Ark, after I died, the operators started to love me.

Typhon sneered, “Whatever, let him be smug for now. Have you noticed? This guy isn’t a pure collapse body. He has his own logic and can act like a human. I’m now wondering to what extent the demons have corrupted him.”

The other two remained silent. After about ten seconds, Andorn finally withdrew his wary gaze, indicating that there were no enemy listening devices in the room.

Yelena asked, "Does the engineering machinery used to build the research station have such flexible mobility?"

"I think I've heard what you're talking about before."

Andorn closed his eyes and retrieved distant memories from his mind.

At that time, he had just left Lateran to find his own path and, by sheer chance, went to Iberia, or rather, returned to his homeland.

His home no longer exists, and Iberia belongs to him who is powerless to change anything that happens to him.

Andorn saw a Colombian construction team laying foundations on a wasteland. The construction workers were controlling a large machine that was two or three meters tall, moving like humans. If it weren't for the remote control in the engineer's hand, one would have thought that there were real people operating the machine.

After hearing Andorn's description, Yelena's eyes widened; she had never seen anything so outrageous.

"You don't need to worry. This kind of mechanical equipment is slow and not very flexible. Simply having great power is very energy-consuming to operate. Even if the research station has small mineral veins that can provide almost endless energy, the amount that can be stored in the mechanical equipment is pitifully small."

It is powerful but slow-moving, and has strong output power but poor endurance.

Yelena immediately understood why Andorn was so fearless; this thing was so poorly adaptable that it could only be used as auxiliary machinery on construction sites.

"I think I understand what's going on."

Typhon looked at her two companions and voiced her suspicions.

Rhine Life's construction team couldn't find workers locally because the research station they were building was a massive undertaking, and the soil was so soft, especially during the wet season, that large machinery could easily get stuck in the thick mud. So these humanoid machines became the only option.

"Wouldn't that mean facing a huge number of humanoid machines?"

"I don't think this is a problem we need to worry about."

Andorn's next words almost made Yelena and Typhon burst out laughing.

"By the time the collapsing body inside the research station has fully charged the humanoid machine, the doctor will probably have arrived, so the one who will actually be hammered by the humanoid machine is Mike."

"Isn't it inappropriate for us to gloat like this?"

"It was indeed bad, but we should be grateful that someone helped us solve the problem."

Andorn said he was grateful, but the corners of his mouth were always turned up.

Yelena exclaimed, "Luckily you're not company employees, otherwise you would definitely be fired by the boss."

……

Yelena was right; the distance from the camp to the research station was only ten kilometers, which could be reached in the blink of an eye.

When Mike and his team arrived outside the research station, they first wandered around in the woods and found the car their three companions had driven there. Then they saw that the research station's gate was locked, and apart from a sensor, they couldn't find a way to open it from the outside.

"Now we can confirm that our three companions are inside the research station. The fact that the door is locked means there is a problem inside. We need to hurry."

As soon as Mike finished speaking, Magellan jumped out, raised his hand high, and shouted, "I...I...I..."

Mike thought to himself, "Are you trying to become a stuttering gunman?"

Daitouyu took out her ID card from her pocket: "I am a member of the scientific research team. I can definitely open the door of the scientific research station with my ID card."

Confident in Magellan, Mike had no doubts and immediately agreed to let her try, also finding two agents to accompany her as bodyguards.

Magellan arrived at the electronic equipment in front of the giant steel gate with great interest, only to find that the surface of the equipment was covered with a thick layer of ice due to the low temperature. She waved the card in front of the equipment twice, but received no response.

Is it broken?

Daisy, who was circling the door, pointed to the scratches on the ground and said, "Obviously not. Look here, this door was opened not long ago, which means it can function normally, but it is also possible that the identity detection device outside is damaged."

Xingji also came to help, but her ID card was still useless.

When two Rhine Life employees were unable to open the research station door, Mike thought it was probably because their expertise was not relevant.

Muirsey, who had been following behind without saying a word for a long time, sighed: "Your authority is insufficient. You should look to me. I am one of the directors of the Rhine Ten Departments, and my authority is definitely higher than yours."

The water sprite confidently approached the sensor, placed its identity card on it, and the surroundings were completely silent, as if the air had frozen.

Muirsay swore that it would be better to have some voice now.

It seems that even her status as the head of the department is not enough.

"That shouldn't be the case. Rhine Life has at least half of the access permissions set up at the research station. There's no reason why I, as the director, shouldn't be able to open the door."

Muirsey looked on in disbelief; this was completely different from what she had heard from Seria.

As she tried again, a synthesized electronic voice came from the sensor: "Dear Director of the Ecology Department of Rhine Life Sciences, the research station is currently under lockdown and you cannot enter until it is reopened."

The sound emitted by the sensor attracted everyone around, and Muirsey was also excited: "I told you, it must be the problem with it."

Mike said thoughtfully, "We all know that Seria is in Trimont City, so it's impossible for her to come here, right?"

"Of course, Saria is so busy right now that she doesn't even have time to see me, her friend. It's even more difficult for her to say a few words to me."

