Morning of Swordsman Tower

"Oh, oh, let me first..."

She threw the dice on the chessboard almost mechanically, and then moved the chess piece forward step by step according to the number thrown, and finally stopped on a grid called the moving city of Chernobog.

"Ah, this is not a good start for novice players, but who made your fate like this? Jie Jie, the choice of fate has nothing to do with your own thoughts."

The scene in front of Hong Yuan's eyes suddenly turned upside down. The ceiling of the dark room suddenly turned into a gloomy and open sky, surrounded by a piece of collapsed ruins. When it came to the two dice, Hong Yuan couldn't tell the difference between illusion and reality at all.

A sharp and vicious feather arrow suddenly shot through the wall behind her, and the arrow pierced through her shoulder, blooming a bright blood flower.

"what!"

The bone-deep pain was so real that Hong Yuan couldn't help but began to doubt her original judgment.

Is this an illusion created by the evil spirit? Or was she just a little girl who was trapped in the battlefield and had no power to restrain the chicken, and those scientific researches on Rhine life were just a dream in a sleepy sleep on the way to escape the mob?

After all, no matter how deep the dream is, when encountering this level of severe pain, it is time to wake up.

But Hongyuan was not awake at all. Instead, her consciousness gradually blurred with the loss of blood. In her last vision, she saw a boy wearing white shorts and holding a strange origin stone walking slowly towards her. Come.

Surrounding the boy were monsters covered with origin stone crystals. They were not so much the infected, but more like crystal beasts in fantasy stories. He just pulled out a crystal from the monster, and then violently The ground was stuffed into Hong Yuan's mouth, a burning sensation turned her mouth and tongue into charcoal, and her consciousness finally came to an end here.

"Being treated so cruelly for no reason, but don't you have any thoughts of resistance? Jie Jie Jie, should I say that you are a scientist with too rigid a mentality, or a natural guinea pig? It's time to throw the next dice, I will always play with you..."

The scene in front of Hong Yuan's mind kept changing rapidly, but finally stopped on a familiar scene in her "dream". It was a laboratory of Rhine Life, but it was recently destroyed by an accident. Lost.

But this time, she did not come to inspect and guide the work as Hemer's mentor, but was tied to an experimental bed, looking at the surgical shadowless lamp on the ceiling.

"Ifrit, if it hurts, remember to call out and tell me, I hope we can succeed once and help you completely overcome the pain..."

Hemo's voice rang in her ears, and a medical syringe filled with medicine became more and more clear in Hong Yuan's sight. She knew what it was, but Hemo and her assistant White-faced Owl didn't know it. They just He just wanted to make a breakthrough in the field of origin stone life, and healed the born genetic defect of the little Sarkaz girl named Ifrit.

But now, it seems that Hongyuan herself is the "Ifrit".

"Stop, stop, don't!"

"No? Say it out loud to make me feel better about you!"

In Hong Yuan's terrified expression, Hemo's worried and gentle face suddenly turned into a grinning grimace, and the scene changed again, and it seemed that it would continue like this...

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"Red kite, red kite?"

"what!"

Hong Yuan was woken up by Meissie's light movements, but her reaction was as exaggerated as if she had been stabbed suddenly. It only scared the cougar girl into jumping up like a snow leopard, and even dropped the bath towel wrapped around her body. up.

The shadow in the corner inexplicably shed two lines of nosebleeds, and reached out to give her a thumbs up.

"Why are you crazy!? You scared me to death!"

"You, are you Maisie? I'm back..."

Hong Yuan looked around in shock, and even stretched out her hands to **** Mei Xi's body, until she was completely sure that she was a real person and not an evil spirit, then she gradually relaxed, and her whole body was wet with cold sweat.

"Pfft! You must have been having a nightmare just now, right? It's over, it's over, do I know some unspeakable secrets of the high-level people of Rhine Life? Oh, I'm going to be murdered."

Mei Xi was as unprincipled as ever, but Hong Yuan was just lying on the bed limp and struggling to breathe, and didn't want to pay attention to her at all, like a scumbag who became a sage after masturbating a cat.

Until Maisie suddenly remembered something, then bent down and picked up something from the floor and hugged it to her chest.

"By the way, where did this doll come from? It's cute and cute. Did it come from room service?"

"What doll... yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!"

It was a purple Geng ghost puppet, because the degree of restoration was so high that it immediately triggered Hong Yuan's PTSD.

And the puppet winked its left eye "playfully" at her.

Chapter 142 Roar, you are finished, the doctor is narrow-minded

"Ms. Hongyuan, Ms. Hongyuan?"

