Rescue Underway
The next day, Lu Li succeeded the Dust Messenger as the official hero of the Gale Society, and replaced the old man as the new head of the research department, quickly becoming a powerful figure in the Gale Society.
Meanwhile, the new hero Shimada Kako, introduced by Gale Society, has also gained considerable fame. With her agile mechanical body and flexible, dazzling movements, she has made a name for herself during another Demon Calamity in Wind Sky City.
Lu Li sat in a chair in the secret research room. Some newly emerged experimental subjects became host bodies for the new soldiers. Amidst screams, the new soldiers burst out of their bodies, and mechanical arms clamped the soldiers and attached a mechanical device to their oval heads.
The soldiers have two control programs. One is a witchcraft-based brainwashing that begins in the egg sac, imprinting obedience on these soldiers from birth. The other is a control device on their heads that can directly transmit brainwave information and issue commands to the soldiers.
Of course, behind the scenes, Lu Li added a control program with the highest priority, namely the Shadow Bloodline. Lu Li added an appropriate amount of Shadow Magic and Madness Mark to the egg sac. When the embryos of the soldiers were born, they were already contaminated by Shadow Magic, which resulted in them having two bloodline sources. One was the immobile Brood Nest, and the other was Lu Li, whose Shadow Bloodline was the most concentrated in this world.
It was precisely because Lu Li had calculated the carrying capacity of these monsters that he added an appropriate amount of Shadow Bloodline to ensure the carrying capacity of the troops, which required humans as hosts to gain superpowers.
The new host bodies were obtained by Zeng Yunge through some clandestine channels. Most of them were refugees who had suffered from disasters. Not to mention the Demon Calamity and the Star Calamity, just the Blood Calamity alone had conquered an area in recent days and created a large number of refugees.
These refugees lost their jobs, and although they received social assistance, it was meager. Naturally, they blamed everything on Theseus, the so-called source of the disaster, and the main participants in the march were these refugees.
Some illegal organizations that engage in the slave trade naturally target these refugees. With so many refugees, a few won't attract much attention, especially those who are left alone after the disaster, stranded in unfamiliar cities where no one knows them, and no one cares if they go missing.
Perhaps the people at the Starshine Welfare Security Bureau will care, because they can use this account to collect salaries without actually working. Anyway, it doesn't matter whether those people disappear sooner or later; every year, plenty of organized heroes still donate large sums of money for fame.
Some supervisory departments will turn a blind eye. A large number of refugees are a destabilizing factor in society, and fewer refugees are conducive to public security. As long as things don't escalate, they generally go unnoticed.
Zeng Yunge's ability to find all the experimental subjects so quickly was both unexpected and reasonable.
"So Zeng Yunge must have been in contact with the relevant illegal organizations for a long time, and even maintained contact with them, which would have made it possible for her to send so many test subjects in such a short period of time." The person on the other end of the communicator was not Li Fei, but Sleeping Beauty Aurora, whom Lu Li had contacted not long ago.
"That's true, but he hid those things very well. Neither the research department nor the Windless Organization could find them." Lu Li nodded. Regardless of whether Zeng Yunge had committed other crimes, the fact that he used ordinary refugees as host bodies was enough to bring him down at this juncture.
"So, are you confident that you can successfully take over the Gale Society and his councilor seat after Zeng Yunge falls from power?" Aurora said lazily, while the sound of a lot of liquid flowing could be heard.
"Taking over the Gale Society shouldn't be a problem, but the qualifications for a councilor are another matter; it requires solid achievements. However, I've had some ideas recently." Lu Li an eyebrow, easily discerning from the sound of flowing blood, "How is Theseus doing now?"
"I'm taking a blood bath right now, and I must say, the blood here has a unique flavor," Aurora said casually. "What else could it be but dragging it out?"
"After all, Theseus is an important member of the Transmigrator Association and possesses the most crucial part of the Mad Star Dragon's heart. The Starshine World Council doesn't dare to push him too far. So, on the one hand, they are consolidating their strength to protect the Theseus's Ship, and on the other hand, they are focusing all their efforts on researching a solution to the Blood Calamity Virus."
"But you'd better hurry. Theseus won't be able to hold out for long. Right now, besides me, only that curly-haired kid has found Theseus. Some of the others have lost contact, while others have gone to the Blood Calamity region to control the Blood Calamity."
"I understand. It should be within the next day or two. Zeng Yunge has almost figured out the troop manufacturing process. I even staged a scene with a researcher under my control to speed up the process," Lu Li said. "Then let's leave it at that. After all, I'm still under surveillance."
Meanwhile, on the other side, Theseus's headquarters, the large city of The Theseus's Ship, has been completely full in recent days. A large number of homeless refugees have poured in, demanding compensation from Theseus. They march daily on The Theseus's Ship, but any minor incident, such as missing persons, is immediately blamed on Theseus.
"I need to explain, there's another protest outside under the guise of missing persons," said the man in the mink coat, whom Lu Li jokingly called Mei Juansu.
As a new hero of Theseus, despite this juncture, the noble young master Bai Shang still has many fans. Countless people on the internet feel sorry for him. If he hadn't appeared in Theseus, he would probably already be one of the top heroes in the Starshine World based on his personal charm. This shows how great his charisma is.
"You said it yourself, they're using this as an excuse. No one will believe that Theseus would cause trouble at this critical juncture," Aurora said lazily, soaking in the crimson blood. "Even the refugees outside know that we Theseus are victims too, and they know that someone is making things difficult for Theseus."
"Even if someone were to produce solid evidence now, saying that I was responsible for those missing persons, although they would use this incident to continue demanding compensation, deep down they would think, 'Someone is framing Theseus again,' and they might even feel guilty for what little conscience they have left."
"If Theseus survives this, all of this will be attributed to the enemy's machinations. If he doesn't, even things we didn't do will be attributed to us." Aurora saw it all too clearly. "They have plenty of excuses to cause us trouble now; they won't care about one or two things."
"I hope so." Bai Shang said coldly as she walked out. With a wave of her hand, the corpses with their necks severed and bleeding profusely beside the bath all turned into smoke and dissipated. "It's better to get rid of this evidence as soon as possible, so it doesn't become an obstacle to my mission."
"Hehehe, what an interesting young man, completely different from that Lu Li." Aurora flowed in the Blood Pool, her strength further unleashed.
If there are any typos, you can submit them for correction in the chapter comments. I read all the chapter Xu Ming every day, and there will be another chapter later tonight.