High heels clicked continuously against the stone floor;
By human law, the girl should not yet have come of age, yet she walked proudly before a group of old men, carrying the bearing of someone in a position of power.
Wherever she passed, whether researchers in white lab coats, armed guards in brown uniforms, or Pseudo Spirit Slaves lurking in the shadows to keep watch, all lowered their heads in salute to express their respect.
The girl did not care much about anything around her.
Soon, she arrived before the so-called experimental result.
It was a cube one meter on each side, filled with pale green mucus. More than a dozen Blade Beast organs and tissue samples could be seen convulsing within it.
Though the sight was somewhat nauseating, Ye Zi's eyes were filled mostly with excitement, lending several sickly traces to her already beautiful face.
"Continue."
Ye Zi said briskly:
"Though we are still far from success, we have already taken the crucial first step.
"I will reward you by extending your lifespans. Each of you will receive several more maidservants, and your descendants will share in the blessings."
The old men were not particularly excited. Instead, they sighed in relief.
A reward rather than punishment was already enough to make them feel pardoned.
Ye Zi admired the Culture Dish for a while longer, then, in high spirits, went to inspect the other experimental sites and casually rewarded several researchers who appeared to be working diligently.
Two hours later, Ye Zi led the girls into a smooth corridor and arrived at the magnificent palace.
Thinking of the Stone Sculpture in the bathing pool—
Wang Jixuan's mouth twitched wildly.
This woman truly had the heart of a thief. She was actually coveting his masculine charms!
Hm?
For the second time