I, the Lord of the Fifth Heavenly Throne, flow out of all things!

"Today we received beef and potatoes specially supplied by China. They are amazing and delicious!"

“Sniff…”

Shion, who was staring out the window in a daze, came to her senses after smelling a very fragrant scent, and turned around to look at Erica in the sunlight.

She walked to the dining table and sat down, looking curiously at the food on the plate that smelled of beef but looked like potatoes.

"Erica, beef and potatoes, is it beef... or potatoes?"

Shion is very curious about things she has never seen. Even if she can't leave this mansion, at least she can see things outside.

At this moment, she was looking at the potato chips on the plate. They were clearly potatoes on the outside, but had the texture of beef on the inside.

Amazing and strange food.

Shiyin thought so in her heart.

“Potatoes, right?”

Erica tilted her head, also a little unsure.

In addition to being edible and delicious, these foods are also highly nutritious.

But Erica really couldn't understand how to make a potato taste like beef.

Before cooking with beef potatoes, she did some research, but the genes of beef potatoes are so complicated that even someone as smart as her can't figure it out.

“…delicious.”

Shiyin picked up the knife and fork and tasted the beef and potatoes.

After taking just one bite, her eyes narrowed slightly and she gave it a very delicious review.

At this time, a short-haired woman who looked almost exactly like Erica walked in from outside with a tray of food.

"It smells so good. Did you get the special beef?"

"Shion, the greedy Natsume is here to grab food again."

Erica glanced at the other person with a smile, then looked at Shion with a serious expression.

Upon hearing this, Natsume, who had just sat down at the table with a tray of food, froze in his expression.

Seeing Shiyin moving the plate away in a very protective manner, she glared at Erica fiercely and said:

"Stupid Erica, who wants to take the food? I'm here to share the food with you, look at my food!"

As she spoke, the woman called Natsume placed her food on the table. It was a bowl piled high with red...rice?

Erica and Shion looked at it in confusion, as they had never seen red rice before.

But after looking closely, they found that the "red rice" in the bowl were not actually rice grains, but tiny strawberries.

"Eh!? Are these all strawberries!?"

Erica's expression was even more surprised than when she saw the beef and potatoes. She couldn't believe that this bowl of rice was full of rice-sized strawberries.

Seeing the surprised expressions of the two people, Natsume proudly took a bite of the strawberry rice. The perfect sour and sweet feeling burst out in her mouth, making her squint her eyes comfortably.

She exchanged her food with Erica for some beef and potatoes, and both of them tasted the rare delicacy.

After eating and drinking, Shiyin looked at the small strawberry the size of a grain of rice in her hand with a magnifying glass, with a very curious expression.

“How are rice-sized strawberries made?”

Not only beef potatoes, but also strawberry rice is amazing. It is hard to imagine how potatoes can taste like beef, and how strawberries can be shrunk to the size of rice grains.

"The whole world is curious about how Dr. Duanmu in the Celestial Empire made these foods." Natsume shrugged her shoulders, with a gentle smile on her pretty face, and said, "The Phoenixes who study genetic engineering are all amazed at the special genes contained in these foods. Not only are they extremely delicious, but they are also incredibly nutritious."

"Dr. Duanmu, who solved the food shortage by himself? I remember that China was a big agricultural country in the past, and there was also a great man who solved the country's food shortage in the field of agriculture."

Although Erica has never left the 703 Institute, her knowledge is surprisingly broad.

Erica, who was Shingyoji's assistant before he was born, often read history books in her free time, especially those about the Celestial Empire, which has a long history.

People around the world are not too shocked that China can solve the global food shortage problem.

After all, when that populous country was hungry in the past, a great man emerged who solved the national famine problem by himself. It is not unacceptable for another one to appear.

"The Unified Government holds Dr. Duanmu in high esteem."

Shiyin put down the strawberry rice in her hand, and a thoughtful look appeared in her beautiful deep red eyes.

Although there is a hint of flattery, but considering the person's common line, it would be the same even if he is not praised.

"This is a good thing for us in Phoenix. At least we won't attract so much attention."

Natsume also knew what Shion meant by mentioning this matter. With a bitter smile on her face, she understood very well the purpose of the unified government doing this.

To downplay Phoenix's influence on humans.

Their outstanding performance in this field did not earn them respect and admiration, but instead brought them fear and rejection from humans.

Bringing up this unhappy topic made the atmosphere become a little heavy.

"Jingle Bell---!"

At this moment, Erica's personal terminal rang, breaking the heavy atmosphere at the scene.

In the 703 Institute, signals from the outside world cannot come in unless it is during specific times.

So this is a message from the Unified Army on the island.

Erica didn't avoid Natsume and Shion who were present, and directly took out the terminal to answer the call.

"This is Erica....Huh? I see....I'll get ready...um..."

After putting down the terminal, Erica's face showed an expression that Natsume and Shion couldn't understand. There was a little happiness, but more of responsibility.

"What happened? Erica?" Looking at the other party, Shiyin asked directly if she had any questions.

Hearing this, Erica came back to her senses and a happy smile appeared on her face. She said softly:

"My peers Phoenix, Suzune, Miyuki, and Elena are coming back."

"...Isn't this a good thing?"

