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Chapter 488 Another Star Chart, The Laboratory's Puppet Butler

One layer is missing!
Hollow at the bottom!

The probability that the passage is below is very high.

But how to proceed remains a problem.

Jiang Hanying's first thought was to break it open by force. She should have known better than to let the clone go back so early. She should have just hit it on the ground when the others weren't paying attention. It was just a rock, not a person, so the power shouldn't be reduced. It could definitely be broken.

But now, it has long since returned to its cheap owner's palm to rest.

After all, maintaining the barrier underwater also consumed energy.

That was just an incomplete clone that acted on impulse.

Li Chengxiao rubbed his foot against the water stains left on the surface of the stones at the bottom of the pool. He had been in the water for much longer than the others. Although his attention was drawn away by the sudden appearance of the sword-shaped phantom, he still took a good look at the bottom of the pool.

When he dived to the bottom of the pool earlier, he used his hands to support himself on the bottom and steadyed himself. At that time, he seemed to have touched some kind of carved mark.

The water had been removed from the area that had been brushed over, leaving only the water in the carved groove.

Although Li Jingmo was also diligently searching for the mechanism to descend, she also diverted some of her attention to her younger brother, who had contributed the most. Noticing his movements, she immediately looked down at the ground as well.

"Hey, there's a pattern!"

Once everyone worked together to wipe away the remaining watermarks on the surface, the pattern immediately became clear.

Zhu Heng frowned and examined it for a moment. "This is... a star map?"

Jiang Hanying raised an eyebrow and looked up, just in time to meet the gaze of her cheap master.

They really love using star charts!

Que Lu leaned over to take a look, then waved his hand and withdrew, saying, "I don't understand this, you guys take a look."

Immediately afterwards, Li Jingmo and Lin Shuangshuang also quietly withdrew, making room for the others.

Zhu Heng and Que Bingchen studied the subject most diligently, discussing it as they researched.

Que Bingchen: "These are the Seven Mansions of the North, right?"

Zhu Heng: "Yes, the North is associated with the Black Tortoise, and the number one and six represent water. This star map is perfectly carved on the bottom of the pool."

Que Bingchen clicked his tongue lightly: "Quite particular."

Zhu Heng stared at the star map in front of her for a couple more moments, then beckoned to the others: "Shu Heng, Han Ying, and Xiao Lu, Jing Mo, Shuang Shuang, and the children, all of you come here."

There are eight people in total.

"You all stand in the positions I point out."

Jiang Hanying stood in the designated spot, and after observing the positions of the others who arrived in turn, she basically guessed Zhu Heng's plan.

She reached out and nudged her cheap owner, who was standing not far from her, and began to whisper in her ear, "Aunt Heng knows a lot about this."

She didn't even have time to give any hints.

Li Chengxiao also tilted his head and whispered back, "Aunt Heng's surname is Zhu."

Jiang Hanying: "..."

Nodding, I understand now, it turns out it's due to a family tradition of learning!

Soon, all six people, including Que Bingchen, stood in place as Zhu Heng instructed, while she took the last spot.

Jiang Hanying had just glanced at the positions of the eight people when she felt a slight tremor beneath her feet, and the plane within the star map range beneath her feet began to descend.

With one less step, it's easy to get out!

At the same time, Li Zhi put down the glass of red wine she hadn't finished drinking.

He spoke in a deep voice: "Watch out, they've gone down."

"Okay, received."

Upon receiving the response, she almost immediately turned off the large screen in front of her.

I felt like she was going to have a heart attack if I watched her for even one more second!

The Star Map elevator stopped after descending about two meters, and a corridor more than one meter wide appeared in front of everyone.

Tiny silver specks of light shone from above, casting shadows on the walls and floor of the corridor, illuminating the path ahead. The place was deserted and eerily quiet.

Zhu Heng stood on the outermost edge and was the first to step out. She glanced at the tiny lights above her, which were also composed of star charts. This time, however, it wasn't the Northern Seven Mansions, but the Western Seven Mansions, the White Tiger, which signifies misfortune and killing.

She glanced back at her husband and the others who were about to catch up, and said, "Everyone, be careful."