Before Muirsey could continue her complaints, Mike interrupted her and said, "Director Muirsey holds a high position at Rhine Labs. Even she can't open the door. The person who's locking up the research station now has identification documents that are at least on par with hers."

Mike's statement startled everyone. The meaning of his words was all too clear: there was another department head inside the research station, and only in this way could Muirsey's identity card be negated.

Muirsey was stunned, muttering, "How is this possible?"

"Of course it's possible. Don't forget, Sami doesn't just have you as the head of a department at Rhine Life."

"Are you referring to Mariam?"

"Yes, it's him, the head of the scientific research department. I can't think of any other possibility besides him."

"Director Mariam is inside the research station?!"

Magellan repeated what he had just said, almost jumping for joy.

She, a member of the research team, hadn't seen her director for a long time.

However, Mike poured cold water on her at this moment: "I mean it's possible. After all, the sensors at the research station only recognize ID cards, not real people. They don't have facial recognition functionality."

"After saying all that, we still can't open the door, but we have to go in. Mike, have you thought about what to do?"

Mike selectively ignored Magellan's dejected expression and gently tapped the closed door of the research station with his finger: "What else can we do? If it's blocking our way, we'll just smash it down."

Chongyue nodded in satisfaction: "Yes, absolutely right, that's exactly how it should be done."

The Grandmaster stood behind the closed iron gate of the research station, a powerful aura surging around him.

The steel gate was nothing more than a wooden stake in front of him.

He practiced countless martial arts routines throughout his life, but the thing he did most often was practice on wooden stakes.

Using his strongest power to shatter the most advanced technological achievement on this land, Chongyue, whose heart was as calm as a still lake, showed a rare ripple.

"Etc., etc!"

Muirsey suddenly realized what was about to happen and quickly stepped forward to stop it.

Chongyue turned to look at the water sprite: "What's wrong?"

“Listen to me, there’s no need to smash the door. I don’t doubt your skill, Grandmaster. I just think it’s too extravagant. I have other ways to open the door. Let me try again. If it still doesn’t work, then break the door down. I’ll give it my full support.”

Honestly, Mike would be happy to give her another chance.

86. The glaringly obvious Muirsay.

Muirsey felt embarrassed that three consecutive Rhine Lab employees had failed to open the research station's doors. She had to do something to change other people's opinions of her, for her own sake and for Rhine Lab's.

The water sprite stood in front of the steel gate, and the surrounding operators quickly made way to avoid being affected by the Originium Arts.

You don't actually need to stand this far away.

Muirsey sighed silently, took off her right glove, and was immediately struck by a chill. She quickly shrank back, but then, remembering what she was doing, she mustered her courage and placed it on the surface of the door.

It will be done in a little while.

She told herself this in her heart, and suddenly, the water sprite disintegrated into a stream of water in front of everyone, flowing in through the crack in the door.

"They really disappeared?!"

Destle stared at the scene in disbelief. This land certainly had many amazing Originium Arts, but she had never seen such a magical sight before.

Just as everyone was marveling at the sight, Mike frowned slightly, because the moment Muirsey disappeared, he saw the water covered with a layer of frost.

After all, in an environment of minus ten degrees Celsius, the water sprite might not be able to maintain its own state.

As for her safety, Mike had no doubts; otherwise, he would be underestimating her.

But why hasn't the door been opened yet?

Chongyue stood in front of the door, knocked hard, and called out, "Miss Muirsey, is it ready? If you can't open it, let me do it."

"It'll be ready soon, I'm opening the door."

A few seconds later, a loud rumbling sound came from inside the steel gate, and the ground shook, indicating that the gate was opening.

How awesome.

Adele looked enviously at the slowly opening door.

"Actually, I can do it too. This kind of door can't stop me at all."

Dolly noticed the mood of her chosen one and, unwilling to accept it, headbutted the lamb.

Muirsey stood in the doorway, hands on her hips, and said smugly, "I told you, even if someone locks the door, the safety unlocking device left behind can easily open it. This door only keeps out outsiders, not our own people."

“You’re right, because the strongest fortresses are always breached from within.”

Mike took a few steps closer, looked the imposing water sprite up and down, and said rather rudely, "Take your hand out."

The hands-on-hips pose was a ruse; Muirsey hid her left hand behind her back, thinking she could keep it a secret, but she was seen through as soon as she showed herself.

The girl looked at the man with pleading eyes, but he grabbed her arm and exposed her left arm, which was frozen solid.

"I...I didn't have time to transform back into human form. I'm just frozen into ice, and it will melt soon..."

Mike placed his large hand on her forehead, and a warm current flowed through her veins to every corner of her body. The ice in her left hand melted silently and reformed into an arm.

The water sprite was immediately speechless and shyly wanted to find a place to hide.

"I I I..."

"What's there to be nervous about? It's a small matter. Nobody here is going to argue with you. Who do you need to prove anything to?"

Mike raised his palm, and the pale golden light dissipated. If you looked closely, you would see that his arm had become somewhat blurred.