Chapter 116: Shen Ji and Mo Xiao
“They haven’t given up on the research all these years? Has there really been no progress at all?”
Even if an accident was hard to replicate, with such massive doses of pheromones being extracted and used for years, the quality of inhibitors should have improved significantly by now.
“Serums only improve through trial and error. Without experiments, you never know the pros and cons. Iâve always believed the reason the Tower has made no progress for years is due to a lack of test subjects.”
Admittedly, while he despised the White Towerâs methods, there were many capable people there. Under emergency circumstances, the serum he had formulated wasn’t overly complex to manufacture.
Years had passed, and with abundant resources, the serums those old-timers formulated wouldn’t be poor in quality. But they ignored one crucial point: the individual tolerance of each Sentinel is different. The application of a serum requires extensive testing to find a general law. Without large-scale testing on Sentinels, how could they get the desired result?
However, he suspected those old-timers at the Tower had realized this. Within the last year, Sentinels on the verge of collapse at the White Tower seemed to all mysteriously disappear.
And then there was Shen Ji. He had high mania levels for years. Even without a compatible Guide, he shouldn’t have been denied high-level pheromones entirely. He suspected that if it weren’t for Shen Jiâs family background, he would have vanished mysteriously like those other Sentinels the day he was tested with high mania.
Thinking about it now, the White Towerâs monitoring of Shen Ji all these years might have been a plan to “cultivate” him like a venomous insect.
In that sense, Su Tang ‘soothing’ Shen Ji had inadvertently disrupted the White Towerâs plans.
Just as the three fell into silence, Yasuoâs bracelet suddenly emitted a sharp notification sound, breaking the heavy atmosphere of the medical department.
He lifted his hand to open the light screen. The disciplinary announcement just released by the Second Team caught their eyes.
[Decision regarding the disciplinary incident of Captain Mo Xiao: After review by the White Tower Supervision Department, although there were reasons for Captain Mo Xiaoâs violation, the facts are true. After multi-party deliberation, it has been decided to punish Mo Xiao with 12 hours of confinement in the Thunder Training Room, effective immediately.]
“12 hours in the Thunder Training Room?”
Yasuo stared at the screen, his brows knit tight.
“If I remember correctly, the current impact system in that place failed its safety inspection last time.”
Su Tang couldn’t help but worry. She had heard of the Thunder Training Room; it was one of the harshest punishment zones in the White Tower. It simulated the most dangerous lightning environments, and the room was filled with constant electrical impact devices. It was once used to forge the mental resilience of Sentinels.
However, such high-intensity electrocution caused massive physical damage. It had been a long time since any Sentinel had used it.
“This punishment is quite interesting.”
Unlike the concern of the other two, An Se seemed much calmer.
“An Se, do you know something? Speak up.”
“During the last inspection, the electrical current in the Thunder Training Room was seriously below standard. To save resources, most of the devices have been dismantled. The current intensity is nothing like before. Shen Ji arranged this play quite well. The only people in the Tower who know about this are high-level officials. Even if they see Shen Ji is letting Mo Xiao off easy, they won’t say anything.”
“To the public, this punishment is enough to intimidate other Sentinels, letting them know the consequences of violations so as not to encourage a bad atmosphere. Tsk, he truly is something.”
So that meant Mo Xiao would be fine?
Yasuo saw the visible relief on Su Tangâs face. Ignoring the slight spark of jealousy in his heart, he looked at Su Tang and volunteered.
“Iâll go wait at the Thunder Training Room. When the sentence is over, Iâll bring Mo Xiao back.”
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Inside the Thunder Training Room, Shen Ji led the man in and personally removed the collar around Mo Xiaoâs neck.
“Don’t look at me like that. Honestly, Mo Xiao, I actually envy you quite a bit.”
Shen Ji waved his hand, signaling the two Sentinels holding Mo Xiao to leave. For a moment, only the two of them remained in the entire Thunder Training Room.
Mo Xiao moved his neck. The feeling of being shackled by that thing for the past few days hadn’t been pleasant.
Because he hadn’t moved for so long, now that the collar was off, the blood began to flow again, and the tingling numbness in his neck made him irritable.
“Envy me? Heh.“
Mo Xiao glanced at the collar Shen Ji had removed and placed to the side.
“You envy me, so you want me to have the same one as you?”
No Sentinel liked the feeling of being restrained, especially the stifling feeling of having one’s life held in the hands of others. It was nearly unbearable.
“Do we have to speak to each other like this? I remember a few years ago, we were comrades fighting side-by-side.”
“So, considering weâve reached this point, shouldn’t you ask yourself why?”
Mo Xiao stared intently at Shen Jiâs face. He could roughly guess why Shen Ji had fished him out from the White Tower, and seeing his current state, Shen Ji had likely already gotten what he wanted.
As soon as he thought of this “dog” using him to threaten Su Tang into ‘soothing’ him, the anger in Mo Xiaoâs heart couldn’t be suppressed.
“You must be very angry right now. Why? Is it because Su Tang gave me a ‘soothing’?”
A smile appeared on Shen Jiâs face. His pollution levels, which had been accumulating for years, had dropped suddenly. His mood these past few days couldn’t have been more relaxed.
“You shouldn’t have threatened her.”
Oh, so it was because of that.
Shen Ji raised an eyebrow, his fingers gently brushing the hem of his deep purple shirt.
“If I hadn’t done that, were you going to let me collapse entirely and become the next Si Yu?”
The matter of Si Yu was a thorn buried deep in the hearts of every Sentinel who knew the truth.
Mo Xiaoâs frame stiffened, and his gaze as he looked at Shen Ji turned complicated.
“Mo Xiao, you and I both know that once Sentinels of our rank collapse, being killed as a monster is the better outcome. Those people won’t give up such a perfect experimental subject.”
“I don’t want to become a pawn for those people to do with as they please. You found your own ‘safety pin,’ so you can afford to have no worries. What about me?”
“You can say Iâm despicable, you can say Iâm disgusting. In short, I don’t regret the decision I made.”
After speaking, he stopped looking in Mo Xiaoâs direction and turned on the switch on the control panel to the side. Immediately, the surrounding devices surrounded Mo Xiao.
“Don’t worry, the devices here have been modified. The current isn’t what it used to be. Everyone knows I brought you here; if I let you walk out without a single scratch, it would look too fake.”
“So, I appreciate your hard work, Captain Mo…”
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