After leaving the agency, it was already night outside. Bai Jin and Yang Yu followed Slarat on a carriage and took advantage of the night to a remote corner of the city.
Stepping off the carriage, the sky was full of twinkling stars, and the wall that surrounded the city was right in front of him. The iron gate standing next to it was the entrance to the Yinlan Chamber of Commerce's research institute.
The institute as a whole looks like a huge villa, divided into two floors, brightly lit, standing in the middle of an open, green lawn.
I thought I would be taken to the wilderness by a carriage and enter a secret research institute that was like an ancient castle, but in the end, I didn't even leave the city gate.
At first, Yang Yu was wondering how he could run back to the city to hand over the task. After looking around, he found that this place was actually not too far from the handover location.
The entire institute was surrounded by iron fences. The grass was empty without any shelter. There were people patrolling back and forth. It felt like once you got out of the institute, a bright light would be projected down from the top of the institute, leaving you nowhere to hide.
How to get out of such a research institute
Yang Yu had discussed the escape route with Terra. According to the bird's-eye view of the research institute provided by Terra, walking along the city wall, there was a pond inside the institute where few people would patrol, making it the best escape route.
"Isn't it? It's a little different from the research institute I imagined." Slarat said proudly.
"Ah! It always feels more like a prison than a research institute." Yang Yu joked.
"People often say this." Slarat greeted the person on duty and waved for the two to follow. "Don't worry, you will get used to it soon. As long as our new medicine is completed, this place will no longer feel like a prison."
At the same time, you are no longer needed.
Slarat didn't say that, but Yang Yu was aware of himself as a civilian. In this kind of mysterious research institute, if they didn't have any special contributions, more than half of the non-organized personnel participating would be cleared out by them on the grounds that "you know too much."
Yang Yu looked around at the patrolmen and pointed at them, "Does our job mean we can get paid just by walking around like them?"
"It's not as simple as you think. I will take you to see your superior. Just obey her orders."
Slarat smiled and took Yang Yu into the research institute.
The first floor of the institute.
There are dozens of workbenches in the vast hall. Beside each workbench there is a herbalist in a white coat, who uses various instruments to prepare various medicines. Transport carts constantly bring in materials and take away the finished products. The work is smooth and busy, full of the flavor of capital.
Just as Yang Yu was looking around, a hot red-haired woman came over with her waist twisted. She exuded the charm of a mature woman and her words were also somewhat magnetic.
"Is this the new guy this time? What a charming little handsome guy."
The red-haired woman threw a coquettish glance at Yang Yu, and he became furious.
This is not some strange physiological reaction, and Yang Yu doesn't want it to be like this.
Damn, this bitch actually flirted with me as soon as we met. In the intelligence provided by Terra, there was no information about her at all. The Giant Umbrella Chamber of Commerce is indeed a small chamber of commerce, a huge pit, and the intelligence department is just eating dry food!
Looking at the charming status on the status bar, Yang Yu secretly clicked his tongue.
"Hello, I'm the instructor here, my name is Asuna." Asuna approached Yang Yu, and gently stroked Yang Yu's cheek with her slender fingers, staring at Yang Yu like a venomous snake staring at its prey. "We have a lot of rules here, and the most important one is to prohibit spies from sneaking in! If there are spies entering here, we will deal with them without mercy."
"Okay, Lady Asuna." Yang Yu's mouth moved involuntarily.
Asuna couldn't help laughing and looked at Bai Jin. Bai Jin seemed to have entered the same state as Yang Yu. She looked at Asuna with loving eyes and smiled foolishly.
"Lady Asuna, you are so beautiful today. I will follow you forever, even if it means sacrificing my life for you."
Maybe Bai Jin’s smile was too weird. Asna took a look and then shifted her gaze back to Yang Yu’s face. This face was still pleasing to the eye.
"All you need to do is to obey my orders absolutely. Okay, now tell me who sent you here!"
The extremely magnetic voice was like a sugar-coated bullet that pierced Yang Yu's heart, as if the woman in front of him was everything to him.
For this, he is willing to become a bootlicker.
"Actually. Actually, no one sent us here! We came here because we were attracted by the beauty of Lady Asuna!"
"Actually, we"
Bai Jin's eyes lit up, thinking this was an opportunity to show off. Just as she was about to speak, Yang Yu's louder voice covered her up.
"No, I was wrong. What I said just now was flawed. It was an offense to Lady Asuna. In fact, we were born into this world to serve Lady Asuna. From the moment I was born, I was looking forward to meeting Lady Asuna and giving her everything." Yang Yu stretched out his hands and held Asuna's hands tightly. "Lady Asuna, I won't say anything else. Can you please marry me? Only if you become my wife can I serve you better!"
Snapped-
Bai Jin slapped Yang Yu and Asuna's hands away.
"Get out of here!" Bai Jin's roar echoed in the hall, "Don't think that just because you have some strength, you can touch Lady Asuna with your dirty hands. Do you think that Lady Asuna can be touched by anyone? This beauty is unique, and I will never allow anyone to occupy her!"
"Haha. It is precisely because Lady Asuna is unique in the world that I want to possess her and give her everything. Accepting everything about her is everything to me!"
"What nonsense are you talking about? How can you have the heart to possess such beauty?" Bai Jin was almost going crazy. "If you really want to possess it, I will curse you! I will curse you at all costs! Ahahahaha, just imagine what it would be like if I put you in the big pot. Lizards, toads, dried venomous snakes, all kinds of poisons, plus you, I can make a unique magic potion in the world, and it will become a part of nourishing Lady Asuna's beauty."
Asna was horrified, shivered, and got goosebumps.
Yang Yu pulled out a long stick, "Oh, really? Come on if you want! Do you think you can beat me?"
Bai Jin picked up the staff, "Hey, hey, hey, that's not necessarily true. How long do you think I have been cooperating with you? I know your weaknesses very well!"
The atmosphere suddenly became tense and the air was filled with gunpowder, as if it could be ignited at any time.
"Ahem - don't quarrel in the institute. This is an order." Asuna coughed lightly. "You all have the opportunity to serve me. Follow the soldiers over there and go to your rooms. I have prepared your clothes for you. The soldiers will teach you all the rules here. Follow the rules and don't make any mistakes. This is the best service for me. This is also my order."
"I will follow your orders, Master Asuna!"
At Asuna's command, Yang Yu and Bai Jin immediately put down their butcher knives, stopped arguing, saluted respectfully towards Asuna, and then reluctantly followed the soldiers.
(End of this chapter)