The Tycoon God of Online Gaming
Chapter 356 - 357: Abnormality of the Body

Chapter 356: Chapter 357: Abnormality of the Body

In reality, within the deep mountains of the Huaxia nation, the secret research facility secretly established by the Li Family of the Capital City was now incessantly echoing with alarm sounds.

The noise was so piercing that it furrowed Old Li’s brows tightly. Despite this, he did not say anything, but merely watched the staff bustling about to deal with the unexpected incident. He was waiting for a report.

A moment later, a man full of sweat arrived before Old Li. Given the indoor temperature, it was impossible for someone to physically react in such a way, indicating the immense pressure this man was under.

When he arrived in front of Old Li, the anxious man reported: "Experimental Body No.1 has shown severe reactions, its consciousness has fallen into turbulence. Despite our best efforts to save and stabilize its life, the brain damage suffered... is irreversible."

After hearing this, Old Li stared intensely at the man in front of him, sternly asking, "What exactly caused this to happen?"

Hearing Old Li inquire about the cause, the man hesitated, uncertainty in his eyes as he explained, "Experimental Body No.1 infiltrated a high-ranking data entity in ’Celestial World’. It was random, and something we currently have no control over. Even though Experimental Body No.1 is our most successful product, it was unable to hide completely from these high-ranking data entities, and was ultimately found and killed by them."

"When can Experimental Body No.1 be put back into use?" Old Li, feeling upset upon hearing such bad news, was aware that current experimental bodies still possessed a large degree of uncertainty. For example, determining which data entity an experimental body would attach to as it entered ’Celestial World’ was still random.

"At the very latest, it will take one week, depending on how well it recovers." The man gave an answer, that wasn’t particularly an answer.

"So, what information did Experimental Body No.1 bring back? What did it capture?"

"Based on the data it transmitted back, we found a strong NPC force hidden in ’Celestial World’. We more or less have the coordinates but it is moving. The data we obtained from the high-ranking data entity it attached to revealed a great find — the location of a T9 Level Demon Nest. However, our players currently can’t reach that area. There’s also a ninth-order skill book hidden within the ’Paradise Soul Town’ dungeon. Lastly..." At this point, the man’s complexion grew even more unsightly.

"Just spill it!"

"We once again captured information relating to the Red Queen mainframe, and the word that appeared most often was ’weaken’! Then..." He paused briefly before continuing, "It’s ’Heart Demon from Outside the Realm’. This Heart Demon from Outside the Realm is an identical signal captured by our other experimental bodies a few days ago. From this signal, we could feel the fear of the experimental body."

"What do you mean?"

The man looked up at Old Li, saying: "It means that there’s a very high possibility that the Red Queen Mainframe has detected the existence of our experimental bodies." He blinked before continuing: "From a series of previous incident analysis..."

"The Red Queen is looking for us!"

Old Li nodded, understanding. This ’looking for us’ was not friendly in nature but rather conveyed a strong intent to kill, aiming to find the real-world location of the experimental bodies.

"Compile all of the information; even if it isn’t immediately useful, it will serve a great purpose later. Send it to the Analyst Division, and direct our professional players along this path!"

The man instantly understood Old Li’s instructions.

...

System: Congratulations on acquiring a Level 5 Gemstone Resource Mine!

With this notification, the ’Immortal’ guild insignia appeared above the entrance of the resource mine, signifying that this mine now had an owner.

Chu You now owned three gemstone resource mines, all of Level 5, capable of yielding 60 gemstones per day.

The colossal Dragon Tribe Guardian God had fallen, granting Chu You the ’Blueprint: Create: Holy Metal Shoulder Guard of the Red Dragon King’ and ’Blueprint: Create: Holy War Halberd of the Red Dragon King’, as well as one Master Level Level 30 equipment: Red Dragon Ultimate Long Hand Guard.

After wiping out all the dragon monsters in the mineral mine, the Dragon Clan materials they had collected were sufficient to craft a weapon from the Red Dragon King series.

"Chu You, the weapon blueprint dropped." Lin Luor happily exclaimed, seeing the professional weapon blueprint meant for her boyfriend.

"Hehe, indeed." After putting away all the items, he glanced at the real-time clock and said, "Luor, let’s go back and then have lunch."

"Okay."

Subsequently, Chu You led all of the Battle Demon Princesses and Lin Luor away from the mineral cave, back along the same path. The toad monsters in the canyon had respawned, and after briskly cleaning them up and spending some time traveling, they finally arrived at the Wilderness Teleportation Array inside the cave.

Through this teleportation array, everyone arrived at the ruling fortress. Considering the current delicate relationship between the Battle Demon Princesses and the War Demon Concubines, Chu You arranged for the Battle Demon Princesses to stay in their Demon Nest. He stationed the War Demon Concubines around the large teleportation array and issued an order to kill any intruders on sight. He left a message for Jiucaier and Zhao Feiyan warning them not to come to the ruling fortress, should they log in.

Finally, Chu You and Lin Luor logged off together.

The lid of the game pod slowly opened, and Chu You opened his eyes. He sat up and rubbed his head. Unbeknownst to him, his eyes were grey at that moment. He looked at the sunshine streaming in and found it strangely not bothering his eyes. There was no natural reaction in his body like squinting eyes or crinkling facial skin in response to the light. He just looked up at it casually in a ’normal’ way.

He was lost in thought and failed to take note of this anomaly. Leaving the game pod, his grey pupils returned to normal. After attending to personal hygiene, Chu You left his bedroom.

"Chu You, time for a meal," Lin Luor’s voice came from downstairs.

’Thump thump thump...’ The sound of descending footsteps echoed, and then Chu You entered the small dining room. "Sister Zijun," Chu You greeted Zhou Zhijun, the chef.

"Young Master Chu, lunch is ready. Let’s eat," she replied.

"Okay, let’s eat together." Chu You found his rice bowl already filled, waiting to be eaten.

Once Chu You picked up his chopsticks, the two women followed suit.

Tasting an unfamiliar dish, Chu You nodded with satisfaction. "This dish is quite good, very appetizing."

"Hehe, eat more if you like it." Everyone would be delighted by a compliment, and Zhou Zhijun was no exception, an effervescent smile spread across her face.

Chu You took some of the dish and placed it in Lin Luor’s bowl, "You try it too."

Zhou Zhijun didn’t mind the romantic gestures between them and was quietly eating. However, her eyebrows furrowed slightly as she looked at Chu You again. There seemed to be something off about him.

"Sister Zijun, what’s the matter?" Feeling her gaze on him, Chu You couldn’t help but ask.

"Huh?" Zhou Zhijun seemed taken aback, then regained her composure, "Young Master Chu, your skin looks...so good lately. Have you been using skincare products?"

Chu You looked at Lin Luor, and both seemed surprised. Upon the mention of it, Lin Luor also started looking at Chu You in a different light.

Then Lin Luor nodded, "It seems to be true. Let me pinch it." And she reached out to pinch Chu You’s face.

Chu You didn’t resist and let Lin Luor pinch his face. She then felt his neck, and her face seemed shocked, "It’s true, it’s very soft. It’s an indescribable feeling. Oh, right!" As if remembering something important, Lin Luor covered her mouth and looked at Chu You in astonishment.