The Old Train drove into the void, and the tightly shut doors slowly opened.
Flickering lights illuminated the dim darkness, and a road leading straight underground gradually appeared before the two of them.
He Ao's Hao Yi avatar lowered his head and slowly gazed at the long staircase leading deep underground.
"Let's go."
Li Cheng, carrying a Wooden Box on his back, raised a hand to signal for He Ao to follow him.
Then he slowly headed down, walking all the way toward the bottom of the staircase.
"Is this a Research Institute facility?"
He Ao glanced around in confusion, then lowered his head and followed Li Cheng down, smiling softly.
"A hidden Research Institute facility in North Capital,"
Li Cheng said with a smile. "Without your help, getting directly from South Capital to North Capital wouldn't have been so easy."
They moved quickly and soon reached the bottom of the stairs. A lone elevator stood at the end of their sight.
Li Cheng reached out and pressed the elevator button. Looking at He Ao, he continued, "There are actually a lot of staff in this facility, but we're taking a special 'express route' right now, so it seems rather simple."
With a soft ding, the elevator doors opened.
"Looks like something important is stored down there."
He Ao entered the elevator with Li Cheng and smiled softly.
There were only two buttons on the elevator panel. Li Cheng pressed the lower one.
As the elevator rapidly descended and weightlessness washed over them, Li Cheng turned to He Ao and smiled. "You've probably already guessed what's down there, haven't you?"
"I originally had no memory of it, but you reminded me all at once,"
He Ao sighed softly. "Something requiring such strict protection must be very dangerous. It's highly likely