The Fate of an Old Acquaintance

Ye Da Luoli's movements were quite fast.

Almost the next day, an old man was packed up and carried away, and taken directly to the 'Earthly Breakthrough Machine'.

That was a large, third-tier civilization building of Dugo Technologies. Its exterior was a super iron sphere with a diameter of 30 to 40 kilometers. The surface of the iron sphere had countless retractable steel claws, and it was slowly moving in the murky deep sea.

Most of Dugo Technologies's top executives, except those on missions, are here.

Its security is also top-notch. Not only are there small "sacred trees" planted on it, but there are also Level 3 civilization buildings such as "liquid weapon printers", Level 3 civilization buildings such as "cyborg controllers", and an entire "Valkyrie Legion".

This kind of defense can be broken through as long as it is not surrounded by more than 50 times the number of troops. If it really cannot break through, the "Earth Element Breakthrough Machine" has one last move: it can directly burrow into the Earth's core. If you dare to chase after it, it dares to detonate the planet.

Only the closest strategic partners are qualified to come to this place; even Ms. Qiao is here for the first time.

At this moment, Ms. Qiao watched in awe as the drainage system discharged the tens of tons of seawater that had poured in, and then the iron plate, which was more than ten meters thick, slowly closed. The hanging lamps connected to the "Sacred Tree" lit up the space, and a small industrial world appeared before her eyes.

"Surprised? I was surprised too when I first came here. I didn't expect Dugo Technologies to have such a trick up his sleeve. No wonder outsiders can never find their headquarters," Ye Da Luoli patted her "foster mother's" shoulder.

"Let's go check out the experiment."

After passing through a series of iron gates, the two arrived at the biological research center.

They were the second group to arrive. As for the first group, they had already entered into intensive biological research, and the subject of their research was a shareholder of the "Sacred Brain Group," a guy who had undergone "Sacred Brain Surgery."

"Tsk tsk, I never expected that your mercenary legion would have such advanced biological equipment."

The chief scientist of the Holy Brain Group looked at these advanced bio-equipment with some envy.

The bio-information synthesizer, gene space, biological weapon modification hall, biochip manufacturing hall, and the central level-three civilization building - the Mother Nest Repairer.

Who would have thought that such a small place would have four magnificent buildings, so luxurious that it's hard to comprehend?

"How's the progress?"

"It went much more smoothly than expected. Most importantly, with the help of those two, we were able to quickly disassemble that guy's 'brain'."

Following the chief biologist's gaze, Ye Da Luoli saw the backs of two women, one tall and one short, and her dark eyes narrowed slightly.

With her discerning eye, she could fully sense the powerful spiritual energy emanating from both of them, especially the shorter one, who gave her a feeling of a vast, unfathomable ocean.

"These two are—" Ye Da Luoli pulled up an acquaintance.

"They are Ms. Kelmos and Ms. Jar, both of whom are old acquaintances of the boss."

"That lady in the jar, doesn't she look so much like her?"

Ye Da Luoli turned her head and saw the little woman mopping the floor with an angry expression. Besides her, there were several other high-ranking officials, all of whom looked gloomy.

"Well, I can't say, I can only say they have a very close relationship."

"Then why are they mopping the floor?"

"This is Mr. Du's idea. They must have done something wrong," the man said with a hint of schadenfreude.

Huang Yuanli suddenly said angrily, "Why are only we people being punished? Why isn't the man surnamed Gao punished? If it weren't for his instigation, would we have become such a big tree?"

Daisy, who was supervising from the side, suppressed a laugh and said, "Sister Du said this is punishment for your brainless actions. As for Boss Gao, his punishment has already been completed."

"Why didn't I see him get up early this morning to clean?"

"His punishment took place in another location," Daisy said vaguely.

Huang Yuanli frowned and thought for a moment, then suddenly realized, "No wonder Sister Du has been getting up so late these past few days. She's usually so busy with work that she doesn't sleep for days on end. It turns out that boy was whispering in her ear."

She looked down again, somewhat resentfully, and said:

"Damn it, does having that thing mean you get special treatment? I can get one too, and I can serve Sister Du too."

"Then you need to work on your physique too, at least get your pecs fixed," someone passing by said.

Immediately, the surrounding area erupted in joyful laughter.

The angry young woman immediately gave chase.

Ms. Qiao was stunned. At least within the Saint Brain Group, she had never seen such a relaxed atmosphere.

"Ms. Ye, Ms. Qiao, Ms. Kermos requests your presence."

Ye Da Luoli walked into the 'Mother Nest Repairer' and glanced at it. The high-ranking executives of the Holy Brain Group, who were being dissected and studied, had already been immersed in the repair chamber.

The tall woman, Kelmos, glanced at Ye Da Luoli, smiled, and nodded. But looking into her green eyes, Ye Da Luoli felt that this woman had a sticky and disgusting aura, and some of her features also startled her.

"A large-scale biological computer?"

Kermos smiled, not denying it, but asked in a strange tone, "I want to know the specific process of the Sacred Brain Modification."

