. In terms of exchange rate, this was an investment of nearly three hundred billion Chinese Yuan, enough to buy the entire H City! No wonder Mayor Huang was so determined to proceed with the demolition of Beian Street, despite the appearance of monsters.
With this three-hundred-billion investment, it could boost GDP by nearly a trillion Yuan. Mayor Huang's promotion was now a certainty, and he might even enter the country's true leadership.
"Any other questions?" Mayor Huang tapped the conference table, his tone indifferent.
The crowd shook their heads. Under such a temptation of profit, let alone a mayor, even those in the center of power would be tempted. As for the news of monsters, if it spread, it would be crushed into dust by the machinery of power.
"The matter is decided. Secretary Liu, you will arrange the subsequent distribution. I will leave first." Mayor Huang stood up, gave instructions to Secretary Liu, then turned and pushed open the conference room door, departing.
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Half an hour later, Mayor Huang arrived at the lowest level of the government building, the eighth basement floor.
Anyone who entered here would be terrified. For no other reason than it was a massive underground laboratory, and the subject of experimentation was the "Sha" (煞) seeds.
All sorts of grotesque Sha seeds were kept dormant in nutrient tanks, while busy researchers bustled about, constantly calculating and experimenting with various data.
"Mayor, you've arrived." An old man, accompanied by two middle-aged researchers, approached the entrance to greet Mayor Huang.
"How is the experiment progressing?" Mayor Huang asked.
The old man took a stack of documents from behind one of the researchers and handed it to Mayor Huang. "Currently, the experimental data is not comprehensive enough. Our human experimentation data is too lacking. From the current clinical trials, humans infected with resentment will turn into mindless monsters within a short period. However, one point has been confirmed."
"What is it?" Mayor Huang asked.
"The information provided by that person is true. Once humans are infected with resentment and become Sha seeds, their cells will regenerate infinitely, forming a strange cellular structure. These cells are similar to cancer cells, possessing the ability of infinite regeneration."
"In other words, the Sha seeds' immortality is real!"
Mayor Huang's eyes flashed with brilliance. In fact, the demolition of Beian Street and the trillions in investment were like dirt to him. Only immortality was his true objective!
The demolition of Beian Street was merely a ruse; capturing the Sha seeds was the real goal!
Mayor Huang began to look through the documents in his hand. Suddenly, an unfamiliar term caught his eye, and he immediately asked, "What does this 'Po' element mean?"
The old man explained, "The research on this 'Po' element is something I learned by reviewing a confidential document. In fact, people have been researching Sha seeds for decades, and their research content is even more extensive than ours."
"The 'Po' element is their designation for resentment. According to their research, the 'Po' element is a metaphysical substance generated by the brain during extreme emotional fluctuations in humans or primates. It can merge with surrounding matter but cannot be extracted."
Mayor Huang did not respond. He frowned as he looked at the documents in his hand and suddenly said, "You said... could it be that someone has already successfully evolved into a Sha seed?"
The old man pondered for a moment and gave a definitive answer, "There are definitely those who have successfully become Sha seeds while retaining their consciousness. If we can capture them, it will be a qualitative leap for our research!"
Mayor Huang suddenly burst into laughter. "It's alright. I'm still young, and I have plenty of time to find these people."
With that, he handed the documents to the old man and began touring the laboratory. The old man followed closely, not daring to be negligent.
An hour later, Mayor Huang left the laboratory with satisfaction. This laboratory was the culmination of his life's work, and witnessing its gradual enrichment was a great fortune.
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"Hmm—" the elevator doors slowly closed. The old man stared in the direction Mayor Huang had left, his mind lost in thought.
"Professor Liu, why did you tell him about the research on the 'Po' element?" the two researchers behind him asked, confused.
Professor Liu snapped back to attention, a cold smile playing on his lips. "If I don't give him some benefits, how will he diligently search for living test subjects? Decades ago, my mentor and I researched this. He actually said that universal immortality is detrimental to world development. What nonsense!"
"As long as I uncover the secret of the 'Po' element, I can easily achieve immortality! I will be renowned throughout history and become the most famous scientist in the world!"
Suddenly, Professor Liu cried out in pain. The skin on his face began to writhe, and patches of black scales appeared on his face.
"Medicine, quickly!"
An assistant hurriedly took a bottle of black pills from his pocket, poured one out, and fed it to Professor Liu.
After the pill was swallowed, Professor Liu's abnormal transformation quickly subsided, and he returned to normal in moments.
