Chapter 83: Abandoned Old City
In the council hall of Aridowei City, Gu Xi held a cup of hot water, sitting in front of the map table and drinking.
At this time, the map on the table had completely changed. The original Aridowei City, which was only 0.9 square kilometers, had now become 2.15 square kilometers in size.
Some vacant construction sites had also been marked with symbols representing various buildings.
Gu Xi's eyes were vacant, and all his attention was focused on a corner of the map.
According to the map, the three abandoned laboratories were not concentrated together but located at three edge points of the abandoned old city.
Each of the three laboratories had its own name. The one Gu Xi saw in the library was named the Giant Mountain Spiritual Technology Laboratory.
The map did not provide details, and Gu Xi had not approached it, so he did not know the purpose or characteristics of this building.
The other two laboratories were the Guli Gene Inheritance Laboratory and the Shixi Strange Objects Laboratory.
From the names of these three laboratories, it was evident that their research directions were different.
At the same time, Gu Xi also discovered a problem: there were many roads leading into the abandoned old city, but there was only one main street. If one followed this main street into the abandoned old city, no matter from which direction, they would inevitably enter one of the three laboratories.
Is this forcing people to enter the three laboratories?
What are they trying to do?
Could it be that something is hidden in the laboratories?
Just as Gu Xi was pondering this matter, Luna floated in from outside.
"My lord, why are you here?"
"Luna, you're here. How is the situation at the dock warehouse and dock market?"
"It has been arranged. With our sufficient materials, it will take only three hours to complete the construction."
Luna responded.
"Three hours, that's good."
Gu Xi then stood up as if he had just come to his senses, "Luna, after the dock area is dealt with, we need to handle the matter of the abandoned old city. Those three laboratories are an eyesore to me. When the time comes, cut off those three pieces of land and abandon them."
Regarding Gu Xi's request, Luna was somewhat helpless.
"My lord, it's not that I don't want to cut the land, but my strength hasn't reached that level. If we are to abandon it, we not only have to cut off the abandoned old city we just integrated, but we might also have to lose some more land."
Hearing this, Gu Xi frowned.
"Is there any other way? I don't want to see these three laboratories existing in my territory."
"There is!"
Luna replied decisively to Gu Xi's request.
"This is actually a clever method. Other dead cities can't do it, but you, my lord, know that Aridowei City is a mirror city of Victoria City.
We can completely follow what James I did back then and banish these three laboratories."
As Luna said this, Gu Xi began to consider the feasibility of this plan.
It must be said that Luna's idea was feasible.
However, banishing these three laboratories would certainly bring trouble to Victoria City.
It might even cause destructive damage to Victoria City.
Seeing that Gu Xi was contemplating the pros and cons, Luna did not try to persuade him. She knew very well what she should do.
When Gu Xi asked for opinions, she answered honestly. When Gu Xi was thinking, she made no judgments.
Soon, Gu Xi stood up, "Luna, you handle this matter and directly banish those three laboratories."
"Okay!"
Luna turned around to prepare to leave.
At this moment, Gu Xi added, "Wait, I'll send the Death Incarnation to assist you."
Luna did not refuse. When she exited the council hall, the Death Incarnation, in the form of a bone dragon, was already waiting in the open space outside.
Seeing Luna approach, the Death Incarnation nodded slightly at her.
At the same time, ten ghosts were always following Luna, apparently having already regarded her as their leader.
Gu Xi did not follow Luna to deal with the laboratory matters. After Luna left, Gu Xi went to the second floor of the council hall, standing at a higher position and looking towards the laboratory direction.
Gu Xi was well aware of the laboratory's allure to him, and he did not want to go there and invite trouble.
However, he was also concerned about Luna and her team's situation. Helplessly, he could only watch from afar.
At this time, in the abandoned old city, the three abandoned laboratories were still operating underground.
Although the laboratories were abandoned, as long as there was electricity, they would automatically operate. Even without researchers, the laboratories would still function.
The three laboratories, due to their names, made it impossible for outsiders to understand what they were researching.
In fact, these three laboratories were a whole, always researching the body of a contained strong person.
The Giant Mountain Spiritual Technology Laboratory, which caught Gu Xi's attention, studied the strong person's soul. The Guli Gene Inheritance Laboratory and the Shixi Strange Objects Laboratory respectively studied the strong person's body and weaponry.
At the same time, the three laboratories also had a common function, which was to suppress the strong person's body.
The reason the city was abandoned was that one of the laboratories had a problem, causing the strong person's body to resonate.
The strong person, who had been dead for countless years, actually stood up again. He destroyed the city, and his body disappeared, leaving only the abandoned old city area.
Now, the three laboratories still contained soul fragments, body cells, and equipment replicas of the strong person.
Although the main body of the strong person was gone, the remaining parts were even more dangerous.
Previously, when Gu Xi was influenced by spiritual power, escaping immediately was the best choice.
If Gu Xi had been tempted and entered the Giant Mountain Spiritual Technology Laboratory, the subsequent events would have been beyond his control.
The suppressed experimental products under the laboratory would be released, and Aridowei City would only face destruction.
After all, the deed had changed hands many times. Those who wanted to integrate the city encountered the same trouble and had to abandon the old city area to minimize losses.
At this moment, Gu Xi was unaware of this. Standing on the roof of the council hall, he was staring at that direction, waiting for the results of the operation.
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