Three days passed quietly.
After bidding farewell to Emma Grace, Su Hui and his group were heading towards a high-tech park outside downtown Los Angeles.
Inside the car, the heating was on full blast, creating a completely different world from the icy, snowy landscape outside.
In the back seat, Tina's fair fingertips traced the electronic map displayed on the tablet, occasionally glancing up at the fleeting snow scenery outside the window.
She wore a fitted white sports vest that accentuated her beautiful figure, with a winter coat over it. Black tights under her black sports skirt hugged her long, shapely legs, which were slightly curled up.
"At our current speed and given the road conditions, it will take us about two days to reach the high-tech park that Ms. Emma mentioned."
Upon hearing this, Su Hui, in the driver's seat, merely nodded slightly, his sharp gaze still scanning the surroundings outside the car window, remaining vigilant at all times.
Harley, sitting in the passenger seat, stretched, her tight leather jacket outlining her voluptuous figure. She hugged the "Goodnight" baseball bat to her chest and tilted her head to look at Su Hui in the driver's seat.
"Honey~"
"Is Emma Grace really trustworthy?"
Her voice carried a unique charm and playfulness, "It seems to me that woman is quite interested in you."
She stuck out her tongue and licked her scarlet lips, her tone slightly seductive.
"How about we find an opportunity and just take her in too?"
Hearing this, Mary, who was sitting next to Tina, blinked her clear eyes and whispered, "Sister Harley, isn't Sister Emma our ally?"
The little girl's voice carried a hint of confusion.
Harley giggled, turned her head and reached out to pinch Mary's pink cheek.
"Little Mary, you're still too naive."
"An ally? Our relationship with her is at best a cooperative one of mutual exploitation."
Harley's eyes deepened, no longer displaying her usual carefree demeanor, but instead revealing a calmness and rationality unique to academic achievers: "Emma Grace is no pushover; she's got big ambitions."
“Emma Grace needs our strength to solidify her position at Raytheon, which is why she’s been so friendly to us.”
"But you have to understand, once a giant corporation like Thor has completely established itself in the apocalypse, would they be willing to let beings like us with 'supernatural powers' remain outside their control? That's impossible."
"Once her position is secure, or she finds a power that can replace Su Hui, do you think she will still be as easy to talk to as she is now?"
She looked at Su Hui very seriously and said, "Honey, it's fine for us to use her resources and intelligence to develop our own power, but we must always be vigilant about her ambitions."
"Why don't we just take her? Hehe~ Emma's mature and voluptuous body is so tempting!"
Towards the end, Harley's attitude became ambiguous again, as she gestured to her own body, indicating her curves, as if making a comparison.
Mary opened her mouth as if she wanted to say something, but in the end she gave up.
Su Hui, with his hands on the steering wheel, glanced at Harley and smiled, "Don't worry, I have a plan."
Hearing Su Hui speak, Harley didn't say anything more.
Su Hui naturally agreed with Harley's analysis.
Emma Grace, that tall, sexy, and cold-blooded strong woman, is incredibly fierce. Her decisiveness and ruthlessness were fully revealed in the bloody purge at the board of directors.
Such a woman, unless you have absolute control over her, will always be a hidden danger if you keep her by your side.
Therefore, Su Hui decided from the very beginning to use the system's capabilities to recruit the other party into his own ranks.
And it has to be the other party who actively asks and begs you!
With extraordinary power as bait, Emma, being so shrewd, would naturally notice it. As long as she desires power, she cannot escape Su Hui's control.
Thinking of this, Su Hui naturally recalled the information about Emma Grace's synthesis template.
Emma Grace (Marvel's White Queen)
【Crafting Requirements: Telepathic Necklace + Perfectly Cut Source Core + Large Source Crystal x12】
Of the three conditions, the source crystal (large) is actually the easiest to obtain.
With his current strength, hunting monsters to obtain source crystals is not difficult. The real trouble lies in the [Telepathic Necklace] and the [Perfect Cut Source Energy Core].
The materials required for the [Telepathic Necklace] include rare materials such as [Dimensional Metals]. According to Su Hui's guess, these items are rare metals that can only be born in 'singularities' or places with high dimensional energy.
It won't be easy to get your hands on it.
As for the latter, the same applies to [Perfectly Cutting the Source Energy Core].
The only time he ever obtained a source energy core was by getting it from the Daughter of Desire, and even then he almost died there.
It's fair to say that Emma's conditions for creation were more than twice as difficult as Tina's, which may explain the difference between a power user and an ordinary combat ability.
Su Hui kept this matter in mind.
Regardless, if we want to completely control Emma, we must prepare these materials as soon as possible. Fortunately, we still have plenty of time to cooperate with Emma.
It all depends on when Emma can't contain her desire and wants to gain power.
Su Hui's eyes narrowed slightly as he secretly made his calculations.
While Su Hui and his group braved the wind and snow, trudging arduously toward the high-tech industrial park.
Unbeknownst to Su Hui, a high-level meeting concerning him was secretly taking place at the headquarters of the Huanyu Group, located in the core area of the official shelter.
At this moment, around the huge oval conference table sat more than ten men and women, dressed in fine clothes and with different expressions.
They are the last remaining core of power within the Universal Group during the apocalypse.
The meeting room was dimly lit, and a photo of Su Hui was projected onto the wall. They had obtained the photo through special channels shortly after the Raytheon company board meeting tragedy.
"Based on intelligence gathered by our informants within Raytheon, and the subsequent investigation into the disappearance of Vlad and Saron..."