"The tree bark Bai Momin sent me years ago is almost depleted. I need to hurry and research a method to prevent the loss of consciousness."
Professor Liu sighed. He had told Mayor Huang about the 'Po' element today for this very reason. Mayor Huang had plenty of time, but his own time was running out!
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Eighteenth floor.
Fang Ming and the others, with Nannan, a fierce "Xiongsha" (凶煞), leading the way, began to slaughter their way through the maze. They encountered Sha seeds they found displeasing and chased them for hundreds of miles, beating them to a pulp. Many relatively strong Sha seeds unfortunately fell into their hands and became fertilizer for the group.
"Pfft!" Fang Ming cleanly dispatched a severely injured Sha seed and then sensed the changes in his tentacles. At the current pace, another ten rounds in the maze would further strengthen it.
No. 1 secretly glanced at Nannan. Seeing that she had no interest in the nearby Sha seed, it quietly approached the corpse of a dead Sha seed, plunged its long saber into the body, and madly absorbed the resentment within.
This Sha seed wasn't particularly strong; after all, even Fang Ming could defeat it. Nannan naturally had no interest in it; only something at least half-Xiongsha level could impress her.
Fang Ming looked somewhat unsatisfied and said, "I don't even want to leave this maze."
No. 1 agreed, nodding repeatedly. In just this short while, its strength had more than doubled! It even suspected that if it stayed here for a few months, it might become a Xiongsha itself.
However, Fang Ming had not forgotten the purpose of their visit. He turned to Zheng Zhu six and asked, "Sixth Master, how much longer will it take for us to leave here?"
Fang Ming lacked the ability to escape the maze, but Zheng Zhu six had a way. To him, a maze was child's play; as long as he understood the design rules, escaping was not difficult for such a "professional."
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For Zheng Zhu six, the difficulty of leaving was the swarms of Sha seeds. But for Fang Ming, the difficulty of this place was the maze. If he were left to wander alone, he might get lost forever, like the many Sha seeds trapped here.
"Why call me Sixth Master? Call me Old Six if you don't mind." Zheng Zhu six waved his hand, took out his compass, and glanced at it. "We've been walking consistently in one direction, following the compass. We've already tried the east, west, and south directions, and are now heading north. Once we reach the end and have tested all four directions, I will understand the maze's design mechanism and find a way out."
"Based on the time taken in the previous directions, we still need half an hour to complete the northern path. Of course, if you weren't so preoccupied with chasing these Sha seeds, we could be faster." Zheng Zhu six looked at Fang Ming with a strange expression, making Fang Ming feel a little embarrassed.
Fang Ming scratched his head sheepishly and chuckled, "Then we won't fight Sha seeds anymore."
From then on, Fang Ming no longer wildly hacked at Sha seeds but followed Zheng Zhu six's steps, wandering around the maze. He wasn't afraid of Zheng Zhu six leading him astray, though whether Zheng Zhu six feared death was another matter.
Twenty minutes later, they stood in a corner, and Zheng Zhu six took out his compass again to check.
"According to the compass needle, this should be the northeast corner of the maze. If we follow the right wall, we should theoretically find the exit. Of course, if the exit isn't on the edge of the maze but somewhere else, it will be troublesome."
Fang Ming: "..."
"Why don't we just go back to chopping Sha seeds?"
No. 1 agreed. Leave? Why leave? It was so good here, the Sha seeds were weak and numerous, a paradise for leveling up.
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"Don't worry, that possibility is unlikely. I've examined the design of this maze. It's primarily based on modifying floors. The exit is unlikely to be in the central area," Zheng Zhu six reassured him.
"Let's just walk through the maze first," Fang Ming said helplessly.
"Let's go!" Zheng Zhu six led the way, and the others followed.
An hour later.
Zheng Zhu six stopped before a large door, his compass needle pointing and shaking at the door.
"Is this the exit?" Fang Ming stepped forward and asked.
Zheng Zhu six nodded, but his expression was somber.
Fang Ming looked at him strangely and asked, "What's wrong?"
Zheng Zhu six held up the compass for Fang Ming to see and explained, "My compass can sense things around it based on settings. After I met Nannan, I adjusted the compass's sensitivity to the lowest setting, so it wouldn't react to ordinary Sha seeds. But now..."
Fang Ming looked at the trembling compass needle and also frowned. "Is there a monster behind the door comparable to Nannan?"
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He then looked at the door with some worry. After all, Nannan was a Xiongsha. Was there already a pure existence of Xiongsha level behind the door? Then their group would be walking into pure death.
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