After killing the monsters, Chen Mu turned his attention to the fruit trees.
Hundreds of plump, white fruits hung scattered on the fruit trees, their rich aroma filling the air, making even Chen Mu's mouth water.
"Great! There are more Spirit Origin Fruit here than I expected!"
Chen Mu's face lit up with joy, and he quickly took out a jade box from his spatial bracelet and gave it to Nangong Tong. The two of them went up together to pick Spirit Origin Fruit.
Both of them were very careful, picking the Spirit Origin Fruit Spirit Origin Fruit by one and placing them into the jade box, afraid of accidentally damaging them. So even though they were both powerful cultivators, it took them about half an hour to finish picking the Spirit Origin Fruit.
"These aren't ripe yet, so don't touch them!"
There were still dozens of unripe Spirit Origin Fruit on the fruit tree, and Chen Mu, instead of exhausting the resources, chose to preserve them.
Snap! Snap!
He then selected a few tender branches from the fruit trees, broke them off, and took them with him, intending to give them to the Biology Department for research.
" Little Tong, it's such a waste to just eat these Spirit Origin Fruit like this."
I'll take it back to the Biology Department and have Xuejun refine it. Then I'll make it into medicine and have him send some over to you.
The information about the Ancient Desolate Remnant Clan played a significant role in enabling us to successfully obtain the Spirit Origin Fruit this time, so we should definitely share some with them.
"Yes! It's entirely up to Master."
Nangong Tong nodded obediently in agreement.
Before leaving, Chen Mu set up an array here to protect the Spirit Essence Fruit Tree from being occupied by other demonic beasts.
In this way, the Chen Kingdom will have a continuous supply of Spirit Origin Fruit in the future.
In the afternoon, Chen Mu drove the Rune Puppet Flying Car back to the capital, to the headquarters of the Rune Research Institute.
The Rune Research Institute now has branches in all eighteen prefectures across the country. Some are larger and some are smaller. They are all staffed by senior members from headquarters. However, important research projects are naturally handled by headquarters.
The headquarters of the Rune Research Institute is located behind the palace, and its area is only slightly smaller than that of the palace. With the unreserved support of the Chen Kingdom, it now has tens of thousands of members.
This place is now divided into three areas, belonging to the three major departments: the Artifact Refining Department, the Biology Department, and the Array Department. As for the headquarters of the Battle Talisman Department, it is located in the Ancient Desolate Mining Area, where cultivating in a place full of Purple Soul Crystal is more beneficial to them.
During these six years, the Purple Soul Crystal continuously produced in the Ancient Desolate Mining Area became a powerful tool for the rapid growth of the Rune Research Institute.
Although the Rune Research Institute has only been established for a little over a decade, it is now a sacred place for rune cultivators in the Wilderness, and even people from the Central Land travel thousands of miles to the Chen Kingdom to become its disciples.
Outstanding disciples who join the Rune Research Institute often receive Purple Soul Crystal as a reward, something other sects wouldn't even dare to dream of.
With the support of the Purple Soul Crystal, the disciples of the Rune Research Institute have made rapid progress. There are now hundreds of members at the Solid Realm or above, each capable of handling matters independently and making significant contributions to the development of the Chen Kingdom's technology.
Whoosh... Puff...!
Chen Mu's Rune Puppet Flying Car landed in the spaceship parking plaza of the Biology Department. After getting off the flying vehicle, he walked straight towards the Hall of Living Beings where Chen Xuejun was located.
The Hall of Living Beings is a huge palace, seven or eight zhang tall, and is the main working area of the Biology Department.
Chen Mu arrived without alerting anyone else. He passed through seven or eight corridors before finally reaching the Hall of Living Beings.
On the way, he would occasionally encounter some disciples from the Biology Department. Some of them would be surprised to see him, kneel down and bow, and call him "Sect Master".
But most people didn't recognize him and were busy with their own things.
Chen Mu rarely appears in public, and he himself is quite low-key, so very few people in the entire Rune Research Institute know him.
As for security, the Rune Research Institute has the most sophisticated intelligent security system, and no outsider has ever been able to sneak in. Therefore, even if they see strangers in the institute, the disciples are not worried at all and will not ask any questions.
The Hall of Living Beings has a circular structure, with dozens of doors on the first floor. All the doors are currently open, and disciples are constantly going in and out, making it a very busy place.
Chen Mu walked in through a small hall door. Inside, there was still a long corridor, divided into many small areas on both sides, with a sign hanging at the entrance of each area.
Spiritual Material Cultivation Group
Five groups of human body strengthening
Bioenergy Group III
"It's been a while since I've been here. It seems the Hall of Living Beings needs another expansion."
Chen Mu sighed inwardly.
As he walked along, he noticed that there were many more research teams, and the work area was already quite crowded.
Then he came to a small door.
With a ding-dong, the small door opened automatically, revealing a tiny space of only two or three square meters inside.
"Up to the top floor!"
After Chen Mu stepped inside, he called out softly.
The small door immediately closed automatically, and then you could feel your body slowly rising.
This is a smart elevator, inspired by the Chen Mu. It supports both manual and voice control.
After a dozen or so breaths, Chen Mu arrived at the top floor.
As soon as the door opened, Chen Xuejun was already waiting at the entrance with several people.
"Master, you've arrived."
Chen Xuejun lowered his head slightly, his expression very respectful.
The Hall of Living Beings is controlled by Chen Xuejun, so as soon as Chen Mu entered the Hall of Living Beings, the Hall of Living Beings's artificial intelligence notified Chen Xuejun, which is why he was waiting at the entrance in advance.
Chen Mu smiled broadly and was about to speak when he noticed an unusual sound coming from ahead.
Thump! Thump thump!
The top floor is Chen Xuejun's private research room, which is filled with various scientific research equipment.
In the corner stood a dozen huge, transparent containers filled with liquid, in which various organisms, some plants and some animals, were submerged.
The sound now coming from one of the containers is a wolf-like creature inside, which keeps banging on the outer wall of the container, producing loud noises.
"Master, please don't worry about it. These containers are reinforced with runes; that creature can't break them."
Chen Xuejun noticed that Chen Mu's attention had been drawn to this, and quickly explained.
"Haha, it seems Xuejun's research has made another breakthrough. Excellent!"
Upon seeing this wolf-like creature, Chen Mu knew that the Chen Kingdom's army would soon have no shortage of mounts.
I've come with something good for you!
Chen Mu ignored the sounds coming from the container, took a few steps forward, and came to a table.
Pfft... Slap slap slap!
He reached out and a continuous stream of jade boxes flew out from his spatial bracelet, piling up on the table like a small mountain.
"Master, what are these...?"
When Chen Xuejun saw that the boxes were all made of jade, he had a vague idea of what was going on, and his eyes were full of anticipation.
"Haha, remember the Spirit Origin Fruit I mentioned to you last time? These are all here!"
Chen Mu laughed and took out a long wooden box, handing it to Chen Xuejun.
"And this too, Spirit Essence Fruit Tree!"
Take this and study it carefully. If you need more, you'll have to go to the Ancient Desolate Mining Area yourself later.