Hearing these three names, Natsume's eyes lit up. After all, those three people were Phoenix of the same period as him.

They were transferred to work outside before her. She remembered that the three of them went to China, right?

"There is also an important person coming with them, that is Dr. Duanmu."

Erica reveals the reason for her complicated expression, saying that she would be surprised if she was told that only Suzune, Miyuki, and Elena came back.

But with the arrival of Dr. Duanmu, who was pushed to the forefront, she began to worry about the entire 703 Institute.

Because the person who came here not only did research work, but also sought refuge.

After all, while Dr. Duanmu had a strong presence, he also made a lot of enemies.

If the other party comes here, the entire 703 Institute will probably be implicated.

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Chapter 103: Lian and Shiyin's First Meeting

At this time, in a mysterious sea area, a military helicopter was disturbing the air and flying quickly in the sky.

The beautiful sunset shines at the end of the horizon.

However, what is more attractive than the sunset is the red star shining in the sky.

In the eyes of others, the red star represents destruction and symbolizes disaster and death.

But in Duan Mulian's eyes, this red star that shines in the day and at night is very beautiful.

"【Master Duanmu, do you need to invite fellow students from the 703 Research Institute to join Phoenix's independent activities?】"

In the helicopter, Lingyin, who was sitting in front of Duanmulian, communicated with him through telepathy.

Sitting on both sides of Suzune were Miyuki and Elena. All three of them were wearing white uniforms and miniskirts, and with their delicate and proper looks, they were all first-class beauties.

It has to be said that in addition to longevity, high intelligence, and the same silver hair, Phoenix is ​​also very beautiful and delicate in appearance.

Even though Duanmulian, whose mentality was like that of an old monk in meditation, had no interest in beauty, he felt a sense of pleasure just by looking at Phoenix.

It's not just because they are beautiful, but because Phoenix has some attributes that he likes.

When I was with Darien before, she talked about his XP attributes.

The most important of these is the attribute of "intelligence" that Duanmulian likes and appreciates.

Wisdom controls power, wisdom creates power...That is why he likes and appreciates smart girls.

For example, Daedalus, Tiayou, Bayi Yonglin, and Darien, the attribute that most attracted Duanmulian to them was intelligence.

Of course, Duanmulian also admired Mebius in the chat group, but he didn't like him because he hated snakes.

"【You don't need to worry about this, I'll do it. Whether they are willing or not depends entirely on their personal wishes. When the time is right, you can return to your compatriots and rest for a while.】"

Duanmulian glanced at Liu Zi, who was sitting next to him and dozing with her eyes closed, then spoke mentally to the three Phoenixes in front of him.

Not all Phoenixes are willing to join the big family of building a new civilization. Although they are rejected by humans, they still have close ties with humans.

Moreover, for some unknown reason, every Phoenix is ​​very kind and open-minded about their own destiny.

"[What about you?]"

Elena stared straight at Duan Mulian.

To be honest, after getting to know the man and spending some time with him, she got to know him a little bit.

The other party is a nihilist who is keen on finding meaning in meaninglessness.

It seems that he is fighting for others, but there is no one in his eyes, and he has no sense of reality of living in this world.

"[What do you want to say?]"

Duanmulian looked at Elena calmly. He did not use the power of magnetic field to read the other person's mind, but he could guess that the other person was concerned about him.

Having done so many good things for Phoenix, Phoenix, who is kind by nature, naturally wants to give back to their benefactor and savior.

"【I want to help you, we all want to help you..." ×3

Lingyin, Shenxue and Elena together conveyed their purest kindness and love to Duanmulian.

The Phoenixes felt very guilty for just unilaterally accepting the gift from Duanmulian.

So, just like humans reject and fear Phoenix, they are still willing to contribute to humanity.

They are also very willing to help those who rescue them.

Although Phoenix is ​​smart, he is also very pure in a sense, and Duanmulian does not hate this purity.

"【I appreciate your kindness, but you are not able to help me with your current abilities. Let's talk about it later.】"

Phoenix's kindness and purity made Duanmulian feel a little uncomfortable for a while.

After all, he has a clear self-awareness that he is not a good person. He is a little troubled by receiving so much one-sided kindness.

And this feeling of discomfort is very familiar, with a sense of déjà vu.

The last time, or I don’t know which life it was, I met so many races with good personalities and generally high morals.

Duanmulian searched the experience in her memory bank and found it immediately.

Ah, those guys from the Kingdom of Light.

When they were human, ninety-nine percent of them were just and kind, and even more so after they became beings of light.

The collective kindness of the Phoenixes is too similar to the ridiculously high moral standards of the people in the Kingdom of Light.

"Dr. Duanmu, everyone, we are here."

The soldier flying the helicopter suddenly spoke up to remind the group of people who had been very quiet since boarding the helicopter.

The people whose mental communication was interrupted, including Liu Zi, looked outside the helicopter.

Below the gaze, small isolated islands floating scattered on the vast blue sea come into view.

Under the lush vegetation, a large open space was cleared and a large Western-style building was located there.

Although it didn't look like a research institute at all, Suzune, Miyuki, and Elena looked at the mansion with nostalgia in their eyes.

Dr. Shingyōji Hatsu built this research institute in pursuit of aristocratic elegance.