"Ah...huh?! Ah, sorry, I, I was just remembering something."

The distraught red kite was led away by Kelsey almost in a daze. Of course, Meissie could see that something was wrong with her, but she couldn't talk too much about matters related to Rhine's life. At most, she used touch movements to remind her vaguely. Just a moment.

Anyway, Hong Yuan herself is the decision-maker, and she is directly responsible to the board of directors for any problems, and she doesn't need to bear joint and several liabilities as the armed captain.

"It's understandable that no one wants to see such an experimental accident happen. Since you are Dr. Hemer's former tutor, you must be feeling sorry for her."

Of course, Kelsey kept in touch with Dr. Geng Gui, who was making trouble in the dark. She pretended to be confused and had the upper hand in the discourse, but to be honest, Hong Yuan had no intention of arguing with Kelsey about the dominance of the discourse. right now.

She definitely couldn't explain to the board of directors that the reason for her early retreat was that she encountered a ghost in Rhodes Island, so she could only force herself to calm down, and kept convincing herself that it couldn't be an evil spirit just now, it must be some kind of influence The origin stone skill of creating human spirit and creating hallucinations plotted against him.

After all, from the investigation data of Rhodes Island, it can be judged that Rhodes Island has a very high level in the field of origin stone technology, because they are one of the few research organizations that have a large number of infected people willing to cooperate, and Rhine Life cannot do this At all, they are not willing to spend money on providing good treatment for the infected.

Therefore, it is very possible to encounter strange situations that are unpredictable to the outside world. It must be that Rhodes Island did not dare to confront Rhine Life directly, so it chose to play tricks behind the scenes to interfere with the judgment and intention of the investigation team, such as the sudden climate change. Change, only chasing the torrential rain of the two team leaders...

And a purple ghost rising from the back of Kelsey's head, casting scarlet eyes on him.

"!"

Geng Gui's figure disappeared in a flash. The subordinates and armed personnel behind Hongyuan should be more vigilant than her who was struggling in her head, but no one noticed anything strange at all, no, it should be said that they turned a blind eye. Only her eyes saw clearly,

Although Hongyuan's elite researcher's brain analyzed the current situation clearly and logically, and it could even be said that she was infinitely close to the truth within the framework of normal Terran people's thinking, but when the "supernatural phenomenon" she identified as the Originium skill became entangled again When you come up, it's not as easy as it sounds to keep calm.

I saw that she was suddenly froze from shock, and stood still in place like a white-faced owl brand ice cream popsicle, until Maisie bumped into her from behind.

"Hello? Hongyuan, what's the matter with you, doctor! Quickly bring the medicine prepared for Miss Hongyuan in the medicine box of the team."

Naturally, Hong Yuan didn't have any old problems. This was because Mei Xi acted according to the pre-arranged plan, and the so-called medicine was nothing more than a few chocolate candies disguised as pills.

After all, the fact that the leader of the inspection team is in poor health and her old illness relapses is better than her losing her composure and losing control of her emotions on such an important occasion.

Taking advantage of a group of Rhine Life personnel "rescuing" the red kite, a small purple pointed hand stretched out from the shadow behind Kelsey, and gave Kelsey a high-five.

"...I'm sorry, Ms. Kelsey, I made you laugh at the old problems left by not caring about my body when I was young and dedicating myself to my career."

Hongyuan finally managed to recover, and explained to Kelsey tactfully.

"It's okay, Ms. Hongyuan, we are considered colleagues. I understand your spirit very well, just like... the mistakes I made before."

Kelsey turned slightly to show Hong Yuan the origin stone crystal block on her shoulder that she never deliberately concealed, and this topic ended here, and no one brought it up again.

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"This is the experimental greenhouse of our full-time botanists and aroma therapists and perfumers. All kinds of rare medicinal herbs and incense plants can be cultivated throughout the year. Originium disease can't be cured. Now that drugs are suppressed, the perfumer's new aroma therapy has far fewer side effects than taking drugs, and it can also make people feel at ease, which is very suitable for patients with mild symptoms and mental problems."

Kelsey led the delegation to the botanical garden, where the perfumer in charge also waved a fox radish to greet him at the door.

As Kelsey said, when Rhine Life personnel entered the botanical garden, there was an elegant and peaceful atmosphere surrounding it. It contained a little herbal smell, and more of it was the fragrance of flowers that would not make people bored. Good artificial fragrances can also be slightly irritating, but not this one at all.

