Secret Experiment!

At another alleyway, Tang Yu strained his ears, listening to the conversation between the two men. Fifth and Sixth had not noticed at all that someone was eavesdropping barely ten meters away, which showed that neither of them was particularly strong—at the very least, not strong enough to detect Tang Yu. However, hearing them mention a bald man reminded Tang Yu of the sharp-eyed man he had encountered outside the hotel last night. Were they talking about him? Wang Jing, the son of Heavenly Capital City's mayor, Wang Zhengguo?

"I just love fools with more money than sense. Once we pull this job, us brothers can head to Mars and lie low for a while. We can live it up properly too!" said the man called Fifth Brother, his eyes filled with lecherous fantasies as though he had already imagined the scene.

"Does Wang Jing really have that much money on him?" Sixth still seemed unconvinced.

"Don't worry about that. Could Second Brother's information be wrong? He's carrying at least a hundred million in assets. Otherwise, Big Brother wouldn't have taken such a risk and made this decision!"

"Enough, I'm not talking to you anymore. That chick inside is still waiting for me in bed!" With that, Fifth Brother headed toward the dimly lit small building behind him.

"Hey, wait for me, brother..."

Tang Yu had never expected that a late-night stroll would let him overhear such explosive news. No one would believe it even if he told them!

Early the next morning, Tang Yu was still sound asleep when someone knocked on his door. There was no need to ask; it was definitely Meng Xuanxuan.

"What's with you? How can you be this lazy? It's already past ten and you're still sleeping?"

The moment he opened the door, Meng Xuanxuan launched into a scolding. Tang Yu, however, seemed not to have fully woken up and could not be bothered to respond. He turned around, flopped back onto the bed, and immediately went back to sleep.

"My God! Are you crazy? Two nutrient solutions and a gene-enhancement drug? You used them all?" She threw herself onto the bed, seemingly wanting to flip Tang Yu over for a closer look, to see whether he had burst from overfilling himself, gone into cultivation deviation, or was about to explode.

"Could you calm down and let me get some decent sleep?" He had not noticed it in the middle of the night, but as dawn approached, Tang Yu began to feel exhausted both physically and mentally. He had slept until now and still had not gotten enough rest, but after Meng Xuanxuan's interruption, he could not fall asleep again.

"How many gene points do you have now?" Meng Xuanxuan forcibly dragged Tang Yu out of bed and asked curiously.

"...Mm, I'm not too sure. Probably around a hundred and fifty or sixty?" Without professional testing, this sort of thing was hard to determine. He could only sense a rough estimate himself, not anything that precise.

"You really are both enviable and infuriating. You can make such a huge breakthrough just lying in bed asleep! Sigh!" Meng Xuanxuan could not help sighing. Back then, she had only awakened her Origin Force after taking a gene-enhancement drug, whereas Tang Yu had broken through on his own. The difference between them was obvious. After all, among a hundred thousand people, there might not even be one capable of self-awakening, yet she had happened to run into one. Meng Xuanxuan was speechless. She had only just caught up to him, but after one night, he had left her behind again. How could that not frustrate her?

"Oh, right. That person said there'll be something good up for auction at the chamber of commerce tonight. We have to go check it out!" Meng Xuanxuan suddenly seemed to remember something. She grabbed Tang Yu's arm and spoke in a coquettish tone, giving him goosebumps all over and instantly waking him up quite a bit.

"What's there to check out? Something big is going to happen these next few days!" Tang Yu said irritably. The meaning behind those two men's words last night was obvious: they were planning to deal with Wang Jing. That would be far more interesting than an auction!

"Something big? What?" Meng Xuanxuan knew nothing about it, and Tang Yu's words only stirred her curiosity further.

Tang Yu was speechless. How was Meng Xuanxuan anything like some rich young lady? She was simply a curious little kid, wasn't she? Why was she curious about everything?

Tang Yu had not wanted to tell Meng Xuanxuan about it, but she would not stop pestering him. In the end, he told her everything he had overheard the night before.

"No way! There are still robbers in broad daylight?" Meng Xuanxuan was utterly shocked after hearing Tang Yu's words. Having grown up sheltered in a gilded cage, how could she understand the dangers of society, especially in an unregulated place like the black market?

"We'll see when the time comes." Tang Yu could not be bothered to explain. After saying that, he went to wash up. Thanks to this girl's disruption, he could not even sleep properly.

"Oh, right. I had nothing to do last night, so I specifically looked into Dukavi's detailed information, as well as some of Xia Linlin's recent movements. Do you want to hear it?" Seeing Tang Yu's impatient expression, Meng Xuanxuan suddenly spoke in a serious tone.

At Meng Xuanxuan's words, Tang Yu's expression became somewhat complicated. Even his voice grew lower.

"Go ahead."