Returning to a familiar place and feeling the familiar atmosphere, the child couldn't help but shrink back a little.

While the adults around me were cautiously observing the corridor, I quietly took a deep breath. Don't be nervous!

The next second, something heavy hit my head.

"What's there to be afraid of?"

Although the hand pressing down on my head made my neck feel shorter, I have to admit that it also gave me a sense of security.

The group walked into the corridor in pairs, with Zhu Heng and Que Bingchen leading the way, and Jiang Hanying and Li Chengxiao bringing up the rear.

No sooner had they come out than Jiang Hanying heard a noise, turned around and saw that the platform that had brought them down had been raised up.

After passing through the corridor, a hollow hall comes into view.

The botanical garden they came down from was already three underground levels. Although they hadn't measured the exact height of those three underground levels, judging from the height of some of the trees, they must have been at least five meters tall.

They just descended to this point from the bottom of a pool that was seven or eight meters high. Adding the height of the first and second basement levels, they are now at least twenty meters above the ground.

This project feels almost as impressive as digging out a hidden underground river by hand.

Moreover, compared to the blend of Chinese and Western architecture and the antique layout above ground, as well as the artificial nature three levels underground, what you see here is a strong sense of technology!
Aside from the children, everyone else was seeing it for the first time, and they were all quite shocked.

"Welcome to visit the Future Lab."

The man emerged from the wall that suddenly opened to both sides. His gentle and refined appearance, coupled with his warm and approachable demeanor, would make anyone feel instantly at ease if they saw him anywhere else.

Except for this!
Que Bingchen stepped forward. "May I ask who you are?"

“I am the head of the laboratory. Mr. Que can call me the housekeeper.”

Butler... Everyone couldn't help but silently ponder this word.

Whose butler?

After the butler finished introducing himself, he smiled and looked at the child standing in front of Jiang Hanying. "Number Three," he called out in a friendly tone, "Have you been having fun outside all this time? Is your throat feeling any better?"

Que Lu and Li Jingmo couldn't help but rub their arms almost simultaneously.

They knew best how critical the child's condition was at the time, and the physical and blood test reports showed alarming data.

When they arrived at this seemingly gentle and refined butler, the way he asked the questions and his tone made it sound as if he were just casually looking at a child who had run away from home for a few days.

That's absolutely insane!

Meeting the butler's gaze, the child silently clenched the hems of his clothes, mustered his courage, and asked the question that concerned him most: "Are they alright?"

"Them? You mean Number Two and Number Six?"

"Ah."

"Everything is fine, but you can't see them yet."

As the butler spoke, he smiled and shook his head at the child, his tone still gentle yet quite assertive.

The child's eyes reddened with tears, and his fingers nearly poked a hole in his clothes, but he still held back and didn't say anything more.

He had once been one of them, so he naturally knew what the daily routines of Number Two and Number Six were like.

If we can't meet, it's very likely that we really can't meet.

A voice suddenly came from behind: "Is no one in your lab?"

The butler looked at the person who had spoken, and his expression immediately became more respectful. He asked politely, "Why does Miss Jiang ask such a question?"

"Otherwise, why would we send out a puppet to greet us?"

"A puppet?" Several exclamations rang out almost simultaneously.

Jiang Hanying walked up to the so-called butler and looked at the thing in front of her that looked exactly like a real person, but was indeed devoid of any human warmth. She originally wanted to touch the exposed face to test its feel, but after thinking about it, she put it down and instead kicked it directly in the chest.

Let's test the hardness first.

"boom!"

With a muffled thud, the butler, who had been in a defensive stance with his arms crossed, was sent flying backward until his back slammed into the wall he had just come from before.

Then, without batting an eye, he straightened the arm that had been kicked and deformed on the spot, bit by bit, right in front of everyone.

The clear sound of the mechanical skeleton resetting was heard by everyone present.

The gasps in the hall fell silent; everyone gaped, speechless.

This guy is really inhuman!
Jiang Hanying raised an eyebrow: "It's quite hard."

The butler's smile remained unchanged: "Miss Jiang, you flatter me."