Following Li Qingfeng, he arrived at an artificial lake, with a nine-story building standing on either side.
"This lake is called Civilization Lake," Li Qingfeng said. "Of the buildings on either side, one is the Literature Building, and the other is the Illumination Building. Together, their names form 'civilization.' The Civilization Research Institute lies beneath Civilization Lake, and both buildings have entrances leading into it."
"Civilization Lake is a hundred meters deep, and the Civilization Research Institute is also a hundred meters underground. Grandmaster Shi Jingcheng personally oversaw its construction. It has more than one set of Level 9 defensive soul tool arrays. In Grandmaster Shi Jingcheng's words, the Civilization Research Institute itself is a super soul tool. Even a Level 9 fixed-load soul tool shell can forget about blasting it apart."
Jiang Hai nodded. He, too, sensed faint barriers beneath the tranquil Civilization Lake blocking his probing, yet they gave him a feeling of familiarity.
They entered the Literature Building, where an elevator entrance appeared. Li Qingfeng said, "Your access rights have already been entered into the system. As the owner of the Civilization Research Institute, you have level 1 authority, while Grandmaster Shi Jingcheng, Grandmaster Xuan Ziwen, and I have level 2 authority. I'm now the head of the institute's Security Department. According to Grandmaster Shi Jingcheng, level 1 authority gives you absolute control over the Civilization Research Institute, even the power to... destroy it!"
Jiang Hai nodded. From the moment he entered the Literature Building, he had known that Li Qingfeng was telling the truth. What surprised him, however, was something else Li Qingfeng had just said. "Uncle Li, you joined the Civilization Research Institute too?"
Li Qingfeng smiled. "I'm only holding a nominal post. I don't know the first thing about soul tool research. You won't