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Chapter 194 West Coast Base

That's it!

No wonder He Jingfeng dared to live openly in this place and even went to great lengths to renovate it, transforming the original swimming pool estate into a Chinese-style garden courtyard...

Lin Yu looked enlightened, then smiled and asked, "Let's not talk about that. Have you decided on the location of the teleportation portal?"

"Of course!"

He Jingfeng straightened up, put down his wine glass, took out his cell phone, and made a call.

A moment later, he hung up the phone, smiled, and raised his hand, saying, "The car is ready, brother, please!"

"...What kind of show is this?"

Lin Yu looked at him with great interest.

He Jingfeng sighed and said, "Brother, have you forgotten? I'm just the person in charge elected by the brothers. You are the largest shareholder with the most shares!"

"The big boss behind the scenes rarely shows up, so he has to make an appearance in front of his subordinates and let them know that there is indeed an even more mysterious and powerful force behind the company, right?"

Is it a company?
It seems that the journey of the Netherworld Pavilion to land went quite smoothly!
Lin Yu looked at He Jingfeng thoughtfully, then smiled and said, "Alright, then lead the way!"

"okay!"

He Jingfeng smiled and immediately led Lin Yu out of the mansion with great courtesy.

Soon, the two arrived in front of the convoy that had been prepared in advance. In the center was a black extended Lincoln, surrounded by a total of eight bulletproof black sedans.

About twenty men and women in suits stood beside the convoy, respectfully waiting for Lin Yu and his companion.

"...Such a grand display?"

Lin Yu looked at He Jingfeng with some surprise.

He Jingfeng chuckled: "It can't compare to Big Brother's dojo!"

Lin Yu glanced at him speechlessly, then looked away at the bodyguards in suits around him.

Soon, he spotted three or four familiar faces among the group of bodyguards—Tang Clan disciples who had been sent to the Netherworld Pavilion for training by their elders!
Among these Tang Sect disciples, the one who interested Lin Yu the most was undoubtedly the curly-haired girl with a serene and aloof demeanor.

"...Is that Tao Tao?"

Lin Yu asked with great interest.

He Jingfeng glanced at it and nodded, "Yes, it's her."

Lin Yu asked curiously, "The Tang Clan actually decided to release her?"

He Jingfeng chuckled softly, "I was reluctant to part with it at first, but what can I do when our company offers such unique benefits!"

All Tang Clan disciples sent to the Netherworld Pavilion who made meritorious contributions were granted a Spirit Seed. Upon returning, their strength increased significantly, and they easily defeated the promising talents that the Tang Clan was reluctant to release.

This caused an uproar among the elders of the Tang Clan's leadership.

In order not to waste the talents of those promising young talents, they had no choice but to swallow the sweet words and send over all the geniuses hidden in the inner and outer sects.

Lin Yu laughed and said, "It seems that even the Tang Clan can't escape the 'it's actually good' phenomenon!"

"of course!"

He Jingfeng answered with a smile, waving away the suit-clad young men waiting in front of the car door, and then personally opened the door of the extended Lincoln for Lin Yu.

"Brother, please."

"..."

Lin Yu nodded slightly and got into the spacious car.

He Jingfeng followed closely behind and closed the car door behind him.

As the car doors closed, the numerous suited subordinates sprang into action, getting into the armored limousine in twos and threes, escorting the stretch Lincoln out of Beverly Hills.

During the journey, Lin Yu casually inquired about the current situation of the Netherworld Pavilion.

He Jingfeng straightened his expression and began to report the current developments to Lin Yu.

Since acquiring technology far ahead of its time, the Netherworld Pavilion has begun to gradually transform itself.

Today, the focus of Youming Pavilion's business has completely shifted to the technology sector.

The publicly known businesses that originally belonged to the top echelons of God's Spear were all integrated by He Jingfeng and a large multinational technology company called Baiyu Group was established.

As for the assassin business of the Netherworld Pavilion, He Jingfeng also retained it.

Compared to before, the number of assassination missions has greatly decreased. Instead, it exists more as an intelligence agency and security force for the White Jade Group, serving as a contact point for the supernatural forces in the underworld.

Of course, this is only in general terms, with exceptions for some special regions.

For example, the assassins of the Netherworld Pavilion can be found in a certain island nation where Yakuza is legal, in the war-torn African continent, and in Southeast Asia where warlords are numerous.

In these places, the Netherworld Pavilion's assassination operations continue as frequently as ever.

Generally speaking, disciples sent by the Tang Clan like to travel to island nations to hone their skills.

Only children like Tao Tao, who dislike killing, would choose protective missions.

As for whether the reduction in assassination missions will lead to a surplus of manpower... the answer is of course not! In fact, quite the opposite is true. The three new research bases built by Baiyu Group all require a large number of security personnel.

The assassins who were freed from the assassination business couldn't even meet the needs of the largest research base.

