In front of him, in this room less than one hundred square meters and with a temperature approaching zero, transparent cultivation chambers filled with solution were neatly arranged, just like in an evil laboratory from a movie.
Inside, many chilling, distorted creations floated. Some resembled flesh, sprouting tentacles; some were half-wolf, half-human, but with unfocused eyes; some were almost pure flashes of light; others had a half-humanoid shape but were composed purely of Originium; there was even a painting isolated in a cabinet, with ink-drawn carp slowly swimming on the paper.
In front of some cultivation chambers, Goki saw many thick record books, as well as numerous liquid samples of various colors—undoubtedly, all of them were the blood of the corresponding samples.
And feeling the different yet equally dangerous powers, Goki was a hundred percent certain that those cultivation chambers contained various Great One kin, some strong, some weak, some half-dead, or completely dead.
But even dead, the power of these kin remained vigorous.
"My goodness... are there so many strange things in this world?"
Even with just a cursory glance, Goki sensed dozens of Great One powers he had never encountered and was unfamiliar with.
Some, even just a fragment, were extraordinarily powerful, indicating that the Great One they served still existed and was exceptionally strong.
Others, though complete, were incredibly weak, their Great One provider having clearly perished in the river of time, making them no different from ordinary ancient relics.
"But... they're all good things."
Taking a few steps forward, Goki indeed found another charred corpse in a cultivation chamber, suspended in solution and burned black—identical to the God of Burning Wind kin Goki encountered in Sargon.
"These are all real power, and there's fresh blood too. Maybe the quality is even that of kin blood. Whether it's fishy or foul, it's meat to me... No, the main task is more important."
Although the blood samples displayed in test tubes and reagent bottles before him were incredibly tempting, Goki still suppressed the urge to immediately acquire them.
He suppressed his desire and began to search through the textual data.
These collections were merely small gains; his purpose in coming to Rhine Lab was still to find the locations of those Great Ones, especially those Great Ones vying for his power.
"Indeed, the Flame Demon... Sargon, Burning Wind Scorched Earth, extracts undergoing weaponization modification experiments... The power is too immense, and the Sarkaz Physical Body still cannot fully bear it. A gentle power acquisition medium needs to be found."
"Ursus, arctic anomalies, causes pollution to the surroundings—excluded."
"Siracusa, mutated werewolves, too uncontrollable—excluded."
"Yan Country, movable paintings, power preservation time too short—excluded."
"Laterano..."
Soon, Goki searched the entire room and discovered many of Rhine Lab's archaeological research records, and even found many familiar contents that existed in the game.
Of course, this did not include Iberia and Aegir; that closed nation could never allow a research institution to delve deep.
And finally, Goki found what he was looking for.
"Kazimierz, ancient god ruins, primitive worship of the Universe and starry sky. The'scratches' of death are still well-preserved, with active blood samples, deemed relatively gentle... After re-cultivation under gentle conditions, Experiment Subject-A1 was formed, with strong activity, causing hallucinatory effects."
Just as Goki was diligently reading the experiment records, memorizing each excavation record, a puddle of water slowly seeped from the corridor outside, through the heavy silver door, and appeared directly behind Goki.
"Goki! Wow!"
"—Muelsyse / Muir Sais?!"
Goki was startled but quickly reacted. The sudden appearance was a Clone of Muelsyse / Muir Sais. In this environment full of Divine Power, his perception ability was not very clear.
"Heh heh heh, Mr. Goki, you've trespassed into this restricted area, which only the Director has the right to enter, and privately looked through critical treatment records. This is outright corporate espionage, you know—thank goodness I sent a Clone to follow."
Believing she had finally caught Goki and Saria with something, Muelsyse / Muir Sais, being half a prankster, narrowed her yellow eyes, looking particularly smug.
"But speaking of it, I'm also very curious about the Director's little collections. What kind of things has she accumulated?"
Muelsyse / Muir Sais was an absolute egoist and would not report Goki out of some non-existent loyalty to Rhine Lab. Rather than tattling, she hoped to gain some benefit from it.
In front of Goki, Muelsyse / Muir Sais's Clone curiously opened an opaque cultivation chamber in front of him.
"Hey, hey, don't touch that. These are all very dangerous—"
Before he could finish his warning, Goki saw a tentacle, somewhat resembling an octopus but without suckers, seemingly made of rotting flesh, extend from the cultivation chamber.
However, Muelsyse / Muir Sais was not nervous at all; she merely shrugged her half-exposed shoulder, snapped her fingers, preparing to dismiss her Clone.
"Anyway, this is a Clone made of my Originium Arts. Since this is trouble you caused, Goki, I'll leave it to you to clean up—Huh?"
However, after snapping her fingers twice, the Incarnation carrying Muelsyse / Muir Sais's thoughts suddenly realized... she couldn't dismiss her Originium Arts anymore?!
"...The experiment subject will induce psychological suggestion, forcing people to release Originium Arts, which is extremely dangerous, hence excluded—See, reading is still very important."
Goki, meanwhile, just shrugged at Muelsyse / Muir Sais, holding his Saw Cleaver.
"Ugh—Ah ah ah ah ah!!"
The next second, accompanied by a scream, Muelsyse / Muir Sais's Clone was directly pulled back by the elongated tentacle.
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