When system cheat becomes rampant!

Xiang Beifei had thought about Qin Hongyi's Beast Pill issue for a long time but still couldn't figure it out because he had already carefully checked the Unknown No. 5. Other than a slightly different aura, nothing else was abnormal.

So, for now, he could not make any conclusions.

However, no matter what, this Beast Pill absolutely needed thorough investigation.

He was not in the mood to go out to eat with Dai Lan.

This guy was obviously kept confidential using Unrestrained's methods, making it unrealistic to extract any secrets from them; dining together would be a pure waste of time.

Yet, Dai Lan was always enthusiastic about this wooden "Zheng Xian".

"Then invite me to your place."

Xiang Beifei looked Dai Lan up and down and said, "Next time, for sure."

Honestly, the sibling duo of Dai Lan and Dai Ping was quite strange because, unlike most others associated with Unrestrained who relied on Beast Pills to grow stronger, these two did not.

Of course, it was partly because their system levels were high, being genuine SR-grade; they could grow stronger without reliance on Beast Pills.

But Xiang Beifei had checked their backgrounds; they had been exceptional students who graduated from Yongzhou University and had worked for the alliance, pioneering in the same period as Qin Hongyi.

Later, for some reason, they joined the Wufu Desolate Beast Research Company and became Unrestrained.

The elevator was full of people clocking off work, all cramming into the same elevator, with acquaintances whispering to each other. At that moment, the elevator stopped on the seventh floor, the doors opened, and Zhao Ruizhong walked in.

"Doctor Zhao," Xiang Beifei greeted.

"Zheng Xian."

Zhao Ruizhong was obviously surprised to see Xiang Beifei after not having seen him for over a month. Initially, he had recruited Xiang Beifei into his lab to assist with experiments, but soon after joining the company, Xiang Beifei had been snatched away by Lin Long.

Dai Lan also greeted Doctor Zhao with a beaming smile.

Since the elevator was crowded, Doctor Zhao didn't say much until it reached the ground floor lobby, and people began to squeeze out. That's when Zhao Ruizhong stopped Xiang Beifei.

"Zheng Xian, can I talk to you alone?" Zhao Ruizhong glanced at Dai Lan and said.

"Sure."

Though Xiang Beifei didn't know what Zhao Ruizhong wanted to discuss, he didn't refuse.

Dai Lan interjected, "Doctor Zhao, make it quick! Zheng Xian has agreed to have dinner with me."

Zhao Ruizhong nodded slightly, walked out of the corporate building, and found a secluded spot before solemnly asking, "Zheng Xian, what have you been up to recently?"

Xiang Beifei looked at Dai Lan, who was staring over from not far away, and then said, "I'm sorry, Doctor, I can't say. I've signed a confidentiality agreement."

Zhao Ruizhong frowned. He was well aware of the company's stern confidentiality agreements, so he didn't dwell on the matter and instead asked, "Then let me ask you, what do you think about transplanting Beast Pills into the human body?"

"Transplanting Beast Pills into the human body, if it can save lives, is not necessarily a bad thing," Xiang Beifei said calmly.

"So you agree with the company's experiments of that kind?" Zhao Ruizhong asked.

"The company's intentions are good," Xiang Beifei replied.

"But the risks are significant!" Zhao Ruizhong said agitatedly, "You must consider the potential consequences of these experiments."

"I have my own judgment, Doctor Zhao. You once mentioned researching Beast Pills and transforming desolate beasts, all aiming for us to have a way to defend ourselves when facing desolate beasts; right now, I am doing just what you talked about," Xiang Beifei explained.

"I did say that, but..."

Zhao Ruizhong sighed slightly, then spoke earnestly, "Zheng Xian, you are still young, but in our line of work, there are some ethical lines that must be kept!"

Xiang Beifei didn't say anything, just thoughtfully looked at Zhao Ruizhong.

Zhao Ruizhong hesitated, as if unsure of something, but then he added, "Zheng Xian, remember, we research and transform desolate beasts to control them, not to let the desolate beasts control us."

"I know my limits," Xiang Beifei said indifferently.

Zhao Ruizhong looked deeply troubled, as if he had a lot to say, but hesitated whether or not to speak. Ultimately, he only managed to pat Xiang Beifei on the shoulder before quickly leaving.

Xiang Beifei watched Zhao Ruizhong's retreating figure and didn't say much, also leaving in another direction.

At the top floor of the building, two people stood there, watching every move of Zhao Ruizhong and Xiang Beifei below.

"Does Doctor Zhao strongly oppose this experiment?" Qin Hongyi asked.

"Yes, he had refused to research in this direction before, so we had him switch to studying Beast Pills and had other teams expand on his research results. It could be said that most of the credit for developing the Beast Pill to level five goes to Doctor Zhao," Lin Long said.

"But he has always been unaware?"

"Yes, he doesn't know," Lin Long nodded.

Qin Hongyi watched Zhao Ruizhong's departing figure, then turned to look at Xiang Beifei, who had gradually blended into the crowd and said, "Zheng Xian is now more valuable."

"Yes, from what we've observed in the past few days, Zheng Xian never had any objection to conducting experiments. Once I heard him say that this way the 'system task' would be completed. I think he belongs to the type who would do anything for 'system tasks,'" Lin Long said.

"That's good, a win-win situation."

Qin Hongyi looked at Xiang Beifei with admiration in his eyes.

"Perhaps we could try to make him a member of our organization," Lin Long said.

They preferred people like Zheng Xian who pursued their goals regardless of the consequences, unlike Zhao Ruizhong, who insisted on sticking to his principles. They simply didn't have regard for such old stubborn individuals.

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With Qin Hongyi taking the lead, many high-ranking officials from Unrestrained soon came to Xiang Beifei. They all concealed their cultivation levels, and Lin Long didn't tell Xiang Beifei the identities of these people, allowing them to disguise themselves as hunters injured in foreign wastelands undergoing surgery.

In their view, this was a flawless plan of disguise. Lin Long always interspersed them among ordinary people, so Zheng Xian would definitely not be able to recognize the identities of the surgery subjects.

Lin Long continued to be very cautious until he was completely certain that Zheng Xian was willing to join Unrestrained.

But he would never have guessed that Xiang Beifei didn't need to guess their identities at all.

He only needed to look at the system interface to know their status within Unrestrained.

"The ninth orifice transforming phase, plus Lin Long, makes exactly ten."

Xiang Beifei had already installed Formation Jades in ten Martial Artists of orifice transforming phase!

So far, things were going well.

But Xiang Beifei still had not discovered Zi Hou's location, which was his main concern. He had been collecting information all this time.

However, on Friday afternoon of the third week, Xiang Beifei was performing surgery on Zhou Gao from Unrestrained and noticed some strange wounds on his body.

"Are these wounds caused by the Blood Spirit Nine Lightning Dove and the Kan Crystal Ancient Beast?" Xiang Beifei asked, examining the burns.

"Yes, this morning in the foreign wasteland, I encountered these two desolate beasts fighting. I was just passing by, but they attacked me. Although I dealt with them, the wounds are kind of deep. Mr. Zheng, do you have any way to treat these wounds?"

Lying on the operating table, Zhou Gao nodded and looked eagerly at Xiang Beifei.

Xiang Beifei's gaze flickered slightly before he responded, "Such a minor injury, I can help you out."

"Thank you!"

Zhou Gao sighed in relief, feeling somewhat fortunate that Mr. Zheng was indeed benevolent.

"No need, it's a simple gesture."

Xiang Beifei realized how he could find out Zi Hou's location in the foreign wasteland!