"Whoosh..."
The door to Experimental Chamber No. 1 slid silently open, revealing its interior to Lü Yongchang.
Dozens of Lost Giant Insects, each five meters long, rested quietly inside an enormous, fully transparent isolation chamber.
Unlike their usual deep black coloration, these Lost Giant Insects gleamed with a silvery metallic sheen.
Lü Yongchang took a closer look and drew another sharp breath!
That silvery stuff was fucking Exoskeleton Armor!
Even Lü Yongchang could not help swearing inwardly at the sight!
"Mao Zhengzhi!"
Lü Yongchang strode into the experimental chamber and shouted, "What the hell have you been up to?!"
"Oh, Professor, you're here?"
A somewhat youthful voice came from beside him. "Academician Mao is still discussing modifications to the Exoskeleton Armor with Academician Zhu Ziwen. Let me take you to them."
Lü Yongchang's expression stiffened.
Zhu Ziwen was involved in this too?!
Well, armor that "fit" this perfectly would have been impossible without Zhu Ziwen's involvement.
"...Lu Siyuan?"
Lü Yongchang sighed softly. "You lot really have... given me a surprise!"
Lu Siyuan grinned and scratched his head, then led Lü Yongchang deeper into the experimental chamber.
As they passed the isolation chamber, Lü Yongchang examined the dozens of Lost Giant Insects inside at close range.
Unlike ordinary Lost Giant Insects, these had a spark of intelligence in their eyes.
When they saw Lü Yongchang, they even lowered their heads slightly in greeting!
The sight sent a prickling sensation across Lü Yongchang's scalp.
"They... recognize me?"
Surely any normal person would question reality upon seeing a five-meter-long house centipede clad in sophisticated Exoskeleton Armor bow its head in greeting?
"Professor, that's perfectly normal."
Lu Siyuan smiled as he explained to Lü Yongchang, "They're controlled by Nus. To be precise, it's Nus who's greeting you right now."
The corner of Lü Yongchang's