"My Lord, why don't we recruit Ruimengmeng? Her family is so short of money, and with your methods..."
Before Imitation Master could finish, Bai Qi interrupted him, asking with a hint of helplessness, "Do you think, with Ruimengmeng's intelligence, even if we recruit her, would you dare to assign important tasks to her? Or do you think the government of this world would ignore a warrior with a super gene like her and let you recruit her at will?"
Imitation Master pondered and realized it was indeed true. Ruimengmeng was so clumsy; he wouldn't feel at ease assigning any task to her. Moreover, they were operating on unfamiliar territory this time, so it was best not to be too ostentatious.
"Enough, you are not a researcher after all. Entrusting this matter to you is indeed a bit difficult."
Bai Qi took the blood sample out of the machine, returned it to its original position, and turned to Imitation Master, saying, "Merit will be rewarded, and demerit will be punished. You did well in this matter, so here is your reward."
As he spoke, Bai Qi took out a dial and handed it to Imitation Master.
"My Lord, this is merely what your subordinate should do."
What Bai Qi gave Imitation Master was none other than the dial containing the power of Naboo.
Before leaving, Bai Qi made time to visit Octavian's laboratory. Octavian informed him that the dial was already a finished product and difficult to tamper with. However, Octavian also stated that he could use the dial as a sample to create a similar container. Regarding Bai Qi's earlier proposal to merge the Naboo power from five dials into one, Octavian offered a suggestion.
In Octavian's view, the human body itself is a treasure trove. The seemingly frail flesh decays over time, eventually turning to dust. Yet, sometimes, it is this frail body that can unleash astonishing potential and unimaginable resilience.
Therefore, Octavian's suggestion was to find a trusted confidant and use their body as a vessel to gradually inject the Naboo power from the dial. This way, their body could adapt to the power over time. Once a certain level of accumulation was reached, it would be possible to contend with Naboo's faction, and ultimately, even seize all the remaining power.
The confidant Bai Qi chose was Imitation Master.
Whether it was his temperament or other aspects, Imitation Master was the most outstanding among Bai Qi's subordinates. With his strength, it was not impossible for him to seize all of Naboo's power for himself in the future. Sultan Novel Network.
More importantly, Bai Qi was certain that Imitation Master was one hundred percent loyal to him. Furthermore, Imitation Master was designated by Bai Qi as one of the twelve apostles who would remain to assist Bai Qi when he conquered the void.
"From now on, this place will become very chaotic. Gods and demons will descend upon Earth one after another. Your mission is to take root here. Collecting super genes is secondary; the most important thing is to protect the machine as it continues to extract the world's essence."
"Yes, My Lord. Your subordinate will surely not fail your trust."
After checking Imitation Master's progress, Bai Qi did not linger in the bar. In the following days, Bai Qi traveled and enjoyed himself immensely, occasionally receiving messages from Bai Qi.
Most of them were about how well the officer treated her, how many fun places he took her to, how many delicious foods she ate, and how happy she was.
"Hmph."
Looking at the messages Bai Qi sent back, Bai Qi snorted disdainfully.
"As expected, she still lacks the harsh lessons of society; it's good for her to experience the wickedness of human hearts."
Just as Bai Qi was muttering to himself, a voice reached his ears.
Bai Qi was on the street at the time, with people coming and going and vehicles flowing endlessly. It was normal for people to talk. However, the content of their conversation made Bai Qi quite curious.
Following the direction of the voice, he saw a woman in a leather outfit, heavily made-up, engaged in a heated discussion with a vendor selling Jianbing Guozi.
The reason it was called heated was mainly due to the woman, who talked incessantly. Her tone sounded quite agitated, but the vendor merely bowed his head, making Jianbing Guozi, and occasionally responded perfunctorily, mainly fearing that the woman would get angry and not buy.
As for the topic of their discussion, it was even more absurd: it was about eternal life and indulging desires.
For ordinary people, the daily struggle for survival had exhausted all their strength. Eternal life would merely prolong this suffering indefinitely. As for indulging desires, everyone had them, with different methods. But was this something suitable for discussion in public?
Under the woman's incessant verbal assault, the vendor finally finished making the Jianbing Guozi, placed it in front of her, and held out his hand, saying, "Young lady, yours is ready. That will be seven yuan."
"Old man, haven't you ever thought about eternal life or anything like that?"
The vendor shook his head and said, "Young lady, you don't understand. For common folk like us, death might not be a release. Eternal life is merely an extension of suffering. Besides, this isn't an anime, eternal life isn't that easy."
The woman wanted to say something more, but the words got stuck in her throat. Helplessly, she took out a hundred-yuan bill and placed it on the vendor's stall.
"Ah, this, I can't give you change."
"No need for change."
With that, the woman turned and left gracefully.
"I didn't expect to run into you here."
Thinking this, Bai Qi slowly followed her.
Noticing Bai Qi following behind her, the woman's lips curled up, and she turned into a nearby alley.
For Bai Qi, following the woman was not done with any attempt at concealment. Seeing her turn into the alley, he followed without any pretense.
After walking a certain distance into the alley, the woman suddenly stopped, turned, and looked at Bai Qi behind her, asking, "What, is Queenie so charming? Are you trying to indulge your desires here?"
Looking at the woman's slightly provocative smile, an ordinary person would have lost control. But unfortunately, the person standing in front of her was Bai Qi, and Bai Qi also knew her true identity.
"Heh, the dignified Demon Queen Morgana, has she forgotten the simple difference between desire and lust?"
Hearing her identity revealed, Morgana was deeply surprised. She waved her hand, and the demon snipers hidden behind the wormhole, upon seeing the command, all lowered their sniper rifles.
It was a joke. How could the dignified Demon Queen engage in illicit affairs with a mere Earthling? Even if Morgana didn't care, the elite demons behind the wormhole would never agree.
Bai Qi was sure that if he had been overcome by lust just now, the demons behind the wormhole would have fired without hesitation, even without Morgana's command.