Chapter 1939 Capture in Huguang (8)

Meanwhile, somewhere outside Edinberg, Great Britain, in Vivian's institute.

"I'm back. When Lianyin returned to the research institute, she looked radiant, her face full of spring breeze, as if the fatigue accumulated over the years had dissipated in an instant, and it seemed like a long drought and a rainy day.

"You're finally back. Vivien looked at her assistant with a slight comic look, she seemed to have seen through everything: "You haven't been back to the institute since last night. You went out to dinner with Westad, and then it took the whole day. When you come back, you have a whole new set of clothes, and judging by the workmanship and texture of the clothes, it seems that someone has just spent a lot of money to buy you a new one. Well, I don't even need to continue analyzing, I'll get a conclusion right away. ＂

"Don't do that, Vivien. Lianyin blushed and smiled, "I just went out to dinner with Westad last night. Then I drank and was not suitable to come back to the institute, so I went home and went to sleep. But he did ask me out again today. We had a day of shopping, a movie, and then a candlelit dinner. But that's all there is to our relationship, and we haven't done anything beyond ethics. ＂

"Hey, it's not yet?" Vivian looked at Lianyin with a little disappointment, "You're really useless. ＂

"Who do you think of me?" Lianyin couldn't help but laugh: "Do you think I'm that kind of *?!I'm a mother with a child, how can I casually do [that] kind of thing with a man I just met!"

"I didn't expect you to be conservative like this. Vivien jokingly said to Lianyin: "If it were me, I had been widowed for so many years, and I saw a man with good conditions like Westad, I would probably have taken the initiative to give me a hug now." Besides, it's also for Husky's good, that kid has never had a father, and there will always be something missing in life. ＂

"Let's not talk about that. Lianyin's face turned red: "I want to take my time step by step with Westad, too fast will only make people breathless." Now, can we talk about work?"

"Of course, of course. Vivien said with a smile as she pressed a button on the lab's console.

The curtain wall of the research room opened, and a larger mechanical warehouse opposite was presented to the two of them. A medium-sized ship or chariot or something of similar shape appeared in front of them.

It's almost finished.

Lianyin couldn't help but snort and said, "You still have extra time and money to do this ------"

"Shhhh Vivien made a gesture to Lianyin, signaling the Partimore girl not to talk nonsense, just cooperate with her: "Anyway, it's finally completed, don't worry about the funds, the British side will reimburse me." ＂

Lianyin didn't actually understand everything, but she knew that Vivian always had her reasons for acting so mysterious, so she began to guess the other party's intentions, and then fully cooperated with Vivian to speak: "Indeed. As long as it's done. ＂

"So what are you going to do next?" Lianyin then asked, "Do you want to spray paint and decorate it with flowers?"

"How could it be. The succubus smiled indifferently: "Tonight for the final system test, and then ...... We'll be able to report to the Britons tomorrow about the completion of [Explorer]. They'll just send someone to pick it up. ＂

"That's fine. Lianyin also smiled. What Vivien was thinking, she understood more and more.

"Anyway, are the knights stationed outside the institute still there?" asked Vivien again.

"Today is a holiday, and there are quite a few people who go back to rest, and there are about a dozen knights left to stand guard in turn. Lianyin replied, "Westad also accompanied me all day shopping, and he was also tired, so I let him go back first." ＂

"You're really my best assistant, Renyin. Vivien said happily.

"Don't forget that I'm only on temporary loan, and I'm going to go back to help Master Merlin eventually. The Partimore girl smiled wryly.

"That's fine, at least I know where to find you. Vivien smiled, "Okay." There are still a few hours until midnight. Before sending it on the road, let's put the final test on the system for this big toy. ＂

"Of course. Lianyin replied quietly.

"So, let's get started------ Vivien walked over to the console, just about to press the button on the console with her hand and command the golems in the lab to inspect it. Suddenly, the institute went dark.

Here we go.

"Huh, there's a power outage?" said Lianyin, still silent, pretending to be surprised.

"Maybe it's because of the long hours of power-hungry work that burned out the wiring there. Vivien replied.

＂...... Shall I go to the motor room to see how it goes?"

"No, I don't have to. Vivien continued, "The research institute has three backup power sources, and even if the main power supply goes out, the backup motors will immediately work to make up for the lack of power in the laboratory. Let's wait. ＂

"Okay. Lianyin praised Vivian in her heart for being a real actress, and said with a smile.

A minute passed.

Two minutes passed.

It's still pitch black.

Three minutes passed, and the red emergency lights in the institute came on, and at least the most basic lighting was restored.

"How long will it take for the backup power to be restored?" asked Lianyin again.

"It's usually five minutes. ＂

Then, five minutes passed.