Ye Da Luoli frowned and said, "Actually, I don't know much either. I only know that every senior manager of the Holy Brain Group has to go through this kind of transformation. Once the transformation is completed, their mental strength will increase dramatically and they will advance to the next level, such as from B level to A level, and from A level to S level. Moreover, those who have undergone the transformation often have a drastic change in temperament and become very strange every day, as if they want to cultivate immortality."

"Cultivating immortality?"

"It's a genre of ancient novels, and it's quite interesting."

"Oh," Kermos nodded, "We examined his brain and found that his brain appears to have been mutated, and there are no signs of conventional surgery."

"We've also checked, and he has no memory of the 'Sacred Brain Surgery'," said "Little Woman Number Two." "There are two possibilities. First, his memory has been erased, but that's unlikely, because if it were just erased, it wouldn't have escaped our observation."

"Then, the second possibility is that his memories are stored in another brain, which may be the 'sacred brain' you mentioned."

"How can a person have two brains? How can there be such a monster in the world?" Ms. Qiao exclaimed in astonishment.

"Little Woman Number Two" and Kermos exchanged a glance and smiled without saying a word.

Ye Da Luoli's face turned somewhat ugly at the thought of growing a second head.

"Can you locate the 'Sacred Brain'?" she asked directly.

"It would have been impossible, but coincidentally, we recently reverse-engineered the Knights' mechanical technology and developed a few interesting gadgets, but it will take a little time to prepare them."

"How long?"

"At least one day."

Ye Da Luoli thought for a moment, and, making sure she could still keep it a secret, nodded in agreement. Then, she suddenly added:

"Is Mr. G here too?"

"Yes, he's catching up with old friends," 'Little Woman Number Two' said with a sigh, clearly recognizing these 'old friends' as well.

The senior engineer was indeed catching up with old friends. He was pushing an oversized wheelchair, on which sat Fatty Xiang, who was missing two arms and one leg.

Aunt Xiang, standing next to her, looked displeased.

However, the object of her dissatisfaction was not the senior engineer, but her stupid son.

"Look at you, you don't get married, you don't have children, and you keep running to the battlefield. Running is one thing, but you got bombed like this and you still want to go. Do you think you've lost your mind? Do you really enjoy getting bombed by missiles?"

Fat Xiang, who could barely be considered to have a high position of power, could only force a smile and dared not speak.

The senior engineer smiled and said, "Everyone has their own ambitions. If all else fails, I'll clone another son to take care of you in your old age. I guarantee he'll be more obedient than this one."

"I don't want those fake goods," Aunt Xiang rolled her eyes.

"Mom, if all else fails, why don't you live with Lao Sun?" Fatty Xiang suddenly said.

"What nonsense are you spouting, you brat!" Aunt Xiang said angrily, slapping him across the face.

However, looking at Aunt Xiang, whose expression seemed somewhat unnatural, Gao Gong wondered to himself, could there really be something going on?

Old Sun is the weapon maker of the classic mechanical hunters, and he has been friends with Aunt Xiang for decades. Could it be that an old tree has blossomed again?

However, the senior engineer did not continue gossiping. He pushed Fatty Xiang and met a group of old acquaintances.

I won't even mention Daisy, Professor Han, and the like.

Some familiar faces, however, had a completely different experience.

Mengduo, the former strongest member of the Cable Tribe, has completed carbon-based fusion and become a top-tier hunter.

However, this was also his 36th failed attempt to confess his feelings to the young woman, because she thought he wasn't seductive enough.

Matsushima Keiko, the Japanese dual-wielding swordswoman, also waited in vain for Fatty Xiang's advances. In a fit of anger, she shaved her head and became a nun—no, she changed her profession to an assassin and is currently on a mission.

Mechanic Huang Wen has completely gone down the "consciousness upload" route. His choice is similar to that of the senior engineer in his previous life. However, he will most likely not sell "rich woman companion devices" and can only slowly upgrade by following behind the camp.

The three-eyed loli Jasmine entered the biological research department, Du Zhaodi's secretary Little Sprout became the financial manager, and even former high-ranking soldiers from the security force, such as Gene Major General Gram, Battle Knife Major General Zhang Feng, and Female Major General Freya... For their future, these people also transferred from the security force to Dugo Technologies, each pursuing their own development.

Saber Tamil, Cowboy Ap, Sun Tu, Cold Blood, White Bone, and Trap—these high-ranking hunters from the Iron Sand Desert—have all become the backbone of the faction, now either serving as supervisors or stationed at various branch bases.

To the engineer's relief, most of these people had died in the original storyline.

Although he caused trouble everywhere, he still managed to bring some positive changes to this "newbie village".

Seeing that Aunt Xiang had talked herself hoarse but still couldn't persuade Fatty Xiang, the senior engineer asked:

"Have you thought it through?"

"Um."

"'Bio-Hunter,' you can't leave now. Mechanical modification is impossible for you in your current state. So, you want to switch to the Knights Order's 'Meat Knight'?"

"I want to give it a try. Professor Han also said I'm suitable," Fatty Xiang paused, then added, "Moreover, I want to inherit Brother Shan's estate."

The senior engineer asked in surprise, "You mean, that construct?"