Ever since Giant Zero Three had shone brilliantly in the Black Prison Battle, Dr. Duzem, who had refined Duzem's Philosopher's Stone, had returned to the view of the Alliance and First University. The Duzem Alchemy Laboratory had reopened, and even this little courtyard had become a heavily guarded research site.
Just like now.
The Door Gods on the Talisman Board performed their duties diligently.
The dark blue-black metal gate gleamed with a deep sheen beneath the night sky. From time to time, slender electric sparks flashed along the dense, intricate magical patterns on its surface, letting out faint, crisp crackles. It issued its warning with quiet restraint, prompting visitors to rein in their arrogance and ignorance before this gate.
Zheng Qing's gaze swept over the white plaque embedded in the wall to the left of the gate. "Institute of Abnormal Life" was still the most prominent line above it, but several more lines of fine print had appeared below.
In addition to "Duzem Alchemy Laboratory, focused on condensed-state magic research and high-energy alchemy," "partner of the Legendary Wizard Rat Immortal," and "sponsored by the Zhongshan Jiang Clan," two new titles had been added: "Wizard Alliance Key Protected Laboratory" and "Relevant Department of First University Edge Academy."
"Wizard Alliance Key Protected Laboratory" was a perfectly ordinary name, nothing novel about it. It merely indicated that, besides First University and Rat Immortal, Dr. Duzem had found new, more authoritative protectors and endorsers.
It was the strange combination of "Relevant Department of First University Edge Academy" that made the young government-sponsored student look twice. Both "Edge Academy" and "Relevant Department" were enough to arouse his immense interest.
Awoo!
As though sensing the wizard's distraction, the white-furred tiger with hanging eyes crouched in the corner of the Talisman Board threw back its head again,