The beautiful soft O was abandoned, and the gods in the military academy became addicted to her

Chapter 308 Where Does the Money Come From?

As they stepped out of the elevator, they heard Gu Enling chuckle softly.

He was clearly amused by his own earlier thought.

It's not his fault; in order not to block the road, Pei Zhiyi and the others moved to a corner to the side.

The elevator lights didn't reach their area, and when he looked outside, he saw the white light shining on their faces.

It would be a lie to say it's not eerie.

Especially after he said that, he saw Pei Zhiyi glare at him with annoyance, which made him even more amused.

It turns out that a horror movie has been turned into a comedy.

After laughing a few times, the group's expressions turned serious.

The dark passageway seemed to lead to an unknown abyss.

In the end, Pei Zhiyi wasn't allowed to walk at the front; instead, Lu Yanxu stood at the very front.

The air in the poorly ventilated passageway was somewhat stale and didn't smell pleasant. The only sound in the passageway was the footsteps of Pei Zhiyi and the others.

A distance of a few hundred meters takes only a few minutes.

Soon they saw a large gate.

Without anyone calling him, Xiao Chi had already stepped forward and skillfully adjusted the electrical signals.

Shi Min looked around to see if there was a distribution box.

Such places, completely devoid of light, are often abandoned laboratories, where the power is usually deliberately cut off.

He walked to a corner, pressed his finger to the side, and a hidden electrical box switch was revealed.

Xiao Chi was also very quick; in the blink of an eye, he had opened the main gate into a small opening that allowed people to pass through.

It was equally dark inside, without any light.

At that moment, Shi Min made a move, and everyone heard a short beep. Then, visibly, the originally dark corridor instantly lit up with bright lights, starting from the elevator.

In just two seconds, the white light strip on the ceiling freed everyone from the darkness.

Even the laboratory, which was originally pitch black, is now brightly lit.

It took Pei Zhiyi and the others a few seconds for their eyes to adjust before they could look normally into the laboratory.

Compared to the laboratory in the cave during the joint entrance examination, this laboratory is obviously larger in scale and even visibly better equipped.

Although the instruments inside look a bit old, they would have been the latest models back then.

The cost of building the entire research laboratory is extremely high.

A thought suddenly flashed through Pei Zhiyi's mind: how did they get so much money?

From the moment I learned about this organization, I saw their laboratories everywhere, on different planets, requiring an enormous amount of manpower and resources.

Including the starship that attacked her before, so many modified starships, so many mechs that Betas could pilot—any one of them would be astronomical in number.

This is definitely not the kind of capital that Bai Yao could accumulate through mineral trading.

Such terrorist organizations cannot possibly have tax revenues like a federal government, which would allow them to support expenses such as military spending and public expenditures.

There must be a stable source of income in order to provide a continuous flow of funding.

Lu Yanxu stood beside Pei Zhiyi, feeling his sleeve being tugged. He lowered his eyes to look at her.

As Pei Zhiyi surveyed the vast space, she asked, "Lu Yanxu, has the military investigated the income of Beta councilors?"

Lu Yanxu glanced at her sideways and frowned slightly: "No, what's wrong?"

Pei Zhiyi shared her thoughts, and Lu Yanxu frowned even more. Her idea was indeed correct; they had completely overlooked this point all along.

These expenses nearly drained the cash flow of the Lu and Xiao families, and even required the sacrifice of all of Gu Enling's assets and the connections of the Shi Min family.

That might not even be enough. Even the output of a single planet might not be enough for this research.

High-precision instruments are the most expensive.

“There probably aren’t many manufacturers of this kind of experimental equipment,” Pei Zhiyi casually pointed. “They couldn’t possibly have a complete industrial chain.”

Even if we can produce and sell our own products, what about the raw materials? Where do the raw materials come from?

I'm not afraid of trouble, I'm afraid of not having a plan.

Lu Yanxu could understand Pei Zhiyi's meaning.

Just as their family has many business partners, so does Xiao Chi's family.

The federal government has antitrust laws, so no matter how large a company is, it won't become a monopoly, and it will always leave some room for others.

Only a handful of companies possess sophisticated experimental equipment.

All of them require registration.

“With so many labs involved, they can’t possibly buy everything under a different name,” Lu Yanxu said, following Pei Zhiyi’s line of thought. “So we can focus on the buyers of these lab instruments.”

“The legal representative’s purchase records over the past decade may be Beta’s,” Pei Zhiyi added.

They are well aware that this organization is entirely gender-based.

We will absolutely not use the names Alpha or Omega.

"Let's take a look first." As the entire interior of the laboratory opened up to them, Pei Zhiyi's attention quickly returned to the current situation.

The group split into several people and began looking around.

This room was probably where all kinds of data were recorded. Basically, all the useful information and materials were gone, leaving only some useless forms and papers.

No use.

After searching through the last drawer in the corner where she was, Pei Zhiyi stood up and shook her head at Shi Min and the others.

Shi Min and Lu Yanxu both shook their heads.

Another minute passed, and Xiao Chi still hadn't made any progress.

Gu Enling, however, was flipping through a small leather notebook. Seeing that everyone had straightened up, she said without looking up, "I found a diary here. There isn't much data or information, but it mentions several failed experiments."

Several people crowded around, and Gu Enling turned to the first page.

Ephemeris 4003, 7.1.

On the 136th day of the experiment, with no means of communication, and the experiment failing again, I couldn't help but record my feelings at this moment using the most primitive method.

Even though I knew from the beginning that stepping into this experiment meant leaving behind worldly pleasures, the environment and the daily failures still plunged me into a deep sense of frustration.

I am proud that, as a Beta, I successfully gained admission to an academy that is open only to Alphas and a select few Omegas, despite the acceptance rate being only five percent.

And they were able to pursue further studies, and even advance their academic qualifications.

But now I really doubt whether I have the ability to change all of this.

Can I change the future of Beta as I initially envisioned?

I'm not sure.

Is Beta really inferior to Alpha?

This is the first diary entry. Just as Gu Enling said, it does not contain any experimental information, but it is not entirely meaningless.

The person who wrote this diary, with only a few words, already conveyed a sense of self-doubt.

The date is the most informative part.

Counting back 136 days, we can deduce that an experiment began during this period, and there will inevitably be further details about this experiment.