Chapter 1986 Gate of Destiny

Eh?

That was...

Fang Heng narrowed his eyes.

In the center of the work area was a metal gate about three meters tall.

The surface of the gate was made of an unknown metal, and it was a deep silver-gray color. The gate was also densely connected to colorful wires.

The wires were like a spider web, intertwined and connected to a large instrument on the other side.

Many research personel were gathered in front of the gate, carefully recording something in their notebooks.

Upon closer inspection, blue ripples were constantly surging through the metal gate.

Ripples?!

Fang Heng's heart skipped a beat.

Was it a teleportation gate?!

These blue ripples were very similar to the space tearing device in the game!

"Please rest assured that the internal environment of the research institute is completely isolated from the outside world. We will send the relevant research data to the higher-ups once a week after the statistics are compiled to ensure that the middle link will not be leaked."

Fang Heng asked as he withdrew his gaze from the ripples, "Did you encounter any unexpected situations during the research? Or did you encounter something worth paying attention to?"

"Not yet. We've already completed the first phase of the Gate of Destiny's construction according to plan. The first batch of tests was completed this morning."

Fang Heng asked, "Gate of Destiny?"

Hearing the doubt in Fang Heng's tone, Supervisor Deng suddenly became alert and looked at Fang Heng warily, asking, "Don't you know about the Gate of Destiny?"

"The Gate of Destiny is just a name. To be precise, it's another form of the game rift. It's built by simulating the way demi-humans enter the game. The biggest difference from ordinary game rifts is that only humans and demi-humans can enter and exit the Gate of Destiny. All native NPCs in the game and items inside and outside the game can't pass through."

Gu Qingzhu said coldly and looked at Supervisor Deng, "Am I right?"

"You're right. At this stage, the related tests of the Gate of Destiny are still in progress. Even if the Gate of Destiny continues to operate, there will still be energy instability. The fluctuations are very obvious. In the next step, we will continue to carry out stability modifications and think of ways to increase the capacity of the teleportation passage."

Supervisor Deng's doubts were dispelled. He continued, "But these are only small problems. I heard that there is still a very difficult problem in the current research that has not been solved."

Gu Qingzhu's tone became colder as she replied, "Energy, right?"

Supervisor Deng sighed and nodded, "Yes, I heard that this problem is very difficult to solve. Various research institutes have tried many methods, but there has never been any close combat. It's a headache."

Fang Heng glanced at Gu Qingzhu's face from the corner of his eye and saw that Gu Qingzhu's eyes were fixed on the right side of the research area below. Her gaze was extremely cold.

Gu Qingzhu was suppressing the anger in her heart.

Fang Heng could not help but follow Gu Qingzhu's gaze and see a row of large petri dishes lined up along the wall beside the research area.

The life form in the petri dish...

Was it a human?

Eh?

Fang Heng keenly sensed that the lifeblood of the human placed in the petri dish was extremely high. It was dozens of times higher than ordinary people!

This kind of lifeblood intensity was very abnormal. He had never seen a human's lifeblood that was so strong.

Fang Heng was curious. He pointed at the petri dishes and asked, "What's in those containers?"

"Those are the energy sources that we just mentioned. I don't know the specifics, but I heard that breaking through the game space requires a special spiritual energy medium. We can't simulate this energy medium for the time being, so we can only extract it from the demi-humans. If this problem is not solved and there is no breakthrough in technology, the number of people who can be teleported into the game will be reduced by half."

So...

The raw materials in the container were demi-humans that had fallen into a deep slumber.

Demi-humans...

Fang Heng's heart skipped a beat. He glanced at Gu Qingzhu beside him.

No wonder Gu Qingzhu was so angry.

But why was the fluctuation of their lifeblood so strong?

Even Gu Qingzhu's lifeblood fluctuation was not as intense as the demi-human in the petri dish.

There must be a problem!

Fang Heng's gaze focused on the demi-humans in the containers. He continued, "I heard that the demi-humans are terrifying and extremely dangerous. Are you sure they aren't dangerous?"

"Don't worry. To be precise, they're all 'dead'. Only the neural network is still running, ensuring that their bodies are still alive. From the perspective of gaming academics, their souls are already dead, so they're not a threat to us at all."

Gu Qingzhu suppressed the rising anger in her heart and did not say a word.

"What's on the other end of the passage?"

"I am not too sure about this..."

Supervisor Deng seemed to realize that something was wrong as he spoke. He raised his eyebrows in surprise and looked at Fang Heng.

"Sorry, we are only in charge of security. We don't know much about this."

Fang Heng's right hand, which was in his pocket, immediately showed the compound eyes of a Hell Faram.

"Then... Is there any news you'd like to share with us?"

Supervisor Deng's eyes blurred again.

"I only know that it's a fragment of the realm core provided by the central Federation. We've placed the fragment on the passage. That's it. We can't be sure where it leads to. Of course, I'm very curious. However, please rest assured that we have professional ethics and will not enter and investigate without permission."

"Yes, of course. I believe in your company's professionalism."

Fang Heng nodded and looked in the direction that Supervisor Deng was pointing.

A blue crystal was embedded at the top of the metal gate. It was about the size of a palm and they looked like crystal shards.

If it wasn't for Supervisor Deng's reminder, it would have been easily ignored.

According to Supervisor Deng's description, the crystal shards were very likely to be used to locate the world passage.

"We need to check the passage, including the other side."

"Inspection?"

"Please cooperate. We have a reliable source of information. A suspicious person has infiltrated the research institute. We need to enter the other side of the teleportation passage to check for confirmation." Fang Heng opened his briefcase again and took out a document, saying, "This is our authorization document."

"Alright."

Supervisor Deng carefully checked the authorization documents provided by Fang Heng.

"If you have a power of attorney, you can, but why are you in such a hurry? Should he go in now? The teleportation passage is still unstable and there's a huge danger. Also, entering the passage requires a series of physical fitness tests. Moreover, time is a little tight now. It's better to wait a little longer..."

"No need. We've already conducted the relevant physical test once. It's an urgent mission. We need to do the examination now."