Ling Cage: Twelve Talismans? I have everything I need.

Chapter 153 Clones

In the living room, Xiao Yuekui and Bai Yuetian stared at each other wide-eyed once again.

Bai Yuetian tried to move

Topic: "Hey, Little Kui, do you want to float again? I may not have any magic spells, but I can lift you high! Really high!"

Xiao Yuekui raised her head, glanced at him with an expression as if he were an idiot, then jumped off the sofa, clutching the empty dessert box.

"No need. I'll go throw the box away."

As she spoke, she strode towards the kitchen trash can with her short legs, leaving Bai Yuetian scratching his head in the middle of the mess.

On the other side, Yang Chen's figure appeared in the corridor of the research institute.

Following ASH's directions, he quickly found Professor Horn's laboratory.

The isolation door slid open, and the three people inside the laboratory looked over at the same time.

"Orange," Bai Yuekui said, "the teacher has agreed."

Professor Horn adjusted his glasses and looked at Yang Chen: "Although all of this is still unbelievable, the information provided by Yue Kui is quite substantial."

He paused for a moment: "Although the equipment here is advanced, it is probably still insufficient compared to the 'ecological base' you described, and I would like to see the Angel Potion with my own eyes."

His meaning was clear: he was ready to go to the ecological base.

Yang Chen nodded: "I understand. The facilities and the original data stored at the base can meet our needs. Let's not delay, shall we set off now?"

Professor Horn took a deep breath and nodded emphatically: "Okay!"

Bai Yuekui looked at Yang Chen: "Go straight to the base?"

"Hmm." Yang Chen walked up to Professor Horn and then looked at Theresa: "Mother-in-law, Professor, the process may be a little unusual, please don't be nervous."

Professor Horn looked at Yang Chen, then at Bai Yuekui beside him who remained calm, as if he had made a decision: "I believe in you. Come on, let me experience this 'special' way of traveling."

Yang Chen gently put his arm around Professor Horn's shoulder, while his other hand held Bai Yuekui's hand, and Bai Yuekui held Theresa's hand.

Professor Horn instinctively adjusted his glasses and held his breath.

The next moment, the power of the rabbit talisman surged slightly.

Despite being mentally prepared, Professor Horn and Theresa couldn't help but gasp in surprise.

What came into view was the desolate state of the world, but what followed was a strong feeling of weightlessness, and the four of them flew toward Ecological Base No. 3 at an extremely fast speed.

This feeling comes and goes just as quickly.

Almost at the same moment he felt his heart skip a beat, his feet were already firmly planted on the ground again.

Only the sound of the wind seemed to linger in my ears.

"Alright, we've arrived," Yang Chen's voice rang out from the side.

Professor Horn and Theresa then cautiously opened their eyes.

The sight that came into view made them instantly forget all their discomfort, their pupils dilating in shock.

This place was completely different from the bright and clean Hisakawa City Research Institute he was familiar with; it was filled with a cold and hard atmosphere.

“This is it. This is it.” Professor Horn took two steps back, looking around and being shocked by the unimaginable scale of the base.

“Ecological Base No. 3,” Bai Yuekui’s voice rang out from the side.

Yang Chen stepped forward to verify the information, and the door opened.

The group went inside and were led to the elevator.

Bai Yuekui stepped into the elevator first. She turned her head and spoke to Horn and Theresa, who were still in shock behind her.

“ASH will record your information and permissions. After that, you can freely enter and exit this place through the base’s regular entrances or other means.” Upon hearing this, Professor Horn barely managed to pull himself back from his astonishment at the surrounding environment.

Building an ecological base in such a world is extremely difficult, especially considering the abundance of equipment and instruments available there.
The elevator doors slowly closed and began to descend, bringing a slight feeling of weightlessness.

He looked at Bai Yuekui: "Freedom to enter and exit. Yuekui, since that so-called 'higher-dimensional being' can send us 'words,' does that mean they can also 'monitor' our every move at all times, just like we observe bacteria under a microscope?"

The metal walls inside the elevator reflected a cold light, but Bai Yuekui's expression remained unchanged as she shook her head.

“Not necessarily. When we first arrived in Hisakawa City, we didn’t immediately receive that ‘message.’ Their ‘delivery’ seems to require certain conditions to be met. It’s more like a kind of restricted ‘broadcast’ rather than real-time monitoring without blind spots.”

She paused, her gaze sweeping across the elevator screen displaying the constantly changing floor numbers, and continued, "They might be able to sense large 'movements,' but not necessarily observe all the details. It's like..."

Just then, the elevator made a soft "ding" sound and came to a smooth stop on the B7 floor.

The heavy metal doors slid open to the sides, and right outside the elevator doors, ASH was already quietly waiting.

Bai Yuekui looked at ASH's body: "...Just like ASH."

Her gaze shifted from Ash to Horn and Theresa.

“ASH itself is data, is a flow of information; it cannot truly exist as a physical entity in our three-dimensional space. But it can ‘materialize’ its existence and interact with us through a mechanical shell, or like a holographic projection.”

"Those 'higher-dimensional beings' may also be like this. They can project 'information' and may even exert influence indirectly, but to directly 'monitor' or interfere with the specific extent of our dimension, they may also need to rely on 'mediums,' and the medium may be the Devouring Beasts and the ecosystem."

ASH greeted the newly arrived Professor Horn and Ms. Theresa: "Professor Horn, Theresa, welcome to the Ecological Base. I am ASH."

Theresa looked at Ash in front of her, her expression somewhat subtle.

The projected image was created by ASH himself, but the mechanical body was created by Bai Jingyu.
Did Jingyu actually like this type?
Bai Yuekui didn't notice her mother's momentary lapse in attention; she pointed in a direction.

Professor Horn looked in the direction she pointed and saw a heavy isolation door with a complex security verification mechanism.

“Teacher, Mom,” her voice drew Teresa’s attention back.

"'Angel' and 'Miracle K' are both kept behind there."

As she spoke, she took the lead and walked towards the door.

The space behind the door appeared much larger and was noticeably cooler than the outside.

In the very center of the room, most striking are two medicine containers placed side by side, one pink and one blue.

Professor Horn eagerly went inside, but the next second, his gaze was involuntarily drawn to the two culture chambers in the center.

When he saw the objects soaking in the nutrient solution inside the tank, the curiosity on his face froze instantly, replaced by shock and horror.

That is not a tissue sample or organ.

Those were two little boys.

They looked to be about seven or eight years old, with identical faces, their eyes closed as if they were sleeping peacefully.

"This...this is!" Professor Horn took a step back abruptly, looking at Bai Yuekui in disbelief.

"Yue Kui! You...you actually..."

He wanted to accuse Bai Yuekui of using human subjects for experiments, but the words wouldn't come out.

Theresa also looked at Bai Yuekui.

Bai Yuekui remained calm in the face of his teacher's questioning, but a complex emotion flickered in the depths of his eyes.

She shook her head.

"Teacher, you've misunderstood."

She said calmly, "Strictly speaking, they are not human, nor do they possess the essence of life; they are merely empty shells."

(End of this chapter)