Even Hong Yuan, who was nervous just now, feels relaxed when she smells this scent. Although she is not a scholar in the medical field, as an elite with a long-term vision, she does not need to It takes a little thought to realize the promise of aromatherapy.

It is very suitable as a health therapy pursued by the upper class, and can bring a large number of high-quality customers and a good reputation to Rhine Life, and as the hero who introduced this project to the company, Hongyuan can also get a greater voice , and more research funding at will.

What's more, the cultivation of new varieties of plants is not all related to botany and agronomy, but also involves high-end Terra disciplines such as genetics and origin stone life sciences. The teacher is accepted as his own student, and he also holds the new cash cow of Rhine Life in his own hands.

Well, before the horoscope is written, our perfumer in Rhodes Island is already a member of her red kite.

Guess what, how will Dr. Geng Gui, who is as small-minded as py, repay you?

Gengar doesn't even have py.

Whoosh, whoosh.

At this moment, an extremely obvious and unusual sound of leaves suddenly sounded in the botanical garden. This time it was not the red kite that stimulated it, but Maisie and her men who were experienced in combat. They even quickly put their hands on the ground. On the weapon at the waist, the posture is full of vigilance.

Because it is very similar to the sound of some jungle fighters who will "blend" with trees and bushes and are very good at camouflaging ambushes when they launch an attack.

And Colombia happened to have a war with a country that is good at training jungle guerrillas a few years ago, and many of Rhine Life's armed personnel are retired Colombian soldiers, so there is such a big reaction.

"Ba that~ba that~"

"That's it~"

"Zibo~"

However, what they waited for amidst their restlessness was a group of strange animals "wearing" leaves, one of which was the most special, with two blooming flowers on their heads, and the sound just now was exactly the leaves on their bodies when they were walking. caused by frictional collisions.

They made very cute and leisurely calls, turned a blind eye to this group of oppressive armed men, but ran straight to the perfumer, like lively children flocking to the teacher in the kindergarten.

Chapter 143 The Master Perfumer of the Grass Gymnasium

"Lulu! Did you enjoy the sun today? Where are your brothers and sisters?"

The perfumer was also very happy when he saw these cuties. It was obvious that she was keeping these unknown animals. As for the unique individual she called Lulu, she was the only one with two flowers on her head and a **** on her lower body. The little guy in the leaf skirt.

But the astonished Hongyuan didn't know that the scientific name of this little flower was Meihuahua.

As for the other critters, it's walking grass and trumpet buds.

"Okay then~!"

Beautiful Hualulu makes a specific sound similar to animal calls, generally speaking, no one can understand it, but after it rustled anxiously from side to side, the perfumer seemed to understand it.

"Oh! Ibi is not feeling well today, is it because I am sick?"

Looking in the direction where Meihualulu stretched her finger, she saw that among a group of "plants and animals" with tall and straight leaves, there was a walking grass with wilted leaves and a listless expression, so the perfumer was more than beautiful. Hua picked it up even more anxiously, and bowed to Kelsey in apology.

"I'm sorry, Dr. Kelsey, a child is not in good condition today. I have to go and do a detailed examination on it, and there is no delay."

How can Kelsey not be clear, this is the reason discussed in advance to let the perfumer get away. After all, only Kelsey and the doctor know the detailed plan for Rhine Life, and there is no time to explain it to others in such a short period of time. A rehearsal is required. We can only let other people show their faces to prove their existence, and then find an excuse to leave.

"Go ahead, I'll just entertain the guests. Your hard work is obvious to all. No one wants to make mistakes in this link."

After getting Kelsey's permission, the perfumer hurried out holding the walking grass, and the beautiful flower naturally followed closely. Originally, the other walking grass and trumpet buds also followed suit, but it turned out to be beautiful Hua turned her head and said "Ba Na" for a while, then retreated.

When the figure of the perfumer completely disappeared in the botanical garden, these strange animals scattered in a slow pace. It seemed that they were all excited only by the perfumer. Besides, Lian Kai Erxi didn't even give her face.

"...This, what kind of animals are these!? There is absolutely no such species in Terra!"

Since she is an authority on Originium life sciences, at least biology is a solid foundation that Hong Yuan must have. Although it is impossible for her to have seen all the animals and plants in the world of Terra, she can still distinguish the basic outline characteristics.

Of course, being able to tell that these trumpet-bud walkers are not native species of Terra does not rely on the professional knowledge just mentioned, but the common sense that many ordinary people know.

Who the **** has seen a potted plant that can come out to move around by itself, interact with the owner and act like a baby? ? ?

