Chapter 1755: Chapter 1753: Setting Out
“The boss asked me to accompany you to the Containment Tower. Are you ready to go now?”
“Yes! About my two friends…”
“Well~
The one named Sally, the ‘Goat Woman,’ is recovering in the hospital. Considering her unique physique and the time she’s been admitted, she should be discharged soon.
As for the other extremely mad youth, he’s undergoing the Eighteen Challenges… which means fighting through eighteen bouts without going to a hospital or using any abilities.
He’s currently on the seventh match.
Unless the challenger completely loses their ability to act, the matches cannot be interrupted.”
“That Green is having too much fun here, has he already forgotten about the Containment Tower?
But that’s fine, I actually didn’t plan to bring him along. I’ll just explain it to Mr. M later… his personality could cause a lot of trouble during the visit.”
…
Since the one-week deadline given by Mr. M has arrived.
Han Dong had no choice but to postpone various trivial matters,
including several world changes related to Han Dong, and the training matters of his three subordinates, Togu, Chen Li, and Nicole.
Even the Count could only temporarily stay by his side and would be sent to the corresponding Super World of Horror Dawn after the visit.
At the entrance of the Other Shore Hotel.
Before Han Dong could step onto the wooden boat heading to the hotel,
Mr. M, dressed in a white suit, was already sailing towards the entrance. It was evident that the urgency of time prompted this meeting here.
“Senior, my friend Green is having too much fun at the club, he might not be able to come~”
“It’s fine, as long as any demon accompanies you… this Black Goat should have enough influence on your side.”
Saying this, Mr. M glanced at the Headless emitting a strong resentment.
“Didn’t expect Francis to assign such a strong presence with you.
That’s good; it drastically reduces the risk of ‘visiting,’ and I can take you over with peace of mind.
The condition of the Containment Tower is deteriorating, and I’ve received a draft document titled ‘Red Closure.’
The Supreme Will intends to implement a higher level of closure management on the Containment Tower, adding more seals while rejecting all visitation applications from outsiders.
Before the document is issued, I must quickly get you inside.”
“Okay!”
…
In the middle zone between neon lights and torrential rain, it’s like a cyberpunk future city.
Seventy percent of the Black Tower Institution is concentrated in the middle zone, in addition to dangerous buildings like the Containment Tower, there are also various agencies and world management departments.
The movements of any entity conducting activities in the middle zone are uploaded in real-time, and any doubts will draw attention from the review forces.
Hence, there are basically no idle individuals in the middle zone.
The ‘residents’ here are mostly the lower-level employees of various agencies, also known as transporters. Their spines have been modified into box structures, responsible for the transfer of various world resources and special files.
Besides this,
either individuals like Han Dong with direct permission from the higher-ups for temporary activities in the middle zone,
or those who, after applying, are led by a ‘Guide’ to quickly handle their affairs.
In the rain,
a long boxed car with a silver [M] logo on the door was speeding through the rain.
The closer to the center, the greater the sense of oppression in the heart.
As Han Dong gazed at the increasingly clear tall tower through the car window, he also glimpsed the flowing galactic veins within the black material… the “Truth Demon Sword” inside Han Dong also reacted, vigorously rejecting this tower.
The reason is simple.
The original scabbard used to seal the Demon Sword was made of this material.
“This Containment Tower is probably one of the most valuable among the Black Towers! It’s entirely constructed with this material.”
Mr. M simply responded:
“When my teacher initially established the containment facilities, it was indeed impossible to find so many ‘Cosmic Dark Crystals,’ and the Black Tower technology at the time couldn’t obtain crystals of such high purity.
The large-scale, high-purity production of ‘Cosmic Dark Crystals’ later relied entirely on a certain ‘Uncontrolled One’s’ special traits… using his body as a medium to inject the world’s essence within, corresponding crystals could be produced.
When the production was sufficient,
the Supreme Will also decided to transfer the containment facilities from outside the Black Tower here, reconstructing and expanding entirely with crystals.
Not just ‘Cosmic Dark Crystals.’
Many top-notch technologies and cutting-edge facilities currently mastered by the Black Tower also originated from the ‘Uncontrolled Ones.’
This is why the Containment Tower is so important.”
“This…”
Han Dong felt somewhat uncomfortable listening to this explanation,
because of his special experience in the Pandora world, Han Dong also had the ability to produce a special kind of ‘Iridium ore.’
If his strength was inadequate, at the time, he would have been controlled by Handsome Jack and possibly imprisoned, reduced to a production machine where even ‘death’ would be unreachable.
At this moment.
The vehicle stopped at a street block entrance, beyond which was a forbidden zone.
The five kilometers surrounding the Containment Tower and its vicinity are sealed off, and only permitted individuals can proceed, or they will be treated as uncontrolled ones.
[FORBIDDEN]
A holographic projection of a large ‘Forbidden’ character blocked the street entrance.
A group of management personnel, wearing the Taboo Mask (Pure Black Swirl Mask) and completely shrouded in barrel-shaped black robes, surrounded the vehicle, bowing to show respect to Mr. M.
Moreover, each car door was stationed with someone holding an umbrella, waiting.
“Mr. M, is there anything we can do for you?”
“Please quickly conduct the ‘Uncontrolled Test’ for these three, so they can proceed with a ‘comprehensive visit’ to the Containment Tower.”
This task would have been easy to handle in the past, simply following procedures, but now it’s a bit special.
“This is… quite difficult.
Three months ago, it was announced that ‘Comprehensive Visit’ had been canceled, and currently, only the most basic ‘surface visit’ is allowed for outsiders.
Furthermore.
Even for a surface visit, besides needing to meet the Supervisor’s standard in the ‘Uncontrolled Test,’ personal details must also be submitted to Mr. C for his approval.”
“Just take them for testing, and I’ll discuss the rest directly with Mr. C.”
“Yes, please follow me, you three.
During the ‘Uncontrolled Test,’ all your equipment needs to be removed, and you have to change into special containment suits.
If a severe state of losing control occurs during testing, your current status and authority will be forcibly revoked, and you’ll be treated as an uncontrolled one.
If you’re ready, please follow me.”
Inside a building predominantly made from ‘Cosmic Dark Crystals,’
Han Dong and the others put on skintight suits that adhered to their bodies like countless cold, tiny scales. Every parameter change in their bodies, each second, was detected by the suit.
Three pitch-black single rooms were presented before them,
The testing process was simple, each had to enter one of the single rooms alone and stay for a period of time.