Game: Civilization Paradise

Chapter 217: Chapter 217: Search

「Inside the Koman Laboratory building.」

Soldiers were carrying out documents and various pieces of experimental equipment.

"Careful now, especially with the precision equipment."

Bakaen bellowed at his subordinates.

Just then, Luoxue walked over from a distance.

Bakaen, a little surprised to see Luoxue, took the initiative to approach her.

"Commander Luoxue, what are you doing here?"

"I’m here to find my sister. Where is she?"

Luoxue asked Bakaen politely.

"Miss Qian is in the rearmost laboratory. I’ll take you!"

Bakaen started to lead Luoxue to Qian Luobing.

"That’s not necessary. I’ll go by myself."

Luoxue immediately headed deeper into the laboratory building.

Along the way, she saw the ground littered with the corpses of Blood Breath Beasts and spent shell casings. The remnants of the battle showed that a large number of monsters had been holed up in the laboratory building. ’I didn’t expect Qian Luobing to clear them out so quickly.’

「A moment later.」

Luoxue reached the inner laboratory without any trouble.

She saw Qian Luobing standing right in front of the laboratory’s central control console.

"This is the preliminary inventory list."

...

Jiang Huai and his men were reporting the latest developments to her.

Luoxue walked straight up to them.

Seeing Luoxue approach, Jiang Huai immediately stopped his report.

Qian Luobing glanced at the approaching Luoxue and spoke coldly.

"What is it?"

"Sister, I wanted to ask, did you find the Genetic Potion?"

Luoxue asked directly.

"No. Although we’ve made some gains here in the lab, we haven’t found the Genetic Potion or anything else important."

Qian Luobing answered bluntly, without hiding anything.

"I see."

Luoxue nodded.

...

「At the entrance of Koman Laboratory.」

Long Ming waited patiently.

Jing Chuan kept standing on his tiptoes to look past the main gate, muttering in confusion.

"What’s taking Luoxue so long? Why isn’t she out yet?"

"Not sure. She must have been held up by something."

Zhihan shook her head and replied.

Just then, Luoxue finally walked out of the main gate.

Jing Chuan and the others immediately went up to her and asked.

"How did it go?"

"Not well. There’s nothing special in this laboratory. Qian Luobing and her people didn’t find the Genetic Potion."

As Luoxue finished speaking, she gave Long Ming a subtle glance.

Hearing this, Long Ming understood that Luoxue was speaking for his benefit.

Jing Chuan then spoke up.

"Then let’s hurry back to that street we were on. It’s not too late if we go now, right?"

"Yeah! Let’s hurry back."

The others also chimed in with their agreement.

But Long Ming was still not satisfied and suggested,

"We could consider going to the City Lord’s Mansion. The stuff there is more valuable."

"That’s right."

Luoxue nodded in agreement with Long Ming’s suggestion.

"That works too. Let’s get going then."

Everyone readily agreed.

Just then, Qian Luobing and her subordinates also walked out of the laboratory building.

Bakaen bellowed.

"All units, listen up! Objective: the City Lord’s Mansion!"

"Yes, sir!"

The soldiers responded with soaring morale.

At this time, spider tanks began to mobilize one after another, advancing in the direction of the City Lord’s Mansion.

Seeing this, Jing Chuan hurriedly said to Luoxue.

"Luoxue, Commander Qian Luobing and her people are heading to the City Lord’s Mansion. We should hurry and follow them."

"That’s right. If we clear it with them, we should be able to get a cut."

Jiang Heng agreed.

It was a bit like piggybacking, but it was better than coming away empty-handed.

After hearing Jing Chuan and the others, Luoxue was about to lead the team to follow, but she suddenly changed her mind and said,

"Not yet. Wait."

"Huh?"

Zhihan and the others were also stunned.

Long Ming also looked at Luoxue with some surprise.

Jing Chuan then anxiously tried to persuade Luoxue.

"Luoxue, we can’t wait! Listen to those explosions! It’s clear Qian Wei and his people have already launched their attack and could breach the inner city at any second! If we delay any longer, there’ll be nothing left for us at the City Lord’s Mansion!"

"Jing Chuan has a point."

Fu Fuqing replied, his brow furrowed.

"Wait a little longer."

Luoxue’s stance remained firm.

"Sigh..."

Since Luoxue insisted, Jing Chuan had no choice but to wait.

Soon, Qian Luobing had led her troops far away.

Luoxue let out a faint sigh of relief, then looked up and said to Long Ming and the others,

"We’re going in to search."

"Huh? But hasn’t this laboratory already been searched?"

Jing Chuan and the others looked at Luoxue, dumbfounded.

Long Ming was surprised as well, but he quickly understood. ’She must have found something.’

"I know. Search it again, thoroughly!"

Luoxue ordered Jing Chuan and the others.

"Alright!"

Jing Chuan and the others exchanged glances before leading their people inside.

After entering the lab building, they spread out and began to search everywhere carefully.

Long Ming also joined the search party.

「Half an hour later.」

Long Ming, Jing Chuan, and the others regrouped in the lobby of the lab building.

"Well? Any discoveries?"

Luoxue asked, looking calmly at Long Ming and the others.

"Nothing. We searched every place we could think of."

"We didn’t find anything unusual."

...

Jing Chuan and the others replied with sighs.

Luoxue fell silent at their report.

Long Ming stood quietly to the side without speaking.

’They hadn’t found anything unusual, but he felt Luoxue must have had her reasons.’

Just then, Mira came rushing over, shouting excitedly to Luoxue and the rest,

"I found it!"

"No way, you really found something?"

Jing Chuan and the others were all stunned.

Long Ming’s eyes lit up, his heart leaping with joy.

"Follow me!"

Mira led Luoxue and the others away.

Soon, they arrived behind the laboratory area, in the medical waste and storage section.

On either side of a large trash heap were rows of storage rooms.

Mira led them into one of the storage rooms.

Inside the storage room were various old biological instruments and cabinets.

Mira led them to the very back.

Long Ming and the others saw that several storage cabinets had been pushed aside.

Mira crouched down, knocked on the floor, and opened a hidden compartment, revealing a special electronic switch.

"This is it. If I’m not mistaken, the entrance to the passage should be on the floor."

"Can you open it?"

Luoxue asked, looking at Mira.

"No. The technology in this world is way beyond ours. We can’t open things like electronic locks."

Mira and the others all shook their heads.

"No need to make it so complicated. Let’s just blast it open!"

Jing Chuan immediately suggested.

"No. That would make too much noise and attract unwanted attention."

Luoxue directly rejected Jing Chuan’s suggestion.

"Then what do we do?"

Jing Chuan and the others were stumped.

Luoxue walked forward, crouched down, knocked on the floor, and asked thoughtfully,

"Did anyone bring a welding torch?"

"Yes!"

Jiang Heng replied immediately.

"Good. The plating on this access panel isn’t very thick. Melt it open!"

Luoxue ordered Jiang Heng and the others.

"Alright!"

Jiang Heng nodded and immediately had his men carry out the order.

Luoxue and the others stepped back to watch.

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