It seemed there really was an unexpected bonus in store today.
"Understood."
Lynn nodded, then rubbed his temples and said:
"I'd like to select some suitable puppets myself. You can leave for now. Once I've made my choices, I'll give you the list."
The Plague Doctor paused, then nodded slightly and withdrew.
Although he was the puppet factory's supervisor, with Doctor 315's authorization in place, he naturally dared not raise any objections.
Soon.
As the puppet factory's doors closed.
Lynn was left alone inside the factory.
Lynn glanced around and immediately used his access privileges to take over all surveillance inside the puppet factory. Once he confirmed there were no spies or prying eyes, he let Miao Miao and Black String Moon out.
"Search."
Lynn turned to look around and said solemnly:
"All the puppets inside Leviathan are here. Miao Miao, if your family is still around, we should be able to find some clues in this factory!"
Miao Miao immediately nodded, firmly wiped the moisture from her eyes, and her gaze grew resolute.
Father...
Older Brother...
She still remembered what they had looked like back then.
It's been centuries. Can Miao Miao really see you again?!
Lynn didn't stand idle either. Holding the photograph, he quickly moved along the containers, comparing each puppet against it. But he also knew that after several centuries, with so much turmoil in between, the chance of them still being here was infinitely close to zero.
Even so, they couldn't let even the slightest glimmer of hope slip away.
They searched and compared at a frantic pace.
Fewer and fewer puppets remained.
But they weren't there!
They weren't there!
Miao Miao's face gradually grew pale.
And when they finally stopped before the last container holding a puppet fitted with Bio-Armor, a thunderous roar erupted