While Cheng Zongyang was absorbing Energy, far away on the mainland.
Hidden within an underground bunker of a massive mountain, surrounded by rugged peaks, lay a highly advanced, state-of-the-art subterranean research facility.
The area was heavily guarded, bristling with an array of cutting-edge security installations and monitoring systems, akin to a mysterious scientific fortress isolated from the outside world. Numerous personnel in white lab coats rushed about, shuttling between various laboratories as they researched all sorts of subjects. Alive or dead, organic or inorganic—whether they were rare flora and fauna specimens, ancient artifacts excavated from mysterious ruins, or bizarre substances of unknown origin—all became subjects of their meticulous study.
