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Chapter 291 The Trouble Caused by Slaying the Dragon

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After the message reached Beitian Institute, Tian Zhenggang immediately went through the communication channel. "I will notify the bureau to arrange personnel to go there. Until then, please wait where you are and do not act alone."

"Don't worry," Honglian readily agreed, "we will proceed according to the original plan."

The plan was to have the police carry out the searches and arrests.

Honglian, Wang Baihu, and Lin Qing are only used as a last resort to assist the police in dealing with those with special abilities.

"You stay here, I'll go check on Miss Lin," she instructed Wang Baihu.

At this moment, the vehicle was already two intersections away from Hongda Daily Chemical Factory, a distance from which only Wang Baihu could clearly see the movements at the factory gate.

My partner gave me an OK sign.

Honglian jumped out of the car and went to the medical pod at the back. As soon as she opened the door, she couldn't help but sneeze.

It’s so cold!

The driver's cab is heated, so you can't really feel it. But the rear cabin is not only the same temperature as outside, but there's also a constant breeze. Most people would probably freeze to death after just ten minutes.

But the man and the dragon in front of them were completely unaffected, calmly facing the cold wind hitting their faces.

"By the way, we don't need to keep the data collector running anymore." Lin Qing reached out and turned off the power, then smoothed her slightly messy hair. "Come in."

Honglian slipped into the carriage and casually closed the back door. "Um..."

“I guess you want to ask, is Guagua really sure this is the place?” Lin Qing said proactively. “Let’s put it this way, I can understand Guagua’s calls, and what it tells me is that it’s 100% accurate.”

"Quack!" As if to prove her point, Quack also nodded vigorously.

Honglian was stunned. "Huh? Miss Lin...you can talk to dinosaurs?"

"Unbelievable, right? Actually, I didn't expect that Shixin could help with even such a small detail." Lin Qing smiled. "It gave me an ability that allowed me to do this."

Why didn't you say so before?!

"I also gained power in the realm of consciousness. Because it was so much like a dream, I didn't tell you right away."

Honglian couldn't help but twitch her lips—Wang Baihu's intuition was right! Guagua's change stemmed from someone understanding its words! Think about it… on one hand, it could only command the cats and dogs in the yard, and on the other hand, it had "partners" with whom it could share and communicate. Was there even a need to consider which side to choose? It would be strange if it didn't look down on Wang Baihu!

"……Why?"

"Sorry?" Lin Qing didn't understand what she was asking for a moment.

"Why does the World Heart care about you so much? Isn't it a collection of abilities and wills, connected to countless worlds at the same time? According to you, even if this world is really destroyed, it won't affect its existence..." Honglian asked, unable to understand.

Lin Qing shook her head. "You still don't understand... The World Ability Center is not some ethereal god. All ability users are closely related to its fate, so the destruction of any world is a loss for it. It is not omnipotent either, so even if it provides help, it cannot completely save a world from destruction. It is just constantly trying."

"..." Honglian was silent for a moment, "It sounds like it's fighting against entropy increase."

Although entropy increase is an inherent law of the universe and the end of all things, in the face of this predetermined end, all intelligent life will do its best to postpone the arrival of that moment by reducing entropy, using tiny orders to resist the vast disorder.

"That description is quite apt," Lin Qing praised. "You're one step closer to it now."

"When will it contact me directly?"

“This…” Lin Qing hesitated deliberately for a moment, “I don’t know. Perhaps it will appear before you when you truly become someone who can decide the course of the world.”

Honglian chuckled, "Me? I don't have that ability."

Lin Qing did not answer.

After chuckling twice, she paused in surprise, "Miss Lin, are you serious?"

"There are so many people in the Limitless Organization. If you're just an ordinary ability user, why would I risk contacting you?" Lin Qing said dismissively. A moment of silence fell between them.

"Quack?" Quack tilted its head curiously.

The two were not informed until they received a new message from Tian Zhenggang, which was a summary of the investigation information on Hongda Daily Chemical Factory.

