Chapter 81
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Chapter 81: Unemployed Personnel Elimination Plan
The suction at the pipe transported the gel-like substances into the giant mixer.
The kitten on the beam watched the scene unfold before her eyes, her eyes widening in surprise and her mouth almost dripping with sympathetic drool:
“Companions, so many companions!
“Companions smell so good!”
The kitten shook her head to clear her thoughts, then looked over at the other side of the production line.
After a brief analysis, Fulan roughly figured out the factory’s production process.
Mammalian extraordinary beasts and insect-like extraordinary beasts came from the Green Cocoon and Blue Cocoon, respectively.
As the lowest two groups in the extraordinary beast family, they were also the most numerous.
Their low strength allowed even ordinary humans without superpowers to kill them with coordination and weapons.
Therefore, these two types of extraordinary beasts were the main source for nutritional paste.
The factory had three production lines arranged in a Y-shape, with a giant mixer in the center.
On either side of the line, workers processed the animal and insect-like extraordinary beasts, respectively.
The valuable parts of these beasts were smashed and mixed in the mixer.
Then, under the force of a massive pressing machine, they were made into continuous strips of nutritional paste.
The workers on the third production line were responsible for cutting, packaging, and heating.
The finished products would be packaged and turned into the same products that Lin Qingliu bought.
After thoroughly confirming there were no oversights, Fulan seized the opportunity while the gatekeeper was distracted and quickly left the factory.
She had several nearby factories to explore; her owner was still waiting for her news.
The hardworking kitten wouldn’t let the aroma of her companions slow her down!
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Inner City, Research Institutes.
Mechanical arms moved sharp blades to cut open the skin of the extraordinary beasts, accompanied by screams as the beasts’ abdomens were revealed to the researchers.
At that moment, restrained on the dissection table by two superpowered individuals and special materials was the once proud third-tier extraordinary beast.
However, the eagle that once soared in the sky had now become a featherless wild chicken.
Under the supervision of several researchers, the avian extraordinary beast was repeatedly plucked of its feathers.
This third-tier beast had relatively strong recovery abilities, but not every self-healing creature was called Wang Xiao.
The beast’s feathers were grown and plucked, plucked and grown back, over and over again, until its regenerative ability finally seemed to reach its limit.
That was how smooth the research had become.
Ji Yongxing keenly observed the edges of the cut wounds slowly writhing, but because its abilities had reached their limit, no significant healing occurred.
Chunks of biological samples from different tissues and organs were removed with special tools, and the mechanical arms delivered them to the laboratory benches of various project teams.
The researchers were filled with excitement, eagerly starting their work at hand.
The extraordinary beast that kept howling remained imprisoned there, awaiting the next sampling biopsy.
Ji Yongxing, who had been transferred to the Weapon Research Department, shouldn’t have been present, but Zhou Zhuo had specifically informed him about today’s sampling operation, inviting him to observe.
This kid always had a knack for clever ideas; it was worth letting him witness such a rare experiment—what if he actually noticed something significant?
—
As dusk settled, a street in the eastern part of the outer city teetered on the edge of a brawl.
On one side were the entrenched forces of the eastern district, and on the other, a new team that had emerged just a week or two ago—Ashes.
Li Rui stood at the forefront of his subordinates, fearlessly hurling insults.
His words were particularly cutting, and soon, a few bottles were hurled back from the opposing crowd.
After a few glass bottles shattered, the two sides finally clashed in the crowded street, like a pack of restless beasts.
But unlike previous fights, this time, the members of Ashes seemed to hold back, deliberately avoiding vital areas with their sticks, targeting only spots that would inflict pain without being fatal.
Amid the chaos, a man suddenly realized that the iron rod in his hand had transformed into a sponge stick of similar size.
Before he could shout about this bizarre turn of events, someone landed a punch on his jaw.
Strange occurrences continued; whenever someone was about to deliver a fatal blow, their weapon would inexplicably change.
A sharp dagger turned into a spatula, a gun morphed into a toy, an iron rod became a sponge stick…
In short, aided by mysterious forces, the established powers in the eastern part of the outer city were swiftly defeated.
According to past norms, the losing side would shamefully surrender and hand over their accumulated protection fees for safety.
But today’s situation was clearly different.
Though they ceased fighting, the other side showed no intention of demanding money.
Instead, those with eerie smiles pulled out ropes from behind and began binding their hands and feet.
At some point, three medium-sized buses had arrived at the street corner where the brawl had erupted.
The packaged unemployed individuals were tossed into the buses one by one.
The people of the eastern district, accustomed to such days, closed their doors indifferently, with few witnessing the entire scene below.
Only a silver-haired boy on a rooftop observed the situation, occasionally using his abilities to rescue his nominal subordinates.
The Ashes team had expanded rapidly recently, thanks to the efforts of him and Li Rui.
Given his young age, wearing a mask felt too pretentious, so El decided to make Li Rui the public face of Ashes.
He became the loyal follower, always trailing behind the leader.
After all, Li Rui’s abilities could withstand attacks, and as the boss, he needed to draw more firepower.
With a sidekick possessing a taunting effect, El could use his abilities more frequently in direct or flanking battles to gain an advantage.
Through this period of training, his proficiency in Approximate Exchange had significantly improved.
Yet, El always felt an invisible barrier limiting his abilities.
Whenever he tried to push past this limit through sheer exhaustion, his brain would be wracked with intense pain, and his vision would distort strangely.
Unable to endure such agony, El had no choice but to limit his ability’s usage and planned to report this matter to Dr. Lin, a few blocks away, during their next meeting.
“…54, 55, 56…
“60!”
The last unfortunate soul was loaded onto the medium-sized bus, and the staff responsible for counting the numbers shook hands with Li Rui, visibly relieved:
“Thanks to you, we’ve finally met this week’s quota.”
His expression was a mix of relief and gratitude, entirely genuine.
Li Rui, stoic-looking, shook the other’s hand, a cut on his forehead slowly healing.
“No problem. Next time we have an operation, I’ll contact you in advance.”
