"By your standards, would this count as a prodigal son returning home?"
Not long after Zhao Qi left the building, Chu Ling's voice rang out, interrupting Lu Nanzhi's thoughts.
Madam looked up.
She remembered Chu Ling's identity as Source Code. Presumably, every piece of information within the building was under Chu Ling's control... Perhaps even the alarm at the entrance had been sent to her by Chu Ling.
"Perhaps it does."
Lu Nanzhi smiled and said with emotion, "Zhao Qi's changes over the past few years were indeed unexpected. I thought he had come to Hua Banner because he wanted to return to Dadu. Never mind that. How is your experiment progressing?"
In Madam's life, Zhao Qi had always been an unimportant person.
This meeting had been for Xinyang Fortress. That issue would be resolved, so it was not worth wasting time dwelling on.
"So far, everything is going smoothly. Advancing the experiment will take time."
Chu Ling sat down and slowly said, "As for what the outcome will be, no one knows."
Madam nodded slightly, then carefully asked, "That infant... What exactly is going on with him?"
Earlier, she had met Chu Ling within the Mental Network and learned about the divine infant.
Chu Ling had appeared in hopes that Hua Banner would provide the Neutralists with technical support and financial aid.
With Source Code serving as the intermediary, Lu Nanzhi had confirmed the identities of Qi Mo and Zhuang Su. Funding and technology were no longer problems.
But she had truly never seen a freak like the divine infant.
Chu Ling fell silent for a moment. She had thought for a long time about how to explain this "thing" to Madam.
"Many years ago, Hua Banner conducted research related to the Gene Decree. You should have reviewed those