"Dr. Gero, I just came to have a look around. It's been a long time since my last visit, after all. I hope I'm not interrupting?"
As Lin Chen answered, he carefully studied the Dr. Gero standing before him.
Perhaps it was because he hadn't seen him in so long, but something about Dr. Gero's appearance felt strange. He couldn't quite put his finger on it.
"Of course not, Your Majesty. Please, come this way."
Dr. Gero gestured for Lin Chen and the others to follow him deeper into the laboratory.
Unlike Lin Chen and Bardock, who had visited several times before, Lazuli was here for the first time. She was much more curious about everything around her and stopped to look around every so often.
Although Dr. Gero kept attending to Lin Chen, Lin Chen noticed that his gaze repeatedly drifted toward Lazuli.
"What's wrong, Doctor? Why do you keep staring at Lazuli?" Lin Chen asked.
Dr. Gero gave a scoff and said, "Your Majesty, why does this young lady seem to be an Android?"
"You can tell?" Lin Chen asked with a smile.
Dr. Gero said, "I can't sense any Ki from this young lady, just as if I were facing an Android."
"That's right. She is an Android, but she's from another world," Lin Chen said with a smile.
Dr. Gero's gaze abruptly sharpened.
"Another world?"
Lin Chen smiled and waved a hand. "Let's leave that aside for now. Dr. Gero, I came to check on the progress of your Android research. I haven't paid much attention to your work before, but after looking into it a few days ago, I discovered that your research seems to be progressing very slowly. Can you tell me why?"
Dr. Gero's expression stiffened. "Your Majesty, research isn't child's play. I