Free Web NovelChapter 336: Chapter 119: Old Helmsman Huo Canghai
It took the deputy captain a few seconds to digest this information.
Immediately, she quickly saluted Xu Xingguang, her voice resonant as she introduced herself: "Deputy Captain of Secret Research Facility No. 23, Hua Junqiao, reporting to the captain!"
Hua Junqiao?
Noticing Xu Xingguang’s repressed expression trying not to laugh out loud, Hua Junqiao felt slightly embarrassed. But she quickly regained her composure, clearly used to such situations.
In a frank manner, Hua Junqiao explained: "My brother and I are twins. His name is Hua Meili, and mine is Hua Junqiao. During our household registration, the officer mixed up our names."
"I see." That really was a blunder.
Appearing serious, Hua Junqiao was actually quite chatty. She proactively told Xu Xingguang: "I am a military doctor. After graduation, I joined the Alliance Military Department and became a medical researcher. My brother dropped out of high school and apprenticed in tooth carving. Now, he is an artisan specializing in carving flowers—he was even recognized as a heritage inheritor of intangible cultural heritage."
"Our names don’t match our genders, but they do reflect our personalities and professions well."
That explains why their hobbies and personalities are completely different. "What a coincidence. Well then, take me to report to Group 23."
"Yes, Captain!"
Hua Junqiao led Xu Xingguang to take the Sea View Elevator into the ocean depths.
She introduced the facility to Xu Xingguang: "Facility 23 is hidden underwater and has five levels. The fifth basement level is a closed-off large laboratory, the fourth basement is for data analysis and storage, the third is for receiving experimental subjects and dissection. The second basement houses the dormitory and cafeteria, as well as a leisure area."
Nodding, Xu Xingguang asked, "What about the first level?"
"The first level is temporarily vacant." Hua Junqiao glanced at Xu Xingguang’s overly youthful face and suddenly said, "Facility 23 was only established less than half a year ago, directly under presidential order. When the President selected this building for our research facility, he mentioned the first basement had another purpose."
"But we don’t really know what that purpose is." Thinking that Xu Xingguang was the team captain, Hua Junqiao tentatively asked her, "Captain, do you know the purpose of the first basement level?"
"I have a guess." Xu Xingguang didn’t really know, but she had guessed the true purpose of the first basement.
Gazing out at the azure ocean world, Xu Xingguang said in a trance, "It should be a place for monitoring parasites and for destroying them."
Upon hearing this, Hua Junqiao’s expression tensed, her eyes flickered, clearly not having considered it from this angle.
Xu Xingguang told Hua Junqiao, "There is definitely more than one Corpse Centipede. A site of Corpse Mountain Blood Sea can breed many Corpse Centipede eggs. Xiahou Huai Gui was just the first parasitic organism we discovered, but not the only parasite."
Although not physically present at the facility, Xu Xingguang was well aware of all information regarding the Corpse Centipede. "The two foreign parasites should have been parasitized along with Xiahou Huai Gui, so their maturity periods are similar." ƒгeeweɓn૦vel.com
"Currently, we don’t know how many Corpse Centipedes were parasitized in that group, nor do we know how many batches the Great Sheep Country cultivated. But I am certain there are more than three."
Hua Junqiao listened as a sense of dread settled in her heart.
Xu Xingguang turned, looking down at Hua Junqiao, calmly explaining: "We have to find a way to use inducement drugs to assess the total number of parasites in Xia Country, gather them at Facility 23, and isolate them from external contact. That’s the purpose of the first basement level."
Hua Junqiao felt this matter wasn’t as simple as Xu Xingguang suggested and, heavy-hearted, asked, "What if they lose control?"
Xu Xingguang coldly and mercilessly pointed out: "Destroy."
The word ’destroy’ is generally used for ’objects’. Anything with life signs should not be destroyed.
Yet they are responsible for destroying those parasites nearing loss of control!
They are medics!
Even those working in a crematorium only handled burning corpses.
"Who...who will destroy them." Hua Junqiao’s throat was dry as she asked.
Raising her brows slightly, without much expression, Xu Xingguang said: "I initiated and lead the entire research project. Naturally, destroying out-of-control parasites is also my job."
Hua Junqiao was taken aback.
Captain Xu?
How young is Captain Xu?
Destroying out-of-control parasites can impose a significant psychological burden on the destroyer. Being so young, can Captain Xu really handle this task?
During the conversation, they arrived at the second basement level.