In order to better protect the company's technology and assets, He Jingfeng had to expand his manpower and, relying on No. 2's connections and channels, recruited five top mercenary groups and signed lifetime employment contracts with them.

From then on, these people were essentially sold into servitude to the Baiyu Group.

It's no exaggeration to say that "I was born a member of the company, and I will die a ghost of the company!"

Such a huge price was paid in exchange for outrageously high treatment.

Needless to say, their salaries and benefits far exceed those of the top performers in the industry. The company also covers all their needs, including food, clothing, housing, transportation, and medical insurance.

Even so, it's still not enough to make these mercenaries give up everything they have.

What truly moved them were the hidden benefits beyond the terms and conditions—

For example, the "Super Soldier Serum" injected upon joining the company, priority access to try out low-class experimental projects after success, and the "Anti-Aging Serum" as an annual bonus every three years, etc...

That's right, Baiyu Group is also simultaneously researching the technologies produced by Yibaoge.

Although Linghua has awakened a higher consciousness, her thought process is different from that of humans. She is better at integrating and replicating information, but her creativity is slightly weaker than that of humans.

She can make minor innovations based on known technologies, but the flashes of brilliance from human geniuses can directly drive the progress of the entire civilization and achieve qualitative technological breakthroughs.

For this reason, Lin Yu attaches great importance to the development of Baiyu Group.

He Jingfeng thus recruited many top talents, whose treatment far exceeded that of mercenaries who served as security forces, making them arguably the most valuable asset of the Baiyu Group.

"...The place we are heading to is the West Coast base of the Baiyu Group."

"That is our largest research base, with the highest level of secrecy and security, and is responsible for researching serums and mechanical technologies from various worlds."

With He Jingfeng providing a detailed report, the convoy drove out of Los Angeles in a grand procession.

Before long, the convoy drove into a sprawling complex of buildings on the outskirts of Los Angeles.

According to He Jingfeng, this place was originally an old industrial park. However, due to soaring labor costs, major capital firms moved their factories to countries with cheap labor, resulting in the site being abandoned for many years.

After He Jingfeng bought it, he transferred his manufacturing enterprises there under the banner of making American industry great again.

On the surface, they produce expensive agricultural machinery such as seeders and harvesters, but secretly they have dug up the ground and built an extremely large underground base using earth magic and other supernatural beings with related abilities.

Upon arriving at the luxuriously decorated office, He Jingfeng turned the decorative deer antlers on the wall, revealing an alloy elevator door behind it.

At this moment, many bodyguards in suits, including Tao Tao, remained outside the door. Only a three-person security team, who had been injected with serum and signed a 'sold-out' contract, followed them into the office.

Lin Yu glanced at the professional bodyguard beside him who was staring straight ahead, then looked at He Jingfeng with great interest.

He took out a phone without internet access from his pocket, opened an app, and entered a ten-digit dynamic password on the elevator door based on the displayed numbers, successfully opening it.

"laugh--"

With a soft click, the alloy door slowly opened.

He Jingfeng turned to the side and smiled, "Brother, please go first!"

Lin Yu smiled and nodded, then stepped into the elevator first.

He Jingfeng and the three security personnel followed closely behind.

As the elevator slowly descended, Lin Yu released his spiritual energy, taking in the West Coast base below with great interest.

In his perception, the structure of the entire West Coast base was similar to the Hive base in Resident Evil, only slightly smaller in scale, with only five floors in total.

Judging from the images fed back by the mental energy, each floor of the base is pentagonal in shape.

At the very center of the building is a smaller pentagon, which houses the elevators and emergency exits connecting the various floors.

The five sides of this small pentagon radiate outwards, dividing the area into five trapezoidal regions.

Each area has a high-security laboratory, as well as various functional areas such as rest areas and entertainment areas, for the use of the research teams in that area.

So far, only the laboratories on the first three floors are open to researchers.

The bottom two floors are not yet in use, and the elevators and staircases remain closed.

Based on five research teams per floor, there would be a total of fifteen research teams on the third floor!
Even Lin Yu was somewhat surprised by this number; it was hard to imagine where He Jingfeng had recruited so many talented people.

Before long, the elevator arrived at the basement's first basement level.

As the door slowly opened, a bald, middle-aged white man came into Lin Yu's view.

Contrary to his expectations of a confident elite, this researcher in a white coat seemed to be quite socially awkward, and appeared rather reserved when he met He Jingfeng and Lin Yu.

Fortunately, He Jingfeng already knew his personality, and immediately introduced him with a smile: "Brother, let me introduce you. This is Dr. Kay Turner, the chief researcher of the West Coast base!"

"He is a super genius who spans multiple fields such as chemistry, physics, and computer science, and holds multiple doctoral degrees in physics, engineering, and computer science from MIT!"

No wonder he has the hairstyle of a strongman!

Lin Yu was filled with respect and extended his hand, saying, "It's a pleasure to meet you, Dr. Turner!"

(End of this chapter)