Ancestor Research Institute.
Taylor belonged to the Star Sea branch of a typical wizard family and was being cultivated as a core member in their seed sequence.
Born into the well-established wizard family "Rockwood" from the Silver Star Domain.
At a tender age, not even fifty years old, he had already become a Sixth Ring wizard, holding great hope of breaking through to Legendary status within a century. His work at the Ancestor Research Institute seemed more like a golden coating.
Of course, Taylor’s knowledge reserves were definitely scholarly compared to his peers, but compared to the other wizards at the institute who were several hundred or even thousands of years old, they were still a bit insufficient.
This resulted in his work mode being quite leisurely every time he came over, clocking in, assisting, doing some recording and the like.
Learning while doing odd jobs.
Taylor looked up at the ceiling of the laboratory, feeling that something was not quite right, but since the older and more powerful wizards hadn’t noticed anything, he didn’t take it to heart.
"Hmm? Sorry mentor, I was just thinking."
The middle-aged man sitting opposite him smiled.
"Relax, everything in the institute is under control, don’t consider these researches too dangerous."
"Understood, mentor."
"Let’s do this, today you will assist me in comparing the Ancestor’s Blood, which is the most important project of our Institute, and indeed the reason behind its name."
"Don’t be misled by the official purpose of researching species’ origins; in reality, it’s a kind of Crimson Weapon. Come with me."
Upon hearing this, Taylor was startled; although his mentor had been quite generous to him, he had never taken him to understand the Ancestor’s Blood project directly.
Today’s change of attitude must mean he had heard some rumors.
Was it something big that the Rockwood and Yehe families had done together again?
Thinking this way, Taylor readily agreed, as he was indeed curious about what this so-called Crimson Weapon research was.
All he knew was that it was related to the Crimson Element, and at this moment.
Taylor slapped his own forearm, looking in surprise at the mosquito that had been killed on the surface of his skin.
"Mentor, are there mosquitoes in the institute?"
The mentor leading the way came over to look and saw a white-striped long-nosed mosquito, its proboscis exhibiting a sinister crimson.
The middle-aged mentor’s face turned quite serious.
"It must be that boy Laite Xi’s breeding area that has problems, I’ll go find him later."
"The experiments in the laboratory area are very rigorous; no variables can arise. If he can’t provide a reasonable explanation, you will be in charge of that area from now on."
Taylor shuddered, and five black lines appeared on his forearm, disappearing into his body in an instant without a trace.
"I understand, mentor."
After the two left the room, a severed hand emerged from under the table.
Blood Index Finger: "Boss, can it be used?"
Blood Thumb: "We five brothers are legendary; this kid is just a Sixth Ring, he won’t discover our tricks, and as for his mentor."
"He’s just a common Lower Grade Legendary, he won’t find out about us either."
Blood Pinky: "Boss, big brother, have we heard of this Crimson Weapon somewhere?"
Blood Index Finger: "Seems like we heard a few lackeys mention it on the Leviathan."
The Ancestor Research Institute was established within the core of the AT241 planet, just bypassing the outermost defensive layer took the Blood Hand siblings a whole seven days.
Even with the measures they had taken on Taylor, they did not have the confidence to enter the core research area of the institute.
The difficulty was much greater than anticipated, and with the seven-day time limit issued by Lin Suo, they were very nervous. The Ancestor’s Blood could be the key to their escape.
Outside the AT241 planet, the deceivers’ fleet led by Alpha had completely hidden their presence with the Magic Net Shield and invisibility features.
Little did they know that Lin Suo had his eyes on everything.
In no time at all, two shadows flew out of the port, breaking into pieces and vanishing from their original spot in an instant upon entering the universe.
Lin Suo stroked his chin, pensive.
"There’s something they want inside the Ancestor Research Institute, so they plan to steal before attacking..."
Feeling that the Blood Hand siblings were still inside the institute, he didn’t interfere further; worst comes to worst, they could fight it out, with more than ten legendary enforcers in the Leviathan eager for action.
The perspective returns to the inside of the institute.
The Blood Hand siblings followed the mark left on Taylor, doing their utmost to conceal themselves as they trailed behind.
The Lower Grade Legendary mentor and Taylor entered a fortress-like metal structure where the lights were bright, and several Magic Giant Puppets stood guard, vigilant to incoming and outgoing personnel.
The metal had a matte texture, full of sci-fi style, also a result of the exchange of technology with the Mechanical God Sect.
The mentor used his own Magic Power to conjure a key, unlocking the sealed door.
"Taylor, go stand in that single booth for a while; it will eliminate anything on you that might cause trouble for the institute."
He obediently entered.
The phone booth-like detection box emitted beams of blue light, scanning Taylor’s body.
Seconds later, a red alarm suddenly went off.
The mentor’s face turned pale with shock, and he quickly retracted the Magic Energy Key, the recently opened door slowly closing.
"Taylor, don’t move!"
"This is Mafager, calling Lord Roland, we have an intruder."