"What is a Moth Demon?"
Baiyu finally seized the opportunity to ask the question that had been burning in his mind.
Although the Scholar's Space gave him a hint, telling him that Lucas was a 'Moth Demon', it provided no further information beyond those four words.
It was evident that Yao Shuimei had thoroughly researched the topic of demons.
Given her level, she certainly knew more.
If Baiyu wanted to understand what a Moth Demon truly was, he could only rely on Yao Shuimei to tell him; this was the most direct way.
Yao Shuimei was forthright, as this knowledge wasn't something to be concealed. Though it was regulated knowledge, for someone of Baiyu's level, it wasn't a secret either.
"A Moth Demon is a demon whose power comes from the God of Moths. Gods have attributes, which refers to the type of power they wield.
Moth.
They excel in deception, deceit, and ensnaring.
The chief deity of the moth attribute is a god called 'Moth', but we prefer to call him the Moth of the Masses, a neutral god.
You've studied many deities, haven't you? You should know him."
Baiyu nodded.
The Moth of the Masses was something he had read about during his university days, and after a conversation with the Velvet King in the Dream Realm, he also learned that the Moth of the Masses was one of the deities associated with the Forest region.
In the Forest.
As far as he knew, there were at least four deities.
The Velvet King, the Serpent of Endless Coils, the Moth of the Masses, and a mysterious Mother Green.
Such a small Forest, and yet it harbored so many eerie entities.
He wasn't sure what to make of it.
"You must be careful, Heart Demons are extremely strong in seduction, and when you encounter them, you mustn't panic.
These demons that have received divine power.
Like our human extraordinaries, are not common among demons, and the chance of encountering them is not high."
Yao Shuimei said.
Baiyu nodded and then asked, "And what is this place?"
"This place? It's the research institute."
Yao Shuimei said: "It's where we conduct some secret research, usually located in military zones, secret areas inaccessible to ordinary people.
For instance, this place.
It's the research institute for deformed weapons.
Generally, when a large number of foreign beings are captured, they are sent here and confined to a specific area.
It's heavily guarded here.
And there's enough space.
The batch of foreign captives you brought back, I plan to place them here for research purposes."
Baiyu nodded.
This indeed seemed like a good way to handle it.
"Alright, now that you're back, rest well. There are still many important tasks in Mountain City waiting for you. And after this war is over, I plan to assign you a new task."
"What new task? I think it's fine here, contributing to the Empire; I should be striving on the front lines."
Baiyu instinctively wanted to refuse.
Yao Shuimei surely didn't come to him for anything good, and besides, he'd already firmly established himself in Mountain City, with a team.
Going elsewhere would be like starting from scratch.
"Don't be so quick to refuse; have you forgotten the Imperial Heart reward I promised you?" Yao Shuimei reminded him.
Baiyu suddenly remembered.
He still had a chance to enter the Heart of the Empire.
It's the entire Empire's treasury, filled with countless treasures.
"What do you want me to do?"
Baiyu ultimately couldn't resist the temptation.
"No rush, I'll tell you when the time comes." Yao Shuimei said: "After this war ends, and the foreign plague in Mountain City is almost pacified, you won't need to keep such a close watch here all the time.
When the time comes, I'll arrange for you to go to a good post."
Baiyu couldn't quite grasp what Yao Shuimei meant, but it was too early to speak of these things anyway.
From Yao Shuimei's tone,
This war seemed to have a high chance of success, not taken seriously at all.
Baiyu wasn't sure either.
In any case, he had done all he could.
Baiyu was now deeply intertwined with the Empire's interests. If Yao Shuimei wanted to transfer him elsewhere, he had no choice.
However.
He had never offended this Director day-to-day.
Presumably, she wouldn't deliberately set him up.
...
Baiyu underwent a series of tests at the research institute, and of course, this time's achievements were also logged on his Imperial citizen ID.
Returning to the Earl's Mansion.
Baiyu enjoyed a comfortable bath and then had a hearty meal.
He didn't ask much about the plans for the Blood Knight Order, the research institute, or Yao Shuimei. Often, knowing too much leads to greater danger.
The Blood Knight Order clearly can't be dispatched casually.
And the contents of that research institute were beyond his current level of understanding.
However, this time's outing did yield some rewards.
After a bit of preparation, he went to the training room, opened the hidden door, and inside the lab in the training room, Cang Yan was concocting a Magic Elixir.
Gurgle.
Various devices contained potions of different colors.
The hamster, donning a research coat, was fully focused and didn't even notice Baiyu's entrance.
It wasn't until Baiyu lifted her off the stool that she finally reacted.
"How was it? Did you gain anything from this venture outside? That batch of foreigners should have been easy to deal with, right?"
Cang Yan asked happily.
Baiyu's smile froze, then he nodded: "It was alright, at least I came back alive. I got a new item here, can you analyze it?"
Cang Yan nodded with confidence: "Absolutely no problem, we just received a new batch of research equipment yesterday!"
Every time they bought research equipment, it was a huge expense.
For this, Baiyu had already spent tens of millions, an endless pit.
If not for the hamster's complete lack of interest in money, Baiyu might have suspected she was embezzling the funds.
Given the hamster's assurance.
Baiyu took out the Living Iron box and had the hamster activate the isolation array.
Then placed the box into the gas control chamber.
After all, the birdcage inside was constantly emitting eerie vibesโchaotic, evil, and unbearable.
Baiyu was afraid something might go wrong, so being cautious was wise.
Creak.
The Living Iron container opened.
The birdcage appeared before Cang Yan, and even with the suppressant gas control, the emanating vibes were nauseating and made one want to vomit.
"What is this? It's not a Magical Item, not a Sealing Object, not a Magic Elixir ingredient, but it contains enormous Extraordinary Power."
Cang Yan was astonished.
Baiyu shook his head: "I got it from a traitor; it looks like some kind of deformed weapon."
The hamster didn't understand what a deformed weapon was.
After Baiyu explained, she finally got it.
"So, it's indeed a good thing, but I have no expertise in this type of object."
Cang Yan said with difficulty.
Baiyu didn't have high demands on her, simply saying: "Can you figure out its use? I saw at the time that the person seemed to have sprayed blood on the birdcage."
"I see. I can give it a try."
Cang Yan's eyes lit up, and she agreed readily.
