"Um?!!"
When a slightly overweight middle-aged man appeared in her line of sight, rubbing the back of his head and giving her an awkward smile.
Lu Yao was completely stunned.
She seemed a little taken aback.
He blinked hard, then rubbed his eyes vigorously.
Make sure you're not dreaming.
But... why...
My dad works in a factory, right? How come...
how...
"Yao... Yaoyao..."
Lu Dahai felt a little awkward, his face slightly flushed.
Just a few hours ago, he kept saying that he was working overtime at the factory.
Unexpectedly, after hanging up the phone, Li Yuanchao told him to be mentally prepared.
They say Lu Yao is coming...
Lu Dahai originally disagreed.
He believed that Lu Li certainly wouldn't want Lu Yao to know about his current dangerous situation.
But to his surprise, Li Yuanchao gave him a reason he couldn't refuse.
That is... Lu Yao also possesses a special talent!
It might be helpful to the country and to Lu Li!
Then... this is what happened.
"Ahem... Hello Comrade Lu Yao, I am Li Yuanchao."
"You're the head of Bureau 749. I've heard of you before, and I knew we'd meet sooner or later."
Li Yuanchao coughed a few times, breaking the awkward silence.
He extended his right hand towards Lu Yao, and upon seeing this, the accompanying soldier immediately and carefully touched her.
Lu Yao realized what was happening, suppressed her doubts, and went up to return the greeting and shake hands.
"Hello, Director Li..."
"My dad..."
"Yes, actually your dad was already a member of my Bureau 749 long before you."
"Due to special circumstances, I cannot tell you."
"Before me?"
Lu Yao was somewhat bewildered.
Fortunately, she was intelligent from a young age, and as her thoughts raced, a sudden inspiration struck her.
"My dad's here... and I'm here too... and what about my brother..."
"Is my brother...?"
"Yes, that's right. Comrade Lu Li is also a veteran member of our bureau."
"And I'm still the honorary leader of the Pioneer Group in Bureau 749."
Li Yuanchao nodded, somewhat surprised by Lu Yao's intelligence and perceptiveness.
On the other hand, Lu Yao became excited when her suspicions were confirmed.
She knew her intuition was right!
Coming to participate in this so-called Great Wall Selection was definitely the right decision.
but...
Why does the atmosphere feel a little off whenever Lu Li is mentioned?
Lu Yao paused slightly, while Lu Dahai's reaction was the most obvious.
With a suppressed worry and sadness.
This caused the joy she hadn't even had a chance to express to slowly dissipate.
" Director Li, my brother..."
"Your brother is indeed currently carrying out a major mission, the specifics of which..."
"Let your father tell you, and while he's at it, let him show you around and explain our Bureau 749's specific strategies."
"We'll discuss your unusual situation once you're more familiar with it."
Upon hearing the instruction, Lu Yao said nothing more and simply looked at Lu Dahai.
"Yao... Yaoyao... Come with me, I'll show you around."
Lu Dahai took a deep breath and put on an expression that he tried to keep calm.
Lu Yao didn't speak, she just nodded.
He followed silently.
The two left the command center and boarded the high-speed elevator again, moving downwards.
" Yao'er, listen to what your father has to say."
"Dad didn't mean to hide it from you..."
Lu Dahai seemed a little embarrassed, and his words were rambling on and on.
He explained in detail how he joined Bureau 749 and the specific strategies employed by Bureau 749.
Of course, we must talk about Lu Li's actual situation.
Even his past, his experiences, and his current situation.
To avoid causing Lu Yao too much worry, Lu Dahai omitted many of the more dangerous procedures.
Even Lu Li's current situation was only briefly mentioned.
Lu Yao grew increasingly silent as she listened.
The more I listened, the more horrified I became.
My mind remained unsettled for a long time.
On a mission... it led me to the Immortal Realm cultivation?
Who can understand this!
No matter how rational or sensible she is, she finds it hard to accept this fact.
There was no sound for a long time, until the elevator arrived at the fourth underground level.
Lu Dahai pointed to the living area in front of him and introduced it in a low voice.
"This is the living area for the scientists at the base."
"Oh, there are a few other monks living here too. Dad also has a dormitory here; it's really nice, a single room... with a bathroom..."
Looking at Lu Yao's silent face, Lu Dahai's voice grew softer and softer.
"A cultivator? You live here too?"
"You... are you also a cultivator?"
Lu Yao's thinking is exceptionally quick.
She could tell from Lu Dahai's tone that he was there because of his identity.
As expected.
Lu Dahai's expression suddenly became proud; he patted his chest and lowered his voice.
"Of course! I wouldn't be exaggerating if I said your dad was the number one cultivator on Blue Star."
"I'm the only one in the entire Great Xia who's at the Qi Refining Fourth Layer. I estimate that in a few days, Dad will be able to break through to the Qi Refining Fifth Layer!"
After saying that, seeing that Lu Yao didn't have any bad reaction, he pressed the button for the elevator to continue descending.
Lu Yao remained silent, seemingly lost in thought.
The high-speed elevator arrived at the last major floor of the base.
"Whoosh!"
The elevator doors opened.
Before Lu Yao's eyes appeared a scene that looked like something out of a science fiction movie.
The room that came into view was a huge, brightly lit alloy room.
Inside, there are many researchers who are busy with their work.
There was also a whole bunch of strange instruments flashing with various colors of light.
"My dear daughter, this floor is the most important part of our base."
"This entire floor is divided into seven major experimental workshops; what you see here is just the joint data room."
"Come on, Dad will show you each one."
It seemed they could tell that Lu Yao was extremely interested in these novel objects.
Lu Dahai quickly tried to divert the other person's attention.
After passing the joint data room, the father and daughter arrived first at the Soul and Consciousness Information Workshop.
Even from a distance, through the transparent glass, I could see Xu Mu holding up a small black flag, twirling it up and down.
As the cold wind howled, translucent, white mouse-like phantoms flew out.
Floating in mid-air.
On the experimental tables inside the workshop, there are also life-sized bionic mechanical white mice.
They appear to be queuing up to be loaded...
"Xiao Xu, your Spiritual Power is wrong. Didn't I tell you that you can circulate Spiritual Power when controlling Law Artifact?"
"What a waste you're making!"
Hearing Lu Dahai's voice, Xu Mu turned around and saw that it was Lu Dahai.
He immediately nodded in acknowledgment.
Lu Yao, standing to the side, stared in disbelief at everything in the laboratory.
His expression had never been so horrified.
The things you hear about cultivating immortality and what you actually see are completely different things.
I've never seen a rat ghost in my entire life!
She was no longer the silent and indifferent person she had been just moments before; her mouth was wide open, and her voice trembled.
"Dad... is this what you called... a soul?!"