Chapter 5120 — The Center's New Experiment
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"That's not a bad idea." Lan Xiaoru could not help but feel stirred as she listened. She knew very well that mass-producing Foundation-stage experts was only the first step; the next would inevitably be the mass production of Golden Core-stage experts. Yet the mortal world's experimental samples could barely satisfy even the Foundation-stage requirements—as for Golden Core, that was not even worth contemplating.
For their experiment, the quality of the samples was the single most decisive factor. The same experimental methods that succeeded effortlessly on Cloud-Tier Island simply would not work in the mortal world. No matter how they refined their methods, the success rate refused to climb, and the root cause was ultimately the wretched quality of the samples. They could not compare with Cloud-Tier Island in the slightest.
And now the Primordial Alliance had suddenly appeared. Even if their strength could not match Cloud-Tier Island, they were vastly superior to the mortal world—these were practically human materials delivered right to their doorstep!
"Dr. Lan, the second batch of human trials has been deadlocked for half a year now with no substantive progress. Even if the higher-ups don't say so openly, they're surely displeased in private. We desperately need results," the Spectacled Doctor urged.
"But the Primordial Alliance is no trifling matter. If word ever leaks out, it will pose an enormous threat even to our headquarters. This must be reported to the higher-ups for discussion—we absolutely cannot act rashly." Lan Xiaoru retained enough rationality after all. To charge ahead on a hot-headed impulse in a matter like this would be to poke a hole in the heavens themselves.
"Yes, yes, it's a grave matter—we must certainly seek instructions from the higher-ups," the Spectacled Doctor hastily agreed.
"By the way, transfer Dafeng here. He's the branch's top man, and he's had direct contact with the Primordial Alliance's people. He should know some useful intelligence—have a good talk with him," Lan Xiaoru instructed.
"Understood." The Spectacled Doctor nodded. As for the earlier suspicions about Dafeng-ge, those were set aside for the moment. After all, Number One had investigated for half a year and turned up nothing substantive, which showed the man was essentially clean. Besides, even if they brought him to the Center's headquarters, he would have no access to core secrets, so even if there were a problem, nothing could go wrong.
A short while later, the Spectacled Doctor relayed Lan Xiaoru's orders. Dafeng-ge was overjoyed when he heard them. It had been nothing more than a flash of inspiration, yet by bluffing and scheming he had actually managed to fool them!
Even Wei Zhao had not expected things to go so smoothly. He had always wanted to probe into the Center's affairs, and now Dafeng-ge would be summoned straight to the Center's headquarters because of this incident. Firsthand intelligence would then be easy to obtain—a genuine and unexpected delight.
Still, Wei Zhao was not about to celebrate too early. He warned: "They may seem to have taken the bait, but that doesn't mean they trust you completely. Summoning you there may simply be for convenience of investigation, so you must be extremely careful. Once you're there, say little and observe much. Never be rash, and don't go doing anything deliberate. Do whatever they tell you to do—safety first." (To be continued.)