A middle-aged man with a refined demeanor and gold-rimmed glasses spoke up in a deep voice: "The reason why Emma Grace, the new president of Thor Corporation, dares to purge the company so forcefully, even at the cost of antagonizing both us and Titan Industries, is likely related to the man in the photo."
"Who is this man? What is his background? Why doesn't our intelligence department have any information about him?" Another senior official frowned.
“Vlad brought the latest results of the Pandora Project. Is this guy even stronger than the mutants who have gained dimensional power?” someone chimed in.
"That's right... How could our newly developed combat force possibly lose to this Asian kid!"
As some questioned the decision, discussions arose.
Only a burly man in black combat gear, with sinister eyes, sat in a corner at the end of the conference table, his eyes narrowed.
Cole, captain of the special operations team at Universal Corporation.
He stared intently at Su Hui's face in the photo, a chill rising from the bottom of his heart.
He remembered this man.
Not long ago, he had met the other person at Grove Shopping Center and tried to recruit him, but was flatly rejected.
At the time, he only felt that the other party was quite capable and a lone wolf worth recruiting.
But little did I know that so little time had passed.
This man had somehow gotten involved with the heir to the Thor Corporation, and might even have been involved in the internal purge that led to Vlad and Saron's disappearance.
“I know him.”
Cole's deep, husky voice echoed in the conference room, drawing everyone's attention.
“I tried to recruit him not long ago, but he refused.”
"He was accompanied by three female companions at the time, and they all seemed to be quite capable."
Cole recalled the scene, a hint of seriousness flashing in his eyes, "The Alpha-class mutant Vlad brought was quite powerful. If Raytheon didn't use some trump card we didn't know about, then..."
“I suspect that this Asian kid may very well possess some kind of…extraordinary ability that we don’t understand and that has almost no side effects.”
He paused, then spoke with a certainty of certainty.
"Extraordinary power without side effects?"
"How is this possible! Research from the 'Pandora Project' has already proven that the power of the mutants comes with enormous risks and uncontrollability!"
Cole's guess was like a bombshell, causing an uproar in the conference room.
The expressions on the faces of the high-ranking officials present changed instantly.
In the apocalypse, monsters roam the land. Although some humans have gained extraordinary powers, these powers are often accompanied by enormous risks and side effects.
Out of control, distortion, even death.
If there truly is a way to acquire extraordinary abilities with no or minimal side effects...
The atmosphere in the conference room instantly became heated, with everyone's eyes gleaming with undisguised greed and fervor.
If Cole's guess is true, then the value of Su Hui and the secrets he possesses will be immeasurable.
"Captain Cole, are you sure?"
An elderly man with gray hair, the chairman of Huanyu Group, sat in the main seat and asked in a deep voice, his eyes sharp as an eagle.
"Uncertainty, merely a reasonable speculation based on existing intelligence."
Cole shook his head, his tone cautious, "But in any case, this man, and the secrets he may possess, deserve our close attention."
"Immediately designate this person as a top-level surveillance target!"
The elderly CEO of the group, seated in the main seat, flashed a sharp light in his eyes and immediately made a decision: "Cole, since you have had contact with this person, the task of investigating him is entrusted to you. The group will give you the maximum authority and resource support. Dig out all his secrets!"
"Yes, sir!"
Cole bowed slightly, a cold smile curving his lips.
The first images that came to mind were Ryan and his wife, Elaine.
Since this Su Hui is so powerful and mysterious, perhaps we can start by investigating the people he has come into contact with to find a breakthrough.
The Ryans seem like a good choice.
I wonder if those two lucky guys got sent to the lab.
……
……
The wind and snow continue.
Two days later, Su Hui and his group finally arrived at the high-tech park located in the outskirts of Los Angeles.
Unlike the ruins that can be seen everywhere in the city, this park is vast and well-planned, with rows of modern, technologically advanced buildings standing among it.
However, it is now completely silent, like a ghostly realm sealed by ice and snow.
The towering research buildings and precision factories were covered with thick snow. The Hummer slowly drove into the main road of the park. Su Hui slowed down and scanned the surroundings warily.
The snow here is thicker than in the city, almost completely burying the green belts on both sides of the road.
"An army has been here."
Tina suddenly spoke, pointing to a spot not far outside the car window.
Su Hui's gaze followed the direction Tina was pointing and landed on a military truck not far away, half-buried in a snowdrift. The truck's door was open and covered with congealed dark bloodstains.
Although the heavy snow covered many traces, careful observation still revealed abandoned military vehicles, scattered equipment, and some frozen remains buried in the snow.
The remains were no longer recognizable as human, consisting only of broken bones and fragments of military uniforms, mixed with the snow, giving them an eerie grayish-white appearance.
"It seems that the military explored this place before us."
Tina looked out the window, her brows furrowing slightly. "Moreover, they seem to have encountered quite a bit of trouble."
"It seems that there is considerable danger lurking in this park."
Su Hui frowned slightly, instinctively becoming more alert.
Although the military's objective is unclear, there is no doubt that it overlaps with the technical data of their mission—the [small fusion nuclear reactor] and the [deep groundwater treatment and multi-stage purification system].
Or perhaps the things are all in the same place.
As the Hummer continued deeper into the park, observing the military's movements, a strangely shaped building came into view.
It was a huge, futuristic, and comprehensive research facility.
The main body of the building presents an irregular polyhedral structure, and the exterior walls are made of a special material with a metallic luster, which still looks new and sturdy even under the erosion of wind and snow.
However, most of this magnificent building has collapsed and been destroyed, exposing its jagged steel frame and broken walls.
Only the central main structure has strangely remained relatively intact.
Su Hui parked his car in a relatively open area a few hundred meters away from the building.
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