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Chapter 86 Junior Brother, You Bring Glory to Wudang! (Bonus Chapter)
Master Chen, Master Zhou, and Wang Hu filed in one after another to enter the sect.

Suppressing his curiosity, Master Chen stated his purpose directly: "Professor Deng, we need your authorization to obtain some bone powder from the dead for experiments. Won't you come with us?"

"I don't have much time these two days, so Wang Hu and the others will be fine."

The truth is that he had tested these things and found them to be useless.

The two Taoist priests weren't very proficient in supernatural powers, so they simply let go, as long as nothing unexpected happened.

Master Chen, holding the documents, cupped his hands in greeting to Wang Hu beside him: "Layman Wang, thank you for your trouble. Please take us to the special materials storage warehouse again."

Wang Hu, whose face was covered in fine hair and acne, nodded dismissively, a glint of shrewdness in his eyes: "This time, we're going to make the most of it!"

"Use what you have alive?"

Wang Hu pondered the word, glanced at Professor Deng Dakang who was busy with his head down, and, not fully grasping its deeper meaning, felt too embarrassed to ask.

Wang Hu faithfully carried out the order and led the two to their destination.

Upon reaching the warehouse gate where the remains of the dead were isolated, Master Chen and Master Zhou took a deep breath and handed the authorization document signed by Deng Dakang to the newly assigned soldier on duty.

“Young layman, we have come here on Professor Deng’s orders to study these spirits.”

The young soldier immediately stood up, gave a standard salute, and then accepted the document with both hands.

Only after confirming that everything was correct did he open the door.

The moment the warehouse door opened, a chilling aura rushed out.

The room was filled with skeletal remains arranged in different categories. Some of them had been ground into bone powder and bone fragments of varying coarseness and were stored in transparent, sealed bags with detailed labels.

Deep inside the warehouse, in several cages made of special alloys, were several skeleton soldiers who were still able to move.

They were lying down, but upon noticing the approaching people, their empty eye sockets burned with eerie blue soul fire as they futilely scratched at the cage walls, producing a piercing scraping sound.

"Two Taoist priests, how many specimens do you need? Which part do you want? Skull or leg bone?"

Master Chen and Master Zhou exchanged a glance, as if they had made up their minds.

"Could we...can we personally saw some undead specimens on site?"

"what?"

The young soldier was completely stunned, his mind momentarily blank.

The two Taoist priests pulled out a gleaming hacksaw and a tool for grinding minerals from somewhere, and pointed expectantly at the most active little skeleton in the cage.

"That's it! We want to cut some of the freshly taken specimen for research."

The newly transferred soldier was inexperienced and looked bewildered at the two Taoist priests who could be his grandfathers, and then at Wang Hu and the other man behind them.

Wang Hu, who was following behind, twitched at the corner of his mouth when he saw this.

These two items were what he and his comrades had just found for the two Taoist priests.

He thought the two Taoist priests were going to use tree branches or something, but he didn't expect them to start sawing the dead right away!

What a brilliant example of making good use of resources!
The young soldier scratched his head, the heavy protective helmet making his gesture look somewhat comical: "Um... you two please go outside and wait a moment, I need to consult with the logistics department."

The message was quickly transmitted to the head of the logistics team at the interdimensional command center via encrypted communication.

Since the two Taoist priests were special unofficial members, he dared not act on his own and immediately reported to Su Mingjin.

Su Mingjin, who was processing documents, was taken aback when she heard the report: "Do the two Taoist priests also want to saw a living skeleton on the spot?"

"Yes, they say that fresh bones may contain more active magical particles, and they want to use this to try to create new types of talismans."

"Didn't Professor Deng already test them all?" Su Mingjin's lips twitched. Hearing this, Brigade Commander Man, who was looking at a map nearby, also curiously leaned over: "Deputy Commander Su, are all the Taoist priests this powerful?"

"Incredible?" Su Mingjin sighed and rubbed his temples. "This is nothing. Those materials scientists have already dismantled more than a dozen skeletons to the bone in the past few days."

"I just didn't expect that the two Taoist priests also... also possess such a pragmatic spirit of scientific research and exploration."

She turned around and gave the order to the logistics team leader on the other end of the communicator: "Approve their request! Have them protect the two Taoist priests."

"Well, tell the Taoist priests to take it easy and not break up all the spoils at once, otherwise the supernatural research group will come and cause trouble here again."

The main reason is that the advance team has been quite aggressive recently, sweeping away all the skeletons within a 20-kilometer radius.

Undead skeletons are now rare and valuable research material for extraordinary beings.

If we don't take it easy, the undead might be wiped out.

It's a small matter if we can't find research targets in the future; the old men in charge of logistics want to turn the dead into national first-class protected animals for everyone to visit.

In order to reduce headquarters funding and raise more funds for land reclamation, the logistics department even considered increasing revenue and cutting costs by launching tourism projects.

Although that's something to consider many years later, isn't it normal to think of a name for your child right after you get married?

"Yes!"

A few kilometers away, upon receiving permission, the young soldier on duty displayed an unusually interesting expression.

He put down the communicator and looked at the two Taoist priests with their otherworldly airs again. In addition to the respect he had shown before, his eyes now held an inexplicable sense of awe.

He opened the isolation passage and made a "please" gesture.

"Please, Taoist priests, make yourselves at home, but please be careful."

The young soldier on duty solemnly gave instructions, his eyes filled with undisguised curiosity.

Wang Hu and another soldier, armed and with the safety engaged, stood guard at a safe distance, just in case.

Master Chen weighed the medical chainsaw in his hand; its buzzing sound echoed in the warehouse.

He grinned, revealing a set of white teeth: "Don't worry, it's these little skeleton brats who need to be careful!"

After saying that, he took the lead and walked towards the alloy cage where the skeletons were imprisoned.

Master Zhou followed closely behind, trying his best to straighten his back.

As soon as the two approached, the most active skeleton in the cage immediately found a target to attack.

The two dark blue soul flames in its empty eye sockets suddenly surged, and an invisible, chilling aura seemed to materialize, rushing straight towards the spirits of the two Taoist priests.

This is a pure malice stemming from death.

Master Chen felt a sudden heaviness in his head, as if someone had poured a bucket of ice water over his face, and the hairs on his body stood on end.

But he was, after all, a formidable opponent who had won a martial arts performance championship. He focused his energy into his dantian, and with the circulation of his qi and blood, the chill was dispelled considerably.

But Master Zhou behind him wasn't having such a good time.

Just as Master Chen was about to give instructions, he glanced out of the corner of his eye and noticed that his junior brother was standing there, his body trembling slightly uncontrollably, his face pale, and his eyes somewhat unfocused.

"Taoist Master, do you need our help?" Wang Hu's voice came from afar.

"It's alright!" Master Chen waved his hand without turning his head. "These mere evil spirits are enough for my two brothers and me!"

He quickly approached Master Zhou, lowered his voice, and his words were like knives: "Little Master, get your act together! Do you want Wudang to lose face in front of these little soldiers?"

(End of this chapter)