Chapter 534: Chapter 529: She Is Not Your Test Subject
You Le didn’t expect to see Ji Ning in Beizhou.
After all, she hadn’t appeared at school for a long time.
Not only did she miss all the classes of the second semester, but she also didn’t take the end-of-year exams for her sophomore year. The classmates were speculating whether she had taken a leave of absence.
This semester, several familiar rivals transferred to Anhe Middle School, all because of her.
And Sister Ning is actually doing a part-time job here?
That brand-new dark blue work uniform somehow carried a certain comical vibe.
You Le tried to suppress a laugh and conveyed the teachers’ longing for her.
"Sister Ning, Principal Zhang has been talking about you for a long time. He asked us to tell you if we ran into you to call him back when you have a chance. You also have the sophomore second semester’s makeup exam; he wants to know roughly when you’ll return to school to take it?"
Du Mu almost couldn’t keep a straight face beside them.
He was nearly laughing his head off inside.
A dignified S-level detective of the Security Department still needs to go back to school for a makeup exam?
Indeed, school is a place that conquers all impossibilities.
Ji Ning pursed her lips and fell silent for a moment, then replied, "I’ll go back after a while."
You Le breathed a sigh of relief.
He finally completed the task given by Principal Zhang.
Who would want to see Principal Zhang’s face, like that of an evil stepmother, every morning, punctually showing up at Class 8’s door to check attendance?
Ji Ning pinched You Le’s firm muscles and said, "Come with me."
You Le’s eyes lit up, quickly following behind her to leave.
Du Mu looked on enviously, even thinking he wanted to go back to school.
Ji Ning took You Le to Ye Xingyan’s laboratory.
They happened to see Xiao Kong and Xiao Shun putting an anklet on a stranger researcher, which was flashing with green light.
Most of the researchers in the lab also wore anklets, among them was a female researcher who looked very familiar.
Isn’t she the superpower teacher from Puhuang First Middle School?
You Le widened his eyes, looking at Ji Hong several times until she looked over and gave a slight nod.
Upon seeing Ji Ning, Xiao Kong immediately walked over to report, "Leader, the Hua Continent Superpower Potion research zone’s 23 people have all been equipped with the Smart Brain monitoring system."
Ji Ning gave a slight nod, "Where is Ye Xingyan?"
"In the experiment zone."
Ji Ning took You Le to the experiment zone.
It was an independently enclosed space, not only with access control but also with Smart Brain weapons installed beside the metal door.
Two people dressed in dark blue uniforms stood straight at the door.
Upon seeing Ji Ning, they immediately stood at attention and saluted.
After returning the salute, Ji Ning scanned her face, iris, and fingerprints on the facial recognition system, and finally coughed twice.
Once all were verified, the tightly sealed metal door gradually opened.
You Le suddenly felt a respect for the metal door.
The inside of the metal door was completely different from the outside; it was divided into individual compartments with reinforced transparent panels.
Each compartment had the experiment project’s name and the responsible person’s information posted on it, all looking very standardized.
It was You Le’s first time seeing this, curious about everything until he saw a Mutant Tiger, pacing back and forth inside a transparent compartment, occasionally growling at the researchers outside.
"Is that a Mutant Tiger?"
You Le ran over curiously; this Mutant Tiger was very different from the one she saw in the training camp.
Its fur was shinier, its spirit better, and even its size was a whole level bigger than those in the training camp.
Ji Ning turned her head and looked, "Yes, a sixth-rank Mutant Tiger."
This was brought back by Quell Vis from the depths of the Pollution Zone two years ago, with intelligence evolved to about a 2-year-old, capable of controlling mutated plants.
To study this high-level Mutant Tiger, the bunker experiment zone upgraded its security facilities, replacing all inside reinforced glass, only then managing to contain this Mutant Tiger.
You Le was even more curious, "Why is it different from the Mutant Tigers in the training camp?"
"High rank, and food is more abundant in the depths of the Pollution Zone," Ji Ning explained.
The animal world is simple; survival of the fittest, the stronger the Mutant Beast, the easier it is to level up and get more food.
"What’s being researched here?"
"Researching the physical changes after Mutant Beasts advance, beneficial for studying superpower users..."
As they spoke, a loud male voice came from the front, "Commander, is this Xiao Le’s daughter?"
Once Ye Xingyan spoke, he received Ji Ning’s death glare, and immediately patted his mouth, changing his words, "Leader Ji, what you requested is ready."
You Le glanced at Ye Xingyan, then at Ji Ning, questioning herself if she had heard wrong?
Did he just call Sister Ning ’Commander’?
But she didn’t have time to think more as Ji Ning had already entered the experiment zone with the man.
Inside, there was a device that looked like a gaming pod but was horizontal, like a bed but not a bed.
"You Le, have you been experiencing frequent muscle soreness recently?" Ji Ning asked.
You Le nodded repeatedly, pointing to her bicep, "Yes, I don’t know why. Lately, when I wake up, various muscles in my body have been inexplicably sore and swollen. Even after hospital checks, nothing is wrong."
Ji Ning walked to the instrument and opened its door, "Your body is about to level up. This is a newly developed preliminary nutrition pod, which improves physical health. Do you want to try it?"
You Le was taken aback but nodded without hesitation, "Sure."
"Go change your clothes over there first, then come back..."
You Le immediately followed Ji Ning’s instructions to change clothes in the nearby changing room.
After she entered the changing room, Ye Xingyan spoke softly to Ji Ning, "Given her physical condition, it can start at the highest level."
Ji Ning shot him a look, "She’s not your experiment subject; start from the lowest level."
This preliminary nutrition pod was co-developed by Ji Ning, using Green Star Stone Energy and a liquid concocted from mutated plants, to improve and evolve humans’ physical bodies.
She and other researchers and superpower users in the bunker had personally tested it; the effect of improving physical fitness was excellent, but it had certain requirements for the user’s physical condition.
The worse the physical condition, the better the improvement effect, but during use, there is a certain risk.
As the improvement process involves some pain, the worse one’s physical condition is, the stronger the pain sensation, and if one can’t endure that pain and gives up halfway, the improvement effect on physical fitness would be poor.
"Sister Ning, I’m ready." You Le came out of the changing room.
The light blue loungewear was slightly large, nicely covering You Le’s muscular lines.
Ji Ning explained, "This nutrition pod requires a medicinal bath. During the process of improving fitness, there might be some discomfort. If you feel unbearable pain, you can press the red button on the door; it’s a pause button..."
You Le nodded immediately, lying obediently in the nutrition pod.
Ji Ning closed the hatch, walked to the control panel, adjusted it to the preliminary improvement mode, and pressed the start button.
Ye Xingyan standing by, appeared quite helpless, the Commander was too cautious.
An instrument tested thousands of times, she used it so cautiously.
She didn’t even allow the nutrition pod to be sold on the market, insisting on having more rounds of testing by professional medical teams to minimize danger before it could be marketed.
If it were in the past, this thing would have long been sold at sky-high prices on the black market.
"Commander, are you really not planning to sell it? Jiazhou has already raised the offer price by 200 million..."
