High School of Demon Hunting

Chapter 517: Chapter 186: Su Shijun’s Laboratory_1

As one of the top four research institutes in the first university, the Applied Magic Research Institute, unlike the other three specialized research institutes, is a comprehensive magic research institute.

Under this research institute, there are a series of independent research organizations of the second level, such as the Alchemy Research Institute, the Fu Lu Research Institute, and the Magic Circle Research Institute. They are under the jurisdiction of the Applied Magic Research Institute in terms of establishment, but they have independent personnel and financial authority, just like the relationship between the First University and the four colleges.

The Ascend Dimension Experimental Research Institute where Zheng Qing is now is such an independent research institute.

While following the fox maid deeper into the research institute, the young scholarship student was continuously pondering over the last sentence spoken by the tiger skin parrot.

What does ”don’t let them cut off your shadow” mean?

Can shadows be cut off? Why do they need a wizard’s shadow? What will happen if the shadow is cut off? And this obviously wicked act, doesn’t the school care?

All kinds of jumbled thoughts were tumbling in his mind, making him feel a chill in his heart.

This sense of unease became even more intense after the fox maid led him into a vacant laboratory.

Unlike any other office or public laboratory that Zheng Qing has seen, there are no neatly arranged experimental platforms, no neatly stacked glass beakers and test tubes in this lab, not even many standard alchemy instruments.

The laboratory is long and rectangular, like a huge air-raid shelter, tall, open and enclosed. Apart from the huge light spheres arranged in a line along the central axis, there is nothing else.

The walls of the lab are a bluish-grey colour, covered with a layer of metallised skin. There are no windows, no ventilation ports, and not a single crack can be seen.

Except for the lonely entrance behind Zheng Qing, this lab is a completely enclosed world.

”Swoosh.”

A faint sound of wind came from behind Zheng Qing.

He turned around swiftly, just in time to see the door behind him silently closing.

Well, now this place has completely become a sealed metal box - Zheng Qing wondered suspiciously whether the wizards in this lab need to breathe at all.

Along the central axis of the laboratory, a row of hexagonal stone platforms protrude.

On the stone platforms, orb-like pearls of milky-white light float in mid-air, emitting a peaceful aura.

Surrounding the stone platforms, six wizards stand, each holding note pads and silently staring at the orbs, taking notes.

These wizards are both male and female, and of varying ages. There are old wizards with white hair and wrinkled skin, and young wizards with sharp eyes and smooth skin. The only thing they have in common is that they all wear black robes.

In the first university, only registered wizards and above are allowed to wear black robes.

In other words, the wizards standing under that light sphere are all registered wizards!

At a glance, there were hundreds of light spheres. If there were six registered wizards under each sphere, just in this lab alone, there would be thousands of black robe-wearing wizards - even at the matriculation ceremonies and the opening ceremony of the hunting party a few days ago, Zheng Qing had never seen so many registered wizards at once!

These must be the researchers who are said to be furthering their studies among the researchers.

Zheng Qing enviously glanced at their black robes, then his gaze gradually turned back to the light sphere.

He didn’t know if it was an illusion, but he seemed to see countless struggling figures and countless worlds vanishing on the smooth, white surface of the sphere.

For a second, the world reflected on the sphere seemed exceptionally clear, as if there truly was a real, substantial world inside. This made the young scholarship student unable to resist leaning closer, wanting to see a bit more clearly.

”Don’t wander around, follow me!” The weak voice of the fox maid seemed to come from afar, instantly pulling the scholarship student’s attention back.

Zheng Qing turned around and got a shock.

He only then realized he had unknowingly walked beneath the first light sphere.

The researchers around him taking notes didn’t show any intention of stopping him - most of the researchers completely ignored the scholarship student who had suddenly approached, with only a few young wizards occasionally lifting their eyes to glance curiously at his red robe.

”What is this place?” Zheng Qing jogged a few steps and returned to the fox maid’s side, whispering his question.

”This is the lady’s laboratory.” The fox maid glanced at him and proudly warned, ”This is also the largest laboratory in the first university...Keep close, keep your head low, don’t look around... If something happens to you here, it will be very troublesome for the lady.”

Zheng Qing tugged at the corner of his mouth, but didn’t say anything.

He didn’t want to come to this damned place in the first place! Moreover, aside from that huge light sphere, was there anything else worth looking at in this room?

Although he was muttering this in his heart, the scholarship student still obediently followed his master’s warning, lowered his head, followed behind her, navigated around the light sphere, and walked deeper into the laboratory.

Not long after, a familiar voice rang in Zheng Qing’s ear.

”Why are you guys only here now?! I’ve been standing here for ten minutes!”

Zheng Qing lifted his head, and sure enough, the little girl Su Ya was indignantly staring at the two of them.

”Where is the lady?”

”The researchers told me that the 1016 Evolution Experimental Platform just issued a fault alarm, she’s gone to check it.” Su Ya was holding a fluffy thing in her arms, her tone was still unsatisfied: ”...I don’t know why the lady wants to meet this liar, scum, pervert.”

The young scholarship student touched his nose, gave a dry laugh, and didn’t refute.

This topic will just get messier the more its discussed, so better left untouched.

”Did you just go out too?” The fox maid who had brought Zheng Qing here was surprised to see Su Ya.

”The lady asked me to bring this little bastard from the Pet Garden.” Su Ya lifted the fluff ball in her arms and sighed, ”No choice, the capable have to work more... There really aren’t many reliable people around the lady.”

”Pfft.” Zheng Qing couldn’t help but snicker, earning a glare from Su Ya.

The fox maid in front of him still had a stern face, but she couldn’t help but reveal a hint of a smile.

”This is the lady’s recognition of your abilities.” She comforted with a smile.

The fluff ball in Su Ya’s arms seemed to hear the scholarship student’s laughter, it trembled and popped out a lazy little head.

”Squeak!” It greeted and wagged its tail at the scholarship student.

Zheng Qing couldn’t help but blink.

”Hey! Poseidon?” The young scholarship student couldn’t help but show a joyful expression: ”Why are you here too?””

”Are you deaf? I just said that the lady asked me to bring it over!” From the side, the voice of the little fox lady sounded frustrated.