"Dukavi, a genius youth of the Norwich Family. He awakened his Origin Force at seventeen and once crossed the Euro-African Continent alone on foot without any resource support. At eighteen, he was exceptionally admitted to the Americas Military Academy! His uncle, Orlande Norwich, is the commander-in-chief of the Americas Military District, a Federal general, and an Origin Force warrior with nearly 1,000 gene points. He once helped coastal residents slay a Level Nine Thunderclap Kui Flood Dragon and is the main pillar of the Norwich Family!"

Hearing this information, Tang Yu felt immense pressure. But he was no fool. He definitely could not avenge his brother openly. The other side had military connections, and even if he were in the right, he would suffer badly if he confronted them head-on. Tang Yu understood perfectly well that civilians did not fight officials. Dukavi would eventually be alone, and Tang Yu's strength was also rising rapidly. Once he enrolled, there would surely be academy exchange events and the like. He would have plenty of opportunities to kill him. Tang Yu had already planned everything out.

Seeing no change in Tang Yu's expression after saying all this, Meng Xuanxuan felt somewhat relieved. She continued, "Xia Linlin, the Xia family's only daughter. Her exact strength is unknown. She has participated in several of the Xia family's secret experiments. Recently, she seems to be preparing to complete a major experimental project on her own, but some members of her family oppose it. She likely approached Dukavi because she wants to trade something with him for the resources she needs. Helping Dukavi subdue the Mutant Corpsefolk leader was probably the first step in showing him goodwill!"

As Meng Xuanxuan spoke, her eyes remained fixed on Tang Yu. The furious reaction she had expected never came. His eyes were as still as an ancient well, as if he had long forgotten those unpleasant matters. But Meng Xuanxuan, who knew Tang Yu well, understood that he definitely had not let it go.

"Do you know what experiment she's conducting?" After a long while, Tang Yu finally asked with a frown.

Although the Xia family was a medical family, its path had gone increasingly astray. It could even be said that they had completely turned their backs on their ancient inherited principles, focusing only on how to use external means to forcibly elevate an ordinary person to the Divine Transformation realm.

"That's still unclear. Even people within the Xia family don't know. The information has been completely sealed off. I couldn't find anything even after using my family's resources!"

Tang Yu was somewhat shocked to hear that. What did the Meng Family do? They provided roughly eighty to ninety percent of the Federation's network services. If even Meng Xuanxuan could not find out, one could imagine just how well-hidden this matter was.

"Enough about these unpleasant things. When we came back last night, I forgot to collect the things I bought. Let's go get them now! We can also ask that owner whether there's any news about the thing I wanted!"

Only then did Tang Yu remember that he really had forgotten about that.

"Let's go, then!" They had nothing else to do anyway, so they left immediately. However, just as they stepped out of the room, they happened to run into the bald man from last night—Wang Jing, the son of Heavenly Capital City's mayor, Wang Zhengguo. A hunched old man followed behind him.

Meng Xuanxuan nodded slightly, and she and Tang Yu avoided Wang Jing before heading downstairs first.

At that moment, a trace of displeasure appeared on Wang Jing's face. Seemingly noticing the change in Wang Jing's expression, the slightly hunched old man behind him said, "Young Master, don't be angry. This old servant has a keen eye. That girl's still untouched! She's perfect for your enjoyment!" A lecherous look appeared on the old man's face as he spoke.

"Then hurry up and get the goods. After that, bring that girl to my bed. I don't feel safe leaving her with someone else. What if someone gets there first? That'd be like swallowing a fly!" He scratched his bald head, licked his lips, and followed the others downstairs with the old man.

When Tang Yu and Meng Xuanxuan returned to the materials shop, the owner was lying in a reclining chair at the very back, dozing. Sensing someone enter, he hurriedly got up and came over.

"You two are back!"

"Where are the things I asked for?" Meng Xuanxuan got straight to the point.

Upon hearing this, the owner did not waste words. He took an exquisite small suitcase from beneath the counter and handed it to Meng Xuanxuan. "Everything is in here, miss. Please check it. As for the Nine-Tailed Venom Bee queen, we've already caught her. She's still alive and kicking. We estimate she'll be delivered before the city gates close tonight, or tomorrow morning at the latest!"

Meng Xuanxuan had not expected the black market to be so efficient. They had acquired it in just one night. It was much faster than searching for and catching it themselves. Money really did make a difference!

"Alright, I'll come get it then." With that, the two of them left.

"I wonder what kinds of bounty missions they have over there. It's like being a bounty hunter!" Seeing the crowd gathered at the other end of the street, Meng Xuanxuan could not help saying.

Tang Yu rolled his eyes at her. "Stop worrying about that for now. Let's put your things away first, then we can come back and look, alright?" By now, he had more or less figured out her temperament. She was curious about everything, and Tang Yu could not be bothered to lecture her. They had come to the black market for fun anyway, so he would just let her do as she pleased.