Chapter 49 The experiment begins

In the underground laboratory,

Wang Xiaoming talked freely,

"I already have an experimental direction for this experiment."

"Next, I will divide you into two groups. Each group will be responsible for a research direction. One of them is to try to replicate the will-o'-the-wisp based on other successful cases in the past.
For example, extracting blood, corpse oil, flesh, etc. from evil spirits, but the production of such supernatural materials must be continuous and in huge quantities. "

"The second option is the one I am more optimistic about, because the will-o'-the-wisp has the property of igniting other supernatural things. We can try to combine the will-o'-the-wisp with other evil spirits that can produce a large amount of supernatural materials.
As long as these supernatural materials can survive the burning of the will-o'-the-wisp, we can extract the supernatural power of the will-o'-the-wisp from them."

"Of course, these are just ideas. We need to constantly verify and refute them in experiments. My requirement for you is to complete the extraction of ghost fire supernatural materials within half a month. As long as you complete the task, everyone will have a one-month paid vacation."

"..."

After Wang Xiaoming finished speaking, he began to assign tasks to them. When these experimenters heard that they could rest for a month after completing the tasks, they became very excited and full of fighting spirit. After all, they had been staying in the laboratory all day and had not had a rest for a long time.

Wang Xiaoming did not expect that a one-month paid vacation would have such a great power. Pang Dong and his colleagues are now full of energy, and he no longer has to worry about how to motivate the experimenters.

The sun rises and the moon sets, light and darkness alternate,
Seven days had passed in the blink of an eye. During these seven days, Wang Xiaoming almost lived and ate in the underground laboratory. Experimenters like Pang Dong were also working hard. When they were tired, they would go to a lounge to sleep, and when they woke up, they would join the experiment. No one was lazy at all.

After seven days of sleepless experimental research, and with Wang Xiaoming's divination, most of the wrong options were eliminated. Their experiment progressed rapidly and was about to succeed.

"Professor," Pang Dong came over with a smart tablet and began to report the work summary of the week.

"The first experimental group has extracted three kinds of supernatural substances from evil spirits. All of them can be preserved for a long time. The disadvantage is that the output is not large and cannot be used to produce supernatural gunpowder."

"The second experimental group successfully matched the will-o'-the-wisp with five kinds of evil spirits that can produce a relatively large amount of supernatural materials. After these five kinds of evil spirits are combined with the will-o'-the-wisp, they will not be burned by the will-o'-the-wisp.
We have experimented with three kinds of evil spirits, but the results were not ideal. After combining with the ghost fire spirit, the output of these evil spirits' spirit materials also decreased. "

"We are unable to supply the production of supernatural gunpowder. Now the second experimental group is preparing to continue testing the remaining two types of evil spirits..."

Ding!
Pang Dong looked down at the message on the tablet and said,
"The second experimental group would like to seek the professor's advice on which evil spirit to conduct the experiment on first?"

Which evil ghost?

Wang Xiaoming fell into memories.

During these seven days, he devoted himself to the experiment, using his ability of identification and divination to help his experimenters solve their problems, thus making their experimental projects progress rapidly.

At the same time, he also took some time out from his busy schedule to read some books about history to increase his historical knowledge. These seven days were too fulfilling. Even though he was already a Sequence Eight Beyonder, he felt a little tired. When faced with Pang Dong's questions, he did not recall the relevant information at the first time.

Wang Xiaoming closed his bloodshot eyes and rubbed his cheeks hard with both hands, trying to cheer himself up.

In the complicated memories, he found the information of two evil spirits that had not yet been experimented on.

One of the evil spirits is in the shape of a black iron box, with many pixiu and golden toad-like patterns embossed on the box surface. It is said to be the box that wealthy families in ancient times used to store their money.

As long as any living creature approaches the iron box within a certain range, it may be attacked by the iron box. If it takes the initiative to open the iron box, it will definitely be attacked by the supernatural.

Based on information provided by the survivors, the Iron Box attack was named the 'Iron Box Hallucination'.

The person who is attacked will be deprived of his five senses by the iron box, and think that he is trapped in a dark and narrow space, unable to move his hands and feet, and unable to see. At the same time, the temperature in the space will rise rapidly as time goes by. Just like Tang Monk who is on the steamer, if there is no Monkey King to save him, he will die soon.

But from the outside, the person being attacked will suddenly lose consciousness, his body will curl up in place and remain motionless, without any response to external stimuli, as if he is already dead.

If one fails to break free and wake up in time, the person curled up in place will inexplicably melt into a pool of black grease and then disappear.

The second evil ghost King Xiao Ming had seen when he first came to the underground laboratory. It was Red Tie. I don’t know if it was because the two evil ghosts had cooperated before and had a tacit understanding, but when testing the matching with the ghost fire, the performance of Red Tie was very eye-catching.

At the same time, it was discovered in the experiment that the red tie can differentiate the body's abilities. Under the effect of the gold's isolation ability, it will turn into a large amount of supernatural materials, so it was listed as a key focus object by the second experimental group.

"Call the first experimental group and test both evil spirits today." Wang Xiaoming took the tablet from the other party and signed his name on the relevant documents. Without his signature, many procedures could not proceed.

After signing, Wang Xiaoming leaned back in his chair, took a deep breath, and then slowly exhaled. For a moment, it seemed that even his fatigue was taken away by this breath.

"Professor, you should have a good rest." Li Jun sat in the chair next to him, his tone full of concern.

"Don't worry," Wang Xiaoming gently twisted his neck, trying to relieve the fatigue of working for a long time, "The experiment has entered the final stage, I must supervise it personally to ensure that it is completed smoothly."

Li Jun looked at Wang Xiaoming with respect in his heart. After following Wang Xiaoming for these days, he clearly understood Wang Xiaoming's dedication and persistence in the supernatural experiments.

He felt that if there was one person who could end the supernatural resurrection, it must be Professor Wang Xiaoming.

Jingle Bell!
The phone suddenly rang. It was Xie Zhongquan calling, asking Wang Xiaoming to go to the conference room in the headquarters office building, saying that there was something to discuss.

After hanging up the phone, Wang Xiaoming closed his eyes for a moment and then opened them.

"It seems that this matter is not simple."

When he heard that they had to go to the conference room to discuss, Wang Xiaoming's intuition told him that this matter was not simple. If it was an ordinary incident, it could be discussed and resolved in the office, just like the last time in the office, Xie Zhongquan proposed to produce some supernatural gunpowder in advance.

This time we are going to the conference room, and I guess the things we need to discuss are not only very important but also very complicated, just like when the underground passage was discovered.

After taking the elevator out of the underground laboratory, Wang Xiaoming and Li Jun headed straight for the headquarters office building.

When he arrived outside the conference room, Wang Xiaoming saw Zhao Jianguo smoking in the corridor, leaning against an open window with dull eyes, and no one knew what he was thinking.

"Captain Zhao, why don't you go in?" Wang Xiaoming stepped forward and spoke.

"Um... Professor Wang!" Zhao Jianguo came back to his senses and saw that it was Wang Xiaoming who was talking to him. "It's too stuffy in there. I came out to get some fresh air."

"Too boring? Is it related to today's meeting?" Wang Xiaoming walked up to him. "What happened? I've never seen Captain Zhao look like this before. He looks like he lost a battle."

The cigarette trembled in the air. Zhao Jianguo took it to his lips and took a deep puff. Then he exhaled. The thick smoke floated away through the window. "Professor, you should wait until the meeting starts."

Zhao Jianguo's eyes were a little red.

(End of this chapter)