Still no power has been restored.

"It's weird. Vivien then pretended to be puzzled and complained: "Even if the main power supply is burned, the other two available backup power supplies also have problems at the same time?

"Or maybe there is a problem with one of the main power supply lines, and no matter how much backup power supply there is, there is no way to supply power to us?" Lianyin then analyzed: "Let's go separately and look it up and see what happened, right?"

"It's fine. Vivien had already secretly pulled out the nine lightsabers she had hidden from her waist at this time, seven of which had their hilts silently curled up by her hair, in a state ready to trigger an attack, one of the other two was held tightly in her hand, and the last one was handed to Lianyin.

"It's a flashlight. Vivian couldn't help but smile and said, "There are some places in the institute that don't have emergency lighting systems, and it can still be quite dark when it's dark." You must be careful when you move forward in the dark, don't fall. ＂

"Of course. Lianyin also couldn't help laughing and picked up the so-called "flashlight". If the blade of the lightsaber is adjusted to the minimum output, and the knot is set at a small point at the top of the hilt, it can indeed be used like a flashlight, and it is really impossible to tell that it is a lightsaber without looking closely. By this time, Lianyin had completely understood what was going on in this institute so far, and she also knew exactly what Vivien was thinking (Vivien had told Lianyin about the plan before), so all she could do was to cooperate with Vivien with all her might.

"One more thing," Vivien commanded, add-on, "there are still a lot of dangerous lab animals at the bottom of the institute. Some of these cages use electronic locks, and I can't guarantee that these won't fail during the power outage. In short, you have to be careful not to encounter experimental animals running around in the research institute. ＂

"Understood," Lianyin heard the exact opposite of Vivien's narrative, and in order to show that she had understood, she said, "I will be careful, I will never approach the bottom." ＂

Everything Vivien had said since then was all the opposite. Lianyin's answer, of course, is also the opposite. She says she wants to avoid the basement to act, but what she actually means [she'll go to the ground floor and release all the animals].

"Good. So let's go. Vivien also turned on the "flashlight" and began to go their separate ways with Lianyin.

The moment she left the research room, Lianyin immediately went to the basement in reverse. She rarely uses melee weapons, as as a mage, she is used to fighting enemies at a distance, and she can defeat places by casting magic from a distance. Having an extra melee weapon in her hand can actually distract her, affecting the speed and accuracy of her spell casting. But now that the lightsaber was being used as a "flashlight", now that Vivien had given it to her, she was certainly acting according to her plan. If she didn't use this "flashlight", instead took her staff out of her subspace pocket to prepare for battle, it would seem unnatural to walk on the road.

And in fact, Lianyin doesn't need a staff to cast spells with his bare hands. [Partimore] is an enhanced magical warfare android, and it is not an exaggeration to say that they are the pinnacle of the ancient gods' android technology. Lianyin can perfectly hold a lightsaber in one hand for melee combat and cast spells to attack enemies with the other empty-handed, so she has nothing to fear.

She made her way to the basement, only to feel some kind of hidden gaze watching her.

Lianyin hated this very much. Being secretly followed and not fighting back is not her style.

...... Is this called fishing?

"What are you doing?" the girl asked curiously, looking at the werewolf youth.

"Fishing. Bediwell put his rod into the hole in the ice that had just been dug out: "Just dig a hole in the lake and stick your rod into it, and the fish will be caught in the middle of the day." This is an ancient and traditional fishing method of the Eskimos, don't you even know this?"

"I don't understand, with magic, you can blow up the whole lake in an instant. The werewolf young man's wife asked curiously, "Why does it take so much effort to catch some fish?"

"Fishing is fun. Enjoy the process, not the result. The werewolf youth laughed, "If it's just to fill our stomachs, [the cabin in the woods] can provide us with endless food, so what kind of fish are we catching?" ＂

"So you're sitting on an ice lake fishing in the middle of this ice and snow for fun?" the girl was even more puzzled.

"No," the werewolf youth laughed, "fishing is just fishing." The time you spend with you is considered pleasant. ＂

"You ------" Lianyin's face turned red in an instant.

She came back from her contemplation and realized that she was at the bottom of the institute. It's been many years, her husband has been dead for a long time, and she's decided to leave that past behind and start a new life with Westad.

But no matter what, I still remember, again and again, those happy times with him.

Lianyin sighed, and in front of her was a warehouse with countless iron cages, and the creatures in the warehouse were looking at the Partimore girl with sparkling eyes.

"Well, it's time to start binge. As soon as Lianyin stretched out her hand, countless magic light bullets were emitted. The bullets were manipulated by her to strike the cages with precision.

Hundreds of iron cages were opened, and the creatures inside emerged from their cages.

------ start doing things.