Hong Yuan will not be so surprised that the fur on your cat can directly photosynthesize!

"Of course not. As Ms. Hongyuan saw, these children are the results of Rhodes Island's research. They are not so much animals, they are actually plants. It's just that their life forms are more advanced and they have the ability to express themselves. Our internal For the time being, it will be called the grass-type elf."

There is no doubt that the technology that can create new species definitely belongs to Originium Life Sciences, and it is far superior to any "Balrog experiment", because the Balrog ability is the potential that Rhine Life has detected from Ifrit in advance , what they did was to waste Ifrit's life, ripen it quickly and try to control it.

That's all it failed.

As for why these little elves are determined to be the results of origin stone life sciences, rather than pure life sciences, it is because in Hong Yuan's cognition, almost all high-tech projects that can research practical results must be added. The prefix of the word origin stone, because there are more or less links related to origin stone skills.

And scientific projects without Originium prefixes are all classified as basic subjects together with biological physics, even for high-end knowledge such as genetics, because you can’t do any genetic experiments without Originium skills, you can still only conduct paper experiments. It's just theoretical research.

"Of course, we didn't create these children for no reason. They have emotions and are happy to get along with others. In a normal state, they hardly need to eat extra food except drinking water. Instead, they get nutrients from photosynthesis like ordinary plants. , and even has a certain fighting ability.”

"Under the careful cultivation of the perfumer, when these children bloom like their elder sister Lulu, they will be able to directly exude the herbal aroma that suppresses infectious diseases. They are excellent pet companions for infected people. When they first entered the garden The smell is naturally produced by Lulu, after all, the botanical garden is not a place to burn incense."

Kelsey is talking nonsense here with her eyes open. It is obviously burning incense, but none of Hongyuan and the others have been involved in this kind of remote field, and the perfumer himself is also highly skilled. The simulated natural fragrance is mixed with flowers and plants. It's hard to tell the difference in taste.

"Really, it's amazing! How does such a creature modulate the gene sequence? What is the basis, and..."

Sure enough, as expected before, Hongyuan started to make things difficult with various questions as soon as she got involved in the professional field. Although Kelsey was also involved in the field of origin stone life, it was not nonsense that people could hear at once, let alone Joe An academic novice like Ge is gone.

But of course no one intends to really answer her, but a cute walking grass just happened to pass by Hong Yuan at this time. How could Hong Yuan, who has a strong scientific curiosity, be able to bear it, and she couldn't help stretching out her hands I want to pick it up, like the perfumer did just now.

But the moment her hands touched the cheeks of the walking grass, Hong Yuan's vision went dark, and the bright botanical garden that was warm as spring just now was suddenly replaced by a dark room for developing photos, and even the temperature became freezing cold and stinging In the spine, a familiar sense of panic suddenly came to my heart.

"Jie Jie Jie, I have been in your dream..."

The cute face of the walking grass in Hongyuan's hand turned into the scarlet face of an evil spirit, mocking her for sending it to her door.

"what!"

Hongyuan screamed and collapsed backwards, and the walking grass in her hand was also thrown away. The moment she left her hand, the surrounding scene suddenly returned to normal, and the severe cold of the dark winter returned to the warmth of bright spring. Everything is normal.

It was just a group of Rhine life personnel who were frightened by their boss's sudden nervousness, and an innocent man who was full of grievances and crying.

"Ms. Hongyuan! What's wrong with you??"

Knowing that the doctor was playing tricks, Kelsey still held back her smile and pretended to care. She sighed in her heart that the doctor was so bad, and she must rub it hard after the incident to teach him a good lesson.

At this time, Hongyuan had completely thrown away any academic problems along with the walking grass, only the instinct to hug her shoulders and shiver, as if the bone-chilling chill just now was still lingering around her body.

Chapter 144 Born as a Lynx Man, Died as a Lynx Ghost

Although Dr. Geng Gui's prank came so suddenly, he deliberately chose the moment when Hong Yuan was concentrating and wanted to explore the most interesting secret, which gave the greatest degree of fright, but after a period of time, Hong Yuan still Barely regained his spirits, at least he could talk normally.

Of course, this does not depend entirely on her personal psychological quality, but because Mei Xi and five subordinates are always protecting her around her, and there is a circle of armed personnel on the periphery to guard against possible actions by Rhodes Island.

Although Kelsey was just enjoying the show, and these armed men were not of any serious use, it did give Hong Yuan a little confidence that what defeated her was nothing but a terrifying illusion, as long as she continued to believe, in such a Under the protection of many people, it is enough that the other party cannot substantially harm himself.