"Jiang Wenbin?"

Honglian let out a soft "Eh."

Lin Qing's gaze shifted downwards, revealing that this person was the actual controlling shareholder of the factory, albeit through several layers of acquisitions. Only the police could easily sift through these transfer records. "What's wrong with this person? Is he special?"

"Do you still remember the Jiangcheng TV station incident?" Honglian asked instead of answering.

"remember."

"The special guest we invited to record the program was Jiang Wenbin, the president of Gaosheng Group. He is quite well-known among entrepreneurs in Jiangcheng, and his main business is concentrated in the field of online media."

"Ah... I remember now, the guy who brought 100 million in cash to the show's set?" Lin Qing was actually there at the time, but she hadn't paid much attention to the sponsors. "Why would an internet company owner buy a chemical factory?"

"It was about half a year ago..." Honglian's gaze gradually turned serious. "Half a year ago?"

"Have you thought of anything?"

"At that time... a strange erosion phenomenon occurred in Jiangcheng. It happened in the air, and the logistics team publicized it as a mirage..."

"Uh... that was Liu Shuyue's doing." Chen Xuan could hear their conversation. "She drew her sword to slay a dragon in the Wanshan Wilderness, but accidentally created an intrusion point. At that time, you hadn't become a customer of the Ability Shop yet."

Lin Qing blinked. "And then?"

“The eroded space didn’t last long before it disappeared, but some special things seeped out from that world and landed in the park in Tianlu District,” Honglian said in a deep voice. “When Wang Baihu and I arrived at the park, we found a pool of liquid shimmering with golden light on the ground. After a dog licked the liquid, it underwent a terrible mutation.”

"What kind of mutation?"

She hesitated for a moment, but finally decided to speak, "...it gained power!"

"Holy crap, is she talking about dragon blood?" Chen Xuan sighed, rubbing his forehead.

"What exactly is going on?" Lin Qing asked in her heart.

"Actually, you've heard about it to some extent..." He briefly recounted how Liu Shuyue slew the dragon for the people, "...The refugees who fled could gain spiritual energy after bathing in dragon blood, thus crossing the threshold of cultivation. This was their only option to survive in the vast wilderness. I never expected that blood would pass through the eroded space and fall here."

That sword strike was already beyond expectation, as it was capable of breaking through the barriers between worlds.

Now Lin Qing understood, "These dragons... the shimmering golden liquid, were collected by the Dimensional Limitation Agency?"

“That’s right. The logistics team worked overtime for three days, searching every inch of the surrounding land to ensure that no liquid was left behind.” Honglian nodded. “This item is classified as top secret. If Wang Baihu and I hadn’t been the first to arrive, we wouldn’t have been qualified to access this information.”

"See what I told you?" Lin Qing couldn't help but sneer. "This thing will definitely be sent to headquarters for research, and then the organization will try to replicate it and use it on living people."

“However… that doesn’t make sense.” Honglian retorted subconsciously. “The organization’s purpose is to limit the spread of abilities, so there’s no reason for them to actively increase the number of uncontrollable ability users! Besides, if they really wanted to conduct an experiment, headquarters had much better options. Why choose a city like Jiangcheng, which is known for its excellent order and security?”

Lin Qing thought about it and realized that what the other party said made sense. She had no doubt that the organization was ruthless enough to stop at nothing to achieve its goals. However, coming to Jiangcheng to test the ability potion? Those remote islands in the Pacific Ocean were obviously a better choice.

Moreover, judging from Zhang Zhiqi's confession, the drug seems to be immature and has a certain chance of failure. The two ability users who were forcibly activated were of no help to the organization, which is not in line with the organization's experimental style.

"Then who else could get these liquids?" Lin Qing asked.

Honglian opened her mouth, but no sound came out.

Bang bang bang!
Just then, Wang Baihu suddenly banged on the rear window of the car several times.

"Black smoke is billowing out of the factory; it looks like it's on fire!"

(End of this chapter)